Past Lessons, Future Theories
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Swoon 244 - July 28, 2008
Motorcitysoul - Change You
Chez Damier - (Carl Craig remix) (K7)
Junior Boys - In The Morning (Hot Chip remix) (domino)
Booka Shade - Planetary (Get Physical)
Tiga - Pleasure from the Bass (Turbo)
Los Updates - 4 Wheel Drive (Cadenza)
The Viewers - Streethorn (Audiomatique)
Lee Jones - Safari (Aus)
Stimming - Kleinenachtmuzik (Buzzin Fly)
Sackrai - Hundred Feet (Archipel) (free download)
Radio Slave - K-maze (Rekids)
Stefan Goldmann - Aurora (Macro)
Simon Baker - U
Jacopo Carreras - Anarko-F (LAN)
Shed - Flat Axe (Ostgut Ton)
coldcut - Atomic Moog 2000 (Qemistry remix) (Ninja tune)
MSTRKRFT -Easy Love (Last Gang)
Justice - (Ed Banger)
Mr. Quibble - Windseeker
Ronin E-ville - Heavy Hand Dub
Mantrakid - Letting People Down (But Never Her) (Neferiu)
The Femme Generation - Sharon Stone's Wolf
Tagaq - Sinialuk (Jericho Beach)
Slap - Unmodified (Architecture of Sound)
part 1
part 2
Chez Damier - (Carl Craig remix) (K7)
Junior Boys - In The Morning (Hot Chip remix) (domino)
Booka Shade - Planetary (Get Physical)
Tiga - Pleasure from the Bass (Turbo)
Los Updates - 4 Wheel Drive (Cadenza)
The Viewers - Streethorn (Audiomatique)
Lee Jones - Safari (Aus)
Stimming - Kleinenachtmuzik (Buzzin Fly)
Sackrai - Hundred Feet (Archipel) (free download)
Radio Slave - K-maze (Rekids)
Stefan Goldmann - Aurora (Macro)
Simon Baker - U
Jacopo Carreras - Anarko-F (LAN)
Shed - Flat Axe (Ostgut Ton)
coldcut - Atomic Moog 2000 (Qemistry remix) (Ninja tune)
MSTRKRFT -Easy Love (Last Gang)
Justice - (Ed Banger)
Mr. Quibble - Windseeker
Ronin E-ville - Heavy Hand Dub
Mantrakid - Letting People Down (But Never Her) (Neferiu)
The Femme Generation - Sharon Stone's Wolf
Tagaq - Sinialuk (Jericho Beach)
Slap - Unmodified (Architecture of Sound)
part 1
part 2
Labels: dance, dj, House, Music, Tech-house, Techno, Tracklist
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Thursday, July 24, 2008
Prins Thomas - Full Pupp The Greatest Tits Volume One
This is out. It’s great. Everybody else loved Prins Thomas’ mix from last year, Cosmo Galactic Prism, but I wasn’t thrilled by it, and like this better. It’s funky electronic space disco. (They call it retro futurism.) Very melodic, and somewhat slower than most mixes out today. Disc one is mixed, disc two isn’t. The best tracks are by Mental Overdrive, Diskjokke, Todd Terje, and the many re-edits and remixes by Prins Thomas himself.
Labels: dance, dj, electro, House, Music
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Radiohead - House of Cards
Cool video using lidar.
Labels: internet, Music, science
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Quivver - Dirty Nails And Vapour Trails
Breaking new ground? No. Inventing new genres? No. Quality stuff from an established producer? Definitely. It's the new Quivver album from John Graham.
Graham has been producing music for over ten years, notably as a member of Tilt, and also on his own as Space Manoeuvres and Stoneproof.
The album gets off to a progressive house start with "Surin", a melodic, synth driven track. It's followed by "Chasin' a Feelin", which was notably caned by Sasha this spring at the WMC and his and John Digweed's subsequent USA Tour. It's a fast breakbeat track that recalls the simple, early jungle and drum and bass tracks of the 90s. It's enjoyable and uplifting, and not hard at all to see why it's been popular with Sasha. Graham's also the singer on this and the other album tracks.
