Oh golly I'm excited about this post. Wu Tang ? Deep house? Surely not. During a weekend of letting my hair down in London recently, I was lucky enough to come across two Romanian DJs - Praslea and Petre Inspirescu - who were putting their heads together to make one hell of a party. After warming up at their warehouse party [...]
I recently discovered Cosmin TRG , a dude from Romania who splices genres so finely you'd think his brand of electronica was the done thing. The Berlin-based producer's debut album Simulat , released last year, has been described as originating from Berlin and Detroit techno as well as dubstep. These descriptions are accurate - it has a true techno feel, yet the fading vocal samples and ornate bass is a refreshing examination of the genre. [...]
Sunday.. Is there a day better suited to the enjoyment of slow burning Cascine magic? We received a little slice of aforementioned magic a few weeks ago, and it came in the shape of new Cascine signing RxGibbs , and his (soon to be released) EP Futures. If you know Cascine, you should know what to expect here.. Gorgeous, lush and intricate synth soundscapes with a foot edging toward the dancefloor. What I particularly [...]
What the fuck is going on in Sydney? There has been no summer. Rain. Clouds. Rain. I have made out in front of the mirror more than anywhere else. But one thing has lightened my mood; Sam Paganini's Prisma EP . It's a tight little thing; its four tracks built to be played in one sitting. You will miss out if you don't give the whole recording a listen. [...]
George Fitzgerald . Such an inconspicuous name. Yet somehow - against all odds, this guy seems to be making quite a name for himself. Sitting pretty amongst some stellar company at Scuba 's Hotflush Records , Fitzgerald's style of beat fits neatly alongside the rest of the diverse, techno infused dubstep of that crowd. Where Fitzgerald differs from his stablemates though, is in the line he threads between dubstep, techno and soulful house sounds.. His tracks may still (for the most part) be steered by driving beats and [...]
Marcel Fengler doesn't require too much effort to consume. I don't mean his techno is simple. On the contrary, it's complex and has a lot of depth. Where some techno is so precise it sounds devoid of feeling, Fengler has a knack for palatability. Sometimes you don't want to cuddle your iPod in an empty bath. You just want to shot tequila and dance your ass off (bb). You can do this to Fengler's Twisted Bleach EP , released by German techno powerhouse Ostgut Ton in [...]
Mixtape blues. Fuck. Finding suitable tracks, putting them into order and then mixing them is proving to be an extremely frustrating process. Who would have thought? Introduction songs, ending songs, build up songs, banging songs... GAH. The single positive that I can take out of this whole experience is that I have managed to reconnect with the world of disco. After a period of intermittent-at-best disco following, it was nice to see that things have been bubbling away nicely while I have been gone. [...]
Blouse: "Attempting valiantly to get back on the horse in 2012." Whilst we track down some time, please enjoy a couple of superb tracks which are inspired by the upcoming (and hugely exciting) Future Classic night at the Keystone Festival Bar. This year sees two masters - in the form of Prins Thomas and DJ Koze - gracing the wheels of steel. Expect six hours (three each) of power... And probably a whole bunch of [...]
Blouse: "Attempting valiantly to get back on the horse in 2012." Whilst we track down some time, please enjoy a couple of superb tracks which are inspired by the upcoming (and hugely exciting) Future Classic night at the Keystone Festival Bar. This year sees two masters - in the form of Prins Thomas and DJ Koze - gracing the wheels of steel. Expect six hours (three each) of power... And probably a whole bunch of [...]
Well well.. Our 2011 calendars seem to only have a couple of days left until they run out of paper. I guess that means that it is time for Blouse to reflect and cherry pick the things that we felt made 2011 the year that it was. Blouse's Best of 2011 (ZIP file download from Mediafire) ------------------------------ ------------------------------ -- Gang [...]
A little bit late on this one, but thought I would share for those that are straggling.. I am constantly astounded at how few decent Cut Copy remixes there are out there. Everytime I listen to one of their albums, all I hear is non stop remix gold and I really think that only a couple of remixers have done these tracks justice. Andrew Weatherall is one such remixer with his recent take on epic 'Zonoscope' closer 'Sun God'. I wouldn't expect any less from such a [...]
