When LWE started its podcast series back 2008 it was impossible to tell how the series would progress; but its basis was in providing our readers with quality music, not just the handouts of the biggest names we could find. Now that we're about to reach our 100th regular podcast it seems safe to say we achieved this goal, pleasing and challenging listeners and occasionally landing a few big name podcasts as well. In celebration of our fast approaching 100th exclusive podcast, LWE's staff has taken a look back at the first 99 and showcased some of our favorites so [...]
Artwork by Shayna Leib [ Honest Jon's ] It's no secret that South Africa's Shangaan Electro scene has one of the most fertile sound palettes in the world right now. Honest Jon's is constantly releasing the stuff in its original form, and the label recently launched a series of remix 123s (some of which are simply inspired by the scene, or [...]
Did you listen to the Shangaan comp that Honest Jons put out not so long ago? Amazoid! Now if that wasn't enough, they're releasing a series of remix singles featuring versions from some of the most respected producers out there. I'll admit the first single didn't blow my mind, but the second one is something else all together. Side A is re-worked by Detroit legend Anthony Shake Shakir , side B by [...]
Every place has its vanguard, its revolutionaries, its pack of punks. Detroit certainly does. Detroit's musical vanguard consists of a racially and ethnically diverse collection of women and men. They are largely disjointed, spread out across the entire region of southeast Michigan. Independence truly means autonomy and self-reliance in Detroit's local music culture; aside from a handful of collectives and temporary partnerships, most in Detroit's electronic music scene operate alone. Sometimes it works for them, sometimes it simply leads to increased isolation and silence. Aaron Siegel presents one remedy for some of this disjuncture. In 2008 he founded FIT Distribution [...]
Photo by Jacob Arnold LWE's 42nd Podcast was created by one of Detroit techno's founding fathers, Anthony "Shake" Shakir. Make sure to add this historic entry to your collection before it's archived this Friday, April 8th.
[ NSC Records ] ( buy vinyl ) NSC 1-4 is the first release in a series released by and dedicated to the National Sound Corporation, a seminal Detroit business which, since its 1989 inception, has cut thousands of records by local artists. On some small level, the compilation seems potentially forgettable, the kind of venture for which producers might phone in performances. More than ten years after its 1998 release, however, it remains a testament to the relationship between NSC and Detroit techno's luminaries. Anthony "Shake" Shakir, [...]
Jan 25, 2011, 1:15pm
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Recent top lot. Gentle jazz lounge house with vocal narration by Jan Tenner. Jan Tenner - Consciousness | Buy Warm and patient with memorising chords by the controller of space dimensions. Anthony Shake Shakir - Detroit State Of Mind (Space Dimension Controller Remix) | Buy [...]
1. Jamie Woon- Night Air ( preview ) 2. Elgato- Tonight 3. Roska & Untold- Long Range 4. James Blake- I Only Know (What I Know Now) 5. Nehuen- Let It Go 6. Lone- Pineapple Crush 7. Cooly G - Up In My Head 8. Africa Hitech - One Two 9. The Bug - Skeng (Autechre Remix) 10. Juj- Mbira Spirit 11. 813- My Deep, Deep Complex's ( preview [...]
De eerste dag TodaysArt 2010 in ruim 6 minuten beeld gevangen. Met achtereenvolgens: Andrien Mondot (openingsact), Structet, X-102, Container with Alva Noto en Byetone, Instra:mental, 2562 en Anthony 'Shake' Shakir.
Illustration by Josh Cochran [ Mahogani Music ] ( buy vinyl ) The Urban Tribe project is a revolving door, so it's understandable that it doesn't have a recognizable sound outside of its electro-influenced jerkiness, ostensibly the product of having Sherard Ingram (aka DJ Stingray) at the center of it all. The project's latest release is an LP on Moodymann's Mahogani label and features quite an impressive lineup: Stingray, Moodymann, Carl Craig, and Shake. Usually this type of all-star cast leads to too many [...]
