Watch The Ride

March 20, 2008 at 9:44 pm · Filed under Articles

Andrew Weatherall (born 6 April 1963, Windsor, England) is a DJ, producer, and remixer. Starting off with his work alongside DJ Paul Oakenfold on the “Hallelujah” remix for the Happy Mondays, Weatherall entered the fray of the indie rock and acid house sounds of Madchester. Other remixes followed, including “World in Motion” by New Order and “Loaded”, a hit remix of Primal Scream’s earlier track “I’m Losing More Than I’ll Ever Have“. He joined fellow scenesters Terry Farley and Pete Heller to form Boy’s Own, initially a magazine commenting on football, fashion, records, etc. They also did parties, and had a record label under the name of Boys Own Recordings (which went on to be called Junior Boy’s Own in 1992 upon Weatherall’s departure). Along with engineer Hugo Nicholson and singer Anna Haigh, they released two singles as Bocca Juniors on Boys Own Records, “Raise (53 Steps to Heaven)” and the lesser known “Substance”.He formed the dub trio The Sabres of Paradise in 1993, and promoted the Bloodsugar and Sabresonic warehouse raves. In early 1996, after shutting down Sabresonic, Weatherall and Keith Tenniswood became Two Lone Swordsmen signing to Warp Records label and setting up Rotters Golf Club for their own dancefloor-orientated work.Weatherall also has cited humor as an important component in his musical ideology.With This new album mix , Kicking off with Roy Montgomery’s lush spoken word diatribe ‘London Is Swinging By His Neck‘, Andrew eases into the mix segueing into the rolling rhythms of Beatville’s ‘Keeping Barry In Check‘ then dropping the first of a series of his own remixes with the Black Lips ‘Veni Vidi Vici’, a head nodding rock trip-out. The Gallic grooves of Cosmo Vitelli’s ‘Converted’ take’s the mix into deeper territory before Andrew serves up a curveball with the post-punk dub of Maximum Joy’s ‘Let It Take You There’ rolling into the twisted stabbing jazzy riffs of Mock & Toof’s ‘Beat Up’ and Andrew’s mix of ESC’s ‘Legacy’.The funky throb of Padded Cell’s ‘Far Beneath London’ takes the energy levels up a notch switching between live grooves and techy stabs as Andrew drops a piece of infectious genius with the Chicken Lips Malfunction mix of Love Is All’s ‘Make Out Fall Out Make Up’. Andrew’s own pounding rub down of Siouxsie Sioux’s majestic ‘Into A Swan’ and Simian Mobile Disco’s ‘State Of Things’ keep the space dub vibes to the fore as Andrew enters the final straight with Fairmont’s pulsating ‘Fade and Saturate’ and the soaring euro electro-pop of Au Revoir Simone. Alloy Mental’s ‘Seconds’ driving grooves and the blissfully wonky psychedelia of The Oscillation’s ‘Saturn 5′ lead into ‘Watch The Ride’s final track from synth and drum duo and solid gold legends Silver Apples.

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Safe and Sound

February 28, 2008 at 6:26 pm · Filed under Reviews

Justus Köhncke’s two previous full-lengths on Kompakt, Was Ist Musik (2002) and Doppelleben (2005), were slightly frustrating affairs. Both albums were filled with clever pop structures, quality sound design and subtle shifts in mood, but somehow they tended to fall short of pure emotional captivation. Partly of course this was due to Köhncke’s notorious vocals, which are at times just too deadpan and at times just too camp (check his destruction of Jürgen Paape’s seminal ‘So Weit Wie Noch Nie’ for the evidence, but the albums were also occasionally marred by Köhncke’s weakness for soft-focus disco, with kitsch rather than glamorous and decadent results. Safe and Sound combines many of these tendencies, but happily, it’s a much more satisfying listen. So much so you’ve got to wonder what inspired the difference. Perhaps this more muscular sound is down to Köhncke spending a lot of time in the clubs, or perhaps it’s a product of his new studio (located in an old butcher shop). The newfound help of the album’s co-writer/producer Fred Heimermann (certainly on ‘Tilda’, but likely more) might also be a contributing factor. But perhaps there was just something in the air? Those leaves on the Pop Ambient-esque cover, after all, do look suspiciously like marijuana.Köhncke’s disco tendency come to the fore on several tracks, but more confidently than on the previous two albums. With its ‘70s strings, ‘Parage’ is downright funky and would, in an ideal world, play on radios in Cadillac cars with whitewall tyres. ‘Molybdän’ lives up to its elemental name (attn non-scientists: ‘molybdenum’ is a heavy metal) and mimics more disco ball glitter than disco sound itself with sparkling stabs of sound and winding analogue washes. More overtly disco is the brilliant opener ‘Yacht’ which pays strong homage to ‘Slave to the Rhythm’, but then develops its own melodic narrative.Grace Jones isn’t the artist from the past to get name-checked. The first single from the album, ‘Feuerland’, is a cover of Krautrocker Michael Rother’s track from his 1977 LP ‘Flammende Herzen.

