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D-Node 108: Mikael Stavöstrand Live at Superfreq LA

Droid presents Swedish minimalist Mikael Stavöstrand's live set from this summer's Superfreq event. Stavöstrand's made his name over the years as both an experimentalist and a minimal club producer, and his tracks and remixes have become a mainstay of record collections and charts among his industry peers. The Superfreq set showcases 95 minutes of Stavöstrand's hypnotic minimalism. He also answered a few quick questions about the set, his recent move to L.A., and his career past/pres...

D-Node 104: Taimur | Blkmarket Membership

A major force in the NYC scene, Taimur is one of the city's most active tech-house DJs and along with Fahad heads up Blk|market Membership, producing countless club and warehouse events with some of techno's top talent. Taimur works at Brooklyn's Halcyon record shop as a buyer, giving him access to the latest music and further extending his influence over the city's sound. He was also recently appointed Musical Director and resident DJ at DISTRICT 36, a club set to open this September. For...

D-Node 103: DVS1 at First Ave, MN + Interview

Zak Khutoretsky AKA DVS1 is a DJ, producer, and promoter operating out of Minneapolis. Founder of Hush promotions, he's been doing it proper since the mid-'90s and is a beast behind the decks. Although he's long been the hype of his hometown and beyond, he's recently expanded his notoriety, appearing in an RA feature and putting out excellent releases on Ben Klock's Klockworks, the Droid-friendly Timefog label, and Derrick May's legendary Transmat. For the 103rd installment of D-Node we hav...

D-Node 101: Plexor – Sonic Surges

Plexor AKA Eezir presents this excellent mix for D-Node's 101st installment. Long time Droid supporter, collaborator and Friendly Integration Member, Plexor provides this week's D-Node Episode. Here is what he had to say about the mix before passing out physical copies at this year's MORE THAN STELLAR DEMF 10 Year Anniv. He writes: "With DEMF approaching, I was inspired to record a techno set, 'cause it's been awhile. This one is full of all sorts of techno I'm feelin at the moment a...

D-Node 099: James Patrick [Timefog] Live/DJ Hybrid Set

James Patrick is a composer, artist, DJ, producer, promoter, and educator (busy guy) working out of Minneapolis. He's been making music for over a decade and blessed Timefog with its first release, his Meat Hooks EP, last year. For this installment of D-Node he contributed a live/DJ hybrid set, a work evolving through his performances in Minneapolis and elsewhere. [audio:http://droidbehavior.com/blog/Podcast_Sets/Random/dnode099-james-patrick-first-avenue.mp3] Download Mix -- S...

D-Node 098: Andrew Kevins vs. Easy Lee at Zanzibar

Andrew and Easy debut their Midwest-bred set for the LA crowd at FI / Droid Presents Technique. April 13, 2010. Bios below. Lee Doerr: Having played in jazz & rock bands from an early age, Lee became fully immersed in electronic music while working as DJ and Music Director at 88.9FM WERS in Boston, MA. In 2006 Lee moved to Chicago, where his long-held influences of jazz, world and soul music became focused through the lens of techno & house under the tutelage of the city's infamous Na...

D-Node 097: Santiago Salazar – Lucid Mix

Santiago Salazar AKA DJ S2 has been DJing in LA since the early 90s. He took some time away from the city to join Detroit's legendary Underground Resistance crew. Since his return to the LA scene he's put out a number of 12-inch releases, most notably with Estaban Adame as Ican for Planet E and Ican Productions. Along with John Mendez (Silent Servant, Jasper) he runs Historia y Violencia, which just put out a release by Raiz (yes, Acid Circus' new moniker). Santiago contributed this mix to th...