Pole Folder

Pole Folder is a Belgian artist who straddles the line between techno and progressive house. His sound has a distinctive "laid-back yet driving" quality that is very tough to achieve. For example, his latest release "Motel" is muted and reserved but still paints a very dynamic picture. Skip to 4:00 if you are impatient :)

Joris Voorn

One producer who really caught my eye this year is Joris Voorn. The way he Dj's and makes music sets him apart from most of the big names, with short funky fresh loops sometimes only 2 beats long and vocal cuts galore. Instead of losing any melody after the drop and just blasting a large bass, his sets are all about building a groove. He doesnt need FX or epic bass to get the crowd going, managing to get by with a well designed groove and soundscape. Anyhow, as they say, "Talking about music is like dancing about architecture." so here is a short 15 min mix of some of my favorite Joris tracks of the moment!

Joris Voorn 15 min mix by wavefront99

Tracklist:

Nalin, Kane - Beachball (Joris Voorn Remix)

Joris Voorn - Blank (Original Mix)

Harry Choo Choo Romero - Phuture (Joris Voorn Remix)

Goldfrapp - Believer (Joris Voorn Remix)

Joris Voorn - Early Bird (Original Mix)

John Digweed!

Transitions, John's weekly 2 hour radio show, features an hour of Digweed in the mix followed by a hosted hour of another producer. His choices reflect his albums: Maetrik, Nick Warren, and Sei A have made recent appearances on all his latest productions.

A little taste of 'Eye Of The Storm,' a documentary by Pablo Casacuberta of John's last tour of South America, included in John's July release of double album, Structures. 

The album is a mix of techno, tech house, progressive house, deep house, chill out, breaks and dj tools (samples, beats, intros, acapellas, etc that tend to be short and simple). 

I would even describe parts of it as minimal and abstract: a very modernist approach Digweed style, aka chill, mellow, and continuously smooth. The tracks and entire compilation really do wrap around the very title. As a structural composition, this work does not grant immediate satisfaction, but is an acquired listen. This is John's 25th album: thus you can imagine the real appreciation lies in the subtleties and nuances in his progressions.  

Because this is meant to be listened to as an album, here are a couple of my favorite tracks that are also solid as an independent listen:

Pushin Too Hard (Nic Fanciulli Remix) by hayshe

Jardin Nights by hayshe

CD 1 
1. Luis Junior – Colache – Sometimes Mix*
2. Alex Dolby & Santos – Babylon – John Daly Remix*
3. Wiretappeur – My Real Name Is*
4. Mutant Clan – On and Amp – Vincenzo Remix*
5. Alex Dolby & Santos – No Walls – Maher Daniel Remix*
6. Dirty Mongrel – Cream – Wiretappeur Remix*
7. King Roc & Dimitri Nakov – Alameda Jau Dub*
8. Cristian Verela – Colmedream
9. Rowdent – Put It To Bed*
10. Quivver – Boom Boom
11. Cristian Verela – Perras A Tutti
12. King Unique – 2000000 Dubs*
13. King Unique – 2000000 Suns – John Digweed & Nick Muir Remix 
14. Quivver – In Your Boat


CD 2
1. Nick Warren – In Search Of Silver – Structures Edit*
2. Guy J – Esperanza – Umbral Aguir Remix*
3. Marc Marzenit – Unexpiritualized – Pete Heller Remix*
4. John Digweed & Nick Muir – Meteor – Beats*
5. Ian O`Donovan – Aurora Borealis 6. Marco Bailey – Jungle Laps – John Digweed & Nick Muir Remix*
7. Marc Marzenit – Neo Galaxy*
8. Saints and Sinners – Pushin’ Too Hard – Nic Fanciulli Remix
9. John Digweed & Nick Muir – Tangent – Marco Bailey Remix*
10. Christian Smith – Flyertalk – Wehbba Remix*
11. Mutant Clan – Persuader – Psycatron Remix*
12. Cristian Verela – Etiam
13. Sian – Dreams Are Maps*
14. Marco Bailey & Tom Hades – Rayavadee
15. King Unique – Feniksas
16. Luis Junior – BG – Beats*
17. Erphun & Thee O – Collusion*
18. Guy J – Esperanza – Sistema Remix*
19. John Digweed & Nick Muir – Satellite – EFX*

Also of interest is John's earlier release Bedrock 12.

John has a few favorite reoccurring artists, including Christian Smith, King Unique, Maetrik, Nick Warren, Quiver and Wiretappeur that have shown up in Structures and Bedrock. He also produces a few tracks with friend and co-founder of Bedrock Records, Nick Muir.

There is yet again so much variation in this album, but John resonates a very specific breed of mixing. His transitions are flawless.

Here are a couple tracks. If you want the original files, just let me know and I'd be happy to send! You can direct message me any way you like and we'll figure it out. I'm configuring a site right now, so in the near future I will be able to quickly upload all the tracks for your downloading convenience. 'Transitions' is a pretty easy find (in hq) from a simple online search. Megauplaod and soundtrack take awhileeee, otherwise I would upload everything all the time!

