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The Official NeoGAF Groundbreaking Electronic Music Thread
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Johnlenham
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She is in her own way, but its proper cringe to see her live and hear people on the front row shouting "marry me" your so hot" "so sexy!" and shit when if they knew anything about her theyd know shes is not into guys.
I really liked Dont put me in your box (have it on vinyl) and her Dj kicks mix, I should get on and check out her most recent stuff. What has she put out under the other name outside of stuff featured on Dj kicks?
Also Shaneus you get that anywhere. My recent R/S records night I was surrounded by people that were there to see James Blake play Strike a Pose (shouted it at him from the front row..). He played Mala-Changes JB remix which some people have only heard once, 4 years ago and its its quite frankly stunning.
3 people in the whole room showed any aprechiation as to how big of a deal it was, it was kind of sad.
Oh yeah I forgot. Anyone feel like schooling me on Amoin Tobin (spelling on that?) I hear his name all over the place but i cant say ive ever heard his stuff. Everyone goes on about some kind of visual show he does or something?
Her BBC essential mix is great:
http://soundcloud.com/r_co/nina-kraviz-essential-mix-12
And I think Ben Klock is her BF. ;-)
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Edit: And maybe Ben Klock isn't, going by what JL said?Sorry, get what anywhere? I don't mean to sound questioning, but you have a few trains of thought going in that post and it's hard to know what you're directing that statement towards me about
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I think he was talking about Maya Jane.
Johnlenham
Member
Ha Should have split it up better.
Events filled with people that are just there to be seen there are pretty common everywhere.
There are very few nights ive been to that are filled with people the are really excited to see XYZ DJ.
Calling them all hipsters is abit much but yeah they are usually people out to get fucked up on chemicals, just a part of the scene were all involved in I guess.
I guess people that stand about and only come to hear one song are similar to people that come to rock shows to "mosh" and punch and kick the crap out of people.
Yeah MJC is a ladies girl! Not a clue on kravitz.
Events filled with people that are just there to be seen there are pretty common everywhere.
There are very few nights ive been to that are filled with people the are really excited to see XYZ DJ.
Calling them all hipsters is abit much but yeah they are usually people out to get fucked up on chemicals, just a part of the scene were all involved in I guess.
I guess people that stand about and only come to hear one song are similar to people that come to rock shows to "mosh" and punch and kick the crap out of people.
Yeah MJC is a ladies girl! Not a clue on kravitz.
Damn straight!
Yeah, it was possibly an overreaction on my part, but I just see it all too often. And it's all the more frustrating when it's *genuinely* a really good act. Terje played one of the top two or three sets I've seen this year. I've seen a lot of crap that people stuck around for and this was one of the pearlers where people just didn't seem like they could be fucked watching it.*
Yeah, similar. Although you actually do get those people at some music festivals (at least in Australia)
Gotcha!
*On a similar note, I read something really interesting from Aeroplane about one of his mixes, that appeared in an interview I saw with him this week. I'll see if I can find it.
Edit: Apologies for the format, the shitty Australian music mag has an Apple Newsstand magazine, but otherwise no fucking presence online, so I had to screencap it, remove the shitty background and save it as a JPEG.
(I thought his comment on Inspector Norse was the only relevant thing to this discussion, but it's that whole passage, pretty much)
Johnlenham
Member
Man has a point. I like the bit about new a mix of new and old, must be hard having to balance that.
I think thats part of what I enjoy about dubstep culture and dubplates.
Some guys have certain versions of songs youll never hear anywhere else, VIPS that no one else has. For example Im pretty sure only Mala and James Blake have copys of Mala- Chnages [James Blake Remix] so you can only hear that if you see either of them and then they have to pull it out of the bag and lay it on the decks to get to hear it!
You'd never go out of your way to see them JUST to hear that song because you have a tiny percent chance of hearing it atall. So everytime you go see someone play, youll hear a really good mix of new, classics and then bangers they have.
I find it abit odd that inspector norse is SO big though, I mean I really like it but I could never imagine paying $40 or whatever mad price it is in Aus to see him play, Just ot hear that song lol
I think thats part of what I enjoy about dubstep culture and dubplates.
Some guys have certain versions of songs youll never hear anywhere else, VIPS that no one else has. For example Im pretty sure only Mala and James Blake have copys of Mala- Chnages [James Blake Remix] so you can only hear that if you see either of them and then they have to pull it out of the bag and lay it on the decks to get to hear it!
You'd never go out of your way to see them JUST to hear that song because you have a tiny percent chance of hearing it atall. So everytime you go see someone play, youll hear a really good mix of new, classics and then bangers they have.
I find it abit odd that inspector norse is SO big though, I mean I really like it but I could never imagine paying $40 or whatever mad price it is in Aus to see him play, Just ot hear that song lol
Yeah, I don't get it either. But maybe that's what they spend their money on with all the money they save from buying second-hand clothes
Now I think about it though, his set did get a little wild in parts... so that MAY be part of the reason some left early. But for me, you hear weird shit like that and it's so much more enjoyable because it's actually challenging and you take something away from it, rather than just hearing songs you could hear on the most recent Ministry of Sound mix CD.
