DOCSLIB.ORG

Sweet Beats and Christmas Cheer: December New Album Reviews

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Sweet Beats and Christmas Cheer: December New Album Reviews Sweet Beats And Christmas Cheer: December New Album Reviews Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world With the temperature getting colder and snow in the air, what is better than gathering the family around the fire and listening to some tunes? Dad wants the Beatles, Mum Take That, while the kids demand One Direction and Thirty Seconds To Mars. But what you need is something all the family can enjoy! By JOHN BITTLES Luckily this December brings a stream of releases that could even put a smile on Granny’s grouchy old face. We have the alien art-house visions of Arca, the sub-aquatic warmth of Deepchord, the slacker rock stirrings of Cass McCombs, the stoned shoegaze of The Telescopes, the funk-strewn acid of Paranoid London and lots more. So, start warming those chestnuts, turn all iPhones and tablets off, and let us begin… This month we’ll start by entering Venezuelan artist Arca’s strange, electronic world. While last year’s debut full-length Xen was something of a disappointment, expectations have still been sky-high for the follow-up from the moment it was announced. His previous work with the likes of Bjork and FKA twigs highlighted how Arca was a single-minded entity whose unique mindset and vision marked him out as someone who could take music to places it had never been. At times angry and punishing, at others soft and tranquil, Mutant may be far from an easy listen, yet it is a thrilling one all the same. Fractured beats will rise out of nowhere to pound the listener into submission. Then, just as you feel like you can’t take any more, they will suddenly dissolve to be replaced by a beautiful hush, or a melancholic piano line. While Xen seemed like a mere collection of sketches, Mutant is a far more coherent and focused album which still manages to sound like nothing else around. If you have this on as background music it will irritate and jar, but if you listen to it with every ounce of your being and soul it reveals itself to be one of the most beguiling works of art you will hear this year. 9/10. Sweet Beats And Christmas Cheer: December New Album Reviews What is there left to say about Deepchord’s Rod Modell which hasn’t been said before? His Coldest Season and Vantage Isle Sessions LPs remain two of the finest examples of dub techno known to man. As Deepchord and Echospace the producer has created some of richest downtempo electronic music I have ever heard. After the ambient feel of his previous album 20 Electrostatic Soundfields, Rod revisits his trademark deep, echoing dubscapes with the double CD package of Ultraviolet Music. Out now of Soma, the record’s unhurried atmospherics combine with dense low-end pulses and a luxurious sense of space to create a rich aural world. Played in the likes of Plastic People (RIP), Watergate or The Sub Club many of these songs will transform your night from great to majestic. But even if you don’t have access to a top quality soundsystem, find yourself a lonely darkened room and a good pair of headphones to experience one of the most luxurious listening events of the year. 10/10. Composed of hard to find gems from his back catalogue A Folk Set Apart: Rarities, B-sides & Space Junk, Etc is so good it could almost give singer-songwriters a good name. Cass McCombs‘ Big Wheels And Others album from 2013 firmly cemented his place among the likes of Mac Demarco and Kurt Vile as one of the new breed of American folk singers who actually have something to say. His new record is a spiky gem; by turns playful, angry and forlorn. Even after the first listen you’ll discover many of these songs lingering long in the mind, (something of a rarity in today’s throwaway times). I Cannot Lie opens proceedings with a quirky slice of laid back funk, a great introduction for what is to come. From here A.Y.D. and Oatmeal recall the bratty punk of The Strokes, while Twins, Minimum Wage and Poet’s Day are heartfelt reflections which give some soul to all the studied cool. In the shops from the 11th of December, this is a lot more fun than an album of cast-offs and b-sides has any right to be. 8/10. Sweet Beats And Christmas Cheer: December New Album Reviews Liam Blackburn of Indigo and Akkord fame adopts his new Ancestral Voices moniker this month to give us an album’s worth of spell-bindingly good mid-paced techno grooves. The record Night Of Visions is out now on Samarai Horo, and finds the producer exploring a side of electronic music which is menacing, bass-infused and sexy as hell. Reminiscent of Senking’s wonderful Closing Ice album from earlier this year, Night Of Visions is the sonic equivalent of a large dog growling at you from somewhere in the dark. After an atmospheric opener, Ritual Terre slips right into your consciousness with its low, sinister pulse. Further in, Selva is a haunting piece of electronica which suddenly morphs into mutated drum n‘ bass, La Purga is the sound of someone slowly creeping up on you from behind, while The Feathered Serpent will make anyone’s heart pound. Unbelievably immersive and aurally thrilling, this is an album which simply must be heard. 10/10. A highlight of any music fan’s year, the Tour De Traum series reaches its 11th volume this December with a bumper collection of electronic dance which will make you swoon as well as move. Compiled and mixed, as always, by Traum label-head Riley Reinhold, the album’s two mixes take in over four hours of music which will induce signs of devotion in those who like their house instrumental, emotional and with a melodic core. Spacious and with a stunning level of depth, tracks by the likes of Dominik Eulberg, Microtrauma, Sebatian Mullaert and Mario Hammer & The Lonely Robot lend the album both a dance floor focus and a melancholy air. While its very length may seem somewhat intimidating, neither of the two mixes feel anywhere near as long as they are. This is electronic music which touches you, and will never throw you out of bed. With the majority of the forty tracks on offer having been created by artists who are new names to me, Tour De Traum XI is educational, beautiful and funky as fuck. 9/10. Sweet Beats And Christmas Cheer: December New Album Reviews My reissue of the month comes in the form of Splashdown: The Complete Creation Recordings 1990-1992, a two CD compilation from indie faves The Telescopes. The band made a triumphant return this year with the drawling energy of brand new album Hidden Fields. Splashdown collects together the band’s early EPs, their #Untitled Second LP, and various b-sides and rarities. And what a collection it is! The scuzzy rock and narcotic ballads of The Telescopes led to them being placed in the same bracket as the likes of Lush, The Jesus & Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine back when shoegaze seemingly ruled the world. Yet, what is ably demonstrated in this retrospective is just how versatile and varied their output has been. From the pain-filled noise of Deep Hole Ends, the funk-strewn jangle of Everso, to the traditional indie stirrings of Flying the band have proven themselves to be the masters of whatever they try. Anyone out there lamenting the death of guitar bands, or who longs for a time when music touched both your heart and soul, this is for you. 9/10. The name Paranoid London has been causing