The German word for Wednesday is Mittwoch, meaning MIDWEEK. Every Wednesday we celebrate techno, house, minimal & electronic music to dance to. It’s also one of the only 19+ events in the Boston area and the cover is usually on $5.
First: this Wednesday (11/12/08) we have legendary Detroit techno DJ Punisher going head to head with our friend and new London resident (but formerly of Chi-Town) Sassmouth! If you’re not familiar with the work of Punisher ask any of your friends that know anything about techno and for a little more on Sassmouth check out her episode of The Adventures Of Soul Clap Podcast from the summer.
Second: Sunday (11/16/08) is a very special edition of Midweek Techno on a different night because we have m_nus recording artist Paco Osuna touching down for a very special Boston appearance. Mr. Osuna is one of the top minimal techno DJs in the world so you probably want to get advance tickets so you’re not left out in the cold…
Another wonderful month of midweek techno with a little house for flavor. Also, please join us in welcoming our fabulous new designer Delfina on the team!
Continuing in our recent tradition of bringing New York City’s finest techno artists up 95. This Wednesday (10/15) we’d like to welcome good friend and fellow AirDrop family member Connie to the Midweek Techno decks, yo. Connie is known around the world as one of the finest selectors and her energy behind the decks is up there with the best around, so of course she holds a residency at ReSolute, one of NYC’s top underground dance events. But did you know that Connie also plays the drums in bands in and around NYC, and did we mention her first original production as conSTAR is set to be released on AirDrop’s forthcoming Extraction USA compilation (which also features MWT resident Pat Fontes’ “Ill Lillies” & Soul Clap’s “Astroturfing)? To really understand Connie though, you have to be on a dancefloor that she is beating, or at least hear one of her mixes, luckily AirDrop has featured her twice on their AirPod and she kindly sent us 2 recent mixes to post, so without further ado we present the one and only Conster in the mix!
P.S. if you’re not near the Boston area or can’t make it out, Connie will be performing live on Soul Clap Radio on Thursday (10/16) from 12-2pm. TUNE IN HERE.
While they have been in and around Boston doing secret missions and performing all-over the US this past month, this week at Phoenix Wednesdays marks the first Boston/Cambridge audio performance by our AirDrop label mates Fase Miusic Sender. Not only are these guys some of the best minimal techno producers in Argentina, they’re also visual/video artists, world renkonwned designers and make the coolest tees/sweatshirts you’ve ever seen. You may have already seen their visual work in the window over at LAB, but now you can hear the sound that is Fase Miusic and if you cought fellow Argentines Dilo and Gurtz a couple weeks back then you know the mayhem to expect!
True wine snobs know that the real good stuff comes from France. True cigar aficionados know that there is nothing like product from Cuba. Sergio knows that the best smoke comes from the Humbodlt Valley, and while the best dance music hasn’t always come from Berlin, electronic music connoisseurs know that Dixon’s sound can only be classified as the finest German import.
Wednesday, September 24th Dixon will perform at Wednesday’s @ Phoenix Landing for a FIRST EVER Boston/Cambridge appearance. We are ecstatic about the show because Dixon is an extraordinarily rare act to book. The man, alongside Ame, behind Innervisions Recordings has stayed true to his deep roots, redefining the sound of contemporary European house music. He embodies the history of dance music and disco and (much like matty dimond!!!) is a master of DJ programming. Door will open at 9pm for this special night with a warm up from House/Techno trendsetter Sergio Santos. The cover is $10 all night. ALSO, THIS IS A 19+ EVENT.
