John Tedaja.

Happy New Year! One of my New Year resolutions is to post more tracks, more often and to that end I have an exclusive quick fire interview with Detroit techno legend John Tedaja.

His beautiful Fabric 44 mix is realeased next Monday. John has had an insanely varied musical career and you can hear the weight of his sublime musical talent in his often seminal techno production, re-edits and DJ mixes. The tracks on this Fabric mix are subtly edited and mixed with beautiful precision. Real deep techno. I really didn't realise what a fan of John's label Palette I was until hearing it. The first track Dave Huges' 'Let's Do It' was one of my favourite tracks in Autumn.

Definitely get hold of this mix.


Who is your biggest Musical Influence?
Probably Kraftwerk since they've been around my whole life.

Which club had the best soundsystem you've ever played on?
Two places that come to mind are Yellow in Tokyo (which has closed it's doors) and Fabric.
[I was lucky enough to see Cobbleston Jazz, Pier Bucci and Damien Lazarus at various Real Groove parties at Yellow last year before it shut - the soundsystem was unreal. John actually did a Palette mix for Real Groves this time last year.]

Where is the best atmosphere at a party, ever?
That's difficult to answer. Anywhere that's comfortable to be in where great music is playing and people are having fun.

Which of your fellow DJs do you most enjoy to hear play?
Daniel Bell and Marc Schneider.

What is your favourite album that you listen to to unwind?
At the moment Fennesz "Black Sea".

Which is your most significant Palette release?
Palette 39 "The End Of It All"

What for you was the most seminal 80's hip-hop track?
Probably Africa Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force "Planet Rock."

What was the heaviest techno track of 2008?
Byetone "Plastic Star"

What's your favourite current label; apart from your own?
Raster Noton

Who is the biggest unsung hero of Detroit?
Daniel Bell


A couple of samples from tracks in the Fabric mix.
Dave Hugh Lets Do It [buy] [zsh]
Palette All-stars Downtown Hotel [buy] [zsh]

Disco Fabric.

I've got my hands the new Fabric 43 CD. Its the disco edition with US-born and raised Metro Area taking the reigns. Taking a slice of their favourite and rarest disco tracks they've put together something really special. If you're a fan of the the lush funky sounds that have been sweeping dancefloors worldwide all year get your hands on this definitive selection. Its been on repeat for 3 weeks day time and late night! It's out next week.

The Disco Four Move to the Groove [Instrumental] buy [zsh]
Plez I Can't Stop [Acid Rainforest Mix] buy [zsh]

If you like these sounds you should try and get your hands on the RA 114 by Aeroplane.

Deadbeat Dub.

I bought the new Deadbeat EP 'Roots and Wire' yesterday. The feeling is all dub, from straight up dancehall reggae to earth-moving tribal techno. Its out on Wagon Repair. Strong, deep, weighty sounds. Requires good quality sound reproduction. He's playing Fabric in November.

Deadbeat ft Paul St Hilaire Babylon Correction buy [zsh]
Big congo drum reggae.

Deadbeat Grounation [Berghian Drum Jack] buy [zsh]
Industrial power station techno.

Tim G & Steinberg

OK so two of my favourite producers right now are killing it. Following the huge success of Justin Martin's remix of 'Revox' and the chatty underground minimal bleeper hit 'Mr Dry' - check the end of my last mix - Tim G has released an assured big room record on Renaissance. The grooves that his tracks drop into are so strong. I saw him DJ at 54 Commercial Street a month or two ago and his set most of which was recognisably his own production was awesome. Catch him all over London and Berlin right now.

Tim G Creature buy [zsh]

Next Daniel Steinberg who has a totally pared down jacking sound has just released a sick new track. I posted up the dirty Mexican release 'Cobra Limbos' at the start of August which has been a big party hit. His tracks and this track here is more bumpty electronica than anything. I like the little monologue and groove. Bumpty Bumpty. He's in Manchester on Friday.

Daniel Steinberg Opening Close buy [zsh]

vump.

through and through.

Good Times.

Slam City Destroyer [Part 1] [buy] zsh
Good times techno. I love Slam.

Spencer Parker Chiho [Jerome Sydenham remix] [buy] zsh
Good times tech-house. Courtesy of Buzzin' Fly. The banging Jerome Sydenha mix.

vump.

through and through.

vump. volume 6.

vump. volume 6.
size.

House and Techno.

Swayzak w Benjamin Zephaniah Illegal [Bigga Bush version]
Lephtee So Far Back [The Nova Dream Sequence Remix]
Shonky Tuesday Paranoia [Dub mix]
Portable Albatros
The Martin Brothers Rocket Surgery
Mark August 3 of A Kind
Audiojack Japan 4
Decimal Automath
Underworld Dark & Long
2020 Soundsystem Pyscho [Burnski remix]
Daniel Steinberg Cobra Limbos
Tim Green Mr Dry

Roots.

Artic Monkey's Matt Helder remixes the first single from Roots Manuva's new album.
Roots Mauva Again & Again [Matt Helder remix] buy [zsh]

Lush.

This tin whistle isn't in a hurry to get anywhere. Nice when it breaks.
Holz Mein Block in the Sea buy [zsh]

Pacier. Rushing synths and chugging beats.
Luke Solomon Demons [Brennan Green remix] buy [zsh]

Nathan Fake back in June.

through and through.

Aeroplane.

Aeroplane have done this weeks RA podcast. I chopped out their remix of The Shortwave Set track 'Now Til 69'. The whole mix is wicked lush spacey house and really really loving this track.

The Shortwave Set Now Til 69 [Aeroplane remix] zsh

The latest four RA mixes are always feed into the vump side bar on the right at the bottom.

Oppressive.

There's some hanging in the air over East London tonight. A sullen apocalyptic feeling. Really bright flashes on the horizon. God knows what they are. Its hot, muggy and dark and lots of people on the street. The tramps were threatening Tesco Metro. Mass anxiety.

With tension in mind this Soma track is all bass and too many beats. Urgent with fractured melodies. Unsettled but ultimately warm.

Harvey McKay Xiphoid [buy] zsh

The Model.

Check out Fink's take on Kraftwerk's classic 'Das Model'.
Fink The Model [buy] zsh
Kraftkwerk The Model zsh


It feels much better in German.

Pat Pong.

For someone who has been known to make psy-trance I actually really like this track.
Pest Pat Pong [Solid Groove remix] [buy] zsh