Monday, August 18, 2008

Vric à vrac

Bon, comme promis, psytrance à gogo à partir de maintenant ! Pour commencer, et parce que je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps aujourd'hui, voici plusieurs de mes titres préférés, totalement en vrac. Il y a de tout. De la goa, du full on, du progressif, du dancefloor, d'Australie, de France, d'Israël, de 1995 à 2005. C'est une façon d'être sûr de ne pas vous couper totalement l'envie d'aller plus loin en balançant directement des sons trop perchés (ce qui serait dommage, car ce style de musique est réellement intéressant). Bref, chaque clic dans la liste du dessous sera donc un BON clic, je le garantis. Ne vous laissez pas rebuter par la longueur parfois conséquente de ces morceaux. Laissez votre cortex devenir une éponge, une grosse éponge gluante et brillante qui absorbera TOUT. D'ailleurs, quand je vois le mot "éponge", je pense à Johnny Hallyday, et ça me rappelle hier et cette magnifique soirée, où j'ai vu un de ses tristes sosies boire des pintes. Mais bref. Plongez-vous dans ce son, aux relents de vieux psyché, d'acid house, de krautrock, de hardtek et de dub. Vous avez de grandes chances d'y trouver votre bonheur.

En bonus, un excellent article sur notre regretté Isaac Hayes, le Noir qui faisait peur. Sa musique, ses fréquentations, ses inventions, sa chute... Très documenté et COOL : clic clic.

Mais place au son de l'exploration intérieure !


Hicksville - Darshannon [mp3]
Electric Universe - One Love [mp3]
Sensient - Lovely Bones [mp3]
Khetzal - Bells Of Sarnath [mp3]
Tranan - Deep Reef [mp3]
Divinorum - Promise [mp3]
Behind Blue Eyes - Brumbasse [mp3]
PUTAIN, TOUS LES MORCEAUX SONT RECOMMANDÉS !

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Pépé Bradock - 6 Millions Pintades EP

Bon, petit retour à la langue française. En ce moment, j'ai le cerveau qui fait des nœuds quand j'essaye de faire des phrases cohérentes en anglais.

Bon, en attendant et pour revenir un peu vers la house, voici mon EP préféré d'un remixeur de talent, le français Pépé Bradock (ou Julien Auger).
La face A (Life) fait très tech avec ses petits snares discrets et ses passages nappés. En revanche, il y a toujours une petite basse ronde derrière. Ce titre contient un sample de Prince (Purple Rain). Ghost possède une basse carrément plus profonde et, avec les cuivres, parait nettement plus "organique". Et enfin, pour encore changer de style, Peer Pressure, donne carrément dans le jazz/turntablism à la Kid Koala, mais en beaucoup plus scotchant et progressif. On a le son sans la structure.
En somme, on a là un bel étalage de la variété du talent de compositeur de Pépé Bradock ! Un EP plus que conseillé.

PS : A venir, sans doute un peu de goa et de psytrance, voire de full on morning. Même si la plupart des trucs sortis sous l'appellation "full on" puent légèrement du bec, il y a quand même quelques trucs sympas. Bref.

ATA 001 (2000)
Pépé Bradock - 6 Millions Pintades EP


Papa side

A. Life [mp3]
Mama Side
B1. Ghost [mp3]
B2. Peer Pressure [mp3]

Friday, August 15, 2008

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Wisp - Selected Ambient Works 2: Reworked

TAVRMX01 (2004)
Wisp - Selected Ambient Works 2: Reworked



1. Cliffs (1043 Mix) [mp3]
2. Rhubarb (1159 Mix) [mp3]
3. Z Twig (6040 Mix) [mp3]
4. Lichen (1136 Mix) [mp3] RECOMMENDED!

Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Gong Gong - Kawabata

Awesome video clip (not the official one) for an awesome track. Kawabata is from their Laughing With The Moon album, a great future jazz / techno release. This is the prove that F Communications can steal release good French shit! Don't forget to go on Gong Gong's website to see their aftersummer touring dates.

Sunday, August 03, 2008

Mixes #3: Desimal

I feel like I have to give more sound by Desimal. He's got a lot of unreleased tunes (actually even more than he has released, I guess), but here are two nice mixes.
The first one is a long (85') ambient psydub track that mixes tunes I've never heard of. Desimal was a very diversified artist that went through quantities of different musical styles. He had so many influences. The ten first minutes of this mix are just the intro. Desimal takes his time and delivers nice pieces of asian trance, indian and even banghra music.
The second mix is a kind of a live tribute to Desimal, by Badhabitz, whom I really never heard of (the only Badhabitz I found out is an English hip hop producer...). Anyway, this mix gathers nicely the best DNB/neurofunk tracks of Desimal. You'll easily recognize what's on at 2' if you remember that post, hehe.

+ I find out a nice interview of Skream three years ago, on Blackdown: HERE.

Desimal - Ambientdub mix [mp3]
Badhabitz - Father Of Drumz Desimal [mp3]

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Beaumont Hannant - Psi-Onyx

I don't know much about Beaumont Hannant, except he apparently used to be one of the acid IDM pionners. Anyway, I recently acquiered this remix 12". I don't know the original stuff, but the Autechre remix (on B side) is just outstanding. The Cherry Bomb (aka Richard Brown) stuff is my favorite tune here. A mad seven minutes psy house trip.
Caution: 320kbps = heavy files.

