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			<title>laka 942 Frecuencia 942 episode 08</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:34:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>http://soundcloud.com/oscar-laka/frecuencia-942-episode-08-laka 
 
FRECUENCIA 942 Episode 08 www.future-music.co.uk 
 
LAKA 942 Dark Electro Techno...</description>
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FRECUENCIA 942 Episode 08 <a href="http://www.future-music.co.uk" target="_blank">www.future-music.co.uk</a><br />
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LAKA 942 Dark Electro Techno live dj set radio show<br />
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tracklist:<br />
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ERP-COLD COLONY <br />
GIUSEPPE MEREU-BORN <br />
STRORMFIELD-REBUID(DEFEKT REMIX) <br />
BORIS DIVIDER-1983 <br />
EKMAN-CORIOLIS EFFCT <br />
DEFEKT-BRIG BACK CV <br />
EKMAN-THE VACUUM <br />
BODDIKA-ACID BATTERY <br />
EKMAN-SCHWARZSCHILD RADIUS <br />
MOTORLAB RECORDS-DBP-DBP 1.1 <br />
AAR42-RADIAL CAVEMAN EP-RADIAL VANDAL <br />
ADIDISON GROOVE-AN WE DROP <br />
EKMAN-FREQUENCY IS MATTER <br />
SHIGA-HF029B2 <br />
LOCKED GROOVE-DROWNIG <br />
MARCEL DETTMANN-CAPTIVATE <br />
UNAM ZETINEB-UNKNOWN <br />
AIKEN-SECOND BALANCE <br />
DEVELOPER-PRIMERA <br />
SCAM-REFLEX LIGHT <br />
MYK DERILL-CONTEMPORARY <br />
GYNOID11-BAS MOY-RECOIL(RADIAL REMIX) <br />
NESS-RK FIRST STAGE <br />
MYK DERILL-UNE LONGUE NUIT MARKUS SUCKUT REMIX <br />
FATHER OHMIKRON-NO NAME <br />
EMANUELE PERTOLDI SONITUS ECO-TEA TECHNO <br />
EMANUELE PERTOLDI SONITUS ECO-TEA TECHNO PULSE CODE MODULATION REMIX</div>


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			<category domain="http://www.electroempire.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=17"><![CDATA[DJ Mixes & Live Sets]]></category>
			<dc:creator>laka 942</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[[ENR035] Energun - Socket EP]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:20:32 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Image: http://images.junostatic.com/150/CS2227707-02A.jpg  
 
A powerful new release Energun Records for the 35 th time continues to prove true...</description>
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A powerful new release Energun Records for the 35 th time continues to prove true connoisseurs of classic techno sound that follows the same course on the promotion of good music.<br />
Four tracks tuned to the finest nuances of the track - another surprise for both partial to techno, and just for lovers of good dance music. The depth of sound, combined with a clear groove and experimental patches analog sequences will not disappoint even the most discerning techno music fans. This is not surprising, since the music presented in this release is compiled entirely of the founders of the label's latest tracks - Project Energun. <br />
Welcome to TECHNO!<br />
<br />
Supported: Drumcell, Dj Mays, John Bushby, James Johnson, Ryan David, Markus Nefarius, Tyler Smith, Angel Molina, Vegim , Concrete Djz, Gabeen, Positive Merge, Kereni , Nelman , Anderson Noise, Steve Doug, Stefano Infusino, Mark Morris, Ross Alexander and ect.<br />
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<a href="https://soundcloud.com/energun-records/energun-socket-ep-enr035" target="_blank">Soundcloud</a><br />
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RELEASE DATE: 2013-06-17<br />
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<a href="http://www.junodownload.com/products/energun-socket-ep/2227707-02/" target="_blank">Junodownload</a><br />
<a href="http://www.beatport.com/release/socket-ep/1100174" target="_blank">Beatport</a></div>


