Foundation (2008)

This mix belongs with Over & Out as an interesting turning point in my taste as a DJ. I wasn’t only interested in super hard techno or soulful deep house. I was finally starting to cross over into more accessible styles. But the two mixes hold personal meaning too, as they helped one of my best friends through a difficult period in his life.

In 2008, I wrote:

“originally recorded for the funk-u show on livesets.com broadcast on august 28, 2008. this is an extention of over & out, but heads into more serious territory later on. you could say this is my take on this whole minimal craze. while i don’t see myself playing entire minimal sets, i do see myself working its sound into a broader set. foundation finishes up with a minimix of the best work from mike dehnert, probably the most important new techno artist of the year.”

recorded at triboro studio, nyc 08.2008

intro
Deepchord – Vantage Isle (Echospace Excursion) – Echospace
Riley Reinhold – Lights In My Eyes – My Best Friend
After Tea – Okeechobee – Hotfingers
Latitude – Confident (Matteo Matteini & Sara Galli Mix) – Hotfingers
Kasey Taylor – Trapped (Dousk Remix) – Igoba
Deadmau5 – Duo Cad Sordid – Promo
Daniel Frontado – Hostel (Techno Mix) – LATINtronix
Adam Freemer – Underground, Baby! (Tekno Prizoners Mix) – Twisted
Boris Rush – Miami Push – X-List
Mike Dehnert – Laufzeit – Fachwerk
Museum – Give These People Air – Numb
Museum – Cutting Fingers – Numb
Dietrich Schoenemann – 19 Bullets – Tension
Dylan Drazen & Leon Koronis – The Bad Guy (Tony’s Beats) – Lost In House
Ferrer & Sydenham Inc. – Timbuktu (Nagano Kitchen Dark Rob) – Apotek
Metalogic – Boxed And Warped – Hidden Agenda
Dylan Drazen & Leon Koronis – Techno Circus (Dum Dum Mix) – Lost In House
Jose Mixer – Chakram
Jose Mixer – Destroyed Brains
Carl Falk – Sticky Fingers – Adult
Darkrow – Solid State (Umberto Carmignana Remix) – Standbite
DJ Kodex – Until 8 – Distract
Mike Dehnert – Cab (Remix) – Fachwerk
Mike Dehnert – A4 – Fachwerk
Mike Dehnert – A6 – Fachwerk
Mike Dehnert – Portal – Fachwerk
Mike Dehnert – B1 (Remix) – Fachwerk

Over & Out (2008)

For dave.

recorded at triboro studio, nyc 03.2008

Underworld – Play Pig (Pig & Dan Remix 2)
Pig & Dan – After Ibiza – Cocoon
D. Diggler – Nitronome (Marko Fuerstenberg Remix) – Reposal
Pig & Dan – Monjon – Weave
Nagano Kitchen – Asama (West) – Apotek
Ariel & Elliot – The Rhythm – Wavetec
Marco Carola – Work It
Mauro Picotto – Contaminato (Meganite Mix) – Alchemy
Chris Liebing – B – CLR
Ercy Mirage – My World – X List
Shuffle Progression – Clear Your Mind (Tribalishious Low Level Mix)
Mastiksoul – Macaron – Hoshi
Fauvrelle & Jiggy – Road Tracks – Meridua
Twizted Nation – Sexy (Alternative Mix) – Kult
Kike Mayor – Believe Me – Drum Central
Moshic – Don’t Be Shy – Contrast
Mitch Boys – Brought Back
DJ Wope – Welcome To The Flash Area – Musik X Press
Delrubbio – Out There (DJ Cytric Remix)
Zur-Face – Braziland – Eightrax
DJ Henry Guzman – Acid Trip – Bearlin
The Southern Brothers – Missing Pieces (Latin Players Remix) – South Records
Latin Players – Tribal Attack – Congos
Latin Players – Zombay Mambo – Avenue
Latin Players – Tumaco Drums – Digital Jaxx
DJ Luis Caballero – Good Tribal – Latin Tronix
Antoine Clamaran – Pereira Is Crazy – Congos
Saeed Younan – Work That (Mix 2) – Younan Music
Eduardo Perez – Embrujada (Tribalishious Low Frequency Mix) – Bellarine
Tribalishious – Everybody – Kult
AB feat. Amalia – Make Luv 2 Da Music – Dutchie
Nikos Toscani – Set U Free – Kult
Armin Van Buuren – Who Is Watching (DJ Remy & Roland K Remix) – Ultra

