NUDE111: Diego James

Diego James cut his teeth spinning vinyl over a decade ago and hasn’t looked back. Break dancing out of the womb, this Colombian has music pulsing through his DNA.

You’re invited to partake in the journey that is Diego James. This break dancer-turned-DJ hails from Brooklyn, where the strong roots of electronic music took hold. He gained vital exposure in the stomping grounds of Crobar, Shelter, Sound Factory, and Pacha.

His sound started as deep house which after his Berghain pilgrimage matured into dirty techno with splashes of hardcore rave and high tech minimal. His ruthless, energetic, unpredictable sound keeps dancers locked to the dance floor.

Today, he joins on the podcast for the first time. Listen to it below, on Mixcloud or iTunes here.

NUDE · 111. Diego James

Sum up this podcast in 10 words…
Driving, twisty, unpredictable, groovy, throwback, modern, warehouse, dirty, underground, hypnotic

What’s your personal favourite track on it?
Annē – Fairy Dust [Out of Place]
Diego James & Paul Atreides – Rave Science (Original Mix) [Eclipse Recordings]

What’s the special ingredient in this mix?
Deep crate-digging for a unique mix of tracks

Tell us about your next EP?
Dimension Gate Ep – 3 tracks (Original mix & 2 remixes)
Inspired by Metodi Hristov, my aim was to put my own spin on his progressive driving techno style.

What have you got coming up?
I have a new original “Primero Desamor” (First Heartbreak) coming out on Portugal based label [Beats HD Records] 2nd anniversary Techno compliation in May!

Tracklist

Gesaffelstein – Viol [Turbo Recordings]
Toman – Am I Conscious (Original Mix) [NO ART]
Miss Kittin – All You Need (Lee Van Dowski Remix) [Mobilee Records]
ANNA aka Boris Brejcha – Signatur (Original Mix) [Autist Records]
Bendtsen – 1,2 Step (Original Mix) [Crypt Music]
Theodore Elektrk – Deep Into the Sound (Original Mix) [Toxic Recordings]
Diego James & Paul Atreides – Rave Science (Original Mix) [Eclipse Recordings]
Sam Scheme – Ton Palmo (Original Mix) [Eternal Beats]
Alex Mine – The Only One (Original Mix) [SCI+TEC]
Diego James – Dimension Gate (Paul Atreides Remix) [Unreleased]
Bodyscrub & Tom Laws – Breaking Shadows (Mars Bill Remix) [Ground Factory Records]
Rino Cerrone – Man On Moon (Original Mix) [Unrilis]
Matt Sassari – Honda (Original Mix) [There Is A Light]
Uron – Incondition (Original Mix) [Road Trip Recordings]
Annē – Fairy Dust [Out of Place]
Nene H – Hush Now (VTSS Remix) [POSSESSION]
SKiRRA – Input (Original Mix) [DE-KONSTRUKT]

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Techno

Grahame Farmer

Grahame Farmer’s love affair with electronic music goes back to the mid-90s when he first began to venture into the UK’s beloved rave culture, finding himself interlaced with some of the country’s most seminal club spaces. A trip to dance music’s anointed holy ground of Ibiza in 1997 then cemented his sense of purpose and laid the foundations for what was to come over the next few decades of his marriage to the music industry.