quite a stir among taste- makers, bloggers and those who frequent the ‚cooler‘ clubs for quite a while now. Their dirty, acid-flecked house music is perfect for losing yourself within a groove. This month the band release their self-titled debut album, a killer collection of tough, moody house with a liberal smattering of 303s and 808s throughout. Make no mistake, this is dance music best listened to on a good PA in a dark, sweaty basement. Light Tunnel opens the album with clattering hi-hats, pulsing acid lines and a deep, fuck-me groove. From here the gems come thick and fast; Transmission 5 is a Chicago-inspired spoken word jam, Paris Dub 3 is full of dark echoing funk, Lovin U (Ahh Shit) a jackin‘ dance floor destroyer and 300 Hangovers A Year reminiscent of Hardfloor at their very best. Needless to say, if you haven’t danced to Paranoid London yet, you must be frequenting the wrong clubs. 8/10. Sweet Beats And Christmas Cheer: December New Album Reviews Let’s be honest here, remix albums are usually crap! Name me five remix albums which you can enjoy listening to from beginning to end and I’ll give you a condescending pat on the head. No exception to this is Claustrophobia Remixes, a collection of refits of tracks taken from Scuba’s excellent Claustrophobia LP from earlier this year. In amongst the sludge though, some of the individual tracks on here are great. For instance, Tallmen 785’s version of Levitation eases the listener in with a welcome mid 90s Harthouse throb. Other picks include Function’s moodily mid-paced refit of Why You Feel So Low and the dark electronic trip of Family Entertainment by Ø, while Tuff City Kids revamp Transience into an airy house groove which makes a welcome respite from all the thumping techno which came before.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • August-07-Show Minimal Techno
    august-07-show minimal techno our guest of the august-07-show - ata tak - is guiding us from sacramento to westerburg. from the birthplace of daniel bell to the place of residence of dominic eulberg. from the seeds of a certain sound-aesthetic to the place where it's currently in blossom. we talk about rhythm, reduction, bleeps and a very very thight mixing, for what ata tak has stunning skills. expect rare & twin- kling valuables all-over! - ata tak is introduced by new.com (p45/ cmfrt_ns_prdctns) • total playing time: 3h/18m/59s • mixed by ata tak & new.com • produced by new.com • recorded the 16th of august 2007 @ www.audioasyl.net • download (mp3/128kbs/185mb) over p45.ch & comfortnoise.com playlist new.com is playing: 000:08 - krak street boyz feat. big bully & lil dirty - listening man - tuning spork family affair 09 006:33 - soul capsule - beauty and the beat - perlon 63 015:44 - gez varley - political prisoner - k7 23lp 019:50 - lb dub corp - phase action - mote-evolver 06 022:20 - sarah goldfarb - dj is not a machine - curle 06 027:40 - cybotron - clear (troy pierce rmx) - juno 03 031:17 - ness - ear raw - 6th studio 01 036:18 - squeeks & kaoss - squeeks & kaoss (jamie jones orinoco rmx) - im- migrant 31 040:40 - de walta & aquatic - schulze - kalk pets 08 046:30 - norman nodge - nn 8.0 - mdr 03 052:58 - beat pharmacy - wata (acid dub) - deep space media 50169 057:19 - deepchord - wuerfel - deep chord 07 ata tak is playing: 061:50 - the vision - detroit: one circle - metroplex 25 067:53 - dbx - loosing control - accelerate 102
    [Show full text]
  • Santiago Salazar Santonio Echols Sean Deason Seth
