Dilated Choonz: electro

Dilated Choonz: electro http://dilate.choonz.com?cat=electro A cream-of-the-crop selection of music from the Dilate and P*Soul crew Dilated Choonz is brought to you by the Dilate and P*Soul crews - an international collective of music-lovers and friends who (in one form or another) have been putting on parties since 1998. Expect to enjoy many different styles of all good music. Dilated Choonz is brought to you by the Dilate and P*Soul crews - an international collective of music-lovers and friends who (in one form or another) have been putting on parties since 1998. Expect to enjoy many different styles of all good music. en-gb Dilated Choonz dilaters@googlemail.com dilaters@googlemail.com (Dilated Choonz) Dilated Choonz http://dilate.choonz.com/audio/rssimage.jpg Dilated Choonz http://dilate.choonz.com Wed, 22 May 2013 06:03:00 +0100 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:45:00 +0100 Loudblog no Music News & Politics Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:45:00 +0100 Dead Prez vs. Higher Ground http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=2028 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=2028 Big J Big J no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=2028#comments > DC homegrown, hip-hop, electro > DC homegrown hip-hop electro Good strong heartfelt a cappella over Hudson Mohawke’s “Higher Ground”. What’s not to like? Play loud and get angry as nothing they’re angry about has improved since they released it in 99. Good strong heartfelt a cappella over Hudson Mohawke’s “Higher Ground”. What’s not to like? Play loud and get angry as nothing they’re angry about has improved since they released it in 99. <p><img src="images/dc-prod.gif" width="150" height="100"></p> <p>Good strong heartfelt a cappella over Hudson Mohawke’s “Higher Ground”. What’s not to like?</p> <p>Play loud and get angry as nothing they’re angry about has improved since they released it in 99.</p><ul> <li> <a href="https://soundcloud.com/hudsonmohawke" title="">Hudson Mohawke Soudcloud</a> :: </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://bleep.com" title="">Buy Warp MP3s, CDs and Vinyl</a> :: </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhnXAIwUehM" title="">dead prez youtube</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/Dead_Prez_Higher_Ground.mp3">File Download (3:10 min / 6 MB)</a></p> 00:03:10 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0000 Alboy's Best of 2011: #9 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=2013 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=2013 The Mighty Alboy The Mighty Alboy no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=2013#comments > p*soul, electro, pop, *now offline* > p*soul electro pop *now offline* LCD Soundsystem- “I Can Change” (London Session) Thought this was from 2011, but dammit, it was released in Nov 2010. This is just a great tune- James Murphy’s lyrics are splendid, and musically it’s highly reminiscent of LCD Soundsystem- “I Can Change” (London Session) Thought this was from 2011, but dammit, it was released in Nov 2010. This is just a great tune- James Murphy’s lyrics are splendid, and musically it’s highly reminiscent of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (who are still going, can you believe?). This from the London Sessions recordings, which are particularly fine- found it hard to choose between this and all my friends. 2011 was a poignant year for LCD Soundsystem. Frontman James Murphy had turned 40, and he had previously said “I’ll just do this until I’m 40, and then I’ll do something else” which he duly did- so 2011 saw LCD play their last gig- at Madison Square Garden NYC. The place was packed out, and a friend of mine told me he left at the end of the set to beat the rush. This was after the first hour or so- only to find out on the way home that the show had gone on for another two hours. Strictly no re-admissions, unfortunately… Here’s a live performance of this tune on Jools Holland <p><strong>LCD Soundsystem- “I Can Change” (London Session)</strong></p> <p>Thought this was from 2011, but dammit, it was released in Nov 2010.</p> <p>This is just a great tune- James Murphy’s lyrics are splendid, and musically it’s highly reminiscent of <strong>Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark</strong> (who are still going, can you believe?). This from the <i>London Sessions</i> recordings, which are particularly fine- found it hard to choose between this and <i>all my friends</i>.</p> <p><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FlogJqMFaYA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p>2011 was a poignant year for <strong>LCD Soundsystem</strong>. Frontman James Murphy had turned 40, and he had previously said “I’ll just do this until I’m 40, and then I’ll do something else” which he duly did- so 2011 saw LCD play their last gig- at Madison Square Garden NYC. The place was packed out, and a friend of mine told me he left at the end of the set to beat the rush. This was after the first hour or so- only to find out on the way home that the show had gone on for another two hours. Strictly no re-admissions, unfortunately…</p> Here’s a live performance of this tune on Jools Holland <p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/q-G1NltxNqE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.omd.uk.com/" title="">OMG, it's OMD!</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/08_I_Can_Change_London_Session.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:37:00 +0100 Really creepy electro http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1988 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1988 The Mighty Alboy The Mighty Alboy no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1988#comments > dilate, electro, techno, *now offline* > dilate electro techno *now offline* Instra:mental – “Voyeur” Been out a while but only just crossed my ears- and shortly after my turntables. This is an understated, sinister, belter of a tune. The duo behind it- Alex Green and Damon Kirkham- have been producing Instra:mental – “Voyeur” Been out a while but only just crossed my ears- and shortly after my turntables. This is an understated, sinister, belter of a tune. The duo behind it- Alex Green and Damon Kirkham- have been producing quality electronic music for a good long while now, and have a bunch of strings to their musical bows, releasing electro, acid, dnb and non-classifiable things that get filed under “post dubstep” (whatever that is) going by a variety of pseudonyms and project names, including Boddika (Al Green), Jon Convex (D Kirkham). It’s all well worth checking out, but this tune stands out cos it’s so thoroughly moody and not a little creepy. <p><strong>Instra:mental – “Voyeur”</strong></p> <p>Been out a while but only just crossed my ears- and shortly after my turntables. This is an understated, sinister, belter of a tune.</p> <p>The duo behind it- Alex Green and Damon Kirkham- have been producing quality electronic music for a good long while now, and have a bunch of strings to their musical bows, releasing electro, acid, dnb and non-classifiable things that get filed under “post dubstep” (whatever that is) going by a variety of pseudonyms and project names, including <strong>Boddika</strong> (Al Green), <strong>Jon Convex</strong> (D Kirkham).