Chicago

I forgot about this classic until I watched "History of house music" yesterday. Here is a reminder of where it all started.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD-T5jfgiyo&list=PLFD643EC99E671FBC&index=1&feature=plpp_video

Teengirl Fantasy - Cheaters

Chilly Gonzales - I am Europe

OH MY GOD - need bass to appreciate this song to the fullest

Dirty Doering - I Would

a hypnotic baseline underneath an addictive guitar infused loop

like a cowboy from a western movie riding into a modern city in the wintertime

Nina Simone - Here Comes The Sun (Francois K. Remix)

Graceful and simple remix here, it keeps rolling through - Nina would be happy with this.

Yay? or Nay?

Broken Bells

Dangermouse and James Mercer (the Shins) - not dance music but heaps catchy and such a nice vibe to these songs = love

BREAKBOT -- BABY I'M YOURS (FEAT. IRFANE) Clip Officiel

Feel good tune from the past.

Slugabed - Tomorrow Morning

This is probably not everybody's cup of tea. Worth a listen from beginning to end anyway - good night. Hope you liked the songs I've been listening to a lot of late.

Young Montana - Sacre Cool

I saw that this got plugged elsewhere on the interwebs a few weeks ago but thought I'd do it again. It's got a sweet groove and got such good flow.

Omar S - Given

Dope new Omar S track. Bought it on vinyl. You should too. (The B Side - track titled Sarah, is even better imo)

Deadboy - Wish You Were Here

Pretty cool sounds. Although sometimes I feel that maybe it's too predictable. Bought it from Boomkat.

Dorian Concept - Her Tears Taste Like Pears

I like this track because there are so many layers which makes it really interesting to listen to. The rhythm is pretty cool too. It makes me want to rock/spin my head in little figure eights!

K-Scope - The K-Scope Project - Organism

Such a classic. I am pretty sure this guy was part of another act and then decided to do his own thing. I heard this on Simon Caldwell's FBI radio show on my way home one evening. Made my rainy Monday so much better. This is another tune that falls into my long, long list of happy "summer anthems". Enjoy x

Delving into Sydney’s underground music scene

Sydney is definitely not known for being the epicenter of music, or for dingy day clubs on a Tuesday catering dirty beats to those still out from the weekend. The underground scene in the harbor city definitely needs a face lift.
After years of clubbing in the same city, however, you do tend to find a few gems amongst the repetitive Ministry of Sound tunes blasting down the main strips of Kings Cross and Oxford Street.
One of these happens to be on the outskirts of the city, in a Lawn Bowls Club in Marrickville. The name to keep your eye out for is Mad Racket.
Simon Caldwell, promoter of Mad Racket, and James of Supermelody took some time out to have a chat to Sasha Mukhin about the event and music.

Sasha : Mad Racket has been the talk of the town – how did it all begin?
Simon : The four of us wanted to do a non-club night where we had no pressure to please a musically illiterate club manager, just so we could play the stuff we really wanted to, mainly the deeper side of house and techno, but really just what we feel like playing. We did a couple at Waverley Squash club before we moved to Marrickville.

Sasha : How did you land the Marrickville bowling club as the venue?
Simon : One of the Racketeers works around the corner and knew the room. We just went in and spoke to them and the rest is history.

Sasha : Does this mean you have to bring your own equipment down to the stands and truss?
Simon : Yes, we bring in all our own setup every time, except the mirror ball… that comes with the ceiling.

Sasha : How did you find out about Supermelody – and how long did it take you to get them over here from Melbourne?
Simon : He was recommended to us by a Melbourne friend, and we had James play as support for Jamie Lidell at the Corner on the last two tours Jamie did. He played pretty much solo those times, with some added percussion and interpretive dance thanks to a few of his mates.

Sasha : How did you come up with your name?
James : I owned a record studio called Supermelody, it seemed natural to use that as the name for the band.

Sasha : What is the most embarrassing moment you’ve had on-stage?
James : It was last night in Melbourne actually. We were on stage about to start the gig and we realised the synthesizers weren’t plugged in. So we had to get off and fix things up.

Sasha : Speaking of equipment, what sort of equipment do you use for live performances?
James : Roland Synthesizer, Drum Synths, Bass, Drums, Electric Guitar and a Korg Micro.

