Waves at Night

Mandragora

patch — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:28:12 +0000

Andreas Vollenweider is a highly successful Swiss musician, known for his trademark self-modified electro-acoustic harp sound, featuring in a great majority of his work. However, Andreas also incorporates other instruments of the world into his pieces, bringing a nice blend of delightful sounds. “Down to the Moon”, Andreas’ fourth album (and my favourite) even received a Grammy!

MP3: Andreas Vollenweider – Mandragora

Richard Wahnfried is the alias of German electronic music composer and musician Klaus Schulze, a brief member of Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel before venturing down solo lane. “Time Actor”, his first solo album, features vocals from Arthur Brown (“Fire“), Santana’s drummer Michael Shrieve and also pianist Vincent Crane who played organ for Atomic Rooster and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown (notice the link?).

MP3: Richard Wahnfried – Druck
MP3: Richard Wahnfried – Time Actor

Scavengers

patch — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:41:38 +0000

Hole in the Sky: Bell Towers – Private Time / Scavengers

Honey

patch — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:33:25 +0000

After a fun night with Prins Thomas, Animals Dancing is back again, throwing another party tomorrow night at the Mercat with South Korean (now Berlin-based) Hunee, house producer and Systematic Musicology graduate (studying the psychology and sociology of music).

Recently appearing on the brilliant Future Times ‘Vibe 2′ compilation (along with Alexis Le-Tan, Steve Summers, Steve Moore, & more), Hunee has also appeared on various imprints such as John Daly’s Feel Music [as Hunch] (see last track posted here), Rush Hour, Internasjonal, Permanent Vacation + more.

Hunee also runs a cool blog and party ‘Holy Water‘ – check them out!

Tickets can be purchased from Moshtix.

MP3: Hunee – Folga
MP3: Hunee – Tour de Force
MP3: Cottam – Sunrise Sunset (Hunee Remix)
MP3: Virgo Four – It’s a Crime (Hunee Remix)
MP3: Hunch – Travel the Earth

ANGELIQUE KIDJO & MIKE STEIPHENSON

JD — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:54:28 +0000

Fantastic Afro-Pop hit from Angelique Kidjo, coming from her 1992 album ‘Logozo’, which is well worth looking up. As is the very hard to track down ‘Jungle Club Mix’ of this track, off the 12″.

MP3: Angelique Kidjo – Batonga

In 1967 Sevac Ekian recorded a ceremony of Ingoma Tribe in the East African State Burundi. Back home he developed the idea to arrange a “musical marriage”(mariage musical). Therefore he asked the producer Mike Steiphenson to create a fitting tune to those absorbing drums he brought.
In 1971 the track was published under the pseudonym Burundi Black and is considered by some to be the first disco track (though I’d debate that).

MP3: Mike Steiphenson – Burundi Black (1st Part)

LOUISE FREEMAN & MAGIC TOUCH

JD — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:43:46 +0000

Italo disco from a queen who never quite made it big: Louise Freeman. Released in 1983 on Italy’s Bubble Records on the flip with ‘Aa Ee Oo Uu’, and coming across like an early Madonna hit.

MP3: Louise Freeman – Mirage

Non-stop 100% Silk hits don’t stop with a 12″ from another member of US Rhythm-Punk act Mi Ami (the first being ITAL who graced Melbourne’s shores just last week where I managed to catch his DJ set and an unbeatable live set too). This time the beats come from Magic Touch (Damon Palermo alongside Jonas Reinhardt, with Honey Owens on vocals.
Twisted House magic.

MP3: Magic Touch – Clubhouse

YOTHU YINDI

JD — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:17:22 +0000

Club mix of a semi-forgotten Australian track that sits in the back of people’s music memory.
Yothu Yindi for Meredith 2012.

MP3: Yothu Yindi – Djäpana (Gapirri Club Mix)

PT, PT. II

patch — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:45:11 +0000

Norwegian space/cosmic-disco soldier Prins Thomas is making a triumphant return to the Mercat, this time in the basement, taking place this Friday (27/1) courtesy of the Animals Dancing crew. And if last time is anything to go by then we will be in for a treat this time round too. Tickets are still available from Moshtix and if you need more details, hit up the Facebook page. Support on the night from Tornado Wallace, Andee Frost and Otologic.

In Animals Dancing tradition, Prins Thomas will be given control of the console until the club closes, and with Prins famous for his extended sets, we will be in for a real treat.

Also, have a read of an interview I did with Thomas back in 2010 (mp3s there won’t be re-uploaded – sorry) to gain a greater insight.

MP3: Le Disco – Black Cars (Prins Thomas Edit)
MP3: Nemesi – Cosmica (Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas Remix)
MP3: Prins Thomas – Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky)
MP3: Prins Thomas – Morning Dew (Prins Thomas Edit)
MP3: Prins Thomas – Nights of the Elephant

Michael Bundt

patch — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:31:15 +0000

German Michael Bundt has been involved with a number bands in the early 70s, most notably Nine Days Wonder (tracks: ‘We Never Lost Control’ and ‘Only the Dancers’, Wintergarden (album: Wintergarden III), Medusa, and his band Nerve (although recordings were never released except for two tracks on a compilation).

