2007-11-27
Technoviking/Pendulum
I assume most have seen Technoviking, but I don't know if many have seen this pretty funny mashup.
And on a completely unrelated note:
Pendulum. I didn't really like Granite; it wasn't drum and bass and sounded, well, pretty lame as a rock song. However, recently on DOA due to people not liking it and accusing Pendulum of selling out, they wrote (I'll summarize) that they didn't want to be part of the drum and bass scene anyway because they felt they were on to big and better things as a rock band. They also dissed drum and bass, saying nothing interesting has come out of the scene and it will die anyways.
QUOTE: “Oh, and by the way - I’m not sure if drum and bass is dead or dying (I’ve been in the studio / on tour too long to tell).
“However, if your genre was flimsy enough to be knocked over by ONE SINGLE RECORDING ARTIST who happened to - god forbid - sell some fucking records for the first time in about 5/6 years, then I’m glad it was us that got to drive the final stake through its stale pig shit heart - and good riddance.
“Wake me up when your genre is making something that people outside the scene think is worth listening to again.’
Gotta say, I really can't support pendulum anymore. They were responsible for some really great drum and bass, but now that they're trying to do rock, they've lost anything interesting they had (plus, Granite is pretty much just recycling all past samples that they've used and making a poor man's "Slam"). The fact that they think they're too good for drum and bass now is ridiculous, especially since now as a "rock" band they aren't very good. "Hold Your Colour" and their early singles are still classics, but whatever direction they see themselves going in is not the right one .
Plus, are they really kidding anyone? Granite still has the drum and bass beat, and they got Dilinja on remix duties for Christ's sake. Just cause the drum and bass community doesn't like your new tune doesn't mean you can try to cut all ties with it.
2007-11-17
November 2007 Charts
01. Justus Köhncke - Feuerland [Kompakt]
Any new release by Herr Köhncke deserves attention, as he is one of Kompakt's most reliable producers. This single, however, is probably the best I've ever head from him. It is a cover of a song by kraut rock and ex Kraftwerk member Michael Rother, and it shows Justus using actual instruments to great effect. It's not a dancefloor bomb in the slightest, but what it is is one of those perfect fall tracks which, if listened to closely for its whole time, rewards with a real sense of excitement. The B-side is good, much more of a disco tune, and much more uptempo. It's the A side though that makes this #1 for this month.
02. Melchior Productions Ltd. - No Disco Future [Perlon]
03. Melchior Productions Ltd. - Don Juan/In the Spirit [Perlon]
I'm posting this right now without having listened to the full album. I've heard the samples and the promo mixed version, but not the real thing yet. However, it is here because of the huge sense of confidence I've always had in Thomas Melchior to produce some of the most exciting microhouse out there, and this is no disappointment. His last LP on Playhouse was glitchy and great, but 'No Disco Future' is very different. It's very much house music, stripped down as usual, but each track standing out with some of the best production out there today. Very excited to hear the full versions, as they will no doubt be stunning. If the teaser single Don Juan/In the Spirit is any indication, this will be album of the year material.
04. Burial - Untrue [Hyperdub]
05. Pär Grindvik - World of Mine [Truesoul]
06. Petre Inspirescu - Tips [Cadenza]
07. Ricardo Villalobos - Sei Es Drum [SED]
08. Donnacha Costello - Colourseries CD [minimise]
09. Mistabishi - No Matter What [Hospital]
10. Bodycode aka Portable - A Document of an African Past [Yore]
11. Dubfire - Emissions [M_nus]
12. Benga and Coki - Night [Tempa]
13. Minilogue - Ghost EP [Mule]
14. Massi DL - Wonderland EP [Trapez]
15. Matt John - Olga Dancekowski [BAR 25]
16. Radio Slave - Bell Clap Dance [Rekids]
17. Etienne Jaumet - Repeat Again After Me [Versatile]
18. Super Flu - Momratzn [Traum]
19. Supermayer - The Art Of Letting Go (Ewan Pearson Remixes) [Kompakt]
20. Bruno Pronsato - Why Can't We Be Like Us? [Hello? Repeat]
*This chart is in no real order, minus the two on top that I wrote about.
Heading off to London soon for a few days of drum and bass courtesy of hospitality and some fabric loveliness. Hopefully I update while there with Harry et. all, and surely when I get back.
