Sunday, May 16, 2010
Blood Deep
As mentioned on these pages back in January, the debut release on Dark Arx Recordings was one that made me sit up and take note and set a high benchmark for subsequent output on the label to follow. Well, release number 2 is now upon us (has been for a couple of weeks actually) and this time it comes from label head Dark Arx himself and is most definitely a continuation of the initial high quality standards.Where the first release hinted at a dubstep agenda, Dark Arx's Blood Vein EP places this medal proudly on its chest and in doing so propels the label forward into the dancefloor arena. Both Blood Vein and Streak meld stepper's rhythms with spacious techno sound palettes to deliver laid back yet totally danceable offerings that span the Berlin-Bristol divide. The third track on the EP, Argent and Sable, dispenses with the kick drum and makes a return to the kind of dub-infused electronica served up on the label's first release. The track doesn't so much unfold as kind of float along its four minute duration as the growling bassline bubbles away in the background while delayed effects pan across the speakers and a skittery hi hat keeps time before the track slowly edges back into the shadows.
To accompany the EP, comes another installment in the Dark Arx podcast series. Again, put together by Dark Arx himself, Podcast no.3 showcases the label's twin passions for dubstep and techno. As with all forward thinking DJs and labels, Dark Arx clearly has eyes on both the past and the present in order to help define the future. Podcast #3 takes on board techno classics from the likes of UR & Basic Channel and splices them together with modern day gems from scene heavyweights such as Dettmann and Scuba and emerging talents like Instra:mental and ill-ec-tro-nic faves Stroboscopic Artefacts.
Dark Arx - Podcast #3
All in all, both the EP and the podcast only serve to cement my initial inclination that Dark Arx was going to be an interesting little project to keep an eye. Roll-on release no. 3!
Labels: Dark Arx, Dubstep, Electronica, Techno
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Riding High
Until recently, the delights of the Highpoint Lowlife label were unknown to me but but over the past few weeks I've been giving some air time to some of their releases and have been generally delighted by the results. As with many a 'discovery' these days I first took note when something leapt through my headphones but due to my poor file keeping I wasn't quite sure where I'd got the tracks by 'Kwaidan' from. A search of discogs failed to provide any results and it was only when I noticed an e-mail bearing a similar catalogue number from the amongst the mountain of junk we get sent that I started to dig and realised that I'd been sat on a whole heap of promotional gems for way too long.The Kwaidan tracks are kind of hard to describe as they don't sit easily with usual categorisations - there's definitely dubstep overtones remisicent of the likes of Skull Disco but at nearly 12 minutes long apiece, the two tracks on HPLL030 encompass so much more as they mutate along their trajectory taking in all manner of haunting wails and machine drones amidst the pervading dark atmosphere.
Kwaidan - Hoichi //HPLL030
Highpoint's roster is a pretty varied affair but from the handful of releases I've checked out, there's a strong electronica presence; a genre which seems to have been relegated to the lower leagues these days. Ranging from atmospheric textures through more dancefloor oriented experimentation all the way to distorted mentalism, Highpoint Lowlife is bound to have something for anyone with even a passing interest in this genre but for me the real gem in my current explorations comes from two Hungarian guys. I've not heard the original of Tigrics' Boko but the Friskfisk remix is simply stunning and up there with some of Aphex's finest moments - in fact had this come out on his Analord series from a few years back it would surely have been considered one of the standout tracks. The release notes that come with this one state that Friskfisk is somewhat reclusive, makes music for himself and his friends and has no intentions of getting anything else released - surely a tragedy if he has other moments of genius like this up his sleeve!
Tigrics - Boko (Friskfisk Remix) //HPLL035
As well as its openly experimental side, HPLL also releases more 'straight up' material such as Hot City's house rhythms or the dubtec stylings to be heard on Gravious' Futurist EP, the label's latest release.
Gravious - Jupiter Jazz //HPLL036
The final point of mention goes out to whoever's doing the mastering for these releases as, bar none, the sound quality on everything I've checked out is impeccable - not only loud but super crisp and really allowing all of the individual elements to breathe.
So, all in all, a damn good discovery and a label I'll definitely be keeping an eye on. Recent releases have all been digital only and can be purchased from the usual players such as Juno Download or Boomkat but the label also has it's own shop which you can access direct from their site.
