ABOUT Aldrich

Chris Aldirch

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Chris Aldrich is a Detroit native who relocated to Seattle in 2005. A Techno and Deep House DJ for ten years under the moniker Ctrl_Alt_Dlt, Chris also co-founded Sweatbox in 2008 which has curated numerous weekly, monthly, and one off parties in the Emerald City. A love of writing and words has always been at the base of it all and when he's not in the studio, the booth or on the dancefloor, there's a good chance he's typing away trying to get at the essence of this radically interesting planet we inhabit.

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Secrets Interview, Unearthed

Posted by | August 3rd, 2011 | 1 Comment
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I was digging through some old emails today and found this interview from Secrets that […]


Decibel Festival 2011 Line-up and Showcases…

Posted by | August 1st, 2011 | 0 Comments
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Decibel Festival is back once again, Sept 28th – Oct 2nd, and presenting it’s most […]


Finally, Some Party Vids That Don’t Sound Like Blown Speakers

Posted by | August 1st, 2011 | 0 Comments
House | Minimal | Music | Techno | | |

Came across this site, Dancetrippin.tv, and was really impressed with the video production and sound […]


Diving Deep Into R_Co’s Soundcloud

Posted by | June 23rd, 2011 | 0 Comments
Deep House | Experimental | House | Minimal | Music | Techno | | |

My new job has me in front of a computer for 8 hours a day […]


Closer Electronic Music Festival (PDX)

Posted by | June 22nd, 2011 | 0 Comments
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The first annual Closer Electronic Music Festival kicks off this weekend in Portland, OR. Aimed […]


Richie Hawtin Slices Documentary…

Posted by | May 27th, 2011 | 0 Comments
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Richie Hawtin, the man behind Plus 8, M-nus, and some of the most legendary techno […]


Cyanwave Debuts “Wavetables” Podcast…

Posted by | May 25th, 2011 | 0 Comments
Deep House | Dub | House | Music | Tech-house | Techno |

Seattle’s most psychedelic techno duo, Cyanwave, have started up a podcast series entitled  “Wavetables.” The […]


DEMF After-party Schedule…

Posted by | May 25th, 2011 | 2 Comments
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DEMF is a mere 2 days away and after careful deliberation I’ve finally figured out […]


Guillaume and the Coutu Dumonts….

Posted by | May 2nd, 2011 | 0 Comments
Deep House | House | Music | Tech-house | Techno |

This week’s featured mix comes from the esteemed Montreal/Berlin producer Guillaume & the Coutu Dumonts. […]


Photosynthesis Festival Returns July 22nd-25th…

Posted by | April 27th, 2011 | 2 Comments
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Photosynthesis 4.0, one of Washington state’s (if not the entire NW’s) best outdoor festivals, announces […]