The 101 experience must have made the guy permanently happy. He seems that way anyway. Not bad being part of the best thing ever…
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The Gay Guy Didn’t Age Well
He Makes Day-Glo clothing! AGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
No Way!
In the 101 flashbacks they reveal that The Horrorist is Oliver Chesler, dude with the spiky hair!
Depeche Mode – 101: Still the best thing ever
I’M BACK!
As a result of birthday gift certificates, I’ve opted to procure Depeche Mode – 101 on DVD, for a meager sum from Amazon. It was, for most of my late teens, the best thing ever, closely followed by the VHS for Ministry’s In Case You Didn’t Feel Like Showing Up LIVE. I’m happy to report that now, more than twice the age of my initial viewing, 101 is still at least as good. It is, without question, the perfect encapsulation of what it was to be completely enamored with Depeche Mode in the late 80s.
We in middle-America (save Chicago and Detroit) had none of the distractions of acid house or techno, so we could religiously focus our devotion on the Essexians that most defined our musical growth (especially when Rick Dees was the most important DJ of my formative years). The Smiths, New Order, Erasure, The Pet Shop Boys, The Cure and more – all these guys were immense, but Depeche Mode, for a guy who grew up less than 20 miles from Pasadena, were always going to be the most important (they had 10,000 people turn up for a record signing, single-handedly causing a traffic jam).
People Are People was #1 locally! This music had its home. The Valley was it. That’s where I grew up. It left a lasting impression, despite my prematurity for it. To make a long story short, for us who were thusly defined, supplemented by120 minutes, Depeche Mode could not be more important, and this DVD captures it all at its peak. I’m actually glad this is recorded pre-Violator, as that would probably be too much for one DVD. And it keeps Violator on its own, as the best album ever, which it is without question.
Next up, the full Live at the Rose Bowl performance, which is disk 2. I can’t wait!
Saturday June 7 – Süd Electronic With Move D, Lerosa (Live debut), Lakuti and me
Got me another gig coming up at the next Süd. I’m most pleased to be playing beside long-time musical hero Move D and Lerosa, who’s recent releases have been some of the most consistent and varied around. In addition to being exciting on account of the talent, it’s being held in Sud’s best venue, last used when Move D rolled through town and tore shit up last year AND there will also be a Funktion 1 rig installed, which should pretty neatly round things out.
Here’s the full poop:
Süd Electronic Presents Uzuri Recordings With Move D & Lerosa (live ) – 7th June 2007
Powered By A Funktion 1 Soundsytem @ A Secret Top Floor Loft Style Venue In East London
Move D – 3 Hour Dj Set ( Uzuri ,Source , Compost , Dial , Modern Love , Workshop , Philpot )
Lerosa – Live ( Uzuri ,Real Soon, Enclave , A Touch Of Class , Millions Of Moments , D1)
Dj Support
Lakuti (Uzuri , Süd )
Tristan Watkins Aka Phonopsia (www.phonopsia.com)Date : 7th June 2007
Times : 10 pm – Late
Venue : A Secret Top Floor Loft Style Venue in East London
Venue details to be revealed nearer the date .
Limited Capacity so advance ticket purchase advisable .
Tickets Priced at £10 + BF More on the door !
Advance tickets From
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/30535
www.sudelectronic.com
www.myspace.com/uzurirecordings
Infos:
[email protected]
07853371939
Thanx so much for those who came out to support us and Rick Wade on the 4th of April .
The 7th of June sees us back in action and most importantly in our favourite venue .
This Top Floor Loft Style venue comes with a crazy 60’s style lift ; in the E2 area . This is where we honed and nurtured what we do now & we’ve always had a special time there . my favourite time being around 5 am when the sun comes seeping through the window , with a handful of people still shuffling on the dancefloor with big smiles on their faces .Classic ! SmileThe One ingredient that has been lacking in these proceedings though , has been a great soundsytem …
Well ,that’s about to change .We will be bringing in , arguably the most in demand soundsytem . A Funktion 1 soundsystem will take it’s place of pride at this sweet venue .Music and guests wise ; we will be celebrating & presenting the talent on Uzuri Recordings and beyond .
