I was at Movement (for the first time) this year. I was hoping that I could make it back for Tec-Troit, but adulting in LA kept me locked-in.
On Tue, Aug 25, 2026 at 9:51 PM Michael Elliot-Knight < [email protected]> wrote: > Hey all > I'd say I'm "still here" but I did unsub for quite a long time. Going by > my Discogs entries for new adds to my collection I had pretty much stopped > listening to techno/house around 2011 and was well into collecting > post-punk records (vintage OG stuff) and found my way to the intersection > of late 70s/early 80s dub reggae/punk/post-punk. I sold one of my Technics > to a good friend and put my mixer into storage. I wasn't listening to much > of my house/techno records - without the mixer and second deck it was kinda > boring to put a "tracky" record on - so I began to sell off a lot of them > (but not all). > I befriended my local beer seller over discussions of music and rare > record finds. He pulled me back into DJing and we (three of us) now have a > regular radio show on Macalester College's radio station in St Paul > Minnesota. We do a 2 hour Tuesday night show called Student Human, 6-8pm > CDT. The mix is pretty eclectic. I'm usually playing a mix of funky jazz, > soul/r&b, dub, hip-hop, broken-beat/bruk house, Afro-beat, whatever goes... > the two other hosts Carl-One, leans heavily toward hip-hop and downtempo > beats, and LVL is a complete wildcard but he's always playing something > good. Then we also have guest DJs who have played everything from funk to > heavy metal. > https://www.wmcn.fm/ > https://www.instagram.com/studenthumanfm/ > https://www.mixcloud.com/lvlsix/ > We had a regular live gig for about a year but the bar manager/owners were > fickle and decided they'd have employees bring in records instead of paying > us. So we're looking for a new home for our sounds. > The radio station has been good but the equipment is a bit jankey. No DJ > mixer between decks - just the main mixer, so it's all mostly fades out/in. > They did just buy us new Technics and apparently there is a DJ mixer on the > college's shopping list. Despite none of us being students at the college > they've given us this slot and are now making improvements and > reintroducing physical media to their mass communications courses (we're > the only show that has been 100% dedicated to vinyl). > I'm continuing to pare down my collection while simultaneously rebuilding > it with new things. If you're want a look you can find me at > https://www.discogs.com/seller/m_ek/profile > > MEK > > On Sat, Aug 22, 2026 at 4:52 PM Fred Heutte <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Still here and three trips to the D this year -- Movement, Tec-Troit and >> Charivari last weekend! >> >> -- fh >> On 2026-08-20 23:59, Matt Chester wrote: >> >> hey everyone >> >> >> >> Late to the roll-call but still lurking here too - good to see so many of >> you still active! >> >> >> >> Since shameless self-promo is acceptable, I've got a new D-techno & >> electro release out on 11th Hour Recordings - first in 16 years! Long >> pause raising kids…. >> >> >> >> Bandcamp: mattchester.bandcamp.com/album/aphotic-zone >> >> SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/11thhour >> >> >> >> Hope some of you enjoy! >> >> Cheers >> matt >> >> >> *From: *jwan allen <[email protected]> <[email protected]> >> *Date: *Wednesday, 27 May 2026 at 16:30 >> *To: *Patrick Wacher <[email protected]> <[email protected]> >> *Cc: *[email protected] <[email protected]> <[email protected]>; Mike >> <[email protected]> <[email protected]>; David Gillies >> <[email protected]> <[email protected]>; Dubloop >> <[email protected]> <[email protected]>; 313 <[email protected]> >> <[email protected]> >> *Subject: *Re: Roll Call? >> >> I'm glad to see all of us out there still fighting the good fight! >> >> Keep it up! And I like to casually remind my stepkids, you may not like >> my music, but techno paid for that guitar you're playing right now, and >> turn your amp down, we have neighbors! >> >> Jwan >> >> On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 9:40 AM Patrick Wacher <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Still alive, still playing records, still *trying* to finish music ;) >> >> - Patrick. >> >> >> On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 01:08 [email protected] <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> You know it is an old english word but enjoy 🖤 >> >> >> C >> >> -- >> https://coke-smyth.net/lynx.jpg >> >> >> Sent from Proton Mail <https://proton.me/mail/home> for Android. >> >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> >> On Friday, 05/22/26 at 06:28 Mike <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I’ll be there for Jeffrey >> >> On Fri, 22 May 2026 at 3:26 pm, David Gillies <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Checking in from Sydney, Australia. Getting ready for Jeff Mills at the >> Sydney Opera House tomorrow night. >> >> On Thu, 21 May 2026 at 22:01, Dubloop <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Still here but not really checking it often. >> >> i do like when people post their own dj mixtape or music tho, even if >> they are not from Detroit. >> >> to be honnest the whole Derick May Juan atkins & their crew scandals >> about rape and stealing tracks etc.. >> called out by Michael James turned me off alot. >> >> tho the kids from the suburbs of detroit like the Junted crew or >> Apocalyptic Rave Culture (i think) are pretty hot >> >> >> >> in the end : this world is ugly >> >> >> >> -- >> Technoir Audio >> Broken Planet >> >> "dealing with your imperfect world" >> >> -- Stephen R. :: Pixel Pusher / Sound Wrangler IG: @stephenruizcreative <https://www.instagram.com/stephenruizcreative/> --------------------------------------------------------------- http://architectsandheroes.net/ --------------------------------------------------------------- Architects and Heroes Show – No. 46: Jeff Mills <https://architectsandheroes.net/2026/03/04/architects-and-heroes-show-no-46-jeff-mills/> *DJ Stephen R. (of Zygote) - Mix for OMAKASE on KUCI* DJ Mix - OMAKASE 424a, STEPHEN R. (of Zygote) <https://soundcloud.com/goldcode/omakase424a>
