tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32424853484511247272024-03-12T19:04:12.668-07:00DJ Tanuki's music reviewsDJ Tanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01955674502487286133noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242485348451124727.post-34021111731955132932010-04-08T12:55:00.000-07:002010-04-08T13:00:29.917-07:00DJ Tanuki - deep house mix 3/7/2010 "Drumpoetry"<img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457858868889464594" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/S741uWpfLxI/AAAAAAAAAQc/lqKnvNnRS9I/s200/norway_spiral_4.jpg" />DJ Tanuki - deep house mix 3/7/2010 "Drumpoetry"<br /><br /><a href="http://tanukidreams.net/3-7-10_deep_set.mp3">http://tanukidreams.net/3-7-10_deep_set.mp3</a><br /><br />Julius Steinhoff - Something Like Wonderful (Smallville Records, 2009)<br />Cavalier - Deep Rider (Drumpoet Community, 2008)<br />Leif - New Growth (Thinner, 2008)<br />Delano Smith - Dee's Gruv (Third Ear Recordings, 2009)<br />Kawabata - Persuasion (Serafin's Back To New York Re-Interpretation) (Drumpoet Community, 2008)<br />Cavalier - The Deeper You Get (Drumpoet Community, 2009)<br />Art Bleek - Pacific Coast Highway (Resopal Red, 2008)<br />Delano Smith - Synergy (Third Ear Recordings, 2008)<br />DJ Yellow - Reflection On The Self (DJ Tanuki Edit) (Plastic City, 2009)<br />Needs - So Many Things (Original Pass) (Needs Music, 2000)<br />Rebecca Pidgeon - Learn To Pray (Exclusive Charles Webster Dub Mix) (Miso/Defected, 2007/8)<br />RNDM - Third Hand Smoke Dub (Laid, 2009)<br />Gamat 3000 - Feeling Love (Wighnomy's Give Peace A Chance Remix) (Freude Am Tanzen, 2003)DJ Tanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01955674502487286133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242485348451124727.post-51341071500175271192010-03-27T10:00:00.000-07:002010-04-08T13:10:33.653-07:00Optic Echo Presents 1/24/10 (special guest mix by ethernet)<img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457861589216845554" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/S744MsqE3vI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/GDSuzAL6n84/s200/artworks-000000913715-s6frwa-crop.jpg" />Optic Echo Presents 1/24/10 (special guest mix by ethernet)<br /><br />DJ Tanuki (ethernet) - Japanese ambient 1-24-2010 "Summer Acid"<br /><br /><a href="http://soundcloud.com/opticecho/optic-echo-presents-1-24-10-special-guest-mix-by-ethernet">http://soundcloud.com/opticecho/optic-echo-presents-1-24-10-special-guest-mix-by-ethernet</a><br /><br /><div><p>Yoshimi & Yuka - Korokokoro'N Insects + Elegant Bird (Ipecac Recordings, 2003)<br />Chihei Hatakayama - A Stone Inside The Box (Room40, 2009)<br />Ken Ikeda - Motion Pictures (Touch, 2000)<br />Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ice (Commmons, 2009)<br />Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Grains (Raster-Noton, 2008)<br />Susumu Yokota - Hagoromo (Leaf, 2000)<br />Space Machine w/ Kawabata Makoto - Planet Of Somnolence (Earworm, 2002)</p></div>DJ Tanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01955674502487286133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242485348451124727.post-39428722702730207732010-03-27T09:57:00.000-07:002010-03-27T09:58:55.723-07:00DJ Tanuki - deep house mix 1-28-2010 "Earth As Art"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/S645QJOaWRI/AAAAAAAAAPo/UbTmcShGklI/s1600/1-28-10+deep+house+set+gal_earth-as-art_47.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/S645QJOaWRI/AAAAAAAAAPo/UbTmcShGklI/s200/1-28-10+deep+house+set+gal_earth-as-art_47.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453359148309305618" border="0" /></a>DJ Tanuki - deep house mix 1-28-2010 "Earth As Art"<br /><a href="http://tanukidreams.net/1-28-10_deep_house_set.mp3"><br />http://tanukidreams.net/1-28-10_deep_house_set</a><a href="http://tanukidreams.net/1-28-10_deep_house_set.mp3">.mp3</a><br /><br />Luke Hess - Agape Dub (Modelisme Records, 2009)<br />Sven Weisemann - Amity (Mojuba, 2008)<br />Fluxion - Elation (Echocord, 2009)<br />Nick Solé - Minimal Summer (Mojuba, 2005)<br />Audision - Red Sky (Mule Electronic, 2008)<br />Ribn - This Feeling (Steve Bug Remix) (Mild Pitch, 2009)<br />Art Bleek - City Of Angels (Night Drive Music, 2008)<br />The Timewriter - Ridin' On A High (Plastic City, 2005)<br />Bioground - Smooth Summer Nights (Plastic City, 2005)<br />Arthur Oskan - Stopover (Matrix Records, 2009)DJ Tanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01955674502487286133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242485348451124727.post-20229158001390564472010-03-27T09:54:00.002-07:002010-03-27T09:57:05.035-07:00DJ Tanuki - techno mix 1-29-2010 "Tribute To Delsin"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/S644z5LGUfI/AAAAAAAAAPg/cLqBAMlsnXo/s1600/delsin.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 166px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/S644z5LGUfI/AAAAAAAAAPg/cLqBAMlsnXo/s200/delsin.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453358662964105714" border="0" /></a>DJ Tanuki - techno mix 1-29-2010 "Tribute To Delsin"<br /><br /><a href="http://tanukidreams.net/1-29-10_delsin_set.mp3">http://tanukidreams.net/1-29-10_delsin_set.mp3</a><br /><br />Delta Funktionen - Nebula (Ann Aimee, 2008)<br />Delta Funktionen - Intruder (Ann Aimee, 2009)<br />James Kumo - Alphawave (Ann Aimee, 2009)<br />James Kumo - 45 Days (Ann Aimee, 2008)<br />Delta Funktionen - Silhouette (Marcel Dettman Remix) (Delsin, 2009)<br />Taho - Forest Of Wonders (Delsin, 2007)<br />Sterac - Rond (Delsin, 2008)<br />Quince - For My Mr (Steve Rachmad Remix) (Delsin, 2009)<br />D5 - Floatation Tank (Delsin, 2009)<br />D5- Run (Delsin, 2006)<br />Chymera - Hundulu (Delsin, 2007)<br />Vince Watson - Meant To Be (Delsin, 2006)<br />D5 - Intruders (Delsin, 2009)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.discogs.com/label/Delsin">http://www.discogs.com/label/Delsin</a>DJ Tanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01955674502487286133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242485348451124727.post-65754169993499127472010-03-27T09:54:00.001-07:002010-04-08T13:09:37.230-07:00DJ Tanuki - dubstep mix 1-24-2010 "Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die"<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/S7434Hkp2TI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/rj9eOqK4hdg/s1600/fear_and_cats_in_las_vegas.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457861235664607538" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/S7434Hkp2TI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/rj9eOqK4hdg/s200/fear_and_cats_in_las_vegas.jpg" /></a>DJ Tanuki - dubstep mix 1-24-2010 "Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die"<br /><br /><a href="http://tanukidreams.net/1-24-10_pra_dubstep_set.mp3">http://tanukidreams.net/1-24-10_pra_dubstep_set.mp3<br /></a><br />Untold - Kingdom (Hessle Audio, 2008)<br />Kromestar - Interference (Southside Dubstars, 2007)<br />Zomby - Godzilla (Ramp Recordings, 2009)<br />Quarta 330 - Sabacco (Hyperdub, 2008)<br />Untold - Walk Through Walls (Hemlock Recordings, 2008)<br />Mala - Forgive (Deep Medi Musik, 2007)<br />DJ Hatcha - Chillz (Eight:FX, 2008)<br />Benga & Walsh - Dreamscape 24 (Immerse Records, 2006)<br />Digital Mystikz - Ancient Memories (Skream Remix) (DMZ, 2006)<br />Benga - Star Wars (The Hatcha VIP) (Tempa, 2006)<br />The Others - Bed Bugz (Veri Lo Records, 2007)<br />Cotti - On Da Warpath (-30 Recordings, 2007)<br />Martyn - Broken (Revolve:r, 2007)<br />Headhunter - Prototypes (Tempa, 2008)<br />2562 - Embrace (3024, 2008)DJ Tanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01955674502487286133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242485348451124727.post-74098233317608778302010-03-27T09:53:00.001-07:002010-04-08T13:07:48.835-07:00DJ Tanuki - drum'n'bass mix 2-3-10 "Tribute to Metalheadz & Razors Edge '95-'96"<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/S743jHxaeyI/AAAAAAAAAQs/0fQIRPxojXk/s1600/metalheadz.