There are not many artists who can lay claim to a legacy like that of DJ T. During a career spanning three decades he has not only injected every inch of his being into the music industry, but he has also been responsible for setting up some of the most prominent platforms in the business and kickstarting the careers of numerous international stars. Today’s exclusive premiere, ‘The Pressure’, comes off the latest offering from DJ T. Taken from the forthcoming “Werk It” EP (Moon Harbour Recordings), ‘The Pressure’ is a rich house tune with drums that skip and skate along. ...
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Defected’s ‘The Record Room’ is a video series that delves into the vinyl collections of some of the biggest names in global dance music. In the latest addition to the series Defected travels to Berlin to meet Get Physical co-founder and longterm Strictly Rhythm fan DJ. T. From a collection of around 8,000 – recently scaled down from more than 40k – T., picks out some of the defining records of his life and career, including wax from R&S, Strictly and Trax. Thomas Koch aka DJ T. has been a vital part of electronic music and club culture for over ...
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38-year-old French producer Franck Roger is a favoured crate digger and has a deep connection to the historic roots of house music. The first time he heard ‘Promised Land’ by Joe Smooth he became desperate to find out everything he could about house music. Too young to go out at his age back then, he found solace in visiting record shops in and outside his hometown Paris. A long-lasting relationship with the wax was initiated. Now, he says, he still lives in Paris and still buys up to 15 bits of vinyl a week. But these days, he’s actually the ...
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Shall Ocin is one of the suprises from last year releasing some massive tracks and remixes on quality labels like Ellum, Leftroom and Culprit LA. Nicolas started discovering music at a very young age playing the guitar and electric bass. In his recent releases you hear his love for distortion, 80’s music and funk. In 1998 he discovered turntables and fell in love. Since then he started playing in clubs in Spain and not long after he got invited to play in clubs in Argentina, Germany and France. Shall Ocin played alongside DJ’s like Maetrik (Also known as Maceo Plex), ...
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