TwoFourteen | id

To sit at a table set with the sounds of TwoFourteen is to be served Hungry-man portions of honey-buttered electro beats, side dishes of synth-line treats, and dollops of IDM-get-down. Like most musicians, Chris Roman's path is rooted in a veritable melting pot of sounds. Some of the influences are obvious. Others not so much so.

His Puerto Rican birthright and Miami upbringing ring apparent when he's pumping out sci-fi roller disco sounds, but when his vibe turns to the cold dark comfort of Detroit-esque minimal mind funk, it would seem this man forgets from whence he came. It's a memory lapse that sounds like a lapdance in the side room of a space ship. More importantly, it's a memory lapse that works. It's not so much a lapse then as a love of diversity, a creative finesse with a variety of good tastes.

TwoFourteen effortlessly blends lush Latin roots with robo-transformer trips, always maintaining a skillful balance between the nasty, the not-right, the cold, hard, and just-right -- all at the same time. He's got plenty of tricks up his proverbial record sleeve. And he's been pulling them out for years now. Wherever you can find it, count on TwoFourteen for premium blend electro and assorted savory flavors from the future.

Chris Roman a.k.a. 214 is, and has been the host of the Headspace radio show for several years. In addition one of the great electro radioshow weekly's he is aslo a very accomplished dj. Of the twenty or so sets that I have collected from 214 this is perhaps one of the best. This set was mixed late in 2005 and the records are still vary relevant and new. The mixes are seamless and sneaky. Enjoy the set and check out the Headspace live broadcast on Proton Radio airing every second Tuesday at 6pm.

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