new label news: dave twomey's MARIANA WAX

first off, and i know it's a bit belated, but still: thanks a bunch to everyone who came out to the don't trust humans party the saturday before last, especially those who stuck around after mike parker's fantastic set to hear me play some records! fun times.

now for some very cool news from a former anatomy mixer...

dave twomey - aka tr nch, who contributed anatomy 16 back in late 2011 - is starting a new label, mariana wax. it's based off his concept party in tokyo called mariana, which just turned four years old, and which has hosted plenty of anatomy favorites like abdulla rashim (who's also starting a new label!), cio d'or, mike parker, peter van hoesen and kassem mosse.

the label's debut release, mariana wax 000, is due out later in the month, first on limited vinyl, then digitally. it'll have tracks from tr nch along with mike parker - hooray! - and wata igarashi. check the vinyl artwork at right. then check below for the tracklist, and a peak at the jams via the label's soundcloud. (and for a little more information, check this piece i wrote for RA on the new label.)

A1 Tr nch - Challenger Deep
A2 Mike Parker - Below Zero
B Wata Igarashi - Valve



even more dope acts are lined up for future production and/or remix appearances, dave says, including stanislav tolkachev, conforce and vril... so yes, this should be a label to watch!

friday funk: mike parker

a quick post for now... let's keep the vibe alive with some tracks from mike parker, ahead of tomorrow night's party:

new patty mix for DON'T TRUST HUMANS

hooray! i've finally cooked up a new mix. this all-vinyl jam is for my fellow chicago techno hooligans, don't trust humans. you can check it out below; click through for a tracklist.



thanks to DTH for hosting me. you can learn more about them by checking out their website. aside from the only for robots podcast, the collective also functions as a netlabel (releasing music from hal floyd, lokua, debbie and komprezzor) and, of course, as a party-throwing crew. they'll be hosting me, along with komprezzor, jeff derringer and the one and only mike parker at primary here in chicago this saturday. i'll be closing, so prepare for a long night. check the flyer at right and click here for more details... see you there!

anatomy 24 - percyl

finally, the next anatomy mix... from percyl!

percyl is clement and baudouin, a french dj/production duo with a soft spot for toughened-up, no-bullshit techno. they recently put out their first vinyl release, the exopia EP, on pushmaster discs, and they'll appear on krill music's upcoming habitat 2xLP compilation. as DJs, they've been billed alongside a wealth of international artists - and some of my own favorites - like milton bradley, marcel dettmann and samuli kemppi. though they mostly play around paris, last summer they made their debut at the mighty berlin club tresor.

after coming across some of their sets last year, i knew percyl would be a good fit for this blog's mix series. measuring exactly one hour long and featuring some of their own stuff, anatomy 24 covers plenty of ground, but always moves briskly, relentlessly forward. proper stuff, methinks. the guys want to keep it pretty simple - no tracklist, no interview - but they did have this to say:

This set represents our passion for vinyl and techno music. We always seek to express new atmospheres in each set.
Peace from France,
Clement & Baudouin

percyl have some very cool gigs scheduled for the coming weeks. in paris, they'll play with alex.do, of berlin's dystopian crew, before handling the local support at a sonic groove label night with adam x, dasha rush and northern structures. in bordeaux later in may, they're booked with stroboscopic artefacts boss lucy... nice stuff all around! for all info and necessary details, follow percyl on facebook, soundcloud and RA.

thanks to clement and baudouin for joining the fun here at smilecoldanatomy. hold on tight, everyone, and enjoy the mix!

updates: robert henke, cio d'or

recently i had the pleasure of chatting with two of my favorite artists: robert henke and cio d'or. over at RA, i wrote this piece and that piece on their upcoming performances in the US, and had the chance to go on record with them for a little Q&A. both revealed some intriguing bits of information...

robert henke happily chatted about his shows, his class at stanford university, and of course, monolake. but he also had this to say:

Right after I come back from Stanford I am going to throw all my energy on a new project. It's an audiovisual project with a strong focus on beats, and it will have its premiere at Unsound festival in Krakow in October. But it will not be a Monolake set. ... If the new project works out the way I hope it does, I am going to tour a lot with it and I will not do Monolake shows any more ... If the preparations go well, there will be a teaser for it out in September.

 
cio d'or, charming as always, talked a little about her own pursuits:

... I immersed myself in musical theory and piano music, playing small infinite-sounding piano loops. Employing the use of orchestral instruments enabled me to expand my musical repertoire—also for film soundtracks and theatre pieces. This has resulted in my first cinematic theatre composition, which I have recently completed, and will be premiered this September in Salzburg.

exciting things on the horizon for both artists, it seems. while you join me in looking forward to whatever new music might come from them later in the year, have a look at their upcoming schedules (robert henke's homepage and cio d'or's homepage). if you're in the US - especially on the western side of the country - you might be able to see robert and cio perform in the coming weeks.

in fact, robert will be doing a dust show at northwestern university up in evanston on saturday, may 4th. that is the same night as the only for robots party i'll be playing at primary, headlined by mike parker. i'm not sure about the timing for dust, but daring heads might be able to catch both events that night...