tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9606766598232065272024-03-14T11:25:33.683+00:00The Oblique Angleall things deep electronic house and technoMatthew Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12064044958424632505noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960676659823206527.post-17025587456145516452010-05-02T13:10:00.005+01:002010-05-02T14:04:21.126+01:00Reviewing Kontext<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFV4-vlnbQ4nQSzZoGUOQdr3P2nAaxptWm5NciJqo-s3qX4Z2gNV8Ns8CF3G_bNGJT2YJzjzHvbZcMEguLFjtC4aHKDsyzsh-vOTdREKX6hs8tof98nWHD5kz8VJ3N-Fx597xmswdIoMOT/s1600/kontext.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466644163427229682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 333px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 333px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFV4-vlnbQ4nQSzZoGUOQdr3P2nAaxptWm5NciJqo-s3qX4Z2gNV8Ns8CF3G_bNGJT2YJzjzHvbZcMEguLFjtC4aHKDsyzsh-vOTdREKX6hs8tof98nWHD5kz8VJ3N-Fx597xmswdIoMOT/s400/kontext.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Russian producer <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kontext's</span> new album 'Dissociate' for Immerse builds on the promise of his early releases for the same label and delivers some inspiring and dark techno/<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">dubstep</span> material. Consisting of six new and four previously released tracks, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">the </span>album is underpinned by a uniquely atmospheric sound seemingly inspired by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Kontext's</span> St <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Petersburg</span> hometown.</div><div></div><div>Album opener 'Impossible Being' sounds like Nathan Fake or James Holden jamming with Martyn; <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">blippy</span>, squelching, with swirling clouds of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">synths</span> underpinned by stuttering broken beats. 'Bilingualism' and 'Aerial Monarch Attacks' explore the edges of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">dubstep</span> and techno; in the first, spoken word combines with dripping sounds, layers of atmosphere are added before a simple melodic line reaches out. The scurrying 'Clinch' and the previously released 'Hometown Swamp' up the pace, before the blissful 'Searching for the Transcendental' wraps the listener in waves of cotton wool <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">synths</span>. Further on into the album is 'Plumes', a track underpinned by a lethargic and bass laden 4/4 beat, drawing from the classic experimental techno of Basic Channel. Final track 'On the Bottom of the Glass' is a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">beatless</span> piece of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">electronica</span> that uses discovered sounds and liquid textures to create a spacious and ethereal final piece.</div><div></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Kontext's</span> 'Dissociate' cements his place as one of the most exciting exponents of dark, experimental <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">dubstep</span> that fans of T++, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Monolake</span> or Shackleton should keep an eye on. This album sees <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Kontext</span> exploring techno, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">dubstep</span>, drum and bass and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">electronica</span> within the boundaries of his densely atmospheric sound, combining rolling techno influences with syncopated <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">rhythmic</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">experimentation</span>. For anyone who enjoyed this album, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Kontext</span> has recently released two mixes that are well worth a listen; firstly <a href="http://fairtilizer.com/track/77582">is a mix for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Mixmag</span>.info </a>that includes <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Fluxion</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">Plastikman</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">BVDub</span> and Pole, and a <a href="http://electronicexplorations.org/the-show/093-kontext-2/">second pure dubstep mix for Electronic Explorations</a>.</div>Matthew Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12064044958424632505noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960676659823206527.post-34881836873516973272010-04-07T12:54:00.002+01:002010-04-28T11:20:03.921+01:00Detroit.<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><a href="http://soundcloud.com/thomas_oblique-1/oblique-march-2010"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">march mix 2010</span></span></a></span>thomas whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543408556884285844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960676659823206527.post-90389157995480518122010-03-23T00:59:00.004+00:002010-03-23T01:06:13.049+00:00HoodRobert Hood - Alpha / Omega (End Times), M-Plant<br />
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As the mist gathers density outside my window, the resolution of the world is reduced to a few essences of form. It seems somehow fitting that at this present moment, when I think I ought to have written something new for the Angle, that this visual reduction coincides with a remembrance of what minimal means to dance music. It's not bleeps, clicks and hisses repeated and looped in an endless layering of tired repetition. It's something more machinic. More reduced, yet so much more expanded.<br />
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Robert Hood's latest release on M-Plant <i>Alpha </i>launches into a unremittingly tough four-four beat. It holds this just slightly too long before snapping the synaptic response into gear with a tough clap and a gradually emerging, tightly looped, stuttering and analogue sounding clipped snare. Then it comes. The simplest, most basic high-hat cascades down on the beat and envelopes everything in a euphoric moment that is the sound of Ford's demise. The sound of the Motor City gone wrong. And this - this is the reduction.<br />
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The mist grows thicker. It's fog now and all I can see are the spherical glows of the street lamps. The form of light and technology. The minimalism of the city at night - reduced to it's essential format: Electricity, material and space. This is techno. This is minimal. 8 minutes 42 seconds. This is Robert Hood.<br />
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<i>Omega (End Times)</i> is destructive. A futurist-dystopian vision of decaying production lines and the repo-man. Toxic-debt amassing and Devil's Night hallucinations - <i>Omega</i> sounds like the hymn for a post-post-industrial, neo-apocalyptic city scape of empty chances and departed dreams. Equally, if not more, relentless in its pursuit of the absolute zero of Detroit-minimalism than <i>Alpha</i>, the cataclysm that is predicted in this track is epically dark. Spartan, stunningly-repetive and with a palette limited to four distinct sounds that are gradually modified and machined to a self-destructive peak, this piece of entropic programming goes nowhere. There's no redemption, only an onward march of unstoppable technology replicating itself ad-infinitum, resisted only through the homeopathic application of the same to cure the ill.<br />
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5/5thomas whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543408556884285844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960676659823206527.post-54035136446017749752010-03-13T16:55:00.014+00:002010-03-15T09:51:39.140+00:00Pre-album teasers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqF76v3YuBckvk0TWHJsJyV1xtFbias-0LclvLcjMxqT7-ehmBKkM3KEn7oSECG6LDLHxSjGMlfqVViOWKK40N_pHIPMnDYS5Fdhi1TxV0aqYGqF7gM-UeTL1rQPYXBOfaeVUvZFEAfJwP/s1600-h/picresized_t2x11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448500261632821202" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 261px; height: 244px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqF76v3YuBckvk0TWHJsJyV1xtFbias-0LclvLcjMxqT7-ehmBKkM3KEn7oSECG6LDLHxSjGMlfqVViOWKK40N_pHIPMnDYS5Fdhi1TxV0aqYGqF7gM-UeTL1rQPYXBOfaeVUvZFEAfJwP/s400/picresized_t2x11.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7b1-5M-ujT9gux7rjPdd_REZFYF95D8i1SqOTMpO-_0HY8ndN5mTvPEs__vN_Dqr5FruLhjQ1XI92MH9OMvHC3Wd6Wd7jIgmYb38j7jcnWda-MGgWUBu_5bC9cB6joCyFazObQlNsp1zt/s1600-h/dettmann.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448500084582142466" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 262px; height: 236px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7b1-5M-ujT9gux7rjPdd_REZFYF95D8i1SqOTMpO-_0HY8ndN5mTvPEs__vN_Dqr5FruLhjQ1XI92MH9OMvHC3Wd6Wd7jIgmYb38j7jcnWda-MGgWUBu_5bC9cB6joCyFazObQlNsp1zt/s400/dettmann.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />2010 is going to see albums released by two of the most exciting techno talents to have emerged in the past few years. Between them, Peter Van <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Hoesen</span></span> and Marcel <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Dettmann</span></span> have shaped their own unique sounds: One Berlin, one Belgium. One cavernous dynamics, one reverberant, burbling <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">basslines</span></span>. Both looking backwards for inspiration while driving forward, forging their own take on classic sounds.