Having not one but two dancey gigs in the same weekend was pretty nice, especially since the past bunch of sets I have played were more like bars where I was playing lots of other types of records. I got to trot out a bunch of different things that I had either never played before,…
Interesting “Interview” with Theo Parrish
Moodmat dropped what they are calling a “one question interview” with Theo Parrish, and of course he has some interesting things to say about the question of race and gender in dance music. It annoys me to no end that they are not allowing comments on such a piece of writing As per Theo’s request,…
Guest Mix: Scott Ferguson #2
Scott came through with one of the more eclectic and odd mixes we have had here at ISM for his first guest mix, so you know he had to come even crazier for the second one. And he did. What I find interesting about this one is that he manages to take a bunch of…
Guest “Mix” – Chaircrusher
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…
Effekted
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…
On and On and On and On…..
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…
Bye bye CBS
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…
Another Lazy Friday Round-Up Post
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…
Live on the radio tonight
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…
Planet E: The Downward Spiral
It truly pains me to say it, but Planet E has almost completely fallen off. I only realized just now how many releases I have skipped buying (all of the Saunderson rmxs, Attias, Sebastian San, Jona, the new Buttrich record, and even the underwhelming Kenny Larkin 12″) or regretted buying (Lazy Fat People, first Buttrich…