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			<dc:creator>Energun</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[England &#9668;&#9668;&#9658;&#9658;Entice Boat Party Featuring Anna Kiss & Live Knight]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:14:16 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>*Entice Boat Party 
Saturday 22nd june 
Boat: The Eltham 
6.45 - 10.45pm 
Pick Up: 6.45pm @ Westminster pier SW1A 2JH 
(Opposite to the Millennium...</description>
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<div><b>Entice Boat Party<br />
Saturday 22nd june<br />
Boat: The Eltham<br />
6.45 - 10.45pm<br />
Pick Up: 6.45pm @ Westminster pier SW1A 2JH<br />
(Opposite to the Millennium Wheel and next to Big Ben)<br />
Drop Off: 10.45pm @ Cadogan Pier, Chelsea, SW3 5RJ<br />
Limited 180 Tickets available so get yours before they sell out!!<br />
On Saturday 22ND June Join us as we set sail onboard the Eltham as we cruise the river thames with Entice residents playing the very best of House and Old Skool Garage. We also have 2 very special guests ANNA KISS &amp; LIV KNIGHT headlining the event.<br />
Remember the last boat party was a sell out so buy your tickets way in advance to avoid disappointment!<br />
As if that wasn't enough we also have an after party @ The White House with Special Guests Fonti and Bushkin (Heartless crew)<br />
HOUSE DECK<br />
ANNA KISS<br />
LIV KNIGHT<br />
MOVE THE HOUSE<br />
HAYLEY ROGUE<br />
KATIE SMILES<br />
OLD SKOOL GARAGE DECK<br />
PAUL-MICHAEL<br />
DJ RAZOR (Garage Nation)<br />
JUNIOR B<br />
J FELDS<br />
PLEASE NOTE: THE BOAT WILL LEAVE NO LATER THAN 6.45PM SO MAKE SURE YOU ARRIVE ON TIME.<br />
Afterparty @ The White House, Clapham 9pm Till 5am<br />
Special Guests: FONTI &amp; BUSHKIN (HEARTLESS CREW)<br />
TICKETS<br />
Standard Tickets £25.00<br />
Boat &amp; Afterparty £30<br />
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			<dc:creator>entice</dc:creator>
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			<title>RARE Latin Freestyle Records on EBAY Now</title>
			<link>http://www.electroempire.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9943&amp;goto=newpost</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:26:12 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Check it out! 
 
http://www.ebay.com/sch/freestylejay/m.html?item=380660516315&ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 
 
 
Happy...]]></description>
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<div>Check it out!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/freestylejay/m.html?item=380660516315&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2562" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.com/sch/freestylejay/m.html?item=380660516315&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2562</a><br />
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<br />
Happy Bidding!!</div>


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			<category domain="http://www.electroempire.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=15">Flea Market</category>
			<dc:creator>power96djs</dc:creator>
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			<title>Sunflower</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:26:17 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Hi people, 
 
summer has finally arrived: 
 
https://soundcloud.com/valentinobosi/sunflower 
 
Cheers, 
DP75</description>
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<div>Hi people,<br />
<br />
summer has finally arrived:<br />
<br />
<iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https://soundcloud.com/valentinobosi/sunflower&amp;show_comments=false"></iframe><br /><a href="https://soundcloud.com/valentinobosi/sunflower" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/valentinobosi/sunflower</a><br />
<br />
Cheers,<br />
DP75</div>


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			<category domain="http://www.electroempire.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=26">Free / Unreleased Tracks</category>
			<dc:creator>DP75</dc:creator>
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			<title>Laite - Androids do dream of electro sheep mixtape</title>
			<link>http://www.electroempire.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9939&amp;goto=newpost</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:15:56 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[I'm back! I think that my last electro mixtape is almost 10 years old, so I decided that it's time to dig through the bin for some new stuff and few...]]></description>
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<div>I'm back! I think that my last electro mixtape is almost 10 years old, so I decided that it's time to dig through the bin for some new stuff and few classics from the good old days. I'm glad to see new and older, more familiar nicknames posting here as well, so greetings to all of you! <br />
<br />
Anyhow, here we go: <br />
<br />
<iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https://soundcloud.com/laite/androids-do-dream-of-electro&amp;show_comments=false"></iframe><br /><a href="https://soundcloud.com/laite/androids-do-dream-of-electro" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/laite/androids-do-dream-of-electro</a><br />
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Playlist:<br />
1) The Clone Machine - Clone Machine (Empire Mix)<br />
2) Morphology - Uranias Mirror<br />
3) Thomas Kress - Aggressive Machine<br />
4) Dexter - Space Booty<br />
5) Fastgraph - Attack Vectors<br />
6) Global Surveyor - Global Surveyor feat. K1 &amp; Gab.Gato (DBS Remix)<br />
7) Morphology - Information Paradox<br />
8) Mandroid - Orion<br />
9) Frequenzberater - Remember Me (The Advent Remix)<br />
10) Gosub - Folding Time<br />
11) Middle Men - Space Quest<br />
12) Dynamik Bass System - Get With It<br />
13) Anthony Rother - Red Light District<br />
14) Aux 88 - Voice Modulation (Anthony Rother Remix)<br />
15) Dynamik Bass System - Robotmachine<br />
16) Dark Vektor - Cepheus<br />
17) Anthony Rother - Destroy Him My Robots<br />
18) Anthony Rother - Wet Baby<br />
19) Mr. Velcro Fastener - Telemacho<br />
20) Heliopause - Destination Planet Earth featuring Tommy Hamilton<br />
21) Thomas Kress - Utilize Me (Dynamik Bass System Remix)<br />
22) Roko Dragonbreath - Planet Europia<br />
23) Dynamik Bass System - Robotmachine<br />
24) Dynamik Bass System - We Are Binary (But We Have Human Needs)<br />
25) Blastromen - Follow The Command</div>


