DJ Magazine 470 February 2009

LEWIS DENE’S
INSIDE TRACK

■
WHAT’S ON
IN ASSOCIATION
UPPFADE’S ‘Panga’ is a three-
WITH
year-old sleeper from producer
THE OFFICE
Janis Jakobsons that ﬁ rst came to
wider attention when it was featured
STEREO?
on Satoshi Tomiie’s ‘Renaissance:
3D’ compilation. Since then it has
The music that’s been keeping us
Darren Emerson
proven a staple of many A-list DJs’
sane while putting this issue
together…
mixes new Global
sets including DESYN MASIELLO
who loved it so much he signed it to 01. Joker
Underground
his uber-cool Symphonic imprint.
Digidesign (Hyperdub)
Digweed, Sasha and Tenaglia have 02. The Whitest Boy Alive
compilation all embraced the incessant driving
Rules (Modular)
minimalist techno number, which
03. Orbital
The Brown Album (Internal)
DJ/PRODUCER DARREN
now has the added attraction of a
EMERSON is back in full effect
top-draw Gui Boratto remix.
04. Sei A
Editing Shadows (Missive)
with a new mix compilation for
■ Nervous Records have scheduled
05. Shadow Dancer
Global Underground. ‘GU36: Golden Traxe (Boys Noize Records)
Bogota’, out 9th February, sees
DANNY KRIVIT’S ‘718 Sessions’ mix
comp for release in late March. The
06. Pama International
the former Underworld member
Highrise (Rockers Revolt)
embark on a two CD sojourn across
talented New Yorker’s ﬁ rst in several
07. King Roc
years is an overview of his 718
the tech-house, techno and
Chapters (Process Recordings)
Sessions night that’s been a ﬁ xture
progressive plains, inspired by
08. DJ Krust
on Manhattan’s diary for six years. True Stories (Talkin’ Loud)
his time in one of the Colombian
Nervous is also delving into their
capital city’s top clubs.
09. B12
extensive back catalogue for B12 Records Archive Vol. 3 (B12 Records)
“South America has always been
‘Nervous Nitelife: House Classics
10. Darren Emerson
one of my favourite destinations,
Remixed’ a brand new collection of
GU:36 Bogota (Global Underground)
and I’ve been to Bogota a couple
updated classics from the likes of
of times before. I played at Gotica,
Kim English, Joi Cardwell, Masters
and it was the right vibe, really At Work, Kerri Chandler, and Josh
warm, the people know how to Wink, all hand picked by house don
I

1994
party and the venue is about 500 Marlon D. Also scheduled are new
capacity which is perfect,” recalled albums in the ﬁ rst half of the year
Emerson.
from Chris Lake, Oscar G, Victor
Comprising cuts from both
Calderone, and Mind Control.
established and new artists,
including Argy, Mathew Jonson, DJ sets planned at Miami’s WMC
■ MARTIJN TEN VELDEN continues
Quarion, Josh Wink and Joris and an Australian tour imminent.
his quest for danceﬂ oor domination
Voorn, ‘GU36: Bogota’ travels There’s more music to come soon
by remixing Martin Accorsi’s ‘This Is
across the dance music spectrum too, with new solo releases and
How’ for Stealth and the classic
in compellingly melodic fashion. collaborations on the way.
Heller & Farley Project bomb, ‘Ultra
Flava’, for a reissue on Junior Boys
“Techno house has always been “I’ve got another project coming VANDAL
Own. His own single, ‘Together’, is
the thing that I like the most and up on Global Underground, “My favourite year is 1994. The reason?
also due out soon.
that’s what it is,” confessed the another track called ‘Home’ Orbital and Underworld, and their albums
DJ/producer. “It’s something that which will be the follow up to
■ RIVA STARR steps it up to the
‘Snivilisation’ and
you can listen to before going out. ‘Crash Jack’. I’ve also got a couple
next level with a handful of mixes
‘Dubnobasswithmyheadman’.
It’s more that funky techno kind of joint projects including a
to whet the appetite, including
“It was the year I fi nally got to see both bands
of sound, but it also touches on track with Jamie McHugh called
updates of both KC Flight’s Police-
live, Orbital at the now-infamous Glastonbury
progressive.” ‘Impact’,” Emerson shared. With
sampling ‘Voices’, and Fatboy Slim’s
show and Underworld in the old canteen at
Last year Emerson toured tirelessly that much mooted debut album ‘Rockafeller Skank’, along with Sheffi eld University! That was when my
all over the globe from Croatia also nearing completion, it should ‘TCFS’ by John Acquaviva as well as obsession with techno and electronic music
to Japan, a trend that shows no be another vintage year for the Andre Crom’s ‘Jazz Thang’. began, when I truly became a raver.”
signs of abating in 2009, with DJ/producer.
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