    ANN SAUNDERSON GARY MARTIN QUENTIN HARRIS ANGIE LINDER GARY CHANDLER ALAN OLDHAM GERALD BRUNSON ROBERT HOOD AUX 88 GENERATION NEXT RICK WILHITE A NUMBER OF NAMES GARI ROMALIS RYAN CROSSON ANDY TOTH GREGORY COLLIER RAY 7 ANNIX RICK WADE ANDY GARCIA HEINRICH MÜLLER REGGIE HARRELL AMP FIDDLER RON COOK ALEXANDRES LUGO INNER CITY A BLAKTONY HORTON SUPERDRE ALTON MILLER JUAN ATKINS SCAN 7 ANTHONY SHAKE SHAKIR JAY DENHAM STACEY “HOTWAXX“ HALE ABDUL QADIM HAQQ JOHN E. COLLINS SCOTT GROOVES JTC SANTIAGO SALAZAR BLAKE BAXTER JOSH GREENWOOD SANTONIO ECHOLS BRUCE BAILEY J. GARCIA SEAN DEASON BUZZ GOREE JAY DANIEL SETH TROXLER BILL BEAVER JEFFREY WOODWARD SAM VALENTI BRIAN KAGE JESSICA CARE MOORE STRAND JOE BEEZY BIG STRICK SINISTARR BURDEN BROTHERS JEFFREY SFIRE BRENT SCUDDER JON DIXON SEAN TATE BRIAN GILLESPIE JENNY LAFEMME SOULFUL UNDERGROUND JOY SANTIAGO CLARK SHAUN REEVES CORNELIUS HARRIS SUGA SHONUFF & FLO REAL CLAUDE YOUNG JR. KENNY LARKIN CARL CRAIG KEITH TUCKER TONY FOSTER CAROL MARVIN KEVIN SAUNDERSON TIM BAKER CRAIG HUCKABY KEVIN REYNOLDS TOMMIE COOL CLIFF THOMAS KENT SPENCER TIMELINE CHUCK DANIELS KEITH WORTHY T.LINDER K-HAND CHEZ DAMIER THOMAS BARNETT CHARLES HICKS KEVIN DYSARD CHARIVARI GROUP KERO THERESA HILL KAI ALCE TODD JOHNSON D. RICHARDSON TOMMY HAMILTON DAVINA BUSSEY LEE CURTISS TONY NOVA DETROIT TECHNO MILITIA LUKE HESS T. CARLITA DANIEL BELL LINDA G TIM STEWARD DJ GODFATHER LOS HERMANOS DJ ROACH WINNETTRA SAWYER DJ MORESSE MONTY LUKE WALTER WASACZ DJ BONE MIKE HUCKABY MIKE HIMES DJ AL ESTER 4 HOUR OF LOVE DIMITRI HEGEMANN MARK TAYLOR DJ FINGERS MIKE ARCHER DJ ASSAULT MARCELLUS PITTMAN ZANA SMITH DEREK PLASLAIKO MIKEL SMITH DJ TAZ MODEL 500 DJ RAYBONE JONES MIKE BANKS DJ ART PAYNE MIKE AGENT X CLARK DJ PSYCHO MERACHKA DIVINITI MICHAEL FOTIAS DARKCUBE MILTON BALDWIN DJ SEOUL MOODYMANN DJ MINX MIKE GRANT DJ DI’JITAL MIKE SERVITO DJ CENT MARSHALL APPLEWHITE DEEPCHORD MARK FLASH DRU RUIZ MATTHEW DEAR DRAND D-WYNN NEIL V.
    [Show full text]
  • Universidade De São Paulo Escola De Comunicações E Artes
    UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO ESCOLA DE COMUNICAÇÕES E ARTES PROGRAMA DE PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM CIÊNCIA DA INFORMAÇÃO JADE AUGUSTO DE MACEDO GOLA FERNANDES A informatividade da música eletrônica v. 1 São Paulo 2015 JADE AUGUSTO DE MACEDO GOLA FERNANDES A informatividade da música eletrônica v. 1 Dissertação apresentada ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Informação da Escola de Comunicações e Artes da Universidade de São Paulo para obtenção do título de Mestre em Ciência da Informação Área de Concentração: Cultura e Informação Linha de Pesquisa: Apropriação Social da Informação Orientadora: Prof.ª Dr.ª Lúcia Maciel Barbosa de Oliveira São Paulo 2015 Autorizo a reprodução e divulgação total ou parcial deste trabalho, por qualquer meio convencional ou eletrônico, para fins de estudo e pesquisa, desde que citada a fonte. Catalogação na Publicação Serviço de Biblioteca e Documentação Escola de Comunicações e Artes da Universidade de São Paulo Dados fornecidos pelo(a) autor(a) Fernandes, Jade Augusto de Macedo Gola A informatividade da música eletrônica / Jade Augusto de Macedo Gola Fernandes. -- São Paulo: J. A. M. G. Fernandes, 2015. 189 p. + CD. Dissertação (Mestrado) - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Informação - Escola de Comunicações e Artes / Universidade de São Paulo. Orientadora: Prof ª. Dr ª. Lúcia Maciel Barbosa de Oliveira Bibliografia 1. Música eletrônica 2. Música e informação 3. Informatividade 4. Categorização Musical 5. Interculturalidade I. , Prof ª. Dr ª. Lúcia Maciel Barbosa de Oliveira II. Título. CDD 21.ed. - 020 FERNANDES, J. A. M. G. A informatividade da música eletrônica. Dissertação apresentada ao Programa de Pós- Graduação em Ciência da Informação da Escola de Comunicações e Artes da Universidade de São Paulo para obtenção do título de Mestre em Ciência da Informação Aprovada em: Banca Examinadora Prof.