</div><br /><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Dettmann's</span></span> album taster, <em>'<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Dettmann</span></span> Remixed</em>', consists of four tracks from the depths of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Dettmann</span></span> archives, dusted down and remixed by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Bergain</span></span> resident Norman <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Nodge</span></span> and new talent <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Wincent</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Kunth</span></span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Nodge's</span></span> stark remixes of <em>'Shift'</em> and <em>'Unrest'</em> combine his instantly recognisable raw industrial sound with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Dettmann's</span> drive. Meanwhile, the debut of the Swiss <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Wincent</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Kunth</span></span> adds a lush depth and hint of melody that I find lacking in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Dettmann's</span></span> releases; on Vertigo, a wandering baseline dissolves into <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Detroit</span></span> styles <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">synths</span></span>, while 'Wound Up', the more potent of the two tracks, wouldn't sound out of place as an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">EQD</span></span> release. This brave move by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Ostgut</span></span> to introduce a new talent of such a high profile release pays <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">dividends</span></span>, introducing a new and highly successful take on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Dettmann's</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">trademark</span></span> sound.</div><br /><div>Van <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">Hoesen</span></span> has had a busy year to date, providing <a href="http://mnmlssg.blogspot.com/2010/03/mnml-ssgs-mx50-peter-van-hoesen.html"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">mnml</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">ssgs</span></span> with a sublime session for their 50<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">th</span></span> mix</a>, releasing a free <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">EP</span></span> of remixes and album taster <em>'Entropic Minus Six'</em>. The latter has recently been <a href="http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=7210">reviewed <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">positively by Richard <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">Brophy</span></span> on RA</a>, while the free <a href="http://www.t2x.eu/releases/peter-van-hoesen-variable-parts-ep-t2x09/">'Variable Parts' <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">EP</span></span></a> is for me the more <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">intriguing</span> of the two releases. Reworking two album tracks, the devastating <em>'Face of Smoke'</em> and new ambient track <em>'Second Law'</em>, this release shows a more experimental side to Van <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">Hoesen's</span> sound. The Casual Reconstruction of <em>'Face of Smoke'</em> drops the tempo of the original and produces a deeply atmospheric version with a similar sound to Prologue Records or some of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">Donato</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">Dozzy's</span> releases. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">original's</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">synthline</span> struggles to emerge from foggy, heaving <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">soundscapes</span>, before being overcome and sinking without trace. </div><br /><div>Album tracks <em>'Strip It Boost It'</em> and '<em>Terminal'</em> get reworked in a similar style. The Markov Layout of '<em>Terminal</em>' converts the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">dettmann</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">esque</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37">orignal</span> into a less insistent but more layered composition, again building a strong sense of atmosphere throughout. <em>'Strip It Boost It'</em> Entropic Dub stays true to the original but removes the riff to create a driving percussive rework. Final track <em>'Second Skin'</em> creates a melancholy and haunting <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38">soundscape</span> that could be a lost <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_39">Mika</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_40">Vainio</span> number, layering scratching, hissing white noise with hints of life surfacing from the gloom.</div><br /><div>So all in all two excellent <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_41">EP's</span> that are a mouthwatering taster for the albums dropping soon. For a taster of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_42">PVH's</span> <em>'Entropic City'</em>, previews are online at<a href="http://www.t2x.eu/entropiccity/"> </a><a href="http://www.t2x.eu/entropiccity/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_43">the Entropic City mini-site</span></a>, with the album due to drop on the 22<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_44">nd</span>, while the self-titled <em>'<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_45">Dettmann</span>'</em> will be launched at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_46">Berghain</span> on 24<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_47">th</span> April with Shed and Ben <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_48">Klock</span> providing support.</div>Matthew Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12064044958424632505noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960676659823206527.post-54645990653803021672010-02-19T21:00:00.005+00:002010-02-19T21:13:04.946+00:00Reviewing in the Big SmokeSorry for the lack of blog action recently, we're both a little busy with work/study at the moment. As <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">I've</span> got a few minutes, i thought <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">I'd</span> post a couple of links to RA reviews Ed wrote following a recent outing to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Londontown</span>. First up, a review of Ben <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Klock</span>, Steffi, Lee <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Curtiss</span>, Jamie Jones @ Fabric, read it <a href="http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=7137">here</a>. Following that almighty knees up, our intrepid reviewer dashed to Cable to catch Konrad Black, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Geddes</span>, Ali <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Kuru</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Rossko</span> play at Found afterhours- read about that <a href="http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=7144">here</a>.Matthew Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12064044958424632505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960676659823206527.post-24621909909891704932010-02-18T22:57:00.007+00:002010-02-18T23:06:17.145+00:00Oblique Mid-Winter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3x-A_O3hLrzPnI_kAzopC11VvHTCBFiJD_iXlyiUB72WeRNxAqNCf7Q3RhR_Zu-fV_rgZ5uzmc2VX7q2rpdeouORjJ3ZcvQVXoy3UYpwEf2xG5K8lPKa69m0Isy7Lc_4MSadhY5O852pB/s1600-h/skiing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439722801292266210" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 332px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3x-A_O3hLrzPnI_kAzopC11VvHTCBFiJD_iXlyiUB72WeRNxAqNCf7Q3RhR_Zu-fV_rgZ5uzmc2VX7q2rpdeouORjJ3ZcvQVXoy3UYpwEf2xG5K8lPKa69m0Isy7Lc_4MSadhY5O852pB/s400/skiing.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"><param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fmatti_j60%2Foblique-mid-winter-feb-10"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fmatti_j60%2Foblique-mid-winter-feb-10" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object><span style="font-size:0;"><a href="http://soundcloud.com/matti_j60/oblique-mid-winter-feb-10">Oblique mid winter feb 10</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/matti_j60">mj_oblique</a></span><br /><br />A new deep and dark mix from Oblique- a mix of dubstep and techno I've been enjoying over the winter. I have to say, this is perhaps the darkest mix I've recorded- the bleakness of this one scared me a little when I listened to it! </div><br /><div>As ever, feed back more than welcome, I'll post a tracklist in a few days.</div><div></div><div></div>Matthew Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12064044958424632505noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960676659823206527.post-61509222494877725142010-02-11T20:12:00.003+00:002010-02-11T20:22:46.912+00:00From music to mosaic<object height="300" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8332956&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8332956&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/8332956">parkour motion reel</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/saggyarmpit">saggyarmpit</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Now for something a little different... a superb piece of traditional animation- found on the blog of clothing label <a href="http://www.droneboylaundry.com/">Droneboy Laundry</a>. I can't imagine how long this must have taken to plan!