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oops, shit Ronan is talking about, er, me i think

― good dog, Thursday, 8 March 2007 18:26 (6 years ago) Permalink

ronan besides your blog do you write for any publications available online

― artdamages, Thursday, 8 March 2007 18:30 (6 years ago) Permalink

a little for the Guardian and also recently did a few things for Pitchfork, and a little for Earplug also.

― Ronan, Thursday, 8 March 2007 18:34 (6 years ago) Permalink

the Guardian stuff isn't music tho

― Ronan, Thursday, 8 March 2007 18:35 (6 years ago) Permalink

oh cool. i get earplug, but im sometimes to lazy to read it.

― artdamages, Thursday, 8 March 2007 18:41 (6 years ago) Permalink

thinking over what Ronan said about pointless intros - are you refering to this piece? http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature_view.asp?ID=796 Certainly it was a risky move starting the article with the idea that the dude didn't recognise the interviewer (I mean who gives a crap? sounds like the usual self-centered rubbish), but there was actually a strong point to it about mayer and Kompakt - they're an international business now and being all over the place is no biggie for him. probably hurt the piece because it seems pointless and naval gazing and people didn't read on. you live and learn.

― good dog, Thursday, 8 March 2007 19:39 (6 years ago) Permalink

I didn't mean to have a go at anyone personally, just plucked that idea out of the sky...I did find that piece a bit meandering but a lot of the stuff just feels a little erratic at times. Maybe other people don't feel the same. I know my own writing is not perfect I just think that with such amazing podcasts that are so on it I expect the writing to be really clever and to come from a position of authority. It's like someone is in charge of the podcasts and a whole other team handles the site.

― Ronan, Thursday, 8 March 2007 20:13 (6 years ago) Permalink

Yes, you're right. That's exactly how it is at the moment. But there are some changes in the works - there's a shift going on away from a fan-based site to something really worthwhile. It's a mammoth task getting an online magazine together - now some things are good and some still erratic but we are improving I think. Part of that is having the best writers on board to make the writing and criticism authoritative and interesting. Of course Ronan if you're interested in helping out in some way shape or form, we'd be delighted to hear from you, but you knew i'd say that :)

― good dog, Thursday, 8 March 2007 20:33 (6 years ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

Can someone upload the Heidi RA mix for me please? The link upthread doesn't work anymore.

― braveclub, Wednesday, 11 April 2007 09:57 (6 years ago) Permalink

DEAR GOD

the alexander robotnick mix!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

― moonship journey to baja, Thursday, 12 April 2007 00:44 (6 years ago) Permalink

is it worth registering at RA for it? i hate registering for shit

― gbx, Thursday, 12 April 2007 00:49 (6 years ago) Permalink

uh ... i don't think i reg'd to subscribe to the podcast

― moonship journey to baja, Thursday, 12 April 2007 00:55 (6 years ago) Permalink

it says i have to :(

― gbx, Thursday, 12 April 2007 00:56 (6 years ago) Permalink

wait, itunes has it.

YAY

― gbx, Thursday, 12 April 2007 00:57 (6 years ago) Permalink

You don't have to subscribe, either, you can just download the ones you're interested in straight from their itunes page.

― Telephone thing, Thursday, 12 April 2007 03:34 (6 years ago) Permalink

the joakim and tim sweeney and dixon and maurice fulton ones were all fantastic.

― haitch, Thursday, 12 April 2007 03:53 (6 years ago) Permalink

I think what's quite unusual about the podcast series is that it's so consistently fashionable - not only all the minimal sets but the way they've cornered the disco/deeep axis - Fulton, Schwarz, Dixon, Ame, Joakim... Plus the ocassional deep detroit sets (Watson, Redshape).

Almost inevitable (but highly anticipated) future podcasts:

- Sydenham or Ferrer
- someone from Rong/Full Pupp/Bear Funk, if not actually Chicken Lips or Idjut Boys
- Kaos
- Martin Buttrich

Who else?

― Tim F, Thursday, 12 April 2007 05:20 (6 years ago) Permalink

The Schwarz podcast is really incredibly good, I was listening to the second half of it today.

― 31g, Thursday, 12 April 2007 05:47 (6 years ago) Permalink

When will Dan Selzer do a Resident Advisor podcast?

― Tim F, Thursday, 12 April 2007 06:31 (6 years ago) Permalink

the public demands it!!

