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Kai-zen Podcast
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Bi-weekly Podcast bought to you by alternating members of the Kai-zen team. Each episode comes with special guest mixes from various top international DJ's.
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Kai-zen Podcast 36 - March 23rd - Bas Mooy
Mar 23, 201202:00:06Tap to summarizeKai-zen Podcast - Regular top DJ's playing Deep House, Tech House & Techno. Rotterdam home-based dj/producer Bas Mooy (1976) has been active on many fronts in the techno scene since 1999. Heavily influenced by a city that breaths industrial strength twenty-four-seven, he gradually found his way into creating an unique dark sound, which lead him to the forefront of the European techno scene. In 2002 he kickstarted the already legendary Audio Assault record label with label partner Jeroen Liebregts aka Radial, which resulted in the birth of sublabel Arms one year later. Since then the Audio Assault family built a strong and constantly growing fan-base worldwide, showcasing an impressive catalogue with a constant output of stand out twelve inches, setting the standard for today’s quality dark techno. For many years he has been a member of the Rotterdam underground collective ‘Strictly Techno’, creators of over a hundred legendary parties since 1996. Bas has played at many ‘top of the bill’ clubs and festivals around the globe and is a regular guest at the highly respected Awakenings parties in Holland. Over the years Bas has been a hard working and devoted producer, spending many hours in the studio and putting out music on respected labels such as Planet Rhythm, Roots, Fine Audio Recordings, Naked Lunch, Impact Mechanics, Submissions, Patterns, Blank Records and of course his own imprints Audio Assault and Arms. With the start of a new label and upcoming releases on Mote Evolver, Perc Trax, Blank and Gynoid, Bas shows no sign of slowing down in 2012!
Transcribe →Kai-zen Podcast 35 - Feb 10th 2012 - Andy James
Feb 10, 201200:56:59Tap to summarizeKai-zen Podcast - Regular top guest DJ's playing Deep House, Tech House & Techno. Andy James Tracklist: 001 # PVT – Light Up Bright Fires (Nathan Fake ambient mix) [Unreleased] 002 # FourTet – Moma [Works In Progress] 003 # PVT – Light Up Bright Fires (Nathan Fake remix) [Warp] 004 # Luke Abbott – Honeycomb [Amazing Sounds] 005 # Axel Helios – Sleeping On An Igloo (Avus’ Acid remix) [Shabu] 006 # Phillipe Cam – UNICEF Christmas Card [Traum] 007 # Dominik Eulberg – Die 3 Millionen Musketiere (Gabriel Ananda remix) [Traum] 008 # Justin Maxwell & John Tejada – Domerocker (Roland M Dill remix) [Trapez] 009 # FortDax – Fortune Telling Fish, Curled To Suggest ‘Home’ [Unreleased] 010 # N’To – Stupid (Worakls remix) [InLab] 011 # Allez-Allez – Six Down Seven Across [RVNG] 012 # Carl Lekebusch & Joseph Capriati – Napoli 4am [Drumcode] 013 # Psycatron – Memories Of The Moment [Bedrock] 014 # Luke Abbott – Brazil (slow version) [Border Community] 015 # Blue Daisy & Anneka – Raindrops (John Talabot's Cosmic Rework) [Black Acre] Ever since breaking out of the bedroom in 2007, Andy has been spending every waking minute cementing his reputation as a man to be trusted when it comes to working a dancefloor. He’s been completely immersed in Dance culture for well over a decade now, a fact reflected by his ability to craft the kind of imaginative mixes only heard from the most dedicated record spinners. It’s this asset, combined with his notorious enthusiasm behind the decks that paved the way for his amalgamation into the team at Slide, one of Oxford & London’s foremost authorities on hosting House & Techno events. Throughout his involvement with the brand, he has been fortunate enough to play to sizeable crowds on a monthly basis at Oxford’s O2 Academy, and has warmed up for the likes of Nic Fanciulli, Adam Freeland, Krafty Kuts, Stanton Warriors, and Style Of Eye amongst many others. He’s also had the privilege of being chosen to warm up for Erol Alkan with Simple (Oxford’s flagship Dance promotion), invited for several guest spots on Oxford FM, and repeatedly booked for boat parties and the burgeoning Out To Graze Festival for 3 consecutive years alongside fellow turntable maestro Dave Johnys. It’s safe to say he’s been a busy lad, but he hasn’t limited himself to local events. Spreading his wings and delving into the turbulent London scene has thrown up some of the most memorable experiences, such as a particular booking at SeOne (during a Tidy vs. NuReligion hard-house event). Having the