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Miss Kittin & The Hacker – Party In My | Single Review
Monday, June 29th, 2009 | Single Review | No Comments
From the album 1000 Dreams we gave Party In My Head a conservative thumbs up. We thought that Miss Kitten’s vocals had been layered with the Blondie/Moroder style disco synths just right. So its good to see that the Thieves Like Us run with the disco bit and churn out a great strutting piece of NYC disco funk. The vocodered vocals sit with the natural percussion and funk lines. So much so that it far surpasses the original.
Kiko on the other hand is at the other end of the spectrum. He’s gone for a brash whirring remix with rough electronic synths and stern marching beats. It’s noisy and in your face so it’s totally made for the big rooms. That leaves Mr Pauli’s remix. He’s gone with the 80s synth pop influence on the original and taken that to town. Think shoulder pads, Miami Vice and those great 80s electronic tom toms. I was confused at first, but the retroness has its charm.
TRACKLISTING:
A1.Party in my Head (Original)
A2. Party in my Head (Mr Pauli Remix)
Radioslave – 3 Snapshots: Tokyo Free CD | Album Review
Saturday, June 27th, 2009 | Album Review | No Comments
Ever been to Tokyo? Me neither. 3, those mobile phone people, hope to give you the inside scoop on Tokyo and other locations with their 3 Snapshots series. But why are they doing it? Well, it promotes their new INQ1 phone which allows you to hook up to all kinds of new fangled social media things like Facebook, Flickr and Skype. So what’s Radioslave got to do with all of this? I’m not quite sure myself. From what I can gather he likes Tokyo, he says it’s great for shopping and has the “sickest” clubs in the World. Tenuous link to do a mix – yes maybe, but it’s a free CD from Radioslave which come few and far between when you pay for them. So stop your moaning.
It’s been two years since the last mix from Radioslave and it seems as though he has turned another page in terms of style; previous years saw Radioslave put out the darkest, heaviest and most hypnotic records on the market, whilst before that he was making cheeky pop bootlegs with old production partner Serge Santiago. › Continue reading
MJ – GOD BLESS, RIP and GODSPEED
Friday, June 26th, 2009 | News | No Comments
RIP Michael Jackson. Whatever troubles you may of had, you were an inspiration and a pleasure to watch perform. Truly the entertainer of our generation
Geddes & Alex Jones – Tubular | Single Review
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 | Single Review | No Comments
Geddes and Alex Jones team up on the latest MurMur release for another slice of deep house action. Tubular has some great beats. The only way I can describe them is that they sound like big bubbles that rise up inside a water cooler bottle. Kind of that bassy tubby sound, ya get me? Geddes and Alex Jones then sprinkle a few hi hats and vocal snippets to give you another simple yet hypnotic slice of deep house; however its not Geddes and Alex Jones who are the stars of this show. It’s Lauhaus who turns out a remix which retrofits the hypnotic vocal snippets over a far hookier bassline and shuffling up beat rhythms. I’m pretty sure he’s done something similar on his own productions, but like they say if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
Tracklist:
1. Tubular
2. Zeiss
3. Tubular (Lauhaus remix)
EarPipe’s Last Minute, One Page Sonar 2009 Guide
Thursday, June 18th, 2009 | Event Preview | No Comments
Its just gone midnight on Wednesday night… so no time for an in depth Sonar preview. So here it is in a business like bullet point format:
Thursday
Catch Konono No1 blast out some congo riddems. Seen videos and the look fun!
If you’re invited hit the Mobilee rooftop pool party at Hotel Diagonal
Monika Kruse – Changes of Perception Remixes Part 2 | Single Review
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 | Single Review | 1 Comment
Bright techno stars Erman Erim and 2000 and One are called up for Monika Kruse’s second batch of remixes from her latest artist album Changes of Perception. New comer Erman Erim was charged with the task of reworking Don’t Come Close. He keeps the eerie darkness of the original but exacerbates the melody with its big plunging keys. The slowly unwinding melody gives the track a great progression in a prog way of yore.
2000 and One head down their tried and tested route of chunky house and make ‘When I Woke Up’ their own. They inject some ballsy beats and a rumbling intermittent bass groan to create a surprisingly slow and smooth house track. It is however a bit thin on the ground with progression but I’m sure the bass groan makes up for it on a large system.
