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Happy PI Day (π)!! which is a perfect time to mention I am excited to be playing an extended set in the headline slot for the 3.14159 (π) crew next Friday as Drox. It's a solid lineup: Lazy Suzan, Neotex & Ezra in a spot I haven't been to yet. Should be good vibes all round, byo etc  Here is a couple of snaps from the gig in case you missed it.  
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Thought I'd share the recording from Ezra GB's Orbital Radio show from a little while ago.
First hour is me (Drox) and then back to back with Ezra for the 2nd hour. I included a tracklist for the first hour below. Thanks for having me on the show. 
Tracklist Like A Hawk (D.B. Version) - Golden Teacher Meets Dennis Bovell [Optimo] Night Of The Illuminati - Squadra Blanco [Holosynthesis] Saturn 01 - Marvin & Guy [MM Discos] System - Dave Mono [Bass Agenda] Physique - Amato [Cititrax] Microchip League - MCL [Westside] На Велодроме 141 - Velodrome [Dark Entries] Doin It Deep (X Rated Throat Mix) - Ecstasy Club [Swordfish] Saturn V (feat. Angela Santa) - Norwell [Dalmata Daniel] XL - Jensen Interceptor [Boyznoize] Yamagic - Gesloten Cirkel [Moustache] Vinex Deathwish - Mr Clavio [Creme Organisation] Moebius - Voice Stealer [Subvert] Shock Headed - Warlock [Craigie Knowes] Binary Systems - Microthol [Trust] Sighting In The Abyss (Kiti808 Extended Edit) - Drexciya Satisfaction - Cygnus [Electro Records] ? Overcast - ERP [Forgotton Future] Also this is on Saturday. Diverse lineup: Melt Unit, Kate Doherty, LUCY CLICHE, Grumblemorph, Fer, Annabelle Gaspar & me providing the soundtrack to the evening. This party crew always manage to find new exciting locations. If you made it to the last one you know it's going to be fun. Call the number on the flyer old school style on the night to find out the spot. 
A great evening. thanks again Eden Grill!
In January 2021 I was invited by Pharmaceutical Audio to play some records in a small retail popup shop w/ Illusory Interiors. It was the fist time out and about after lockdown and was great to socialise with people and share some music. I went for a different vibe to what I usually play and listening back I think it turned out nicely. Here is the recording and tracklist bar one that I can't work out atm but will add later on. Enjoy! Tracklist Like A Hawk (D.B. Version) - Golden Teacher Meets Dennis Bovell [Optimo Music] Saturn 01 - Marvin & Guy [MM Discos] Drie - Klanken [Deewee] System (Rivet Inside Looking Out Edit) - S. English Night Of The Illuminati - Squadra Blanco [Holosynthesis] Massai Woman - Bobby Konders [International Deejay Gigolo Records] New Horizons (Main) - DJ Deep [Deeply Rooted] The Groove - Da Posse [Clone Classic Cuts] African Rhythms - Bookworms [L.I.E.S. Records] ? One Circle - The Vision [Metroplex] Flexx - Black Dahlia [Insane Industry] Silenced - Duplex [Clone] With In With Out - LHAS [Push II Shove] Rainy Day Savior - John Beltran [Styrax Records] Ready To Roll It - Motor City Techno Mob [Techno City Records] Freeky Deeky - Kosmik Messenger [Elypsia] 022 - Laurent Garnier [F Communications] Constructing Space - Micronism [Delsin] Who’s up for a studio warming party? tomorrow night the 19th. Got a thumpin' club rig, a killer party space and Mike Witcombe, Robert Erskine, Felix Warmuth myself and David Harman throwing down all original music all night. Might be some other special appearances too Hit me up for details. Let's dance 
This is a re-upload of a guest mix from a while ago on Analog Interface radio show broadcast on 89.7 Twin Cities FM in Perth.