Labels: Dubstep, Electronica, Friskfisk, Gravious, Highpoint Lowlife, Kwaidan, Tigrics
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Before I Go
This will be the last from me for a few weeks as I'm about to jet off on holiday but before I leave you in Langer's hands I've got just about enough time for one last post. Unlike many of my previous posts, there's no 'theme' to this one other than the fact that all of these tracks / albums have been getting some air time on my headphones.I'm guessing that few outside of Scandinavia (myself included) will have heard of the curious genre known as Skwee but from the little I've read about it's basically synth driven lo-fi electronica that doesn't take itself too seriously. Eero Johannes' anonymously titled debut LP sits within said classification and delivers 13 tracks of bleepy goodness that range from synth pop similar in style to the the excellent Datashat through to slightly tougher and more 'serious' tracks that wouldn't sound out of place on a wonky aquacrunk dancefloor.
Eero Johannes - Katt Witt 700 Watts //Planet Mu buy
Next up is another debut LP but this time on a mellow hip hop tip. Adrian Michna started his recording career under the moniker Egg Foo Young and had an EP out on Andrea Parker's Touchin' Bass imprint a few years back and has done a handful of remixes and some production work since. On Magic Monday though he's dropped the pseudonym and his first name preferring simply to be known as Michna. The album is a tasty little number reminiscent of RJD2's early work with each track offering something a little different from the next whilst maintaining a warm relaxing vibe throughout.
Michna - Believe In It //Ghostly International buy
The ethereal vocals and soothing piano on Dutch Elm, the opening track of Sunken Foal's Fallen Arches, might lead the listener to assume it's going to be a breezy and relaxing ride all the way. However, while tracks such as Cash Poor are in a similar mould, this is a Planet Mu album after all so things get a little more 'challenging' as the album progresses and the various electronic toys are thrown into the mix.
Sunken Foal - Cash Poor // Planet Mu buy
Labels: Electronica, Ghostly International, Hip Hop, Michna, Planet Mu, Sunken Foal
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Radikal Beats
Whilst on my annual snowboarding pilgrimage earlier this year I got chatting to a fellow boarder and as we chewed the fat on the chairlift it transpired that we also shared a passion for electronic music and dabbling at producing our own. Contact details were duly swapped and when I received a mail with a link to a bunch of tracks this guy had produced, I was more than a little impressed with the results. ST8 (as this young man's chosen production moniker is known) makes luscious electronica in a similar vein to the likes of Boards of Canada and Ulrich Schnauss. He has a tidy pile of tracks available for download via his website and I've posted some of my favourites below. ST8 clearly makes good use of the blueprints set out by those that have trodden the electronica path before him and in my opinion his production quality is right up there with some of the scene's heavyweights. All of these tracks are currently unreleased so if anyone out there is interested in including some ST8 goodness on their label then drop him a line at st8(AT)q3f.org
ST8 - Beneath The Surface //unreleased
ST8 - Caustic Winter //unreleased
ST8 - Reflex Action //unreleased
ST8 - Beneath The Surface //unreleased
ST8 - Caustic Winter //unreleased
ST8 - Reflex Action //unreleased
Labels: Electronica, ST8
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Sound of Silence
It has been some 10 years since the duo Michael Golding & Steve Rutter otherwise know as B12 have broken the silence since their last recorded output. The 3 EP in 1998 was their last release following on from their 'Time Tourist' LP and their classic 'Electro-Soma' which was a highlight of Warp records seminal 'Artificial Intelligence' series.Last Days of Silence is a new release of unheard material, tracks only ever heard live plus music only available on limited edition vinyl. The continuity however is difficult to miss. This album follows on superbly from where their previous outings left off, fusing their unmistakable Detroit influences with the sounds of early nineties Warp electronica.
Listening to this release brings back great memories of my formative years spent listening to Black Dog, Aphex Twin and the classic sound of Detroit with all it's soul and warmth. There's none of yer soulless minimal here.
B12 - 32 Lineup // B12 Records
B12 - More Than One // B12 Records
Last Days of Silence is available as an 18 Track double CD with the second disc, a set of unreleased live recordings. It is also available in a signed limited edition metal box, available here.
You can get your hands on all their back catalogue through Bleep
Labels: B12, Electronica, Warp
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Be Kind. Rewind
I've not been inspired to write about much new music recently so I thought I'd give you a blast from the past and share what I have been rediscovering recently.
