Ich hatte vor einer Weile nicht so positive Worte über die Sauberkeit in den Übergängen von Paco Osuna verloren, dass es auch anders geht zeigt Paco Osuna hier in seinem Podcast mit einer angenehmen Leichtigkeit. Nicht ganz so nach vorne wie ich es erwartet hätte und auch etwas ungewohnt housiger als sonst aber immernoch der Sound den ich beim Namen Paco Osuna erwarte, ich mag seine runden Kicks mit dem gewissen Etwas an deepen Touch und die dann aber trotzdem genau richtig nach vorne gehen.
Paco Osuna – Day One Festival Podcast 003 Download
"My monthly radioshow for your listening pleasure. little deeper this time..." so beschreibt H.O.S.H. sein Set für die monatliche Radioshow für Diynamic, mir gefällt es von Sound genau richtig und sehr passend für die Hamburger Jungs von Diynamic.
Volume Podcast - Diynamic Radioshow December by H.O.S.H. Download
Mit freundlichen Grüßen aus Neu Delhi, schickt André Gardeja uns hier sein aktuellen Mix aus seiner Winterresidenz. Da möchte man doch glatt tauschen oder zumindest nachreisen wenn man so sieht wo sich der Paradis- und Zugvogel für den Winter eingenistet hat.
André Gardeja hat hier genau den Sound den wir von ihm kennen parat und schenkt uns ein Berlin typisches, wunderschön fluffiges Mixset das Freude macht beim Hören.
Na dann kann ich nur noch viel Spaß in Indien wünschen!
André Gardeja - Arrival Destination: New Delhi (25.11.2011) Download
Bleiben wir gleich ausserhalb der Hauptstadt des Techno, jemand der sich dieses Jahr viel Aufmerksamkeit mit seinen Produktionen verschafft hat ist Daniel Bortz aus Augsburg und das zu recht. Der Herr fällt definitiv in die Reihe der Vertreter des neuen Pop/Synthie/Techhouse/Deephouse/Nudisco der sich so langsam immer breiter macht.
Schöner Podcast der sich nicht ohne Grund so rasend schnell verbreitet hat!
Mit dicken Namen kann jeder Blog um sich werfen, doch ab und an spuckt unser Freund das weltweite Web uns ein paar Fundstücke entgegen, Zufall nennt sich das dann.
So passiert es auch in meinem Heimatland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, dass
dort der Wunsch nach kreativem Arbeiten aufkommt und sich jemand
vom Sound von der breiten Masse abheben möchte, wenn dieser jenige dann auch
noch Bogdan Krawalski heißt, hat er sich spätestens mit dem Namen in den
Blog gekämpft! Der junge Herr aus Güstrow, klingt in seinem Set nach viel Bauch, es ist
nicht perfekt, muss es aber auch nicht und kleinere Holperer oder wenn
zwei Tracks mal nicht zusammen passen sind auch kein Beinbruch, dafür
ist er mit Herz bei der Sache und blickt nicht auf 10 Jahre Erfahrung
hinter dem Mischpult zurück.
Egal was Maceo Plex aka Maetrik im Moment anfaßt wird zu Tanzflächengold. Für mich einer der Überflieger des Jahres 2011.
Da jeder natürlich auch der erste sein möchte der den neuen geilen Scheiß gehört hat, ist hier die Preview für das im Februar erscheinde Release auf Cocoon Recordings unter dem Namen Maetrik
Für alle Freunde vom Sound von Künstlern wie Sasha Braemer, Andhim, Umami, Filtertÿpen, René Bourgeois, Hanne & Lore und Dan Caster ist hier der Shaker Winter 2011 Mix.
Shaker Winter 2011 Mix
Leider muss ich sagen, ich hätte mir mehr erwartet, was nicht heißen soll, dass wir einen schlechten Mix haben denn super ist natürlich die Auswahl der Tracks, nur schafft es dieser Mix nicht, sich im Lauf des
ganzen Sets zu entwickeln. Irgendwie hat man die ganze Zeit das Gefühl
es geht nur geradeaus, ohne die richtige Spannung zu entwickeln. Die Übergänge sind zwar sauber allerdings
nicht gerade kreatives Digital-Mixing und das Wippen mit dem Fuss stellte sich dann wirklich erst in den letzten 10 min ein. Alles in allem muss man hier
sagen, netter sehr sauberer Mix der freundlich rüber kommt allerdings bei diesen Tracks Potential verschenkt.
Schade denn die Kreise um Shaker Plates können definitiv so einiges mehr muss
ich sagen, allerdings sollte sich jeder am besten seine eigene Meinung bilden.