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 with one of mine thrown in the mix too. Tracklist I Am Not Him - ITPDWIP [Lobster Theramin] Vidd - The Octagon Man [Electron Industries] Lucid (Drox Remix) - London Modular Alliance I Live! - Eon [k]rack-troni[k] Electro Days - Shawn Rudiman [Pittsburgh Tracks] Intrastellar Cyberpunk - Cygnus [Biosoft Records] East 7 Miles - CEM3340 [RotterHague Records] N Sonic - Drox [Drox Industries] Frictional Beat No.4 -Anthony Shake Shakir [Rush Hour Recordings] sensory_hyperlinkfft_3abstract1 - FFT [Uncertainty Principle] Levels Of Space - J Shaw TK421 - Saqun CCLRT - Tracey [Dial Records] Junkie Bastard - Marco Bernardi [Frustrated Funk] 8r care - Noord Halle [BAKK] Space Probes - Anthony Shake Shakir [Morphine Records] Stronghold - B.C. [i.t.p. recordings] Untitled? - Chaos [Underground Resistance] Fresh Gildans - Linkwood [Firecracker Recordings] Electrik City - Shapeshiftr & The Sentinel [Southern Outpost] Tonight Is Your Night - Double Dutch [Clone]
Recording of my Drox set yesterday at the SFC Lockdown Live Stream Festival is up on youtube with tracklist which includes some cheeky unreleased Analog Cabin jams if you missed it or would like to rewatch. You can check out and download just the audio here if you prefer also.
Tracklist Fireplace - Organic Process [Analog Cabin] Psycosyin - The Black Dog [Warp Records] Ghost Node - Mikron [Central Processing Unit] Seeing Sense - Luke Slater's 7th Plain [General Production Recordings] Leave It All Behind - Instra:mental [Apple Pips] Binary Systems - Derek Carr [Subwax Excursions] D1 Untitled - Heiko Laux [i220] Aurora - VC-118A [Delsin] Ellipse - Kit Clayton [Parallel Recordings] Endless - VC-118A [Delsin] Mariana - Versalife [Frustrated Funk] Dark Lake - Heinrich Dressel [Barba Records] Rapide 5 - Philippe Laurent [Minimal Wave] Xon (Slight Return) - The Octagon Man [Electron Industries] Circus - Illbot [Analog Cabin] Got The Tang - Nasty King Kurl [777 Recordings] Nannytown - UR [Underground Resistance] Sonic Spectrometer - John Heckle [Tabernacle Records] Larial - Reedale Rise [Emotions Electric] Discolor - Transmission 09 [Frogman Records] Semiprimes - Cignol [Lunar Disko Records]
Decided to record some mixes with some good vibes while in lockdown starting with this selection of 45's.
Ended up a bit of an 70's and 80's vibe. Includes some dub mixes, 80's boogie and lost electronic oddities. The edit/ remix by Paris Pompor is a highlight for sure. Let me know if you are digging it.
