I felt ILM needed a place to freely discuss techno and house without limiting to just new releases. So it can date back to Edison's recitation of the alphabet for all I care, but if you hear a great record from 5 years ago and want to discuss, then heres a place for it.
Also, I personally feel really burned out after following as much new music as I have over however long, and need to cut down, take a break, or even stop, and start listening to music without the pressure of progress. Personally, I've been fairly nostalgic for a lot of early 00's microhouse, which my dance music self grew up on (no, I'm not very old), which probably just goes to show that I've become pretty jaded.
― mehlt, Sunday, 2 March 2008 21:46 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Oh for fuck's sake, Can a moderator move this to ILM.
― mehlt, Sunday, 2 March 2008 17:22 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Excellent idea. Both ideas are excellent.
― Ned Trifle II, Sunday, 2 March 2008 20:59 (eleven years ago) Permalink
i've recently picked up some 12"s on the old forcetracks label. this one in particular is pretty good. any recommendations for other forcetracks stuff (besides luomo)?
― one time, Sunday, 2 March 2008 21:59 (eleven years ago) Permalink
I'm quite enjoying John Beltran lately, that very mid-90's Detroity ambient techno sound.
Also, Agaric - Virke (liebe Detail 10 from 2006) is killing me right now.
― mehlt, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 22:29 (eleven years ago) Permalink
which John Beltran are you listening too? Placid Angles is awesome.
― mmmm, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 22:32 (eleven years ago) Permalink
love 'Decembers Tragedy' by Beltran, mehlt's description being the reason
― blueski, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 22:33 (eleven years ago) Permalink
I think Decembers Tragedy was used in the HBO series Six Feet Under.. It was cool hearing as a soundtrack.
― mmmm, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 22:51 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Dub Taylor had a couple good/great LP's + 12"s on Force Tracks.
also check the label Raum...Musik for other pre-bobbins sounds.
Beltran's Ten Days of Blue LP on Peacefrog is classic from the first sound to the last.
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 22:53 (eleven years ago) Permalink
In terms of Force Tracks MRI's All That Glitters is one I come back to cos it's pure pop. "Tied to the 80's" is from a an 80's TV theme and the dub Aaliyah cover is soo cool.
― mmmm, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 23:08 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Heh, I was playing All That Glitters a moment ago - first Vinyl I ever owned.
I've been listening to the Beltran Stuff of Stryax Leaves, which is a really great label by the way, which are rereleases from older stuff. 'Anticipation' is wonderful, and "vienna" is beautiful little piece of classical string sampling.
― mehlt, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 00:43 (eleven years ago) Permalink
jesus.
― or something, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 00:45 (eleven years ago) Permalink
In my defense, I'm only 19.
― mehlt, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 01:13 (eleven years ago) Permalink
All That Glitters, I still come back to that one too. Esp. side 1 and YEA the aaliyah tribute!
Speaking of Force, I want to rep for the Star You Star Me album (esp. "Perfect Day" and "Sweet Things", which are mighty swoonful).
― winston, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 01:29 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Akufen tunes on force tracks are belters.
― straight, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 11:21 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Akufen! That guy disappeared off the grid for the last couple years as far as releases have gone, right?
― mh, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 13:43 (eleven years ago) Permalink
He's apparently putting out an album this year!
― mehlt, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 14:22 (eleven years ago) Permalink
I don't know why, but I found the MRI album to be really irritating with a few exceptions. I still need to hear the Mathias Schaffhäuser and Crank AK stuff on FT.
― littlewhiteearbuds, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 15:38 (eleven years ago) Permalink
heh i wasn't zinging , you just made me feel old and useless. i have and love the 'all that glitters' double vinyl btw, esp the title track.
― or something, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 17:19 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Tied To The 80s is a gorgeous track - I heard it via gareth via spencer chow but I'm not sure I heard any other MRI.
― blueski, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 17:26 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Crane A.K.'s Pink Eyed Pony seems fairly typical of the Force Tracks roster to me. Deep, dubby, bouncy, clicky. More minimal than Dub Taylor, a bit too polite?
― mmmm, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 21:16 (eleven years ago) Permalink
a couple of v old classics i recently encountered:
Jesse Saunders - On And On good electro-boogie/house crossover but you could make a good case for this as first house track ever maybe (released in 84 but maybe first recorded in 83)
Farley Jackmaster Funk - Jackin The Trax to hear it you'd believe hercules & love affair have been basing much of their sound on this one track. great house with that macabre synth hook seemingly taking its cue from italo and electro from a few years earlier.
