Respect to all those that No Name on Saturday, was a great night and I just wish I hadn't drank so much...but anyway I'll review Coki et al soon.
The point in this post is to highlight the fact that the dubstep documentary I made last year is now online, courtesy of my man Lightbomb.
I'll bring more news to you soon, in the meantime why is Kanye West using Daft Punk so addictive?
31 Jul 2007
19 Jul 2007
Mixed queries and a Canadian Returns
Well I was intending to fill this up with reviews, then I realise hang on I'm a few months behind on records, I've only just got the latest TTC offering, 3615, and to be honest it's a similar situation with most records at the moment, it seems to be a problem related to no longer being a student, having a 45 minute commute on each journey to work and not as much internet access as possible, how record buying has altered. I won't lament the loss of photocopied fanzines to the likes of Pitchfork, because well I never bought enough fanzines to justify that rant.
In case you are wondering 3615 offering is a great record, but it doesn't quite match up to Batards Sensible. I have to say TTC, along with Wiley's Playtime is Over, great album though I think I should be buying Tunnel Vision too. Team Shadetek's Pale Fire, now this is an album I won't grow tired of listening to, which is a similar feeling to that which I have of Soundboy Punishments on Skull Disco. For me Soundboy Punishments had to be purchased I've always loved Appleblim's and Shackleton's tracks but if you can't play vinyl regularly, and hell I can't mix so why would I buy vinyl for a non existent turntable, then CD compilations are one way to keep the guys on the floor hooked and fulfilled.
This also raises the question should a compilation of Dubstep records exist in a non-mixed form? I am going to say yes, purely based on my experience as a former student radio presenter, no never could call himself a DJ and who's budget and love of music wouldn't allow him to buy a crate of vinyl a month. Though for general home listening a mix CD may well be more popular for those who are out on the dance floor. It all depends do you listen to these tracks as a part of the DJ's arsenal or as stand alone creations that are capable of working outside the mix. In some cases I think it is both, and in others well I think it is the former, and in the odd case like Burial the latter generally. Somebody prove me wrong about Burial in a club and I'll smile from ear to ear.
Anyway talking of mixes, I'm listening to a DJ Spooky mix, System Error, that is leaving me a little flat, and well this is a home listening mix for sure, I just can't imagine a DJ playing this set in a club, while the likes of DJ /Rupture will put together a mix that encompasses a wide range of sounds from across the globe and bring politics through while still keeping the party going, Spooky delivers a mix that will keep you head nodding but I just feel that Bush sound bites and those beats will never send a club into rapture. Maybe I'm missing the point, I'm just not feeling it.
Thank god for the evils of Myspace, for I learn that one of my two favourite Canadian producers has an album due out in September, who could this be? Sixtoo, of course, it feels like it's been a long time coming and part of me is wondering where Sixtoo fits in now. After all he emerged in amongst those on Anticon, when my musical discourse was of Def Jux and Dose One. But what now? Part of me is curious to see he is working on a sound system with Ghislain Poirier, the other Canadian whose work I admire.
In case you are wondering 3615 offering is a great record, but it doesn't quite match up to Batards Sensible. I have to say TTC, along with Wiley's Playtime is Over, great album though I think I should be buying Tunnel Vision too. Team Shadetek's Pale Fire, now this is an album I won't grow tired of listening to, which is a similar feeling to that which I have of Soundboy Punishments on Skull Disco. For me Soundboy Punishments had to be purchased I've always loved Appleblim's and Shackleton's tracks but if you can't play vinyl regularly, and hell I can't mix so why would I buy vinyl for a non existent turntable, then CD compilations are one way to keep the guys on the floor hooked and fulfilled.
This also raises the question should a compilation of Dubstep records exist in a non-mixed form? I am going to say yes, purely based on my experience as a former student radio presenter, no never could call himself a DJ and who's budget and love of music wouldn't allow him to buy a crate of vinyl a month. Though for general home listening a mix CD may well be more popular for those who are out on the dance floor. It all depends do you listen to these tracks as a part of the DJ's arsenal or as stand alone creations that are capable of working outside the mix. In some cases I think it is both, and in others well I think it is the former, and in the odd case like Burial the latter generally. Somebody prove me wrong about Burial in a club and I'll smile from ear to ear.