    [Show full text]
  • DEQ No.15 Interactive
    LETTER FROM THE DEQ STAFF Between the time of our previous edition and the one currently in your hands, Detroit Electronic Quarterly and the Detroit music community at-large lost one of its most generous, encouraging advocates. And quite simply one of the best people ever to set foot within city limits. LaVell Williams made his transition on Saturday Oc- tober 27th, 2018, and did so in a manner reflective of how he chose to live every single day: listening to the music of his heroes, holding hands of those who loved him deeply, and selflessly comforting everyone with grace, love and care. He was a tireless, vocal advocate for numerous move- ments and a generous participant. It was a common sight to see LaVell volunteering at a registration table for AIDS Walk Detroit, helping program the Michigan Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, setting up equipment at the inaugural Detroit Electronic Music Festival, or working with families to present quilts at the AIDS Quilt Project in Hart Plaza. One of the great loves of his life was helping to pre- serve the music and history of the city he loved so much. In 2011, he became a founding member of the Detroit Sound Conservancy. It was not uncommon to see LaVell and Conservancy founder Dr. Carleton Gholz running from a jazz concert at Baker’s to a rock show at the Majestic to an afterhours in Eastern Mar- ket, often all on the same night’s calendar, enjoying each with equal enthusiasm. or, friend, companion, sounding board, punching bag, LaVell was probably best known to readers of this pub- Mother Superior, hall monitor, drama negotiator, refer- lication as a manager of the legendary record store ee, family member and deeply beloved.
    [Show full text]
  • Felix Da Housecat, Boys Noize, International Pony
    2 cds GRÁTIs! TEMAS DE FELIX DA HOUSECAT, BOYS NOIZE, INTERNATIONAL PONY... #124. SETEMBRO 07 “1 Year Of aenaria Tribal” Mixed by Luca Ricci FELI por apenas + 10€ X DA H O U SE C AT • UNDERWORLD • RICARDO VILLALOBOS • BOYS NOIZE UNDERWORLD REGRESSO EM GRANDE ESTILO RICARDOICARDO VILLALOBOSVILLALOBOS E AA VIDAVIDA BOÉMIABOÉMIA BOYS NOIZE DESAFIA A DISTOISTORÇÃO FELIX DA HOUSECAT O DIAbO DIgital! INTERNATIONAL PONY 2 BROTHERS OF SOUL MACACOS DO CHINÊS #124 www.danceclub.pt SETEMBRO 2007 No CD GRÁTIS 4,95€ • [Portugal continental - IVA incluído] deste mês: MÚSICA: Felix da Housecat “Future Calls the Dawn”; Interna- tional Pony “Solid Gold”; 2 Brothers Of Soul feat Aqeel 72 “Holi- Anti-Pop Music Festival • Marés Vivas • Fresh Week day Nu Viaje”; Boys Noize “Wisconsin’95”; Macacos do Chinês “Inspiração” Algarve Beach Party • Mr. Wilson • Demo Club dance club #124 EDITORIAL 18 2 brothers of soul 32 underworld Esta é a primeira capa de sempre da Dance Club com umas figuras mais irreverentes (e bem dispostas) da international pony anti-pop music festiVal dancescene. Um nome da “velha guarda” de Chicago, 20 44 Félix da Housecat foi um dos culpados pela invasão do electroclash em 2001 com temas como “Silver Screen boys noize fresh week Shower Scene” onde surgia a voz de Miss Kitten (entre- 22 46 tanto zangaram-se!). Agora o gato tem um novo álbum e confessa ter-se convertido ao software (o Diabo digital) felix da housecat algarVe beach party Serato para tocar nos seus gigs… 24 50 Outros destaques nesta edição são os 2 Brothers Of Soul, uma dupla composta por um produtor espanhol e um por- macacos do chinês louie Vega @ sasha tuguês, autores de um house bem interessante.
