When we started out in 2007, little did we know, that the industry was undergoing massive changes.
One after the other, the analog distribution companies turned their key. A digital era had begun, and the black gold was suffering under the pressure.

The impact of social media is inevitable, and we feel the need to be just as engaged in these activities, as everyone else. So we have decided that it is time to reinvent ourselves and our identity. By doing so, we will be able to adapt ourselves to the growing trends of web 2.0

I will post updates and insight views of the reinvention process. Stay Tuned…

Rasmus Bro – Heavy Mix by Rasmus Bro

Dehnert last night at CB was,  musically, a blast and a big success. Dehnert was, as expected, off the hook, and JATO-Unit will definitely go see him play another time. A pleasant suprise, though, was the local dj playing before Dehnert went on stage. A mature guy named Morten Kramp, playing all the good, classic techno pieces we all enjoy and love for their contemporary sound structures and sound scapes.

Having spend almost all day inside with the rain pouring down outside, I have looked inside myself and tried to find some music that really emphazises the feeling in the body after a long night on the dancefloor, no sleep yet and thoughts blasting away. This is where dub techno comes into mind…

Initially, I was introduced to dub techno by listening to the work of Rod Modell, Mike Von Schommer and Stephen Hitchell, also producing under the monikers Deepchord, Intrusion, CV313 etc. Having attended Luke Hess & Marko Fürstenberg playing live in Copenhagen, I was really hooked on the sounds they are pushing, and got more and more into dub techno. What really touches me in dub techno is the emotion and overwhelming effect of the productions. The sound almost appears embracing when listening to it on a proper soundsystem, driving the emotion and energy of the music forward, in soundscapes that almost always appear to be somewhat melancholic, cold and icy, yet warm and familiar. Pure bliss to my ears and heart, that is. And a great contrast to the spring rain outside, setting the mood on this sunday for me.

Monoder – G1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cAQ_0HST28&feature=related

Atheus – Decaedra:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyIRrZm1en4

Deepchord – Sunset:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YwwTdt90fw

Luke Hess – Son Beams:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZn37BbP1TY

BvDub – Dreaming of your downfall:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU0LVEoDnZk

As a little taster to what should be expected from this blog, let’s start with a tune that really rocks my world these days:

Nina Kraviz, young, Russian producer and dj, appears to have found a formula that really moves and get under people’s skin. A good, late night groover, that really catches and bends minds, being hypno as we require from tracks like these, in moods like these.

This track is very different than tonight’s excursion into techno-realm since almost the entire JATO-crew is attending Mike Dehnert at Culture Box, but we must be able to admire all aspects of electronic music in order to understand and expand our musical horizons, and progress, musically that is.

Last night, Autechre was attended by the JATO-crew as well, and what a blast it was. Giving room to this kind of musical excursion in one of the prime spots of Danish performance arts is definitely good!