Abagale Fischer was raised by yeti in the hills of the Himalayas. Nobody could imagine that such a displaced soul would become a Guru within our musical flying circus. But, much to our surprise she somehow contained within her the seeds of a musical genius. Those who’ve witnessed this intellect may have found it unnerving if perceived from a metaphysically challenged state of mind. Those who walk the path quickly became avid followers and have been a part of her eccentric progeny ever since.

When asked what his goal is when he performs, Anthony simply stated, “ I want the guy in the corner that doesn’t even like dancing getting it ON!” Catch Anthony's funked up soulsonic downtown NY groove every 2nd Thursday when he and DJ mOma visit halcyon for Bless Up!

Former halcyon the shop buyer Anthony Parasole ('05-'06) has been on fire. It started back in '08 when he and former halcyon classic resident DJ Spinoza (Undercity '99-'04) co-founded the Brooklyn loft monthly, House-n-Home. Anthony's now legendary sets there defined the edge between vintage NYC house and techno. Alongside another halcyon alum, Levon Vincent, Anthony launched, Novel Sound, and a 2nd label from the pair, Deconstruct, followed shortly thereafter. Both imprints are vinyl exclusives and are amongst the most hotly tipped by the techno world's leading tastemakers. The notoriety Anthony has since received has vaulted him onto the big stage with appearances at international hot spots like Berlin's mega-club Berghain and front page features on ResidentAdvisor.net lauding him as a key contributor to the renaissance of NYC house music. We couldn't be more proud! Anthony Parasole's remix of Sasse & James Flavour's "Happy Ending" is out now on Statra Records.

Stuart Li aka Basic Soul Unit was born in Hong Kong and raised in Toronto, where his musical tastes were formed under the influence of the nearby dance music hubs. Taking in Chicago's jack, New York's groove, and Detroit's machine soul, he augmented them with the elements of jazz, funk and Brazilian rhythms which he picked up during his years at Toronto's vinyl outlet Cosmo Records. Together these parts have formed the unique sound of Basic Soul Unit, which has since found its place on records released by such forward-thinking labels as Ostgut Ton, Philpot, Versatile, Creme Organization and Mule Musiq. Stuart's DJ sets showcase the full range of his diverse musical tastes while keeping a firm grip on the dancefloor with heavy-hitting shuffling house, crunchy techno and an occasional broken beat curve-ball.

Derek Marin was born Derek Richard Maringelli in Manhattan, New York in 1974. Coming from a musical household, his father, Paul Joseph Maringelli, influenced and nurtured Derek's natural talent and passion for music from an early age. He began playing drums at age nine and by the age of fourteen, he was playing in a number of bands. The Techno rage that took over NYC in 1991 inspired Derek to step out from the background and create his own style and music. He honed his production skills, recording, mixing and editing in the studio. As a result, he has been recognized as a top DJ/Producer in New York's electronic music community since 1994. His outstanding creativity and style in remixing has gained him releases on many well respected underground electronic labels around the world. In 2001, after winning Mixer Magazine's "Best New DJ" award, Marin established his own imprint, Faucet Music, with sub labels Modest Music and Sideviewer Records. He is best known for his productions on the Tech House labels Plastic City, Intrinsic Design, Matter:-form as well as his unofficial remixes of Daft Punk, Depeche Mode, Junior Boys and his productions under the alias Sideview. In 2009, Derek was invited to release "Bright Lights, Dark Room" on Subtrak Records. The limited vinyl release including remixes by The Pale, Hans Bouffmyhre and Osborne was heralded by MBeat as "one of this summer's most exciting releases" and Bruce Tantum of Time Out NY said Derek's "original mix is a lean and angular, Detroit-tinged track full of inventive, unexpected twists and turns." Since this release, he has joined Subtrak as head of A & R where his talent for finding new and exciting sounds/artists will be put to good use. Derek Marin's latest, D In To D Out, on Subtrak Records is available for download at halcyondigi.com

