PODCAST AUDIENCE!

Hey! Some good news from Microrave Records regarding the podcast audience!

As you may or may not know, Microrave Records began podcasting in December 2008. The first 3 podcasts consisted of Voltergeist mixes from October, November and December reaching an average of 54 download requests per episode...

Since registering the podcast as an official regular monthly feed (on directory sites such as Oreo & Podcst Alley) I'm pleased to announce an 1000% increase in the average monthly requests!!!

We're sitting at 600 download requests per month, and rising!!!

February's podcast is from Glasgow DJ Altered Mode. Her blend of deep/progressive vibes and minimal beats goes live on the first of the month...

If you haven't subscribed yet, the link to do so is on the column on the left hand side of this page, and also underneath each podcast description in the blog below!

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Crimson Forest: Top 5 position in "Subway Hot Chart"!!!

"Crimson Forest" gets Top 5 position in Italian underground radio show "Subway Hot Chart"!!!

Presented by DJ Roby Mannarini (label manager of BDivision Records and established producer), the show was first broadcast on 8th January 2009 and plays out across the whole of Italy on a vast network of FM radio stations for one week.


01 - Bechari - "Ljobovilja"
02 - Voltergeist - "Crimson Forest"
03 - Alexander III & The Flashboys - "Party After Party"
04 - B.E.M. - "Techno Travel"
05 - Ale Flowers - "Nomad"

It is available on demand, streaming from the show's MySpace site:

Subway Hot Chart

The show is also broadcast on Radio Paris One (France), STREAM FM (Bulgaria), and dfr.fm (Czech Rep & Slovakia)...

We're looking forward to working with Roby in the near future, and would like to take this opportunity to thank him again for his tremendous support!

Shaun Dowse,
MICRORAVE RECORDS

Modifier: January "Fresh Mix For A Fresh Year" Mix 2009

A fresh mix for a fresh year.

Compiled in the final days of 2008 for the audience of 2009, this hour long tune-hopper tunes into electro, breaks, minimal, techno and whatever else you like to call it indiscriminately. It’s beat-focused electronica with gripping melodies and smooth production to tweak your tweeters and pump your cones. All the best for 2009!

TRACKLISTING:
01 - Minilogue - Giant Hairy Super Monster - [Cocoon Recordings]
02 - Mike Monday - Zum Zum -[Great Stuff Records]
03 - Modifier - Devour The Flower -[White Label]
04 - Modeselektor - Sucker Pin -[bPitch Control]
05 - Lowfish - Knives -[Noise Factory]
06 - Panoptikum - Gluckskugel -[Compost Records]
07 - The Martin Brothers - Dum - [Dirtybird]
08 - Grand National - Cut By The Brakes (Modifier Remix) - [Microrave Records]
09 - Fairmont - Mobula -[Border Community]
10 - Stephan Bodzin - Bremen Ost -[Herzblut Recordings]
11 - Alter Ego - Jolly Joker (Supermayer Mix) -[Klang Elektronik]
12 - Trentemøller - Gush - [Audiomatique]
13 - Lee Van Dowski - The Darkened Component -[Num Records]
14 - Rogue Element - Hive -[Exceptional]
15 - Decoder - Gutter -[Ricochet Records]
16 - Modifier - Abrek and Bion -[White Label]
17 - Siriusmo - Mein neues Fahrrad (Boys Noize Rework) -[Boysnoize Records]
18 - Si Begg - Better Living Through Distortion -[Noodles Recordings]

Mixed, recorded and mastered by Sean Kerwin, December/January 08-09

Voltergeist: December "Frosty Morning By The Fires Of Dub" Mix 2008!

Baby, it's REALLY cold outside!!!

So warm yourselves by the throbbing fires of dub with this seasonally sensational minimal/dub techno mix for December. As dark as a chilling winter night and as sparkling as the frosty glimmer upon the leaves of the spookiest tree, this hour long sonic soundscape draws on work from some of the finest electronic producers of our time (and Rod Stewart).

Kick off your fluffy slippers and put on your techno balaclavas, pour yourself a strong Scotch and gather around the hearth to enjoy the sounds of Winter 2008 according to Voltergeist!

