Amplify Series - Techno, Electro, and more
178 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago -Welcome to Dirty Epic's Amplify Series, a music podcast focused on elevating the underground from scenes across the globe. From techno to electro, and everything in between, our aim is to broadcast the music we love, from artists we respect, to people all around the world.
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Amplify Series 21 - Sebastian Bayne
October 26, 2021 19:36 - 2 hours - 116 MBDirty Epic welcomes aboard @sebastianbayne for its twenty first episode of Amplify Series. Sebastian Bayne is a DJ, producer and owner of IF? Records based in Sydney. His passion for techno extends beyond merely producing it. Having established an early appreciation for electronic music, he went on to become IF? Records' label owner in 2010, taking over from the label’s co-founder Andrez Bergen aka Little Nobody. The label was originally established in Melbourne in 1995 and has since moved t...
Amplify Series 20 - Magdalena
October 19, 2021 17:45 - 57 minutes - 132 MBDirty Epic welcomes aboard Magdalena for its twelfth episode of Amplify Series. With 18 years being part of the Latin American electronic scene, Magdalena has managed to build a career as an artist with firm foundations. DJ, producer, vocalist and label manager; This versatile artist breathes music into every pore of her skin. She was a resident of the La Sala, Cinema, Cha Cha and Lov club in Bogotá. She has releases on Techsound, Business Class Records, We Love Bta, Inversion Records, Pz Re...
Premiere: Myk Derill - Route Network (Knotweed Records)
October 18, 2021 22:32 - 6 minutes - 14.5 MBMyk Derill is an integral part of the Knotweed family, producing music for the label since its inception in 2011. The funky bulldozer of techno (as some like to call him) created three tracks especially for our tenth birthday: bass-heavy, cold and groovy, minimal and funky at the same time: thank you Myk! We are celebrating 10 years of Knotweed Records, exploring different shades of techno! Follow Myk Derill here: @mykderill Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Myk-Derill-Official-14174256921...
Amplify Series 19 - Temudo
October 05, 2021 19:08 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBDirty Epic welcomes aboard @temudo for its nineteenth episode of Amplify Series. The Portuguese João Rodrigues started his alias Temudo in 2014, after a period into the Drum and Bass scene. The Drum and Bass influence can be heard not only on the detailed sound design and low end focus of his music, but also on the energetic and eclectic 3 deck sets he has to offer. As a DJ he provides a journey within the several contexts of the Techno universe, blending different years and locations with a...
Premiere: Other Form - Shaped By Change, Decka Remix (Observant)
September 24, 2021 21:45 - 5 minutes - 5.44 MBOther Form's appeal stems in large part from the way he blends poignant and bittersweet melodies with blistering techno structures. The Unknown Movements boss has been churning out moody, sub-heavy techno on Unterwegs (DE), Dissonanze (IT), Diffuse Reality (ES), and Soptik (DE), and here presents three new tracks that capture a mix of anxiety and excitement for the current state of the world. The kick drums on the opener "Incantation for Release" are steely techno, but the ascending melodies...
Amplify Series 18 - Hemka
September 14, 2021 18:51 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBDirty Epic welcomes aboard @hemka for its eighteenth episode of Amplify Series. Marseille-born Hemka says “Music plays a vital role in my life. It allows me to clear my head, to express my feelings: my joys, my sorrows, my anger. All that I very often have trouble communicating in a general way.” Growing up in a musical family Hemka’s career path is not something of an odd choice, rather the opposite. Playing bass guitar as a teenager and later on experimenting with two turntables and a mixe...
Premiere: Lady Maru - Virtual Acidizer (Durch)
August 28, 2021 18:56 - 5 minutes - 4.76 MBDURCHs upcoming LP showcases emerging talents of the international underground techno scene. The LP features 14 tracks on the harder side of the electronic music spectrum, exploring a fast, forward-thinking take on industrial and hard trance inspired techno. United by the over boarding desire for genuine human contact, all the tracks have a necessitating and almost raging quality to them. Gossip - the echoing of the queer overturn. Support the release here: durch-party.bandcamp.com/album/dur...
