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D-Node 194: Gareth Wild | EarToGround

Gareth Wild's pushing UK techno forward with the EarToGround label and party concept. While the shows have brought some of techno's finest like Sandwell District and the Stroboscopic Artefacts crew to London, the label, with the help of Dax J and Chris Stanford, has pushed a London sound back out internationally with a series of successful EPs. Gareth's graced not only the decks of UK clubs like Fabric and Corsica Studios, but has branched out to the international circuit. This week we fe...

Droid Behavior presents PRIME: Marcel Fengler | 4.4

CLICK HERE FOR PRESALE TICKETS CLICK HERE FOR EVENT INFO ON FACEBOOK CLICK HERE FOR EVENT INFO ON RA Techno according to Marcel Fengler has nothing to do with being a go-getter or having an alternative career, it is way more than means to an end: it is his definitive and concentrated passion. In Marcel Fengler’s world, opposites attract. Ambient and electronica are equal parts in his sets that owe as much to the UK’s progressive school of relentless techno as they do to th...

D-Node 193: FBK | Orange82

FBK (Kevin M. Kennedy) is a Columbus, Ohio-based DJ/producer, with a unique sound stretching back to a mid-90s release as Sleep Engineer on Xplor Music. As FBK he's known for releases on Frictional, diametric., and his own Absoloop/Orange82. FBK's music is indebted to the tones of Midwestern techno, but cuts its own path as future music that doesn't rely on current trends. His mix for D-Node features several refreshing, unreleased tracks that will be new to most listeners, showcasing a di...

D-Node 192: Sutter Cane | Driving Forces

Austrian DJ/producer Sutter Cane is the founder of Driving Forces, promoter of a monthly techno club series called BOINK!, and A&R of Driving Forces Recordings. As a known remixer he's worked with artists like Sasha Carassi, Space Djz, Virgil Enzinger, Pfirter, Gayle San, Roberto Capuano, A. Paul, and BCR Boys. His latest releases include the Outer Limits EP on Nachtstrom Schallplatten and Thorium / Chemtrails on Sasha Carassi's Phobiq. For this week's D-Node he's put together a set of te...

D-Node 191: Shin Nishimura | Plus

Shin Nishimura is among the Japanese music scene's long time players. Since 2004 he has owned and operated the label Plus Records which has released music from homegrown talents (Q'hey, Takaaki Itoh) as well as their established Global counterparts (Technasia, John Tejada, Hardcell). We had the pleasure of meeting with Shin during our last tour in Tokyo / Osaka and invited him to contribute to the D-Node series. As with many other mixes, we enjoy sharing techno's influence on other parts of...

Out Now: DROID.16 | NO KEY EP

CLICK HERE FOR AUDIO CLIPS DROID.16 Audio Injection – No Key Available now on digital and where all Vinyl is sold. Tracks: A1. Audio Injection - Deep Thought B1. AUdio Injection - No Key OVERVIEW: David Flores surfaces as Audio Injection with No Key EP, two slabs of pristine techno for the new year. After owning 2011 & 2012 with over a dozen releases as Truncate, Audio Injection flexes some production muscle to put out a sound that’s as huge as it is hyp...

D-Node 190: Raíz Live at EDLX | ADE

This week's D-node is taken from last year's Electric Deluxe After hour series during ADE weekend which featured Nina Kraviz, Gary Beck, Terrence Fixmer, Sian, Rod, Raíz, and Speedy J himself. Raíz performed the following set at 10am after day 3 of the non stop clubbing / industry marathon known as Amsterdam Dance Event. Their quixotic blend of techno/house kept exhausted party goers dancing well into the afternoon. Like many of their sets, this one is jacking throughout with many deep tra...