</p> <p>It’s all well worth checking out, but this tune stands out cos it’s so thoroughly moody and not a little creepy.</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/instramentaluk" title="">mysp*ce</a> :: </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.discogs.com/artist/Instra%3Amental" title="">discogs</a> :: </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.juno.co.uk/products/voyeur/412402-01/" title="">buy it here</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/01_Voyeur.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:40:00 +0000 leetle peegs http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1968 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1968 The Mighty Alboy The Mighty Alboy no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1968#comments > p*soul, techno, electro, *now offline* > p*soul techno electro *now offline* little dragon- “blinking pigs” Lovely little tune here, from Swedish outfit little dragon. This quote from their website bio captures the effect- to begin with it sounds quite lame and twee, but as it goes on, it grows on you until you little dragon- “blinking pigs” Lovely little tune here, from Swedish outfit little dragon. This quote from their website bio captures the effect- to begin with it sounds quite lame and twee, but as it goes on, it grows on you until you realise it’s really quite good: “From the city of Gothenburg grew the birth of tiny creature- its breath full of fire, passion, death and dreams. It lived in a fantasy called the electric forest. This forest was thick with rustling secrets and infinite amounts of pine trees. On occasional full moons the pine trees would light up in neon auras of lime and turquoise and the ground would shake with a steady rumble. The tiny creature grew into a little dragon. It wrestled with the large wind sometimes. The heat of its breath would weave in with the cool air and make patterns in the sky. Although the creature was a powerful little beast, it was light as a feather and would often sleep on the leaf flowing in the breeze. And there it would dream in a dream. These dreams were without visuals and haunted by sounds. Electric sounds and beats would pump her little heart and make her sleep walk around the forest like a ghost dancing in the night. And the aching of this lonely creature’s heart would be reflected in bittersweet melodies, both haunting and happy.” Or not…! There are a few other fine numbers on themachine dreams album- twice, feather and never never in particular- well worth checking it out. <p><strong>little dragon- “blinking pigs”</strong></p> <p>Lovely little tune here, from Swedish outfit <strong>little dragon</strong>.</p> <p>This quote from their website bio captures the effect- to begin with it sounds quite lame and twee, but as it goes on, it grows on you until you realise it’s really quite good:</p> <p>“From the city of Gothenburg grew the birth of tiny creature- its breath full of fire, passion, death and dreams.<br /> It lived in a fantasy called the electric forest. <br /> This forest was thick with rustling secrets and infinite amounts of pine trees.<br /> On occasional full moons the pine trees would light up in neon auras of lime and turquoise and the ground would shake with a steady rumble. <br /> The tiny creature grew into a little dragon.  <br /> It wrestled with the large wind sometimes. The heat of its breath would weave in with the cool air and make patterns in the sky. <br /> Although the creature was a powerful little beast, it was light as a feather and would often sleep on the leaf flowing in the breeze.<br /> And there it would dream in a dream. <br /> These dreams were without visuals and haunted by sounds. Electric sounds and beats would pump her little heart and make her sleep walk around the forest like a ghost dancing in the night.<br /> And the aching of this lonely creature’s heart would be reflected in bittersweet melodies, both haunting and happy.”  </p> <p>Or not…!</p> <p>There are a few other fine numbers on the<i>machine dreams</i> album- <i>twice, feather</i> and <i>never never</i> in particular- well worth checking it out.</p><ul> <li> <a href=" blinking pigshttp://www.little-dragon.se/" title="">little dragon website</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/09_blinking_pigs.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Sat, 05 Jun 2010 21:21:00 +0100 electro tune made with reason 4 & rebirth http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1928 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1928 T Pot T Pot no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1928#comments > DC homegrown, jungle & D'n'B, electro, electro > DC homegrown jungle & D'n'B electro electro ez folks, here is a track lurking on my HD. Quite an odd tune…. the vocal was taken from an xbox360 game. I ran the mix through a decent multi-band compressor afterwards. ez folks, here is a track lurking on my HD. Quite an odd tune…. the vocal was taken from an xbox360 game. I ran the mix through a decent multi-band compressor afterwards. <p><img src="images/dc-prod.gif" width="150" height="100" align="left" vspace="10" hspace="10" />ez folks, here is a track lurking on my HD. Quite an odd tune…. the vocal was taken from an xbox360 game. I ran the mix through a decent multi-band compressor afterwards.</p><p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/Hangover_crew_48M.mp3">File Download (4:37 min / 9 MB)</a></p> 00:04:37 Fri, 21 May 2010 14:15:00 +0100 It's Tiiiiiiiiiiiiime... http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1924 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1924 The Mighty Alboy The Mighty Alboy no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1924#comments > p*soul, old school, electro, *now offline* > p*soul old school electro *now offline* Soul Clap remix- “Al Naafiysh (The Soul)” One for all the original B-Boys and B-Girls in the virtual house We had Hashim’s 1983 original here way back in Jan 2006- this is fresh for 2010, a new-funk rework with live instrumentation Soul Clap remix- “Al Naafiysh (The Soul)” One for all the original B-Boys and B-Girls in the virtual house We had Hashim’s 1983 original here way back in Jan 2006- this is fresh for 2010, a new-funk rework with live instrumentation and scratching, courtesy of Berlin’s Soul Clap crew. Like the El Michels Affair Wu-Tang re-works, am loving this rejuvenation of classic, digitally sequenced tracks through good old fashioned analogue musicianship. Here’s the original video on youtube, from 1983 “when fresh was the style plus the word to say”: <p><strong>Soul Clap remix- “Al Naafiysh (The Soul)”</strong></p> <p>One for all the original B-Boys and B-Girls in the virtual house</p> <p>We had <strong>Hashim’s</strong> 1983 original here way back in Jan 2006- this is fresh for 2010, a new-funk rework with live instrumentation and scratching, courtesy of Berlin’s <strong>Soul Clap</strong> crew. </p> <p>Like the <strong>El Michels Affair</strong> <strong>Wu-Tang</strong> re-works, am loving this rejuvenation of classic, digitally sequenced tracks through good old fashioned analogue musicianship.