Jan Oberlaender scheint jemand zu sein der wirklich gerne aus der Reihe tanzt und dass macht er dann auch noch ausgesprochen gut. Der Rostocker stellt gerade in seiner Region wohl eine Ausnahmeerscheinug dar. Sein Sound ist auch nicht leicht definierbar, denn er nimmt sich einfach die Genre-Freiheiten die er will und die braucht er, denn das klingt frisch und fällt auf. Mir ist dieser Mix sofort ins Ohr gegangen und ich kann bei hören förmlich spüren wie leicht es sich in der Sonne jetzt tanzen würde. Unbedingt anhören kann ich da nur als Fazit stehen lassen!
Weihnachten scheint nicht nur das Fest der Liebe zu sein sondern, irgendwie hat es sich wohl jeder zu Aufgabe gesetzt dieses Jahr einen Mix zu veröffentlichen. Wer es etwas deftiger nach vorne mag wird an diesem Set seine Freude haben am 24.12.2011 als Weihnachtsgeschenk von den MiniCoolBoyz veröffentlich. Sauber im mix jägen die beiden hier voran und haben dabei den Shaker immer am Anschlag. Stil: Techhouse, Techno MiniCoolBoyz X-Mas 2011 Mix download
Das man nicht immer mit dicken Namen um sich werfen muss oder ein dicker Name sein muss beweisen die beiden Herren von Kung Fu Pikant in ihrem Set vom HipHop'n Youth Culture Festival.
Es macht Spaß Kung Fu Pikant in ihrem Mix zuzuhören, denn stellenweise scheint es wirklich so als hätten sie den Groove gefressen um ihn dann auf eine tanzende Meute frisch und voller guter Laune frei zu lassen.
Stil: Deephouse, Techhouse
Im zweiten Set des Tages geht es wieder um einen Livemitschnitt den wir uns von den Kolegen von Nightclubber.ro geladen haben. Fabrizio Maurizi im Studio 80 in Amsterdam Holland, aufgenommen am 26.11.2011 und hier geht es um den deepen Shit, wie man so schön sagt.
Stil: tech house
Dieses Set steht für wie bereits erwähnt für deepen Shit und einen sehr groovigen Sound, gut so denn auch wenn es hier um Bla Bla geht, ersparrt uns Maurizi den mitunter nervenden von Wortschnipselwiederholungen durchzogenen House, sondern konzentriert sich auf das wesentliche indem er den Sound genau richtig reduziert. Geschickt sorgt er aber auch dabei für die ein oder andere freakige Überraschung die dadurch sein Konzept im Set nicht langweilig werden läßt und es schafft dem geneigten Hörer dabei an und an auch ein dickes Grinsen zaubert.
Fazit: er braucht zwar ein wenig Anlauf aber dafür kommen dann die Tracks so perfekt serviert und schicken einen auf die geliebte musikalische Reise.
Fabrizio Maurizi – Live @ BLA BLA, Studio 80 – 26.11.2011 download
In diesem Set holpert Paco Osuna bei
seinen Übergängen wirklich mehr als das ein oder andere Mal und man ist
mehrmals versucht ihm etwas Hilfe für die Zukunft anzubieten. Das dieses
Set trotzdem in dem Blog ist, liegt einfach daran, dass es einen
Unterschied zwischen ihm und vielen anderen gibt, denn er beweißt
siltreue und baut sein Set im Verlauf immer treibender aus. Jedes mal
wenn man denkt jetzt hat er die Spitze erreicht setzt er noch einen
drauf. Das Ganze erreicht er eben dadurch das er nicht, wie der
Durchschnitt, darauf wartet das der Track zum mixbarem Ende kommt
sondern er setzt den Übergang genau dann an wenn das Gefühl sagt jetzt
muss es sein. Diese Art von Mixen ist sicherlich einer der Gründe warum
es so holpert aber auch einer der Gründe Set dennoch zu bloggen.Fazit ist, wenn Osuna sauberer gemixt hätte wäre dieses
Set großartig geworden, so ist es aber immernoch empfehlenswert zum 1
bis 2 maligen Hören durch Aufbau und Gefühl für Mix.
Stil: tech house, techno Paco Osuna - Live @ 5uinto Club Brasil download
Lange hat es gedauert bis von Acidfactory eigene Sachen kamen, was sich verändert hat? Es klingt alles in allem reifer, abgerundeter und frisch. Vielleicht war die kleine Pause für die drei Herren ein kreativitäter Schub.
Acidfactory Live - Podcast #001 recorded: 21.12.2011
For a long time now, the trio consisting of Skob, Scat and Wasser have been making music together as Acidfactory.
