Montreal’s Turbo label has undergone quite the transformation in the past year or so. Headed up by Tiga, the imprint was once known for its goofy nature, not to mention its love for various strains of electro and party-starting house. These days, however, it’s increasingly viewed as an outpost for raw, rough-and-tumble techno. And if last year’s New Jack Techno compilation was a sort of mission statement, then Canadian duo Gingy & Bordello just might be the poster boys for Turbo’s new direction. This week sees the pair releasing Saturday Night Fervor, a new EP and the second installment of the label’s three-part Warehouse Series, so we figured now would be a good time to see what Gingy & Bordello could do if given the chance to put together an XLR8R podcast. In truth, the hour-long mix finds the pair weaving together a number of dark and driving techno tracks. Light on melody but heavy on pulsing rhythms and analog grit, it’s full of rough-edged, late-night grooves—old and new. Between this mix and the Robert Hood remix from Saturday Night Fervor—which has smartly been included in the podcast—it certainly seems that the duo knows its techno.

01 Link “Augur Intro” (Evolution)
02 Air Liquide “This Is Not a Mind Trip (Live at Love Parade ’94)” (Sm:)le)
03 A Sagittariun “Funkey Archer (Aubrey Remix)” (Elastic Dreams)
04 J Tijn “U U U” (West Norwood Cassette Library)
05 Alex Cortex “PS-LL-11 (Bad Cop Bad Cop Remix)” (Pomelo)
06 Unknown “B2 (from Black Sun 1)” (Black Sun)
07 James Ruskin “B2 (from Prevention Beyond Cause)” (Blueprint)
08 Ø “Hornitus” (Sähkö)
09 Sandwell District “Hunting Lodge” (Sandwell District)
10 Kirk Degiorgio “Borel (Jonas Kopp ‘My Vision of Samba’ Remix)” (Far Out)
11 Mr. G “Lights (G’s Out Dub)” (Rekids)
12 Terrence Dixon “Minimalism (Ben Klock Remix)” (Sino)
13 Terence Fixmer “Warm (Regis Remix)” (Planete Rouge)
14 DJ ESP “Push It as Far as You Can (Part 2”) (Calme)
15 E Dancer “Pump the Move (Kenny Larkin Remix)” (Planet E)
16 Gingy & Bordello “All Day (Robert Hood Remix)” (Turbo)
17 Dario Zenker “Filming Arroyo” (Ilian Tape)

Download MP3
Download M4A (iTunes enhanced)
Subscribe to Podcast (RSS)

XLR8R_Podcast_Gingy_Bordello_2013_08_13