From the WatchTheDJ archive
Oct 2015
The Lab New York is Mixmag and Smirnoff Sound Collective's weekly afterwork party where we stream the best American and international DJs, live from our secret Brooklyn Location. This Friday we welcome one of Anjunadeep's finest, Lane 8.
Oct 2015
Mixmag & Smirnoff Sound Collective present The Lab ADE special Three of the best DJs the Dutch underground has to offer... Steve Rachmad presents Parallel 9, Boris Werner & San Proper The Lab is Mixmag and Smirnoff Sound Collective's weekly post-work party/live stream where we showcase the best DJs from our offices in London, Los Angeles and New York. With Amsterdam Dance Event fast approaching we've decided to put together a very special Lab ADE with three of the most talented, credible and exciting DJs and producers that the Netherlands has to offer: Steve Rachmad, Boris Werner and San Proper. Although a native Dutchman, Steve Rachmad is widely considered as someone who's pushed Detroit techno. Under aliases like Parallel 9 (under which he will perform at The Lab), Ignacio and Sterac, he's created a warm, soulful and melodic style that's influenced by his love of disco and electro. This knowlege was shown this year at Dekmantel Festival where Steve played a rare 80s electro and boogie set under his Sterac Electronics banner. From Berghain to Fabric, Trouw to Time Warp, his DJ sets are always the highlight, simply because he's one of the most instinctive and talented DJs out there. Boris Werner has been a pivotal figure in Amsterdam's music scene since his residency back in 2005 at Vreemd, the legendary weekday party at Amsterdam's Sugar Factory. Since then he's released on labels like Remote Area, Supplement Facts, Rush Hour, Moon Harbour, Soweso and Get Physical. He's held a residency at the world famous club Trouw, where his Late Night Society parties invited the likes of Mr G and Tom Trago as well as fellow DC:10 residents Jamie Jones and Seth Troxler. As a DJ he blends all strains of house and has a flawless reputation of dropping charismatic sets. An Amsterdam local, San Proper has a close relationship with the clubs, labels and record stores that are backbone of the city's underground scene. His first five releases came out on the Rush Hour label and residencies at Trow and Dekmantel cemented his place as a major player. San Proper has also remixed Ricardo Villalobos, which led to him having several releases on the iconic Perlon label. He'll be DJing in The Lab, but also puts together a mean live show playing live instruments alongside his hard- ware and digital gear. The event will be held in Room 2 of the legendary Studio 80 club, from 6pm until 9pm. If you're in Amsterdam and want to come just email guestlist@mixmag.net with the subject ADE. Steve Rachmad plays six shows during ADE including Circo Loco and HYTE with Ricardo Villalobos. Check them all here. The Sterac remix of Yotam Avni's 'This Is How' is out now here. He also has an EP coming up on Drumcode and a remix of DJ Wild forthcoming on Roush San Proper has a 6-track EP forthcoming on Amsterdam's Dopeness Galore and a remix of Sekitova on Japan's Bass Works recordings. You can catch Boris Werner at 3 parties over the course of ADE this year including: Circoloco, HYTE with Loco Dice and the Voyage Direct showcase where he'll be playing alongside Steve Rachmad and loads more
Oct 2015
Anna Lunoe's massive headlining set at CRSSD Festival Fall 2015 at San Diego Waterfront Park.
Oct 2015
Bedouin is a Brooklyn, NY based production & DJ partnership between nomads Tamer Malki and Rami Abousabe who are creating their own idiosyncratic spell of melodies and rhythms. Together they share an eclectic sonic vision that pulls from diverse influences owing to their Middle Eastern heritage, Western upbringing, and world travels. Their combined musical backgrounds and ever-evolving taste captures the sensibility of imagination and constantly explores the connection between ourselves and the future.
Oct 2015
An hour of solid "super-house" music from Andhim live at CRSSD Festival Fall 2015 at San Diego Waterfront Park. <h2>Tracklist:</h2> 1. andhim & Super Flu – Mr. Bass 2. Nicolas Masseyeff - Flagrance 3. Christian Nielsen – Lost Groove 4. Noema – Antipodes (Auntie Flo Remix) 5. Kaiserdisco - Jet Stream (H.O.S.H. Remix) 6. Thrilogy – Heaven (K98 Remix) 7. Butch – Dope 8. DJ T. - Try to Understand (&Me Remix) 9. Nerdjack ft. Robert Owens - I Came 2 Jack (Detlef Remix) 10. Nick Hoppner – Relate (The Black Madonna Remix) 11. Elderbrook - How many Times (Andhim remix) 12. andhim - Cloys
Oct 2015
MK aka Marc Kinchen has created his own unique path through the music industry as a producer, DJ and label owner of Area 10 records. He hit the early Detroit house scene as a teenager and it launched him on an interesting journey, through pop, r'n'b and of course dance music. Marc has released via the majors including Sony and Columbia Records, and continues to hit the charts hard with every new release. MK will be headlining Exchange LA on Saturday following the Lab.
Oct 2015
Joseph Capriati joins us this week ahead of his performance at Time Warp US. The US leg of what is simply the greatest show in all of techno takes place in Bedford Armoury, Brooklyn from November 20 - November 21 and packs a line-up including: Sven Väth, Ricardo Villalobos, Jamie Jones, Luciano, Seth Troxler, Apollonia, Black Coffee, Joseph Capriati ands loads more.
Oct 2015
An undisputed King of the DC:10 terrace Tanzmann joins us ahead of the 15 years of Moon Harbour showcase in London. Part of a 15 date international tour the prolific label specialise in releasing the perfect combination of rolling tech house and minimal deeper club sounds. The label has built up an exceptional canon of music that's lead to no less than 100 EPs, five artist albums and ten label compilations. The Leipzig based label's roster includes artists such as has Luna City Express, Sable Sheep, Marco Faraone, Adam Port, wAFF, Steve Lawler, Butch, Detlef and loads more. Having been on our Lab hist list for close to 3 years now we're delighted to welcome label boss Matthias Tanzamnn. His residency at Circo Loco where we often teams up with long time friend Davide Squillace is nothing short of legendary and back in 2013 the duo inked up with Desolat's Martin Buttrich as Better Lost Than Stupid. The collective have a debut album on the way as well as a brand new live show to boot. You'll be able able to watch Tanzmann's hour set in its entirety below or on MixmagTV this Friday from 4.30pm BST. Tickets for the London leg of the 15 years of Moon Harbour tour can be found here and you'll also be able to catch the label at ADE. The labels brand new compilation is out October 28. The Smirnoff Sound Collective is all about bringing fans closer to the DJs. Giving up and coming talent a platform and throwing unique events where fans and artists can party together. Check out more from the Sound Collective here
Sep 2015
Ben Pearce treated us to an all vinyl selection of disco edits in an extra special Lab session at the Smirnoff House, Creamfilelds.
Sep 2015
Melodic house music is the game with young Gab Rhome. He's a house producer first and foremost whose deep style captivates dance floors. He's a part of some stellar crews known for dominating the melodic house sphere including All Day I Dream and Anjunadeep, as well as Supplement Facts, Last night on Earth and Natura Sonoris. Forthcoming releases on Motek and Get Physical ensure this emerging superstar is just getting started.
