Hi Peachi here - just a quick one to give you a heads up on a nice downtempo mix that is quite floaty and psy-style chill out by DJ Robin Triskele. This blog has been a bit bang bang bang recently so I thought it would be time to put something up a bit more soothing. No intro or biog this time - just the a quick and simple link. Just click on the download icon on the play window below (the arrow pointing down) or go to the soundcloud page linked above - simples! Thanks to Dr Hedflux for the original heads up. Take it away Robin Triskele (and thanks for the free mix):
So we heard the two guys that are The Badical at Nowhere Festival recently and they rocked the geodesic dome. I definitely need to be in the right state of mind to appreciate this. But at Nowhere I was and there live set and DJ set were both excellent and we danced our little socks of for what seemed like ages. I think I invented a whole new way of dancing at the time, but can't remember any of it - except that it was one of the best dances I've ever had! I'm just glad there's no recorded evidence! One to watch out for at the upcoming Secret Garden Party 22-25th July 2010...
You can hear their latest stuff on their myspace page and buy their music...
This sums it up quite well: "Bent squares and bogus triangles buzz, bip, and boom through statically charged soundscapes -- cleverly crafted fun-sized techno-dramas oozing with pulsating-power & mind-bending mischief." Urban D / Urban D Radio
So something a bit more down-tempo with some electro music dat-sits-quite-deep-in-yer-head for this blog-post. Some quite intense broken up "chill out" music from Denmark's - Rumpistol.
I first discovered Rumpistol's stuff a few months ago and was first really amused by his intro track on his myspace page called Global Soundtracks Speak - the idea of an intern (after several failed attempts) running after him and "well recording him" made me chuckle... alot ;)
Here's the link to his soundcloud page with some good tracks there and one good mix here.
Also a good youtube video of one of his smoother tracks here. Enjoy!
Unprotected by his dry wit and good taste, since Damion left an RIP message on the site over a year ago I actually lost my will to wade through the plethora of psytrance inanity to reach those golden nuggets of psychedelic funkiness. In fact, the quest for fresh sound even led me to start this blog. Now though, Psyreviews is back with plans for the future! (and he's on Twitter)
As anyone who reads the site knows, Psyreviews has never been just about the psytrance, so I'm pleased that Damion has continued to highlight the lush downtempo gems and deep progressive trance that always had me coming back for more.
In particular I appreciate being led to these two absolutely lush EPs from Evan Bluetech and Kilowatts, both US producers that helped me get into a glitch-ier downtempo sound. The EPs mark a progression in both their styles since I last picked up their releases around 2007/2008; Bluetech with bigger beats and bass and Kilowatts just taking it deeper with plenty of wobbly, floaty layers. Read Damion's reviews below for the full lowdown.
As for the future, in early 2010 Damion will be outsourcing reviews and re-jigging the site as more of a collaborative blog (like ThisIsBreaks.com). Let's hope the new contributors keep up that same quality of tongue in cheek shit sifting that we've got used to.
NB. Psyreviews is a free resource but you're welcome to donate. Likewise Bluetech and Kilowatts have put these EPs up for free, but I can tell you now they're well worth paying for (especially the Kilowatts). Have a listen and go hunt down some of their other releases - they're just as good!
Having experienced Burning Man vicariously this year, through my girl D and our other friends that went out, on Saturday I joined them at the London Decompression party – a re-union for UK based burners to reconnect and reminisce over the seven days at Black Rock City, run by a group of playa vetrans Euro-burners .
Like Burning Man itself, it’s all about participation - all the performers, DJs and crew are volunteers who have bought tickets - so ahead of the event I sent a dubstep and glitch-hop demo over to Justin aka VJ Meno who was curating the sound and visuals for the night. I didn't expect to be selected, so it was a nice surprise when I checked my emails on Thursday to find out I was on first... followed by a mild panic.
The plan was to bring some of that West Coast, playa dust coated, bass flavour to East London and warm up the room with some heavy dubstep, reggae and glitch-hop. In the end my set got cut short due to a late start, but you can listen to it here in it's entirety:
Edit - Ants Freeland - Do You (Pantyraid rmx) Don G - Mrs U (Zeno Goddess Rmx) Liondub ft. Jah Dan & Sotto Bless - Heartbroken Spystep - Portomental Eskmo - San Francisco (The Rhythm) Larytta - You Got Nothing (Lazer Sword Rmx) Ooah - Tuesday Again Good Buddha - Part Preserve (Tipper rmx) Vibesquad - Snagglespuss Knowa Knowonet feat. Seasunz, Firewater, Wiseproof & New Eon - Free Energy Subvert - Size Matters Alborosie - Kingston Town X-Clan feat. Damian Marley - Culture United Oaah - Heat up the night Defcon - Knock Knock Beats Antique - Roustabout (Bassnectar rmx) Me & You - Last Night (Bassnectar rmx) ediT - The Game Is Not Over Matty G - West Coast Rocks (The Glitch Mob rmx) Nalepa - Monday (The Glitch Mob rmx)
Also playing on the night was Jurassik (Ben Child - above) who runs London breaks night and record label Supatronix and the awesome resource that is ThisIsBreaks.com. He was really enjoying himself, pumping the dancefloor with funky party breaks and, when we met later on, he turned out to be a really nice guy as well. You can check out the mix below and have a listen to his own tunes on Soundloud.
Si Begg – The Bleeps [Unique 3 mix] (Mutate Records) Shut Up and Dance – Cream (Shut Up and Dance) Refracture – Energy Flow (Noobish Records) Breakzhead – Goin’ On [Jurassik mix] (Dusted Breaks) The Prodigy – Warriors’ Dance [Future Funk Squad's Rave Soldier mix] (Take Me to the Hospital) Flack.Su – T-Break [Aeron Aether remix] (Glack Audio) Robosapiens – Infected [LuQas mix] (Dead Famous) Digital Bass – White Lines [Robosapiens mix] (Dead Famous) Rennie Pilgrem – Rich Rule Us [BSD remix] (TCR) Future Funk Squad ft Mojo – Blow (En:Vision) BSD – Intoxicated (iBreaks) Jurassik – How to Pick Up Chicks (Supatronix) 9BO – Antilightbulb (Glack Audio)
Toby Lyons was up after Ben. A bit of a wizard at the controls, he was mashing up some bad boy electro and breaks before pulling out into party style d’n’b, much to the joy of the crowd. Have a look at Toby's Myspace for mini-mixes.
This is such a rare giveaway I just had to nab it straight off Noiseporn (who, by the way, are one of the best dance music blogs out there):
"Arguably one of electronic music’s best known record labels, R&S released recordings from Aphex Twin, Derrick May, Joey Beltram, 69 (Carl Craig), and Model 500 amongst many others, in the process defining a whole era of dance music."
"This is beautifully haunting. Contemplate everything you have going on, in the next five minutes of pure sound bliss.
Mana - A supernatural force believed to dwell in a person or sacred object.
Since December 2008, Musical Mana has been serving up fresh mixtapes and tunes for your enjoyment. It's all about sampling new music for free, so that you find the tunes, DJs, producers and nights for your future.
Tastes are predominantly underground electronica with heavy bass, funked up grooves and interesting sounds - glitch-hop, dubstep, future bass, breaks, electro, IDM, progressive trance, tech funk, wonky techno and soothing down tempo grooves.
Please get in touch if you've got something that you want to share -> chrisduballstar at google mail dot com
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