DROID BLOG TAG - D-node

D-Node 132: Octave | Silent Steps

The young talent from France known as Octave emerged onto the techno scene in 2008 with a track on the Minus compilation "Sounds From Can Elles." A string of releases and remixes on labels Nachtstrom Schallplatten, Momentum, and Android Muziq got him noticed by the industry and incited a series of European tours and showcases for his own imprint Silent Steps, a few of which included Droid residents Drumcell and Audio Injection. This week Octave provides a live PA of his latest work for t...

D-Node 131: Developer | Modularz

Developer has been a fixture of the LA techno movement since the mid '90s. He spread his musical vision over the airwaves on 88.7 FM KSPC in 1994 and soon became involved in the development and management of Entity Distribution along with DJ Gonz and Thorp family shortly after. Entity was responsible for the sale and placement of such revered labels as Axis, Plus 8, Definitive, Reload and the Submerge catalog in record stores from all along the west coast down to Mexico and South Americ...

D-Node 130: John Tejada | Palette + Kompakt

LA techno stalwart John Tejada has been releasing quality techno and tech-house since the mid '90s. Even with a diverse array of collaborations and off-genre experiments his productions prove reliably excellent, and his latest LP for Kompakt, "Parabolas," is a flowing, rounded suite of delicately-treated sound, a few old-school nods brought into the near future, and dangerous hooks. Tejada's reliability extends to the decks, making him an in-demand DJ for those who recognize live talent...

D-Node 128: Sawf | Perc Trax

Earlier this year, Perc's mysterious Sawf released his debut album "Flaws," and a few tracks have just resurfaced as a remix EP with Radial and Moerbeck, following remixes by Marcel Fengler, DVS1 and Jerome Baker. For this edition of D-Node, the man from Athens delivers 57 minutes harder edged, industrial-leaning 4x4 and broken beat. [audio:http://droidbehavior.com/blog/Podcast_Sets/Random/dnode128-sawf.mp3] Download Mix -- See Other Podcasts Tracklist: 1.Lsp - Skinny Deep (Sawf...

D-Node 124: Kero live in Spain | Detund

Detroit / Windsor experimental beat guru, hardcore visualist, and Detund label owner, Kero, provides this week's episode for D-node. The mix is taken from his live appearance at Lumen, Madrid late last year. Kero flexes his diverse taste and programming abilities to flawlessly weave between techno, electro, idm, acid, and dubstep. You can absorb the mix and extra media below. [audio:http://droidbehavior.com/Podcast_Sets/Random/dnode124-kero.mp3] Download Mix -- See Other Podcasts ...

D-Node 119: David Alvarado + Interview | LA

David Alvarado is one of Los Angeles' most celebrated dance music figures. David broke onto the scene as a producer in 1993 with “Las Americas” on John Acquaviva's Definitive Recordings. He went on to found Bomb Records, which would feature then up and coming artists Kenneth Grahm, Eddie Amador, and Derrick Carter. In the years since David's been an in-demand DJ and producer, releasing music on such labels as Ovum, Ultra, Strictly Rhythm, Yoshi Toshi, Plastic City, Peace Frog, and mos...

D-Node 118: Roberto Bosco | Italy

Roberto Bosco is a young Italian producer with a short but highly impressive discography, spanning labels such as Samuel L. Session's Klap Klap, Orlando Voorn's Night Vision and Len Faki's Figure. His release for Francois K's Wave music took his career to another level, garnering the following praise from Francois himself. He describes Roberto's music as "having an effortless quality; an almost dazzling sense of ease that masks a very strong foundation; a depth and musical maturity that bel...