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Exclusive 'Ark de Triomphe' Interview Our guest today hides himself behind many facets. Just like Happy Colarks, kids and grown-ups love it so. A true Napoleon Bonapark, he conquered the world sweatdrop by drop. Like Nappy the dude is french and not made in Chinark... Ladies and Gents, if you hadn't guessed it yet, please welcome Mr. Ark! Paulo : You recently travelled to Japan, on tour... As a black belt Karatekark, we can imagine it wasn't your first time there. With the Japanese public being one of the most energetic on this planet, your famous rush probably fitted right in! Ark : I agree! Japanese people share an amazing spirit and I showed off my best Karatekark skills. In exchange, they invited me for the country's best sashimi. P : Your new album Arkpokalypse Now was released on Perlon this year. How did your production evolve since Caliente, released on the same label in 2005? On our end, we found the result more bluesy, maybe wiser. Would you be in phase of becoming a kind of House Buddhark? A : Arkpokalypse Now is definitely quite calmer in its whole. But as my Gran'ma used to tell me... "be wary of sleeping waters" or rather "the calm before the storm"! P : In true Shivark fashion, you placed your multiple hands in a variety of collaborations with Cabanne, Mr. Oizo, Pepe Bradock... the list is long, but you also produced remixes or were remixed by Salif Keita, Herbert, Akufen, Isolee, LoSoul or Robag Wruhme. Do you have any ongoing collaborations? Do you still hope to work with someone in particular? A : I just released an EP on Thema, a super label from Brooklyn NY! And I am preparing another one for another Berlin based label. I will also prepare a new album for the end of 201, which will surely feature some special collaborations... P : A little mouse told us about a documentary being produced about Jules CesArk. Could you tell us a little more? A : It was actually just released online. You can preview it by clicking here. P : As the world is about to collapse, who would embark with on your Noah's Ark? A : A bunch of animals, so I can prepare myself dinner! P : Last remaining doubt in my mind : one night with Madonnark or Lady Gagark? A : Nanark Mouskoury?

The northern winter has settled in, emptying parks, sidewalks and riversides. Time to stick around at home and look inside. Boil up a cup of tea and stick this mix in your player. Enjoy an hour of special and don't hesitate to ask for the secret tracklist!

John Spring is the intriguing alter ego of Johannes Mai. Born in Rostock, on the northern edges of Germany, John Spring is a sci-fi comic book character – a device-user, drummachine controller… like no other! Mr. Spring is the man behind a string of records released over the last 8 years on the seminal German label Sub Static (directed by Falko Brocksieper and Cologne’s M.I.A). He develops a variety in sound ranging from the most intricate Techno, to forms of House that call on Mr. Jack in the most respectful manner. Between then and now, John Spring presented many successful releases on labels like Crosstown Rebels, Resopal or Harthouse, licenced to the likes of Cocoon, DC10 and Four:Twenty. More recently, John Spring has been making a lot of waves as part of an anonym collective… that will stay that way, until further notice! It is with immense honour that we not only send this new podcast episode to you, but that we also announce that John Spring took over Airdrop’s next record – AD018. It is set for release on the 18th of January 2011 and will laser-beam all your eardrums out. Enjoy this very spontaneous John Spring mix. It made us tick all the required boxes at once and we are sure it will bring a lot of happiness and warmth to our cold homes!

We have been yearning for a special mix from Mr. Alland Byallo for a while and we can say this right here was clearly well worth the wait! While the man finishes the last touches of his move from San Francisco to Berlin, packing up his life into one suitcases (or two), he still managed to find some time to put this mix together for us! Be on the lookout for Alland playing close to you in Europe as he will be operating his tour from September to November. In the meantime, here is an hour of purely magnetic mid-summer 115 unhurried bpm grooves! Enough to leave you completely strapped to your reclining chair, grilling by the cool pool. Kick back some more...

Currently posted in Madrid, the ingenious producer contributed to Airdrop's eleventh release in September 2009, dropping our favourite remix on Soul Clap's Definition EP. Miguel has also been running his own blog and podcast series - Colectivo Futuro. On it, Miguel hosts his favourite DJ buddies' mixes (such as Le Loup or K.atou) but also posts engaging articles about music, design and current affairs. Colectivo Futuro actually recently published a fantastic, beautifully pictured, architectural review of the constructions South Africa has been undergoing in order ro receive the World Cup. Enjoy over 90 minutes of the purest classic house quality!

Sir Martin Eyerer is already in the country and will make serious damage in the City of Angels tonight at King King. Tomorrow, he will be announcing his new record on Airdrop, In My House, along with fellow remixers Crazy Larry, Punisher and Pat Fontes... Martin Eyerer has been a DJ for 20 years - and just as many years a producer, label owner, radio show producer. Throw in his two young children and it seems that the energy never leaves his side. Martin Eyerer is not a laptop artist, but a true musician. His high-end studio meets the highest requirements and has become an interdisciplinary interface for mastering. Here is a little foretaste of what is awaiting you tomorrow night, Saturday May 22nd, at Love NYC! As an important platform for his music Martin Eyerer has founded his own labels - Kling Klong and Session Deluxe. Due to the conscientious release policy Martin Eyerer was able to establish an independent sound between electro, minimal and tech-house on Kling Klong and more housy and underground on Session Deluxe. Whether collaborations, solo works, remixes or compilations, all his works appear almost monthly on dance-floor dominating labels, like Kling Klong, Systematic, Audiomatique, Great Stuff, Kickboxer... The most unbelievable aspect of this is the variety of styles Martin Eyerer stands for. There is no segment from Deep House to Minimal Techno that the man is not in control of...

