i must say, this guy is bordering on genius when it comes to dance music. kompact label boss. is anyone aware of him?

he seems known for minimal, but it isn't the stereotypical type with no soul. it is more maximal, dripping in atmosphere, with melody and bass. his other influences seems to be disco and i have heard him do some psy stuff even.

I have his fabric 13, and it is probably my favourite fabric, just an awesomely crafted mix.

http://www.discogs.com/Michael-Maye.../release/210083

check these out, the job he done on the moby remix is spectacular

Last edited by rubez on Jun-27-2014 at 09:20

I'm seeing him in London next weekend, funnily enough. My girlfriend absolutely loves him and she's got a huge catalogue of his mixes and livesets she's always putting on. Can't say I've ever heard him play psy though.

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does seem weird he would dabble in psy, but i heard a few of his productions steer that way.



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"It's become a sort of a tradition that I play at psytrance festivals in Australia. It's so weird. It's in the bush, full of freaks with long grey beards."

Haha, bizarre. I can't imagine a more unlikely booking. Although I've read several interviews with Mayer where he basically defines his sound as trance, albeit in the original German sense of hypnotic melodic techno rather than the Gatecrasher sense.

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Kompakt has been long associated with minimal techno. You partner Wolfgang Voigt once said in an interview that “51% of the releases have to be techno, the remainder can be everything what appeals”. Do you think that borderlines between genres still exist? I mean some magazines like the German Groove don’t differentiate anymore between house and techno in their review section. Borderlines may exist, but I do not care about them at all. Separation is something completely boring. Currently there is a big Deep House revival. However, if you listen to the Beatport charts, for instance, you merely find something that reaches the thresholds initially set by the likes of Rick Wade and Rheji Burrell among others. It rather sounds like that the minimal generation of the past years started rediscovering Rhodes etc. after their hardcore ketamine period and try to weave in now more soul into their music. When I look at these magazines with their “Romantic House” titles, I hardly find something innovative about the hype. If I would be a time traveller in the mid 90s and I would travel into the future, the current hip sound would sound to me as Trance. Maybe just played slower.

http://edhid.com/exclusive-intervie...ompakt-records/

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> Dance:Love:Hub Afterparty (The Return) 23.11.24

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Originally posted by rubez does seem weird he would dabble in psy, but i heard a few of his productions steer that way. also: "It's become a sort of a tradition that I play at psytrance festivals in Australia. It's so weird. It's in the bush, full of freaks with long grey beards."

Yeah, that's usually the first track that comes to mind when discussing Michael Mayer. While I don't necessarily enjoy everything he does, both his hits and misses still feel fresh and original, and that's something I certainly respect and appreciate. Here's one of his earlier works, and one of my favorites:

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Originally posted by Paradox Lost Here's one of his earlier works, and one of my favorites:

the Speicher 2 EP is excellent

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Such a fantastic musician. Plenty of respect for this guy. It's crazy how on top of DJing and producing, he runs Kompakt and the distribution of 50+ labels. Very down to earth guy too.

Here's one of my favourite tracks of his.

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Im not the biggest fan of his productions but I've listened to some of his mixes, he has great taste and knows how to DJ.

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Haha, bizarre. I can't imagine a more unlikely booking. Although I've read several interviews with Mayer where he basically defines his sound as trance, albeit in the original German sense of hypnotic melodic techno rather than the Gatecrasher sense.

Wasn't he the one that tried making 'neo-trance' a thing?

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Originally posted by clay isnt he some james holden protege or soemthing?

Michael Mayer was releasing records and running one of the most respected labels in dance music before James Holden had even put out his first track. You could reasonably argue that Mayer is one of the most influential DJs of the last 15 years. All of which makes your statement one of remarkable ignorance.

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> Dance:Love:Hub Afterparty (The Return) 23.11.24

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Last edited by SYSTEM-J on Jun-28-2014 at 15:10

Terrifyingly enough, I've never heard of Michael Mayer until this thread. I like that Happiness remix.

that Lamusetwa track is bonkers, nice recommendation

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