By Chris Mills | May 21, 2012 at 1:50 pm | No comments
Locally-based DJ, vinyl enthusiast, MC and producer, Z-Sonic, recently saw one of his latest moombahton songs, "I Need You Close", catch a tracklist slot on the Ginger Shinobi-presented, Moombahdeep Vol. 2. If you remember, Z-Sonic also grabbed some light from one of his...
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By Chris Mills | May 18, 2012 at 6:19 pm | No comments
The latest project from one of KC's house and techno ambassadors, LC, will quench your thirsty search for a good, uptempo, summery mix. While the whole mix is cold (as you should expect), the second track, Cajmere's "Waterfalls", is definitely a personal highlight. Check...
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By Chris Mills | March 10, 2012 at 3:01 pm | No comments
Courtesy of Kansas City Techno comes Todd Howard's latest, a tech-house fueled firestorm of a mix that should be played as loud as feasibly possible. Stay tuned to their website for show updates and awesome music as...
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By Chris Mills | February 12, 2012 at 5:58 pm | One comment
From Jack to Juke: 25 Years of Ghetto House from Sonali Aggarwal on Vimeo.
Sonali Aggarwal, DJ Slugo and Subterranean Playhouse (among others), recently put this nearly hour-long documentary out on vimeo for the world to see that this hyper-bass juke music is not the latest...
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By Chris Mills | January 14, 2012 at 7:32 pm | No comments
Courtesy of Kansas City Techno comes Todd Howard's latest mix. There's some plush grooves in this mother. When it comes to Todd Howard mixes anymore, I don't even preview the soundcloud embeddings, just go straight to the download button. You should too. Do it. Now!
Todd...
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By Chris Mills | December 5, 2011 at 5:21 pm | No comments
KC-based producer/turntablist, Z-Sonic, has a new mix out called "Worldwide Wax". Though we'd like to think of him as being adept at various forms of music performance, this mix is special because it was recorded with 100% vinyl. In a way, Z-Sonic is kind of a throwback...
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By Chris Mills | November 5, 2011 at 5:29 pm | No comments
Kansas City Techno affiliate, Mr. Nuro, just uploaded a new mix doused with enough throbbing rhythms to get your feet shuffling, your head nodding and your temple bouncing. "Get Moving" is a strong DJ mix from head to toe. Be sure to swing through The Union of Westport on...
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By Chris Mills | June 28, 2011 at 12:36 am | No comments
photo by My Friend Annie - KCTDC resident photographer.
It’s not really all that hot in Kansas City unless you can cut the air with a butter knife. Fortunately for Kansas City party goers who came out in abundance this past weekend, there were four great events that...
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By Chris Mills | June 24, 2011 at 11:17 am | No comments
If you have to work this weekend, that's understandable. But if you don't, and you're a fan of what we cover here, you'll be happy with at least one of these four events. I personally plan on hitting all four shows featured here, Friday-Saturday. It's rare that we...
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By Chris Mills | June 20, 2011 at 12:25 am | No comments
Eminem said "Nobody listens to techno" in one of his earlier songs. Well, apparently they do. So much so that the Kansas City Techno crew has been holding down their website and monthly DJ events at venues across the city for two years (much longer than that if you count...
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