― blueski, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 22:40 (eleven years ago) Permalink
second one is m4a btw
― blueski, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 22:45 (eleven years ago) Permalink
i also put this on the prescription thread: http://www.sendspace.com/file/85v4yg
romanthony - the wanderer (journeyman thump)
― elan, Thursday, 13 March 2008 00:25 (eleven years ago) Permalink
I saw the Ladomat 100 compilation in a charity shop today, listening to it now the pre-Kompakt quirkyness seems so great. I think I should hunt down more of this stuff.
― mmmm, Sunday, 16 March 2008 01:05 (eleven years ago) Permalink
the only thing on Ladomat 2000 i've heard is this, which i like. what else is worth checking for?
― one time, Sunday, 16 March 2008 02:47 (eleven years ago) Permalink
this is all-time top 10 luv 4eva material: http://www.discogs.com/release/49178
― r1o natsume, Sunday, 16 March 2008 19:13 (eleven years ago) Permalink
This Ladomat 2000 is all-time top 10 too - http://www.discogs.com/release/17353
― Kaliova, Sunday, 16 March 2008 19:57 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Bobbins galore: http://www.youtube.com/user/HouseMasterz
― Bodrick III, Sunday, 16 March 2008 22:56 (eleven years ago) Permalink
hardwax appears to have copies of moodymann's ultra-classic 'dem young sconies' 12". a repress, perhaps?? in any case, can't rate this one highly enough.
― haitch, Monday, 17 March 2008 01:19 (eleven years ago) Permalink
I would be real surprised if Dem Young Sconies was an OP. That record makes you wonder what would have happened if KDJ had decided to concentrate on techno. That record hasn't left my crate in years.
― Display Name, Monday, 17 March 2008 01:25 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Model 500 'Starlight' is still a favorite of mine. Play doubles of that late at night. The recent Echospace/Deepchord remixes are alright, but the original holds up just fine. Others I still love, Ken Iishi 'Overlap (Mark Broom mix)', Joey Beltram 'Energy Flash', Burger/Ink 'Las Vegas', Axis' lp on Guidance, Moodyman 'Forevermore', Jay Dee 'Plastic Dreams' must still be making them money, i see new remixes of that every year. Then, play Irresistable Force's 'Flying High' over some djax to kick out the jams.
― U-Haul, Monday, 17 March 2008 15:38 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Yeah that's weird about "Dem Young Sconies" appearing at Hardwax. Do they sell bootleg stuff? I mean there is always the chance that Planet E re-pressed it I suppose, but I would think they would've used one of the Planet E Classics labels or something rather than the original label like they're showing on the Hardwax site.
― matt2, Monday, 17 March 2008 17:38 (eleven years ago) Permalink
hardwax sold the sharevari repress, which was rumored to be a bootleg, so who knows?
― elan, Monday, 17 March 2008 19:10 (eleven years ago) Permalink
i'm all for bootlegs of shit that never gets repressed, though (like sharevari).
― elan, Monday, 17 March 2008 19:11 (eleven years ago) Permalink
True and the "Sharevari" boot just feels very different from a bootleg of an active label that has even been re-pressing some of it's "Classics." No judgement in these statements (I got both the "Sharevari" and "U Can Dance If U Want 2" bootlegs) just wondering.
― matt2, Monday, 17 March 2008 20:08 (eleven years ago) Permalink
i didn't know there was a bootleg of "u can dance"
totally awesome
― elan, Monday, 17 March 2008 21:09 (eleven years ago) Permalink
but i'm still waiting for the "moody trax" boot
― elan, Monday, 17 March 2008 21:36 (eleven years ago) Permalink
"Yeah that's weird about "Dem Young Sconies" appearing at Hardwax. Do they sell bootleg stuff? I mean there is always the chance that Planet E re-pressed it I suppose, but I would think they would've used one of the Planet E Classics labels or something rather than the original label like they're showing on the Hardwax site.
-- matt2"
a bunch of DYS 12" appeared at the Planet E booth at DEMF 06 (i think it was) along with the original Designer Music 4 track EP. DYS was $5, DM was $15. i got em both as each was amongst my most wanted Planet E's.....
― pipecock, Monday, 17 March 2008 23:01 (eleven years ago) Permalink
All the more proof that it's really unacceptable that I've never made it to DEMF. I keep trying to convince my wife that it would be a great vacation.
