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Premieres: Krafted Underground to Release 23-Track Deep Tech Los Angeles Vol. 2 Compilation

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The metamorphism continues in Downtown Los Angeles ā€“ from an underdeveloped urban landscape to a thriving metropolis with a flourishing underground music scene.

Arising from this transformation is Deep Tech Los Angeles (DTLA) – a collective of underground house producers from Los Angeles, all striving to build a grassroots movement of music, radio and events.

Established by Jason Trevor Miller aka Redux Saints, the first US graduate of the Toolroom Academy programme, his aim was to provide a medium for LA based producers to be heard through organizing Deep Tech Los Angeles compilations. DTLA Volume 1 peaked atĀ #1Ā for Minimal/Deep Tech andĀ #10Ā for Progressive house on the Beatport album charts. Volume One also gained massive support such as Mark Knight, Friend Within, Walker & Royce, Sirus Hood, Riva Star and Henry Saiz as well as others. Krafted Underground brings you the second installment looking to reach new milestones with impressive new comers to the collective.

DTLA Volume 2; released on Krafted Underground and available for pre-order via Beatport, showcases the deep, techy and progressive sounds that DTLA stands for, featuring tracks from some of LA underground scene stalwarts Redux Saints, Shanto, Contessa, Andy Slate, Lok N Key, P-LASK, 28mm, Thomas Garcia, and newcomers to the collective Anakim, Teddy Wong Juany Bravo, Jaime Narvaez,Ā DMorse and PABLoKEY.

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Guest Mix: ITM022 for ALT 949’s In The Mixxx Feat. Redux Saints

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We present you a special mix by Redux Saints (Toolroom, Krafted, Deep Tech Los Angeles), which originally aired March 30th on ALT 949’s In The Mixxx program hosted by DJ IDeaL.

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Krafted Undergroundā€™s Deep Tech Los Angles Volume 2 ā€“ The Los Angeles Underground Speaks

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Deep Tech Los Angeles (DTLA)Ā is a collective of underground house producers from Los Angeles, all striving to build a grassroots movement of music, radio and events.

Established by Jason Trevor Miller akaĀ Redux Saints, the first US graduate of the Toolroom Academy programme, DTLA aims to provide a medium for LA based producers to be heard through organizing Deep Tech Los Angeles compilations. DTLAĀ Volume 1Ā peaked atĀ #1Ā for Minimal/Deep Tech andĀ #10Ā for Progressive house on the Beatport album charts. Volume One also gained massive support such as Mark Knight, Friend Within, Walker & Royce, Sirus Hood, Riva Star and Henry Saiz as well as others.Ā Krafted UndergroundĀ brings you the second installment looking to reach new milestones with impressive new comers to the collective.

DTLA Volume 2; released on Krafted Underground andĀ available for pre-order via Beatport, showcases the deep, techy and progressive sounds that DTLA stands for, featuring tracks from some of LA underground scene stalwartsĀ Redux Saints, Shanto, Contessa, Andy Slate, Lok N Key, P-LASK, 28mm, Thomas Garcia, and newcomers to the collectiveĀ Anakim, Teddy Wong Juany Bravo, Jaime Narvaez,Ā DMorseandĀ PABLoKEY.

We sat down with Jason to talk about the project and learn more about Deep Tech Los Angeles, Krafted, the upcoming compilation and more.

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Exclusive Premiere and Digging Deeper at ADE Interview with Redux Saints

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Despite both living in Los Angeles, we meet Redux Saints on a weekday afternoon in Amsterdam, both here for the yearly appointment with the industry’s biggest conference of the year, Amsterdam Dance Event.

DuringĀ  our chat we discuss everything from the role of ADE, his work as Redux Saints as well as his work with Krafted, the label he has been spearheading to great success with the introduction of the Deep Tech Los Angeles concept, a collective based out of LA that focuses on the deep tech sound that is so popular in the SoCal city.

We also take the opportunity to exclusively premiere his remix of Paul Sawyer’s Change, scheduled for release on December 4th as part of an EP by the same name on Krafted Digital.

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Premiere: Listen to Select Cuts from Deep Tech Los Angeles Volume 1, Forthcoming on Krafted Underground

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A metamorphism is taking place in downtown Los Angeles ā€“ from an underdeveloped urban landscape to a thriving metropolis with a flourishing electronic music scene.

Arising from this transformation is Deep Tech Los Angeles (DTLA) – a new collective of underground house producers from Los Angeles, all striving to build a grassroots movement of music and events.

Established by Redux Saints, the first U.S. graduate of the Toolroom Academy programme, the aim of the collective is to connect artists via a series of ā€˜listening sessionsā€™ where producers could give feedback to each other. The project rapidly evolved into a compilation album of exclusive new and original material.

DTLA Volume 1 – released on Krafted UndergroundĀ – showcases the deep, tech-y and progressive sounds that DTLA stands for, featuring tracks from LA scene stalwarts JJ Flores, Mr. Bootsauce, Lok N Key, Redux Saints, Shanto, Contessa, Andy Slate, P-LASK alongside newcomers 28mm and Thomas Garcia.

Today, we are premiering four cuts from the 12-tracker, which you can enjoy via the SoundCloud player below:

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