― haitch, Thursday, 12 April 2007 06:51 (6 years ago) Permalink

haha...or Optimo surely will do one someday.

Other DJs I'd like to see doing an RA podcast, Anja Schneider or someone from Mobilee not in live mode. Ralf Kollmann who runs the label is also a very good DJ.

I can't think of too many more, almost everyone has done one already! It's pretty funny actually, the likes of Fabric must despise the RA podcasts.

― Ronan, Thursday, 12 April 2007 09:33 (6 years ago) Permalink

Michael Ho or Samim!

Someone from the Jesse Rose/Switch/Sinden cabal - presumably Jesse as he is more RA-style tasteful than the other two.

― Tim F, Thursday, 12 April 2007 10:08 (6 years ago) Permalink

SEEK: SWITCH covermount CD for mixmag

about 10000000000x better than the semi-boring jesse rose "body language"

(was it just me, or was it really boring??)

― moonship journey to baja, Thursday, 12 April 2007 10:09 (6 years ago) Permalink

Ronan said: "It's pretty funny actually, the likes of Fabric must despise the RA podcasts."

I couldn't agree more. For a format that many are strongly questioning the necessity of anymore, these free, consistently great RA podcasts certainly must feel like another nail in the coffin of the mixed cd.

― matt2, Thursday, 12 April 2007 16:58 (6 years ago) Permalink

The Jesse Rose was boring. You're right. My favorite of the RA podcasts are: Matthew Styles, Chateau Flight, Stephan Bodzin, Alex Smoke.

It's quite impressive the way they bother with artwork and everything (in case it means something to you on your ipod). It's a nicely organized site.

― paulhw, Thursday, 12 April 2007 21:54 (6 years ago) Permalink

have to say, credit where it's due having criticised RA in the past, the new site is looking really great.

― Ronan, Thursday, 12 April 2007 22:37 (6 years ago) Permalink

I have never been able to shot any of these podcasts.

― jim, Thursday, 12 April 2007 22:46 (6 years ago) Permalink

I quite like the new Ripperton one, based on that and the ones he posts on his website, he makes just lovely mixes.

Is it worth searching for the Mike Shannon podcast?

― mehlt, Friday, 13 April 2007 17:50 (6 years ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

The Simon Baker one is painfully good, especially the first half to two thirds - the My My remixes are amazing! So slippery and squirmy. The second half is a fair bit dryer but still good - love the vocal on Ambivalent's "R U OK?," a totally sinister robo-sleaze who first helps out someone off their heads on drugs at a party, and then seduces them. It's like Aaron Carl doing a version of "One In Night in NYC",

The whole thing is very shapely and totally devoted to exploring a particular point where minimal and house converge - it's almost more like Jay Haze, My My and Tobi Neumann making a live set together than a DJ mix.

Tracklisting:

1/ Dj Cocoe - Webale feat Mukwanda(Fuckpony Dub)(Immigrant)
2/ Ludwig Coenen Curtain Gap (Immigrant)
3/ Motor City Soul Kazan (MyMy Mix) (Aus Music)
4/ Luna City Express Absent Minded6 (Aerobic Studio)
5/ Simon Baker The Fly (MyMy Mix) (Connaiseur)
6/ Jamie Jones Harajuka (Cocoon)
7/ Onur Ozur Orion (Vacant)
8/ Martin Eyerer/Toni Rios Liberacion(Kickboxer)
9/ Elon Tamingo (Infant)
10/ Reagen Bugbite (Marcin Czubala Mix) (Leftroom)
12/ Ambivalent R U OK (M_nus)
13/ Brett Johnson/Dj Heather Everythings Electric(Mike Shannon dub) (2020 Vision)
14/ Simon Baker Jitters (Playhouse)
15/ Kerri Chandler The Invaders (The Panic) (Deeply Rooted House)

― Tim F, Wednesday, 23 May 2007 09:02 (6 years ago) Permalink

"Motor City Soul - Kazan (MyMy Mix) (Aus Music)"

This is now officially the best piece of music ever made.

― Tim F, Thursday, 24 May 2007 08:20 (5 years ago) Permalink

it's........ALRIGHT. I was a little disappointed by it to be honest, sounds like 20/20 Vision style UK house.

― Ronan, Thursday, 24 May 2007 08:36 (5 years ago) Permalink

Er, it is the track with all the insane synths in, right?

I dunno, I'm just trying to guess from what sounds like the order of tracks on the podcast.

