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Posted in Blog on July 25, 2010

Kyle Hall: Mix and Upcoming Event

Courtesy of One Thirty BPM An 18-year old prodigy in his own right, Kyle Hall is helping revitalize the electronic music scene in one of its places of birth. Hailing from Detroit, Hall has released compositions on venerable labels as diverse as dubstep connoisseurs Hyperdub and Detroit house imprint FXHE, as well as ... Continue Reading

Posted in Blog, Podcasts on July 11, 2010

Audratic Podcast #9: Overcast Sound [Guest Mix]

For Audratic Podcast #9, I enlisted Canadian ambient techno duo Overcast Sound, who were kind enough to make a really dubby and smooth techno mix for Audratic. I sincerely dig. Canadian deep techno group OVERCAST SOUND creates introspective compositions built from fragments of field recordings, oblique references to du ... Continue Reading

Posted in Blog, Reviews on July 11, 2010

Bang on a Can Marathon // Winter Garden, NYC // Ju ...

This year I once again attended one of New York’s seminal music events, the Bang on a Can Marathon. Taking place every summer at the Winter Garden in downtown Manhattan, the Bang on a Can Marathon brings in some of today’s finest contemporary musicians to perform modern music compositions, both old and new. Even ... Continue Reading

Posted in Blog, Reviews on June 1, 2010

Michael Mayer // Sunday Best, Brooklyn // May 30, ...

This past Sunday was the inaugural Sunday Best outdoor party. One of the highlights of summer partying in New York, Sunday Best brings some of the best DJs from around the world to play every Sunday afternoon on a small though inviting patch of lawn off the Gowanus river in Brooklyn. And in the spirit of summer, Sunda ... Continue Reading

Posted in Blog, Reviews on May 31, 2010

Future Disco Volume 3 – City Heat // NeedWan ...

With the milky disco / balearic beat revival made famous by the likes of Lindstrom, Prins Thomas, Todd Terje and countless others, it was only a matter of time before this defiantly laid-back sound hit the world stage and global clubbing scene. Enter Future Disco, which holds a series of global events via ongoing resi ... Continue Reading

Posted in Blog, Reviews on May 31, 2010

Wolf + Lamb // Love Someone // Wolf + Lamb (2010)

Slowly but surely the US is regaining its foothold in the global electronic scene. While the foundations of modern electronic music were first grown in the United States in the 1970s and 1980s, be it disco in New York, house in Chicago and techno in Detroit, Europe has been at the forefront of electronic dance music f ... Continue Reading

Posted in Blog, Reviews on May 16, 2010

Glimpse // Runner // Crosstown Rebels (2010)

A while back Audratic had the distinct pleasure of speaking with Christopher Spero, aka Glimpse, who recently dropped his debut album, Runner, on Crosstown Rebels, one of the more respectable electronic music labels these days, with stellar acts such as Jamie Jones, Pier Bucci, Seth Troxler, Minilogue and label-head ... Continue Reading

Posted in Blog, Reviews on May 16, 2010

Darkroom Dubs Vol. II // Darkroom Dubs (2010)

Darkroom Dubs Vol. II is a fine compilation and entry into the moody ambient techno / tech house genre.  Darkroom Dubs, the label behind the release, is run by Scottish DJ and production duo Craig Morrison and Graeme Reedie, better known as Silicone Soul (who also mixed Darkroom Dubs Vol. II). They’ve done some rel ... Continue Reading

Posted in Blog, Podcasts on April 17, 2010

Audratic Podcast #8: Art Cargo Mix [DJ Mix]

Audratic recently teamed up with Art Cargo, an art collective that generates a variety of original and exciting artistic works. As part of the collaboration, Audratic provided an original mix (download link below) for Art Cargo’s latest work, which is an immersive and life-size installation based on Art CargoR ... Continue Reading

Posted in Blog, Podcasts on March 29, 2010

Dubstep Primer // Audratic Podcast #7: Dubstep Mix ...

Dubstep is often considered one of the most vital electronic music genres today. Having existed for nearly a decade, it is certainly one of the youngest music styles out there and continues to evolve and gain greater appeal. Further, dubstep can be considered a product of the 2000s, having been defined by the decade b ... Continue Reading

Podcasts: Recent Entries

Audratic Podcast #9: Overcast Sound [Guest Mix]
Audratic Podcast #8: Art Cargo Mix [DJ Mix]
Dubstep Primer // Audratic Podcast #7: Dubstep Mix [DJ Mix]
Audratic Podcast #6: Suite 711 [DJ Mix]
Audratic Podcast #5: Discolux [DJ Mix]
Audratic Podcast #4: Emotive Ops [DJ Mix]