With stand-out releases for the Sandwell District label and his own Historia y Violencia imprint (co-run with Santiago Salazar), Juan Mendez a.k.a. Silent Servant has been one of the most talked-about techno artists of 2009. The Minnesota-born resident of Long Beach, CA is however no newcomer to the scene: under his moniker Jasper he has been running his Cytrax and Delay labels since 1997, releasing music from Kit Clayton, Sutekh or Geoff White.
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znrR, 1 year ago via zero-inch.com |
2010 has been the year where Sandwell District really hit their stride. The individual styles of Function, Regis, and Silent Servant perfectly complement each other, as impressively demonstrated by the collective's two label samplers. Regis' edit of this Silent Servant track was one of the definite high points of the year.
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The Editor, 1 year ago via zero-inch.com |
This Track is featured in Edition #037:
Our favourites of 2010 - for free until the year ends
Say hello, wave good-bye... As the year draws to a close we look back on our favourite tracks of 2010. more...
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The Editor, 1 year ago via zero-inch.com |
This Track is featured in Podcast #013:
For this week's City Focus on Los Angeles we talk to three producers who have had a major influence on electronic music emanating from California: Santiago Salazar is well known as a member of Underground Resistance, Los Hermanos and Ican, and has recently set more...
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The Editor, 1 year ago via zero-inch.com |
This Track is featured in Podcast #003:
Leaning towards dub-techno and deep house this time, our first Crew Picks podcast includes some of the definite highlights of recent weeks. It starts out with 'Cocoon Dark Dub', Moritz von Oswald's surprising contribution to Cocoon. From there it moves on to more...
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The Editor, 1 year ago via zero-inch.com |
The Compilation Sampler Single 1
is featured in Feature #092:
Over the past few years the Sandwell District label has been a remarkable source of mesmerizing techno tracks. In times where every DJ and producer seems to be more concerned with self-promotion than the music itself, Sandwell's understated and low-key more...
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The Editor, 1 year ago via zero-inch.com |
