Q: What's the NECODO crew been digging on recently?
A: Our mind's gone Blank! Blank... Artists!
In this issue, we catch up with one of our favorite young producers, Mr. Josh Dahlberg: DJ and co-head of Blank Artists. Josh discusses how he got into electronic music, what he uses to produce and his take on Detroit techno. Over in the store, we have lots of hot new releases: Gant Garrard, whose "Hot Mama" is a must listen with Sweet Pauline on vocals; Punisher and David Powers with "Enter The Hej" - 4 deep tracks of techno beauty; Milos Pavlovic drops a huge EP that should be a club staple until summer; Terrence Parker with "The Rosa Resolution", featuring MC Al Sharpton; new label Dead Homies bringing some fresh jungle to the table - and tons more!
Josh Dahlberg counts the city as much an influence as his musical education: Kraftwerk, Talking Heads, The Police, Yaz, Trent Abbe, and Gil Scott-Heron. After getting into music at an early age, he rarely did much else besides sports and hanging with friend and future label partner, Josh Cummings. Dahlberg founded Blank Artists while in college in Northern Michigan. He earned his status in Detroit after working with Underground Resistance/Submerge at their famous base camp on Grand Ave. He is proud that XLR8R has called him "a refiner of the Detroit sound...well on the way to making an impact on dance music"...
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Starting in a dark corner speaker with a popped cone, "This Time" builds slowly with horn stabs and hypnotic dancing synth lines. Getting progressively lighter in "Hasty Mode", Josh uses unusual and original sounds to create his take on Techno. "So Electro" features busted circuit noise so raw and unforgiving it pushes you to the edge until the effected vocal comes in. Dahlberg hits stride running fast and hard on " Budapest Flight" the clubbing stand out of the album. "Ink Flamed" gets the feet heady and "Splinter Sleep" finishes the release off cooling things down for the after party transition.
Album "Hot Momma" by Gant Garrard on record label Dust Traxx Chicago. Download MP3, WAV, FLAC.Genres: houseTrack 1: "Hot Mamma" by Gant Garrard on record label "Dust Traxx Chicago".Track 2: "Groove The Feelin'" by Gant Garrard on record label "Dust Traxx Chicago".Track 3: "U Just Good Inside" by Gant Garrard on record label "Dust Traxx Chicago". |
Album "Enter the Hej" by Punisher & David Powers aka Cyborg K on record label Hej Records. Download MP3, WAV, FLAC.Genres: detroit techno, minimal, technoTrack 1: "You're Killing Me" by Punisher on record label "Hej Records".Track 2: "Itikiti" by Dave Powers on record label "Hej Records".Track 3: "Itikiti" by Dave Powers on record label "Hej Records".Track 4: "You're Killing Me" by Punisher on record label "Hej Records". |
Album "Momentum presents Trapizator" by Milos Pavlovic on record label DBH Music. Download MP3, WAV, FLAC.Genres: hard techno, minimal, technoTrack 1: "Trapizator" by Milos Pavlovic on record label "DBH Music".Track 2: "Da Sent Secrets" by Milos Pavlovic on record label "DBH Music". |
Album "The Rosa Resolution" by Terrence Parker on record label Parker MusicWorks. Download MP3, WAV, FLAC.Genres: deep house, house, vocal houseTrack 1: "The Rosa Resolution" by Terrence Parker on record label "Parker MusicWorks".Track 2: "The Rosa Resolution" by Terrence Parker on record label "Parker MusicWorks". |
Album "Ganja Fi Legal" by Jacky Murda feat. Ward 21 & Jason Sweetness on record label Dead Homies. Download MP3, WAV, FLAC. |
Album "The Source Volume 14" by Various Artists on record label The Source. Download MP3, WAV, FLAC.Genres: acid techno, downtempo, hard techno, house, minimal, tech house, technoTrack 1: "Descendant" by Alex Zelenka on record label "The Source".Track 2: "Break" by DJ Haze on record label "The Source".Track 3: "Here It Comes" by Jesse Voorn on record label "The Source".Track 4: "Verbrennungstechnologie" by Stephan Panev on record label "The Source".Track 5: "Minimal & Big Hits" by Roxz Thompson on record label "The Source".Track 6: "Elastic Body" by Amir on record label "The Source". |
Album "Fool's Gold" by Ssion on record label Sleazetone Records. Download MP3, WAV, FLAC. |
Album "Camila del Mar" by DJ Herr on record label DeepClass Records. Download MP3, WAV, FLAC.Genres: deep house, house, minimal techno, tech houseTrack 1: "Camila del Mar" by DJ Herr on record label "DeepClass Records".Track 2: "Camila del Mar" by DJ Herr on record label "DeepClass Records". |
Album "Transport EP" by Marco Severino on record label Leichtklang Recordings. Download MP3, WAV, FLAC.Genres: minimal, minimal technoTrack 1: "Curlew" by Marco Severino on record label "Leichtklang Recordings".Track 2: "Monorail" by Marco Severino on record label "Leichtklang Recordings". |
Album "Styrofoam Soup EP" by Various Artists on record label DesignForms. Download MP3, WAV, FLAC.Genres: downtempo, dubstep, minimal, technoTrack 1: "Animal Chin" by Staple on record label "DesignForms".Track 2: "One Inna Million" by Metaphase on record label "DesignForms".Track 3: "Recliner" by Ebe on record label "DesignForms". |
Album "Interstella EP" by Night Drugs on record label Beatism. Download MP3, WAV, FLAC.Genres: disco house, electro, euro house, house, post rockTrack 1: "Introduction" by Alexandre Faivre on record label "Beatism".Track 2: "Summer's Ended" by Alexandre Faivre on record label "Beatism".Track 3: "You Can't Touch Me" by Alexandre Faivre on record label "Beatism".Track 4: "C18" by Alexandre Faivre on record label "Beatism". |
Album "My Streets" by Murderbot on record label Dead Homies. Download MP3, WAV, FLAC. |
Album "The Hive EP" by Andrew Chibale on record label Surge. Download MP3, WAV, FLAC.Genres: house, tech house, technoTrack 1: "The Hive" by Andrew Chibale on record label "Surge".Track 2: "Pressure" by Andrew Chibale on record label "Surge". |
Album "Far Too Louth EP" by Sean Nash on record label Afro Acid-Digital. Download MP3, WAV, FLAC.Genres: acid house, house, techno, vocal houseTrack 1: "Shufflin" by Sean Nash on record label "Afro Acid-Digital".Track 2: "Shufflin" by Sean Nash on record label "Afro Acid-Digital".Track 3: "81 Ave A." by Sean Nash on record label "Afro Acid-Digital".Track 4: "Infection" by Sean Nash on record label "Afro Acid-Digital".Track 5: "Infection" by Sean Nash on record label "Afro Acid-Digital".Track 6: "Infection" by Sean Nash on record label "Afro Acid-Digital".Track 7: "Nitetime on A" by Sean Nash on record label "Afro Acid-Digital". |
Album "Iceworks" by Danzai on record label Xynthetic. Download MP3, WAV, FLAC.Genres: minimal techno, tech house, technoTrack 1: "Iceworks" by Danzai on record label "Xynthetic".Track 2: "Rising Sun" by Danzai on record label "Xynthetic".Track 3: "Light Pollution" by Danzai on record label "Xynthetic". |
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