halcyon's reggae, jungle and dubstep buyer highlights some of his favorite bass heavy selections from the site. LionDub (Liondub / Konkrete Jungle / Breakbeat Science / halcyon] Music is often referred to as a universal language, however there are many dialects of music and few artists are able to express themselves through more than one.” Liondub is one exception and has “carved out a reputation as one of the top selectors in New York City” by steadily djing reggae dancehall, hip-hop, jungle/drum & bass since ‘91. Liondub has toured with, opened for, and worked in the studio to create an extensive catalog of original music and dubplates with the likes of Damian Marley, Buju Banton, Luciano, Lutan Fyah, Johnny Osbourne, Terry Ganzie, DJ Krush, ?uestlove, Smith and Mighty, Bassnectar, and Aquasky. Recent performances include opening sets alongside Steel Pulse, Sizzla, Israel Vibration, Marcus Visionary, Dj Dara, Dj Hype and Max Glazer. Liondub, a Konkrete Jungle resident of 6 years and the 3rd member of the late Chopstick Dubplate crew, brings roots reggae and current dancehall heat combined with jungle anthems, dubplate specials and exclusive dubwise and dubstep re-mixes from top producers throughout the world. His performances are soulful and served with precise turntablism and his label LionDub International is currently making waves across the dnb and dubstep world and is receiving support from the likes of DJ Hype, Chrissy Chris, A-Sides, Jumping Jack Frost, Noah D, Benny Page and Bizzy B.

halcyon's reggae, jungle and dubstep buyer highlights his favorite drum and bass / jungle and dubstep selections of 2009 from halcyondigi...

As an event producer and artist, DJ Spinoza is a cornerstone of the NYC electronic music community; tirelessly dedicated to keeping the scene thriving and equally influential in it's musical evolution. With his agency, Beyond Booking, Spinoza is the man responsible for the Five-year run of Undercity at halcyon classic, the House-n-Home underground loft jams, and the infamous Seven-year strong Bunker party. When Unsound Festival New York arrives Feb. 4-14th, DJ Spinoza will yet again be at the center of the action presenting three Bunker events and the official closing party at Kiss & Tell. To learn more about the festival from an insider and hear some tunes by the artists scheduled to appear, tune into DJ Spinoza on The Bandwagon live from halcyon on Wed. Jan 20 at 7pm.

Dub Gabriel has been pushing the boundaries of the New York music scene for over 10 years. As an up-coming Musician, Producer, and DJ in the mid 90’s, his musical explorations led him to the fringes of the downtown scene sharing the stage & DJ booth with a who’s who of artist including Meat Beat Manifesto, Francois K., Mussafir, Jamalski, Last Poets, Dr. Israel, Jneiro Jarel, Karsh Kale, Nicodemus, Badawi, Kode9, Scientist, and many others, as well as performing at such places as the United Nation, The FIFA World Cup & The Lincoln Center. Touring regularly throughout Europe & North America, as well as recently headlining a series of shows in Beijing, China, he continues to build a legacy with everything he does. On the recording front, Gabriel dropped his first solo album, Ascend (Baboon Records) in ‘03 and followed it up with the low-end assault of Bass Jihad (Azra) in ‘05. Bass Jihad spent over two months on the CMJ radio charts and achieved critical acclaim from publications including Billboard (who compared him to Brian Eno!), Interview, XLR8R, Village Voice, LA Weekly, New York Times, Resonance & Paste, ending up on several influential best-of-the-year lists and was featured in the book Global Beat Fusion. The word is definitely out as he is gaining much demand as a producer, remixing tracks for such artist as Balkan Beat Box (Crammed), Raiz (Universal, Italy), Tigarah (Universal, Japan) as well as scoring music for MTV, VH1, and Nickelodeon. 2006 found Gabriel relocating to Berlin where he immersed himself in the wealth of underground electronic music that the city had to offer, and laid down the foundation for what is now his new album, Anarchy & Alchemy. Returning to the US in 2007 to complete the album, he brought together an incredible crew of guests and collaborators that include Michael Stipe (REM), Dr. Israel (Praxis, Method of Defiance), Yo Majesty (Domino Records), Juakali (Pinch/Dub War), Oz Fritz (Tom Waits/Bill Laswell), Scotty Hard (Wu-Tang), Mark Pistel (Meat Beat Manifesto), Sami Yaffa (New York Dolls), Mee (Asian Dub Foundation/Smashing Pumpkins), San Francisco Conservatory Graduate Orchestra, and many others. Come check out what Exclaim Magazine says is “Some of the best dance music of this year!” & Okay Player says: “(Dub Gabriel) creates music that is worthy of worship!”

