Right then, music isnt it, you know - marvellous. Small boys, in the park, stereos for goalposts. Or something.
Better crack on, no need for spurious waffle, but hey when has that ever stopped me...
Sullivan:
London can take it - love this, so unusual, so epic and so sombre. Great music as a backdrop. Top tune if a little quirky.
Chrome Cavities - again slightly unusual to these ears. Not sure I really like the vocal to be honest, not a bad tune but not sure about the chimes either now I mention it...
Daybreak - very summery, very balearic, not really my cup of tea but would sound good in a bar or possibly while out driving.
The Simple Life - A heroin tune eh ? Praise indeed. Can see why you like it, and it again has a summer tinge I reckon. Has some nice touches to it, especially the vocal lick and the strings - a meatier bassier remix would nail it for me, but it is very good.
We are you in the Future - Its ok. Just not really for me I dont think.
Hodgson:
Sunset - minimal indeed, but that vocal hook is infectious, has been running around my head. Very nice warm up tune.
Telemachus - if im honest H I would have given up on this track as being too minimal if it wasnt for your chat. Does go somewhat Vangelis (although much more minimal) in the second half, which is infinitely better for it.
Wallace - Can see how this would be huge in a club, not sure it really translates otherwise, but can see how it all got a bit bouncy - top tune that somehow manages to be subtle and big at the same time
Hot on the Heels of Love - You're right about this being a marmite track mate, and it doesnt half have some production to it. Not really sure whether I like it or not ! Has some nice elements and its a cracking end of mix tune. Hmmm I think I like it, but couldnt really say why...
And I will kiss - Enormous. In many senses the biggest record thats ever appeared on DHS.
Well however can I follow that lot. I shall try...
Junior Parker 'Tomorrow Never Knows'
So moody, and the vocal just fits it perfectly, its just smooth and so laid back. Hunted it down after the Chems used it as their set opener while they took to the stage - to be followed by Hey Boy Hey Girl no less !
Sky 'Westway'
The old man used to hammer their stuff in the car way back when, been waiting for it for ages on spot. This record is very 70's but also not very far removed from a prog house track I reckon - simple and very effective. Love that bassline.
Guido Percich 'Guido'
From the recent TOTO2 mix.
Bicep & Ejeca 'You (Original Mix)'
You're welcome.
Sigur Ros 'Untitled #8'
So Tuesday was a shocker, an appalling day. Shit happened at work, my footy team was being stuffed and a bird I thought had promise had told me she wanted to be friends, and bollocks to the first 2 but the 3rd one stung a bit and overall I felt properly shit. I emailed Sully, he said load up spot and stick ( ) on the headphones start to finish. Which I did. I'd forgotten the great magnificence of this album - for me their best (but its close with Takk and Agaetis) and its at its most potent when you listen to it all. And this track is immense, I mean utterly fucking immense. Its the negative of #3 I reckon (which stunningly isnt on DHS and might very well be the closer to DHS 10 if I have anything to do with it) and just cover all the bases, so emotional, so epic. From 6 minutes on it just fucking well transcends music - its like an aural orgasm. I mean well, I dont think I really have the words. Just listen. Loud. God Bless you Mr Sullivan.
One love my brothers, music is always the answer.
D
Wednesday, 29 August 2012
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
DHS 10 - Part 11 (H)
Greetings,
After an immense fortnight of Olympic sport I now actually have some time to get back to some music. Some great music has been added - lets get stuck in.
D
TRON Legacy. I got caught up in the hype for this and whinged a LOT about wanting to see the film when it got released... I didn't go and I've not seen it on blu-ray (many people have said "avoid" so thank f-- I didn't go to the flicks to see it). Anyway; one good thing to come out of the hype was the well founded hype about the soundtrack... I bought the album the day it got released three days later it was on Spot (That taught me to be patient, eh). I'm a big fan of the original and some of the reconfigured and have had a couple of tracks from the DPLP in my potentials for a while. Moby and Photek remixes are superb - Jap Popstars is ok but not really for me.
MD remix of Maps. Liking this a lot - loud in the car. Love the melody (has a 90's flavour to it), breakdown and build back to the drop. Cool.
Moby remix of OMD - Didn't expect to like this (not sure why to be honest, very close minded of me) but really do. Heavy rotation. Moby's just taking the piss on these lists now. The OMD remix I want will never be on Spot...
S
PSB - Londo Can Take It.... WOW. Best and most original track you've added for some time. Needs to be 6 minutes longer. Imagine opening a set with this?!
