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Guest Mix: Alinep

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This week’s Guest Mix features Alinep. Throughout his almost 20-year music career, Alinep has worn several hats: DJ, producer, promoter, and radio host. Most recently, he added label owner into the mix with the addition of managing his own techno Deepsomnia Records. His music has been played by well-known artists like Richie Hawtin, Clive Henry, Nick Muir, and Fabio Florido. Alinep is no stranger to Beatport charts and has become one of Asia’s top electronic music artists. His musical imprint in his DJ sets and music production are very poetic and rooted from deep house and techno to minimal and tech-house. Read more

Premiere and Q&A: Fabio Florido & Simina Grigoriu Interview Each Other

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PLAYdifferently MODEL 1 ambassador Fabio Florido joins the Kuukou family bringing his unique flair that has captivated crowds around the world and has graced labels such as Richie Hawtin’s Minus and Plus8, among others.

“Bound: kicks off with a rumbling bassline, accented by bulky drums that take center stage. The track glides between percussive and melodic sections with ease, keeping spirits high throughout the changes.

Label head Simina Grigoriu offers an acid-heavy rendition of the track, building a steady lead through compelling pads and tension-ridden sequences.

On a lighter, yet still dancefloor-ready note, “Twilight” perches along atypical sound bites reminiscent of a tropical aviary on a backdrop of concrete-heavy kick drums and a topsy-turvy bassline.

To celebrate the release, we have asked Fabio and Simina to do a different kind of interview than usual. Instead of us asking them questions, we had them interview one another. Here is what they had to say:

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Richie Hawtin Finally Unveils PLAYdifferently’s Model 1 Mixer

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Richie Hawtin, his father and Andy Riby-Jones before the unveiling of PLAYdifferently's Model 1. Photo courtesy of Richie Hawtin via Instagram

Richie Hawtin, his father and Andy Riby-Jones before the unveiling of PLAYdifferently’s Model 1. Photo courtesy of Richie Hawtin via Instagram

After years of work and months of promotion and road testing, Richie Hawtin has now fully unveiled the Model 1 mixer of his PLAYdifferently line. Previously, fans and DJ technology buffs had only seen partial pictures of the hardware that didn’t reveal much.

The mixer is now officially launched and available for pre-order on PLAYdifferently’s website for £2500 plus £50 flat rate shipping word wide. Orders will be shipping after June 30th. The official launch event will occur via live stream later today, courtesy of Boiler Room Berlin. Read more