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June 25, 2007


Concentrate… concentrate: Luciano @ DEMF

The beast is finally unleashed! My comprehensive review of the Detroit Electronic Music Festival (complete with quickie interviews) is now up on Resident Advisor. Easily my favorite piece of any I’ve done for them thusfar. Hopefully you’ll enjoy as well.

Cobblestone Jazz, “W” [Cocoon Recordings]
The boys over at Random Circuits have already gone down this road, but its quality (and a friendly reminder, thanks J) has prompted me to give it my rating as well. Its snub-nosed bass line is strikingly funky in spite of its concise nature, providing the footsteps for the disembodied, vocoderized vocal. The step-like progression of broad ambient planes brings the tune to a clear-headed peak over insistent a shimmy and shake house rhythm. In case you needed another reason to pick up Cocoon Compilation G, this is quite possibly its greatest selling point.

Heiko Laux, “Invasion” [Art of Perception]

Shahrokh & Sound of K, “Chicago” [Compost Records]

5 Comments so far

  1. JBH on June 25th, 2007

    That DEMF review is really great its as if i can almost here the music & taste the atmosphere! your so lucky chatting to matthew, claude & Troy, excellent review better than mixmag or dj mag could /have done any day of the week.

  2. skypher on June 25th, 2007

    Yeah, gotta agree with JBH. That’s a very good article/review. Nice piece of reading. So many good artists… wish I could see Model 500!

  3. adit on June 27th, 2007

    that heiko laux track is damaged at the end

  4. littlewhiteearbuds on June 27th, 2007

    You’re right, thanks for pointing that out.

  5. chamboche on June 27th, 2007

    Great article, a pleasure to read. Would love to get there one year.

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