[BenF]

The project's aim was to observe if the emotions
of sound could be transformed into the visible.
This dialogue of the aural + visual creates a silent
conversation between the work of the two artists.

On a slightly less profound tip...

New Watch the Ride mix from TC.  Well good if you like that kind of thing and aren't looking for noise that "creates a silent conversation between the work of the two artists" but want noise that "sounds like a range of hoovers, old school arcade machines and sewing machines being turned on and off in an occasionally rhythmic fashion".  It's got Sub Focus - Druggy on it and this is a really good tune.  Each of the Watch the Ride mixes that have come out have been alright.  The Zinc one from last year was pretty hot and the Scratch Perverts one, while not up to usual SPs, was pretty cool in it's own way.

Also got Back to Mine by Krafty Kuts, which is pretty good too.  Some classy hip hop, Massive Attack's awesome "Any Love" and the Incredible Bongo Band's "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida".  Haven't really listened to it much but played those last two tunes about four times each.  Oh yeah, and there's Nas - Nas is Like.  Good stuff.

[Bubba]

And the final set from the night;

Gaiser

This set is great. Better than the Audion or Magda set. 

If you liked that, have another Gaiser set people. Turn it UP! Fuck the neighbours and their shitty dogs!

Live at the Beatport Pool Party 07

I was quite underwhelmed by this sort of stuff when i first heard it, but i really like it now...it's dirty funky dancing music - nice! is this mnml? what is mnml?

[Houdini]

Yes it's mnml (though deeper than much I've heard).


Interesting how opinions on the same thing can be so different:  I thought it was low on funk, had no dirt at all, and I'd probably only dance to this after a proper marathon & was exhausted.  Weird, huh?

I leaves me cold, unemotional, disinterested.  C'est la vie.

mnml?  Opinions vary but I'd say it's characterised by a particularly tight mid-low freq' compressed kick w/ little or no decay; plenty of ma (space between the elements, some might say room to breathe) and one the whole there's less there than haus and tech-haus but nevertheless quite busy on the bleep.  I've long stop thinking that it's all techno, that's an out-of-date statement.

[Houdini]

And todays two cents of contrasting Eastern European electronica come from -


UMEK - Exclusive mix for Mixing.hu (Slovenia)  Groovy Tech-haus.

1:00
320kbps
138MB

01. Kiki - Dancing Graffiti (Bpitch Control)
02. Lars Sommerfeld - Don't Say Baby (Two Faces Rec.)
03. Marc O'Tool + Criss Source - Indigo (X.L.R.8.R)
04. Nicolas Stefan - 080Four (Karatemusik)
05. Lissan & Stills - Wings (Sic Rec.)
06. Pawas Gupta - Alicia (Flash)
07. Jeroen Verheij - Chica-Go (Rejected)
08. Radio Slave - Bell Clap Dance (Rekids)
09. Wollion Harada - Metropolitan Fulltime (BluFin)
10. Soren Matschiste - Last Train (Etui Rec.)
11. Velkro - BBQ (Lo Kik Rec.)
12. Davis and May - Take Off And Leave All Behind (Piemont Rec.)
13. Solaris Heights - No Trace (Popof RMX)
14. Harvey McKay - Powder From The Gods (Perc Trax)
15. CrisP - Monohybrid (Circle Digital)


And

JONUNDERGROUND - Rudnik (zip inc. t/l) (Zagreb, Croatia) (Birmingham-style techno) (This JU mix was reposted as a favour to me after special request - the link may not be for long - so if the t/l interests you, get it while you can.) www.myspace.com/jonunderground

85:22min
117MB
192kbps

Systemic - Audio Architecture
Vex'd - Canyon
Boxcutter - Grub
JonUnderground - Phatty
The 65d Mavericks - Compilsion
Anton Pieete - Deep Sea
Oscar Mulero - Untitled
Damon Vallero - Unity
Reeko - Amazing Episode
Paul Bailey - Saturday Boy (Paul Bailey Remix)
Makaton - Le Tenia
Fumiya Tanaka - For Set
Go Hiyama - Sustainable Puzzle
DJ Boss - Medziposchodny (Remix)
Jeroen Liebregts - The Drivers Seat
JonUnderground - Toose Rust
Wunsch & Mulero - Fully Sanctioned
Diversion Group - Shirts And Skins
O/V - Kes (Oscar Mulero Remix)
Systemic - Duality (Paul Bailey Remix)
Makaton - Tosa
Female - Exotica (O/V Edit)
Paul Bailey - Untitled
Hiroaki Iizuka - Subculture
DJ Boss - Medziposchodny
Grovskopa - 1936 (Oscar Mulero Remix)
Vex'd - Pop Pop
Bitstream - Step Retracing
Warlock - Lock Groove
JonUnderground - Secret Three
Reeko - Lexicon
Go Hiyama - Anonymus Structure (Takkaki Itoh Remix)
Hiroaki Iizuka - Living In The Dark
The Bug - Red Version
Warlock - TV Controls Your Mind
Female - Backlash (Female Edit)
DJ Boss - Cekuj Zmrde
Sub Space - Orbital
Dtl - Brooklyn Skank
Fumiya Tanaka - For Set
Boxcutter - Hyloz
 
