A dastardly display of techno at biblical proportions. We are very excited to return to our home The Bridge Hotel - for another music|dance revolt. This time, lead by the king of darkness - Maksim Dark
- featuring exclusively at Church of Techno for his only NSW show on his debut Australian tour. A sermon not to be missed.
• 14 hours of mischief
• 5 international / interstate guest artists
• 3 stages - outdoor and indoor
Facebook Event 

Recorded on a friday night, this one has a bit of a peak time vibe via berlin based Tooflez Muzik
Includes some new music from dynArec, UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE, a nice reissue from R. Campana & D. Reggi on A Colourful Storm, alongside some favs from Daniele Paduano, SAQUN, Nasty King Kurl & Nancy Fortune among others.

Join Happy Mag at the Marlborough Hotel in Sydney for the launch of Issue 12: our inaugural Sex Issue.
Come for a free night of killer live music, and be amongst the first to get your mitts on a copy of the Sex Issue. 
Happy Mag Article / Facebook Event with more info here. 

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Pretty happy how this one turned out. A bunch of styles I am digging! Some old rave and acid numbers, old and new electro from The Exaltics, Boska, Move D, Metope & CEM3340 (with a sneak peek of a forthcoming release by Ouxh via Lou Karsh / LKR RECORDS next month).

Please check it out if you have an hour spare, you can also find more episodes via the Quality Electronics facebook group

Another guest mix I am pretty happy with, Electro and EBM vibes for OSC KINS's Shubzin show on Vandelay Radio in the UK. Thanks for asking me to put something together, I had loads of fun.

You can listen to the show archive below with me in the mix for the first hour and OSC KINS for the 2nd hour. of the show. If you are in London and would like to hear more of these sort of vibes keep an eye out for his Subsidise Ldnwww.facebook.com/subsidiseldn/ gigs also.

I've been listening to the Analogue Interface Radio show broadcast on 89.7 in Perth via the show archives on soundcloud for a little while now.

When they asked me to put together something for episode 60 I decided to focus on some more abstract tracks and a few electro artists that I think deserve a bit more attention with the great music they are releasing. You can listen to the archive of the show which was aired on Thursday. 

If you are looking for something fresh to listen to the show archives and artist interviews can all be found via the Analogue Interface website.

​Tracklist
ITPDWIP - I Am Not Him [Lobster Theramin]
The Octagon Man - Vidd [Electron Industries]
London Modular Alliance - Lucid (Drox Remix)
Eon - I Live! [k]rack-troni[k] ‎                         
Shawn Rudiman  - Electro Days [Pittsburgh Tracks]
Cygnus - Intrastellar Cyberpunk [Biosoft Records]
CEM3340 - East 7 Miles [RotterHague Records]
Drox - N Sonic [Drox Industries]
Anthony Shake Shakir - Frictional Beat No.4 [Rush Hour Recordings]
FFT - sensory_hyperlinkfft_3abstract1 [Uncertainty Principle]
J Shaw - Levels Of Space                 
SAQUN- TK421
Tracey - CCLRT [Dial Records]          
Marco Bernardi - Junkie Bastard [Frustrated Funk]
Noord Halle - 8r care [BAKK]                  
Anthony Shake Shakir  - Space Probes [Morphine Records]
B.C. - Stronghold [i.t.p. recordings]
Chaos - Untitled? [Underground Resistance]
Linkwood - Fresh Gildans [Firecracker Recordings]
Shapeshiftr & The Sentinel - Electrik City [Southern Outpost]
Double Dutch - Tonight Is Your Night [Clone]

Not too long ago I came across the Hjärngymnastik mix series via a post on the discogs forums. 
The concept is simple a weekly mix from the host Kiskelfacit and in some of the more recent episodes include guest mixes also, one hour mix of electronic music that is released prior to 1999.

"There's so much good music from this part of the musical world that only got pressed on a specific cd compilation or a twelve inch release and did not get wider recognition when released. I'm trying to find as many of them as I can and will be presenting them in hour-long mixes. 

