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We had a remix of this track by Kraak & Smaak a few days ago . That was pretty uninspiring, so can Swedish producer Jeremy Olander do better? In a word, yes. This has a much better sense of how to use those classic chords. It goes for a looooooooooong build, that gradually grows, until it's ready to unleash the synth chords amidst a welter of bass. Proper dance floor material. Lovely stuff. Out next week. A classic updated by the talented Jeremy Olander [...]
A classic techno track from 1991 gets a remix. This track is one of those that has confused me previously . So, let's run what I think I understand and you tell me if I'm right. Kinetic was first released in 1991 by Mike Hazell as The Pied Piper. The tune was co-produced by Paul Hartnoll of Orbital. It's therefore unsurprising it has some very Orbital sounding chords. The tune then gets released as being by Golden Girls the following year. But I've no idea why the name change. Orbital then go on to use [...]
It's me. I'm back again with another 10 songs I am listening to this week. Music has become slightly more interesting since the last time I did one of these things; Daft Punk news, Jai Paul leaks and Duke Dumont recognising me as his #1 fan on Twitter. Despite all the electronic-hype I've found myself listening to early 20002s acousta-pop and funnily enough, it became relevant this week. 1. Jennifer Paige - Crush I debated between the original and the 'Jai Paul' cover. Considering the mess that has become Jai Paul's album [...]
Ok, so I’ve finally started to get used to the new acronym EDM and it’s certainly better than “Electronica” the first incarnation of a layman’s term back in the ‘90s. The fucking hilarious thing is when people think of EDM as something different than house or techno? EDM is an acronym to refer to all of the genres of electronic dance music; it is not its own fucking genre of music! Now that’s settled let’s just agree it is a mainstream abbreviation that we are all going to have to live with, it’s just embedded too [...]
Now Ralph always likes to check out a band or artist with their very own rock dog and Mono Life (aka musician/DJ/producer Mark Osborne) from Hull fits the bill with the very lovely Beryl who's looking a bit mean and moody in the picture, kind of like her old man's brand of synth based, heavy beats. These are well represented by the 'Mono Sound' EP due to be released 11th April. [...]
It's been a while since we checked in with Sydney Banta , better known as LA Girlfriend , but she's not been idle in that time. Far from it: she's putting the finishing touches to her debut album, Viva . Check out her promo video , which takes a behind-the-scenes look at the recording process and the filming of her first proper music video. The accompanying music is "Valentine" (see what she did there?), one of the six highlights from her six-track Imaginarium [...]
Here we are then. Acid Ted's fifth birthday and the end of 50/Fifty with my top tune for coming down. It's Orbital. You didn't really expect anything else did you? From the Green album (1991) comes this lovely dreamy sad tune. Originally released in instrumental version, it was also released in a vocal version. Both use a sample of soprano Emily Van Evera performing " O Euchari " from the Gothic Voices album A Feather on the Breath of God . The same sample had appeared on The Beloved's hit " The Sun Rising " a year earlier, [...]
The sci-fi fixated producer's latest frequently sounds like a hard drive dump from an artist who ought to know better (and, frankly, does). More Leprechaun In Space than 2001: A Space Odyssey, this apparent concept album appears haunted by a creeping insincerity from start to finish. With two rather decent prior LPs in his discography for Planet Mu, Philadelphia's Starkey fecklessly endeavors to stretch out the gimmick of his 2011 single "Open The Pod Bay Doors" with this meandering, weightless collection loosely tied together with mostly sci-fi titles like "Renegade Starship" and "G V Star Part 2". Unexceptional...
Penultimate post for 50/Fifty Coming Up. And, at last, here's Orbital. #1 coming this afternoon. What to choose? Was tempted by Satan and it's classic intro or Chime and its distinctive chords. But live it's always been Halcyo n (1992) for me. In its original recorded form it's quite a chilled record. But live, with its Bon Jovi and Linda Carlisle samples it becomes something else. This version, from 2004, which added The Darkness to the mix is probably my favourite live version (but has a 5 min intro). For years, the only [...]
Exactly one year and one day has passed since I, totem, published my very first year-end list for Salacious. After that successful go at a top 50 albums list, it's about time I followed it up with a fresh list for 2012 wouldn't you say? Now, I know it's somewhat late for a year-end list (as per blog standards) but I sicnerely hope you can bear with me for just one more....pwetty pwease? I promise I will make it worth your while! Now, a few notes before we begin. I've shortened my list from a top 50 albums [...]