Every facet of their music is unmistakably melodic. It's where a deep
bassline meets a tight beat, where trashy tones, full of rhythmic breaks
and clear cuts, bring you great nights in the club, on sunny meadows or
under clear night skies.
Their style has always been characterized by experimenting and new
interpretations of their own music. Danceable harmony is their element.
Natürlich schmeißt jeder am 24.12. mit Geschenken um sich und da läßt sich auch Oliver Koletzki nicht lumpen und verschenkt den Stil vor Talent Podcast.
Merry Christmas everyone.
It sounds like a fairy tale. In 2005
29-year old OLIVER KOLETZKI presses 500 copies of his underground hit
"Der Mückenschwarm". One of those white labels lands in Sven Väth's
record bag and whenever he plays the track, the people go wild. Shortly
after techno-king Väth signs the track on his techno empire Cocoon. "Der
Mückenschwarm", already considered as a techno classic - becomes the
best sold techno record of 2005, the best ever selling record on Cocoon
and OLIVER KOLETZKI gets voted best newcomer of the year in prestigious
Groove magazine.
But one would be fooled to think that this was the start of Oliver's
musical career. Since he was 12 years old, OLIVER KOLETZKI has been
deeply infected with the production of music. He starts out by
programming Hip-Hop beats on the C64, but quickly falls in love with
more electronic sounds like breakdance and synthie-pop that he produces
on the first Amiga computers. When he turns 18, he also starts to DJ in
his hometown of Braunschweig and quickly becomes a regular DJ in the
local clubs. In 2000 he decides to move to Berlin to study music – and
the excessive Berlin nightlife. He promptly lands himself DJ gigs in
smaller clubs and bars, but with the release of his first record, things
change for the better. In the summer of 2005 he starts to play
festivals, gets booked into the most prestigious clubs all over the
world and gets asked to remix the likes of Rockers Hi-Fi, Client or
Cassius. However, while superstardom is lurking around every corner,
Oliver stays down to earth: "I have been making music for nearly twenty
years now. That provides me with a stable base for not going nuts.
Basically, I am still doing the same that I have been doing for years
now: making music during the week and playing out on the weekends, even
if it is on a slightly different level now."
In October 2005, while still riding on the success of his debut single,
Oliver directly realises one of his dreams: to have his own label. He
founds Stil vor Talent, a label dedicated to pushing new artists and
creating a platform for a huge variation of quality electronic dance
music – from minimal techno to squeaky house to pop music. "From the
beginning I wanted to give people the same chance that I've had and
offer them a platform to release their music. However: the quality of
the music is above everything else. Firstly, I have to like it", Oliver
comments on the philosophy of his label. And he is a workaholic. He
still spends hours and hours listening to demo tracks and goes out to
see people play live in small clubs. Up until now, Stil vor Talent can
look back on over 40 releases that include Oliver’s first artist album
"Get Wasted", the über-hit "3 Tage Wach" or Oliver's latest masterpiece:
his electronically influenced pop album "Großstadtmärchen".
OLIVER KOLETZKI seems to have a nose for commercial success out of the
underground, which Lützenkirchens ironic afterhour manifest "3 Tage
Wach" is the best example for: the track becomes the best-sold techno
track of 2008. In 2009 Oliver continues this success story with the
release of his album "Großstadtmärchen" – an electro-pop album featuring
national and international big names such as Mieze Katz (MIA), Axel
Bosse or Die Raketen as well as many newcomers such as singers Juli
Holz, Pyur and Fran. With "Großstadtmärchen" Oliver has managed to
achieve what only few techno producers manage can do: to produce a pop
album with club credibility. The singles "Hypnotized" and "U-Bahn" get
nationwide airplay on the radio and when Oliver plays them in the club
people sing along to the lyrics.
But he wouldn't be OLIVER KOLETZKI if he didn't want to perform the
album live on stage as well. In the summer 2009 he founds his band The
Koletzkis with many of his old friends and the singer Fran. They have
already played live at Bar 25, Watergate and Lido in Berlin as well as
in Leipzig, Bern, Hamburg, Vienna and many other cities. For 2009 they
have big plans: in the summer they will play the big festivals and will
put Oliver’s music out there – from the clubs into the concerts halls,
from the beach raves to the open-airs.
Label manager, producer, DJ, bandleader: above all this, Oliver still
manages to fill the clubs around the world and make people smile to his
energetic DJ sets. Be in the best clubs of Europe such as London's
Fabric, Berlin's Berghain or around the rest of the world: Oliver knows
how to perform and connect with his audience. In March 2010 Oliver will
do another Australia tour, he will tour South America again and play the
infamous Thai Break festival. While rehearsing with The Koletzkis and
signing new hot artists for his label Stil vor Talent, OLIVER KOLETZKI
is already working on his next album. There is really no stopping him in
2010!
