issue 3

namely, acid circus & drumcell, the cats from droid behavior
**www.droidbehavior.com - check out many live recordings under "archives.evidence"
throughout my stay in socal, these guys never ceased to inspire and move me. they were recently featured in xlr8r magazine and one of their tracks was used in a recent ritchie hawtin mix. they have pioneered and cultivated the techno scene in la and have literally been involved with the majority of parties in the city. their sets are full of energy and are guaranteed to rock your face off. if you're a promoter looking for new talent, book these guys!!

cio d'or
**polar 22 from her website (http://www.ciodor.de/)
Check out another mix at the modyfier website
her mixes are progressive, minimal, cold and dark. i listened to this mix late one night while driving back from a san fran weekend trip, then again on a lonely highway headed out to the droid behavior outdoor party. perfect for the late hours, before the sun comes up.

[a]pendics.shuffle aka kenneth j. gibson
**live at namm afterhours
this is the mix he played at a droid behavior party months back. it was a narrow warehouse venue that was pushing bass through like crazy (thank you victor!!). i saw him again at yuri's night bay area in san francisco just a little while ago. he was playing on some seriously huge stacks of speakers and rocking the crowd with his control of the low end. his mixes are minimal but banging, with weird and mind-melting moments. additionally, he has a plentiful discography. if this guy comes through town, make sure you go see him!

santogold
she released her long-awaited, self-titled album about a month ago. you should recognize some of the songs on here, like the freq nasty remix of "creator." the album as a whole is quite decent; i recommend you pick it up, especially since it's cheap :)

forgotten names
revy has a new netlabel mix up that you should check out.

i recently got a copy of deru's "trying to remember" album, which is quite good. low-key, but very interesting stuff.

issue 2

bruno pronsato
he will be playing in boulder on saturday, april 21st, at the communikey festival of electronic arts. the following weekend he will be playing in l.a. at deeper moods. buy your tickets now!!
the first link takes you to last.fm, which has a track by him called "seria suerte." the second link is a live recording, hosted by microphono.
** "seria suerte" at last.fm
** ableton live set recorded and hosted by microphono


david last
i highly recommend his album the push pull. he has several releases on unfoundsound records and various other labels. for those in the denver area, he frequents communikey and dope recordings events. check him out if you haven't done so yet.
** davidlast.net
** the push pull at theagriculture.com


anders ilar
the following link is a podcast from resident advisor. there are some parts that get a little weird, but otherwise and enjoyable listen, especially when you're just chilling out.
** resident advisor podcast


alka rex
i came across this duo on david last's website, then saw their name pop up several more times over the next few days. some fun and bouncy minimal with dissonant and weird moments. the following mix posted on the modyfier music blog. be sure to check out some of the other postings on his site.
** process part 70 (elastic modyfier mix)


worthwhile links
** www.rcrdlbl.com free music downloads from various artists. still pretty small, but you can find some interesting stuff.
** www.mpiii.com an online community for sharing and posting live mixes. it runs on a point system in which each download 'costs' one point. you gain more points by putting up new mixes, reviewing mixes, etc. a bit idealistic, but there's a huge catalog, so definitely worth checking out.
** http://opsound.org an online music project that hosts tracks by independent artists, licensed under creative commons.

issue 1

tleilaxu

unfoundsound records has an incredible live mix by tleilaxu, which was performed in june 2007. this is currently one of my favorite mixes, with deep & dubby bass lines and minimal techno rhythms

»http://www.unfoundsoundrecords.com/downloads/foundsound_-_tleilaxu_live_pa_in_philadelphia_2007_06.mp3

“sleepercel” is his latest release, as unfoundsound’s 35^th release. it contains four tracks and two remixes by marc ashken and same & dave & lowren. the patterns he creates with found-sound samples blow my mind. check it out.

»http://www.archive.org/download/unfound35/unfound35_320kb_mp3.zip

deru

this mix was passed on to me by a friend and has been on repeat in car for the past week. a calming and interesting set with a nice groove. deru will be playing april 12^th at the nasa ames research center near san francisco at the yuri’s night bay area event. other artists include amon tobin, lusine, john tejada, and [a]pendics shuffle.

»http://sound.modelfruit.com/sets/deru-livepa-solipsistic_nation-06.10.06.mp3

»http://ynba.org/2008/index.php

revy

a buddy of mine, who now lives in japan, has been busy making monthly mixes for the melenick sessions. next density 3 was released in february 2008 and consists of mostly net label releases. i truly admire revy’s style and approach to techno.

»http://www.bleepsequence.com/NetlabelMix2008Week7.mp3

»http://www.myspace.com/revy

agnes

the following is the set he played in LA in october at deeper moods. unfortunately not too many people made it out for the event, but the set was great! i'm a big fan of agnes – check out his other releases on labels like sthalmaudio, unfoundsound, perspectiv, minibar, and others.

»http://www.nektr-events.com/mp3/Agnes_live_at_deeperMoods_LA_10-05-07.mp3

»http://www.myspace.com/agnesprod