[!K7] Thanks to the generosity of Carl Craig and !K7, there’s a free download after the jump. After an artist reaches legendary stature too often they are boiled down to just that — a legend who needs no explaining or closer examination. Even though most of us are quite familiar with Carl Craig as a […]
Monthly Archives: February 2008
Kerri Chandler’s laser assault
February 28, 2008 – 11:13 AM
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoG6PgO_idU] Yesterday I wrote up a New City preview for Kerri Chandler’s upcoming appearance at Chicago’s Green Dolphin Street, which required a bit of research on my part. I read that he uses lasers to build tunes during his sets but I had no idea how it worked until I popped his name into a […]
In the mix
February 26, 2008 – 11:24 PM
Illustration by Jen Stark Download: Little White Earbuds, 2.26.08 Mix (51:24) This past weekend I loaded up on live sets and DJ mixes for a long car trip down to Peoria. One of them was a radio mix by Len Faki and Marcel Dettmann recently featured on mnml ssgs. The sets were so tightly controlled, […]
Jimpster, Dangly Panther
February 26, 2008 – 12:05 AM
[Freerange Records] Between running Freerange Records, a boatload of remixes for Justin Martin, Miguel Migs, Joey Negro and Bob Marley(!) among others, and a toddling Jimpster Jr. to raise, Jamie Odell has had his hands full. So it comes as little surprise that Jimpster/Audiomontage’s name hasn’t appeared on the spine of a record since 2006. […]
The Hasbeens, Keep Fooling Yourself
February 25, 2008 – 12:14 AM
[Clone] For those who find much of techno, house and electro to be too damn optimistic, nihilistic duo The Hasbeens and their “Keep Fooling Yourself” 12″ offer a welcome reprieve. Its three tracks are surprisingly catchy, retro-minded Italo disco and electro rather than gut-busting EBM racket or sanity grinding hard house, contrasting dystopic themes with […]
Head’s up
February 24, 2008 – 10:58 PM
The lovely folks at Get the Curse asked me to join the ranks of Phil Sherburne and Ronan Fitzgerald in curating a playlist. You can view/listen to it here; hopefully you enjoy my selections.
New residency alert
February 22, 2008 – 10:16 AM
Manuel, my friend James and I are starting a new house/techno night at a brand new bar called Tumbao. We’re excited to have the opportunity to give this a try and DJ for some folks — hopefully people who like to dance. And did I mention it’s FREE? I encourage you to stop by, say […]
Brendon Moeller, One Man’s Junk
February 21, 2008 – 12:14 AM
[Third Ear Recordings] A lot of modern dub techno practitioners, especially during this recent popularity boom, tend to rely too heavily on the play books written by the Basic Channel/Chain Reaction family and not enough on their own ingenuity. South African ex-pat and long-time NYC resident has never seemed too bound to that template as […]
Talking Shop with Brontosaurus
February 20, 2008 – 12:25 AM
Welcome to the second edition of our series of short interviews, affectionately titled Talking Shop. The majority of media and fan attention gets showered on the artists who create the music we love to listen to/DJ with/dance to, and for good reasons. But without the hard work, keen ears and business savvy of label staff, […]
Get linked
February 19, 2008 – 10:06 AM
Matthew Dear has released “Don’t Go This Way,” a spare track from the Asa Breed sessions, for free on the blog/label hybrid RCRD LBL. Last night I helped my friend Tyler Grisham write Pitchfork’s Forkcast post for the tune, which you can read here.
Luke Hess, Believe & Receive EP
February 18, 2008 – 11:02 PM
[Kontra-Musik] You don’t get released on Omar-S’ FXHE Recordings or get taken under the vaunted producer’s wing without being someone special. And with his third solo release, Detroit native Luke Hess confirms that he’s certainly someone to talk about. Though he’s been releasing since 2005 on labels like the Detroit-based Berettamusic, the young producer made […]
Naughty, World Of A Woman Remixes
February 17, 2008 – 11:21 PM
[Moodmusic] DJ Naughty, also known as Filippo Moscatello, pops up randomly from time to time. After a run of records on International Deejay Gigolo in the 90’s, Moscatello resurfaced in 2005 on Eskimo Recordings with a mixed CD and single. Last year he found his way onto a number of year end lists — RA’s […]
Introductions are in order
February 13, 2008 – 9:19 AM
You may have noticed a new tagline at the end of the last post. Well, that’s me. I’m Manuel and I live in Chicago. I’m not really sure what I should be saying right now, introductions like this are not my favorite thing to do. My music background is noise making with real instruments and […]
Dave Ellesmere, Today Tomorrow and Yesterday
February 11, 2008 – 11:06 PM
[Intacto Records] Dave Ellesmere’s story is one that seems surprisingly prevalent among techno producers. His musical roots are in punk rock and thrashy hardcore, beating the drums for Discharge, Flux of Pink Indians, and Disgust. Drifting from punk rock and its obscenely brilliant naming conventions, Ellesmere was drawn to acid house during the “Summer of […]
Duplex, Autosample EP
February 10, 2008 – 11:11 PM
[Frantic Flowers] Dutch producers Chris Callahan and John Matze have been recording together as Duplex since 1997, though Matze’s work dates back to ’92. Drawing from the spacious well of influence that is Detroit techno — Anthony “Shake” Shakir, Juan Atkins and Drexciya, among others — the duo somehow received help on their latest EP […]
Wareika, Men Village
February 7, 2008 – 11:06 PM
[Connaisseur Supérieur] The fine folks over at Connaisseur obviously take their role as A&R agents quite seriously, particularly for their Supérieur sub-label. So far they’ve found and provided first opportunities for Girrèsse & Erb, Sebastian Roya and Dani Casarano; and one look at their well organized website suggests there are many more to come. Their […]
Luciano, Etudes Electroniques
February 6, 2008 – 12:15 AM
[Cadenza] In spite of being an influential and accomplished producer in his own right, Lucien Nicolet aka Luciano is too often mentioned in the same breath as his countryman, Ricardo Villalobos. While their respective work shares a distinct and heavily documented organic warmth, their paths diverge there, with Luciano experimenting with both abstract forms, jiggling […]
Jamie Lloyd, May I? (Quarion remix)
February 5, 2008 – 8:13 AM
[Future Classic] Sydney-based producer/vocalist Jamie Lloyd didn’t make much of a splash with Trouble Within, his 2006 debut album, at least in part because of distribution troubles. But his label, Future Classic, figured out a way to sidestep these issues by letting a raft of producers remix some of his best tracks. Last year I […]
