DJ Top Ten Featuring DD

DD is the Edinburgh based DJ who runs Compakt at Cabaret Voltaire dealing in all sorts of techno, tech house and electro. He also produces as one half of The Setup

Feature by Neil Murchison | 21 Dec 2011

1 A-Trak & Zinc – Stingray

No one does bass like Zinc does. Add a foghorn-type noise and cheeky risers and it's on!

2 Profisee – Hold Up (The Setup Remix)

Profisee’s flow still sounds fresh. On this double-time remix we beefed up the bass and brought in some jungle-esque drums for maximum dance floor effect.

3 Evil Nine – Roar

 The interesting use of percussion is the only hint of their breaks past on this deep, glitchy slice of house.

4 Mladen Tomic – Tribe Touring (Uto Karem Remix)  

This track is perfect for me to transition from house or garage to techno. 

5 Mosca – Bax 

Mosca cross breeds classic UKG with itself to get a purer strain but still manages to sound very now.

6 Oliver Huntemann – Hope

An instrumental seems wrong minus the Robert Owens vocal but there is just such feeling in the beats. 

7 Dubbel Dutch – B Leave 

Haunting stabs lead in to a killer drop with a frantic rhythm and serious bass. Both melancholy and highly danceable.

8 The Setup – Grindstone 

Part of Abaga's compilation aiming to save the BBC Radio 1 Introducing in Scotland show, a most worthy cause.  We tried to create a quirky but funky techno in the vein of Gaiser and can't wait to play it live at Animal Hospital in March.

9 Toddla T – Streets So Warm (Zed Bias Remix) 

I'm just a total sucker for ragga vocals and the one here is catchy as hell with killer bass and his classic snare sound.  

10 Dusty Kid – Argia (Popof Remix)

Popof takes a step away from the big room anthems with this understated piece of techy goodness.

 

Compakt will take place next at Cabaret Voltaire on Fri 13 Jan, 11pm - 3am, Free before 12, £5 after Magic Drum'is released on House Park Records on 28 Dec via all major digital stores