Fredrik - feel like I've heard this many times before, so maybe I saw/heard the ad without realising it (.... all I know is I'm drinking loads of cider right now). Seriously, this is one of those tunes that poisons your brain (in a good way) and you end up whistling the childish xylophone hook to yourself all day then slowly you realise you know the lyrics. Subliminal melancholic beauty.
Daly - very pleasant.... another one I feel like I've heard somewhere recently, might be a soundcloud mix I reckon. Lush; balearic vibes.
The Juan (he/they should drop the "Mclean" - now wouldn't that be a clever play on words). Keeping with the balearic sounds.... sounds very much to me like a mid set summer in Ibiza record. Very nice indeed.
Martyn.... Wowsers. Very ravey homemade feel to the middle section. Then pulls it back in for the crisp finish you hope for. Very much an end of the night feel to it.
Keeping with the electronic music theme...
Compuphonic - saw this in the "latest releases" section and recognised the label artwork from other tunes I've bought/heard and thought it needed a listen... glad i did; it's not mega special but it does what it does very well; very camp and slightly wonky, chuggy disco effort. Reminds me a little of the Art Department formula.
Telemachus - Mothersole really does know his onions. This is the opener to one of his recent mixes.... Sometimes he starts a mix with some edgier techno and they usually lose me a little...but when he starts with a record like this I know the rest of the mix is gonna be right up my alley. I wonder if the producer/s of this record are fans of Vangelis per chance?!? Check out 3:12 onwards..... brilliant, very sultry bladerunner-esque.
2 from the man like Danny...
Andhim - this is another tune from Howells' set from April at Bedrock.... HAD to know what it was, HAD to buy it upon release. Again it doesn't necessarily go anywhere but it was one HELLUVA party record which he played in the last half hour or so of his set and the crowd were really going nuts at this point. Proper bouncing. Quirky little melody (is it a distorted guitar sample?! f-- knows but it sounded ace in a club) Rocking tune, cool bassline.
Throbbing Gristle/Ratcliffe
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS SINCE SPOT STARTED!! What a mint tune this is. He finished disc 2 of his Miami GU with this track and it has stayed with me ever since first listen (primarily cos i skipped it back and listened to it about 8 times in a row at full volume in the car). It's definitely a bit mental this track... it reminds me of something you might hear Burridge/Richards play at Tyrant/The Bonaparte parties... in fact all the weird components remind me of a track i selected from Tyrant not so long ago. The whip, the gun-fire-snare, 80's electro, 90's synths, random background strings, warm fluid creepy bassline - f-ing bonkers. End of the night track for when your head is mashed and I definitely accept that this is a bit of a Marmite record. Well I like Marmite spread double thick on my toast. Aces.
And I Will Kiss.
...
I will reserve comment upon this masterpiece for our next discussion in person. I have listened to this an inordinate amount of times in the last two and a half weeks and I continue to marvel at the depth - There are, of course, too many nuances to this to discuss on here. Suffice to say this is one of the finest pieces of music written/crafted by an electronic producer that I have listened to in quite some time.
Over. And. Out,
H
After an immense fortnight of Olympic sport I now actually have some time to get back to some music. Some great music has been added - lets get stuck in.
D
TRON Legacy. I got caught up in the hype for this and whinged a LOT about wanting to see the film when it got released... I didn't go and I've not seen it on blu-ray (many people have said "avoid" so thank f-- I didn't go to the flicks to see it). Anyway; one good thing to come out of the hype was the well founded hype about the soundtrack... I bought the album the day it got released three days later it was on Spot (That taught me to be patient, eh). I'm a big fan of the original and some of the reconfigured and have had a couple of tracks from the DPLP in my potentials for a while. Moby and Photek remixes are superb - Jap Popstars is ok but not really for me.
MD remix of Maps. Liking this a lot - loud in the car. Love the melody (has a 90's flavour to it), breakdown and build back to the drop. Cool.
Moby remix of OMD - Didn't expect to like this (not sure why to be honest, very close minded of me) but really do. Heavy rotation. Moby's just taking the piss on these lists now. The OMD remix I want will never be on Spot...
S
PSB - Londo Can Take It.... WOW. Best and most original track you've added for some time. Needs to be 6 minutes longer. Imagine opening a set with this?!
Fredrik - feel like I've heard this many times before, so maybe I saw/heard the ad without realising it (.... all I know is I'm drinking loads of cider right now). Seriously, this is one of those tunes that poisons your brain (in a good way) and you end up whistling the childish xylophone hook to yourself all day then slowly you realise you know the lyrics. Subliminal melancholic beauty.
