J. Dilla Safety Dance
Not much more can be said about James Yanceyother than he was undoubtedly one of the greatest musical innovators of our time and he died before we were ready to let him go. Four years after his passing, Dilla’s legacy is larger than ever thanks to torch bearers like Stones Throw, who recently let go six unreleased beats and instrumentals for the small price of signing up for their newsletter.
Bot’Ox to release debut LP “Babylon By Car” this October on I’m a Cliché Records
Bot’Ox is Benjamin Boguet (alias Cosmo Vitelli) and Julien Briffaz (half of Tekël)
Recommended for fans of: Cybotron, Fad Gadget, John Carpenter, Kraftwerk, Wire, etc.
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“Overdrive (Morgan Geist remix)”
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From “Brand New Cadillac” by Vince Taylor (or by the Clash!) to Buzzcocks’ “Fast Cars”, and from “Warm Leatherette” by the Normal to Kraftwerk’s “Autobahn” (as well as the mechanical hymns made by all the producers from Detroit), cars and their mythology have always had a pride of place in music. But in 2010, as the mechanical reign is once and for all coming to an end, it’s safe to say that it has never been staged with as much reference and tribute, obsession and ambiguity, than in Bot’Ox.
And it took no less than a symbol as powerful as the end of the industrial era, combined with the inherent nostalgia of the well and truly lost golden age, to bring together Benjamin Boguet (alias Cosmo Vitelli) and Julien Briffaz (half of Tekël). But what brings together the DJ and French producer- knighted by what must be called the French Touch between 1997 and 2002- and Tekël, an electro house duo in which Julien Briffaz glides as a drummer and sound engineer? Nothing or not much. If only a mutual curiosity, a passion for music in general and a fixed idea brought to life in Bot’Ox.
Two different paths, two generations, that yet seem to have captured simultaneously and backwards – in the rear view mirror of an old sports car or a large sedan- the relics of a time when roads, highways, driving and the curves of a beautiful car, were a common pleasure and not a destructive one. And it’s done! After a handful of heavily dented singles, released on labels as essential as DFA, I’m a Cliché, DC Recordings or Marketing, the improbable duo is releasing its first real album, with the prophetic title – a manifesto of the rushing end of the century - Babylon By Car.
If the album brings together as edits, some of the duo’s original tracks: from “Car Jacked” to “Crashed Cadillac” and from “Rue de l’Arsenal” to “Tragedy Symphony” – in other words, the dark and slightly vicious side of Bot’Ox- another aspect of the schizoid personality of the duo is revealed as we discover new songs with a guilty pleasure. These tracks are mellower, but remain somewhat unsettling with their (false) monotony. Like “Tout Passe, Tout Lasse, Tout Casse,” sung by Judy Nylon, half of the cult band Snatch, from the No Wave New York of the late 70’s, or “Slow Burning,” at the end of the album, sung by Mark Kerr, also on “Tragedy Symphony,” as well as “Blue Steel” glorified by the toneless voice of Anna Jean, from the band Domingo. Behind the speeding and the screeching (“Overdrive”), the leaps and the acid rise – like post-punk bile- we find a new softness. A nonchalance made of contemplative tracks and moments of wild calm – before the inevitable crash, of course, that will surely change the image of Bot’Ox.
In the end, instead of the car cliché, we’ll keep the melancholy of a long tracking shot, both esthetic and timely. Because “Babylon By Car” is entirely in this ambiguity, between nostalgia and modernity, between pop and post-punk, electronic music and rock, past and future – it’s where Kraftwerk’s “Men-machines” celebrated an endless future with obedient machines. Bot’Ox summons the ghosts of the century, from Cybotron to Wire, from Fad Gadget to John Carpenter, to give birth to greatly personal music and, in all honesty, a rather unique sound in French electronic music.
Bot’Ox doesn’t swagger to keep their motors running. Both melodic and fierce, “Babylon By Car” comes as it is. And it’s probably the best way to take it in.
free download vince watson [Planet E, Fcom, Delsin, Mule]
Vince has released on labels like Everysoul, Delsin, Bio, Fcom, Ibadan, Mule and Carl Craig’s Planet E, his third release on Craigs label is coming soon. Vince has recently signed his major hit Mystical Rhythm to Urban Torque and has nearly completed his 6th Studio album which will be released late 2010/2011.
