Low Key Techno circa 1999? Bedroom Mix – miked (oursoundtracks)
So initially I bought turntables to play techno music. This was the final mix I made while still living at my parents house – wow – so long ago. I moved out around ’99 or so so this mix must be from around then. You can tell it’s dated by the fact that it was recorded in two 45min halves in order to be put on tape. I initially played fairly aggressive stuff, but this mix marked my departure into a bit mellower realm of techno…heavy on keys. This mix probably consists of 50% or more of california artists (such as..Kit Clayton, John Tejada, Dean DeCosta), but also includes a healthy dose of others. There are quite a few tracks from Force Inc’s “Force Lab” series, some Robert Hood, Jeff Mills, Chain Reaction..etc. Side B gets a little more aggressive. As with all of my mixes on here, they were practice mixes, not intended for sharing, but so much time has passed, and I never got around to re-attempting any of them…so enjoy the good sounds along with the mistakes (like messing around with doubles for too long at the end of side B).
Side A starts with a long intro of an old Kit Clayton track that goes into a Mouse On Mars track, then back into another Kit Clayton track off the Plug Research “Lunch Box” series..before we start getting into some beats.
僕 は元々テクノを回すためにターンテーブルを買いました。 このmixはまだ実家に住んでいた頃作りましたので、たぶん １９９９年のも のだと思います。 カセットに録音できるようにside A/Bに分けてあります(笑)。元々ハードテクノ回したけど、このmixからもうちょっとdeepな感じのテクノを回し始めました。 このmixは練習の たみに作ったので、ミスとかがありますが(例えばsideBの最後の方doublesで遊び過ぎとか (笑) )懐かしい〜く聴いてみてください！
LowKey Techno 1999? side A (mix by miked)
LowKey Techno 1999? side B (mix by miked)
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Silent Servant mix for Sonar ’11
While reposting some older Silent Servant mixes I thought I’d pass along one of his more recent mixes made for the Sonar Festival site. Again, J. Mendez giving us an Oh so enjoyable peak at his records and influences. ENJOY
Sandwell District - Untitled
Horrid Red - Pink Flowers
Nine Circles - The Rose
Chrome - Animal
Collin Gorman Weiland - Price of leather
Factory Floor - Lying
Chris Carpenter - Waterfalls
Peaking Lights - All the sun that shines
Collin Gorman Wieland - Curse
Maurizio - M7
Derrick May - Relic I
Raymond Scott - Nescafe
Throbbing Gristle - Distant Dreams II
Tropic of Cancer - A Color
Various Artists - No.3 (Debit)
Svreca - Obscur
Regis - Blinding Horses
Crescent - This World Is Not Our Home
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Below is as written for the original post in 2008.
(Can’t remember if this mix is from THIS Re_Invent party or not. Check here for some other fliers)
The latest great selection of old and new minimal tracks. Absolutely delicious sounds as usual coming from Silent Servant. There are some Silent Servant/Jasper tracks mixed in there as well. Keep an ear out. THANKS again Mr. Mendez.
ま〜〜、またSilent Servantのミックスです ；） 今回はイベントのライブミックス。とってもいいミニマルテクノです〜〜
live @ re_invent mix - uploaded 07/15/08
**Posting some mixes I put up a long time ago, but weren’t switched over when I changed the format of this site.**
**昔アップしたミックスFormat変えてから見れなくなったので、もう一回あっぷしています～**
Silent Servant mix from a while back
a lowkey nodding mix of some classic minimal goodies (basic channel/chain reaction/maurizio etc..) No play list, sorry… This mix wasn’t made for Oursoundtracks, but I think this is the only place you’ll find it. Was passed over to me maybe about 4 or 5 years ago, not sure when it was recorded though (Uh..right, as it says on the mp3 title, was recorded in April 07). Enjoy and spread the word!
