Along with Marc Mac he is the man behind the formidable 4 Hero, his other aliases include Cousin Cockroach, D.T.X., Dego Ranks, Nutmeg and Tek 9. He's also part of the collective Silhouette Brown whose second LP is scheduled for release on the 8th February.
Expect previews of new productions and... well I'm not going to spoil the surprises so head over and have a read.
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Fabric celebrate their 50th mix installment by securing the services of one of the hottest and most versatile DJ's on the planet, Dutchman Martijn Deijkers aka Martyn.
2009 was a huge year for Martyn playing some inspired sets around the globe, resisting to be pigeonholed, yes it's dubstep but its house & techno oozing heavy over driven synths, pulsating bass lines and percussive beats. Martyn has put to together one hell of a mix, programmed to perfection as you would expect.
From the opening gambit of Hudson Mohake's stylish funk ass synth ride 'Joy Fantastic’, lifted from Hudmo's exceptional debut Long Player "Butter", you know it's going to be a fantastic journey.
Alongside established dance floor bombs such as Altered Natives 'Rass Out' & Joy Orbison's 'Brkln Clln' there are a plethora of exclusives from Zomby, Kode 9 and Roska. Zomby's new cut 'Little Miss Naughty' really shines through and is worth the price alone, with it's distorted sub bass, peppered drum patterns and hypnotic siren calls, it's one to really lose it to on the floor (and here's me hoping I will in the Beat Bar at Southport 46 in May... a good few times).
Martyn also drops in a selection of his own productions, the stand out being his monster 2008 groove 'Vancouver'. Chuck in a whole pile of beat tracks and the absolutely nuts rave up sounds of Jan Driver 'Rat Alert' and you've got it wrapped up, all in Martyn's unique style.
If you're going to buy only one mix CD this year then start very early, this is the one TRUST! 10/10.
Available in all good independent record stores now.
Well it's a new year, a new decade indeed, goodbye to the 'nouties' and a big Yo! to the err... well I'm not sure what we call this decade? I'll leave that to the media to work out in just over 9 years time. No doubt it'll be something cute like the 'teenies'?
So New Year resolutions: Well amongst the usual promise breakers, get fit, eat more healthy, I decided I need to make a more creative contribution with my music this year, be it DJing or producing the latter being the more difficult to aspire to me thinks). As for DJing I just want to get back in the habit of creating regular mixtapes like I used to "pre kids". Easy enough I guess but now years on technology has really caught. I have so many choices before me and I really need to upgrade my tools of the trade.
So this is the big crux, do I stick with the vinyl? Upgrade my battered 7 year old Pioneer CDJ500 (I actually can't believe it is still playing CD's saying that it's pot luck if the cue will work or just randomly loop any 2 second part of the track) to a nice pair of shiny Pioneer CDJ400's or even better CDJ900's? Or should I go the whole 'digital' hog and opt in for Traktor or Serato?
My gut feeling is if I'm leaving the vinyl behind I should just dive head first into Traktor, I mean I'm a geek right, I know computers like the back of my hand, what could go wrong? The big sell is knowing I can take my whole music collection with me where ever you I choose to play. Then there is the economics, a pair of CDJ400's will set me back the best part of £1300, a Traktor set up I'm guessing would be well short of half of that.
I'm going to weigh up these 3 options over the coming months and who knows come Easter I'll may be pushing out my first ever "digital" mixtape. Then again knowing me it'll probably be a TDK SA90 Dolby C recording of my dusty, popping, scratched hip-hop records. Yey!
After earning a trusted name for cartridges and styli for years, Ortofon (founded in 1918 by two Danish engineers) has decided to enter the pro DJ headphone market with the O One headphones. The O One's have the same high level of quality as their cartridges featuring a strong, loud output signal (frequency range of 10 - 22,000Hz and sound pressure level of 112db) and rugged construction is designed to deal with heavy duty DJing or studio use. These highly sensitive headphones will work great with all DJ mixers on the market and can even compensate for mixers with low headphone volumet even in loud club environments. The O One's feature a closed ear design with flexible, replaceable earpads, and detachable single-sided headphone cord. The high quality sound reproduction on these headphones make these great not only for the club DJ, but for the discerning home listener as well.
The body folds and rotates making the headphones easily manipulatable for versatile, comfortable functionality. The O-One’s rugged and durable headband and earcup construction ensures hard-wearing, road worthy performance, and if desired, the headphone cable and earpads can be replaced within seconds for effortless serviceability. In line with this versatility, the enclosed accessories include optional straight or coiled cables, sturdy gold plugs and ¼” adaptor, velour earpads and a convenient carry case to slide in your luggage.
The best thing about the 'O-One', is unlike other closed-back designs, it was engineered using S-Logic to provide a precise representation of sound without coloration or inaccuracies. The design offers listeners a transparent window into sonic purity and is revealing of not only the details and elements which comprise the signal but also any inadequacies or inconsistencies. The addition of the S-Logic design facilitates a superior reproduction of the stereo field, as the drivers are positioned to fire towards the outsides of the ears rather than directly into the external auditory canal. This effectively recreates the way that sound waves enter the human ear from outside sources. This also allows the headphones to be driven at an optimally loud volume with less potential for hearing damage as the sound pressure level inside of the ear canal is greatly reduced. Clever!
By designing a headphone with DJs in mind, Ortofon have produced a powerful, versatile product with premium quality sound reproduction that appeals to a number of contemporary markets and will be challenging the established DJ pro headphones manufactures such as Sony & Pioneer.
Technical Specifications
- closed design
- foldable
- frequency range: 10 - 20,000Hz
- 112db sound pressure level
- 40 Ohm impedence
- replaceable earpads
- detachable single-sided cord (both standard and coiled)
- gold plated plugs
The Ortofon O-One currently retails around £140-150 and is available at specialist DJ retailers.
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