RADIOACTIVE MAN - Growl

RADIOACTIVE MAN - Growl (Control Tower) Comentários: Two Lone Swordsmen's Keith Tenniswood returns to his Radioactive Man persona for another album of classy electronics. Tenniswood constantly refers back to the kinds of sounds you'd associate with vintage Detroit, early nineties Warp and even the kind of Factory Records-influenced electrified new wave that's done the rounds on recent Two Lone Swordsmen / Wrong Meeting releases. 'Double Dealings' would come under that banner, sounding a bit like Primal Scream circa XTRMNTR, with the electronic component handled ably, but the songwriting suffering. Far more convincing are the ambient synthesis excursion 'Up In The Air', and at the other end of the scale, the crisp, motorised sounds of 'From Dalston To Detroit', whose beat sounds incredibly physical - clearly not the result of some mere software noodling. More quality material abounds from authentically retro productions like the 808 State-like 'Kristiina' and the deep, warm braindance of 'Pieces Of Eight' while 'Nothing At All' shows that vocally-led pop music isn't entirely incompatible with the Radioactive Man sound. in boomkat [Para Ouvir/Samples]

DEEP CHORD - Vantage Isle Sessions

DEEP CHORD - Vantage Isle Sessions (Echospace US) Comentários: Certainly the most anticipated release from Rod Modell's Deepchord project, this incredible package also marks the debut emission from the Echospace imprint, a label curated and steered by Modell in conjunction with Soultek's Steve Hitchell (Hitchell and Modell are also writing together under the Echospace moniker, with their debut efforts included here with 4 tracks and soon due for an appearance on the Modern Love imprint for a series of twelves). Apart from the fact that this album has taken several months to painstakingly put together, and the fact that it is limited to a measly 1000 copies worldwide), "Vantage Isle" also boasts a rare remix effort from Convextion, three new Deepchord mixes and five versions from Echospace - there are 13 tracks here beautifully mastered in Detroit by the legendary Ron Murphy and handpackaged by the Echospace crew with all the bespoke attention to detail you might expect from a package of this nature. The music, well, its just vintage Deepchord : kicking off with the mighty DC version of the title track, a lilting Maurizio-style killer that seems to hover over its own percussion with a million shards of space-echo and reverb breaking out of the mix - pure, hazy brilliance. The debut Echospace "Glacial" mix is up next and more or less sums up what this collaborative pairing is all about - a towering wall of fuzz and washes of delay drench the mix in a cascading variation of the primary dub sound-palette, an analogue leviathan that just blew my mind listening to on headphones - mighty, mighty stuff. On to the Convextion mix : and you get just about what you expect - the spacial hemorrhage of the original squashed into a pulsing BASS killer, sparse yet menacing, the chords taking on their own signature sound - deconstructing and re-building itself into something you could only really describe as epic. The Basic Channel continuum once again casts its influence over its legions of drooling followers, with this release finding one of their most sought-after, well-realised transmissions to date. Awesome. in boomkat [Para Ouvir/Samples]

SUBSONIC PARK - Inner City Codes

SUBSONIC PARK - Inner City Codes (Electrolux Germany) Comentários: by the subsonic park project, elektrolux walks on entirely new paths. "second skin", the first release from the forthcoming album "inner city codes" represents a synergy between the repetitive sound patterns of urban club culture, the deepness of dub and modern technology...thus, "second skin" starts with deep ambient dub house, syncopic chords and gently demanding percussive beats. a sensual form of dub allowing memories of the basic channel series but, nevertheless, is entirely anchored in 2008 as far as sound is concerned. the b-side, "after dark", completely does without bass drums but brings about an almost vibrating motoring activity anyway. finally who said that club music does not work without the omnipresent bass kick as well? [Para Ouvir/Samples]

SYNCOPIX - Icarus

Syncopix é o pseudónimo artistico Roland Bogdahn, um baterista germânico que se virou para a produção de drum'n'bass. Depois de 7 anos a editar por algumas das melhores labels da onda mais liquid deste género musical (liquid v, soundtrax, spearhead ou hospital records) resolveu voar sozinho e criar a sua própria Syncopix records. E foi por aqui que em Abril editou o seu trabalho de estreia, intitulado 'Icarus', distribuído pela Groove Attack. As características de musicalidade e atenção ao pormenor da sua música assumem neste disco um papel preponderante. Impecável sonoridade não será um elogio desmedido a este trabalho, com todas as batidas e synths cirurgicamente trabalhados e masterizados. Com os samples de guitarra em malhas como 'Nightlistener' ou 'Anonymous', tocados por Marc Hassdenteufel até aos vocais de Ruben Scheffler em 'Embraces and Curses', o álbum percorre sonoridades desde a reminiscencia rock até ao clubbing mais 80's. Chega até a rondar paisagens mais escuras e pesadas em Lost in Space, mas a tonalidade preponderante é assumidamente liquid. Em resumo, um grande trabalho de estreia, que só peca por não explorar tempos diferente, como arriscaram fazer os Commix no ultimo ábum Call to Mind, ou Logistics em Reality Checkpoint. Das capacidades de Syncopix não duvidamos e por isso, enquanto essas malhas novas não chegam, vamo-nos deliciando com este 'Icarus'. by sir aiva [Para Ouvir/Samples] [Myspace]

