Re: Keep it real (and on topic)
Yea I'm out, too. Signal/Noise ratio has not been worth slugging through dumpster fire threads for a while now. Have fun, cheers, everybody. -Arturo
This is a Techno list, right?
Request for mods to clamp down on unrelated bullshit; there's often little enough activity on here before having to wade through whatever current dumpster-fire is going on. Thanks
Re: carl craig present paperclip people
Boiler Room got exactly the amount of respect with that set that they deserve :) -Arturo
Movement 2019 Lineup
Paxahau has shit the bed on their lineups plenty of years, but I think this year is pretty solid as far as festival lineups can go. You could do way worse. Not sure if I'll be there (at least at the festival) but a few of those names worth your price of admission if you haven't seen em in a few years. -Arturo
[A] 17: Kuri Kondrak
Lots of new release Techno in this mix from Seattle's Kuri Kondrak, who I'm sure many of you might know, and who has played all up and down the West coast forever. Great selections as always from 90s through to fresh jams. -Arturo http://www.art-and-artifice.com/blog/ Morphology – Farthest Regions [Firescope] Dopplereffekt – Mitosis [Leisure System] No Moon – Bathtub Dub [Mechatronica] 214 – Keep Right [CPU] Shiver – Illogical [Shiver] Titonton Duvante – Extrapolation (Dan Curtin’s Rextrapolation Part 2) [Metamorphic] Russell Butler – No New Neighbors [Left Hand Path] Flora FM – Melon Squabbles [TerraFirm] Ex-Terrestrial – Insect Reject [Magic Wire] Stephen Lopkin – Friday’s At Pure [MOS Deep] Planetary Assault System – Booster [Peacefrog] Jordan GCZ – Pinball Lizard [Rush Hour] E Davd – Hearbeat/Hyperdrive [X-Kalay] Hunee – Rare Silk [W.T. Records] D’Marc Cantu – Regular People [Spectral] MASC – Eye Feel [Super Rhythm Trax] Lone – Pulsar [R] Octo Octa -Beam Me Up (To The Goddess Mix) [Naïve] Textasy – Blow Your Head [Craigie Knowles]
[A] 16: Epistrophe Smith
Happy to share a great live hardware set from one of our 313 list members, Epistrophe Smith! http://www.art-and-artifice.com/blog/2019/1/3/16-epistrophe-smith Was great to have him contribute an improvised set, and we look forward to sharing more great music this year! -Arturo
[A] Mix: Kiddo
Back to a firmer Techno footing after last month's ambient, a nice mix from Chicgao's Kiddo! She's great and has been playing all over the States for many years. She also happens to start with my favorite Baxter cut, so that's a bonus. http://www.art-and-artifice.com/blog/2018/12/12/15-kiddo We feel like we're on a bit of a roll lately with our last mix getting a pretty wide circulation and also with some great material coming in. Thanks for everyone's support and looking forward to sharing lots of music in the New Year. -Arturo As always reach out if you think you'd be a good fit or know someone with some music to share!
Re: Mad Mike Tresor interview
List Moderators need to come down quickly and without mercy on this kind of bullshit with warning and bans, plenty of us way past annoyed at uncontroversial threads being consistently hijacked. Keep it on topic, or start your own thread, or take it private and far far away. Peace -Arturo
Ambient Mix, and calling for more Techno, Etc.
Hey folks, been a minute but our mix site is back up and running: http://www.art-and-artifice.com/blog/2018/11/17/guest-mix-for-beyond-below Lots of 70s and 80s ambient and experimental business here, if you are into that sort of thing. RA copped it as one of their "best mixes for November," but our mileage and opinions on what RA thinks about anything vary, of course :P More to the point we are getting back into Techno for the site so if you've got the bug to record some jams please reach out, we are always looking for submissions. We've got some good Techno from Chicago's Kiddo up soon, recorded from a great set in Buffalo recently, will be up in a few days. Thanks! -Arturo
Re: New subscribers?
