Avenue Red Podcast #151 - Code618

First we had Tim Boyd from Sydney, then for our 100th episode we had George Hysteric from Melbourne... now enter Code618 from Adelaide, Australia's 5th largest city of 1.4 million. This guy is a true veteran in the game. Here he shares a document revealing the power of profound underground knowledge and lengthy diggers experience, coupled with passion and technical aptitude as a DJ. A perfect fit for Avenue Red, what a dream of a deep mix we have here from the distant burning lands down under.

"Hi! Code618 from Adelaide, Australia here. Techno and house vinyl collector since the inception of the genres 30-odd years ago. DJ'ed regularly from 92-98 when Adelaide played the part of 'Southern Outpost' to the thriving scenes in Detroit, Europe and the UK. Being so far from anywhere and with pre internet communication, a sound and style distinct to Adelaide evolved whilst at the same time inspiration was clearly sourced from Detroit, Chicago, the UK and in particular Dutch labels such as Djax-Up-Beats, Eevolute and Shiver.

These days I try and blend the previous 3 or so decades of techno and deep house from an extensive vinyl collection with current tracks and share these sounds on guest radio mixes and for those on the same wavelength.

I'm a big fan of the Avenue Red series and with so many amazing producers and DJ's contributing it really is humbling to get the chance to pull together a mix and contribute. For this mix I took my usual approach of selecting new and old tracks for a one take, 100% vinyl session to see where it led. Spanning 1983 to 2019 and elements of house, electro and straight up techno I've added quite a few Australian labels or producers to this one as I'm proud of the output from my country and Adelaide in particular (origin of Juice Records, Undefined Recordings and Nightime Drama). Respect to all of the artists and labels in the tracklist below!

P.S. Artwork photo was taken by my wife near our house. We live surrounded by native gum trees and right next to one of Australias oldest national parks... Beautiful area however it is high risk for bush fires. Like the mix, this photo is part of the narrative and story." Code618, February 2020.

https://soundcloud.com/code618

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01 Ben Boe – Untitled // Boe Recordings (2015)
02 D.S – Additional Elements // F Communications (1994)
03 Roza Terenzi – Mwah // Kalahari Oyster Kult (2018)
04 Gnork & Douala – Space Jan // Church (2018)
05 Feedback – Heaven // FNAC (1993)
06 Derek Carr – Standing In The Sun // Subwax Excursions (2017)
07 Derek Carr – Museum Piece // For Those That Knoe (2016)
08 Leonardo – Symmetry // Etheric (2018)
09 Hinode – Metamorphosis // Science Fiction Recordings (2014)
10 Tim Jackiw – Enrichment // Offworld Records (2019)
11 ESB – Subliminal Wave // Verdant Recordings (2018)
12 Shiver – Oiled Love // Shiver Records (1994)
13 Paddee – Satellite // Juice Records (1993)
14 Oslo Roma – Bubbles // Dream Diary (2017)
15 Kraftwerk – Tour De France // Kling Klang (1983)
16 Mor Elian – The Orinoids // Finale Sessions (2017)
17 Kirk DeGiorgio – Mass // Applied Rhythmic Technology (2009)
18 Sleep D – Sandman // Butter Sessions (2017)
19 Flori – Life Signs // Voyage Recordings (2017)
20 Metamethod – Ghost Light // Nightime Drama (2015)
21 F.U.S.E – Into the Space // Plus 8 Records (1992)