Into the top 10 with Leftfield/Lydon and EMF. At #10, the huge and hugely influential Open Up by Leftfield and John Lydon from 1993. Probably the last time that John Lydon sounded relevant was on this out-of-nowhere smash, getting to #13 in the UK Charts. This was a dance tune that even the most anti-dance people could love. The mix of Leftfield's Eastern exoticism and pumping beats gets blended with Lydon's strident but wobbly vocals. Like him at his PiL peak. I have some recollection that this got virtually banned from radio play in the US [...]
And so to the last post of the year. And the tune of the year. This year was a strange one for me. I had three jobs, including one in another country for a month. But it was a year dominated by the Olympics and Paralympics. It is therefore no surprise that from my top three, two have London 2012 connections. Third is Orbital and their collaboration with Prof Stephen Hawking, which featured as part of the Paralympics Opening Ceremony. This is a mesmerizing collaboration, set to one of Orbital's most upbeat and anthemic tunes for ages. Hardly surprising that [...]
Artist: Go Buck! Title: BNRCPZ - Orbit (Go Buck! Remix) File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Moombahton
Positively Ecstatic. Not Waving, Umwelt.
So often do bands weigh in significantly greater than the sum of their parts, that when you do just so happen upon an ensemble comprising artists each of whom is equivalently proficient when left to their own devices, it disorientates a moment. As much can be said of London-based electronica duo Walls for when broken down into its binary components, Sam Willis and Alessio Natalizia are every bit as impressive solo as they are side by side. Willis' essential Winterval LP of yesteryear conclusively corroborated such theory, and Natalizia's début endeavour under the guise [...]
NBHAP Guestmix #19 – Young Galaxy
When a lot of people hear about 'rave' they automatically associate it with hard synthesizer beats, trashy clothes and people being way too spaced out on drugs and other stuff. Well, some aspects of this might have always been present but others doesn’t stick to the origin of the genre. And if you are not The post NBHAP Guestmix #19 - Young Galaxy appeared first on Nothing But Hope And Passion - NBHAP - Music Magazine & more .
REMIXING CLASSICS: Golden Girls – Kinetic (Jeremy Olander Remix)
We had a remix of this track by Kraak & Smaak a few days ago . That was pretty uninspiring, so can Swedish producer Jeremy Olander do better? In a word, yes. This has a much better sense of how to use those classic chords. It goes for a looooooooooong build, that gradually grows, until it's ready to unleash the synth chords amidst a welter of bass. Proper dance floor material. Lovely stuff. Out next week. A classic updated by the talented Jeremy Olander [...]
REMIXING CLASSICS: Golden Girls – Kinetic (Kraak & Smaak Remix)
A classic techno track from 1991 gets a remix. This track is one of those that has confused me previously . So, let's run what I think I understand and you tell me if I'm right. Kinetic was first released in 1991 by Mike Hazell as The Pied Piper. The tune was co-produced by Paul Hartnoll of Orbital. It's therefore unsurprising it has some very Orbital sounding chords. The tune then gets released as being by Golden Girls the following year. But I've no idea why the name change. Orbital then go on to use [...]
Stoney Charts Week 7: Kish’s Top 10
It's me. I'm back again with another 10 songs I am listening to this week. Music has become slightly more interesting since the last time I did one of these things; Daft Punk news, Jai Paul leaks and Duke Dumont recognising me as his #1 fan on Twitter. Despite all the electronic-hype I've found myself listening to early 20002s acousta-pop and funnily enough, it became relevant this week. 1. Jennifer Paige - Crush I debated between the original and the 'Jai Paul' cover. Considering the mess that has become Jai Paul's album [...]
It’s Not All about EDM, What About ELM?—Plus Free Download
Ok, so I’ve finally started to get used to the new acronym EDM and it’s certainly better than “Electronica” the first incarnation of a layman’s term back in the ‘90s. The fucking hilarious thing is when people think of EDM as something different than house or techno? EDM is an acronym to refer to all of the genres of electronic dance music; it is not its own fucking genre of music! Now that’s settled let’s just agree it is a mainstream abbreviation that we are all going to have to live with, it’s just embedded too [...]
Artist: Magnetic Magazine Title: Exclusive: ELM Bedtime Mix File Name: SoundCloud Genre: ELM
#5tracks by Deon from Australia – Cabin Crew
FUN FACT / DID YOU KNOW : The xx’s female singer has a lisp. LINER NOTES : Track One / Love : the whole album pretty much ---------- Track Two / Breakup : this was my first ever break up song.. reminds me of so much! beautiful song ---------- Track Three / Dance : my current fav tune to dance to ---------- Track Four / Travel : dont [...]
