Born in Kansas and bred on noise and metal, Brian Leeds is best known as Huerco S. Not much is left to be said about the head of West Mineral Ltd. and producer responsible for raising the profile of textured, gritty left-of dance music throughout the better part of this decade, so we thought we… Continue reading Times & Tunes with Huerco S.
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Top Mutek Performances to catch this Summer
It’s that time of the year again. The best time of the year. Mutek Festival 2019 is coming up very soon and we’re so excited! Mutek is a consistent leader when it comes to expertly programming a lineup at the edge of contemporary art and music. A long list of stellar artists awaits you and… Continue reading Top Mutek Performances to catch this Summer
Interview with Kenny Larkin [Special Mutek Festival]
It’s been a long time since 1997 Dark Comedy: Seven Days [Elypsia] Belgium but Kenny Larkin is still going strong. A true techno king, shaping the genre since the 90s, with producers Derrick May and Juan Atkins as inspiration, has undoubtedly created some of the most influential unique and soulful sounds over the decades. Kenny… Continue reading Interview with Kenny Larkin [Special Mutek Festival]
Interview with Machine Woman [Special Mutek Festival]
There’s something about the name Machine Woman that’s deceptively simple. Perhaps it speaks to the way Anastasia Vtorova’s work feels like marriages between bruce force and intimacy—elements that feel as though they are coming together to create a stronger bond in the face of the unknown. Starting with a joint cassette release with Famous Moon… Continue reading Interview with Machine Woman [Special Mutek Festival]
Interview with Aleksi Perälä [Special Mutek Festival]
Before his Mutek Montreal live, we asked some questions of bleep-techno aficionado, Aleksi Perälä. Read the interview below to find out some rare info about the relatively anonymous but prolific producer. INTERVIEW It’s difficult to find much in the way of your bio info online. So maybe you could start by giving us a little… Continue reading Interview with Aleksi Perälä [Special Mutek Festival]
Interview with Yagya [Special Mutek Festival]
Iceland’s Yagya will deliver one of Mutek Montreal’s final sets. Before playing only his second North American show, the multi-genre producer told us about the busy year he’s had and how he describes his music. Hey, Yagya! Thanks for taking some time to talk to us. It’s nice for us have the chance to interview… Continue reading Interview with Yagya [Special Mutek Festival]
MUTEK REVIEW: Daphni All Night (Jiao) Long
Photo credit: Trung Back before Dan Snaith was recording as Daphni, or even Caribou, he made two full length albums under the name Manitoba (he would later forfeit said moniker after being threatened with a lawsuit by punk rocker Richard “Handsome Dick” Manitoba). For a suburban kid weaned on the likes of Daft Punk, The… Continue reading MUTEK REVIEW: Daphni All Night (Jiao) Long
Doomsday Dancehall: a Lakker interview at Mutek
Lakker is a very particular project. While participating in a very central way to the aesthetic revolution around the techno scene that has been unfolding in the last few years, informed by both late 70’s/80’s industrial, EBM and the deep mark the early dubstep scene left both in it’s birthplace in the UK and Germany… Continue reading Doomsday Dancehall: a Lakker interview at Mutek
Nautiluss / Mutek Interview
Montreal-raised producer and DJ, Nautiluss, aka Graham Douglas Bertie, has produced music under many aliases, varying between dance music, hip hop and bass music. With Nautiluss, however, he focuses on a darker techno sound, experimenting with the realms of consciousness and dreams, blurring the lines between organic and synthesized, between UK bass music, techno, and… Continue reading Nautiluss / Mutek Interview
Maayaan Nidam & Julia König / MUTEK Interview
The collaboration between Israeli-born, Berlin-based DJ/producer Maayan Nidam and Cologne-based artist Julia König explores the marriage of deep, intricate rhythms and the hypnotic potential of the human voice. Nidam’s diverse production skills (displayed on two albums and several EPs on labels such as Perlon and Cadenza) and sonic explorations harmonize with König’s interest in speech… Continue reading Maayaan Nidam & Julia König / MUTEK Interview
MIXED BY/ RIOHV
Although relatively new to the city, Ottawa native RIOHV has proven himself to be one of the finest selectors in Montreal’s ever-growing underground house scene. His diverse mixing skills have led to a number of interesting podcasts that boast eccentricity without sacrificing coherence, and a strong knowledge of dance music’s various nooks and crannies. His… Continue reading MIXED BY/ RIOHV