</p> <p>Here’s the original video on youtube, from 1983 “when fresh was the style plus the word to say”:</p> <p><object width="480" height="284"><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/v7H_gGA7Qr4&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=de_DE&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><br /> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/v7H_gGA7Qr4&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=de_DE&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="480" height="284"></embed></object></p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.discogs.com/artist/Hashim" title="">Hashim's discog site</a> :: </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=83" title="">Original posting of the original</a> :: </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://soulclapberlin.ning.com/" title="">Soul Clap home site</a> :: </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.mpmsite.com/index.php?area=records&view=detail&id=682" title="">buy this RARE OCCASSION ep from Melting Pot Music</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/01_Al_Naafiysh_The_Soul.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:40:00 +0100 Goldie sounding edit http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1869 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1869 The Mighty Alboy The Mighty Alboy no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1869#comments > dilate, electro, techno, *now offline* > dilate electro techno *now offline* sbtrkt- “Timeless” A cheeky little lift off mad decent- and a tidy reworking of Goldie’s Inner City Life by up and coming local producer subtract one- or sbtrkt for short. Keeping the soaring strings and ominous bass of the sbtrkt- “Timeless” A cheeky little lift off mad decent- and a tidy reworking of Goldie’s Inner City Life by up and coming local producer subtract one- or sbtrkt for short. Keeping the soaring strings and ominous bass of the original, and adding a few more deft atmospheric touches here and there, and replacing the rolling breaks with glitchy beats, bringing the mid-nineties sound into the late noughties. Anecdotally, Goldie doesnt take too kindly to people ripping his shit (apparently punching out the last producer who tried) but this has reminded me of how fine timeless is as an album, and made me hunt down the red version, which I love but never had, so it’s swings and roundabouts Goldie, mate! even if you do get your copyright violated, bootlegging and blogging is good for business Of course, we’re bound to say that :) <p><strong>sbtrkt- “Timeless”</strong></p> <p>A cheeky little lift off mad decent- and a tidy reworking of <strong>Goldie’s</strong> <i>Inner City Life</i> by up and coming local producer <strong>subtract one</strong>- or <strong>sbtrkt</strong> for short. </p> <p>Keeping the soaring strings and ominous bass of the original, and adding a few more deft atmospheric touches here and there, and replacing the rolling breaks with glitchy beats, bringing the mid-nineties sound into the late noughties.</p> <p>Anecdotally, Goldie doesnt take too kindly to people ripping his shit (apparently punching out the last producer who tried) but this has reminded me of how fine <i>timeless</i> is as an album, and made me hunt down the red version, which I love but never had, so it’s swings and roundabouts Goldie, mate!</p> <p>even if you do get your copyright violated, bootlegging and blogging <i>is</i> good for business </p> <p>Of course, we’re bound to say that :)</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.timeless.bigcartel.com/" title="">buy the white label here</a> :: </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/subtractone" title="">check out other productions here</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/timelessedit_2.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:53:00 +0100 Tracks made using more than one synth (sorry H) http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1856 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1856 The Mighty Alboy The Mighty Alboy no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1856#comments > dilate, electro, techno, *now offline* > dilate electro techno *now offline* Autechre- “Eutow” I dont actually know what kit was used to create this track, but I do know that Autechre know how to use whatever kit they’ve got to produce dense and satisfying soundscapes better than most. This track is off Autechre- “Eutow” I dont actually know what kit was used to create this track, but I do know that Autechre know how to use whatever kit they’ve got to produce dense and satisfying soundscapes better than most. This track is off their third album- Tri Repetae. Apparently, their track names arent intended to mean much of anything, but I like the name of this one because it sounds like “U2”, pronounced with a brummy accent. No resemblance to the paunchy celtic rockers in the sound, glad to say. Numan-esque spacey-synth introduction, huge swooping and soaring pitch-bent synth lines, breaking out into tight, clicky, driving percussion. It’s an awesome track. <p><strong>Autechre- “Eutow”</strong><br /> <div align="center"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3475/3959690726_91531de4ab.jpg" alt="autechre" vspace="10" width="430" height="288" hspace="10"></div></p> <p>I dont actually know what kit was used to create this track, but I do know that <strong>Autechre</strong> know how to use whatever kit they’ve got to produce dense and satisfying soundscapes better than most.</p> <p>This track is off their third album- <i>Tri Repetae</i>. Apparently, their track names arent intended to mean much of anything, but I like the name of this one because it sounds like “U2”, pronounced with a brummy accent.</p> <p>No resemblance to the paunchy celtic rockers in the sound, glad to say. Numan-esque spacey-synth introduction, huge swooping and soaring pitch-bent synth lines, breaking out into tight, clicky, driving percussion. It’s an awesome track.</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.mythicalrecords.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47" title="">find out what kit Autechre actually use</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/06_-_Eutow.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:38:00 +0100 The Final Frontier http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1826 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1826 P Rice P Rice no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1826#comments > dilate, techno, electro, *now offline* > dilate techno electro *now offline* Underground Resistance – The Final Frontier Not suprisingly, this is not the first time we’ve heard from UR here on DC, what with most of us being long time Detroit fans. I’m pretty sure the Double K posted Journey of the Dragons some Underground Resistance – The Final Frontier Not suprisingly, this is not the first time we’ve heard from UR here on DC, what with most of us being long time Detroit fans. I’m pretty sure the Double K posted Journey of the Dragons some time ago, which is one of the finest pieces of electronic music ever produced imho. I’ve known this tune for a long time, but for some reason did not know that it was a UR tune until recently. It made perfect sense when I found out as it has UR written all over it really. A dark brooding monster of a tune but, as you’d expect