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Trans Amor Express - Takenoko [1988] Attic Secrets - Dãm-Funk [2009] Monkey, Monkey - Eurythmics [1982] Here To Go (Dub) - Cabaret Voltaire [1987] Hot Wax - Van Twist [1984] In Zaire (Mara Edit) - African Business [1990] Bass (How Low Can You Go) - Simon Harris [1988] Let The Music Play (Instrumental) (Dub Mix) - Shannon [1983] 3,000,000 Synths - Chas Jankel [1981] Bumpa2Bumpa...All Night Long (Groovescooter Edit) - Groovescooter [2020] I Dub U - Freeez [1983] Runaway (Dub Mix) - Gary's Gang [1984] Crystal World - Crystal Grass [1975] Can You Move (Instrumental) - Modern Romance [1984] It's A War - Kano [1980] Hit The 'O' Deck - Pigbag [1983] I Love You - Yello [1983] Flesh And Steel - The Flying Lizards [1984] Money Is Honey - Zinno [1986] 24 Hours From Culture - Part II - New Musik [1981]  The Electro Manifesto is the new 25 track album by electro mainstay DVS NME. A follow up to the previous long player Dunklewissenschaft which was released one year prior which was a subtle nod to his Electro inspirations. The new release is more of an abstract inspiration drawn from Karl Marx, the German philosopher's economic and political theory. After hearing about these concepts we decided to find out more about the release and process behind it below. Hi Johan, thanks for taking the time to chat. The Electro Manifesto is a great release which includes a solid and varied collection of 25 tracks. I was interested to ask you about your production process. Do you go into the studio with a clear idea beforehand? It’s pretty rare that I ever start a studio session with a stated goal in mind. My approach has always been to allow my creativity to drive the experience. Most of the time my brain naturally gravitates toward downtempo Electro but other times I might end up with Italo Disco, EBM or even Synthpop. I also produce music with my girlfriend under the name ‘Gated Reverb’ so the process will vary based on the variables of the session. Sometimes I might have something (a basic idea) sketched out on an iPad app that I’ll then move into the hardware realm but that doesn’t happen too often. Mostly I just let my instincts take the wheel. Are you using the same instruments through the E.P.? Or do you change it up with each track? For this album, the tracks were produced from the second half of 2020 up until late April of 2021. During that time I used a variety of instruments in the songs due to the fact that I was selling old gear and upgrading into new gear. This album features all of the following: Hydrasynth, SE-02, SH-01, TB-03, Minilogue, System 8, Juno 106, Juno 60, System 100, SH-2, JX-3P, Jupiter 8, Novation Peak, MicroKorg and a bunch of iPad apps to emulate the sounds of MonoPoly, Polysix, Minimoog, OB8, Arp Odyssey, MS-20 and others. It is very rare that I work solely in the DAW world though three of the tracks (Externalities, Red Scare and Alienation) on this 25-track release were produced only using an iPad within Korg Gadget. The title of the release “The Electro Manifesto” is interesting. Does it have a specific meaning behind it? The entire theme behind the album is based on the philosophy of Karl Marx. The album title is a direct take on ‘The Communist Manifesto’, which is one of his most famous (and shortest) writings from 1848. I have long been a leftist and was very inspired by the political and economic thinking of folks like Fredrich Engels, Richard Wolff, Angela Davis, Upton Sinclair, Bernie Sanders and of course Marx himself. All the song titles reference some idea that is tied to socialist critiques of capitalism. Some are concepts that I find to be abhorrent (tracks like Red Scare, Class Traitor, Wage Slavery) and even some track titles that may cause people to use Google to in order to understand the meaning (tracks like Historical Materialism, Commodity Fetishization, Division Of Labor). The idea was to shine light on what seems to be a turbulent time for global capitalism. During the pandemic, the failings of capitalism were laid out in front of the masses in a way that was clear for anyone to understand. That and the rise of far-right movements around the world motivated me to theme the album in the way that I did. I felt as though there wouldn’t be a better time to pay tribute to those thinkers than now. The album cover is also an adaptation of the original cover for the first publishing of Marx and Engels’ ‘The Communist Manifesto’.   Forty Five day started towards the end of 2019 as a way to celebrate the humble 7 inch single. The outcome of that was 45 individual submissions from DJ's that are enthusiastic about playing the format which went live on the 4th May 2020 which you can still check out here. For the upcoming 2021 celebration (along with an all day twitch live stream) more than 100 mixes have been submitted. Musically encompassing a broad range like 80’s soul, afrobeat, big band, boogie, boom bap, brass band, Brazilian/bossa nova, breakbeats, cinematic, covers, dance, downtempo, dub, electro, funk, hip hop, house, Irish, italo disco, jazz, jump blues, latin, mod, nu wave, punk rock, rare groove, rave, re-edits, reggae, rock and roll, samba, soul and much more. I decided to reach out to Criztoz from the Original 45ers who is behind the event concept. I like the idea because the format lends itself to quick mixing and having to be very selective about which tracks to include in your set. Especially when you only have 45 minutes to showcase your musical tastes and style. This makes DJing with 45s so much fun and this definitely comes across in all of the mixes. You can read more about his thoughts behind the 45 day concept in the interview below. Just thought I'd also mention that I also have a appreciation for the 45 it's not something that I play out too often but have been collecting them for some time too so I also submitted a mix for 45 day with a new alias DR.Ox or (Doctor Ox) which you can check out via mixcloud.  What sparked your interest in the 7 inch single? and the idea behind celebrating 45 day.
