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just one little side of me that happens to have a penchant for upfront electronic beats, whether they be techno, dubstep, electro or just plain old grubby house.

Best of the blogs for 2009

Here it is – getting on the 2009 teary nostalgia tip like a bunch of other Poprounders (thug wife, doc and yari, who covered the whole noughties).
Most of these tracks have been hacked off the blogs I monitor. Definitely veering on the side of taught electronic production, and me like all the other bloggers is [...]

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Posted by kiterae on January 23, 2010
Long faded shine of summer

So, this mix started some months back under the glow of an Indian summer. Finally it sees the light of day – just in time for what these Americans call The Holidays.
I’ve been digging back into the past with wisps of drum and bass and old skool trance (303 workouts), mixed up with some new [...]

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Posted by kiterae on December 18, 2009
Better days ahead

So said Jimi Polo all the way back in 1989 over the top of one of dance music’s most memorable piano riffs. But then house music in those days was all about gay black kids coming up with funky piano snippets on their Utopian search. Oh, how far we’ve come.
So, here it is, my [...]

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Posted by kiterae on August 22, 2009
SXSW and thereafter

What a surprisingly delightful place Austin turned out to be. Not exactly sure why I have this latent distrust of Texas; after all you’d have thought I’d have lived through enough racism not to fall into the trap of tarring all with the same brush. But yes, for some strange reason I expected all Texans [...]

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Posted by kiterae on June 4, 2009
The parentals in town: best of the blogs, mix 5

February meant visits from all the family – both sides descended on our small flat. Quite a horde. San Francisco showered them with rain and I regressed back into my teenage past. And talking of my teenage past, for this mix I’ve resurrected some hip house hits of yore. Beware, I’ve been excavating more classics [...]

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Posted by kiterae on February 27, 2009
Matthew Dear’s (minimally) awesome Body Language mix

The wonderful Square Productions (no, I have no idea what that means) really do go in-depth when they cover something. Recently they highlighted some of their choice picks and plumped right in the middle was that man Matthew Dear. I missed him when he recently passed through San Francisco, so matching the expectancy of his [...]

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Posted by kiterae on February 13, 2009
Clear out the cobwebs: Best of the blogs mix 4

This latest installment in the Best of the Blogs series in some ways becomes a continuation of the recap of 2008 posts we’ve been running. Many of these tracks showed up on other blogs’ lists of the best of 2008.
Maybe it’s because it’s winter and the days are short,  maybe it’s because I have a [...]

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Posted by kiterae on February 2, 2009
Dax’s cream of ‘08 – my bootlegged mixtape

The other big treat for me on a recent night out in Liverpool came in the shape of an anonymous-looking CD from fellow beat-mongerer Dax. We take the year-end as an excellent opportunity to exchange tunes that rocked our boat over the previous twelve months. It’s great for me to get some insight into the [...]

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Posted by kiterae on January 29, 2009
Blinding techno from Speedy J

XLR8R continues its excellent podcast series with a mix from techno veteran DJ Speedy J, aka Jochem Paap. Atmospheric would be the best way I can sum up this mix that is a lesson in creating interest around an ever-evolving beat. Reminiscent of Richie Hawtin’s Decks, EFX & 909, the mix is built vertically – [...]

Posted by kiterae on January 10, 2009
Laidback Luke @ Cream Boxing Night 2008

So, once again managed to make my annual pilgrimage to Cream in Liverpool for the annual knees-up with migrant scouser Dax. Last year the Swedish Mafia rocked our boats, this year one of the highlights for me was Laidback Luke. Maybe because many of the other DJs are practically geriatric (John Digweed, John Kelly, Danny [...]

Posted by kiterae on December 31, 2008

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