Plaid are one of the foremost Electronica artists on Warp records. Having grown out of a side project of Black Dog Productions, Ed Handley and Andrew Turner released their first proper full length album, Not For Threes in 1997. This was followed by Rest Proof Clockwork in 1999, Trainer (a compilation of early works) in 2000 and Double Figure in 2001. Spokes followed in 2003 and Greedy Baby in 2006. Lazy this duo is not.
Here is but a taster of their unique electronic sound which has a purity and clarity all of its own encompassing many styles and influences. Enjoy.
Plaid are one of the foremost Electronica artists on Warp records. Having grown out of a side project of Black Dog Productions, Ed Handley and Andrew Turner released their first proper full length album, Not For Threes in 1997. This was followed by Rest Proof Clockwork in 1999, Trainer (a compilation of early works) in 2000 and Double Figure in 2001. Spokes followed in 2003 and Greedy Baby in 2006. Lazy this duo is not.
Here is but a taster of their unique electronic sound which has a purity and clarity all of its own encompassing many styles and influences. Enjoy.
Plaid - Rakimou // Not For Threes. Warp 1997
Plaid - Ralome // Rest Proof Clockwork. Warp 1999
Plaid - Squance // Double Figure. Warp 2001
EDIT: The links are now fixed.
Buy all these releases at Bleep
Labels: Black Dog, Electronica, Plaid, Warp
Sunday, June 15, 2008
The Sound of [Mu]sic
Despite their long running and prolific release schedule, Planet Mu isn't a label that I know a great deal about as I've always associated it with the more caustic end of IDM (something which I can only take in small doses). However, I was recently given some of the label's latest releases and although the crazed breakbeat of Venetian Snares' Detrimentalist resulted in a fairly short slot on the CD player, it was the efforts of two artists that I'd not heard of previously that tickled my ear buds and have been on frequent rotation since.The Standoffish Cat (dodgy title!) is the debut LP from Mrs Jynx and is 13 tracks of electronica goodness. While none of the tracks are particularly groundbreaking they are all high quality mixes of floaty melodies and clicky percussion and if you've been hankering after the good old days of mid 90s electronica then this album should be just up your street.
Mrs Jynx - Time Missed //The Standoffish Cat
Buy The Standoffish Cat here.
iTAL tEK is another relatively new producer with only a handful of EPs ahead of his first full long player here. Cyclical shows off another of dubstep's many facets only this time it's luscious electronica melodies that have been thrown into the melting pot to spice up the sparse rhythms and gargantuan sub-bass.
iTAL tEK - Cyclical //Cyclical
Buy Cyclical here.
And for those of you that are fans of the slightly more deranged face of Planet Mu's releases, here's something from label owner Mike Paradinas from a few years back:
u-Ziq - Siege of Antioch //Bilious Paths
Buy Planet Mu here.
Labels: Dubstep, Electronica, iTAL tEK, Mrs Jynx, Planet Mu, u-Ziq
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Radioactive Material
Some very special news for all you (Real) Electro fans out there. Radioactive Man has a brand new album! "Growl" is the third offering from Mr Keith Tenniswood following on from his sublime debut "Radioactive Man" and its hard-edged and fast-paced follow up "Booby Trap".It has been nearly 5 years since the release of "Booby Trap" but Keith has been keeping himself busy with collaborations with of course 'Sir Andrew of the Weatherall' in Two Lone Swordsmen, as well as working with David Holmes, The Aloof plus Red Snapper.
Mr Tenniswood says: “My last album was in 2003, so this album is a collection of everything I’ve been working on the last four/five years. I’ve been so busy with Two Lone Swordsmen stuff and DJing, that I haven’t had the time to put it out, so this is a real culmination of a long period of time for me. I wanted it to be pretty dancefloor, but still the kind of album you can pop on at home and enjoy on headphones. I don’t want to think about it too much – everyone gets so wrapped up in the process, the technology, the equipment, and everything else...but what about the music? People talk more about the programs than they do the music itself. That’s all I hope it will be – no hype, just good music that is as poppy as it is deep. I’ve tried to make the emphasis on actual songs, rather than just banging tracks, I could make those any day of the week. I really hope it sounds a bit aged from my last album, more matured. A build-on from where I last left off and maybe proof that I have learnt something along the way. I hope that it’s still got a lot of soul and growth in it.”