Mono Life
Now Ralph always likes to check out a band or artist with their very own rock dog and Mono Life (aka musician/DJ/producer Mark Osborne) from Hull fits the bill with the very lovely Beryl who's looking a bit mean and moody in the picture, kind of like her old man's brand of synth based, heavy beats. These are well represented by the 'Mono Sound' EP due to be released 11th April. [...]
Artist: MonoLife Title: Cat Sized Panda - Seraphim (Mono Life Deep Space Mix) File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Electronica
Artist: MonoLife Title: Dark Star Theory File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Cinematic
Artist: MonoLife Title: Mono Sound (Sham Getz Remix) File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Electronica
Artist: MonoLife Title: The Mono Sound (AbeZilla Remix) File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Drum & Bass
Artist: MonoLife Title: The Mono Sound (Endoflevelbaddie Remix) File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Electronica
Artist: MonoLife Title: The Mono Sound (EP Version) File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Electronica
10 of Music’s Weirdest Sources for Samples
This week sees the release of The Marriage of True Minds , the new album by Matmos, and as much as anything, this means that we're excited to spend hours on end picking over where on earth all the sounds on the record in question come from. The Baltimore-based duo have long been some of the music world's foremost exponents of sampling all sorts of weird and wonderful sources for the sounds they use, and in celebration of the arrival of their new record, we thought we'd look at their weirdest moments, along with some other artists who've specialized [...]
Video: LA Girlfriend – VIVA / Valentine
It's been a while since we checked in with Sydney Banta , better known as LA Girlfriend , but she's not been idle in that time. Far from it: she's putting the finishing touches to her debut album, Viva . Check out her promo video , which takes a behind-the-scenes look at the recording process and the filming of her first proper music video. The accompanying music is "Valentine" (see what she did there?), one of the six highlights from her six-track Imaginarium [...]
50/Fifty Coming Down: #1 Orbital
Here we are then. Acid Ted's fifth birthday and the end of 50/Fifty with my top tune for coming down. It's Orbital. You didn't really expect anything else did you? From the Green album (1991) comes this lovely dreamy sad tune. Originally released in instrumental version, it was also released in a vocal version. Both use a sample of soprano Emily Van Evera performing " O Euchari " from the Gothic Voices album A Feather on the Breath of God . The same sample had appeared on The Beloved's hit " The Sun Rising " a year earlier, [...]
Starkey: Orbits / Command
The sci-fi fixated producer's latest frequently sounds like a hard drive dump from an artist who ought to know better (and, frankly, does). More Leprechaun In Space than 2001: A Space Odyssey, this apparent concept album appears haunted by a creeping insincerity from start to finish. With two rather decent prior LPs in his discography for Planet Mu, Philadelphia's Starkey fecklessly endeavors to stretch out the gimmick of his 2011 single "Open The Pod Bay Doors" with this meandering, weightless collection loosely tied together with mostly sci-fi titles like "Renegade Starship" and "G V Star Part 2". Unexceptional...
50/Fifty Coming Up: #02
Penultimate post for 50/Fifty Coming Up. And, at last, here's Orbital. #1 coming this afternoon. What to choose? Was tempted by Satan and it's classic intro or Chime and its distinctive chords. But live it's always been Halcyo n (1992) for me. In its original recorded form it's quite a chilled record. But live, with its Bon Jovi and Linda Carlisle samples it becomes something else. This version, from 2004, which added The Darkness to the mix is probably my favourite live version (but has a 5 min intro). For years, the only [...]
Artist: Orbital Title: Halcyon File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Electronic
Best of 2012: Albums
Exactly one year and one day has passed since I, totem, published my very first year-end list for Salacious. After that successful go at a top 50 albums list, it's about time I followed it up with a fresh list for 2012 wouldn't you say? Now, I know it's somewhat late for a year-end list (as per blog standards) but I sicnerely hope you can bear with me for just one more....pwetty pwease? I promise I will make it worth your while! Now, a few notes before we begin. I've shortened my list from a top 50 albums [...]
Artist: B T Title: Our Dark Garden (Final Mix File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Ambient
Artist: Caribou_ Title: 02 Daphni - Yes, I Know File Name: SoundCloud
Artist: Flume Title: Star Eyes File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Flume Step Year: 2012
Artist: Four Tet Title: Pinnacles File Name: SoundCloud
Artist: Grimes Title: Oblivion File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Pop
Artist: Rusko Title: 03 Pressure File Name: SoundCloud
Artist: Scuba Title: The Hope / Flash Addict [PER001] File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Bass Year: 2012
50/Fifty Coming Up: #10 and #09
Into the top 10 with Leftfield/Lydon and EMF. At #10, the huge and hugely influential Open Up by Leftfield and John Lydon from 1993. Probably the last time that John Lydon sounded relevant was on this out-of-nowhere smash, getting to #13 in the UK Charts. This was a dance tune that even the most anti-dance people could love. The mix of Leftfield's Eastern exoticism and pumping beats gets blended with Lydon's strident but wobbly vocals. Like him at his PiL peak. I have some recollection that this got virtually banned from radio play in the US [...]
