ARTIST....: Miniminds
TITLE.....: Featured Artist (Proton Radio)-SBD-04-22
GENRE.....: Techno
SUBGENRE..: -
SOURCE....: Live Session
RELDATE...: Apr-22-2009
AiRDATE...: 000-00-0000
TRACKS....: 01
LENGTH....: 117:49 min
SIZE......: 161,8 MB
QUALITY...: 192kbps
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01. Featured Artist (Proton Radio)-SBD-04-22-2009 117:49
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RELNOTES..:
Miniminds are a Northern Ireland based techno music duo, comprised of Gary Dickenson and Stephen Garrett. Formed in 2007 this duoÆs DJing and
production skills have gone from strength to strength.
Being one of the very few minimal inspired techno Producers/DJÆs in Northern Ireland they are strongly shaping the future of techno music in
Northern Ireland and further a field.
Before Miniminds was created Gary and Stephen were two extremely talented and up and coming djÆs in Northern Ireland, beginning to gain
recognition as separate entities before coming together to form Miniminds.
Gary, before meeting Stephen first found his love for dance music on the dance floors of Northern Irish clubs such as Lush! and Shine. It was
here that he was introduced to an eclectic range of music over the years from DJÆs such as Sasha, John Digweed, Danny Howells and Nick Warren. As
GaryÆs DJing career began to grow he produced numerous tracks and found himself playing from regular gigs at home in Northern Irelands most
prestige clubs - Lush!, The Stiff Kitten and Yello, where he is on the resident roster, to clubs even further a field abroad in Russia and
Lithuania.
Stephen, like Gary, was influenced greatly by the dance scene in Northern Ireland. Being heavily influenced by DJÆs such as Phil Kieran, Umek, Mr
C and Christian Smith he found himself having his debut in 2006, playing well received sets for Filter in Ballymena, Surge at the Edge, TWITCH at
Laverys, Vicos and Drunkey Munkey at The Front Page. He also promotes and runs his own successful club night in Belfast, called Kaleida,
showcasing local and international talent month by month.
Miniminds as a DJing concept first came to light when Gary, who already had many productions under his belt, asked Stephen to come into the
studio to try and work on something different as a duo.
ôI asked Stephen if he wanted to work on a duo project as I noticed he had a different sound yet a similar style to me and I thought I could see
a good opportunity to try something different and within months Miniminds was bornö (Gary)
Straight away they began to explore a wide range of new and exciting sounds together from the underground minimal world of techno music. Gripped
by artists and djÆs such as Richie Hawtin, Adam Beyer, Len Faki, Massi DL, Paul Ritch, Joseph Capriati, Dubfire, Marco Carola and Joris Voorn. It
wasnÆt long before they started producing and playing music that had a distinctive style and sound of its own.
They felt that there was a real need for a fresh concept in the dance music scene in Northern Ireland and a gap in the market for their blend of
techno;
ôNorthern Ireland has a select few forward thinking techno producers, we wanted to contribute to our ever growing electronic scene and open
peoples mindsö (Stephen)
Their fan base in Northern Ireland supported them at regular local gigs while Mr C helped put their mark on the Ibiza scene in the summer of 2007
when he played their debut tune (Miniminds) in the infamous club DC10. Little did this talented pair realise that this would be the tune that was
set to define them and gain them recognition. It was soon after this event that Miniminds were approached by a London based label, Fling
Recordings, with Luke Dzierzek immediately picking up on the enormity and potential success of Miniminds track Miniminds-Miniminds. Luke asked
Gary and Stephen to join the label. Excited about this fresh pair of DJÆs and their ideas, Luke said ôMiniminds have such a great sound going on,
think forward thinking techno with all elements here and there and everywhere! Gary and Stephen are a very talented duo who can also rock the
floor of any room. Really down to earth blokes and it is great to have them on board!ö (Luke Dzierzek)
Pete Tong first supported the track on his essential selections radio one show saying ôThis is a hot one!ö while numerous other renowned DJ's
around the world, such as Danny Tenaglia, Sander Kleinenberg, Tom Stephan, Steve Angelo, James Zabeila, Hernan Cattaneo, King Unique, Dave
Seaman, Mark Brown (MYNC Project), Chris Lake, Phil Kieran have continued to support.