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			<category domain="http://www.electroempire.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=17"><![CDATA[DJ Mixes & Live Sets]]></category>
			<dc:creator>laite</dc:creator>
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			<title>Hip Hop in it`s rawest form ......</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:34:11 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>...... doesn`t get much better than this, Billy Squier take a bow : 
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcoxQOeQRHw</description>
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<div>...... doesn`t get much better than this, Billy Squier take a bow :<br />
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			<category domain="http://www.electroempire.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=12"><![CDATA[Hip Hop & Funky Breaks]]></category>
			<dc:creator>kaos</dc:creator>
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			<title>Fat Boys Scatch REMIX</title>
			<link>http://www.electroempire.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9937&amp;goto=newpost</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:27:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>DOPE as HELL, pisses all over the original ....... those boys could rock! 
 
A perfect example of a superior REMIX along with Jam Master Jammin`...</description>
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<div>DOPE as HELL, pisses all over the original ....... those boys could rock!<br />
<br />
A perfect example of a superior REMIX along with Jam Master Jammin` REMIX .....<br />
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			<category domain="http://www.electroempire.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=12"><![CDATA[Hip Hop & Funky Breaks]]></category>
			<dc:creator>kaos</dc:creator>
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			<title>Cassettes</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:19:13 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>OK lads, what was your tape of choice back in the 80`s ? 
 
Was it Chrome, Metal, TDK, Sony etc ? 
 
I was a TDK C90 man, then got into Sony Chromes...</description>
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<div>OK lads, what was your tape of choice back in the 80`s ?<br />
<br />
Was it Chrome, Metal, TDK, Sony etc ?<br />
<br />
I was a TDK C90 man, then got into Sony Chromes and then Thats Metal 90`s.<br />
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			<category domain="http://www.electroempire.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=13">General Chat</category>
			<dc:creator>kaos</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[The definitive "Planet Rock" thread]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 07:44:19 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Since this is the most important track for the evolution of everything this forum is about, I'd like to start a thread where we can collect all the...]]></description>
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<div>Since this is the most important track for the evolution of everything this forum is about, I'd like to start a thread where we can collect all the information and stories about Planet Rock. So please contribute!  :D <br />
<br />
As a start, I made a video to document all the elements that &quot;Planet Rock&quot; consists of:<br />
<br />
<iframe width="560" height="341" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0Fp2SSTPu3g" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /></div>


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			<category domain="http://www.electroempire.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=10">Electro: The 80s</category>
			<dc:creator>lj</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Big Daddy Kane - Ain't No Half Steppin' VOCAL REMIX]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:48:36 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Just how rare is this? Can't find it anywhere... 
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGjPqcDo1RQ]]></description>
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<div>Just how rare is this? Can't find it anywhere...<br />
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			<category domain="http://www.electroempire.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=12"><![CDATA[Hip Hop & Funky Breaks]]></category>
			<dc:creator>bhose</dc:creator>
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			<title>This one is for COZMO</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:09:13 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>http://grooveshark.com/#!/search/song?q=Various+Artists+Funky+Fresh+Few+-+You+Mean+Fantastic 
 
stream the above track.  
 