</p>Matthew Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12064044958424632505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960676659823206527.post-27436120705849520682010-02-05T13:21:00.010+00:002010-02-05T14:07:01.453+00:00A Friday Mix Up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoF8C6xsX0uGIfFIXj5N_AtdryJQOsfwBn3kuj_5tlU4V7Mou6DILGWQeeaXO_0x_6fcDHqhOTXqx6ABpwyg8E315jeZy4ef1OM-d5i7M3tZMx9hUbuUVZ1VgQhnfZlrL4PQKeFBJNXmNX/s1600-h/27012010033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoF8C6xsX0uGIfFIXj5N_AtdryJQOsfwBn3kuj_5tlU4V7Mou6DILGWQeeaXO_0x_6fcDHqhOTXqx6ABpwyg8E315jeZy4ef1OM-d5i7M3tZMx9hUbuUVZ1VgQhnfZlrL4PQKeFBJNXmNX/s400/27012010033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434758709706827266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I've not posted much in the way of mixes for a while, but there's some good stuff around at the moment that I feel it's my duty to share. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">I'm</span> really enjoying much deeper sounds recently, and these mixes have been particularly suited to my recent trip to the snowy Alps. As usual, a mixed bag of genres and artists- several new mixes from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">OA</span></span> favourites, and a few new faces as well:<br /><br /><object width="100%" height="81"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fuser495866%2Fryan-elliott-presents-marking-measures&"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fuser495866%2Fryan-elliott-presents-marking-measures&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%" height="81"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/user495866/ryan-elliott-presents-marking-measures">Ryan Elliott Presents "Marking Measures"</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/user495866">user495866</a></span><br /><br />This first mix by Ryan Elliot is a deep house and techno mix that gradually moves from the lovely Detroit house of Delano Smith's 'This Heart' through a trio of Rick Wade tracks into deep melodic techno with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Technasia</span></span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Dettmann</span></span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">DVS</span></span>1 and Robert Hood. A superb mix that builds nicely.<br /><br /><object width="100%" height="81"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fsigha%2Fsigha-breezeblock-mix&"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fsigha%2Fsigha-breezeblock-mix&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%" height="81"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/sigha/sigha-breezeblock-mix"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Sigha</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Breezeblock</span></span> mix</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/sigha"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Sigha</span></span></a></span><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Sigha</span></span> apparently played a really dark early doors techno set at Colony's Christmas bash, and if it was anything like this mix it would have been fantastic. Properly moody, almost industrial techno that wouldn't sound out of place on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Berghain</span></span> floor, combined with a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">dubstepper's</span></span> swing.<br /><br /><object width="100%" height="81"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fcolonyparty%2Fcolony007&"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fcolonyparty%2Fcolony007&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%" height="81"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/colonyparty/colony007">COLONY_007: MB</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/colonyparty">COLONY</a></span><br /><br />Running with the Colony theme, this is the seventh mix in their resident's series, mixed by MB who was recently featured in Random Circuits' Random Residency. The mix has a great sense of atmosphere and manages to combine <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">dubstep</span></span>, techno, drone and d&b into a flowing two hours. For me the first half hour is the standout with some of my recent favourites from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Sigha</span></span>, Scuba and Shackleton's superb <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Moderat</span></span> remix. If anyone was looking for nights pushing the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">dubstep</span></span>/techno boundaries right now, I'd highly recommend checking Colony out.<br /><br />Thirdly, a new mix from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">OA</span></span> favourite <a href="http://halbschatten.antville.org/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">SMA</span></span></a>. As usual, <a href="http://www.sendspace.com/file/ld57qa">'All the Time'</a> is a finely tuned mix of deep house and techno. While some of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">SMA's</span></span> mixes focus more on smooth deep house, this one starts really slowly, deep, deep in the groove, mixing some new cuts and some old from Larry Heard, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Prosumer</span></span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Vladislav</span></span> Delay and Tobias <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Freund</span></span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Flippin</span></span>' gorgeous throughout- <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">SMA</span></span> proves he is a superb selector.<br /><br />Finally I can't finish without mentioning <a href="http://mnmlssg.blogspot.com/2010/01/sunday-sounds-neel.html">Neel's Sunday Sounds mix for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">Mnml</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">Ssgs</span></span></a>- although <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">I'm</span></span> sure most people will be aware of this blog and this mix, It's such a fantastic set that I feel the need to point it out. A really warm, mellow mix, great selection and well mixed.Matthew Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12064044958424632505noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960676659823206527.post-63710542633942248582010-02-02T22:20:00.006+00:002010-02-02T22:49:36.397+00:00WAX Launches this week!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcPszVc5lHajz9_T0-ZP0iung7iAO7Sn0S03sUrhL6vt2KPZ-kUEp7MjREaYrGra7RH8QCknV2O4aAH8HOYjsb8mono5tlON94Bqdi54TOw4ZTR3MlhRC6lxDp6ReE3RSp5SEjiaoGXpY/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433775633943600674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 283px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcPszVc5lHajz9_T0-ZP0iung7iAO7Sn0S03sUrhL6vt2KPZ-kUEp7MjREaYrGra7RH8QCknV2O4aAH8HOYjsb8mono5tlON94Bqdi54TOw4ZTR3MlhRC6lxDp6ReE3RSp5SEjiaoGXpY/s400/untitled.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This Saturday sees the launch of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Wax/339715420386?ref=search&sid=100000275200116.2361852975..1">Wax</a>, a deep house night at the Cardiff Arts Institute. We'll be there alongside Kit Grill of the excellent <a href="http://www.vesselmusic.com/">Vessel Music</a> (the <a href="http://www.vesselmusic.com/guest_mixes/view/nickhoppner/">Nick <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Hoppner</span> mix</a> on the site is fantastic) and the cream of the South Wales deep house community. I'm really looking forward to this, it's a chance to play a really deep set that's a bit different to the usual techno at Oblique.</div><div></div><div></div><div>To get people in the mood here's a couple of super deep offerings from those involved. First up a mix by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Owain</span> K that includes some nice deep vibes from Cheap and Deep, Soul Minority, Carl Craig, Levon Vincent and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Owain</span> himself:</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><object height="81" width="100%"><param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fowaink%2Fowain-k-club-wax-mix&"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fowaink%2Fowain-k-club-wax-mix&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object><span style="font-size:0;"><a href="http://soundcloud.com/owaink/owain-k-club-wax-mix"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Owain</span> K - Club Wax Mix</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/owaink"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">owaink</span></a></span><br /><br />Finally, Swansea's Hot Property has posted <a href="http://www.sendspace.com/file/wum8ej">this promo mix</a> on the Wax <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Facebook</span> page, which sounds great, a real mix of deeper flavours from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">MCDE</span> to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Tensnake</span> to Andy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Vaz</span>:<br /><br />1. Mark E – Slave 1 (running back)<br />2. 6<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">th</span> borough project – Miss world (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">oof</span>...t remix)<br />3. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Ooft</span> – Th...is sound (instruments of rapture)<br />4. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Tensnake</span> – Holding back (running back)<br />5. Motor city drum ensemble – Raw cuts 3 (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">mcde</span>)<br />6. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Sebo</span> K & Metro – <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Saxtrack</span><br />7. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Dicowboys</span> – To the mountain top/ Two armadillos remix (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">dessous</span>)<br />8. Andy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Vaz</span> – Hurry, hurry remix/ Rick Wade remix (yore)<br />9. Flora Cruz – Let the sunshine out (Ibadan)<br />10. Sound stream – Dance with me<br />11. Eddy meets <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Yannah</span> – Solid ground/ Crazy P remix (compost)<br />12. April March – Attention Cherie/ Ashley <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Beedle</span>’s heavy disco mix (out hear audio)<br />13. Marcello <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Giordani</span> – Respect yourself/ <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">dj</span> naughty remix (mule <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">musiq</span>)<br />14. Hercules and love affair – Blind/ Frankie Knuckles dub (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">dfa</span>)<br /><br />That's all for now, hope to see you there!Matthew Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12064044958424632505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960676659823206527.post-17538323579732233062010-01-21T22:38:00.007+00:002010-01-21T22:51:31.589+00:00Monolake Interviewed<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi056B63SIFHsiaT0s5Ww0lxJIfZMNmWqy_npgKi6qUeM0NaHMP0g4W8GhByhidFI5qGaV0PvrF5TAEMXFNIXPvBS6CHaP3p8HVX54NTYe_KfN0q2NQut09-PyY8wIrUaSxHH4nSRbN8_eV/s1600-h/monolake.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429326278756935474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 367px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi056B63SIFHsiaT0s5Ww0lxJIfZMNmWqy_npgKi6qUeM0NaHMP0g4W8GhByhidFI5qGaV0PvrF5TAEMXFNIXPvBS6CHaP3p8HVX54NTYe_KfN0q2NQut09-PyY8wIrUaSxHH4nSRbN8_eV/s400/monolake.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Wire has posted a full version of <a href="http://thewire.co.uk/index.php?page=articles&article=3597">Derek <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Walmsley's</span> interview with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Monolake</span> </a>which is an excellent read, covering a huge range of topics: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Monolake's</span> involvement with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Ableton</span>, his live performances, Monolake Surround Sound, his approach to the hardware v software debate, working with visual artists, and a hell of a lot more. It's an interesting peek into the mind of a master, I'd highly recommend it. A lot of food for thought.... </div>Matthew Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12064044958424632505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960676659823206527.post-79192490715449969372010-01-14T13:46:00.008+00:002010-01-16T11:53:24.504+00:00Reagenz : Lunar Landing Live<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGwvhySq8DAjSicPT96XAe65Xb64ndozE1osNZwni1PCuRdnFz2oljEEoeC-h8RD1NFNtCi3RfwjP8Ys9KvmOkatwiFSArIxYaNQFkZqeqzYvMOEquPVnGU4iphFex_j4z7BHbBGNqiky/s1600-h/13012010014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427303196828007650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGwvhySq8DAjSicPT96XAe65Xb64ndozE1osNZwni1PCuRdnFz2oljEEoeC-h8RD1NFNtCi3RfwjP8Ys9KvmOkatwiFSArIxYaNQFkZqeqzYvMOEquPVnGU4iphFex_j4z7BHbBGNqiky/s400/13012010014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"><param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fmove-d%2Freagenz-lunar-landing-live&"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><br /> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fmove-d%2Freagenz-lunar-landing-live&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%" height="81"></embed> </object><span style="font-size:0;"><a href="http://soundcloud.com/move-d/reagenz-lunar-landing-live"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">reagenz</span></span> - lunar landing live</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/move-d">Move D</a></span><br /><br />The past couple of weeks have seen Cardiff blanketed under varying amounts of snow. An unusual <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">occurrence</span> for the city, snowfall and freezing temperatures have made travel treacherous. Living close the the city, I've unfortunately not got out of work, but every cloud has a silver lining- I've meandered the quieter than usual route to the office every morning and enjoyed this uncommon weather. A landscape blanketed in snow an amazing sight- all detail is obscured and only the most elemental features of the landscape remain- the rise and fall of the land, the line of a wall, the height of the trees. I think this unique sight (I can't remember this much snow in Cardiff, and I've lived here for ten years) requires a unique soundtrack, and I think I've found just the thing.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Reagenz</span></span> aka Move D and Jonah Sharp recorded a live set in Heidelberg in July to celebrate the 60<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span></span> anniversary of the lunar landing. Punctuated by warped excerpts from the landing sequence, the live set features a mix of new and old <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Reagenz</span> material. Now the parallel between the moon landing and a snowy landscape may seem obvious-snow is white, so are the images you see of the moon's surface. Footsteps have more potency on the moon and in fresh snow. But, what appealed to me about the mix is the careful way in which sounds build and the delicately constructed sense of drama that runs throughout. Snow is about drama. Snow dances and plays as it falls. And this is the feeling I get from this mix- sounds emerge from a fog of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ambient</span> atmospherics before being dragged back into swirling clouds, creating a strong sense of tension and release <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">throughout</span> the mix. It's almost like being in the midst of a blizzard (and several times me and this mix have been). After about an hour, a meandering baseline changes the mood, stepping the mix up a gear. The last twenty minutes see the mix peak in luscious deep house, finishing with a menacing track taken from their recent Workshop release. Finally, the mix <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">dissolves</span> into Neil Armstrong saying those famous words to finish the mix.<br /><br />All in all, inspiring stuff from Johan and David, a beautiful and sensitive concept mix and one that has fitted my experience of the world perfectly over the past week. If I was taking my first steps on the moon, or equally my first steps into a snowy Cardiff, I'd want this to be my soundtrack. Enjoy.<br /></p></div>Matthew Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12064044958424632505noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960676659823206527.post-51668234798802899662010-01-07T22:52:00.003+00:002010-01-07T23:01:49.024+00:00<span style="line-height: 24px;">Colonising the Capital</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">The Rhythm Factory, London, December 19 2009<o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">Kevin Gorman<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">If the past year has proved anything, it’s the truth behind the old axiom: big is not necessarily beautiful. Systems and structures of a super-scale have visibly crumbled, supported only by injections of non-existent cash. The capital of the consumer society has been pummelled hard, and currently sits under a blanket of snow. London is a dirty old whore of a city (certainly big, and with a decidedly ambiguous relationship to beauty). But, beneath the skin of this heaving metropolis, behind the thick matt of commercial mediocrity, lie some small, but perfectly formed set-ups. And this is where things are currently thriving, proving resilient to the ‘bottom-line’ mentality of the late-capitalist machine. You see, here, profit is defined in terms that are not singularly monetary. Profit is pleasure. Profit is release, abandon, and that indefinable thing that is a ‘fucking good party’. And, as we at Oblique well know, margins (in singular ‘cost’ terms) are tiny. But success isn’t defined by the total of the balance books. It’s defined by something else, something intangible but equally, if not more important: Fun. Happiness. People dancing, smiling and sometimes finding something new. So, in this time of mean-spirited cost-counting, thank God for guys like Lost Souls, and Colony - whose events over the past year have seen some of the leading lights of underground electronic music brought to the Capital. And what better a way for Colony to end the year and fill the bank account with an over-abundance of cultural-capital, than with Kevin Gorman, Sigha, Millie and Andrea and Ben UFO – a line-up that reads like a room at Free Rotation?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">The Rhythm Factory, a great venue on Whitechapel Road in East London, felt like a return to Berlin for me: simple, unadorned and with a relaxed atmosphere helped by the café/bar style room fronting the street and with a fittingly uncompromising and decidedly chilly bouncer (it’s part of going to a nightclub… why should they be friendly?). Arriving around twelve, just in time to hear the end of MB’s set, the place took a while to warm-up, not helped by the altogether appalling weather and mini-snow storm that blew across the city. However, by the end of Sigha’s set (a tough, deep and unrelenting mix of straight-up techno) the club was getting into its groove and settling in for Gorman’s live-set. Marred only by a slight technical hitch halfway in (seems even a Mac can’t be trusted 100% of the time), Gorman played a string of reworked tracks into a stunningly executed hour and a half of contiguous music. Fast, clinical and simultaneously groovy, The Rhythm Factory was, by this time, getting on with the task in hand and the clearly appreciative crowd had swelled to fill the dance floor towards the end of his set. This, however, was the time I had to make my departure. The bleak weather, combined with the fact that the night bus journey would take around two hours, forced my hand and it was with heavy heart that I left a party that felt like it had really started to get going.