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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 009 Phidelity - Lightning in a bottle promo 2010

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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 009 Phidelity - Lightning in a bottle promo 2010

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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 009 Phidelity - Lightning in a bottle promo 2010

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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 009 Phidelity - Lightning in a bottle promo 2010

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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 009 Phidelity - Lightning in a bottle promo 2010

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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.