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D-Node 282: Arkitect | Private Selection

This week we present another mix from the Private Selection crew with Arkitect. The set begins with dark vibes before incorporating rough house sounds and untitled original material. Arkitect's next EP for Private Selection is in the mastering process and will be out this year. Download | Other Recent Podcasts Tracklist Black Rain - Night City.Tokyo (London Version) Female - Because The Night Gene Hunt - Drive Yourself Nuts Roman Poncet - Black Orchid Amir Alexander - Re...

D-Node 281: Dreams | Private Selection

D-Node is constantly keeping up with selectors / artists both local and worldwide. This week we present an excellent mix from one of LA's most exciting bass producers at the moment, Dreams. We've followed his work for awhile and were pleased for him to accept our invitation to the podcast. A founder of Private Selection, Dreams has a unique take on techno-inspired bass music, expressed here in a set that doesn't sound like everybody else on the scene. Enjoy. Download | Other Rec...

D-Node 279: Force Placement | Black Lodge

The podcast is back with an intriguing set of cosmic techno from one the figures behind LA's Black Lodge movement. As careful curators, The Black Lodge events have presented deep sets from acts like Nomadico, Santiago Salazar, Civil Duty and even Droid Behavior's own Subversive. Force Placement also contributes to the digital label LA 909 with a penchant for blurring the lines of house and techno via his releases. Download | Other Recent Podcasts Tracklist: Cremation Li...

D-Node 278: Dean Paul Live at ADE

This week Droid's back in Amsterdam for the Dockyard Festival around ADE. In anticipation of this sold-out event, Dean Paul shares his stellar set from last year's Interface event at ADE, in which he slow-burns deep techno tracks over 90 minutes to provide safe passage to the peak. Download | Other Recent Podcasts Tracklist: 1. Eternal (Original Mix)- Anthony Jimenez-Blank Code 2. 321 - Biotech 3. SN849R025_1 4. What Have We Become (Original Mix)- Edward, Oskar Of...

D-Node 277: Krenzlin | Tresor

Krenzlin carries the banner of younger DJs, and as Tresor Berlin's resident he hosts its New Faces series, exposing a new crop of techno voices in the legendary club. His releases can be found on Synwave, Nachtstrom Schallplatten, and other quality labels. His mix for D-Node drives hard, beginning with spacey minimalism and building up in aggression and intensity, in the tradition of Tresor, Mills... you know, techno. Tracklist below. Download | Other Recent Podcasts Selected...

D-Node 276: D-Knox | Sonic Mind

D-Knox represents the Kalamazoo artists who got started in the late '80s and came to prominence in the mid '90s on labels like Black Nation and his own Sonic Mind, an influential imprint pushing a hard and funky Midwest sound for about 20 years now. D-Knox is about hard-hitting funk, and this week he shares the latest snapshot of the sound that's taken him around the world, funky but still hard, hard without churning in aggression, deep without drowning, it's highly functional dance music. ...

D-Node 275: Shine | Torque

This week we present a mix from co-founder of Torque, Shine. He began his techno career in 1999, organizing parties in Osaka and DJing. In 2008 he established Lunar Club in Osaka. Shine has released on Techno Therapy, Neptuun City, and other labels, activating the scene with the launch of Torque in 2012 and the monthly Torque Label Night. Download | Other Recent Podcasts Tracklist 01. Annie Hall - Demerger At Random (Original Mix) - Blank Code 02. Ryogo Yamamori - I am so...