Amplify Series 017 - Vulkanski
August 24, 2021 07:53 - 1 hour - 61 MBDirty Epic welcomes aboard @vulkanski for its seventeenth episode of Amplify Series. Vulkanski is a new project from Tbilisi concrete catacombs by the pioneer of the Georgian techno scene, producer, live performer and resident DJ at KHIDI. Pungent, vibrant Techno and grinding Industrial sounds are the proper description of his music. LINKS: VULKANSKI: Soundcloud: @vulkanski Facebook: www.facebook.com/Vulkanski Instagram: www.instagram.com/vulkanski/ RA: https://ra.co/dj/vulkanski DIRTY ...
Premiere: Ayako Mori - Charlie We Move Time (Durch)
August 20, 2021 18:44 - 5 minutes - 5.17 MBDURCHs upcoming LP showcases emerging talents of the international underground techno scene. The LP features 14 tracks on the harder side of the electronic music spectrum, exploring a fast, forward-thinking take on industrial and hard trance inspired techno. United by the over boarding desire for genuine human contact, all the tracks have a necessitating and almost raging quality to them. Gossip - the echoing of the queer overturn. Support the release here: https://durch-party.bandcamp.com/a...
Primere: Punshukunshu - Rushing Headlong
August 18, 2021 21:57 - 5 minutes - 4.96 MBPunshukunshu - "Rushing Headlong" (Diffuse Reality/Periphylla) [8/20/2021] Released on Periphylla Series, Rushing Headlong takes an irie approach to heady and ambient ebm. Support the release: https://diffusereality.bandcamp.com/album/punshukunshu-rushing-headlong-phy121 Follow Punshukunshu : Soundcloud - @punshukunshu Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Punshukunshu Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/punshukunshu/ Follow Periphylla Records: Soundcloud - @periphyllarecords Facebook - ...
Amplify Series 016 - Phase Fatale
August 10, 2021 18:24 - 1 hour - 174 MBDirty Epic welcomes aboard Berghain and KHIDI resident and BITE label boss @phasefatale for its sixteenth episode of Amplify Series. Phase Fatale is the Berlin-based techno project of Hayden Payne. Since 2014 the New York native has earned a reputation as a techno innovator, both for the broad spectrum of dystopian, gritty, industrial- laden electronics included in DJ sets as well as his deep understanding of synthesis and sound design in his own productions. Having released his debut album ...
Amplify Series 015 - Cyberlife
August 03, 2021 17:03 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBDirty Epic presents its fifteenth episode of the Amplify Series podcasts, this time welcoming @cyberlife-music aboard. Cyberlife is the side project of the Parisian artist @deikean. Both dj and producer inspired by a wide range of electronic genres, between dub techno, IDM, drum and bass, tribalistic world music, ambient, trip hop & psychedelic music, Cyberlife, a passionate human being born for endless mind growth and music dedication, brings the ambition to shape a very personal style, su...
Amplify Series 014 - Agent Orange DJ
July 20, 2021 08:52 - 59 minutes - 137 MBDirty Epic presents its fourteenth episode of the Amplify Series podcasts, this time welcoming @agent-orange-nyc aboard. Having cut his teeth during the legendary 90’s era raves and clubs in his native New York City, he has proven himself over the years as a pioneer and architect of modern day dance music. He’s spent the last 25+ years pushing a sound that holds true to the raw unfiltered soul of his youth with a decidedly modern flair. He has had 70+ releases and tracks that have landed i...
