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Ben Klock is one of the big room resident DJs at the infamous Berghain who is finally getting attention outside the massive concrete walls of the world’s best techno club, with gigs around the world. Mixmag released this nice 10 minute interview with Klock. Sorry—no video footage from inside the Berghain, where all photography is highly forbidden.
| Feb | 08 |
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View of the Igloofest main stage – Photos by Ed Gumuchian
For three long weekends in January, thousands of bundled-up partiers made their way down to Montreal’s Old Port for the sixth installment of the Igloofest festival. Like its summer counterparts Mutek and Piknic Electronik, the festival was strategically planned out in order to draw a huge, diverse crowd for each night. Although starting a night at 6:30pm doesn’t tend to turn out well for anyone, it meant that concertgoers had a fighting chance of surviving Montreal’s sometimes unbearable nighttime winter temperatures, and they could still take public transit …
URB loves all the mysterious producer vibes that are strewn upon the UK. You can talk to us about anyone being weird, mysterious, evasive and just downright dark and we will totally eat it up; which is why it shouldn’t be any surprise as to why the shadowy UK producer BNJMN is delivering this week’s contribution to URB’s podcast series.
Currently with only a handful of releases out on Svetlana Industries and Rush Hour (including his newest LP, Black Square), BNJMN is still fairly fresh in his output but already cementing a reputation for his atmospherics and illusionary production style. Bordering between abstract and ambiguous, the mix he has provided for URB represents the world around his sonics perfectly. We chatted with the producer briefly about his origins, the differences between his first Rush Hour release and his current LP, as well as what’s in line for the future. Check out the interview and tracklist after the jump.
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homepage photo by Bryan Mitchell
For the 12th year in a row, the world’s dance music disciples will descend on downtown Detroit over Memorial Day weekend for America’s largest techno-centric dance music event. Long gone are the years of in-fighting and dollar drama that once plagued this unlikely dance music success story. What’s left is the music, performed by over 70 top-shelf local and international acts.
What’s most impressive is how after 12 years, Movement continues to tap new and creative sounds and talent that fit perfectly within the historic mandate of the city that invented techno. And how the festival has become a showcase for electronic musc talent with an ability to draw crowds far greater than the average underground clubnight America. With that in mind, we selected a few of our favorite performers whose names won’t appear in much Movement press, but are certain to rock Hart Plaza this weekend. …MORE
| Mar | 11 |
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The dancefloor is an ever-changing world that twists and turns night by night. With so many different rhythms taking over parts of the world, it’s becoming increasingly challenging for DJs to put things together fluidly in sets. Enter producer and DJ Martyn. Born in the Netherlands and based in Washington, D.C., he spins a clever of mix of everything from classic New York house and Detroit techno into “post-dubstep” and funky tunes. Melding his own “Martyn music” with the current sounds of mutated dubstep, extraterrestrial funky house and tribal drums, Martyn makes sure his tunes are just as immersive as his DJ sets. When he was approached to do Fabric 50, he took the idea of shifting the mix into his own mind and putting out the sounds he loves. Needless to say, Martyn is a fantastic DJ and producer, and makes sure whoever is listening will hear a history of music–not just the now. He took some time to speak with URB about his current musical endeavors, his love for classic tunes and how he’s never been to Detroit–until DEMF 2010, of course.
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