My Thirty Five mix is featured on the Bleep 43 podcast this week. While there, make sure to check the excellent Orphan live set and Dan Bean’s interview with Juan Atkins, which has generated some lively discussion from Detroit house and techno legends in the comments.
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Emote Control
This is a new mix of moody music from the past, with a decent amount of ambience and some guitars. Light on the mixing. Just over an hour. Download here. Depeche Mode – Sibeling [Sire Records] Mara Carlyle – Pianni [Accidental Records] Aphex Twin – Lichen [Sire Records] A Small, Good Thing – Flamenco 1 …
Vladislav Delay featuring Lucio Capece at Union Chapel
Before I delve in, I have to say how delighted I was to return to such a beautiful and lovely sounding venue – particularly when the stage was flanked with two proper stacks of Funktion 1 sound. We’re lucky to have a chance-taking venue of this calibre in London, particularly when it has to share …
Hip hop catch-up
Got some new loot from the home of the Lootpack: DOOM – Unexpected Guests [Gold Dust Media] J Dilla – Donuts [Stones Throw] Madlib – Beat Konducta Vol 1-2: Movie Scenes [Stones Throw] Madlib – Beat Konducta Vol 3 & 4: In India [Stones Throw] Madlib – Beat Konducta Vol. 5: Dil Cosby Suite [Stones …
Felix’s Machines
They call ‘em “music making sculptures”, I call ‘em robots. Evidently Felix is collaborating with Plaid now as well. Link courtesy of DJ Toilet.
Vladislav Delay stuff
I’ve been meaning to write up this album for a while now, as it’s not leaving my mp3 player any time soon, but I’ve just caught up on some reading and noticed that it’s already received an excellent treatment from Toby @ Bleep 43. In case you missed my tweet the other day, there’s also …
Steve Reich, Bang on a Can + London Sinfonietta @ RFH
Earlier this evening I returned to the Royal Festival Hall for the first time since its major refurbishment a couple of years ago. Steve Reich was performing in person, as he did when I last saw Music for 18 Musicians at the Barbican three years ago. At 73, I’m stunned that he can still manage …
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Nuba Tuba
I’ve finished a new track called Nuba Tuba. It’s the first thing I’ve made public in three years. Hannah’s the only person who’s heard it so far, but I reckon it’s pretty done. No idea how to characterise it in a word. The beat is fast electro with intermittent tribal drums and the melodies probably …
Speaking piano
It talks! A “speaking piano” reciting the Proclamation of the European Environmental Criminal Court at World Venice Forum 2009. A link in case the embedded video doesn’t work