I have bought and collected music for many years on all formats and became a DJ quite a few years ago starting with Vinyl and CDs and then moving onto digital DJing using Traktor DVS with the Jellyfunk Allstars. My Co-DJ Adrian (Big404) suggested a few years ago that we do a night playing just 45s. We had so much fun packing a bag of 45s and only playing what we had with us instead of scrolling through digital crates. Soon after we became the Original 45ers playing just 45s at bars, cafes, galleries and festivals including Glastonbury 2019. Since then I got involved with the Forty Five Kings group and met up with lots of other 45s DJ's. I have been involved in taking part and DJ'ing at some Record Store Day events and I came up with the idea in late 2019 that it would be fun to dedicate a day to the humble 7 inch vinyl. No one else seemed to be doing it so i decided to go for it and settled for the date 04 May as it would read 4.5.2020/2021 etc. It was originally intended to be a few live events around the world happening on the day itself but Covid stepped in and stopped those plans so it went online and I asked DJ's to put together a 45 minute audio mix using just 45s. It started small and has already grown and is now in its second year. Last year was just about the audio mixes. This time around I am also running an all day twitch live stream with DJ's from around the world playing just 45s. Hopefully next year when we are able to there will also be live events happening on the day itself around the world. What are you listening to right now? I am currently going through and listening to all of the mixes submitted for 45 day. At the time of writing I am up to 59 mixes submitted and i have listened to about half of them so far. In addition I'm listening to 45s from my collection preparing for my live streams on my twitch channel and also on the Forty Five Kings channel. Who or what is inspiring you musically and otherwise? All of the DJ's who have submitted mixes for 45 Day and also all of the DJ's i watch on Twitch live streams. I have been introduced to so much amazing new music and styles as a result of 45 Day and Twitch that it has been truly inspiring and has impacted on the music I play during my sets. For example I did not previously know what Freakbeat, Ye-Ye, or French Canadian music styles were. I do now due to listening to DJ sets. They are great and I will be adding 45s from these styles to my collection soon. Listening to all these mixes and streams constantly also inspires me to dig deeper for 45s. I am also inspired by how much love DJ's have for the 7" vinyl and this pushes me to do as much as i can to promote the format further. Anything else you would like to share? Thank you for inviting me to do this interview and for submitting a great mix yourself. I just wanted to add a couple of things. Firstly I have been really impressed with the community that has grown around 45s. Everyone is super friendly, happy to help others out with tips, advice and details on the 45s they are playing. In addition everyone wants others to succeed in this new world we find ourselves in. Secondly I also want to mention my talk show called "Part of my Journey". Each episode I speak to 2 guests about mental health, disability, hidden disabilities, DJ'ing, streaming, online communities and more. All of my guests have been amazingly open in talking about their lives and experiences. I feel these are very important topics as we have all been through so much over the last year or so and mental health is as important as physical health. If you would like to find out more about 45 Day you can check out the website www.fortyfiveday.com and follow us on the socials: twitch.tv/fortyfiveday instagram.com/fortyfiveday mixcloud.com/45day facebook.com/fortyfiveday 
Had a great time playing at Vitalise. It was great to dust off the cobwebs and play a live hardware set for the first time i a long time and the first time socialising with dancing permitted for a long time also. Well worth checking out the other events coming up if you are in Sydney.
Expect modular synthesisers with masses of blinking lights and tangled patch cables, performers playing obscure objects like panes of glass or hurdygurdies, drums played without sticks, eye bending visuals, DNA being turned into music, drones, dubs, noise, sub-bass, cut up vocals and beats alike. Improvisation, collaboration, sonic exploration. Genres being blurred, bent and re-invented before your ears. 
Thanks to Hamish from the Natural High Radio Show on Orbital Radio for the invite to put together a mix for the show. This one clocks in just under two hours with a great mix of old and new fav's. Enjoy!
Tracklist 1. Kenny Larkin - Tedra 2. Metamatics - Blue Water 3. MSRG - Hyrcanian Shores 4. The Other People Place - Sunrays 5. Josh Wink - Dame Deep 6. Voice Stealer - Evaluation 7. Cignol - With You 8. Cygnus - 黒魔術オーケストラ (feat. Yukihito Tsuge) 9. Cignol - Program Shift 10. Model 500 - Infoworld 11. Carl Finlow – Capacitance 12. Freestyle Man Featuring Irwin Berg - Cyberchrist 13. Anthony Rother - Basic Level 14. Jeremiah R. - The Escape 15. Wata Igarashi - Spirits In The Rain 16. ERP - Burning Question 17. Lou Karsh - LIVEELECTRO001 18. Microthol - Smallfish 19. Morphology - Bipolar Nebula 20. Plant43 – Edge Of The Wood 21. The Kosmik Kommando - E 22. Psi Performer - 1992 23. CRC - Vaskitsaherra (E.R.P. aka Convextion Remix) 24. Cygnus – Hologram Killa 25. Terrestrial Access Network - Multimode 26. Anthony Rother – Sex With The Machines 27. Haron - Rotate (Jeremiah R remix) 28. Reedale Rise - Larial 29. Marco Bernardi - Catching Clouds in Outerspace 30. Amper Clap - Don't Stop 31. AL355|0 - Persistence of Vision 32. Yello - Planet Dada (Flamboyant) 33. Morphology - Pod Bay 8 34. Bannlust - Erdflucht (Krok version) 35. DJ Xed - Power Lines 36. Dark Matrix - 04: 15.08  The excellent mix series Hjärngymnastik hits the 100 episode milestone. Well worth checking out if you haven't already.
I contributed a mix to episode 26 which you can still listen to here. 
A ten-track compilation comprised entirely of Australian artists who represent the rebellious, genre-defying ethos of the party, the release covers everything from meditative ambient to slamming techno.
Landown Vol.1 truly reflects every facet of the diverse sound associated with Trench parties, and best of all: it’s 100% local. In support of "One Tree Planted", a non-profit organisation that plants trees around the world.
Glad to have my track Relax included on this epic compilation via Urban Distortions.