He slows down the breaks for the next track, "What's Not Goin On". Again, it features his vocals. "Tick Tick" follows it, again with break beats, but without vocals, and with a much deeper vibe.
Then comes another of the big hits from Sasha and Digweed's tour, "2 Notes 'n' A Beat", which is probably the deepest track on the album. It's pure progressive house and a simple but effective weapon for the dancefloor.
A similar track comes next, "Dancing in Darkrooms", which was one of his singles from 2007. It's a great track and certainly worth including.
It's followed by "Fallin'", a short interlude that one can take or leave. "Ghosts" is next, with Graham singing over brisk breakbeats, deep bass and strings. It's a good track. Maybe not strictly for the dancefloor, but it's something that works well in the context of a complete album.
The album ends with an ambient version of "These Are The Days", a single from 2004. Throughout, I keep having the feeling that beats are going to come crashing in, but they never do. It's a tease that leaves me wanting more.
It will be out next week (July 29) on Graham's own Boz Boz record label.
Breaking new ground? No. Inventing new genres? No. Quality stuff from an established producer? Definitely. It's the new Quivver album from John Graham.
Graham has been producing music for over ten years, notably as a member of Tilt, and also on his own as Space Manoeuvres and Stoneproof.
The album gets off to a progressive house start with "Surin", a melodic, synth driven track. It's followed by "Chasin' a Feelin", which was notably caned by Sasha this spring at the WMC and his and John Digweed's subsequent USA Tour. It's a fast breakbeat track that recalls the simple, early jungle and drum and bass tracks of the 90s. It's enjoyable and uplifting, and not hard at all to see why it's been popular with Sasha. Graham's also the singer on this and the other album tracks.
He slows down the breaks for the next track, "What's Not Goin On". Again, it features his vocals. "Tick Tick" follows it, again with break beats, but without vocals, and with a much deeper vibe.
Then comes another of the big hits from Sasha and Digweed's tour, "2 Notes 'n' A Beat", which is probably the deepest track on the album. It's pure progressive house and a simple but effective weapon for the dancefloor.
A similar track comes next, "Dancing in Darkrooms", which was one of his singles from 2007. It's a great track and certainly worth including.
It's followed by "Fallin'", a short interlude that one can take or leave. "Ghosts" is next, with Graham singing over brisk breakbeats, deep bass and strings. It's a good track. Maybe not strictly for the dancefloor, but it's something that works well in the context of a complete album.
The album ends with an ambient version of "These Are The Days", a single from 2004. Throughout, I keep having the feeling that beats are going to come crashing in, but they never do. It's a tease that leaves me wanting more.
It will be out next week (July 29) on Graham's own Boz Boz record label.
Labels: breaks, dance, dj, House, Music, Techno, Tracklist
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Swoon 243 - July 21, 2008
Noze - L'inconnu du Placard (Get Physical)
Chelonis R. Jones and Marc Romboy - Helen Cornell (2000 & One dub) (Systematic)
junior Boys - No Kinda Man (Chloe remix) (Get Physical)
Quivver - Ghosts (Boz Boz)
The Thrillers - Speedball (Persona)
Jackmaster Dahle - Vesuvio
Red Dragon Band - Let Me Be Your Radio (Strut)
Tensnake - Congolai (Endless Flight)
Sally Shapiro - Time To Let Go (Lindstrom mix) (Paper bag)
Matthew Dear - Sound & Vision (Rapster)
Beefdonut - Afraid To Let Go
Tagaq - Force (Jerico Beach)
Oldfolks Home - Power of the Sun
Cut Copy - Unforgettable Season (Modular)
Lowfish - Torsion (Satamile)
Crystal Castles - Through the Hosiery (Last Gang)
Nick Muir - G Platz (Pig & Dan remix) (Audiotherapy)
Chris Lake & Rowan Blades - Filth (Alternative Route)
Hrdvision - Love's Duel (Wagon Repair)
Pryda - Aftermath (Pryda)
Skatebard - Pagans (Supersoul)
Two Fingers - Have It Like That (Ninja Tune)