Der neue Concorde Club Podcast ist wahrscheinlich eher ein Popcast, Stil ist Techhouse, Pop, Nudisco, deephouse. Stefan Lange - Concorde Club Podcast #002
Florian Rietze wird so langsam zum professionellen Editor, wunderschönes Edit von einem sehr großen Talent in Sachen Produktionen! Die klaren Vorbilder wie Tale of us/ Thugfucker/ Art Department machen es auch nicht besser.
M.Spencer, nicht zu verwechseln mit B.Spencer serviert, in ähnlicher Konsequenz wie der Namensvetter eine Keilerei in seinen Filmen, hier einen pumpenden Techhouse Mix in echter Mixtape Manier. Der Mix beweißt Hand und Fuss in Sachen Setaufbau, Trackauswahl und dem Arbeiten mit Effekten, ausserdem schiebt Marcel sein grooviges Mixtape dabei immer weiter fest ins Gehör.
Since his early days, Gregor noticed his passion for music, and
especially for techno. It's every aspect of life that gives him the
inspiration and creativity which distinguish his music. His sensibility
with the crowd made him grow from an insider tip seeking experience to a
great artist and live performer who is always reinventing himsel...f.
His style is full of minimalistic beats and deep bass instrumentals,
crescendos of stamping feet techno with a big sensibility for atmosphere
and crowd dynamics. Oldschool techno and treasured classic tracks get a
new dress and meet at the present.
It'ss like a techno-restauration for the scene, making people itch to move their bodies and dance to his exquisite music.
Das Fundstück der Woche auf der wohl allseits bekanntesten Soundcloud im Web. Auf der R_co Soundcloud hat sich dieser wunderschön groovige Live-Set-Mitschnitt von SIS angefunden. Das Set zaubert dabei ohne Mühe jedem Hörer ein Grinsen von Ohr zu Ohr in das Gesicht. Absolut cooles Set, sollte man unbedingt gehört haben!
Ebenfalls einen Blick sollte man auf die Internetpropaganda-Seite von Rote Liebe werfen. Warum kann sich jeder dann mit seinen eigenen Farben ausmalen. roteliebe.tv/
Flächenverliebt spielt hier Mike Richards aus Heidelberg mit dem Genre, angenehm denn er schafft es seinen Mix dabei großenteils nicht mit Hits oder Genre Vorzeigeartists einzuhüllen und erwirkt mit seinen Tracks dabei einen warmen eigentlich im Trance einzuordnenden Mix.
Zur Abwechslung etwas Techno und damit meine ich richtigen Techno, mit ordentlich Druck führt uns Mike Wall durch seinen treibenden TiLT-Podcast. Wie heißt es so schön, der Mix geht nach vorne.
About//Mike Wall
Labels//
Smallroom / Dilek / Varianz / CodeMinus / On and On / Sleaze Rec. / Der Hut
Bio//
In the 90’s Mike Wall made his first experiences with electronic
music. In these years, he started mixing tapes and playing his first
gigs in Mecklenburg. But he released under the name Mike Wall for the
first time on the record label Modulat in 2005, and since then things
started looking up for him. In the same year, he played at the legendary
Melt Festival and refurnished his studio. These changes brought a fresh
wind in his EP's like “Loose Changes” or “She Comes” and let his
productions seem much more smooth and warm. He is known over the border
of Germany for the variety in his sets, because even listeners in Italy,
Spain, Greece, Austria and Switzerland were very enthusiastic about his
dynamic sounds.
In 2006, his début vinyl was released on the London minimal label
named Safari Electronique, which is home to very talented producers such
as Italoboyz, Delete and Arnaud le Textier, just to name a few.
Since then, a lot happened and he released on labels like smallroom
music, Dilek, Lordag, Meerestief and his own label Orphik. With the
foundation of Orphik Recordings, he took a further step into
independence and he began to push unknown artists and labels with the
credo of having the best fun out of it.
Although artists like Steve Bug had influenced him a lot during many
years, he found his own sound. The symbiosis of techno and groove lays
perfectly in his warm baselines, but Mike himself his unstoppable and
pushes his artistic limits all the time.
Further releases and long partynights are already planned for 2011, so stay tuned...
