Hmwl Podcast

HMWL 52 – Jon Dasilva (Rush Hour, Haçienda)

info@hmwl.org (www.hmwl.org) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:38:18 +0000

The podcast 52 is mixed and compiled by Jon Dasilva, the living legend and original resident of Faç51 Haçienda. Today, two decades later, he’s also a successful producer on labels like Rush Hour. We grabed Jon for a few questions about the mixtape and his plans for 2012.

HMWL: Tell us about the tracks and the thoughts you put into it, when compiling this mix. Is there a red thread?
Jon: Well, they are not all like box fresh tunes, its not a radio show mix in that sense…I like house music that’s idiosyncratic or eccentric, so its a case of casting my ears over whatever music fits my errr, vision, dare I say! I do like to push the dynamic over the set so its all about creating a bit of a roller coaster and getting a certain intensity to the mix whilst playing some freak music, I guess. There’s a lot of editing of tracks and multi layering but I’ve eased back on this one as I felt it was getting a little too dense on previous mixes, too much of a wall of sound…

HMWL: You’ve been living in Stockholm for a few years now – how is the Stockholm club scene compared to the one of Manchester – from a Dj point of view?
Jon: Been here a year and a half! Well there’s a certain sense here of what is “underground”…its broader musically in the UK…there’s more underground and music that is “underground”, as it were! And its not always obsessed with Berlin! I been to some great parties here and even DJed at a couple!

HMWL: What’s Jon Dasilva master plan for 2012? Releases, remixes, side-projects?
Jon: There is an album on the verge of completion with new band Hallo Halo (Christine Deckhert, Jonas Nilsson and Moi)…we start rehearsing for the live show over the weekend. I’m doing some straight (!) house music with Donald Waugh who I did the Rush Hour release with last year… he is moving over from London for a few months to write and record.There’s a collaboration with Irish wonder boy Jonny Bubba and some tracks forthcoming on a cool UK label, which I’m just confirming this week…and some Spanish action with a couple of Spanish residencies including a monthly in Barcelona starting in May…

Jon is available for booking:

Scandinavia: Behrang / Alex @ wmwl.org

Uk and Worldwide: paul@theunityagency.co.uk / http://www.theunityagency.co.uk/

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HMWL 51 – Statedlife (Selekta Recordings)

info@hmwl.org (www.hmwl.org) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:22:35 +0000

“I have never had an urgent need to be famous, or to be adored by the masses. I have always wanted to have my music flow into listeners’.

The whole world might be completely hooked on the new “rock star” status of the DJ of today. Yet Denver based Matt Guilbeau aka Statedlife keeps doing his own thing without believing the hype.

1.Tell us about the tracks and the thoughts you put into this mix when putting it together?

Statedlife: I try to allow my heart and soul to do the selecting when it comes to making a mix. I compile songs that really move me in a spiritual way individually, then I search for ways for all of the tracks to come together, so that melodies, harmonies, or key structures compliment each other nicely and flow together with as little soundclash as possible. I know the software today can manipulate the key of any song, but I think doing so degrades the quality and warmth of the music by digitally manipulating it, so I do a lot of searching for melody and harmony matches.

2.Your musical production seem to range from the very soulful chicago house, to 303 fueled acid-inspired tracks to chilled out beats, to completely experimental stuff. Is there a pattern?

As far as production and style . . . for house, techno and acidy stuff, and what I call “lighter breaks” I was greatly inspired by the San Francisco sound and the energy and feeling of community at the parties in the bay area during the early 1990′s. I was inspired by The Beloved, Orbital, Scott Hardkiss, Sub Sub, Dubtribe and artists that put feelings of beauty and positivity into their music, as well as being totally wowed by anything funky and chunky (Mother’, Sure is Pure and Direckt were a few of my favorite producers from this period) I have been into funky since I was a popper and breakdancer in the 80′s so I try to give a little funk to anything I do (unless its ambient) :). I also have loved dark ambient ethereal music from the 80′s as well as artists like A-ha and Depeche Mode, music that had extra emotional content to it. . . something rich. Anything I do usually has a symphonic patter to it ,due to my upbringing in a “musician” household where both parents “lived” classical music day and night, so it just became a part of me, and what my music would become. I guess thats the biggest “pattern” surrounding all my music.

3. What is your master plan for 2012?

In 2012 I plan to go where ever the music takes me, wether its beats or beauty . . . or both combined. I would really like to do some more ambient stuff and bring it together with the housey stuff I’ve done. I guess I don’t feel totally comfortable sticking to one genre. I might work on some mid-tempo beats that have that “orchestral” experimental feel to them. Whatever it is I certainly plan to put as much love into it as I possibly can.

