I'd heard about Barterfaire for years. It's an oldschool hippie swap meet up in Tonasket, Washington dating back to the 70s. It happens at the icy cold tail end of the festival season (perfect timing for trading all your fermented, handcrafted, and surplus warez you've accumulated for better shit). I also heard that they were generally unwelcoming to electronic music which is odd since all my friends who were insisting I attend are some of the rowdiest folks I know. 

Long story short: I showed up somewhat in the doldrums coming off a disheartening year at burningman. This is night one - being the only DJ, I played for around 4 hours and and dug into styles I frankly forgot about... like for 15 years.  shameful. It was the perfect sized audience dancing under the majestic Milky Way punctuated by the occasional slow shooting star streaming across the sky. Nights like these are a gentle reminder why we do this. 

Shout out to all the new lifelong friends I made this evening.

ps: there is a night two...

Okanogan, Washington

Live at Barterfaire [10.2022] (Night One)

Very few musical acts achieve the levels of unanimous acclaim of Autechre. The English duo of Rob Brown and Sean Booth are not an act you simply like; they are an act you love, fawn over and dream about. They’ve got themselves here over the course of the last 28 years, and have done so by amassing a discography that’s about as perfect, influential and accomplished as could ever be possible. A key Warp label act from day one, they have released tens of albums, well over a ten EPs and have featured on a dizzying amount of essential compilations, mixes and remixes in that time. Without their contribution to the IDM canon, its fair to say the modern musical landscape would look very different. 

Rhythmic but experimental, absorbing yet abstract, cerebral and psychedelic, their ever evolving output is up there with the likes of fellow luminaries Boards of Canada and Aphex Twin as some of the most important in all of electronic music. As well as being fine craftsmen in the studio, Autechre are also revered live performers who really manage to conjure up captivating and otherworldly soundtracks that marry heavy bass with ethereal melody. The pair themselves do not care for genre, but suffice it to say that they have mastered everything from hardcore to ambient to glitch and plenty of indescribables in between. 

When the pair recently laid down an impressive set at Dekmantel Festival, we asked if they might be up for a doing an early inspiration mix, whereby they put together a collection of the sort of electro and hip hop tracks that turned them on as youths. At first they hesitated, pointing out that "we don't do strictly retro stuff, it's too corny.” But alas, a few days later, a huge file landed in our inbox… That file is a 4 hour and 18 minute mix that basically encapsulates not just Autechre’s own influences, but also acts as a fine anthology of the greatest electro sounds of all time. Every sub genre imaginable gets touched upon along the way, with nods to forefathers like Kraftwerk, killer cuts from Man Parrish, classics from Newcleus and retro gold from the likes of The Beat Club. It is a thrilling ride and a truly rare treat that reminds us just why we love Autechre, as well as shining a light on a vast genre that often pays second fiddle to house and techno.

Dekmantel Podcast 035 - Autechre

Pulco [neanderthal mix]

Decanted

An iconic UK duo craft a hip-hop mix.

Read more here: https://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=687

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RA.687 Autechre

This is the start of the Omnidisc crackaud.io residency, for which we will be treated to a back-to-back set every month. First up are Phoenecia & Vivian Koch.

More info here → https://crackm.ag/2kghcpg

Omnidisc #1: Phoenecia & Vivian Koch

The truth in a lie [parts I and II]

Je suis Juice

Danny Daze returns to his own Omnidisc imprint for the Propaganda & Manipulation EP. Following the pounding electro of 2019’s Pulmotor EP with DeFeKT and a solo EP of malfunctioning techno for Moustache Records, the Miami don returns with four rough, gritty and grounded tracks, two of which feature Brazillian producer and Omnidisc affiliate RHR.

Danny has been collaborating with RHR since 2015 when he first received his demos from the São Paulo favelas. Since then Danny has taken RHR under his wing, featuring the talented producer on Omnidisc showcases and releasing the collaborative Ginga EP in 2016 plus RHR’s solo debut 12” last year on Omnidisc. RHR is once again back on Omnidisc, assisting Danny with some of his most explorative productions yet.
Tough, hip-hop infected ‘Planet’, which closes out the EP with crunchy 808 kicks and a powerfully throbbing low end.

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Buy:
https://omnidisc.co/album/propaganda-manipulation-omd026

The truth in a lie [parts I and II]

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