The album certainly is a mature work that utilises all of Keith's production knowledge accrued over the last 7 years of collaborations and solo releases. The album could be said to be aimed for the dancefloor but is also a great home listen. There are no abrasive 160 bpm freakouts that have characterised some of the other Control Tower output, instead the album opens with a Slow, low-slung breakbeat track "Basement Bounce". This then goes straight into classic Radioactive Man territory with "Pieces of Eight" with its minute Electro Pulses and a deep, deep bassline which really caries the track with its melodic structure. Other highlights include Dot Alison's sultry vocals on "Nothing At All", 4/4 Electro House on "Kristiina" and Andrew Weatherall's dark menacing vocals on "Double Dealings", definitely one of the album's standout tracks.Overall this is classic Radioactive Man and Growl stands up with his best work, being instantly both listenable and danceable. One of the Electronic albums of the year and it's still only February!
The only downside is that it is not due for release until 12th May! Come on guys surely if an album is ready you can go the Radiohead route and release it via the interweb much faster than this.
The only downside is that it is not due for release until 12th May! Come on guys surely if an album is ready you can go the Radiohead route and release it via the interweb much faster than this.
Tracklisting: Released 12/05/08
01. Basement Business
02. Pieces of Eight
03. Nothing At All featuring DOT ALLISON
04. Kristiina
05. Double Dealings featuring ANDREW WEATHERALL
06. 5 Armed Skeleton
07. Up in the Air
08. Dalston To Detroit
09. Growl
10. State Of That
11. Lungful of Bass
While you are waiting for the rest of this release here are a couple of classics from the back catalog. "Uranium" is the seminal release with that baseline which still puts the Dubstep boys to shame. "Fed-Ex To Munchen" from the second album has the beautiful mournful vocals of Valerie Trebeljahr from the superb Lali Puna
Radioactive Man - Uranium // Rotters Golf Club 2001
Radioactive Man - Fed-Ex To Munchen // Rotters Golf Club 2003
Labels: Andrew Weatherall, Control Tower, Electro, Electronic, Electronica, Lali Puna, Radioactive Man
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Hello Kitty
Kitty-Yo records sent me a whole host of quality material straight outa Berlin.Monosylabikk is the moniker of Filip Kaniecki, a Polish artist who produces abstract Hip Hop with samples from Polish Jazz records. 'Rocks', his new album is a continuation of this cut-up sound with instrumental tracks fusing filmic soundscapes, snatched vocal samples and chopped beats plus vocal tunes with collaborators Bee and MC Coherent Motion.
The whole album reminds me of 'Private Press' era DJ Shadow. Fans of Shadow and The Avalanches should definitely check this. Highly Recommended.
Monosylabikk - Et // Kitty-Yo
Monosylabikk - It'd End Up On Ladbroke Grove // Kitty-Yo
Rocks is released on the 16th November
'Particles' is the new album from Jens Doring aka E:gum , Jerry Lusion and Hp.stonji. His discography includes releases for labels such as Digital, Skam, Klein and Phantomnoise among others. However it is under the name E.stonji that this electronic solo project is released.The tracks contained within combine breakbeats with idm structures and ambient grooves to create beguiling abstract Electronica.
E.stonji - Neutr // Kitty-Yo
E.stonji - Stckinhir // Kitty-Yo
E.stonji Myspace
Particles is out now. Buy at Beatport
Finally some more straight-up dancefloor material from Electro Houser, Plastique De Reve. The Jeux Sans Frontieres EP contains 5 tracks ranging from the Baile Funk bounce of 'Favela Norte' through to the 303 soaked Acid House of 'What's on Your Mind?' and the 2-step / Dubstep riddims of 'Allright'. Quality.Plastique De Reve - Favela Norte // Kitty-Cuts
Plastique De Reve - Allright (Dub) // Kitty-Cuts
Jeux Sans Frontieres is out now. Buy at Juno Download
Labels: E.stonji, Electronic, Electronica, Hip Hop, Kitty-Yo, Monosylabikk, Plastique De Reve
Sunday, June 03, 2007
O Superwoman
I have been wanting an excuse to post this masterpiece of surreal New Wave - Art Rock since I started this blog. Laurie Anderson is an American performance artist and composer. Her work has incorporated graphics, lighting, sculpture, mime, slides, film, speech, music and many electronics, some of her own design. By 1976, her performances were featured prominently in museums and concert venues across Europe and North America. O Superman was released in 1981 and was a suprise crossover hit, reaching number 2 in the British charts.I came across this amazing record somewhat a bit late. I hadn't even heard it until 2 years ago when it was played on a John Peel tribute show (It was one of his all-time favourites.) I was instantly mesmerised by the beautiful haunting sounds and vocals.