    [Show full text]
  • Lena Circonstances / Variations 1-4
    Lena Circonstances / Variations 1-4 BC02 – 2010 - PRESS REVIEW - Liability Webzine (FR) (Dec 2010) Sous le nom de Lena, Mathias Delplanque donne libre cours à ses vagabondages électro-dub. Nous en avions déjà eu un aperçu avec The Uncertain Trail, disque pour lequel nous avions pensé le plus grand bien. Et ce n'est pas près de changer puisque les quatre variations de Circonstances présentées sur ce disque viennent confirmer que Delplanque est un formidable faiseur, un batisseur d'espaces sonores comme peuvent l'être des types comme Burnt Friedman. En être à ce stade n'est pas tout à fait anodin car Mathias Delplanque n'est pas le dernier venu et il s'est désormais hissé à un niveau qui égale les tous meilleurs. Et cela ne dâte pas d'hier. Circonstances / Variations ne fait que poursuivre un travail entamé depuis au moins 2002 avec l'album Lane. Patiemment, Lena construit une cathédrale dubesque et ses murs résonnent de la manière la plus agréable qui soit. Cependant, on devine que notre homme n'est pas encore tout à fait au bout de son entreprise. Non pas que ce ep soit une oeuvre non aboutie mais elle n'est que l'un des éléments d'un édifice toujours en construction. Issu de l'album Lost-Wax du Floating Roots Orchestra, auquel Delplanque participe, Circonstances prend ici une nouvelle dimension, mute de façon virale pour se mouvoir dans une toute nouvelle peau. Manifestement nous avons encore ici un travail d'orfèvre. Le pire qu'il puisse désormais arriver c'est que l'on finisse par s'y habituer.
    [Show full text]
  • DEQ No.9 Interactive
    Letter from the publisher: DEQ #09 Hello and thanks for picking up the 9th / 10th edition of Music) have been working on music together and gave us DEQ Magazine! some great stories and philosophies. Bright futures on the horizon! We hope you enjoy interviews with some of the talented Detroiters making great electronic music and scenes from We took a journey into the ambient electronic world as our underground community here. This publication is tru- Blair French interviewed artist Dave Graw. Kevin Reynolds ly made in the Detroit area. We’re proud to have Archer talked with rising star Manny Gonzales aka MGUN. He’s Record Pressing make our vinyl compilation and Rocket recorded on labels such as Don’t Be Afraid, Wild Oats, Printing of Royal Oak to give us the final product you are FIT and more. We got Gari Romalis (GRMusiq) out of the holding in your hands. If you are reading online, loudbaby. basement studio and talked about everything from Detroit com has done a fantastic job with our web responsibilities. history to his new label 1701 Future. I would like to thank Blair French for the amazing layout Our cover story for issue nine, with one of the hardest as well as our talented staff of writers and photographers. working scene vets Steven Reaume, is one for the books! I would also like to thank our supporting advertisers. With- From the Voom parties in the 90s to the Bak DøR parties, out them it would be less of a scene and this publication to thedetroitilove.com educational website, he gives the would not be possible.
    [Show full text]
  • DEQ No.11 INTERACTIVE
    Letter from the publisher: DEQ #011 Thanks for picking up issues 11 & 12 of Detroit Electron- ic Quarterly. We’ve been working hard and scored some amazing interviews with Detroit artists Monty Luke, Eric Johnson, Rebecca Goldberg, Terri “Whodat” McQueen, Aaron FIT Siegel, Mikel Smith, Trent Abbe & Andy Toth, Mr. Joshooa, WDET’s Chris Campbell, and the Macho City crew. There’s also a very special compilation of Thomas Xu’s artwork from Theo Parrish’s Sound Signa- ture label, some top tens from Detroit artists and more! The big news is that we have secured a new DEQ HQ and community building which will be coming in the near future. It will be a part of the Heidelberg Art District and there will be cool happenings along with that. Please support our advertisers as they enrich our scene on the regular. Of course, thank you for loving Detroit music and paying attention. pg. 02 Detroit Electronic Quarterly Fall & Winter 2017- 2018 Vol. 11&12 Publisher: Vince Patricola Design: Blair French Marketing & Operations: Tim Price Photography: Lyndon French, Amy Hubbarth, Walter Wasacz, Linda Kubit, Zlatan Sadikovic, Dan Haddad, Tafari Stevenson-Howard, David Shanaman. Writers: Vicki Siolos, Kevin Reynolds, Walter Wasacz, Joel Dunn, Catherine Dibbs, Gus Navarro, and Vincent Patricola Website: Tommy Onyx, loudbaby.com DEQ Logo: Liza Pulgini DEQ Original Design: Stephen Smith aka Trench Rave Liaison: Julie Schneider Sales & Marketing: [email protected] Mascot: Ghost Mama w w w . d e t r o i t e q . c o m Facebook /detroiteq pg. 04 CONTENT Events & Lens.................. pg.
