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August 25, 2015

D-Node 274: Xara | Burst

Frankfurt DJ/producer/remixer Xara has released on labels like Harthouse and Brood Audio, and soon with the Burst techno collective. Her set for D-Node reveals a love for the dark and atmospheric side of this music, and the tracklist highlights some of the top techno artists working in this capacity. Download | Other Recent Podcasts Tracklist Acronym - 16 Cygni Exium - Fenomen Irradiation - Wave Function ( Evirgen Remix ) Rod - RSPCT Acronym - Mimmers Brunn / Realisati...

August 6, 2015

D-Node 273: Ciren | 4 Track Records

Ciren is a Southern California based producer, resident DJ and curator at the prolific Technostate events with remixes on CLR and Mekanism Records (France). Forthcoming releases include an EP on 4 Track Records and a remix on Illegal Alien Records. He turns in a mix on the darker side, including his own remix of DJ Hyperactive. Download | Other Recent Podcasts Tracklist 1. Radiance - Cryptik 2. Flexable - Mr. G 3. Broken Fridge - HD Substance 4. In Tension - Flug 5. Inv...

July 17, 2015

D-Node 272: Luigi Tozzi | Hypnus Records

Luigi Tozzi is a young producer from Rome, whose music occupies that very hypnotic and now very Italian space between deep techno and emotional ambient music. He works closely with Hypnus Records but has also released on Dynamic Reflection and others, and his new release is on the esteemed Outis Music, a three-track released called "Calipso," with an additional remix by label head Dino Sabatini. The mix for D-Node features a strong sampling of Tozzi’s deep atmospheric sounds, with sever...

July 10, 2015

D-Node 271: Yotam Avni

Yotam Avni - Tel-Aviv - AVADON Download | Other Recent Podcasts Tracklist Blackhall Bookless - Differences (Mike Dehnert Remix) Petrichor - State Function Mark Henning - Titan Yotam Avni - UR Sleeping Mark Broom - M19 DJ Hyperactive - Venus (Truncate Remix) Dave Clarke - Wisdom To The Wise (Steve Rachmad Dub) Yan Cook - Freefall Gravity Gecko - Just Close Your Eyes Bodies In Pawn - Null (Luis Flores Version) Developer - Signal 1 Ritzi Lee - Defiected Sutter ...

July 2, 2015

D-Node 270: Elli Arakawa

Having spent eight years performing, hosting events and working in art and fashion, Tokyo-based, British-Japanese DJ Elli Arakawa arrives at the next stage in her career. With reinvigorated focus and a clear idea of where she is going, she sees 2015 as something of a turning point. Inspired by the experiences and styles of techno she was discovering at the Labyrinth Festival, Elli gradually moved away from the eclectic style of DJing she had honed at fashion events, instead refining her t...

June 18, 2015

D-Node 269: Bryan Chapman

Living in seclusion in southern England, Bryan Chapman is a part of the conveyor of talent that hails from this ever growing, under current of modern techno that is found on the shores of the south coast of England. Now an established name amongst the new breed of producers breaking through, with releases on Enemy, 8 Sided Dice, H. Productions, and Bouq., Bryan has earned a reputation for making no-nonsense, heavy-weight tracks that have seen his music supported by taste-makers across the te...

June 4, 2015

D-Node 268: Jon Hester | EDEC

Jon Hester got his start in the midwest US, living in Chicago, Minneapolis, and connecting with Detroit. His intuition as a DJ taps his experience as a classically-trained musician and self-taught dancer. After years on the dance floor, he took to the decks in 1999, going on to work in a record shop, manage his own events, and hold residencies that developed his sound. Based in Berlin since 2010, he has released on his EDEC label and the New York/Berlin-based L.A.G. imprint. He has been sele...