of a classic Detroit tune, heavily soulful , it hails from way back in 1991, which was the year I first discovered raving. My early rave experiences featured white gloves, whistles, vix vapo rub (which stung the eyes when it mingled with sweat and ran down into them) and lots of hardcore. This tune has worn better than most and is up there with UR’s finest finest moments. <p><div align="center"><img src="http://myspace-091.vo.llnwd.net/00759/19/05/759975091_l.jpg" alt="Underground Resistance" width="500" height="333" /></div></p> <p>Underground Resistance – The Final Frontier</p> <p>Not suprisingly, this is not the first time we’ve heard from UR here on DC, what with most of us being long time Detroit fans. I’m pretty sure the Double K posted Journey of the Dragons some time ago, which is one of the finest pieces of electronic music ever produced imho. </p> <p>I’ve known this tune for a long time, but for some reason did not know that it was a UR tune until recently. It made perfect sense when I found out as it has UR written all over it really. A dark brooding monster of a tune but, as you’d expect of a classic Detroit tune, heavily soulful , it hails from way back in 1991, which was the year I first discovered raving. My early rave experiences featured white gloves, whistles, vix vapo rub (which stung the eyes when it mingled with sweat and ran down into them) and lots of hardcore. This tune has worn better than most and is up there with UR’s finest finest moments.</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.discogs.com/sell/list?release_id=2111&ev=r2" title="">Copies on Discogs</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/01_Final_Frontier.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:35:00 +0000 From quite a way back in the day http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1804 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1804 P Rice P Rice no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1804#comments > p*soul, hip-hop, electro, *now offline* > p*soul hip-hop electro *now offline* Members Only Crew – Rock Your Body I’m quite excited about this one. I heard it on a mix recently then got some very expert help in tracking it down. Its taken from an EP that was released back in 1984 by the Members Only Crew, a Bay Members Only Crew – Rock Your Body I’m quite excited about this one. I heard it on a mix recently then got some very expert help in tracking it down. Its taken from an EP that was released back in 1984 by the Members Only Crew, a Bay Area outfit who were putting out solid Hip Hop in the very early days. The EP ‘You’re Just Not Down’ is as rare as the proverbial rocking horse shit, but is an essential early Hip Hop release, and can be bought on CD for a lot less than the fortune that it costs on vinyl. <p><img src="http://cdbaby.name/m/e/membersonlycrew.jpg"/></p> <p>Members Only Crew – Rock Your Body</p> <p>I’m quite excited about this one. I heard it on a mix recently then got some very expert help in tracking it down. </p> <p>Its taken from an EP that was released back in 1984 by the Members Only Crew, a Bay Area outfit who were putting out solid Hip Hop in the very early days. The EP ‘You’re Just Not Down’ is as rare as the proverbial rocking horse shit, but is an essential early Hip Hop release, and can be bought on CD for a lot less than the fortune that it costs on vinyl.</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://cdbaby.com/cd/membersonlycrew" title="">Buy the CD</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/Rock_Your_Body.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:07:00 +0000 Rebecca Closure - Bonio Bonio Bonio http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1803 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1803 Undisco Undisco no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1803#comments electro, old school, techno, rock-guitars-indie electro old school techno rock-guitars-indie Just a little review here of a great album, of which I feel compelled to write …... the album being Rebecca Closure’s (Wikipedia Entry) “Bonio Bonio Bonio”, an album so good she named it thrice. It’s due out on iTunes Just a little review here of a great album, of which I feel compelled to write …... the album being Rebecca Closure’s (Wikipedia Entry) “Bonio Bonio Bonio”, an album so good she named it thrice. It’s due out on iTunes shortly, and you can listen to most of it on the Rebecca Closure Last.fm page here and Bonio Bonio Bonio Last.fm page, and also the MySpace page So, anyway dissecting Bonio x 3 … the album starts with the fiery “You’re So Cheap”, an electro-latin curiosity that lets you know what you’re in for, the album keeps up with the good shit from then on. Next track “40,000” will please fans of Kenny Larkin or any early Detroit techno from the late 80s, and “Dangerous I Know” has shades of Juan Atkins/Model 500 “No UFOs”, albeit with its own more, how shall we say, specific and inimitable Rebecca Closure stamp… “Face is the Place” keeps up the halycon-days-of-house feel, the lyrics being loud and clear about the location of where to put one’s booty. “La La La” kicks booty, rather than requesting where it’s put – a top track that’s aggressive but grooved-out in equal measure. Following, “Dirty Jungle Ginger” encapsulates the album cover concept, and has some of the finest examples of Closure’s trademark ‘cresto’ lyrics (‘cresto’ being the term for the invented vowel/consonant rhythmo-language that she uses in her music) “Captain Bailey” is the crowdpleaser, complete with Black Lace-esque ‘come on, row!’ call to arms in the lyrics. The water’s rushing in, so you better row … especially once the Van Halen-esque-with-bongos ending comes in…(!)... and, once you’ve finished your rowing, have a rest and listen to the more 1990s referencing ‘straight up’ old skool dance track, in the form of “Fool”...which sets one up nicely for the luminous icing on this particular sonic cake, closing track “Key Largo” with it’s MONSTER Kraftwerkian keyboard riff, which evokes carefree dancing into the night on a Florida beach at sunset. YEAH! So, if you like originality with specific reference points (hey, if that makes any sense, which it doesn’t), from Black Lace to Black Dog Productions to Willie Colon to Siouxsie Sioux, then by all means do yourself a favour and pick up “Bonio Bonio Bonio” when it comes out on iTunes! also…further to this… you can… (a) still buy the old Hotklub EP on iTunes here (b) check Closure’s film “Hotklub” (Wikipedia Entry) on the YouTube page (c) check a video of Closure playing live with Damo Suzuki from Can, also featuring Craig Tamlin of AJATSB on drums, and Justin Paton of Now on guitar, and me on bass. Peace out peeps! <p><img src="http://profile.ak.facebook.com/object3/290/75/l6451271588_9757.jpg" alt="Rebecca Closure photo" width="396" border="1" height="282" /></p> <p>Just a little review here of a great album, of which I feel compelled to write …... the album being Rebecca Closure’s (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Closure">Wikipedia Entry</a>) “Bonio Bonio Bonio”, an album so good she named it thrice. It’s due out on iTunes shortly, and you can listen to most of it on the <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Rebecca+Closure">Rebecca Closure Last.fm </a>page