People who like Modeselektion Vol 04 4 also listen to Brilliantinus, Lawrence Le Doux, TOM And His Computer, Erik Luebs, Ruf Dug, New Jackson, Round, Talaboman, AL-90, Baba Stiltz.

Monkeytown x Ninja Tune released Modeselektion Vol 04 4 on Fri Jun 01 2018. The 4 track Bass release features Rodhad, Vatican Shadow, Kasper Marott, and Fadi Mohem. Monkeytown x Ninja Tune has released vinyl by Lone, Fjaak, Radio Slave, Sarah Farina, Yo Van Lenz, Claude Speeed, Modeselektor, Peder Mannerfelt, Lory D, Solid Blake, Rodhad, Vatican Shadow, Kasper Marott, Fadi Mohem, and Brainwaltzera. People who like Modeselektion Vol 04 4 also listen to Brilliantinus, Lawrence Le Doux, TOM And His Computer, Erik Luebs, Ruf Dug, New Jackson, Round, Talaboman, AL-90, and Baba Stiltz.

Now an established force in contemporary Techno, Mike Bierbach, better known under his stage name Rødhåd is someone who has seriously put in the work. Having cut his teeth DJing as a relatively unnoted (but well loved by those in the know) local in Berlin for 10 years, one could argue that by the time success knocked on his door, he was more than ready for playing the international stage. It was during these 10 years of obscurity when he refined his craft to become the singular DJ he is now. Launching his party-series-turned-label Dystopian in 2009 was what truly tipped the ball over for Rødhåd. In a time where the Berlin scene was heavily oversaturated by fluffy, miscellaneous dance music, he & his peers set out to form a platform for real techno. The reception to this was raucous. Although he has lauded productions and remixes to his name, DJing is his true forte. Before abandoning his day job as a draftsman in construction “The Red” (as some call him due to his gingered, bearded appearance) was known for playing very long sets in Berlin’s most notorious hideaways. With an album, several EPs & remixes for a multitude of different artists under his belt, Rødhåd the producer has received equal praise as Rødhåd the DJ. Dystopian has hosted most of his releases, but in 2018 he founded a new label WSNWG that serves as a home for collaborative productions, excavated in sessions at his East-Berlin studio with his peers such as Lucy, Alex.Do, & Antigone.

Rodhad

Vatican Shadow began in 2010, with concrete percussion, luscious synths, and metallic drums created by separating stems onto cassettes, which were then re-layered and collaged live. Weaving the cassettes into each other like one would use turntables, the soaring strings and mysterious broken rhythms were first heard on the 100-copy, cassette-only Byzantine Private CIA. Ten more of these limited releases would follow between 2011 and 2012 on Hospital Productions. The first of these tapes pressed onto wax was Kneel Before Religious Icons, quickly followed by the Iraqi Praetorian Guard 12', which featured a masterful remix by Regis. Both received a rapturous reception, with critics and peers lauding Fernow’s attention to both death and the dance floor. After performing in Los Angeles with an uncompromising 6-tape deck setup and a debut European live show at Berghain, Vatican Shadow came into its own stepping outside the traditions of Techno while functioning within it. In the flesh Vatican Shadow brings a physicality and even celebratory energy rarely seen in Techno offsetting the hypnotic ambient melodies of his tracks to a thundering drum assault – a true expression of the fear and fearlessness that fuels the music.

Rodhad / Vatican Shadow / Kasper Marott / Fadi Mohem - Modeselektion Vol 04 4

Label: Monkeytown x Ninja Tune

Format: Vinyl