Equator 2 (2003)

It’s strange that I never made a third Equator mix, since the two of these were pretty popular. I was just coming down from the tribal bug that bit me pretty hard in 2001, and these mixes were basically my personal answer to where I thought it should go.

In 2003, I wrote:

“equator 2 was recorded on a friday night after eating some bad food. my stomach in knots, i made it a mission to do something constructive with the evening as it was cut short by a rare burger in 90 degree weather. it’s best to mix when i don’t know where my head is at, and here you have it. one part cunty beats, one part trippy minimal strangeness.”

Recorded live at Tetanus Studio, Brooklyn 06.28.2003

Serious Intention – You Don’t Know (Joeski Dub) – Maya
Tribalation – Do It To The Music – Big Chief
Dub Monsters – Timewarp – Poodle
Kevin Freeman – Musicinmylife – Low Pressings
Logic Box – Home Car – Visitor
Freaks – I’m An Angry Instrument – Wash House
LawnChair Generals – One Thing – Westbound
J&S Productions – The Lift Part 1 (Lance Desardi rmx) – Court Square
Outta Limits – Mission Control (Montanari & Ruberto rmx) – Azuli
Dr. Pompeii – Wish – 4th Floor
Echomen – Thru 2 You (Nova Scotia rmx) – Hooj
Loudeast – Sonido Profundo (gpal sweet amx rmx) – Shinichi
Loudeast – Sonido Profundo (gpal etheral rmx) – Shinichi
Loudeast – Sonido Profundo (loudeast rmx) – Shinichi

dd25: Tagged (2003)

I truly felt bit by the tribal bug in 2003, and had to give a little bit of that here. I tried to include all the genres I like to play in one mix and found it so complete, I decided to stop the “dd” numbering system, since I wasn’t making actual mixtapes anymore either. This was also the final CD I mass produced, as the Internet started to become the main way everyone shared mixes.

Performed May 2003 at Tetanus Studio, Brooklyn

Part 1

Fiendish House I – Mean Love – RPO
Coloursound – Small Phatt One – Vapour Limited
UDG – Workshop of Devil – Garbage
Babilonia – Impress Me – Stop & Go
Unplugged – Future of Sound – Plastica Red
Eddy Airbow – Tribal Contact – Traveller
Mr. Free – Energy – BeatFreak
Undisputed Truth vs Rebel Funk – Begin – Creative
Electric Tease vs Mosquito – Sensation – Distraekt
Nightdrums – Voodoo Element – Gentrax
Mr. Free – Architedhosue – BeatFreak
Marcelo Castelli – Southamerica – Musiq
Bass & Penn – Communicate – Urbana
Dr. Kucho – Shadow Troopers – Disc Doctor
Dr. Kucho – It Must Be Love – Bonus Tracks

Part 2

Dr. Kucho – It Must Be Love – Bonus Tracks (cuntinued)
Dr. Kucho – Belmondo Rulez 2.0 – Disc Doctor
Kay Maan – Got To – Boo
Magik Johnson – Los Halinos – Blaktrax
Richard Earnshaw – Joyride – Soulfuric Deep
Kemit Sources – Bor Dlan (I:Cube rmx) – Versatile
Triesté – Too High In The Sky (John Ciafone dub) – Junior
D’Wachman & HD Substance – Jump (Mateo Murphy rmx) – Atlas
Pulse – Cariño 2002 (Pascal F.E.O.S. rmx) – Frisbee
Hertz & Hardcell – Electrons – Sway
Submode vs Basoon – Aibo – Delirium Red
65d Mavericks – Abstractions – Matrix
Gaetano Parisio – Norman Expression – Design
Patrik Skoog – B1 – Mankind 16
Henry Cullen – Grilled Chicken – :body:art:form:
Praxis – Roy Rogers – Omniscient
Dylan Drazen vs Tim Xavier – The Benz – Blueline
Archae and Grovskopa – Ex – Maracas

Equator (2002)

Came home one night drunk and totally inspired. The result is a 75 minute sinister jog into a cloudy sunrise.

