The brainchild of house music wunderkinds Andy Hart (BeatGeek/ Etoka) and Miles Mac - Melbourne Deepcast is by far one of the most quality podcasts coming out of Australia at the moment and this installation mixed by Simon Flower is definitive proof of that.

I highly recommend you get out in the sun and check this one out.  Whilst you’re on the download make sure you grab a copy of the  Pablo Bolivar episode too, it’s still my favorite, a very special mix.

FROM: http://melbournedeepcast.blogspot.com/2009/10/006-simon-flower.html

Episode 006

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Simon Flower

(Poker Flat/Moon Harbour)

www.myspace.com/simonflower

Proving that a little isolation can go a long way…residing in the far-flung islands of New Zealand has done nothing to stop Simon scoring a stream of releases on prestigious and in-demand labels such as Poker Flat, Moon Harbour, Dessous, Compost Black Label and newcomer Curl Curl. The releases have very quickly scored highly with critics, punters and DJs alike, being charted or played by people such as Steve Bug, Josh Wink and Anja Schneider, and even securing no.3 in the coveted top50 Groove magazine singles chart.

Since the early 90’s Simon has been busy producing, promoting parties, DJing and running record labels. He was one of the small group of people instrumental in starting and keeping the underground techno scene in Auckland, New Zealand alive and kicking, from 1993 through till the present. Their roots and inspiration were found principally in the Berlin/Detroit axis, deep electronic music with soul.
While as a DJ over the years he played far and wide, and in New Zealand played alongside a wide variety of well known international artists such as Richie Hawtin, Ian Pooley and Derrick May, it is now playing his own music live that excites him the most – and the last few years have certainly seen an abundance of memorable opportunities to play his music to people across the world.

Simon Flower

Tracklist:

Minilogue – Ahck (Jichael Mackson remix) // WIR
Guillaume and the Coutu Dumonts – Strange Place of Mind // Raum…musik
Quantec – Magic Potion // Echocord
WhoMadeWho – Keep Me in my Plane (DJ Koze Hudson River Dub mix) // Gomma
STL – Silent State // Smallville
Seuil – Unexpected Night // Moon Harbour
Andre Lodemann – Comin Home ( Pikaya remix) // Best Works
Laid – Punch Up (Frankie Feliciano edit) // Symple Sound
Elmar Schubert – Breaking Curfew (Sasse remix) // Fantasize
Detroit People Mover – Subtle Changes // Sixonesix
Mikkel Metal – Kenton (Marcel Dettmann remix ) // Echocord colour
Floating Points – K & G beat // Planet Mu

Artwork Picture: Sean Wood

http://50mm.jp

Welcome to the site, it’s been a long time coming and it’s still a bit of a work in progress so bear with me while I upload everything and try and work blogging into the natural list of things i do every day.

For those of you who don’t know me here’s a litlle info from my media pack that should fill out this first post nicely!

One of Melbourne’s most notable young producers and live performers, Blinky has gained a cult following with his lush productions and energetic live shows. With a live act comprised of his laptop, midi controller, and synths and his signature antics, Blinky has become a feature attraction of many events regularly playing the likes of Earthcore, Rainbow Serpent, Trance Energy, Kiss My Grass and more

Intent on doing things on his terms and not willing to compromise on quality saw Blinky hold of on realeasing any music until finally in August 08 he released the “There’s A Jesus In My Nectarine EP”, the premier release on his imprint BeatGeek Records. The release received critical acclaim and along with his remix of Kultrun’s “Drift Away” his work has recieved support from the likes of Andy Moor, The Flash Brothers, Matt Rowan, Dumb Dan, Dubfire, Elke Kleijn, DJ Vibe, M.O.D.E. and even a look in from Armin Van Buuren as well as featuring heavily on the charts of some of the major download stores.

Since then Blinky and the BeatGeek brand have gone from strength to strength with Blinky working on a brand new techno infused live show, remixes for various labels around the world and a new EP out through Kosmas Epsilon’s Epsilon Trax imprint the last half of 2009 is looking to be even bigger than the first.

So there ya go, i’ll be updating this regularly with info about me, my studio, label, gigs and other thing that I find around the interwebz.

Blinky