Next up in our influences series is Venezuelan producer Cardopusher who, for the last the decade has been creating a wide variety of dancefloor weapons from the wild and scatty ‘Unity Means Power’ EP, PC and IDM influenced ‘We Want Ca$h’ EP, explorations of EBM and New Beat on ‘Manipulator’ and ‘New Cult Fear’ whilst
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Insight: No Spiritual Surrender’s guide to Spain’s techno scene
No Spiritual Surrender (otherwise known as Jose ‘J.C.’ Cabrera and Kastil) have become leading figures in the Spanish techno scene. With J.C. running Cabrera Records and the innovative Mugako festival whilst Kastil runs his Stale imprint and has been supported by the likes of Marcel Dettmann, Dax J and DVS1. Between the two of them
Essentials: Kittin
The Queen of Electroclash, Kittin has been leading the way since the early 90s. Releasing her first EP in 1995, ‘Champagne’ with The Hacker, her longtime and frequent collaborator, the release featured hit singles ‘Frank Sinatra’ and ‘1982’ which led to her achieving international success. Born in Grenoble, France, Kittin’s releases are fiery, sassy and unique, filled
Playlist: MIRA – selected by music booker Pere Martí
One of the most innovative festivals in the scene, MIRA, will be returning to Barcelona for its 8th edition on the 8th November. Packing out their line up with genre-defying and immersive performances from the likes of GAIKA, Amnesia Scanner, M.E.S.H, Objekt, Borusiade, Josey Rebelle, Varg and Avalon Emerson, the three day festival will host
Playlist: Blasted
Mysterious Slovenian producer Blasted is the latest artist to contribute to the heavy Berlin industrial imprint Depth.Request with a five track EP titled ‘Anvil’. Enlisting close collaborator and noise producer Unhuman for a remix, ‘Anvil’ sees Blasted at his darkest and most sinister. Having previously released on RND Records and Asteroid Records, Blasted is making
Playlist: Manni Dee
Fast becoming one of the key figures in the UK’s industrial techno scene, Manni Dee has provided warehouse fillers for labels such as Perc Trax, Tresor, Leyla, Black Sun Records and Osiris. With the 2013 release of ‘Pareidolia’ cementing his place in the scene, Manni has gone on to release a handful of hard as nails
Influences: Hoshina Anniversary
Hailing from Tokyo, Hoshina Anniversary has been producing house and techno for the last five years, releasing on labels such as Turbo Recordings, Octopus Recordings and Boys Noize Records. Fusing elements of rock and pop into his productions, Hoshina is full of wonderful surprises and there’s no wonder why Volvox and John Barera have enlisted
Playlist: Cromby
As Ireland’s scene continues to grow, there’s an exciting wave of new artists coming from the country and making their mark across Europe – such as the success of artists like Bicep, Hammer, Saoirse, Or:a and Krystal Klear. One of those artists include Cromby who, has so far ticked off gigs at AVA Festival, Paranoma
Influences: LOR shares his favourite extraterrestrial tracks
As space becomes a recurring topic in our current affairs, with the ever looming questions of can we live on another planets and are there different species living out there, artists seem to be reflecting this within their productions and using space as a means of exploration. Jeff Mills recently hosted a special on NTS
Playlist: 10 Years of Killekill
Based in Berlin, Killekill was founded in June 2008 by Nico Desuter (aka DJ Flush) as a weekly club night held at Berghain’s Kantine. As a way of killing his boredom, Nico showcased incredible electronic live sets alongside psychedelic visuals with artwork by Flexn. At that time Berlin was resistance to change, making it a