Feature: Morttagua [Interview] Morttagua is considered one of the most important DJs and music producers in the Brazilian Progressive House and Melodic Techno scene. Morttagua is also the founder of Timeless Moment, highly regarded by the artists and specialized press as the premiere melodic underground label in Brazil. His own productions and his label tracks have gathered massive support around the world from legends such as Solomun, Tale of us, Sasha, Dubfire, Nick Warren, Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1, Hernan Cattaneo, Laurent Garnier, Maceo Plex, Guy J, Guy Mantzur, Eelke Kleijn, just naming a few. Now celebrating the 50th release on Timeless Moment, we had a chance to catch up with Morttagua and chat about the label's history, it's future, his production process, inspirations and more. Enjoy! Hi Danilo, thanks for joining us today, tell where in the world you are and what are you up to? What are your plans for the week? I am in Copacabana, famous beach in Rio de Janeiro City, Brazil. My plan for the week is Read More
Feature: Desert Dwellers [Interview] Desert Dwellers is the convergence of music producers Amani Friend and Treavor Moontribe, who honed their individual crafts in the mystical deserts of California and New Mexico, long before electronic music reached mainstream. Amani and Treavor combine the raw sounds of the natural world, wrapped in dance-floor and chill-out productions; blending deep bass, earthy percussion, etheric voices, and cross-cultural instrumentation into a sonic incense for the mind and body. Desert Dwellers’ unique global sounds are a bridge between worlds, and their label Desert Trax has become a platform to spotlight similar alchemical artists. Now on cusp of their fourth studio album 'Breath' we had a chance to catch up with them in this exclusive interview. Enjoy! Hi Guys, thanks for joining us, how are you today, where in the world are you and what are you up to this week? We just brought our Breath Tour to Santa Fe this past weekend, where Desert Dwellers was originally born in 2001. We always Read More
Feature: Deersky & Synthie [Interview] Soundteller Records announces new imprint Provider Music, we catch up with label owners Deersky and Synthie to get the details on this new addition to the label family. Enjoy! Hi Guys, thanks for joining us today, tell where in the world you are and what are you up to? What are your plans for the week? S: Thank you for having us, it’s a pleasure. D: Yes, thanks for the invitation! At the moment we’re doing a lot of…gardening work. We’re working in our summer house and preparing it for the spring and summer season. Tell us a bit about yourself, how did you discover electronic music? D: The very beginning would be somewhere in the late 80’s and early 90’s when I heard music from my father’s and uncle’s cassettes with sound by e.g. Koto. Then, I discovered Depeche Mode and Prodigy, and it opened the way to looking for new sounds on the radio and MTV. S: I remember hearing Jean Michel Jarre as a child in the 80’s or 90’s, so that would be the very fir Read More
Feature: YokoO [Interview + Podcast] French born, Australian at heart, Berlin based and full time globe trotter, over the last few years YokoO has floated, dreamed and swooned his way across the world to some of the loftiest echelons. YokoO is no stranger to house music in all its deepest forms. A studio head in the true sense of the word, he spends much of his time pondering basslines and warm synth riffs that heat up dancefloors the world over. With releases on highly regarded labels such as All Day I Dream, Musik Gewinnt Freunde, Kindisch, Get Physical, Moodmusic and Plastic City, YokoO has marked out a spot for himself in the global house music scene with talent being sought after from every corner of the world. Hi Julien, thanks for joining us, how are you today, where in the world are you and what are you up to? Hello there, thank you for having me. I am well, enjoying some down time in Barbados, preparing myself for the busy weeks to come. Tell us a bit about yourself, how did you discover electron Read More
Feature: Madloch [Interview] Sound Avenue celebrates their milestone 100th release this week with a new single from label boss Madloch and frequent studio partner Subnode. Founded in 2011 by the Belgian DJ and producer, Sound Avenue has carefully forged a path to multiple musical dimensions. As the label has grown so too has it’s ethos, blurring the boundaries between genres, now sitting in the creative space between house and techno. On the cusp of this monumental release we had a chance to catch up with Madloch and talk about his journey with the label, his evolution as a producer, DJ and more. Enjoy! Hi Dominique, thanks for joining us, how are you today and what are you up to? What are your plans for the week? Hello, I'm doing fine! Thanks. It's Monday so I'm preparing a lot of work for this week. Scheduling posts on social media for all the labels, contacting artists for upcoming releases, preparing artwork, doing some administration work, listening to tons of new music. A few days this week I'll mak Read More
Feature: Antrim [Interview] Antrim has grown into one of the progressive scenes most beloved artists. A perpetual favourite of Hernan Cattaneo and Nick Warren, the Cordoba resident finds himself as one of his country’s premiere electronic music talents. Now on the cusp of a new EP for EDGE, we had the chance to catch up with him and dig a little deeper into his background, production process and more. Enjoy! Hi Guille, thanks for joining us, how are you today and what are you up to? What are your plans for the week? Hi, thank you very much for the invitation. I am very well, working at home, preparing a concert that I will give in Rosario for the first time. Tell us a bit about yourself, how did you discover electronic music and what led you down the path of wanting to be a DJ and producer? I discovered electronic music around the age of 14. Actually, because of my brothers. I was the youngest, and like every youngest brother, I did everything they did. So it was because of them that I knew this wo Read More
Feature: Jan Blomqvist [Interview] Hi Jan, thanks for joining us, how are you today? And what are your plans for this week? Hello! I’m good, thanks. I just came home from Tulum where I spent most of January. This week is all about settling back in Berlin. It’s so nice to be back. What music from your youth had the biggest effect on where you are today? Are there certain tracks or albums which profoundly influenced you? Radiohead’s ‘Ok Computer’ and The Notwist’s ‘Shrink’ are definitely the most influential albums for me. I loved them for bridging from Britpop guitars to electronic sounds, which was pretty new at the end of the nineties. My dad’s old vinyl’s from Mick Jagger and Bob Dylan impressed and inspired me with the lyrics. Looking back, was there ever a moment, perhaps in a club or festival, where you knew you wanted a career in electronic music? Fusion Festival and Bar25 were the places that made me go into electronic music. Living in Berlin, to what extent are you involved Read More
Feature: D.J. MacIntyre [Interview] Hailing from California, D.J. MacIntyre was first exposed to electronic music while living in England in 1999. Well travelled as a DJ, the Santa Barbara resident has appeared at some of the world’s most prestigious events, most notably Burning Man and the Lucidity Festival, while also showcasing his programming skills in Moscow, Siberia and all across the United States. Now returning to his home imprint of SLC-6 to begin the new year we catch up with D.J. MacIntyre as he presents his latest single ‘Billion Miles Of Space'. Hi David, thanks for joining us, how are you today and what are you up to? What are your plans for the week? Doing well! The turning of the year is always a good time to spend a bit of time reflecting on the past year, and doing some goal-setting for the next. Tell us a bit about yourself, how did you discover electronic music and what led you down the path of wanting to be a DJ and producer? I suppose I’ve followed a bit of a winding path, havin Read More
Feature: ARTBAT [Interview + Premiere] Hello Artur & Batish, thanks for joining us today, tell us where you are at the moment and what are your plans for the week? Hola, and thanks for having us. Always a pleasure :-) We’re actually on our way to Doha in Qatar. Tonight we going to end the year alongside Olivier Giacamotto at O’Hara (W Hotel). We played there already once and it was lots of fun. Do either of you have musical backgrounds and do either of you play any instruments? Both of us have always been interested in music. Dance music was always part of our life. What were your first experiences with electronic music? How did you get introduced to it? Both of us were interested in being a DJ at very early stages in our life, so we started with some lessons. Dance music culture wasn’t as big in Ukraine as it is now. What music from your youth had the biggest effect on where you are today? Are there certain tracks or albums which profoundly influenced you? Not really. But for sure the Diynamic Music Read More
Feature: Alexis Tyrel [Interview] Alexis Tyrel has been a fixture of the electronic underground for over two decades. Originally releasing and touring under his given name of Gideon, the Lessismore label boss adopted the Alexis Tyrel moniker upon returning to the scene after a seven year hiatus. His fresh, cross pollinated style has reached a wide spectrum of music fans while also being remixed by a long list of elite talent, most notably Gui Boratto, Funk D’Void and Hernan Cattaneo. Also a well travelled DJ, Alexis has showcased his skills at some of the world's most prestigious venues including Ostgut/Berghain, Tresor, Awakening and Arma17. Now on the cusp of a new EP for Lessismore we sit down with him for an exclusive interview. Hello Alexis, I hope you’re having a good day and thanks for joining us, what are your plans for this week? Thanks, for having me one part of Alexis Tyrel. Doing studio work and trying to avoid the cold weather. I’ve read that you began your DJ career playing hardcore so h Read More