４年前もらったSilent Servantミックスです〜〜 Oursoundtracksのために作られたミックスではないけど、ここでしか聴けないと思います! 曲名はないけど、Basic Channel, Chain Reaction, Maurizio など、ミニマルな美味しさたっぷり〜〜
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**Posting some mixes I put up a long time ago, but weren’t switched over when I changed the format of this site.**
**昔アップしたミックスFormat変えてから見れなくなったので、もう一回あっぷしています～**
Cytrax Mix Tape – by J Mendez
To techno/Sandwell District fans:This next mix is really coming out of the vaults. This was recorded from the original Cytraxcassette tape that must have come out around 96 or 97? Side A Jon (Silent Servant) side B (Cytrax label co-founder) Tang. I must say that it was J. Mendez and Tang playing stuff just like this at the SCI-Arc Halloween party, and then later this tape, that launched me headlong into a love for techno music. This tape hits hard and in all the right places – the bpms are true to the era. The sound is quite low-fi (mind your speakers on the low end), but again, it’s coming from one of the most listened to cassettes that I still have.
To friends back in Southern Cal: This is an old techno mix from a friend from the GG/Westminster hood. SoCal never had much of a techno scene (all trance/house etc..) but this guy knew what was up with good electronic music before I was even able to not scoff at music without instruments. We initially connected because we were both massive Smiths fans and realized we had a lot in common music wise. However, Juan was always years ahead of me and had an insanely good record collection…so I was doing way more of the borrowing. As I started getting into the underground dance music scene, around 95 or so, I started to realize, although the parties were a lot of fun…trance was just too cheezy and house had too much singing going on for me, and was therefore ripe to be blown away when I went to go see Juan, and Cytrax label partner Tang play at a SCI-Arc halloween party. From that day on I jumped on Juan to show me all he knew about this minimal techno stuff. I bought turntables and that was that (I became the lifelong closet dj that I am now). The label they started, Cytrax, in Westminster, Orange County of all places, had an early partnership with John Tejada and later partnered up with Kit Clayton, both big names in the scene, for a whole slew of great releases that got their fair share of play and respect in Europe but was virtually unknown in the town and surrounding LA county that it came out of. A few years ago, after a bit of a hiatus, Juan came up under a new name, Silent Servant, and a new partnership with Regis and Function to form one of THE “hottest” labels in the minimal techno scene right now, Sandwell District (still relatively slept on stateside – as is most good techno). A few years ago when Juan passed along some of this new stuff it woke up that love I had for minimal music that had long been asleep in me and I dusted off some of my old records and started looking around a bit at some newer stuff. I was pleasantly surprised at the fact that there was some techno I could really dig on being made again. Anyhow, I’m eternally grateful for all the good music Juan has shared over the years and am looking forward to what’s to come.
Cytrax Mix Tape 日本語版
1995ぐらいから私がテクノやrave パーティにはまって、初めてｄｊの世界に興味をもった。残念ながら、ロスのelectronic musicはだいたいHouseかTranceだった。パーティが楽しかったけど、音楽的にちょっと物足りなかった。そのとき、高校時代の友達が知らない間にminimal technoがdjしていた事が知っていて、彼のイベントを見に行った。その夜から私のテクノやdjの人生が始まった。その友達 (Jasper)がロスで友達と自分たちのラベル “Cytrax“(1996~2003?)を出した。Cytraxのメンバーがもともと四人でした：Jasper (Silent Servant), Tang, Kit Clayton, and Jon Santos. ロスにテクノシーンが全くなかったけど、だんだん CytraxやKit Claytonの名前がEuropeや日本まで広かった。
私的にこのminimal technoが詳しい人が周りにJasperしかいなかった。同じ近所に住んでいたので、よく彼の家にいって、色んな音楽の話をして、ものすごく勉強になった。私が2001-2002年ぐらいから好きなテクノレコードだんだんみつからなくなってきて、テクノちょっと諦めた。
それで、2007ぐらいこのサイトを始まって、色んな古いテクノミックスを聴いていて、またJasperに連絡とって彼の新しいミックスやレコード聴いて、また自分の中のテクノの火が再びに表した。2006か2007ぐらいからJasperが新し名前 Silent Servantで Regis, Female, and Functionのdj/producerの仲間とSandwell Districtというレベルで再びvinylをリリスした。そのSandwell Districtが現在のテクノ世界の中でめっちゃ熱いレベルになっちゃいました。。。
今回のミックスは1996か1997のCytrax mix tapeです。Side AがJasperで、Side BがTangだけど、今私のカセットデッキが動かなくってSide Aしかmp３なってない。この時代からテクノが好きな方に大歓迎！！
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:: One of the first mixes posted when I first started this site, maybe some time in 2007? Anyways, reposting for organization sake and because it’s a good listen.::
Funky Vuelta – Untenmaa mix
here we have another deep, four-on-the-floor, soundscape mix this time brought to us by Funky Vuelta. minimal, sparse, yet soulful techno from labels such as Chain Reaction, Deepchord etc. Be sure to check out Funky Vuelta’s site for some of his own brand of dreamy breakbeats. Thanks for sharing!