Recorded 5am at Tetanus Studio, 10.19.2002 – Brooklyn

Steve O’Sullivan – Breezer Dub – Mosaic
Jay Tripwire – Bobba This – Northern Lights
Chris Lum – You’re Mine – Hooj Choons
Osmosis – Feeling Me – Visitor
Blakhook Project – Tropical Feedback – Big Chief
Lilac Road Productions – Safety Inagenda – Visitor
Black Light – Kato Kallesa – Intrinsic Design
Plug – Indian Summer (ATT rmx) – Plug
Black Light – Ano Kallesa – Intrinsic Design
Universal Agents – Solomonic Agents – Worship
Dylan Drazen – Don’t Tell Me – Clicktracks
Poet Name Life – Contemplation (King Britt rmx) – Electromatrix
The Parallax Corporation – Anti Social Tendencies – Viewlexx
Robot Love – White
Playgroup – Number One – Nuphonic

Rygar (2002)

A loose sequel to Gayclub, Rygar shows how the tribal influence had been affecting me from 2000 to 2002. And from this mix, anyone in the NYC scene could tell I was shopping at Eightball every week!

In 2002, I wrote:

“this is a bit of a new style for me. hanging out in those new york clubs during off weekends has had its influence.”

recorded at tetanus studios, 05.16.02 – brooklyn

Daniel Mode – Muzik Pressure – You
P.I.M.P. – The Light (DJ Vibe rmx) – Future Groove
U.D.G. – Give Me Fierce (Pro Tek rmx) – Garbage
Darker Departures – Juice Drums – Low Pressings
DJ Rasoul – Oh Baby (Chus & Ceballos Iberican rmx) – Hooj Choons
Kobbe – Shaka – Lunchbox
Mo Shic & Zidan – 2Loose La’Track (rmx) – Plastica
Ice Cream Social – Woven Air (Deep Drum mix) – Pitch Black
Illusion – Put The Needle – Intensiv
Shared Works Part 1 – Corujo & Sandoval – Kabarett
Gordon Edge – One Trial – Edge
Dino Lenny – I Feel Stereo (DJ Dan rmx) – Yoshitoshi
TUGG – Slippery Fish (Organic mix) – Fuego
Enamor – I Believe – Episode

Gayclub (2001)

Along with Rygar, this mix displays the effect tribal house had on me during those days.

recorded at tetanus studios, 10.03.01 – brooklyn

Organic Audio – Play to the Music – Spunki Spanko
Dr. Kucho & Wally López – La Luna – Bonus Tracks
Phil Kieran – Vital 3 – Kingsize
The Plastic Avengers – El Bombata (H-Foundation Mix) – NRK
East West Connection – Once I’ve Been There (Lexicon Ave Rmx) – Chilli Funk
Kings of Tomorrow – Finally (Danny’s Return to Paradise Mix) – Defected
Take Away – Bobu Drums – Combustible
The Ones – Flawless – Ink
Mochico – Mochico 1 – Mochico
T. Atkins – Control Freak – Mango Boy
Mr G. – G’s Strings – Duty Free
Mr G. – G Beatz For Yo Mind – Phoenix G
DJ Q – 2 Bad Acid – Cordless
Phunk Investigation – Horror House – DWBoys
Full Intention feat. Shena – I’ll Be Waiting – Rulin
Martin Cartledge – Sunday Shining – Weekend World
Circulation – Turquoise (differentGear Rmx) – Hooj Choons