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457860874940873506" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/S743jHxaeyI/AAAAAAAAAQs/0fQIRPxojXk/s200/metalheadz.jpg" /></a>DJ Tanuki - drum'n'bass mix 2-3-10 "Tribute to Metalheadz & Razors Edge '95-'96"<br /><br /><a href="http://tanukidreams.net/2-3-10_metalheadz_set.mp3">http://tanukidreams.net/2-3-10_metalheadz_set.mp3</a><br /><br />Goldie - Still Life (Photek Remix) (RE, 1995)<br />Dillinja - Deadly Deep Subs (Remix) (RE, 1996)<br />Dillinja - Brutal Bass (M, 1995)<br />Source Direct - The Cult (The Initiation Test) (RE, 1996)<br />Dillinja - Ja Know Ya Big (M, 1995)<br />J Majik - Tranquil (M, 1995)<br />Photek - The Rain (Photek Remix) (RE, 1995)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?label=Metalheadz">http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?label=Metalheadz</a>DJ Tanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01955674502487286133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242485348451124727.post-84681350799893491232010-03-27T09:51:00.000-07:002010-04-08T13:07:01.945-07:00DJ Tanuki - techno mix 2-28-2010 "Tribute To 100% Pure '93-'98"<img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457860656393225826" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/S743WZnmBmI/AAAAAAAAAQk/1HwfWnJ3wBs/s200/100%25+pure.png" />DJ Tanuki - techno mix 2-28-2010 "Tribute To 100% Pure '93-'98"<br /><br /><a href="http://tanukidreams.net/2-28-10_100_pure_set.mp3">http://tanukidreams.net/2-28-10_100_pure_set.mp3</a><br /><br />Sterac - Alastria (1998)<br />Sterac - The Lost Of A Love (Mark Broom Mix 2) (1997)<br />Dreg - Up That Hill (2000 And One Edit) (1997)<br />Sterac - Fear (1998)<br />Babies From Gong - Pure 2 A1 (1993)<br />Jerome - Artmosphere (1998)<br />2000 And One - Galaxy Child A2 (1997)<br />Jerome vs Sterac - Trillipone (1996)<br />Stefan Robbers - Some Kind of Mixture (1993)<br />Sterac - Axion (Sensurreal New Funk Mix) (1996)<br />2000 And One - Galaxy Child A1 (1997)<br />Stefan Robbers - Afridisiac (Jumpy Mix) (1993)<br />Pure - Pure Music That Is (1993)<br />Jerome - Epilogue (1998)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.discogs.com/label/100%25+Pure">http://www.discogs.com/label/100%25+Pure</a><br /><br />The sound of Amsterdam in the mid '90s... admittedly, I was in highschool in suburban upstate NY in the mid '90s, but in my heart I yearned for the freedom of the A'dam rave scene! 100% Pure released 24 12"s between '93 and '98, after which they went bankrupt and took a six year break. Since '04, 100% Pure has been back in business, and their most recent 12" PURE #56 was released in November '09. Relentless, hypnotic, quirky, tripped out, 100% Pure!DJ Tanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01955674502487286133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242485348451124727.post-18335437742228235532010-03-27T09:40:00.000-07:002010-03-27T09:51:24.676-07:00DJ Tanuki Experience : new radio show every Monday!I moved to Portland, OR about three months ago, and have been so busy I forgot to update my blog!<br /><br />I am pleased to announce my new weekly radio show on Portland Radio Authority, a cool local community internet radio station in SE Portland. My show is on Mondays from 4-6PM PST, and you can tune in online at:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.praradio.org/">http://www.praradio.org/</a><br /><br />There are actually lots of <a href="http://www.praradio.org/station/schedules/pra">really good DJs</a> involved with PRA, and you can listen all day for FREE! I will endeavor to post tracklists and mp3s of some of the mixes I make, but no promises!<br /><br />Lastly, I have been keeping a log of everything I've listened to in 2010 on Twitter... its fun! I only list full-length releases that I listen to from start to finish, not just individual tracks/shuffle mode. If I listened to the whole thing, you can assume it is "worth listening to!"<br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/ethernet333">http://twitter.com/ethernet333</a>DJ Tanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01955674502487286133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242485348451124727.post-60387576301357812372009-12-31T22:06:00.000-08:002009-12-31T22:11:26.664-08:00Happy 2010!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/Sz2Ri9rfJhI/AAAAAAAAAPY/LHm6W3x1820/s1600-h/rome.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/Sz2Ri9rfJhI/AAAAAAAAAPY/LHm6W3x1820/s200/rome.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421649556282484242" border="0" /></a>Well, a couple weeks ago I thought I would write up some sort of Best of 2009 list, but I realized that <span style="font-weight: bold;">this whole blog</span> is basically my Best of '09 list, and I'm too tired now to come up with a proper list before midnight anyway! But anyway....<br /><br />What an amazing, intense, crazy year! I got a record deal, got into graduate school, visited Amsterdam and Rome, ended a major long-term relationship, bought some gear, went completely broke several times, sold some gear, got really excited about DJing with Ableton Live, played some live Ethernet shows, put out my first full-length CD, got over 30 reviews, all positive, including some proper print magazines like The Wire, and moved from Northern California to Portland, Oregon, two weeks ago as of tomorrow! And probably a number of other things, as well! <p>In 2010 I will be playing lots of Ethernet shows, as soon and as many as possible, basically, at least around the Portland/Eugene/Vancouver area. I have several hours of new material that I’m really happy with, but that I have been feeling like is not suited for Kranky, more like it has been improving my “chops” and production skills. I’m not entirely sure what I’ll do with this past year’s worth of new tracks… I would love to put out a proper techno 12″, as I’ve made some dub techno and IDM-tinged tracks that I’m finally pleased with (and just because I love vinyl!). For Kranky, I will be working on something very deep and special, and I’m looking forward to exploring the brand new Native Instruments Absynth 5 synthesis engine, as Absynth 4 was the main compositional tool behind “144 Pulsations”.</p> <p>So, my best wishes to all in 2010, I have a feeling its going to be a good one!</p> <p>If you haven’t yet, please check out my <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ethernet333">Myspace page</a>, where I’ve been posting all of the <a href="http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=349810108&blogId=513078814">reviews of my Ethernet CD</a>, as well as a brand new <a href="http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=349810108&blogId=524158245">interview for The Offline People</a>!</p> <p>Happy New Year!</p>DJ Tanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01955674502487286133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242485348451124727.post-17126596841464722782009-12-15T14:15:00.000-08:002009-12-15T14:43:13.897-08:00FREE DOWNLOADS: Rush Hour Recordings broadcasts & mixes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/SygQIDxMAhI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/toHuRs9qTcE/s1600-h/rushhour.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/SygQIDxMAhI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/toHuRs9qTcE/s200/rushhour.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415596282549633554" border="0" /></a>OK, obviously I have been getting busier and busier the past couple months, and this blog has slowed down! Since I started the blog earlier this year, I've written reviews of about 70 of my favorite albums, as well as several record label and artist profiles, and a smattering of bonus links to interesting articles or free downloads. Since this Summer, I've been taking online classes in a new masters degree program, and have been preparing to move to a new state since November... currently, my move-out date is this coming Saturday! This month I have mainly been listening to misc. new techno and classic acid house tracks, especially since I discovered the excellent selection of WAVs available for purchase from <a href="http://www.junodownload.com/">Juno Download</a>, which seems to offer the best prices I've found. Besides brand new releases from Delsin, Ann Aimee, M>O>S and Rush Hour, Juno is also offering much of the <a href="http://www.junodownload.com/labels/Trax+US/releases/">Chicago Trax Records</a> back-catalogue from the '80s; an awesome selection of classic acid house, a sound I've really gotten into in the last couple years. Its nice to see the classic material being released online in full, lossless quality, as the original vinyl is either stupefyingly expensive in the collectors' market, or just old and worn out-sounding! I also got a <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=290368318928&Category=63869&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26its%3DI%26otn%3D1">25th Anniversary promotional shirt</a> to celebrate and represent.