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Review: Interface 41 | Ben Klock

Droid — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:57:55 +0000

Media archiving of Vidal’s date of manufacture celebration is now available. Interface 41 occurred on March 9 2013. Special guest Ben Klock performed an extended set along with Droid residents Raíz, Truncate and Subversive. Video by: Dean Paul

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Droid Behavior presents PRIME: Marcel Fengler | 4.4

Droid — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:03:53 +0000

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Techno according to Marcel Fengler has nothing to do with being a go-getter or having an alternative career, it is way more than means to an end: it is his definitive and concentrated passion. In Marcel Fengler’s world, opposites attract. Ambient and electronica are equal parts in his sets that owe as much to the UK’s progressive school of relentless techno as they do to that special “Berghain sound”. A dictum created by music journalists and a description that is a diverging as Berghain’s resident DJs. Being one of them since day one, Fengler made his very own and self-confident contribution to that sound. He really knows his craft. Fengler’s DJ sets are characteristically offensive and dynamic, hard and consistent, but also surprising and emotional. In a realm that is dominated by technology and machines, his bright personality and the human aspect stay visible. You can feel his personal touch. A similar versatility can also be found in his studio work. Marcel’s fondness for synth pads goes along with gloomy electro, hard and steady-paced techno doesn’t compete with his sense for moods and deepness. His search for different parts that work as a whole is as visible here as it is in his DJ style. Marcel Fengler looks for quality over quantity. Nothing leaves his studio that hasn’t passed this test. Neither artificial shortage of releases nor coyness, this behaviour is essentially Marcel Fengler: passion before purpose.

Out Now: DROID.16 | NO KEY EP

Droid — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:53:54 +0000

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DROID.16
Audio Injection – No Key
Available now on digital and where all Vinyl is sold.

Tracks:

A1. Audio Injection – Deep Thought
B1. AUdio Injection – No Key

OVERVIEW:

David Flores surfaces as Audio Injection with No Key EP, two slabs of pristine techno for the new year. After owning 2011 & 2012 with over a dozen releases as Truncate, Audio Injection flexes some production muscle to put out a sound that’s as huge as it is hypnotic. The A side features Deep Thought, a seven-minute obsession around a short melodic fragment that speeds at 130 BPM through a paranoid passage of beguiling rhythm. The B side features title track No Key, a demolishing groove that builds and breaks but never lets go. Machined percussion and tonal beats carve their way through an arena-sized rabbit hole with detail and dimension.

Records will also be available locally and exclusively at Mount Analog Record Store. 10 hand signed copies by Audio Injection will be available here. Mount Analog is located at 5906 1/2 N. Figueroa St, Highland Park, CA 90042.

MOUNT ANALOG #28: RAÍZ + S. SALAZAR | 12.9

Pho — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:16:29 +0000

Historia y Violencia Record Release Party

With Raiz + Santiago Salazar (DJ sets)

Mount Analog is proud to support Los Angeles’ local techno scene and Historia y Violencia has made an indelible mark not just in LA but in the global scene and in hundreds of charts with releases by label heads Santiago Salazar and Silent Servant, along with Truncate, John Tejada, Raiz and many more. This Sunday we’re celebrating the latest release by RAIZ in the HyV catalog: Raiz’ ‘Curandero’ EP.

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INTERFACE 39 / 10 YEAR ANNIV: MARCEL DETTMANN AT THE COMPLEX | 11.17

Droid — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:17:59 +0000

For a decade Droid Behavior has pursued and realized its vision of techno in Los Angeles and beyond. The vinyl label, which features as well as develops international artists, has been supported and licensed by key players and groups in the music industry. Aside from the releases, Droid has pushed its message through alternative media such as podcasts, videos, and interviews, helping the group expand its global presence. All these transmissions as well dozens of releases and remixes have contributed to resident artists Drumcell, Audio Injection/Truncate, Raíz, and Luis Flores showcasing and performing their unique take on the music in some of techno’s finest venues around Europe, North America, South America, Japan and Australia. The Droid vibe resonates through the events, most notably Interface, which have now occurred in Los Angeles, Detroit, Denver, and soon New York. It is at Interface that Droid re-asserts its vision of underground nightlife, combining cutting edge talent, earth-shattering sound, and electrifying visuals to create an incomparable and fully immersive music environment.

November 17 we celebrate the contributions many have made to this scene, and the role our city has come to play on the international stage, at Interface 39, the Droid 10-year anniversary. The event will feature performances by residents Drumcell Raíz and Dean Paul as well as an extended set by Berghain’s Marcel Dettmann.

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Interface will be located at The Complex

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D-Node 177: Perc Live at PRIME

Droid — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:11:33 +0000

This summer Droid welcomed back UK artist Perc for our PRIME event, part of a Perc Trax show including Jeff Derringer. Just as we did last October, we proudly present an excerpt of Perc’s hard and relentless set that shook PRIME’s crowd to the core. It’s intense from the first moment.

