Select a Mix ----------Designer Minds Podcast---------- 001 Phidelity - Live at Chrometoast 002 Mr Projectile live in Portland 003 Michael Manahan - Winternal 004 Jacaranda - Elucidation 005 Phidelity live at Synchromystic 006 Random Rab live at Synchromystic 007 Saqi - Quest Signal 008 Phidelity - live at om records

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I was honored to be asked to play at the Portland Om Records 15 year anniversary party with house legends Dj Heather from my hometown Chicago, Olivier Desmet from Belgium and local hero Mercedes. Since I played early in the night I decided to use this as a chance to try my hand at playing a bunch of the 100bpm space disco I’d collected and work my way into all the new goodies Ive collected over the summer. Please leave your thoughts and comments below – they are always welcome… Also to be informed of new mixes please sign up for my mailing list below

Tracklisting

1. Mugolian Jetset – Glitches n Bugs (awaiin spaces version)
2. Sorcerer – Egyptian Sunset
3. An-2 – Wings (fatal version)
4. Sorcerer – Surfing at Midnight
5. Maelstrom – Petricor
6. Homerun – perfect storm
7. Ichisan & Nakova – Goba Funk
8. Acos Coolkas – Stellar Way
9. Aeroplane – Song for Marie and Alise
10. An-2 – Distortion
11. Plej – Jabos night out
12. Junior Boys – FM – Tensnake remix
13. Cinnamon Chasers – ?
14. Cinnamon Chasers – ?
15. Geddes – The Scene
16. Spiritcatcher – Total Confusion
17. ?

Select a Mix ----------Designer Minds Podcast---------- 001 Phidelity - Live at Chrometoast 002 Mr Projectile live in Portland 003 Michael Manahan - Winternal 004 Jacaranda - Elucidation 005 Phidelity live at Synchromystic 006 Random Rab live at Synchromystic 007 Saqi - Quest Signal 008 Phidelity - live at om records

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Designer Minds is pleased to host local hometown hero Saqi’s newest set of original material and remixes. For more information on Saqi check out these links

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Select a Mix ----------Designer Minds Podcast---------- 001 Phidelity - Live at Chrometoast 002 Mr Projectile live in Portland 003 Michael Manahan - Winternal 004 Jacaranda - Elucidation 005 Phidelity live at Synchromystic 006 Random Rab live at Synchromystic 007 Saqi - Quest Signal 008 Phidelity - live at om records

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The focus of Designer Minds is on innovative underground dance music whatever the flavor, which begs the question – what exactly is “underground” anways? With venturing too deep into subjective opinion I’ll venture that when a persons integrity outweighs ego and their dedication to artistic expression is unwavering they oftentimes will be described as underground.

With that said – Random Rab is such an artist, Just doin his thing, and making music true to his heart. For Seattle at the synchromystic event this meant a special night  – one where the energy held tight and only built as the evening progressed with Rab holding down the “Sexy Time” with some of the thickest funky beats that have ever hit the Church of Bass.

If you enjoy this recording take a moment to reflect what takes to make it happen and consider supporting the underground artists that help make it happen.  The cd is absolutely stellar, the audio is pristine, deep, and incredibly well engineered with some of my personal favorite artwork I’ve seen to date from Andrew Jones – and hes done a lot of wicked stuff over the years. Purchase your own copy by clicking the image below. Many props to Rab for permission to post this and sharing his love with us. Also to see what happened muscially after Rab you can peep the podcast of phidelity live at synchromystic here

Want more Rab? you can follow him on Twitter, visit his website, or check his myspace

Select a Mix ----------Designer Minds Podcast---------- 001 Phidelity - Live at Chrometoast 002 Mr Projectile live in Portland 003 Michael Manahan - Winternal 004 Jacaranda - Elucidation 005 Phidelity live at Synchromystic 006 Random Rab live at Synchromystic 007 Saqi - Quest Signal 008 Phidelity - live at om records

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Oh yes! Skoi had the foresight to bring a recorder to this show and caught both mine and Random Rabs set (which you can check here). This was a great show – the venue was packed with people getting down all night long – not one moment where the energy waned. I played after Rab and so being a big fan of his worked wanted to slowly work out of his grooves into whatever else flowed…. turns out what flowed was a one way trip to the land of facemelt. I didnt see that one coming.

