Metroline Limited podcast, episode 35, June 2012 another month another great mix this time from Paris based dj Mike Stern. Mike Stern discovered house and techno music at the start of the 90 through Laurent Garnier shows on the French FM radio Maxximum. Intrigued by these new styles of music, he began to form his own personal musical tastes spending his spare time in record shops and rave parties. He began djing in 1994 and his love quickly grew for the underground techno sound which was coming ...
Jun 09, 2012•1 hr 6 min
Right when you thought we were gone forever here we are again! Metroline Podcast is still alive :) We only took a (well deserved) break because we were busy restyling both Metroline and Retrometro. Job done by the way, both labels have a new (great) look. For our welcome back podcast we have a 3 decks techno mix by Patrick Bolton. Patrick is a bristol based producer and Dj and one of the founding members of Apologue recordings. Techno is forever evolving and so Patrick has tried to evolve with i...
May 02, 2012•1 hr 19 min
The small towns of Northern England raise a certain type of techno-head. When you grow up regularly spending three hours sitting on a coach just to hear Scott Brown hammer it out to a sea of beetroot-face gurners at Rezerection, it shows a lot of commitment... It develops a passion, not for posing in the gauche bars of Berlin, but for letting yourself go and dancing like no-one watching. And for Sunderland-born Sarah Mono, that will always be the true spirit of techno. It was the late-90s Birmin...
Jan 24, 2012•1 hr 30 min
Metroline Limited Podcast 32 - Part 2. First of all we are very happy to have on board our long time friends Italoboyz as very special guests for our podcast series. This mix is the second part of a massive 6 hours dj set that Marco from Italoboyz played on October 29, 2011 at Club Distillery, Leipzig, for the Moon Harbour label night. Sit back once again and enjoy the part 2!
Dec 31, 2011•2 hr 45 min
Metroline Limited Podcast 32 is a special one! First of all we are very happy to have on board our long time friends Italoboyz as very special guests for our podcast series this month. This mix is the first part of a massive 6 hours dj set that Marco from Italoboyz played on October 29, 2011 at Club Distillery, Leipzig, for the Moon Harbour label night. We well release part 2 in December so watch this space for updates. For now, sit back and enjoy the first 3 hours (and a bit)!
Nov 26, 2011•3 hr 15 min
Hey ya! 31 is a prime number, some months have 31 days, there are 31 letters in the cyrillic alphabet...but more importantly, 31 is the number of our newest podcast by Shaun Estrago! Born and raised in UK, Spanish by decent Shaun Estrago has been involved in music since an early age. From his first pair of turntables, initially collecting harder sounds, but after being introduced to Electronic music moved into new sounds, deeper and more grooving. He started playing his sounds out at his own par...
Sep 29, 2011•1 hr 3 min
Metroline Limited Podcast is 30! Happy birthday :) For this special occasion we are proud to guest a mix from one of our faithful artists: Japanese producer Yoshitaca. Yoshitaca is a next generation DJ / Producer that is expected to lead the future in the dance music scene. He started his career in 2003 being a resident DJ at Sunday Afternoon Party of WOMB, which is one of the most famous nightclubs in Tokyo, Japan. At the same time, he has played with DJs from all over the world. In 2008, Yoshi...
Sep 19, 2011•58 min
29th Podcast...we are almost 30. This time we have a live set for you, a live set that showcases the talent of one of Metroline... well actually... Retrometro latest discoveries: Sailor Mood. The Genoa based duo (whose members are Giovanni Verrina e Ory J) have just been featured on Retrometro latest release, RM12 which was released (for the very first time for Metroline little sister label) on 12 inch as well as digital. Giovanni Verrina for the past 12 years has been a guiding light in the Gen...
Jul 20, 2011•1 hr 6 min
What number did we get to? 28...oh dear...28 months with music from your favorite label Metroline Limited...we are proud to have been providing some fresh dj mixes for so long! Hope you have been enjoying as much as we have! So...our guest in June 2011 is Italian dj and producer Stefano Lotti with a dj set recorded live at the club Alibi in Rome on the 15th of April 2011...it is a belter! Stefano was born in 1984. His great love for electronic music came while he still was very young. In 2002 he...
Jun 21, 2011•1 hr 29 min
May 2011, Metroline Podcast Number 27...please welcome a fresh Metroline Limited signing: Bodj. The Greek producer will release a 5 tracker filled with tech house bombs on our imprint towards the end of the summer, here is a teaser of his mixing skills for now! Bodj began to collect music at the age of 12 after being put on to rock and punk by friends who would kindly compile tapes for him. By 15 he discovered a talent for the art of graffiti prompting him to begin collecting old school hip hop,...