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Compared to a decade ago, the volume of available <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">downloadable</span> mixes and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">podcasts</span> has increased exponentially. With this increase in volume has perhaps come an increased <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">disposability</span> of music and I find I have a much shorter attentions span when listening to mixes than I used to. Looking through my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">podcasts</span> on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">itunes</span>, there's no less than twenty different subscriptions I have that I regularly check, not to mention feeds that feature mixes that don't crop up in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">itunes</span>. So with such a huge volume of music, how is it possible to listen to and really appreciate what different people are doing? I find that I regularly ignore sets by artists I'm less familiar with, or give them the skip through rather than listen to the entire mix. I've missed some really good mixes this year doing this- <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Sigha's</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Hotflush</span> podcast for example, which I've only just discovered.<br /><br />Anyway, back to the point of this post. Out of all the mixes I've listened to this year, and the list is by no means exhaustive, I've chosen five that I have listened to and enjoyed most often. I've tried to keep away from the best known artists and biggest mix series, as these are well known and documented. The mixes I've chosen have been selected as these mixes offered something that stood out from the crowd. In four cases, these were artists/<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">DJ's</span> I didn't know much about but found them a fantastic listen; in one case the mix just seemed to fit my mood at the time. All explored sounds that were on the edge of my radar and so were somehow educational as well as being an enjoyable listen. So here we go, in no particular order, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">MJ's</span> top 5 mixes of 09:<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Pendle</span> Coven - Fact mix</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCmD0iRyT794qpIL-1rvCkDXlBcMoAlocvsFKA97sIqoTnfMj45lmMunPfp1RcopsxSHzy246x_DQ5buToRA3YifmNAjlxtsnXJKLmLkeMRAXRTW9A3nfRZYM2QUky-KyJrquIlBwAM33/s1600-h/factmix33-pendle-coven.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421369663848927970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCmD0iRyT794qpIL-1rvCkDXlBcMoAlocvsFKA97sIqoTnfMj45lmMunPfp1RcopsxSHzy246x_DQ5buToRA3YifmNAjlxtsnXJKLmLkeMRAXRTW9A3nfRZYM2QUky-KyJrquIlBwAM33/s400/factmix33-pendle-coven.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.factmagazine.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2126&Itemid=28"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Pendle</span> Coven's FACT mix</a> from March showcased <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">dubby</span> techno old and new founded on the unique gritty sound of Manchester's Modern Love Records. Some great tracks from the likes of Wax, Larry Heard, G-Man and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Tres</span> Demented, as well as a good dose from Modern Love and its sub-label Daphne. If this is your bag, Modern Love's <a href="http://www.xlr8r.com/listen/19516/mp3/Podcast_Mix_2009_08_27.mp3">showcase for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">XLR</span>8R </a>is also worth a listen.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">SMA</span> - Process 132 (The Lost Library)</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-m4sHmse50CCmZPH5sfcYKnNfxRmMi-UEuNhnPeiKAsnZUW3B-lR73JcJ-0sgd1ks_GupAbOdq5E36Fc2E2kBeyUQaUzc_BDDIcaLcF4nt1RIAb8SOZCNgYSsjgN3l3tVzf_cf28EiY-S/s1600-h/sma-lo_res.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421370051296899010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-m4sHmse50CCmZPH5sfcYKnNfxRmMi-UEuNhnPeiKAsnZUW3B-lR73JcJ-0sgd1ks_GupAbOdq5E36Fc2E2kBeyUQaUzc_BDDIcaLcF4nt1RIAb8SOZCNgYSsjgN3l3tVzf_cf28EiY-S/s400/sma-lo_res.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This was the first mix <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">i'd</span> heard by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">SMA</span>, but is only one of a whole string <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">i've</span> downloaded this year. <a href="http://modyfier-modifying.blogspot.com/2009/04/blog-post.html">The mix for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Modyfier</span></a> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">focused</span> on slow house, but includes deep house, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">dubby</span>, moody techno, and slowed down <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">dubstep</span>. Since this mix I've become a fan of Sebastian and his blog- check it out for more deep house mixes. A close second favourite from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">SMA</span> is his slow techno mix Mars Rising, check that out <a href="http://theobliqueangle.blogspot.com/2009/07/slow-techno-jams.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">CB - Colony 006</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdAMmzChOuOnBA9wC-c40wk8cq1EjgT4dW6EGeHpsDJegOnTT-0lnVYmVDkeP_MbsCMJ9nbYEQ5SnCnCVHWRASamta73-ItO7hoMCYB-Nx5i1pnC4xr3DvULM6xTd6fdAG6YHSytysK5u/s1600-h/colony%23.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422142316356123138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 207px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 279px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdAMmzChOuOnBA9wC-c40wk8cq1EjgT4dW6EGeHpsDJegOnTT-0lnVYmVDkeP_MbsCMJ9nbYEQ5SnCnCVHWRASamta73-ItO7hoMCYB-Nx5i1pnC4xr3DvULM6xTd6fdAG6YHSytysK5u/s400/colony%23.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Colony host some great parties down in London town that cross genres from techno to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">dubstep</span> to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">IDM</span> and d&b. The guys also have a series of mixes online for download that showcase their sound- this is my favourite of the series by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/colonyparty/colony006">CB, a deep <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">dubstep</span> mix</a>. Colony have recently been featured in Random Circuits <a href="http://www.randomcircuits.com/joe/the-random-residency-02-dj-mb">Random Residency</a> as well, with a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">technofied</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">dubstep</span> mix by MB.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Pan Pot - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">Mobilee</span> Podcast 008 : Day/Night </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BVf9OtV1ngBLUDSTLXGgVaESXucl2mNo-_a3LQLFiSRhUtQt7_F_D_XM275vDfvLYF7BRy3ILlZG87VRPSV5hxCusDsqGqcUuej9VHxiFx5liZdVr9PvjVpuiP5ppYTXHpVrNZl84LyZ/s1600-h/pan_pot-via-latina.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421370553766599970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BVf9OtV1ngBLUDSTLXGgVaESXucl2mNo-_a3LQLFiSRhUtQt7_F_D_XM275vDfvLYF7BRy3ILlZG87VRPSV5hxCusDsqGqcUuej9VHxiFx5liZdVr9PvjVpuiP5ppYTXHpVrNZl84LyZ/s400/pan_pot-via-latina.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This mix came out at just as summer emerged in Cardiff, and fitted my mood perfectly. Apparently recorded poolside at Sonar, this <a href="http://soundcloud.com/mobilee-records/mobileepod008-pan-pot-day-and-night">two part mix for the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">Mobilee</span> podcast</a> starts with an hour of summery <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">techhouse</span> before moving into the early hours with a darker <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">techy</span> set from later in the evening. Some great tech tracks on there, but no <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">tracklist</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">I'm</span> afraid.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">Goldwill</span> - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37">HIAF</span> Guest Mix 13</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsHAPZ7W6aiHS6Gt4wIY3X7bPDxrNZI826_n-LE4Ths5iXx28yhKky_zwthVb6tX63Tl1tyE025lbouapueQsIlHLLt1r4PGdLHwcHpNmWplCMCypBocOVvsYb1a2FMc553el9k3ILpsq/s1600-h/Bild%2520001qqq.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421370898695807298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsHAPZ7W6aiHS6Gt4wIY3X7bPDxrNZI826_n-LE4Ths5iXx28yhKky_zwthVb6tX63Tl1tyE025lbouapueQsIlHLLt1r4PGdLHwcHpNmWplCMCypBocOVvsYb1a2FMc553el9k3ILpsq/s400/Bild%2520001qqq.