GENP (X)37 (1995)
Beaumont Hannant - Psi-Onyx


A1: Moon Meets Mars [mp3]
A2: Return To Planet Ten [mp3]
B: Psix Million Dollar Myx Oscar Goldman Remix [mp3] RECOMMENDED!
C: Moon In Motion [mp3]
D1: Out Past Mars [mp3]
D2: Cherry Bomb Myx [mp3] RECOMMENDED!

Monday, July 28, 2008

DJ Premier - Unreleased Instrumentals

Wicked stuff. Nice basses. A2 is sooo groovy. Cult beat.

Primo 20 (1995)
DJ Premier - Unreleased Instrumentals


A1: Untitled [mp3]
A2: Now Your Mine [mp3] RECOMMENDED!
B1: Untitled [mp3]
B2: Untitled [mp3]

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Random shit

Random electro tunes I listen these times, stuff I recently (re)discovered.
I moved last month on the west French coast and it was kind of a mess. I'll be working hard all summer long, like 50 hours a week, starting at 5am each morning. I use these two month to make heavy money, but I hope I'll have enough free time to keep this blog up to date.
MAZELTOV!

Graham Marsh aka Desimal, 1980-2006

Mujuice - Blink [mp3]
Air France - June Evenings [mp3]
Frog Pocket - Dungeon Hills [mp3] RECOMMENDED!
Loscil - Steam [mp3]
Esem - Dispehrse [mp3]
Desimal - Circle Of Nine [mp3] RECOMMENDED!

Friday, May 09, 2008

Distance - V / Present Day

I can't resist to share the last Distance EP with you. This the third disc released on his label, Chestplate. In my opinion, this is the best Distance EP. It's just another dubstep masterpiece.

CHST003 (2008)
Distance - V / Present Day



A: V
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AA: Presnt Day
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Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Video clip #2: Jew's harp

I don't realy know why I put this video clip on my blog, but this sounded so electro, so deep, so... filtered to me! I'm high, but I think I'm not saying total bullshit. Well, that's it. I bought myself a Jew's harp. Hope you'll enjoy it!
Aron Szilagyi at the Hungarian Jew's Harp Festival.

Monday, February 25, 2008

Emalkay - Testing The Waters EP

I discovered Emalkay (from Boka Records) recently, and it blew me up. It became one of my favorites dubstep releases. This is EP is not just another bassy stuff. This three tunes are absolutely awesome and nicely DNB influenced. Some kind of heavy sound. Bats In The Belfry is actually my favourite track in this 12". A must have.

BOK008 (2006)
Emalkay - Testing The Waters EP


A: Bats In The Belfry
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B1: Overflow
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B2: Super Doper
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Saturday, February 23, 2008

Djunya - Ites / Coagulated Dub

Since 2006, NarcoHZ is a classic dubstep label.

NarcoHz 006 (2007)
Djunya - Ites / Coagulated Dub


A: Ites
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AA: Coagulated Dub
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Thursday, February 21, 2008

Remixes #2: Loefah

Loefah is probably one of the best bass makers in the dubstep scene. His contributions to the DMZ and Big Apple Records labels make him a major protagonist of dubstep.
Here are few of his remixes !

D1 - Crack Bong (Loefah Remix)
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Pinch - Punisher (Loefah's SE25 Remix)
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Skream - I (Loefah Remix)
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Skream - Monsoon (Loefah Remix)
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Video clip #1: Benga & Coki - Night

One of the anthems of dubstep. Download it HERE.

Friday, February 15, 2008

Rhythm & Sound - Aground / Aerial

Not really dubstep but nice dub techno.

RS-07 (2002)
Rhythm & Sound - Aground / Aerial


A: Aground
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B: Aerial
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Sunday, February 10, 2008

Benga - Skank / Dose

Back in the dub, with an early times classic, from Big Apple Records.

BAM 002
(2002)
Benga - Skank / Dose


A: Skank
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B: Dose
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Thursday, February 07, 2008

Mixes #2: Harcore DNB

A little break in that dubstep avalanche. Here's something more violent to pass the time, a few hard drum'n'bass mixes I found on the Internet. I don't know exactly who are the guys and what are the setlists (as I don't know a shit about this kind of music), but this sounds good to me. Highlight: the December's Mix, by Mystification.


M3CH4PL3X - Promo Mix 2007
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mik - December 2007 Tunes Showcase
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Mystification - Studio Mix Nov. 2007
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Mystification - Studio Mix Dec. 2007
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Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Rusko - William H Tonkers / Roma

To continue with 2nd Drop Records, here's another release that deserves a close look. That's more tribal dubstep. William H Tonkers really has this reggae-dub groove, but the main sample is so freaking insane. Quite a clubby sound, but it can be a nice headphones' stuff too. Nice heavy filters.
Rusko is not so famous, but remember the awesome Fabriclive #37 he did with Caspa. He aslo released a few 12" on the excellent label Dub Police, last year.

2NDRP12002 (2007)
Rusko - William H Tonkers / Roma


A. William H Tonkers
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B. Roma
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Monday, February 04, 2008

Ramadanman - Good Feelin / The Woon

One of my favorite dubstep 12". I don't know much about Ramadanman (as about 2nd Drop Records) but this release blew me up. These tracks are so well built, and very smooth. A side is an incredible tune sampling Feeling Good by Nina Simone (this fantastic soul song awfully covered by M*se). AA is done in the same slow style. Jamie Woon (electrofunk producer) sing just the perfect way. A very atmospheric release. The drum parts are so complex and well built. Really one of the best. Watch out the future productions of Ramadanman ; it should be mind blowing.

2NDRP12001 (2007)
Ramadanman - Good Feelin / The Woon


A. Good Feelin
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AA. The Woon
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