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D-Node 157: Daedelus Live at PRIME

Appropriately sharing his name with the master craftsman of Greek mythology, Daedelus has become a revered figure of LA's electronic music scene. A boundary-crosser comfortable with sweet soundtrack strings, splintered breaks, rap vocals, and raved-up synth loops (sometimes all at the same time), he's welcome in a wide range of music circles, including a few Droid performances over the years. When we teamed up with Friendly Integration for the March edition of PRIME, we knew it was the perfe...

D-Node 156: ASC Live at Tar & Feathered NYC

ASC is perhaps best known as a contemporary UK drum & bass producer with a talent for atmosphere, but in the past few years his music has been completing a drift toward techno and other experiments. 2010's style-traversing Nothing Is Certain on Nonplus grabbed the attention of music listeners across genres for its strong sonic vision, and a unique release last year on Mote Evolver placed ASC squarely in the sights of the techno tunnel visioners. The past 12 months have been particularly prod...

D-Node 154: Cabarete Groove | Machine Box

Inspired by the unique underground party scene of the Dominican Republic's Cabarete Beach in the late '90s, the Cabarete Groove duo perform a hybrid DJ set featuring live sound design and original tracks. “We like a sound that reflects a pure Techno essence, a lot of experimentation, blinding darkness and ground shaking industrial sounds.” After playing out for a few years they went to Full Sail in Florida to work on their Recording Arts Degrees and after graduating published their fi...

D-Node 153: Will Azada | Proper Trax

In cities across America, there are those people who take on the struggle to keep proper dance music a part of their cultural landscape. Will Azada has been one of those guys for awhile now, and last year he launched his label, Proper Trax, to expand that ideal of proper house and techno out of Knoxville, Tennessee. With his new label and releases on Woods 'N Bass, Mystical Disco, and Bleep Sequence, Azada steps into the producers arena to showcase his personal vision for dance music. Fo...

D-Node 152: Harvey McKay | Drumcode + Soma

DJ/producer Harvey McKay spent years in the Glasgow underground until he became known internationally for some explosive tracks. "Nightwalker" on Soma, "Show Face" on Saved, and "Supercell" on Drumcode are some of the most memorable, and they also demonstrate a wide stylistic range, an ability to incorporate a house feel at will. McKay is increasingly sought for his driving DJ sets. For D-Node 152 he provides a taste of that sound ahead of his first US appearance in New York at Underground C...

D-Node 151: Drumcell Live at Berghain | Droid

We're proud to present this heavy set from none other than Droid's own Drumcell. This was recorded earlier in the month at Berghain in Berlin, for the CLR label night featuring Drumcell alongside Chris Liebing, Pfirter, Tommy Four Seven, Brian Sanhaji, and Monoloc. "Playing at Berghain is an incredible experience, and every time I play there it always seems like it couldn't get any better.. yet each time it DOES. The night this mix was made could easily be one the best memories of my DJ c...

D-Node 150: Abdulla Rashim | Prologue

So here's the official word on Abdulla Rashim, and the first sentence is pretty much our favorite way of introducing a DJ/producer: "Not much is known of the mysterious producer Abdulla Rashim. Being situated in Sweden and having released two records, ASAYITA and GIZAW in 2011 on his own imprint, Abdulla Rashim Records, Abdulla keeps both his sound and himself below the surface." We're also allowed this visual to the left. Need we say more? His dark, psychedelic tracks have been making t...