here and <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Rebecca+Closure/Bonio+Bonio+Bonio+%28coming+soon%29">Bonio Bonio Bonio Last.fm page</a>, and also <a href="http://www.myspace.com/rebeccaclosure">the MySpace page</a></p> <p>So, anyway dissecting Bonio x 3 … the album starts with the fiery “You’re So Cheap”, an electro-latin curiosity that lets you know what you’re in for, the album keeps up with the good shit from then on. Next track “40,000” will please fans of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Larkin">Kenny Larkin</a> or any early<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_techno"> Detroit techno</a> from the late 80s, and “Dangerous I Know” has shades of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Atkins">Juan Atkins/Model 500 </a>“No UFOs”, albeit with its own more, how shall we say, specific and inimitable Rebecca Closure stamp…</p> <p>“Face is the Place” keeps up the halycon-days-of-house feel, the lyrics being loud and clear about the location of where to put one’s booty. “La La La” kicks booty, rather than requesting where it’s put – a top track that’s aggressive but grooved-out in equal measure. Following, “Dirty Jungle Ginger” encapsulates the album cover concept, and has some of the finest examples of Closure’s trademark ‘cresto’ lyrics (‘cresto’ being the term for the invented vowel/consonant rhythmo-language that she uses in her music)</p> <p>“Captain Bailey” is the crowdpleaser, complete with Black Lace-esque ‘come on, row!’ call to arms in the lyrics. The water’s rushing in, so you better row … especially once the Van Halen-esque-with-bongos ending comes in…(!)... and, once you’ve finished your rowing, have a rest and listen to the more 1990s referencing ‘straight up’ old skool dance track, in the form of “Fool”...which sets one up nicely for the luminous icing on this particular sonic cake, closing track “Key Largo” with it’s MONSTER Kraftwerkian keyboard riff, which evokes carefree dancing into the night on a Florida beach at sunset. YEAH!</p> <p>So, if you like originality with specific reference points (hey, if that makes any sense, which it doesn’t), from<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lace_(band)"> Black Lace</a> to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dog_Productions">Black Dog Productions</a> to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Col%C3%B3n">Willie Colon</a> to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siouxsie_Sioux">Siouxsie Sioux</a>, then by all means do yourself a favour and pick up “Bonio Bonio Bonio” when it comes out on iTunes!</p> <p><em>also…further to this… you can…<br /> </em></p> <p>(a) still <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=265865128">buy the old Hotklub EP on iTunes here</a></p> <p>(b) check Closure’s film “Hotklub” <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotklub">(Wikipedia Entry)</a> on the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/rebeccaclosure">YouTube</a> page</p> <p>(c) check a video of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al3RVk2LdRo">Closure playing live with Damo Suzuki from Can</a>, also featuring <a href="http://www.anthonyjoseph.co.uk/main.html">Craig Tamlin of AJATSB</a> on drums, and <a href="http://www.nowtheband.com">Justin Paton of Now</a> on guitar, and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/undisco">me</a> on bass.</p> <p>Peace out peeps!</p> Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:35:00 +0000 Keeping it snappy http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1790 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1790 Kevvy K Kevvy K no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1790#comments > p*soul, disco, electro, *now offline* > p*soul disco electro *now offline* Connie Case – Get Down Early 80s hens teeth disco squidge and space synths. Lovely stuff…. the orginal will set you back a fair whack. Not sure if I need to say anything more… except that the DJ History podcast is up and running and Connie Case – Get Down Early 80s hens teeth disco squidge and space synths. Lovely stuff…. the orginal will set you back a fair whack. Not sure if I need to say anything more… except that the DJ History podcast is up and running and you can, and should, check it out here – debutting with numbers 50-25 of the annual Furtive 50, a round up of 2008’s best tracks as voted on by DJ History board posters and a bunch of tasteful DJs. <p><strong>Connie Case</strong> – <i>Get Down</i></p> <p>Early 80s hens teeth disco squidge and space synths. Lovely stuff…. the orginal will set you back a fair whack.</p> <p>Not sure if I need to say anything more… except that the DJ History podcast is up and running and you can, and should, check it out <a href="http://djhistorycom.podomatic.com/entry/2009-01-28T05_06_00-08_00">here</a> – debutting with numbers 50-25 of the annual <i>Furtive 50</i>, a round up of 2008’s best tracks as voted on by DJ History board posters and a bunch of tasteful DJs.</p><p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/a1-connie_case-get_down.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:51:00 +0000 Electro Lady Land http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1756 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1756 The Mighty Alboy The Mighty Alboy no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1756#comments > dilate, electro, techno, *now offline* > dilate electro techno *now offline* Lo Fi Fnk- “Change Channel [Jitset Remix]” This tune dropped a while back, but I only clocked it after listening to a few mixes by Udachi, where it features to great effect- linked below. Lo Fi Fnk are two ridiculously young looking chaps Lo Fi Fnk- “Change Channel [Jitset Remix]” This tune dropped a while back, but I only clocked it after listening to a few mixes by Udachi, where it features to great effect- linked below. Lo Fi Fnk are two ridiculously young looking chaps (they are actually in their mid twenties) hailing from Stockholm- their album boylife is proper 21st century electro pop. A bit too poppy for my own personal tastes, to be honest- but this stripped down mix from Moshi Moshi’s Jitset crew pulsates with bass and space and tickles me fancy in all the right places. Groovy stuff… The original version on youtube: <p><strong>Lo Fi Fnk- “Change Channel [Jitset Remix]”</strong><br /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3073/3053679273_a903d3a9ba.jpg?v=0" width="400" height="267" vspace="10" alt="Young folk"/><br /> This tune dropped a while back, but I only clocked it after listening to a few mixes by <strong>Udachi</strong>, where it features to great effect- linked below.</p> <p><strong>Lo Fi Fnk</strong> are two ridiculously young looking chaps (they are actually in their mid twenties) hailing from Stockholm- their album <i>boylife</i> is proper 21st century electro pop. A bit too poppy for my own personal tastes, to be honest- but this stripped down mix from Moshi Moshi’s <strong>Jitset</strong> crew pulsates with bass and space and tickles me fancy in all the right places.