Any new release by Herr Köhncke deserves attention, as he is one of Kompakt's most reliable producers. This single, however, is probably the best I've ever head from him. It is a cover of a song by kraut rock and ex Kraftwerk member Michael Rother, and it shows Justus using actual instruments to great effect. It's not a dancefloor bomb in the slightest, but what it is is one of those perfect fall tracks which, if listened to closely for its whole time, rewards with a real sense of excitement. The B-side is good, much more of a disco tune, and much more uptempo. It's the A side though that makes this #1 for this month.
02. Melchior Productions Ltd. - No Disco Future [Perlon]
03. Melchior Productions Ltd. - Don Juan/In the Spirit [Perlon]
I'm posting this right now without having listened to the full album. I've heard the samples and the promo mixed version, but not the real thing yet. However, it is here because of the huge sense of confidence I've always had in Thomas Melchior to produce some of the most exciting microhouse out there, and this is no disappointment. His last LP on Playhouse was glitchy and great, but 'No Disco Future' is very different. It's very much house music, stripped down as usual, but each track standing out with some of the best production out there today. Very excited to hear the full versions, as they will no doubt be stunning. If the teaser single Don Juan/In the Spirit is any indication, this will be album of the year material.
04. Burial - Untrue [Hyperdub]
05. Pär Grindvik - World of Mine [Truesoul]
06. Petre Inspirescu - Tips [Cadenza]
07. Ricardo Villalobos - Sei Es Drum [SED]
08. Donnacha Costello - Colourseries CD [minimise]
09. Mistabishi - No Matter What [Hospital]
10. Bodycode aka Portable - A Document of an African Past [Yore]
11. Dubfire - Emissions [M_nus]
12. Benga and Coki - Night [Tempa]
13. Minilogue - Ghost EP [Mule]
14. Massi DL - Wonderland EP [Trapez]
15. Matt John - Olga Dancekowski [BAR 25]
16. Radio Slave - Bell Clap Dance [Rekids]
17. Etienne Jaumet - Repeat Again After Me [Versatile]
18. Super Flu - Momratzn [Traum]
19. Supermayer - The Art Of Letting Go (Ewan Pearson Remixes) [Kompakt]
20. Bruno Pronsato - Why Can't We Be Like Us? [Hello? Repeat]
*This chart is in no real order, minus the two on top that I wrote about.
Heading off to London soon for a few days of drum and bass courtesy of hospitality and some fabric loveliness. Hopefully I update while there with Harry et. all, and surely when I get back.
2007-11-15
S.H.I.T.T.Y.
November charts to be posted soon, and I'll be listing 15 of my favorites and 5 misses; it's clear what number one on the misses will be.
Justice feat. Mos Def and Spank Rock - D.A.N.C.E.
I can't say I was looking forward to this. The first thing I thought of was how useless this probably is, and the second was that it's pretty much already been done. We all know Wale's inclusion of D.A.N.C.E. on his mixtape earlier this year and how well he did it. Was the inclusion of Spank Rock and Mos Def going to be much different?
Nope. The over-saturation of D.A.N.C.E. lately is, as it should be, annoying to most people. We had a remix EP out in May with some great remixes on it, and many more remixes have followed; none as good as any on that EP and all, frankly, useless. This is just another useless version with pretty poor rapping on their part. Mos Def and Spank Rock saying how they're 'ready to uff' and name checking Ed Banger and friends is pretty gag-worthy, but there's no remix here at all except for some added hi-hats. The name of the game nowadays is to mash as many good things together as possible, but here is one example of three great artists combining to produce something pretty horrible. Whereas Spank Rock and Mos Def want us to get up, clap our hands and dance like the party people we are, I can't help but just shake my head in disappointment. It is honestly more cringe-worthy than the Neptune's "Harder Better..." four years ago.
In summation, it's awful and is candidate for the worst song of the year, not just for what it represents but also for simply how shitty it is. "So fresh," says Mos Def. "It's like this: we got Spank Rock and the mighty Mos Def to get up on the hottest song of the year. Enjoy!" says the website. It might be the hottest song of the year, but the children singing D.A.N.C.E. in this version seem to want to cry.
Justice feat. Mos Def and Spank Rock - D.A.N.C.E.
