mikeBurns - Vienna, Austria - Free music

mikeBurns Vienna, Austria blankton, blankton, Bongo Club

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MIKEBURNS regards himself as a DJ, Producer & Freak all in one. He has been in love with music for as long as he’s had ears, an essential prerequisite which allowed the development of his deep enthusiasm for sounds of a more electronic nature and subsequently the 2 musical instruments that would capture him most: the computer sequencer and the turntable. This basis has engrossed him in the never-ending but essential search, namely for the perfect groove, be it in his own... Read more MIKEBURNS regards himself as a DJ, Producer & Freak all in one. He has been in love with music for as long as he’s had ears, an essential prerequisite which allowed the development of his deep enthusiasm for sounds of a more electronic nature and subsequently the 2 musical instruments that would capture him most: the computer sequencer and the turntable. This basis has engrossed him in the never-ending but essential search, namely for the perfect groove, be it in his own productions or on that beloved black plastic that spins in circles.

Having started playing out downbeat, house and drum & bass, he soon started seeking out the roots and sources of all the samples involved. This journey back to the origins of modern dance music brought upon him a deep love for all things cosmic, funk and underground disco. Now his DJ sets take the dancers on an adventurous odyssey through the realms of leftfield club sounds, including long forgotten gems, the newest stuff out and about and everything in between. Hosting both the monthly blankTON web-radio show and the now defunkt but legendary Bongo Club in Vienna, has refined his skills of creating a unique listening experience and causing euphoric dancing frenzies alike.

His growing collection of obscure disco records caused him to experiment with the concept of the “disco edit”, rather than simply sampling bits and pieces of a tune. Scanning several records from his collection he discovered tracks that had a huge potential but were either lacking something or that took a wrong direction in his eyes. Thus he went about chopping and rearranging various tracks to strengthen their dance floor effect. His first 5 track EP of edits on his own “Phönix Project” imprint was widely acclaimed and is still played by several of the world’s disco heads. This release was soon followed by 2 recent 12”s on the Belgian “Disco Devil” label, that came out in the first half of 2009 and which have also created quite a stir among the scene. There are, as we speak, and as always, new tracks in the making that will see the light of day, preferably sooner than later... Show less