Or are you talking about the podcast as a whole?

― Tim F, Friday, 25 May 2007 04:20 (5 years ago) Permalink

i'm not really sure what ronan likes these days ... it's been a while since 've seen him write anything positive on ILM!

― moonship journey to baja, Friday, 25 May 2007 04:39 (5 years ago) Permalink

i think the mix is sorta dry too but i felt the same way about ripperton and i think he *liked* that one.

i guess i just can't deal w/o vocals anymore.

― moonship journey to baja, Friday, 25 May 2007 04:41 (5 years ago) Permalink

I thought it was pretty dry as well and got tired of it fairly quickly. Funny he ends it with that Kerry Chandler track - it's such a partystarter.

― Jena, Friday, 25 May 2007 05:44 (5 years ago) Permalink

I'm surprised! This stuff sounds very wet and fluid to me.

― Tim F, Friday, 25 May 2007 08:13 (5 years ago) Permalink

I didn't mean the mix, I meant the My My track specifically, which I don't think is crap or anything (played it last night to see, very early on), just found it weird Tim thought it was so good.

i'm not really sure what ronan likes these days ... it's been a while since 've seen him write anything positive on ILM!

that's not quite true, but I praise lots of stuff on the minimal threads. I do save a bit of praise for my blog so I have stuff to write about but I am pretty sure I have praised lots of stuff recently.

anyway things are pretty bad mostly so maybe my criticism is more jaded than usual!

― Ronan, Friday, 25 May 2007 12:01 (5 years ago) Permalink

Things = life or things = music?

If the latter, what developments have annoyed you Ronan?

Ronan does my description match the My My remix, it's sort of this glass cathedral of synth chords around a restless Tuning Spork-ish beat.

Actually what I like about the first forty minutes or so of this mix is that it's like a more melodic version of a Jay Haze mix.

― Tim F, Friday, 25 May 2007 13:39 (5 years ago) Permalink

Oh, life! Music is the one escape!

The last month in particular has been really good. I played for 3 hours last night and it was mostly stuff from the last couple of weeks eg the new Misstress Barbara is absolutely brilliant, Kiki's new Bpitch Control is the best thing he's ever done IMO, those Ink and Needle records, Feuervogel, Redshape's "Steam", Audion's "Noiser" obviously, the new Plasmik on Connaisseur.

As for that My My remix, it's very very "disco" to me, really kind of stomping and funky. I thought it was pretty cool but strayed a bit too close to Spirit Catcher or that sort of electronic disco house vibe for me.

― Ronan, Friday, 25 May 2007 14:58 (5 years ago) Permalink

Stomping and funky is good of course, it's a good track just not exactly like what my favourite stuff is at the moment.

― Ronan, Friday, 25 May 2007 15:00 (5 years ago) Permalink

sebo K ... yessssssssssss

― moonship journey to baja, Tuesday, 29 May 2007 05:43 (5 years ago) Permalink

Downloading now. Also: Sebo K is hot.

― Tim F, Tuesday, 29 May 2007 05:53 (5 years ago) Permalink

this has Josh One-Contemplation (King Britt Funk Mix) on it! haha whoa...was thinking that track was due a comeback.

― Ronan, Tuesday, 29 May 2007 09:45 (5 years ago) Permalink

this is good :)

I really like the third track, heard it on another set recently.

― Ronan, Tuesday, 29 May 2007 10:43 (5 years ago) Permalink

Woah... deep...

Esp. this section:

10. Kevin Gorman – Black & White (Alex Under Remix)
11. Dennis Ferrer - Transitions
12. Matthias Tanzmann - Nip Slip
13. Marco Resmann - Gouache

I like how Tanzmann and Resmann (both Moon Harbour/Mobilee folx) have both gone all detroit synth pattern whore, and sebo k plays them together just to make the point. It's like he's calling them out, but in a good way. It was sort of his idea in the beginning anyways.

― Tim F, Tuesday, 29 May 2007 14:21 (5 years ago) Permalink

This mix is pretty the Bible for deep/minimal.

― Ronan, Tuesday, 29 May 2007 14:23 (5 years ago) Permalink

pretty much I mean

― Ronan, Tuesday, 29 May 2007 14:23 (5 years ago) Permalink

lots of "wtf this suxx why he get paid to dj ever" on the RA messageboard about it, but the riton one is fun. yes, the orgasmic woman bit is a bit of a groaner, but the rest is a trip. it passed the walking-around-the-woods-in-the-early-morn-whilst-stoned test while camping recently and passed with flying colors. i'd love to know what some of the krautrocky stuff is on there. only tunes i really recognize are vangelis and telex.

anyone else heard? i'll post a link if anyone cares to have a listen.