courage to stick to the music he believed in led to his set (B2B with good friend Chris Page) packing out an empty dancefloor, despite playing intelligent techno to a room full of day-glow ravers who had never heard anything like it. It’s gigs like this that have sparked his enthusiasm for DJing in London, and subsequently joining the team at Kai-Zen has provided Andy with a much larger podium to shout from. Despite 2011 being a quiet year with regards to club appearances, Andy has used the time to start getting to grips with music production, and the intricacies of Ableton Live 8. He’s the first to admit that he should have made a start on this a long time ago, but as is so often the case, life’s distractions have kept his attentions elsewhere. Regardless, 2011 was a significant year whereby his move into the complex world of music creation meant that he also took some time to consider the music he was supporting. Whilst Andy is always extremely vocal in his adoration of Chicago-House, Deep-House, and Progressive (or anything with a decent groove for that matter), he found that his tastes had slowly adapted to favour the more leftfield abstract Techno of such artists as Luke Abbott, Nathan Fake, Dominik Eulberg, and Caribou. With that in mind, he has made the conscious decision to start openly embracing this style of music (regardless of whether it leads to an incline or decrease in bookings), and base his sets on Techno for those with a more open mind to Dance music. With regards to influences, Andy would never profess to have a page-long list, but one DJ/Producer that does spring to mind again and again is James Holden. As his friends will testify, Andy’s love for all things Holden is boundless, mainly due to the forward-thinking nature of the music released on his Border Community imprint and the unparalleled approach Holden has to music. Following closely behind would have to be Nick Warren. His reason for influence stems from his respect for a man who still has an unmatched passion for pushing new and interesting music, despite being in the industry since year dot. As a proud member of the Electronica scene, Andy would hope that this ethos of never compromising music quality will serve him well as a DJ guideline, and that through this he’ll never be regarded as ‘just another DJ’.
Transcribe →Kai-zen Podcast 34 - 20th Jan 2012 - Roberto
Jan 20, 201201:16:57Tap to summarizeKai-zen Podcast - Regular top guest DJ's playing Deep House, Tech House & Techno. Tracklist available on http://www.kai-zen.co.uk
Transcribe →Kai-zen Podcast 33 - 16th Dec 2011 - Timothy Alexander
Dec 16, 201100:58:32Tap to summarizeKai-zen Podcast - Regular top guest DJ's playing Deep House, Tech & Techno. Apathism - Seven CH-Signal Laboratories - Hypnotica Scale 1 Ben Klock - Signal Test DVS1 - Confused Darkcell - Dusty (Perc Remix) Dipole - Positive Pole Xhin - Vent (Pfirter Remix) Aubrey - Dark (Mike Parker Remix) Alexey Volkov - Nomad (Tommy Four Seven Remix) Inigo Kennedy - Scatter Marcel Fengler - Thwack (Mike Parker Remix) Planetary Assault System - Rip the Cut Milton Bradley - Sequence #1 British Murder Boys - A2 Chris Page - Fernseher (Timothy Alexander Dub) Timothy Alexander - 12 Label owner, producer and DJ. Not to mention a trained musician, studio engineer and a previous position as a live sound engineer. Timothy Alexander started making music in 2002 both in a live post-rock band and as an electronic instrumental act. Taking inspiration from the likes of Skinny Puppy, Nitzer Ebb, Ministr, Killing Joke and other more atmospherical acts such as Cult of Luna and Pelican, whilst making his own distinctive ambient soundscapes. Using computers as well as hardware synthesis, Tim was able to warp and mutate sounds as well as introducing drums to help build up more emotion throughout each tracks. This ambient project was developed into an unhealthy obsession where he was constantly aiming for more complex atmospheres and more relentless percussive elements. Sharing the stage with the likes of Surgeon, Dave Clarke, Gary Beck, Grovskopa, Audio Injection and Vince Watson, Timothy has learned to develop his mixing style which often comprises of up to 4 tracks at once, plus extra samples and loops. Supported by the best in the industry such as Speedy J, Chris Liebing, Tommy Four Seven and Audio Injection, Timothy is one of the true underground artists to watch out for. www.facebook.com/timothyalexander www.soundcloud.com/timothyalexander www.facebook.com/diacoperecords
Transcribe →Kai-zen Podcast 32 - 5th Dec 2011 - Kontrol Room