<br />So, this month I may not actually find any time to review any music, until I'm done with my move around Xmas. In the meantime, I will be listening to the huge collection of mixes, audio specials and video reports available from <a href="http://rushhour.nl/broadcast.php">Rush Hour Recordings' Broadcast webpage</a>, which I somehow didn't notice when I wrote the <a href="http://djtanuki.blogspot.com/2009/05/label-profile-rush-hour-recordings.html">label profile</a> about them back in May. Rush Hour is one of my favorite labels promoting the sound of Amsterdam, and this year saw some great new 12" and CD releases, including Daniel Wang's Balihu collection, and re-releases of some early Rick Wilhite/KDJ 12"s and old '80s <a href="http://www.rushhour.nl/store_master.php?bIsOutOfStock=1&label=9268">Chicago Trax 12"s</a> too! Once again, there are literally tens of hours of free listening enjoyment here, so check it out and catch the A'dam vibe! Keep checking back on this blog, too, as I will be posting some sort of Best Of 2009 list in the next week or so!DJ Tanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01955674502487286133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242485348451124727.post-26232179370699961062009-11-29T11:20:00.000-08:002009-11-29T11:41:17.069-08:00TIP!: $1 CD sale at Brainwashed.com<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/SxLLkv67kbI/AAAAAAAAAPI/rF-aga78Xgs/s1600/brain013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/SxLLkv67kbI/AAAAAAAAAPI/rF-aga78Xgs/s200/brain013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409609934624756146" border="0" /></a>Just got home from thxgiving week with the fam, heavily jetlagged and zonked, not a fan of air travel. I was pleased to find a small brown envelope in my mailbox, however, containing 6 CDs in transparent plastic sleeves from <a href="http://www.brainwashed.com/commerce.html">Brainwashed</a>! I noticed last week that they are having a blow-out sale on some CDs without covers/packaging, including the entire 3CD Brainwaves 2008 compilation, the first disc from the classic '02 Brain In The Wire compilation, and some brand new releases on their Killer Pimp sublabel! The CDs are priced at only $1 each, which is what you'd pay for ONE TRACK on iTunes or Amazon, and let's face it, a real CD will always sound better than MP3, especially for this kind of full-frequency-spectrum experimental music. For 6 CDs, I paid $7 total with shipping! Brain In The Wire is worth $1 just for the Windy & Carl exclusive version of "Trembling", but you also get unreleased tracks from Legendary Pink Dots and their dub side project Twilight Circus, and a lovely drone and guitar piece by Christoph Heemann and Andreas Martin. The Brainwaves 2008 compilation is well worth $1 for each CD, for the Windy and Benoit Pioulard collaboration as Lambs Laughter, a mysterious track by Coil member Peter Christopherson as the Threshold House Boys Choir, and copious, top-notch tracks from a number of <a href="http://kranky.net">Kranky</a> artists like Nudge, Strategy, Lichens and more. I also grabbed the new Lithops album, a side project of Microstoria and Mouse On Mars guy Jan St. Werner, as I recalled enjoying the quirky, microsound/IDM-ish '98 CD "Uni Umit" but hadn't heard anything more recent by him. There are some dodgy, noise-ridden freak-out tracks in the mix, which I tend to skip, but surely there is something for everyone's taste on these cheap discs! If you're feeling a bit more spendy, grab some of their fantastic <a href="http://djtanuki.blogspot.com/2009/09/bonus-link-brainwashed-eye-video-series.html">Eye DVDs</a> as well!DJ Tanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01955674502487286133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242485348451124727.post-79597526805551776532009-11-17T20:41:00.000-08:002009-11-18T10:06:16.984-08:00Stuart Dempster, Tom Heasley & Eric Glick Rieman - Echoes Of Syros (2009, Full Bleed Music)<a style="" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/SwN7-NpG0gI/AAAAAAAAAPA/rnEYvPMSQ-E/s1600/heasley.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/SwN7-NpG0gI/AAAAAAAAAPA/rnEYvPMSQ-E/s200/heasley.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405300286518907394" border="0" /></a>When I recently wrote about Tom Heasley's “<a href="http://djtanuki.blogspot.com/2009/08/tom-heasley-on-sensations-of-tone-2002.html">On The Sensations Of Tone</a>” CD, I checked out his <a href="http://www.myspace.com/tomheasley">Myspace page</a> and was excited to read that he'd recently been working with <a href="http://stuartdempster.blogspot.com/">Stuart Dempster</a>, a founding member of Pauline Oliveros's <a href="http://djtanuki.blogspot.com/2009/06/pauline-oliveros-stuart-dempster.html">Deep Listening Band</a>. This Fall, Heasley released two CDs on his in-house <a href="http://www.tomheasley.com/">Full Bleed Music</a> label, the first being a collection of older free-jazz trio recordings, and the second a live collaboration with Dempster and keyboardist <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ericglickrieman">Eric Glick Rieman</a> entitled “<a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/StuartDempsterTomHeasleyEricG1">Echoes Of Syros</a>”. Recorded live in Oakland, CA, the album has a very “free” and improvised feel to it, but manages to explore some very deep and lush sonic territory. In fact, I found the opening 34 minute-long title track reminiscent of the drone-ambient mastery of Steve Roach's “Magnificent Void” or “Early Man”, yet entirely organic in instrumentation. The highlight for me is still Heasley's dense, blasting tuba soundclouds, giving even the most potent analogue drone boxes and synthesizers a run for their money, but now they are blended with other-worldly layers of mouth sounds, circular breathing and “extended instrument technique” on trombone, didjeridu, conch shell and garden hose by Dempster, substituting sonically for the abstract synth noise, field recordings and resonant filter sweeps of traditional electronic ambient music. Reiman completes the trio on “prepared” Rhodes electric piano, which seems to take more of an indistinct, background role, with occasional rhythmic note taps and soft harmonic swells. The overall sound is almost primitive at times, evocative of whale sounds and bellowing beasts, with occasional soft percussive noise rattling in the background (presumably Dempster's “toys”, as credited on the cover), transitioning into long sustained drones that sound slightly Eastern-tuned. The final two pieces, “Interzone” and “The Chimaera” delve into more atonal, experimental textures, emulating bird sounds and whinnying horses via found-percussion, noise makers and horn toots. Not exactly meditative, but intense journeying music and very nice for deep listening!DJ Tanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01955674502487286133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242485348451124727.post-72403203186794627252009-11-16T17:35:00.001-08:002009-11-16T23:12:31.186-08:00FREE DOWNLOAD: Dead Milkmen - Acoustic set at Crash Bang Boom 10/30/2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/SwJMuywXQkI/AAAAAAAAAO4/ujlBW8oEr0g/s1600/milkmen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/SwJMuywXQkI/AAAAAAAAAO4/ujlBW8oEr0g/s200/milkmen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404966869580333634" border="0" /></a>Well, this month has been all about free online listening for me, as I am nearing the end of my second online class and am now preparing to move next month! This weekend I enjoyed hearing the latest offering from Joe Jack Talcum's <a href="http://joejacktalcum.com/botm.php">Bootleg Of The Month archive</a>: a brand new "unplugged" Dead Milkmen set recorded at what-used-to-be Zipperhead punk boutique in Philly, recorded just a little over two weeks ago! As a DM fan since I got "Metaphysical Graffiti" on cassette in 5th grade, it is amazing to see the band still rocking nearly 30 years after their start (with a few breaks since the mid-'90s, of course), and the performance is funny and entertaining with a lot of energy. Unfortunately there is a screaming child who interrupts nearly every song for the first half of the performance, but maybe I am a little sensitive to crowd noise... Anyway, the recording sounds almost as good as being there. Even better, three video clips totaling about 18 minutes have made their way onto Youtube, so check those out for the full visual experience!