― andrew m., Tuesday, 5 June 2007 19:38 (5 years ago) Permalink

http://mnmlbeats.wordpress.com/tag/ra-mixe/

Archive ^^^

The Amé one is yoga flame for all time and is making me wish they were playing off-Sónar rather than at the shitty thing that I'm not going to :'-(

― jim, Tuesday, 5 June 2007 19:43 (5 years ago) Permalink

riton RA

― andrew m., Tuesday, 5 June 2007 20:18 (5 years ago) Permalink

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are RA podcasts still 160kpbs?

― lex pretend, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 13:28 (1 year ago) Permalink

not listening to dance music at that bitrate at all

― lex pretend, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 13:28 (1 year ago) Permalink

But you'll listen to it on Youtube?

― Homosexual Satan Wasp (Matt DC), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 14:09 (1 year ago) Permalink

are RA podcasts still 160kpbs?

soooooooo glad this wasn't another "here's some DISCO for ya, kids" mix. it's quite a trip right? listened to it LOUD while tidying the house last night. djhistory and RA forum reactions are quite funny.

― Crackle Box, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 14:52 (1 year ago) Permalink

it gets pretty good after 30 mins or so, but i was a bit disappointed at first too. i guess it helps to know what you're getting yourself into

― psychgawsple, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 18:24 (1 year ago) Permalink

this is so good. Noisy and excellent and when it get's going it really does.

― owenf, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 20:37 (1 year ago) Permalink

2 months pass...

excellent retrospective on donna summer by notable ilxor a. soto on RA: http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1611

― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Saturday, 19 May 2012 19:31 (1 year ago) Permalink

2 months pass...

UNTOLD

― the late great, Monday, 13 August 2012 23:52 (9 months ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

The new Robert Hood one is a complete thumper. Really bangin' stuff.

― Blue Collar Retail Assistant (Dwight Yorke), Tuesday, 25 September 2012 11:53 (7 months ago) Permalink

Heard some negative reports about it elsewhere.

― Chewshabadoo, Tuesday, 25 September 2012 13:29 (7 months ago) Permalink

wow a sagittariun mix is ... something else

― the late great, Monday, 8 October 2012 22:09 (7 months ago) Permalink

i know it's really corny to be like ... this mix is supposed to take you on a journey maaaaaaan ... but this mix does!

― the late great, Monday, 8 October 2012 22:56 (7 months ago) Permalink

yea in theory this progression of styles seems less than inspiring but the execution is pretty rewarding. i listened the first time without a tracklist or having read the writeup and might recommend others do the same? it's nice to just kinda jump in without knowing where things are headed

― akadarbarijava (psychgawsple), Tuesday, 9 October 2012 03:51 (7 months ago) Permalink

Todd L. Burns apparently stepping down as editor at the end of the year. Curious as to who will - and who can - replace him.

― formerly EDB (ed.b), Tuesday, 16 October 2012 13:23 (7 months ago) Permalink

Interesting... a site re-design is probably overdue anyway.

― millmeister, Tuesday, 16 October 2012 15:39 (7 months ago) Permalink

3 weeks pass...

The newish Mayer poddie is very well executed, as per usual.

― millmeister, Tuesday, 6 November 2012 15:16 (6 months ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

http://www.residentadvisor.net/images/podcast/ra342-matthew-dekay.jpg

wtf

― the late great, Thursday, 20 December 2012 19:52 (5 months ago) Permalink

is that a wtf at the mix or the picture?

― mh, Thursday, 20 December 2012 21:06 (5 months ago) Permalink

picture

― the late great, Thursday, 20 December 2012 21:07 (5 months ago) Permalink

I know, right, totally ripping off my look

― mh, Thursday, 20 December 2012 21:11 (5 months ago) Permalink

that pete wentz ra podcast is pretty good

― Rolling "2 chainz" draadje (The Reverend), Thursday, 20 December 2012 21:13 (5 months ago) Permalink

3 months pass...

BANGING

― the late great, Friday, 29 March 2013 18:50 (1 month ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

liking this new pearson sound one a lot too

― the late great, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 06:54 (3 weeks ago) Permalink

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