Gigs

Saturday June 7 – Süd Electronic With Move D, Lerosa (Live debut), Lakuti and me

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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 ! Smile

The 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 D

David 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

Lerosa

Leopoldo 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/lerosa

Move 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 !

Gigs

Friday April 4 – Sud Electronic With Rick Wade, K Soul, Portable, Lakuti and me

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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!
Hope to see some of you there!
Mixes

Unwound

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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]

Mixes

33 1/3 +3

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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]

Mixes

New Carts II

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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]

Mixes

New Carts

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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]

New/Reviews

New records catch-up since June

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Cripes I’m well behind on music-related stuff.

ATTIAS – Nebukai (Still Music)
-B-side sounding nice and Prescriptiony

NO THEORY – EP #2 (Sin and Soul)
-Pascal Schafer collaboration thingy. Deep warez. Need to get the first one too

JERRY THE CAT aka JERRY JAMES feat GENEVIEVE MARANTETTE I Only Have Eyes For You (Sound Signature)
-Occasional Theo Parrish collaborator on his own. Sounds wicked. The drums are very familiar. really moody and distinct

CONVEXTION – Romantic Interface EP (Arne Weinberg)
-More Texan goodies

Front 242 – Masterhit (RRE)
-Oldie but a goodie

Wayne Kounty feat Amp Fiddler : Someone New (Premier Cru US)
-a cheapo in the waning days of the Juno sale

CV313 : Dimensional Space (Echospace Detroit)
-You’ll never guess what this is like

Deep Chord presents Echospace : The Coldest Season 3 (Modern Love)
-Or this

Quantec : Deep In Mind (Styrax Leaves Germany)
-More dubby-on-the-side-of-techno business

Sven Weisemann : Cabana Fever (Mojuba Germany)
-As is this

Mr. G : U Askin? (Rekids)
-That Dettmann ting

KSoul & Ra H : Morphine 004 (Morphine Italy)
-Detroit house vibes with a slightly techno flavour

Kai Alce : Broken Headlights (Real Soon)
-More Real Soon quality hard-to-pin-down house vibes

Aardvarck : Well Well Well (Rushhour Holland)
-More of that Cult Copy style business

I:Cube : Les Archives Cubistes Vol 1 (Versatile France)
-Sounds like the logical follow-up to Pooh Pah, or more like the Chateau Flight wares

Recent misses
Move D : Got Thing (Philpot Germany)
Kevin Reynolds : Afrik (Todchai US)
Marko Furstenberg : Surphased EP (Artless Germany)

Some oldies
Tori Amos – God (EastWest Records UK)
-C2 remixes. Replacement for stolen CD copy. Can’t believe this sells for only £3

Kuni – Kids Breath (Life Line)
-Nearly a Kuniyuki completist now

Miguel Graça – Pineapple (Bombay Records)
-Been meaning to pick this up for ages after a friend in D.C. put it on a mix of his a while back. Wicked deep house chune

A CD
A Small Good Thing – Slim Westerns Vol II [Leaf]
-Finally picked up the sequel to one of my favorite ever albums. Can’t go wrong with a bit of ambience with slide guitar

Not so new
Depeche Mode – Get The Balance Right [Mute]
Depeche Mode – Some Great Reward (Remastered Collectors Edition) [Mute]
Aphex Twin – Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (remastered) [Apollo]
The Tuss – Confederation Trough EP [Rephlex]
The Tuss – Rushup Edge [Rephlex]
Deep Chord presents Echospace – The Coldest Season 2 [Modern Love]
Monolake – Ionized [Monolake]
Marc LeClair / Rechenzentrum – Musique Pour 3 Femmes Enceintes [Mutek]

Back to the new stuff
Moodymann – I’d Rather Be Lonely [KDJ]
Hieroglyphic Being – Guidance/Direction EP [Apnea]
Lerosa – Seeker EP [Enclave]

Monolake : Axis Carbon (Monolake Germany)
-Late

Iz & Diz : Love Vibe (remixes) (Aesoteric US)
-Missed this Bradock mix when it came out. Juno has one more copy of it in stock as of an hour ago

Daniel Meteo : Memento (Karaoke Kalk Pets Germany)
-Weird Kalk Pets action, less on the minimal tip than the stuff that they put out that I don’t bother with. A fair few hints at Detroit house and techno herein

Jacek Sienkiewicz : Spirits Of Life (Recognition Poland)
-The A side is well weird sounding. B side more his standard fair, but still tasty. Man can do no wrong at the moment

Studio : West Coast (Information)
-My 54th copy

V/A : Kalte Fusse II Vol 2 (Opossum Germany)
-Picked up for nice Jacek Sienkiewicz mix of the Joachim Spieth track

Mark Pritchard / Steve Spacek : Turn It On (Sonar Kollektiv Germany)
-Not what I was expecting it to sound like. More techno. Stupid baseline. I dig

Pendle Coven : Habitual Stress EP (Modern Love)
-Big synths heavy on the release. Who needs reverb?

