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All This Summer Dancing Meant I Forgot to Tell You About These Albums

Sunday, July 12th, 2009 | Album Review | No Comments

June to July has been a particularly lost couple of months. Mainly due to being found on various dancefloors in the UK and abroad. But as I stumble between the parties with that crazed ‘I Need Crack’ look I have been listening to a few good albums that came my way. The moment may have passed for most, but I’m still going to tell you anyway.

Robert Hood – Minimal Nation

When I said the moment might have passed I wasn’t talking about the one back in 1994 when this seminal classic was released. Instead I’m talking about Robert Hood and Planet M’s decision to re-release Minimal Nation to another generation of techno lovers and re-school the kids on where manipulating a minimal set of elements comes from. › Continue reading

Tags: Berghain, Black Pearl, Bloody Mary, BPitch Control, Butane, Contexterrior, Crosstown Rebels, Ellen Allien, Endless Forms, Jay Haze, Marcel Dettmann, Minimal Nation, Mutation, Planet M, Robert Hood

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

Tags: 8Bit, Ame, Audion, BeCool, Ben Klock, Bloop, BPitch Control, Busy P, Carl Craig, Cassy, City Hall, Club4, Culoe de Song, Dixon, DJ Koze, DJ T, Erol Alkan, Erol Alkan Presents Disco 3000, Grace Jones, Gui Burrato, Huw Stephens, James Murphy, James Ruskin, Jeff Mills, Kanna, Kompakt, Konono No1, Kubicle, La Roux, La Terrazza, Lazarus, Little Boots, Loco Dice, Luciano, Macarena, Marcel Dettmann, Marco Carola, Martin Buttrich, Matthew Dear, Micachu and The Shapes, Minimal Nation, mobilee, Moderat, Nick Curly, Nitsa, Orbital, Paco Osuna, Pat Mahoney, Pier Bucci, Radioslave, Richie Hawtin, Robert Hood, Secretsundaze, Sonar, Sonar 2009, Sugar Beach Club, Superpitcher, Tadeo, The Wizard, Villalo, Villalobos