Orbitality
I bought this album back in around '94 or so in Tower Records, Dublin. I remember at the time asking could they recommend some electronic music and the guy suggested both this and also Vapourspace. I bought both and they are in with my many top albums of all time. Vapourspace being the more well known of the two but Orbitality is a gem of an album which I highly recommend...quite dark and best listened to from start to finish...was quite an experience in the good ol days with a spliff or trip:)
Some Other People - Orbitality
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Beam Me Up...
Pegasus Mix...as requested.
Great tune as featured on this excellent 12"
MP3: Speedy J - Beam Me Up! (Pegasus Mix)
Great tune as featured on this excellent 12"
MP3: Speedy J - Beam Me Up! (Pegasus Mix)
Friday, May 18, 2007
The Flow...
Model 500 AKA Juan Atkins.
2 excellent remixes of a legends original tune. Wouldn't know where to start really if I was to write a bit about Juan Atkins! As always, I'll copy below the excellent profile details taken from discogs...
Real Name: Juan Atkins
Profile: Date Of Birth: 12.9.62. Education: Belleville High School, Washentaw Community College, Recording Institute Of Detroit.
leg·end (ljnd):
1a. An unverified story handed down from earlier times, especially one believed to be historical.
1b. A body or collection of such stories.
2. One that inspires legends or achieves legendary fame.
Juan Atkins truly is a legend in his own time. Appearing behind aliases such as Cybotron, Model 500 and Infiniti, he has released many classics of sublime Detroit techno, including the 1982 electro track "Clear". Recorded by Atkins and Rick Davis as Cybotron, this track is often considered the first proto-techno track. Experimenting with fusing the extra-terrestrial funk of Parliament Funkadelic with the futuristic rhythms and hard math of Kraftwerk and the progressive dance theorems proposed by Giorgio Moroder, the Model 500 12"s laid the blueprint for Detroit Techno. Along with the tracks made by two schoolmates from the grade below, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson, Detroit Techno quickly made its way across the Atlantic and immediately sparked the emerging rave culture and soon after the entire global dance community. Moving through the later 80's as Model 500, Atkins continued as one of the most prolific and sought after producers of electronic music throughout the 90's, culminating in the use of an Atkins' original as the musical bed for the 2000 launch of the Ford Focus 'Detroit Techno' automobile. Juan joins Moby on the Area One tour, and then takes the road on a stateside Om Record's tour this summer.
Packing clubs from Detroit to NY to Venezuela, Juan has mastered the art of soaking up new rhythmic elements from contemporary dance music while keeping his unerring, instantly recognizable sense of melody intact. Much discussed and anthologized not only for his 20 years of production credit but also for his ability to rock a dance floor, Juan Atkins' music and DJing is deified in Europe and embraced all over the world. Juan has also been prolifically releasing albums, remixes and collaborations on Belgium's R&S Records, Germany's Tresor, and others. His six full-length releases are available only as imports.
MP3: Model 500 - The Flow (Frank De Wulf Mix)
MP3: Model 500 - The Flow (Jedi Knights Remix)
2 excellent remixes of a legends original tune. Wouldn't know where to start really if I was to write a bit about Juan Atkins! As always, I'll copy below the excellent profile details taken from discogs...
Real Name: Juan Atkins
Profile: Date Of Birth: 12.9.62. Education: Belleville High School, Washentaw Community College, Recording Institute Of Detroit.
leg·end (ljnd):
1a. An unverified story handed down from earlier times, especially one believed to be historical.
1b. A body or collection of such stories.
