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earPIPE’s “Probably Too Late” Off Sonar 2010 Guide
Monday, June 14th, 2010 | Event Preview | No Comments
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Update – Check out the earPIPE Sonar Disco Map Here.
This weekend Barcelona becomes the centre of attention as Sonar festival rolls into town. The festival itself is a jam packed 3 days and 2 nights of music and art featuring the likes of Plastikman, The Chemical Brothers and Roxy Music. However its not just the festival that garners all the attention, as for the same weekend Barcelona turns into a thriving party city with what are now known as the Off Sonar parties. This year we’re spoilt for choice in terms of party venues. We’ve got parties on beaches, on rooftops, on terraces, on boats and at secret villas. There’s even a few parties happening in them there nightclubs. There’s a lot to pick from so here’s what we think is looking pretty hot for the weekend. › Continue reading
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
Benny Rodriguez – I Like EP | Single Review
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 | Single Review | No Comments
The Shlomi Aber stable Be As One delivers two cuts of old skool influenced house by Rotterdam’s Benny Rodriquez. According to his press write up, Benny seems to have been around a bit, from multiple festival gigs at Dance Valley and DEMF to tours with Josh Wink. So with a fair bit of history behind him Benny has injected some of that into his latest release.
Title track I Like is a full on Roland 909 work out with the bulk of the track revolving around classic cow bells and kick drums as echoed sonar blips provide a slight hook. Whilst the groove is catchy, Benny doesn’t really keep it as interesting as he could do, causing the track to stagnate as the same loop keeps coming and coming. It has to be said the real gem on this release is the b-side Reel. It’s looped funked up house beat and bass repeatedly punctuated by a snippet of a hypnotic jazz organ creates a simple and fun track which will get many bums a shakin’. And for me this is the true old house sound where a simple infectious groove was enough to run any party.
Shlomi Aber – Namego/Black EP | Single Review
Thursday, January 15th, 2009 | Music, Single Review | No Comments
There seems to be no stopping Shlomi Aber. Out of no where this little known Israeli producer has been making massive waves in the house/techno pool. After making a name for himself on Cocoon and Ovum, Aber has been pushing his own label for the past year with Namego/Black being the latest EP.
Namego is a fierce and energy filled techno number centring around punchy galloping beats and a shuffling bassline. There isn’t much width to this track, instead Shlomi tweaks and adjusts the existing elements to give the track body whilst using filters to create the breaks and drops. Its simple, effective techno. The production values are high but I do wonder if it sounds like the latest roll off from the big room techno conveyor belt that Dubfire et al all seem to be using.
On the flip we have Black, a tamer incarnation of Namego. Familiar beats are toned down whilst tribal elements are brought in to give the track some swing and groove. A whirring tribal chant sample cycles back and forth through the track to crystalise Shlomi’s aim of producing an African tribal-esque house come techno track. Nothing groundbreaking, but like so many of Shlomi Aber’s productions done to a very high standard.
Tracklist:
A. Namego
B. Black
Shlomi Aber – In Theory Yes/Efrat Review
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 | Single Review | No Comments
I don’t know whats happen but the last year or so Shlomi Aber has just come out of nowhere and started knocking out quality tracks like nobodies business. He ravaged the scene back in 2007 with his release Freakside on Ovum and this time he returns on his own label Be As One.
Side A is titled In Theory Yes. It runs with a subtle tribal rhythm and a warm round bassline that wobbles about the beats. Simple synth stabs hold your attention in the foreground periodically settling down to allow the warm bassline to rise through. Its straight forward in idea, but the simplicity creates its infectiousness.
Side B takes more of a summery deep house route in Efrat. Shlomi resurrects a combination of deep and prog house across a similar format seen in ‘In Theory Yes’. Bright synth stabs pop open over a routine house and shaker beat to create another simple and effective mover. To be honest this second track lacks imagination but Shlomi’s production skills deliver such a clean and smooth sound you’d be hard pressed to find better quality in other productions.
Great tracks if not a little formulaic. But it will certainly entertain the dancefloors out there. 7/10
Shlomi Aber – In Theory Yes/Efrat is out now, Download from Beatport
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