This was recorded during Airdrop's 3 Anniversary bash last month at Club Love NYC. The one and only, CRAZY LARRY opened for 3 hours, setting up the mood for what turned into a unforgetable celebration! Many thanks again to all who came wish us a happy bday! Here are little under 2 hours taken out of this live recording... Don't miss him this month, once again at Club Love on Saturday May 22nd with MARTIN EYERER, they will be announcing Martin's next record on Airdrop, In My House remixed by CRAZY LARRY, MAETRIK, PUNISHER and PAT FONTES.

Uh oh! DIRTY ROOM is back! 10 episodes after his first AirPod appearance! From warehouse parties to raves in abandoned breweries, via boat shindings on the Spree river, DIRTY is all over Berlin Techno City, burning one floor after the other... While he greatly misses his Buenos Aires homeland, DIRTY ROOM nevertheless converted Berlin into his very own playground. Getting himself in the craziest adventures, being hunted down by all sorts of creatures... with DIRTY, instant party is a guarantee!! Come check it out for yourself and keep your ears open wide as his new release is already scheduled on Airdrop for the summer.

We had been waiting for this mix for a long time and it became all the more precious that way! With much expectation, ladies and gents here is one hour of pure AndrÈs Zacco wonder! Boiling down a variety of the different paths he enjoys strolling on, this is yet another great introduction to the maestro's world. You surely remember Andres' key record on Airdrop last year, the timeless 'Seated Hopping EP'. Well start buckin' up as we can tell you that the man will be back very soon with a most moving record : the 'Something In Your Smile EP'. You lucky-lucky ones can actually get a sneek peek of it in this mix! Also present on the mix : Cobblestone Jazz's new single 'Chance' on Wagon Repair / !K7, a Daniel Stefanik bomb and most importantly, an exclusive preview of Lucas Mari's next record for Greener... For those of you not yet familiar with it, Greener Records is Andres Zacco's label. Founded in 2008 the project already counts with releases and remixes by Leonel Castillo, Franco Cinelli, Lineas De Nazca and Kai Maan. Following Castillo's brilliant El NiÒo, Andres has already announced the next Greener release, and surprise-surprise! He will be responsible for him. To celebrate this string of releases properly, Andres Zacco will be coming to Europe in June 2010 ! This will be a memorable moment for the public as it will be AndrÈs' first time ever on the old continent...

Knowing about the tidalwave that was coming up with our second Aux-Rec release, we prompted the boys behind the Childhood '87 project to create what is without a doubt the most exciting AirPod episode so far! Le Loup & Funkalicious James are the two childhood buddies behind this podcast and the amazing Inner Life edit on AUX02's B-Side : Caught Up, has been lifting the spirits and elevating the floors over the last few months. Being born the same year, growing up together and dancing break in their teens, the two rascals share similar ideas develloped here into one historically dense mix. Raw old-school grooves, gritty house, disco and carefully selected songs à la Moodymann, make up for the perfect blend : calling sunshine into the cold weather, breaking the thick winter cloud layer... (Watch out for Funkalicious James' edit of Janet Jackson's "That's The Way Love Goes"...) This 35th episode prepared with love, respect and mastery is undoubtedly our favourite. Enjoy this soundtrack to an ardent mahogany evening, 'til the little hours.

Last time we posted a podcast from Detroit legend Ms. Punisher was more than a year ago, marking the last episode for AirPod in 2008. Well here we are today, inaugurating 2010 with a new mix by the one and only Detroit mistress! So many things happened in Punisher's life since then: between flying to countless gigs stateswide, rocking the Hejdrop party @ DEMF 2009 and playing Tresor Berlin a couple months ago... dancefloors have been wallopped and ravers punished... And not with any kinda weapons, hot burning wax is Punisher's apparatus of choice. With releases banged out in 2009 on Airdrop and on Open Concept, the 2010 charger is packed with golden bullets for Pun Pun: a remix on the recently founded Kerohand (K.Hand & Kero's label - check out the amazing 1st release here), a record on Hej (Punisher's own) and a European tour planned for Summer 2010... Punishment is upon us!