The Oliverwho Factory : Future Funk (Madd Chaise Inc)
-Nice vocal techno

M Pittman : The Midwest Advocates Part One (Unirhythm US)
-Sick sick sick acid

Gigs

Next gig: Saturday 21 July @ The Prince, Brixton, next door to KFC so you can get your biscuits on yo

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Apologies for the Monstacock Playas SPAM:

It’s that ‘time of the month again’ and July sees Tristan Watkins (Phonopsia/Disception) take to the decks.

Following a nomadic existence in the states, where he co-founded the Metrotechno DJ crew and was involved creation of Metatrack Studios, English born Tristan Watkins returned to the UK in 2002 where he swiftly made an impact on the London scene with his finely honed house and techno sets, often taking in hip hop, broken beat, ambient, industrial and disco en route. Having djed in Chicago, Detroit, Canada and Eastern Europe, he recently appeared alongside the mighty Portable/Bodycode at Süd Electronic. Tristan has also proved a dab hand in the production stakes and his credits include a remix of Sean Deason’s “The Shit” for Matrix records, and Andrew Duke’s remix of Phonopsia’s “Frosting” on his 2006 Consumer vs. User album.

Completing the bill are Monstercock residents Slim and Rupi playing their inimitable blend of eclectic electric sounds taking in Detroit, House, Cosmic and Italo, and dropping a selection of unreleased cdr nuggets for good measure.

Expect a varied musical selection, delivered on a Funktion-1 soundsystem, and of course, expect to dance!!!!

Pub prices all night….

For free guest list email: Rupi, “The BITM” P or Slim “Jim” Jim.

www.gakfoundation.org

Special guest next month – Tony ‘586’ Daly

Concerts

Blatantly the best drummer alive today

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John McEntire

No question. Just saw him tonight as part of The Sea & Cake (one of my favourite bands) on the Funktion 1 at Cargo. In no other traditional rock band have I heard a drummer play such a pivotal role in the way that he does, and often it’s with the utmost subtlety, that you’ll only pick out if you’re watching him perform it live (as often his drumming is a bit too low in the mix on recordings to really pick out all the detail without an intentional effort). Sometimes it’s just raw intensity when he’s given the focus. On other occasions the ways he fulfills his backing rhythm section role puts everyone else to shame, to the extent that I think 99% of drummers I hear are utterly rubbish, doing less than half what they should on any given track.

He has an individuated sense of timing that infects his bands unlike anyone else. His ability to eek out the tightest and closed-est hats at stupid speed hasn’t been approached by anyone that I’ve heard, and seems to be getting better as he ages. For instance they played The Argument tonight at what must’ve been about 180-200bpm. The original had an almost drum n’ bass feel to it, and was likely no more than 150bpm. He’d somehow removed almost all of the swing, but retained that slightest amount which imparted that funk of rigidity, a la Kraftwerk, but at a speed that no man should be able to introduce such subtle variation.

Something about operating within the confines of traditional rock n’ roll (as opposed to his work with Tortoise, as a producer, etc) has produced some of the most compelling rhythms I’ve heard since jazz was good. I wrote a small dissertation about this when I last saw them which maybe sums it up better.

I also love what he’s doing in Tortoise – even, and maybe especially the most recent album, but I don’t think it’s as surprising or important as what he doing within ‘normal’ rock n’ roll. I still have yet to hear The Man Who Never See’s a Pretty Girl That He Doesn’t Love Her a Little live, which would be the moment when McEntire’s head roles off and he continues to drum unabated, but I’ll look forward to that when they return this Autumn.

I know somebody’s gonna say what’s-his-fuck from Rush is better, or some speed metal fool, or some long-dead brilliant jazz dude (who won’t count because he’s dead) but you’re all super wrong in advance. John McEntire is single-handedly better than everything else on earth combined.

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