Anyway talking of mixes, I'm listening to a DJ Spooky mix, System Error, that is leaving me a little flat, and well this is a home listening mix for sure, I just can't imagine a DJ playing this set in a club, while the likes of DJ /Rupture will put together a mix that encompasses a wide range of sounds from across the globe and bring politics through while still keeping the party going, Spooky delivers a mix that will keep you head nodding but I just feel that Bush sound bites and those beats will never send a club into rapture. Maybe I'm missing the point, I'm just not feeling it.
Thank god for the evils of Myspace, for I learn that one of my two favourite Canadian producers has an album due out in September, who could this be? Sixtoo, of course, it feels like it's been a long time coming and part of me is wondering where Sixtoo fits in now. After all he emerged in amongst those on Anticon, when my musical discourse was of Def Jux and Dose One. But what now? Part of me is curious to see he is working on a sound system with Ghislain Poirier, the other Canadian whose work I admire.
10 Jul 2007
Mixes for your phones
So with a weekend that didn't present much in the way of going out, I decided to spend some time listening to mixes and seeing what is out there, and of course listening again to Mary Anne Hobbs.
So what were these mixes that caught my ear, and had my headphones blazing on my phone, who needs an iPod, eh?
Well up first are Faggatronix, with a mix that quite frankly made me want to be in a club so I could hear and feel the beats. So go check out the mix they did for Zombie Disco Squad. The mix is here on the ever reliable Lower End Spasm. Also to be honest you could do far worse than subscribe to their podcasts, for plenty of ear candy.
Talking of Zombie Disco Squad I think checking out there mix for Discobelle is well worthwhile, so go on it's here, enjoy.
And finally the local boy Dynamix has a new mix out there, with plenty of unreleased dubs, and it gives you a good idea what to expect when you head down to Heavyweight. The next Heavyweight goes down on 10th August at the Red Rooms, and features not only Dynamix, but Funk Ethics and ED:IT.
Also events to put in your diary, or organizer, or hell even your myspace calendar, No Name is back at the Tyne pub, with the best two free nights you could wish for. Check out No Fi for full details, but July 28th sees:
Coki,
Mundo,
Bass Clef,
Artwhore,
Dave Guy,
Nik Barrera.
While August 25th sees a line up I can't wait to witness, namely:
Benga,
Appleblim,
Dynamix,
Retina Glitch,
Road to Rimini,
Nik Barrera.
Both promise to be great nights, which I will not miss for love nor money.
So what were these mixes that caught my ear, and had my headphones blazing on my phone, who needs an iPod, eh?
Well up first are Faggatronix, with a mix that quite frankly made me want to be in a club so I could hear and feel the beats. So go check out the mix they did for Zombie Disco Squad. The mix is here on the ever reliable Lower End Spasm. Also to be honest you could do far worse than subscribe to their podcasts, for plenty of ear candy.
Talking of Zombie Disco Squad I think checking out there mix for Discobelle is well worthwhile, so go on it's here, enjoy.
And finally the local boy Dynamix has a new mix out there, with plenty of unreleased dubs, and it gives you a good idea what to expect when you head down to Heavyweight. The next Heavyweight goes down on 10th August at the Red Rooms, and features not only Dynamix, but Funk Ethics and ED:IT.
Also events to put in your diary, or organizer, or hell even your myspace calendar, No Name is back at the Tyne pub, with the best two free nights you could wish for. Check out No Fi for full details, but July 28th sees:
Coki,
Mundo,
Bass Clef,
Artwhore,
Dave Guy,
Nik Barrera.
While August 25th sees a line up I can't wait to witness, namely:
Benga,
Appleblim,
Dynamix,
Retina Glitch,
Road to Rimini,
Nik Barrera.
Both promise to be great nights, which I will not miss for love nor money.
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