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http://epm-music.com...k/details/18/39

 

Following the electronic trickery of Mark Broom and James Ruskin’s Fear Ratio podcast we continue to furrow the deeper edges of electronica and techno as Autechre tour DJ, Rob Hall delivers a stunning pan-genre mix, delivered with supreme precision and aplomb. Featuring artists such as Vatican Shadow, Claro Intelecto, Shed, Girl Unit, Blawan, Lighter Thief (Mark Broom), A Made Up Sound, Cosmin TRG, Martyn, Mike Denhert and more, Rob weaves through the electronic music spectrum with the purposeful touch of a true maverick. Both challenging and booty shaking, Rob manages to blend the cerebral and dancefloor in a way that few others can.

Rob Hall’s style is unique and stems from almost 20 years of uncompromising passion for all things electronic; music and otherwise. The distinct and refreshing sound that is characteristic of Rob’s performances can be attributed to the breadth of his taste and his confidence as a selector. There is a strong element of curatorial judgment evident when you hear one of his seamless sets, yet this is seemingly at odds with the diverse and atavistic nature of the music he chooses to expound. It is nigh on impossible to pigeon hole Rob, as his taste is defined not by genre, but by a highly personal capacity to edit, based on experience and his broad knowledge of production and programming. This clear but complicated stance is a product of a very specific context and associations.

Rob began his career at techno night Megatripolis held weekly at the legendary London venue ’Heaven’. His first of many appearances there was with Autechre in the summer of 1992. Since then Rob has played both ends of the spectrum in the UK, from small crowds in intimate venues to huge numbers at clubs and festivals including The Orbit, Phoenix, Glastonbury, Glade, Bestival, Bloc Weekender and All Tomorrow’s Parties. Concurrently there was a steady increase in Rob’s air miles collection as he garnered an international reputation for his particular brand of technical entertainment.

Rob’s connection with the aforementioned Autechre is a long established one. They have been his most valued friends and his biggest supporters. He has played as support DJ on most of the Warp duo’s tours over the last 12 years, from their Tri Repetae album tour in 1995 (their first), through to the Confield, Untilted, Quaristice and most recently their Oversteps World tours (Europe, USA and Japan).

Back in 2001 another of Rob’s long term friends and supporters, Andrew Price of respected New York electro / techno imprint ‘Satamile’ gave him the opportunity to play a monthly residency at his weekly ‘Static’ night in New York. This was the impetus that drove forward solo US tours, eventually hitting Miami, Seattle, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Detroit and Chicago with his shifting, pulsing styles.

Rob has contributed to numerous productions, remixes and live sets as part of the Gescom project; a collective that includes a diverse range of producers, from Autechre and Mego artist Russell Haswell to Skam Records’ Andy Maddocks, Darrell Fitton (Bola), and Mike Williamson (Made). This grouping is also the backbone to the highly revered and respected Skam Recordings, (www.skam.co.uk) the label where Rob worked as part of a small but dedicated team, consistently releasing interesting and innovative electronic music to great acclaim.

Rob has also actively promoted and been resident DJ at numerous club events in Manchester since 1995; contributing to the collective spirit that drove the scene forward in his home city. A desire to promote the music he admires and respects lead to invitations for artists like Aphex Twin, Plaid, Boards of Canada, Squarepusher, and Berlin's Pole, to play in Manchester, often for the first time.

In 2007 Rob embarked on an ambitious project, to record and release, via free download, a year long collection of 12 very personal DJ mixes, each one only available for that month. A series that was highly acclaimed by the thousands of people who eagerly downloaded them each month before they disappeared into the ether.

Robs’ style, though specific, encompasses a broad spectrum of what would be elsewhere classified as genres. As such, despite being incredibly selective, he is open and receptive to new patterns and sounds in music. Similarly, new technologies are consumed; digital DJ interfaces have allowed Rob to diversify and expand upon the range of audio and technique he employs to deliver the well calibrated sets for which he has become acclaimed.

Tracklist EPM Podcast 36 – Rob Hall

01. Vatican Shadow. - Church Of All Images (Regis Remix).

02. Forward Strategy Group. - Elegant Mistakes.

03. Martyn. - Red Dancers.

04. Mike Denhert. - M10.

05. Claro Intelecto. - Control.

06. Dark Sky. - Ruk.

07. A Made Up Sound. - Take The Plunge (Beat Mix).

08. Shed. - I Come By Night.

09. Cosmin Trg. - Vertigo.

10. Lighter Thief. - Like Dat (Kirk Degiorgio Remix).

11. Mr 76ix. - Pod2.

12. Native Funk. - 1980.

13. Girl Unit. - Ensemble (Club Mix).

14. Wee Djs. - Fame.

15. Peter Van Hoesen. Transitional State 2.

16. Aiken. - First Balance.

17. Blawan. - Peaches (Coronation).

18. A Made Up Sound. - Malfunction (Despair).

 

there's an interview there too

 

that is a cracking mix. fucking brilliant.

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...but he also plays a lot of (mostly) techno and electro, and not so much far-out crazinoise IDMz. so of course you can dance to it, because it's mostly all dance music, and some hip hop. which is what most people like anyway.

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I wish he uploaded more mixes. He's such a triff lad. Rob if you're reading this I love you and I want you omfg

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