A mix done for a friend I would not want to lose, Jeanne Roboh. She leaves Singapore, Home Club, CNTRL Wasteland for France after almost a year messing around some of our lifes. A true friend, a madness one, definitely a fun one. Some things won't stay the same without her. So I decided to do up a mix the day after her flight off, that I could play whenever Roboh comes in mind/heart. Bisou bisou!


Download link: http://www.archive.org/details/NotionA-FromSingaporeForParis

We are happy to finally bring you news about our NYE 2011 / 2012 at Bakita. Headlining we have Hebbo supported by Adam J and feat. Dora Diamond for the first time.

Our special guest is none other than Notion A (Home/CNTRL Wasteland). Notion A and indeed the CNTRL Wasteland imprint he run are without doubt one of the most important young DJ to emerge in electronic music in the Singapore scene in the last two years or so on.

Notion A, also known as Amjad Shah, spent his early years in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, before he came back to Singapore in 2007. Inspired by living in Singapore, raves and Home Club, he became a techno-pounder under weighted player in the industry, loopinmotion. This passionate DJ works hard to share his beliefs about music with others.

He pours his heart and soul into advocating techno. He has been spinning to educate and entertain like-minded music enthusiasts for the past four years. His sound is an infusion of his skills as well as a buffet of influences that focus on the audio, visual, people and techno. He founded Kuala Lumpur House Invaders, a massive collective of musicians and individuals who aim to respect the past and present of music for the future. At present, he also runs CNTRL Wasteland, an event aimed to educate music enthusiasts in the sounds of experimental electronic music that’s paired up with live visual projections.

Notion A also works for Frontal, a specialised local dance collective focused on promoting dance culture to starting-out bedroom jocks and budding electronic musicians. He is a resident himself on Frontal iFM, an online platform promoting Electronic Dance Music through Singaporean and international artistes.

Now known best for being actively working on CNTRL Wasteland, Notion A sets to share the sound of techno for the current and coming generations.

http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/notiona
http://soundcloud.com/notion_a
http://samurai.fm/notion-a


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PROMO MIX

Midnight Shift x Zouk: In the Underground

The 2nd Anniversary at the newly renovated Velvet Underground
Saturday, 5 Nov 2011 10pm – 5am Velvet Underground, Zouk

International Mystery Guest 05
With: Xhin (Stroboscopic Artefacts, SG)

DJs:
Ming (Zouk, SG)
Notion A (CNTRL Wasteland, SG)

With:
Miss Mic + Vandetta (Live PA)

Visuals:
Cymbal + Avneesh

Host:
X’ Ho

TWO YEARS ON. Midnight Shift is proud to present its first collaboration with music institution, Zouk, and a long-awaited international mystery guest in the first opening weekend of the newly renovated Velvet Underground.

Get on board our Mystery Guest aka British techno master’s varied 3-hour ride from reggae to dub, house, ambient and back, tried-and-tested by the counsel to be true. Alongside will be Singapore’s very own techno legend, Xhin, on the pre-dawn of his shining new album release, ‘Sword’ out on 11.11.11. To kickoff the night will be promising upstart Notion A, a techno banger with lots of heart, while Zouk’s resident Ming works the floor to higher fervour. Watch out for spine-tingling vocalists Miss Mic and Vandetta as they perform a special duet over a track selection from Midnight Shift’s first EP 001 at the stroke of midnight. Don’t forget to breathe out.

Midnight Shift is pulling out all the stops for its 2nd Anniversary; a special night made even more special as narrated by the chords of our legendary host, X’ Ho and storytelling eye candy provided by collaborators Cymbal + Avneesh.

Midnight Shift | Artist Interview: Notion A
http://www.mnshift.com/index.php/blog/article/34/Artist%20Interview:%20Notion%20A

CNTRL WASTELAND [08] @ Home Club 08092011

pardon the screw ups at parts due to technical faults as i was forcing myself through a rough night having one of the turntables dying off at times.

NOTE: Mix has been recorded LIVE at REBEL.

Of all the mixes posted so far, i must say that this is my fav. as usual i have no idea what i was going to play and dumped tracks into the playlist. really glad not to have any technical difficulties as well.

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Challenging ourselves yet again to feed the sound we love most to unsuspecting audience, and at the most unexpected venues for techno. It's just a way of us showing that music knows no barriers. Techno knows NO barriers. It shouldn't be allotted a place and it doesn't take refuge in anything.

And you, the audience, the listeners, you are the operator. Simply 'cos you know the space don't make the music, but you do. It's okay to feel like another self … in another strange place. It shouldn't matter cos the music is still with you. Others might feel discomfort with the hyper-repetitive beats, but not you. 'Cos you believe that only by irritating the oyster that you produce the pearl.

Resistance will be futile.