Legion of green Men - Baqup (Post Contemporary)
Clark - New Year Storm (Warp)
part 1
part 2
Chelonis R. Jones and Marc Romboy - Helen Cornell (2000 & One dub) (Systematic)
junior Boys - No Kinda Man (Chloe remix) (Get Physical)
Quivver - Ghosts (Boz Boz)
The Thrillers - Speedball (Persona)
Jackmaster Dahle - Vesuvio
Red Dragon Band - Let Me Be Your Radio (Strut)
Tensnake - Congolai (Endless Flight)
Sally Shapiro - Time To Let Go (Lindstrom mix) (Paper bag)
Matthew Dear - Sound & Vision (Rapster)
Beefdonut - Afraid To Let Go
Tagaq - Force (Jerico Beach)
Oldfolks Home - Power of the Sun
Cut Copy - Unforgettable Season (Modular)
Lowfish - Torsion (Satamile)
Crystal Castles - Through the Hosiery (Last Gang)
Nick Muir - G Platz (Pig & Dan remix) (Audiotherapy)
Chris Lake & Rowan Blades - Filth (Alternative Route)
Hrdvision - Love's Duel (Wagon Repair)
Pryda - Aftermath (Pryda)
Skatebard - Pagans (Supersoul)
Two Fingers - Have It Like That (Ninja Tune)
Legion of green Men - Baqup (Post Contemporary)
Clark - New Year Storm (Warp)
part 1
part 2
Labels: dance, dj, electro, House, Music, Swoon, Techno, Tracklist
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Monday, July 21, 2008
How I use Ableton Live LE
Here's a picture I submitted to flickr for create digital music's "how do you use ableton" post.
It's a picture of my may 2008 promo mix, which you can download.
Here's a picture I submitted to flickr for create digital music's "how do you use ableton" post.It's a picture of my may 2008 promo mix, which you can download.
Labels: dance, dj, dubstep, electro, House, Music, Techno
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Saturday, July 19, 2008
Swoon 242 - July 14, 2008
Rodamaal - Insomnia (Kemistry remix) (Buzzin Fly)
Mogg and Naudascher - Moon Unit Part 2 (Supersoul)
Misstress Barbara - Jamais Moi Sans Toi (Border Community)
Fairmont - Down The Rabbit Hole (Traum)
Francesco Tristano - The Melody (Balil remix) (Infine)
lee Curtiss - Nook (District of Corruption)
Deadbeat - Evaporate (Wagon Repair)
Legion of Green Men - Owls In The Apple Tree (Post Contemporary)
The Orb - Mother Nature (Six Degrees)
2652 - Kameleon (Tectonic)
Pinch - Trauma (Tectonic)
Junior Boys - Double Shadow (Kode 9 remix) (Domino)
Plastikman - Consume (M-nus)
Radioslave - Tantakatan (Rekids)
Shed - Another Wedged Chicken (Ostgut Ton)
Extrawelt - YeahButNoButYeah (Kompass Musik)
Fergie - Anon (Excentric)
The Mole - Baby You're The One (wagon repair)
Booka Shade - Charlotte (Dubfire remix) (Get Physical)
Ripperton - Leonor's Lanugo (Perspectiv)
Dixie's Death Pool - Dark Motel
Off the International Radar - E Bowl Of Iris
part 1
part 2
Mogg and Naudascher - Moon Unit Part 2 (Supersoul)
Misstress Barbara - Jamais Moi Sans Toi (Border Community)
Fairmont - Down The Rabbit Hole (Traum)
Francesco Tristano - The Melody (Balil remix) (Infine)
lee Curtiss - Nook (District of Corruption)
Deadbeat - Evaporate (Wagon Repair)
Legion of Green Men - Owls In The Apple Tree (Post Contemporary)
The Orb - Mother Nature (Six Degrees)
2652 - Kameleon (Tectonic)
Pinch - Trauma (Tectonic)
Junior Boys - Double Shadow (Kode 9 remix) (Domino)
Plastikman - Consume (M-nus)
Radioslave - Tantakatan (Rekids)
Shed - Another Wedged Chicken (Ostgut Ton)
Extrawelt - YeahButNoButYeah (Kompass Musik)
Fergie - Anon (Excentric)
The Mole - Baby You're The One (wagon repair)
Booka Shade - Charlotte (Dubfire remix) (Get Physical)
Ripperton - Leonor's Lanugo (Perspectiv)
Dixie's Death Pool - Dark Motel
Off the International Radar - E Bowl Of Iris
part 1
part 2
Labels: dance, dj, dubstep, Music, Swoon, Techno, Tracklist
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Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Onur Ozer - Watergate 01
Onur Ozer made a name for himself last year with his jazzy take on the minimal scene, which resulted in a well-regarded album for Vakant records. Now, he has a mix album coming out on July 21, called Watergate 01. Unsurprisingly, this mix is minimal, with tracks drawing influences from other genres, such as jazz and deep house.
