DROID BLOG TAG - Tech House

January 19, 2012

D-Node 143: Dean Paul | Droid Behavior

Dean Paul's one of Droid's select resident DJs. Supporting Droid with his photography, video, and other media, Dean is known to most as a DJ for all occasions. A dedicated music head since the early 90s, he's since played just about every kind of venue and always finds the perfect music for the time, place, and crowd. This set for D-Node was recorded last November at Cause in Minneapolis and features a range of sounds from bass music to deep techno to mid-90s acid. Enjoy. [audio:ht...

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 ...

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 7, 2011

D-Node 136: Daegon | Machine Box

  Daegon's strange bio has some stuff about alien abduction and his production techniques being the remnants of alien probing... Despite his otherworldly influences, Daegon has become the leading producer out of Denver here on Earth with releases and remixes on an array of labels including Machine Box, Googoo, Fourth Kind, Reeves Music, Emote, and others. Check out this live set comprised entirely of the man's originals and remixes. [audio:http://droidbehavior.com/Podcast_...

May 3, 2011

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...