AUTOMAN sample overdose...</description>
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stream the above track. <br />
<br />
AUTOMAN sample overdose from 17 years ago now...  :cylon: <br />
<br />
Since this appeared on a comp lp back in the late 90s they have collaberated with Afu-Ra,Craig G, members of JVC Force, remixed for Pharcyde and some others.  Anyway this is the first time ive noticed a stream of this early track. I hope you like it.</div>


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			<category domain="http://www.electroempire.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=34">Electro: The 90s</category>
			<dc:creator>LiveWire</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kraftwerk's Ralf Hütter: 'Now we can concentrate on album number nine' (new interview)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:35:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Andrew P Street, guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 12 June 2013 
 
 
*Kraftwerk's Ralf Hütter: 'Now we can concentrate on album number nine'* 
 
In a rare...]]></description>
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<div><i>Andrew P Street, guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 12 June 2013</i><br />
<br />
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<b>Kraftwerk's Ralf Hütter: 'Now we can concentrate on album number nine'</b><br />
<br />
In a rare interview, the Kraftwerk co-founder talks about how The Catalogue <br />
has helped draw a line under the band's past and why, despite advances of <br />
technology, improvisation is still central to their music.<br />
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Ralf Hütter: After touring The Catalogue the Kraftwerk co-founder believes <br />
it is now time for a new album Photograph: Daniel Boud/Sydney Opera House<br />
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When Kraftwerk first toured Australia, they arrived trailing tonnes of equipment. <br />
Most bands need to bring a few instruments, but the German electronic pioneers <br />
found themselves dismantling their studio, packing it into shipping crates and <br />
reassembling it for each show.<br />
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Thirty years later, they pretty much just turn up with their laptops.<br />
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&#8220;Nowadays basically Kraftwerk is a space lab: we can land anywhere as long as <br />
we have the projectors and the screens.&#8221; Ralf Hütter, Kraftwerk&#8217;s co-founder and <br />
sole remaining original member, is welcoming me into his dressing room at the <br />
Sydney Opera House on the eve of the band&#8217;s final two performances of their <br />
eight show series based around 2009&#8217;s box set, The Catalogue.<br />
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It would be easy to assume that the man behind such cold, precise music would <br />
be standoffish in person, yet Hütter is a genial host. His eyes sparkle as he <br />
speaks, even as he pauses to find the exact right English word to explain his <br />
artistic philosophies. He also looks a good decade and a half younger than his <br />
66 years &#8211; a testament to his band&#8217;s long-time advocacy of cycling, which <br />
inspired the 2003 Tour de France Soundtracks.<br />
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Tour de France is the most recent album featured in both box set and show, <br />
which cover the bands eight album output. Performing in just a handful of other <br />
cities &#8211; New York, London, their hometown of Dusseldorf &#8211; each album, from <br />
1974's Autobahn onwards, has been presented from start to finish and <br />
accompanied by with eye-popping 3D projections and surround sound. <br />
The response has been rapturous.<br />
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Kraftwerk: More of their sound is created live than one might think says <br />
Ralf Hütter Photograph: Daniel Boud/Sydney Opera House<br />
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This year should also have seen Kraftwerk play their first ever shows in China &#8211; <br />
but the band were denied permission. They still don't know why, Hutter admits. <br />
&#8220;You never get an answer,&#8221; he shrugs. &#8220;But we supported the Free Tibet movement <br />
15 years ago in America, so perhaps that is why we are forbidden.<br />
<br />
They were also banned in East Germany, Hütter points out. &#8220;We had to bring <br />
down the Berlin Wall to perform for the first time in East Germany, so now we have <br />
to wait until the Chinese Wall has fallen down and maybe we can perform in China.&#8221;<br />
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Kraftwerk emerged from Düsseldorf&#8217;s underground multimedia scene of the late <br />
60s, the brainchild of Hütter and fellow musician and artist Florian Schneider, <br />
playing experimental music at galleries and art events rather than conventional <br />
clubs. But this early music is notably absent from The Catalogue.<br />