― matt2, Tuesday, 18 March 2008 14:21 (eleven years ago) Permalink
is this the right place to ask about forever sweet-- namely, is anything else they did as perfect as "bleed"? does other ladomat stuff sound similar?
― W i l l, Tuesday, 18 March 2008 16:08 (eleven years ago) Permalink
"All the more proof that it's really unacceptable that I've never made it to DEMF. I keep trying to convince my wife that it would be a great vacation.
it is a great vacation. i bring my wife and my younger sister with me every year. at least 20 of my friends go up every year from pittsburgh as well, not even counting all the people i know from around the world who show up. its as good of a time as you can have if you like dance music.
― pipecock, Tuesday, 18 March 2008 19:36 (eleven years ago) Permalink
That'd be the problem. Wifey loves dancing but doesn't like "dance music." It only takes about 30 seconds of any synthetic beat of the thump-thump-thump-thump-this-is-going-to-be-a-dance-song variety and my wife gets extreme anxiety. She loves Depeche Mode and plenty of early 90's poppier house stuff but can't stomach a moment of "true" techno, even something as gorgeous as "R-Theme" or "Dominas." I know, it doesn't make sense to me either.
― matt2, Tuesday, 18 March 2008 20:07 (eleven years ago) Permalink
My bf and I went for the first time last year and hope to make it a tradition. He is not into dance music/music in general as much as I am, but he's willing to indulge me and has family in Michigan so it works out. It is our one chance each year to hear this music in its "proper" setting (i.e. not between a pair of headphones or blasting from my car).
― lou, Tuesday, 18 March 2008 20:22 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Yeah, I'm pretty much asked to keep the beats in my headphones.
― matt2, Tuesday, 18 March 2008 20:33 (eleven years ago) Permalink
I really, really want to go to DEMF again this year but it overlaps with a 2 week Germany trip. I guess that balances out.
― littlewhiteearbuds, Wednesday, 19 March 2008 15:45 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Just got this one yesterday: http://www.discogs.com/release/4982
The locked groove on the A side is perfect. I let it play for 10 or 15 minutes yesterday.
― matt2, Wednesday, 19 March 2008 20:09 (eleven years ago) Permalink
"That'd be the problem. Wifey loves dancing but doesn't like "dance music." It only takes about 30 seconds of any synthetic beat of the thump-thump-thump-thump-this-is-going-to-be-a-dance-song variety and my wife gets extreme anxiety. She loves Depeche Mode and plenty of early 90's poppier house stuff but can't stomach a moment of "true" techno, even something as gorgeous as "R-Theme" or "Dominas." I know, it doesn't make sense to me either.
man, that sucks. get her some good drugs and take her there, maybe she'll have a religious experience and you can all live happily ever after ;)
on the other hand, you could just go by yourself! there are lots of friendly techno nerds there.....
― pipecock, Wednesday, 19 March 2008 23:12 (eleven years ago) Permalink
got a few things today. soul center III which is pretty cool, very unique sounding.
also got this psi performer remixes and am just listening to it now. has anyone heard the album?
― one time, Friday, 21 March 2008 06:57 (eleven years ago) Permalink
and should i go back to the shop and pick up Sten - Leaving The Frantic for $6?
― one time, Friday, 21 March 2008 07:33 (eleven years ago) Permalink
reissue alert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJYgO-CU-GY
― the late great, Tuesday, 23 October 2018 15:28 (five months ago) Permalink
Never heard of Fabula before, briefly thought I might stand a chance of picking this up for a couple of quid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GKI5ZIga1o
£100 on discogs
― saer, Tuesday, 23 October 2018 17:49 (five months ago) Permalink
I gotta sell all my records.
― DJI, Tuesday, 23 October 2018 23:33 (five months ago) Permalink
If you've ever sat by a canal with a hat askew with some lads from Widnes, and said the words "yes, mates" then you may well know this X Rated President record.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPHZat8uGWc
Also its probably on discogs for £175 I daren't look
― saer, Wednesday, 24 October 2018 05:42 (five months ago) Permalink
Any scouser you ever meet always ends up being actually from Widnes, its just one of those things they don't teach you in school
― saer, Wednesday, 24 October 2018 05:45 (five months ago) Permalink
what a bizarre coincidence, i was listening to wise caucasian on mosaic earlier tonight
http://youtu.be/Cf5wV1Xi7wA
― the late great, Wednesday, 24 October 2018 06:47 (five months ago) Permalink
saer do you like the crayon label?
this one also getting repressed soon
http://youtu.be/j4wqVBi10O0
― the late great, Wednesday, 24 October 2018 07:04 (five months ago) Permalink
Love that track! (and Hocus Pocus on the other side is a sleeper!)
