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Derrick May Long Interview #01 – Derrick May talks to Groovin’ High about DEMF, Movement Torino Music Event, and "Strings Of Life".

mnml ssgs mx19: santiago salazar – Santiago Salazar puts together a selection of real deep techno and house, featuring tracks from Underground Quality, Historia y Violencia, Axis and KDJ.

The Archiver :: Archived Audio :: DEAF 2008 – The Archiver, D1 Recordings, are hosting a set from Milton Boldwin aka DJ Skurge which was recorded live at DEAF 2008.

Sandwell District’ man-of-the-moment, Juan Mendez (aka Silent Servant) and a half of Ican, Santiago Salazar team up to set up a new record label, "Historia y Violencia" (History and Violence). Historia y Violencia’ sound sits somewhere in between Berlin and Detroit, with a large dose of futuristic funk and deepness. Electronic Directory talks both Silent Servant and Santiago Salazar to find out what we can expect from them.

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Santiago Salazar – Materia Oscura [Rush Hour]

Santiago Salazar is getting deeper and darker by the week, but if he stays this good he can. Sci Fi Xicano is the follow-up to an ace stuff on Los Hermanos and Materia Oscura hints at what Detroit should be sounding like in 2008.

Tracklisting:

• 01. Materia Oscura
• 02. Sci Fi Xicano

Get "Materia Oscura" here:

• Buy Twelve from Juno Records for £5.10
• Buy in 320kbs MP3 format from Juno Download for £2.54
• Buy in MP3 format from Beatport for $4.98

Related Links:

• www.myspace.com/s2remix
• www.myspace.com/rushhourrecords

Ican – Caminos del Niño EP [Ican Productions]

Esteban Adame and Santiago Salazar are on something of a roll at the moment; the stand-out deep techno of Santiago’ latest single "Materia Oscura", their wonderful thing for Planet E and just now their new collaboration with Gonzalo Chomat and Iris Sandra Cepeda. Just the right side of spring / summer cheese, this is going to be massive everywhere from Los Angeles to Tokyo I would imagine.

Tracklisting:

• A1. Ican – Caminos del Niño
• A2. Ican – Caminos del Niño (Martyn Oscura mix)
• B1. Ican – Caminos del Niño (Orland Voorn dub remix)
• B2. Santiago Salazar – Sucio Beat #2

Get "Caminos del Niño EP" here:

• Buy Twelve from Juno Records for £5.10
• Buy in 320kbs MP3 format from Juno Download for £4.25
• Buy in MP3 format from Beatport for $7.96

Related Links:

• www.myspace.com/icanproductions
• www.myspace.com/chalochomat
• www.myspace.com/Icepegelabert
• www.myspace.com/orlando_voorn

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Chymera

www.myspace.com/chymeramusic

Osborne – Outta Sight

This for me is just a perfect track. Perfectly timed progressions, wonderfully constructed and so atmospheric and evocative. A track that could have been made at any point in the last 20 years, but will still sound fresh for another 20.

Burial – Archangel

I usually don’t buy into hype, but you’d be a fool to let this one slide. The album ‘Untrue’ is a dark, scattered trip through London’s seedy underside and out through a washing machine backwards. Put it on your headphones, close your eyes and listen from start to finish.

Âme – Fiori

2007 was the year I really paid attention to Âme. Most of their remixes and own tracks have really grabbed me as they moved towards a more fluid and dynamic sound and became less clinical. This one in particular is an epic. Full kudos for the scope. Love those strings too, they remind me of the theme music from the Terminator! Always a good thing.

Mari Boine – Vuoi Vuoi me (Henrik Schwarz Remix)

When I heard this first I nearly fell off my seat. Pure musical bliss and vocals so weird they are wonderful. An anthem for me.

Shed – Kinky Dudes

This has been my secret weapon at every gig I’ve played. Pure percussive meltdown, just wait for the breakdown.

Ada – Barren Space

Proper oldschool chord action. Simple but effective production, this one just cuts through the mix every time you play it.

Steve Rachmad – Levigi

Rachmad at his best. Unfortunately the rest of his album on Sino was a bit hit and miss, however this is the most slamming dancefloor cut he’s done in a while.

Siobhan Donaghy – Don’t give it up (Carl Craig Dub)

C2 with his best remix of the year for me. Wasn’t really feeling the "Like A Child" remix he did, but this one is just perfect. Restrained percussion and immense power.

John Daly – Move

Immense. Proper epic with a retro touch, coming on like metro area meets John Carpenter. Full kudos for the fellow Cork man

Eamonn Doyle – Come Down On The music (Los Hermanos remix)

Los Hermanos with the funkiest, ass shaking remix. That bass! those strings! wow.

Santiago Salazar

www.myspace.com/s2remix

01. Carl Craig – Future Love Theme [Miya Records]

When I first heard this track, I instantly loved it. It’s simple structure is pure Detroit, pure C2. No other song has had a influence on me like this one has in 2007.

02. Stefan Goldman – Lunatic Fringe [Macro Recordings]

This is pure original electronic music. Unique, minimal, funky and weird. Dopeness!

03. Kerri Chandler – Computer Games EP [Deeply Rooted House]

Talk about bringing it back to the dance floor! This EP is a reminder to all about the early relationship between house and techno. When you hear "The Invaders" or "Vector Graphics", you have no choice but to dance! Nevermind that there is no direct connection to video games, this ep is fresh.

