The line up this year looks pretty damn good....I'm getting most excited about Thom Yorke, Massive Attack, M.I.A., Andrew Weatherall and Jamie Jones!
Get your tickets now!
Sunday 25 July 2010
Saturday 17 July 2010
I'LL HOUSE YOU
My love of dance music has stemmed from way back when I was a little nipper thanks to my dad being a huge fan of house (I mean real house). Think The Nightwriters, Robert Owens and the one and only Larry Heard.
Sorry to interrupt but this is one of my favourite tunes of all time:
Nightwriters - Let The Music Use You….
Ok so back to Larry Heard AKA Mr Fingers…Born in Chicago, 1960, to a Motown loving family, he was a talented youngster, experimenting with different instruments from a early age. He worked for the US government which paid for his first studio equipment and kick started his music career. These are some of my fave tracks:
Can You Feel It
Missing You
Mystery of Dub
Oh and Robert Owens was the vocalist in most of his tracks! Such a beautiful voice!!!!!! This is ones my fave - Ordinary People (artwork is so iconic!)
And In Love Forever:
This ones still played in clubs even now:
Larry Heard Presents Mr White - The Sun Can't Compare
All in all this music is timeless and plays such a massive influence on producers today. Iconic. And fucking amazing quite frankly. All played a big part in my growing up!
PS Larry Heard is playing the Rizla Dance Arena at Love Box tomorrow at 19.30 - 21.30!!!!!! Get your tickets here.
Wednesday 14 July 2010
MINIMALISM FROM JPLS
Miminal is extremely tricky to do well when it comes to techno. JPLS is the don as far as I'm concerned. His beats get me high! Stripped down no frills techno. Can't beat it. I get lost it this track - Fold:
It builds and builds then breaks down so subtly you hardly notice but it's enough to keep you hypnotised.
This track Reset is also sick. Really epic!
Reset - The Depths by jpls
JPLS (Jeremy Jacobs originally from Indiana) is one of the two M-nus artists who doesn't live in Berlin!
It builds and builds then breaks down so subtly you hardly notice but it's enough to keep you hypnotised.
This track Reset is also sick. Really epic!
Reset - The Depths by jpls
JPLS (Jeremy Jacobs originally from Indiana) is one of the two M-nus artists who doesn't live in Berlin!
BRAND NEW
Everything needs a re-fresh every now and then and I get bored very easily so feast your eyes on my new website designed and built by yours truly...oh and a new look blog (look around, if you've been before you'll notice it has changed) oh and a MySpace page too!
Speaking of new - recently discovered Richie Hawtin tweets his track list live (all dynamically I suppose) and you can follow this amazing stream of tunage here - @RHawtin_Live. Tasty!
Speaking of new - recently discovered Richie Hawtin tweets his track list live (all dynamically I suppose) and you can follow this amazing stream of tunage here - @RHawtin_Live. Tasty!
Wednesday 7 July 2010
MR G - NEW ALBUM - 'STILL HERE'
I'm very excited. One of my fave Tech House Producers…the one and only Mr G, has released his new album 'Still Here'.
A smooth concoction of deep house and techno beats…every single track is guaranteed to get you bouncing! I personally love it. Preview tracks and download it from MixMag here.
Check out 'Get On Down' and 'Lord Have Mercy' and Dark Town Orchestra, three of my faves below…
"Few producers manage to make rough sound so smooth."
Resident Advisor
Check out some of his other talents…."Get Down With Mr G's Rum Expertise" on Fabric's Blog.
A smooth concoction of deep house and techno beats…every single track is guaranteed to get you bouncing! I personally love it. Preview tracks and download it from MixMag here.
Check out 'Get On Down' and 'Lord Have Mercy' and Dark Town Orchestra, three of my faves below…
"Few producers manage to make rough sound so smooth."
Resident Advisor
Check out some of his other talents…."Get Down With Mr G's Rum Expertise" on Fabric's Blog.
Sunday 4 July 2010
Friday 2 July 2010
The Dark Horses
This post is belated but I always have time for The Dark Horses ever since I saw them support UNKLE at Koko back in May. I'd never heard of them before this gig and I was pretty much blown away by the music. Haunting drones and beautiful husky lyrics sung by Lisa Elle (AKA Elle J). Oh and a man playing the chain. Yep, the chain. The most amazing thing about these guys is the fact that they are UNSIGNED! Doubt this will last long though, seeing as they have UNKLE backing them!
Lisa's amazing vocals feature on a few tunes on UNKLE's latest album 'Where Did The Night Fall'. Really amazing album. Also has all instrumental versions of the tracks! She also goes by the name of 'Elle J' on these though, just to confuse you.
Check out some tracks by The Dark Horses on their MySpace page here.
You can also get a free download here. Doesn't really do it justice but watch this space as I am sure they will be going places very soon!
Here's one of the UNKLE tracks featuring Elle J. My fave on the album in fact!
Lisa's amazing vocals feature on a few tunes on UNKLE's latest album 'Where Did The Night Fall'. Really amazing album. Also has all instrumental versions of the tracks! She also goes by the name of 'Elle J' on these though, just to confuse you.
Check out some tracks by The Dark Horses on their MySpace page here.
You can also get a free download here. Doesn't really do it justice but watch this space as I am sure they will be going places very soon!
Here's one of the UNKLE tracks featuring Elle J. My fave on the album in fact!
Mumford and Sons new EP with Laura Marling and Dharohar Project
So they need no introduction...I am a huge fan of Mumford and Sons. Their debut album 'Sigh No More' is absolutely amazing and it has to be said they are astounding live (seeing them at the iTune Festival next Friday - extremely excited! Click here for more info). Enough about that. This is a new track called 'To Darkness' and it's beautifully chilling. I'll stop rambling now so you can enjoy..
You can download the new EP in collaboration with Laura Marling and The Dharohar Project on iTunes from 5th July!
Tracklist:
1. Devil's Spoke / Sneh Ko Marg
2. To Darkness / Kripa
3. Anmol Rishtey
4. Mehendi Rachi
You can download the new EP in collaboration with Laura Marling and The Dharohar Project on iTunes from 5th July!
Tracklist:
1. Devil's Spoke / Sneh Ko Marg
2. To Darkness / Kripa
3. Anmol Rishtey
4. Mehendi Rachi
Lewis Floyd Henry - ODB/Prokofiev
Ok gonna keep this blog short and very sweet. This video is a must watch. Musical talent at its rawest…judge for yourself….Lewis Floyd Henry - ODB/Prokofiev Shimmy Shimmy Ya - take it away….
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