Uzuri came to life last November with a rather tasty ep by Lerosa , which was followed by a heavyweight ep by the legend that is Move D .It seemed appropiate to invite both Move D & Lerosa to come represent what Uzuri is all about .
Move DDavid Moufang aka Move D needs no introduction to any one with an interest in electronic music .One of the true pioneers and gems in the european electronic scene .Can this man do no wrong ??? It’s seems not .With excellent releases also , on Compost , Workshops ,Philpot , Modern Love ; A recent killer 12″ on Dial Records alongside Benjamin Brunn and shortly an album on Dial with benjamin Brunn . His ep on the youthful Uzuri has been the biggest release so far. Now in it’s 3rd repress .Known for his impressive collaborations too , .Not only is he an outstanding producer ,lucky for us , he is also an excellent dj .On this occassion , expect the best in Deep House and Techno & what ever else that may take his fancy .
For More on Move D :
http://www.myspace.com/moufang
LerosaLeopoldo Rosa aka Lerosa has been causing somewhat of a stink with his excellent output .With his first release on Dublin’s D1 label , quickly followed by excellent releases on Real Soon & Enclave Recordings , then followed an ep on ATC quickly followed by his ep for Uzuri .Then features on Germany’s Debug Magazine , as well as Groove Mag soon followed and most recently , an article on London’s Faith’s Strobelight Honey Magazine .Not one to rest on his laurels , there are already ep’s scheduled for release on Uzuri as well as the Styrax affiliated label ; Millions of Moments ; which has seen big records from Redshape , Aaron Carl e.t.c. as well as an ep on Real Soon .
The 7th of June will see Lerosa unveiling his Live Set to the public , for the first time ever .For More on Lerosa :
http://myspace.com/lerosaMove D and Lerosa will be supported by Tristan Watkins aka Phonopsia & Lakuti .
We will be on a summer break after this one so do not miss !
Hope you can make it !
Friday April 4 – Sud Electronic With Rick Wade, K Soul, Portable, Lakuti and me
Sorry about the SPAM, but I’m a relatively late edition to the line-up and just getting around to letting people know. I realise there’s the Plex clash, but if you’ve not already booked up for that, I’ll be playing alongside some rather exciting guests, who ain’t been round these parts much – not least of whom is Rick Wade AKA Big Daddy Rick, Detroit’s pimp extraordinaire. He’ll be ably complemented by K Soul, who hails from Italy yet puts out some mighty fine stuff that you might easily mistake for home grown Detroit business. The whole night should be fairly deep and housey, and should be fun!
Full details here: http://www.sudelectronic.com/wp/?page_id=105
Hope to see some of you there!
Unwound
This was the fourth mix I did last month but I figured I’d give my bandwidth and your ears a rest while figuring out if it’s good enough to post. There’s rather a few messes, but I’m getting too old to be re-doing two hour mixes. I’ve listened to it about 10 times and haven’t pulled my ears off yet, so make of it what you will. Used Traktor Scratch for five or six of the tracks – the rest is wax. Procure.
Tunes
Kazi – Pressure [B9000 Records]Claude Young – Multiplicity of Zeros and Ones [SSR]
Studio – Life’s A Beach! [Information]
Sam Prekop – C + F [Thrill Jockey]
Autechre – Flutter [Warp]
Born Under a Rhyming Planet – Analog:Heaven (On Beat Off Beat Style) [Plus 8]
Joash – Salome [Compost]
Move D – Felix [Workshop]
Hauke Freer – We Must Face Our Fears [Real Soon]
Christian Vogel – Rogue PROTOCHI [Tresor]
Unit Moebius – Chicken Pop [Disko B]
Joachim Speith – Clock (Jacek Sienkiewicz Remix) [Opossum]
Kim English – Nite Life (Basement Jaxx Nitebeats) [Polydor]
Greg Greene – Untitled [Aquarius]
Santonio – Homilies [Cyren]
DJ Genesis – Its U [Transmat]
Dave Angel – Airborne [Blunted Vinyl]
The Happy Clappies – O.D.M. [DAP]
Lester Fitzpatrick – Rush Hour [Relief]
Mike Dearborn – Atmosphere 16 [Tresor]
Violet Micro – …I Know [Tresor]
The Tuss – Synthacon 9 [Rephlex]
Depeche Mode – Mephisto [Sire]
Parametric – ES-30 [SSR]
Plant 43 – Gas Frame Canal [AI]
D5 – Lab Work [Delsin]
Shiver – Oiled Love [Shiver]
Lerosa – Regret [D1]
Russ Gabriel – Jochim’s Hour [Input Neuron Musique]
33 1/3 +3
My first Traktor Scratch mix. Mostly stuff that’s been gathering dust in my CD collection, which is the main reason I’ve got one of these digital file playing thingys at my disposal now. Still struggling a bit with not being able to look at a record to determine when the track is going to end, but whatever… Grab it here.
