Given the world is in the process of celebrating 20 years of Soma Records, we thought there’d be nothing more apt than to host this weeks special guest.   Enjoy.

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The Kana Show has been remodelled, reshaped, re-jiggled, and returns to you in an all new format – you guessed it – a Podcast!

The new face of Kana will be this “Kana Cast“, this way we will be able to maintain a regular weekly show without any interruptions from bandwidth drop outs and deliver exactly what you want – top quality shows from amazingly talented and passionate artists!

If you like the show, tell your friends, tell your colleagues, get everyone involved! Subscribe to Kana in your favourite document reader or just subscribe to the Podcast in iTunes, its that easy to stay connected with the Kana sounds and happenings!

We are commencing a new mix series entitled “City Lights”, Leo Hede started things off in a very special a couple of weeks ago which you can find here, and will find on Kana and iTunes in the coming weeks.

But, for our first Kana Cast we would like to re-introduce you to the deep, hypnotic stylings of Justin Margovan.  We asked Justin to prepare something very special for our listeners to capture the depth and drive of his musical passion, this is what he has to share with you, I think you’ll agree it is something very worthy indeed.

“I wanted to do something different than a complete full on dance floor mix. Areas of it still have that vibe but it was aimed so that people can listen to it on their mp3 players, at home when they are warming up for a night out, or even when they get back after a club. There’s dark parts and light parts with some subtle, and not so subtle, energy changes. I hope you all enjoy the journey.”

A little about Justin:

As an artist playing and making music, it’s easy to boast your achievements and credentials. Justin would rather let you listen and decide for yourself. A dedicated student to his craft, this guy is constantly evolving his skills and never fails to put on a show.
He’s been Djin since early 90s and just getting round to releasing some tracks.

Here’s a studio mix for you all to enjoy and it explores the darker side of his passion.
Thanks for listening,
Kana

To find Justin online follow these links:

Soundcloud

Twitter

Myspace

Check his latest release on Phobic Records

Kana Blue – Pig & Dan - right click and save target as

After a very popular kick off for Kana Green we have another fantastic mix to share with you.  A duo who need no introduction, their diverse sound has re-invented itself time & time again.

For Kana Blue, we are very fortunate to present Spain’s own Pig & Dan – enjoy!

Kana

PS. Apologies, we were unable to provide a track list for this set.

Kana Green Joris Voorn - right click and save target as

After Kana’s Second Birthday we’re bringing you a string of releases – the first is Kana Green Feat. Joris Voorn.

Whether it’s on or under bridges, on the dockside or the monster we’ve got planned shortly, we’re there.  And so will the worlds biggest artists. You’ll see.
Kana

Kana Green Tracklist:
01. Xhin – Link (Tool) – Stroboscopic Artefacts
02. Lauhaus – Temple Balls – Remote Area
03. Stimming – Kakusei – Audiomatique
04. Roger Gerressen – Hajastan – Wolfskuil Records
05. Radio Slave – Orchestrating Maneuvers in the Dark (M.in & Patrick Lindsey Remix) – OM Records
06. Pete Heller – Initiate (Dub) – Phela Recordings
07. Matthias Vogt – The Emerald Sky – Saw Records
08. Carlo – Mr. Brown
09. Pitto – Feelin (Joris Voorn Can’t Kick This Feelin When It Hits) – Rejected
10. Nic Fanciulli – Dusty House Room 3 – Rejected
11. Gamal Kabar – The Pressure – Poker Flat
12. Anton Pieete – Lower Lower – Yoshitoshi
13. Robert Babicz – Astor – Glimpse Remix – Systematic
14. Agnes – Que Pena – Perspective
15. Zen – Hatikvah – Baalsaal
16. Greg Gow – The Bridge (Late Night Grand River Mix) – Transmat
17. Xhin – Link (Tool) – Stroboscopic Artefacts
18. Acid Pauli – Marvin – Compost

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Introducing Kazu Kimura

If you haven’t heard of him yet and like your techno industrial, hypnotic, funky, dark and driving, then you are definitely in for a treat.  Following his recent chart for Kana, Kazu has delved even deeper to share with us an exclusive mix which will surely stick to you like honey!  So just lean back and let the music envelop for what is truly a whirlwind 57 minutes or pure dancefloor KArNAge.

Read on to find out more about the man himself…

Biography:

Kazu started his DJ career back in 1987 playing at clubs in Tokyo and Nagano Japan. His passion for the music convinced him to become a professional DJ at the early age of 19 which was no easy task at this time Japanese society.  Teaming up with DJ Baby Tokyo at the early age of 20 they went on to launch some of the earliest dance parties in Tokyo setting up Voice Production in 89′ The concept was a multimedia mix control (DJ event/visuals/fashion) company and it was a big movement for the Club culture of Tokyo at the time. Kazu first toured the USA back in 1990 playing club Medusa in Chicago and the legendary Trax in Washington DC.