Here’s the playlist:
Fluxion – Aviation [Chain Reaction]
Fluxion – Bilateral Motion [Chain Reaction]
Rhythm & Sound – Ruff Way (Version) [Burial Mix]
Deep Chord – Untitled [Deepchord]
Maurizio – M7 [Maurizio]
Quadrant – Dub I [Basic Channel]
Nick Rapaccioli – Sci Fi [Vertical Form]
Imax – Soft White (Version) [Deepchord]
Dean DeCosta – Heavy Circles [Plug Research]
Nick Rapaccioli – Grit [Vertical Form]
Project Remark – Tech hikers [Plug Research]
Nanospeed feat. Spacetank – Entwurf [Shitkatapult]
M. Von Schommer – Würfel [Deepchord]
D.F.T. – Weird Or Wired [Dubwise]
Pulse -Cariño (Silencio) [Harthouse]
*Repost with photo and updated tracklist*
DJ S2 (Santiago Salazar)
Thank you Thank you, we’ve got some new and real sounds for those into the electronic dance sound, from DJ S2…much appreciated. Working with such labels as UR, Submerge, PlanetE this is obviously a blessing. A hermano of Los Hermanos. Get in on some educating sounds with these two mixes and find even more here. The first Drama mix is little more straight ahead, the second more housy-techy feel-goodness. BOTH on point.
Revitalized TRACKLIST:
01. Osunlade feat. Erro – Everything In It’s Right Place – Rapster (Radiohead remake at it’s best)
02. Soulphiction – Ghana Wadada(the lost men rmx) – Sonar Kollektiv (get the party started)
03. Blaze – Klubtrance – Slip n’ Slide (what trance should sound like)
04. Derwin Hall – The Way (S2 edit) – unreleased (D-Ha; one of detroits best producers)
05. Kerri Chandler – The Box – Deeply Rooted House (ages good like fine wine)
06. Soul Minority – Mozambique – unreleased (“total invention”)
07. Attias – Hanami – Rush Hour (back to the roots)
08. David Ekenbäck – Epicycle – Beretta Red (please press on vinyl!)
09. Tony Lionni – Papaia – Versatile (ahhhhh-TECHNO)
10. Laurent Garnier – Back to my Roots – Innervisions (the percussion is SWEET!)
11. Matthew Dear – Irreparably Dented(David Alvarado rmx) – Spectral Sound (one of L.A.’s best on the remix!)
12. Vince Watson – Ethereal – Delsin (NASTY!)
13. Exium – Andromeda(Amsterdam rmx/F.Flowers) – Nheoma (deepness)
14. Mode Selector – Last Trip – Astralwerks (the O.G. Mode Selector from Kalamazoo!)
15. K-Hand – I Can’t Take You Leaving Me – Acacia (I miss this sound)
16. DJ Mark Flash – Minha Mocambo – UR (brazilian roots)
17. Santiago Salazar – unreleased
01. Portable – Frizz Buster – Süd Electronic
02. Nubian Mindz vs. C.L. – Love House(dub) – Disco3000
03. Silent Servant – Doom Deferred – Sandwell District
04. Aardvarck – Cult Copy (2000 And One’s Chicago Dirt Mix) – Rush Hour
05. Nubian Mindz – Afrika Man – Delsin
06. Corrugated Tunnel – One Night In Barcelona – Elevation
07. Melvin Oliphant – Solara(epic version) – M>O>S Recordings
08. James Kumo – Fluid – Ann Aimee
09. The Pig – Are You…? – Rush Hour Recordings
10. Infiniti – Game One (Orlando Voorn Remix) – Night Vision
11. Etiku Dancer – Soul – Dependent – Etiku World
12. Quince – Sub-01 – Delsin
13. Silent Servant – Disciple to Master – Sandwell District
14. Yuro & Trago – Primary Roots (Redshape remix) – Rush Hour Recordings
15. Clemens Neufeld – Polaris – Giant Wheel
16. Djinxx – Revolver – Delsin
17. Slam Mode – Platonic – Desvio
18. Carl Craig – Future Love Theme – Warner Music (Japan)
Moorieman
music for night driving through a metropolis
here’s a nice mix of minimal dub/tech dub, again from mr. mooriman. a mix of old and new. minimalism and dub comin at you. Much thanks Moorie!
