They used to call Stirling Moss "the greatest never," as in the greatest British driver never to win the Drivers’ Championship in Formula 1… but who cares! Cuz we’re not talkin about Sir Stirling the classy old geriatric, we’re talking about triple decks techno geezer James “Sterling” Moss… main main to UK techno label RaceTrax, yes, the guy who brought us choons on the label from acid techno mafia kingpin Guy McAffer, all-around wicked party chic and radio jock Anne Savage, PowerTools addict Ant, and even Lab 4, yes THIS Sterling Moss, will be banging the decks Saturday, January 27 at the Penthouse Lounge, 1434 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach. Blackbox Soundsystem is getting dusted off again and will be in full effect on the night… so come on out and support Sobebeats for another of their fun free parties. Click "Continue Reading" to see the event poster.
Continue Reading January 17th, 2007
Many people assume that in North America, the London acid techno and hard techno scene, humble as it has always been, was fueled by party-people in cities like Toronto, Montreal, NYC, Chicago, and Detroit in the mid to late 90s. True enough. But if you ask folks in the know they may surprise you with more clarity: cities like Indianapolis… home of Adam Jay’s SUBterror or Kalamazoo, home of Jay Denham’s Black Nation records may be added to the list, still, rarely will the KC-area get its due, although in all honesty it deserves a place for its participation in some of the earliest acid techno parties in the US featuring names like Chris Liberator, D.A.V.E. the Drummer, and Rowland the Bastard.
Here is a mix to bring in the year from KC’s DJ Solaris featuring Andreas Kremer, Jeff Amadeus, Lars Klein…and more hard techno and schranz for the addicts. This is absolute hard techno the way you want it for the new year.. continue reading for an interview with Solaris about the Great Plains techno scene, a link to the audio mix, and a complete track listing of this set.
Continue Reading January 5th, 2007
