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D-Node 108: Mikael Stavöstrand Live at Superfreq LA

Droid presents Swedish minimalist Mikael Stavöstrand's live set from this summer's Superfreq event. Stavöstrand's made his name over the years as both an experimentalist and a minimal club producer, and his tracks and remixes have become a mainstay of record collections and charts among his industry peers. The Superfreq set showcases 95 minutes of Stavöstrand's hypnotic minimalism. He also answered a few quick questions about the set, his recent move to L.A., and his career past/pres...

D-Node 101: Plexor – Sonic Surges

Plexor AKA Eezir presents this excellent mix for D-Node's 101st installment. Long time Droid supporter, collaborator and Friendly Integration Member, Plexor provides this week's D-Node Episode. Here is what he had to say about the mix before passing out physical copies at this year's MORE THAN STELLAR DEMF 10 Year Anniv. He writes: "With DEMF approaching, I was inspired to record a techno set, 'cause it's been awhile. This one is full of all sorts of techno I'm feelin at the moment a...

D-Node 100: Acid Circus / Raíz Live in Berlin Debut

100 podcast episodes and no signs of slowing down.... this is a testament to Droid Behavior's dedication to pushing the music forward. For this special occasion we chose a section from Vangelis and Vidal Vargas' live debut in Berlin at the Weddingmania Underground, which was a near equivalent to Interface in Germany. The event was literally held in the basement of a retail store with bass cabinets scattered across the dark sweaty venue and a sea of heads and hands in the air covering every s...

D-Node 099: James Patrick [Timefog] Live/DJ Hybrid Set

James Patrick is a composer, artist, DJ, producer, promoter, and educator (busy guy) working out of Minneapolis. He's been making music for over a decade and blessed Timefog with its first release, his Meat Hooks EP, last year. For this installment of D-Node he contributed a live/DJ hybrid set, a work evolving through his performances in Minneapolis and elsewhere. [audio:http://droidbehavior.com/blog/Podcast_Sets/Random/dnode099-james-patrick-first-avenue.mp3] Download Mix -- S...

D-Node 097: Santiago Salazar – Lucid Mix

Santiago Salazar AKA DJ S2 has been DJing in LA since the early 90s. He took some time away from the city to join Detroit's legendary Underground Resistance crew. Since his return to the LA scene he's put out a number of 12-inch releases, most notably with Estaban Adame as Ican for Planet E and Ican Productions. Along with John Mendez (Silent Servant, Jasper) he runs Historia y Violencia, which just put out a release by Raiz (yes, Acid Circus' new moniker). Santiago contributed this mix to th...

D-Node 094: Subversive – “Twice As Bright”

Droid Behavior's own Subversive recorded this deep mix for the D-Node podcast. "Well this mix is a chain reaction. At first I just wanted to listen to the first track Samurai Love by Sven Weisemann. That led into mixing it with a similar track. It then transformed into a mix session. My typical moodiness is reflected in the mix and also my attempts at merging melodic tracks with tough tracks. The title comes from Blade Runner. When Roy the nexus 6 meets his maker, Tyrell, in an e...