more Silent Servant
In my effort to build the largest collection of Jasper/Silent Servant mixes outside of Juan’s bedroom (laugh), here’s more. This time we’ve got two mixes coming from past LA events at Interface. Plus a reminder link to check out Silent Servant’s latest mix at MNML SSGS (a site I just can’t say enough about). All of this coming EXTREMELY late, but for those who haven’t found these mixes yet, please enjoy.
(check the “BY DJ” section for more mixes by Silent Servant – both techno and non)
今 回またSilent Servantのmixをみつ紹介します。本人の部屋以外、一番Silent Servantのmixを集まってる所がoursoundtracksだろう(笑). 今回の二つのmixはロスにあるミニマル・テクノーイベントInterfaceというかなりいいpartyのライブセットです。もう一つは、MNML SSGSというテクノーブロッグのために作られているmixです。ミニマルテクノーを好き方に大おすすめブロッグです。
Interface, who is looking to celebrate their 7th anniversary, throws some great minimal parties in LA. Given that I moved out of LA exactly 7 years ago, I’ve never been able to make it to one of their parties, but you can see by their lineups and podcasts that they are worth every penny. Definitely check their podcast for these mixes and many more.
Interface 26
This night was part of the Sandwell District label tour with sets by Regis and Function as well - would have LOVED to have been here. Great set from Silent Servant.
このイベントはSandwell DistrictというラベルのUS tourの一つでした。行きたかったな〜！Silent Servantのセットはばっちりです！
Silent Servant mix live @ Interface 26
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Sendpace Mirror (you can download here too)
The visuals at this party are fantastic – check the video.
more videos from Interface
Interface 22
This mix starts off a bit rough, probably first DJ of the evening technical difficulties or what have you, but 10 mins in and its good to go – typical Silent Servant goodness.
このmixの最初の１０分はちょっと不安感があるけど、それからSilent Servantぽく、ナイスmixです。
Silent Servant mix live @ Interface 22
Sendpace mirror (you can also download here)
Last, but certainly not least, is a link to the latest mix Silent Servant made for MNML SSGS a couple months back. First off, site should be at the top of your bookmark list if you’re into minimal techno – cream of the crop in my opinion. Many thanks to the “sausages”. Secondly, this mix in particular is one of my favorites to come from Silent Servant – ever. Fantastic.
そうして、最後はMNML SSGSさん達のexclusive Silent Servant mix. MNML SSGS最高！ 絵像クリック
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TRACKS
1. Kim Rapatti (Mood EP/ Untilted II)
2. Decimal (Spatial Remedy)
3. Levon Vincent (Early Reflections)
4. Dave Hughes (From The Beginning)
5. JD power tools (B2)
6. Frozen boarder 01 (A)
7. Redshape (The Box)
8. Ben Klock (Grasp)
9. Planetary Assualt Systems (Mark Me)
10. N/A Variance (Marcel Dettmann edit)
11. Edit Select (Restrained)
12. Radio Slave (Neverending…)
13. Shena (T++ rmx)
14. Technose district ( killer record!!!)
15. Redshape (Plonk)
16. Abuser 1 (b2)
17. Silent servant (Violencia/Kalon mix)
18. Sleeparchive (Elephant Island)
19. Christian Morgenstern (Spiegelkerker)
20. Mark Broom (Black Russian)
21. Norman Nodge (Native Rhythm Electric)
22. Kirk Degiorgio (I Do Not Exist)
23. Maurizio ploy (UR mix)
24. CH-Signal Laboratories (Regis Edit/Sandwell District 12 )
25. Electromagnetic Dowsing / synth 1(Deepchord/Mike Huckaby mix)
Immigrant Records 10th B-Day Mix
