The techno music is in a moment of spectacular form. Surviving fashions and influences, getting stronger day by day
. Electronic music, techno in this case, has global reach. We all know the "Techno Detroit", "Birminghan Techno" and other names that have happened over the last decades.
To this day, and in our humble opinion, Spain is in a huge moment. Bringing world-class artists to the world stage
.
Both established artists (Oscar Mulero) and young people (Psyk, for example) ... promises with a promising future.
We all know the "warriors" who have been talking for a long time, Oscar Mulero, HD Sustance, Exium or Angel Molina for a small example. But the "army" of contemporary artists is very broad:
Psyk, Leiras, Oscar Mulero, Tadeo, Tensal, Jesus Riaño, Jose Pouj, Kike Pravda, Aiken, Hector Oaks, Groof ...
From The Midnight Clan Club we could make a compilation with the best works of all these artists.
But we believe it is a pleasure that corresponds to you.
Here we are all lovers of electronic music. Of the quality electronic, the most remote of the commercial circuits. Quality techno music.
By all is known that techno is in a golden age, again !. With a multitude of labels and artists in top form.
As always, from here. From "The Midnight Clan Club" we like to support and contribute our bit so that techno and electronic music does not stop evolving and growing. PoleGroup rules!
As you well know "The Midnight Clan Club" is a global club. He does not understand borders and we like to support "quality" wherever he comes from.
From here we believe that Spain is, to this day, in the lead of techno scene. Captained by the tireless and brilliant Oscar Mulero. Who through its label serves as a platform for great consecrated artists, young promises and how not ... their own productions.
We recently talked about PoleGroup's 5-year history and we wanted to do it again in relation to the current tour of Australia, South Korea and Japan. Granting this debut for "RA JApan":
RA Japan interview Oscar Mulero (Owner of "PoleGroup" Label)
Mon / 28 Nov 2016 / 8:09 PM
1.When you spent your
savings as a youngster on The Cure’s “Standing on a Beach” could you ever have
imagined you would be where you are today? It’s quite a journey …
I always thought that I
would end up doing something related to music.., my dad was into playing drums
in bands and also used to dj too for some years.., so in some how music was
surrounding me since I was a kid, and in some how to perform were familiar to
me as well..
2.What was it that made THE
OMEN so successful? Obviously it was golden age for techno.
I think nobody were playing
the music we were playing at that club in Madrid that time..,probably this was
one of the reasons… I remember myself going to London and Amsterdam to buy
records that nobody could have in that time in Madrid.., so it was all about
that and the way of mixing those tracks what probably made the difference at
that time.
3.Sonar 1996: how
significant was that for your career? Tell us about playing that event.
Seriously…?? are you asking
about an event that happen 20 years ago……????? what can I say…, it was nice to
play Sonar for the first time, now what I remember the most is that it was for
me the first time seeing Autechre playing, they were awesome as usual.
4.You’re obviously a very
prolific artist: what drives you and where do you get that inspiration to keep
producing original and innovative music?
Obviously got my musical
inspiration and influences, but at the same time also all that happen around me
every single day in my life affects in some how my way of producing and
creating my music. Music is 100% related to your emotions, thats how it works
for me.
5.You’ve played all over the
world, how have you been received in Japan and what do you feel about the
Japanese sensibilities towards techno/house? How do they differ from
Spain/Europe?
I played Japan 6 years ago
so I guess things probably have changed.., but my experience that time it was
really good. Something that really got stacked in mi mind it was the fact of
how good the crowd reacted to music that they were listening to for the first
time.., this is completely the opposite to how it works with the Spanish crowd
for example who like to listen most of the times to tracks that they can
recognize.
6.What are you working on
now? Anything new in terms of style/direction?
I’m working on a new album,
non dance oriented this time, so there are no tracks for the dancefloor, this
time is going to be more for the listening, kind of IDM influenced as I’m into
this long time ago. Working on the final mix down these days and I’m
pretty happy about what I’m getting so looking forward to getting finished and
start to work on the selection for the final track list of the record.
7.So you are playing at Mind
Off (Wall&Wall) in Tokyo next. What are your thoughts about coming back to
Tokyo and playing this event?
It’s good to be back and
play in Tokyo again after some years, so my expectations about the Mind Off
night at Wall & Wall are big. Don’t know much about the club but I’m
sure its gonna be fun, as far as I can get good sound and good monitors in the
booth I will enjoy playing and according to this the people who come to see me
playing will enjoy my set too.