<br /><br />Download the show <a href="http://joejacktalcum.com/btlg/DeadMilkmen_Unplugged_CrashBangBoom2009.mp3">audio here</a>!<br /><br />Videos are <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19kV4t16lWc">here</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t812FBsTctg">here</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCZLQGJQPlw">here</a>!<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/19kV4t16lWc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/19kV4t16lWc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed><a class="kbkkbohulwhfstzhnoye" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/19kV4t16lWc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></a><a class="kbkkbohulwhfstzhnoye" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/19kV4t16lWc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></a><a class="kbkkbohulwhfstzhnoye" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/19kV4t16lWc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></a></object>DJ Tanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01955674502487286133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242485348451124727.post-35972004358658871692009-11-10T16:50:00.001-08:002009-11-10T17:20:26.791-08:00FREE DOWNLOADS GALORE: Archive.org Live Music Archive<a style="" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/SvoPYzcr76I/AAAAAAAAAOw/xoWlK9LSRc8/s1600-h/kawabata.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/SvoPYzcr76I/AAAAAAAAAOw/xoWlK9LSRc8/s200/kawabata.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402647621786136482" border="0" /></a>So yesterday I discovered <a href="http://archive.org/">archive.org</a>'s impressive archive of Smashing Pumpkins shows, and since then I have been browsing it constantly and unearthing even more gems! As it turns out, archive.org has an insanely huge <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/etree">Live Music Archive</a>, which features recordings from any band that has given their "OK" to have their live tapes shared. For the most part, this is jam band territory, with a gargantuan collection of Grateful Dead shows and their modern descendants. However, as a wander through the <a href="http://www.archive.org/browse.php?collection=etree&field=%2Fmetadata%2Fcreator">Artist Index</a> reveals, there are many other non-jam bands featured. Besides Smashing Pumpkins, there are a number of other early-'90s-era alt-rock bands, including some junior high favorites of mine like <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/GinBlossoms">Gin Blossoms</a>, <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/SpinDoctors">Spin Doctors</a> and <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/Hum">Hum</a>. But I was most excited to find an amazing collection of <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/AcidMothersTemple">Acid Mothers Temple shows</a>, ranging as far back as some early radio performances from '98 on <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/AMTMPUFO1998-06-26.flac">XFM UK</a> and <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/AMTMPUFO1998-07-01.flac16">KFJC-FM in CA</a>, all the way up to as recent as *last week*, when Kawabata Makoto played some solo shows in <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/amt2009-11-06.flac16">Oakland</a> and <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/amt2009-11-03.flac16">SF</a>! I have a preference for Kawabata's solo material, which tends to be more drone-oriented rather than an acid rock freak-out, so it was great to find these brand new performances, plus another from <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/amt2008-06-18.flac16">last summer</a>! As if this wasn't enough, I next found a great selection of post-rock bands, including <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/FlyPanAm">Fly Pan Am</a>, Kranky-alumnae <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/LowMusic">Low</a>, <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/BardoPond">Bardo Pond</a>, all old faves of mine although I have to confess I haven't heard any of their new stuff since about '02. But the next biggest shock was not one but two huge archives, one for <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/GodspeedYouBlackEmperor">Godspeed You! Black Emperor</a> and the other for their side-project/continuation <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/ASilverMtZion">A Silver Mt. Zion</a>, each offering not five, not ten, but over 35 shows by each group, spanning a period of ten years! Well, I feel so overwhelmed I have no idea where to start, but luckily many of the shows feature listener reviews to give you a sense of the quality (I always prefer soundboard (SBD) or FM sources to audience (AUD) mic recordings, no matter how clear, but its not a strict rule). Enjoy!DJ Tanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01955674502487286133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242485348451124727.post-38305041038617440632009-11-09T11:46:00.000-08:002009-11-09T11:59:44.349-08:00FREE DOWNLOAD: Smashing Pumpkins - Live at VPRO Studios on 1993-06-30<img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402195550640355778" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/Svh0OzMdOcI/AAAAAAAAAOo/lkjjp6wDB9U/s200/pumpkins.bmp" />The amazing <a href="http://www.archive.org/index.php">Internet Archive</a> has always been a useful tool for tracking down old websites that have gone offline, and is also a massive repository for <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/audio">public domain audio</a> and video. Many artists allow their fans to share <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/etree">concert tapes</a> there, much like the cassette and DAT trading scene of the '80s and '90s. While a predominance of music at Archive.org is jam band-oriented, there are some amazing gems like the previously mentioned Ohrwert tracks, and a large collection of <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/SmashingPumpkins">Smashing Pumpkins</a> concerts spanning their entire career, available in high-quality MP3 and lossless FLAC formats (go FLAC!). One in particular stood out to me; a flawlessly-produced acoustic set recorded on the Siamese Dream tour at the <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/tsp1993-06-30.flac">Netherlands VPRO Studios</a>. There is a trippy little 6 minute interview in Dutch with Billy Corgan's responses in English, followed by a 24 minute set of five Siamese Dream tracks plus a great, moody cover of Thin Lizzy's "Dancing In The Moonlight." A lovely audio treat for a weary Monday!