FEBRUARY 2007
CASSINO & LABENLocation: Italy Electronic Elements, Babylon, Hunya Munya |
EPISODE 04 (PART ONE) - Cassino & Laben Guest MixDate: Feb 2007 Size: 84.0 MB Duration: 61:10 |
ABOUT CASSINO & LABEN
Cassino & Laben, or rather Andrea Cassino and Alex Laben, were born in a small town located in the heart of Italy, where they presently reside. The pair met in 1999, while the two were working as DJ and PR in the same club. The mutual understanding between the two turned out to be highly positive and driven by an uncontrollable will to do something tangible, they began their project called Cassino & Laben, in 2001.
Cassino & Laben also collaborate with Claude Ma-Te too, under the name of Arenok. In 2005 their first track, entitled "Free Yourself", was released on Electronic Elements (Armada). "Free Yourself" was played and reviewed by several artists (Armin Van Buuren, Markus Schulz, Perry O'Neil, Stefano Greppi, Mas Collective, etc...). In March "Free Yourself" also made it onto the Markus Schulz mix compilation, Miami 05. The Stel remix was released on Electronic Elements as well.
In March of 2005, Cassino and Laben got another major break. Babylon Records released the track "Leaving Panic Behind" with the Flash Brothers on the remix. It gained massive support from major artists such as Paul Van Dyk, Tiesto, Markus Schulz, Gabriel & Dresden, John 00 Fleming, John Askew, Paulo Mojo, and Ozgur Can to name a few. In June the remix was picked up by Ferry Corsten in his mix CD, Passport: Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Their live sets consist of an endless excursion among different sound combinations, from break beat to deep, from progressive to electronic house, providing an overwhelming voyage to discover new elegant and exquisite sonorities. Not to forget that the project Cassino & Laben began with the union between producer (Andrea Cassino) and DJ (Alex Laben) and this is the reason why their expressive method is always changing.
Tracklisting //
| Robbie B | Dub Space |
| Phil Stumpf | Cut (Original Mix) |
| Dr. Nojoke | Micro Schlenker (Original Mix) |
| S.Elezi | Deep Dub Two (Original Mix) |
| Buck | Fimmine (Original Mix) |
| Tec Overflow | Desert (Original Mix) |
| Jitzu | Keypunch (Original Mix) |
| Cassino & Laben | That Will Do |
| Maziar | The Stereofields (Original Mix) |
| Sascha Funke | Ey (Original Mix) |
| Pantha Du Prince | Asha (Original Mix) |
JONDI & SPESHLocation: San Francisco Looq, Bedrock, Renaissance, SOG, Mechanism |
EPISODE 04 (PART TWO) - Jondi & Spesh Guest MixDate: Feb 2007 Size: 82.4 MB Duration: 63:00 |
ABOUT JONDI & SPESH
Well known in the U.S. since 1994, Jondi & Spesh burst onto the international scene in 1999, first with their massive west coast progressive anthem, We Are Connected, then shortly after with a full length album of the same name which received glowing reviews and became one of Muzik Magazine's top 40 albums of 2000 (ahead of Madonna). The Jondi & Spesh discography includes over forty singles and remixes on labels such as Bedrock, Renaissance, SOG, Mechanism, and their own label Loöq Records.
In addition to their production work, Jondi & Spesh run the west coast's top progressive music label, Loöq Records (www.looq.com) as well as hosting San Francisco's original and longest-running electronic music happy hour, Qoöl (www.qoolsf.com) which was rated by Citysearch.com as the best happy hour in the United States and has been featured in San Francisco magazine, Muzik, Urb, and SF Weekly.
While Spesh has been DJing for fifteen years and is one of the most respected and loved DJ's in San Francisco, more recently Jondi & Spesh have been tag-team DJ'ing and have already headlined and received massive crowd reactions at clubs in the UK, Germany, Norway, and Holland, and well as in North America for their Spundae/Godskitchen "The Answer" tour. Jondi & Spesh also host a monthly show on Proton Radio, and have been guests on John Digweed's KISS FM show.
Jondi & Spesh are now firmly on the map as two of the world's most innovative and risk-taking dance music producers. Dubbed "two of America's finest" by Muzik Magazine, Jondi & Spesh continue to offer up both top-notch underground dance music and sublime electronic-pop landscapes.
Tracklisting //
| 10 Rapid | Run (David Ekenback Mix) |
| Timur | Ambitions (Original Mix) |
| Au4 | Hit And Miss (Paranoid Jack Mix) |
| Masque | Electrostatic (Original Mix) |
| Piece Process | San Francisco |
| Evolent | Yellow (Original Mix) |
| Killfish | Pedros (Original Mix) |
| ADF | Doubts (Joshua Collins Mix) |
| IB | Flame (Piece Process Remix) |
| Glenn Morrison & Human Adams | Cloudwalker |