Tesko Evangelists Present: SYNC

Myself and Pablo Cartel are starting a new night in Hong Kong at the legendary FLY nightclub. It's kind of a blend of the usual TESKO EVANGELISTS sessions with a little added bass, beats and electrical sounds. We launch Thursday April 12th plus it's free to get in all night. Details over at the Facebook page and we'll post a bunch of videos, pics and recordings over the next few weeks.

LEVIATHAN 0.3

My goodself and Pablo Cartel are back in Hong Kong on March 30th for another session at LEVIATHAN in our TESKO EVANGELISTS guise. Expect huge amount brand new Tech-House, Minimal and Techno and it's free to get in to pop down in HK will be your location choice.

Details over at the FACEBOOK page.

Introducing Technique Noidust

Last week I met a very interesting young man. He was hiding in an alley between two buildings with nothing to differentiate him from the usual lurkers and creepers but a small Mic poking out of his jacket. After a quick double-take to make sure it was not some type of weapon, I approached him and asked what he was recording. Initially he looked like he wanted to run but as the alley was blocked at one end and I was now covering the other he simply said "music".

I decided I needed to buy this guy a coffee so I explained that I also make music from the sound of cities and asked if he would join me for a chat. He reluctantly agreed and we spent the next few hours discussing music, sampling, noises and Star Wars. Suddenly I could see that he was becoming impatient and nervous and after checking his phone for the fiftieth time, he announced that he had to leave and as he did so, he thrust a CD in to my hand and ran (literally) off into the city. What I heard on the CD was nothing short of inspirational. A textured mass of sounds and noises woven into 11 tracks of musical wonderment.

Written on the CD was only a phone number and the words "Technique Noidust", so I gave the number a call and left a message with details of my TRNZ projects, my website address and email and asking him if he might be interested in collaborating in the future.

To be honest I didn't really expect any response but this morning I received an email which read as follows:

"Hey Man. Checked your TRNZ and it sounds wicked! I'd be up for collaborating with you but I find it very difficult to work with others as I am quite shy and not very good at talking to people. I would be up for doing a remix of your TRNZ projects though if you can send me the recordings you have made on your travels? Thanks for the coffee. T N"

This got me thinking. There are 2 new TRNZ eps about to drop, one of which is a return to Cambodia (where the TRNZ project originally began) and I had thought that doing another from the same place may not be in the spirit of the project, at least so soon since I recorded the last one so I contacted my new found friend and asked him that if he had time, was inclined to do so and if I sent him my latest batch of field recordings from Cambodia, if he wouldn't mind producing a 5 track EP and become part of my ongoing TRNZ adventure. His response was quite simply "Yes! Send me the sounds and I'll have it finished in a week".

And so here we are, welcoming a new friend to the Open Sauce family and another international, audio explorer to TRNZ.

Thank for joining us Technique Noidust and we look forward to hearing your music.

Technique Noidust - TRNZ: Cambodia 0.2 will be available very soon....

LEVIATHAN 0.2

Back from Bangkok in Man One mode for only a few days and it's already time to transform into TESKO EVANGELISTS and dive straight into another LEVIATHAN session in Hong Kong. Join us this Friday for some healthy Minimal, Tech-House & Techno. Details over at the FACEBOOK page

Bangkok

Bit of a mental one last weekend in Bangkok. Lots of fun, too much SangSom and street food but it was a blast and thanks to everyone that came out to play.

DJ Shadow Featuring Little Dragon - Scale It Back (Man One remix) FREE DOWNLOAD

As a little warm up to my show in Bangkok this weekend, here is my long awaited remix of DJ Shadow's latest single "Scale it Back"

Please feel free to share, download, blog or whatever.

Bangkok here I come

Check the FACEBOOK page for all the info

Tesko Evangelists now on Live Stream

A couple of months ago myself and Pablo Cartel started a weekly show streaming live video of our Tesko Evangelists project.

You can catch the show every Friday from 9pm HKT, 1pm GMT here

And below is an hour and 45 minutes of my set from last Friday.

Watch live streaming video from teskoevangelists at livestream.com

Find out more about TESKO EVANGELISTS and our forthcoming gigs, shows and events over at our Facebook page

LEVIATHAN 0.1

TESKO EVANGELISTS (Myself and Pablo Cartel) are back in Hong Kong for Chinese New Year and LEVIATHAN 0.1.

We had an an amazing session at the last event and this time we have more visuals, more music and more technology so expect more of the same, only better!

Details over at the Facebook page

TRNZ: Beijing. FREE DOWNLOAD

The second in a series of "TRNZ:" EPs is out now.

For this instalment we travelled to mainland China and the city of Beijing where we experienced an exploding art and music movement as well as the more traditional markets, busy streets, pollution and unique chaos.

Once again, with The SRK on sound recording duties, Man One produced music to reflect the atmosphere, people and experiences we encountered, and thanks to the guys over at Tiger Beer and their Tiger Translate project, this new EP is available to download FREE!

From Man One:

"A massive shout to all the people, bands, writers, stall holders, chefs and performers we met (and recorded) in Beijing. Also a huge thanks to Tiger Beer and everyone at Tiger Translate for believing in this project and making it available for you all to hear.

My personal thanks to Shaz & Ryo at The SRK for the sounds. My man Don Grizzly and all Open Sauce crew world wide and Pablo Cartel for his help, advise and friendship. I hope you enjoy this EP as much as I did making it and thanks for taking the time to check it out. M"

Listen to TRNZ: Beijing below or click HERE to download the full EP + artwork

You can also listen and download TRNZ: Cambodia Here

About TRNZ:

A series of EPs containing original music produced with and inspired by the sounds of countries and cities around the world.
Using minimal elements and produced in very short sessions, TRNZ: recordings are an instant audio reflection of the world around us.

LEVIATHAN - Tesko Evangelists - December 3rd - Hong Kong

Myself and Pablo Cartel started our new TESKO EVANGELSTS project a few weeks ago and we're taking our show on the road on December 3rd to the new LEVIATHAN event in Hong Kong.

Check out our UStream sessions HERE and find details of this FREE event HERE

2 new Man One tracks out now FREE!

Musikal Chairz is a new compilation from London MC and poet, ISSUEZ.

A selection of underground hip hop and electronica from MCs and producers across the world. Featuring Gold Panda, Don Grizzly, The Hinderance, Passive 6 5ive, Carl Kavorkian and DJ Hotel to name a few and I open and close the album with 2 new tracks, "Creative Control" and "Augmented Reality".

It's 26 tracks long, full of amazing new music and is FREE to download.

Coming soon....

KanZeOn ReIndications - OUT NOW

KanZeOn Reindications the album is out now featuring tracks from:

Man One, Kid Kanevil, Ta2mi, Tatsuki*, Woob and Shi_ne_ko-sei.

A selection of music created from samples of audio recorded by the producers of KanZeOn whilst filming the documentary.

More info on the film and its makers can be found at www.kanzeonthemovie.com & the album is available now from kanzeonreindications.bandcamp.com for just £5 or a small slice of your local currency.

USER - FREE DOWNLOAD

It's been a while since I dropped a DJ mix. This is usually because I like to take time to remix some of the tracks and programme the mix to try and tell some kind of story. My new mix USER is no different. In it you will find a selection of tracks that in some way point towards the future of electronic music and also how I feel as a DJ now that we are in a truly digital world. The music is quite different from what I play at clubs and festivals and that's kind of the point. I made this mix to be consumed on a more personal level. I hope you enjoy USER and if you do, please pass it on to your friends and significant others.

USER by Man One on Mixcloud

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