Ellen Allien - Live At NRG
Artist: Ellen Allien
Berlin's Modeselektor never cared much for being boxed in by genres. From their first release they mashed up elements of rave, hip hop and IDM to create their unique brand of techno. So it's no surprise that they've come to embrace dubstep recently, and this recent mix on Mary Anne Hobbes' Radio One show is a perfect example. The Jesse Somfay remix of Re:group sprints out the gate with a massive fusion of dubstep bass with techno atmospherics. Recent tracks by Robert Hood, Joy Orbison and even Thom Yorke also make the cut.
In the history of techno and electronic music, some artists are just legendary and early Richie Hawtin acid house tracks from the 90s are as real as it comes - just check out his Sheet One album from 1993. With Richie Hawtin rumored to be bringing back his Plastikman alias, check out this classic performance from back in 2000.
With the recent resurgence in interest in dub techno, it seems like a fitting time to revisit the works of the godfathers of the genre. Despite legions of imitators, Basic Channel remain the undisputed masters of this subgenre, and certainly one of the most influential techno groups of all time. Nat Alexander offers up this DJ mix featuring several classic Basic Channel-affiliated tracks, including a rare collaboration with Juan Atkins as Model 500. He also throws in several tracks from newer artists that owe a clear debt to the group, such as Pole and Redshape.
Legendary Parisian DJ Laurent Garnier is best known for his epic DJ sets mixing up techno and house. But as this radio show for It Is What It Is shows, his musical taste is even more eclectic than his dancefloor-oriented mixes would suggest. Here, Garnier showcases a wide array of music including two step, downtempo and deep house.