My excuse for posting it now is that it has been given the remix treatment by M.A.N.D.Y. and Booka Shade for the 5 Years of Get Physical compilation soon to be released. I always new that the sparse electronics would be perfect for a dancefloor re-interpretation and I am not dissapointed. However at just over 5 minutes the remix is shorter than the original. I think this could have worked really well as an epic 12 minute tranced out mix.
Laurie Anderson - O Superman // Warner Brothers 1981
M.A.N.D.Y. vs Booka Shade Feat Laurie Anderson - O Superman // 5 Years of Get Physical Compilation
Labels: Bookashade, Electro House, Electronic, Electronica, Get Physical, Laurie Anderson, M.A.N.D.Y., New Wave
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
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Introducing The 100th Mega Post
Photos PYMCA
Whooo hoo!
It's another celebration here at ill-ec-tro-nic as we have reached our one hundredth post. There are no brand new exclusives to give you at the moment so I shall be sharing some current tracks that are currently rocking my world.
Beck - Cell Phone's Dead (Villalobos Entlebuch Remix) // The Information Deluxe, Remixes
One by one he'll knock you out. I said a few months back that I thought that Ricardo Villalobos was overrated. I still stand by that remark but he is slowly winning me over with his superb remixes. Depeche Mode's Sinner In Me, Shackleton's Blood On My Hands and this bomb from Beck have all been huge. Villalobos' sound is to use repetition to such an extent that you get totally tranced out and lost in the mix. And how it works. This beck remix with it's eery moans certainly does that to me.
Thom Yorke - Harrowdown Hill (Ripperton Dub) // Unreleased
Thom Yorke's The Eraser was one of my favourite albums of last year. There have been some great remixes floating about of which this is one of the best. Ripperton turns Harrowdown Hill into a Minimal Techno stormer. If anyone has a copy I'd love to hear the the vocal version.
Round Four - Find A Way (Vocal and Version) // Main Street 1998
Round Three - Acting Crazy // Main Street 1995
Some classic deep dubby House music from Basic Channel. I've been totally getting into this sound at the moment and the sweet Reggae vocals of Paul St Hilaire make these two tracks really shine. You can still get them as part of the Round One to Round Five 1993 - 1999 CD compilation available at Juno and Beatport
Sebo K & Metro - Transit (Original Mix) // Get Physical Buy
Here is a nice slice of Electro House with soaring synth lines and uplifting strings which should do some damage if slipped into a set at the right time. Sebo K hails from Berlin and is part of the Mobilee crew with Anja Schneider
And finally here is a classic from Two Lone Swordsmen aka Keith Tenniswood and Andrew Weatherall (He attended the PYMCA 20 years of rave exhibition don't you know). Rico's Helly is from their second album The Fifth Mission (Return To The Flightpath Estate) from 1996 on their Emissions Audio Output Label and is my favourite TLS track. It's scattershot beats and live double bass bassline are to die for and create a moody masterpiece. You can finally get hold of this on a new compilation of their pre Warp material entitled Emissions From The Archive on the Rotters Golf Club label. Enjoy.
Two Lone Swordsmen - Rico's Helly // Emissions Audio Output 1996
Buy this compilation at Bleep
Well that's it from the 100th Mega Post. but stay tuned for an upcoming Psychedelic Rock post coming up next week.
Beck - Cell Phone's Dead (Villalobos Entlebuch Remix) // The Information Deluxe, Remixes
One by one he'll knock you out. I said a few months back that I thought that Ricardo Villalobos was overrated. I still stand by that remark but he is slowly winning me over with his superb remixes. Depeche Mode's Sinner In Me, Shackleton's Blood On My Hands and this bomb from Beck have all been huge. Villalobos' sound is to use repetition to such an extent that you get totally tranced out and lost in the mix. And how it works. This beck remix with it's eery moans certainly does that to me.
Thom Yorke - Harrowdown Hill (Ripperton Dub) // Unreleased
Thom Yorke's The Eraser was one of my favourite albums of last year. There have been some great remixes floating about of which this is one of the best. Ripperton turns Harrowdown Hill into a Minimal Techno stormer. If anyone has a copy I'd love to hear the the vocal version.