<br /><br />Get it here: <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/tsp1993-06-30.flac">http://www.archive.org/details/tsp1993-06-30.flac</a>DJ Tanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01955674502487286133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242485348451124727.post-53200034628265210012009-11-06T20:06:00.000-08:002009-11-06T20:36:50.548-08:00Ohrwert - Gaussian Skies (2009, Cism)<img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401215562933026306" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/SvT48AfvPgI/AAAAAAAAAOg/KNUEAbKm-N8/s200/ohrwert.jpg" /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/ohrwert">Ohrwert</a> is the dub-techno project of Arjen Schat, a producer from the Netherlands who has been releasing an impressive volume of tracks over the past two years, mostly for free download via netlabels. A 12" release on the <a href="http://www.myspace.com/millionsofmoments">Millions Of Moments</a> label in '08 brought some significant attention, and since then there have been a steady stream of LONG tracks and EPs released mainly on the <a href="http://www.discogs.com/artist/Ohrwert">web</a>. The style is an homage to the classic Basic Channel/Rhythm & Sound template of the mid-to-late '90s, which, as I trace it, was refined by Rod Modell/Deepchord in the early '00s and is now being emulated by a wide array of artists to varying degrees of success, with some more recent efforts exploring fascinating new sonic territory and others sounding like tired rehashes made with cheap gear/software. Ohrwert manages to avoid the dub-techno blahs, and has a very impressive <a href="http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?artist=Ohrwert">collection</a> of hardware gear including a nice rack of Moog FX units, a Korg MS2000, Moog Little Phatty and other synthesizers, and the classic Dynacord Echocord Super tape-echo. Over the period of a year beginning of March '08, Ohrwert released a more-than-full-length collection of tracks called "<a href="http://www.ohrwert.blogspot.com/">Reduct</a>", the most recent being part 9 released back in April, with each part featuring two tracks. Adding up the whole series, along with the "Lost Reduct" which can be found on <a href="http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=ohrwert%20AND%20mediatype%3Aaudio">archive.org</a>, you get over three hours of free dub-techno, and most of it is really top-notch. Earlier this month, the Cism netlabel from Smolensk, Russia released a new two-track EP by Ohrwert called "<a href="http://www.cismsound.net/">Gaussian Clouds</a>". Clocking in at over 35 minutes, the two tracks unfold at an extremely slow and graceful pace, with multiple layers of shifting and morphing synthesizer textures. "Floating Shores" starts with a heavily processed wind-like filter noisescape, slowly leading into soft ambient pads, deep bass drones and soft arpeggiations ala Kompakt's Pop Ambient, while the second track, "Transition Sphere," explores pulsing and stabbing chord textures, slowly building into a head-nodding techno thump ala Basic Channel. Ohrwert's music stands on its own as an excellent entry in the book of dub-techno, with literally hours of listening enjoyment available for free download!DJ Tanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01955674502487286133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242485348451124727.post-87126781047046255892009-10-30T16:55:00.001-07:002009-10-30T17:28:19.541-07:00Yokota - Psychic Dance (2009, Harthouse)<img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398551399602552962" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/SuuB5Sr_gII/AAAAAAAAAOY/HoT-jj5mDzs/s200/yokota.jpg" />I have been a fan of <a href="http://www.susumuyokota.org/">Susumu Yokota's</a> techno and ambient records since I heard the widely-acclaimed "<a href="http://djtanuki.blogspot.com/2009/05/susumu-yokota-sakura-2000-leaf.html">Sakura</a>" and its follow-up "Grinning Cat", two fantastic psychedelic ambient albums in the vein of Brian Eno's classic works, and featured on many album-of-the-year lists at the time. As I further explored Yokota's prolific catalog, I realized that he alternated between lush ambient abstraction and straight-ahead deep house/techno, with several amazing albums and 12"s deconstructing <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzQuHvhL-F4">disco</a> samples and soulful <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZI48ZVrjZg">house grooves</a>, my personal favorite being the '02 full-length "Sound Of Sky". Since then, Yokota has released roughly one album each year, with each one exploring a different genre or variation of techno or ambient. In '06 he released the brain-bending "Triple Time Techno", which applied the waltz meter of 3-beats per bar to techno, followed by the more-abstract, melodic "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2w8fyvp2bg">Love Or Die</a>", moving back into ambient/experimental territory. Back in the mid-'90s, Susumu released two albums and a couple 12"s on the seminal German techno label <a href="http://www.harthouse.de/">Harthouse</a>, and 12 years later he has returned to his "Yokota" alias with a full-length digital download-only release called "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Psychic-Dance/dp/B002OK2EO4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1256948757&sr=8-1">Psychic Dance</a>". The album is a strong return to Yokota's oldschool, acid and minimal techno roots, eschewing strange time-signatures and melodic textures in general for heavy, intricate drum machine programming with lots of weird spatial effects and filter tweaks. Occasionally some harmonic chord stabs enter the mix, but for the most part these are purely rhythmic explorations, with each track named after a different neurochemical/drug like "Ritalin", "Paxil", "Betanamin", etc. The vibe is high-energy and pounding, slightly industrial-edged and very dance-able, referencing modern minimal, progressive and Detroit styles. Yokota's masterful programming and sound library are showcased in a new techno format, with many intricate layers of rhythmic elements constantly shifting in and out of the mix, keeping things interesting and engaging. At 76 minutes long, its worth the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Psychic-Dance/dp/B002OK2EO4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1256948757&sr=8-1">8 bucks</a>!DJ Tanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01955674502487286133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242485348451124727.post-22293238437406227972009-10-28T12:57:00.000-07:002009-10-28T13:12:04.155-07:00Convextion – s/t (2006/8, Down Low Music)<img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 196px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397743022436418962" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/SuiirjEqhZI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/-KcqdcO79oY/s200/convextion.jpg" />I have to admit I am very much a late-comer to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_techno">Detroit techno</a>, and basically never even heard Juan Atkins or Jeff Mills or Underground Resistance or any of the other “masters” of the genre until the last couple of years. In '06, the Echospace Detroit camp of <a href="http://djtanuki.blogspot.com/2009/05/artist-profile-rod-modell-aka-deepchord.html">Rod Modell and co.</a> released several double-12”s with a lot of buzz around them: a remix collection and re-issue of Convextion's “Miranda” from '96; a similar remix & re-issue set of Model 500's “Starlight”, a “classic” minimal Detroit techno track from '95; and the fantastic Deepchord release “Vantage Isle”, the latter both featuring remixes by Convextion. <a href="http://www.convextion.com/">Convextion</a> is one of several aliases used by TX-native producer <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Convextion/11303654930">Gerard Hanson</a>, who released a relatively sparse selection of five 12”s over a period of 8 years from '95 to '03, considered very high-quality <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q4PP3AeY2c">slices</a> of Detroit/dub techno and commanding high prices on eBay, plus some electro-oriented 12"s as <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB07Bizwn0g">E.R.P.