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Something must be going on in Ireland, with a new generation of techno producers taking center-stage as of late. First we got off on Matador’s exclusive mix for URB on the back of his recent release for Minus, and now we’re just as enthused by this tune from Irish-born/Leeds-based Gavin Herlihy’s, whose Endless Feeling EP is about to drop on Culprit with remixes by Shaun Reeves & Inxec, Larse and Geddes.
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Hailing from Germany, the son of immigrant parents, Loco Dice has been one of techno’s premier ambassadors for over a decade, sharing DJ booths and record labels with the likes of global superstars Richie Hawtin, Carl Craig and Dubfire among others. But rarely does this superstar make his was to the good old U.S. of A., where his brand of underground techno still fights an uphill battle against the the poppier side of electronic music. In December, Dice will make a rare voyage to the states to play some select gigs around the country. URB spoke with the former hip-hop DJ to get his take on the dance-hip-hop crossover, as well as his always influential Desolat label, which releases techno compilation inspired by Death Row Records!? …MORE
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We don’t know who has been handling the bookings over at Boiler Room, but whoever it is has been hitting some homeruns lately. First they nabbed DJ sets by Thom Yorke and company from the release party for TKOL RMX 1234567, and then last week the live webcam captured Detroit techno icon Carl Craig performing a quick live set, with a whole studio’s worth of gear in place of the usual CD-J set-up. Craig starts off slow, toying with a strange handheld box controller before digging into many of his classic hits—particularly from his 69 alias. Eschewing Ableton means it’s not always the smoothest PA (you can even watch Craig’s furrowed brow as he seeks to make corrections on the mixing board. But if you want to witness a close-up look at how live techno can be made, it’s worth watching this 30 minutes closely.
BR #73 Carl Craig (live) from BOILER ROOM on Vimeo.
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An eight-year-old dolphin named Shadow mysteriously died after being exposed to two days of techno music at a waterpark in Switzerland. The park was the venue for a weekend-long dance event, which exposed the highly sensitive marine mammals to nearly 48 hours of repetitive beats. Several days later, Shadow became agitated and died. While there is no way to prove a direct correlation between the two events, animal activists had warned park management that the noise from the event could cause undo stress on the dolphins who call the park home.
“We have reasonable evidence to suggest that the extreme noise levels from the two day techno party severely affected the immune system of the dolphins,” said Jürgen Ortmüller from the Whale and Dolphin Protection Society. “Dolphins are very sensitive creatures. We warned against a techno party taking place …
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Since the early-’90s, Dave Clarke has flown the flag for UK techno around the world. Now a resident of Amsterdam, the plain-speaking DJ, known for never pulling punches, has become one of the names most affiliated with ADE. His “Demolition” Panel, which he took over five years ago, is an annual highlight, with attendees lining up to have their demo’s critiqued in public by Clarke’s panel of dance music experts.
URB spoke with Clarke about all these things and more just days before the start of ADE.
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