Net//
http://www.mikewall.de http://www.myspace.com/wallbrother http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/mikewall http://www.discogs.com/artist/Mike+Wall MIKΞ WALL http://www.digdis.de/artists/-/mike_wall http://listn.to/MikeWallOfficialPage
TiLT//
www.facebook.com/tilt.techno TiLT Podcast
Released by:
TiLT Podcast
Release/catalogue number: TP#003
Release date: Dec 2, 2011
Tracklist:
01. Trust - Skynet (The Revenge's Mistrust remix)
02. Fred Everything & Atjazz - Back Together (Fred Everything's Lazy Days original)
03. The Canyons - See Blind Through (Mic Newman remix)
04. Romand Flügel & Roman IV - FKK
05. Kerri Chandler - Halleluja (Supernova's Jackin mix)
06. Nicholas - All Night Long
07. Detroit Swindle - Unreleased remix
08. Fantastic Man - Look This Way
09. Eats Everything - Entrance Song (SLG remix)
10. Coat Of Arms - It Takes Two To tango (free download: Coat Of Arms Music)
11. Agnes - You Did Naughty
12. Detroit Swindle - Creep (unmastered)
"Our 7th episode of the Champloo Music Podcast comes with two very
talented guys from the capital of the Netherlands, Amsterdam. Together
they form the musical project "Detroit Swindle".
Detroit Swindle consist of Lars Dales and Maarten Smeets, 2 guys
that, without actually growing up together, have had practically an
identical musical upbringing. A vibrant mix of Motown-soul, funk, hiphop
and jazz inspired them from an early age on and after a varied
exploration through techno and house, they met each other by mutual
interest in Detroit inspired deephouse.
Detroit Swindle have a clear vision on the music they produce and
play. If you can’t nod your head to it, it’s probably not theirs and
they probably won’t like it. Their productions are best described as
contemporary interpretations of classic soul tracks with melodical
grooves, jazzy chords and bumpy bass-lines. So in short, if Marvin Gaye
would have made house music, they would have been his biggest fans.
2012 is the year of their first releases. With their ‘Starvin EP’ on
Saints & Sonnets, they place themselves amongst highly acclaimed
artists like Roman Flügel or Ethyl and Huxley. The second EP of 2012
comes out on Dirt Crew, a legendary deephouse label that needs no
introduction and publishes artists like Chymera, Tigerskin or Till von
Sein. They are currently working on several remixes and releases, and
are experimenting with their DJ/live performance.
We hope you enjoy this great mix by Detroit Swindle"
Wer mit einem Track wie "Nothing Compares to you" einen Podcast einleitet und es dann schafft diese Stimmung in eine Entwicklung in seinem Set einzubauen sollte unbedingt in diesem Blog seinen Platz finden.
Young New Yorker M A N I K delivers our next episode, an
artist currently sitting right at the top of his game. Chris' releases
this year have included an album on Josh Wink's Ovum, a release on Hot
Creations and very recently an EP on Culprit; needless to say the dude's
production skills are absolutely razor sharp. A unique, fresh, and
forward thinking musician Mr M A N I K's skills on the decks are also
unquestioned, his beats taking him right the way round the world so far
this year, From London to L.A, Berlin to Barcelona. We've been speaking
to Chris for about 6 months trying to lock this baby down and we're
delighted to finally release the mix, which by the way, is badass!
Ladies and Gentlemen, hier präsentieren wir zwei Mitschnitte der Bachstelze David Dorad, von den Tracks in seinen Sets möchte man am liebsten jeden einzelnen in der eignen Tasche haben und beim hören kommen einen Gedanken an endlos durchgetanzte Nächte auf der Tanzfläche.
Um den Reigen der Podcasts aus dem November abzuschließen, ist hier noch ein Podcast von Jaklinov aus Ljubljana Slovenien, deep, minimal und geradlinig versteht seine Definition von House & Techhouse.
Zugegeben, so gesehen ist das Set schon ein alter Hut, doch so oft
wie es die letzten Wochen in meinem Umkreis hoch und runter gespielt
wurde und so oft wie es dabei nervöses Beinzucken verursacht hat,
musste es nochmal hochgeladen und mit der Öffentlichkeit geteilt
werden.
Wer bis jetzt noch nicht in den Genuss gekommen ist, anhören!
Marc Schneider beweist mal wieder eine brilliante Trackauswahl.
In gewohnt lockerer Manier schwingt Damian Lazarus seinen Lazpod 23, der Mix ist irgendwo zwischen Pop, Techhouse, Funky House, Deep House und wer weiß was noch einzuordnen, auf jeden Fall wie immer aussergewöhnlich.