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error">Ronan</span> Fitzgerald's House is a Feeling blog has been quiet this year, but for a couple of mix releases, the best of which was <a href="http://ronanfitzgerald.net/houseisafeeling/2009/08/13/hiaf-guest-mix-13-goldwill-liebedetailwas-not-was/">this from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_39">Goldwill</span></a>. Traversing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_40">dubby</span> techno, deep and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_41">techy</span> house and a bit of techno and starting off with the sublime Birds by John <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_42">Daly</span> and including <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_43">Ribn's</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_44">Ctrl</span> on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_45">Styrax</span> and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_46">Daschund</span> mix of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_47">Chaton</span>, two of my favourite records of the year.Matthew Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12064044958424632505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960676659823206527.post-3341912969180424432009-12-29T10:52:00.013+00:002009-12-31T11:27:16.743+00:002009 : Five EP's & LP's<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaXw0vP4v3hOS-4sjvpv18pm2y84-_-wciltUBy8p2yV-C8ejVzT1yCZDbSwv3k9Z_V5es2r08HSBokn-whMwFiGmytHb6rCUG1cXCvEm0kWqcTiGHGAd3PW4BEywn68Tpq53FBIlsM8ie/s1600-h/Best+09+EP%27s%26LP%27s.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421357542549155026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 282px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaXw0vP4v3hOS-4sjvpv18pm2y84-_-wciltUBy8p2yV-C8ejVzT1yCZDbSwv3k9Z_V5es2r08HSBokn-whMwFiGmytHb6rCUG1cXCvEm0kWqcTiGHGAd3PW4BEywn68Tpq53FBIlsM8ie/s400/Best+09+EP%27s%26LP%27s.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong></strong><br /><br /><br /><strong></strong><br /><br /><br /><strong></strong><br /><br /><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><br /><br />We've been a bit slow to compile our best of 09 lists, but better late than never... to kick off, MJ rounds up his best of 09 extended and long players:<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Redshape - The Dance Paradox LP<br /></span></strong>Redshape has peeked out from behind his iconic red mask to release what could well be the album of the year in the shape of The Dance Paradox. Slower house and techno rhythms combine with classic detroit sounds in an album that looks to the future of techno while leaning heavily on its past.<br /><br /><object height="122" width="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.juno.co.uk/flash/api/micro/"><param name="FlashVars" value="branding=records&playlist_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.juno.co.uk%2Fplaylists%2Fbuilder%2F368095-01.xspf&start_playing=0"><br /><embed src="http://www.juno.co.uk/flash/api/micro/" flashvars="branding=records&playlist_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.juno.co.uk%2Fplaylists%2Fbuilder%2F368095-01.xspf&start_playing=0" width="285" height="122" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Shackleton - 3 EP's</span></strong><br />Again this year Shackleton has been at the cutting edge of the dubstep/techno crossover- his excellent 3 EP's on the mighty Perlon combined his experimental dubstep sensibilities with Berlin house and techno. A great release from a unique artist.<br /><br /><object height="122" width="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.juno.co.uk/flash/api/micro/"><param name="FlashVars" value="branding=records&playlist_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.juno.co.uk%2Fplaylists%2Fbuilder%2F365190-01.xspf&start_playing=0"><br /><embed src="http://www.juno.co.uk/flash/api/micro/" flashvars="branding=records&playlist_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.juno.co.uk%2Fplaylists%2Fbuilder%2F365190-01.xspf&start_playing=0" width="285" height="122" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Ben Klock - One</span></strong><br />Ben Klock's One is the first album from and of the the Berghain residents, and as you'd expect it's a techno album through and through. Any of these tracks could fit the Berghain floor, from ambient early evening experiments through flirtations with dubstepping rhythms to peak time action. Both the album itself, the precursor EP 'Before One' and the remix releases are well worth a listen.<br /><br /><object height="122" width="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.juno.co.uk/flash/api/micro/"><param name="FlashVars" value="branding=records&playlist_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.juno.co.uk%2Fplaylists%2Fbuilder%2F344286-01.xspf&start_playing=0"><br /><embed src="http://www.juno.co.uk/flash/api/micro/" flashvars="branding=records&playlist_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.juno.co.uk%2Fplaylists%2Fbuilder%2F344286-01.xspf&start_playing=0" width="285" height="122" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.juno.co.uk/playlists/display/344286-01/releases/"></a><a href="http://www.juno.co.uk/design-your-juno-player/"></a><a href="http://www.juno.co.uk/"></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>2562 - Unbalance</strong><br /></span>Dave Huismans continued to explore the boundaries of house, techno, dubstep and garage this year, with great releases from his 2562 and A Made Up Sound aliasses. While AMUS explores the fusion of house and techno, 2562 produces more of a straight up dubstep sound- Unbalance, his second album, is perhaps lighter sounding than last year's Aerial and showcases a unique sound that combines layers of warm bass with gleaming synths and bursts of colour.<br /><br /><object height="122" width="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.juno.co.uk/flash/api/micro/"><param name="FlashVars" value="branding=records&playlist_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.juno.co.uk%2Fplaylists%2Fbuilder%2F368163-01.xspf&start_playing=0"><br /><embed src="http://www.juno.co.uk/flash/api/micro/" flashvars="branding=records&playlist_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.juno.co.uk%2Fplaylists%2Fbuilder%2F368163-01.xspf&start_playing=0" width="285" height="122" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong></strong><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Moritz von Oswald Trio: Vertical Ascent</span><br /></strong>MvO Trio are Moritz Von Oswald, Vladislav Delay and Max Loderbauer who have performed together on numerous occasions as a live act. This EP is a showcase of the best of these live performances; each Pattern of between seven and fourteen minutes is an organic exploration of african rhythms, unruly synths and heaving percussion. There's so much depth in each track that this gives something new on each listen and as with most Moritz keeps you coming back for more.<br /><br /><object height="122" width="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.juno.co.uk/flash/api/micro/"><param name="FlashVars" value="branding=records&playlist_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.juno.co.uk%2Fplaylists%2Fbuilder%2F358444-02.xspf&start_playing=0"><br /><embed src="http://www.juno.co.uk/flash/api/micro/" flashvars="branding=records&playlist_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.juno.co.uk%2Fplaylists%2Fbuilder%2F358444-02.xspf&start_playing=0" width="285" height="122" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Matthew Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12064044958424632505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960676659823206527.post-37111305237368791792009-12-23T01:03:00.005+00:002009-12-23T01:11:26.953+00:00WAX..... On<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-DFJl1VVYoxrzATSlH-Se_xpQoQHpcYRHUal_CdF5uSdn6fwuj0hHP7iFpReSObsBx5S-qNy64BQRch0p_7KgUL8QIDVyfHOl5DHs-aUnDTQD8BtOi0oJHRacWJlXXJzR4fPomk3tqWm/s1600-h/uk-0206-133035-front.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418231436390422802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 283px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-DFJl1VVYoxrzATSlH-Se_xpQoQHpcYRHUal_CdF5uSdn6fwuj0hHP7iFpReSObsBx5S-qNy64BQRch0p_7KgUL8QIDVyfHOl5DHs-aUnDTQD8BtOi0oJHRacWJlXXJzR4fPomk3tqWm/s400/uk-0206-133035-front.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Saturday 6th February @ Cardiff Arts Institute : WAX Launch Night </p><p><strong>Line up</strong></p><p>KIT GRILL(VESSEL MUSIC)</p><p>GARETH POTTER (CRUNCH)</p><p>HOTPROPERTY </p><p>OBLIQUE DJ'S</p><p>DOUGIE FRESH </p><p></p><p>Wax is a new night supported by a community of music lovers that enjoy deep, dubbed out electronic music. Each month Wax will rotate and program a selection of artists and DJ's to provide a fresh alternative on underground dance music. Launching on Saturday 6th February with the founder of <a href="http://www.vesselmusic.com/">Vessel Music</a>, Kit Grill. Gareth Potter of South Wales's much loved underground parties, Crunch alongside HotProperty, Oblique DJs and Dougie Fresh will also be at hand to get you into the groove. Forget fashion and fads, Wax is about expression, enjoying yourself, meeting people, sharing a good night and good old fashioned dancing.</p><p>Cardiff Arts Institute - Powered by Funktion1 Audio<br />29 Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3BA<br />£2/3 from 8pm </p><p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wax/339715420386?v=info&ref=mf" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wax/339715420386?v=info&ref=mf</a></p><p><a href="http://www.myspace.com/waxcardiff" target="_blank">http://www.myspace.com/waxcardiff</a> </p><p><a href="http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?133035">http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?133035</a></p><p></p>Matthew Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12064044958424632505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960676659823206527.post-8961712602710522962009-12-09T13:41:00.001+00:002009-12-09T13:41:17.573+00:00Wednesday Mix Up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzo3Y1WIg-2V05b5fs77J9CB0cpCyD_G1mKkRQIx2AjpGNgH5pQsRONg_c3BKjVpqH1HpAEhXvk9waGDxcBBYdTGOPwbq6omJinGu644SN5F0YNFwTVPKAFEYdYbGjX60_r-PRhvdMdGMc/s1600-h/1-Kitchenaid-Food-Mixer-lg--gt_full_width_landscape.