[Above image credit:@NicTasker] Sometimes you need that something to kickstart or get you through the day. This motivator can take many forms including music, the ability of which is displayed to its fullest in the following mix, and especially its first hour in which Avalon Emerson and Courtesy play back-to-back.… Read More »Mixes to Dig: 88 Transition w/ Tasker, Avalon Emerson & Courtesy
[Above image credit: AFP Photo/Charley Gallay] Something out of the electronic music history book from a maestro, ‘Polynomial C’ has it all – a captivating melody in haste that is punctuated frequently, which is soaked in simplistic harmonic goodness and feels otherworldly. The piece is then elevated by a driving… Read More »Tune of the Week: Aphex Twin – Polynomial C
[Rye Wax Nightclub, image credit: Resident Advisor] Yewande Adeniran aka Ifeoluwa’s debut show on Bristol based Noods radio has long been overdue. She has been doing the rounds in Bristol recently by both Djing out for prestigious nights such as Rough Draft and being heavily involved in teaching in DJ workshops… Read More »Mixes to Dig: Intervention on Noods Radio w/ Aurora
[Above image credit: Golden Scissors] Planet Caravan is one of those pieces of music that just takes your full attention. Gently the band rolls in – the guitar accompaniment slowly starts off with the bongos and bass joining soon after. The vocals put you in a trance. The high pitch… Read More »Tune of the Week: Black Sabbath – Planet Caravan
[Above image credit: Global-sets.com] Peter O’Grady AKA Joy O has been at the heart of the UK bass/techno scene for as long as I can remember. His early work was a big driving force in my growing interest in electronic music, regularly producing tracks that never fail to hit the… Read More »Mixes to Dig: Joy Orbison, Dekmantel Podcast 081
[Above image credit:Saish Kotecha (xr2saish), photobucket] A collaborative effort by Alvin Aronson and Galcher Lustwerk culminated in ‘Scenes 2012 -2015’ that was release in the first quarter of 2016. The personal highlight of the album was ‘ITCZ’. It starts off as the descending theme washes over your ears with a… Read More »Tune of the Week: Studio OST – ITCZ
[Above image credit: The Peacock Society] Omar-S is a producer/DJ who does everything against the grain. An artist like no other, his main interests are known to include street racing, video gaming, and synths to the point where, according to Marcellus Pittman, he is a “synth nerd”. He is an… Read More »Mixes To Dig: Omar-S @ Robert Johnson, Offenbach – FYA Detroit
For years there has been a debate over the value and purpose of the mix CD/cassette. With the emergence of the online mix series and podcasts releasing many high quality mixes each week it is easy to see why. However, while a DJ may be called upon by many top drawer… Read More »Mixes To Dig: Call Super – Fabric 92
This release pairs up DJ Sotofett with Madteo for two predictably unpredictable versions of the same track. The “Vision of Love Club Mix” is the pick of the two, which sees Sotofett set the track off with an infectious chugging beat, complimented by soft synth pads. Madteo’s distorted gravelly voice… Read More »Tune of the Week: DJ Sotofett Feat. Madteo – There's Gotta Be A Way (Vision of Love Club Mix)
The essence of house music is to spread love, joy and happiness to those that listen and Care’s ‘Love Train Running Part 2’ is no exception. It feels like someone took a snippet of soulful funk song and just ran away with it, producing something that feels very much in… Read More »Tune of the Week: Care – Love Train Running PT 2