After returned from the States he started production of his own where he was featured on early Japanese Dj compilations such as Tokyo Explosion ‘, Vol 1 andl2 of Crown Records Japan in early 90′ He Moved to Australia in 94′ and he was received with open arms wowing local crowds and was immediately enlisted for shows across the country – from Perth to Sydney, Hobart to Melbourne, where he was widely acclaimed as the most popular techno DJ.  All this while still travelling between Australia and Japan where he would play at the famous super club “Liquid Room” Tokyo.

One of Holland’s best underground Techno / House Labels ” Touch ” approached him to release his own material and has to date released ‘Sound Media’ 4 Tracks EP through Touche’s sub label Jam 95′. Mushroom Distribution service Australia approached him to mix the first ever DJ Excursions series CD vol 3, a first for Australia.

Over the past 6 years he has played in Germany, Holland, Czech Republic, Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia, and Spain for European Countries. he also played in USA, and Japan of course, Singapore, Hongkong in asia. To express himself more freely Kimura has once again returned to the studio already releasing for the acclaimed CL-Recordings(Frankfurt) imprint and with Mutual Solid Cuts(Barcelona) and WetMusik(Melbourne) in progress, he did some remix work for Blackcodes Experience Japanese Remixes, DP-6/City Lights(Elephanthaus) Kazu owns his style, mixing style is simple but effective and hypnotic from using 3 decks mixing with hardgroove sound to industrial funk, and sometimes playing his favorite detroit techno classics.  He has new plan for this year to start his own new label Conspira Records for his own new materials.

Find Kazu on Myspace

Hi All,

Well, two weeks ago my third appearance on Triple J took place and I must say I have been humbled by the responses that have come in.¬† If you didn’t get a chance to tune in you can download the set here and decide for yourself if you like it or not.

All feedback is welcome as always.

Tracklisting:

01. Adam Gillett – Diablo (Original mix) [forthcoming on Subuse Records]
02. Bushwacka! – Dromederie (Original mix)
03. Justin Margovan – From the Beginning (Original mix) [forthcoming on Phobic Records]
04. Oliver Huntemann – Rikarda (Paul Ritch remix)
05. Jitzu Eff Lle – Raptus (Elia Remix) [Kaufe Musik]
06. Rekardo Rivalo – Mama Speaking (Original mix) [Styledriver Records]
07. Gummihz – Los Los (D’Julz remix) [Mobilee Records]
08. Magnus Wanscher – Trill (Original mix) [Phobic Records]
09. Jitzu Eff Lle – Raptus (Tarifbereich B Remix) [Kaufe Musik]
10. Dandi & Ugo – Zimox MST (Original mix)
11. Radio Slave – Koma Koma (Original mix) [Rekids]
12. Jakiro – Fountain Trip (Original mix)
13. Alex Piccini & Kyo – Switching (Alessio Mereu remix)
14. Tigerskin – Take the E-Train (Original mix)
15. Mark Broom – Sneak (Chris Finke’s Nolan Sisters remix) [Unreleased]
16. Binary Methods aka. Adam Gillett & Justin Margovan – Sukhavati (Original mix) [Unreleased]
17. Avus – Nonse Sence (Magnus’ Sex, Hugs & Rock n’ Roll mix 2) [Phobic Records]

Enjoy and stay tuned for the return of the Kana Show in a couple weeks! Can’t wait

Respect

Adam

As promised last week, here are the details of Adam’s guest appearance on Australian National radio, Saturday 21st March.

Triple J’s Mix Up dance show has long been heralded as the leader in upfront, underground, leftfield and downright wicked grooves from 10pm on a Saturday night right through to the early hours of Sunday morning.
This Sat (14th) you can hear Russian minimalists SCSI-9 (Kompakt), post Colours appearance (13th @Empire, Brisbane). Expect things to be minimal in every sense of the word from the days prior to its mainstream exposure. Tweaky, stripped back and blissful.

Following Adam’s closing set at the SCSI-9 appearance in Brisbane, Adam has been invited to appear on the Mix Up show just one week later. Sat 21st will see Adam’s third appearance on Triple J’s flagship weekend dance experience. Having been over 4 years since his last interview and guest spot in 2004, he has a lot of ground to cover so expect a showcase of eclectic techno, driving percussion and hypnotic beats.

 

Unfortunately we had some recording issues with the Kana Show last week and try as we might, could not rectify the poor recording.  For those that missed it, we were joined by special guest Justin Margovan for a back-2-back 3-deck slam showcasing some of his finer work as well as a bunch of eclectic techno goodies.

Oh well, time to move on. In preparation for tonights Kana Show, we’ve uploaded a live ableton dj set of Adam’s from the AfterHourz party in Brisbane, August 2007. ¬†Lots of layers & samples in this one, so strap in for one crazy ride.

