2019 listen up

Q4 19

December 2019

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Despite the name LA Teen, this Oliver Coates remix of Bruno Pronsato seems far more suited to the enveloping grey of the London's November sky. With Coates' mournful cellos giving way to half heard vocal garbles and looping, blues infused percussion reminiscent of Underworld's Second Toughest in the Infants, LA Teen flits between the demands of techno and neo-classical with ease, existing in a world both nervy and curiously warm. Best listened to whilst wrapped up tightly indoors, staring out at the brittle branches of winter trees.

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PREMIERE: Bruno Pronsato Presents Archangel - L.A. Teen (Oliver Coates Version)

Huerco S. Mix N°20

INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/huerco-s

Ahead of his highly anticipated live performance at the Inverted Audio curated stage “Campfire Headphase” at @farrfestival 2017, Kansas native Brian Leeds aka @huerco_s contributes the 250th mix to our podcast series with over an hours worth of unquiet electronics and outernational noise.

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IA MIX 250 Huerco S.

*Read more: http://boltingbits.com/dj-windows-xp-whos-susan/
*Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6S6HMf2KJzI
*Pre-order: https://clone.nl/item47182.html

In a lo-fi world stacked with ‘memey’ DJ names aplenty, the ‘DJ Windows XP’ alias makes for a real contender in being the best of the bunch. The Amsterdam duo burst into the scene only a couple months back, starting off strong with their split with DJ Relationship Goals (another good one) on DJ Haus’ E-Beamz label, which is, of course, home to the DJ Boring genre classic ‘Winona’. Now DJ Windows XP are back with their second EP entitled ‘Sometimes I Feel Sad, Sometimes Happy’, forthcoming on young Netherlands label Who’s Susan.Our premiere today is the EP’s title track, sitting at A3 of the 5-track SUSAN003. ‘Sometimes I Feel Sad, Sometimes Happy’ opens with thick kicks and a brooding acid-techno bass, but the shadowy mood becomes abruptly lifted by a comedic interjection of the unmistakable Windows XP start-up sample, which later goes to build the melodic palate of the 6-minute tune. As the percussion takes a break a calm sentimentalism pervades, via mellow airy chordal synths that echo with celestial rings. In come the familiar raw percussive highs, but before we get too comfortable the duo adds in a chant-like vocal line which recolours the bass kicks as feet stamping to a mysterious ritualistic dance.

Just as the title suggests, the rest of the EP contains fiery groovers exploring moods from euphoria to melancholy, all expanding on the duo’s self-declared brand of ‘emotional’ house. Despite their light-hearted name and work in a genre traditionally marked by fun tracks with catchy vocals, DJ Windows XP make certain their tunes carry a whole heap of weight. Get your pre-order now!

PREMIERE : DJ Windows XP - Sometimes I Feel Sad, Sometimes Happy

Long time channel pals, "Who’s Susan" have kindly chucked a lovely DJ Windows XP jam our way from their brand new bi-polar-esque titled EP, "Sometimes I Feel Happy, Sometimes Sad" - I guess operating systems do have feelings after all. After making serious waves off the back of their last release on DJ Haus' imprint, E-Beamz; the Amsterdam duo's second offering demonstrates another, perhaps more considered facet to their production ability - yet retaining their trademarked raw stonk.

Lots of questions are still left to be answered, though. Who really is Susan? Maybe ‘it’ could have been me? At the end of it all though, who cares. Let your synapses turn around the infinite situations, with infinitesimal different angles round and round your brain- what’s gone is gone. Dust to dust.  Stare into the abyss, sink into your cocoon, let the bass drum thud in the back of your throat, the background synths wrap over you, crescendoing into the most alleviating rush. Pretty blissful stuff and certainly not just another jovial 'DJ' pseudonym. 

Artist: @DJWindowsXP
Label: @Whos-Susan

PREMIERE: DJ Windows XP -  Maybe It Was Me [Who's Susan]

Oliver Coates - A Church

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Oliver Coates - A Church

Taken from 'Top Of The Pops', a 2018 North American tour cassette.

