MAGDA
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Minimal funkified techno debut from Berlin?s MAGDA
The words irregular and off-kilter serve a dual-purpose when (lovingly) describing Magda and her unique music mix. Judging by appearances the girl just wants to have fun, but once that needle drops prepare for a session in tension, groove and yes, good times. Her now internationally demanded DJ sets are hard to top and even harder to align to another DJ, as this Minus debut single, ?Stop? strives to follow that same path.
Without a doubt Magda?s sound is coming from musical influences that are more personable than ?programmed?. Picking up the slack and noise from techno and bass she shows a relish for funk and electro matched with the European-cured synth pop of the 80?s. Her experiences behind the decks and living in cities like Detroit, New York and Berlin can?t hurt either.
As a DJ Magda has been making waves since starting taking her craft by the reigns in 1999. At the very start (1996) she was encouraged and instructed by none other than Claude Young and Daniel Bell and supported early on by DJ Minx (Women On Wax). Playing a tight/loose wrap up of edgy house and minimal techno, Richie Hawtin quickly became a local fan and Magda played at some legendary events in Detroit as the millennium flipped forward. Since then her records have taken her across four continents playing at top level festivals like Sonar (Barcelona), I Love Techno (Belgium), Mutek (Canada), the DEMF/Movement (Detroit) and the South American Music Conference to name just a few.
One of the first users of Final Scratch, Magda schooled herself by becoming a ?re-edit master? creating renditions of her record collection readymade by technology. This call to action accelerated her studio skills and has opened a new strange portal of intimately being one with your original music and your DJ sets- ying and yang between the decks and the hard drive.
Tight and yet elastic at the same time, the flexibility within the sound of ?Stop? works on the dance floor at peak hours or late morning for those Twilight Zone moments without a hitch. Stacked intricate sounds slowly build in a mental manner as she turns notes into noise and reveals beats into bass lines. ?Stop? follows up her Minus debut contribution to 2005?s ?Minimize to Maximize? compilation plus remixes & releases thru Underl_ne, Telegraph and Foundsound labels. Magda's very first release was as one-third of RUN STOP RESTORE with 'Geometry' in 2004, earning the trio high-mark reviews and a successful tour as the main artists for the 'Minimize to Maximize' tour in the spring & summer of 2005.
Magda continues to play the globe with plans for a more extensive tour and DJ mix release on Minus in 2006.
STOP
MINUS35
Minimal funkified techno debut from Berlin?s MAGDA
The words irregular and off-kilter serve a dual-purpose when (lovingly) describing Magda and her unique music mix. Judging by appearances the girl just wants to have fun, but once that needle drops prepare for a session in tension, groove and yes, good times. Her now internationally demanded DJ sets are hard to top and even harder to align to another DJ, as this Minus debut single, ?Stop? strives to follow that same path.
Without a doubt Magda?s sound is coming from musical influences that are more personable than ?programmed?. Picking up the slack and noise from techno and bass she shows a relish for funk and electro matched with the European-cured synth pop of the 80?s. Her experiences behind the decks and living in cities like Detroit, New York and Berlin can?t hurt either.
As a DJ Magda has been making waves since starting taking her craft by the reigns in 1999. At the very start (1996) she was encouraged and instructed by none other than Claude Young and Daniel Bell and supported early on by DJ Minx (Women On Wax). Playing a tight/loose wrap up of edgy house and minimal techno, Richie Hawtin quickly became a local fan and Magda played at some legendary events in Detroit as the millennium flipped forward. Since then her records have taken her across four continents playing at top level festivals like Sonar (Barcelona), I Love Techno (Belgium), Mutek (Canada), the DEMF/Movement (Detroit) and the South American Music Conference to name just a few.
One of the first users of Final Scratch, Magda schooled herself by becoming a ?re-edit master? creating renditions of her record collection readymade by technology. This call to action accelerated her studio skills and has opened a new strange portal of intimately being one with your original music and your DJ sets- ying and yang between the decks and the hard drive.
Tight and yet elastic at the same time, the flexibility within the sound of ?Stop? works on the dance floor at peak hours or late morning for those Twilight Zone moments without a hitch. Stacked intricate sounds slowly build in a mental manner as she turns notes into noise and reveals beats into bass lines. ?Stop? follows up her Minus debut contribution to 2005?s ?Minimize to Maximize? compilation plus remixes & releases thru Underl_ne, Telegraph and Foundsound labels. Magda's very first release was as one-third of RUN STOP RESTORE with 'Geometry' in 2004, earning the trio high-mark reviews and a successful tour as the main artists for the 'Minimize to Maximize' tour in the spring & summer of 2005.
Magda continues to play the globe with plans for a more extensive tour and DJ mix release on Minus in 2006.
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