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RTPOD11: DJ Krot aka Digital Damage
Serge DJ Krot (”a mole” in Russian) is from St. Petersburg. Half of his life he played techno music in all of it’s appearances - from Detroit to experimental. He began his experiments back in 1996 on tape reel players with custom built pitch control. His record-collecting started in 1997… He calls himself a true techno fighter! 11th episode of Russian Techno Podcast shows his mixing skills - classic, minimal techno, experimental, intelligent, broken… all in one. Nice one, check it out! This mix is the ‘face’ of DJ Krot.
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RTPOD10: DJ Hellper
Our next podcast episode is finest techno coming from St. Petersburg-based DJ Hellper. Oleg Vinogradov was born in 1981. He was seriously cought by music in 1995, and his religion turned to techno in 1997 while he was listening to Jonzon playing on a big rave in St. Petersburg. Since that he started collecting records… and for now he has played in almost all the clubs of his hometown including other cities. His musical tastes spread from to Tresor and Drumcode to Gigolo and Kanzleramt. He’s truly devoted to the good old techno sound, respecting artists like Joey Beltram, Jeff Mills, Surgeon, The Advent, Cristian Vogel, Neil Landstrumm, Robert Hood, Steve Stoll and many others. Check out his mix recorded specially for Russian Techno Podcast. And a happy new 2010! New release in the end of January, stay tuned! ;)
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RTPOD9: DJ Serotanine - Jagermeix
St. Petersburg-based DJ Serotanine of Postapocalyps Pop shows us his skills again. Check out this stomping experimental techno selection with some russian-techno.com inclusions. It’s raw, it’s harsh and it’s danceable! We show all planes of techno, from the deeply devoted ones. Enjoy the next episode of our podcast with DJ Serotanine from the ‘Northern capital’. Have some Jagermeister and drop a line when you make it to the end! ;)
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RTPOD8: DJ Slon
‘The Godfather’ of Russian techno scene - Oleg Azelitsky aka DJ Slon from St. Petersburg presents his selection of actual techno records. Oleg is talented in many areas of art, he recently wrote a book and now finishes another one, but he earned his main reputation of course in dj’ing, and party-making. His company ‘Underground Experience‘ brings quaility to the dancefloor since the early 90’s. This set contains fresh modern-sounding tunes as well as some nostalgic old-school flashbacks. So, if you’re new to the whole techno thing - this one is a good point to start exploring from. And if you’re a veteran, i’m sure you smile by the end of his set. Techno as it should be, here and now, check it out in our new podcast from DJ Slon on Russian-Techno.Com!
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RTPOD7: Lokodepo
Lokodepo DJ-duo are 2 brothers - Anton & Igor. Their native town is Vologda, which, being norther, forms almost equal triangle with Moscow and St. Petersburg. Brothers studied in musical school during childhood. By 1995 they were listening to happy hardcore and various native electronic groups. In 2003 they bought their first turntables and records, and began researches in techno music and dance culture. They also organised a lot of parties and even festivals in Vologda and got invited to many gigs in other cities throughout the country. The sound of Lokodepo DJ-sets is 100% techno. And you never know what record they’re going to put next. But, you can be sure, the record will work perfect on the dancefloor! Check out this special Russian Techno mix from Lokodepo DJ-duo. Classic, smooth and dancefloor-friendly techno stuff for ya in our next episode!
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RTPOD6: DJ Parket - Last Rotation
DJ Parket from Rostov’s promo-group Illegal Project (which is known for interesting underground events in abandoned industrial places), presents his excursion through the world of offbeat techno with industrial elements in our next Russian Techno podcast episode. His selection includes big names as well as artists hosted on independent netlabels like Ante Rasa or Asymmetric. Overall, the mix is dark and strong, scary but warm! Enjoy the trip and feel the atmosphere of a proper south-russian illegal rave!
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RTPOD5: Digital Punks
Next Russian Techno podcast episode consists of 2 parts, and it’s 2 hours of good experimental techno, compiled and mixed by Digital Punks creative duo from Taganrog. 2 DJs - Roger and Z-Chel geathered under this flag in 2008 to make proper, underground parties with radical dance sound. They both represent new wave of DJing, and combine new technologies with good old vinyl magic. Music taste is everything, and the attitude is the only thing that matters. So, here’s some techno with balls, served by Digital Punks…
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RTPOD4: DJ Alex Force - Scratching Techno Mix
It’s been a while since our last episode, but finally it’s here! Ladies and gentlemen, you’re welcome - DJ Alex Force from Moscow, “An Enegretic Miracle” as people characterise him.
Alex Force is one of the first Moscow DJs that started combining scratching techniques with techno, interesting turntable manipulations with 3-deck-mixing, all this at the same. He’s the key player on Russian techno scene, with residency at almost all big festivals and raves in Russia and Ukraine. Just to name a few: Technosphere, Technopolis, Hardtechno.Ru, Hardline 77, Orbit, and many others.
His new project ‘Scratching Techno’ is an exciting show - a mixture of perfect music and a storming scratch action, uplifted turntables and records spinning backwards at extra speed. All this naturally charms the dance floor and never stops people from dancing! Enjoy his mix recorded specially for Russian-Techno podcast!!
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RTPOD3: DJ Geralda - Femme Fatale Mix
Our third episode is a ‘harder’ techno set by a wonderful girl from industrial city Perm (which stands by Ural Mountains) - DJ Geralda.
There’s a saying in Russian about woman - she can stop a horse on a run, and enter the house on fire. And this expression shows Russian women’s character quite well, both in creative and regular life. A young girl, who was performing under a name of DJ Geralda, became seriously involved into club life in 2001. DJ Geralda performed in all popular clubs of his native town, Perm, as well as in major clubs of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and other cities in Russia and the ‘near-abroad’ countries (Ukraine, Estonia, etc.). She took part in music festival ‘Kazantip’ in 2005-2006, and also was a headliner of numerous open-air and rave parties around Russia. A bright image and absolute DJing skills helped Geralda to charm clubbers and take a leap on the Russian scene. She is the one who has a pictorial musical style and feminine technique of performance. She says: ‘The best compliment I can receive is when people come up to me and say that I was so good at the party that they want to keep working with me’.
Have a listen to the woman’s point of veiw in this vinyl journey called ‘Femme Fatale’. Tracklist is top secret, but most of you, hard techno lovers, will recognise the tracks ;)
RTPOD2: DJ Serotanine - Brightly Tech Mix
The spirit of St. Petersburg, its special mentality and internal arrangement (once you’ve been there you know what i mean) cause special attitude towards self-expression, (& towards techno music too!).
Ok, just imagine - water, dampness everywhere, industry around museums, hypochondric people in the streets, unpredictable weather changes… you can hear it all in selection by our guest - DJ Serotanine (who is 1/2 of Postapocalyps Pop liveact BTW). He brought some classic tunes today, the kind of stuff he usually plays at the parties. So, here we go! from St. Petersburgh to Brighton… are you ready for take-off?
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RTPOD1: Vadz presents ‘Stuffed Spacemen’ electro mix
So here’s the very first Russian-Techno.Com podcast over here! Vadz has put together a nice mix of his best-loved electro tracks, splicing and cutting them into a big journey. So, it feels like a spring in space ;) You have to check it out, trace it’s mood and catch the flow… This one was made with love and passion, truly!
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