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Turbo Recordings Takeover: BETON - 28th July 2018

Just over a year ago I became aware of something bubbling under the surface in Latvia after hearing Belgian label Stroom’s first NSRD releases. My interest grew after my friend Michael Klausman included a Seque track on a mix he did to accompany a book of poetry he did for us. Then again when Stroom released another beguiling document of that scene, a compilation focussing on Ingus Bauskenieks, and Musiques Electroniques Actuelles released a compilation of works by Latvian industrial provocateurs USOCA. 

Over the last few months this interest has turned into a bit of an obsession, as it often does with me, and I’ve delved a little deeper in this compelling underground electronic music and art scene, mostly based in and around the Latvian capital of Riga in the 80s and 90s. I am by no means an expert on this, just a fascinated onlooker. 

On this show I play a selection of works, most of which were originally released and on 1/4” reel-to-reel tapes, and distributed by copying the reels for friends. The artists were influenced by the insurgent DIY spirit magnitizdat, the re-copying and self-distribution of recordings that were not sanctioned by the Soviet Union. At the time, the release and distribution of music was outlawed unless released on government run labels (such as Melodia). However people were allowed to own reel-to reel tape recorders, and by means of dubbing illicit music travelled from person to person. 

If you would like to dive deeper into this unique musical universe I highly recommend checking out Stroom, Musiques Electroniques Actuelles, Underbed Storage and the Pietura website to hear more captivating Latvian underground music.

Tracklisting:

Seque - Putns
Lucerna - Внутри Пространства
Lucerna - Под Покровом
NSRD - 30-15
Seque - Kads Aiziet Garam
L.L.L. - Man Šķiet
Asociāciju Sektors - Ideāls Ir Spēcīgs Milzis
Bedre - Šahs
Seque - Elpa
T.U.M.S.A. - Neļauj!
NSRD - Laser Eye
Ingus Baušķenieks - Es Dziedu Pie
T.U.M.S.A - This Is Black
T.U.M.S.A - Fool's Paradise
Hardijs Lediņš - Tiny Crabs
Rudens Lapas - Silence and Puddles
NSRD - Cherry Flowers

Séance Centre Radio Episode 6 NTS (Latvian Underground Electronic Music) NO BANTER Dec 12th 2018

our first radio show, originally broadcast on 10 Twenty Radio. Lewis on mic duty for this one, Matt on the buttons. 

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DMNT Radio 17/12/18

[via XLR8R] - Time 2 Time EP

Download: Polytunnel - Stellavista

Digital single: https://96andforeverrecords.bandcamp.com/album/bankrolls-explicit

Pre-order 'Ted' limited edition 2x12" marbled vinyl (Out July 19th): 96andforeverrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ted-2x12

Bankrolls [Edit] (Explicit) [NSFR001]

To celebrate this year's Berlin Atonal @buttechno made us a mix dedicated to the end of summer featuring some hypnotic stoner and kraut atmosphere. For more info and full track list: https://i-d.vice.com/de/article/qvgb35/berlin-atonal-2019-pavel-milyakov-buttechno-mix

i-DJ: pavel milyakov (buttechno)

An hour of UK techno and bass-driven dubs from Bristol export, Otik, as part of our Fresh Kicks series.

Interview & tracklist: https://dj-m.ag/2lZmOoc

Fresh Kicks 117: Otik

Exclusive Lauer ft. Jasnau 'You Know'

