Monday, November 10, 2008
Los Updates Competition
We have two copies of the new album 'First If You Please' by Los Updates that has just been released on Luciano's Cadenza imprint. The album is somewhat of a departure for the minimal label in that it employs (somewhat dirty) vocals over the Tech House beats. You can listen to samples of the album over at JunoAll you have to do to win one of these albums is answer this question:
At what famous Ibiza club is Luciano a resident?
Email us the answer plus your mailing address at illectronic.blog AT gmail.com and the first two correct entries win the album. Good Luck.
The kinky duo also play at Fabric in London this Saturday, November 15th along side the master of minimal, Ricardo Villalobos. Here's the full line-up.
ROOM ONE:
Craig Richards, Ricardo Villalobos, Los Updates (LIVE), Jens Zimmerman
ROOM TWO:
Slam, Terry Francis, Octogen (LIVE)
ROOM THREE:
Doc Martin, DJ Melon
Labels: Cadenza, Los Updates, Luciano
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Speak My Language
The days when beatboxing was limited to a purely hip hop sound palette are long since behind us and where the likes of the UK's Beardyman has been wowing crowds at his live gigs with his ability to incorporate 4-4 techno workouts into his performances, a vocal contortionist from across the pond has taken this idea in a different direction by using his voice as a sound source from which he then crafts complete tracks.Dave Aju (real name Marc Barrite) has just released his first full length album, Open Wide and although the record has a more soulful and housey vibe than I typically go for, I can't help but be in awe of how such a varied collection of 'electronic' sounds can be produced from the ultimate in analog equipment (albeit that heavy digital processing has clearly been applied thereafter). Aju's ability to produce basslines as well as beats is what particularly impresses me but while the record as a whole makes pleasant listening it's the 'impure' bonus cut featuring Luciano and his box of studio toys that really elevates the release for me. Luciano's 11 minute remix of Crazy place blends 'real' instruments into the vocally produced sounds to delivery a constantly evolving dancefloor number and when it gets into full swing at the halfway mark I defy you to stand still or stop tapping out the beat on whatever's in the proximity of your headphones.
Dave Aju - Crazy Place (Luciano Remix) // Circus Company
Open Wide is available at Juno and Crazy Place (inc. the Luciano remix) is also available as a 12" although you may have to do a little digging for this as my usual haunts have sold out.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Luciano Lovin'
The New Fabric 41 mix CD mixed by Luciano is upon us and I was lucky enough to receive an advanced copy which has been on heavy rotation on my stereo for a couple of weeks now. It's an interesting mix of shuffling House beats mixed with melodic Techno rhythms. I always associated Luciano with minimal Techno like his fellow countryman Ricardo Villalobos. His own productions on his label Cadenza and collaborations with Pier Bucci and Quenum have reinforced this reputation. However this mix is much more melodic in style with deep grooves running throughout.Highlights include a great breakdown into the beatless 'In Church' by M83 before throwing up remixes of classic artists Inner City, Phuture and the brand new Planet E release from Kenny Larkin. This is all topped off by the hugely uplifting end track 'Arabesque' by Chymera with it's lush soaring synths and playful melody. Highly recommended.
I can't include any of the mix in this post so I thought I'd treat you to a couple of tracks from Luciano's back catalogue. Here's a minimal classic and his cheeky remix of 'Amelie'
Luciano & Quenum - Orange Mistake // Cadenza 2003
Luciano - Amelie on Ice (Remix 2) // Mental Groove Records 2002
Buy Fabric 41 at Phonica and the usual outlets.
Labels: Cadenza, Fabric, Luciano, Mix