Traklist:

1. Tree Bosier ····· Seconds Before Awakening [Alveol Remix] ······· 26 Tea Drops International

2. Jay West ······· Smile [Original Mix] ······· Brown Eyed Boyz Records

3. Statedlife ······· Heartbreak Sunrise [Original Mix]········ Unreleased

4. Ivan Garci ······· Land Of Dreams [Original Mix] ·········· Music Taste Records

5. Phonique ········· For The Time Being feat. Erland Oye [Original Mix] ····· I-Label

6. Lovebirds ········ Tuesday [Original Mix] ········ Teardrop

7. Statedlife/Sigur Rós ········· Samskeyti (Untitled 3) [Statedlife House Remake]········ Unreleased

8. Gui Boratto ········ No Turning Back [Original Mix] ······ Kompakt

9. Em Eff ········· A Cup Of Coffee With You [Mac Roney's Two Lumps Dub] ······· Cold Tear Records

10. Statedlife ······· Shine Through [Original Mix] ········ Selekta Recordings

11. David Zafra ······· You [Original Mix] ········ Sanity

12. Alveol And Timo Camillo ····· Sunrise Flying Mojo [Alveol 2 Mix] ······· 26 Tear Drops Internationa

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The Lovespell album is out on Selekta Recordings. Naturally – february the 14th.

by Dj Skyjacker of House Music With Love

HMWL 50 – Ulf Eriksson (Kontra Musik Showcase)

info@hmwl.org (www.hmwl.org) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:22:29 +0000

50 is the magic number and our podcast number 50 is delivered by a very special magician. Ulf Eriksson’s magic lab is located in a basement below the southern part of Malmö. There he carefully selects ingredients for the future releases of his very own Kontra Musik. The praised label that claims itself being one big mess despite releasing quality material by Marcell Dettmann, Jonson / Alter, Mokira aka Tilliander, Agaric and Jason Fine over the last 6 years.

We caught up with Ulf for a few questions about this hour and a half journey into the depth of Kontra Musik:

1.Tell us about the tracks and the thoughts you put into this mix when putting it together?

Ulf Eriksson: The mix is sort of a presentation of the label from the first release to our latest one. I started of with some house tunes, moving on into a segment of weirder stuff to end with some deeper techno sounds. And of course, finally some goodbye house trax. Something like that. It is a actually very complicated to do a mix from only one label. Especially Kontra, because it has such a diverse output.

2. Kontra Musik is without a doubt a very special label. With artists ranging from Agaric to Mokira and Jonsson / Alter and a cross-genre sound. Do you have a certain philosophy about what tracks to sign and release?

Ulf Eriksson: Not really. I listen a lot. I try the tracks in different moods for instance. Electronic dance music very seldom move me at all. So it is very important that somethings catches my attention, that there is some kind of emotional response and that something unique about the music.

3. What is Kontra Musik’s master plan for 2012?

Right now the plan is to release more from the artists I already have signed to the label. Expect 12s from Mokira, Jonsson/Alter and Rivet. Also a remix EP from the Jonsson/Alter album is under production. I will do a limited white label with Sweden’s best kept techno secret, Frak. Great stuff and totally unexpected for the label. Which of course is perfect. Predictability is a deadly sin in music. I got a crazy good demo from and English newcomer. Maybe I release that. The music will get weirder, I hope. Apart from that I guess some label showcases are coming up and a lot of dj:ing.

KONTRA-MUSIK MOODSWING MIX
1. Agaric – the Outside [KM002]
2. Jonsson/Alter – Olidan [KM019]
3. Jonsson/Alter – Djup House [KM022]
4. Jason Fine – Half (Anton Zap remix) [KM009]
5. Rivet – Metrist [KM023]
6. Jason Fine – Control Voltage (Oni Ayhun remix) [KM013]
7. Jason Fine – Human Need (Heinrich Mueller Celestial Sphere mix) [KM010]
8. Mokira – Time Track [KM018.1]
9. Mokira/Marcel Dettmann – Factory Report 1 [KM017]
10. Agaric – Playing Games [KM001] + Jason Fine – Inuit [KM008.2]
11. Scaff – SSM 440 [KM006]
12. Mokira – Time Track (Silent Servant remix) [KM018.1]
13. Agaric – Playing Games (Marcel Dettmann remix) [KM005]
14. One aka Tobias Von Hofsten – Deep Thought [KM003]
15. Jason Fine – Many to many (Ben Klock remix) [KM013]
16. Luke Hess – Believe and Receive (Shedsdeepanddubbydub remix) [KM007]
17. Jonsson/Alter – Orgelpunkten [KM019]
18. Jonsson/Alter – Tre Ackord [KM022]
19. Gunnar Jonsson – Massage Rutin 1 [KM014]

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Needless to say, the mixset is mastered by Andreas Tilliander.

by Dj Skyjacker of House Music With Love

HMWL 49 – Jonsson / Alter (Kontra Musik) – live set

info@hmwl.org (www.hmwl.org) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:28:31 +0000

Our Christmas spirit podcast is one lovely live set by the producer duo Jonsson/Alter. Praised for MOD – proclaimed as one of the best house albums of the 2011 and nominated (among other things) for The Best Dance by Swedish Radio P3. Jonsson/Alter is part of the Kontra Musik heritage (Resident Advisor label of the month) and we are especially proud to have them onboard of We Manage With Love.

