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CLR PodcastsCLR Podcast 060 – FunctionFunction, aka David Sumner, should be a familiar name to anyone who's been paying attention to techno in New York City for the past 15+ years. Heavily influence by the early New York rave scene (Limelight, NASA, Storm, etc), Dave dove into production with a string of releases and collaborations on Damon Wild's seminal Synewave label in the mid-90s. From the late 90s to the early 00s, Function put out many productions on his own label, Infrastructure. In the process he made a strong artistic connection with Regis and Female from the UK, and formed Portion Reform with Regis, releasing...2015-01-261h 03
CLR PodcastsCLR Podcast 059 – Jerome SydenhamJerome Sydenham is one of the hottest tickets in the world of house and techno music right now. His DJ sets are nothing short of phenomenal – veering from deep, intricate, chugging techno, to jackin' tech house, into huge anthemic house moments in the classic vein. Always pursuing his love for techno – both industrial-edged thumpers and deep, soulful Detroit moments, with some melodic beauties along the way.
Jerome Sydenham’s illustrious music career took off in the late eighties when he joined the prestigious A&R division at Atlantic Records where he worked with the likes En Vogue, Das Efx, and breaki...2015-01-261h 00
CLR PodcastsCLR Podcast 058 – PfirterPfirter is one of the main icons of the electronic scene in South America. After more than a decade of a solid career, Juan Pablo has developed a very unique and personal style, mainly because of his very particular set, based on many subgenres of Techno.
Pfirter is nowadays considered one of the argentinian djs with the biggest international projection, with releases on labels as CLR, Stockholm Ltd, Figure, Synewave and his own music plattform, MindTrip Music, among others.
This records are played and charted by artists like Sven Vath, Richie Hawtin, Par Grindvik, Chris Liebing, Speedy J, Chris Fortier...2015-01-261h 03
CLR PodcastsCLR Podcast 057 – Samuli KemppiSamuli Kemppi is one of the key figures of finnish techno scene. Hard working producer and dj who is always breaking boundaries and delivering fresh mixture of times past and days yet to come. His influences range from Kraftwerk and Depeche Mode to Sahko Records and recent Sleeparchive releases. His sound is described as icy cold techno style, a controlled exercise in minimal techno devastation, bass-heavy jacker grooves with shivering hihats and floating athomspheres… (boomkat) Samuli is releasing his music since 2002 under different names / pseudonymes. 2008 and 2009 have been very successful years for him, with phantastic releases on Ostgut Ton, Prologue an...2015-01-261h 03
CLR PodcastsCLR Podcast 056 – Dustin ZahnA bad ass behind the decks, and in the studio since 1998...Dustin Zahn’s productions ended up on some bigger techno labels as well as more obscure imprints. A few words can easily describe his style: moody, tribal, dark, and hypnotic.
Along with Ian Lehman, he forged the well-received “Attack People” live performance…bringing his show across the US, to South America, and Europe as well. When he’s not on tour with his DJ sets or supercharged live pa sessions, he co-promotes some of Minneapolis’s biggest techno parties. In addition, he also manages his labels Abiotic Recordings and Enemy Record...2015-01-261h 01
CLR PodcastsCLR Podcast 055 – Alex BauAlex Bau is a dj and producer who is widely known for breaking down barriers between several styles of today’s electronic dance music. His versatile and effective production technique has gained him a long list of releases on various renowned labels.
There are not many djs of this type. Djs who believed in Techno from the first minute, djs who experienced Techno from the very beginning, djs who made Techno their own thing. Djs who found their own style, even more, who developed it over the years, djs who´s name is the expression for a specific sound. Alex Bau...2015-01-261h 02
CLR PodcastsCLR Podcast 054 – Chris LiebingChris Liebing is a Techno pioneer, dj, producer, CLR podcast host, radio host and the driving force behind CLR. He has been one of the first djs who fully embraced the digital age of music. Since then he has never stopped working on his dj and production setup’s and has finally reached a point of complete satisfaction with his technical and artistic possibilities.
