Casse Les Frontieres, Fou Les Tetes En L'Air I had every intention of posting some new material today from an up and comer in the house scene when I was messaged by net pal Marble/Institubes DJ and producer Jean Nipon . He made a random Facebook post about wanting an early recording from Paul Johnson called ' The Other Side of Me and Mores' from 1996.' and how much he wanted a copy. It just so happened that I was able to track it down for him and it [...]
Kevin Saunderson Feat. Inner City When Kevin Saunderson moved from Brooklyn NY to small town Belleville 30 miles from Detroit no one could have predicted that he along with Juan Atkins and Derrick May would completely revolutionize music and once again put Detroit back on the musical map. But this is of course precisely what they accomplished with their early efforts. "Inner City is a Saunderson collaboration that came about "by accident," according to Saunderson. In 1987 he recorded a backing track in his home [...]
Bumpin In SXLND Having achieved such accolades as second best album of the year by readers in online music site Resident Advisor's 2011 Best Album poll for his full length "Room(s)" and also placing his productions in the major motion picture "Black Swan" it is safe to say that MACHINEDRUM has officially landed a blow to all mainstream shite club that crowds the airwaves. Travis Stewart returns with the release of the 'SXLND EP' on Glasgow's LuckyMe records he applies his trademark stamp of gritty crackle analog [...]
Wednesday's PULL SHAPES w/Beauchamp Greenroom Winnipeg is yet another incarnation of the address which has changed hands many times over the years. When I was first in a punk band growing up I did my first show at what was then the Alternative Cabaret, which then became Die Machine which is incidentally where I first learned to sharpen my chops as a DJ helping out with the legendary Tuesday and Friday nights spots featuring the new rave of olden times past. After many expansions and upgrades to the sound systems and [...]
DROP DEAD 2011 Every culture across the globe has in one form or another a belief in the living spirit. These are ties that bind us together in friendship and marriage. It is the driving force behind our collective consciousness as our souls interact with one another. If the belief in a living residual spirit is inherent in every religion and every individual then what happens when that residual energy is released upon the death of the physical [...]
Martyn's 'Ghost People' Dutch/D.C. producer Martyn releases his sophomore album this week wherein he seamlessly blends Dubstep, House and Techno into a darkly impersonal soundtrack. On 'Ghost People' he is balancing his jetset DJ life with these productions displaying the less trendy invocations of the aforementioned genres which gives us a look into the home producers mindset in contrast to his funky, broken beat live sets and Fabric outings. It is, according to the press release, a lot less concerned with “sorrows and melancholy” than Martyn’s first album [...]
Moodymann @ Libertine SuperSport 17/09/11 Ils ne sont pas nombreux les artistes de Detroit qui passent les phénomènes de modes et les nouvelles tendances comme si de rien n'était ! Moodymann est membre de cette très petite caste et on peut presque dire sans se tromper qu'il fait partie du trio de tête ! Oui, on dansait déjà sur son incroyable track "Shades Of Jay" au Mirano ou au Food dans les années 90, idem à Dirty Dancing ou au Culture Club dans les années 2000... Et [...]
Motor City Drum Ensemble's - L.O.V.E. Remixes After seeing Resident Adviser's recently upped video on Real Scenes 'Detroit' I had to share this Kyle Hall remix of Motor City Drum Ensemble's latest remix package on K7 records. Besides showcasing the issue that Detroit has had over the years it highlights how pressure to any system can sometimes reveal the true diamonds of human capacity within the realms of art, culture and most of all music. The tracklist for Danilo Plessow's DJ Kicks that came out earlier [...]
'Fair Enough' Fools Gold It's been a helluva long time since my last post and I apologize for that. Summer is a busy time and I have been trying to promote and poster for more and more parties so my time is limited. I have been on a major drum and bass tip lately but I won't defy the original intent of this page by crossing the genres here. Para One and Tacteel are back together at last with a smooth and abstract sounding EP for Fools Gold which is [...]
S.W.O.T. ep/TURBO/JORI Finnish producer Jori Hulkkonen has been a behind some of my favorite releases over the years from his earlier days on F Communications and now the omnipresent and ever creative electro label from Montreal. Turbo records which is owned and managed by Jori's' good friend Tiga may be the reason for Jori's freedom and new found minimalism. Straight forward and simple yet compelling in their banging bottoms and scorching pads and synths the 91st release for Turbo entitled 'S.W.O.T.' carries his ideal of heavy melodic influences [...]
