New Year. New Tunes.

Posted by Rob Meyer on January 11, 2012

Two new techno tunes from myself below… Hope you enjoy!

ROB MEYER – TELEPORTER

ROB MEYER – OMEGA POINT

2012 is gonna be a year of music-making! Expect to hear much more over the coming months… 🙂

Film soundtrack: ‘She Don’t Look Back’

Posted by Rob Meyer on January 11, 2012

I have recently produced a soundtrack for Christopher Brown’s short conceptual art film, ‘She Don’t Look Back’. I hope to be able to post the actual film online very soon, but in the meantime here’s the soundtrack which I hope you enjoy:

Have yourself some very merry techno!

Posted by Rob Meyer on January 10, 2012

I know that I’m posting this one a couple of weeks too late, but better late than never 🙂

It’s also been a very long time since I’ve posted on the blog, but I have decided to keep the blog alive and I shall be posting regularly on here throughout 2012.. Hope you enjoye the mix below!

Featuring tracks by: Audio Injection, Raiz, Truncate, Roman Lindau, Delta Funktionen, Kevin Gorman, Jeroen Search, Tom Hades, Ben Sims, Marcel Dettmann, Psyk + more… [full tracklist coming soon]

Techno.fm REVIEW: VOID @ Public Life (19.02.11)

Posted by Rob Meyer on March 4, 2011

VOID @ Public Life: Techno.fm Club Reflections – Time to do some research by exploring what new club session VOID has to offer us with their 12 hour Saturday Techno-thon..

The guy’s playing when we came in, David Chung and Ed Uno Frost, were pumping out well primed tech-minimal numbers with spacious beats & intelligent percussive movement providing a hop & a skip to the proceedings – some nice harmonization could be heard in the blend, which is a clever thing to be honest & shows that a set has been planned properly & not just relying on the ‘sameness’ of some styles to help along with the mix… this was just what was required as Paul & myself turned up around 4pm >> some deeper cut’s were being played too which allowed for some bass saturation to sweep through the place .. very nice.

Rob Meyer really did start to get proceeding rolling along with a chunky dynamic forward momentum style percussive workout tune assault that keep the pace with simple short well timed little breaks, skilfully worked by himself, keeping the cliché to a minimum and just getting on with the energy of the moment >> driving & yet bouncy seemed to be Rob’s music policy box with lot’s of bass groove filling the gaps between the beats… very enjoyable and I am going to approach Rob & Feronia in the near future to focus a little more on who they are and what they are projecting into the future.

Natylia Petkova aka ‘Feronia’ really did take me by surprise as a good proportion of the music was very forthright & direct in a techno fashion – I was rather amazed to hear ‘Analogue’ CLR Rework on the go, which was a dangerous move you know … I could see some people with an air of contention on their faces, whilst others picked up on the toughness & dug into the momentum … I say dangerous because this is where VOID seems to be pitching it’s music policy… that zone where there is a blending of more accessible techno with tracks which may be looked upon as too powerful by some of the crowd .. at last !!

… a gig which dares to scare a few souls on the dance-floor arena and yet is picking the right players who understand that you can’t go too far in one direction .. contrast is the key .. it can be very difficult to gradually up the pressure and then release in such a way that keeps all folk happy on the dance floor & Natylia managed to do that most expertly indeed… it seemed like she blended two tracks in increments just to ease the pressure down to manageable proportions (impressed I was).

Randolph stepped up to the podium & the thing I like about this is he took the time to quiet the music so that folks could show their appreciation for Natylia & her efforts … this is a policy we highly respect as techno has become very faceless in times gone by & a job well done should be appreciated – and an intimate environment is a perfect place for this…

Randolph certainly has his idea of music policy firmly in place & holds it to the letter, delivering a groove energy for the crowd which made for lot’s of whoops n whistles as folk understood where the next chapter was heading – very percussive & highly accessable techno here, feeling poised and naturally ready to build up the pressure within any of the mix & again letting the place saturate in bass for a while n then easing off for nice easy pockets of contrast … I like that >>& himself like the other players before him were not afraid to play cool tracks from over a year ago too… I like that too.

Another point is once again I’ve found another rave zone that has an equal measure of boys and girls in the place .. very healthy for any party as it creates much more of a dynamic in the way of atmosphere & certainly one that encourages a return journey for anyone who likes to dot about the party scene…

So… Big thumbs up there from myself & Paul to Randolph and the team and I have a big feeling that Randolph’s enthusiasm for the music & the party will shine through to make ‘VOID’ the place to be – a good effort & lot’s of smiley friendly faces made for a great party and you would be wise to pay attention to the music policy put forward as you can bet your bottom dollar that this is where the popular Techno music front will be heading to … for sure!