</p> <p>Groovy stuff… </p> <p>The original version on youtube:<br /> <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DebfeHdS43g&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DebfeHdS43g&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.lo-fi-fnk.com/news/index.html" title="">lo fi fnk website</a> :: </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.djbrak.com/upload/udachi_-_mix_for_under140.mp3" title="">udachi mix for under 140 bpm</a> :: </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmRqYnJhay5jb20vdXBsb2FkL1VkYWNoaV8tX0dvb2RieWVfQ2xvdGhlcy5tcDM=" title="">udachi mix: goodbye clothes!</a> :: </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/lofifnksweden" title="">lo fi fnk myspace</a> :: </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://moshimoshi.greedbag.com/buy/change-channel-1/" title="">buy it from moshi moshi</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/02_Change_Channel_-_Jitset_Remix.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:01:00 +0000 Double Decker Busta Buss (2) http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1755 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1755 The Mighty Alboy The Mighty Alboy no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1755#comments > dilate, techno, electro, *now offline* > dilate techno electro *now offline* Bird Peterson- “Quit Touchin” The second Busta Rhymes tune is equally high energy. I was hesitating initially about posting this on two grounds: – i just recently posted another tune by the mighty Bird Peterson here – Bird Peterson- “Quit Touchin” The second Busta Rhymes tune is equally high energy. I was hesitating initially about posting this on two grounds: – i just recently posted another tune by the mighty Bird Peterson here – posting tunes where the n-word features prominently throughout makes me kind of uncomfortable as a white liberal middle class sort of chap But after listening to this tune on repeat for about half an hour last night and still finding it as mesmerisingly exciting on the last listen as I did on the first, I overcame these concerns (though I am suffering a bit today from wanting to sing back the un-PC chorus, which I am sure would get me in trouble with all sorts of people). Bird Peterson’s remix is pitch perfect even before the filthy analogue line comes in at 2’01”- I havent played this out, but this track combined as it is with Busta at his best, I am pretty sure is the kind of tune that would blow up the spot quite nicely. Pow! <p><strong>Bird Peterson- “Quit Touchin”</strong></p> <p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3252/3011078591_fd4e232e24.jpg?v=0" width="174" height="255" vspace="10" alt="Say cheesey"/><br /> The second <strong>Busta Rhymes</strong> tune is equally high energy. I was hesitating initially about posting this on two grounds:</p> – i just recently posted another tune by the mighty <strong>Bird Peterson</strong> <a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/?id=1730">here</a><br /> <br> – posting tunes where the <i>n-word</i> features prominently throughout makes me kind of uncomfortable as a white liberal middle class sort of chap <p>But after listening to this tune on repeat for about half an hour last night and still finding it as mesmerisingly exciting on the last listen as I did on the first, I overcame these concerns (though I am suffering a bit today from wanting to sing back the un-PC chorus, which I am sure would get me in trouble with all sorts of people).</p> <p>Bird Peterson’s remix is pitch perfect even before the filthy analogue line comes in at 2’01”- I havent played this out, but this track combined as it is with Busta at his best, I am pretty sure is the kind of tune that would blow up the spot quite nicely.</p> <p>Pow!</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.gigacrate.com/Music/MusicDetails.php?id=16795" title="">buy it at GigaCrate</a> :: </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.turntablelab.com/digital/423/1738/55000.html" title="">get more Bird at TurntableLab</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/The_Best_Of_Bird_Peterson_The_Silver_Dollar_Hits_Collection_Digi-LP-Quit_Touchin.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:26:00 +0100 More bargain bin booty http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1741 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1741 Kevvy K Kevvy K no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1741#comments > dilate, electro, boogie, *now offline* > dilate electro boogie *now offline* Barbara Mason – Another Man Yet another nugget of €1 goodness from the Dutch vinyl crawl. This came out in 83 on West End records, and the backing track consists of a pulsing, metronomic electro beat, with some crazy electro-funk keyboards Barbara Mason – Another Man Yet another nugget of €1 goodness from the Dutch vinyl crawl. This came out in 83 on West End records, and the backing track consists of a pulsing, metronomic electro beat, with some crazy electro-funk keyboards going off all over it. Many peeps stick with the instrumental, but I’m all about the quirky, albeit somewhat hetero-normative vocal put in by Barbara Mason – the another man in question turns out to be his, rather than hers, and she runs through the various tell tale signs that should have raised her suspicions before. Barbara Mason has a veritable soul pedigree stretching way back that this one track later in her career doesn’t do justice. <p><img src="http://f3c.yahoofs.com/shopping/3065635/simg_t_mc95560fl3smjpg175?rm_____D4tsHOKkw" width="175" height="175" align="right"/></p> <p><strong>Barbara Mason</strong> – <i>Another Man</i></p> <p>Yet another nugget of €1 goodness from the Dutch vinyl crawl. This came out in 83 on <i>West End</i> records, and the backing track consists of a pulsing, metronomic electro beat, with some crazy electro-funk keyboards going off all over it. Many peeps stick with the instrumental, but I’m all about the quirky, albeit somewhat hetero-normative vocal put in by <strong>Barbara Mason</strong> – the another man in question turns out to be his, rather than hers, and she runs through the various tell tale signs that should have raised her suspicions before. <strong>Barbara Mason</strong> has a veritable soul pedigree stretching way back that this one track later in her career doesn’t do justice.</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=42342861" title="">Barbara Mason's myspace</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/barbara_mason-another_man.