Daly - very pleasant.... another one I feel like I've heard somewhere recently, might be a soundcloud mix I reckon. Lush; balearic vibes.
The Juan (he/they should drop the "Mclean" - now wouldn't that be a clever play on words). Keeping with the balearic sounds.... sounds very much to me like a mid set summer in Ibiza record. Very nice indeed.
Martyn.... Wowsers. Very ravey homemade feel to the middle section. Then pulls it back in for the crisp finish you hope for. Very much an end of the night feel to it.
Keeping with the electronic music theme...
Compuphonic - saw this in the "latest releases" section and recognised the label artwork from other tunes I've bought/heard and thought it needed a listen... glad i did; it's not mega special but it does what it does very well; very camp and slightly wonky, chuggy disco effort. Reminds me a little of the Art Department formula.
Telemachus - Mothersole really does know his onions. This is the opener to one of his recent mixes.... Sometimes he starts a mix with some edgier techno and they usually lose me a little...but when he starts with a record like this I know the rest of the mix is gonna be right up my alley. I wonder if the producer/s of this record are fans of Vangelis per chance?!? Check out 3:12 onwards..... brilliant, very sultry bladerunner-esque.
2 from the man like Danny...
Andhim - this is another tune from Howells' set from April at Bedrock.... HAD to know what it was, HAD to buy it upon release. Again it doesn't necessarily go anywhere but it was one HELLUVA party record which he played in the last half hour or so of his set and the crowd were really going nuts at this point. Proper bouncing. Quirky little melody (is it a distorted guitar sample?! f-- knows but it sounded ace in a club) Rocking tune, cool bassline.
Throbbing Gristle/Ratcliffe
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS SINCE SPOT STARTED!! What a mint tune this is. He finished disc 2 of his Miami GU with this track and it has stayed with me ever since first listen (primarily cos i skipped it back and listened to it about 8 times in a row at full volume in the car). It's definitely a bit mental this track... it reminds me of something you might hear Burridge/Richards play at Tyrant/The Bonaparte parties... in fact all the weird components remind me of a track i selected from Tyrant not so long ago. The whip, the gun-fire-snare, 80's electro, 90's synths, random background strings, warm fluid creepy bassline - f-ing bonkers. End of the night track for when your head is mashed and I definitely accept that this is a bit of a Marmite record. Well I like Marmite spread double thick on my toast. Aces.
And I Will Kiss.
...
I will reserve comment upon this masterpiece for our next discussion in person. I have listened to this an inordinate amount of times in the last two and a half weeks and I continue to marvel at the depth - There are, of course, too many nuances to this to discuss on here. Suffice to say this is one of the finest pieces of music written/crafted by an electronic producer that I have listened to in quite some time.
Over. And. Out,
H
Thursday, 2 August 2012
DHS 10 - Part 10 (S)
We move into the second half of DHS10...
Looking back briefly;
Close To The Edge - really rather nice - me all over. Gold.
Singing (Dixon Dub) - quite like the wailing actually - nice enough track - will get more chances to grow on me for sure. Bronze.
Les Violons Ivres - really rather nice - very similar feel to a one sided vinyl I used to hammer some years back - HUGE strings - great track. Silver.
My White Zebra - You're right it's not 'Opus', but then very little is - also like the Cosmic Cowboys remix on the same EP - solid. Bronze.
Distant Shores - never heard a single Dundov track or remix that I didn't like - puts him up there with Paronator over the last 3 years for quantity and quality - this, again, is tremendous. Silver.
Son Of Flynn - didn't care for it at all after the first 90 seconds or so but then massively changed my mind - the build and depth of the strings is lush. Silver.
End Of Line - it is immense and the production sounds fantastic but it just leaves me a bit cold. Silver but then disqualified.
Arena - hmmm, keep swinging wildly on this track - at the point of writing I'm in favour of it... Bronze but awaiting results of recent drug test.
Die Happy Die Smiling (Maxime Dangles Dub) - when this Dangles chap gets it right he really gets it right - his dub is definitely preferable to his remix - other tracks on the release are gash. Silver.
Souvenir - was anxious about this - absolutely loved this song for pretty much 30 years and not heard this version before - Moby's treatment of it though is very respectful and actually, after a few listens, my cap is doffed - it actually adds something to the original. Terrific. Gold.
And my submissions;
Public Service Broadcasting - London Can Take It : if ever a track was immeasurably bigger than the sum of its parts it's this one - samples taken from World War 2 'public service broadcasts', plus banjos, plus strings, drums and rave synths. The whole track is just wonderful but the second half desperately needs extending by several minutes. Daft, brilliant, very stirring and frankly touched by genius given the current 2012 focus. Immense.
Fredrik - Chrome Cavities : I spent upwards of 60 hours watching the Tour de France this year - there's a cider manufacturer whose advert uses this tune - they carpet-bombed the advert breaks in the TdF coverage on ITV4 - this tune got in my head and has stayed there. Never tried the cider though...
John Daly - Daybreak : First came across John Daly when he put out an EP (called Sea Level) on Mark Cullen's (very underground) Further Records last year - it was half an hour of absolute bliss. This album is very recent and, whilst it doesn't have anything as good as Sea Level, is rather lovely - this is my favourite track from it.
The Juan Maclean - The Simple Life (Marcus Worgull Remix) : my most recent Heroin tune. Me all over. Just beautiful.
Martyn - We Are You In The Future : Zabiela's apparently been battering this and with very good reason. Breakbeat techno from right out the top drawer. And yes, I am deliberately under-selling this...
In other news, as D so adroitly pointed out, DHS has just passed its third birthday. To mark the occasion the 'Best Of DHS' list is now open again and I suggest we each add 3 tracks (one for each year seems reasonable) from any previous DHS list you fancy. Thank you both for making what was just a bit of a daft idea one afternoon into an absolute mainstay of my musical life.
Ongoing respect.
x
Looking back briefly;
Close To The Edge - really rather nice - me all over. Gold.
Singing (Dixon Dub) - quite like the wailing actually - nice enough track - will get more chances to grow on me for sure. Bronze.
Les Violons Ivres - really rather nice - very similar feel to a one sided vinyl I used to hammer some years back - HUGE strings - great track. Silver.
My White Zebra - You're right it's not 'Opus', but then very little is - also like the Cosmic Cowboys remix on the same EP - solid. Bronze.
Distant Shores - never heard a single Dundov track or remix that I didn't like - puts him up there with Paronator over the last 3 years for quantity and quality - this, again, is tremendous. Silver.
Son Of Flynn - didn't care for it at all after the first 90 seconds or so but then massively changed my mind - the build and depth of the strings is lush. Silver.
End Of Line - it is immense and the production sounds fantastic but it just leaves me a bit cold. Silver but then disqualified.
Arena - hmmm, keep swinging wildly on this track - at the point of writing I'm in favour of it... Bronze but awaiting results of recent drug test.
Die Happy Die Smiling (Maxime Dangles Dub) - when this Dangles chap gets it right he really gets it right - his dub is definitely preferable to his remix - other tracks on the release are gash. Silver.
Souvenir - was anxious about this - absolutely loved this song for pretty much 30 years and not heard this version before - Moby's treatment of it though is very respectful and actually, after a few listens, my cap is doffed - it actually adds something to the original. Terrific. Gold.
And my submissions;
Public Service Broadcasting - London Can Take It : if ever a track was immeasurably bigger than the sum of its parts it's this one - samples taken from World War 2 'public service broadcasts', plus banjos, plus strings, drums and rave synths. The whole track is just wonderful but the second half desperately needs extending by several minutes. Daft, brilliant, very stirring and frankly touched by genius given the current 2012 focus. Immense.
Fredrik - Chrome Cavities : I spent upwards of 60 hours watching the Tour de France this year - there's a cider manufacturer whose advert uses this tune - they carpet-bombed the advert breaks in the TdF coverage on ITV4 - this tune got in my head and has stayed there. Never tried the cider though...
John Daly - Daybreak : First came across John Daly when he put out an EP (called Sea Level) on Mark Cullen's (very underground) Further Records last year - it was half an hour of absolute bliss. This album is very recent and, whilst it doesn't have anything as good as Sea Level, is rather lovely - this is my favourite track from it.
The Juan Maclean - The Simple Life (Marcus Worgull Remix) : my most recent Heroin tune. Me all over. Just beautiful.
Martyn - We Are You In The Future : Zabiela's apparently been battering this and with very good reason. Breakbeat techno from right out the top drawer. And yes, I am deliberately under-selling this...
In other news, as D so adroitly pointed out, DHS has just passed its third birthday. To mark the occasion the 'Best Of DHS' list is now open again and I suggest we each add 3 tracks (one for each year seems reasonable) from any previous DHS list you fancy. Thank you both for making what was just a bit of a daft idea one afternoon into an absolute mainstay of my musical life.
Ongoing respect.
x
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