the whole scene is like that imo, and its a pain because that stuff sounds like crap mixed w. more trad bobbins so dudes end up playing like a straight hour of it
nice to see labels like BNR trax, marble players, sound pellegrino etc taking it back in a more bobbins-friendly direction
― the late great, Tuesday, 10 April 2012 22:08 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, the stuff Boys Noize does with Erol is a lot more Alkany than the usual BN schtick. I don't think it's that BN is inconsistent so much as he's really affected by who he's working with.
― Popcorn Supergay Receiver (Masonic Boom), Tuesday, 10 April 2012 22:09 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t3qMRwn-Ag
― bass, Tuesday, 10 April 2012 22:14 (twelve years ago) link
xpost i think one time you called that overdriven french synth sound "ear-raping nanobots" (w/ negative connotation), always thought it was a very appropriate turn of phrase
― the late great, Tuesday, 10 April 2012 22:14 (twelve years ago) link
ha hahahahahha erm, that's not ~exactly~ how I put it, but hahahaha um, yeah.
― Popcorn Supergay Receiver (Masonic Boom), Tuesday, 10 April 2012 22:16 (twelve years ago) link
o_O
― the late great, Tuesday, 10 April 2012 22:25 (twelve years ago) link
I remember really liking all the singles in the run-up to the first BN album, and all the remixes, but just getting a headache trying to listen to the album. "Adonis" is a great single which piqued my interest again, but all the Alkan collabs have been so face-meltingly generic in the worst way that I'm not wanting to dive in again.
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 10 April 2012 22:29 (twelve years ago) link
puzique is BN & DIM
suite 9 & don't go are both classics
― sisilafami, Tuesday, 10 April 2012 22:59 (twelve years ago) link
repping hard for Don't Go
― Blue Collar Retail Assistant (Dwight Yorke), Tuesday, 10 April 2012 23:23 (twelve years ago) link
The new Shifted album Crossed Paths is really doing it for me.
― Damo Suzuki's Parrot, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 08:47 (twelve years ago) link
If you dug Perc's album from last year I think you will like it.
― Damo Suzuki's Parrot, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 08:49 (twelve years ago) link
anyone digs sex tags mania? checkin out the samples now and I'm liking it.
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 09:05 (twelve years ago) link
the kong oscar record is great - only 200 released tho, not easy to get hold of
frankfurt sessions is good too
― coal, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 09:13 (twelve years ago) link
Sex Tags is a great label. Check related labels like Wania and Acido too../
― mmmm, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 10:10 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW6Xox7lDcc
from end of 2011 - kinda pastichey but i can live with it
― coal, Thursday, 12 April 2012 09:34 (twelve years ago) link
I've got the Maya Jane Coles DJ-Kicks on, bit too tasteful/polite for me.
― Blue Collar Retail Assistant (Dwight Yorke), Thursday, 12 April 2012 14:41 (twelve years ago) link
i'm listening to it for the first time, was expecting to dislike it, based only on the sources and tone of the hype i'm hearing about her, but actually i really like it. is it polite? i have it on *really loud* since i'm home alone in the middle of the day and it kinda kicks actually, some of the beats are pretty tough despite the frippery on top
― the late great, Thursday, 12 April 2012 20:51 (twelve years ago) link
ok man you're totally nuts, this gerry read / t williams / marcel dettmann bit at the end is totally rugged
4.5 / 5
― the late great, Thursday, 12 April 2012 21:34 (twelve years ago) link
Love MJC, looking forward to hearing the mix.
― Tim F, Thursday, 12 April 2012 21:46 (twelve years ago) link
it's really really really good
it does take awhile to warm up and there is some tubular bells type mellowness upfront but around the fifth track it starts to get jacking and gets more and more jacking until the end
this is probably my favorite commercial mix i've heard since the elijah and skiliam rinse thing and i keep up on that stuff
― the late great, Thursday, 12 April 2012 21:54 (twelve years ago) link
that's probably not a good comparison
was trying to think of what traditional house mix i've enjoyed this much and i had to go back kind of far, maybe motor city drum ensembles dj kicks, but that's not as housey. the middle of this is really jacking, reminds me of labels like classic but with a lot more space and swing in the beats
― the late great, Thursday, 12 April 2012 22:04 (twelve years ago) link
Folks, check out Ghilbi: http://ghibli.bandcamp.com/album/2011
I'd love to hear thoughts about this dude.
― heiswagger (rennavate), Thursday, 12 April 2012 22:10 (twelve years ago) link
DL'ed the Ghilbi thing awhile back, dude really needs to take it easy with the harsh eq's and dynamics processing. There are some cool ideas on the album but it's impossible to listen to because it's brickwalled to shit.
― All Flowers Must Fade, Thursday, 12 April 2012 22:33 (twelve years ago) link
what is brick-walled?