Its the only record on Crayon I have though, not sure why - have to check more of them out - such a great name for a label too!
― saer, Wednesday, 24 October 2018 07:50 (five months ago) Permalink
unexpected matey bonhomie from a label thats usually found whacking people round the back of the head with sharpened batons of boisterous acid techno
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA2OXGZ2K8w
― saer, Friday, 26 October 2018 11:14 (five months ago) Permalink
this one seems to be in all the off licenses, petrol stations and tiki bars of the Rhyl Riviera these days - someone must have gone to the capital and brought back a job lot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzDP1zst04c
― saer, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 08:23 (five months ago) Permalink
rough and ready vibes from Anthony Acid, sounds like it was assembled in darkness by some kids on day release and thats why I'm buying it a beer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iACvA8-2xUk
― saer, Tuesday, 6 November 2018 13:40 (five months ago) Permalink
unreleased DJ EZ track - i guess this is ripped from radio?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TSPo4So0uE
― saer, Thursday, 8 November 2018 08:12 (five months ago) Permalink
And a bit more recent, though this was the only release ever to surface by looks of it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8MikqhZoXg
― saer, Thursday, 8 November 2018 08:19 (five months ago) Permalink
interesting track from KV5 - didnt know of these before
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aky3FyNaCS8
― saer, Thursday, 8 November 2018 16:49 (five months ago) Permalink
I got this record back in the 90s (still have it somewhere), and it seems up your alley, saer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVKaNDulcls
― DJI, Wednesday, 14 November 2018 22:48 (five months ago) Permalink
love that Daisy Glow, it seems to be constantly being played on NTS recently
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 15 November 2018 10:39 (five months ago) Permalink
NTS?
― DJI, Thursday, 15 November 2018 16:08 (five months ago) Permalink
https://www.nts.live/radio
― groovypanda, Thursday, 15 November 2018 21:14 (five months ago) Permalink
Apparently this one from Car and Driver is an early release from the CEO of Greggs back when he was snorting sausage rolls with Paul Sykes in Wood St nick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGcILQpBEEc
― saer, Thursday, 22 November 2018 19:17 (four months ago) Permalink
No surprises that one is only £1.77!
― saer, Thursday, 22 November 2018 19:22 (four months ago) Permalink
Picked up this Laura Grabb record just because it was called Facing Life in Prison,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYir0uM4yB0
its a real throw your bike in the canal moment, get involved lads
― saer, Friday, 23 November 2018 11:19 (four months ago) Permalink
And, as I realize the last couple have been boisterous affairs from the mean streets of £2 and under, lets move back into gentler territory with some gentrified friends sharing an adriatic bevvy on a boat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKeaL6ZQnGU
― saer, Friday, 23 November 2018 11:26 (four months ago) Permalink
Now Big Mick is back in the fray time to dig out this tune, a surprisingly debonair piece of gear from sometime no-nonsense Preston North End defender Bert Dunk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI6ZgMM_vfs
― saer, Sunday, 25 November 2018 15:29 (four months ago) Permalink
John Arnold and Toni Ollivierra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJMHADszv_A
I didn't realize this guy was Ibex and also Slym Fas!
This time tomorrow I will have forgotten again this is how it should be
― saer, Wednesday, 28 November 2018 21:38 (four months ago) Permalink
oh huh
i knew he was ibex but always thought slym fas was terrence parker
― the late great, Wednesday, 28 November 2018 22:20 (four months ago) Permalink
can't find a youtube but a1 of this thing is bug-eyed bliss
https://www.discogs.com/Shed-Shot-Selection/release/776481
― macropuente (map), Sunday, 2 December 2018 08:53 (four months ago) Permalink
shades of the gift shoppe from these two, Vicki Bell & Adam Scott - no idea who they are
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlWQ1ZkU94o
― saer, Friday, 7 December 2018 11:11 (four months ago) Permalink
you make a strong case for collecting records, saer
― niels, Friday, 7 December 2018 18:19 (four months ago) Permalink
I'd suggest this 2010 sea bed charmer from Malcolm Moore though finding a copy might not be so easy! An all time fav, didn't realize it was on the youtube but someone had put it up without the name!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o40Q3P_Xikk
― saer, Friday, 7 December 2018 18:53 (four months ago) Permalink
interview with sweet pussy pauline!