</a>. In '06, Convextion finally released a full-length 2LP collection of tracks composed over the previous 10 years, but I didn't get a chance to hear it until it was released on CD last year. While I was at first slightly put-off by the Detroit sound, which has a very raw, synthetic-sounding quality with a heavy focus on minimal synthesizer patches, bleep-n-blooping arpeggiators and relatively simple, plodding drum machine programming, but I gradually realized that the album was just extremely pleasant to listen to and created a very hypnotic, chilled out atmosphere. The ten tracks are somewhat of an homage to classic Detroit and '90s styles, and even from my own limited listening experience I can recognize elements of early '90s techno blended with a nod towards the Basic Channel sound. The tone of the album is abstract and mysterious, with the steady beats functioning more as a trance-inducing throb than a dance-able groove. The long tracks steadily evolve and change up regularly enough to prevent monotony, and the synth programming is top-notch. Without making use of any trendy DSP FX or vocal samples, the album manages to maintain a timeless quality. Its not exactly innovative or ground-breaking territory being explored, but its relatively rare to find a full-length album of home-listenable techno music that works from beginning to end, which Convextion accomplishes impressively.DJ Tanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01955674502487286133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242485348451124727.post-84416658372574718872009-10-25T12:00:00.000-07:002009-10-25T12:28:45.501-07:00Late-October misc. round-up!<div><div><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 189px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396621133088025042" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/SuSmU_kT6dI/AAAAAAAAANw/AS4yBtERWDk/s200/chris-ware-illus.jpg" />Well, I have been in heavy work-mode this month, and realize I haven't been thinking in “review” terms much. So I thought I would just post a few blurbs of things that I have been listening to or reading this month, but haven't felt motivated to write more than a sentence or two about.<br /><br /><a href="http://search.deepdiscount.com/search?w=chris%20ware&">Chris Ware's “ACME Novelty Library”</a> - I was never much of a comic book fan, although I did my time as an anime geek in the mid '90s (when Pokemon hit the US I realized being an anime fan had “jumped the shark”, so to speak), and I grew up reading Tintin and Asterix. One comic I have been a long-time fan of, however, is Chris Ware's “ACME Novelty Library”, best known for the “Jimmy Corrigan – The Smartest Kid In The World” series, not to mention the blatant uncredited “inspiration” for Stewie from Family Guy. The comic has an <a href="http://academic.cuesta.edu/mstevens/nestware1.jpg">incredible visual style</a> suggestive of old-time newspapers and <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/files/2006/11/061127on_ware_4.gif">vintage</a> early 20th century comic art, a slightly twisted sense of <a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/brainiac/chris_ware_new_yorker.gif">humor</a>, and a heavy melancholic mood. I recently discovered that Ware had started a new series, and was self-publishing annual hard-cover issues of the “Novely Library”, including a collection of his new “Rusty Brown” series about the pathetic adult life of a comic book nerd in the '70s. The most recent issue was #19 released last Fall, so presumably a new installment is due anytime now. <a href="http://www.yesbutnobutyes.com/archives/2008/05/chris_wares_ame.html">Strongly recommended</a> even if you aren't a traditional comic book fan.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.discogs.com/label/Skam">Early SKAM vinyl</a> – Thanks to the magic of the interwebs, you can track down just about any<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/SuSmdKTTckI/AAAAAAAAAN4/WnRQ3Hxelqs/s1600-h/legofeet.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396621273408434754" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/SuSmdKTTckI/AAAAAAAAAN4/WnRQ3Hxelqs/s200/legofeet.jpg" /></a> “rare” release that anyone has ever made a big deal of or paid insane amounts for. Among IDM fans, the <a href="http://www.skam.co.uk/">SKAM</a> label's early releases are considered some of the most collectible and drool-worthy, with people <a href="http://www.discogs.com/sell/list?label=Skam&sort=price%2Cdesc">paying hundreds of dollars</a> on eBay for a Lego Feet 12” or one of the MASK compilations, at least back in the early '00s. I suspect the crazed demand has died down since the tracks have hit <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smTE4LVEhf4">Youtube</a> and other online sources, and for me it is fascinating to hear what the fuss was all about; some beautiful electronic abstractions and oldschool glitchy rhythms, an occasional diamond in the rough, and a lot of dated, somewhat-annoying experimentation aka “wankery”. Highlights for me are the early Gescom 12”s, marking Autechre's transition from “artificial intelligence tracks” to “insane/genius Wintermute computer-deity music”, and of course the early works of Boards of Canada and Bola.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/starsofthelid">Stars Of The Lid</a> – I finally got to hear the epic 3LP “Refinement Of The Decline” and “Avec Laudanum” EP and was truly blown away. Deep, lush and organic, classical-sounding drones and memorable melodic passages all made with stringed-instruments and horns. Reminiscent of a more-soothing GY!BE. What made me laugh, though, was the somewhat inappropriate track titles. Do tracks like “That Finger on Your Temple Is the Barrel of My Raygun” or “December Hunting For Vegetarian F-ckface” suggest moody, minimal drone ambient pieces or rather something like quirky indie noise-pop songs to you? They sound like Smashing Pumpkins track titles to me...<br /><br /><a href="http://myspace.com/tomheasley">Tom Heasley</a> – has two new CDs out on his in-house Full Bleed Music label, one a collection of jazz trio recordings from '99, and the other a new set of live drone improvisations with Stuart Dempster and Eric Glick Reimann, some really great stuff! I actually wrote a review of it last week but found out the CD hasn't been officially released in stores yet, so I'm going to wait until next month to post it.<br /><br />Labels I am digging – <a href="http://www.contexterrior.com/">Contexterrior</a> and Tuning Spork putting out great minimal stuff, taking the intricate Villalobos sound in a more dance-able direction. <a href="http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=50880">Balihu Records</a> compilation on Rush Hour collects some great '90s-era disco-tinged house tracks by Daniel Wang and co, great Metro Area-style sound. <a href="http://kompakt.fm/">Kompakt</a> with a new Kaito album, a new Total collection, a great 12” by Coma with a smooth, minimal groove, and a new full-length by.. Gus Gus?? Remember the killer “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVNJc4meSZc">Polyesterday</a>”?<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/SuSmm2nWPdI/AAAAAAAAAOA/Q8cBOeCVCx4/s1600-h/takashi.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 188px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396621439922486738" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/SuSmm2nWPdI/AAAAAAAAAOA/Q8cBOeCVCx4/s200/takashi.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/oct/22/hyperdub-steve-goodman">Hyperdub 5 Year compilation</a> generating a well-deserved buzz, bring on the King Midas Sound full-length!<br /><br />Finally, here is a charming anime-style ad for Louis Vuitton, based on the psychedelic artwork of <a href="http://www.takashimurakami.com/">Takashi Murakami</a>, which has made an appearance on Nobukazu Takemura's “Finale” CD cover as well as more recently at the SF MOMA. Music by Yellow Magic Orchestra!