Welcome aboard, Matt! This is actually the busiest the listserv has been in forever. For good or bad :P All it takes is RA wankers ripping off Andrew Duke to get the posts flowing. -Arturo
Re: 313 and plug
Aww man, didn't know you all were going to web cast, Thomas didn't push that out on his facebook. Hope ya'll had a good party and set, though! -Arturo
Re: 313 Digest 15 Oct 2018 03:21:49 -0000 Issue 4415
is Bob Rogue still on here? He's been in Tokyo for like 15 years now. You might know him from that super fancy "Deckard's Dream" polysynth that was out last year. Great guy. -Arturo On Sun, Oct 14, 2018 at 11:23 PM <313-digest-h...@hyperreal.org> wrote: > > 313 Digest 15 Oct 2018 03:21:49 - Issue 4415 > > Topics (messages 105739 through 105739) > > Any 313’ers from Tokyo on the list? > 105739 by: Patrick Wacher > > Administrivia: > > To subscribe to the digest, e-mail: > 313-digest-subscr...@hyperreal.org > > To unsubscribe from the digest, e-mail: > 313-digest-unsubscr...@hyperreal.org > > To post to the list, e-mail: > 313@hyperreal.org > > > -- > > > > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Patrick Wacher > To: "313@hyperreal.org" <313@hyperreal.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2018 20:23:25 -0700 > Subject: Any 313’ers from Tokyo on the list? > Heading to Tokyo for a week on Thursday and wanted to check if there is > anyone from Tokyo on the list? > > Thx, > Patrick. >
Re: video on 10 years of No Way Back
Def haven't been around the block as long as many of you but lots of good times for that series; exceptional talent all around on all parts of the events. Before it was 'No Way Back' it was most of the same crew/venue for "Cannonball Run" for each DEMF, right? Memory is hazy on a few of thoseJesus that was already like 15 years ago, yikes. -Arturo
Upcoming mandated police cameras in Detroit bars?
https://boingboing.net/2018/01/04/detroit-heads-towards-a-mandat.html Are clubs included as 'bars'? We live in strange days. -Arturo
Re: Beyond the sixth/seventh/eight wave?
Juno's suggestions confirmed generally weak imo, something about that whole site just rubs me the wrong way, like beatport. It's funny to me we have a million different places on the internet to supposedly connect and share good music in a better way, but still nothing beats just talking to someone whose taste you respect and seeing what they are into. Just reading a few friend's best of year lists gets more mileage from me than 50 spam mails from Juno shotgunning whatever is coming off their conveyor belt -Art "I for one love discogs in all its imperfection. The new release listings for artists in yr collection is nice when you've been away for a while. Besides 'discover function' algorithms always vary, juno's always feels a bit weak but Rushhour and Hhv.de are good. Plus its nice to surf outta discogs too, maybe some like myspace sprawl or something, the whole web should be branching + connecting.. No pleasing some people. ;-P C"
Re: Techno 2017
Most of my good shit this year was all re-issues of older stuff, and I somehow skipped most of the club oriented material and got a lot of soundscape/ambient/mood type of business. Pregnant wife and new babies meant not a lot of time for being out... I'll second the Vatican Shadow; for my money just about everything Dominick Fernow and the entire Hospital Productions label touch has been gold for me, if usually a bit // wrists 'im dark and moody every day all day drone noise' for some tastes. I'd strongly recommend any of his 'Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement' releases as well if you are more into the more soundscape side of things. Some of my favs this year: Deathprod - Treetop Drive (finally pressed) Vatican Shadow - Luxor Necropolitics Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement - bunch of reissues Sarah Davachi - All My Circles Run Akira Rabelais - Spellewauerynsherde Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe - Levitation Praxis Pt 4 Midori Takada – Through The Looking Glass (Finally got repressed!) -Arturo BTW we are getting the mix site back into production mode so if anyone out there looking to work with us and share/make some mixes for new episodes drop me a line! http://www.art-and-artifice.com/
Re: Female Producers
I'd echo Lisa's comments, Doc Sleep is wonderful and her label really is firing on all cylinders with just about every release they are putting out. [Jacktone] Very good stuff from Experimental Housewife as well. Also Lisa of course, duh. -Arturo
