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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.
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 – [...]
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 [...]
Back once again with another roundup of what’s been rocking my boat on the blog front. Big tracks this time from Santogold, Underworld (haven’t heard from them in a while) and the Get Physical crew, among others.
So, as Thanksgiving and the holiday season approaches here’s some party numbers for you.
The Black ghosts – Some Way [...]
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Popularmusicfront has started dishing out digitized versions of his old school house and hip hop collection. Look out for the odd vinyl pop among the gems that will appear on this blog over the coming months.
Early tasters include Hardfloor’s driving acid classic remake of Yeke Yeke and the samba-inspired Give It Up by The Goodmen.
Worth [...]
Finally, back with a mix after a longer than expected hiatus from posting. A couple of reasons, really – making the transition from France to San Francisco took it’s toll (compounded by the interminable wait for our shipment) and my big idea of going all digital. Getting Ableton to play nicely with my USB soundcard [...]
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One of the early discoveries on coming to the US has been the wonderful muso-nerd mag Remix. The next discovery was that practically the whole magazine is online. This doesn’t help much for morning reading on the bog, but it does mean I can link to the bits I want to follow up on. Such [...]
i’m reading less and less on a regular basis, and today some phantom coffee has kicked in and left me running around doing nothing getting increasingly stressed. maybe the two things are related. maybe it’s the latent caffeine floating around in the french ether.
either way, i’ve just found my cure. thank you d. strauss. tying [...]
so, what happens when you end up with a few choice house cuts from a friend in london and some new mixing software to try out? you can’t resist the temptation to marry one with the other. sometimes, as with when a new culinary creation goes in oven, you know that the results can be [...]
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not new, but somehow this still manages to sound fresh. nathan fake is playful with both the source and form of his music. one moment you’ll be drowning in an ocean of fuzz and feedback, then next teased with delicate sentimental japanese rhythms. and in turn, just as it gets floaty in comes a thunderous [...]
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it’s friday and work’s a drag. so what to do? turn to youtube.
and what do i find? the nathan fake ‘the sky was pink’ (james holden remix) in it’s technicolor glory. ok, the vid’s black and white but somehow the song adds the colour.
