DROID BLOG TAG - Techno

D-Node 252: J.C. | Tresor + Deeply Rooted

Born and raised in Madrid, Jose Cabrera grew up on a wide range of musical genres, but in the techno realm come to appreciate the quality techno titans like M-Plant,Basic Channel, Axis, Chain Reaction, Mosaic, Downwards, UR and Dynamic Tension. His own style of raw, stripped down and hypnotic techno is a reflection of his influences. In 2012, he started the label A Harmless Deed together with his friend Damian Schwartz, releasing records of the likes of Fred P, Dj F, Marcos Cabral and Epipha...

Out Now: Raíz | Transcend | VRV002

Raíz - Transcend Artist: Raíz - Transcend Title: Transcend Format: Vinyl/Digital Cat. No.: VRV002 Release Date:June 2014 Decks-Records | Beatport | Boomkat | Juno Tracks: A1. Raíz – Transcend 1 A2. Raíz – Transcend 2 B1. Raíz – Transcend 3 OVERVIEW: VRV002 evolves from where CORED (VRV001) left off. The newly established Raíz run label is an extension of the Droid Behavior strong hold out of Los Angeles. After nearly a decade behind...

New Items on Behavior Shop: ESST | Interface | VRV

New items added on http://shop.droidbehavior.com The latest apparel series features Interface / EAT SLEEP SHIT TECHNO / VRV designs in various styles. Men's Shirts: Interface Tour Crew Neck / V-neck [XS - S - M - L - XL - XXL] Interface Tour Hoody [S - M - L - XL - XXL] ESST (new) Crew Neck / V-neck [S - M - L - XL - XXL] ESST (new) Hoody [S - M - L - XL - XXL] VRV (new) Crew Neck / V-neck [S - M - L - XL - XXL] VRV (new) Hoody [M - L - XXL] Women's Shirts: Inte...

Out Now: DROID.18 | STRUGGLE

CLICK HERE FOR AUDIO CLIPS DROID.18 Raíz – Struggle Available now on digital and where all Vinyl is sold. Tracks: A1. Raíz – Struggle Pt. 1 A2. Raíz – Struggle Pt. 2 B1. Raíz – Vindicate B2. Raíz - Trilliance OVERVIEW: "Without struggle there is no progress" A lesson over four movements. Raíz returns on Droid with a follow up from Keep Secrets and Degrees of Motion EP's. Originally conceptualized some years ago during live PA's, The Struggle has ...

D-Node 246: Joton Live in Valladolid

Joton is Jose Angel Palacios Robles, New Rhythmic label founder and a DJ/producer with a decade of quality, focused techno tracks charted worldwide. Having risen in the Spanish techno scene, his production and performance notoriety have brought him to tour Europe's techno epicenters and further outreaches. The mix for D-Node was recorded earlier this month at Area 51 in Valladolid, northern Spain, and showcases his style of dark techno put together with fast, precision mixing, and a few t...

D-Node 245: Exium | Pole Group

Exium is the 15-year techno project between Spanish producers Valentín Corujo and Héctor Sandoval. Their work in this time has been shared across a wide network of labels including their own Nheoma, as their hard, rugged approach has acquired the tones of minimal, dub, and Detroit influences, which they also explore in solo projects. Aside from their techno performance work in Spain and on worldwide tours, Exium have collaborated with the Fiumfoto collective to produce soundtracks for a...

D-Node 239: Diego | Kanzleramt + Belief System

Swiss DJ/producer Diego Hostettler is our next embedded veteran techno figure from the Belief System camp, though the bulk of his work as Diego, including 7 albums, has been on Heiko Laux's Kanzleramt imprint. Diego's sound has been refined over the years and has incorporated a range of influences and approaches to rhythm, noise, and synthetic melody, but at its core has been a hard, driving focus in the vein of Mills, Hood, or Sims. His mix for D-Node showcases the evolution of that appr...