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzo3Y1WIg-2V05b5fs77J9CB0cpCyD_G1mKkRQIx2AjpGNgH5pQsRONg_c3BKjVpqH1HpAEhXvk9waGDxcBBYdTGOPwbq6omJinGu644SN5F0YNFwTVPKAFEYdYbGjX60_r-PRhvdMdGMc/s400/1-Kitchenaid-Food-Mixer-lg--gt_full_width_landscape.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413227869781464194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A selection of mixes that have been tantalising my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ear'oles</span> this month, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">there's</span> some good stuff out there right now. As usual, a while range of mixes from the deep to the pounding:<br /><br /><a href="http://soundcloud.com/elite-music-management/perc-october-2009-promo-mix"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Perc</span> October Promo</span></a><br />I've been listening to this for a while now, and its another great techno mix from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Perc</span> that has a few <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">dubsteppers</span> thrown in for a good measure. Great tracks from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Xhin</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Denhert</span>, Ruskin, Scuba, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Dettmann</span> and so on. Also worth checking is <a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vaXR1bmVzLmFwcGxlLmNvbS9XZWJPYmplY3RzL01aU3RvcmUud29hL3dhL3ZpZXdQb2RjYXN0P2lkPTMzMDYzNTg1NQ=="><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Perc's</span> podcast for Clubbed Up</a>, available through I Tunes.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Emptyset</span></span><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Emptyset</span>, who recently released a new album through Caravan Recordings, have had <a href="http://fairtilizer.com/track/emptyset_sonicroutermix">a superb mix</a> hosted on Sonic Router and an in <a href="http://sonicrouter.blogspot.com/2009/11/interview-emptyset-caravan.html">depth interview</a> with the guys. Growing from the ambient <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Fennesz</span>, through <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Mortiz</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Villalobos</span> into broken techno and gritty <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">dubstep</span>, This mix is one of my favourite mixes I've heard this year, really inspirational stuff. Contacting <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Emptyset</span> after hearing it, they pointed us in the direction of a <a href="http://soundcloud.com/multiverse/emptyset-dj-mix-november-2009">more recent DJ mix they've put together</a>, which has a similar feel and equally wide range- <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">AFX</span>, Substance, Shed, Mills, A Made Up Sound, Seldom Felt, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Radioslave</span>..... the list goes on. Highly recommended.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">SMA</span></span><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">SMA</span> is another artist who has been a revelation this year. His <a href="http://modyfier-modifying.blogspot.com/2009/04/blog-post.html"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Modyfier</span></a> and <a href="http://theobliqueangle.blogspot.com/2009/07/slow-techno-jams.html">Mars Rising</a> mixes were expertly pitched mixes of slow house and techno. His latest is a deep house that includes John <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Daly's</span> awesome Birds (anyone know where I can get this?), Delano Smith, Steffi, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">Soulphiction</span>, Motor City Drum Ensemble and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">Baaz</span>. Perfect for the walk to work I reckon.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Slam</span><br />As usual the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Soma</span> Podcast broadcasts warm up sets form the Sub Club, this time <a href="http://media.somarecords.com/audio/monopod4.mp3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">Slam's</span> warm up for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">Anja</span> Schneider in October</a>. A nice, deep and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">dubby</span> mix, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">mmmm</span> yeah.... includes Jim Rivers remixed by Cardiff based DJ/producer Paul Lorraine.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">Bodytonic</span></span><br />Finally, for anyone who's missed these, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">Bodytonic</span> has had some fantastic mixes of late. <a href="http://bodytonicmusic.com/podcasts/2009/nov/20/bodytonic-podcast-058-samuel-l-session/">Samuel L Sessions delivers number 58</a> in the series- I was a ling time fan of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">SLS</span> about 6 years ago, I think I've got a stash of his loopy funky techno records somewhere. Here he crafts a mix that moves at a fair pace from deep techno through to harder gear from the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">Berghain</span> crew, great stuff and great mixing.<br /><br />Also worth checking are <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">Elemental's</span> <a href="http://bodytonicmusic.com/podcasts/2009/nov/17/bodytonic-podcast-057-elemental/">live set </a>(a slightly <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">hapier</span> version of Shackleton?), Van Rivers techno workout (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">XDB</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">Dettmann</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37">Gorman</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38">Stott</span>, Ruskin) and finally <a href="http://bodytonicmusic.com/podcasts/2009/nov/24/bodytonic-podcast-059/">Carl Craig's Detroit inspiration mix</a>.Matthew Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12064044958424632505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960676659823206527.post-24343381819670992022009-12-07T13:42:00.014+00:002009-12-07T14:04:05.244+00:00Post-Decade:Dance comedown<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2vmPTc-zuIH6JBrFWBTqgLEmQ1h2Bo6cHbxG8ULNKIu3ZNiw2YT8G1RA3ClfQPwH_cIbrSkVu68gxd8git_fAlbj5yP1LVq4iHHMVoQ2q64XX9pdtJjtVOzJZBEo1o9FLynUxYsuTuCJ/s1600-h/10952_201610182856_506627856_2967549_966836_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2vmPTc-zuIH6JBrFWBTqgLEmQ1h2Bo6cHbxG8ULNKIu3ZNiw2YT8G1RA3ClfQPwH_cIbrSkVu68gxd8git_fAlbj5yP1LVq4iHHMVoQ2q64XX9pdtJjtVOzJZBEo1o9FLynUxYsuTuCJ/s400/10952_201610182856_506627856_2967549_966836_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412491629425238994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Thanks to all who braved the Cardiff weather to come along to the Decade:Dance, we had a great time! Thanks to Chris Dorn and Potter for a DC10 flavoured hour, and to Matt Joy and Owain K for a superb back to back set of classic house and techno. Check out the photos below, and see you next time!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY29UhcxauS8hpQB1vOUGXFyDq5xaKs_fruqFOrYiKrwjSd1quyEh9q-EhHnU5RGgkwPt7uB7N_3b5_fpwGFkhTIzUdX_og02zkibtrcSqxILgjdlCwCFVM-2AFFn8wVw6amm_6cNJjyTW/s1600-h/10952_201610087856_506627856_2967541_3106700_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY29UhcxauS8hpQB1vOUGXFyDq5xaKs_fruqFOrYiKrwjSd1quyEh9q-EhHnU5RGgkwPt7uB7N_3b5_fpwGFkhTIzUdX_og02zkibtrcSqxILgjdlCwCFVM-2AFFn8wVw6amm_6cNJjyTW/s400/10952_201610087856_506627856_2967541_3106700_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412491284813761170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBR7eH5E7npZw1fH-xtgL8b-swVw5ScS-U_uUjEcNygHJKVSLh4N-Fk87dBSMCV5XeVQTuZFrdTmxSZhUosmZYA-Si1ixJr8K6xOo7TZgONUyKwpkSEY057-3dQ9sK7rItIdffzB1Dd7dS/s1600-h/10952_201609912856_506627856_2967521_7244043_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBR7eH5E7npZw1fH-xtgL8b-swVw5ScS-U_uUjEcNygHJKVSLh4N-Fk87dBSMCV5XeVQTuZFrdTmxSZhUosmZYA-Si1ixJr8K6xOo7TZgONUyKwpkSEY057-3dQ9sK7rItIdffzB1Dd7dS/s400/10952_201609912856_506627856_2967521_7244043_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412491221576122802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQa4IdrE-e0BAojkaamQLLnjdQ832uEBDtjt5mg6z8wUzU_jGdNwGwZW9fihchYFjXDBXWxcOrJK8z2-s-fV7WqXNo0DsZP4qnIriMGYrTstwj7lirnOFXerok8q2NcoJy01xQKdvJObG/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQa4IdrE-e0BAojkaamQLLnjdQ832uEBDtjt5mg6z8wUzU_jGdNwGwZW9fihchYFjXDBXWxcOrJK8z2-s-fV7WqXNo0DsZP4qnIriMGYrTstwj7lirnOFXerok8q2NcoJy01xQKdvJObG/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412493559900673506" border="0" /></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeIkCQTtL1JUNVJwd0HFTLKvTLrjVle4l-i9iiWjCoF3UeseVSDs25dD7qQWPZWTIr0VYIXu7MX83E75HIz5IMrMydABP5hUXXowXFpsR1QWPz5wc4XmthagGmM6JQ5K0mmk9HvBELHj3/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeIkCQTtL1JUNVJwd0HFTLKvTLrjVle4l-i9iiWjCoF3UeseVSDs25dD7qQWPZWTIr0VYIXu7MX83E75HIz5IMrMydABP5hUXXowXFpsR1QWPz5wc4XmthagGmM6JQ5K0mmk9HvBELHj3/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412494343158641074" border="0" /></a>Matthew Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12064044958424632505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960676659823206527.post-26304685534236560962009-12-03T13:07:00.007+00:002009-12-03T13:09:35.902+00:00Decade:Dance 3. 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Third in the series of Decade:Dance mixes - and the first from Thomas. Warming up to late-night Friday, listen to a sample of Ostgut material and some others recorded in Autumn 2008 in Berlin. From Ben Klock To Marcel Dettmann et al. Enjoy.<br />