In the mid 70s Michael shifted from a kraut-rock sound to something more ‘electronic’, releasing three solo albums: ‘Just Landed Cosmic Kid’ (where the tracks posted below are lifted from), ‘Neon’ & ‘Electri City’.

MP3: Michael Bundt – The Brain of Oscar Panizza
MP3: Michael Bundt – Whose Eye Is the Sun?

SonusCast ♒003 — Deformative

JD — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:01:13 +0000

SonusCast is the journey through the shotgun scattered sonic-mental network of a selected guest in each release, in the form of a simple mix. Influences, anthems, beat-gems and anything that fits.

Deformative is one Sean Walshe, brief Australian resident, now living in Belfast, UK.
Sean hosts the notorious Go Bang nights featuring international guests such as Ital and Bachelorette, amongst many others.
Here he generously presents us with a deep and long insight into his picks of the crate.

SonusCast ♒001
SonusCast ♒002

SONUSCAST ♒003 ¦ TRACK-BY-TRACK SYNOPSIS

Arthur Russell – This is How We Walk on the Moon (Youth Edit)
Arthur could have appeared 10 times on this mix, such is his influence. The obvious choice would have been Go Bang! but everyone knows that one so I decided on this really beautiful edit of one of my favourite tracks.

Jump – Funkatarium
High-octane progressive house classic from the early nineties – try not to lose your shit when the bells and percussion kick in at 1.46.

Pink and Black – Sometimes I Wish
Obscure, throbbing Italo gem.

Indian Jewelry – Chasing Rats Out
Never get tired of listening to these guys. This is an early track with more than a small nod to Suicide – not that that’s a bad thing.

Crash Course in Science – Flying Turns
One of the coolest bands of all time, rarely a Deformative set that doesn’t feature one of their tracks, usually this one.

Factory Floor – Lying (Chris Carter Remix)
Seeing these guys at 4am in Barcelona last year was mind-blowing! Chris Carter from Throbbing Gristle played with them that night too, which was pretty special. Like CCIS, this amalgamates noise and groove perfectly.

Sonic Youth – Echo Canyon
It’s Sonic Youth…

Mike Simonetti & Johnny Jewel – Hollywood Seven (Discotent Dilemma Mix)
Difficult to decide on what Italians Do It Better to include. This is a huge track from last year (although Simonetti’s been djing it for years) from two of the coolest men in the game and a big Go Bang! anthem – pure disco-drama!

James Chance & the Contortions – Incorrigible (Liv Spencer and DJ Spun Remix)
This came out in early 2010 on Rong Music and has been a staple of my DJ sets since. Sick acid bassline, wild organ riffs and James Chance howling over the top of it all – rapturous!

Jacques Renault & Lee Douglas – Got to Find a Disco
Another from 2010 – stomping dancefloor burner from two modern disco legends.

Neu! – Isi
Just one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written.

Tussle – Elephants Meandering (Sal P. and Dennis Young Remix)
Liquid Liquid should be here in their own right, but this remix by two core members for a band that once could have been considered their modern-day successors, is a thrilling, percussion driven stormer to rival Optimo, Bellhead or Cavern.

Les Georges Leningrad – Supa Doopa
I was hugely into the messy dance-punk aesthetic of the last decade – Troubleman Unlimited, GSL Records, Lovepump United, etc – and have great memories of dancing to this sublime piece of ‘petro-chemical rock n’roll’ back in 2006/2007.

Black Eyes – Deformative
Like Arthur Russell, Daniel Martin-McCormick could have featured on this mix a number of times. Mi Ami, Sex Worker and Ital are all projects that I adore, but the band that gave me my DJ moniker still mean more to me than any other.

Talking Heads – Drugs
I don’t want to meet a person who doesn’t love Talking Heads. Last track from Fear of Music – a great end to a great album – and hopefully to a great mix too.

SONUSCAST ♒003 ¦ DOWNLOAD

MIX/MP3: SonusCast ♒003 — DeformativeMEDIAFIRE

LEFTOVERS

JD — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:32:23 +0000

A short collection of Unpopular Organic Beats I was meant to post last year but never got around to.
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Post ‘Remain In Light’ era Talking Heads inspired UK Afro-Pop.

MP3: Luna Twist – African Time

Deliciously fractured hard-J-Pop collaboration between Sakamoto (of Yellow Magic Orchestra) and diva Kisaragi.

MP3: Koharu Kisaragi & Ryuichi Sakamoto – Neo-Plant

Tough proto-industrial Fad Gadget track, this time with more sugar.

MP3: Fad Gadget – Collapsing New People

Upbeat Afro-House gem from NYC based producer Dennis Ferrer. Impossibly catchy chorus. Appears on the last SonusCast I put together.

MP3: Dennis Ferrer – Funu (Hi-Life mix)

Ethno-flavoured New Beat from the genre’s Belgian founders, Morton Sherman Bellucci.

MP3: Explorers Of The Nile – We Are All Egyptians
MP3: Chinese Ways – Secrets Of China