Labelled and seen by the music elite as ‘the producers, producer’ for years Vince has been lauded by François K, Derrick May, Laurent Garnier, Dave Clarke, Carl Craig an many many more.
2010 will see Vince step out of the shadows and stamp his mark firmly on electronic music. Vince has just had a new website produced and is giving away a free download of a live edit of one of his back catalogue tracks, plus loads of mix downloads and live Dj sets. Head over to the site here and get ready for the exiting times ahead.
GARY NUMAN Announces The Pleasure Principle Tour 2010 Launching October 17
To celebrate the recent re-issue and 30th anniversary of his classic album The Pleasure Principle, GARY NUMAN has announced he will come to North America this fall on tour. On The Pleasure Principle 2010 Tour, the modern music icon will perform in its entirety the album that climbed into the Top 20 on the U.S. charts 30 years ago propelled by his unforgettable Top 10 single “Cars.” The shows will feature material spanning across NUMAN’s career, including tracks from his forthcoming album Splinter which he’s currently working on in the U.K.
NUMAN last toured America in 2006 in support of his Jagged album and was set to appear at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival this past April, but had to cancel due to the volcanic eruptions in Iceland blocking air traffic. For his 2010 fall tour starting in mid-October, fans will be able to catch him in 15 markets including Orlando, Atlanta, Washington D.C., Boston, Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, Denver, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Emilie Autumn will join NUMAN as the support act in Philadelphia and New York City, with others to be announced for the other cities.
The Pleasure Principle made GARY NUMAN a huge international solo star upon its release in 1979. Given the soft rock and disco-dominated music scene in America at the end of the decade, the disc pioneered electronic pop music on a new, worldwide scale built around icy synthesizers without guitars or conventional song structures (“Cars” doesn’t even have a chorus). The disc’s impact was crystallized in the U.S. when NUMAN performed “Cars” and “Praying To The Aliens” an audience of 40 million people on Saturday Night Live. The music from The Pleasure Principle gave birth to new musical movements in the States over the next decade, including hip-hop, industrial and techno.
As NME recently noted, “every hip-hop production titan ever–notably Dr. Dre–has nicked the opening beats from the track ‘Films.’ The likes of Timbaland and The Neptunes’ minimal pop–featuring exquisitely produced drums and simplistic synthlines–are currently heralded as futuristic genius in the 21st century; The Pleasure Principle shows that Gary Numan was doing the same thing 30 years previously. His influence on hip-hop, while rarely recognized, is enormous. His influence on electronic music in general is unparalleled.”
When GZA of the Wu-Tang Clan covered “Films” from The Pleasure Principle last year, he was actually taking hip-hop back to its roots as the track features one of the original break beats, also included as part of the hugely influential Ultimate Breaks & Beats series. In industrial music, both Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson have name checked NUMAN as a significant influence, with the former currently performing the track “Metal” on his tour. “After hearing ‘Cars,’ I knew I wanted to make music with synthesizers,” says Reznor. “The Pleasure Principle is great because it’s so cold sounding.”
Techno pioneers ranging from Carl Craig to Juan Atkins and Richie Hawtin were also grabbed by this strange, futuristic music, creating a relationship between NUMAN and dance music that has spawned the likes of the Basement Jaxx’s “Where’s Your Head At” (samples “M.E.” from The Pleasure Principle) and the “Cars”-mutating “Koochy” by Armand Van Helden. As the newly reformed Devo recently commented, The Pleasure Principle is “so original and cool and groundbreaking and in a way classic. Like, it still sounds great today…like nothing sounds like that today.”
Catch GARY NUMAN on The Pleasure Principle 2010 Tour this fall:
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CITY |
VENUE |
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Sun |
10/17 |
Orlando, FL |
The Firestone |
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Mon |
10/18 |
Atlanta, GA |
Masquerade |
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Wed |
10/20 |
Washington, DC |
Black Cat |
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Thu |
10/21 |
Philadelphia, PA |
Trocadero w/ Emilie Autumn |
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Fri |
10/22 |
Boston, MA |
Paradise |
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Sat |
10/23 |
New York, NY |
Nokia Theatre w/Emilie Autumn |
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Sun |
10/24 |
Toronto, ON |
Opera House |
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Mon |
10/25 |
Detroit, MI |
Majestic Theater |
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Tue |
10/26 |
Chicago, IL |
Metro |
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Thu |
10/28 |
Denver, CO |
Gothic Theatre |
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Sun |
10/31 |
Seattle, WA |
Neumos |
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Mon |
11/1 |
Portland, OR |
Roseland Theatre |
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Tue |
11/2 |
San Francisco, CA |
Fillmore |
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Wed |
11/3 |
Los Angeles, CA |
El Rey |
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Thu |
11/4 |
Los Angeles, CA |
El Rey |
Insomniac Presents Electric Daisy Carnival 2010
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Exposition Park
Downtown Los Angeles
Friday, June 25 – Saturday, June 26, 2010
~ North America’s Largest Electronic Music Experience ~
2 Days
5 Massive Stages
80 Artists in the Line-Up
200 Performers – Dancers, Firetwirlers & Stiltwalkers
1000s of Beautiful People
200,000 attendees are expected to trek to the 14th annual massive Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), produced by Insomniac, for two fun-filled days and nights of beats, freaks, and festivities at the LA Memorial Coliseum and Exposition Park on Friday, June 25th, and Saturday, June 26th. Scores of top-tier artists will appear on five stages, along with a mind-blowing array of attractions, full-size carnival rides, costumed performers, and newly commissioned large-scale art installations. With five themed areas of music, art and activities, this is a truly special Electric Daisy not to be missed.
See this year’s Los Angeles Electric Daisy Carnival line-up here: www.electricdaisycarnival.com/la/stages.php
Including such artists as:
| Above & Beyond Afrojack Andy C Armand Van Helden Armin van Buuren Bart B More Basement Jaxx (DJ set) Benny Benassi BT (live) Christopher Lawrence Chuckie Circuit Claude VonStroke Dada Life Deadmau5 Dieselboy Dirty South Dirtyphonics (live) DJ Marky Duck Sauce Evol Intent (live) Excision Fedde Le Grand Felix Cartal Friction Gareth Emery |
Groove Armada (DJ set) Infected Mushroom (live) Jack Beats John “00” Fleming Kaskade LA Riots Laidback Luke LTJ Bukem Marcus Intalex vs Calibre Moby (DJ set) MSTRKRFT Oscar G Roger Sanchez Sasha Shy FX Spank Rock Steve Aoki Subflo Swedish House Mafia (Axwell, Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso) Travis x A-Trak will.i.am Wolfgang Gartner Xample Z-Trip … + many more |
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Cosmo Vitelli’s I’m a Cliché records to release
Bot’Ox – “Overdrive EP”
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“Overdrive (Morgan Geist remix)”
Poolar Zumo Mix
Unusual Sound presents Zumo mix by Poolar.
A masterful melange of tasty techno and house.
POOLAR – ZUMO MIX
54:08
1. ISOLÉE / The western edits PT.1
2. RIPPERTON / Zugunruhe
3. SECRET SUNDAZE / Two armadillos
4. DAN CURTIN / Noise addict
5. JUHO KAHILAINEN / Sleeping witch the lizards
6. TRENTEMOLLER / Miss you
7. HOT CHIP / My piano
Look out for Poolar tracks on upcoming Unusual Sound compilations and EP’s. Surely one to turn your ears and soul dance on along to!
http://www.4shared.com/audio/ywNJezrn/Unusual_Sound_music_-_Poolar_-.html
http://www.4shared.com/document/i1co8dC7/Unusual_Sound_music_-_Poolar_-.html
Vinyl Life remakes Joey Beltram’s rave classic “Energy Flash”
In their latest tribute, Vinyl Life remakes the Techno Classic “Energy Flash” by Brooklyn’s own Joey Beltram with new lyrics by Phaze Future. This was made from the ground-up with no samples. The band-made video, however, is all sampled clips that are jacked from youtube. Take a trip back in time with us to the warehouse days.
Watch this video…. HELL feat BRYAN FERRY “U Can Dance” in its entirety
Hell’s new single featuring Roxy Music’s Bryan Ferry to be released on February 8, 2010.
Directed by Jo Apps of Simian Mobile Disco’s ‘Audacity’ and styled by Nova Dando of Lady Gaga fame.
With remixes from Carl Craig, Simian Mobile Disco & Tim Goldsworthy (DFA).
HELL FEATURING BRYAN FERRY ‘U CAN DANCE’ from Gigolo Records on Vimeo.
MIXHELL ANNOUNCE LIVE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
HEAVY TECHNO WITH HEAVY METAL DRUMMING MUST BE SEEN TO BE BELIEVED
Mixhell is the husband and wife dance music duo of Iggor and Laima Cavalera. Iggor was the drummer of Sepultura – one the heaviest metal bands of all time that sold millions of albums and terrified your parents. Mixhell will be bringing their incredibly intense and unique set to clubs this fall, starting October 29 in Calgary and wrapping November 8 in Austin. Since forming in 2006 Mixhell have linked up with heavy hitters like Soulwax, Justice, MSTRKRFT, Diplo, James Murphy and Busy P and have sold out out clubs in South America and Europe. If the thought of seeing Iggor pound away on a drumset in the middle of the dancefloor while Laima drops beats from the DJ booth doesn’t seem electrifying you might want to check your pulse – because you’re probably dead. Tour dates and more info below.
DOWNLOADS:
MIXHELL X METALLICA “For Whom The Bell Tolls (edit):http://02dc342.netsolhost.com/MIXHELLXMETALLICA.mp3
BLACK METAL SOUNDSYSTEM MIXTAPE:
http://maddecent.com/blog/2009/10/12/drumburzum/
TOUR DATES:
Thu Oct 29 Calgary Hi-Fi
Fri Oct 30 Los Angeles Hard Halloween (with 2ManyDJs)
Sat Oct 31 San Francisco Poleng Lounge
Mon Nov 2 Chicago Debonair Social Club
Wed Nov 4 Toronto The Mod Club
Thu Nov 5 Quebec City Dagobert
Fri Nov 6 Montreal Belmont
Sat Nov 7 Miami White Room
Sun Nov 8 Austin Beauty Bar (Fun Fun Fun Fest)
IT’S OFFICIAL! DIDDY is a live freak… DJ HELL “The DJ feat. P. Diddy” (VIDEO)
The latest single taken from the much lauded Teufelswerk long player sees Hell “hooking-up” once more with hip-hop superstar P. Diddy for the freestyle jack-track “The DJ”. The pair worked together before on “Let’s Get Ill” and “Check This,” creating two classic dance floor hits. But for ‘The DJ’ these two masters wanted to set the techno world straight and send a very clear message ‘to the motherf*cker plays a 4 minute version.’ That you ‘can’t get even get into your thing with a 4 minute version.’ With this in mind Hell is very pleased to present his latest single ‘The DJ feat. P. Diddy; one original track, four remixes, over one hour of music! So yes, “This goes out to all the motherf*ckers that like 15-20 minute versions of a mother f*cking record.”
WEMF bows out. The FINAL World Electronic Music Festival JULY 18 – 20, 2008 Madawaska, Ontario
After 14 years, the World Electronic Music Festival (WEMF) is coming to an end. The 2008 edition of North America’s largest and longest running festival of its kind is returning to its roots with a massive three-day, two-night outdoor party that will welcome back many of the top DJs and electronic music stars who got their start at the legendary music fest. “Having been a rite of passage for a generation of fans, musicians and party people, WEMF has come full circle for its epic conclusion,” says co-promoter Jesse Brown.
“WEMF was the first successful multi-day electronic event in North America,” says founder and DJ Ryan Kruger, “and its longevity has proven that the music we love was never just a fad but rather a way of life for a large part of our generation and those that came after.” While Kruger says recent WEMF’s have seen close to 5000 people gathering to party, this year’s final WEMF saw 1000 “super early bird” tickets sell out within a single day—even before any information had been released about the line-up of acts.
The astonishing 200+ acts now announced for the festival are a mix of exciting new talent and longtime WEMF favourites, many of whom returning for the first time in years. The major headliners include:
Christopher Lawrence, an American DJ ranked #4 in the world on DJ Magazine’s Top 100 in 2006, describes his sound as “underground progressive house and techno trance with a groove.” He last appeared at WEMF in 2002.
Andy C, a UK icon crowned Best DJ by Drum & Bass Arena for the 7th successive year (a record) and named as one of the top ten “ultimate power” club figures by dance music bible Mixmag. New to WEMF, he’ll be working the crowd with a stunning three-hour set on three decks.
Max Graham, an Ottawa native who hasn’t played WEMF since 2001. He combines pure house music and promises “a roller coaster ride of funky basslines, energetic rhythms and uplifting melodies.”
Freq Nasty, a UK breakbeat innovator who’s become a legendary presence at music festivals around the world, notably Burning Man. Arriving to play his first WEMF, his reggae-tinged sound carves radical aural geometry out of uncut bassline material.