2. One that inspires legends or achieves legendary fame.
Juan Atkins truly is a legend in his own time. Appearing behind aliases such as Cybotron, Model 500 and Infiniti, he has released many classics of sublime Detroit techno, including the 1982 electro track "Clear". Recorded by Atkins and Rick Davis as Cybotron, this track is often considered the first proto-techno track. Experimenting with fusing the extra-terrestrial funk of Parliament Funkadelic with the futuristic rhythms and hard math of Kraftwerk and the progressive dance theorems proposed by Giorgio Moroder, the Model 500 12"s laid the blueprint for Detroit Techno. Along with the tracks made by two schoolmates from the grade below, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson, Detroit Techno quickly made its way across the Atlantic and immediately sparked the emerging rave culture and soon after the entire global dance community. Moving through the later 80's as Model 500, Atkins continued as one of the most prolific and sought after producers of electronic music throughout the 90's, culminating in the use of an Atkins' original as the musical bed for the 2000 launch of the Ford Focus 'Detroit Techno' automobile. Juan joins Moby on the Area One tour, and then takes the road on a stateside Om Record's tour this summer.
Packing clubs from Detroit to NY to Venezuela, Juan has mastered the art of soaking up new rhythmic elements from contemporary dance music while keeping his unerring, instantly recognizable sense of melody intact. Much discussed and anthologized not only for his 20 years of production credit but also for his ability to rock a dance floor, Juan Atkins' music and DJing is deified in Europe and embraced all over the world. Juan has also been prolifically releasing albums, remixes and collaborations on Belgium's R&S Records, Germany's Tresor, and others. His six full-length releases are available only as imports.
MP3: Model 500 - The Flow (Frank De Wulf Mix)
MP3: Model 500 - The Flow (Jedi Knights Remix)
Next is the E...
Moby
Discogs info...
Real Name: Richard Melville Hall
Profile: Born : September 11, 1965 // New York, NY, United States
One of electronic music's most visible and talked-about figures by far, Moby's career comprises many years of work and many many musical twists and turns. His career stretches all the way back to early rave and acid-house releases in the late 80's and early 90's as U.H.F. and Voodoo Child, through to his much loved/hated r&b/blues/pop/techno sample cut-ups of today.His most notable tracks from his early days include "Next Is The E", "Everytime You Touch Me" and "Into The Blue", and the classic "Go", as well as his early albums "Ambient" and "Early Underground". A brief outing into more rock-oriented territory came with 1996's "Animal Rights", followed by "I Like To Score" in 1997, highlighting his past movie score contributions (most notably a remix of the "James Bond Theme").In 1999 and 2000, Moby found unprecedented pop success with the album "Play" and the slew of singles and radio tracks that came from it ("Honey", "Run On", "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?", "Natural Blues", "Porcelain", "Southside", and more). Among other things, his appearance as a DJ in the foyer of the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards (wearing a gold suit and playing two golden copies of "Play") led many people to decry him as a sellout. Nonetheless, his follow-up album "18" tinkered very little with the "Play" sound and still received a mostly positive reception in 2002.Besides the many faces of his music, Moby also gathers controversy for his outspoken religious, dietary and animal rights views, as well as persistent rumors that his live shows are mostly pre-recorded. Every Moby release from the mid-90's onward has borne the text "Animals are not ours to eat, wear or experiment on. Thanks to Christ."
I have huge respect for Moby and have loved his music since way back. 'Next is the E' was a big tune in Dublin back then and I'm sure in other countries too.
Lots of Moby available to buy here
MP3: Moby - Next Is The E (Club Mix)
Discogs info...