Always busy, you know? That's Philipp Lauer's life as an in-demand artist. Whether under his real last name 'Lauer', together with Gerd Janson as Tuff City Kids or with Fabrizio Mammarella under their Black Spuma moniker Philipp Lauer, or the 'Brontosaurus' from the Frankfurt 'Speckgürtel' (German for 'exurbs') probably has more successful projects than other labels have potential artists to release music from. However, regarding the aforementioned not as Permanent Vacation, run by Munich electronic music pioneers Tom Bioly and Benjamin Fröhlich, who supplies a shelter for Philipp's music as he released his 'Borndom LP' as well two and half EPs on the label, 'two and a half' only because the 'Borndom' album was provided with a remix EP. Any way, Lauer now returns with his third proper EP to the label and delivers four original tracks plus an instrumental of 'You Know' and an extended version of the EP's title track 'Know You'. For the inversion of the title track Lauer teams up with Jasnau for 'Know You', as he already did for several tracks that were released on Permanent Vacation or Running Back. Again the result of the collaboration is as outstanding as before, Lauer's inevitable (tuff) disco-ish sound tendency perfectly fits Jasnau's voice and complement each other. The result is a pop-esque track that could do the trick in many DJs' sets as it's a versatile dance floor filler adding a different tone and note to a (club)set.

Lauer's EP 'Know You' will be released on Permanent Vacation on December 6th, 2019.

Buy the EP:
Beatport: www.beatport.com/release/know-you/2776299
Phonica: www.phonicarecords.com/product/lauer-know-you-pre-order-permanent-vacation/164641

Label & artist information:
Lauer: www.facebook.com/LauiLauer // @lauerofficial // www.instagram.com/lauerlauer
Permanent Vacation: www.facebook.com/perm.vac.records // @permvac // www.instagram.com/permanentvacationrecords

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Lauer - Know You

You Know

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EXCLUSIVE: Lauer ft. Jasnau - You Know [Permanent Vacation]

X-RAY POP - Corto Maltese
@photonz - Xentra
@cosmo-vitelli & TANJA VEZIC - Party Old Boy 
@shcuro- Refraction
@violet - They Don't Wanna Know 
@tv_out - Product Of My Environment
@dax-pierson - For The Angels
@andersonchase - Moon Replacement (@eug)
@redaxes - Prblems
@the-exaltics - Symbionts Came Through The Green Lights
DE SANG FROID - De Sang Froid @mannequin-label
VICTROLA - Luca (Instrumental)
KONSTRUKTIVISTS - Ikon
CORPS DIPLOMATIQUE - Paradis I
ARTHUR RUSSELL - List Of Boys
DARK DAY - Heroine
PATRICK COWLEY - Sea of Sin

Josh Cheon- NTS Radio -  28th November 2019

Following another year of high-grade electronic outings for AEON, label founder Alex Niggemann closes out the year with a quality 4-tracker. Taking care of the remixes, we've Young Turks and Hivern Discs mainstay Pional and L.A. based Rigopolar. Streaming here today, the acid driven interpretation Pional supplies, maintains the melody of the original and wraps it around a hypnotic bassline construction, urging a more direct approach.

Read more: http://liquidyouth.nl/music/premieres/alex-niggemann-electric-mariachi-pional-remix-aeon
Buy: https://www.beatport.com/release/electric-mariachi/2777777

https://soundcloud.com/pional
https://soundcloud.com/alexniggemann
https://soundcloud.com/aeon-audio

Premiere: Alex Niggemann - Electric Mariachi (Pional Remix) [AEON]

2. Justine feat Alejandro Paz. - Wave
Justin is a fix member of Relish and delivers another slow dark track, this time with chilenian Ale Paz of Comeme fame on Vocals!

RELISH 100

Wave

Justine feat Alejandro Paz - Wave

Now let's close the year out in style... Marco Passarani is one of the best loved Italian producers and DJ's, he has released a wealth of material across decades and is regarded as an influential figure in house, disco and techno circles far and wide. His music has appeared on labels such as Offen Music, Running Back, Peacefrog, Numbers and many more. This is only his solo material, not to mention the wealth of music he has created as one half of the fun loving duo Tiger & Woods. 

Marco's latest release is for the recently launched Italian label Unrelatable but there's talk of a big year and grand plans ahead for the celebrated producer. We saw no better way than to have him sign off our year in style with a fun mix of jackin' house and wandering arpeggios. 

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Marco Passarani: The Ransom Note Mix

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