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D-Node 143: Dean Paul | Droid Behavior

Dean Paul's one of Droid's select resident DJs. Supporting Droid with his photography, video, and other media, Dean is known to most as a DJ for all occasions. A dedicated music head since the early 90s, he's since played just about every kind of venue and always finds the perfect music for the time, place, and crowd. This set for D-Node was recorded last November at Cause in Minneapolis and features a range of sounds from bass music to deep techno to mid-90s acid. Enjoy. [audio:ht...

D-Node 142: Arnaud Le Texier | Safari FR

This week brings another European DJ/producer with a tendency toward the deeper side of house, Arnaud Le Texier. Arnaud got started in 1990 as a record shop manager and soon 5-year resident of Paris club Queen. After running Atcha Recordings with James Warren for five years he founded Safari Electronique in 2005 and soon moved to London to become a regular at places like Secret Sundaze and Fabric. In 2009 he founded digital offshoot Safari Numerique, focusing on the deeper side of house a...

D-Node 140: Ascion | Drumcode + Repitch

Pasquale Ascione, also known as Ascion, was born in Naples Italy and now lives in Berlin. Ascending the ranks with collaborator D. Carbone, he was first discovered by Berlin's Kiddaz.fm. and released "F*** me" on Micro.fon. Ascion caught the attention of Drumcode's Adam Beyer and Sci-Tec's Dubfire, leading up to two major releases, "Kick On" (DC55) and "Muzik Live Drop Be Doing" (TEC025). Ascion's constantly evolving, and has forthcoming work with producers D.Carbone and Shapednoise as Repi...

D-Node 139: Zadig | Construct Re-Form

DJing in France since the early '90s, Zadig has always focused on selection and technique, crossing lines between hypnotic, deep techno and its more acid-tinged, jacking counterparts. He's made music for Plastic, Syncrophone, Panam, and Sino, as well as his own Construct Re-Form, which will soon unveil its 3rd release including a Roman Lindau remix. For Droid he presents this mix of deep techno, hard, jacking grooves, and a couple Droid Recordings. [audio:http://droidbehavior.com/Podc...

D-Node 138: Aubrey | Solid Groove UK

  A UK original, Aubrey AKA Allen Saei released his first record in 1990 with the hardcore track "Voices of Energy." Along with another English classic Mark Ambrose, Aubrey then went on to found Solid Groove and its sublabels Textures and Dark, exploring different sides of techno and house as a DJ, prolific producer, and label head for over two decades. Last year his re-release of Evacuation / Shimmer struck a nerve within the techno house community, due to its original power and ...

D-Node 137: Dead Sound | Perc Trax UK

  Dead Sound, AKA Paul Carroll, made techno waves with his 2nd release, this year's "The Chosen" with Videohead on Perc Trax, to be followed by a solo EP in the next month or two. His experimental blend of techno, IDM, and dubstep has made it into the sets of DJs/performers including Perc, Surgeon, Dave Clarke, Richie Hawtin, James Ruskin, and Xhin. He has provided this live PA set for your listening pleasure here at D-Node. Turn on / Tune in / Drop out. [audio:http://droidbeha...

D-Node 134: Perc Live at PRIME | Perc Trax

  Founder of renowned UK label Perc Trax, Perc is in-demand as a producer, re-mixer, DJ, and live performer. This week Droid presents his debut performance in LA recorded live at our very own PRIME event from August 4th. Perc's fierce style of hard swinging techno and industrialized rhythms no doubt electrified the audience that night. The energy and vibe and can be found on this exclusive recording. Enjoy. [audio:http://droidbehavior.com/Podcast_Sets/PRIME/dnode134-perc....