Percussion Lab Presents

Clay Wilson is a Brooklyn-based dj and producer with releases on Styles Upon Styles on the eponymous label run by Brooklyn legendary Bunker crew. Read out full interview with Clay on the site tomorrow. This mix is emblematic of Clay's sonic ethos. Smooth, spare, melodic, and flirting heavily with the experimental side of techno. Tracklist is below. 1. Blondes - Bora Bora 2. Move D - Quit Quittin' 3. Erika - North Hex (Patrick Russell Reshape) 4...

We got this exclusive set of original material from Clap! Clap!, a new project by the italian producer C. Crisci, with samples derived from field recordings of tribes, bands and singers from around the African continent. It's a frenetic, heady mix of influences from world music to dubstep and the contemporary bass scene. Clap! Clap! has a release dropping at the end of the month on Black Acre, full info here. Serious bass inside! Tracklist: Clap! C...

This is an exclusive mix from the nascent Blueberry Recordings, our homie Falty DL's new label. Put together by the inimitable Todd Osborn, aka Soundmurderer, Osborne, and Superstructure… The beats are brutal. Lying somewhere in the fertile territory between techno, noise, and hip hop, this mix will definitely get your heart rate ticking upwards. We're very excited to be hosting this mix, and for Falty and his band of sonic magicians to have a home...

Taylor Clifford and Oliver Brown are Heldum, a DJ and production crew from London. The duo have been residents at Wax, a popular house, techno and disco night in the south-east of England, since 2012. 2013 saw them venturing into the production game, joining forces with Jose Caruana, another Wax resident. The resulting collaboration, “Justified”, was signed by Manchester's State Records. Their latest collaboration with Jose Caruna, "Treasures of the D...

We're big fans of Washington Heights native Albert 'ENOE" Hernandez. From his days with duo Background Sound to his current release, "Do Em Dirty"/"Top Billin" on Rudimentary Records. ENOE will be joining us Friday at Cameo Gallery for a Rudimentary Records showcase, alongside Boxcutter, Archie Pelago, and Seafloor. See you then, and check our interview with Albert here.

Fourtet - "Circling" Prefuse 73 - "Choking You" UNKLE - "Unreal" Rjd2 - "F.H.H. (Instrumental)" Lauryn Hill - "Lost Ones" Kurtis Blow - "The Breaks (Instrumental)" Johnny Pate - "You Can't Even Walk In The Park" The Meters - "Thinking" Tribe Called Quest - "Once Again (Instrumental)" Beastie Boys - "Flute Loop (Instrumental)" Beastie Boys - "Get It Together (Instruemental)" Company Flow - "Population Control" Cool Calm Pete - "Black Friday" Gang Starr -...

Styles Upon Styles is a Brooklyn-based label started by Cam Curran and Phil Tortoroli with the goal of seeking out and championing a variety of sounds that suited their unique sonic palette. With three critically acclaimed releases to their credit, the fio hsve definitely staked out a wide territory, range from Clay Wilson's dirty techno to the smoked-out r'n'b sounds of King Garbage. The mix is split into 2 parts, with Cam kicking things off with a...

Half-English, half-Welsh, Owen Howells is now a South London native with his hands in all the right pots. While running his label Shades, or holding down his residency at Apogee, Owen plays a perfect blend of techno and house. He will be joining us at Cameo Gallery this Friday, and ahead of schedule, delivered a great dig into his sound. Sitting down with some tables and wax, Owen's presented a great taste of tweaks, bass and moddy head-rattling. Indulge.

With a prolific discography, including releases on Echocord, Prologue, Third Ear, Throne of Blood, and Francois K's Deep Space Media, Brendon Moeller is a techno and dub institution. He hails from Johannesburg, but has spent the last double-decade in New York. Initially propelled by the excitement of living in Queens, he has recently ventured upstate, for more focused time producing (which he does full-time) and quality time with his wife and two kids. ...

Boulder, CO's Communikey Festival (April 25-28) is always one of the more intriguing events on the festival calendar. The festival is hyper local, but reliably features some expertly curated out of town guests with each installment. We're good friends with some of the organizers, and our own Nooka Jones will be journeying out west to play the after hours circuit this coming weekend. Enjoy this preview mix, and get out there if you're in the area. I...

Secret Circuit is the guise of LA-based producer Eddie Ruscha, who—besides being the son of the well-established artist Ed Ruscha—is known for dropping the first release for radio show turned record label Beats in Space. We invited Eddie to contribute to our mix series and what he offered was this highly psychadelic, often lo-fi, hour long mix featuring elements of psych rock, krautrock, house, funk, and everything between. Go here to read our in-depth ...

Aaron Gonsher has been working hard. Under the guise "Dissolve," Aaron has been booking heady talents in NYC like Elgato, Rrose, Transversable Wormhole, and more. His latest booking includes Jamal Moss of favorite Hieroglyphic Being, as well as Percussion Lab family-mate Ezekiel Honig. Dissolve evolved from Aaron's writing experience with RA, Mixmag, the Village Voice, and Spin. Deciding he wanted to spend more time presenting the music rather than pass...

Blind Prophet is native-Long Islander Joseph Burns. After his first release on Seattle-based label Car Crash Set in May 2010, Blind Prophet has seen his music appear on other labels like L2S Recordings, Gradient Audio, DubKraft, and Haunted Audio. Along with his steady release schedule, he's performed in the United States, Canada, and Europe, playing alongside Joe Nice, Compa, Self Evident, Truenature, Alien Pimp, HxdB, Lion Dub, Archie Pelago, and HGLD...

Sheepshead was born and raised in Brooklyn. Sheepshead wears a mask, 'as a reflection of what the room should feel like when the vibe is right.' Sheepshead says: 'Selections on this mix are a reaction to the ambivalence towards techno in the New York electronic music community.' Sheepshead is not looking for approval, just 'fist-pumping at peak time.' #NOFEELS is the name of the mix, 'not because of post-Valentine's Day hangover, but because, when y...

Chrome Canyon is the musical efforts of Morgan Z. Nearly one year ago, Percussion Lab had the chance to interview Morgan just as he had begun to make his mark upon the universe. In the time spanning that not-too-distant past, Chrome Canyon has surpassed all expectations by, most notably, releasing his Elemental Themes LP on Stones Throw. Likewise, we've now seen five spectacular music videos to accompany his 13-track album, plus his appearance performin...