A [10]: Music's Got Me Keepin' On: A Tribute to Prelude
Sorry for all of the replies to last post, will keep this on topic. Had a few folks interested in some of our label mixes, we had a great guy from Chicago make us a mix of all Prelude records. Not so much Techno related, but some of this might be up a few of your alleys. Cheers, -Art We'll probably try and do a few more like this soon, in a Techno oriented direction. We are pleased as punch to share with you all a great mix from Chicago's SoundInBetween, spotlighting choice cuts from Prelude's magnificent catalog. Prelude [1976-1986] is one of those special record labels at the right time and place, straddling the end of disco and riding straight through towards boogie gold, moving countless bodies in the process. Lots of heat on this one, enjoy! http://www.art-and-artifice.com/blog/2016/9/19/10-musics- got-me-keepin-on-a-tribute-to-prelude
Re: A: Jacktone Radio guest mix
So educate me on my ignorance grand master, how is that behavior not fucked up? What exactly am I falling for? If some white kid from Nebraska releases a hip hop album with a fake picture of him as a black male and recording alias, that would be fucked up. How is this guy any different? On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 12:18 PM, christiaan <gotrecord...@gmail.com> wrote: > the funny thing is; you fell for it and then felt compelled to shout out > your ignorance by calling *him* a wanker. just like that. but i guess > thats just the way of the world. > > > > > On 17 Sep 2016, at 18:13, Arturo Lopez <arturo.m.lo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > An interesting topic. > > I can't think of any good reason for a European male to otherise > themselves and present as a minority woman. Why? This is exoticizing the > other, plain and simple. > > There is already a dearth of actual women and minorities in the music > game, the last thing we need is dudes pretending to be them. I'm sure he's > a super nice guy, but it's beside the point. > > On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 12:06 PM, Eamonn Doyle <d...@d1.ie> wrote: > >> >> >> >> > On 17 Sep 2016, at 16:55, Arturo Lopez <arturo.m.lo...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > It's my understanding this is a Dutch male recording as a woman?, >> bringing in orientalist nonsense and 'exotic' flavorings for no reason. >> >> >> >> >> How do you know it was for no reason ? >> >> He’s not a wanker actually. >> >> FYI - 'What’s a girl to do' was originally released by us on D1 >> Recordings in 2004. >> >> Eamonn / D1 >> >> >> >> > >
Re: A: Jacktone Radio guest mix
An interesting topic. I can't think of any good reason for a European male to otherise themselves and present as a minority woman. Why? This is exoticizing the other, plain and simple. There is already a dearth of actual women and minorities in the music game, the last thing we need is dudes pretending to be them. I'm sure he's a super nice guy, but it's beside the point. On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 12:06 PM, Eamonn Doyle <d...@d1.ie> wrote: > > > > > On 17 Sep 2016, at 16:55, Arturo Lopez <arturo.m.lo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > It's my understanding this is a Dutch male recording as a woman?, > bringing in orientalist nonsense and 'exotic' flavorings for no reason. > > > > > How do you know it was for no reason ? > > He’s not a wanker actually. > > FYI - 'What’s a girl to do' was originally released by us on D1 > Recordings in 2004. > > Eamonn / D1 > > > >
Re: A: Jacktone Radio guest mix
It's my understanding this is a Dutch male recording as a woman?, bringing in orientalist nonsense and 'exotic' flavorings for no reason. No thanks to that nonsense. But feel free to mail me privately if you'd like to discuss further. On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 11:45 AM, christiaan <gotrecord...