TechnoSafari

From Manchester, England, A Club DJ of 15+ Years, coming from a traditional analog background, now taking it to new levels through the use of MIDI and controllerism. Current Setup : Controller: NI Traktor S4 MK2 Laptop : ASUS ROG GL702VM Headphones : KRK KNS 8400 Speakers : KRK Rokit 8 G2 Keyboard : Alesis V49 Mic : Samson Q8

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Been a while, but time to jump back in with both feet hard. Josh Brown on Relief has released an extremely dirty track. Its rough, itchy, scratchy, will bring the best of speakers to its knees, and I frickin love it. Has a feel of Tommy Four Seven’s work along the lines of Armed 3, one of my favourite tracks of all time, which if you don’t have in your box is a must to go alongside this. Match made in techno heaven.

You can pick up Junglist Bad Boy on Beatport now at https://www.beatport.com/track/junglist-bad-boy-original-mix/9324626

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Been toying around with some new sounds, its a big step away from my usual techno, im not going to say much, still not sure where im going with it, but the track above says more than I ever could about the genre.

Glitch Hop...Intriguing.

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Monoloc - Nohouse, absolutely banging dark techno track on Sleaze Records.

Real dark and dirty sounds in here, not for the faint hearted, with a haunting vocal, and a sweeping progression, its got it all. Stick your headphones on, crank it up, close your eyes, and be scared.

Definitely one to bang out late for those that like to get there stomp on.

You get get Nohouse over on Beatport at : http://beta.beatport.com/track/nohouse-original-mix/1547473

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Its a wonderful day, its the British Grand Prix, its raining but I dont care, in my little world this morning the suns out and im smiling.

Im going to reflect this in my choice of music this morning, with a revisit to the wonderful Pogo, and his rendition/composition using Disney's Alice in Wonderland.

Those that have been following me for a while will remember the Terminator piece, Skynet Syphonic, that I posted a while back, and Alice, while much brighter and cheerier in tone, is just as breathtaking.

Using nothing but samples from the movie, its a magical journey of both sound and video, and im sure you will agree it sets a great tone for a Sunday afternoon!

Enjoy :)

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'My Head is Slowly Exploding'....oh if only I had a pound for everytime I felt that way, I would be a very rich man :D

Perc has a unique way of expressing things, shown clearly in this track, almost demonic in nature at times, the way sounds are morphed and melded, the raw eeriness, its quite disturbing but beautiful at the same time, a delicate balance not often displayed to this level.

'My Head is Slowly Exploding' is a real dark and twisted journey, so brace yourself before you listen, and visually the video accompanies the sound so perfectly, its a psychologists wet dream. 

Make sure not to miss the breakdown starting at 3:15 through to 4:13, things get real dark in a wickedly sexy way...

You can grab the EP, along with remixes by Ancient Methods and Chris Carter, over at Beatport.

https://www.beatport.com/en-US/html/content/release/detail/371577/my-head-is-slowly-exploding#

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Being a hater of all things apple, I never expected to come up with a reason to own an Apple product...until recently.

Theres no denying that the iPad has made some impressive advances in the DJ world, for something not originally designed for such, its quickly taking the place of many previous touch based controllers, the Jazz Mutant Lemur and Dexter instantly coming to mind.

This little video shows what can be done with a very basic setup using midi through the iPad with a TouchOSC, and im sure you will be impressed at the possibilities you could take with this.

For those wanting to look further into TouchOSC you can find it on the itunes store here.

You can also download the template and guitar samples used here.

Make sure you hit 3:35 in the video for eargasm!

Have fun and open your mind :)

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Ok summers here, and whats summer without some epic electro house releases??!!

The legendary Herve has brought out a frickin stomper of a tune, absolutely loving this, uplifting dirty electro house at its best!! If this is setting the pace for summer releases then we are in for a damn good year for sure.

'Together' hit the shelves on the 10th of April so you can pick this up now  through Cheap Thrills / 3beat, complete with remixes from DJ Fresh, Steve Smart, Doorly and C.R.S.T.

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Inspiration and passion are the two most important things for any artist, but this piece of work is far beyond the realms of anything I could conjure even in my wild imagination.

Flying Rainbow Pop Tart Cat.

The titles says enough about it. Is it Techno, not quite, but its a composition I felt people need to see, albeit about as random and clinically insane as you can find on the internets.

God bless youtube.

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With Round 2 coming to a close in the next couple of days, the leaderboards have pretty much settled, and running currently at the top is DJ Rasp of the UK.

Ive watched this several times over, and for a 2 minute set, I dont think you could ask for anything more. Clean, great technique, obvious passion, its an entry to be proud of and im sure its going to take him a long long way.

I wont say anything more, the set itself says more than words ever could.

Amazing what we are seeing come out of the UK through this groundbreaking competition by the DMC, keep it up!!

Please head over to the DMC Online Site and show your support by voting for these entries @ http://dmcdjonline.com/ , without your votes this amazing platform cant succeed.

