Vladimir Ivkovic Selects His Favorite ’90s Trance Tracks That Sound Better Slow
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# Vladimir Ivkovic Selects His Favorite ’90s Trance Tracks That Sound Better Slow
Yugoslavian-born DJ Vladimir Ivkovic has been a flag-bearer for the
wacky, weird and unusual sounds that have taken center stage in the
underground electronic music scene over the past couple of years. His
rise has occurred in parallel with similar selectors like [Lena
Willikens][1]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}---with whom he plays
frequently---and [Jan Schulte][2]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}, all
three of whom are residents at [Düsseldorf's Salon Des Amateurs
club][3]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}.
Part of what's made Ivkovic's trademark brand of sludgy and eclectic
mixes so unique has been his penchant for deep digging, from
[out-of-press industrial sledgehammers][4]{: target="_blank"
rel="noopener"} to re-contextualized Eastern-influenced hymns. Ivkovic
has also been known to play high energy ['90s trance tunes][5]{:
target="_blank" rel="noopener"} at slower speeds, giving them a dark and
EBM-influenced feel---a trend that we've noticed has been spreading to
other realms of the electronic underground scene.
The artist sat down with us to reveal his favorite of these cuts, a few
of which he played out with Lena Willikens at Dekmantel Festival São
Paolo this past March. Check out the mix---and the tracks---below.
[SoundCloud Track (435411420)][6]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener
noreferrer"}
**Man With No Name, "Lunar Cycle" (Dragonfly Records 1995)**
[Man With no Name - Lunar Cycle][7]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener
noreferrer"}
"I really like this one played on the wrong speed, as the melody and the
bass line get some new and unusual frequencies."
**Koxbox, "Acid Vol. 3" (Outloud Records 1993)**
[YouTube Video (DuAbmr4ZJL8)][8]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener
noreferrer"}
"This is a great track, and there's a pressing of this song on the
famous German label from the nineties. My friend Mikkel Oliver Brask
told me that the original pressing on Outlaid is cut on 45rpm---which
made it even more interesting."
**Ramin, "I Can't Understand" (Planet Core Productions 1991)**
[Ramin - I Can\'t Understand (33+8)][9]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener
noreferrer"}
"This one is not on the recent mix that Lena Willikens and I made for
Dekmantel Sao Paulo, but it's an old favorite of mine. On 45rpm, this
tune---and the whole EP---is a proper stomper, but on the wrong speed
the record unfolds in something unexpectedly melancholic."
**Astral Projection, "Ionized" (Transient Records 1997)**
[Astral Projection - Ionized][10]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener
noreferrer"}
"This is a big record and a big project. Really euphoric dance music."
**Psychaos, "They Tried To Grab Me" (Blue Room Released 1995)**
[Psychaos-They Tried To Grab Me][11]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener
noreferrer"}
"This track is even more intense on 33rpm since there are longer
silences between the sounds. Big record."
*Vladimir Ivkovic is part of SHAPE, a platform for innovative music and
audiovisual art from across Europe. For more information and upcoming
events, visit their website [here][12]{: target="_blank"
rel="noopener"}.*
**Read more:** [Lena Willikens' guide to Düsseldorf's DIY music
underground][13]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}
[1]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/learn-how-lena-willikens-crafts-her-unusual-dj-sets/
[2]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/played-obscure-grooves-salon-des-amateurs-jan-schulte/
[3]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/how-salon-des-amateurs-became-one-of-europes-best-clubs/
[4]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/8-tracks-that-defined-the-soviet-eras-industrial-scene/
[5]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/played-out-how-ciel-uses-new-age-and-trance-to-make-dance-floors-move/
[6]: https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/435411420
[7]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGrxeNxLMgc
[8]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuAbmr4ZJL8
[9]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYoUqQ4j1pQ
[10]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tNxE_m-rAs
[11]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ6tjtcbwUs
[12]: http://shapeplatform.eu/
[13]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/lena-willikens-guide-to-dusseldorfs-diy-music-underground/