1. Spoonbill – bunkerfunk
2. hardkiss – someday my plane will crash
3. FSOL – papua new guinea – oil remix
4. phidelity – twlight in your eyes
5. Mr Rogers – Space Vagina
6. phidelity – Cell Abrasion
7. Si Begg – come correct
8. Rustie – pendulum
9. Younger Brother – I am a Freak
10. Justice – Phantom II
11. Lawgivers – Sometimes Remix
12. Autechre – Clipper
13. Soul Oddity – Freq
14. Solvent – Wish
15. FischerSpooner – Natural Disaster
16. Trentemoller – Windowlicker remix

Select a Mix ----------Designer Minds Podcast---------- 001 Phidelity - Live at Chrometoast 002 Mr Projectile live in Portland 003 Michael Manahan - Winternal 004 Jacaranda - Elucidation 005 Phidelity live at Synchromystic 006 Random Rab live at Synchromystic 007 Saqi - Quest Signal 008 Phidelity - live at om records

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Another downloadable delectable downtempo dj mix this time featuring my long time buddy and super skilled deckhand – Jacaranda. Its been a while since we’ve been graced with a mix from Jack and we both thought it would be a perfect follow up to Michael Manahans downtempo mix – Be sure to visit his site for older mixes http://www.stratiform.net

1)  Fresh Moods – “Decisions I Made”
2)  Alex Smoke – “We Like it Insipid”
3)  Kelpe – “Whirlwound”
4)  Nor Elle – “Ghost”
5)  Long Range – “Lie Down”
6)  Oforia – “Day Dream”
7)  Joey Fehrenbacj – “Being Around You”
8)  Bola – “w.i.k.”
9)  Araya – “Our Secret”
10) An-Ten-Nae – “Looking Out the Window”
11) Deceptikon – “Way of the Samurai”
12) Rejuvination – “Life Is”
13) Bluetech – “Kingdom of the Blind (Third I Mix)”
14) Groovecatcher – ” Cafe de la Plage”
15) ueNN – “A New Time”
16) Norman Feller – “Rising Star”

Select a Mix ----------Designer Minds Podcast---------- 001 Phidelity - Live at Chrometoast 002 Mr Projectile live in Portland 003 Michael Manahan - Winternal 004 Jacaranda - Elucidation 005 Phidelity live at Synchromystic 006 Random Rab live at Synchromystic 007 Saqi - Quest Signal 008 Phidelity - live at om records

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Welcome to the latest installment of the designer minds podcast – Most people think of full on tribal techno large soundsystem mayhem when talking about Michael Manahans dj set – but did you know he has a softer fuzzier side? – granted the softer fuzzier side only seems to come out around the third bottle of tequila or so to kill the pain of a hard days work doing drive-bys. He’s a hard working man… This is a beautiful introspective IDM mix perfectly fitted for the northwest winters or wherever you may find yourself. Leave comments or visit his website. Tracklisting coming soon.

Select a Mix ----------Designer Minds Podcast---------- 001 Phidelity - Live at Chrometoast 002 Mr Projectile live in Portland 003 Michael Manahan - Winternal 004 Jacaranda - Elucidation 005 Phidelity live at Synchromystic 006 Random Rab live at Synchromystic 007 Saqi - Quest Signal 008 Phidelity - live at om records

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Welcome to another installment of Designer Minds podcast – This installment is a live recording of Mr Projectile from his most recent trip through Portland on the semisexual tour. Mr Projectile is most well known for his downtempo releases on the infamous & now defunct Merck label however he has been working on an uptempo electroish live dance project. By live I mean completely live and even more noteworthy done without computer relying heavily on custom built Nord Modular G2 patches and super slick machinedrum patternings.

It was a welcome departure from the overly structured and formulaic dance music we’ve sadly become accustomed to – diving into the realms of live mixing, subtle minimal adjustments and deep tonal appreciation. I was simultaneously nostalgic for the ‘96 acid trance I grew up on as a wee raver lad and amazed at the intricate cascading drum rhythyms that weaved in and out.

Much thanks to Matt for permission to record this and share this with all my friends who I know who are fans and yet couldnt make it due to previous engagements. Im going to drop a hint… we may yet see Mr Projectile again at an out-of-doors moonlit occasion in the deep woods.

