El Brujo presents episode 17 of El Brujo and the Wild Bunch on Scientific Sound Asia, featuring guest DJ Liquid Static. Scientific Sound Asia operates as an Asian electronic music radio station, DJ agency, promoter and music news platform connecting audiences across Japan, Vietnam, China, Cambodia, Sri Lanka and internationally.
El Brujo, whose real name is Robert Milanesi, was born in Italy and developed a strong interest in music from an early age. By the early 1990s, he had become associated with Bologna’s underground rave scene and was recognised as one of its formative figures.
After many years performing as a DJ, he moved into production and released Warriors through the Milan-based label Open Legs. He later launched Jambalay Records, with the label introduced at an opening party at Club Geminis in Ibiza.
The label and El Brujo gained wider attention after Maya Jane Coles included one of his tracks in her February 2011 chart. His collaboration with Big Mojo, Mozambique, also appeared on his first physical CD release, Nutty Fellas Are Go.
The wider Jambalay Records catalogue documents part of the material released through the imprint. This period helped introduce El Brujo’s productions to a broader international audience.
In 2019, Plastic Dreams, released through Frame Workxx, reached number 33 in Beatport’s Hard Techno Top 100. El Brujo has also released music through Elektrax, LW Recordings, Subwoofer, Berlin After Dark, Music Is The Drug, Gobekli Tepe, Fortwin Rec, Bunker, Mad Rhythm and SE7ENS.
His productions use a raw approach that moves across different areas of electronic music. Darker Techno influences sit alongside more experimental elements within much of his work.
El Brujo and the Wild Bunch was built around a monthly guest drawn from El Brujo’s network of Techno producers and artists. Episode 17 features Liquid Static and also includes tracks connected with artists from El Brujo’s wider circle.
Guest DJ Liquid Static (second hour)
This week's guest DJ (second hour) is Liquid Static, Liquid Static whose real name is Melvin Naidoo is a South African DJ and Producer. He is the A & R Manager of Dead Groovy Music and Dead Groovy Deep, both Edinburgh-based Underground Techno and Melodic labels.
He has released original productions and remixed them on labels such as Dead Groovy Music, Dead Groovy Deep, Alienator Records, Red Channel Records, SEVENS Digital, Geometryk, and White Line Music. He also holds residencies on Fnoob Techno Radio and Quest London Radio.
He is known for deep, powerful sets, taking the listener into the darker reaches of contemporary and classic Techno. He hopes to continue his voyage now that the scene is recovering after the lockdown.
El Brujo opens the first hour with Henry MWNN Lobbs and Makaja Gonzales before his own “Cursed” moves the show deeper into Techno. The Rhythm-Fixxer and Federico Martucci follow before “Sandman” brings El Brujo back into a sequence dominated entirely by material from Trench.
Makaja Gonzales returns with “The Joke Is On You,” followed by Kev Willis, Gianni Piras and Emison as the first hour stays dark and tightly focused. Buben and Chris Van Deer complete the selection, with Deep Techno and harder rhythmic material running through a set built around the Trench roster.
DJ Liquid Static changes direction sharply in the second hour with Dynamo City’s “One Night In Hackney” in the Chris Liberator and Sterling Moss remix. The track brings the unmistakable London Acid Techno sound into the programme, followed by Acid Train and two further Chris Liberator and Sterling Moss productions.
Cogs, Beans & The Machines and Sterling Moss keep the second hour locked into fast, abrasive club music before DDR & A.P. and Syndrome increase the pressure again. D.A.V.E. The Drummer and Ant’s “The Drums” then supplies a powerful Peak Time Techno moment before Sterling Moss returns with “Acid In My Mind.”
Aaron Liberator and The Geezer close DJ Liquid Static’s hour with “Beer On The Dancefloor,” completing a set steeped in the Stay Up Forever school of acid and Hard Techno. Chris Liberator, Sterling Moss, D.A.V.E. The Drummer and The Geezer give the second hour a distinctly London character that contrasts strongly with El Brujo’s deeper opening set.
Across the two hours, El Brujo concentrates on deeper underground techno while DJ Liquid Static moves decisively into hard, fast and acid-driven material. The change between selectors is one of the defining features of the episode, moving from Trench’s darker productions into the raw energy of London acid techno.
El Brujo and The Wild Bunch episode 17
El Brujo (first hour)
Henry Mwnn Lobbs - Substantially Enough [PROMO Trench]
Makaja Gonzales - In The Shadow Of The Moon [PROMO Trench]
El Brujo - Cursed [PROMO Trench]
The Rhythm-Fixxer - Trippy Flippy [PROMO Trench]
Federico Martucci - Easter [PROMO Trench]
El Brujo - Sandman [PROMO Trench]
Makaja Gonzales - The Joke Is On You [PROMO Trench]
Kev Willis - Sequence Talk [PROMO Trench]
Gianni Piras - Now Dance [PROMO Trench]
Emison - Inside The Freedom [PROMO Trench]
Buben - Testimony From People [Trench]
Chris Van Deer - Bus Ride [Trench]
DJ Liquid Static (second hour)
Dynamo City - One Night In Hackney (Chris Liberator & Sterling Moss Remix)
Acid Train - Nitronoise
Chris Liberator & Sterling Moss - Punk Attitude
Chris Liberator & Sterling Moss - Acid Corrosion
Cogs, Beans & The Machines - Yes! London
Sterling Moss - Rock N Rolla
DDR & A.P - Sniff Some Glue
Syndrome - MFT (D.A.V.E. The Drummer Remix)
D.A.V.E. The Drummer & Ant - The Drums
Sterling Moss - Acid In My Mind
Aaron Liberator & The Geezer - Beer On The Dancefloor
Listen on Mixcloud here.