Although the title Italo82 suggests a hazy, Polaroid-shot period in Italo history, Deep88’s homage to the genre is shot in glorious HD.
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tobias., Leaning Over Backwards
Tobias Freund’s Leaning Over Backwards is an album that gracefully sidesteps expectation, revealing the work of an artist interested only in expounding his theories through working practice.
LWE Podcast 95: Erdbeerschnitzel
LWE spoke to the German producer about keeping sampling fresh, utilizing the voice as another instrument, and how the Erdbeerschnitzel live show comes together. Not one taken to DJing, we are happy to present an exclusive DJ mix from Erdbeerschnitzel for our 95th podcast in which Keiling assembles a clutch of his favorite tracks, rips them apart and stitches them back together again.
LWE Podcast 94: Fudge Fingas
LWE caught up with Fudge Fingas to find out more about the making of the album, the evolution of his sound and why he won’t be using his other moniker Vin Landers any time soon. He also plied us with our 94th exclusive podcast, a timeless collection of treasures both old and new.
Recloose, Saturday Night Manifesto
Recloose’s return to releasing original material shows the producer functioning at a typically high creative point.
Curator’s Cuts 18: Per Bojsen-Moller
For this edition LWE staff writer Per Bojsen-Moller compiled Curator’s Cuts 18. We will post the tracklist later in the week, as the curator discloses and describes the tracklist as part of the podcast.
LWE Podcast 93: Melon
LWE pinned down Melon to find out about his musical alter-egos, what makes for a good club residency, and find out what he’s been working on in his studio. He also completely remodeled both parts to his Four Seasons EPs, making our 93rd podcast an exclusive mix of alternate takes and versions of his Ratio?music label’s most ambitious releases to date.
LWE Podcast 90: Ada
LWE opened up the lines of communication with Ada to discuss the differences between creating music for dancing and music for headphones, the lengthy process of creation and keeping your neighbors happy during the recording of an album. She also provided LWE with our 90th exclusive podcast, which she titled “Nightime”; a deliciously cosy mix of melodic techno that will warm even the coldest heart.
Eduardo De La Calle, Disco 006
Six releases into his Disco catalog, De La Calle has been delivering on his mission statement to give free rein to sampling, fusing together classic tracks and samples with one another to brilliant effect.
LWE Podcast 88: Salax Peep Show (Axel Boman & Petter)
LWE tracked down Axel Boman and Petter just long enough to pry out some irreverent, informative and at times down right inane answers from two personalities who make a serious point of not taking themselves too seriously. They also provided us with our 88th exclusive podcast, a wide ranging excursion as playful and off the wall as the two characters who created it.
D/R/U/G/S, Love/Lust
The first release by D/R/U/G/S offers broad brush strokes of vivid color over three tracks that are all immediately engaging and make use of uncomplicated, lucid melodies.
LWE Podcast 87: Conforce
LWE got in touch with Conforce to find out more about his rise to prominence, the importance of pushing yourself creatively, and what his different aliases mean to him. He also lovingly assembled our 87th exclusive podcast with a mixture of atmospheric techno, ambient and more that will cast you under the spell of one of the latest masters of Dutch techno.
LWE Podcast 85: Terry Lee Brown Jr.
Ahead of his performance at this year’s MUTEK festival, held from June 1-5, LWE caught up with Terry Lee Brown Jr. to discuss his dedication to releasing music in long form, the importance of having outlets for different musical expressions and what he’s up to now. He also hit us up with an incredible exclusive mix of deep, soulful tech-house that simply has to be heard to be believed.
Rick Wilhite, Analog Aquarium
Analog Aquarium is as you’d expect it to be: an album made entirely on analogue equipment that sounds all at once a timeless classic and futuristic.
LWE Podcast 84: Public Lover
LWE spoke to Public Lover ahead of their album release about how to work in harmony with your lover and acquired a stunning, exclusive Public Lover set that showcases new material alongside sneak previews of the album.
LWE Podcast 82: Ryan Elliott
Showing just why he is such a coveted name to have on your club bill, Ryan Elliott supplied our exclusive 82nd LWE podcast, a hot mix of raw, bristling techno that encompasses the works of his contemporaries, unreleased tracks and some vintage moments in techno.
Ryo Murakami, In Chain
Ryo Murakami’s latest for Curle Recordings further cements his reputation with two stunning cuts of deep Detroit flavored house and an equally remarkable interpretation of the title track by Fred P.
LWE Podcast 81: Millie & Andrea
LWE tracked down Andy Stott and Miles Whittaker to get to the bottom of their alter-ego pseudonym, find out what their working process was like and to pry out a ridiculously weighty podcast that will seriously mess with those who can’t handle low-end frequencies.