Here are some mind blowing mixes that have had more run than Sergio’s dirty laundry:
This Wednesday it’s another AirDrop special at Phoenix Landing as these 2 Argentine innovators make a Boston stop on their North American tour to share their uniquely latin, experimental, minimal sounds. Dilo is the founder of igloo-recs, which releases some of the best South American (and beyond) minimal you can find today and has been a major player in the worldwide techno scene since 2003. Gurtz is a master of sound and texture and he’s rocked his crazy live sets all over the world. If you don’t know about these guys production work you need to open your ears right away! They’ve remixed been remixed by artists like Ryan Crosson, Seph, Dapayk, Dandy Jack, Franco Cinelli, Funzion, Easy Changes, Barem, (a)pendics.shuffle & Agaric and now you can hear these amazing lads for yourself
Editors note: this week we moved the Midweek Techno blog for our weekly Wednesday party at Pheonix Landing onto the Soul Clap Blog as it’s own category. So why should you care? Well only because this means that now you’ll get interviews & live recordings from the night from Boston’s best locals and people like: Italoboyz, Adultnapper, Derek Plaslaiko, Quarion, Chris Fortier and now…
This coming Wednesday (9/10/08) we welcome one of my current favorite DJs. All the way from Greece via Berlin, the one and only K.atou. I first saw her play on the terrace at the ReSolute party at this year’s Detroit Techno Fest and she blew me away with a sound that is the perfect marriage of hypnotic house and groovy techno (oh yeah and she played Somore - I Refuse)! So now we’re lucky enough to have this lady on the rise in a big way coming to Boston for the first time ever, so don’t sleep Just to get you even more excited here’s a little interview and a the most recent K.atou mix I could find…
Where does the name K.atou come from?
Katou is the French nickname of Catherine or Katerina which is my real name.
What are the parties like in Greece?
I haven’t played in Greece for a while, recently i organized with a friend a 2 day party with Bruno Pronsato, Jan Krueger, Matt John, Elon, Miss Fitz in a Greek island but that was a different case of party of how they r in Athens or other bigger cities. It was at the beach, playing on the sunrise and jump for a swim anytime u had a long record playing..jk. Things r good in Greece but as far as artists invited pretty repetitive which is disappointing in my point of view.
What was the first record you ever bought? Your most treasured record?
First record i ever bought was new order and my most treasured record is the Saturday Night Fever on vinyl.
Where you from? Where you at?
From Greece, at difference place a year almost..hopefully I’ll root somewhere…at that time of answering I’m at the Iguana Cafe, N. Halsted, Chicago, Illinois.
What was the best place you ever played? What was the weirdest place you ever played?
Best place I’ve ever played is club der visionaere without a doubt, weirdest place was the living room of my now flat mates in Berlin at their farewell party in Santa Fe, New Mexico. they booked Lee Curtiss and me for their party which took place in the actual house…weird in a good way for me and excellent cuz it was different from all the weekend club gigs u know…
Top 5 songs of all-time? Top 5 songs right now?
since u said songs n not tracks i go for no techno music top 5s
1. grace jones- pull up to the bumper
2. joe cooker- dont let me be misunderstood
3. curtis mayfield-move on up
4. steely dan-do it again
5. fleetwood mac- little lies
now:
1. bruno pronsato-nobody calls (hello?repeat 013)
2. boris werner-sambosa (remote area)
3. horseshoe-collage (cabinet classics)
4. two armadillos-nostalgia “(tobias remix)
5. todd terry-i thought your love
2 truths and a lie
i love my family,i love food,i love airports.
Proudest musical accomplishment
my jazz, rock n roll and blues record collections
Restored from the vaults, a tag team DJ set direct from MWT resident Sergio Santos and Brent G representing the Maximal Crew. As seen above Mayya and Cnizzle admire Sergio’s photo collection of “name-tags and hairnets” at Bend.
This Wednesday, July 16th Midweektechno welcomes Detroit -> NYC transplant Eric Cloutier. Soulclap will be in full effect on warm up duties. Mr Cloutier has made his mark in the big apple as a DJ for the Brooklyns famous Bunker parties as well as Subtrak Records. We first met up with him at this year’s DEMF where he pushing the Accelerate Afterparty @ The Works with Daniel Bell, Sammy Dee and Zip on the line-up. Clearly Eric knows how to party! Here’s a little taste of things to come:
Sim sim, nossos amigos Sergio Santos e a Pat Fontes são o melhor. São muito special e cheiram fantásticos, tocam n e tocam-se então em! Escute seu jogo do DJ e funcione então em torno de seu quarto que grita! Sua pornografia para você orelhas!