Tracklist:
1. When I Woke Up (2000 And One remix)
2. Don’t Come Close (Erman Erim remix)
Miss dicA – Freak EP | Single Review
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 | Single Review | No Comments
Miss dicA is Barbara Tampiér, an Austrian producer and DJ who now lives in, you guessed it Berlin. Her Freak Out EP is self described as Electro-Techno-Trash and I can’t say I disagree. Freak Out uses trashy synths over high riding percussion and some farty electro basslines giving you a scatty electro-techno-trash workout. Freak’n Proud pines for a techno sound but keeps it intensely trashy with wave after wave of throbbing acid synths; whilst Freak In restrains itself with spindly electronic keys and whirring acid lines. It’s a good release but I can’t help think it sounds a lot like Miss Kitten and DJ Hell. But that’s no bad thing.
Miss dicA – Freak EP is out now
Tracklisting:
A1 Freak In
A2 Freaky Stars
B1 Freak Out
B2 Freak’n Proud
LTJ Bukem – FabricLive 46
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 | Album Review | No Comments
We don’t really cover too much Drum n Bass on here. But that’s not to say we don’t like it. The problem has been, in our own honest opinion, a lack of decent drum n bass. Well probably not lack of, just its been pushed to the side whilst all the kids have been going made for the noisy jump up sound ala Pendulum et al. Which is fair enough. Its noisy, its mental its what kids love. For grumpy folk like us at EarPipe we’re more accustomed to the oozsing liquid sounds of drum n bass. Hence why we’re giving LTJ Bukem’s FabricLive mix the big lighter cru thumbs up.
It’s been a long time coming for LTJ Bukem to do this CD. But by god it was worth it. So what has the godfather of liquid drum n bass dished out on this mix? Basically 70 minutes of smooth luscious grooves and layers over itching, rolling percussion. You’ve got rolling pianos, soaring synths, luscious melodies and my personal favourite, double bass basslines ala Breakbeat Orchestra style. I can’t really give you any details of its credibility in drum n bass terms, but it is definitely the best D&B mix from FabricLive since High Contrast and Marcus Intalex. Nuff said, innit.
Buy LTJ Bukem – FabricLive 43 on CD
Tracklist:
01 Greg Packer – People’s Music
02 Tidal – Impressions
03 Furney – Eerie Indiana
04 Villem – Inflated Tear (Madcap’s Remix)
05 Paul SG Ft Eros – Forever
06 Paul SG Ft Caine – Lay Down
07 Paul SG Ft Andy Sim – Sweet and Fresh
08 Locksmith – 2 Minds
09 Specific – Time
10 Furney – Jambaleno
11 Phatplayaz – Fact Of The Unknown
12 Furney – Rhodeo Drive
13 Eveson – Kodama
14 Furney – Fearz
15 Tayla – Turn it Around
16 Locksmith – I’m Not Where You Are
17 Furney – Rhodes For D
18 Syncopix – So In Need
Shlomi Aber and Kenny Larkin – Sketches | Single Review
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 | Single Review | No Comments
Sketches the latest release from Shlomi Aber, with a little help from Kenny Larkin, is another corker filled with obvious ideas. The release comes in two flavours. The Shlomi Aber flavour is a funked up jack hammer with a ballsy bassline and toe tapping jazz percussion. It’s a definite corker with the looping techno bassline and scatty percussion. The only problem is that there is a massive influx of this kind of techno. But don’t let that detract from how infectious and fun this track really is.
Kenny Larkin’s flavour spends most of its time leaving you on the edge using a meandering swirl of half drops, swooshy synths and throbbing basslines in a kind of Moodymann Shades of Jae kind of way. It’s a great way to build tension and is probably my favourite of the two.
Tracklist:
A1 Sketches (Shlomi Aber Version) 7:35
B1 Sketches (Kenny Larkin Version) 10:05
Pierce & Jerl – Amourette | Single Review
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 | Single Review | No Comments
I’ve never heard of Pierce and Jerl until their latest release came across me on GetPhysical’s digital label GetDigital. Their track Amourette is a shuffling funk monster which congas around your head. Latin guitar samples and the pita patter of claves sit perfectly with the smooth rolling bassline urging you to lose yourself in its engulfing sound. M.in chop up the samples and throws them into the mix with a bouncy Chicago backing track. You’ve got pumped up beats, the rolling pianos and warm double bass low end creating that classic Chicago house sound. Both great turnouts.
The second track from Pierce and Jerl is Brazilique. It’s got a pretty standard urging tech-house beat and unsurprisingly a Brazilian vocal sample. But as you get into the track its got this quirky hollow tom tom flutter. Overall it’s probably best to stick with Amourette but Brazilique won’t do any harm.
