3 Comments posted January 19, 2010 – 11:09

Back to my roots. Mostly old school Birmingham techno from the likes of Surgeon, Regis, Female, but also a few other bits that match the vibe. Hats off to the House of God in Birmingham where it all began! Thanks to everyone who came along to The Drome in Second Life or listened in to the live audio stream..

The House of God was the first place I ever went clubbing, first place I ever heard techno over a big soundsystem. I can safely say I’ve never been the same since! I’ve always loved the visceral machine music that came out of Birmingham from producers like Surgeon, Regis and Female. It’s a David Cronenburg/HR Giger style of industrial rhythms where the machines have organic organs that spill out. Evocative, gut-wrenching and euphoric.

Olaf is a regular DJ in the online virtual world of Second Life (indeed it was he who helped to get the MANTIS show syndicated in there). This is great mix, not only filled with some superb cuts and tracks, but mixed and constructed like a pro. This will be getting repeat listens at the darkfloor studios. My only gripe is Olaf is one of those types who writes his tracklists track then artist, how and why people do this is a mystery, it’s unnatural haha. Apart from that it’s a winner. Don’t sleep on this.

Olaf Quintessa – Birmingham Techno live at The Drome, 11 Dec 2009
Mediafire download

tracklist
1. Diametric EP Part 3 – Original Mix – Surgeon
2. Pala – Original Mix – Female
3. We Said No – Original Mix – Regis
4. Geometrical – Surgeon Remix – Go Hiyama
5. HE.1 – Original Mix – Surgeon
6. Patience – Part 1 – Surgeon
7. Purification (Remastered) – Original Mix – Regis
8. East Light – Part 2 – Surgeon
9. LaReal Part 1 – Original Mix – Surgeon
10. Back Lash – Original Mix – Female
11. 46 – Antaganists Mix – Oscar Mulero
12. Badger Bite – Original Mix – Surgeon
13. Ital – Original Mix – Regis
14. White Stains – Original Mix – Regis
15. Prowler – Original Mix – Surgeon
16. D-Scape – Original Mix – Aphex Twin
17. Sleep (Ultra Violet) – Original Mix – Surgeon
18. My Untied Hands – Original Mix – Female
19. Looking Thorough The Eyes Of Love – Original Mix – Female
20. Bad Hands Part II – Original Mix – Surgeon
21. 9 Hours Into The Future – Original Mix – Surgeon
22. Model Friendship – Lunar Musick intro – Regis
23. The Lower Upside Down – Surgeon Remix – Shed
24. Anti Inferno – Original Mix – British Murder Boys
25. Ruptured – Surgeon Remix – Scuba
26. Polygon Window – Original Mix – Polygon Window
27. Waiting For Me Part 3 – Original Mix – Surgeon
28. Synthia – Surgeon Remix – Ed Chamberlain
29. Polarity Defect – Coefficient
30. Concentrate – Original Mix – Regis
31. Circles – Original Mix – Surgeon
32. Coaster – Original Mix – Surgeon
33. HE.3 – Original Mix – Regis
34. Reduction – Original Mix – Portion Reform
35. Magneze – Original Mix – Surgeon
36. At The Heart Of It All – Part 1-2 – Original Mix – Surgeon
37. Sex And Violins – Surgeon Remix – Grovskopa
38. Credence – Part 2 – Surgeon
39. Execution Ground (Remastered) – Original Mix – Regis
40. Join Us In Paradise – Original Mix – Karl O’Connor & Peter Sutton
41. Set Two – Original Mix – Surgeon
42. Hardware friction – Persistence
43. All The Saints Have Been Hung – Original Mix – British Murder Boys
44. Wound Us – Original Mix – Regis
45. From The Shadows – Original Mix – Coefficient
46. Ibogaine – Original Mix – Bas Mooy, Charlton
47. Learn Your Lesson – Original Mix – British Murder Boys
48. Midnight Club Tracks – Original Mix – Surgeon
49. Disturbance – Part 1 – Female
50. Skin Test – Original Mix – Female
51. Slave – Original Mix – Female
52. Syllable – Original Mix – Surgeon
53. C/Chaos – Original Mix – Female, Regis
54. Shaper of the Unknown – Original Mix – Surgeon
55. No More Rock & Roll – Original Mix – Carlos Rios
56. New Yorker – Original Mix – Sound Terrorists
57. Bloom After Broken Life – Original Mix – Takaaki Itoh
58. Janette – Po
59. Jupiter And Beyond – Original Mix – Coefficient
61. Shake The Hog – Original Mix – Neil Landstrumm
62. House Of God – DJ Falk Remix – DHS