― the late great, Thursday, 12 April 2012 23:32 (twelve years ago) link
i am assuming it means the waveform is one huge solid rectangle because its what it sounds like, and i agree, the idea seems pretty good if basic (its just bangalter-style filter house?) but i just want to turn it off
― the late great, Thursday, 12 April 2012 23:38 (twelve years ago) link
brickwalled usually means compressed so that everything is max volume and/or clipping all over the place
― mh, Thursday, 12 April 2012 23:43 (twelve years ago) link
btw audible clipping... well, I am sure it has been used as snd or Mark Fell solo or someone else as a cool effect, but it is bullllshiiiit
That's a fair point about the Ghibli. All of it is sampled from YouTubes, which is probably a big reason for its shitty mastering.
― heiswagger (rennavate), Thursday, 12 April 2012 23:45 (twelve years ago) link
even so, just turning down the gain when mastering the track would probably help matters
― the late great, Thursday, 12 April 2012 23:46 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, it's partially a gain issue, and partially the fact that there's a filter people for some reason select that maximizes
― mh, Thursday, 12 April 2012 23:48 (twelve years ago) link
In his defense, 2011 is "just a bunch of demos and beats that weren't mastered or anything," in his own words. Any mastering issues thus make sense. I think the songs that can be streamed from his upcoming album, Rare Pleasures, are a better indication of what he can do with a proper mix and master: http://ghibli.bandcamp.com/ I think "Sixteen Moons" is quite good.
― heiswagger (rennavate), Friday, 13 April 2012 01:13 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HFqDBk7zZ0&feature=related
Magic Mountain High is Move D + Juju and Jordash.
― dsb, Friday, 13 April 2012 04:26 (twelve years ago) link
Liked that one!
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Friday, 13 April 2012 04:49 (twelve years ago) link
Thanks for the Trax stuff upthread. Liking the Shadow Dancer track a lot (and the magic mountain + puzique tracks above).
So, my trip to Berlin didn't come off this weekend. Although Berghain did eventually publish set times on its website. Dettmann was on 8am-11am on the Saturday morning which is about the worst time imaginable, for me anyway.
Currently enjoying every track on H2's frequency of life ep, especially these ones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59pUf4hMlZ0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jgyWCy0E9A
― neilasimpson, Sunday, 15 April 2012 16:52 (twelve years ago) link
jaw drops, hips begin moving involuntarily
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVxK6cDEDVY
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Tuesday, 17 April 2012 11:31 (twelve years ago) link
That Huxley track is great, kinda outdoes Lee Foss at his own game.
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 11:49 (twelve years ago) link
good ewan pearson mix here: http://soundcloud.com/electricelephant/ewan-pearson-adriatica
starts off with this solo track by one of the junior boys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UluDvevxah4
― I'm going to allow this! (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 17 April 2012 11:57 (twelve years ago) link
has this been posted? from the same mix. v "big", but good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huMvl-Ch75A
― I'm going to allow this! (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 17 April 2012 15:23 (twelve years ago) link
that tom trago album is an ENDLESS GOLDMINE of dope mixes ... actually, that album is an endless goldmine of dope original tracks ... in retrospect and as more people hear it i think it will def go down as one of the all-time great house albums, up there in the ranks with PANSOUL and MAHOGANY BROWN
― the late great, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 16:07 (twelve years ago) link
Big praise! Love Tom Trago sounds.
― andrew m., Tuesday, 17 April 2012 16:19 (twelve years ago) link
big up tom trago
― the late great, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 17:23 (twelve years ago) link
i was actually very disappointed w/ iris compared to voyage direct, but that's almost certainly down to the fact that i am really into house and not much into neo-soul at all
― the late great, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 17:25 (twelve years ago) link
Had a gig with huxley last week, he played a really annoying song near the end which spoiled the set, booze has erased what it was
― straightola, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 11:56 (twelve years ago) link
this mix is quite refined, but good: http://soundcloud.com/mikehuckaby/xlr8r-podcast
― I'm going to allow this! (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 12:17 (twelve years ago) link
hey, let's do a vote for top 100 house/techno tracks of the 00's. anyone?
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Thursday, 19 April 2012 02:50 (twelve years ago) link
uhhhh start a nomination thread
― the late great, Thursday, 19 April 2012 02:51 (twelve years ago) link
Rej!
― mh, Thursday, 19 April 2012 03:02 (twelve years ago) link
― the late great, Thursday, April 19, 2012 2:51 AM (11 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I was expecting someone to do that because I'm not familiar with the system here and I don't think I'll be ready to count all those votes :s
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Thursday, 19 April 2012 03:05 (twelve years ago) link
ok sure
― the late great, Thursday, 19 April 2012 03:20 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFgcJIjTFz8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1abrqSyPEg
― jimitheexploder, Thursday, 19 April 2012 08:17 (twelve years ago) link