Unsound Krakow took place over the course of a week this October; it was my first time visiting in 3 years after going regularly since 2010 or so. The week is part music festival part endurance test. There is a gargantuan amount to try and get through for ones time there so I’m gonna try…
Paris Treantafeles – Anatolé Album
Delivering sixteen cuts of stripped back, often funky tracks, Anatolé, a cassette and digital release by Paris Treantafeles is a great release for the end of summer and the coming fall. Treantafeles, a Queens, NY musician, manages to use a restricted production method to deliver what’s been one of my favorite releases of the recent past….
Ten Years Lost
The more things change, the more things stay the same. I could just as well leave this post at that. Ten years ago Tom started this site with the basic idea of highlighting music that is overlooked by other outlets. The same frustrations that brought about the blog still stand. It may seem like we…
Blogs Are Dead, Long Live Blogs!
The golden era of dance music blogging generally coincided with the start of this blog you are currently reading circa 2007, alongside some of the other blogs that went on to help define the past decade of dance music such as Little White Earbuds and mnml ssgs. There was an explosion of writers taking things…
Nu Era – Geometricks EP
The storied career of Marc Mac could fill up a few blog posts; the versatile producer probably most famous as being one of the founding members of 4 Hero has been active since the late 80s across multiple genres. I’m gonna pass up on writing up a hagiography of the guy and cut straight to…
Reggie Dokes – Ten-5 / Recloose – Spirit Knows
Reggie Dokes – 10-5 Around 2011 / 2012 Reggie Dokes, the Atlanta based Detroiter, went off the radar in terms of house and techno. 4 years can be a long time in the fickle world of the hype machine and Dokes return last year was pretty low-key in this regard, even though it was a…
Mix: Mad Things in the Queue, Into the Clouds / Hessle Audio Radio
First mix of the year – I know, its already April – went out on the Rinse FM airwaves last Thursday as part of the Hessle Audio show. Originally asked to record it as part of a series of label profiles, my laziness got the better of me and I missed the boat on that…
Rude 66 – From Reason To Ritual
Ruud Lekx has been somewhat of a cult figure for quite some time now. For those deeply invested in what has come out of Holland in the last 20+ years, Rude 66 is a recognisable and notable name, but compared with your Legowelts and I-fs he still remains a bit of a fringe character. But then…
Darshan Jesrani – Mirror Test
Despite all his activity over the past few years, Darshan Jesrani is still best known for his Metro Area collaboration with Morgan Geist. This is far too bad, as he has been behind much great music, especially on the Startree label where he explores more song oriented disco under the aliases Funn City and Cylinder….
Mix: Equanimity (The Ontological Pursuit Of The Shimmering Universal)
76 minute mix of timeless, deep, soulful music for balancing your humors. RIP H.I.M. DJ Mr. Monkey MD Tracklist: Susie Ibarra – Passing Clouds Flying Lotus – Auntie’s Lock (Feat. The Life Force Trio) Jean-Pierre Mas, Cesarius Alvim, Daniel-Humair – La Souris Chaude Quartette Trés Bien – Boss Trés Bien Timeline – Light My Fire…