Premiere: Dc11 - "Low Pass KHz" (Pulse Outputs) [July 16, 2021]
July 14, 2021 17:59 - 6 minutes - 5.59 MBAfter debuting on Unknown Movements’ last compilation, then recording a live hardware set as one half of Roam for the label’s podcast earlier this year, Parisian producer dc11 delivers a solo EP of deep, modular techno, backed by a remix from UM boss Other Form. Employing modular synths to stumble upon ideas, refine micro loops, and build texture, dc11 (real name Lucas Marchal) has amassed a sizeable following for his gear demos and live jams, and the tracks here showcase the dexterity he has...
Amplify Series 013 - Elle Dee
July 13, 2021 16:52 - 1 hour - 139 MBDirty Epic presents its thirteenth episode of the Amplify Series podcasts, this time welcoming @djelledee aboard. The Brazilian-born, New York City based artist has been a fixture of the city’s club scene for over a decade. Known for her ability to control a room—shifting between techno, house, and breaks, she is also a drummer and has an intuitive understanding of timing and rhythm. Her music selection has helped her land gigs in New York’s fleeting and staple venues like Output, Good Room,...
Amplify Series 012 - The Fifth Stigma
July 07, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 139 MBDirty Epic welcomes aboard its resident @thefifthstigma for its twelfth episode of Amplify Series. American born, now living in Paris, France, The Fifth Stigma is an esoteric musical project. Tired with the direction of contemporary techno, The Fifth Stigma aims to craft a slow, heavy, and raw metallic techno, influenced by history, emotions and obscure world music, driven by a blend of several genres in times where everything seems to go faster and look alike. Production wise, he refuses ...
Amplify Series 011 - Truncate
June 22, 2021 20:57 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBDirty Epic presents its eleventh episode of the Amplify Series podcasts, this time welcoming @truncate aboard. After being introduced to electronic music back in the early 90's in Los Angeles, a teenage David Flores was hooked. He started DJing across Southern California on the DIY warehouse, backyard, desert, and rave circuit. His style then was as varied as the local scene - a myriad of sounds ranging from house to acid to techno to hardcore. After a few years solely DJing, he began releas...
Amplify Series 010 - Black Asteroid
June 08, 2021 08:59 - 1 hour - 55 MBDirty Epic presents its tenth episode of the Amplify Series podcasts, this time welcoming @blackasteroid aboard. Black Asteroid is Bryan Black. Former engineer for Prince, one half of the critically acclaimed MOTOR, DJ, producer, live performer. Black is a force of electronic power and precision whose current incarnation as Black Asteroid sees the auteur in his most decisive campaign to date. Weapons such as 2011’s “The Engine EP” (CLR), 2012’s “Black Acid EP” (Electric Deluxe) and remixes f...
Amplify Series 009 - X Tin
May 25, 2021 16:43 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBDirty Epic presents its ninth episode of the Amplify Series podcasts, this time welcoming @x_ti_n aboard. Austrian-born, she started off producing electronic music and being active part of Salzburgs underground techno szene, with two releases out on local labels. Berlin shaped her exploring worlds between dark dystopian techno, hypnotic and experimental ambient, which she blends in carefully curated mixes since 2015. X tin, in her hometown by choice, played at many major venues and events, a...
Premiere: Nothing Is Real & Andrea Cossu - Vista Mare
May 18, 2021 18:21 - 6 minutes - 5.6 MBNothing is Real & Andrea Cossu "Eterea EP" (Unknown Movements) [May 21, 2021] Unknown Movements continues its journey into deeper and more hypnotic waters with the label’s first release of 2021: a stunning collaboration between two of Italy’s finest contemporary techno exports, Nothing is Real (trau-ma, The Gods Planet, Illegal Alien Records) and Andrea Cossu (Semantica, The Gods Planet), backed by a remix from label boss Other Form. Early support from Nina Kraviz, Nørbak, Slam, Takaaki It...
