Born in Sacramento, California, Daniel Bell grew up outside of Toronto, Canada, and then moved to Detroit where he collaborated with Richie Hawtin as Cybersonik for three years on +8 Records. In 1991, he started his own label, Accelerate, on which he released his influential releases as DBX. Based on nearby Chicago ‘track’ records, he reduced that sound further into funky, streamlined grooves. The formula proved to be successful and helped launch a new aesthetic in techno and house music known as ‘minimal’.
Over the past few years Jake Fairley has become recognized as a key force in the growing Canadian electronic music scene. Since June 2000, Jake has had nearly twenty releases under various names and on various labels, mostly under the Kompakt Distribution umbrella. Being from Toronto, he has developed a style which is a little harder, a little drier, and a lot dirtier than the common sound from Montreal.
Minimal-techouse mix from DJ Juan Amir from the Netherlands. More mixes can be found here…
Nocturnal is a 2 hour weekly show presented by Matt Darey covering the best new tracks from all genres of dance music including electro, progressive, house, breaks & trance.
Liveset from swedish dj and prducer Marcus Stork played at Mimetica Morphing Club in Madrid, Spain. Also check out Marcus’ other 20+ dj-sets with direct links below. Enjoy!