Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka XLR8R PODCAST 239

 

Podcast 239: Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka
Words: Shawn Reynaldo

While both Benjamin Damage and Doc Daneeka entered 2012 with solid track records, it’s fair to say that the Welsh duo’s debut full-length, They!Live, far exceeded everyone’s expectations. Last year’s “Creeper” b/w “Infamous” single—like the album, released via Modeselektor’s 50 Weapons imprint—was an impressive, techno-leaning first outing, but they They!Live is an especially accomplished effort, one that finds the producers streamlining their sound while applying their penchant for crafting infectious rhythms to a framework more suited to their newly adopted Berlin surroundings. In the wake of releasing one of 2012’s best albums (granted, it’s only March), we figured now would be a good time to invite the pair to put together an exclusive mix for the XLR8R podcast series. Technically speaking, Doc Daneeka did put together a pretty stellar podcast for us back in May of 2010, and XLR8R generally doesn’t allow artists to have a second go-round, but this collaboration with Benjamin Damage is essentially a brand-new project, even if it does bear both of their names. As for the duo’s mix, it finds Benjamin Damage and Doc Daneeka skating along the nebulous territory where so-called “bass music” intersects with classic techno and house sensibilities. Much like the pair’s own productions, their selections here are often the sort of tunes that breathe new life, not to mention unique rhythms, into the standard techno template. It’s a compelling listen, and something that provides an interesting preview of where many bass-music refugees might be heading in the not-so-distant future.

01 John Talabot “So Will Be Now” (Permanent Vacation)
02 DBX “Beat Phreak” (Accelerate)
03 Hayden Andre Project “Broken Chains” (Strobe)
04 Joy O “Wade In” (Hotflush)
05 Untold “Little Things Like That” (Clone)
06 Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka “No One” (50 Weapons)
07 Presk & Cinnaman “Sweat (Doc Daneeka Remix)” (Audio Culture)
08 Armando “Downfall” (Trax)
09 Sepalcure “Breezin” (Hotflush)
10 Ken Ishii “Extra” (R&S)
11 Midland & Pariah “Untitled”
12 Doc Daneeka “Tobyjug (Lando Kal Remix)” (Ten Thousand Yen)
13 Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka “Deaf Siren” (50 Weapons)
14 Cosmin TRG “De Dans” (50 Weapons)
15 Dexter “Juno Fest” (Rush Hour)

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1. Untold - Little Things Like That - Hemlock
2. Alex D££mnds - Credentials - Switched On
3. XXXY - I Know This Can’t Be Love - Well Rounded
4. Tessela - D Jane
5. Hot City - No More - Infrasonics
6. Tronco Traxx - Walk 4 Me
7. Randomer - Lime Pie - Numbers
8. Sunday Roast - Klacks - Soulserious
9. XXXY - Everything - Well Rounded
10. Distal - Apple Bottom
11. Artifact - Brittle Bones (Club Edit)
12. Dark Sky - Zoom
13. Ziro - Minus
14. Alex D££mnds - Pressure - Switched On
15. Ayshay - Jemsheed

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songtreat:

BENJAMIN DAMAGE & DOC DANEEKA - “BATTLESHIPS” (FEAT. ABIGAYL WYLES)

I promise this album will set standards for others to come this year. Modeselektor made the best possible choice to release this on their label “50 Weapons Of Choice”. 27th of January is the release date, ladies and gentlemen!

zero-inch:

Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka - They!Live (+HD Video) (50 Weapons)

Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka’s excellent full-length debut oscillates between the poles of funked-up Berlin-style techno and dreamy, Mount-Kimbie-esque dubstep pop. An absolute stunner and one of the finest album’s of the year so far.

Album and single tracks now available for download (MP3 / 320 kb/s)

beatsbass:

BB #252 | Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka | No One | 50 Weapons

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Muscular opening track from a collaborative album packed with depth. After a few years of relative scarcity, the “electronic music scene” has, at last, remembered the art of the LP. They!Live constitutes a great start to 2012.

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They!Live by Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka

Featuring vocals by Abigail Wyles

Released on 50 Weapons records.

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