Or maybe it's that a lot of girls like that song and hence, a lot of guys rock up to follow them
To make this post worthwhile:
Evil Nine 40 min Boiler Room set
Haven't listened to yet, but it starts with a Duke Dumont track, so you know it's good.
And while I'm at it, what seems to be a bit of a corker from Hawtin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sui24hHDZDI
(though during the 10 mins I watched it, completely mistimed some button pushy-effect things. That irks me )
Nina Kraviz:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1ZxFNrUBFw
FWIW, I'm not a fan of starting mixes with a weird, random, "cool" soundbite. Having said that, I might just do that for Mixgiving
Now I think about it though, his set did get a little wild in parts... so that MAY be part of the reason some left early. But for me, you hear weird shit like that and it's so much more enjoyable because it's actually challenging and you take something away from it, rather than just hearing songs you could hear on the most recent Ministry of Sound mix CD.
Or maybe it's that a lot of girls like that song and hence, a lot of guys rock up to follow them
To make this post worthwhile:
Evil Nine 40 min Boiler Room set
Haven't listened to yet, but it starts with a Duke Dumont track, so you know it's good.
And while I'm at it, what seems to be a bit of a corker from Hawtin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sui24hHDZDI
(though during the 10 mins I watched it, completely mistimed some button pushy-effect things. That irks me
)Nina Kraviz:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1ZxFNrUBFw
FWIW, I'm not a fan of starting mixes with a weird, random, "cool" soundbite. Having said that, I might just do that for Mixgiving
Johnlenham
Member
New Burial is out now.
Cant listen to it at work and I cant listen to the vinyl so Im just listening to old Burial instead.
Cant listen to it at work and I cant listen to the vinyl so Im just listening to old Burial instead.
I wish he would stop teasing and drop a full length.
After the discussion on her, i went back and listened to her DJ Kikcs. Honestly, it really only gets interesting at track 13. The first half is plodding. Her RA mix is vastly superior.
I've seen her live a couple of times and shes not that great of a DJ. I'm still trying to figure out where all the hype comes from.
Dance Inferno
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What?!! I had no idea he was in town, I totally would have gone.
Grrr I need to get on all these artists' Facebook/Twitter so I can keep up with when they're going to be in town.
Speaking of which, Above & Beyond are coming to NYC in February. Tickets go on sale on Wednesday, just put it in my calendar.
This plus Swedish House Mafia and Trance Around the World in March is going to make it an insane two months.
SecretMoblin
Member
rough sleeper is a jam innit
No idea if this is new, but The xx - Chained (John Talabot & Pional Blinded Remix)
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
So this has been driving me crazy for months, since I have been hearing DJs dropping a few seconds of this track in their sets during transitions, and I know I've heard the song before but I was never able to put my finger on it. I finally tracked it down today:
Booka Shade - Body Language
However I think I like this version even better:
Booka Shade - Body Language (Tocadisco Remix)
This also reminded me of an old song that I really enjoyed back in the day, and which I think is still the only electronic song I've heard that uses the Arabic kanoon instrument:
Djuma Soundsystem - Les Djinns (Trentemøller Remix)
I love that sound so much.
Booka Shade - Body Language
However I think I like this version even better:
Booka Shade - Body Language (Tocadisco Remix)
This also reminded me of an old song that I really enjoyed back in the day, and which I think is still the only electronic song I've heard that uses the Arabic kanoon instrument:
Djuma Soundsystem - Les Djinns (Trentemøller Remix)
I love that sound so much.
Honey Bunny
Member
Mmmmm new Burial. Don't think the tracks top Ashtray Wasp tho. Need to listen more
Cosmic Bus
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John, I'm not sure that Amon Tobin is entirely up your alley taste-wise, but you should give Foley Room a try simply because it's incredible and where he really unloaded his creativity in one place.
Yeah, this was (and still is) a favorite of mine.
Yeah, this was (and still is) a favorite of mine.
Honestly, I was pretty disappointed when I saw MJC at Electric Zoo this year. My first time seeing her... I expected a lot more due to all the hype, but friends of mine who have seen her elsewhere say that she's not all that she's cracked up to be. Well, she served as a good lead-in to Sasha at least.
I do love that deep Jimpster-style sound from a few years ago though so I'll have to check out the new EP.
I do love that deep Jimpster-style sound from a few years ago though so I'll have to check out the new EP.
Johnlenham
Member
Im pretty open minded. Thanks Ill give it a look.
This guy absolutly smashed it last weekend. Ive never seen scratching done on a CDJ either.
Plays loads of Garage and house stuff.
DJ EZ Boiler Room x RBMA Mix
Mmmmmm where can I buy/download this.