Some mixes will have more focused themes such as ambient techno, acid, bleep, electro, glitchy ambient, idm or detroit techno but most of them will contain tracks currently occupying my mind, regardless of style and genre."

Something I really like about the series is that so much interesting music came out and a lot of it is overlooked and can be picked up for a few dollars if you really dig to find something you like. 

The original artwork that compliments each episode is unique, two brains playing various sports in his unique style.
I was very excited to be asked to put something together to submit to the series.

I spent a good amount of time digging through my records and included a diverse range of sounds which hopefully blends well. Some of the records I included are the first I ever purchased, alongside some that I have only picked up in the last couple of weeks. 

I highly recommend checking out the mixes if you are looking for something to listen to. Recent guest mixes from Erell Ranson, Derek Carr and Placid are well worth checking out along with Kiskelfacit's episode 5 which I really enjoyed.

Tracklist

1. Steve Stoll - Surface Tension [Sm:)e Communications 1997]
2. Claude Young - Wind Up [7th City 1995]
3. XON - Dissonance [Network Records 1991]
4. The Scientist - Spiral Symphony [Kickin Records 1991]
5. Techno Grooves - Hiawa [Stealth Records 1990]
6. Luke Slater’s 7th Plain - Orient [Superstition ‎1994]
7. Graphite - Vibes [New Electronica 1995]
8. MaX 404 - May the force be with us! [Eevo Lute Muzique 1992]
9. Reese - Funky Funky Funk [Fragile Records ‎1991]
10. Infiniti - Flash Flood [Tresor 1995]
11. Patrick Lyndsey - Loony Loom [Harthouse 1996]
12. Norken - P.Fox [REEL Discs 1997]
13. Morgan Geist - Airpour [Environ 1995]
14. Psyance - Gates Of Heaven [ Plus 8 Records 1992]
15. Titonton - Metaphysical [Metamorphic Recordings 1995]
16. Paul Mac - Something [Fragmented Records 1998]

I'm pretty excited to be playing alongside IV drip & Estée Louder before an epic liveset from Hieroglyphic Being on Friday night.
Come along it will be an excellent party with top shelf electronic music leaning towards the experimental side of things:

​Hieroglyphic Being (Live) [Ninja Tune / Warp]
Drox
IV drip
Estée Louder

Headlining the night is a live set from Hieroglyphic Being, AKA Jamal Moss, one of the relatively unsung legends of the Chicago underground who’s been instrumental in keeping the Chi-Town sound alive for decades as DJ, promoter, radio host and experimental artist; his discography includes releases on Ghostly, Ninja Tune and Jeff Mills’s Axis Mission 6277. His fierce live sound takes acid back to its Chicago roots and into the future at the same time.

He’ll be supported by a trio of local heroes who will reinforce the night’s theme of bubbly acid, trippy synth experiments and hard-hitting drums: Analog Cabin co-founder and ledge Drox, IV Drip and Estée Louder (Control). It’s gonna be straight fire all night long!

More event info here : Resident Advisor / Facebook 

Pretty excited to lay down some tunes early for this one. alongside Katia Avorodis, Simon Caldwell B2B Kato and Phax Machine (LIVE).

Nightime Drama Presents a night of trippy acid, newbeat, rave and sub bass on the new and big KV2 Audio system at Club 77. 

Electro stars on the night include Sydney dons Simon Caldwell and Kato playing a techno-electro-hybrid b2b set, Phax Machine performing LIVE after a long hiatus in the studio with lots of fresh music for your ears and feet, rising star and impeccable selector Katia Avorodis plus Analog Cabin founder - Drox / Critical Automator spinning some of his favourite rare electro records.

See you in the basement.

21.00-22.30 Drox
22.30-12.00 Katia Avorodis
12.00-01.00 Phax Machine LIVE
01.00-close Simon Caldwell x Kato (B2B)

It's going to be a large night.

