Tag: Intelligent dance music
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Selected Aphex Works
I recently posted here about the tracks posted on Soundcloud by Aphex Twin, or AFx as he goes on there (which is more snappy than user48736353001!). Nice to get verification, both from U-ziq and now DJ Food that the tracks turning up seem genuine and match old tapes – but as I said before it’s…
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Touched 2
I tweeted about the first Touched compilation a few weeks back, and Touched Two came out a few days ago. It’s well worth getting as well – not only 255 tracks for £12 which is great value, but all for a good cause (Macmillan Cancer Support charity). Although a large download I’ve been listening to…
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Another in the ‘where have you been?’ category – Black Moth Super Rainbow
Ever since watching that frankly brain-melting Tobacco video, I’ve been meaning to check out his other stuff, and that lead me to his ‘day job’ – frontman for ‘super-secretive*’ band Black Moth Super Rainbow. And I have to say, two tracks in and I LOVE what I hear. Not as experimental as their wiki makes…
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Electronica on the go – Anton Maskeliade
Got an email from Anton Maskeliade from Russia about his new video for Chabrec (below) shot in an old Zaporozhets car, with live triggered visuals. Not sure why the fencing bit, but love the fact he’s using Leap Motion control, it’s like Theremin for the 10’s (Lev Sergeyevich Termen was also Russian, so it comes…
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Acid Hunger: Acid Relief for East Africa
It seems that when there is a musical response to a disaster or event (concerts, albums, Live-8, Band Aid etc.) you get the most middle-of-the-road acts involved, necessarily I suppose for the widest appeal. But the thing is, most often than not the music is throwaway and you just think ‘I’d rather just donate and…