Dec 5, 201101:00:29Tap to summarizeKai-zen Podcast - Regular top guest DJ's playing Deep House, Tech & Techno. Kontrol Room comprises of DJs & Producers Chris Page and Dave Johnys. Brought together by being part of the Kai-Zen team in London, they found themselves billed back to back. They both use the Traktor DJ software, and didn't want to do another "1 track each" club set. So, following inspiration from Chris Liebing & Speedy J's Collabs outfit, an idea was born. A live set up comprising of 2 mixers, laptops, various midi controllers and a synth was devised. After a dummy run, they hit London and turned many heads, mainly due to the amount of equipment in tow! However, the sets that followed drew many kind words and it was decided that the collaboration should be made more permanent. Dubbed "Kontrol Room" by those commenting on the amount of equipment used, a new outfit was born. Podcast Tracklist 00:00:00 - Radiohead - Everything In Its Right Place 00:02:00 - Lucy & Xhin - LX2 00:03:00 - Rrose - Secretion 00:03:10 - The Black Dog - Single Light Focus 00:08:50 - MD2 - MD2.3.1 00:09:15 - Sigha - Let Me In 00:10:16 - Joachim Spieth - Sensual 00:12:20 - Ben Sims - I Wanna Go Back (Featuring Blake Baxter) 00:15:08 - Mattias Fridell - Rent (Advanced Human Remix) 00:18:00 - Donato Dozzy & Peter Van Hoesen - Dock 00:20:18 - Adam Beyer & Alan Fitzpatrick - Human Reason 00:27:50 - Patrick Siech - Dome 00:31:03 - Truncate - 1 00:31:08 - D Carbone - Untitled 00:35:40 - Damien Schneider - Future Two 00:35:57 - Jonas Kopp - Flanter Filnger 00:39:25 - Chris Page - Used (Mattias Fridell Remix) 00:42:10 - Flug - Blue Tears 00:48:48 - Adam Beyer - Simple Maze 00:53:18 - DBX - Losing Control 00:53:29 - Emptyset - Avichi (Monoloc Remix) 00:56:10 - Nomad Spectrum - Space Decay 00:59:45 - Alan Fitzpatrick - Gridlock (Gary Beck's Locked Up Drums)
Transcribe →Kai-zen Podcast 31 - 18th Nov 2011 - Mattias Fridell
Nov 18, 201101:00:09Tap to summarizeKai-zen Podcast - Regular top guest DJ's playing Deep House, Tech & Techno. Tracklist unavailable at time of broadcast. Swedish DJ/producer Mattias Fridell has been actively involved in the techno scene since the 1990s, inspired early on by EDM and the developing techno movement in Sweden. In 2000 Fridell's first record, cut with Alexander Johansson, was released and it garnered the duo a reputation as two of the more promising producers to look out for. Their music was subsequently played by some of the highest profile DJs as well as noted by Calle Dernulf—a radio guru in Sweden who has been pushing techno and house music to the masses. From there Fridell and Johansson they released their music on a succession of classic and legendary labels such as Audio Assault, ARMS and XXX Records. When Johansson decided to take a six year break from electronic dance music, Mattias Fridell kept right on going. For nearly a decade he's released quality techno and other forms of electronic dance music, working along the way with a growing number of respected labels and artists. In 2010 Fridell teamed up with techno icon Glenn Wilson to create throbbing music and also launch the label project Tonal Path. He's also collaborated with other producers from around the world and succeeded in re-introducing his old collaborator Alexander Johansson to the techno scene—they're now as strong as ever in their partnership. While constantly implementing new ideas and retaining his signature sound, Mattias is always inspired to work several directions within dance music's deep maze of rabbit holes. From starting out in the '90s delivering the sound of authentic Swedish techno, his musical journey took him through a variety of musical twists. Along the way he's salvaged everything from hard techno to classic Detroit-inspired beats, down to a minimalistic approach as well as the work that defines his sound today: the dark, deep, industrial tones and rich, deep dubby flavourswith lots of erosion and a smattering of dirt. Working against the trends, but assimilating slices he likes along the way, Fridell will carry on producing his unique, innovative vibes.
Transcribe →Kai-zen Podcast 30 - 4th Nov 2011 - Reggy Van Oers
Nov 4, 201101:02:10Tap to summarizeKai-zen Podcast - Regular top guest DJ's playing Deep House, Tech & Techno. Tracklist unavailable at time of broadcast.
Transcribe →Kai-zen Podcast 29 - 30th Sept 2011 - Joseph McGeechan
Sep 30, 201100:57:00Tap to summarizeKai-zen Podcast - Regular top guest DJ's playing Deep House, Tech & Techno. Tracklist unavailable at time of broadcast.
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