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<a href="http://fairtilizer.com/track/66780"><span style="color: #444444;">Eastgood Sound</span></a>thomas whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543408556884285844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960676659823206527.post-47106520242976748472009-11-29T13:16:00.004+00:002009-12-02T22:44:36.629+00:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24j9wDJC_nWpKHS8luh8i6IvDR5sEzMIWorFG4NqymEd3KyFskToXYt4yuXpPwKN1NGQsHZetEbEJiQAN_2dBf7NgsEnpRuIv0T56H_UoQzfbfKmZuZGJDTsrc0CLor8-qDGXNWoxk6Mz/s1600/Decade+dance+pt2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409515076508477234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 290px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24j9wDJC_nWpKHS8luh8i6IvDR5sEzMIWorFG4NqymEd3KyFskToXYt4yuXpPwKN1NGQsHZetEbEJiQAN_2dBf7NgsEnpRuIv0T56H_UoQzfbfKmZuZGJDTsrc0CLor8-qDGXNWoxk6Mz/s400/Decade+dance+pt2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ok, less than a week to go until the Decade:Dance, so it's time for <a href="http://fairtilizer.com/track/66671">a second mix</a>. This time from about 2005- a minimal/tech mix with tracks from Nathan Fake, Domenic Eulberg, Miss Kittin, Tommie Nevada, Dinky and Tobi Neumann. Listen and enjoy.</p><br /><br /><p></p>Matthew Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12064044958424632505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960676659823206527.post-17356140977479131392009-11-23T22:04:00.006+00:002009-11-23T22:12:59.240+00:00Lerosa on Hybridise<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdUMzw9JlR-epGzuE7rIt8MJUImumdoVjpFG9tlg-6GKnNgDCvZPPXgB3jAjohfLgt7YqjEPAqniDqEBbCXNAiIPT239w4l54pZS-2fYClbMmxQeC1kcwV_IJCELpSqtxI50xjwSy5uxm/s1600/A-323535-1231668290_jpeg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407424514697471778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 325px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdUMzw9JlR-epGzuE7rIt8MJUImumdoVjpFG9tlg-6GKnNgDCvZPPXgB3jAjohfLgt7YqjEPAqniDqEBbCXNAiIPT239w4l54pZS-2fYClbMmxQeC1kcwV_IJCELpSqtxI50xjwSy5uxm/s400/A-323535-1231668290_jpeg.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I've downloaded a few tracks from Dublin's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Lerosa</span> recently that I've really enjoyed- his '<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Plesso'</span> for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Ostgut</span> is great, and his <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Donato</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Dozzy collab </span>'Snakes at Number 2' <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Ep</span> is superb, really deep, slow techno- Acid Snake clocks in at 100<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">bpm</span>... that's positively lazy! Check out the RA review of that <a href="http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=6737">here</a>.</div><div><br />Anyway, trawling the web I came across <a href="http://hybridize.wordpress.com/">Franco <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Cangelli's</span> Hybridise blog</a>, which is a new one to me but well worth a look. I don't know much about Franco and the blog doesn't give much away. I only know him from his charts on Juno, which are always full of good stuff, and his release on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Mawar</span> earlier this year. Alongside some interesting looking mixes from Franco, Hybridise are currently hosting a<a href="http://go2.wordpress.com/?id=725X1342&site=hybridize.wordpress.com&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffairtilizer.com%2Ftrack%2F61764%2Fdownload"> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Lerosa</span> mixes <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Lerosa</span> mix </a>, a set of his own releases and remixes that is a great introduction to his sound and well worth a listen. Check the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">tracklist</span> below: </div><div><br />Russell – Real Soon </div><div>Franco <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Cangelli</span> – Innocence In A Jar (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Lerosa</span> Remix) – <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Mowar</span> </div><div>Regret – D1 </div><div>Clique – Real Soon </div><div>Seeker – Enclave </div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Circadia</span> – Millions of Moments </div><div>Lovers bleed – Millions of Moments </div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Plesso</span> – <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Ostgut</span> </div><div>Dark Knight – A Touch of Class </div><div>One Year Friends – Enclave </div><div>Much Later – <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Uzuri</span> </div><div>Triage – <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Quintessentials</span> </div><div>Abby – <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">Uzuri</span> </div><div>Buddy system – <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">Quintessentials</span> </div><div>Andy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Vaz</span> – Hurry, Hurry Remix (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">Lerosa</span> Mix) – Yore </div><div>Pussy – Enclave </div>Matthew Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12064044958424632505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960676659823206527.post-89365737718807566382009-11-18T20:30:00.005+00:002009-11-18T22:03:38.791+00:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLW-7xpqGqni2q2q5OLYN_HkPmc2Q_86Fs_DxDdzVSdwu8dB82ZQigs13C5RRjJ5CFUVCSL8Oxlsp-8AP6IV2OxqO4m2jqFVcDIRZmOs8eZ5cymQXq1u1xN4ihAr490ul4QgO_Zi8eag42/s1600/Decade+dance+pt1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405544175649464578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 290px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLW-7xpqGqni2q2q5OLYN_HkPmc2Q_86Fs_DxDdzVSdwu8dB82ZQigs13C5RRjJ5CFUVCSL8Oxlsp-8AP6IV2OxqO4m2jqFVcDIRZmOs8eZ5cymQXq1u1xN4ihAr490ul4QgO_Zi8eag42/s400/Decade+dance+pt1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Building up to our Decade:Dance on 4th December here in Cardiff, we are reliving some old memories through our mixes from the last decade. First up is <a href="http://fairtilizer.com/tracks/63810/download?pwd=">a mix I recorded in about 2003 </a>(ish), a fast paced techno mix. Expect Envoy, Slam, Vince Watson, Drama Society, Funk D Void, some Nathan Fake, before heading into harder techno territory. Hope you like it!Matthew Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12064044958424632505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960676659823206527.post-76048849720635293972009-11-17T11:04:00.001+00:002009-11-17T11:04:06.827+00:00time for a look back...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJyNie6mXuWAs8c-spm1kmUjNMYAly6kSv7bzhx6XGuQDSQE_n95OY14JfY-l0pVtJNXLyHXUMel0cEb_lJe-_5yKwxC9AbKGpiL8Z8w4XpZnDUm06-wrL_VRFdEo8kuNiDgF2Tvq7AJj/s1600/Oblique+dec+v3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJyNie6mXuWAs8c-spm1kmUjNMYAly6kSv7bzhx6XGuQDSQE_n95OY14JfY-l0pVtJNXLyHXUMel0cEb_lJe-_5yKwxC9AbKGpiL8Z8w4XpZnDUm06-wrL_VRFdEo8kuNiDgF2Tvq7AJj/s640/Oblique+dec+v3.jpg" /></a><br />
</div>thomas whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543408556884285844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960676659823206527.post-77758250071667218422009-11-14T20:53:00.007+00:002009-11-14T21:04:47.532+00:00A note from home.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR6JcAHaWQGDQlnRxj3ct2NtFIBVCAkVtH7kGx8Lq1FVJ6xg1XZAwr9I3uUUKVKlXO_B5kuzxKy9Nj8IkkzbKTZp2-JgUzOW1mFJXCGfDcP1MWVZWXXLzloQFaJ4_S3pvv-W7g3r_hHRcI/s1600-h/builtonsand-main.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404065373302312562" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 283px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR6JcAHaWQGDQlnRxj3ct2NtFIBVCAkVtH7kGx8Lq1FVJ6xg1XZAwr9I3uUUKVKlXO_B5kuzxKy9Nj8IkkzbKTZp2-JgUzOW1mFJXCGfDcP1MWVZWXXLzloQFaJ4_S3pvv-W7g3r_hHRcI/s400/builtonsand-main.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Birmingham boy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Regis</span> has produced <a href="http://mp3.factmagazine.co.uk/Built%20on%20Sand.mp3">this mix for FACT</a> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">entitled</span> Built on Sand: A Birmingham Sampler 1978-86. It's not what you'd expect from the man behind British Murder Boys and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Sandwell</span> District. Both <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Regis</span> and Silent Servant have expressed their love of 'other' forms of music than their trademark techno, and that's what's showcased here as FACT say:</p><p>"<em>The mix concerns itself with Birmingham's vibrant but infamously fragmented and undervalued punk and post-punk scene of the late 70s and early 80s, and features amazing music by familiar artists like the Au Pairs and Swell Maps as well as more obscure nuggets from the likes of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Spizzenergi</span>. Mixed and edited with all the punch and precision we've come to expect from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Regis</span>, this is a blisteringly enjoyable listen and an invaluable history lesson to boot. Download it, and enjoy.</em> "</p><p>As a Birmingham boy, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">I'd</span> recommend everyone downloads a piece of the "Bermuda Triangle of success" that falls between the M6, M5 and M42. It makes for 'different' listening at least....</p><p></p>Matthew Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12064044958424632505noreply@blogger.com0