A Guy Called Gerald – Black Secret Technology (1995)
When it was released in 1995, “Black Secret Technology” wasn’t Gerald Simpson’s first rodeo. Despite his acid house beginnings with 808 State and his famous “Voodoo Ray” hit, he had been immersed in the hardcore breakbeat cauldron for four years already (his Juice Box label’s first releases date back to 1991). During this time, he […]
Andrey Ramonov
Andrey Ramonov stands as one of those rare DJs who seem comfortable in any style of electronic music. A quick glance at his online mixes demonstrates how eclectic his record collection is: traversing from jungle to downtempo, ambient to deep house, it becomes clear there is no style the man hasn’t already explored. At the […]
Muslimgauze – Veiled Sisters (1993)
“Veiled Sisters” is one of Bryn Jones’ early attempts at what would become the most common embodiment of his music: his exhilarating, menacing, and highly repetitive ambient/techno/dub pieces. After the release of this thick and opaque double album on Soleilmoon, the Mancunian producer’s music would never truly be the same again, all until his sudden […]
Cahl Sel
San Francisco and the Bay Area have undoubtedly had a profound impact on the world we live in today. From the hippie movement of the 1960s to the technological breakthroughs developed in Silicon Valley, this region has been a hotbed of innovation, creativity and change for many years now. However, what many may not realize […]
James Dean Brown
With a career spanning three decades as a DJ and producer, James Dean Brown has more than one story to tell. Growing up in Frankfurt in the early 1980s, he formed a small group of aspiring electronic musicians alongside now established names such as Uwe Schmidt (atomTM), Tobias Freund (Tobias) and Martin Schopf (Dandy Jack). […]
Trace A Line Podcast (2009-2016 Archives)
Seven years after the end of Trace A Line, we are starting a new project focused on electronic music today. It is called Early Reflections, and this is the first post on our new website. The idea is to keep sharing electronic music in all its forms and spotlight the artists who create it, in […]