On the ultraminimal side, we have Cabanne and Sammy Dee, best known for their Perlon work, and on the stranger side are Cassy, Jens Zimmermann and taking the cake with a really weird throbbing breakdown, Patrice Baumel.
The funkiest tracks are Dewalta's "Salgaro", which opens the album, Cassy's "April" (if you can handle the repetition), and Mimosa's "Sensitiva" (a collaboration between Ozer and Tobi Neumann).
Overall, it's a funky, minimal ride. There aren't any clicky tracks, these all have bass lines,
and there is some kind of melody to most of them, but they certainly aren't the kind of tunes you're going to be humming along with.
The mix has its ups and downs, in the sense that there seem to be different sections with varying energy levels, which is good. It's not a mindless plod through a bunch of new tracks. I like it, but it may not have too much appeal outside the techno and minimal scenes.
Onur Ozer made a name for himself last year with his jazzy take on the minimal scene, which resulted in a well-regarded album for Vakant records. Now, he has a mix album coming out on July 21, called Watergate 01. Unsurprisingly, this mix is minimal, with tracks drawing influences from other genres, such as jazz and deep house.
On the ultraminimal side, we have Cabanne and Sammy Dee, best known for their Perlon work, and on the stranger side are Cassy, Jens Zimmermann and taking the cake with a really weird throbbing breakdown, Patrice Baumel.
The funkiest tracks are Dewalta's "Salgaro", which opens the album, Cassy's "April" (if you can handle the repetition), and Mimosa's "Sensitiva" (a collaboration between Ozer and Tobi Neumann).
Overall, it's a funky, minimal ride. There aren't any clicky tracks, these all have bass lines,
and there is some kind of melody to most of them, but they certainly aren't the kind of tunes you're going to be humming along with.
The mix has its ups and downs, in the sense that there seem to be different sections with varying energy levels, which is good. It's not a mindless plod through a bunch of new tracks. I like it, but it may not have too much appeal outside the techno and minimal scenes.
Labels: dance, dj, minimal, Music, Tech-house, Techno
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Swoon 241 - July 7, 2008
Fairmont - Pavilion (Bpitchcontrol)
Beefdonut - Migraine
Akufen - Deck the house (Force tracks)
Deadbeat vs stephen beaupre - Who says (Onitor)
Kid koala - Slew test 2 (Ninja Tune)
Gnarls barkley - Open book (Atlantic)
Ratatat - Mirando (XL)
Tullio de piscopo - E fatto e sorde (Money Money) (Strut)
Booka shade - Control me (Get Physical)
Italoboyz - Zinga (Get Physical)
Lee Burridge vs. Ex One - Treat em Mean Keep 'em Keen (Lan)
The Mole - Alice You Need Him (Wagon Repair)
Extrawelt - Yeahbutnobutyeah (Kompass musik)
Ane Brun - Headphone silence (Hendrik schwarz dixon edit) (Objektivity)
Deadmau5 - Duo Cad Sordid (Mau5trap)
Spencer Parker - (Buzzin fly)
Paranoid Jack - Last Daze (Stickmen)
Cobblestone jazz - Lime in da coconut (Wagon Repair)
Robert Babicz - Dark Flower (Joris Voorn mix) (Audiomatique)
Slam - Azure (Soma)
Ellen Allien and Apparat - Jet (Bpitchcontrol)
part 1
part 2
Beefdonut - Migraine