I can't say I was looking forward to this. The first thing I thought of was how useless this probably is, and the second was that it's pretty much already been done. We all know Wale's inclusion of D.A.N.C.E. on his mixtape earlier this year and how well he did it. Was the inclusion of Spank Rock and Mos Def going to be much different?
Nope. The over-saturation of D.A.N.C.E. lately is, as it should be, annoying to most people. We had a remix EP out in May with some great remixes on it, and many more remixes have followed; none as good as any on that EP and all, frankly, useless. This is just another useless version with pretty poor rapping on their part. Mos Def and Spank Rock saying how they're 'ready to uff' and name checking Ed Banger and friends is pretty gag-worthy, but there's no remix here at all except for some added hi-hats. The name of the game nowadays is to mash as many good things together as possible, but here is one example of three great artists combining to produce something pretty horrible. Whereas Spank Rock and Mos Def want us to get up, clap our hands and dance like the party people we are, I can't help but just shake my head in disappointment. It is honestly more cringe-worthy than the Neptune's "Harder Better..." four years ago.
In summation, it's awful and is candidate for the worst song of the year, not just for what it represents but also for simply how shitty it is. "So fresh," says Mos Def. "It's like this: we got Spank Rock and the mighty Mos Def to get up on the hottest song of the year. Enjoy!" says the website. It might be the hottest song of the year, but the children singing D.A.N.C.E. in this version seem to want to cry.
2007-11-12
What's In the Box?
Like any good fanboy, I tuned in to Radiohead's webcast, and among great live performances of new songs, one old song and a couple covers, they threw this little thing together.
2007-11-05
Fabric
Alright, so here's the mix. It's one hour and fourteen minutes, which is pretty much CD length. I had it in mind that this was going to be more of a mix CD than a live mix, as I did do a bit of planning and came in to it with an idea of what I wanted it to sound like. There is a definite structure to the mix, and hopefully that comes across. At times it's dancey, at times it's not, but it is more of a home listening mix than a party time mix. I named it fabric because it's an homage not only to the club but to their astounding series of mix CDs which has probably influenced me more than anything else.Hopefully you enjoy it, and leave comments bitte.
Chris Miller [minimill] - fabric
1. a. Ambivalent – R U OK? (Acapella) [M_nus]
b. Ricardo Tobar – El Sunset [Border Community]
2. Pigon – Promises [Dial]
3. Petre Inspirescu – Mostra [Cadenza]
4. Schaeben & Voss feat. Schad Privat – Put Up Job [Kompakt]
5. Martin Buttrich – Hunter [Cocoon]
6. René Breitbarth – Interior Design [Sub Static]
7. Dubfire – Emissions [M_nus]
8. Tiger Stripes – Survivor [Get Physical]
9. Louderbach – Reflected (Magda’s Liquid Acid Remix) [Underl_ne]
10. Louderbach – Silver Ringsnguns [Underl_ne]
11. Plastikman – Ask Yourself [Mute]
12. Matthew Dear – Bees Please [Unreleased]
13. Super Flu – Hallo Zeit [KarateKlub]
14. Ellen Allien – Go [BPitch Control]
15. Gui Boratto – Matroyshka [Kompakt Extra]
16. Simon Baker – Gutterlevel [20:20 Vision]
17. Booka Shade – Numbers [!K7]
18. Swayzak – Smile and Receive (Apparat Remix) [!K7]
*Picture is Steve Bug's upcoming fabric 37, which will undoubtedly be amazing and I suggest you get it as soon as possible. I'll be reviewing it when it comes in the mail.
2007-11-04
TURKEY TIME
Not yet, but it's November, so close enough. I'm working on getting this mix up soon, it's my first "mix CD" if you could call it that, and I've put a lot of work into it so I hope you all listen to it and enjoy it. Until then, though, here's a peep at what November is looking like:
Commix
Fabio
Andy C
High Contrast
Marcus Intalex
Matrix + Futurebound
Cyantific
Logistics
Nu:Tone
Steve Bug
Cabanne
Of course, all of that is during the week of Thanksgiving when Harry and I will be in London, but November as a whole should be as large as October. I think we are also seeing Spank Rock for free, I just don't know when.
Anyway, it's been awhile since I've really written anything on here, and I'll be getting back to that. Like I said, soon my mix should be up so check back in a bit.
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