On 13th of November as part of Melbourne Music Week I played live acid set supporting NONOTAK studio,Zen Paradox, Matt Radovich and VICMOD ENSemble. This was in the Queen’s Hall, State Library of Victoria in Melbourne. The set below is a longer version adapted for my radio show. Thanks to Jess Middleton for the photos […]
Unfold is an local Organisation aimed at cultivating Melbourne’s Techno community. Through their events, podcasts and any medium they can get our hands on, they aim to give artists a space to breath, create and unfold. They asked me recently to do a live set for their podcast series, so I got all the gear […]
I have archived all my radio shows for FNOOB TECHNO and Seance Radio on https://hearthis.at/dylab/#sets. You can grab all the FNOOB shows here https://hearthis.at/dylab/set/dylab-live-from-the-studio-for-fnoobtechnocom/ All the Seance Radio shows are available here https://hearthis.at/dylab/set/seance-radio-shows/ Seance also have an archive on their website. You can grab them all here http://seanceradio.co.uk/artist/dylab/.
My latest radio show for Seance Radio went out on the 6th of December. You can watch the first 20 minutes of the show below. The acid line for the first track is from the MILWAUKEE VS MELBOURNE EP by Poor Boy Rich & Myself out on Council House Records. or listen and download the […]
I had the pleasure of doing a live set at Loop for for Acid Chicken and #normal. Its good fun to get out and give the machines a work out outside of the studio. This live set uses the Roland TR-8 and BassBot TT-303, reverb from Boss RRV-10 and Delay from Boss RPS-10, and mixed […]
I’ve started putting all my radio shows on hearthis.at. Hearthis is an alternative to soundcloud. The radio shows are all available for download. You can check out the shows at https://hearthis.at/dylab/ enjoy
Seance radio recently profiled me on their website. It runs through my creative process behind each of the radio shows and features lots of shots of my new studio setup. You can read it here http://seanceradio.co.uk/seance-insight-dylab/.
I have a monthly radio show on FNOOBTECHO radio. It goes out once a month on a Tuesday Morning at 10am GMT. Its 1 hour of live improvised techno from my machines. This is an archive of al the previous shows so have a listen. Check my facebook for the latest show dates.
For the past 4 months I’ve been doing a monthly radio show on Seance Radio. It goes out usually the first Sunday of each month around 11pm GMT. The show is around about 1 hour of live improvised techno combining my synths and drum machines with software run via the iPad using Phaedra as the […]
Ableton operator is a great FM synth with lots of options. Using Phaedra as my main sequencer and setting up VEL > OSC is operator allows me to draw in pitch data using velocity which is then mapped to the pitch in operator. You can also assign velocity to filter frequency and other settings. Using […]
On Saturday the 15th of March an old friend of mine passed away, he lost his fight with cancer and left behind a young family. I met Mutley in the early 90’s and got to know him over the years, as we were both regulars at warehouse raves, free festivals and squat parties at the time. […]
The January 2014 Acid Pattern Group compilation is out now for download – its free but feel free to pay what you like. The January pattern was from Drug Culture. 21 tracks of New Year Goodness to kick 2014 off with a bang For the synth nerds amongst you there are details of gear used for each […]
Thanks to the Creep crew for having me down to blast out some 808 action The party was in the basement of an old grain silo – concrete bunker – low ceiling and industrial waste everywhere This is the recording of my set. 808 – nto a yamaha MG12/4 mixer and a boss rrv-10 and […]
I’ve been busy working on some new tracks and some remixes. Here are some snippets of this months remixes. A variety of styles from house to extreme hardcore stuff. Its always good fun to try and expand the range of sounds used and try new styles I’ve not tried before. Also I’m always up for […]
I’ve created a new sample pack – its called the 808 Beast Sample pack and its out now via my bandcamp page. The sounds are from a Roland TR808 and given various amounts of distortion and AMP simulation – 8 levels of distortion for each sample. All the samples are recorded as 24 bit / […]
SKY LAB EP OUT NOW. Some serious 909 techno business. “this is a rhythmic hymn to the power of the Roland rhythm box: rolling, jerking and jacking in all the best ways. For fans of Happa, Kowton, Blawan, Green Velvet, Thomas Bangalter, DJ Sneak, DJ Pierre etc. Don’t sleep on this.” Out now on at […]
Every gig should have a dedicated VJ or visualist even if its a mad terra strobe in a dark under ground tunnel but sometime budgets don’t stretch that far. I came across this max for live plugin that generates geometric object in time with audio You can grab the patch from http://www.maxforlive.com/library/device/1530/ganz-graf-mod-x. I have done […]
The Monthly Acid pattern group keeps rolling on with fresh acid each month. You can check out the latest tunes in the works over on soundcloud. At the end of each month all the submissions are compiled and released for free via bandcamp. You can download the latest compilations directly from http://acidpattern.bandcamp.com/ or check the […]
New Acid pattern up for May from King Mental Stick this in your 303, x0xbox or vst and submit the results to the group. http://soundcloud.com/groups/the-acid-question Happy Acid Making!