READ MORE ABOUT VOID @ PUBLIC LIFE ON TECHNO.FM, HERE!

Thanks from Ultraplay!!!

Posted by Rob Meyer on March 1, 2011

Wow, what an amzing party that was!!! Thanks to all who made it down to ULTRAPLAY and for briging such good vibes from beginning to end! We managed to keep the Cafe open until 12.15am thanks to the totally ‘up-for-it’ crowd 🙂

Here’s a couple of videos from our set towards the end of the night:

And one more, taken right at the end of the party… what a fantastic crowd 🙂

Lastly, here’s a recording of Mark D’Ground‘s set from earlier on in the day, check it out…

NEXT ULTRAPLAY: 27th March 2011

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ULTRAPLAY – CAFE 1001

Posted by Rob Meyer on February 24, 2011

Join us at the end of the month for ULTRAPLAY at CAFE 1001!

Jon Maker and I have been doing the warm up duties at Ultraplay for the past year now, and have been playing extended sets of up to 5/6 hours but now it’s finally time for us to take the headline slot and blast out the music that we are known to play & love…TECHNO!

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Leading on from the hugely successful 2011 blast off party, ULTRAPLAY prepare to keep the energy flowing into February with yet another smashing line-up…

MAKER + MEYER (The Lab | Mighty Rumble Recordings)
ZORION (Organix)
MARK D’GROUND (Magma)
STUART CROWHURST (J.A.W.)

We are very proud to announce that our residents, MAKER + MEYER (The Lab), will be taking the centre stage this time. The duo have been responsible for warming up the party every month for the past year now, and to celebrate, we will be showcasing their talent at peak time!

Following the success of their debut live set at Adam Beyer’s Drumcode warehouse party last September, the duo are now highly in demand for their production skills, which have been well crafted over the years through their understanding of classical music. The combination between performer and composer can be heard within their energetic music, leaving every performance as unique as the last. Expect to hear some real driving and tough techno from these two!

Next up, we have the brilliant Lisbon DJ, ZORION (Organix), who will be bringing you his warm tech-house beats to the Cafe once again. Paul Oakenfold and Daniele Davolli voted him the Portuguese winner of an international DJ competition a few years back, and since then he has gone on to spin alongside the likes of Timo Maas, Pete Tong, Ferry Corsten, Sander Kleinenberg, and Gwill Morris to name a few… He now lives in London where he has been busy promoting Dubscover / Techscover – a party which showcases new talents across the Dubstep and Tech-house genres. The last time Zorion played at Ultraplay, it went down a treat with the crowd, who were bursting with excitement and anticipation by the end of his set!

And lastly but by no means least, we bring you STUART CROWHURST (J.A.W.) – back by popular demand! Stuart played an excellent set back in November last year, so for those of you that were lucky enough to have attended the party you will know what to expect, but for the rest of you, expect to be bouncing around the room with no self-control whilst Stuart plays his signature bass thundering sounds.

Stuart is relatively new to the London house and techno scene, however, in such a short space of time he has managed to start building a great reputation as a budding producer and DJ. With several releases under his belt and an aspiring career as a film composer, Stuart is definitely one to watch out for this year.

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As usual, the party will be starting off with some nicely chilled ambient and dubby sounds from 2.30pm and it’s FREE ALL DAY! … what more could you want!? 🙂

Here’s a little video of Jon Maker and myself DJing at the last ULTRAPLAY – this video was taken at around 6.30pm, so you can only imagine how things turn out later on in the evening at ‘the Cafe’ 😉

Hope to see you there!

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Cafe 1001
91 Brick Lane
E1 6SE

FREE ENTRY
14:30 – 0:00

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VOID @ Public Life

Posted by Rob Meyer on February 24, 2011

Wow, what an amazing party that was!!! It had been a while since I played in Public Life – almost forgot how crazy that place can be at the best of times, and that has to have been one of the best times I’ve ever had down there! The crowd were great, and all the DJs did an amazing job throughout the 12 hour mega marathon!