DJ, Artist, and Remixer extraordinaire Fred P is the mind behind Black Jazz Consortium and the owner of Soul People Music. Recording for a wide range of labels, most notably DJ Jus-Ed’s Underground Quality, Fred P has gained a following of true deep house lovers all over the world. Staying true to his sound and vibe makes him a unique contributor to this genre. Fred is a mysterious man of few words, choosing to let the deep personal vibe of his music speak for him. With such a prolific output of amazing music, it’s clear that Fred has a lot to tell us.

jG is the producer/DJ alias of artist/musician Joshua Gabriel. Long known on the NY underground for his D&B/hip-hop mixtapes, maze-like line drawings, and multi-instrumental live performances, jG's original tracks fall into no particular genre and combine raw, organic drum beats and heavy bass lines with layers of found sounds and his own guitar/percussion playing.

DJ/Producer Levon Vincent's Novel Sound and Deconstruct imprints had a great year in 2009 and he doesn't seem to be slowing down. For a peek behind the curtain at what makes this hotly tipped talent tick, check out his choice of Ten tunes from the halcyondigi.com catalog.

Born in Belize, but raised in New York, DJ/Producer MKL, aka Michael Kenneth Lopez, has been refining his unique blend of sophisticated modern afro-inflected beats for 20 years. Considering the list of heavy hitters he's been called on to produce and remix, MKL maintains a modest profile, preferring to use his label, Lion1Music, to shed light on an eclectic roster of artists reflecting his personal musical explorations.

Nick Chacona’s productions have evolved into a mélange of styles from across the world of dance music, melding the arpeggiated sounds of Rimini, the trackiness of Chicago, the minimalism of Berlin, and the dubbed out vibes of Kingston, often all in the same song. On this chart he connects the dots between Horace Andy and West End Records.

Paul Schulleri is a contemporary music producer from Göttingen, an old and famous little city in the middle of Germany. Currently, he lives in the heart of music in Berlin, where "moving forward" is the password to access the challenging world of Electronica. Although he started playing the piano at the age of six, Paul has always been attracted by modern technology and deeply fascinated by everything related to technological development and science. His foundation with piano was followed by a vivid interest in Jazz music. Through music improvisation, his journey into Jazz became the pinnacle of unpredictability and sound experience. In the '90s Paul discovered electronic music and his expedition toward a new musical universe began. Seeing technology as the future and embracing the past through the eyes of the present, he finally found the key to merging his passion for music with his keen interest for technological innovation. Inspired to create his own sound, he took his first steps to produce electronic music with a very basic set-up, consisting of an Atari computer and a mono synthesizer. Tens of tracks later, after experimenting with beats from Trip-Hop to Drum and Bass, tunes began to come to life leading him to write and perform for his local theater. This gave him the chance to build up a strong reputation around his peers as an innovative music creator. Moving to Berlin to study sound engineering exposed him to the surreal world of Minimal music. Deeply influenced by this captivating genre, Paul began to produce a variety of Ambient and Minimal tracks, often performed with software and hardware instruments coded and built by himself in his small recording studio and laboratory. In 2007 he set up a side project under the name "Nakotika" and produced a series of tracks and remixes, to explore even deeper the multi-layered aspect of Minimal Techno. The last five years have seen Paul increasingly more involved in his career, performing live in several clubs, festivals and events like Aqua / Berlin, PHB / Berlin, Villa / Berlin, Primary Colours Festival / Berlin and Elektromagnet Rolltor / Warstein, Jenseits von Gut & Böse / Berlin, Relais Club / Berlin, Tape Club Berlin to name a few and producing several tracks and remixes released on many record labels. Paul Schulleri's "Strich & Faden" is available now from Subtrak on halcyondigi.com

Henry Maldonado recently reinvented himself as Son of Sound. A quick discogs search will immediately associate him with his House 2 House, Rhythm Section and various other aliases during House Music’s run throughout the '90s. Releases on seminal House labels Strictly Rhythm, King Street, Henry Street and MAW Records would later set the stage for his Nu-Disco imprint Speak Recordings. His label boasts a catalog of releases that includes Nu-disco royalty In Flagranti, Nick Chacona, Michoacan, Drrtyhaze, Stevie Kotey, Dean Meredith and his own Son of Sound releases.