Real Name: Richard Melville Hall
Profile: Born : September 11, 1965 // New York, NY, United States
One of electronic music's most visible and talked-about figures by far, Moby's career comprises many years of work and many many musical twists and turns. His career stretches all the way back to early rave and acid-house releases in the late 80's and early 90's as U.H.F. and Voodoo Child, through to his much loved/hated r&b/blues/pop/techno sample cut-ups of today.His most notable tracks from his early days include "Next Is The E", "Everytime You Touch Me" and "Into The Blue", and the classic "Go", as well as his early albums "Ambient" and "Early Underground". A brief outing into more rock-oriented territory came with 1996's "Animal Rights", followed by "I Like To Score" in 1997, highlighting his past movie score contributions (most notably a remix of the "James Bond Theme").In 1999 and 2000, Moby found unprecedented pop success with the album "Play" and the slew of singles and radio tracks that came from it ("Honey", "Run On", "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?", "Natural Blues", "Porcelain", "Southside", and more). Among other things, his appearance as a DJ in the foyer of the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards (wearing a gold suit and playing two golden copies of "Play") led many people to decry him as a sellout. Nonetheless, his follow-up album "18" tinkered very little with the "Play" sound and still received a mostly positive reception in 2002.Besides the many faces of his music, Moby also gathers controversy for his outspoken religious, dietary and animal rights views, as well as persistent rumors that his live shows are mostly pre-recorded. Every Moby release from the mid-90's onward has borne the text "Animals are not ours to eat, wear or experiment on. Thanks to Christ."
I have huge respect for Moby and have loved his music since way back. 'Next is the E' was a big tune in Dublin back then and I'm sure in other countries too.
Lots of Moby available to buy here
MP3: Moby - Next Is The E (Club Mix)
Bug Powder Dust...
La Funk Mob Remix
Excellent tune from 1994 featuring Justin Warfield with Bomb The Bass
Buy music by Bomb The Bass Here
MP3: Bomb The Bass - Bug Powder Dust (La Funk Mob Remix)
Excellent tune from 1994 featuring Justin Warfield with Bomb The Bass
Buy music by Bomb The Bass Here
MP3: Bomb The Bass - Bug Powder Dust (La Funk Mob Remix)
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Deep Piece...
Another of my favourite tunes from back in the day. This is from the Limbo label which pumped out some excellent tunes over the years.
MP3: Deep Piece - Torwart
Moments Of Inertia...
An excellent release from Circle City on the fantastic Warp label. This was a huge tune in Dublin back in the mid '90's and brings back some great memories for me.
MP3: Circle City - Moments of Inertia
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Fela Kuti
I can't believe I have only discovered the music by Fela Kuti in the last few weeks, absolutley spectacular stuff...a nice blend of jazz, funk, soul and traditional African music.
The following details are copied from his profile on discogs. I would highly recommend buying any of his albums
Real Name: Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome Kuti
Profile: Born October 15, 1938 in Abeokuta, Nigeria.
Died August 2, 1997 of AIDS and heart failure in Lagos, Nigeria.
Staring his career some time around 1960, he was known as Fela Ransome Kuti until about 1976. He was a human rights revolutionary that started his own political party Movement of The People. He had his own compound where he and his uncountable number of wives lived. They were constantly terrorized by the Nigerian government. His influence on funk and African music is unsurpassed with approximately 77 records.
Two tracks posted below, one called "Lady" from 1975 and the second is an excellent tribute track from Masters at Work called "Expensive"
Enjoy...
MP3: Fela Kuti - Lady
MP3: MAW - Expensive (Tribute to Fela Kuti)
The following details are copied from his profile on discogs. I would highly recommend buying any of his albums
Real Name: Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome Kuti
Profile: Born October 15, 1938 in Abeokuta, Nigeria.
Died August 2, 1997 of AIDS and heart failure in Lagos, Nigeria.
Staring his career some time around 1960, he was known as Fela Ransome Kuti until about 1976. He was a human rights revolutionary that started his own political party Movement of The People. He had his own compound where he and his uncountable number of wives lived. They were constantly terrorized by the Nigerian government. His influence on funk and African music is unsurpassed with approximately 77 records.
Two tracks posted below, one called "Lady" from 1975 and the second is an excellent tribute track from Masters at Work called "Expensive"
Enjoy...
MP3: Fela Kuti - Lady
MP3: MAW - Expensive (Tribute to Fela Kuti)
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Tricky Disco
A must-have early tune from the excellent Warp label. Featured also on Warp 10+2 Classics 1989-1992 Compilation. A well worth addition to your cd collection...
MP3: Tricky Disco - Tricky Disco
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