Lazyboy 'Police Dogs Bonfire'

DAN LE SAC vs SCROOBIUS PIP - Look For The Woman

DAN LE SAC vs SCROOBIUS PIP - Look For The Woman (Sunday Best) Comentários: Ahead of their debut album 'Angles', out May 12th, the duo of Dan Le Sac and Scroobius Pip release 'Look For That Woman' today on Sunday Best Records. Expectation are high for their long player and 'Look For That Woman' will keep us happy in the meantime with it's trademark witty wordplay and summery backing. [Video]in clashmusic
Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip 'Look For The Woman'
Bonus track: Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip 'Look For The Woman (The Zane Lowe Mix)'

Trus'me - Interview

Trus'me - Interview
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LOCO DICE - 7 Dunham Place

LOCO DICE - 7 Dunham Place (Desolat Germany) Comentários: Düsseldorf DJ, producer and Desolat label head Loco Dice will release his debut album this May. Dice began his career as a hip-hop DJ, but in 2002 hooked up with producer Martin Buttrich and warmed up to dance music in a major way, leading to releases on high-profile labels like Minus, Cadenza and Cocoon. For his first full-length, Dice relocated from his Düsseldorf home to New York City and rented out a studio space with Buttrich, taking inspiration from the new surroundings. From the lovely architecture (’Got Leaks in the Roof’) to inefficient public transport (’M Train to Brooklyn’), Dice explores the city that never sleeps via what the press notes call “reduced grooves, kept infinitely personal.” in ra [Para Ouvir/Samples]

XLR8R Magazine Issue 117: May 2008

XLR8R MAGAZINE - XLR8R Magazine Issue 117: May 2008 (feat Portishead, Ellen Alien, Charles Webster, Aphex Twin, Bob Mould + in the studio with 9th Wonder + album/single reviews + Clash Of The Sevens fashion shoot, printed on 100% recycled paper) [+info]

Simian Mobile Disco - Hustler

LEILA - Mettle

LEILA - Mettle (Warp) Comentários: LIMITED, DELUXE AND HAND NUMBERED NEW VINYL EDITION - LIMITED TO 500 COPIES FOR THE WORLD AND INCLUDING EXTRA MATERIAL!* Tape's second album manages to outclass their debut offering 'Opera' by building up their uniquely passioned embrace of the world of live acoustic instrumentation. Tape is a trio from Stockholm, Sweden, building their music from a whole array of acoustic instruments, subtle electronics and field recordings. This eight track album manages to combine warm sonics with a slight abstract angle seemingly without any effort at all through the use of banjo, violin, organ, harmonium, accordion, harmonica and trumpet (plus around 10 other exotic instruments). To spotlight individual tracks is not necessary it's the joy you'll arrive at through listening to this album from start to finish that'll really make you fall in love with this CD. At time joyful and at others sadly beautiful, bringing to mind the aura of Mark Hollis' post Talk Talk debut album from 1998. I really can't recommend this album highly enough. in boomkat [Para Ouvir/Samples]

LITTLE DRAGON - Constant Surprises

Constant Surprises

DIESEL:U:MUSIC

Música fabricada em todos os possíveis algures e nenhures está disponível ao mundo. Os músicos, a internet e os fãs são os únicos intervenientes nesta ilimitada exaltação sonora, cujas capacidades e qualidades artísticas são fomentadas exclusivamente pelos seus admiradores. Os mais cotados serão os que tiverem maior afluência de tráfego, comentários e downloads realizados. Sem estilos de música definidos, o DIESEL:U:MUSIC torna-se numa plataforma sujeita à espontaneidade e criatividade musical dos uploads realizados por qualquer músico ou banda no mundo. Os que desejem divulgar o seu trabalho, devem criar um perfil no Diesel Cult e, deste modo, poder fazer o upload das suas músicas. A plataforma criada pelo DIESEL:U:MUSIC, agora na sua oitava edição, permite aos músicos mais aclamados não só a oportunidade de organizarem tours, realizarem concertos e principiarem uma carreira na indústria musical devidamente apoiada, como também adquirir projecção artística à escala mundial.O fãs podem fazer o download de qualquer música e fazer comentários! O fãs lideram o futuro da música! www.diesel-u-music.com

INDIE LISBOA 2008

O INDIELISBOA é um local privilegiado para a descoberta de novos autores e tendências do cinema mundial e integra uma competição de longas e curtas metragens de novos realizadores.Mantendo o seu foco na criatividade e independência dos autores, em apenas quatro anos, o INDIELISBOA é já reconhecido como um dos mais importantes festivais de cinema em Portugal. [+info]

Boom Festival 2008

DER ZYKLUS - Cherenkov Radiation

DER ZYKLUS - Cherenkov Radiation (Frustrated Funk Holland) Comentários: Sci-fi electro darkness from Der Zyklus. Moody, pinpoint accurate lazer beats and synth basslines accompanied by swooshing lead lines and melodies plus arpeggios to die for. You can hear the horror influences and there's a hint of Zombi in some of the string bits. 4 tracks of mutant funk. 4 really good reasons to get yourself a copy of this. Brilliant in my opinion. in smallfish [Para Ouvir/Samples] [Myspace]