Tracklist
Marc Leclair – 64e Jour [Mutek]
Rhythm & Sound – Mash Down Babylon [Burial Mix]
Coil – Nasa-Arab [Threshold House]
Björk – Come To Me (Black Dog Mix) [One Little Indian]
Róisín Murphy – Love in the Making [Echo]
Skinny Puppy – Burnt With Water [Nettwerk]
Nitzer Ebb – Let Beautty Loose [Geffen]
Connection Machine – Perception Fuse [Down Low Music]
Plastikman – Koma [Nova Mute]
Mappa Mundi – Sexafari [USA Import Music]
Sun Electric – Up the Drain [R&S]
Max Duley – Dented [Unreleased]
Donor – Isolation [Miniscule]
Joey Beltram – Drome [Warp]
The Hypnotist – Pioneers of the Warped Acid [Instinct]
Silent Phase – Electric Relaxation [R & S Records]
Drax – Radiation [Trope Recordings]
Max 404 – Slut [Eevo Lute Muzique]
Speedy J – Symmetry [Warp]
New Carts II
Another imaginatively titled mix from a Sunday with new cartirdges. A bit broader than the last one. Very sorry about the hideous mix into Jus-Ed and Kevin James. Get it here.
Tracklist
Mouse On Mars – Hallo [Rough Trade]
Burial – Night Bus [Hyperdub]
Flying Lotus – Pet Monster Shotglass [Plug Research]
Dimlite – The Way Blood Travels [Sonar Kollektiv]
RJD2 – Clean Living [Definitive Jux]
Newworldaquarium – The Force [NWAQ]
Karma – Beach Towel (I:Cube Cosmix Marathon Remix) [Compost]
Daniel Meteo – Beautiful (Making Music w/u) [Kalk Pets]
Rod Modell – Lama Temple (Unreleased Version) [Styrax]
Nick Solé – World Dubbing [Mojuba]
Jus-Ed & Kevin James – Baltimore Love [Underground Quality]
K Soul & Ra.H – Untitled [Morphine]
The Oliverwho Factory – The 1 [Madd Chaise Inc]
Redshape – Steam [Delsin]
Pendle Coven – Habitual Stress [Modern Love]
Jacek Sienkiewicz – Living in Oblivion [Smallville]
Jack S. – Forgot to Tell You [Recognition]
Dettmann|Klock – Scenario [Ostgut Tonträger]
Parallel 9 – Technic [Artless]
New Carts
Got some Shure Whitelabel cartridges yesterday which sound so good I had to have a mix. The usual smattering of styles. Hope y’all enjoy it. Download
Tracklist
Dimlite – Jose’s Views [Aim]
Flying Lotus – Spicy Sammich [Warp]
Aardvarck – Nose [Rush Hour]
Reggie Dokes – The Skin I’m In [Third Ear]
Atheus – InChain FX [Millions of Moments]
Substance & Vainquer – Libration [Scion Versions]
CV313 – Space [Echospace]
ERP – Vox Automation [Frustrated Funk]
Gescom – A2 [Skam]
Melvin Oliphant – X-Solara (Epic Version) [M>O>S]
M Pittmann – There’s Somebody Out There [Unirhythm]
Roland Appel – Dark Soldier [Sonar Kollektiv]
DJ Joe T. Vanelli featuring Csilla – Play with the Voice (MAW In Your Face Mix) [Nervous]
Miguel Graça Presents Soulnotmind – Pineapple [Bombay]
Red Nail feat. Noni – Never Mind [Blue Cucaracha]