 

[Monolith]

Seeing Vex'd in that tracklist reminded to revist Smart Bomb-our old house favourite.

[Bubba]

Interesting how opinions on the same thing can be so different:  I thought it was low on funk, had no dirt at all, and I'd probably only dance to this after a proper marathon & was exhausted.  Weird, huh?

I leaves me cold, unemotional, disinterested.  C'est la vie.

When i first heard this sort of stuff i found it pretty boring, but i quite like it now. An acquired taste maybe? At the moment I don't really like Surgeon style stuff - i find that dark and cold...

[Houdini]

Viva la difference, Bubs.  I'd never force anything down anyones neck, c'ept maybe my cock 

Interestingly that's a common complaint about Brum style, or that it's too nerdy 

[Bubba]

I've got some early Surgeon stuff on vinyl which i really like and i've got a few sets of his to listen too from that mix tapes site i've been ripping...

[Houdini]

Surgeon is a different animal these days - his own stuff is still dark, slightly slow minimal tech-funk; his stuff w/ British Murder Boys is industrial based and won't appeal to all.


But I've access to quite a bit of mnml - I'll post some recent stuff which you might not have heard - any pointers/faves?  mnml is vast in Germany now . . . especially Berlin.

[Monolith]

Audion mix for those of you that don't have it.

Not the longest set in the world as I think it was a promo for Suckfish album, but good nonetheless.

[Houdini]

Try this place Bubs:   www.mnml.nl  Should suit your requirements (if you don't already know it).

And www.swedishhousemafia.com has a fair bit of hurdy-gurdy haus/mnml.

On a mnml DJ tip then search for Andre Galluzzi - who's flying the flag quite hard for Berlin at the mo'.

[Bubba]

Will check those out - thanks!

[Houdini]

All right Electro-tech Bitches!  (This is a Birmingham Techno-Free Zone!)


Chicks would love this shit (as I do) - & sheck that tush aaall nat laarng!

Ivan Komlinovic Live @ Murall 5th Jan 08 (Zagreb, Croatia) 192Kbps / 3:00 / 246MB

http://www.myspace.com/ikom01

[butters]

In an effort to thwart Houdini's master plan to turn us all into his MNML techno-bitches I present a small selection from the ever brilliant Constellation record label. I won't bother to recommend the three big names from the label: Godspeed You Black Emperor, Do Make Say Think or A Silver Mount Zion but instead will highlight the lesser known lights that are released by them.

Firstly Exhaust - both albums are well worth checking out but their eponymous first album is probably the more accessible of the two.



The second album - Enregistruer -  is similar sounding but far more restrained overall - again highly recommended but it never quite reaches the heights of the first album for me.



Next up is Polmo Polpo's Like Hearts Swelling



"Building on foundations of multi-layered full-spectrum drones and loops, the music of Polmo Polpo is distinguished by slide guitar motifs that are more naive pop pastoral than spaghetti western."

I still remember the first time I heard this album and the feeling of just being blown away by it - the standout has to be the track Sky Histoire - it steadily builds drones on top of drones at an ever increasing volume that sounds as if "he is torturing a whale".

Lastly - 1 Speed Bike's Droopy Butt Begone



Constellation's description: "Alternating between humour and homage, Droopy Butt Begone! opens with a medley of 80's techno/hip-hop references (shameless filtered synth swells, BPM doubling, scratch samples and a shout-out dedication of sorts), giving way to delicate glockenspiel underpinned by head-bobbing beats."

Might be right - all I know is that I love this album!!

MP3 links:

Exhaust - Metro Mile End from the first album and voiceboxed from the second.

Polmo Polpo (unfortunately not Sky Histoire) - farewell

1 Speed Bike - seattle/washington/prague 00/68 chicago/nixon/reagan circle-fighting machine

bluebrad

[Houdini]

The Polmo polpo stuff is sublime, thought I was tripping and listening to Ry Cooder for a moment there.

[Falling Down]

I finally got around to listening to Boxer by The National http://www.americanmary.com/ after Pantontinononony had been banging on about it on this thread last year.  It's really good, broody rock with a big sound.. good Sunday morning music.