@gmail.com> wrote: > by making that statement, who is the real wanker here? > > > On 17 Sep 2016, at 16:44, Arturo Lopez <arturo.m.lo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hey 313ers! > > http://www.art-and-artifice.com/blog/2016/9/17/09-guest-mix-jacktone-radio > > Detroit's quite awesome Jacktone Records was kind enough to have us guest > on their radio show this week, we were happy to be there! Jacktone has been > putting out some great releases the last few years, if you haven't already > do check them out. > > This episode: "We take a step back from Techno oriented mixes and explore > a range of 70s and 80s synth sounds and moods. Smooth, rough, mellow, > angry, even a bit of cheese. We're hitting everything from haunting > devotional Krishna music to synth pioneer Patrick Cowley's instrumental > soundtracks for 80's gay porn films. We make a few Italian New Wave pit > stops along the way along with modern takes on telephone hold muzak and > other oddities. Hope you enjoy!" > > Alice Coltrane - Krishna Krishna [Avatar Book Institute] [1982] > MarcoAntonio Spaventi – Undisclosed Intermezzo [M>O>S] [2016] > Odi Mi - Three Different Crystal Therapies [Jacktonerecords] [2015] > Japan - Ghosts [Epic] [1982] > Midori Takada - Crossing [RCA Red Seal] [1983] > Voices From The Lake - Max [Editions Mego] [2015] > Trevor Jackson - 300 Words [The Vinyl Factory] [2015] > Sam Kidel – Disruptive Muzak [Death of Rave] [2016] > Vangelis - Wait for Me [1982] > Macintosh Plus - リサフランク420 / 現代のコンピュー [Beer on the Rug] [2011] > Patrick Cowley - Somebody to Love Tonight [1980] [Dark Entries] [2015 > repress] > Andy Stott - Butterfly [Modern Love] [2016] > The Human League - Being Boiled [EMI] [1978] > Eurythmics - I Did It Just The Same [Virgin] [1984] > Kirlian Camera - News [Italian] [1981] > Neon - Lobotomy [Materiali Sonori] [1982] > YMO - La Femme Chinoise [A] [1979] > Space - Magic Fly [1977] > Propaganda - Frozen Faces [1985] > Front 242 - Controversy Between [Wax Trax!] [1987] > Cetu Javu - Situations [Techno Drome] [1988] > Fatima Yamaha - What's a Girl to Do? [Dekmantel] [2015] > > (full disclosure, I only found out after using this Fatima track that this > guy is kind of a wanker) > > http://www.art-and-artifice.com/blog/2016/9/17/09-guest-mix-jacktone-radio > > > Double Whammy: We've also got a very special treat hitting on Monday: a > label retrospective for the legendary Prelude Records ['76-'86]. Stay tuned! > > -A > > >
Re: Jacktone Radio guest mix
Wanted to add we are working on our next group of guest mixes, we'd particularly like to add some detroit folks. If you think you'd be a good fit or know someone who fits the bill hit us up! -Art
A: Jacktone Radio guest mix
Hey 313ers! http://www.art-and-artifice.com/blog/2016/9/17/09-guest-mix-jacktone-radio Detroit's quite awesome Jacktone Records was kind enough to have us guest on their radio show this week, we were happy to be there! Jacktone has been putting out some great releases the last few years, if you haven't already do check them out. This episode: "We take a step back from Techno oriented mixes and explore a range of 70s and 80s synth sounds and moods. Smooth, rough, mellow, angry, even a bit of cheese. We're hitting everything from haunting devotional Krishna music to synth pioneer Patrick Cowley's instrumental soundtracks for 80's gay porn films. We make a few Italian New Wave pit stops along the way along with modern takes on telephone hold muzak and other oddities. Hope you enjoy!" Alice Coltrane - Krishna Krishna [Avatar Book Institute] [1982] MarcoAntonio Spaventi – Undisclosed Intermezzo [M>O>S] [2016] Odi Mi - Three Different Crystal Therapies [Jacktonerecords] [2015] Japan - Ghosts [Epic] [1982] Midori Takada - Crossing [RCA Red Seal] [1983] Voices From The Lake - Max [Editions Mego] [2015] Trevor Jackson - 300 Words [The Vinyl Factory] [2015] Sam Kidel – Disruptive Muzak [Death of Rave] [2016] Vangelis - Wait for Me [1982] Macintosh Plus - リサフランク420 / 現代のコンピュー [Beer on the Rug] [2011] Patrick Cowley - Somebody to Love Tonight [1980] [Dark Entries] [2015 repress] Andy Stott - Butterfly [Modern Love] [2016] The Human League - Being Boiled [EMI] [1978] Eurythmics - I Did It Just The Same [Virgin] [1984] Kirlian Camera - News [Italian] [1981] Neon - Lobotomy [Materiali Sonori] [1982] YMO - La Femme Chinoise [A] [1979] Space - Magic Fly [1977] Propaganda - Frozen Faces [1985] Front 242 - Controversy Between [Wax Trax!] [1987] Cetu Javu - Situations [Techno Drome] [1988] Fatima Yamaha - What's a Girl to Do? [Dekmantel] [2015] (full disclosure, I only found out after using this Fatima track that this guy is kind of a wanker) http://www.art-and-artifice.com/blog/2016/9/17/09-guest-mix-jacktone-radio Double Whammy: We've also got a very special treat hitting on Monday: a label retrospective for the legendary Prelude Records ['76-'86]. Stay tuned! -A
Re: Movement Post Mortem