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkjGn8CZ_QM&fmt=18">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkjGn8CZ_QM&fmt=18</a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>DJ Tanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01955674502487286133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242485348451124727.post-34569350113727207422009-10-19T09:11:00.001-07:002009-11-06T20:06:40.923-08:00FREE DL: The Black Dog - In The North EP (2009, Dust Science)<img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 199px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394345748253269602" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/StyQ4KhGXmI/AAAAAAAAANo/0FmMXKzCsm0/s200/blackdog.jpg" /><a href="http://www.theblackdogma.com/">The Black Dog</a> have relaunched their <a href="http://www.dustscience.com/">Dust Science record label</a>, releasing futuristic dubstep and what they are calling "dark house" tracks, with a focus on their local Sheffield, UK scene. To celebrate, they launched a viral internet campaign promoting a free MP3 release, and today the link arrived in my mailbox. Titled "In The North", the EP collects four new tracks by Dust Science artists, all new to me, besides TBD:<br /><br />Tracklisting<br />A1. The Black Dog – Tesco (Dark House)<br />A2. Carl Taylor – Walk On By<br />B1. Grievous Angel – Show Love v1<br />B2. The Bass Soldier – You Still Live With Your Mum<br /><br />[links removed 11/4/09]<br /><br />The EP will only be up for free download until Nov. 4th! The Black Dog's track is the highlight for me, along with The Bass Soldier's blend of dubstep effects at a minimal house tempo, and the whole release is a nice selection of UK techno. I've been told its grim up north...DJ Tanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01955674502487286133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242485348451124727.post-11774243841369298062009-10-12T13:05:00.000-07:002009-10-12T15:04:22.960-07:00BONUS LINK: Sonic Warfare by Steve Goodman<a style="" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/StOhzAh6e3I/AAAAAAAAANg/Tbhckds3LPw/s1600-h/sonicwarfare_cover_preview.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/StOhzAh6e3I/AAAAAAAAANg/Tbhckds3LPw/s200/sonicwarfare_cover_preview.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391831076580260722" border="0" /></a>During my time at Mills College, I wrote my MFA thesis on <a href="http://www.truesoundhealing.com/thesis.html">The Use of Sound For Control, Healing and Empowerment</a>, and have often thought about expanding or updating it many times in the last few years. I found, however, that the more I learned, the more questions it raised, and the more implications of major "classified" warfare applications I came across. While my thesis gave examples of some of the military applications of sound, as well as subliminal audio in public spaces and broadcast signals, I also ran into a lot of conflicting data, and particularly denials that any such activity was happening, or even possible; for example I would find de-classified research from the CIA showing they had a strong interest in subliminal audio influence, post WWII, but mainstream newspaper articles down-playing it and calling it nonsense. I also found that some of the more metaphysically-oriented elements of "sound healing" research I had studied in school really did not seem to have much "proof" to them, or provide any method to verify their validity; for example, there are multiple schools of thought in assigning different tones or frequencies to the "chakras" or energy centers in the body, but the actual source for this data is totally obscured in history, and may have come from a totally non-scientific, or just intuitive/"channeled" source. So, on one hand we have the military applications of sound being essentially covered-up, downplayed or unreported, and we have the "sound healing" applications muddied with lots of vague, spiritually-oriented data that do not necessarily have any scientific validation behind them (although most proponents of sound healing would tell you they simply haven't been scientifically validated YET, and practical evidence suggests there is "something to it"). I was left feeling like it would take a whole book to fully research and explain all the various viewpoints involved, and even then I suspected that the questions would not be answered. And so, I was excited to find a link to Steve Goodman's blog for his upcoming book <a href="http://sonicwarfare.wordpress.com/">Sonic Warfare: Sound, Affect And The Ecology Of Fear</a>. Goodman is the founder of the innovative Hyperdub label, widely credited with bringing dubstep to the global stage, and a solo artist under the name <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kode9">Kode 9</a>. Goodman is also a musicologist and sonic researcher, and has turned his focus to the military uses of sound. He also posts regular articles and videos on his blog, and has even referenced some of the <a href="http://sonicwarfare.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/hypersonics-believe-the-hype/">same articles</a> I came across in <a href="http://truesoundhealing.blogspot.com/2006/11/hypersonic-sound-system-now-in.html">my own research</a> at Mills. I am glad someone has taken on such a massive, and relatively "dark", subject and I look forward to seeing what he's uncovered, and his conclusions. The book is available for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sonic-Warfare-Ecology-Technologies-Abstraction/dp/0262013479/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255383239&sr=8-1">pre-order online</a> and is printing at the end of December.DJ Tanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01955674502487286133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242485348451124727.post-45165853675549547972009-10-10T13:35:00.000-07:002009-10-10T13:45:12.248-07:00Slowdive – Just For A Day (Remastered & Expanded) (1991/2005, Castle Music)<img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 199px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391074773833183586" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/StDx8ZPlcWI/AAAAAAAAANY/bVJbY2wE1kU/s200/slowdive.jpg" />I have been a long-time fan of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoegazing">shoegaze genre</a> since I first heard My Bloody Valentine, along with “dream pop” music pioneered by gothic-tinged artists on the 4AD label like Cocteau Twins, in the early-mid '90s, but I have to admit I totally missed <a href="http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/slowdive.html">Slowdive</a> during their active career. In '03, I found two of their CDs, “Souvlaki” and “Pygmalion,” in the cheapo used bin at Amoeba Records in Berkeley, and was instantly in love with their sound. Blending the aforementioned MBV's distorted guitar sound and alt-rock sensibility, reminiscent of Smashing Pumpkins to my ears, with Cocteau Twin's ethereal vocal soundscapes and dreamy rhythms, Slowdive produced three albums of some of the most pleasant, abstract pop music of the '90s. I think the '94 CD “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol787NjpBS4">Souvlaki</a>” may have been the band's most popular release, with a darker, melancholic tinge and more perceptible, song-form lyrics, while the following year's “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ti922qrsP8">Pygmalion</a>” was apparently regarded as a “let down”, seeing the band exploring more electronic, minimalist and experimental territory, which I actually really enjoyed. Still, my favorite album has to be their first CD from '91, “Just For A Day”, which was reissued in '05, remastered with a second CD full of their first EPs and a '91 Peel Session. The sound is soothing and hum-able, with catchy melodic hooks and a steady, reverb-laden drumbeat, spacey synthesizer pads, endless layers of guitar drones and blissed-out vocal harmonies. I hadn't encountered Slowdive's EPs before the reissues, but they are all just as high-quality as the album tracks, with the epic two-part “Avalyn” and the sublime “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwVGPtNTYVQ">Shine</a>” standing out as intense and beautiful highlights. “Souvlaki” and “Pygmalion” were also both remastered and reissued in '05, with another bonus CD included with “Souvlaki” compiling the rest of the band's EPs. All three albums are absolute classics of '90s shoegaze!DJ Tanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01955674502487286133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242485348451124727.post-50198374128570252372009-10-08T14:13:00.000-07:002009-10-08T15:07:45.631-07:00Loscil - Strathcona Variations (2009, Ghostly International)<img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390353458764545202" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/Ss5h6VN1fLI/AAAAAAAAANQ/j778SnB0QU0/s200/loscil.jpg" /><em>[Once again, I find that 'real life' has impinged on my internet/music review time. I also wrote most of a post the other day and then had the whole thing spontaneously delete, with no ability to "undo", so I am not really feelin' it. My "144 Pulsations Of Light" CD is now out on </em><a href="http://kranky.net/"><em>Kranky</em></a><em>, and I have been busy preparing live Ethernet sets as well as DJ sets of deep house, Kompakt and minimal-oriented techno stuff and dubstep. I found two local club spaces with good sound systems, and will begin a hopefully-regular series of gigs in the next week or so!]