New York based South African, Brendon Moeller has been producing music since 1994. His compositions have been released on Francois K's Deep Space Media; Third Ear Records, Echocord, Mule Musiq, Leena Music, Eskimo recordings and most recently, under his Echologist guise, Footnotes, a sub-label of Adultnapper's Ransom Note. He records as Brendon Moeller, Beat Pharmacy and Echologist. Dub, techno, jazz, afrobeat and psychedelics are inspirations that appear in most of his music. Whether it be serious dancefloor bizniz, or dubbed out bass-scapes, his music always possesses a quality and signature that make him the force he is today. He has collaborated with some of the great dub vocalists of our time, including Mutabaruka, Spaceape, Mikey Dread and Paul St. Hilaire amongst others. www.brendonmoeller.com

Rising above flavor-of-the-month dance trends, veteran NYC DJs Eamon Harkin (FUN, Sunday Best, Wurst Edits) and James F!@#$%^ Friedman (Refuse, Go Commando, Throne of Blood Recordings) have joined forces to create Prime Time, a showcase for classically-minded yet forward-thinking dance music, irrespective of genres. Think disco, house and techno for grown folks rather than nu-ravers, somewhere between New York's legendary Fixed nights, Glasgow's long-running Optimo party, and PS1's Warm Up series. With a home base at LOVE, on one of New York's most incredible soundsystems, Prime Time has hosted epic sets from Metro Area's Morgan Geist and Darshan Jesrani, Norwegian edits maestro Todd Terje, and a rare New York appearance by producer/remixer extraordinaire Ewan Pearson.

“Adultnapper” is a shadowy figure drawn from the dark reaches of Francis Harris' imagination; an anti-hero, part creative genius gone awry, part tortured dystopic philosopher, part paranoid vigilante outlaw… and part Harris himself. In other words, not a guy likely to list Britney amongst his guilty pleasures. So, we asked, what does Adultnapper listen to in his spare time?...

War, Recession, Climate Change, Terrorism, and to top it off Michael Jackson is dead. True, the Yankees won the World Series, so it wasn't a total write off, but 2009 mostly blew. Good thing we had some amazing music to help us through.

What happens when a misanthropic punk philosopher is caged within the sunny confines of house music's euphoric rhythm? Adultnapper happens - and night falls on eden... at around 124 bpm. Here's the enigmatic brooklyn dj/producer's pick of ten new tracks from halcyondigi.com

This digitized Russian has been playing techno and throwing parties since he caught the bug at the Berlin Love Parade in 1997. Currently he is attempting a coups of acoustic terrorism in dubai and the neighboring region. For a part in his global dominion, join at www.worldintechnocolor.com

New York's DJ SPIDER has been releasing some of the deepest and darkest house, tech-house, dark ambient music and noise for the last few years. Well known for being a resident DJ at the long running "Deep See" party in New York City, he is also the label owner of Plan B Recordings along with Lola, who is also a resident DJ at "Deep See." Over the years he has played along side EMan, Lola, Mike Huckaby, Rick Wilhite, Rick Wade, Slam Mode, Karizma, DJ Pierre, Quentin Harris, DJ Spinna, King Britt, Doc Martin, Keith Worthy, Alex From Tokyo, Jellybean Benitez, Danny Krivit, Black Jazz Consortium, DJ Qu, Jus Ed and so many other legends. His deep knowledge for the music he plays and his vast collection has kept him on top of his game and he keeps people coming back for more each & every week. He still plays vinyl almost exclusively and does not play MP3s! He has been involved in music almost his entire life, playing drums, trumpet and guitar. He produces and engineers all of his music and has also worked with many other great musicians over the years in and out of the studio.