Coming up with the Blouse picks of 2011 sure has been sweaty work.. It has been an interesting year to say the least. Will send that your way in the next week or so. In the meantime: I came across Nico Purman 's 'Fade Away' on the Rebel Rave mix a while back and have been eagerly awaiting its release ever since. It seems like quite simple and perhaps even a bit formulaic, but there is something compelling [...]
That wasn't so bad, was it? I was dreading Justice's sophomore album release. All those remixes, all that hype. A Grammy. I liked it so much, took such guilty pleasure in the cheesy distortion and poser melodies that I didn't want to go through it again. I was/am part of the problem. And now look at you, Gaspard and Xavier, on Audio, Video, Disco . It's got catchy hooks and transcendent pianos. It's electronic rock. It's life-affirming, in [...]
Greetings from rainy Struggle town! Hope you are all enjoying your weekend! I shared Strand 's classic '96 space/techno odyssey a few days ago on the Blouse Facebook page , but after some deliberation, I realised that it was so good that it deserved another mention. This time on the site proper. So here it is.. The playful, pulsing, spage age/Blade Runner bassline in this track is remarkable, but it would have to be the classy, effervescent strings that really take this shizen to the next level. A gem in the headphones, or on [...]
Some cold downbeat minimal to help us enjoy/wallow in this sad, bleak Saturday. I did a quick search on Hypem (such a reliable source I know) and was shocked to see that Steffi 's recent opus "Sadness" had not been shared.. Completely unfair in my opinion, as this song is so heavily laden with emotion that I get worried about my speakers ability to support it. Delightfully wistful keys and some stark yet emotionally charged vocals. I'm slightly infatuated with this song - can't recommend it enough: [...]
Well well.. it seems as though we have reached the end of yet another week. I guess that means that another techno Friday. Here we go: A good way to start anything - especially a weekend - would be to listen to Gadi Mizrahi 's take on Seth Troxler 's track "Love Never Sleeps". It has all the bombastic percussion you'll (probably) ever need - plus ethereal synths and a heavy, mysterious vibe. excellent: Seth Troxler - Love Never Sleeps (Gadi Mizrahi Remix) [...]
I really have a thing for Prosumer . It's not just his German perfectionism. It's not that he can mould tech house gems as on Panorama Bar 03 . It's that he brings life to the artifice of minimal techno. On the track 'Daybreak', taken from German label Ostgut Ton's Fünf compilation, Prosumer inserts and then strips away rabid hi-hats, syncopated rhythm and a flat kick drum. His light-and-shade approach to building an industrial scaffold is playful. Then the understated build-up. The rhythmic repetition [...]
i was just about to started discussing my fatigue after a weekend of heavy drinking in mallorca when i realised how much of a broken record blouse has become over the past few posts. oh god. my bad. so lets skip over that boring stuff and head straight to the business end of proceedings. (and yes, this music did make my travel and subsequent tough day at work much easier - as per usual.) i really like scuba. really. his moody, grimy, dark, atmospheric, often ethereal dubstep/techno fills many a role for me. i listen to [...]
Still working on the redesign.. What do you think so far? Hopefully it's OK - any comments are more than welcome! So - some quick redesign disco for the coast into the weekend.. A Facebook post containing the words "oh.my.god." alerted me to the vintage funk of Jacques Renault 's "Look At You". Some seriously rich, hazy, yet pleasingly upbeat sounds on this George McCrae sampling number. Perfect segue into the weekend methinks.. Jacques Renault - Look At You This was lifted from [...]
hey all.. we will be making a few changes to blouse over the next few days. sorry if it looks a bit crap during that period.
blouse.
The Shins: “September” (b-side of “Simple Song” 7”)
St. Vincent - 'Cheerleader'
Jay-Z & Kanye West - Ni**as In Paris (Explicit)
OK Go - Needing/Getting - Official Video
Ladyhawke - Black White & Blue
James Blake – Live Album
Childish Gambino - "Heartbeat" (Official Music Video)
Gang Colours – Fancy Restaurant
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