Memory Screen is hosted by Joshua Cordova
Past shows can be streamed here (top right button on their radio station web site): https://www.mutantradio.net/residents/joshua
This mix for Memory Screen was recorded at the legendary ‘Hot On The Heels’ night at the California Clipper. Shortly after Halloween 2024, the enigmatic Dunkeltier played the monthly, mid-week night started nearly 20 years ago and hosted by Beau Wanzer. In his 2.5 hour set, Dunkeltier brought the hyper-local Neue Deutsche Welle (the commercial tag) and Kassettentäter (DIY tape scene) sounds to Chicago exposing party goers to what he considers “THE LATER MUSICAL PENDANT TO THE 20s GERMAN DADA ART MOVEMENT”.
For those curious about the cultural background of the scenes behind the mix, here is an interview with the Dunkeltier for Discus Throwers (Wiener Brut):
https://sneakerdj.com/discus-mix-20-dunkeltierndwgerman-synth-special/
An ephemeral moment in fleeting time with family to gather together, reflect, dance, sing, cry, pray, and celebrate this thing we call life.
DEKNITIANS that night were:
TRAXX [Nation/Dirty Blends/L.I.E.S./Dark Entries///CHICAGO]
SNEAKER DJ aka DUNKELTIER [Black Lodge/Uncanny Valley/RatLife/Frigio/Macadam Mambo///DRESDEN/BERLIN]
ROBERT RUBYCON [Rubycon///LA]
KOSMIK [Black Lodge///LA]
GAY FELONY – vizual alkemist
This is the other view, the cold hand, this is the answer to a question not asked, these dots were never connected in 33 years (the earliest pick dating back to the UK in 1990).
Records from Germany, Italy, Finland, Holland, Switzerland, Austria – they all contribute to this woven fabric.
A bunch of my own joints sneaked in, plus a track (indeed done in a tracker in the early 2000s) by my best buddy Jacob Korn (we run tailout.de).
Be sure to catch Sneaker while he’s on his current US tour including an appearance at Podlasie Club on January 26th 2024 alongside Beau Wanzer and Jonathan Valdez!
New podcast hosted by the Left Bank, Tbilisi where I was playing in November 2021.
In order to contrast the usual trendy
slo-mo/fast-HC/breaks/distortedPseudoIndustrial mixes
I submit a rollercoaster ride from my archives with a clear reference to Chicago.
It was recorded in the garden of About Blank, Berlin at a party hosted by Uncanny Valley . I have been affiliated with the label from Dresden since the beginning (they released over 100 records spread through 3 labels and side-projects). I will have 2 EPs and an LP with them within the next 12 months.