Akufen - Deck the house (Force tracks)
Deadbeat vs stephen beaupre - Who says (Onitor)
Kid koala - Slew test 2 (Ninja Tune)
Gnarls barkley - Open book (Atlantic)
Ratatat - Mirando (XL)
Tullio de piscopo - E fatto e sorde (Money Money) (Strut)
Booka shade - Control me (Get Physical)
Italoboyz - Zinga (Get Physical)
Lee Burridge vs. Ex One - Treat em Mean Keep 'em Keen (Lan)
The Mole - Alice You Need Him (Wagon Repair)
Extrawelt - Yeahbutnobutyeah (Kompass musik)
Ane Brun - Headphone silence (Hendrik schwarz dixon edit) (Objektivity)
Deadmau5 - Duo Cad Sordid (Mau5trap)
Spencer Parker - (Buzzin fly)
Paranoid Jack - Last Daze (Stickmen)
Cobblestone jazz - Lime in da coconut (Wagon Repair)
Robert Babicz - Dark Flower (Joris Voorn mix) (Audiomatique)
Slam - Azure (Soma)
Ellen Allien and Apparat - Jet (Bpitchcontrol)
part 1
part 2
Labels: dance, dj, House, minimal, Swoon, Tech-house, Techno, Tracklist
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Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Swoon 240 - June 30, 2008
Off the International Radar - Deploy The Plot Ending Device (OTIR)
Minilogue - Space (Traum)
Holger Zilske - Wrecker 06 (Undo remix) (Factory City)
Tiger Stripes, Jerome Sydenham - Elevation (Radio Slave's One More Kiss Remix)
Cobblestone Jazz - Slap the Back (Wagon Repair)
Andrea Sartori - Phonosutura (Persona)
Sixtoo - Jackals And Vipers In Envy of Man part 9 (Ninja Tune)
The Orb - Codes (Six degrees)
Global Communications - 8:07 (Dedicated)
Crystal Castles - Tell Me What To Swallow (Last gang)
Lowfish - Wahawa (Satamile)
Jim Rivers - Mirage (Simple)
Barbq - Music From the Great Plains (Buzzin Fly)
Fairmont - Down the Rabbit Hole (Traum)
Force of Nature - I-ight (Mule)
Danny Tenaglia - The Space Dance (Terrace Vocalism mix) (Tommy Boy)
Masaya - Like a Fish In Water (Meerestief)
Deadbeat - Boil (Wagon Repair)
Martin Buttrich - Cruise Control (Planet E)
Quivver - 2 Notes and a beat (Baroque)
Long Distance Runner - Los Nihongoristas (Existential sounds)
Booka shade - Charlotte (Get Physical)
Clark - Mercy Sines (Warp)
download it
part 1
part 2
Minilogue - Space (Traum)
Holger Zilske - Wrecker 06 (Undo remix) (Factory City)
Tiger Stripes, Jerome Sydenham - Elevation (Radio Slave's One More Kiss Remix)
Cobblestone Jazz - Slap the Back (Wagon Repair)
Andrea Sartori - Phonosutura (Persona)
Sixtoo - Jackals And Vipers In Envy of Man part 9 (Ninja Tune)
The Orb - Codes (Six degrees)
Global Communications - 8:07 (Dedicated)
Crystal Castles - Tell Me What To Swallow (Last gang)
Lowfish - Wahawa (Satamile)
Jim Rivers - Mirage (Simple)
Barbq - Music From the Great Plains (Buzzin Fly)
Fairmont - Down the Rabbit Hole (Traum)
Force of Nature - I-ight (Mule)
Danny Tenaglia - The Space Dance (Terrace Vocalism mix) (Tommy Boy)
Masaya - Like a Fish In Water (Meerestief)
Deadbeat - Boil (Wagon Repair)
Martin Buttrich - Cruise Control (Planet E)
Quivver - 2 Notes and a beat (Baroque)
Long Distance Runner - Los Nihongoristas (Existential sounds)
Booka shade - Charlotte (Get Physical)
Clark - Mercy Sines (Warp)
download it
part 1
part 2
Labels: dance, dj, electro, House, Music, Swoon, Tech-house, Techno, Tracklist
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