TAG: Photek

Feb28

Photek & Apparat to Headline !K7 & DJ-Kicks SXSW Showcase

Free Party Will Feature Guests Featured on Photek’s DJ-Kicks Mix 

As the beginning of SXSW’s music portion inches nearer and nearer, more stacked party lineups are being released by the day. The latest exciting announcement is a free party being held to help celebrate !K7’s twenty-seventh year as a label. Two of the recent stars of the prestigious DJ-Kicks series, Apparat and Photek, are set to headline the party, which will take place at Kingdom (103 E. St, Suite B, Austin) on March the 14th. Apparat’s DJ-Kicks mix is available now, and Photek’s is forthcoming on April 3rd, followed by Maya Jane Coles’ to be released on the 17th. For full party details, check the official Facebook event.

The party will also have sets performed by “several of the artists featured in the Photek mix.” To peep the tracklisting for clues, follow the jump:

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Jan24

Photek & Kuru :: “Fountainhead”

In his two decades-long career, Photek has shaken every branch of the bass-heavy tree, from his early jungle tunes and classic minimalist drum & bass to dalliances with acid house and more recent experimentations with Burning Man-flavored “bass music,” he always seems to hit right at the heart of whatever is happening in contemporary subwoofers.

Photek has been selected to mix the latest in the long-running DJ Kicks series, and like the 39 previous kickers, who range from Carl Craig and Thievery Corporation to Kode9 and Hot Chip, he offers up an original track to go with his selections. “Fountainhead” is a collaboration with dubsteppers Kuru, and while it’s hardly surprising to see Photek move in this direction, it’s equally impressive to hear how much the style-du-jour sounds like his most prolific ’90s d&b work.

Photek & Kuru – Fountainhead (DJ-Kicks) by !K7 Records …MORE

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Mar03

2562 – Fever (Review)

2562

Fever

Released by When In Doubt


Dutchman David Huismans aka A Made Up Sound aka 2562 releases his third album Fever on his own label, When In Doubt. He now resides in Berlin- and as said city; his music is a mutation of textures, colors and moods. This is a concept record; from beat to bass line and beyond, every single second of music on Fever finds its source in a vintage disco record. He originally planned to do a few simple grooves based on sampling disco records as an escape from electronic music, and ...

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Dec14

New Photek – “Slowburn” (MP3)

“Slowburn” pretty much sums up the new approach—marching beats and growling synths that will sear any dance floor it comes across.

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