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D-Node 287: Template | Ruse

Template is the co-founder of LA-based collective Ruse. They are a newer force of underground techno in Los Angeles and beyond, taking up the torch with events and releases to keep things moving forward. The sound is defined by a love for the best of dance music's past and an eye for its future, and they serve it up often in Southern California. This week for D-Node we get 72 minutes passing elegantly through different moods and styles that pull from the strengths of both techno and house. ...

D-Node 286: James Kelley Live at Beta

James Kelley is a DJ, producer, and promoter (Source 20/20) from Dallas, bringing world class talent to the city and taking his own heavy warehouse sound around the continent and abroad. From his DJ sets to his own productions, Kelley keeps things deep, dark, moody, and moving. This 108-minute live recording was taken from his recent appearance at the Beta Nightclub in Denver. Download | Other Recent Podcasts Tracklist Workhorse - Jay Zoney Shuffling Thoughts - Ricardo Ga...

D-Node 285: Pure Ground | Chondritic Sound

For this installment of D-Node we've invited the talented Los Angeles duo Pure Ground, who have been stepping up with amazing live and mix performances in LA's techno and industrial scenes via residencies at Maldoror and Das Bunker. Accordingly this mix is given to us as 23 tracks of harsh explorations. Sometimes we go dreamy and hypnotic. This time it's a little more brutal. Download | Other Recent Podcasts Tracklist - “Tekno Crudo” Bruta Non Calculant “Bagatelleâ...

D-Node 284: Ryogo Yamamori | 951beat

Rising Tokyo-based talent Ryogo Yamamori provides this week's mix. In the early '90s he fell in love with the now-classic magic of Midwest techno and at the end of the decade started diving into solo production work. By 2011 he started the label 951beat and saw his tracks put on by some of techno's top DJs, while releasing on labels and performing around the world including Josh Wink's Ovum imprint. His set for D-Node gets into electrified, psychedelic territory, more hypnotic journey tha...

OUT NOW: RAÍZ | INNER SENSE | VRV006

Raíz - Inner Sense Artist: Raíz Title: Inner Sense Format: Vinyl/Digital Cat. No.: VRV006 Release Date:Nov 2016 Decks-Records | Beatport | Hardwax | Juno Tracks: A1. Coruscate B1. Inner Sense B2. Primeval OVERVIEW: The VRV label pushes its sound further with its 6th vinyl release, featuring Raíz. Opener “Coruscate” stuns with brilliant energy designed to meet any set’s intensity requirements. The flip side starts with “Inner Sense,” a ...

D-Node 283: 30drop | Barcelona

A relatively new moniker on the techno circuit, Spanish producer 30drop has been releasing on labels like Detroit Underground and his own 30drop Records, which in 2015 also released a new EP by Population One (Terrence Dixon). His latest release is History of Gods on 30drop Records, featuring three originals and a remix by Steve Rachmad. This set for D-Node is an example of his new live set concept, which aims to be dense and hypnotic and show the wilder side to his live show that isn't a...

DROID BEHAVIOR + PROTOTYPE 32 PRESENTS PRIME W/ BEN KLOCK | 4.2

CLICK HERE FOR PRESALE TICKETS ON RA CLICK HERE FOR EVENT INFO ON FACEBOOK Saturday April 2nd, Droid and Prototype team up for another Prime, bringing with them Ben Klock playing a highly anticipated four hour set alongside Israel Vines, for the 32nd installment of Prototype. As far as Techno goes, you’d be hard pushed to find an artist who’s been at the forefront of the genre more so than Ben Klock in recent years. He’s notched up releases on Bpitch Control, Stroboscopic Artef...