04. Slam Mode – Platonic [Desvio]

Platonic sends me into a trance-dance. This is a pure spiritual song……

05. Rennie Foster feat. Ely – Midnight Sun [Futago Traxx]

This has been a Salazar Family favorite. We bump this in our bedroom and dance.

06. Louie Vega vs. Cerrone – Love Ritual [Vega Records]

Ahhhh……….percussion by Luisito Quintero and Cerrone and the beautiful voice of Nina Rodriquez singing in Yoruban is magical. Only Mr. Vega can assemble such talent and make a gem………

07. Âme – Balandine [Innervisons]

Pure dance floor, this track breathes techno and house. A dj’s tool to work the crowd.

08. Bodycode – The Centre of Time EP [Yore]

Ughhhh! Nasty…..Both tracks are heavy in sounds. Body 2 Body is my fav’ with Lerato singing "Everyday, Every night, I WANT YOU" House y Techno AQUI!!!

09. As One – Germanium (Los Hermanos Revival Mix) [Archive]

I know it say’s Los Hermanos, but it should say GERALD MITCHELL. If anyone deserves attention from Detroit, it’s Gerald Mitchell. This brother has been loyal to the dance floor since the 90′s. His remix of Germanium is part of his testament to the techno DJ and the dance community world wide!

10. Fabrice Lig – X-Slaves Who Changed The World [Versatile]

This is Fabrice at his best. Pure funk and creative sampling by the Soul Designer.

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Akanezora by Masaki Hamamoto

Solid Gold Playaz / Black Music / MindInfluence

www.myspace.com/solidgoldplayaz

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mood II swing – passing time

02.

troydon – short circuit ep

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cobblestone jazz – 23 seconds

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clarisse muvemba – roses

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yse – bounce back

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tnt – L8

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trackheadz – his kingdom ep

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office gossip – carbon copy ep

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somiya:ripple – codex

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the sound republic – pimp

kazuumi ishii

chief of electronic directory :-)

Soul Designer – Evolutionism [Third Ear]

If only more music like this would come out…it would be fucking paradise. Proper Fabrice Lig stunning music.

Agoria – Les Violons Ivres [PIAS / Different]

This is fantastic. Both sides are great. Les Violons Ivres is sublime. Beautiful deep techno journey, and Les Plastiques Ivres is a killer. Been playing both sides out.

Slam – Human Response + Azure [Soma]

Slam – damn right it is. They always bring me back to my first love of pure techno, just when I think I’m moving away from it, I get a reminder like this. Azure is a surefire dancefloor destroyer – immaculate production and a very big room sound. In the box for those peaktime moments !

Pedro Cali – Time To Change [Fine Art]

Pedro Cali is really the one to watch this year. This man knows how to keep things deep, fat plus funky as fuck with tracks that rock both the floor and hi-fi. I really love this record.

all the Mezzotinto releases

Mezzotinto is one of the most exciting labels to emerge in recent years, and the Chymera and Martin Skogehall releases are permanent fixtures in my box. Another excellent addition. "Midnight At The Aquarium" is awesome and one of the biggest tracks
of the year – deep techno at its best !

Ican Biography

Esteban Adame and Santiago Salazar are Ican (short for Mexican). Two chicano’s from Los Angeles.

Esteban Adame started his musical career at age 15, Djing at local house parties in and around Los Angeles. He would soon be introduced to underground music. There he was turned on to the house and techno sounds that intrigued him at the time. Soon he found himself producing his own beats and would eventually be inspired by the keyboard solos that he heard on several of his records and wanted to do the same. He began his formal training in music at the age of 19 and took a hiatus from DJ’ing and producing. At 21 he just focused on his instrument, the Piano. Since the age of 23 Esteban has played with and accompanied some of the top Latin, Jazz and Soul acts in Los Angeles and abroad.

Santiago Salazar started dj’ing in 1992. Being sparked by mix tapes his brother was bringing back from the Gay underground scene in Los Angeles. Santiago got his first break at a afterhours club called ‘The Beverly Room’ dj’ing from Midnight til’ 5:00am where he credits the gay scene for making him the DJ he is today. Since then, he has played around the world giving dance floors his signature style of mixing house and techno, the way he use to do it since day one.

Santiago has released EP’s on Underground Resistance, Aztech Sol, Los Hermanos and Tunnel 7. In 2003 he remixed DJ Rolando’s "Aguila" and 2004, he was resposible for the Los Hermanos remix of UR’s "Return of the Dragon". In 2005, Santiago and Jeff Mills edited the Galaxy 2 Galaxy album "Hi Tech Jazz Compilation". Also in 2005, under his alias DJ S2, was featured on UR’s Interstellar Fugitive 2: The Destruction of Order, where he had 4 original productions on the cd’s and 1 production with long time friend/mentor Mad Mike Banks. He is credited as doing all edits for the ISF2 album.

In 2005 both Esteban and Santiago joined the UR’s Galaxy 2 Galaxy and Los Hermanos live bands. Esteban for his keyboard skills and Santiago for his DJ skills. Both played along side veteran Detroit musicians Mike Banks and Gerald Mitchell. In late 2005 Esteban and Santiago decided to join forces and ICAN was born. Their idea was to bring electronic dance music back to the dance floor with a huge dose of Latin roots. As Santiago put it one time "Esteban and I have come full circle. Esteban went to school to learn music formally and I went to school in Detroit with the UR crew."

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