Tracklist:
1. Amourette (Original Mix)
2. Amourette (M.in Remix)
3. Brazilique (Original Mix)
Buy Pierce & Jerl from GetDigital
Jaxson and David Keno – Tout Le Temps
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 | Single Review | No Comments
It seems like Jaxson and David Keno have taken a trip to the bongo percussion and old ethnic samples supermarket. Their latest release Tout Le Temps is littered with the stuff. The three out of the four tracks on this release use the current formula of muted drums, bongo percussions and wobbly basslines. Each track’s defining feature depends on which old ethnic sample has been worked in. For title track Tout Le Temps its some old clichéd Latin vocal and guitar flutter; whilst Tarantella goes for Middle Eastern strings and horns. Both have a spring in their step with a solid groove so they won’t do any harm. Karate Kid is similar but uses some piano drones to provide a interesting sinister shade to the track. In hindsight I’m probably too discerning about the samples as they do as they’re supposed to do and that’s give the listener something to identify with. I just wish more people would do that latching element with something original.
Tracklist:
A1. Tout Le Temps
A2. Tarantella
B1. Red Baron
B2. Karate Kid
Hector – Got Fringe | Single Review
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 | Single Review | No Comments
Hector is kind of living the dream at the moment. Firstly he holds down his day job at Phonica probably the best record shop in the country, second he’s DJing here there and everywhere and finally he’s hanging in the right circles to take over from DJs pining for a black pudding roll at Fabric. Now he might be adding a fourth string to that bow by become a credible producer too.
Got Fringe is his first release for Mobilee. The title track takes on your typical in vogue deep house. Some warm basslines, a shuffling beat with a hint of jazz percussion, some conga lines and a Latin American vocal stab. All pretty standard stuff. The digital only track Canaca is more of the same fashionable deep house stuck in a groove. Its pleasurable but not memorable. However it is the B-Side, Taking Me For A Ride which really strikes a chord. It’s pretty much a massive thud of a kick drum with some crisp 909 cymbals which together rumbles up the rawest of grooves. Add a hypnotic vocal stab and acid tweak and you’ve got yourself this ridiculous old style minimal house track which is so simple yet so affective.
A: Got Fringe?
B: Taking Me For A Ride?
Digital Only Track: Canaca
Exercise One – No News Today | Single Review
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 | Single Review | No Comments
Exercise One return with this teaser ahead of their album In Cars We Rust. No News Today is definitely putting itself in the epic box. They use down tempo broken beats which back bright and multicoloured tones and layers. The result is a meandering sun kissed synth pop track, soothed by Argenis Brito’s vocals.
Deadbeat throw in their two cents by melding the broken beats with dub sensibilities. The once brightly coloured original is transformed into a dark brooding dub house come dub step track. It’s a strange combination with 4/4 beats offset by dubstep percussion which caused great confusion on when I should nod my head. But it works and provides a friendlier adaptation for the clubs.
Tracklist:
A1. No News Today Feat. Argenis Brito (Deadbeat Roller Dub) (7:00)
A2. No News Today Feat. Argenis Brito (Original) (6:36)
B. It Is Happening Again (7:49)
The Bank Holiday Just Stomped Right Through All Over My Brain | Garnier, Villalobos & Secretsundaze
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 | Event Reviews | No Comments
Now that I’ve picked up the pieces (Yes its been three weeks..) its time to talk about the bank holiday weekend that recently stomped all over my brain. The first outing was way out at matter, where the French master Laurent Garnier was down to show off his new live show. Unfortunately being a working man meant it was a bit tough getting back and mustering up the energy to head straight back out again, so I didn’t end up getting down to the club till gone midnight and therefore missed the whole live show. Not to worry as I’ll be catching it at Sonar and Worldwide festival this year. But what I did catch was the mighty Francois K who did his usual trick of coming on and obliterating any warm up. It’s not a bad thing because it does often work and that night it picked the night up in the right direction. However I think he might have scared some of the after work drinks crowd with the blistering tunes he was playing.
The crowd itself wasn’t as busy as I thought it was going to be. Usually a Garnier gig is a road block event. Maybe it was, but with matter being so huge it comfortably held everyone with plenty of room to dance. The rest of the club wasn’t used though with room 2 being closed early on or all night and › Continue reading
Disco Dalston Loves Disco Dancing
Friday, June 5th, 2009 | Event Preview | No Comments
Those heading out in the rain tomorrow… be sure to get yourselves to Disco Bloodbath. They’ve got the talented DJ Garth who will be spinning all manner of disco vibes with the Disco Bloodbath ressies.
They’ll be setting up shop on 135-165 Stoke Newington High Street
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