Amplify Series 008 - DJ Hyperactive
May 11, 2021 18:40 - 1 hour - 138 MBDirty Epic presents its eighth episode of the Amplify Series podcasts, this time welcoming @dj-hyperactive aboard. Chicago born and bred DJ and producer Joseph Manumaleuna aka DJ Hyperactive needs little introduction to those versed in the history of techno. As one of Daft Punk’s “Teachers” and “brother of the humble”, according to Resident Advisor, his contributions to the underground continue to span generations. Honing his skills in the highly influential scene and sound of Chicago in the...
Amplify Series 007 - Radio Slave
April 27, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 72.4 MBDirty Epic presents its seventh episode of the Amplify Series podcasts, this time welcoming @radioslave aboard. Matt Edwards is a bonafide powerhouse of underground dance music. Over the course of more than fifteen years, the Berlin based artist has established himself as a leading A&R, influential producer and esteemed DJ, all with his own unique and immediately recognisable style. In that time, Radio Slave has emerged as his most celebrated alias. It has seen him evolve from remixing pop t...
Amplify Series 006 - 747
April 13, 2021 18:11 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBDirty Epic welcomes the Canadian producer @747 for the sixth episode of Amplify Series. @747 is a DJ and producer from Vancouver. Best known for his acidic contributions to Aquaregia, he continues to impress with each and every release. Like his hypnotic DJ sets, his tracks are constantly evolving with a mixture of lush pads, dreamy soundscapes, and the sonically pleasing sound of the 303. Inspired by the sounds of Berlin, Detroit, and the acid legends, his sound is high-fidelity yet old-sch...
Amplify Series 005 - Lag
March 30, 2021 15:42 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBDirty Epic welcomes the Serbian artist @lag for the fifth episode of our Amplify Series podcast. A promoter of the underground culture, a DJ and a respected producer - Serbian-born Lag is the on the forefront of the new wave of techno artists. It is easy to notice from his sound that he did not take the usual route on his musical journey. He grew up on punk, acquired a classical education in music and then quit it all to find himself enchanted by the possibilities of expressing oneself both...
Amplify Series 004 - Denise Rabe
March 16, 2021 18:41 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBDirty Epic invites German artist @deniserabe for the fourth episode of our Amplify Series podcast. Denise Rabe released her first 12” on German imprint Mutewax in 2015. A solo EP on Arts sub label Arts Collective quickly succeeded her debut the same year, leading up to the label publishing her third release in 2017. This is also the year Denise actualized her own eponymous label Rabe. September 2019 she announced her EP „Manifesto“ on the well established label Stroboscopic Artefacts. Rabe ...
Amplify Series 003: Alessandro Adriani
March 02, 2021 15:05 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBDirty Epic welcomes the Italian mastermind @alessandro-adriani-mnq for our third volume of our Amplify Series. Of Roman origin, currently residing in Berlin, Alessandro Adriani is the driving force behind Mannequin Records, one of the most relevant shadow institution offering since 2008 wave and industrial releases but also talents such as Fallbeill, Maoupa Mazzocchetti, JASSS, An-I and December... Aside from his quest to bring back to the light of day by unearthing obscure gems from the pa...
Amplify Series 002: Merachka
February 16, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBDirty Epic welcomes for its second episode of their Amplify Series the Detroit based DJ and producer @merachka. The motor city artist perpetrates a long tradition of masked acts such as Underground Resistance and Scan 7 and she is famous for including her vocals in her sets and for having remixed techno legends such as Jeff Mills, MoReese, and of course, her partner in crime, Detroit's one and only Terrence Parker. LINKS: MERACHKA: Soundcloud: @merachka Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/M...
Amplify Series 001: Silent Servant
February 04, 2021 21:04 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBDirty Epic welcomes aboard the Los Angeles-based DJ and producer @silentservant (Sandwell District, Jealous God, Hospital Productions) for the first episode of their Amplify Series. Juan Mendez has been composing for a decade an obscure and powerful techno under the name of Silent Servant. Cradled as a teenager by post-punk, the Californian has retained the taste for dark and tense atmospheres, which can be found in his polished and violent productions. Released at the end of 2018, on the p...