disco italo cosmic funk techno
After a fun packed weekend djing up and down we are going to dive deeper into the Italo archives with ‘Marilyn… I Love You’, i would describe it as Miami Vice style italo! i dont really know why tho.
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Sorry we have been away for a while trying to work out a new layout and direction for the blog- we are now on feelmybicep.com and on a new theme until we transfer everything across, and design our own more “blog” based layout .
So to kick things off here is part 3 of the 45-33 vinyl, that i uploaded part 2 from a couple of weeks back! things are going to get a lot more underground over the next few weeks
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Phoreski join Rare Wiri with two excellent tracks from the vaults of the Fat Fuk Studio. Slow me down is a ground breaking killer tune, with energetic basslines and spacey synths. Air Shark is dark apocalyptic track all fans of John Carpenter will love. It seems like Rare Wiri did it again!
Phoreski- Slow me down
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Phoreski- Air shark
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Cool key changing disco funk that should hit the spot, with some Bollywood vibes running through for good measure.
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Spin back 9 years to Febuary 2001 and a new DJ “Tiga” breaking onto the Techno scene with outstanding remixes with likes of Adam Beyer and Linda Lamb, collaborations that would be unheard of today. Where Beyer and the Techno pioneers stayed on their path Tiga has been mixing up the genres redefining a new Electroclash genre with his subsequent releases- Tiga still seems to be diving opinion with his unique style to this day. Either way this is a brilliant mix CD,that broke him onto the scene so its defiantly worth a listen!!!
“Making this CD was very hard, and took a lot out of me. While the music is not my own, the process of putting it all together is my craft. And so the thousands of records get narrowed down, and the world of possibilities get edited down to a few photos…and out of this overwhelming and vast sea of stimulus and infinite sources, finite choices are made…small, personal and often timid choices that ultimately help define who you are as an artist, and are all you really have. So you end up with this little window into what we felt, listened to, and were inspired by in October of 2000. This is the process. It is a process that never ends, just finds temporary expression, as a new wave of inspiration floods in. This process would never be the same without my friends, partners and family. Thanks to all the labels and artists, who both inspired and enabled this entire project!”
1. Moneypeople – Elias
2. Cleopatra’s Needle – Stewart S. Walker
3. Algebra – Brian Zentz
4. Forthcoming – Adam Beyer
5. Centrafrique – Samuel L. Sessions
6. A1 – Umek & Valentino
7. Flying The Funky Path (Layo & Bushwacka Remix) – The Producers
8. First Step (The Advent Remix) – Wla Garcia
9. Agent Wood – UK Gold
10. Love Story (Re-Edit) – Andrew McLauchlan
11. C1 (Remainings III) – Adam Beyer
12. Schriek – Tomba Vira
13. B1 (017) – Grain
14. Love Express – Mateo Murphy
15. Jack The House – DJ Hell
16. Real Cool (Abe Duque Remix) – Brinton McKay
17. Powder Toast – Martin Venetjoki
Tiga – Montreal Mix Sessions Vol. 5 – Mixed Emotions
Berghain by antenne on flickr
Achim Brandenburg is a bit of a Chicago house and Detroit techno buff, an area of expertise he first picked up as a record buyer for Hard Wax in his hometown of Saarbruecken. That was during the heyday of soulful house labels such as Prescription, and it’s a sound which still can be heard in Prosumer’s sets today. “My heart is beating for the early Chicago/Detroit sound and for music that feels similar and transports this feeling into today,” explains Achim. Slowly the consumer turned into Prosumer, issuing his first record on 240 Volt in 2004.
A year later came ‘The Craze’ on Playhouse, then vocal duties on Sebo K’s ‘Moved’, both of which became bona fide hits, melding house stabs with soulful vocals. Achim’s latest record is a collaboration with producer Murat Tepeli, with whom he also performs live, for Ostgun Ton, the record arm of Berlin’s Berghain/Panoramabar complex, where Achim is now a resident DJ.
“Whatever I do has got to be real,” says Achim about his DJing. “If a record doesn’t move me emotionally or physically, I won’t play it out. I have to feel the music and I’m always trying to share my feelings with the crowd on the floor. If everything goes down well, there’s an exchange going on. I try to keep a balance between pushing people’s buttons and surprising them. I’m sharing my inner emotions. And dance music has got to be horny.”
Prosumer & Murat Tepeli- Serenity (Original Mix)
Prosumer & Murat Tepeli- The Craze (Vocal)
Forgot to stick up his resident advisor mix which is outstanding.
Recorded at Panorama Bar, Berghain, Berlin.
01. DHS – Hypnosis – Tino Corp
02. Djuma Soundsystem + Flip – This Sound (Murat Tepeli Remix) – Brut!
03. Peace Division – Voodoo – Crosstown Rebels
04. Patrice Scott – Atmospheric Emotions – Sistrum
05. Matthew Styles – Codename Mike – Unreleased
06. Jonzon & Rok – The Lure – Space Teddy
07. Herb LF – City Rush Boogie Dub – Farside
08. Mr. G – Balance – Careless
09. Swayzak feat Cassy – Smile and Receive (CassyBeatmix) - !K7
10. Millsart – Humana – Axis
11. DW – Endow – Dow
12. Basic Channel – Phylypstrack II – Basic Channel
13. Chaton – Catch The Beat (Agnès Redive) – Sthlmaudio
14. Schatrax – Restless Nights – Schatrax
15. Prosumer – Brownstone Mix 1 – Running Back
16. Firesteppa feat. Anna Paidoussi – Caus’ I Like – OMW
17. Tyree & Tine Renee – Do Yo! Thang – Supa Dupa
18. Curtis McClaine & On The House – Let’s Get Busy (Dub Mix) – Trax
19. Two Of A Kind – Like This – Housetime
20. DJ Funk – We Gotta Love – Dance Mania
21. Renegades Of Rhythm – NuPonty – Vigilante
22. Toronto Track Symphony – Do Me Right – DNH
In keeping with the recent techno classics post, I’ve dug out Mr Sliff (aka Adam beyer) – The Riff. This used to be an absolute bomb, which finished off many a night of rumbling techno quite nicely. Few years on and it still sounds awesome. Great material that’ll bring a smile to many faces.