There will be many other performers making their debut at this final festival—exciting acts like Toronto favourites Manzone and Strong, trance legend Stoneface and 102.1 The Edge chart-favourites USS (Ubiquitous Synergy Seekers)—but what will really make this last WEMF a historic weekend is the return of some veteran performers and crowd favourites, like:
OS/2 and Mystical Influence, who’ve both played all 14 years
Mark EG and Chris Liberator, regarded as “WEMF legends”
Anabolic Frolic, who publicly vowed six years ago never to play the festival again
Jelo, who got his start at the third event
Mickey Finn, not seen at WEMF since 1999
Dr. Trance, a rave pioneer now coming out of retirement for one last classic set
Arguably the most dazzling comeback at WEMF will be that of Steve Towers, part owner of Sound Academy (formerly The Docks) and owner of Towers Productions. He’ll be building the incredible stages this year, long after getting his start working on the very first WEMF in 1995. Towers promises a spectacular, over-the-top concert setting, featuring massive lighting, sound and robotic arms that has never done on this scale before in WEMF history and that would rival the Virgin Festival.
Four spectacular stages, over 200 performers and thousands of fans camping out for three days will need a whole lot of space. The promoters have found it in Madawaska, Ontario—a farm town just south of Algonquin Park. Like in its classic beginnings, the festival’s exact site will remain secret until a week beforehand. Promoter Jesse Brown says, “Being the final WEMF, we wanted to take it back outdoors to the type of site that made WEMF famous—a scenic location with ample space for parking, camping and the biggest party of its kind in Canada…a completely outdoor experience, literally in the middle of nowhere!”
Kruger says the best part is the give and take: while the festival enjoys a large, safe and secure environment with woods and a beach, Madawaska will gain from $750,000 to $1 million in economic benefit from the thousands of educated and enthusiastic 18-34 year old music lovers visiting from all over Canada and the US. This final festival, says Brown, will be a weekend to remember: “Camping, dancing, enjoying the company of friends and the music that brings us all together!” There’s nothing else like it, says Kruger: “The energy is electric!”
Why stop now?
After 14 years we felt it was time to move on to a new challenge. WEMF was the first successful multi-day electronic event in North America and with its longevity has proven that the music we love was never just a fad but rather a way of life for a large part of our generation and those that came after. I think we’ve accomplished what we set out to do and now its time to focus on other projects – many of which also involve music, festivals and changing the way people perceive the world around them!
What is taken into consideration when booking the artists/DJs?
This one is all about us! We chose the acts that we like and combined them with hundreds of names from the past 13 years. If nothing else its going to be the best weekend of music I’ve ever produced!
Most memorable moment over the first thirteen years?
At our first event at around midnight on the first night a tornado ripped through the area destroying the circus tents and flattening the sound system. We were obviously devastated and figured our lives were over but come Saturday morning our sound people had put enough equipment back together to get one stage going. This fact went out on the Toronto radio stations and people flooded into the event. It was one of the most memorable experiences of my life and established the event as a thing of legend in many minds!
Memorable character who sets themselves apart from all others.
This has to be Mark EG. The man is a ball of non stop energy on stage and leaves a path of destruction behind him. Likely most famous in Canada for cracking his head open while smashing a turntable over head at WEMF in Sauble Beach he is usually found jumping on the decks, biting records in half, screaming insults at the crowd while giving them the finger.
Best Steve Towers story.
Haha – he will kill me because he hasn’t had a drink in more than a decade but the WEMF on Christian Island saw him have quite a few and at some point on Sunday morning he decided to see exactly what the main sound system would do – he cranked up the legendary S4 Wall of Sound and managed to blow 90% of the speakers! I don’t think he was the most popular guy in the office the next week but he likely just blamed me!
What did it take to get Dr. Trance out of retirement?
There is a long term WEMF trivia question that asks who has played every event. The answer used to be myself (OS/2), Mystical Influence and Dr. Trance. Since his retirement 3 years ago it just been the two of. All I had to do was remind him of his importance to the event and the amount of people that had asked to see him one last time! Who could resist being part of history?
What’s next?
We started the Cutting Edge Music Festival (www.cemf.com) a few years ago. Its a four day camping festival in Grand Bend. While its focus is cutting edge rock, we have added a dance element as well. Our goal is to see it grow into the Coachella of Canada one day!