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Out Now: DROID.15 | MID LIFE VICES EP

Droid — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:20:21 +0000

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DROID.15
MODZ (Dustin Zahn & Material Object) – Mid Life Vices EP
Available now on digital and where all Vinyl is sold.

Tracks:

A1. MODZ – Signals
B1. MODZ – Promotion of Vice

DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE:
D1. MODZ – Prevention of Virtue

OVERVIEW:

MODZ is the highly anticipated collaboration between Dustin Zahn of Minneapolis’ Enemy Records and Berlin-based producer Material Object, fresh from a more subdued collaboration with Pete Namlook. SIGNALS begins in dark territory with the pulse of an alien telegraph, but after a minute of tension the track screeches into collision with with a 10-ton kick. Attentive sound design and a growing, hypnotic pulse slowly craft a detailed environment fit for the largest of systems. PROMOTION OF VICE jumps straight into its main rhythm, proceeding with expertly placed embellishments, ebbing the track in and out of intensities and moody environments. PREVENTION OF VIRTUE picks up the pace and expands on some of VICE’S themes, opening the track to a wider sound and an equally wide appeal for the dance floor.

Records will also be available locally and exclusively at Mount Analog Record Store. Each vinyl purchase will include a limited edition “MODZ” t-shirt. Available while supplies last. Mount Analog is located at 5906 1/2 N. Figueroa St, Highland Park, CA 90042.

RA Exchange 109: Droid Behavior + Clubbing in LA

Droid — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:40:33 +0000

Los Angeles’ finest techno promoters.

Droid Behavior eats, sleeps and shits techno. It says so on their business cards. The crew is nearing a decade as one of Los Angeles’ preeminent promoters of 4/4, a group of DJs, producers, photographers and writers that have filled the need for regular underground techno parties in the city. Raiz (Vangelis and Vidal Vargas) and Drumcell (Moe Espinosa) founded Droid, but over the years things have grown exponentially. Credit for this is down to the trio’s early embrace of email newsletters and online promotion as well as their multimedia-heavy Interface parties, which have seen the likes of Speedy J, Surgeon and Marcel Dettmann all take to the decks. But their tastes also run wider than the usual techno sphere. In recent years, the crew has booked ghetto tech legend DJ Slugo and UK avant dubstepper Vex’d. In conjunction with our Clubbing in Los Angeles feature, Jonny Coleman sat down with the group to talk about the city and techno’s place within it.

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Droid Behavior also gets heavy mention in this week’s Clubbing in Los Angeles feature on RA

Jonny Coleman tackles the multi-farious scene in one of America’s biggest cities.

Los Angeles has always been a capital of pop culture. Outside of rave, however, it’s never had much of a reputation for its dance music culture. Until recently, that is. The efforts of local promoters have given rise to enormous EDM festivals, the Low End Theory-driven beat scene and thriving techno and house crews—and have led to the city finally becoming internationally recognized. Now, it seems, a place that houses four million people inside the city limits and 18 million in the greater Southland area, is finally representing itself on the world stage.

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Interface 37: Rrose + Zahn at Mount Analog | 8.25

Droid — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:55:44 +0000

Droid presents the 37th installment in the Interface series this weekend. Directly following John Tejada’s in store performance at Mount Analog, special guests Rrose, Dustin Zahn, and Droid residents will continue the music showcase on site. Capacity is limited, so please RSVP to rsvp@droidbehavior.com. If you have already RSVP’d we have most likely received your request and you will be getting confirmation and event information the week of Interface.

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Droid Behavior presents PRIME 2 Year: Tony Rohr | 8.16

Droid — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 23:00:05 +0000

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Prime is Droid Behavior’s club series providing world class techno, house, and crossover talent to the city of Los Angeles on a monthly basis. Though best known for its underground multimedia INTERFACE series, Droid Behavior uses PRIME to bring high caliber acts to the city’s more accessible venues. Since its inception in August of 2010, Prime has hosted debuts and exclusive sets from the following:

Marcel Dettmann, Dan Bell, Ben Klock , DVS1, Tommy Four Seven, DJ Hyperactive, Szare, Daedelus, Jeff Derringer, Perc, Function, Levon Vincent, Peter Van Hoesen, John Tejada, Claude Young, Octave, DJ Slugo and Donato Dozzy along with residents Drumcell, Raíz, Audio Injection, Subversive, Dean Paul, Vikor Carrillo and Derek Michael.

Please come celebrate 24 months of PRIME with Droid remix artist Tony Rohr who has also appeared on such famed labels as Cocoon, Clink, Plus8 and Drumcode. Joining him on warm up duties will be prolific LA-based producers Android Cartel of Sketch Book and Spark Music.