It is difficult today, when record stores disappear every day and can not spend hours checking new releases. This vice that is so lacking in the digital age, our weekly visit (minimum) to our favorite record store.
Much is said about the increase in the sale of music on vinyl.
Make no mistake, these statistics speak of commercial music. Mass music, which you can buy in department stores.
But, finding what we really like is increasingly difficult ... "the latest release of our favorite underground label, this album still unreleased" ...
Our favorite record store no longer exists, its closed. The clerk to assist us with a smile and was glad to see us now dedicated to something else. It's time to evolve and look where listen to our music elsewhere. By other means.
Of course, that means none other than internet. The network of networks.
One way, of course, is to be aware of the web of our favorite label. And check their releases daily. Or, if they have it, and subscribe to your mailing sent directly to our emails.
And do the same with websites selling music specializing in our favorite style. If you serve as an example, I usually investigate:
This is a good way to keep up. But you can only hear a sample. And I really like to hear the song in full. Manias of each.
So lately, as I do not get new releases me to my house, like the great djs. I had to find a way to do it. And something that gives me very good result is the unconsumable YouTube.
Search and subscribe to channels to share news. And fit with my musical tastes of the moment (underground techno in this case). I happened any case you want to take a look and see for yourselves.
There are hundreds, or thousands of times I've turned on the Technics at home.
With the simple intention to enjoy, or hang out.
But the other day, I pressed the ON button with the idea of recording a different set. Dark, strong, he was able to convey something.
I really do not know if I got it. Actually I did not prepare the list of songs, only I selected randomly among many that might have sounded.
I was satisfied. It should be inspired. Dimly inspired. Hence its name.
And of course, I wanted to share, here. In my corner of the net.
I hope, at least, enjoy it eschándolo half of what I enjoyed doing.
Tracklist:
1. Raw by Stanislav Tolkachev
2. One Thousands League by Birth of Frequency
3. Assambled by Milton Bradley
4. Passage 17.1 by Reeko
5. Revoke by S100
6. Transients V2 by Truncate
7.Silent Menace (303 Mix)bySyntec / D. Diggler
8. 3.8 by Slam
9. Provoke (Shifted Remix) by Secluded
10. Stressed by Dj Deep
11. Gipson (SHDW & Obscure Shape Remix) by Monoloc
12. Long Delay by Luca Agnelli
13. Stressin by Dj Deep
14. Exoplanet War by Farceb
15. The hand is faster than the eye (Unreleased) by Jeff Mills
Hector Sandoval began his career as a DJ in 1994 after years of residences and sessions in small clubs in Asturias until in 1999 decides to go into production.
Hector talk is talk about one of the most acclaimed duos of Spanish techno scene, Exium (with Valentin Corujo).
Together they have traveled half the world beats and dishing have been great techno anthems. Played by artists of the stature of Surgeon, Christian Wünsch, Oscar Mulero, Ben Sims, Dave Clarke, Gayle San, Ángel Molina, Takaaki Itoh, Damon Wild, Iñigo, Kennedy, Pacou.... To name a few...
His version is more personal behind his alias Komatsu. He lets fly his inspiration where more leisurely and intimate music.
It belongs to the cavalry PoleGroup, seal of the great Óscar Mulero. and next to the label's artists perform authentic worship sessions. Where techno sound commands and cared until the last consequences.
Just over two years ago and after twenty years and over a hundred papers published throughout his career, Hector creates a new project called Tensal.
With this reinvention has managed to give another turn has its sound and in just 2 It has taken six EPs worthy of any addicted to techno music lover.
With gems like this:
We are a huge artists, prolific and eager to please his audience.
The techno music has made and is making history. It is a sound and clear development throughout the world music genre. Where each day has more followers.
It may seem a modern music, but nothing is further from reality.
Needless to mention artists like Kraftwerk to be aware that there is electronic music (techno not only) since mid early 70s.
For all this, today I wanted to share a file from my private collection.
A London session of legendary producer Ben Sims. Held in Spain in a small festival called Move disappeared. In the province of Valladolid. a whopping more than 17 years ago, ...
Enjoy it!
And as always, if you want to enjoy electronic music in all its forms and times you can visit my Youtube channel.
