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Tracklist /
Mario & Vidis feat. Giedre - Suspend The Feeling - Silence Music
Chymera - Aloof (extended mix) - Connaisseur
Roland Klinkenberg - Kindred Spirits - Everysoul
Itamar Sagi - Invisisble Key - Ovum
Dubspeeka - Pretty Liar - Truesoul
Rolando - Mood Maker - R3
Yotam Avni - This Is How - (unreleased)
Mike Dehnert - Movement - Delsin
Robert Hood - Untitled 1 (Mark Broom edit) - M-Plant
Sandrien - I Left My Girlfriend At The Club - Theory
Planetary Assault System - No Exit - Mote Evolver
[Phase] - Emergence (In A Psychological System) - Token
Inigo Kennedy - Lullaby - Token
RA.428 Steve Rachmad vs STERAC
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11 Aug 2014
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The godfather of Dutch techno faces off with his alter-ego.
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"Holland always had a very special connection with Detroit," Richie Hawt
in said in this 2012 video, produced to celebrate the achievements of Dutch tech
no artist Steve Rachmad. "What Steve shows is that connection." Rachmad played a
key role in the early development of techno in the Netherlands. He formed close
ties with the Motor City, introducing its artists and music to Dutch clubbers w
hile putting his own spin on the emerging techno sound. In 1995, under the name
STERAC, he released Secret Life Of Machines, an album that captures this creativ
e dialogue and that is now considered a classic. Rachmad has remained as one of
the scene's key players for over 25 years, continuing to explore and refine the
classic Detroit techno blueprint under a number of aliases. Aside from his given
name, STERAC is his main moniker, the name he used for a killer outing on Ben K
lock's Klockworks label earlier this year.
Rachmad wears both of these hats on his RA podcast. Starting out deep an
d dusky, the mix moves through the gears and ends up at the high-intensity style
Rachmad has been moving people with for so many years.
What have you been up to recently?
I have lots gigs in the summer so I've been travelling a lotFusion festiv
al in Larz, HYTE Barcelona, Exit Festival in Serbia, Womb Tokyo, Family Piknik i
n Montpellier, Circoloco at DC10 Ibiza, as well as some Dutch shows like Dekmant
el festival, where I played at Boiler Room, Ultrasonic festival, the closing of
the legendary Doornroosje, and my residency kis. in Studio 80. In between when I
'm at home and there's enough time I'm trying to finish as many tracks and remix
es as possible.
How and where was the mix recorded?
I recorded it in my living room on three Pioneer CDJ 2000 Nexus and a Pi
oneer 900 mixer, sitting on the floor.
Can you tell us about the idea behind the mix?
The idea is communicate the difference between STERAC and Steve Rachmad.
This is something we have started splitting gig-wise to avoid confusion between
different sets. And in this hour I'm trying to show the difference.
How have you separated out your main aliases over the years?
A lot of them I'm actually not using anymore but still a few are left, l
ike STERAC, Parallel 9, Sterac Electronics, and I might use SCORP for some futur
e stuff, who knows. They all stand for different styles of music I make. It's be
st to YouTube them all and hear for yourself. STERAC stands for dark, groovy and
deep techno; Parallel 9 for more dubby, melodic techno; Sterac Electronics for
old-school electro and '80s disco.
How healthy is the Dutch techno scene right now?
I think it's pretty healthy at the moment. Next to the more clubby techn
o sound there is a lot of space for deeper and darker stuff, which is a good thi
ng. There are some quality young generation artists in the making, I am happy to
see that.
What are you up to next?
I'm not back on track with my releases yet so the plan is to do a lot of
studio work hopefully after the summer. Next to that a lot of traveling is on t
he menu. I play for Carl Cox at Space Ibiza, Output in New York, Flash in Washin
gton, Circoloco at DC10, Berghain, Trouw in Amsterdam, as well as some more alte
rnative festivals like Landjuweel at Ruigoord, Shoeless at Ruigoord and Magneet
Festival in Amsterdam.