After a whole decade of constant label work, Chris Liebing and his team are drawing a balance. Over the last 10 years, he and many renowned producers have released their music on CLR, turning it into a co...2015-01-261h 07
CLR PodcastsCLR Podcast 053 – LadidaAs soon as the name Ladida is mentioned, everybody thinks of the first lady of Czech DJing. She is typified by her precise mixing style and dynamic electronic sound with percussive elements and organic soundscapes. At the beginning of her DJ career she concentrated above all on melodic groovy techno, whereas today she is ploughing the furrow of primarily minimal techno.
When the first techno club opened in Prague in 1995 she was in the right place at the right time, and Linda stood behind the decks side by side with famous DJs such as Jeff Mills, Carl Cox, Westbam, Laurent...2015-01-261h 02
CLR PodcastsCLR Podcast 052 – SianBorn in Dublin, Ireland, raised gypsy style in southern Spain and constantly moving cities, Sian chose early to drop out of normal society,make music and DJ. Adhering more to the avantgarde way of life, he stands out as a little more bohemian than the average electronic figure.. a rare, flamboyant and eccentric new talent.
As one of the most promising upcoming acts in the techno scene today, Sian revels in his uniqueness. He has already been reworked and remixed by talent like Gui Boratto, Steve Bug, Efdemin, Minilogue or Pan-Pot and so early on in his career, has toured...2015-01-261h 00
CLR PodcastsCLR Podcast 051 – Matthias TanzmannSince 1997, Matthias has been resident-dj at Distillery (Leipzig), the most renowned club in Eastern Germany. Together with Daniel Scholz he founded Gamat 3000 and shortly afterwards released tracks on Dessous Recordings, Freude am Tanzen and fm-Musik. in 2000, he and André Quaas founded the label Moon Harbour, which would offer a premium platform for Leipzig house protagonists and for befriended international producers.
By 2007 he had released numerous EP’s, three mix compilations and remixed several tracks. Together with Steve Bug and Daniel Stefanik, he has produced various EP’s, drawing inspiration from the new dynamics and sounds that the collaborative process can creat...2015-01-261h 00
CLR PodcastsCLR Podcast 050 – Marcel DettmannRuff, rugged and raw. Mentioning Marcel Dettmann as well as his feeling for and vision of electronic music, his way of dealing with it, is impossible without these attributes. Whether you take his DJ sets (Marcel has been made a resident DJ at the old Ostgut and also at Berghain from the very start), Dettmann’s productions for the self-conducted MDR label, his remixes for the likes of Fever Ray, Junior Boys, Modeselektor as well as Scuba, or if nothing else his debut long player for Ostgut Ton into account, all the various contrasts and distinctions that come with it ar...2015-01-261h 00
CLR PodcastsCLR Podcast 049 – Darko EsserMusic, work, friends and life in general is all about balance for Dutch DJ, producer and promoter Darko Esser. No suprise that his debutalbum is dedicated to that neverending quest for balance, or as the Dutch call it: ‘Balans’. Most tracks on the album have opposing titles and the atmosphere changes from dark, moody and emotional to uplifting, cheerfull and happy.
Finding balance in contradictions is also the main reason why his activities cover such a wide range and can be completely different in character.
From programming the electronic music-events for the legendary Dutch venue Doornroosje, Merleyn and festivals up to 1...2015-01-261h 00
CLR PodcastsCLR Podcast 048 – Mark BroomSince the start of 90s, Former East Londoner now Norfolk based Mark Broom has always been a name that is synonymous with the UK electronic music scene. A truly prolific artist, he has a myriad of production credits to his name having worked with world renowned labels such as Mo-Wax, Warp, R&S, Soma, Ifach (with Baby Ford ) Bpitch Control, Platzhirsch,Rotary Cocktail, Material and more recently 2020 vision It all started in the summer of 89 when he landed in Tenerife on vacation and stumbled across the delights of the emerging sounds of Chicago & Acid House. Returning to the UK, he...2015-01-2659 min
CLR PodcastsCLR Podcast 047 – Tony RohrTony’s lengthy journey from a College scratch DJ in Effingham, IL, to Brooklyn live artist and International superstar has been driven by his love and fascination for innovative musical ideas. His range of inspiration fuels his indefinable sound, gathering ideas through early Hip-Hop, House, Industrial and finally Techno. Channeling these expressions through his performances has earned him center stage at places like I Love Techno, Nature One, Awakenings, Tresor, Berghain, Chris Liebing’s Spinclub, Kozzmozz, Fuse, and even the closing of the famous La Real in Spain.