Keep an eye out for another VOID party at Public Life soon 🙂

Here’s another video from the night… (there’s also a couple more on my YOUTUBE channel)

Stroboscopic Artefacts Showcase, London

Posted by Rob Meyer on February 5, 2011

Stroboscopic Artefacts bring their vision of the deepest and freshest electronic dance music to London for the very first time on April 2nd 2011. The SA family have destroyed Berlin’s Berghain and New York’s Oktave party, and now Corsica Studio’s Funktion One sound system is in for some techno induced damage.

Room 1 sees the man behind the label, Lucy, present his dubbed-out, turned-up vision. And be sure to listen out for him dropping cuts from his album “Wordplay For Working Bees”. Keeping it twistedly-dark, Singapore’s Xhin packs a suitcase full of sinister sounds. Xhin, the creator of some of SA’s most loved, most charted and most played releases, is something to behold: the hair, the bass line, the brilliance. Truss brings ones of his trademark experimental techno sets, its 4/4 for the dancing-yet-thinking-man. And as if that wasn’t enough one of techno’s most exciting figures, Jonas Kopp flies in to make his UK debut. Just give a listen to his SA releases, we need say no more. With visuals from Oblivious Artefacts – the artist collective responsible for the entire graphic concept of SA – expect Corsica to erupt into a darkly elegant, futuristic world of monochrome flowers and hallucinatory landscapes.

The SA family will be joined in Room 2 by EarToGround’s finest residents including the choice selections of Hans Bouffmyhre.

We just want to warn you that it’s going to be apocalyptic.

We’ll see you there then…

Grab a ticket while you can.

http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?221342

http://www.datatransmission.co.uk/ViewEvent/10383/

£10 / £12 / £15, £20 on the door

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THE LAB :: X01

Posted by Rob Meyer on February 4, 2011

Here at The Lab, we are researching the most cutting-edge sonic innovations. Producers, DJs, and other electronic artists are always passing under our microscope, as we build our collective of great minds. Together, we organise parties with an emphasis on pioneering live DJ sets based around techno & house, whilst also exhibiting inventive talent in other sonic and visual fields.

We insist on providing our crowd with an open and hedonistic environment in which to freely enjoy the products of all our hard work, as we explore our ever developing technological world. Whilst each experience in The Lab will be different than your last, the crowd chemistry will always be explosive!

The first of our ‘Xperiment’ podcast series is brought to you by myself. The mix represents what you might expect to hear at one of our parties. We believe in taking people on a journey, and this mix does exactly that from ambient atmospherics, right through to bass thumping techno. I hope you enjoy the mix and please don’t forget to follow our Soundcloud page and leave feedback 🙂

CLICK HERE for direct download

Tracklist:

1] Optic – Static

2] Optic – Static [Joergmueller remix]

3] Claudio PRC – Clear Depths [Reshape]

4] Donato Dozzy & Cio D’Or – Menta [Peter Van Hoesen remix]

5] Mike Dehnert – MD

6] Pablo Denegri, Mekas – Chakal [Seph reconstruction mix]

7] Audio Dependent – RM08.1

8] Grad U – Sunrise IV

9] M.Rahn – Sprinter

10] Traversable Wormhole – Tachyon [James Ruskin remix]

11] Abstract Souls – Abstract Land

12] Funk D’void – Shadowchaser

13] Claudio Masso – Low Ride

14] Dino Sabatini – Stheno

15] Donato Dozzy & Dino Sabatini – Nocturnal

16] Claudio PRC – Through The Lights

17] Sascha Rydell – Rude

18] Northern Structures – Self Similarity

19] Moerbeck – Untitled 1

20] Modern Heads, Dino Sabatini – Dry Bleep

21] James Ruskin & Mark Broom – The Future That Was

22] Phil Kieran – Skyhook [SCB remix]

23] Masuki – Vix 3

24] Framework – Terminal

25] Hans Bouffmyhre – Self Punishment

26] Perc – Mandrake [Dustin Zahn’s German Muscle remix]

27] Psyk – Cutting Edge

28] Martyn feat. Spaceape – Is This Insanity [Ben Klock remix]

N.B. Our first event will be on 30th April… be on the look out… the secrets are to be revealed very soon…

Next gig: Wearable Art celebrate London Fashion Week @ EGG

Posted by Rob Meyer on February 2, 2011

Maker + Meyer’s next gig will be at EGG! We’re really looking forward to our debut set in the infamous basement…a place where we have enjoyed some fantastic times over the years, and it comes with much anticipation for us to bring our music there! Get in touch with us for discounted tickets 🙂

Here’s the info…