DCAST DYNAMICS - The Giant Returns

DCAST DYNAMICS - The Giant Returns (Frustrated Funk Holland) Comentários: I actually though I'd put on a Other People Place record when I first stuck this on. It's got that sort of electro / techno hybrid vibe with a mid-tempo feel and these lovely string elements, all backed up with synthy old basslines. Frustrated Funk can put stuff like this out all the time in my opinion as this is one of my favourite releases so far (along with the Der Zyklus 12"). in smallfish [Para Ouvir/Samples] [Myspace]

INVISIBLE CONGA PEOPLE - Weird Pains

An electronic stream of consciousness. A ceremonial meditation. A haunting premonition. These are all phrases and descriptions that come to my mind when listening to "Cable Dazed" by NYC's Invisible Conga People, the newest band on the otherwise dark disco label Italians Do It Better. Similar to the Knife's song "Silent Shout," it's a tranced-out, mystical piece with dead-pan vocals and a backing track that rarely deviates off course. The difference lies in "Cable Dazed's" more stripped down approach, which to me, adds a greater air of mystery. in the walrus Listen to more Invisible Conga People tracks on their MySpace Page

Download 'Invisible Conga People - Cable Dazed'

Liaisons dangereuses - Los niños del parque

La Bionda - I Wanna Be Your Lover

George Pringle - Carte Postale

Oxford-based George Pringle began writing music when she was 16. She pinched her older brother’s guitar and taught herself bar chords. Her brother ... (more) ditched the guitar to become a DJ. “I don’t see the point of making music when I’m not doing anything new and other people can do it so much better than me. I enjoy listening to them far more,” he said. George has become a “Diseuse” (a female performer of monologues). She makes electronic music on her iBook G4 (which she calls Truman) and recites poetry over the tracks. Her demos have been described as "just plain charming!" by Music Week.George gigs Karaoke-style, with a view to someday incorporating projections of her photo journals into her live shows. [Myspace]

passatempo syncopix

O alemão Roland Bogdahn a.k.a. SYNCOPIX lança o seu álbum de estreia 'ICARUS' pela Syncopix Records. Numa parceria com esta label e com o próprio SYNCOPIX, a RUA FM (Rádio Universitária do Algarve) lança ICARUS em exclusivo nacional no programa Ao Nascer da Lua. Na próxima sexta feira 18 de Abril fica atento à emissão do AO NASCER DA LUA para ganhares este CD. No momento certo, só tens que ligar 289 898 730 e responder correctamente à questão: QUAL O INSTRUMENTO QUE ROLAND BOGDAHN TOCOU DURANTE 15 ANOS? Não percas a emissão com entrevista a SYNCOPIX em directo e esta oportunidade de ganhar este grande álbum! Sexta 18 de Abril das 20 às 22h na RUA FM. [Para Ouvir/Samples]

Buraka Som Sistema - Sound of Kuduro feat M.I.A.

VARIOUS - Viewpoints Chapter One

VARIOUS - Viewpoints Chapter One (Arne Weinberg) Comentários: AW-Recordings is proud to present the first label compilation available on double vinyl and on CD। Viewpoints features new material by artists all around the globe with the same kind of vision in mind. Deepness, soul and timelessness expressed in different ways of electronic music. The compilation features some new talents alongside some well known producers. Artwork drawing by Alan D. Oldham. in clone [Para Ouvir/Samples]

Mundo Urbano Podcast 04

01.MATTHEW HERBERT - THE LAST DAY
02.COMPOSITIONIST - HANA
03.BITSTREAM - RETREAT POD
04.THE REMOTE VIEWER - THE SOUND OF A FINISHED KISS
05.ISOLEE - I OWE YOU
06.MIWON - DARTING ROPES
07.WALDECK - DOPE NOIR
08.YOSHIHIRO HANNO AKA RADIQ - ROCK STEADY
09.KIM HIORTHOY - BEATS MISTAKE
10.MAHJONGG - PROBLEMS
11.JEAN JACQUES PERREY AND LUKE VIBERT - FRERE JACQUES
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We Share Our Mother's Health - The Knife

MAX HATTLER - Collision

"To note the five long years that the Iraq campaign has chalked up this month, what better way to mark the occasion than with Max Hattler's protean, prize-laden and thought-provoking animated artwork. This abstract reflection on the clash of cultures forcibly merges American quilts and Islamic patterns into beautiful, yet unsettling kaleidoscopic scenes. Make sure to launch this in the stand-alone player option and listen with headphones on (bbc.co.uk/ filmnetwork), to see how Christopher Wilson's subtly ominous sound mix transforms these whirling, warring images, as a muezzin's call and the crack of artillery fire fracture Hattler's primary- coloured mandalas like shrapnel." guardian.co.uk, 3/2008

LUKE ABBOTT - b'b'b'b'b'b'b'b'b'b'b'b'b'b'b'b'