Best of luck to DJ Rasp with the competition :)

[bobbwhy-deactivated20130225]

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beautifuldirtyriiich:

Nutella Mug Cake

Ingredients

4 tablespoons self rising flour

4 tablespoons sugar

1 egg

3 tablespoons cocoa powder

3 tablespoons Nutella

3 tablespoons milk

3 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil

Method

Combine all ingredients in a large coffee mug.

Whisk well with a fork until smooth.

Microwave on high for 1 1/2 – 3 minutes. (Time depends on microwave wattage. Mine took 1 /2 minutes.)

Top with whipped cream and a little chocolate sauce if desired.

Damn this looks good, going to have to give one a shot while working in Ableton today for sure!!

[distortiondiary]

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theneuromancer:

The kind of stuff that turns me on..

Amen to that!!

[haycourtney]

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Inspirational.

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I said Id post about the worst of the DMC Online Round 1, and this for me, is it.

How frickin embarrassing to think this guys British to, im honestly ashamed.

Everytime I watch this I feel sick, its disgusting how it even got to the voting stage. Its beyond me how can someone can enter such a competition with clearly no clue what its about and what it is. My only conclusion is that this guy is still stuck in the 70's on whatever drugs he did back then, as hes clearly delusional, harsh words I know but I cant justify it any other way...

[itsjamesyall]

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nythroughthelens:

(This is probably the best list I have come across of organizations helping with support, relief and aide for the entire region affected by the earthquake/tsunami.)

Japan was hit by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded on Friday. The magnitude-8.9 quake spawned a deadly tsunami that slammed into the nation’s east coast, leaving a huge swath of devastation in its wake. Hundreds of people are dead and many more are still missing or injured.

Japan has often donated when other countries have experienced disasters, such as when Hurricane Katrina impacted the United States. Below are organizations that are working on relief and recovery in the region.

AMERICAN RED CROSS: Emergency Operation Centers are opened in the affected areas and staffed by the chapters. This disaster is on a scale larger than the Japanese Red Cross can typically manage. Donations to the American Red Cross can be allocated for the International Disaster Relief Fund, which then deploys to the region to help. Donate here.

GLOBALGIVING: Established a fund to disburse donations to organizations providing relief and emergency services to victims of the earthquake and tsunami. Donate here.

SAVE THE CHILDREN: Mobilizing to provide immediate humanitarian relief in the shape of emergency health care and provision of non-food items and shelter. Donate here.

SALVATION ARMY: The Salvation Army has been in Japan since 1895 and is currently providing emergency assistance to those in need. Donate here.

AMERICARES: Emergency team is on full alert, mobilizing resources and dispatching an emergency response manager to the region. Donate here.

CONVOY OF HOPE: Disaster Response team established connection with in-country partners who have been impacted by the damage and are identifying the needs and areas where Convoy of Hope may be of the greatest assistance. Donate here. INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS: Putting together relief teams, as well as supplies, and are in contact with partners in Japan and other affected countries to assess needs and coordinate our activities. Donate here.

SHELTER BOX: The first team is mobilizing to head to Japan and begin the response effort. Donate here.

 Thank you, a great list, wish all the people of Japan to be well and safe through these difficult times.

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The DMC Online DJ Championship is now well underway, and the leaderboards are starting to settle for round one.

Featured here we have DJ Unkut, who in my mind will be the clear winner of this round. His techniques are all very clean, very clear, and he makes great use of both classic styles and incorporates MIDI and Traktor very well in his set. In just 2 minutes its incredible what he has showcased, certainly set the bar very high.

On the down side, there are some truly horrific entries to, and as nice a person as I am, im truly disgusted at some of the submissions. Im going to take my picks of the worst this round to and bring them to you over the next few days.

I know its not Techno, but the DMC going Online is something truly important to the future and evolution of the DJ world without a doubt, so expect to see a lot of it this next couple of months :)

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If you followed NAMM 2011, you will know one of the big controllers catching everyones eye this year was the Numark NS6. Based on Serato's ITCH software, the NS6 was only on show at NAMM, leaving many hungry, but a Youtube video has begun circling the net, of a short freestyle session rocking the NS6 in all its glory.

Going off the video, it certainly looks very stable and solid, and not far from a release state! Hopefully we will see this in retailers soon, I may even finally retire the Xponent when this comes along....

You can read more about the NS6 on Numarks Offical Site.

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Featuring an artist I come across time and time again today, Pogo a.k.a Nick Bertke. From Western Australia, Pogo, is a very unorthodox artist that produces what many may perceive as rather twisted compositions.

Firstly (Yes ill be posting more in the near future) im going to feature what I consider to be one of his best pieces of all time, The Skynet Symphonic. Comprised solely of sounds sampled from the movie Terminator 2, its an amazing journey of both sound and video, with high and lows and some very nicely built beats indeed. Lookout especially around 2:10 as things take a nice dark tone :)

Enjoy and be inspired!