A Chicago-based DJ and music producer, Doc Link is well known for productions like “Back 2 Chicago” with Malik Alston and Roy Davis Jr. (Kingstreet) and remixes such as “Send Me Over” and “Something” (Truth Manifest Records). Having worked together on a number of tracks such as “A New Reality” (Milk & 2 Sugars), Doc and NYC-based house legend E-Man (Bang the Party / Deep See) decided to create a space for themselves to release original music, unfettered by the confines of traditional record industry protocol. The two talents have come together, melding their unique New York and Chicago musical sensibilities to create Liberate Recordings.

Lola's first exposure to dance music came over the airwaves. Cruising down I-95, she happened upon a Tony Humphries radio broadcast from Club Zanzibar, and her life literally changed. From that day forward, she sought out house and dance music wherever she could find it, from early pop house acts like Black Box to cassette tape compilations of British rave and acid house. A particularly formative teenage experience in an Italian disco further solidified her love for dance music and nightlife culture. Upon moving to New York City in 1990, she immediately set out to find more. Attending events as diverse as Giant Step, Soul Kitchen, Bang the Party, Konkrete Jungle, Body & Soul and Be Yourself, Lola's musical perspective came to embody a collision and cohesion between various strains of underground music. In the 90s, Lola met friend and collaborator, Eric "EMan" Clark of Bang the Party. The two launched Deep See in May 2000. In 2007, third resident and partner DJ Spider (Plan B Recordings) joined the family. Deep See is now in its ninth year, making it one of New York City's longest-running weekly parties. In 2008, Lola began working with DJ Spider on the Plan B label. They released their debut co-production "Haarp EP" in April 2009 and will be releasing an EP and several more collaborative projects before the year is over. Lola has had the honor of sharing the booth with dozens of great talents, including Charles Webster, Mike Huckaby, Rick Wilhite, Keith Worthy, Malik Alston, Slam Mode, DJ Pierre, Alton Miller, Titonton Duvante, Hector Romero, Tedd Patterson, Oscar G, That Kid Chris, Cevin Fisher, Mr. V, MKL, Mariano & Nikodemus from Turntables on the Hudson, Jeannie Hopper, Anthony Parasole, Black Jazz Consortium and many more. In 2009, Lola will be focusing on productions, growing the Plan B label, her bi-weekly webcast on Axiom Studios, and continuing to hold it down for the dancers every Tuesday at Deep See.

In 2002, DJ Dex left East Los Angeles and journeyed to Detroit to study techno theory with Underground Resistance. As part of the UR crew he has refined his production skills on releases such as "Transition", "Return of The Dragons", "Ma Ya Ya", "Quetzal", "Babylon's Gifts" and contributed his own original productions on Interstellar Fugitives 2, Electronic Warfare 2.0 and his very own Nomadico EP. His remix credits include "Sketches of NYC" for New York's Nublu Orchestra and "Get Down" for Holland's Martyn. As a UR assault squad DJ his talents behind the turntables have taken him throughout Asia, Europe and Latin America. Since 2005, Dex has been based in Brooklyn, NY and kept close ties with UR headquarters in Detroit. He's helped bring UR to NYC's best music venues including The Bunker, Club LOVE, NuBlu, APT, "The Beach Party" and "Warm Up 2008" at PS1. He DJs regularly at Nublu on Avenue C where he is free to test out his own productions and play everything from broken afro-beat electro to techhousedisco.