May 20, 2011•59 min
Welcome to Metroline Limited Podcast Episode 26 by French tech-house golden boy Clio. Clio released the huge For Sure Baby on Metroline Limited last summer, a track and an EP that went on to become the best selling Metroline's to date and found their way in the dj boxes of some of the biggest dj's out there! After spending the last few years in train yards across France and Europe,Clio now expresses his feelings with music. Gathering inspiration from "random minimal" sounds and tech-house, as we...
Apr 21, 2011•1 hr 2 min
Hello and welcome back to Metroline Podcast. We took a month off, we know, but we are back with a vengeance with our 25th episode featuring one of Metroline Limited most inventive and forward thinking artists: Aurelien Riviere aka Doubtingthomas. London based Aurelien (DoubtingThomas) first started his musical journey in 1998 after a childhood obsession with drums and their rythmatic allure. Producing down tempo and electronic sounds led to a rapid progression into live recordings and soundscapi...
Mar 15, 2011•1 hr 1 min
Happy new year to all Metroline Podcast fans! Here is our first treat for 2011, ML Podcast Number 24 by Samuel Dan from Spain...and well...happy birthday to our podcast series too! We are 2 years old this month! Samuel Dan, fresh from remixing our current release by compatriot Darlyn Vlys and from delivering a stunning release that will see the light around April this year, treats us with a superb dj mix full of blasting tech-house grooves! Tracklist: 01. Catz n Dogz - Pets gone wild 02. Steve L...
Jan 25, 2011•1 hr 1 min
So another year gets to an end, and what a fantastic year it was for Metroline Limited! Thanks to all of you who subscribed to our monthly Podcast, we know there are quite a lot of you out there! To finish on a high, this month we have a mix from Metroline head honcho Andrea Kalenda aka Octad! The mix was recorded live at one of our favorite parties, Dumb:Found at Nomad on November 27th...hope you will enjoy! See you next year! Tracklist: 01) Darlyn Vlys - Verdigalla (Original Mix) - Climatic So...
Dec 21, 2010•1 hr 8 min
Tim Cowie aka Audio Dependent delivers a stunning techno live set for Metroline Limited Podcast series. Fresh from releasing a strong four tracker on Metroline's sister label Retrometro, AD showcases all his production skills in this intense live recording.
Nov 30, 2010•1 hr 2 min
Metroline Limited would like to welcome Fog to its extended family! We are proud to have this great mix for our Podcast Number 21 and watch this space because in early 2011 Fog will also deliver a storming EP for our label! Been raised to a magic island of Greece / Corfu Achilleas always had the element of nature in his culture even as a baby.Became electronicas favourite child from the early 90s compiling the first cuts of that age and performing to several clubs around Greece.Moved to Athens a...
Oct 19, 2010•1 hr 28 min
As promised...here's September's Metroline Podcast double treatment! For our chapter 20 we are proud to have Hamid from the Half Baked crew. Hamid will soon release his debut EP on Metroline Limited too...keep your eyes peeled! DJ and producer Hamid was instantly immersed in music, growing up in the quiet south east of France. Brought up as by far the youngest of 5, his early years were full of musical inspiration from all genres and era's. In 2006 he moved to London. The city, its playground of...
Sep 25, 2010•56 min
To all Metroline Podcast fans...apologies if we didn't release any mixes in August...it was holiday season for our Podcast Series too :) We are back with a double number for September with Podcast Number 19 by our American friend Elon and with another surprise for the end of the month for our 20th installment. Originally from NYC but now Berlin based, Elon is famous for some great releases on labels such as Clink, Dumb Unit and our own Retrometro imprint. He will have his debut release on Metrol...
Sep 05, 2010•54 min
For Metroline Limited Podcast number 18 we welcome a new addition to the Metroline Limited roster: up and coming Italian house producer SeHou who will be featured on forthcoming release number 40 on our label in the autumn. Born in the late 1980 in Puglia (Italy), he takes his first steps towards music as a child playin guitar and drums in different bands. He began lovin electro music during his childhood and he starts following artists such as Royksopp and The Knife, so popular around 2000, and...
Jul 23, 2010•1 hr
Mabaan Soul are one of Metroline Limited favourite artists. Fresh from releasing two stuning ep's on the label in 2010 the Italian based duo have just delivered this great mix for us. The Mabaan Soul project started during a Christmas Party in 2007 when friends Fabio Cicchetti and Lorenzo Avallone decided to run an infamous back to back after hour party in Viareggio, Tuscany. Fabio,24 years, is a sound engineering student in Milan and provides the technical know how to the team. Lorenzo, 23 year...
