DROID BLOG TAG - Raiz

January 4, 2012

D-Node 141: Kai von Glasow | Terpsiton

A chance meeting between me and Kai von Glasow at a gig in Essen last year prompted the following connection. His fine blend of deep house and techno, in the manner only germans can do it, impressed my brother and i so much we had to find a way to showcase it. The next logical step was to get him on the Droid podcast for all our network and unfamiliar individuals to share in the deep. 21-year-old Kai has spent these last few years building his name with a residency at Essen, Germany's Hotel ...

December 28, 2011

Droid at Sublevel NYE / 10 Year Anniversary

"There will be dozens of parties scattered across Southern California this weekend, but if we had to pick just one it would probably be Sublevel Space Explorer's New Year's Eve and 10th anniversary event, featuring three of LA's best: Doc Martin and Droid Behavior residents Raiz and Drumcell." - from residentadvisor.net This year's theme at Sublevel Space Explorer is Unification. LA house don, Doc Martin has asked Droid residents Raiz and Drumcell to join in the sonic cu-ration of his 10th...

December 22, 2011

D-Node 140: Ascion | Drumcode + Repitch

Pasquale Ascione, also known as Ascion, was born in Naples Italy and now lives in Berlin. Ascending the ranks with collaborator D. Carbone, he was first discovered by Berlin's Kiddaz.fm. and released "F*** me" on Micro.fon. Ascion caught the attention of Drumcode's Adam Beyer and Sci-Tec's Dubfire, leading up to two major releases, "Kick On" (DC55) and "Muzik Live Drop Be Doing" (TEC025). Ascion's constantly evolving, and has forthcoming work with producers D.Carbone and Shapednoise as Repi...

December 8, 2011

D-Node 139: Zadig | Construct Re-Form

DJing in France since the early '90s, Zadig has always focused on selection and technique, crossing lines between hypnotic, deep techno and its more acid-tinged, jacking counterparts. He's made music for Plastic, Syncrophone, Panam, and Sino, as well as his own Construct Re-Form, which will soon unveil its 3rd release including a Roman Lindau remix. For Droid he presents this mix of deep techno, hard, jacking grooves, and a couple Droid Recordings. [audio:http://droidbehavior.com/Podc...

November 30, 2011

D-Node 138: Aubrey | Solid Groove UK

  A UK original, Aubrey AKA Allen Saei released his first record in 1990 with the hardcore track "Voices of Energy." Along with another English classic Mark Ambrose, Aubrey then went on to found Solid Groove and its sublabels Textures and Dark, exploring different sides of techno and house as a DJ, prolific producer, and label head for over two decades. Last year his re-release of Evacuation / Shimmer struck a nerve within the techno house community, due to its original power and ...

November 22, 2011

D-Node 137: Dead Sound | Perc Trax UK

  Dead Sound, AKA Paul Carroll, made techno waves with his 2nd release, this year's "The Chosen" with Videohead on Perc Trax, to be followed by a solo EP in the next month or two. His experimental blend of techno, IDM, and dubstep has made it into the sets of DJs/performers including Perc, Surgeon, Dave Clarke, Richie Hawtin, James Ruskin, and Xhin. He has provided this live PA set for your listening pleasure here at D-Node. Turn on / Tune in / Drop out. [audio:http://droidbeha...

November 10, 2011

VIDEO: R. DEVINE 12″ + DRUMCELL REMIX OUT ON DETUND

RECORD SLEEVE DESIGN AND PROMO VIDEO BY DMAS3™ DETROIT UNDERGROUND'S LATEST OFFERING - DU16 RISP EP - FEATURES THE SOUND DESIGN TALENT OF SONIC MASTERMIND RICHARD DEVINE. DROID LABEL HEAD DRUMCELL CAN BE FOUND ON REMIX DUTIES. THIS WILL BE A LIMITED EDITION CLEAR VINYL, RELEASE DATE IS DEC 12TH. CLICK HERE TO BUY TRACK LIST: 12″ PLONKED SPECTRAL OXIN2LIN VARSEOP VARSEOP (DRUMCELL REMIX) DIGI PLONKED SPECTRAL OXIN2LIN VARSEOP VARSEOP (DRUMCELL REMIX) YORK CAPICITOR...