Download: Little White Earbuds, April 13th, 2008 (76:41) [Audio clip: view full post to listen] You have to know when to hold them and when to fold them. That’s about all there is to be said about this mix. Enjoy. Tracklisting: 01. Sid Le Rock, “Naked” (DJ Koze remix) [Cereal/Killers] 02. Baaz, “Dirt” [Shtmlaudio Recordings] […]
Yearly Archives: 2008
Claro Intelecto, Metanarrative
April 10, 2008 – 10:11 PM
[Modern Love] One characteristic of Claro Intelecto’s music I admire most is its immediacy and visceral structure. You’ll never need a music composition degree to untangle vast webs of overly complicated arrangements to find something to connect with. Starting with his 2004 Neurofibre album for Ai Records, Intelecto (aka Mark Stewart) put forth tunes whose […]
Kawabata, Persuasion
April 8, 2008 – 9:36 PM
[Drumpoet Community] Although Switzerland has been turning out quality producers and DJs for some time now, more recently it seems DJs and fans alike have been clamoring for Swiss exports like they were free chocolate bars — Serafin/Rozzo/Mountain People, Quarion, Deetron, Agnès, Ripperton and Michal Ho are a few who come to mind. Like his […]
Tadeo, Cosmos Remixes
April 7, 2008 – 9:42 PM
[Apnea] Miguel Sar, better known as Tadeo, is one of the few producers making minimal techno whose work continually interests me post-mnml glut. His productions are often spiny and spiked with nuanced loops, making for tracks utilitarian enough for industrious DJs and bountifully ear-catching for those who go long and linear. His work for Cray1 […]
Cavalry in the mix
April 6, 2008 – 7:49 PM
I feel like this was recorded years ago. In the midst of major changes [ie. moving – nb] I sat down and recorded this mix inconspicuously before dinner to take my mind off my hunger. I closed the door to my dark, cramped room and disappeared far away from present time and space into another […]
Shackleton, Death Is Not Final
April 3, 2008 – 10:21 PM
[Skull Disco] Shackleton is consistent. Starting with the first pop of a drum on his singles, the percussion stays round and full, the bass cascades with uncanny depth, the space between is frigid. Shackleton’s sound is dark, opaque. From the elegiac wind blasts of “Blood on my Hands” to the outright menace of “Hypno Angel,” […]
Pitto, Sexvibe
April 2, 2008 – 12:59 AM
[Arearemote] Sex can be any number of things for its participants; but if the experience is up to par it can become all encompassing to the point one’s sense of time, restraint and self consciousness are thrown to the wind. Relative newcomer Pitto (Geurt Kersjes) has managed to capture that enraptured feeling with his latest […]
Time of the month
March 31, 2008 – 9:21 PM
Having survived its tumultuous birth, The Body Politic returns this Wednesday (9 p.m.) for its second attempt to upend the underground techno/house scene in Chicago (it’s closer to Lilliputians lighting matches between a clubbers’ toes, but one step at a time). This month we’re fortunate enough to have excellent DJ/producer/our friend Tyrel Williams spinning with […]
Little White Earbuds March Charts
March 30, 2008 – 9:03 PM
Chart via The Economist. 01. Robert Hood, Fabric 39 [Fabric] (
Daniel Mehlhart, Am Anfang War Es Minimal
March 27, 2008 – 8:11 PM
[Karmarouge] The other day I was reorganizing some of my records when I came upon one I’d not yet heard. Being that I don’t typically own releases that don’t get heard — this one got lost in the shuffle between two better known records — I put it on and was soon disappointed I had […]
STL, Lost in Brown Eyes
March 25, 2008 – 9:22 PM
[Perlon] Since mystery is in the air here at LWE (and because I invoked his name yesterday’s review) it seems only fair to have a look at the latest platter from shadowy producer, STL. Known to his friends as Stephan Laubner, STL releases the majority of his music on his own label, Something Records (if […]
Satin Jackets, Conspiracy Theories EP
March 24, 2008 – 9:44 PM
