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Mechanical Breakdown

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Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP is a weekly two-hour program exploring the many different styles of various wave and synth genres, including, New Beat, Italo, Post-Punk, EBM and more.
 

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Upcoming Mechanical Breakdown Guest DJs:

 

May: Radio Void

Montreal (canada)  & N.E (us)
Delivering Minimal Synth / Coldwave / EBM / Post-Punk / Wave and other sounds on INTERGALACTIC FM / Black Monday for over 10 plus years. I also make music at random under different aliases ….don’t ask.

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June: Brown Angel

Brown Angel is a queer/trans Chicanx DJ/Producer based in Oakland and San Francisco. With roots in Wilmas and Long Beach CA, they were immersed in music and culture at a young age, and started drumming at the age of 4. Their background has inspired and shaped them into one of the most respected DJs in the Bay Area’s underground music community. They have played all around the country, opening up for icons like Honey Dijon. Brown Angel’s music ranges widely from their oldies upbringing to current electronic tracks. Their debut EP PURE BROWN ENERGY is now available at Dark Entries Records and streaming platforms.

June 12: Prinzessin

From organising alternative queer parties and helming DJ booths across Paris, Berlin, Manchester, and Leipzig, Prinzessin has navigated the electronic underground with distinct purpose. A former member of the Mascara Disorder collective and now based in Nantes, his path from DJing to songwriting was solidified by a debut instrumental synthwave cassette on Detriti Records, in 2018. Now signed to TONN Recordings, Prinzessin keeps exploring a new chapter of vocal-driven artistry that remains deeply connected to his club-oriented origins and the love of synthpop.

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August: 214

Chris Roman, aka 214, has a habit of getting lost in his studio, which happens to be tucked into the same mystical foothills as the David Lynch town of Twin Peaks, a location whose presence looms across much of Roman’s audio narrative, deftly playing foil to his creative heritage as a Miami native grounded in that area’s electro scene. 

Since his production debut in 2002 Roman has cultivated a substantial discography of future dance floor thump and heady sci fi vapors with releases on notable labels such as Frustrated Funk, Klakson, Cultivated Electronics, Central Processing Unit (CPU), Shipwrec, 20:20 Vision, and Touchin Bass. He's also appeared on three Fabric compilations, including an exclusive track commissioned for Steffi’s highly lauded Fabric 94 mix. 

Though clubs all over the world have hosted 214’s hardware-heavy live sets, he’s also known for working dance floors with dexterous precision for anyone lucky enough to catch him behind the decks.  

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