Stephen and Gary are undoubtedly enjoying this ever-growing success and certainly enjoy DJing together ôWe really work well together as a duo, we
bounce off each other and help each other out despite originally coming from different musical backgrounds-it means there is always diversity in
the sound that we play. As a duo we know we can go further, with two personalities behind the decks it makes DJing more interesting as sometimes
you donÆt know what could happen next!ö (Stephen and Gary)
When watching the pair DJ together it goes without saying that they really do know how to work the crowd and keep them wanting more. As a clubber
you are kept interested and on your toes as it is not one but two DJÆs that are playing to you.
Gary sums up the style of Miniminds saying; ôWe try to make techno with a minimal edge always keeping it underground. In our DJ sets our minds
are always focused on the dance floor and take people on a techno journey.ö
Since the beginning of this year the two have watched the success of their track Miniminds-Miniminds/Out Of Nowhere grow at an enormous rate and
are increasingly finding themselves being asked to do more and more remixes for labels whilst working on their own productions.
Demand is rife with these DJÆs as they have already got a second release for FLING completed û Xoe/Ghost in the System/Lionize/The Muffler, which
has been receiving support from Umek, James Zabeila, Ewan Pearson, Meat Katie, Sharam, Mark Knight, Guy J, Valentino Kanzyani, Mason, Hector
Romero, Tedd Patterson, Aldrin, Chris Fortier, Oliver Molden, Marcus James, Satoshie Tomiie, Mason, Mauro Picotto, Jori Hulkonen, Silicone Soul,
Wally Lopez and many many more. They have finished a remix for Ministry of Sound æData RecordsÆ with Luke DzierzekÆs own track æEchoÆ (featuring
on EP with John Dahlback, Oliver Koletski and Tiger Stripes) which was originally used in the Citroen advert, a remix for new label Bigger Deer
Recordings - Lewis Ryder - Empty Draw (Miniminds Remix), which is already getting support from James Zabiela and Nic Fanciulli, a latest remix of
a track Oliver Moldan û Drums Baby which is being supported by Carl Cox, Len Faki, Stephan Bodzin, James Talk, Chris Fortier, Kamisshake, SmokinÆ
Jo, Jim Rivers and many more.
This is a DJ act that you should not take your eye off for one second in 2009. With so many more productions in the pipeline and endless amounts
of fresh ideas, drive and ambition it is without a doubt that Miniminds will be blowing the minds of clubbers around the world in the near
future!
Tracklist:
01. Intro -
02. Hugo - Moneymaker
03. Marc Miroir - Kraft (Gregor Tresher Remix)
04. Click Box - Sugar Pain
05. Milton Jackson - Crash
06. Marshall - Caught
07. Masi And Mello - Strobelights (Masi And Mello Re Work Mix)
08. MiniCoolBoyz - Fagnano Ist Voll (Miniminds Remix)
09. Hermanez - Gold Coast
10. Kobbe And Kevin Brown Feat Mar - C. Doctor Voodoo (D UnityÆs Therapy)
11. Lollo - Microminitech Gennaro (Mastrantonio Remix)
12. Daniel Steinberg - Pay For Me
13. Danny Cantonessie - Clips And Books
14. Marc Depulse - PS. You Rock (Spektre Remix)
15. Emanuele Esposito - IÆve Gone (Dark Side)
16. Oliver Koletzki - Requiem Fur Die Vernunft (Lutzenkirchen's MaxPayne Dubedit)
17. ZippiE - Infinite Staires
18. D Unity - IÆm A Psycho (D UnityÆs O.d Mix)
19. Miniminds - Overdose
20. N.O.I.A. - The Rule To Survive (Piatto Early Remix)
21. Julian Jeweil - Bubbles
22. Marshall Jefferson & Noosa Heads - Mushrooms (C Toni Rios & Andre Walter DeepMix) Andrea Mattioli & Gabriel Twister (Dandi E Ugo Remix)
23. Miniminds - Ghost In The System (Miniminds Dark Vox Edit)
24. Pole Folder - The Way (Spooky Remix
GREETiNGS.:
To all the people who respect us and like what we produce,
no names needed here, you know who you are :)
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