Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Radioactive Man Competition
The Langer reviewed Radioactive Man's latest album, Growl, way back in February and now I've had a chance to listen to it too, I'd have to agree with the glowing report he gave it. The official release was only a couple of weeks ago and as is customary with such things, Keith Tenniswood is about to embark on a live tour to promote it.The launch party takes place at London's Fabric this Saturday where his performance will also incorporate live vocals from Dot Allison. So, for an extra special Bank Holiday treat we've not only got a pair of tickets to give away for this Saturday but also two copies of the album!
A couple of people told me that I made the last competition a little too hard so this time lets go for something ridiculously easy:
Q) Who is Keith Tenniswood's production partner in the Two Lone Swordsmen?
Send your answers to us as illectronic.blog(AT)gmail.com and please indicate whether you are entering for the tickets, the CD or both.
The winner for the tickets will be notified on Friday but we'll leave the album comp open a little longer and the notification for these will be next Tuesday.
Saturday's Fabric lineup also includes techno legends Dave Clarke and Sterac as well as a Kompakt-themed Room 1 - full details available here.
Growl can be purchased from all the usual places including here.
Labels: Dot Allison, Fabric, Kompakt, Radioactive Man, Steve Rachmad
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
