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August 29, 2013

D-Node 214: Behzad & Amarou | Concrete FR

Behzad & Amarou dig through records during the day, produce music in their apartment at night, and spend their weekends DJing or dancing at Paris' Concrete events and other clubs. Their solid reputation as DJs is translating into upcoming releases to follow a recent feature on Concrete Music. The mix they've shared with D-Node is a raw and loud jaunt through dark techno, industrial rhythm, and unexpected vinyl finds. Dig deep. [audio:http://droidbehavior.com/Podcast_Sets/Random/dnode21...

August 22, 2013

D-Node 213: Roman Lindau | Fachwerk

Music junkie Roman Lindau releases alongside Mike Dehnert and Sascha Rydell on the outstanding Fachwerk label. His work is tracked, played, and licensed by techno's elite, including two Berghain mix CDs. His vast experience across Berlin's finest dance floors generates a crowd-aware sound that puts quality house and deep techno to its highest and best use. On the horizon for Lindau are FW 030 "The Yeah Thing" and an upcoming album. [audio:http://droidbehavior.com/Podcast_Sets/Random/dnode...

August 15, 2013

D-Node 212: Mike Gervais Live at Bar Americas

It's been over three years since we last featured Mike Gervais on D-Node, and we're glad to bring him back with another live recording, this time captured at Bar Americas in Guadalajara. A native of Minneapolis and its long-established techno scene, Gervais has gone from core contributions to Timefog to launching the System event project as part of the top-tier US techno circuit. His next step is to develop the System Records label. Until then, here's an unmissable 3-hour set of hard-hitting...

August 8, 2013

D-Node 211: Raffaele Attanasio | Non Series

Italian artist Raffaele Attanasio has a background in piano, composition, and arrangement, but at an early age caught the techno bug and began DJing. Since being selected for a NightVision compilation by Orlando Voorn, Attanasio has gone on to release singles and EPs on Non Series and the new Envlp_Imprint, which the latest 12" on German label Third Wave Black. His mix for D-Node this weeks starts off in Detroit (Scan 7, Moodymann, 69) and moves through the evolved techno sound, ending with ...

July 25, 2013

D-Node 209: Joachim Spieth | Affin

First finding his home on Kompakt, Joachim Spieth has over the years had his tracks championed by others. From early support by John Peel and an appearance among The Orb's Back to Mine selections, to recent appearances in Scuba's Essential Mix and Martin L. Gore's Beatport chart, Spieth has shown his skills as a producer, remixer, and performing DJ. He's also a label boss, and the prolific digital Affin label is now in the 130s after launching 5 years ago, followed by the vinyl imprint Affi...

July 18, 2013

Review: Interface 42 | Scene 10 Detroit

Media archiving of this years Interface / Scene event in Detroit is now available. Interface 42 occurred on May 26 2013. Special guests included Luke Slater, Silent Servant, Rodhad, Raíz, Project 313, Luis Flores, DJ Hyperactive, Andrei Morant, Mike Gervais and others. Video by: Dean Paul Pictures CLICK HERE TO VIEW FULL SET ON FLICKR

July 17, 2013

D-Node 208: Project 313 Live at Interface | Scene Detroit

Detroit-based Chad Parraghi and Nick Bien work together as Project 313. After years in the underground techno scene they founded the Blank Code label/group, which has hosted notable events and label showcases in Detroit. This includes the "Scene" event series, which in conjunction with Droid's Interface was an official Movement after party at this year's festival in Detroit. This week's recording for D-Node was recorded live at that event. Listeners on the West Coast should take note that...