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:54:00 +0100 Studio Kinda Cloudy... http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1731 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1731 The Mighty Alboy The Mighty Alboy no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1731#comments > dilate, electro, breakbeat & hardcore, *now offline* > dilate electro breakbeat & hardcore *now offline* Boy 8 bit – “Fog Bank” Oh my gosh, this is such a TUNE! I’ve had it for a little while and play it a lot- in my car, driving through Mitcham is particularly enjoyable I find. Perhaps it resonnates round there cos Boy 8 Bit is Boy 8 bit – “Fog Bank” Oh my gosh, this is such a TUNE! I’ve had it for a little while and play it a lot- in my car, driving through Mitcham is particularly enjoyable I find. Perhaps it resonnates round there cos Boy 8 Bit is a 27 year old producer from south london- I’ve been checking out a fair bit of his stuff on Trouble and Bass and Mad Decent and he’s making some pretty out there sounds- all on fruity loops too, apparently. Fog Bank is a tasteful melding of dancehall, hardcore and uk garage rhythms, mixed with hoover noises and “yeah! whoo!” samples, served on a bed of crispy, chassis-rumbling bass. Lovely stuff <p><strong>Boy 8 bit – “Fog Bank”</strong><br /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3260/2847236608_08e8e348ce.jpg?v=0" width="400" height="266" vspace="10" alt="Boy 8 Bit"/></p> <p>Oh my gosh, this is such a TUNE! I’ve had it for a little while and play it a lot- in my car, driving through Mitcham is particularly enjoyable I find. Perhaps it resonnates round there cos <strong>Boy 8 Bit</strong> is a 27 year old producer from south london- I’ve been checking out a fair bit of his stuff on <i>Trouble and Bass</i> and <i>Mad Decent</i> and he’s making some pretty out there sounds- all on fruity loops too, apparently. </p> <p><i>Fog Bank</I> is a tasteful melding of dancehall, hardcore and uk garage rhythms, mixed with hoover noises and “yeah! whoo!” samples, served on a bed of crispy, chassis-rumbling bass.</p> <p>Lovely stuff</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/boy8bit" title="">myspace</a> :: </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.pennedmadness.com/2008/09/testm-out-tuesday-iii.html" title="">boy 8 bit remix of santogold's "shove it" here</a> :: </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.junodownload.com/ppps/products/1309314-02.htm" title="">buy fog bank at juno</a> :: </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.troubleandbass.com/" title="">trouble and bass records</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/Fog_Bank_Digi-EP-Fogbank.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:45:00 +0100 Friday 4th July at the Cobden.... http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1683 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1683 The Mighty Alboy The Mighty Alboy no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1683#comments > p*soul, hip-hop, electro, *now offline* > p*soul hip-hop electro *now offline* Plastic Little – “I’m Not a Thug” As mentioned earlier this blog, Pimp*Soul, and Dilate will be in effect at the Cobden, Kensal Road tonight, showcasing our sounds at Dub to Basics- a monthly collaboration with Back to Basics, Plastic Little – “I’m Not a Thug” As mentioned earlier this blog, Pimp*Soul, and Dilate will be in effect at the Cobden, Kensal Road tonight, showcasing our sounds at Dub to Basics- a monthly collaboration with Back to Basics, the Dub Pistols and Mi7. The night opens with live music and dj sets from Mi7 in the plush Grand Hall upstairs from 9pm, and we’ll be playing on the middle floor from 11 til 2. Dusting off their discs to bring the ruckus will be myself- the Mighty Alboy- and Salad. The venue’s great (see picture above and weblink below) well worth a trip in itself, and we’re looking forward to a bass-heavy workout featuring flavours old and new. It’s a fiver in, drinks are a bit pricy but that’s London innit! Bring your friends and family and join the jump up :) Next one’s the Bank Holiday weekend, we’ll have the floor all night and the venue’s in the middle of carnival- ay caramba! (You comin, Big J?) Quick note about the tune- it’s by Plastic Little and it rocks out loud. And we’ll be playing it very loud on Friday! <p><strong>Plastic Little – “I’m Not a Thug”</strong><br /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3099/2623002482_0bbe938087.jpg?v=0" width="240" height="340" vspace="10" alt="The place to be..."/></p> <p>As mentioned earlier this blog, <i>Pimp*Soul,</i> and <i>Dilate</i> will be in effect at <strong>the Cobden</strong>, Kensal Road tonight, showcasing our sounds at <strong>Dub to Basics</strong>- a monthly collaboration with <strong>Back to Basics</strong>, the <strong>Dub Pistols</strong> and <strong>Mi7</strong>.</p> <p>The night opens with live music and dj sets from <strong>Mi7</strong> in the plush Grand Hall upstairs from 9pm, and we’ll be playing on the middle floor from 11 til 2. Dusting off their discs to bring the ruckus will be myself- the <strong>Mighty Alboy</strong>- and <strong>Salad</strong>. The venue’s great (see picture above and weblink below) well worth a trip in itself, and we’re looking forward to a bass-heavy workout featuring flavours old and new. It’s a fiver in, drinks are a bit pricy but that’s London innit! Bring your friends and family and join the jump up :)</p> <p>Next one’s the Bank Holiday weekend, we’ll have the floor all night and the venue’s in the middle of carnival- ay caramba! (You comin, Big J?)</p> <p>Quick note about the tune- it’s by <strong>Plastic Little</strong> and it rocks out loud. And we’ll be playing it very loud on Friday!</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.cobdenclub.co.uk/" title="the virtual tour's pretty neat...">check out the venue</a> :: the virtual tour's pretty neat...</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=W10+5BN&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=addr" title="google maps">getting there...</a> :: google maps</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.boomkat.com/search.cfm?q=plastic+little" title="">plastic little at boomkat</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/01_Im_Not_a_Thug_-_Faded_-_Explicit.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:32:00 +0100 N-n-n-not N-n-n-n-nineteen http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1657 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1657 P Rice P Rice no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1657#comments > p*soul, electro, *now offline* > p*soul electro *now offline* Paul Hardcastle – Rainforest I’ve been meaning to post this for a while, and what with it being synth week (or perhaps synth fortnight), it seemed a good time to get on and do it. Paul Hardcastle has to be one of the classic 80’s Paul Hardcastle – Rainforest I’ve been meaning to post this for a while, and what with it being synth week (or perhaps synth fortnight), it seemed a good time to get on and do it. Paul Hardcastle has to be one of the classic 80’s synth men. So much so that he even produced the Top Of The Pops Theme tune. Rather than likening him to some of the other artists that have appeared and been referred to on this blog in recent times, I’d say he was more like the UK’s answer to Harold Faltemeyer. Rainforest was released in 1984, the same year as Axel F, and both lean more towards the electro side of things, but I hope it still fits the bill for synth week. Whatever the case, I’ve always found it to be a very pleasant tune. <p>Paul Hardcastle – Rainforest</p> <p>I’ve been meaning to post this for a while, and what with it being synth week (or perhaps synth fortnight), it seemed a good time to get on and do it.</p> <p>Paul Hardcastle has to be one of the classic 80’s synth men. So much so that he even produced the Top Of The Pops Theme tune. Rather than likening him to some of the other artists that have appeared and been referred to on this blog in recent times, I’d say he was more like the UK’s answer to Harold Faltemeyer. Rainforest was released in 1984, the same year as Axel F, and both lean more towards the electro side of things, but I hope it still fits the bill for synth week. Whatever the case, I’ve always found it to be a very pleasant tune.