Damian Lazarus
Setlist
>1. M83 - MY TEARS ARE BECOMING A SEA - MUTE
2. SBTRKT - TRIALS OF THE PAST - YOUNF TURKS
3. TANNER ROSS - M.E.S (DENIZ KURTEL & GADI MIZRAHO FREESTYLE RMX) - W&L
4. PARALLEL DANCE ENSEMBLE - SHOPPING CART - PERMANENT VACATION
5. FRITZ & LANG - CRASH feat LISOKOT - AIRDROP
6. LITTLE DRAGON - RITUAL UNION - PEACEFROG
7. SAARID - FUTURE LATELY (WALKER & ROYCE RMX) - NURVOUS
8. QUANDO QUANGO - LOVE TEMPO
9. GEORGE MICHAEL - HARD DAY - SONY
10. BAZAR - HARD TO FIND (MACEO PLEX RMX) - ELLUM
11. ELVIS PRESLEY - CRAWFISH (PILOOSKI EDIT)
12. THE HUNDRED IN THE HANDS - PIGEONS (BLAWAN'S BARE BONES RMX) - PLAY ALL
13. BOOM BIP - TUMTUM - LEX
14. LALA BY - PENDULUM - MY FAVOURITE ROBOT
15. PSYCHOLOGIST - PROPELLER - MOSHI MOSHI
16. METRONOMY - WE BROKE FREE - BEACAUSE
17. I BREAK HORSES - HEARTS - COOPERATIVE MUSIC
18. LOOSE ENDS - HANGING ON A STRING (FRANKIE KNUCKLES CLASSIC CLUB REPRISE) - VIRGIN
19. CURTIS MAYFIELD - PUSHERMAN - CURTOM
20. JOZIF feat. TERRI WALKER - TWILIGHT
21. FOSKY & GUTI - STEP - CROSSTOWN REBELS
22. BJORK - THUNDERBOLT - NONESUCH
23. LANA DEL REY - VIDEO GAMES - STRANGER
Der November Podcast von M.in, gepostet im Dezember auf Soundcloud, auf 3 Decks gemixt, 2 normale Decks und 1 Deck mit Loops bestückt. Die Tracks sind eine Mischung aus altbekanntem und neuen Tracks, sowie einem unreleased Track. Dazu gibt es noch ein kleines Extra, M.in - Japanese Disco Stuff, kostenlos zum Download auf der Wolke angeboten.
Having the opportunity to record an
essential mix is a massive deal for us, for any dj it's about as big of
an opportunity as they come to be creative with your art and to reach so
many people at once. the project wasn't taken lightly at all as it can
be quite a task to put something like this together. you're considering
the fans you already have, the people who don't know your work, trying
to convey everything you want to say within the allotted 2 hours and
with 30 of the 10,000 songs you have to chose from, as well as building
trust with the listener early on so that you have more freedom with your
programming as the mix continues. We wanted to make it as special and
interesting as possible, and keep a classic vibe about it so that people
will hopefully want to listen to it for years to come, same as we have
with the likes of Blackstrobe's Essential mix from 2004. The mix is
filled with current and classic music from artists we love and close
friends ranging from deep & hypnotic grooves to vocal house records,
to electronica and back, with loads of edits made just for this mix.
Tracklist: 01. Brian Eno — Lantern March
02. Art Department — Touch You Gently
03. Tanner Ross — B Side
04. Infinity Inc — Games
05. Ali Love — Playa
06. ID
07. Voices Of Black — Get Enough
08. Metro Area — Caught Up
09. Gil Scott-Heron — I Was Guided (Interlude)
10. Aquarius Heaven — Can’t Buy Love
11. Green Velvet — Thoughts
12. Moonstarr — C-Minus Particles
13. Art Department — Living The Life (ABA Therapy Version) (feat. Seth Troxler)
14. Omar-S — Quadriplegic Companion
15. Tanner Ross — 4 You (Deniz Kurtel Remix)
16. Basic Channel — Phylyps Track ll
17. Omar-S — Plesetsk Cosmodrome
18. Total — Sitting Home (Art Department Unreleased Edit)
19. Cajmere — Feelin’ Kinda High
20. Storm Queen — It Goes On
21. Tevo Howard — The Age Of Compassion
22. James Blake — Limit To Your Love (Daniel Bortz Edit)
23. Clockwork — Things You Have
24. My Favorite Robot — Wakinda Park (Art Department Remix)
Last week we got down to Clockwork’s promo mix for this Saturday’s Life
and Death records showcase but the second act to get on it with the pre-
party sonic experience are Thugfucker
(a name devised to keep it out of the commercial sphere of club music).
Decisively underground, the New York come Iceland duo made up of Greg
Oreck & Holmar Filipsson have a rich history embedded in The Big
Apple’s off the beaten track party scene - avoiding the shiny lights and
fighting their way through a dance prohibition that swept the city
earlier this decade.
Thugfucker have triumphed to maintain their underground spirit both
through Greg’s label, Live and Death, and most importantly as a DJ
partnership primed for after hours grooves bringing just the right kind
of beats to Room Three this Saturday. Tune into their fabric Promo Mix
and read on to get to know the real story and sound of Thugfucker. Tell us how you guys met, what’s the background to your friendship?