The tape is a bit organic, a bit dubby submarine journey into the deeper shades of Swedish house staight from Berlin. Relax into your holiday.

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MOD review on LWE

MOD review in Sydsvenskan

by Dj Skyjacker of House Music With Love

HMWL Podcast 48 – Skyler Mendoza

info@hmwl.org (www.hmwl.org) — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:21:26 +0000

Being a great producer doesn’t automatically make you a great Dj. In fact some of the most giftet studio prodigies with 10 albums released might have a hard time making the crowd come alive at the club. This is also true the other way around.

Skyler Mendoza might be a newcomer on the Chicago scene but is already earning titles as one of the best residents of the windy city.

No matter if he’s got a long producer career in front of him or will be spinning tracks at Chicagos sweatiest underground joints for a few more years, we are giving him thumbs up for a great mix and great mixing techniques. And hey, there are some rumors about a release on Trax in 2012.

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HMWL 47 – Jesper Dahlbäck (ISL, Drumcode, Studio Barnhus) + Ticket giveaway

info@hmwl.org (www.hmwl.org) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 18:46:57 +0000

Hmwl-47-jesper-dahlback by House Music With Love

One of the founding fathers of the Stockholm techno phenomenon is off on a short Sweden tour. Bookings secured by We Manage With Love, Jesper will be warming up at Inferno in Stockholm tonight, only to continue off to west coast for Elektroklubben 5 års jubileum and Lounges in Gothenburg next weekend.

We are also happy to celebrate Jesper Dahlbäcks latest release on a small, yet fantastic Swedish label called Studio Barnhus run by Axel Boman and Kornel Kovacs. If you havn’t heard of them yet, you should definitely check it out.

Jesper Dahlbäck – Udda Katter by Studio Barnhus

by Dj Skyjacker of House Music With Love

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HMWL Podcast 46 – WMWL Birthday Bash with Dj Skyjacker and Svensker

info@hmwl.org (www.hmwl.org) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:09:32 +0000

Our lovely booking agency WMWL just turned one year a few weeks ago. We celebrated with a massive Bash featuring Mats Nileskär (P3 Soul), Denmarks finest Dj Svensker and youra truly posrmodern duo Skyjacker & Bacid (WMWL Head Honchos).

WMWL Birthday bash 11.11.11 by House Music With Love

Here are the first 1,5 hours of the show nicely packaged as a podcast. Extra thanks to Streetlab and WESC for helping us out with the party.

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by Dj Skyjacker of House Music With Love

HMWL Podcast 45 – People Get Real (Wax:On / Join our Club)

info@hmwl.org (www.hmwl.org) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:00:20 +0000

Hmwl 45 People Get Real by House Music With Love

The Lads From Newcastle have done a supreme mix for us with really nice techno vibes from Headman, Rebolledo, Len Faki and many more.
I’ve been following these guys for a few years and they have some good tunes to back them up. So thinks Jamie Jones too who did a remix of the track Robin Hood. But according to me it was just half as good as the original.

So please Enjoy HMWL podcast 45 by People Get Real.

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with love Jesper Aubin of House Music With Love

HMWL Podcast 44 – Svensker

info@hmwl.org (www.hmwl.org) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:27:39 +0000

House Music With Love podcast / nov 2011 by SVENSKER

It’s time for We Manage With Love Birthday bash. The Dj agency that hosts Tiger Stripes, Jesper Dahlbäck, Özgur Can, Andycap, Miss Dilemma and HMWL Djs turns one with a bang! We are throwing a massive party at Moriskan in Malmö tonight with our friends WESC and Streetlab. With yours truly Skyjacker and Bacid (WMWL) and guest appearances by the Swedish Soul legend Mats Nileskär and Danish deep house and nu-disco cowboy Svensker who recorded a special podcast just for us.

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by Dj Skyjacker of House Music With Love

HMWL Podcast 43 – Peter Power (Crime City Disco)

info@hmwl.org (www.hmwl.org) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:49:08 +0000

Hmwl 43 Peter Power (Crime City Disco) by House Music With Love

We’ve been featuring some great podcasts episodes in HMWL series lately. By Djuma Soundsystem, Aki Bergen and Jesper Ryom to name a few. Even though most of them are well thought through mixtapes recored in the artist’s studio we also love to spice it up with a live club mix once in while.

After all, the live club sets is a completely different piece of work – it’s all about feeling what the crowd wants, thinking quickly to select the right record in the dark and making a few misstakes all in all, which is after all only human. In a way a recodred club set is a raw, real and live piece of music.

Latest podcast is by the funkiest Irishman in Berlin – Peter Power from the vinyl only Crime City Disco label. The set is recorded live at the labels’ latest release party in the city of Malmö.

Enjoy!

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by Dj Skyjacker of House Music With Love