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text: '<p>Yugoslavian-born DJ Vladimir Ivkovic has been a flag-bearer for the wacky, weird and unusual sounds that have taken center stage in the underground electronic music scene over the past couple of years. His rise has occurred in parallel with similar selectors like <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/learn-how-lena-willikens-crafts-her-unusual-dj-sets/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lena Willikens</a>—with whom he plays frequently—and <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/played-obscure-grooves-salon-des-amateurs-jan-schulte/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jan Schulte</a>, all three of whom are residents at <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/how-salon-des-amateurs-became-one-of-europes-best-clubs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Düsseldorf’s Salon Des Amateurs club</a>.</p><p>Part of what’s made Ivkovic’s trademark brand of sludgy and eclectic mixes so unique has been his penchant for deep digging, from <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/8-tracks-that-defined-the-soviet-eras-industrial-scene/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">out-of-press industrial sledgehammers</a> to re-contextualized Eastern-influenced hymns. Ivkovic has also been known to play high energy <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/played-out-how-ciel-uses-new-age-and-trance-to-make-dance-floors-move/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">’90s trance tunes</a> at slower speeds, giving them a dark and EBM-influenced feel—a trend that we’ve noticed has been spreading to other realms of the electronic underground scene.</p><p>The artist sat down with us to reveal his favorite of these cuts, a few of which he played out with Lena Willikens at Dekmantel Festival São Paolo this past March. Check out the mix—and the tracks—below.</p><p><a href="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/435411420" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SoundCloud Track (435411420)</a></p><p><strong>Man With No Name, “Lunar Cycle” (Dragonfly Records 1995)</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGrxeNxLMgc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Man With no Name - Lunar Cycle</a></p><p>“I really like this one played on the wrong speed, as the melody and the bass line get some new and unusual frequencies.”</p><p><strong>Koxbox, “Acid Vol. 3” (Outloud Records 1993)</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuAbmr4ZJL8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube Video (DuAbmr4ZJL8)</a></p><p>“This is a great track, and there’s a pressing of this song on the famous German label from the nineties. My friend Mikkel Oliver Brask told me that the original pressing on Outlaid is cut on 45rpm—which made it even more interesting.”</p><p><strong>Ramin, “I Can’t Understand” (Planet Core Productions 1991)</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYoUqQ4j1pQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ramin - I Can''t Understand (33+8)</a></p><p>“This one is not on the recent mix that Lena Willikens and I made for Dekmantel Sao Paulo, but it’s an old favorite of mine. On 45rpm, this tune—and the whole EP—is a proper stomper, but on the wrong speed the record unfolds in something unexpectedly melancholic.”</p><p><strong>Astral Projection, “Ionized” (Transient Records 1997)</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tNxE_m-rAs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Astral Projection - Ionized</a></p><p>“This is a big record and a big project. Really euphoric dance music.”</p><p><strong>Psychaos, “They Tried To Grab Me” (Blue Room Released 1995)</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ6tjtcbwUs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Psychaos-They Tried To Grab Me</a></p><p>“This track is even more intense on 33rpm since there are longer silences between the sounds. Big record.”</p><p><em>Vladimir Ivkovic is part of SHAPE, a platform for innovative music and audiovisual art from across Europe. For more information and upcoming events, visit their website <a href="http://shapeplatform.eu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</em></p><p><strong>Read more:</strong> <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/lena-willikens-guide-to-dusseldorfs-diy-music-underground/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lena Willikens’ guide to Düsseldorf’s DIY music underground</a></p>'
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# Vladimir Ivkovic Selects His Favorite ’90s Trance Tracks That Sound Better Slow Yugoslavian-born DJ Vladimir Ivkovic has been a flag-bearer for the wacky, weird and unusual sounds that have taken center stage in the underground electronic music scene over the past couple of years. His rise has...
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Check out the mix---and the tracks---below. [SoundCloud Track (435411420)][6]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"} **Man With No Name, "Lunar Cycle" (Dragonfly Records 1995)** . [Man With no Name - Lunar Cycle][7]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"} "I really like this one pla...
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On 45rpm, this tune---and the whole EP---is a proper stomper, but on the wrong speed the record unfolds in something unexpectedly melancholic." **Astral Projection, "Ionized" (Transient Records 1997)** [Astral Projection - Ionized][10]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"} "This is a bi...
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Big record." *Vladimir Ivkovic is part of SHAPE, a platform for innovative music and audiovisual art from across Europe. For more information and upcoming events, visit their website [here][12]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}.* **Read more:** [Lena Willikens' guide to Düsseldorf's DIY music u...