For the lat few months I’ve been working on with a collection of musicians from around the world as part of the Jak is Bak project. The project is the brain child of Steve Kuehl who runs the label BWL Recordings. Its been a pleasure creating original tracks and remixes for this project. The plan […]
I’ve got a new EP out on Devilbeat Records. The EP is called M.U.S.E. The name and the 3 tracks are a homage of sorts to the old F.U.S.E. tracks from Plus 8 from back in the dark. Long dark twisted acid and lots of analogue goodness. You can grab a copy on iTunes and […]
Here is a hardware live set/ jam I did about a month ago which you can grab and download.This set also featured on FNOOB.com luvtonez show on the 23rd September 2011 so a big thanks to bathsh3ba for playing my set. Live 808 pc2 sh101 by DyLABs Its a totally live jam, no pre written […]
I’ve set my gear up and am using the bitstream as a virtual desk – rigged to effects , verb, delay and overdrive all from TAL Here is a little live jam to enjoy or download Live Jam – tb303 – sh101 – tr606 by DyLABs
This is a new acid track featuring the devilfish and a 909 – its got a bit of an odd time signature 9/16 ths but the beat is working 4/4 styles.Enjoy the 909 toms, they really accentuate the acid.There is a little bit of glitched speak and spell thrown in for good measure too. Enjoy […]
The December Acid Patternhttp://soundcloud.com/dylabs/in-christmas-we-trust In Christmas We Trust by Honeysmack by DyLABs The pattern is from Melbourne’s Honeysmack ( http://soundcloud.com/honeysmack ) You can grab the pattern data from here The pattern can then be programmed into your tb303 or x0x box tocreate a new track.The pattern could be programmed into your vst such as ABL […]
This is a new track I’m working on – Cats and Dogs.The simple 1 note doggish 303 line chases the cat like 202 synth line.A small boy narrates the goings on.A whole lot of fun ensues. Enjoy!! Cats and Dogs by DyLABs
This is a quick and dirty techno track using BtBX on the iphone. Its a 16 step sequencer with possibility of 16 patterns, you can use mutes to make patterns more interesting, and there is a good lpf too. Enjoy the horn driven techno. 909 on fire by DyLABs
I’m currently working on a new EP which will be titled “word smith”The concept of the EP is to use the notes from A to G to create wordsthen to use those words as patterns for the tb303 to create some word based acidI have started a few tracks already, these have a sparse stripped […]
This is a experimental remix of a refuge trackThe main vocal component of the track is a slowed down, chopped up voice over by Charles MansonThe drums are from the mighty Roland TR808, in this case samples not the real thing unfortunately.The pads and atmospheric background music is all from Refuge’s original track.Enjoy Charley and […]
my latest EP “Fuck Art, Let’s Play with Synthesizer” is out now. 4 tracks of acid goodness, to melt your brains and move your feet. It is available for purchase on Beatport. You can grab it from beatport here. I’d also like to thank Todd for the excellent cover art.