Brendon Moeller grew up in Johannesburg, where he played in bands, wrote for music magazines and even taught school before upping sticks and heading to New York to pursue music in 1993. Rumour has it he didn’t know a thing about electronic music before he hit America, but you wouldn’t know that from his productions. Moeller has spent the last ten years building up a quietly impressive catalogue of productions, including albums as Beat Pharmacy on Francois K's Deep Space Media imprint and releases as Echologist for Mule Musiq. More recently he’s released rated dub techno 12”s under his own name for Echocord and Third Ear – this year his ’Jazz Space EP’ was especially rated for its unusually high quality. Different names, different labels, but all of Moeller’s releases are wide-open affairs, synthesizing dub, minimal techno, jazz and African influences into deep, organic dance music with a careful attention to detail.

The Francois K connection is also key. Moeller does A&R for Mr. Kervorkian’s labels as well as DJs regularly at the Monday night Deep Space parties in New York. As a DJ, Moeller’s eclectic take on dance music shines through – he’s just as like to mix reggae, dub techno or even comedy records as up to the minute house and techno. For his RA podcast, Moeller leans heavily on the 4/4, offering up a mix that travels from dub to rave. A proper Monday night in.

A few words from Brendon:

What have you been working on recently?
A few months ago I finished up an album for Third Ear Records that will be released early next year. It's a collection of dancefloor tracks in a variety of flavours. The 2nd EP from the album, which is the follow up to the 'Jazz Space EP', should be out in January. A new Beat Pharmacy 10" featuring Negus Shabaka will be available in the next week or two.

Where was the mix recorded?
The mix was recorded using Ableton in my home studio in Astoria, New York.

What are you up to next?
I am currently working on a new album project of protest dub techno tracks featuring vocal contributions from Spaceape, Paul St. Hilaire; Amayo (Antibalas) and Carl Hancock Rux amongst others. I'm extremely excited about this project. Please check my website for details.