Sasha : What’s next in store for Mad Racket and yourself?
Simon : We have Mad Racket’s 12th Birthday coming up on October 23rd with special guest Daniel Bell (Detroit/7th City/Accelerate/DBX).

For more details about the next Mad Racket check out www.madracket.com.au.

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Go and buy some shades. This mixologists future is BRIGHT!

Never heard of DJ/ Producer Goshva? You will. In most histories of techno, the musics geopolitical axis comprises Detroit, Berlin and the UK. Ukraine isn’t on the map. That is until now.

Goshva started his music career working for a radio station in Kiev, Ukraine, where he became infatuated with cds, records, and electronic sounds. Whilst starting to DJ in small local clubs in Ukraine and Russia he also began working at a popular Ukrainian record label Send Records. This spurred his involvement in the Ukrainian music scene as he met people who influenced his style and introduced him to music making programs such as Ableton. Since then he has produced several tracks, including Emotion which quickly reached top ten in the Balance Record Pool Chart. His tracks have been released on numerous labels including Mashtronic Digital and Click Recordings.

Sasha talks to Goshva about his touring and equipment.

S: Vinyl or CD?

G: Traktor Skratch

S: Why is that?

G: Viny and CDs are all in the past. We work with Traktor Skratch because it gives up more opportunity to play our music our way. Of course we also use midi controls for our sets.

S: I guess you could say the most universally used DJ equipment right now is the Pioneer CDJ2000. Did it take you long to get your head around how it works?

G: Myself and Sasha (Drive D) presented the CDJ2000 when it first came out in Ukraine actually. Not a bad piece of equipment!

The day before the presentation I was playing in a different city in Ukraine, so I only had half an hour to understand how it worked. Within that time I learned the ins and outs of the functions as well as the electronics of the machine. Simplicity is its beauty.

S: Although there is an international standart: Pioneer CDJ2000 and Technics 1210s some clubs have different set ups. Have you ever found yourself lost in the types of equipment a club had and didn’t know how to use it properly?

G: No. That doesent happen. Wherever I play I bring along my own set up. Sometimes, however, even your own equipment has glitches.

From playing in so many clubs and on different equipment I can get myself out of most sticky situations. Unless the club has a CDJ100, in which case it can take up to half an hour to get used to the delay.

S: You tour around the world, do you have any funny or embarrassing stories to tell us from when the equipment gave up on you?

G: The standard of equipment is global, so there is always something I can use which isn’t broken or problematic.

S: As well as Traktor Skratch, which other equipment do you use?

G: I really want to buy another MacBook to produce on. At the moment I’ve got one but that doesn’t suffice when it comes to storing personal files and production software.

S: Tell us a little bit about your famous Kazantip festivals in Ukrains. How did it all begin?

G: This year is my fifth year at Kazantip. At my first Kazantip I was booked as a mere DJ but was stunned at the atmosphere of the place. Every year the festival enticed me a little bit more, at one point I played a set on the main arena with Dubfire, which was unforgettable. Right now I’m the Kazantip ambassador. A little bit of the festival comes with me everywhere I travel.

S: Is there anything special about the equipment used at Kazantip?

G: There is so much sand there, so the equipment needs a little more protection from the weather conditions. Everything; the speakers, amplifiers, CDJ2000, Technics and even my MacBook needs a cover. So that’s the only extra thing we need at the festival.

S: Thanks Goshva, great speaking with you. When can we expect to see you back on our shores?

G: We’re looking at flights now actually, maybe at the end of January or February. See you soon!

Deetron delivered in spades

"And so Deetron was doing his business. Three turntables, two CD decks, everything going at the same time with him in the middle mashing the effects unit and everything was tight as fuck. No mistakes here. He takes a Tejada track, EQs out everything but the bassline and leaves it in while he mixes another couple of tracks over the top, re-contextualising the smooth tech-house darling as a collaborator on a fierce tech mash-up. He goes from mad banging loopy stuff on three decks, working the mixer like a frenzied checkout assistant ‘pon the register and then all of a sudden from nowhere appears a stripped back version of ‘Good Life’. Quality DJing, no jukebox merchant he; Deetron delivered in spades."

Wednesday sounds like...

Oldie but still a total TUUUUNE!!!