when i reviewed samoyed‘s spit ep on astro:dynamics for ra, the first draft got sent back from the editor with a note that it ‘needed more context.’ i was aware of that already, but was unsure how to best describe it.
teshno
'in germany, they can't say 'techno,' they say 'teshno'' ~ seth troxler [march 2008]
teshcast p ~ samoyed
teshcast o ~ edit piafra
if you know your shit then you will know acheterbahn d’amour: it is the german duo consisting of iron curtis and emerging producer edit piafra who have crafted plenty of raw, wired-up analogue house and acid for both frank music and absurd’s acid test series. the duo have another ep of similarly classic sounding, firm house that’s both deep and purposeful due out on frank soon, and so i jumped at the chance of hearing where edit’s tastes lie when it comes to other people’s music.
teshcast n ~ life’s track
after hearing their excellent eps on italian label bosconi, i was instantly enamoured by italian duo life’s track. as i said in my review of that ep for ra, they are like an italian skudge… a pair of mysterious analogue freaks making proper house music. it’s house music with depth and real narrative.. listen to any of their tracks (a couple of which are included on teshcast n) and you’ll instantly be transported to a place somewhere else. retro-tinged but future-facing, it’s some of the nicest, purest house i’ve heard in ages.
teshcast m ~ kornél kovács
when i first heard ‘baby step‘ i was mesmerised. something about its trancey, hypnotic whimsy really got under my skin. when i found out the man who’d made it was a part – or in fact founding member – of studio barnhus, things made more sense.
teshcast l ~ a sagittariun
i’m sure everyone who ever posts a mix is very proud of it, but this one is a little different. a sagittariun already has a long career behind him under his given name, but recently decided to start a new label – elastic dreams – and produce under this anonymous new alias.
teshcast k ~ till von sein
this month, berlin based till von sein releases his debut album on suol. despite the man’s largely deep house past, for his first full length, #ltd, he goes in balls deep, crafting a perfectly arcing album which touches on a range of styles and tempos, moods and atmospheres. it’s a great listen and one he’s managed to recreate here…
teshcast j ~ kamo
their ep for hypercolour/glass table associated label, losing suki, last month was enough for me to want a teshcast from this pair immediately. read the review, but it ably displayed a range of fresh bass styles which the series has thusfar lacked. when installent j landed, though, that was instantly rectified.
teshcast i ~ soho808
teshcast h ~ arthur barr
huzzah! it’s time for a new teshcast. this time the letter h is brought to you by fullbarr digital boss, arthur barr.
it’s reassuring to know that the young bloods still care; that flooding charts is not always the aim, and that artistic value can still be prized above ubiquity. take fullbarr for example – a boutique label of love from the mind of 24 year old, yorkshire based arthur. he’s not an established dj, a hyped producer or anything else; rather he’s a fan of fine electronic music who wants to add to the global conversation with his own unique accent.
teshcast g ~ the editor
teshno is two this month and i wanted to do something special to celebrate. ‘what better than to do my own mix’ i thought. that was about four months ago. i’ve never done such a thing ever before but, in various stages over the last weeks, i have faded, slammed, disharmoniously mixed and fluked together a collection of tracks which didn’t clash too horribly. that said, they all convey the sort of vibes i like in my music… emotion, looseness, warmth, texture. hell, some might even make you want to tap your foot.
teshcast f ~ kidkut: westernunion
whenever i write about immerse i point out it’s an under appreciated label. now having heard this, a very substantial mix of varied, tasteful house, i reckon it’s fair to say the boss of said label may well be under-appreciated, too. as well as steering his bristol-based mutant-bass label through some beautifully individual breakbeat and dubstep offerings alive with static and crackle (from the likes of sigha, (cosmin) trg and kontext) his own productions have been high on inventiveness to the point where scuba has snapped a pair up for his hot flush imprint, due for release late this year.
teshcast e ~ damiano von erckert
so last week i reviewed damiano von erckert’s debut release, then spoke to him about life, his label ava. and other stuff, now i’m happy to be hosting this mix from the cologne man as the 5th installment of the teshcast series. but a glance down the tasty tracklist should get any house fan all excited given the inclusion of venerated names like omar s, soulphiction, and kyle hall, whist listening to them blended together with martyn, kraftwerk and 6th borough project is no dull experience either.
teshcast d ~ slow hands
somewhat perfectly given the unseasonably warm weather we’re enjoying in the uk, the next teshcast is a scorching, sun-soaked mix of charming house, nu-disco and seductive basslines from wolf + lamb man, slow hands.
teshcast c ~ crambe repetita
we’ve had house and dub, downbeat and acoustic and now its techno’s turn to be the building blocks of a teshcast mix. this one comes from crambe repetita, a name i am almost sure you will not know, but the man behind it you almost certainly will… ra editor-in-chief, todd l burns.
teshcast b ~ white wine aka bill patrick & aja
the next teshcast is full of deliciously downtempo curveballs from across the underside of the board, is served up by the new pairing of white wine aka berlin based spinner bill patrick and his girlfriend aja and makes for a beautiful listen as far from the relentless struggle of the dancefloor as you could imagine.
teshcast a ~ cedric maison: glass table inspired
yup, another podcast series. this one, though, will be highly irregular. i don’t want to end up asking people for mixes just to fit in with a monthly schedule and, as such, hope that keeps the teshcast all killer and no filler.
this episdoe has now been archived. either email me and i’ll happily send you it, or check out the rest at official.fm.
the first one – a wide-reaching but fluid trip through oddball tech, candle-lit house, blissed-out dub and more – comes from hypercolour and glass table man, cedric maison, who plays room three of fabric this saturday as part of a, um, hypercolour present glass table special…