Tag: Electronic music
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Creating a 90’s rave track from scratch
Love this tutorial from Jonas on how to make 1990’s rave ( happy hardcore breakbeat – think Prodigy, early Acen etc) – loads of memories. And the advice is totally correct – Akai samplers or similar, M1, analogue synths lying about, chord stabs, Amen breaks, random drum loops from odd sources, alarms., female diva, random…
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Orbital – Smiley / 30 Something
30 something years on and Orbital have a new best-of compilation celebrating their ’30 Something’ anniversary – the real anniversary was in lockdown. New track Smiley sums up the feeling of acid house, 303’s,distant raves and the times – especially with the evil Maggie robot and the sheep police and nods to Burning Man and…
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RIP Vangelis & Klaus Schulze
Usually I get my tributes out immediately when musicians I love die, but I was totally dumbstruck when I heard a few days ago that Vangelis had died. To me, he’s Beatles or Elvis or Rolling Stones level; a majpr influence in my listening and composing. And that’s why I couldn’t just throw out a…
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Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul – Thank You
Love this video and song from Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul on Soulwax’s DeeWee label – dripping with sarcasm and I can TOTALLY relate. It’s from the new Topical Dancer album. Love the 80’s experimental video vibes, very Will Powers / downtown NY. Opinions are like arseholes – everyone has one, and yes, I’ve had…
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Burial – ANTIDAWN / Space Cadet
Better late than never – checking out some releases I missed and somehow Burial released an EP in January called ANTIDAWN and I missed it (listeners of Radio Clash will know I actually checked back in December for the traditional Xmas release and was surprised there was none)? Strange name, given than I am listening…