http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2018/12/candy-j-sweet-pussy-pauline-interview
― macropuente (map), Sunday, 9 December 2018 23:04 (four months ago) Permalink
This might be a new record but I'm putting it here as its the only thread which shows up on my computer
https://www.facebook.com/AlexandraMelliflow/videos/352166982277378/
― saer, Friday, 14 December 2018 10:04 (four months ago) Permalink
The Naughty Boys, great name - looks to be from a Jacksonville label circa 2002, sounds pretty Floridian!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIlLayyixTs
― saer, Wednesday, 26 December 2018 11:47 (three months ago) Permalink
Local deep gems found for more than bargain bin prices but less than discogs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lj-znRf7Zdc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngzTckIedOg
― ed.b, Sunday, 30 December 2018 18:46 (three months ago) Permalink
Like both of those! and not heard either before
The only Kenneth Graham record I have is this Dracula record, some are a bit iffy on the narration but it makes it for me!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15LsrXIdvFE
― saer, Sunday, 30 December 2018 21:53 (three months ago) Permalink
yes mates big sailing on the sea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsjPvfoVTj4
― saer, Monday, 31 December 2018 05:54 (three months ago) Permalink
did i post this already, found it in the $5 bin, certain parts vibe nicely w/ chain reaction type tracks imo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnr87l9XyXE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65-iQ0p1Fu4
― the late great, Friday, 25 January 2019 05:26 (two months ago) Permalink
Think they were a collective of Tresor DJs
― groovypanda, Friday, 25 January 2019 07:45 (two months ago) Permalink
yes
― the late great, Friday, 25 January 2019 14:26 (two months ago) Permalink
rinsed the shit out of this tonight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9Iub7zssnw
― davey, Saturday, 26 January 2019 14:13 (two months ago) Permalink
Just been mashing a load of potatoes with Wakey Gabba Steve down the reccy when he pulled this blinder out top bins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5XgE9F7R84
― saer, Sunday, 27 January 2019 19:50 (two months ago) Permalink
some notes on the RA mix by DJ Bus Replacement Service led me to the full length version of Shep Pettibon's house mix of.... Debbie Gibson's "Electric Youth"her blurb states" If you hear this Shep Pettibone remix in its entirety, you'll come close to discovering what a big bag of money and a kitchen sink sounds like."
I can't uh, recommend it necessarily but this description is very otm
― mh, Friday, 1 February 2019 20:59 (two months ago) Permalink
Nice little feature on this veritable treasure trove
The Rave Archive houses 1700+ mixtapes from the '90s and long-lost sets from the likes of... 📼 @carlcraignet📼 @richiehawtin 📼 @ANDYC_ram 📼 @djmarkfarina📼 @DJDaveClarke& many more!https://t.co/vMEmpXodN7— Mixmag (@Mixmag) February 28, 2019
― groovypanda, Friday, 1 March 2019 09:29 (one month ago) Permalink
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXHRBxF4hnQ
more "garage" than house but this early MJ Cole number has been hitting a sweet spot for me lately
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 3 March 2019 13:20 (one month ago) Permalink
yes mate proper gear that
― saer, Wednesday, 10 April 2019 12:17 (one week ago) Permalink
ha, because I don't own the original version of Filtadelic I never realized about this open top crime caper on the other side cheers mates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bKhmX2xxEg
― saer, Wednesday, 10 April 2019 17:50 (one week ago) Permalink
All the Activ Analog records are so expensive now!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5-LUnZAJGU
didn't realise this was a 7", though I don't think I've ever seen it going cheap. Its really quite charming
― saer, Friday, 12 April 2019 04:15 (six days ago) Permalink
rolling victorian criminology from DHSS on Monie Muzik
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dccBOMhBhOc
― saer, Friday, 12 April 2019 16:40 (six days ago) Permalink
Congratulations to all bosses who persisting with 4-4-2, delivering svelte bangers into the box, reducers onto fancy dans and big joy to friends and compatriots in the away end. bank account 0 vibey 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6oX6kg4weY
― saer, Monday, 15 April 2019 18:08 (three days ago) Permalink
Always wondered what this hardened sailor was!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl9eR8HKVUo
turns out to be an old Bjorn Torske record, someone I've never really paid any attention to
― saer, Wednesday, 17 April 2019 16:11 (yesterday) Permalink
oh that's too bad! bjorn torske is amazing!!
he doesn't do krisp records very often but he did one relatively recently
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLJwH42TpoE
― the late great, Wednesday, 17 April 2019 16:36 (yesterday) Permalink