Well we'd sort of moved in similar circles for a long time in New York
but didn't really know each other. Like moving in concentric circles in
the same scene. But we finally ended up getting into a long discussion
at a party Holmar was throwing and we realized we were really cut from
the same cloth, so to speak. We became good friends pretty quickly and
by now really do feel like brothers from another mother. What was the defining moment that made Thugfucker? Can you tell us who does what exactly?
It was above a former brothel in Chintatown where Holmar was throwing
that party. We were both in the middle of the dancefloor, which of
course is where some of the best ideas come. We were communing with the
universe and with each other and with several drinks when suddenly we
realized that we had to unite forces in order to help the plight of
genetically Rhythmblind. So after setting up a charitable foundation
just for that purpose, making music together seemed like a logical thing
next step...
As for what we do, we both do a bit of everything and when things are
really going along nicely there seems to be a fair bit of mental
telepathy involved. But when there's tom programming to be done, that's
usually Holmar. He's unstoppable when it comes to the tom-tom drums.
Really.. it's impressive.
What’s in the name Thugfucker?
The name does come with all kinds of things built into it.. some of
which we knew at the time we came up with it, others we've slowly
realized along the way.
We knew from the start that with a name like Thugfucker we were never
going to be sold in Wal-Mart or any place like that -- which suits us
just fine. Also, we're pretty sure it's impossible to take ourselves too
seriously or get our heads stuck too far up our own asses with a name
like that. And then of course you don't get a lot of random people
seeing the name Thugfucker and thinking "oh yeah, that sounds like
something i'd be into". So as a result the people who do come out to
party with us have either heard us, heard our music or heard enough
about us from friends that they get the the sort of eclectic, "good
vibes but let's party hard" feeling that we're about. Basically we have
this silly yet really hard sounding name which works out to be a bit of
verbal camouflage for what we're really like. Keeps out the riff-raff..
and then of course the people who know, really know.
What’s life like in New York? How is the city an inspiration to you and the music you make?
Super inspiring. Greg left for 8 years living in Europe but he's back
now and we both really love this city. Right now there's actually tons
of great stuff going on and coming out of New York in terms of nightlife
and dance music. But even in the periods when NYC might not have been
on top of it's nightlife game what has always made this city unique is
the people. There's so much diversity and everyone somehow gets along
and connects together in ways that all kinds of interesting things come
out of it.
Plus this place can be totally insane sometimes. In all the various ways
that we like. It's like gas for our engine.. or some other better
metaphor. Anyway, we try to take it, make nice things out of it and then
take the feeling with us when we travel...
Tell us about some of the first parties you put on and how have you seen things changed in the scene over the years?
The first parties we threw in New York were in the shadow of Giuliani's
crackdown on clubland in NYC in the late nineties. He had just started
reinforcing this old cabaret law that prohibited dancing in venues
unless they had a special permit -- which was basically impossible for
smaller venues to attain. So most clubs where we made parties were
battling this issue and staff were running around asking people not to
dance. It got so bad that Giuiliani actually had a cabaret squad raiding
bars and clubs looking for dancing people and if they would find people
moving and shaking big fines were issued, venues were shut down and
even the DJ's sometimes had to pay fines. It was ridiculous and it was
definitely a dance prohibition era back then. The parties were really
fun but always colored by the enforcement of this law and ultimately
when the parties got bigger we were forced to move to more commercial
venues.
Those parties were fun too of course but after 9/11 happened things went
into a real low period. But now NYC is very different, dance
prohibition is gone, (Guiliani is divorced and has lost all of his hair
and credibility) and tons of great parties are happening.
What are your thoughts on the new wave in slow
house territory, and RnB edits… it’s a sound you have been pursuing? How
do you feel the sound with develop next year?
It seems like the new wave of music happening at the moment is even
bigger than just that sound.. though certainly that's been a starting
point for a lot of what's happening now -- and it's a sound we do like
quite a bit, though not exclusively. Overall it feels like there's a lot
more dance music that's taking cues from pop, R&B, soul and
alternative/indie music.. the music's becoming more songlike and less
about DJ tools (not that there isn't a place for those). People are
taking ideas and sounds and structures from all these other styles and
bringing them to a different level. It's exciting because while it's got
a lot of familiar elements it doesn't feel like retreading over old
territory, it's very new and evolving. And there's so many people doing
great stuff right now. Tons of great, amazing music and a lot of it
made by people we know and who we happen to like a lot on a personal
level. The underground music scene is in a really good place right now
and is still getting better all the time. It's a really exciting time to
be a part of all of this.