Photo by Elizabeth Beale After resting his ears and brain cells, LWE's editor-in-chief, Steve Mizek, files his report on Movement 2010 As May rolls around each year, many dance music fans in America and around the world instinctively reach for their wallets and begin making preparations for Detroit's annual electronic music festival, Movement. Although the festival has gone through many iterations in its eleven years of existence, this habit proved equally entrenched in 2010 as fans of all ages and from every corner of dance music culture [...]
[ Syncrophone ] ( buy vinyl ) Whether out of self-censorship or plain old yacht rock ignorance, almost none of the press surrounding Anthony "Shake" Shakir's Frictionalism 1994-2009 has mentioned that "Arise," one of the retrospective's standout inclusions, is basically just a beefed-up edit of the closing drum break from Steely Dan's "Aja." That's right, techno brethren: Shake just made you listen to Steely Dan. Featuring the percussion acrobatics of legendary session drummer Steve Gadd (who, rock 'n roll lore has it, pulled off his contribution to the eight-minute [...]
Photo by Dariowaty Since 2003, the Unsound Festival has been about bringing the disparate impulses inherent in electronic music under one roof - a music event urging you to scratch your chin one minute and dance your ass off the next. Presenting itself like a film festival but booked like a forward-thinking summertime weekender, Unsound has consistently showcased brilliant and challenging new sounds without ripping them from their underground trappings. Any music festival as likely to feature Sunn 0))) as Zomby is sure to pique my interest, but by nature of it happening [...]
Photo by Jacob Arnold By now, any techno head should know that Anthony "Shake" Shakir was one of the music's creators. It's hard to resist mentioning that he had a track on that first Detroit techno compilation, that he put out a record on Metroplex, and so on. But the recent Frictionalism compilation on Rush Hour demonstrates that his significance doesn't stop there. While Shake's profile may not have blown up like some of his neighbors, his recorded output has arguably been more consistent than any other techno producer. Remarkably, his [...]
Three discs, £15. Not bad. The case to Detroit techno legend Anthony 'Shake' Shakir's Frictionalism 1994-2009 is a sleek, paperback-sized jewel case . But inside it's a record geek's nightmare. The 3 discs are stacked directly on top of one another. Vulnerable - waiting for that one bit of grit to sneak in between them and ruin the party for everyone. The best description I've seen is in The Wire, who said: "he finds a space for the foward momentum of Techno to coexist with the rotational torque of disco", and [...]
Electron Rider - Anthony Shake Shakir Tagged: 1994-2009, frictionalism, techno
Painting by Brian Cooper [ Rush Hour ] ( buy vinyl ) ( buy CD ) ( buy mp3s ) When reviewing Anthony "Shake" Shakir's first release in four years last April, I quoted an interview in which Shakir described himself as "the forgotten man of techno." I wonder how he feels about that statement now. The record reviewed, "Levitate Venice" ended up in any year-end list worth reading (including LWE's), and was widely played and supported by artists [...]
20. Ben Klock ft. Elif Biçer, "OK" (Kenny Larkin Remix) [ Ostgut Tonträger ] ( buy ) Together with Robert Hood, Kenny Larkin proved on Ben Klock's One remixes that nobody exemplifies groove quite like Detroit. The cross-continental melding of minds saw Larkin defrost Klock's "OK" with swelling warmth and a bass line that wound itself all the way to the horizon. High wire strings gave the remix a sense of drama, while faultless percussive turns saw halting snares, clipped shakers and languid hi-hats entwine themselves through the fabric of the track. Coaxing [...]
Some more Detroit techno for you. From an unrecognised originator. Detroit producer Anthony "Shake" Shakir is one of the more under-recognised, underappreciated names in American techno. A bedroom producer since 1981, he had an important role in helping shape the early sound associated with artists such as Juan Atkins / Model 500 and Derrick May. His first solo material appeared on Virgin's seminal Techno! The New Dance Sound Of Detroit compilation with 'Sequence 10'. Known as something of a techno purist, he has distanced himself from the European scene [...]
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