    [Show full text]
  • Homegrown-Fieldguide.Pdf
    www.duluthhomegrown.com · Duluth, MN · Sunday, April 27 – Sunday, May 4, 2014 · The 16th Annual Homegrown Music Festival · 3 1. Have fun without wreck- ing things. That means no punching, kicking, com- plaining, crybabying or otherwise pants pissing — unless it is done in a par- ticularly artsy and creative way that amuses people. Under no circumstances should you drink and drive during Homegrown or any other time. Find an old on- the-wagon musician to drive you around. There is also a free trolley on the weekends, sponsored by the Greater Downtown Council and Duluth Transit Authority to get you from venue to venue. 2. Be grateful. In addition to Starfire and the legions of organizers and volun- teers who have followed nual Homegrown. It has him and kept this festival th been a nonprofit for the just structured enough Happy 46 past eight years. A guy we to comprehend, there are call Dizzo (birth name: Wal- numerous other individu- ter Raschick) has been the Birthday, als and entities worthy of festival director for three mucho respect, such as years. Gobs of volunteers Starfire the musicians, the sound NOTES FROM THE 2014 HOMe- help make everything hap- engineers, the bartenders GROWN STEERING COMMITTEE pen; some of them are named in the box to the left, and everyone who is danc- Homegrown Music Festival many more go unsung. ing or otherwise gyrating. committee members faced And hey, we know you The Homegrown concept is a tough decision in 2006 are inherently skeptical of — whether the number of simple: We haul out a butt- load of bands of all genres, authority, but the Duluth bands should be capped Economic Development at 100 or not.
    [Show full text]
  • Pre-Pedidos: 03 - Mayo - 2019
    CLICK AQUÍ PARA VISITAR EL INDICE CON TODOS LOS LISTADOS DISPONIBLES descuento del 9% para pedidos de este listado recibidos hasta el 10 - mayo - 2019 inclusive PRE-PEDIDOS: 03 - MAYO - 2019 WORMHOLE LOXODROME - THE LOXODROME 13.60 € WISDOM EP: HEAVY RIDE / BLUE SKIES / RED SOCIETY / AVENUE T 12.38 € WORMO1 12" TECHNO / TECH-HOUSE / REPRESS: 03 - Junio - 2019 GBR HOUSE A1 Essential reissue to launch new the Craigie Knowes sublabel 'Wormhole Wisdom'. Jamie Odell's 'The A2 Loxodrome E.P.' has been sought after for years by collectors. The Discogs sharks have made a pretty penny, but their hour is up! All 4 tracks have also been remastered with care by Alden Tyrell; keeping their B1 original charm while equipping them for the new millennium. Enter the Wormhole and take a step back to B2 1994! MONNOM 11.20 € BLACK STRANGER - HIGHEST SENSE EP 10.19 € MONNOM008RP 12" TECHNO / ACID REPRESS GBR A1 A2 Monnom Black 008 comes from Stranger, one of Rotterdams fast rising talents. Known for his love of classic B1 Techno, Stranger delivers 4 peak-time Rave Acidic cuts, ready to do the damage. Highly Recommended! B2 17.70 € WAX LOVE NINA SIMONE - AT THE VILLAGE GATE 16.11 € WLV82121 LP JAZZ / SOUL-JAZZ REPRESS EUR A1 A2 A3 Nina Simone is one of those rare artists whose greatest work might have been her live recordings. A A4 consummate interpreter of other-s songs, it was on live recordings that she really stretched out her sound B1 and truly found her most powerful voice. This 1962 live recording was her 3rd live album for Colpix and the B2 loose, swinging trio that backs her perfectly compliment her versions of classics like 'House of the Rising Sun', 'Bye Bye Blackbird', and Olatunji's 'Zungo'.