I'm not sure if those first two you linked came out before or after In White Rooms/Night Falls, but I can't help but compare it to those... and it just comes off second best.
But it's the perfect excuse to post these because I fucking love them all:
Booka Shade vs. Plastic Operator - Night Falls/Won't Back Down (I seriously can't believe how well that vocal works with it. I know it was sung especially for the track, but the lyrics (Tom Petty, afaik) are obviously MUCH older) (also, how the fuck does this not sound dated yet?!?)
In White Rooms
Booka Shade & MANDY - Oh Superman!
Seems I just found my best newly discovered artist of this year.
Ochu Laross
Ochu Laross - Hell Beat Podcast # 008
I love haunted sounds!
Reminds me a bit of From Karaoke to Stardom.
edit: that podcast is insane!
Ochu Laross
Ochu Laross - Hell Beat Podcast # 008
I love haunted sounds!
Reminds me a bit of From Karaoke to Stardom.
edit: that podcast is insane!
Sounds like Beck to me in that Night Falls/Won't Back Down. Ah, Booka Shade... What happened to you? I could never get into Oh Superman!.
Did anyone here ever listen to M.A.N.D.Y.'s Body Language Vol. 1? Such a stellar mix CD. Oh shit! The whole thing is up on SoundCloud
"Picadilly Circuits," by Willzoid, near the end, is such a fucking TUNE.Yeah, agreed. I just kind of have a soft spot for Superman because I heard it the night I saw Francois K play this year (though it wasn't him that played it, t'was a side room). First person I heard play that Won't Back Down track many moons ago was actually T-Rek (who did this killer, killer track a few years back), but it was all I remember of his set, ahaha.Sounds like Beck to me in that Night Falls/Won't Back Down. Ah, Booka Shade... What happened to you? I could never get into Oh Superman!.
Did anyone here ever listen to M.A.N.D.Y.'s Body Language Vol. 1? Such a stellar mix CD. Oh shit! The whole thing is up on SoundCloud
Always liked MANDY, too. Will check out that set ASAP.
I'm not sure I'm hearing what you're hearing, but that could in part be due to my hearing being all kinds of fucked from this cold. Doesn't make appreciating music too easy
It has a lot of small details that really make it standout to me. This is a song that requires a proper system or headphones to appreciate it. The bits at 2:30 and 4:20 just really tickle me pink.
Got a nice old school NYC vibe. Love that floppy bass.
perseus - seychelles is definitely one of the tunes of the year along with duke dumont - the giver.
and wow at this thread blowin up, nice
lftf put out their list of mixes of the year 2012
and wow at this thread blowin up, nice
lftf put out their list of mixes of the year 2012
Bashmore was here last night and I couldn't go (have a massive cold).
can't tune into this either! It's my boyfriend's birthday! So much going on right now that I can't see or hear...Bashmore was here last night and I couldn't go (have a massive cold).
From on the ground reports, you didn't miss shit.
Yeah, I don't get it either. But maybe that's what they spend their money on with all the money they save from buying second-hand clothes
Now I think about it though, his set did get a little wild in parts... so that MAY be part of the reason some left early. But for me, you hear weird shit like that and it's so much more enjoyable because it's actually challenging and you take something away from it, rather than just hearing songs you could hear on the most recent Ministry of Sound mix CD.
Or maybe it's that a lot of girls like that song and hence, a lot of guys rock up to follow them
To make this post worthwhile:
Evil Nine 40 min Boiler Room set
Haven't listened to yet, but it starts with a Duke Dumont track, so you know it's good.
And while I'm at it, what seems to be a bit of a corker from Hawtin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sui24hHDZDI
(though during the 10 mins I watched it, completely mistimed some button pushy-effect things. That irks me
Nina Kraviz:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1ZxFNrUBFw
FWIW, I'm not a fan of starting mixes with a weird, random, "cool" soundbite. Having said that, I might just do that for Mixgiving
Evil Nine are awesome, especially the They Live album. Up there with Discovery in terms of variety and perfect production on every track.
When they played the bar they only had separate videos for each song to play on the videowall behind the stage in ibar, so I stitched them all together for them. We were the first place in the world to have a full AV set, was fucking awesome. All synced up perfectly, perfect audio + perfect art = nirvana.
I haven't actually heard that LP, TBH. In terms of how I discovered them, it goes something like this (it's fucked, but funny in retrospect):
1. Heard Adam Freeland's "Fear" in Rez game on Dreamcast.
2. Downloaded/listened to Freeland's Essential Mix, which was littered with Evil Nine stuff.
3. Listened to You Can Be Special, Too.
I don't know if you saw me post it or not, but this track of theirs that Terje played reignited my interest:
Broke One - Go Go Go - Evil Nine remix
Only heard it in mac speakers but yeah. Don't understand why he didn't split into more.
LOVE THIS!
I discovered Freeland through Rez haha. My favourite track from Rez though was Level 3? The one with the running man on the ceiling, and the rolling drums.