<br />
Hütter says this is because their work pre-Autobahn was an early development <br />
phase; the band's transition to &#8220;more concept art&#8221; not beginning to the late 60s. <br />
Kraftwerk didn't come into its own until the fourth album he argues: &#8220;Autobahn <br />
is our first concept album, when I worked with my first electronic drum box <br />
I developed with my friend Florian. And from there into monophonic synthesisers &#8211; <br />
I had my first sequencer in late 76, early 77, when I worked on the patterns <br />
for Trans-Europe Express.&#8221; He sings the distinctive train-rhythm. &#8220;It&#8217;s a process.&#8221;<br />
<br />
That process doesn't necessarily get easier with time. While the logistics of touring <br />
have since become significantly easier, developing the show was harder work: <br />
over 18 months the band recreated every track from their eight albums &#8211; many <br />
of which had never been performed live &#8211; and also created 3D projections for every song.<br />
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Sounds still had to be created from scratch. You might think that new technology <br />
might make that process quicker, but Hütter doesn't agree. &#8220;No, not really. <br />
But it makes a lot of things easier and faster and casual and spontaneous. <br />
There&#8217;s a lot of improvisation in the concept of Kraftwerk.&#8221;<br />
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Kraftwerk: improvisational? How is that possible when so much is in the machines? <br />
&#8220;We experiment and make things happen,&#8221; he shrugs. &#8220;Sometimes the fingers play <br />
themselves when you press record. There&#8217;s things like that on &#8216;Numbers&#8217;, those <br />
free-floating sound patterns: we&#8217;re not connected strictly with music, we work with sounds.<br />
<br />
&quot;Take the name of our studios, Kling Klang: 'klang' is a word for sound, and 'kling' <br />
is the verb: &#8216;sounding sound&#8217;, kling klang. And it has that metallic, percussive element. <br />
It&#8217;s a very good description of our music.&#8221;<br />
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Kraftwerk: Peforming Radio-Activity as part of The Catalogue Photograph: <br />
Daniel Boud/Sydney Opera House<br />
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You'd be forgiven for wondering how much of Kraftwerk's music is performed live, <br />
given the central role of technology. But Hütter insists that the proportion is higher <br />
than you&#8217;d expect. &#8220;In the 70s there was more drumming and physical action in the <br />
music, but today it&#8217;s more sensitive,&#8221; he smiles. &#8220;We&#8217;re turning the knobs, we&#8217;re <br />
switching the switches, we operate the faders. We have all kinds of little gadgets.&#8221;<br />
<br />
It&#8217;s a point worth making, since at first glance Kraftwerk could as easily be playing <br />
Minecraft as much as music. Later, however, as the band takes to the Opera House <br />
stage, I see for myself how it works.<br />
<br />
Hütter is far stage left, where he performs live keyboards alongside Fritz Hilpert. <br />
Next comes Henning Schmitz, responsible for most of the effects and electronic <br />
percussion. Far right the projections and basic tracks are synched up and operated <br />
by Falk Grieffenhagen.<br />
<br />
&#8220;Falk is controlling the live performance and bringing in different aspects,&#8221; Hütter <br />
enthusiastically adds. &#8220;So on Spacelab he brought in the global view of Australia, <br />
so that the spacelab was landing in Sydney, and in Korea the spacelab was landing <br />
in Seoul.&#8221; <br />
<br />
On stage Hütter also provides vocals alonside and the vocoder parts that were <br />
formerly the responsibility of departed co-founder Schneider. And despite the <br />
retrospective nature of the shows, Hütter swiftly dismisses the idea of touring <br />
with former members.<br />
<br />
&#8220;Florian was still working with me at that time [of the idea for the shows], but when <br />
The Catalogue was finished he decided to concentrate on his research on synthetic <br />
speech. And the other drummers we haven&#8217;t seen since the mid-80s, basically.&#8221;<br />
<br />
The Catalogue has been more than just a tour, though. Hütter also suggests that <br />
it&#8217;s drawn a line under the band&#8217;s past. &#8220;Now this is done, one to eight,&#8221; he smiles. <br />
&#8220;Now we can concentrate on number nine.&#8221;<br />
<br />
So the long-awaited &#8211; and much discussed &#8211; new Kraftwerk album, the first in <br />
a decade, is definitely on its way? &#8220;Oh yes.&#8221; Is there a timeline? Hütter smiles <br />
broadly. &#8220;Of course. It&#8217;s music non stop!&#8221;<br />
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<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/australia-culture-blog/2013/jun/12/kraftwerk-new-album-catalogue-sydney" target="_blank">http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/australia-culture...e-sydney</a></div>