Round Four - Find A Way (Vocal and Version) // Main Street 1998
Round Three - Acting Crazy // Main Street 1995
Some classic deep dubby House music from Basic Channel. I've been totally getting into this sound at the moment and the sweet Reggae vocals of Paul St Hilaire make these two tracks really shine. You can still get them as part of the Round One to Round Five 1993 - 1999 CD compilation available at Juno and Beatport
Sebo K & Metro - Transit (Original Mix) // Get Physical Buy
Here is a nice slice of Electro House with soaring synth lines and uplifting strings which should do some damage if slipped into a set at the right time. Sebo K hails from Berlin and is part of the Mobilee crew with Anja Schneider
And finally here is a classic from Two Lone Swordsmen aka Keith Tenniswood and Andrew Weatherall (He attended the PYMCA 20 years of rave exhibition don't you know). Rico's Helly is from their second album The Fifth Mission (Return To The Flightpath Estate) from 1996 on their Emissions Audio Output Label and is my favourite TLS track. It's scattershot beats and live double bass bassline are to die for and create a moody masterpiece. You can finally get hold of this on a new compilation of their pre Warp material entitled Emissions From The Archive on the Rotters Golf Club label. Enjoy.
Two Lone Swordsmen - Rico's Helly // Emissions Audio Output 1996
Buy this compilation at Bleep
Well that's it from the 100th Mega Post. but stay tuned for an upcoming Psychedelic Rock post coming up next week.
Labels: Basic Channel, Beck, Electro House, Electronic, Electronica, Ricardo Villalobos, Ripperton, Round One to Five, Sebo k, Thom Yorke, Two Lone Swordsmen
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Birthday Bombs #3
Part 3 of our birthday re-posts is given over to two tracks I posted that were only ever released on a CD given away with De:Bug magazine in Germany.
The original posts can be found here and here (as you can see from the Claro Intelecto post, I was having some teething troubles using blogger!)
Claro Intelecto - State of Grace
Moderat - Let Your Love Glow
Seeing as the Moderat track also features on The Langer's latest mix posted earlier this week I thought I'd give you all an extra Birthday treat and share another one of the fine cuts from the CD in question:
This time it's from the insanely prolific John Tejada.
John Tejada - Panorama
The original posts can be found here and here (as you can see from the Claro Intelecto post, I was having some teething troubles using blogger!)
Claro Intelecto - State of Grace
Moderat - Let Your Love Glow
Seeing as the Moderat track also features on The Langer's latest mix posted earlier this week I thought I'd give you all an extra Birthday treat and share another one of the fine cuts from the CD in question:
This time it's from the insanely prolific John Tejada.
John Tejada - Panorama
Labels: Apparat, Claro Intelecto, Electro, Electronic, Electronica, Moderat, Modeselektor
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
ill-ec-tro-nic @ 1001
Thursday March 8th sees ill-ec-tro-nic returning to Cafe 1001 in Brick lane to spin more of the lastest Electronic wonders.Joining Bauer and Myself we have a special guest. Kiran AKA 'Mr Soft' from the excellent TAPE blog whom I'm sure will have tunes so fresh that the CDR's will still be warm.
We will be in spinning in the bar from 7.30 til Midnight. It's free all night so come and join us for more aural delights. Click for directions.
And for those of you that missed it last time, here is my live DJ from last month. Enjoy.
Langer - Live @ 1001 Mix (08.02.07)
Tracklist: 08.02.07
Booka Shade - Darko (Radioslave Remix) // Get Physical
Alex Under - Untitled // Apnea
Bobby Peru - Erotic Discourse (Audiojack Mix) // 20:20 Vision
OST, Kjex - Shanghai My Chedder // Dialect Recordings
Elektrochemie - Mucky Star // Get Physical
OST, Kjex - How Not to Be A Biscuit // Crosstown Rebels
Marc Romboy & Stephan Bodzin - Telesto // Systematic
The Knife - Silent Shout // Brille
Alex Smoke - Prima Materia (Abort Mix) // Soma
Heartthrob - Baby Kate (Sascha Funke Remix) // M_nus
Burial - Distant Lights // Hyperdubs
Moderat - Let Your Love Grow // De:bugs
Labels: 1001, Electro House, Electronic, Electronica, Live, Minimal, Mix, Techno
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Paranormal Activity
There is currently lots of activity over at Ghostly International and Spectral Sound. I got sent the brand new remix album from Lusine (AKA Jeff Mcllwain). Entitled Podgelism (Tracks taken from his debut album Serial Hodgepodge) it is a stunning collection of glitchy rhythms and intricate melodies remixed by himself plus other top-flight electronica producers including Apparat, John Tejada, Lawrence and Matthew Dear.My favourites from the album include scatter-shot rhythms and warm tones of Flat (Lusine Remix) and Falling In (Lusine Remix). Matthew Dear steels the show however with his pure liquid electronics interpretation of Flat For You. Masterful.