[underground]

I finally got around to listening to Boxer by The National http://www.americanmary.com/ after Pantontinononony had been banging on about it on this thread last year.  It's really good, broody rock with a big sound.. good Sunday morning music.

FD, have you heard Alligator by the same band? It's one of my recent faves...

[Houdini]

Bubs - Forgive me if I'm teaching you to suck eggs.   But when you check www.swedishhousemafia.com  check out Eric Prydz - who some may remember from his career low-point but financial high point of Call on Me rmx . . . .

                                                                 *pukes*

. . . .  who I know and revere as Cirez D his techno alias who is fucking blinding!   

*sends Bubs subliminal PM:   buy his mp3s  buy his mp3s   buy his mp3s*

Lockout Sessions Vol. 1 (Bling Bling EP) (12")  Joia Records  2003
Control Freak (12")  Mouseville  2004
Deep Inside (12")  Truesoul  2004
Diamond Girl (12")  Escape Records (3)  2004
Control Freak (Remixes) (12")  Mouseville  2005
Knockout (12")  Mouseville  2005
Re-Match (12")  Mouseville  2005
Teaser (12")  Vendetta Records  2005
Teaser / Lollipop (12")  Joia Records  2005
Mouseville Theme (12")  Mouseville  2006
Punch Drunk (12")  Mouseville  2006
Horizons (12")  Mouseville  2007
Teaser (12")  Mouseville  2007
Teaser (Deadmau5 Remix Version 2) (File, MP3)  Mouseville  2007
Teaser (Remixes) (File, MP3)  Mouseville  2007

In particular Deep Inside / Control Freak / Punch Drunk.  Outrageous productions. 

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=158349130

I'll eat my hat if you dislike his work, you groover you.








 

[andy popp]

Burial.   Funny thing, seems to be the talk of the underground . . .

I love Untrue, one of the best things i've heard for ages.

Just listened to this and it hit the spot pretty nicely. Would imagine it would be brilliant in the right circumstances. From what I'd read though I was expecting something much more dublike - its dubby without sounding anything much like dub!

[Houdini]

As an antidote to all this fucking awful dark Birmingham-style techno I keep posting, I offer:

http://soundevent.de/downloads/Monopark_2_08/Deetron_@_Monopark_02022008_Part1.mp3    1:37mins / 192 kbps

http://soundevent.de/downloads/Monopark_2_08/Deetron_@_Monopark_02022008_Part2.mp3    1:37mins / 192kbps

www.deetron.com  (Tech haus / mild techno)


Sam Geiser AKA Deetron is Swiss - his sound reflects that.  I'm still undecided if I'll see him spin in a fortnight.  Too soulful for me, but enjoy, I'm listening the now.

[Bubba]

I do quite like the Cirez D stuff - have you heard any Moonbeam stuff? you might like that Some of it is listenable to on bleep i think....well it was recently anyway....

[Houdini]

Listening now - reminds me of the UMEK mixes I've been listening to of late, POPOF-esque.  Particulary Eclipse.   It's quite sparse but not mnml, still got quite a phat bass;  and not at all progressive *spit* in fact it represents the kind of groovy tech I like when I lighten up and stop listening to all that dark-scraping-whirring brainiac-stuff.  Lots of synthy sustain in this sound.   It sounds very eastern Europe this.

I think it would be even better on quality MDMA.  Lots of dancing w/ eyes closed stuff only to open them and embarrassingly realise your mates have been watching you zone-out for ages 

[Falling Down]

I finally got around to listening to Boxer by The National http://www.americanmary.com/ after Pantontinononony had been banging on about it on this thread last year.  It's really good, broody rock with a big sound.. good Sunday morning music.

FD, have you heard Alligator by the same band? It's one of my recent faves...

Nope, but I will go and dig it out.  Thanks....

[Houdini]

I've been good to you people w/ free stuff - and I've got something extra special for you today (and I'd normally keep the good stuff all to myself ) - if you don't like it, feel free to fuck-off-and-die:

Birushanah - Akai Yami



Imagine an intense doom metal band, with traditional Japanese instruments, and a willingness to experiment, then you'd get Birushanah, featuring members of Corrupted. Their debut, "Akai Yami" is a masterpiece. Only three songs, but well worth your time.

1. "Jyodo" - 2:13
2. "Akai Yami" - 20:29
3. "Kairai" - 17:41

www.myspace.com/birushanah

A  M i n d b l o w i n g   9.5/10

[butters]

Interesting but not sure that I could listen to it regularly!

Loving that poster for Doom Age Festival Vol. 4



bluebrad