Since Connie’s last episode on AirDrop’s Podcast last March (AirPod Nº5 Connie - Matte on the Beach), the girl has been rocking many dancefloors worldwide. Well, first she came to get it down in Buenos Aires, where in the space of three days she played in three major spots “de la escena porteña”, with Fase Miusic Sender, Sr. Replicante and Nico Purman at our Extracto party!
(Be on the look out, as Piknic goes on til the 28th of September with more goodness coming up - Jennifer Cardini, Pig & Dan, Tony Rohr… - and concludes on a huge fest with the man himself, Claude VonStroke and and and…. Kevin Saunderson !)
In the middle of all her travels, Connie even finds some time to satisfy her NYC home public, like a couple days ago when she opened for Holger Zilske… But no wait ! No time ! She has to leave to Greece to play with Jeremy P. Caulfield, Miss Fitz and K.atou as part of her reSolute residency with Elon… Well I think we all got it by now, Connie is a busy busy lady ! In this edition of AirPod, she gives us a mix entitled Horny Music: an hour of the weird-sounds-filled, jumpy and funky mini-tech that only she has the secret. The mix is full of unreleased gems, some which apparently, might never see the light (such as the opening Alka_Rex track)… Enjoy!
Oh oh oh ! Wait ! I nearly forgot the most important !! We are honored, privileged, walking on air, on a high (…) to officially announce that Connie’s first production will be released as part of the new volume of our Extraction compilation series ! KEEP OUT, all I am allowed to say, is that this ish BURNS!
For all the music fans and producers, we are having a remix competition with Indaba and minitek. Indaba is a cool site for music collaboration, letting musicians from around the world to work on projects together through their site. minitek, which you should know by now is nyc’s first electronic music and innovation festival from Sept 12th to 14th. They are also extremely commited to emerging talents with artists like Monoblock, Format:B, Elon and of course Fase Miusic Sender on their first year line up. Check out the competition and maybe you will win yourself a release with us
and maybe a few other prizes…
There is already a remix up on indaba to check out and rumors of a several more coming!
Here is our Mid-Summer Selection for you. We are and have been listening to these tunes a lot. Some are old, others are more recent, and a few just released. Some are definitely perfect for the summer, some already prepare us for the Fall and Winter.
But ALL are worth checking and grooving to…
1. John Daly - Back it Up (International Records Recordings 001)
2. E-Bridge - Altosucios (Sushitech Purple 007)
3. Mirco Violi - A Quien Contarle (Heimatmelodie 008)
4. Lee Curtiss - Blue Blockin (Dumb Unit 043)
5. Marco Zenker - Indus (Funzion Medusa Remix) (igloo-rec 007)
6. Soul Clap - die Ente (Original Mix) (AirDrop 002)
7. Eklipse - Bipolar (Andres Zacco Remix) (alphahouse 011)
8. Tigerskin/ Dave DK - Volar (Miss Jools & RenRew Remix) (Moodmusic 061)
9. Marbert Rocel - Cornflake Boy (Solomun Dub) (Compost)
10. Detroit Grand Pubahs - Blind Date w/ Dr. Bootygrabber (Logistic 053)
11. Jacek Sienkiewicz - COM-BAT (Cocoon)
12. Estroe - Swinging Chair (Subconscious Elements 007)
13. Small Town Girls - Echizen Bells (Fountain Music 001)
We are very happy to celebrate our Tenth AirPod with a special guest:
Lunatik has been creating and interpreting electronic music for over a decade. Whether via energetic and diverse DJ sets, or his eclectic live show, the elements of sound and space are translated into a unique sonic signature.
Hailing from the indie-music mecca of Omaha, Aaron utilizes the ethos of independence in relation to his techno compositions. Whether by building custom synth patches or embarking on quests for field recordings, Lunatik’s work can embody concept while maintaining dancefloor functionality.
With a host of releases on forward thinking labels such as Leftroom, Kassette, and Communique along with maintaining his label Wreckless, Lunatik has managed to maintain a constant state of engagement. The culmination of his 2008 work will be released as his first artist album on Leftroom sub-label Leftout.
The color of sound : vibrant and subdued. Analog vintage digital intangibles. Minimal axioms reflection of maximums. Sound found and creations created. Reality debated participation abated. In favor of myriad sonic flavours.
And we are also happy to announce that Lunatik will be playing at our next function!
