Beatport has some swanky new digs in Berlin, and a brand-new DJ booth to boot! To inaugurate our new space, we invited Paulo Reachi to drop by for a mix, which we broadcast live on our Ustream.

If you’re not familiar with Paulo’s name, that’s because he’s more of a behind-the-scenes kind of guy, having worked at PIAS and !K7 in addition to his current gig as A&R and label manager at Tresor; he’s also a co-founder of Argentina’s Airdrop Records.

Read on to check out the archived audio and video of Paulo’s set; also check out his Beatport Live Chart featuring highlights from his set, including cuts from Franco Cinelli, Mike Huckaby, and DJ Jus-Ed.

Thanks for stopping by Beatport to play for us! What’s it like to play in the Beatport booth, and have you done other live Internet mixes like this?

And this was not just any Beatport booth! It was the new office’s booth that I inaugurated, on the first day of moving into the new space, which is, by the way, a fantastic one. This was the second time I play on such an Internet broadcasted session. The previous one had three girls in bikinis doing body painting next to us, maybe a good idea to use!

Could you tell us a little about your track selection today? How did you pick out tracks for the mix, and what tunes are you particularly feeling right now?

As usual, nothing really thought out in advance. However, normally on radio shows, I like to play some non-electronic music or non-4/4 tracks that I am listening to at the moment. But this time around, since the public is definitely looking to hear something on the electronic side, I felt like doing a deep selection, what I would play in a warmup set maybe.

Are there any upfront, unreleased tracks you played that we should be keeping our eyes open for?

A good part of the tracks I played today is unreleased material by my good friends from Argentina, Franco Cinelli, Andres Zacco and Leonel Castillo. These three guys make the most incredible music you ever heard, each one in their own styles. Franco makes the classiest club tracks, Andres produces the most subtle techno you will ever get the chance to listen, and Leonel can really cover the whole electronic spectrum – he can do anything in the most distinguished manner. Franco Cinelli will be releasing new remixes on my label Airdrop Records and on BPitch Control. Leonel Castillo will be launching Groovear, his vinyl label, in 2012, and Andres Zacco is releasing his new 12” on Airdrop with a Swayzak remix and a stellar remix of Icelandic techno veteran Exos, on Aux-Rec – but that’s vinyl only… sorry!

What’s your DJ setup like? Do you play with Traktor, Serato, Ableton, CDJs, or something else?

Mostly CDs and some vinyl too – I used Traktor for a couple years, but that’s over now! It is too much of a hassle to plug all these cables in the mixers, but also to rely on your computer which can always crash.

For listeners who want to check you out in person, could you tell us about any club residencies you may have, and where you’ll be touring next?

I will be playing on December 10th at Horst Kreuzberg in Berlin, on the 17th in Hong Kong at Bassment and in Paris on January 26th.

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“Airdrop is a US label with various releases on the market, always successful amongst the most undeground DJs, with a catalog filled with anything from tech-house, deeper shades in techno, all the way to chill-out and nu-disco, showcasing artists like Franco Cinelli, Maya Jane Coles or Soul Clap.

On this occasion they unleash one of these Argentine stars who fill their production with pure class, as it is the case for Andres Zacco, already known for his preceding records on Airdrop or Ilian Tape. On the record we can find three original picks, absolutely exquisite, melodic and deep cuts, and a remix by Swayzak. 9.5/10″

Maya Jane Coles, who recently remixed Fritz & Lang on Airdrop, included Alejandro Mosso’s remix of Diminutos in her Essential Mix for Pete Tong’s legendary BBC Radio 1 show.

You can listen to her mix below. Alejandro Mosso’s remix gets mixed in @ 53 mins into the recording!

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Maya Jane Coles – Essential Mix – 09-07-2011

“the duo meld Benoit & Sergio-esque verses (…) silky deep house (…) interesting electro patches (…) always quirky, but never weird.” Resident Advisor – March 2011

“Maya Jane Coles remix is already a hit. An adventurous record, yet always perfect.”
De:Bug – April 2011

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Famous German photographer, Ellen von Umwerth, picked Nicolas Jaar’s AirPod Episode 19 as soundtrack to the making of video for her new Schwarzkopf photoshoot.

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“Some very fine ambients originating from the southern hemisphere.“ De:Bug - March 2011

“Reminiscent of Mixmaster Morris / The Irresistible Force. Beautiful.” Groove – March 2011