    [Show full text]
  • Music Reviews
    MUSIC REVIEWS 208 WELCOME RETURN After a nine-year hiatus, Anja Schneider makes a very welcome return to the album format with ‘SoMe’ for Sous Music... PATRICE BRYLLA PATRICE Pic: 188 OH, THE IRONY! 196 MONOCHROMATIC MADNESS 198 PRINCE OF PECKHAM DJ Boring cuts loose with a top notch Amsterdam duo Black Girl / White Girl South London MC, Giggs, drops his new three-tracker for E-Beamz... continue their rise with the ‘No Beef’ EP... mixtape to raucous applause (from us)... 201 ESCAPE FROM THE NORM 209 FADE TO BLACK 212 COMPILATION OF THE MONTH Sully is back on Keysound with his brill, Rødhåd’s debut album ‘Anxious’ is as bleak Moodymann and a host of fellow Detroit new genre-hopping album, ‘Escape’... and moody as we could hope for... leg-ends remix Funkadelic favourites... DJMAG.COM 187 REVIEWS>HOUSE Waajeed Through It All QUICKIES Dirt Tech Reck Cratebug 9.0 Melondrop Following the spectacular 'Shango Classic Music Company EP' from earlier in the summer, 8.0 house music journeyman and former Top dancefloor gear from Chi-Town's David Macias. hip-hop don Waajeed, erstwhile of 'Melondrop' is a relentlesas, noisy, but ultimately Platinum Pied Pipers fame, busts out scorchingly funky slab, whether it's the original more scorching vibrations via his Chicago Mix or Luke Solomon's proper mucky edit. Submerge-affiliated Dirt Tech Reck. 'Get Down' is thick with swirling Lazare Hoche & Traumer electric keys and enveloping organs, Seascape EP while 'Through It All' is almost Lazare Hoche Records operatic, its grand pianos juxtaposed 8.0 with a hollow, irresistibly funky Parisians Lazare Hoche and Traumer hook up for this bassline.
    [Show full text]
  • In Praise of Old Noise: March New Album Reviews. Part 2
    In praise of old Noise: March new album reviews. Part 2 Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world There has been a bit of controversy recently about the amount of reissues clogging up our record stores‘ shelves. For instance, some have argued, correctly in my opinion, that the glut of re-released albums is harming new music. You only have to pop into your local record emporium, or look at the release list for this year’s Record Store Day to see how this could be a problem. Yet, the humble reissue does have its place! By JOHN BITTLES Something this week’s album reviews highlight all too well. In-between fantastic new LPs by the likes of Cullen Omori, Solar Bears, Long Arm, Steve Mason and Wareika are unearthed classics by Tricky, Third Eye Foundation, Fluxion and The (Hypothetical) Prophets. Of the four only Pre-Millennium Tension by Tricky has been widely available before. In fact Around The World With by The (Hypothetical) Prophets is rightly considered a ‚lost‘ classic and has been unavailable for decades. This is what makes reissues worthwhile. They make accessible records which have previously been kept under lock and key and hoarded by dusty collectors, or which sell for hundreds of Euros on Discogs. The first of these reissues comes from Bristol heavyweight and trip hop survivor Tricky. Skilled Mechanics released earlier this year is a furious, righteous and sublime slice of wax. Hot on its heels is Pre-Millennium Tension, an album which does a startling job of illustrating exactly why everyone fell in love with Tricky’s music in the first place.
    [Show full text]