Normally I would automatically bypass this tune, as I am not a big fan of Sasha, which I did do when it was released back in 2007 as I even had the EP on my computer but never listened to it. After hearing this bomb tune in Todd Terje’s future classics mix I was amazed to find out that it was Sasha and I have had it on my computer nearly 2 years. I dont think this is enought to convert me to a Sasha fanboy but at least I can say I like this!
spotted this tune on Aeroplane’s top 10 tunes, glitchy- techno influenced disco, with twisting italo style vocals and power synths. This is heavy disco!
Its out on Kompact soon!
Named one of dance music’s best kept secrets, in 1983 Italian experimental sound artist Marco Donatello (suffered an early death due to excessive amounts of partying) and Swedish synth pioneer Gleen Asp made recordings together. Their ambition was to do sound to an art project, but the result was a cocktail of italo-esque melodies, ebm rhythms, and filmic arpeggios. Story has it, the music was produced as an excuse to press records off a narcotic solution in order to smuggle drugs and that a mishap during the operation explains why we haven’t heard any of these tracks untill now. This is a document of unknown, yet truly unique Swedish dance music. First track features the simpe lines “Uno, Dos, Tres, Quatro/Ein, Zwei, Drei, Fier” spread out across the track, not unlike many good old detroit and chicago acts such as Idol Makings “Un, Deux, Trois” from the early 90ies, however with a pumped up rhythm section not too far from the legendary A Number of Names “Shari Vari” from 81.
From Phonica
“After a series of releases on labels Rong, Infant and Deep Freeze, Bearfunk were quick to grab “Disco Disorder” and wasted no time in asking their studio neighbours Faze Action to step up. Their synth-bass, low slung and sleazy remix, with a dose of their trademark strings hits the spot. This sits snuggly with Ilijas original which mixes in real bass and guitar with his analog heavy funk-laden grooves.”
Ilija Rudman – Dance Disorder (Faze Action Remix)
Whats with all these remixes in the last few years? is any tune safe from the remix hammer? Obviously some remixes are brilliant, others are not- I eventully blocked out the memory from a remix of “joy division – love will tear us apart”, so I wont speak of it again.
If I had one tune that I could save from the remix I Would have said “Enjoy the Silence” … the vocals and synths are so epic that it would sound out of place on any other. Lucky enough Ewan pearson is on hand, he seems to use his midas touch and managing to somehow turn this Anthem into an acid house banger!!
Depeche Mode- Enjoy the slience (Ewan Pearson mix)
Nothing, and I mean nothing can top this stuff at 2 in the morning, blisteringly raw and simple as hell, Puts all modern highly polished super-produced minimal to shame. All ya need’sa 909 kid!
The winners for me are ‘Bleep’, ‘Losing Control’ and of course ‘Electric Shock’
01. Bleep
02. Phreak
03. Losing Control
04. Electric Shock
05. Schitzo-Squelch
06. Work That S**!
07. Flying Saucer
08. Beep
09. Baby Judy
10. Squirrel Bait
11. Rhodes 2
12. The Wild Life
13. Goodbye
What more can you want, All of Garniers finest releases – 320kbps – something for every occasion – Enjoy!
CD 1:
01. Marl Chingus – 6 Months Earlier
02. Laurent Garnier – Flashback (Video Mix)
03. Laurent Garnier – Greed (Avril Radio Mix)
04. Alex Attias – 10.000 Leagues (Wake Lab Mix)
05. Laurent Garnier – Theme From Larry’s Dub
06. Laurent Garnier – Crispy Bacon
07. Laurent Garnier – Man With The Red Face (Live)
08. Laurent Garnier – La Minute De Japonais
09. Tres Demented – Demented (Laurent Garnier Edit)
10. Laurent Garnier – Jeux D’Enfants
11. Laurent Garnier – Sambou
CD 2:
01. Laurent Garnier – Acid Eiffel (Live)
02. Laurent Garnier – Coloured City
03. Laurent Garnier – Communications From The Lab (Germ Remix)
04. DJ Marky XRS – Butterfly (Laurent Garnier Remix)
05. Alaska – At Night
06. Laurent Garnier – Barbiturik Blues
07. Laurent Garnier – Downfall
08. Elegia – Basic (Wake Up Lab Remix)
09. Laurent Garnier – Astral Dreams
10. Laurent Garnier – For Max
11. Laurent Garnier – Raw Cut
12. Laurent Garnier – Le Voyage De Simone
I always thought Guy Gerber had potential, but a lot of his releases have been mediocre to say the least, despite releasing on cocoon regularly (although generally recent cocoon is pish)
However his new 12″ ‘Timing’ is pretty cool, with its old analog style synth line and hypnotic yet simple percussion its certainly one that could fit into many a set in the later hours of the morning.
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