On this new AirPod episode, you will find of course previews of both tracks coming out on the AD 013 - Space Cakes EP, but also current jewels by Kasper, Christopher Rau, Kris Wadsworth, Just One Night (Gadi Mizrahi & No Regular Play), or the hit collabo between Sergio, Eli & Charlie - of Soul Clap - and Tanner, SECT! Be really really careful with this, handle it with A LOT of care... AirPod 33 - Tanner Ross & Sergio Santos - Tracklist Just One Night - Just One Night (Theme Song) - Crosstown Digital Rebels Tanner Ross & Sergio Santos - Excuse Me While I Hit This - Airdrop Records Ben Klock / Precious System - In A While (Dixon Edit) - Innervisions Tanner Ross & Sergio Santos - Space Cakes - Airdrop Records Tiefschwarz - Keep On - Cocoon Sascha Dive - Get Out Of The Ghetto Blues - Raum...musik Kasper - Dub - cdr promo Blaze - My Beat (acappella) Christopher Rau - Childhood - Smallville Records Kris Wadsworth - Trends - 10 Unknown - Unknown - Promo Sascha Dive - Black Panther (Don Melon's Mix) - Deep Vibes Thodoris Triantafillou - Morningrama - Quantized Music Art Of Tones feat. Jaw - Call The Shots (MCDE remix) - 2020 Vision Kasper - The Pressure - Bass Culture dOP - The Dust (Enliven Deep Acoustics Mix) - Enliven Music SECT - Man Of Wisdom - 2009

The nutty nutty CRAZY LARRY has embarked a few weeks ago on a month-long statewide journey! Crossing the United States diagonally, back and again, rigged with his super all-that-Larry-can-fly plane ticket, the Crazy one is puttin himself into a motley of culinary adventures. You can follow his whereabouts on the blog setup for the occasion http://crazylarry.posterous.com This set has been recorded while CRAZY LARRY was on his Las Vegas stop. Picture a lavish yet smutty Vegas downtown cocktail room and yes... this is the perfect soundtrack to it. All time house classics flirt here with new groovy pieces, randy Larry... shaggy! For those of you who dont know CRAZY LARRY yet, it's seriously about time you get acquaintened! CRAZY LARRY is one of the hottest deals between both shores: after fine-tuning his amazing live PA which includes all his vintage instruments, he teamed up with PIER BUCCI to form GLACIER, a freezy-frosty tech duo which pops up with releases on MATHEW JOHNSON's Wagon Repair label. During WMC in March '09, LARRY hosted MATHIAS TANZMANN's entire Moonharbour label crew for a fantastic celebration. On the occasion of DEMF, May '09, he chartered a whole steam boat to host the WHIGNOMY BROTHERS, LUCIANO, LOCO DICE and the INNERVISIONS ORCHESTRA's after festival sets ... on three different decks! In June 2009, CRAZY LARRY released the "Jenkim EP" on Airdrop Records, featuring two original CL bombs and a ROBERT DIETZ remix , his new record will come out on Hallucination Ltd, DJ THREE’s label and will feature a remix by GLACIER team-mate PIER BUCCI. It’s always a refreshing delight to dive into what this inventive crazy tornado of a dude is up to and as as you can see 2009 has been a restless year so far for the man. We can only imagine what's coming up next for him!

The friendly Airdrop family just expanded recently! Happily welcoming a new buddy to the band, Laurentiu Suciu aka FASTER from Bucharest (Bucuresti), Romania, as he participated to a remix on Cape's Savor EP (AD DIG 012). We're sending you today a preview of his mixpertise! FASTER is 21 years old and Romania's fresh shooting star, playing all the summer festivals in Mamaia and with his buddies Livio & Roby, FASTER is also one of the residents of Bucharest's hottest spot, Studio Martin... We can remit our trust in his hands for convulsing nights of enraptured grooves and moves! With a record due on Bloop – the Portuguese label we all admire – and many many more good things in the pipes. FASTER is about to receive all the attention he deserves. We are glad to feature his mix for AirPod that also features some Airdrop Records exclusives!

It takes a lot of digging before one can finally break through the thick crust of shoddy sounds, before reaching a quintessence of true quality. Ten years into the digital age, this is the case in underground electronic music maybe more than in any other kind of music. I am sorry to let you know that following that scheme, logically, the best producers and DJs on this planet aren't the ones you think or know! However rejoice! Because evidently that's what keeps it exciting for everyone. It's a pleasure to introduce you today to one of Argentina's finest and best kept secret, one to put on top of your list: Lucas Mari! The Rosario based artist is no newcomer. He became resident of 'El Sotano' - Argentina's best underground club - in 2002. Along with his friends and resident-mates, Jorge Savoretti, Nico Purman, and Franco Cinelli but also with his dear production partner, Andres Zacco, Lucas Mari has greatly contributed to the construction of a very singular sound, characteristic of Rosario. We mentionned to Lucas the idea of doing his own AirPod episode. One morning a few weeks later, as we were getting ready to drive up to the mountains the man himself surprised us, sending over this subtle beauty of a mix. Oscillating between the dub side of techno that is so dear to him, to more housy and classic forms of sound, Lucas gives us a compact preview of his delicate tastes in music. You will be able to enjoy some perfect picks and unheard production by the fantastic producer STL - aka Stephan Laubner, Argentina's special agent Lexdinamo, or Soulphiction's brilliant remix of Thomas Brinkmann's "Isch". Be sure to pay a lot of attention to the ending of this mix. We have never heard such a stunning and peaceful finale... Lucas Mari plays with the elements... and our feelings.