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New blogs to follow

Just a quick post to big up a new London blog I’ve been following called Vesselmusic.com.

The site is London based and has loads of up to date info on London nights. The site has one off guest mixes from top electronic dj’s and producers and the occasional vessel podcast as well. Was checking out this [...]

Pawel

Co-founder of Dial Pawel Kominek’s self entitled 2LP release ‘Pawel’ is a definite record for the collection. Intricate melodies, tight production and plenty of groove, this release is dial through and through but is actually release on Pawel’s new label orphanear. The record manages to remain sounding totally unique and a brilliant album start to [...]

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Ame

Ame is made up of Kristian Beyer and Frank Wiedemann whom together with Dixon run innovative techno-house label Innervisions.
The duo mix the mix up the sounds of New York House, with Chicago and Detroit techno, throwing in a splash of Jazz and Latin percussion to bring things to life. With nods to both the stripped [...]

Theo Parrish

“Love of the music should be the driving force of any producer, performer or DJ. Everything else stems from that core, that love. With that love, sampling can become a tribute; An expansion on ideas long forgotten, reconstruction, collage. Using the same understanding openly and respectfully can turn DJing into a spiritual participation. It can [...]

Fabric 30th January: Lee Curtis, Ben Klock, Steffi, Jamie Jones, and Jacques Renault

30th January at Fabric will host what is to be the best night of techno and house London has to offer this year. Detroit techno guru Carl Craig will be playing with Jamie Jones and Lee Curtis in Room one, whilst in room 2 Ben Klock and Steffi will be playing until the early hours. [...]

Metro Area at Matter on January 30th

Metro Area will be playing at Matter on Saturday 30th January. The duo of Morgan Geist and Darshan Jesrani that make up Metro Area will be playing in the main room, joined by Disco Bloodbath and The Italiens Do It Better Disco Collective. Matter is open from 10-6 and tickets cost £15 in advance and [...]

Henri Texier

Henri Texier is a Parisian self taught double bassist who was a prominent player throughout the 60’s playing with many of the big US names including Donald Bryd and Bud Powell that were visiting Paris Jazz clubs during this period.

Texier went on to produce three incredible solo albums in the late 70’s including ‘Amir’ (75) [...]

Modern Classical…..

Below is a selection of modern Classical composers that have caught my attention recently:

Nils Frahm

Produceer and composer based in Berlin. His latest album ‘The Bells’ is a live totally improvised piano performance that was recorded in the Grunewald church.

Alvo Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto

Collaboration between German artist Carsten Nicolai (stage name Alvo Noto) and famous Japanese [...]

Moritz Von Oswald Trio

Moritz Von Oswald’s latest release ‘Vertical Ascent’ was described by Villalobos as ‘a frequency massage’. When Villalobos himself says something like this you know its going to be worth a listen.

My very first impressions of ‘Vertical Ascent’ were shaped by the mastery of its production; the richness and intricacy of which allows for defined layering [...]