In 2005 Tony met Tim Xavier and Camea in Brooklyn, and they began rele...2015-01-261h 02
CLR PodcastsCLR Podcast 046 – Audio InjectionSince being introduced to electronic music back in the early 90's, Audio Injection has been hooked. At the early age of 15 he started Djing and playing out at local underground events and raves around the Southern California area. You would find him spinning various styles from house, acid, & techno to hardcore techno.
After years of Djing he then decided to learn to produce his own music, which landed him releases on techno labels such as Monoid, Stimulus, & local label Droid Recordings. Since being associated with local event production group Droid Behavior in 2003, you can find him as a resident at...2015-01-2659 min
CLR PodcastsCLR Podcast 045 – PercFrom his earliest demos to his current position as a key figure in the global techno scene, Perc (aka Ali Wells) has taken the established forms of the music he loves and twisted them into something new and fresh.
Building up successful relationships with scene-leading labels such as Drumcode, Ovum, Kompakt and CLR whilst unleashing a strong run of releases on his own Perc Trax label has seen Perc’s influence and support grow even further. With each release his sonic experimentation has taken another leap forward without losing sight of the dancefloor.
2009’s ‘Throb’ on Ovum and ‘Submit’ on CLR brought...2014-12-301h 00
CLR PodcastsCLR Podcast 044 – Tim XavierAfter our surprising X-mas CLR Podcast Special with a set of Chris himself we like to welcome you guys to the last CLR Podcast 044 in 2009! Let’s listen to the excellent sounds of Tim Xavier...
Behind the scenes Tim has made himself a great reputation as a mastering engineer doing mix-downs, digital and vinyl mastering for clients such as Wagon Repair, Spectral, Minus, and Clink. He has become an underground secret, a doctor of audio, and has had his hands on the output of many of our favorite artists.
As a producer Tim's sound is admired, analyzed and followed, with a...2014-12-301h 00
CLR PodcastsCLR Podcast 043 – Pär GrindvikEnjoying life inspired by memories and music from the past, combining them with the progressing sound of techno. Pär Grindvik is an artist that always aims to compose music that keeps the aesthetics and underground culture alive.
Pär Grindvik or his pseudonym The Hollow has been a core person of the Swedish electronic scene since the nineties as record store-owner (Illegal Stockholm), label manager and producer. He is a well established artist and after many years of touring and releases on big name labels like Drumcode, Spectral Sound and his own label Stockholm LTD, which he created and fo...2014-12-301h 00
CLR PodcastsCLR Podcast 042 – James RuskinLondon born and based techno producer Jand DJ James Ruskin is one of the lights in UK techno. James Ruskin comes from a background that first put him in touch with hip hop and electro and later with the emerging Detroit techno scenes.and brings a long background and deep knowledge of underground electronic music to his productions and DJing. Subsequently, Ruskin and long-time friend Richard Polson set up a studio together and, by 1996, had also launched a label, Blueprint (a
sub-label, Coda, followed in 2000).Originally working together as Outline, Polson and Ruskin’s first searing interpretations of minimalism formed pa...2014-12-301h 01
CLR PodcastsCLR Podcast 041 – Christian SmithBorn in Stockholm, the DJ/producer has spent the last decade working relentlessly to bring his amalgamation of funky house and tribal techno to a global platform. Although Swedish by birth, Christian spent much of his youth in Frankfurt, Germany, and this turn fate played an unexpected role in determining his musical tastes.
Moving to New York in 1989, Christian discovered that, running parallel to its high profile house community, the city that never sleeps also had a thriving techno scene. After finishing high school in 1992, Christian moved to Washington DC to study international business at university and, in his spare...2014-12-301h 00