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Select a Mix ----------Upbeat Dance---------- Psytech Robots, Robots, Robots Space Disco Nights Cell Abrasion More Noise Please The Expansive Drift Crunch N Munch --------Chill & Downtempo--------- The Dreamer & the Dreamed Amphibian Low Cool Writhing sea of moonlit tentacles Preamble Journey to Ixtlan LSD The Four Corners -----------Live Sets------------- Live at om records 15 yr Live at Synchromystic Live at Chrometoast Live at Momentum Live at Burningman 2003 Live on WNUR Live at Summer Meltdown --------Trance & Dubstep--------- Alien Step Big Friendly Giants Favorites (psytrance) Music For the Black Lodge

Heres a live dubstep set from the Chrometoast event in Seattl 11.20.2008 – this is a dj set with live dub style effects on top of it

1) Riskotheque – Dreamstate
2) Decklyn – Messiah
3) 23hz – Al Andalus
4) Sub Swara – Alabaster Dub
5) Nagual Sound Experiment – Desert Step
6) Distance – Night Vision
7) Frosty Boy – Stonk
08) Elemental – Boxed in
9) Rumblejunkie – Dope angel (Antiserum rmx)
10) Headhunter – Sushi Brain
11) Sick Rebel – Lion
12) The Bug – Jah War (Loefah rmx)
13) Roommate – Youth Promotion
14) Snares – Black Sabbath
15) Younger Brother – Crumblenaut
16) Chase & Status – Eastern Jam
17) Caspa – Floor Dem
18) Nero – Something Else
19) Tc – wheres my money
20) Benny Page – Pan Pipes
21) Cardopusher – Toothsmasher
22) Emalkay – Frequency
(break in recording)
23) Hektagon – Strange Voices
24) Riskotheque – Android
25) Modeselektor – Block Block (rustie rmx)
26) Nero – Night Thunder

Select a Mix ----------Upbeat Dance---------- Psytech Robots, Robots, Robots Space Disco Nights Cell Abrasion More Noise Please The Expansive Drift Crunch N Munch --------Chill & Downtempo--------- The Dreamer & the Dreamed Amphibian Low Cool Writhing sea of moonlit tentacles Preamble Journey to Ixtlan LSD The Four Corners -----------Live Sets------------- Live at om records 15 yr Live at Synchromystic Live at Chrometoast Live at Momentum Live at Burningman 2003 Live on WNUR Live at Summer Meltdown --------Trance & Dubstep--------- Alien Step Big Friendly Giants Favorites (psytrance) Music For the Black Lodge

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Select a Mix ----------Upbeat Dance---------- Psytech Robots, Robots, Robots Space Disco Nights Cell Abrasion More Noise Please The Expansive Drift Crunch N Munch --------Chill & Downtempo--------- The Dreamer & the Dreamed Amphibian Low Cool Writhing sea of moonlit tentacles Preamble Journey to Ixtlan LSD The Four Corners -----------Live Sets------------- Live at om records 15 yr Live at Synchromystic Live at Chrometoast Live at Momentum Live at Burningman 2003 Live on WNUR Live at Summer Meltdown --------Trance & Dubstep--------- Alien Step Big Friendly Giants Favorites (psytrance) Music For the Black Lodge

I almost considered coining the term Jambient to describe this but luckily my better judgment jumped in and said "Hey thats hella cheese yo!" thereby saving you from another god awful term. So now I’m not sure what to call it. The styles are all over the map and I could sit here with a barrage of sub genre after sub genre but that wouldn’t help anyone out would it? The overall focus was on chill live instrumentation with some / electronics which im hoping all my friends who like Jam bands might get into (hi liz,jazz,evan,dave,josh etc) well give it a whirl and let me know what you think.

1. Stars of the Lid – Dopamine clouds over Craven Cottage
2. Colourform – Flying Carpet
3. William Orbit – Sea Green
4. Lotus – Umbilical Moonrise
5. Bonobo – Noctuary
6. I am not a gun – unseen moment
7. Cornelius – omstart
8. Fischerspooner  – Tone poem
9. Digitonal – come and play
10. Evan Bartholomew – …and healing
11. Aphex Twin – z twig
12. Andrew Lewis – Scherzo
13. Ochre – low gravity free fall
14. Mr Projectile – i am back