Its called AIRDROP WARNING SIGN and will be happening on August 8th, at Bar 13 in NYC. RSVP, and come listen to one of the most promising and talented artist this northern part of the continent has to offer. New York City’s Memek will be accompanying Lunatik as well as AirDrop residents Sergio and Paulo
AIRPOD 10 - LUNATIK
PLAYLIST
christoph schindling - redelight - eintakt
rone - spanish breakfast - in fine
bruno pronsato - same faces different names - hello repeat
seuil - detroit candies(lee curtiss remix) - eklo
ricardo villalobos - enfants(tambours)
paul kalkbrenner - bingo bongo - bpitch control
ezio - rivoli - cmyk
sis - orgsa - cecille
todd bodine - back to back - mothership
channel x - dirty laugh(lunatik remix) - kassette
bloddy mary vs sierra sam - black jack - einmaleins
loco dice - tight laces - desolat
marco carola - jackpot - plus8
moritz piske - slipless in seattle(matt stars slipfunk in scattle mashup) - opsm
paco osuna - transheet- plus8
jona - swamp - fumakilla
johnny d - orbitalife- oslo
schneider , galluzzi, schirmacher -albertino - cadenza
andomat 3000 - vertical smile - cecille
broombeck - the clapper - opsm
berovic & leicher - bananerama bar - international freakshow
marco carola - contortionist - plus8
lunatik - alexander supertramp - leftout
suokas - cocktail juice(doudou malicious remix) - multi vitamins
jean claude ades & vincent thomas - shingaling(martin eyerer remix) -
great stuff
stimming & h.o.s.h. - radar -dynamic
donk boys -doozer - frankie
sebo k - far out - mobilee
bukaddor & fishbeck - live is life - my best friend
channel x - freaky pilot - kassette
frankie - stoic - frankie
We have decided to launch a new post called “Tastes of the Future” to give your ears a preview of releases that will come out on AirDrop. We are always excited when one of our artists sends us a new remix or a freshly baked super dope track. And we wanted to share that feeling with you too…
It was not too long ago that we first started to receive demos and thankfully we have found some talented producers around the world. The track that is being previewed this week is a remix by Restart & Stone featuring VieSse. They are 4 young upbeat Italian artists that have really shown us some great material and a very positive open minded attitude that is an integral part of AirDrop.
So without making you wait any longer… why don’t you take a listen to a Retart & Stone loves VieSse remix of Minimaril’s Black Hole Hooked track which we released as part of the Samba EP.
MINIMARIL - BLACK HOLE HOOKED ( RESTART & STONE LOVES VIESSE REMIX )
We are very proud to have some of our fellow artists and friends on this line up and also just very eager to see this festival happen. The tickets went back on sale on RA for $60 (+fee), which I think is a pretty amazing deal for a line up like this and in NYC! They also now have VIP tickets selling for $150, with special bathroom access! Now that’s what I am talking about, no more stinky over abused port a potties. Honestly, when I heard minitek was doing a festival, I was expecting steeper prices, but am quite relieved to see that its quite affordable.
Now the minitek website is up and running as well as the “9 weeks” Butane podcast which sounds great and can be downloaded here. They have also kept the venue vail going a little bit longer, but at least have said that there will be two venues, an evening and daytime one (and maybe even a shuttle service between the two)
Now everyone, listen carefully: this is a very special mix we prepared just for you. Our great friend Clip is one of these rare artists that keep their head on their shoulders, remain humble and discreet … but will turn the spot upside-down with perfect selections, flawless style and personal vision.
Clip has been DJing for the last 9 years, he still regularly plays and has opened for some acts such as Superpitcher or Barem in his homeland of Buenos Aires. His productions merge Tech-House with Minimal, creating original, funny and funky grooves, sometimes including dub structures.
After appearing on our Extraction Compilation as Peter Pan Project, Clip will be presenting ‘Dub Etnic’ in a few weeks, it will be his first release on AirDrop Records and features a very special remix act!
Be on the lookout for the very special 10th AirPod episode!
Playlist
1. Sossa - Pinansa
2. Butane - Mute Solo
3. Mike Wall - Hacienda (Niko Schwind Remix)
4. Fusiphorm - Green chocolate (Koljah Remix)
5. Sossa - Jurassik (Davide Squillace Remix)
6. Mathew Jonson - Marionette (Adam Beyer Remix)
7. Matteo Spedicati - Let Agata Talk
8. Smith & Selway - Total Departure
9. Clip - Uiytkiii
Despite having a fever, Loco Dice held everything together and played an all night long set in honor of his latest album release 7 Dunham Place. His productions are dope at least 3 of the tracks are total hits like the joyful “La Esquina,” the dirty “Tight Laces”, or his bouncy dance floor killer that is “Pimp Jackson is talking now.” His album is available on Beatport and pretty much everywhere!
As for the night at Cielo, it is increasingly difficult to find a non-meathead infested place in the meat packing district, so our crew of friends had to spend a bit of time chatting outside in time for all the yuppies to leave us with a semi packed dance floor that we could share exclusively with Loco. We forgave him for a few technical missteps and all in all everyone there had a good time and could only speak highly of Dice’s addictive swinging rhythms.