A New York City native, and founder/label manager for the Anticipate and Microcosm labels, Ezekiel Honig’s idiosyncratic brand of electro-acoustic music nestles into a comfortable space between techno, house and ambient - using them as reference points from which to stray, rather than as steadfast frameworks. On his newest album, Surfaces of a Broken Marching Band, Honig constructs his music out of an almost incidental assembly of materials, editing and processing them into a whole which adopts the shards as if they always belonged. Drawing on the rich history of musique concrete, he incorporates a material nature into his sound by imbuing it with a host of field recording/found-sound sources in the search for a balance between digital software innovation and the physicality of the world around us. The low hum of a pad and ground skimming percussion noise play off brightly distended piano chords, thick, wheezing horns, and widespread constellations of re-pitched guitar. Playing with looping and lateral progressions alike, softly chugging 4/4 rhythms built from the rattle of metal, wood and plastic barely nod towards muted slow-motion techno, while reworked structures retain his characteristically warm, textured sound. In this manner, Honig delves into electro-acoustics with a sensibility that includes elements of clearly defined genres, while allowing those definitions to quickly dissipate, opening the spectrum to sounds from crowded parties in cavernous spaces, subway stations, the interiors of an airliner and other geographic departures.

Dub Gabriel has been pushing the boundaries of the New York music scene for over 10 years. As an up-coming Musician, Producer, and DJ in the mid 90’s, his musical explorations led him to the fringes of the downtown scene sharing the stage & DJ booth with a who’s who of artist including Meat Beat Manifesto, Francois K., Mussafir, Jamalski, Last Poets, Dr. Israel, Jneiro Jarel, Karsh Kale, Nicodemus, Badawi, Kode9, Scientist, and many others, as well as performing at such places as the United Nation, The FIFA World Cup & The Lincoln Center. Touring regularly throughout Europe & North America, as well as recently headlining a series of shows in Beijing, China, he continues to build a legacy with everything he does. On the recording front, Gabriel dropped his first solo album, Ascend (Baboon Records) in ‘03 and followed it up with the low-end assault of Bass Jihad (Azra) in ‘05. Bass Jihad spent over two months on the CMJ radio charts and achieved critical acclaim from publications including Billboard (who compared him to Brian Eno!), Interview, XLR8R, Village Voice, LA Weekly, New York Times, Resonance & Paste, ending up on several influential best-of-the-year lists and was featured in the book Global Beat Fusion. The word is definitely out as he is gaining much demand as a producer, remixing tracks for such artist as Balkan Beat Box (Crammed), Raiz (Universal, Italy), Tigarah (Universal, Japan) as well as scoring music for MTV, VH1, and Nickelodeon. 2006 found Gabriel relocating to Berlin where he immersed himself in the wealth of underground electronic music that the city had to offer, and laid down the foundation for what is now his new album, Anarchy & Alchemy. Returning to the US in 2007 to complete the album, he brought together an incredible crew of guests and collaborators that include Michael Stipe (REM), Dr. Israel (Praxis, Method of Defiance), Yo Majesty (Domino Records), Juakali (Pinch/Dub War), Oz Fritz (Tom Waits/Bill Laswell), Scotty Hard (Wu-Tang), Mark Pistel (Meat Beat Manifesto), Sami Yaffa (New York Dolls), Mee (Asian Dub Foundation/Smashing Pumpkins), San Francisco Conservatory Graduate Orchestra, and many others. The New Album that released on Sept. 11th in North America (Nov. 17th in Europe & Japan) has already been getting critical acclaim in such publications as Pitchfork, New York Magazine, & CMJ as well as College & Internet Radio, Blogs, & Social Networks that have been going through the roof in support of the release. Come check out what Exclaim Magazine says is “Some of the best dance music of this year!” & Okay Player says: “(Dub Gabriel) creates music that is worthy of worship!”

Karri O. started his career as an electronic musician and deejay in 1992, after first producing music with a friend of his on a pair of Commodore Amigas. Since then he has performed at numerous clubs and parties in cities around the world including Detroit, Tokyo, Kyoto, Toronto, Paris, Berlin, Stockholm, Vilnius, Budapest, Offenbach am Main and St. Petersburg. Over the past decade his love of techno and electronica has led him in many directions, including event promotion and vinyl vending. Originally from Helsinki, Finland, Karri O. has recently moved to Toronto, Canada, and is the owner of the audiovisual label Abflug. Karri O's latest "Ajaton" is out on Hidden Recordings Dec. 5, 2008 To celebrate he will the guest on halcyon's nü pschidt podcast alongside label boss Deepak Sharma. Tune in live, Fri. Dec. 5th 7pm on dailysession.com