More event info here : Resident Advisor / Facebook

Review from DJ Mag 
VARIOUS
'System Updates'
Datadisk / Southern Outpost
8.0
'System Updates' is a clutch of two-minute tracks designed for DJs to add layers or spice to their mixes. Made by Australian San Franciscans The Sentinel and Sol37, and Sydney’s Drox, these tracks are actually more sophisticated than the beat tools they're described as. Drox’s ‘2.1.3’ is sun-kissed electro-funk, and Sol37’s ‘2.2.5’ with its eight-bit blurts and four-four beats, is firing. These are strong, though short tracks in their own right.
Pick up the release here https://southernoutpost.bandcamp.com/album/system-updates-ep

Pretty excited for this one. Everyone is digging deep and Analogue Resistance
has a brand new live set at the ready, it's a launch for Albert Chiovenda's new EP with support from myself, Colour and James Walsh
https://www.facebook.com/events/1949655318464273/

I'm grateful for being asked to contribute a track to the Nightime Drama : Southern Series compilation which is up for preorders now.
World class effort from everyone involved. Solid tracks from Jet Black, Simon Mann Music, Microlot, Oscar.Mike, Metamethod, Featherstone, Anthony Coppens & one from myself.
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https://nightimedrama.bandcamp.com/album/southern-series-001

I put together a mix for a new podcast series by the fine folks at Rhapsody.
You can catch me playing this Saturday night at a low key Postal Events warehouse jam.
See you on the floor!

Wow what a night, had the opportunity to close the Nightime Drama free party at Tokyo Sing Song last night.

Thanks to all the dancers that stayed till the very end for the duration of my closing set. Solid music all round, from the perfect warm up from Simon Mann & Jet Black  to the ever evolving Live set from Phax Machine and Kate Doherty's always solid DJ set. Good times! Looking forward to more NTD in the future.

If you haven't yet please do check out the label and podcast series. 

It is great to get out of the city from time to time and last years Trench party was so much fun I am honoured to be asked to play again.

TRENCH is held on a private property in a pristine forest in the Southern Highlands, near Bungonia National Park NSW.

It is well worth making the effort to go and enjoy the wilderness with like minded people enjoying some deep techno and experimental sounds for the whole weekend with a solid lineup of some of Sydneys best DJ's 
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Check out the last Trench podcast / radio show from Drox (1st 1/2) & Jansen Brown ahead of the party. Not long now.

I am very excited to be playing in the Electro room next weekend at Nightime Drama's Electro x Techno party with Cristian Vance Live..

Nightime Drama have already been pretty busy this year with Luke Hess headlining our event at the Sly Fox and of course the new release from Trinity & Steven Tang who's ‘Adrifting Voyage’ EP has been rinsed globally by everyone from Fred P to Steffi.

I am really excited to play alongside such a solid group of diverse DJ's, if your in Sydney do try and make it along, the venue will be boosted with extra sound in both rooms along with some excellent live acts (Trinity, Analogue Resistance & Simon Mann) putting together new material just for this gig..

I have no doubt that Dave Stewart, Oscar Mike, Kato, Lazy Susan & Katia Avorodis will be bring their A game as well.
See you on the floor!

Facebook Event | Tickets from Resident Advisor

Dalekovod (power lines) – series of electro music compilations released on Crobot Muzik (1st Croatian electro label) formed by DJ Xed and N-ter, founders of Crobot Crew.

I contributed a track to the epic 74 Track release to raise money for fellow electro producer Phil Duple of Greystates  
who is feeling much better after some more of the much needed treatments. A real community of like minded people coming together to selflessly help another is a wonderful thing.

The 4th release on the Analog Cabin Label is out today from Adrian Burns / Drox under a new alias which brings a modern twist to retro - future Electro and Techno vibes on this new EP.

With some great feedback so far "Super genuine electro sounds and authentic old school vibes meet futuristic robot language. Great stuff!!"

released November 1, 2017

Recorded and Mixed at Studio B
Mastered at Analog Cabin

Artwork by Donna Millan

.It was a pleasure speaking to Red Bull Music about what makes us at Analog Cabin and other analogue enthusiasts and audiophiles tick.

Thanks for the support. If you can touch it and it makes a noise we are all about it. Read more about it here.