In support of One Tree Planted. URBAN DISTORTIONS is so delighted to announce this huge compilation of 30 Electro producers from allover the globe to support "One Tree Planted", a non-profit organization that plants trees around the world and works with amazing reforestation local partners. All of these great artists unite to take an action against the deforestation, in order to save our planet for the next generations. That's why "ELECTRO for FUTURE" = Thanks to all the artists involved that make this happen. ELECTRO for FUTURE includes tracks from MANDROID, Will Web, W1b0, Alavux, AE35, Aliensextoy, Ascension Électronique, Carlos Sicrock, CYBEREIGN, Dark Prophet, Dark Vektor, Deemphasis, Drox, Fleck E.S.C, g13ck, Gravitational Effect, Jay Mass, Kedwic Inc., Kim Cosmik, Konerytmi, Mutex, Myoptik, Paul Blackford, PL_anet, Riuozami, Robertiano Filigrano, SLAKER, Sound Synthesis, TECHcontrol, and X-Truder. The download package also includes HD cover picture file with the original artwork from Fets69.  Great Southern Nights, in association with Seventy Seven and BNW Events present, 'Please Remain Seated'. An event series that aims to celebrate club culture while exploring the viability of club events in the wake of social distancing and venue restrictions
We're kicking off this event series in a big way with a showcase that focuses on two supremely talented live electronic acts, Phax Machine with special guest Drox. A deteriorating club scene and continued venue closures have heavily impacted live electronic artists by limiting their creative opportunities to perform and gain public exposure. So please join us for what will surely be a uniquely special night of socially distanced, live electro, Friday 20th November at Club 77. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phax Machine is a collaboration between Sydney-based producers Trinity and Analogue Resistance, who were brought together by their love of acid, techno and unrefined electro. Combining all these sounds and more into a potent and ever-evolving fusion, the duo brings a powerful and driving sound to the club in the form of a live set, utilising a versatile mix of new and old and digital and analogue technologies. Drox has built his own niche as one of Sydney’s most distinctive and respected mavens of electronic music. A DJ, live act and producer, Drox has honed his sound and formidable production skills for over a decade, both solo and as part of the Analog Cabin collective, establishing a reputation as a stellar music maker, selector and collector with impeccable taste in beat science. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tickets are $49.00 and include a 2 hour complimentary drink package *Due to optimal viewing limitations and the government mandated capacity and social distancing restrictions this event will be held over two sessions on the night with each session being limit to a maximum of 30 people.* Friday 20th November 2020 Session #1: 7:00pm - 10:30pm Session #2: 11:30pm - 3:00am Tickets: $49.00 + bf (Ticket includes entry + 2 hour house spirits, beer, wine and cider drink package) ★Support the Scene Ticket Add-on Pack - $22.50★ Every support pack purchase includes: 1 x Custom designed commemorative event sweat towel (Available for collection on arrival) 1 x Artist rider contribution (you'll be supporting our thirsty artists with an extra beverage of their choice added to their rider) 1 x $5.00 Donation to supportact.org.au (Support Act is Australia’s only charity delivering crisis relief services to artists, crew and music workers) 1 x $2 Hospitality workers tip (your $2 tip will be added to a communal tip jar fund designated for our casual bartenders and floor staff) Great Southern Nights is a new event to kick-start the recovery of the live music industry - featuring 1000 COVID-safe gigs across Sydney and Regional NSW throughout November 2020 (Australian Music Month). Great Southern Nights is a NSW Government Initiative, delivered by destination NSW in Partnership with ARIA. For more information please visit www.greatsouthernnights.com.au
Was excited when asked to put together this mix for Serotonin Records. Something a little bit different with excellent visuals put together by VJ Flik. Keep an eye out for the premiere of the mix on the Serotonin Records twitch channel.
Here is what they had to say about the mix: "Drox contribution to the Neurotransmitters series is a wild ride through all the schools" You can check out the mix with visuals on youtube below or just audio via soundcloud.
The lovely people from the SHED: crew asked me recently to put together a mix for their new mix series.
I generally gravitate towards more broken beats and textures but decided to change it up a bit with this mix. Still has those vibes but with a bit of a twist. I hope you enjoy it. Includes some great new tracks from Tim Jackiw, Martin Mueller & w1b0 along with some old favourites as well. Here is what they had to say about the mix: "Big upzzz to Drox for jumping on the mix. A mainstay of Sydney's Techno + Electro Scene for many many years, Drox has carved out an imposing yet super humble etching on our local scene. Drox and the Analog Cabin ethos are an inspiration to us here in the SHED: A truly bright, guiding light brings some blistering heat to the series, we hope you NJOI xxx"
New huge 40 track V/A from Solemne Records including Blue Gums from my Drox project alongside a diverse group of dope producers like Alavux, Octal Industries, OHM and many others. Well worth checking out.
New compilation via Natural Expressions including a dubby Drox track (alongside some other quality dub techno / dubby house) out on cassette July 6. Clips up online and preorders on Bandcamp.
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