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<b>Mantis Radio 132 + .at/on</b><br />
<a href="http://darkfloor.co.uk/mantis-radio-132-aton/" target="_blank">Archive</a> / <a href="http://darkfloor.co.uk/mantisradio/MANTISRADIO132_ATON.mp3" target="_blank">Download</a> / <a href="http://www.mixcloud.com/darkfloor/mantis-radio-132-aton/" target="_blank">Stream</a> / <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/mantis-darkfloor-electronica/id264655442" target="_blank">iTunes</a> / <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/MANTIS" target="_blank">Podcast</a> /  <a href="http://darkfloor.co.uk/mantisarchives" target="_blank">Mantis Archives</a><br />
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<b>DVNT</b><br />
Merzbow Vs Nordvargr – Lorentz Covariance [Cold Spring]<br />
Roach – Metcalf – Fire Sky Portal [Projekt Records]<br />
Sense – 31mus [Psychonavigation Records]<br />
ATTRITION – Narcissist – Vi Rez mix [Two Gods]<br />
Krypt – Ziggurat [Teskoba]<br />
Manu C – The Point of No Return [Reaktivate]<br />
Akkord – Compound [Houndstooth]<br />
Slam – Lifetimes (Markus Suckut Redefinition 1) [Soma Records]<br />
Benjamin Damage – Delirium Tremens (Robert Hood remix) [50 Weapons]<br />
Delko – Valkry [Propellant Music]<br />
Lag – Applied Mechanics [Singularity Records]<br />
Ancient Methods – Knights + Bishops [Ancient Methods]<br />
Giorgio Gigli – Further Reflection [Electric Deluxe]<br />
Operator – Fearless [Audio Assault]<br />
DRH – CRS 4.1 [Curse]<br />
UVL – Bathory [Energun]<br />
Alavux – Pitch [Vocode Records]<br />
Aoki Takamasa – Rhythm Variation 02 [Raster-Noton]<br />
Mark Broom – 133 [Beardman]<br />
Hugo Bionics – Colours [Digital Distortions]<br />
Bombardier – Phantom [Bombardier]<br />
Orphx – Vanishing Point [Sonic Groove]<br />
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<b>.AT/ON</b><br />
.at/on – injection [dub]<br />
Male or Female – She Moves in Circles Not for Me [Alfa Matrix]<br />
Kangding Ray – World Within Words [Raster-Noton]<br />
Sanmi – ff_d2_02 [dub]<br />
v4w.enko – jjhgjfhf-A2 [dub]<br />
Kotra – 00-01 [Autoplate]<br />
AGF – human.sMISTAKEreports [Antiopic]<br />
.at/on – Touch [dub]<br />
Midaircondo – Come With Me [Twin Seed Recordings]<br />
Evala – Dzpls2Logi [Port]<br />
Blackasteroid – Black Acid (Alva Noto Remodel) [Electric Deluxe]<br />
sgnl_fltr – Thrust 2 [Stadtgruen]<br />
Bad Sector – Telemetry [Waystyx]<br />
Monoiz – Multi_Fractal [Crazy Language]<br />
Sturqen – Waltz [Kvitnu]<br />
.at/on – Micro [dub]<br />
Matti Pentikainen – All These Buildings Burn Beautiful [Katusea]<br />
THE HET – Ecocide [Territori—è]<br />
.at/on – Wayout [dub]<br />
<br />
<i>On the show this week we welcome <a href="http://14circles.org/" target="_blank">.at/on</a>, the work of Anton Holota, an experimental musician from Ukraine.<br />
<br />
Whilst studying physics at University he began recording music, his first work saw release in 2004. From there he began to develop a live set for performance, which he debuted in 2006. He has since gone to perform at Les Urbaines, DetaliZvuku, NetAudio Berlin 2009, Kvitnu, and MusCut.<br />
<br />
He’s a prolific recording artist, with his work appearing on many different labels and compilations. One of those compilations featuring his work was nominated for the 3rd Qwartz Electronic Music Awards. He has a techno/dub side project, COTF but it’s his experimental electronica that is what drew me to invite him onto the show.<br />
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Two of my favourite releases from him, both quite abstract in approach and sound are his 2010 release Pack –  a collaborative work with Eugen Vashchenko’s v4w.enko project released on Entity; and his 2008 release on Hungarian netlabel Complementary Distribution: Products Of Passed Days.<br />
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Since his University education he has studied applied acoustics which led to work as an Acoustics Engineer in Sweden.<br />
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<a href="http://darkfloor.co.uk/mantisarchives" target="_blank">Mantis Archives</a> / <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/mantis-darkfloor-electronica/id264655442" target="_blank">iTunes</a> / <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/MANTIS" target="_blank">Podcast</a></div>