</em><br /><div></div><br /><div>Until recently, I never paid much attention to Myspace, but since I've been trying to promote my Ethernet material, I set up a <a href="http://myspace.com/ethernet333">myspace page</a> and added a bunch of my favorite musicians as my "friends", although I know only a handful of them in real life. What I like about Myspace, though, is that many artists use it as a place to post links to new free stuff they've made, which otherwise tends to get missed, or is unreleased elsewhere. In this case, I happened to come across <a href="http://www.myspace.com/loscil">Loscil's page</a>, and noticed a new MP3 release announcement. Loscil's previous release was the '06 Kranky album "Plume", which I have to admit I haven't actually heard (although I recently found his excellent '01 debut CD "Triple Point" and was intrigued to find that parts of it had a lot in common, sonically, with my own CD, though I wasn't familiar with his work before a couple months ago). More recently, I found a very nice <a href="http://one.dot9.ca/2/releases.php?id=027">free full-length netlabel release</a> compiling Loscil's more minimal drone-scapes, called "Stases: Drones 2001-2005", featuring twelve extremely subdued but pleasant textures, some apparently "based upon the backgrounds" from his Kranky album tracks. The netlabel release makes a great companion for Loscil's new <a href="http://ghostly.com/releases/strathcona-variations">"Strathcona Variations" EP</a>, a collection of three ambient pieces totalling about 20 minutes. The tracks are a soothing blend of organic pads and pulsing electronic sounds, with subtle hypnotic rhythms and moody, classical-sounding orchestral passages. The third piece of the set, "Midnight Princess," has a somewhat forboding atmosphere, but overall the EP is low-key and pleasant deep listening music. Best of all, its only $3, so go <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002R4MKJG/ref=dm_sp_alb?ie=UTF8&qid=1254839101&sr=8-16">grab it</a> along with the free "Stases" collection (and don't forget Windy & Carl's "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Akimatsuri/dp/B002KJDWNG/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1251916635&sr=8-5">Akimatsuri</a>" for $2 from Amazon.com)! Bargain drone bonanza!</div>DJ Tanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01955674502487286133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242485348451124727.post-43478521069478293142009-09-30T19:50:00.000-07:002009-10-01T11:12:49.142-07:00Traum Schallplatten various artists - Traum 100 (2008)<img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387696131468601026" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xPlpkjBxpFE/SsTxFhnupsI/AAAAAAAAANI/42kPotPiJNE/s200/%5BTraum-CD20%5D-VA---10-years-.jpg" /><a href="http://www.traumschallplatten.de/">Traum Schallplatten</a> is a minimal/ambient/abstract techno label in Cologne, Germany run by Jacqueline Klein and DJ Riley Reinhold, better known (to me) as Triple R. Triple R produced a very deep and trippy house mix called "<a href="http://www.discogs.com/Triple-R-Friends/release/67137">Friends</a>" for Kompakt in '02, featuring moody and melodic tracks by artists from several local labels, including Traum. I can't recall if I heard "Friends" first or the excellent '01 Traum compilation "<a href="http://www.discogs.com/Various-Elektronische-Musik-Interkontinental/release/83067">Elektronische Musik - Interkontinental</a>", but both made a lasting impression and introduced me to many top-notch house and ambient artists. Some favorites of mine were <a href="http://www.myspace.com/brokerdealermusic">Broker/Dealer</a>, a duo from San Francisco with a great '80s analog sound, the hypnotic arpeggiating textures of Philippe Cam and Waki, Tomas Jirku's psychedelic found-sound minimalism, Anton Kubikov, better known as SCSI-9, and Oxtongue, who later produced the first Kompakt Pop 12". Many of the artists hopped around between labels, including Traum's sub-labels Trapez and My Best Friend, and while I followed <a href="http://kompakt.fm/">Kompakt</a>, Traum and a few others pretty closely from around '02 until '05, I'm not *made of money* and eventually I was overwhelmed by the massive output coming from Cologne. However, in the past year or so I have been getting back into following, if not always buying, current house releases. Last summer, Traum celebrated their 100th release and 10 year anniversary with the "<a href="http://www.traumschallplatten.de/traum100/traum100.html">Traum 100</a>" compilation, featuring new tracks by many of the same artists I had loved on those older collections; Broker/Dealer, Fairmont, Process, klick-meister Thomas Brinkmann, and some more recent minimal stars like Minilogue, Moonbeam and Gabriel Ananda. The sound is deep and mellow, with chilled out synthesizer sequences and a jazzy swing in the grooves, and a heavier focus on minimal grooves than I recall from earlier releases. There are definite similarities to Kompakt's trance-influenced melodics and experimentalism, which is understandable as the music all came from the same scene, but Traum offers their own unique spin on futuristic ambient/house crossovers and abstractions.DJ Tanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01955674502487286133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242485348451124727.post-49461741074093310232009-09-28T13:36:00.000-07:002009-09-28T14:05:03.570-07:00BONUS LINK: Mnml Ssgs blog<a style="" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vb40tZkuST0/Sr_vY8SK4EI/AAAAAAAAAgM/Oy3e2F1Tvsc/s400/nuel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vb40tZkuST0/Sr_vY8SK4EI/AAAAAAAAAgM/Oy3e2F1Tvsc/s400/nuel.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">[Another entry in the "there is so much free music on the web, I'm not sure if or why anyone buys CDs anymore" file]</span><br />I came across the <a href="http://mnmlssg.blogspot.com/">Mnml Ssgs blog</a> from a link to a <a href="http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=84102859&blogId=494919069">Delta Funktionen DJ mix</a> posted on Myspace, and was impressed to find a whole new mix series hosted there, featuring a variety of top "minimal" DJs. So far there have been 38 "Ssgmx's" in the series, featuring some intriguing sets by Kompakt Pop Ambient folks <a href="http://fairtilizer.com/track/22120/download">Klimek</a>, abstract beat producer <a href="http://fairtilizer.com/tracks/11057/download">Shed</a>, and Mule Electronic's deep and chilled <a href="http://fairtilizer.com/tracks/39597/download">Koss</a>. Additionally, the author of the blog (apparently a touring DJ himself, but I can't find any identification of who it is) posts regular <a href="http://mnmlssg.blogspot.com/2009/09/full-set-says-hello-hiatus-sets-on.html">round-ups of podcasts and free DJ mixes</a> from all over the web. Also some very astute and humorous <a href="http://mnmlssg.blogspot.com/2009/07/tokyo-party-report.html">music criticism</a>, which I always appreciate as I tend to not even BOTHER writing about music I don't like, even though there are many current "dub-techno artists", not even to mention "experimental musicians", I would like to name-check and demolish in print. A nearly endless supply of DJ mixes and insightful commentary, all free, thanks Mnml Ssgs!DJ Tanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01955674502487286133noreply@blogger.com0