I am still not sure how I feel about Ableton sets in general. I have heard a few good ones, and many bad ones. This one is a little more like a standard deejay set in that the songs aren’t edited/looped into nothingness so it works well for me. Less is more. You can even…

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Last Saturday night saw one of the most eagerly anticipated nights of the year in Dublin finally arrive, when the legendary Dopplereffekt rolled into town for their debut (and most likely only) Dublin show. I’d first heard wind of this gig as far back as March, when at Bloc Weekend whispers abounded of the attempt…

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I have had a couple good days at the local digging spot in the last week or so. First up was the day I found the record pictured above, Mach’s “On And On”, one of the records that was somehow involved in the birth of house music. Check the discogs link for a short version…

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Just a quicky for anyone not already aware, but the mighty Cybernetic Broadcasting System closed shop today. I-f’s announcement can be read here. It seems it just wasn’t viable for them to keep the station going, which is a sad example of how we can take sites like this for granted. But they don’t run…

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Honestly, I almost feel guilty writing these but sometimes this is what is called for. First up, next week is the debut of the new monthly event I am doing with my man Eric Justin, No Way Back: Brought to you by this here blog and Pittsburgh House Underground, No Way Back will be taking…

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I’m doing a guest slot on Deepfrequency Radio tonight (02.07.08) on Jonny Nash’s “Possible Music” show, from 8pm to 10pm (UK time). I’ll be playing some krautrock, afro music, brazillian, deep funk and disco, detroit house and techno plus whatever else i feel like. Hope you can tune in The show is followed straight after…

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