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[IC002]Tala - Mandragora (Inc. Cosmic Sandwich Remix)

February 22, 2008 at 5:21 pm · Filed under Articles, Media, Reviews

Iconise’s second release features four variations on a deep techno theme, as we invite three distinct production talents to remix Tala’s ‘Mandragora’.Based in Argentina, Tala debuted with his acclaimed remix of ‘War In Donga’ (Iconise 001). Deep and heartfelt, Tala style is a blend of springing, melody-heavy techno (think Sascha Funke, or maybe Superpitcher) with the stripped-back feel of contemporary minimal house. His original version of ‘Madragora’ is a low paced, quietly romantic pulser, ideal for deeper dancefloor moments, or late night listening pleasure.Fittingly for a Brighton-based label, we’re pleased to welcome Cosmic Sandwich on remix duties. A born and bread local, Steve Barnes relocated to Cologne some years back, and went on to produced a string of acclaimed tracks and remixes for Traum, Trapez and My Best Friend. His warm, dub-spiked rework tweaks the pace for a plaintive club-burner in his typically rich style.Next up we welcome newcomer Marcel Oelke, a brand new German talent. His remix strips the original back to its minimal roots, inserting a bumping contemporary groove and a smattering of textured harmonics. Smart, unpretentious and brimming with potential, it’s a fine start from this young artist.Finally, we return to Brighton for Danzai’s remix. Layering dripping percussion clips over Detroit-ish string swathes and a deftly arranged groove, it’s a fittingly emotive end to the release.

1: Mandragora (Original Mix)
2: Mandragora (Cosmic Sandwich Remix)
3: Mandragora (Marcel Oelke Remix)
4: Mandragora (Danzai Remix)

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Who is this 2 Curlies?

February 19, 2008 at 5:25 pm · Filed under Articles, Media

‘2 Curlies’ : Onor Bumbum and Smadj

Curlie 1: (Onor Bumbum)
Real Name: Onur Uzunismail (Turkey)

That guy is a crazy music-man. Being his high-school friend is really my honour.I’m thinking of was our music teacher so good :). He’s making music at home on his  own but in live performances he’s playing with his friends.His favourite subjects are
music,computer and electronic.He’s making interesting toys for music and loves to play with them.He is still in ”MIAM Centre For Advenced Studies in Music.” (how lucky is he,in my mind) and making master in ”Sound Engineering and Design”. And these days he ponders on ”Interactive Music Experiments” and ”Prepared Furnitures”. Here you can watch some of his interesting music experiments.  Watch : Videos

Curlie 2: (Smadj)
Real Name: Jean-Pierre Smadja
Tunisian born, Parisian musician Jean-Pierre Smadja (Smadj) grew up listening to Oriental, Brazilian, funk, soul, and folk music. Entering a jazz school at age 15 due to his intense interest in the guitar, Smadjs musical development came to be characterized by transforming traditional jazz styles into eclectic sounds. This interest in the mechanics of making music led Smadj to pursue a degree in sound engineering, which led to a fruitful career as a recording & sound engineer for famous classical and folk musicians. Releasing his first album in 1994, it wasnt until 2000 that Smadj became recognized on an international scale for his signature blending of acoustic and electronic sounds on Equilibriste, which would ascend on the European World Music Charts to the number 4 position.

Download this beatiful songs ,you couldnt resist them.

1 Geriye
2 Dokun
3 Something to Say
4 Odysée
5 Uyu Uyan
6 Baska
7 Simdilik Dayanamiyorum

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Slack Time

February 16, 2008 at 3:07 pm · Filed under Media, Reviews

Judith Juillerat : “Slack Time Remixes”

Here come the remixes of “slack time“, one of the numerous hits on Judith Juillerat’s debut album “soliloquy“, released on Shitkatpult.She won a remix contest for Bjorks “Army Of Me” put on by Unicef, leaving 600 other contestants in the dust.The remixes come from french funk master Ark and Berlin based multifunctionalist Thomas Fehlmann who both shouldn’t need any introduction. As an extra gift side A features an extended version of the original track.

Tracklisting :
A1. Judith Juillerat - Slack Time (Ark remix)
A2. Judith Juillerat - Slack Time (extended version)
B1. Judith Juillerat - Slack Time (Thomas Fehlmann 4/Flow remix)
B2. Judith Juillerat - Slack Time (Thomas Fehlmann Flow remix) 

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