Jun 24, 2010•1 hr 3 min
There are special moments in clubs when the vibe is spot on, you forget the time. Where you even forget who you are and where you come from. Ittetsu is a house music producer and a DJ who concentrates on trying to deliver these special moments by playing great tracks and solid sets. Ittetsu made his move to London in 2004, and after seeing Steve Bug at Fabric, London, he found himself dedicated to finding out what leads people to these special moments. Ittetsu is also part of the Metroline famil...
May 19, 2010•1 hr 2 min
Claus Voigtmann was born in Bavaria- Germany. Art in general has always played a major part of Claus’ life. He has graduated in Architecture Engineering in Munich besides having done designs which include projects such as a car design as part of a collaboration for Audi, web design, flyers, furniture design, etc. Since it is of so important for Claus to express himself in various artistic ways it is not hard to see why he ended up choosing music as a form of expression. Listening to his sets it ...
Apr 17, 2010•1 hr 9 min
This month we welcome back one of Metroline Limited honchos, Gianpiero Fiorin aka Phiorio. The mix is called Retromtero and it takes inspiration from the newly launched sister label of Metroline Limited. Retrometro wants to be a vehicle for Metroline to start releasing those more technoid sounds that were typical ofm the label's first releases but that have made way to a more house approach. Therefore in this mix, Phiorio has tried to select tracks that fitted the description of "retro" but that...
Mar 14, 2010•1 hr 10 min
Another month, another Metroline Limited podcast. February 2010 welcomes Franco Bianco from Dilek Records with a LIVE and a DJ set recorded in Cyprus in 2009. Born in Buenos Aires, Franco Bianco grew up having a lot of contact with the music, making mix tapes for the breaks in the school and sharing a lot of young experiences. Playing vinyl since 1998, he participates in many events in the biggest clubs and radio stations of his natal city. In 2004, he presents himself in one of the most importa...
Feb 25, 2010•1 hr 16 min
Metroline Podcast - James' Studio Pioneers Selection So many people mess around with Ableton and soft synths and call themselves producers, but few people really have the right to inflict the results on others. Good producers don't simply make music, they bring it to life. They turn simple melodies into living, breathing things that speak to us, and react with our emotions. There's no plugin for that. Portishead - The Rip Thom Yorke - Black Swan (Christian Vogel Remix) Plaid - Eyen The Beach Boy...
Jan 12, 2010•1 hr 12 min
For the last episode of 2009, Metroline Limited Podcast goes full on old school techno with a fierce mix by our Milan based friend James Venturi. James Venturi is an avid record collector and a very eclectic artist. He started djing at the age of 15 and has never given up his dream of leaving a small mark in the electronic music business. Inspired by artists such as Richie Hawtin, Robert Hood, Carl Craig and the masters of Detroit he decided to set up a small studio in his apartment to fulfill h...
Dec 12, 2009•1 hr 1 min
Metroline Podcast gets to double figures! It feels like yesterday when we started making these mixes available on line and we already got to number 10. We'll celebrate properly when we get to number 50. Anyway, our guest "selecta" for our latest podcast is Gaetan Le Gargasson aka Guet, one half of french based tech-house duo Room 10. Guet, together with his production partner Hector Pizarro, have released one of Metroline's biggest releases to date, the Caracol EP which included the storming Ale...
Nov 09, 2009•1 hr 12 min
For the latst episode in the Metroline Limited Podcast series we are proud to have our long time French friend Max Fader. Very talented and skillfull dj, Max was featured in one of Metroline's early releases, MLTD004 - Debut EP and has also produced tracks and EP's for labels such as Multi Vitamins, Miniatura amongst many others. Sit back, relax and enjoy this lovely mix! Tracklist: 01.Krikor and the Dead Hillbillies - Devil in disguise (Tigersushi) 02.Alva Noto - Xerrox Monophaser 1 (Raster Not...
Oct 11, 2009•1 hr 16 min
For Podcast number 8, Metroline is very proud to have one of its long time friends Ian Funk who delivers a great mix of minimal techno and deep house named "Do They Still Make Vinyl? Mix". US based artist, Ian released one of the early Metroline Limited releases, the stunning No Hands EP and runs the label Stir Sounds. Ian has been involved with music since the age of 8, when he picked up his first guitar. At 15, he bought a set of second-hand turntables and everything changed. Now, at 22 he has...
Sep 13, 2009•1 hr 2 min
Metroline Limited Podcast is still going strong and is proud to present its seventh chapter mixed by Chilean natives and now Swiss based tech-house rising stars Dani Casarano & Felipe Valenzuela. The two guys produced the stunning release Never Die EP (that also included a blinding remix by Nekes) on Metroline Lmited this year alongside another brillant release on Fumakilla and a forthcoming EP on non other than Luciano's Cadenza label. The two guys are just on fire! Their dj mix for ML Podc...
Aug 13, 2009•1 hr