THE COLOR AWESOME HIGHLIGHTS 2012
We heard one of our favorite albums EVER this year - we even saw the future. Our best of 2012...
- Big Boi feat. Little Dragon - Mama Told Me (Prod by: The Flush)
- capturedtracks - DIIV "How Long Have You Known"
- CHVRCHES - The Mother We Share
- Crypts - Territories
- Danceyrselfcleaner - Destroyer, Leave me alone (New Order cover)
- Flying Lotus - Electric Candyman (feat. Thom Yorke)
- Frankie Rose - Interstellar sampler
- Goldroom - Fifteen (ft Chela)
- GrillMarketing - Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs "Tapes & Money"
- Grizzly Bear - Yet Again
- IO Echo - When The Lillies Die
- JOHNNY JEWEL - CHROMATICS / KILL FOR LOVE (Complete Album)
- LIGHT ASYLUM - End of Days
- Major Lazer [OFFICIAL] - Get Free (feat. Amber of Dirty Projectors)
- ORBITAL - Orbital | New France (feat. Zola Jesus)
- Saint Etienne - Tonight
- selftitledmag - Grimes, "Oblivion"
- STEPHANIE - ONE GLOVE
- Tamaryn - I'm Gone
- The Fresh & Onlys - Presence Of Mind
- Vox Mod - Transference
- Wild Nothing - "Paradise"
Artist: Big Boi feat. Little Dragon Title: Mama Told Me (Prod by: The Flush) File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Hip-hop/rap
Artist: capturedtracks Title: DIIV "How Long Have You Known" File Name: SoundCloud Genre: agua
Artist: CHVRCHES Title: The Mother We Share File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Synthpop/electropop
Artist: Crypts Title: Territories File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Electronic
Artist: Danceyrselfcleaner Title: Destroyer, Leave me alone (New Order cover) File Name: SoundCloud
Artist: Flying Lotus Title: Electric Candyman (feat. Thom Yorke) File Name: SoundCloud
Artist: Frankie Rose Title: Interstellar sampler File Name: SoundCloud Year: 2012
Artist: Goldroom Title: Fifteen (ft Chela) File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Goldroom
Artist: GrillMarketing Title: Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs "Tapes & Money" File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Alternative
Artist: Grizzly Bear Title: Yet Again File Name: SoundCloud
Artist: IO Echo Title: When The Lillies Die File Name: SoundCloud
Artist: JOHNNY JEWEL Title: CHROMATICS / KILL FOR LOVE (Complete Album) File Name: SoundCloud
Artist: LIGHT ASYLUM Title: End of Days File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Synthpop
Artist: Major Lazer [OFFICIAL] Title: Get Free (feat. Amber of Dirty Projectors) File Name: SoundCloud
Artist: ORBITAL Title: Orbital | New France (feat. Zola Jesus) File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Electronic
Artist: Saint Etienne Title: Tonight File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Pop Year: 2012
Artist: selftitledmag Title: Grimes, "Oblivion" File Name: SoundCloud
Artist: STEPHANIE Title: ONE GLOVE File Name: SoundCloud Genre: SWIRL
Artist: Tamaryn Title: I'm Gone File Name: SoundCloud
Artist: The Fresh & Onlys Title: Presence Of Mind File Name: SoundCloud Year: 2012
Artist: Vox Mod Title: Transference File Name: SoundCloud Genre: electronica
Artist: Wild Nothing Title: "Paradise" File Name: SoundCloud
That Was The Year That Was 2012: The Tune
And so to the last post of the year. And the tune of the year. This year was a strange one for me. I had three jobs, including one in another country for a month. But it was a year dominated by the Olympics and Paralympics. It is therefore no surprise that from my top three, two have London 2012 connections. Third is Orbital and their collaboration with Prof Stephen Hawking, which featured as part of the Paralympics Opening Ceremony. This is a mesmerizing collaboration, set to one of Orbital's most upbeat and anthemic tunes for ages. Hardly surprising that [...]
Artist: ORBITAL Title: WHERE IS IT GOING -FEATURING STEVEN HAWKIN File Name: SoundCloud Genre: ELECTRONIC
Artist: Public Enemy Title: Harder Than You Think (Featurecast Remix) File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Hiphop Electronic
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