Scott Grooves - Mothership Reconnection 20th Anniversary Soma The fact that Soma records is celebrating their 20th anniversary (1991-2011) makes me feel more than a little old. But with this age comes the wisdom to know what was dope then, now and what will push the boundaries to the next level. The third EP from Somas 20th Birthday series is a monster release. The Scott Grooves classic is reworked by a very-much on-form Claude VonStroke. Joining Claudes remix is the legendary Daft Punk Remix that was featured on the original release back [...]
Cassius Loves U After having just signed for Ed Banger and releasing the super dope "Rawkers" EP it was no surprise to see another EB Alum re-cutting one of the new singles from the French electro genius. I speak of course of the German sounding but quite French Gesaffelstein who has been label hopping all the majors recently and providing us all with a level of new minimal that can't be found anywhere. Check out his new track entitled 'The Voice' from the Ed Banger V/A comp released [...]
TheOthers TheOthers are a young DJ duo Liegeois blowing a fresh breeze on the Belgian electronic scene. Resident of the Famous Forma.T Party, they have succeeded in establishing themselves as a safe value in instilling a style of their own. They are not sectarian and their DJ-set far from linear. Their DJ-sets are each unique and different thanks to their eclectic tastes of music. To demonstrate it, "TheOthers" have mounted a very simple concept: The " Never End Mix ", through which they invite you to discover the cream of electronic [...]
BNR Family XMAS - Strip Steve BNR Trax will be releasing a dual EP with the talents of Das Glow and Franco Berliner Strip Steve on its sister mp3 only label. They have had a slew of blog posts related to Xmas in the last week so I thought why not spread the xmas cheer with some new heat. Also new on the BNR trax moniker is Benny Rodrigues 'Rotterdam Rave', Jan Driver's 'Gain Reaction' and new for the pre xmas mayhem from Para One's EP titled 'Animal Style” / Nevrosis' [...]
Charlie EP Presumably by now you've all heard of The Phantom's Revenge , the Disco-House-Hero from Nîmes, France. He just dropped some new heat and we've got permission to put up his latest original 'Mr. Fahrenheit' released on La Valigetta . Go pick up the rest of it at Beatport and also check for his Edit of Rampage's High Ride out on Ghetto Divsion Records . And in case you missed it when it was around the blogs, here is the video [...]
Into The Night - AZARI & III More brilliance from Azari & III this week with remixes aplenty. Another installment of the the Scion A/V Project this time with remixes by CFCF , Nicholas Jaar , Renaissance Man , New York's Prince Language and a live edit by Seth Troxler with (Masomenos & Jaw from Paris). CFCF and Prince Language best compliment the style of Azari but Renaissance Man and Nicholas Jaar breathe new life into the track masking it original intentions so [...]
Five Girls Sydney-based duo Light Year are set to release their new Five Girls EP tomorrow on Bang Gang 12 Inches. With plays from Erol Alkan, 2manydjs, Oizo, Strip Steve and shitloads more everyone should grab the whole release and hold onto it tight as soon as possible. Stream the entire EP here and grab one of the five tracks I n and Out exclusively here on VR. Check out Light Year's latest interview over at Stoney Roads along with this [...]
Redshape - Paradox Dubs Growing up in East Germany Sebastian Kramer a.k.a. Redshape had been profoundly influenced by Detroit techno (that can't be right?) But thankfully for all of us it is. He always made a point to make his music stand alone and for something when he got in his studio to work. Most of what surrounded him at the time was tranced up and drugged out drivel. So he set out to cut up his techno his way and to hell [...]
Yelle/Lorenz This has been around for awhile now but as usual we care less about freshness and focus more on funky on the pages of VR . Lorenz Rhode leveled Strip Steve's EP with his unique blend of Duesseldorf Disco style and here he withholds the bassline in the opening minute only heightening the live elements of his productions. . 'La Musique' was released on the 4th by Kitsune's brightest pop star Yelle and has a loaded gun barrel [...]
Caribou / MCDE Motor City Drum Ensemble 's remix of Caribou 's "Leave House" dropped in our gmail today to get us all ready for the upcoming digital release of Swim Remixes. Swim Remixes also features re-works from Gold Panda , DJ Koze , and Nite Jewel , to name a few, and will be available October 26 in the UK and November 2 in the US. ( via Pitchfork ) . [...]
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