Who are your closest friends in the music world and who do you turn to for advise ever?
Wow, that could be a long list. Seriously... All of us in the Life and
Death crew (Manfredi, Matteo, Karm, Federico, Francesco, Sammy, Mikey,
Ryan...) are really tight and we really are quite a family. Which always
shows through whenever you get a few us in the same place at one time.
Seth Troxler has been incredibly helpful and encouraging and is always
full of love and support, as have been all the Visionquest crew.. The
Art Department guys are definitely soul brothers.. and fellow
troublemakers, as is pretty much all of the Wolf + Lamb / Soul Clap
crews.. those guys specifically as well as Greg & Nick from No
Regular Play, Tanner, Deniz, Ryan (Slow Hands).. oh goddamn, this is
starting to feel like a high school yearbook.
But the truth is we really feel like we're amongst such a nice group of
people so much of the time, and we really are aware of it and appreciate
it...
What’s new on Thugfucker Recordings?
Well for the moment we've kind of put it on hold as Greg's been busy
with ‘Life and Death’ and Holmar's been working hard preparing a new
label called 'YAH' that's going to be kicking off pretty soon. But we're
definitely still gonna revisit it now and again for some special
projects and releases. There's also a downtempo label we keep
threatening to start up. We are not, however, awesome at time
management.
How are you looking forward to your Room Three
debut with Clockwork this Saturday? Tell us about the music, vibe and
general craziness we can expect from you guys…?
Oh really, you have no idea. Everyone we know who plays at fabric can
(and does) go off about how much fun it is to play there. Add to the
fact that the whole lineup that night in all of the rooms is great (and
lots of friends!) so you know the vibe's gonna be stellar... and then on
top of that we're going to be playing all night long in Room Three with
our good friends and label mates, Clockwork, which makes it even more
fun (and potentially trouble inducing). And it's Greg's birthday that
week so that kind of adds a bit of a wild card into the mix. It's
definitely going to be a fun night... But yes, it might get messy!
Greg, you founded Life And Death with Manfredi
Romano (aka DJ Tennis). Tell us about the label, its music philosophy,
the artists on board and plans for the future?
Well we first became close friends during these late night sessions
where we'd end up going back and forth playing each other music all
night. Stuff we loved and had discovered from who knows where. So when
the label started to come together the idea was to try and focus on a
sound more informed by our varied tastes in music but that could work on
a dancefloor or the kind of afterparty we'd want to end up at with our
good friends at 5am. Something a little sideways and skewed but maybe
also a little familiar at the same time. Emotional music but not without
a sense of humor. Matteo and Karm came on board pretty early on as well
and those guys are just amazing and I couldn't imagine doing it without
them. Matteo is this amazingly smart young guy with a super wise old
soul and Karm is a force of nature. Like some sort of Dionysian wood
nymph banshee with a heart of gold. And both of them have incredibly
good taste and a musical knowledge way beyond their years.
As for the future, coming up soon is the DJ Tennis EP which I think is
gonna blow people away. And a various artists release that's going to
introduce a few new people. And more stuff from us and all the crew as
well as a few new additions we're all very excited about. And yes,
there's some album stuff in the works too. Very excited about the year
to come actually...
What are your plans for New Years? Whats the best New Year you’ve ever had?
We're gonna get in lots of trouble in our hometown... Then we're gonna
fly to BPM in Mexico and do a Life and Death showcase there with the
PillowTalk guys. More trouble. And then to SF to celebrate the birthday
of our good friend Dax. And he's no stranger to a good time either. It's
definitely going to be a nice beginning of 2012. And then later in the
year, if all goes along as predicted, our consciousness is going to
shift into something totally different and the world is going to be
transformed completely as we move into the next stage of human
evolution. So it's probably important to start the year right with a few
really good parties right out of the gate. How far down the line are you with new releases and is the longer-term aim to make albums?
Well we've got lots of things we've been working on.. but it's always
hard to predict when things will actually decide to be finished. We've
been doing a bunch of collaborations though that are almost ready,
including a few with PillowTalk, Deniz Kurtel & Tanner Ross out on
Wolf + Lamb at some point. We're also doing a bunch of stuff with this
great new artist, Navid, who's doing really cool stuff that we're going
to be releasing sometime next year. There's also a bunch of remixes and
then another Thugfucker EP coming. And eventually an album too. But
we're definitely taking our sweet time with that. Finally, can you tell us about the mix you have done for us? Set the scene if you will….
A dark room, nice flashing lights, probably a disco ball somewhere lit
from afar. Late at night with speakers nice and loud and everyone's
seratonin receptors on high alert. An afterparty waiting to happen.