EPM Podcast #69 - Dan Curtin

Ladies and gentlemen we present the one and only…Mr. Metamorphic…Dan Curtin ! Yes indeed, Ohio’s Purveyor of Fine Funk joins the ranks of the EPM Podcast. And just like his incredible production output over the last 20+ years he straddles the world’s of house and techno with a mix that bumps and grinds its way across the dancefloor. From the housier end of the spectrum we get Mark Ambrose feat. David Holmes, Mirko Loko, TIJN and Spencer Parker whilst beefing up the BPMs we find messrs Ruskin & Broom, Ben Sims, Floorplan, Paul Mac and Orlando Voorn before we close out on the re-issue of Jay Denham’s classic Fade II Black ‘The Calling’ on Black Nation. A quality mix that encompasses the past, present and future of funk!
Dan Curtin’s musical quest began amidst the inception of the techno and house phenomenon of the early 1990s. From his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio Dan experimented with a vast number of styles, producing innovative sounds of every variety: from Chicago to Detroit to the East Coast. Dan’s considerably impressive discography dates back to 1992 when his first releases on Detroit’s 33 RPM Records and Belgium’s Buzz motivated him to launch his own production hub: Metamorphic Recordings. His unwillingness to commit to a singular style was instrumental to his continuously fresh releases on big players such as Peacefrog, Strictly Rhythm and Sublime, and Soma while his forward-thinking approach brought him tremendous support from the likes of Carl Cox, Carl Craig, and many more.
In 2003 Dan decided to focus on a ‘funkier’ production sound while his creative instincts provoked him to make a quick change to a the more fast-paced music scene of Berlin, a city powerfully cranking out fresh ideas and young creations. This creative move soon triggered a string of new releases on young, happening labels such as Bass Culture, Holic Trax, and Saved. Over seventy singles and nine albums later Dan is just as innovative and fresh as he has ever been whether recording under his own name or under one of his many aliases such as Purveyors of Fine Funk.
His refusal to lock himself into one style as well as his unique ability to collaborate with artists from a variety of genres has helped him to maintain not only his status as an individual amongst a world of ever-increasingly like-minded musicians but also his status as a legend over nearly two decades.
Dan’s prolific output currently shows no sign of abating. New releases and remixes include the ‘Space Pressure EP’ on Metamorphic Recordings, the ‘Selfish EP’ on Turquoise Blue Recordings, his remix of D Knox's ‘Out There’ on our own EPM Music, a re-issue of ‘The Path’ by his Prototype alias on The Healing Company, a remix of DJ W!ld's ‘Quand tu te touche’ on W Records, a remix of James Kumo's ‘Yellow’ on K Music, ‘The Waters of Mars EP’ on Seventh Sign and the ‘3rd From The Sun EP’ on Detroit Dancer. Phew !
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EPM Podcast 69 - Dan Curtin tracklist
1. Mirko Loko - Flash - Cadenza
2. TIJN - Raw - TIJN
3. D Knox - Out There (Dan Curtin Remix) - EPM Music
4. Orlando Voorn - Gain Upwards (Efdemin Remix) - Out-Er
5. Spencer Parker - Rights For Men (Adriana Lopez Mix) - Work Them Records
6. Ruskin and Broom - Council House - Blueprint
7. Mark Ambrose - Electricity feat. David Holmes - Bass Culture
8. Cochise - Radon (Cochise remix) - GND Records
9. DC - Space Pressure - Metamorphic Recordings
10. S-File - Bleaching - GND Records
11. Paul Mac - Jack The Dam Box - EPM Music
12. Dan Curtin - Selfish feat. Habida - Turquoise Blue Recordings
13. Ben Sims presents Ron Bacardi - Lucky People - Karlovak
14. Floorplan - Altered Ego - M-Plant
15. Fade II Black - The Calling (Reprise) - Black Nation Records