The Motortechno radio show has been broadcasting for over three years on the e-airwaves, providing regular 2-hour upfront techno, electro, and house music mix shows. In addition to the regular ressies - Rod Fry, Tom Long and Ricky Ambury - guest DJs have included Paul Mac, Mark Williams, Ignition Technician and Ade Fenton amongst others, with more in the pipeline... Check the Motortechno blog for recent playlists and guest info...
to listen in, head to www.future-music.co.uk between 8 and 10pm every Wednesday
Some words about the show's residents....
Rod Fry
Rod is a purveyor of almost all of the fine scents and flavours of techno. A veritable technophile, in other words. As a result his forward thinking sets consistently traverse boundaries and ooze with eau de motortechno. Aside from all things looped and percussive Rod has a penchant for the jackin' 'fidget-house' sound championed by Jesse Rose and the Dubsided label amongst others, as well as some breakbeat and even bits of 2-step. Expect some varied sets, since Rod's been in the game a while now and his record collection now occupies some significant area in his Manchester abode. In recent months Rod has also been hard at work putting his technose to the production grindstone, with some of his material being signed for digital release in the coming few months. Keep your ear to the ground for more info on fresh new beats from the Rod refinery...
Tom Long
Tom has been DJing for just over 8 years now, innocently opting to buy a pair of cheap decks at the age of 14, unaware of the impact they'd have on his direction and lifestyle from that point .. a while to-ing and fro-ing with different music and styles, Tom eventually found his element in the intricate expanse of liquid wonderment we know as techno. Although his tastes and output on the show span beyond techno's distant boundaries, it's in his live sets that you bear the brunt of his own personal take on techno. His quick, balls-to-the-wall three deck mixing draws influence from heroes Ben Sims, Charles Siegling and numerous others who've had a hand in moulding the distinct strain of fierce party techno he has become synonymous with.
After numerous journeys to techno nights across the UK with Ricky, developing their respective tastes and styles, the two formed the Beta partnership in 2004. This new venture gave them the ability to play above and beyond their own personal styles and limits. These intricate multi-deck sets take both the lads' own personal imprints of techno, chew them up and spit the whole lot out as one solid, bastardized hunk of dancefloor bizzle. The sets became an instant hit. It was as one half of Beta that Tom joined the motorfray in 2005, with the twosome being recruited a year after first playing together.
Ricky Ambury
Although having been a fan of electronic music for a few years, it was during Ricky's late teens that his tastes began to shift. After falling out with an increasingly samey and unimaginative trance scene, combined with trips to hip nightspots in the big city, Ricky discovered the tunes that were really starting to rock his cock were all party to the world of techno. In his first year at university Ricky had the good fortune of meeting Rod, already a helpless techno addict. Under the Rodfather's wise gaze Ricky's love for techno grew and grew, with Ricky citing a single performance from Green Velvet as the point of no return.Ricky's self confessed guiding star in his entrance into techno has been Dave Clarke, enamored by his track selection and ability to find and showcase incredible tracks that are previously completely unheard of. Again Ricky is a fan of techno in all its colours and scents, but is identifiable through his love for deep synths, driving bass and stuff with a dark, emotional twang to it. Think Jay Denham, Mark Broom and Steve Rachmad.
You can hear the show between 8pm and 10pm every sunday, prepared and served by one or more of the 3 motorteers, on future-music.co.uk and freakin.org . Just check the blog for the schedule and details on guest mixes, specials, repeat shows and tracklistings.
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