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06.23.16

Good Talk with Dennis KANE

Dennis “Citizen” Kane has been a seminal and iconic figure in contemporary dance music culture since his emergence in the mid 90′s NYC downtown scene. A former disco and old school buyer for the infamous A1 records, Kane has been digging and collecting since his early teens in Philadelphia.

He’s also established a pair of respected record labels in Disques Sinthomme, which has released a wide range of work featuring the likes of Max Essa, the Beat Broker and Richard “Padded Cell” Sen, and an edit imprint, Ghost Town, which has seen contributions from Brennan Green and Bicep, among many other notables. Continue reading →

06.23.16

Good Talk with Delta Funktionen

“I mostly start with some techno stuff. Not always, but you give the illusion that it will be like that and then after 45 minutes you just drastically change it by putting in some kind of acid record or something like that” Niels Luinenburg told Resident Advisor in 2012.

It’s an approach that he’s had to his DJ sets since he started in 2008, where no two sets are ever the same. Although his productions as Delta Funktionen are based in the techno genre, you’re likely to hear electro, Italo, house and techno within quick succession during his sets with the intention of laying down some ‘serious fun’. Continue reading →

06.23.16

Good Room Podcast 056 – R Gamble

DJ and producer Richard Gamble was born in Memphis and steeped in the rich musical history of his hometown, from the DIY spirit of punk & garage rock in dive bars to the booming 808s and cassette hiss of local underground rap.

Later he moved to New York where he found a new home among Brooklyn’s emergent house and techno scene, founding a monthly night called Lost Soul at the infamous and now-defunct Wreck Room. The residency evolved into a label, Lost Soul Enterprises, and its seventh vinyl offering is his first solo release, the Teeth Like Foil EP. Continue reading →

06.22.16

Good Room Podcast 054 – Ciarra Black

Ciarra Black is a DJ, producer and co-founder of the No-Tech label based in Brooklyn, NY. She is also a member of noise/industrial/techno projects Appetite (with Jane Chardiet) and Lunch With Carol & Stewart (with J.R. Nelson. Ciarra’s roots of noise and industrial are prominent in her live and DJ sets with an unapologetic love for a pulsating and beat driven dancefloor.

She delivers the 54th Good Room Podcast ahead of her set at French Kiss presents Submission on June 24. The hour mix takes you to a dancefloor where the fog streams through the strobe as you dance to dark synths, heavy bass and space noise. Her podcast contains unreleased music from No-Tech, White Material and Beta Librae as well as a sneak peak at her latest production. Continue reading →

06.21.16

Five of the Best with Intergalactic Gary

Photo by Verena Blok

When Intergalactic Gary played at French Kiss presents back in January he absolutely nailed it. He brought everything to the table, from House and Garage to Disco and Acid, and then he turned the table upside down and blew us away. We couldn’t resist getting New Zealand-born, Dutch-based DJ and producer back for round two. Continue reading →

06.21.16

Throb – A Benefit for our Brothers and Sisters at Pulse

Good Room presents…
Throb – A benefit for our brothers and sisters at Pulse

The shootings at Pulse nightclub in Orlando last week were a tragedy. The fact that a man thinks he has the right to take away the lives of 49 people (and injury 53 people) because he couldn’t handle his own sexuality is devastating. The fact that this person had access to a gun is wrong. Continue reading →

06.21.16

Good Room Podcast 053 – Gavin Russom

Experimenting with sound, image and movement since he was a kid, it’s no wonder Gavin Russom became a synth wizard. In the early 2000s he became the electronics expert for DFA Records, before joining LCD Soundsystem. His own productions as Black Meteoric Star helped to lay the foundation for the current proliferation of the outsider house, free form electronics and punk/techno hybrids while The Crystal Ark brought avant-pop and Brazilian influences to his analogue sound. In the past year he’s released tracks on L.I.E.S and Curle Recordings and has plans to release an album as Black Meteoric Star on Nation. Over the years he’s also released music as Hail Of Arrows, Knight Skyy and Paper Eyes. Continue reading →

06.21.16

Good Room Podcast 052 – A Running Melody

Alan & Andrew Blancato are New York DJ’s who run the mix and party series, A Running Melody (www.ARunningMelody.com). The brothers created the series to showcase some of the most talented underground DJ’s and producers and give them a platform to share some of their influences.

They put together the 52nd Good Room Podcast on the fly with a bunch of records they’ve been playing out lately. You can can see them on the dancefloor on June 10 when they take over the Bad Room at the FIXED party with Iron Galaxy. Tickets available here – bit.ly/1pc3Whz

06.03.16

Good Talk with Shady P

As one of the three pioneers of the current Detroit Sludge movement, helmed as the fifth Wave in the evolution of Detroit Techno, Shady P produces its raw, unfiltered menacing sounds.

Shady P is taking his sound to the world through his record label How to Kill Records, which he co-owns with The Friend and Marshall Applewhite. The three artists have a bright future that spans beyond just the norms of house and techno. Continue reading →

06.03.16

Douglas Sherman – Adventures in Flight

Douglas Sherman playing at The Loft last week. Photo by Fatik.

It’s hard to imagine a party where the DJ doesn’t mix. It’s even harder to imagine a party where people stop and clap after every song. But four times a year, it happens, and it’s probably the best party you’ll ever go to in your life. Continue reading →