The Croatian DJ local spills the beans on where to eat, sleep & party…
To celebrate the release of Petar Dundov‘s fifth artist album entitled ‘At The Turn Of Equilibrium’, the talent producer and DJ has put together a wicked guide to the Croatian capital of Zagreb, especially for DJ Mag travellers. A stalwart of the Croatian underground scene and a fine purveyor of sophisticated melodic techno, Dundov has been on our radar for over a decade — trust us when we say, this guy knows a thing or two about the best spots in his hometown!
Being quoted by FACT Magazine as one of techno’s most consistent and respected practitioners, Luke Slater has been instrumental in reinvigorating the techno landscape for the past two and a half decades:
“With hundreds of official releases and remixes over twenty years under a slew of conceptually distinct aliases, Slater’s signal-to-noise ratio is unmatched among producers of similar prolificacy, forming a discography that doubles as a definitive guide to techno’s halcyon beginnings and future fractures. Whether making an art of mangled metal as Planetary Assault Systems, churning out breakbeat choons under a variety of aliases in the early 1990s, mastering atmospheric techno as The 7th Plain, or proving his chops as an A&R with the formation of Mote-Evolver in 2006, Slater’s career is a tangled web of releases that are rarely staid, exceptionally focused, and continually riveting. The adoption of various aliases wasn’t just a form of artistic evasion or obfuscation. Each project seems individually detailed to certain emotional or functional needs, diverse and embracing variety without stepping on the toes of some other names’ output.”
2016 sees Slater add another string to his bow in the form of the Planetary Funk 22 Light Years Tour, which will bring together some of his contemporaries to curate a string of nights celebrating the 22 years since he released the first volume of the legendary Planetary Funk series. There will also be a special release to commemorate this hypnotic distance. Watch these pages for more details Lukeslater.com / Facebook / Twitter
“The music that Eskimo brings forth into the world all maintains a certain feeling without being beholden to any formula”. Check out a taste of Eskimo Recordings in a playlist:
Eschaton, AKA Christina Sealey and Rich Oddie of Orphx and Ancient Methods, will be returning to Token for their second release on Kr!z’s label. Eschaton Part II out May 6th.
In the space between expectation and surprise, you will find De Beren Gieren (The Bear Vultures), providing robust evidence that gold can still be mined from the union of piano, bass and drums. Based on the compositions of pianist Fulco Ottervanger, the trio uses the power of improvisation on the quest for a new form.
One Mirrors Many describes the ambivalence of all things. We are exploring new territory by adding an electronic sediment to our acoustic trio sound to create a multilayered, kaleidoscopic work of art. This is a try-out version at storm festival.
Luca Mortellaro (a.k.a Lucy) has announced the first set of dates for his new live show. Dates in London, Amsterdam, Berlin and Rome all included to mark release of new ‘Self-Mythology’ LP.
