Saturday, October 10, 2009
Rockin' The Boombox
After a lengthy hiatus from this blog I've decided to return and give you all more music than you can shake an electronic stick at. These tunes have been rocking my stereo for the last couple of months.
Echaskech - Shatterproof // Just Music BuyTitle track from their great new album out now on Just Music.
Every month Echaskech showcase different electronic artists at their residency at The Concrete Bar on London's south bank.
The next event is on October 17th with Max Cooper (Live) and Input Junkie (Live). For more info go to www.echaskech.co.uk
They also have an album launch for Shatterproof at the Queen of Hoxton on October 28th.
Point B - Track 1 // Combat Recordings BuyGreat melodic Dubstep from the forthcoming 'Suicide Beauty Spot' album on Combat Recordings. Released October 26th.
Andrew Weatherall - Built Back Higher // Rotters Golf Club BuyRadical Majik - Direct Action (Andrew Weatherall Remix) // Rotters Golf Club Buy
Andrew Weatherall confounds critics who try and put his sound into any type of box. 'Built Back Higher' is my favourite track from his new album 'A Pox On The Pioneers'.
Weatherall also teams up with his Boardroom crew for more new tracks and remixes from 'Andrew Weatherall Vs The Boardroom Vol 2'
Ikonika - Smuck // Planet Mu released Oct 26thSubeena - Analyse // Planet Mu released Oct 19th
The ladies are upstaging the boys with these two new releases forthcoming on Planet Mu.
It's more great 8 bit Dubstep in a Zomby style from Ikonika plus a melodic Dubtec wonder from Subeena
Florence And The Machine - You Got The Love (XX Remix) // UniversalSo this is a remix of a cover version of The Source feat Candi Staton - 'You Got The Love' which itself was a mashup of her original acapella plus Jamie Principal's 'Your Love'.
Hmm.... Worth it though.
And finally some superb podcasts and mixes you should definitely check out.2562 - Fact Mix 81
Scuba - Podcast 03
SCB - mnml ssgs mix 37
Labels: 2562, Andrew Weatherall, Echaskech, Ikonika, Planet Mu, Point B, Scuba, Subeena
Saturday, June 02, 2007
Picture Perfect
It has been a long time coming but the debut album "Skechbook" by Echaskech is finally here and it has definitely been worth the wait. Back in August last year I previewed some of the electronic duo's live music and since then they have been honing their sound to create an album of deep electronic soundscapes which are fully fleshed out. The album opener "Cause and Effect" starts off as a mellow Electro number with lush synths and dreamy effects but then a 303 line is dropped in to convert the track into full on acid throbber. It's a bold opening statement and sets up the rest of the album. Echaskech's sound ranges from ambient dreamscapes, through subtle Electronica to Electro and Techno influences. Many of the tracks including "Unsynchronised Swimming" and "A Slow Day" remind me of Snivillisation era Orbital.The whole album flows together really well and incorporates their different styles and influences without any track feeling out of place. This is no mish mash of odd style clashes like so many electronic albums can be. Echaskech have found their own unique voice and it definitely shimmers.
Echaskech - Frequency Apogee // Just Music
Echaskech - A Slow Day // Just Music
Skechbook is released on June 4th on Just Music. You can buy the album and single "Popstars" here.
Echaskech Myspace
Labels: Echaskech, Electro, Electronic, Electronica, Just Music
