Nitetrax - Proto Techno & Beyond 18th January 2017

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THE EXTENDED PLAY SESSIONS W/ MR PEDRO & DJ RD

Long time record collector and purveyor of fine musical flavours Mr. Pedro cooks up a banquet of aural delights every other week: afrobeat to disco and more, time to liven up.

PIANO IN THE CITY

Afro-Mancunion collective of producers, vocalists, and DJs taking you on a journey into the Afro-Tech, Amapiano, House, and all-round dance experience, all the way through to where the local diaspora connect. They turn in a two-hour special with friends and family to mark the last show of their residency on the station.

Italo Electro Minimal Synth New Wave Synth Pop Experimental Industrial J-Pop

I wanted to do a mix of synthpop, new and no wave, funk, disco, electro, and avant-garde experimental music from around 1977-85 that anticipated and influenced the birth of techno. The tracks in this “proto-techno” mix give us an idea of how artists must have been excited by the influx of new electronic equipment, and it’s interesting to hear how musicians working in different genres and countries approached those new sounds and techniques. Being a young musician in the mid-80s listening to all this, how could you not feel inspired to invent techno?

Tracklist

KraftwerkKraftwerk
Spacelab
Depeche ModeDepeche Mode
Just Can’t Get Enough
Liaisons DangereusesLiaisons Dangereuses
Peut Être ... Pas

James AsherJames Asher
Electro Confusion
The League Unlimited OrchestraThe League Unlimited Orchestra (Martin RushentMartin Rushent mix)
Do Or Die
YMOYMO
Light In Darkness
A Number Of NamesA Number Of Names
Sharevari (Vocal)
GiorgioGiorgio
Utopia
EquipEquip
XXXO
TelexTelex
Moskow Diskow
Alexander RobotnickAlexander Robotnick
Dance Boy Dance
Tik And TokTik And Tok
Soulless Synthetic Heart-Steps Of Unconcerned Androids
Gary Numan, Gary Numan, Tubeway ArmyTubeway Army
Random
John Carpenter, John Carpenter, Alan HowarthAlan Howarth
Chase Across The 69th Street Bridge
Throbbing GristleThrobbing Gristle
Hot On The Heels Of Love
John FoxxJohn Foxx
Mr. No
Man ParrishMan Parrish
Techno Trax
MangeblancMangeblanc (Ed DMX, Ed DMX, Martin DupreMartin Dupre mix)
On Our Way To?
George ClintonGeorge Clinton
Atomic Dog (Instrumental)
Ryuichi SakamotoRyuichi Sakamoto (Ryuichi Sakamoto, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Shigeru TakiseShigeru Takise mix)
A Wongga Dance Song
Moebius, Moebius, Plank, Plank, NeumeierNeumeier
Pitch Control
Paul McCartneyPaul McCartney
Secret Friend
TestpatternTestpattern
Ring Dance
Delia DerbyshireDelia Derbyshire
Unknown Track
ClusterCluster
Heiße Lippen
Vanity 6Vanity 6
Make Up
The NormalThe Normal
T.V.O.D.
VisageVisage
Frequency 7 (Dance Mix)
B.E.F.B.E.F.
Optimum Chant
The Human LeagueThe Human League
Dancevision
Ike YardIke Yard
Dancing + Slaving
UltravoxUltravox
Mr. X
Herbie HancockHerbie Hancock
Nobu
Vicious PinkVicious Pink
The Spaceship Is Over There
Soft CellSoft Cell
Memorabilia
CybotronCybotron
Techno City (Instrumental)