The RV Network has given me endless enjoyment since we launched it last year. One of my favorite job perks is randomly discovering good music on our site from DJs who are flying under the industry’s radar.
Back in March, a new mix in the RV Network caught my attention. It was uploaded by a DJ named Monochronic. The mix is titled, “Wide-eyed 001,” and I’ve really been enjoying it! As of now, it’s been downloaded 161 times and streamed 43 times, which means most folks haven’t even checked it out yet…just a nice little progressive gem resting in the RV Network treasure trove. I wanted to write this quick blog post to give Monochronic some props and to thank him for his contributions to our community.
I did a little research on Monochronic. His real name is Stoyan Dafov, and he was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. He started listening to electronic music during the 90s, and his influences were artists like Jay Dee, Faithless, Funky Green Dogs and Sven Vath. In the early part of this decade, Monochronic developed a strong interest in tribal and tech house, especially in the artists Dimas, Simon & Shaker, Eddie Richards, and Mastiksoul. Since 2005, his primary genres of interest have been deep and progressive house music.
While I just discovered Monochronic in the RV Network, he’s actually gotten some visibility on dance music radio stations like friskyradio.com, PureFM, Tribal Mixes Radio, and Eilo.org. Monochronic is playing gigs in various clubs in his hometown, and he’s holding a residency on PureFM with his own radio show, “Stereotype.”
Monochronic’s profile page in the RV Network is loaded with good music, and I’d suggest checking out some of his mixes. If you want to hear the “Wide-eyed 001” mix that caught my attention, just go here. For those interested, I’ve provided the tracklist for the mix below.
01 Antix – Manta
02 Lank – Twinge (Quivver Remix)
03 Shabu Vibes – Obscene Calls (Dyno Remix)
04 Shiloh – Landmine Hopscotch (Cid Inc Remix)
05 16 Bit Lolitas – Personal Space
06 Greed feat. Lesley – Gentle Rain (Soliquid Remix)
07 Jay Lumen – Surface Reborn feat Panoptic (Ormatie Remix)
08 Inkfish – Traser (Strings of 95 Mix)
09 Quivver – Sludge (Final Mix)
10 Innate – Parabolic Curve (Beat Factory Remix)
11 Eelke Kleijn – The Way That You Are (Davi Remix)
Eddie B
Unless you live under a rock you’ll know that WMC is just around the corner. So, let’s say you arrive in Miami on Wednesday afternoon and leave on Monday. You’ve got five days to rage and you’re not worried about sleeping. Here’s my guide to 10 parties that will keep you going, and possibly even break you…
A few days ago I had the chance to catch up with Mr C. about his recent move to LA, getting his acting career started and his current musical endeavors.
The regular readers of our blog will know that Seth, our content manager, does a sterling job of publishing a weekly top picks. His posts always get a lot of reads (and listens) as he includes a mini-mix of his picks with the post.
For this episode I found myself on both sides of a common argument about DJing. In many regards it’s similar to the overdone argument between mac or PC, and it’s based around the idea that puritan DJs will turn their nose up at any sort of mix created using software rather than using the traditional combination of turntables and a mixer.
This is the latest episode of the Resonant Vibes podcast mixed by yours truly. Recorded last week as always in a live session with a single take, it’s a straight forward DJ set featuring a bunch of cool tunes from the site.
What I can say about Naveen G? Well, apart from being a decent bloke, he’s a great DJ and accomplished producer.