Here's the tracklist:

01 - The KLF - Build A Fire - [Arista]
02 - Steve Reich - Drumming (Four Tet Remix) - [Nonesuch]
03 - Akufen - Mary Jane Kelley - [Revolver Canada]
04 - B. - Booby Trap - [Background Germany]
05 - The Black Dog - Object Orient - [Warp]
06 - Booka Shade - Outskirts (Trentemøller Remix) - [Get Physical]
07 - Voltergeist - Ossian's Cavern - [Microrave Records]
08 - Tony Blunt - Retrospective (Mikkel Metal Remix) - [D Press Industries]
09 - The KLF - Build A Fire (sample loop) - [Arista]
10 - Pole - Sylvenstein (Deadbeat Remix) - [Scape Germany]
11 - Anders Ilars - Riding Metal Mosquitos - [Narita Records]
12 - Hans Bouffmhyre - Symptoms - [Malatoid]
13 - Rod Stewart & Dolly Parton - Baby It's Cold Outside - [J-Records]
14 - Alex Kenji - A Lot Of - [Hotfingers]
15 - Deadbeat - Skematic Skank - [Klitekure]
16 - Monolake - Melting - [Monolake Imbalance Computer Music]
17 - Voltergeist - Bones - [Microrave Records]
18 - Octogen - The Emperor's Apprentice Pt. 1 - [Soma Records]
19 - Full Moon Scientist - Monday Morning Dread (Vinyl Blair Budgie-like Remix) - [Hard Hands]

Mixed, recorded and mastered by S Dowse (Voltergeist) December 30th 2008.

HAPPY & SPOOKY NEW YEAR!!!

DJ Meri plays Voltergeist on Estonian Raadio 2!!!

We're very pleased to announce that respected tastemaker and Estonian producer DJ Meri recently played Voltergeist "The Oldest Oak" on his hugely influential Raadio 2 show "Tallinn-Express", on Saturday 20th December 2008!

You can listen to the show for one week by visiting:

http://r2.err.ee/jarelkuulamine

Scroll down to "LAUPÄEV | 20. DETSEMBER 2008"

Click on "19:00 Tallinn-Express"

Sit back and enjoy the show!

Modifier Winter PROMO Set

Recent review of Modifier's latest promotional set available for download from www.modifier.tv

"Modifier's new promo set is like the perfect underground radio station you've just stumbled upon, playing the style of electronic dance music that instantly has you hooked. The beats flow like liquid energy, mixing electro, house and breaks, their tracks expertly stitched together. This is club music with depth.

The guys are talented DJs and musicians in their own rights and it comes as no surprise to hear slick production throughout. Interest levels are kept high too, with the mini album progressing well and could quite easily see Modifier stamp their mark as one of Glasgow's best danceable electronic bands of the moment.


Modifier live at Freqbeat from Modifier on Vimeo

Once eased into the set with a lovely piece of classic warm electronica, the pace soon picks up. Track two has distorted vocoded anthem like chants and sees the boys breeze through pulsating electro rock, not just designed to get your feet moving, but your whole body gyrating uncontrollably, great stuff! The fist pumping and feet stomping doesn't stop here however, as up next a more direct big beat electro assault, with hints of acid house creeping in, giving you feelings of that moment right in the middle of the night when you're there, but not wanting things to end, so just keep dancing… It's an epic track, right up the street of electronic lovers and clubbers alike.

From here you are treated to further more crisp beats and hypnotic rhythms, with the set ending on a feast of breaks… hands raised to the air.

It can be a difficult task creating electronic based tracks that can cross over from the dance floor to your home stereo and Modifier look to have cracked it.

With their mastered studio sound, the guys are now well equipped and ready to perform as a live unit and their big beat digitalism will have you blown away. Possessing relentless enthusiasm and stacks of energy, get ready for the duo hitting the sub city club scene and beyond. "


Tune into Modifier now!

For all bookings or further information contact Kirsty at RinseIt Artist Management>>>

Email: kirsty@rinseit.net

Web: www.rinseit.net

Microrave Records: December Dub Drops (JunoDownload Playlist)

Hi,

This is Microrave Records. We're pleased to announce that we've created our debut Juno playlist, "December Dub Drops"...

Here is the link to our debut chart, featuring a delicious selection of delectable discordant developments in sound, for December. Introducing the sound of Microrave Records artist Voltergeist (and surrounded by some of his favourite artists and tracks), this little chart should keep you warm by the hearth over the festive period! Feed your head with these festive sizzlers, intended to be mixed to create a seamless subliminal electronic spacial symphony! ;]