</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.netsoundsmusic.com/nsds.html" title="">Get yourself a copy from Netsounds</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/Rainforest.MP3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:42:00 +0100 Seven deadly synths (3) http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1652 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1652 Kevvy K Kevvy K no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1652#comments > p*soul, electro, other, *now offline* > p*soul electro other *now offline* Chaz Jankel – 3,000,000 Synths (Sean P edit) No numerically-synth-themed week would be complete without this! And it’s not here because the title fits so perfectly, its a bloody great electro-funk oddity from 1981, that got this edit on a Chaz Jankel – 3,000,000 Synths (Sean P edit) No numerically-synth-themed week would be complete without this! And it’s not here because the title fits so perfectly, its a bloody great electro-funk oddity from 1981, that got this edit on a 12” last year from the wonderful Tirk retrospective of the incredibly-gifted Blockhead that I hope everyone has a copy of by now. I’m also really loving his collaboration with Laura Weymouth on the recent and excellent Compass Point compilation that strut put out. Some other just released and very excellent news… regular and faithful readers may remember a long, long time ago I posted Rico’s wonderful reworking of DC fave I Can’t Go For That by Hall & Oates? Well its finally been pressed, and very reasonably priced and available here on the Pointless Edits label. Pleading requests for re-uppage will fall upon deaf ears… go support the label – I’m sure Hall & Oates will have already done quite nicely for themselves off this particular track. It also includes a great, funky, psyche-rock (Rare Earth?) edit by the Hardway Bros tht you can check out on their myspace page. As seen in discerning record boxes, right now. <p><img src="http://www.discomuseum.com/ChasJankelPressPic.jpg" width="325" height="407" align="right"/></p> <p><strong>Chaz Jankel</strong> – <i>3,000,000 Synths (Sean P edit)</i></p> <p>No numerically-synth-themed week would be complete without this! And it’s not here because the title fits so perfectly, its a bloody great electro-funk oddity from 1981, that got this edit on a 12” last year from the wonderful <strong>Tirk</strong> retrospective of the incredibly-gifted <strong>Blockhead</strong> that I hope everyone has a copy of by now. I’m also really loving his collaboration with <strong>Laura Weymouth</strong> on the recent and excellent <a href="http://www.phonicarecords.co.uk/detail.aspx?ID=28020">Compass Point</a> compilation that <strong>strut</strong> put out.</p> <p>Some other just released and very excellent news… regular and faithful readers may remember a long, long time ago I <a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1371">posted</a> <strong>Rico’s</strong> wonderful reworking of DC fave <i>I Can’t Go For That</i> by <strong>Hall & Oates</strong>? Well its finally been pressed, and very reasonably priced and available <a href="http://www.phonicarecords.co.uk/detail.aspx?ID=29252">here</a> on the <i>Pointless Edits</i> label. Pleading requests for re-uppage will fall upon deaf ears… go support the label – I’m sure <strong>Hall & Oates</strong> will have already done quite nicely for themselves off this particular track.</p> <p>It also includes a great, funky, psyche-rock (<i>Rare Earth?</i>) edit by <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=245131114">the Hardway Bros</a> tht you can check out on their myspace page. As seen in discerning record boxes, right now.</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.htfr.com/more-info/MR224613" title="">Last few copies on vinyl available here</a> :: </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/chazjankel" title="">Chaz Jankel on myspace</a> :: </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.soundsoftheuniverse.com/releases/?id=10440" title="">buy the excellent Chaz Jankel retrospective here</a> :: </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.phonicarecords.co.uk/detail.aspx?ID=29252" title="">buy Pointless Edits</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/02-chaz_jankel-3000000_synths_sean_p_edit.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Mon, 19 May 2008 15:42:00 +0100 Loving the car bootie http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1640 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1640 Kevvy K Kevvy K no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1640#comments > dilate, electro, disco, *now offline* > dilate electro disco *now offline* Q – The Voice Of Q (vocal mix) So, yesterday, inspired by a thread extolling the virtues of car boot sales, I googled my local (isn’t there some sort of campaign by google against the use of the verb ‘to google’ as if it Q – The Voice Of Q (vocal mix) So, yesterday, inspired by a thread extolling the virtues of car boot sales, I googled my local (isn’t there some sort of campaign by google against the use of the verb ‘to google’ as if it crosses over into common parlance, they lose the copyright of the word.. or something?) which happened to be just up the road from me opposite the Holloway Road cinema, and I got a whole stack of tasty things at 20p a pop, but this has got to be the creamist of the crop… 20p for a mint-ish copy of this space-disco masterpiece that I have been reliably informed goes for upwards of 30 knicker. 1983 – a to die for bass line and it still sounds very wonderful, very conceptual, and very well appreciated by someone who doesn’t normally have big wads to blow on pricey vinyl like this. You’ll all be pleased to know I’m not going to post the Ozric Tentacles 12” I picked up in deference to my dark and crusty past. <p><img src="http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/images/starshine3/ss3sat1_med.jpg" width="270" height="250" align="right"/></p> <p><b>Q</b> – <i>The Voice Of Q (vocal mix)</i></p> <p>So, yesterday, inspired by a thread extolling the virtues of car boot sales, I googled my local (isn’t there some sort of campaign by google against the use of the verb ‘to google’ as if it crosses over into common parlance, they lose the copyright of the word.. or something?) which happened to be just up the road from me opposite the Holloway Road cinema, and I got a whole stack of tasty things at 20p a pop, but this has got to be the creamist of the crop… 20p for a mint-ish copy of this space-disco masterpiece that I have been reliably informed goes for upwards of 30 knicker.</p> <p>1983 – a to die for bass line and it still sounds very wonderful, very conceptual, and very well appreciated by someone who doesn’t normally have big wads to blow on pricey vinyl like this.</p> <p>You’ll all be pleased to know I’m not going to post the <strong>Ozric Tentacles</strong> 12” I picked up in deference to my dark and crusty past.</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.discogs.com/sell/list?release_id=30086&ev=rp" title="">5 for sale at silly prices on discogs</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/Q_-_TheVoiceOfQMain.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00