Here’s something to keep you busy till next show

With his own productions featuring in the Kana Show on several occasions, it is no suprise that Richard Belsom, head of London-based Phobic Records, would be our first Feature Artist. A great producer, energetic DJ and all round top bloke, Richard has been working tirelessly for over 13 years to develop his craft. His new label, in partnership with Claire Ripley, kicked off to a great start at the end of 2008 with great releases from Harnessnoise, Sona Sound and more recently with Border Communiy’s Avus. If you like laid back grooves or enjoy the deep hypnotic rhythms of minimal through to chugging tech house, breaks and techn, then Richard is definitely someone to look out for.

As promised, Richard has prepared an exclusive mix for your listening pleasure.

Tracklisting:

01. Skat – Firefly’s

02. Peace Division – Revival

03. Ekkohaus – Soulshine

04. Claire Ripley – Utopia

05. Justin Margovan – From The Beginning [Phobic Records]

06. Matthias Meyer & Patlac – Salt City

07. Tom Clark & Daniel Dreier – 13 Cookies

08. M.N.L. & Jhon Doe – Blueberry (Alex Young Tutti Frutti Mix)

09. Peace Division – Freak It

10. Josh Wink – Counter Clock 319

11. Sona Sound – Nervous Breakdown (Inxec Remix) [Phobic Records]

12. Dave Aju – Crazy Place

BIO:

Originating from Maidstone in Kent, a town famed for generating an influx of talent currently flooding todays dance scene, Richard Belsom has established himself as one of the UK’s finest up and coming DJ’s/producers.

No stranger to the scene, his unquenchable passion for dance music stems from over a decade of treading the boards of various clubs and events across the globe. It was this passion that inspired Richard to combine his several years of classical music training with his love of dance music to fulfil a role that would place him on the other side of the turntables by becoming a DJ, producer, label partner in Cubism with Tony Thomas, and most recently starting his own Phobic Records label.

Richard’s love for mixing started back in ’95 at the tender age of just 16, spending every space penny on vinyl. After a few months practice Richard decided to apply his skills to a live audience and got a residency at a local U18’s party, this was to earn him alot of experience and learning opportunity over the 3 years he held the residency. Eventually deciding that weekends were far too cherished for the likes of u18’s parties Richard left to pursue his other main passion Рclubbing. This is where he discovered his love for house music, totally inspired by dj’s like Sasha, Digweed, Danny Howells.

Since finishing in the semi finals of the Rhythm Clash DJ competition a few years back (held in association with Pioneer and Club Class), Richard’s portfolio has seen him go onto play some of the biggest clubs and festivals in the UK and Ibiza including Ministry of Sound in London, Stealth in Nottingham, The Gallery at Turnmills, the Electric Gardens Festival (to a 3000 strong crowd), Es Paradis and Bar M to name but a few, as well as securing residencies with no less than four club nights across the South East, as well as promoting his own Cubism events.

This portfolio doesnt just end there, seeing Richards success story go on to include warming up for or playing alongside some of the worlds finest artists including Peace Division, Layo & Bushwacka, Tom Middleton, Paolo Mojo, Ashley Caselle, King Roc, Nic Fanciulli, Klaus “Heavyweigt” Hill, Tony Thomas, The Electric Press, James Mowbray, Deepgroove, Simon Baker, Simon Morell, Luke Dzierzek, The Rogue Element, Elite Force, Precision Cuts and many more.

Richard describes his sound as ranging from laid back grooves, deep hypnotic minimal through to chugging tech house, breaks and techno. He also incorporates 3 cdj’s, keyboard, and Pioneer FX unit to push the boundaries of his sets to a new level.

Main influences include artists like Sasha, Danny Howells, James Zabiela, Justin Robertson, Peace Division, Nic Fanciulli, Paul Woolford, James Laville, Dave Clarke, Magda, Josh Wink, and Lee Burridge to name but a few.

On the production front Richard is constantly in the studio experimenting with sound and creating tracks around the genres he loves. His work has been signed to many labels including Jack Digitals, Bass For Breakfast, Ambiosphere, Cubic Records, New Era, Click Recordings, Send Records, Cubism, Evasive, Fragile Recordings, S.P. Recordings and most recently Oliver Huntemann‚Äôs Confused imprint with a huge remix from minimal giants Piemont. Richard‚Äôs production work has recieved support from various topjocks across the globe including Nic Fanciulli, Hernan Cattaneo, Paul Woolford, Yousef, King Unique, Goldfish & Der Dulz, Nicolas Masseyeff, Oxia, Spektre, Larsson, Jamie Mchugh, Tom Stephan, Deepgroove (Who reviewed Rhythm in M8 magazine), Oliver Huntemann, Bedrock legend Pole Folder who recently featured “Surrender” on his radio mix (80hz Sessions), and Tony Thomas who has just featured Drums Go on his forthcoming Cubism mix album. Recently Richard also won a remix competition judged by Global Underground star Anil Chawla and Paul Lancaster, for his remix of Anil‚Äôs track Fever (available now on Fragile Recordings).

In May 2007 Richard went into partnership with Tony Thomas in the Cubism record label. After a year working on Cubism, and 10 very succesful releases, Richard decided the time was right to set off on his own path and Phobic Records was born. Phobic will be concentrating more on pure underground music from deep house, minimal and techno with the label philosophy aimed at bringing the freshest sounds from the worlds greatest undiscovered talent alongside some of the finest established names in the scene. Already gaining support from some of the biggest DJ’s in the world including Steve Lawler, Nic Fanciulli, Audiojack, Tom Pooks, Smokin Jo, Toni Rios, Anil Chawla, Simon Baker, Harvey Mckay etc etc the label is set for huge success in 2008 and beyond.

For info, demo’s, remix enquieries or bookings e-mail belsom2@yahoo.com

Discography

I Play Music (Jack Digital)

Rhythm (Jack Digital)

Soundscape (Ambiosphere)

Surrender (Ambiosphere)

Enlightenment (Ambiosphere)

Turbulence (Cubic)

Devastator (Cubic)

Drums Go (Cubic)

Lethargy (Cubic)

Banshee (Confused Recordings)

Stomp (Erase Records)

Eye Of The Storm (Jack Digitals)

Shredder (Evasive Records)

First Light (Kitsam)

Black Sheep (Evasive Records)

Bad Acid (Unsigned)

Dad’s Home (Unsigned)

Escapism (Bass For Breakfast)

Demons (Evasive Records)

The Rage (Bass For Breakfast)

Caress Moi (Unsigned)

Remix’s

James Zabiela – Weird Science (Richard Belsom mix)

Claude Von Stroke – Deep Throat (Richard Belsom mix)

Anil Chawla – Fever (Richard Belsom Mix) (Fragile Recordings)

Lunacy Sound Division – Househeads Untied (Richard Belsom Mix) (New Era Records)

Lunacy Sound Division – House Muzica (Richard Belsom Mix) (New Era)

Tony Thomas – Double T (Richard Belsom Remix)(Cubism)

Sam Ball & Mark Gwinnett – Loca (Richard Belsom Remix) (Cubism)

Darien J – Vortex (Richard Belsom Remix) (Cubism)

Rhythm Code – Dont Stop (Richard Belsom Remix) (Cubism)

John Varney – Elektric Frequency (Richard Belsom Remix) (Cubism)

Carlos Fransisco – Raindancer (Richard Belsom’s Riders On The Storm Remix) (S.P. Recordings)

Lunacy Sound Division – Get With You (Richard Belsom Remix) (Cubism)

Dan Van Damn – Incarnate (Richard Belsom’s Hypnosis Remix) (Jack Digitals)

Access Denied – Massive (Richard Belsom’s LARGE remix) (Click Records)

Access Denied – Coconut Milk (Richard Belsom’s Milked Remix) (Send Records)

Tony Thomas – Cosmosis (Richard Belsom Remix) (Cubic Records)

Lunacy Sound Division – Suburban Zombie (Richard Belsom’s Walking Dead Remix) (Cubic Records)

Steve Linney – Straighten Out (Richard Belsom’s Bad Trip Remix) (Evasive Records)

Mike Healey – Oh Monkey You’re Mine (Richard Belsom’s Bad Monkey Remix) (Cubism)

Sam Ball & Anil Chawla – Daily Intake (Richard BelsomRemix) (Cubism)

Rob Mooney – Beehive (Richard Belsom Remix) (Bass For Breakfast)

In today’s evloving music scene there is so much music, so many labels, and even more dj’s & producers than ever before that it is quite challenging to stay on top of the ‘who’s who’ of house & techno. The simple task of laying down two tracks (which some people call DJ’ing) is becoming easier and easier, so much so that a 10 year old with A.D.D. could pull off an hour’s set without much trouble. Are these troublesome times? I think not. For the faster our music scene grows, inevitably the more truly talented artists we are all exposed to. As more and more people take to digital methods of performance, the more great new concepts and controllers are developed to meet these growing demands.

So in this vein, Kana have decided to take some of the ‘guess work’ out of the equation and share with our readers a few artists whom we feel demonstrate this tenacity to rise above the crowd, push the envelope and ultimately push our music scene into the future.

Keep an eye out for our “Feature Artist” posts in which you might find artists you know, and some perhaps you don’t. Every post will have an exclusive mix prepared for our Kana audience by the featured artist and an in depth bio to demonstrate why they might have pricked out attention.

From all of us here at Kana, we hope you enjoy the articles and definitely rock out to these special mixes.

Yours in music & good vibes,

Kana