1. Sistema – Krace Gelly 7:45
2. Maetrik – Glob Monster 8:58
3. Wiretappeur – Too Much Space 7:54
4. Vincenzo & Lovebirds – Epic 6:49
5. Quivver – Orgazoid (Mix 1) 7:25
6. Misstress Barbara – Azzuri (Luis Junior Remix) 8:01
7. King Unique & Anthony Pappa – Vamoosh 8:39
8. Max Cooper – Ediolic Spectra 8:11
9. Christian Smith – System Of Survival 7:23
10.Tone Depth – Rumblefish (Diyo Remix) 7:21
11.Nick Warren – In Search Of Silver (Ambient Mix) 5:23
12.Wiretappeur – Too Much Space (Reprise) 5:24
13.John Digweed & Nick Muir – Satellite (Maetrik Funky Remix) 8:32
14.Quivver – Orgazoid (Mix 2) 6:41
15.John Digweed & Nick Muir – Bilder 6:43
16.Alan Fitzpatrick – Involve 9:29
17.Christian Smith – System Of Survival (Dub) 6:53
18.Wehbba – Mammut 7:58
19.King Unique – Spikes 6:56
20.Robert Babicz – Welcome To The 90′s 9:28
21.Nick Muir – Burkina Faso 8:02


On an unrelated note....

just surrender

"Brahms, Bjork, and Beyond"

NPR's OnPoint brings us music critic Alex Ross, whose recent (but not first) book Listen To This got excellent reviews (here's an excerpt). This is such an interesting listen for any music aficionado. I am one to imbibe music rather than analyze it, but his critiques bring a new texture to the experience. Alex draws parallels between songs of different periods and genres – the bass line, for example of a Beethoven composition that we hear through Bob Dylan and beyond. Thought, feeling, and sound are explained as a whole, and so much more. This is about music, nothing to do with genre through of course that is inherent in the talk. Definitely worth a listen!

Alex Ross's Musical Threads

i dig

(kill the sound and enjoy a scene from Baraka to watch while you listen)

This track is not new, but it is to me! Off Montreal DJ/Producer Tiga's second album, Ciao!. Half the pleasure is definitely singing along if you're in that kind of mood. It's lighthearted and playful with a pseudo-vintage sound, and....some danceable/mixable potential. The one (obvious) cascading sound is fun and much of the interest here. It messes with you just a little // a tease of camaraderie.

If you live in Canada and watch So You Think You Can Dance you'll know it. I'm N/A.


You Gonna Want Me (12 Inch Dance Mix) by hayshe

I have yet to hear the whole album. I'll post other tracks if I like them a latte.

Hey Slackers

It's way too hard to keep up with everything. NPR has created a new music channel called The All Songs 24/7, a non-stop mix of every song ever played during the 10 years of All Things Considered!

Read more or go straight to the channel (iphone users can also get the app).

~~~~remixed

home improvements.

Billie Holiday - He Ain't Got Rhythm (Poppyseed Remix)



Original:


Nina Simone -Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair (Jaffa Remix)



Original:



Lykke Li - Until We Bleed



Original:


Empire of the Sun - We Are the People (Shazam Remix)

touche for vocal reverb. touches every part of the stratosphere between limits.



Sam La Moore Remix



Original:


The Avalanches - A Different Feeling (St. Laurent Remix)



Original:

Tychozorente

Ive been a mars volta fan for years. Tripped out psychedelic jams that destroy any train of thought, mixed with odd time grooves that would make King Crimson take note. If you get a little background on them, you learn that guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (who writes all parts of all songs) often writes inspired by film scenes, emotions, and color, translating this to music in his own way. In fact for one album (Francis the mute), he presented vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala with a serious of shapes to describe how the album progressed, and how to write the lyrics too it.

Omar is a personal hero of mine, currently stockaded in a small home studio in Mexico cranking out a solo album every month or two, while waiting for Cedric to finish lyrics for the new Volta album (and just finished a full length film.) What just blew me away tonight however, was finding his newest release Tychozorente... on which he doesn't even touch his normal instrument...the electric guitar.

Instead, Tychozorente is a purely electronic album, collaborated with long-time friend DJ Nobody, and featuring his wife Ximena on vocals. Its weird, electronic, psychedelic, with a hint of dub step....maybe a trace the old school, pre At-the Drive in era Defacto band???

Check it out. Seriously. Few musicians continually push themselves to achieve new levels of growth and musicianship as this man. fact.

◇⃟⃟ xoƆ Carl

Carl cox b2b loco dice - live at space (ibiza)-sat-09-21-2010 by nightclubber.ro
Carl Cox + Loco Dice - Back2Back - Space, Ibiza 9/21/10

10 Slice 2010 (Carl Cox Rerub) by hayshe

Sound familiar? That's Carl Cox's recent Rerub of Joey Beltram's 'Slice'. Carl keeps it fresshhhh. On every level.

Visit Carl's "Videos" section on his website for a great archive of some of his best gigs.



Aside from the fact that he's an incredible DJ/producer, his animated films/visuals clearly accompany his sets for a truly enhanced live performance like no other. NO other. True to the word awesome. Absolutely. Awesome. Literally, the best I can do to emphasize this is repeat myself. And tell you to see Carl the next chance you get of course, where hopefully the venue is well suited for these fantastic creations.

Clearly the ideas are Carl's, but vjs and animators from all over the map have contributed to this wealth, such as...

Carnival Figures who have also produced for BT, which is interesting, since all their other main clients are not DJs at all...

and

Master Damus, who created Tami for Cox.

Character creation for Carl cox @ SPACE IBIZA 2004 by Masterdamus from Dorian Natan - Vj MasterDamus on Vimeo.

These examples don't encapsulate the experience whatsoever. It's a feeling of complete immersion, like space mountain with techno, but you're feet are on the ground. 

The impact Carl has on you can be communicated through this unexpected promo:

Watch this video on VideoSurf or see more Phuture Videos or Carl Cox Videos

Here's the first set of his I ever stumbled across. Still a keeper. 

Carl cox-global 302-sat-12-27-2008-newmixes by hayshe

For more of Carl's tracks and mixes, as well as and many other artists, check out Beatbird: