DJ:
Alexskyspirit
About the concept:
Here is the one hundred and seventh instalment of our series “abc plays xyz”.
The idea behind it is to ask some DJs/mixing artists if they have an artist or label in mind that they love and would like to use for a mix.
So the approach of each mix is clear: the choosen DJ/mixing artist makes a selection of tracks produced by one artist (and her/his monikers. or released on a label (and its sublabels. and creates a nice mix from it.
Find links to all instalments at our overview. Today we present you Alexskyspirit’s mix of stuff released on Illegal Alien Records.
About Alexskyspirit:
Alexskyspirit borned and raised in Patras/Greece,represents the Greek techno scene.
Light aesthetic underground techno sound, gentle minimal elements combined with hypnotic ambient atmospheres,distorted textures and cinematic pads giving the result of Alexskyspirit’s signature sound nowadays.
He gets inspiration from city traffic,night,winter rainfall, architecture and fear.
He has performed w / Charlotte De Witte, Keith Carnal, Dax J, Harvey McKay, Alberto Ruiz, Jewel Kid, Oxia, Spiros Kaloumenos, George Apergis, Robert Dietz and many more. His tracks have been played by Richie Hawtin, Pan Pot, Fabio Florido and many more.
About Illegal Alien Records:
Illegal Alien Records is a Mexican record label of Electronic music focus on Techno, Electronica, Experimental and Ambient. Born in 2007 in Florida, USA, founded by the Mexican Ricardo Garduno. Currently Dig-it, DJ Saint Pierre, Fixeer, Fixon, Mari Mattham and Unkle Fon have joined the project, working alongside with Ricardo in the definition and curating the musical proposal of the label, as well as in its positioning within the worldwide Electronic panorama.
The name ‘Illegal Alien’ was adopted because that was the status granted by the US government to Ricardo Garduno when he lived in the United States. At that time all the immigrants who entered the country illegally were denominated like that. As a result of this, the rights of all illegal immigrants were limited or nulled in many cases. So, awarding this name to the label is a way to remember those immigrants around the world, whose objectives by leaving their countries of origin is to work for a better life and to show that, regardless of the status that other social groups attribute to us, it is possible to reach objectives.
Listen:
“Alexskyspirit plays Illegal Alien Records”
Alexskyspirit About His Choice:
I easily picked illegal Alien Records cause i trully believe that its one of the most open minded techno labels out there. Its also the record label that i have played the most through my sets the last two years.I can find stuff in there from mental hypnotic techno to industrial driving noisy tracks.It would definetely be my choice again & again if it has to do with playing music for an extended dj set. I have never released music there but i think that this one makes my choice even more romantic.
Tracklist:
01. Svarog – Fractal Flow
02. Nothing is Real, OutpostLive – Visionary Lotus
03. Fixon – MD
04. Oxygeno – Convulsive
05. Oxygeno – Senseless
06. Alexander Kowalski & Mario Berger – Day 3 Destruction
07. JLTZ – Drift
08. Oxygeno – Paradox
09. Ensor – Natural Disorder
10. Oxygeno – Suffocation
11. Alexander Kowalski, Mario Berger – The Pit
12. Crime As Service – Cobalt
13. Crime As Service – Stuxnet
14. A4 (ES) – Sugar On Mars
15. Tension (Ger) – Centaurus Mission
16. Mari Mattham – Light Esperiment (d_func. Remix)
17. A4 (ES) – Planet B
18. Isolated Lines – Degraded State (Fixeer Remix)
19. Motionen – In The Spectrum of The Unknown
Recommendations:
Casual Treatment’s “Bleeding Lights EP” on Illegal Alien Records
Piotr Klejment’s “Underground Perception EP” on Illegal Alien Records
Chad Kaska’s “Mission Drift EP” on Illegal Alien Records
Websites:
Alexskyspirit
Illegal Alien Records