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<b>Mantis Radio 131 + Anniversary Special #6</b><br />
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<b>DVNT</b><br />
Phat Chex – Uncertain Future [Darkfloor Sound]<br />
Phat Chex – Shrunken Heads [dub]<br />
Derlich – Vandal [dub]<br />
Si Begg – Losing It (Gella remix) [Noodles Recordings]<br />
Amit – Acid Trip [Tempa]<br />
ENOCH – Hype Infinite (Here It Comes) [ENOCH]<br />
D4F4K3-P4ND4 – BUG[s] [dub]<br />
Alavux – Roller [Battery Park Studios]<br />
Dave Clarke – Wisdom To The Wise (Red 2) (Steve Rachmad Dub) [BNR]<br />
<br />
<b>INGEN</b><br />
<i><a href="http://darkfloor.co.uk/mantis-radio-120-ingen/" target="_blank">our 3rd most popular session</a></i><br />
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<b>DVNT</b><br />
Anodyne – Empire of light (Boris Noiz mix) [Combat Recordings]<br />
David Meiser – Transcending Your Fears [Darkfloor Sound]<br />
Black Asteroids – Black Acid (Alva Noto Remodel) [Electric Deluxe]<br />
Arkist – Spiderdrudge [Future Inhale]<br />
Bas Mooy – Nastase (Developer remix02) [Audio Assault]<br />
Bebop + Rocksteady – Rubber Sophie (Jerome Hill Stripped Back remix) [Bonus Round]<br />
Blackmass Plastics – Ok Ozzy [Western Panorama Recordings]<br />
C Mantle – Congener 3 [Acre Recordings]<br />
Wulfweard – Found In Translation [TrusT]<br />
EDMX – Cerberus [Power Vacuum]<br />
<br />
<b>MAKATON</b><br />
<a href="http://darkfloor.co.uk/mantis-radio-119-makaton/" target="_blank">our 2nd most popular session</a><br />
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<b>DVNT</b><br />
House of Black Lanterns – Broken ft. Ghettozoid [Houndstooth]<br />
Kryptic Minds – Askum [Tectonic]<br />
Ontal – Output [Darkfloor Sound]<br />
Tomohiko Sagae – DSPS 2 [HueHelix]<br />
The Black Dog – Broken Mind [Dust Science]<br />
Jam City – The Courts [Night Slugs]<br />
Ctrls – Evident Mechanics 002 [Token]<br />
Savagen – RT2 [dub]<br />
Mark Broom – Silenced Part 2 [Beardman]<br />
Radioactive Man – Wreckorder [Wang Trax]<br />
Rachel Haircut – Drench.Sf2 [Aural Sects]<br />
Coefficient – Intrinsic Vector (Part 2) [Duality Recs]<br />
Si Begg – Losing It (Patscan remix) [Noodles Recordings]<br />
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<b>SOMATIC RESPONSES</b><br />
<a href="http://darkfloor.co.uk/mantis-radio-116-somatic-responses/" target="_blank">our most popular session</a><br />
<br />
<i>It’s that time of year again – our Anniversary Special.<br />
<br />
As we enter our 7th year of broadcasting Mantis Radio I take a retrospective look over the past year, re-playing some of my favourite tracks. Bearing in mind I played some 473 tracks across 23 shows, I’ve some task in getting that down to an hours worth.<br />
<br />
I’ll also be playing a 20 minute edit from our 3 most popular showcase sessions over the past year, as is the tradition with these anniversary shows.<br />
<br />
Over the weekend I looked at all the stats, taking into account downloads from the podcast, Mixcloud listens, url hits and archive visits to determine the most popular shows from the last 12 months.<br />
<br />
For those of you interested we had close to 300k hits on those shows and our most popular show turned in nearly 45k hits. Which is huge. I’m stunned and so proud the show has reached such a big audience.<br />
<br />
A huge thank you to all the showcased guests and labels – Rory St John, Dimentia, Boris Noiz, Villain, Robert Pain, Phat Chex, Aural Sects, Simplicity is Beauty, Somatic Responses (ambient), Scape One, Ekman, Makaton, Ingen, Borealis, Somatic Responses (hard), VNDL, Dexterous Numerics, Baeks, Ontal, Drugstore, Kawatin, Dead TV Society and most recently Nonima.</i><br />
<br />
<b>PREVIOUS SHOWS</b><br />
<a href="http://darkfloor.co.uk/mantisarchives" target="_blank">Mantis Archives</a> / <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/mantis-darkfloor-electronica/id264655442" target="_blank">iTunes</a> / <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/MANTIS" target="_blank">Podcast</a></div>


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