Unfortunately I'm only allowed to give you one treat from this album but you can listen to the rest of this superb collection here.
Lusine - Still Life (Lusine Remix) // Podgelism LP - Ghostly International
Next up are some brand new remixes of one off the biggest tunes of last year. Audion's Mouth To Mouth was a track of atomic bomb proportions, destroying every dancefloor within a 50 mile radius. It's no surprise then to learn that is has got the remix treatment from both Heartthrob and Konrad Black. Trying to better the energy of the original would be impossible so both producers have opted to strip the track right back to it's minimal foundations leaving it's bassline and adding snippets of the original synths which gave it such a distinct sound.We can't give you the full versions but my boy RAW has done a special little edit for your listening pleasure. You can however listen to the other mixes here.
Audion - Mouth to Mouth (Whorenando's "Couch to Couch" mix by Konrad Black) EDIT // Spectral Sound 12"
You can buy both these releases at Beaport and Juno from March 20th
Labels: Electronic, Electronica, Ghostly International, Lusine, Minimal, Remixes, Spectral Sound, Techno
Friday, March 02, 2007
Blinded by the Lights
While anyone with a fear of colours is definitely going to shy away from the sleeve of Gui Boratto's new album, their panic should abate once they delve inside and start listening to the musical gems contained within.Following a string of 12"s over the last couple of years, the Brazilian's debut album for Kompakt will most definitely cement his reputation within the dance community, delivering as it does, a fine selection of styles and sounds from across the electronic spectrum.
Whether you should buy this album or not is not really questionable although you may be split over which format to go for as the LP contains a measly 6 cuts, albeit with the inclusion of some of the more dancefloor-oriented tracks such as the superb 'Mr Decay'. The CD delivers a much more generous 13, including one of my other favourites 'Xilo' - quite why this track didn't make it onto both formats though is beyond me especially when one of the six on the LP is the cheesy mid 90's mainstream dance-esque 'Beautiful Day'.
Anyway, here's Xilo in all it's guitar-tinged glory along with one of the tracks that first made people's ears prick up:
Gui Boratto - Xilo // Kompakt LP
Gui Boratto - Arquipelago // K2 12"
Check out his website too as there's details of an 'internet live transmission' of his new album.
Buy some of his releases from here
Labels: Electronic, Electronica, Gui Boratto, Kompakt, Techno
Saturday, February 24, 2007
The Temptations of Joy
Having got back from Our Disco last night with secret special guests 2manyDJs (result!) and having listened to hours of banging Electro House and Rock, getting munted and losing my friends, I am in need of some aural soothing. Fortunately I have just the ticket.
Temptation of Joy by Jatun is gorgeous, ethereal Post-Rock Electronica in an M83 / Mogwai style. It is soothing, uplifting and dark all at the same time. A soundtrack to mornings after the night before.
Jatun - Temptation of Joy // Other Electricities
Taken from the album S/T out on March 6th on Other Electricities. You can check out other tracks from the album here
Temptation of Joy by Jatun is gorgeous, ethereal Post-Rock Electronica in an M83 / Mogwai style. It is soothing, uplifting and dark all at the same time. A soundtrack to mornings after the night before.Jatun - Temptation of Joy // Other Electricities
Taken from the album S/T out on March 6th on Other Electricities. You can check out other tracks from the album here
Jatun Website and Myspace
ill-ec-tro-nic favourite, Gabriel Ananda has a new album due 19th March. Named Bambusbeats it sees him moving away from the Trancey Techno of his older productions and teaming up with live percussionist Oliver Frank. The result is a Techno album with warm textures and synths underpinned by the live drums. Check out samples from the rest of the album hereGabriel Ananda - Lamakova // Karmarouge
Gabriel Ananda Myspace
Labels: Electronic, Electronica, Gabriel Ananda, Jatun, Karmarouge, Other Electricities, Post Rock, Techno