[Noble Square Records] The man known only as Satin Jackets was raised on a Navajo Indian reservation in the 80’s where he proved himself as a skilled archer and sprinter. While passing through the territory on tour, one of house music’s greatest figures (who asked not to be identified) saw the boy darting across the […]
Introductions are in order (the Nate DeYoung edition)
March 24, 2008 – 8:44 PM
Hello World. I’m notoriously bad at introductions, am American enough to like the bar game Big Buck Hunter and think that every dish tastes better with pork. Lately, I can’t get enough of those stab-house strings and warm square basslines in Mugwump’s “Boutade.” I have no worthy adjectives for Appleblim & Peverlist in “Circling.” Both […]
Skream, Skreamizm Vol. 4
March 24, 2008 – 5:12 AM
[Tempa] Skream might have one of the most visceral names in dubstep, but he’s hardly a menacing producer. In fact, his output over the last couple of years has made a strong case for melody in the genre. Skream is a populist at heart; he’s a producer not afraid to craft accessible tracks that humanize […]
LWE Interviews Brendon Moeller
March 21, 2008 – 9:25 AM
Many musicians end up moving to New York City to boost their career and get closer the signature sounds which prodded them to play music in the first place. But it’s a bit rarer to find an artist whose love for the feedback-laden outlook of the No Wave scene leads them to switch continents and […]
Sebbo, Watamu Beach
March 19, 2008 – 5:14 PM
[Desolat] After an unusually brutal and excessively long winter, my senses are clamoring for anything that can transport me to a balmy clime. Lately that’s meant repeated spins of “Watamu Beach,” the latest from Sebbo (aka Sebastian Suckfüll). Whether the Würzburg-based producer’s had the pleasure of visiting the idyllic region of Kenya (a part of […]
Marc Romboy ft. Tyree Cooper, Lost
March 18, 2008 – 2:47 PM
[Ovum Recordings] With more and more producers glancing back at the origins of house and deep house for inspiration, it was only a matter of time before someone recruited a veteran of the first few waves to lend their cred– er, expertise. Systematic label impresario and habitual collaborator, Marc Romboy, is the first (I’m aware […]
Till Von Sein, Sein Days
March 16, 2008 – 8:18 PM
[Morris / Audio] Till Von Sein’s innate, sophisticated ability to channel the American deep house sound through the prism of Berlin techno is something to behold. This ability has put him among the ranks of Berlin’s impressive list of house loving producers including Efdemin, Sebo K, or Prosumer etc. Late last year, Till Von Sein’s […]
LWE Podcast 01: Terrence Dixon
March 13, 2008 – 12:45 AM
After nearly a decade and a half of producing and DJing, Detroit native Terrence Dixon seems to constantly redefine what it means to be at the top of his game. I have to admit, though, I wasn’t aware of Dixon until I found last year’s stunning Train of Thought album on Yore Records. His choice of gnarled, densely textured loops was unconventional delight which certainly stood out, as it subtly threaded together a swath of otherwise incongruous sounds into floor-pounding and mind-warping techno tracks. Later I found out he’s been wowing fans since the mid 90’s, with releases on Utensil Records, Tresor and Background. Dixon was kind enough to briefly chat with me and lend Little White Earbuds a recent DJ set of his. It’s a bit low-fi and unfortunately I don’t have a tracklisting, but if you’re feeling cavalier, feel free to trainspot in the comments.
Osborne, Ruling EP
March 12, 2008 – 9:31 PM
[Spectral Sound] Last week I lamented the relative sonic thriftiness of contemporary producers of deep house while discussing Juno’s Urban Soul remixes. Imagine my delight, then, when the Osborne’s meaty “Ruling EP” landed in my inbox with a resounding thump. Todd Osborn has shaded his productions (especially “Afrika”) with deep house’s vibrant blush since Spectral […]
