MIXMAG WEEKLY DJ CHARTS – MARCH (WEEK 4)
March 28th, 2011 | by CC Borjeson
A new week, a new set of Top 10 charts from 12 of the most exciting artists from all over the DJ universe – from fresh up-and-coming artists, through pioneers of more underground sounds, to some of the biggest household names.
This is Mixmag.net DJ Charts – March Week 4 counting another dozen of fresh charts with the right tracks to kick off your week, from M-nus’ minimal luminary Heartthrob, the pioneer of Italy’s burgeoning d’n'b scene Maztek, Canadian born dubstep champion Jonah K, Hard Dance queen and D’Amour label boss Amber D, BPitch Recordings’ founder and techno staple Ellen Allien, Brazil’s own nu-electro terrorists Dirtyloud and more…
Heartthrob
Influenced by the sounds of Detroit and notably Richie Hawtin’s Plastikman in the early 90s, art student Jesse Siminski, aka Heartthrob, plunged himself into the world of minimal techno and music production. Following a move to New York he befriended future stablemates Magda and Troy Pierce who introduced him to Ableton Live, whereby shortly after Richie Hawtin himself moved to the neigbourhood. Heartthrob’s fate was sealed and his future with the legendary M-nus label a fact. His 2006 breakthrough ‘Baby Kate’ defining his sound, Heartthrob continues to rack up studio hours constantly perfecting his live output.
Gregori Klosman
Paris-born Gregori Klosman is a rising name on the electro-house scene behind the 2010 monster-hit ‘Fuckin Down’ with Tristan Garner, prompting remix work for the likes of Bob Sinclar and Akon. His releases on Armada, Cr2, Nero and Spinnin Records are amassing support from artists such as Erick Morillo, David Guetta, Steve Angello, Afrojack, Tiesto, and landing him gigs in his native France, but also NYC, Miami and Las Vegas where he shared the booth with Chuckie. Check him out in the nearest big room next to you.
TWR72
Hailing from the Netherlands the two close friends The Walk and Rogerseventytwo, making up the production outfit TWR72, started working together in 2004 and were announced as the ones to watch by Erol Alkan in 2008. Branded by the BBC as ‘future techno’, sitting between stripped back minimal and techno, TWR72 are currently receiving support from everyone from Erol Alkan, to Zombie Nation, Laidback Luke, A-Trak, The Sound Pellegrino Thermal Team and Brodinski. Recently signed to up-and-coming UK based label Bad-Life their ‘Future Tool EP’ will be released on April 4.
Ellen Allien
A true product of her native Berlin and the fall of the wall, Ellen Allien is a visionaire and protagonist on the electronic music scene, with her hands in several aspects of the field, from electronica, to pop and experimental excursions, but always staying true to techno. Founder of the seminal BPitch Control, releasing a slew of full-lengths – including a noted collaboration with Apparat – in short succession, she also manages her own clothing label, in between touring every corner of the world. Following her album Dust (2010) her latest album ‘Dust (Remixes)’ is out now.
Miss Jools
London born, now Berlin-based Miss Jools made herself a household name in 2002 by co-founding and promoting London’s beloved ‘Clandestino’ parties pushing the techno and house envelope, hosting the likes of Anja Schneider, Guido Schneider, Clive Henry and many more. After a fruitful studio partnership with Audiofly – better known as the production outfit Sleeper Thief – receiving support from names like Luciano, Damian Lazarus, Phonique and M.A.N.D.Y., and counting releases on labels such as Mood music, Catwash, Tanzbar, Souvenir and Mina, Miss Jools joined mobilee, with her first solo release in 2008.
Maztek
With a background as a guitar player and percussionist as a youngster Matteo Cavo, aka Maztek, forms part of the current burgeoning European d’n’b scene. As one of the names behind the pioneering Italian label Subculture Records, established 2005, Maztek’s sound, which he describes “hard and sweet sounds” owing to his mellow melodies over hard basslines and drums, is attracting support from Optiv, Cause 4 Concern, Future Signal and Sleeper Cell England to name a few.
Mr Henry Von
His sets and productions ‘sitting somewhere in between’, advocating the next level of house and techno, Mr Henry Von admits to an identity crisis of a musical nature. With support coming in from Carl Cox, Richie Hawtin, Luciano Marco Carola, Tom Findlay (Groove Armada) and Gregor Tresher amongst many others, he has also remixed Umek, and Christian Smith & Reset Robot. This sonic vision has seen him play institutions such as Privilege, Ministry, The Arches, Custard Factory and Stinky’s Peephouse, and establish the Rekluse and Tribal Rage imprints together with Fergie.
Amber D
DJ/Producer/Presenter and D’Amour Recordings label boss Amber D is one of the most respected names on the Hard Dance scene with a career spanning a decade, playing anything of the harder persuasion, from hard house, tech-dance and hard trance to hardstyle and Schranz. Her two-disc Artist album ‘D Day’ (2010) with CD 1 containing a mix of released classics and CD 2 featuring all new material earned her a sought after ‘Comp of the month’ nomination last year by our very own Hard Dance mogul and editor Dave Curtis.
SIS
Growing up in a small village with close proximity to Frankfurt, weekends were regularly spent in clubs such as the Robert Johnson, introducing young SIS to electronic music and producing. Following his first releases in 2006 on 8bit Rec. and Amused Rec., international attention came at the end of 2007 with his first release for Cecille Rec. ‘La Garua/Orgsa’, and the 2008 summer hit ‘Trompeta’, supported and released by Ricardo Villalobos on his own boutique label Sei es Drum, which up to that point had only released Ricardo’s own productions. A permanent fixture on the scene ever since SIS is also busy running his Cocolino Records.
Dirtyloud
Their jacking, super-tough sound has come to define the nu-electro style currently taking the world by storm, amassing endless remix requests from labels as diverse as Atlantic, Universal, Plasmapool and Great Stuff. Not content with producing electro, their first dubstep remix (Tim Healey feat SirReal ‘Rock It Roll It’) stayed in the Beatport dubstep charts at no.1 for six weeks. Their next EP ‘Needle’ is out in April 2011 on Surfer Rosa, which also features a d’n’b mix.
Jonah K
For over ten years, Jonah K has been one of the most sought-after DJs on Toronto’s underground party scene. Cutting his teeth on the jungle and drum and bass circuit in the ‘90s, his experimental dexterity has seen him adapt a dark and eerie approach to dubstep, championing the genre in his native Canada. His latest release ‘Eye Of The Storm’, have gained support from UK tastemakers DK Ninja Tunes Solid Steel Radio, DJ Wonder and DJ Allbury of Rinse FM, as well as Shelley Parker and is out now.
Jargon V.A
Cem Akdeniz and Akwasi Mensa aka Jargon V.A are a young production duo/label from Suth London who began making music at the epicentre of London’s burgeoning grime wave. Their sound simply described as ’two parts street stereo, one part raver and one part festival moshpit served over ice cool pop’ have seen them collaborate with Killa P, Narstie and Ms Dynamite and allowed them to combine the street level respect alongside commercial viability. Their new single ‘Disappoint You’ features Tinie Tempah with a bass-heavy dubstep remix from High Rankin and is out now.
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