Yea I hate to say it because I missed tons of good sets but skipping the festival proper in it's entirety during the days did wonders for being able to make it through all three nights into the morning. That's nice to hear about Old Miami, I had stopped going to that because it had turned into such an overcrowded shit show ;) On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 3:11 PM, David A. Powers <cybo...@gmail.com> wrote: > I skipped fest, but went to three daytime events: > 1. Tied boat party with Doc Martin and Djulz > 2. Resolute party @ Exodus with Dan Bell, Zip, and Sonja Moonear > 3. Old Miami with Mathew Johnson, Derek Plaslaiko, and Magda > > I had an amazing time and enjoyed all the music at these events, but > seeing Zip and Sonja was the highlight of my weekend, besides reconnecting > with friends; no surprise given how much I love Perlon! ;-) > > The crowds at all the events were solid, mature and there for the music. > Old Miami has calmed down a bit from the past and was better than expected > this year. > > ~David > > On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 2:05 PM Lori Polemenakos <girly...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Agreed, the only afterparty I went to was the Ellum showcase at Populux >> on Saturday (hey, I'm 44 now and had a lung infection and was on >> antibiotics the whole week prior) but it was a treat to see the crowd there >> waking up to and suddenly "getting" the utterly flawless MAARS and >> Convextion sets. Maceo Plex was the draw, but his wife Christine's DJ set >> was PURE FIRE. >> >> You can see more of her skills here in the Odd Parents Boiler Room set: >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYPVt8Ze9Rw >> >> Gerard, not sure if you're on 313 list anymore... but I'm glad you >> finally got to play a live PA set to some locals and out-of-towners, even >> though you weren't booked at Movement proper. ;) >> >> I saw a lot of geezers and very familiar faces; met lots of people who >> were talented, humble and nice; I'd say the ratio of dudebros and kandi >> kids was around 18%-20% tops this year, about 30% gravers, and the rest of >> us were the truly dedicated heads that come every year that's possible/live >> within driving distance. >> >> This year marks the second time in 7 or 8 festivals where I saw someone >> get into a fight. Glad to see that violence still isn't a thing, no matter >> how large the crowd/abundant the intoxicants/etc. >> >> Kyle Geiger's set was totally unexpected and one of my favorite >> highlights of this year. I'd call him Rob Hood lite, but I mean that 100% >> as a compliment in case anyone tries to misinterpret otherwise. The Stone >> Owl guys were great as well, also didn't expect that kind of set >> mid-afternoon and was happy to see a live bassist on the main stage. I >> caught some of Matthew Dear, but I've seen him so many times that once I >> determined he was going to play exactly as expected, I booked it to the >> Underground stage. >> >> Get Real: Green Velvet and Claude Von Stroke body-metronoming in perfect >> rhythm was utterly adorable, and I thought their set was a great mix of >> electrofunk, tech house and classic electro tracks. Guys if you're reading >> this, sorry but you were head-nodding and bobbing in perfect harmony -- fun >> to watch AND hear! Too bad they stacked some of the best performers in >> competing timeslots on closing out Monday was great to catch some of >> Modeselektor and I loved Chris Liebling's set but totally missed Kevin >> Saunderson, Guy Gerber, Danny Tenaglia and Nina Kraviz. boo :( >> >> Magda's set was great as always; Heidi closed out her set with some >> Prince tracks, but every time she turned down the music and clapped for >> people to sing along, nobody did. Gurl. You didn't read your audience >> right... at all. Still love her though! >> >> Lastly, as a huge fan of Big Freedia, it was gratifying to see her >> perform directly after DJ Godfather. I think a lot of people wouldn't say >> she "fit in" with the festival's format, and I could've done without some >> of her covers in the middle of her set, but she always brings it like it's >> her last performance on Earth. She never fails to put on a good show, and >> by the time her set was over, everyone's booties were definitely shaking! >> >> Also, getting to hug and take a photo with Juan Atkins was fun. I managed >> not to totally go full mental in front of him for the second time meeting >> him and gushing a little, so yay for my ability to show a tiny amount of >> restraint. >> >> xo Lori >> >> On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 9:45 AM, Ar
Movement Post Mortem
Had a great time this year, although I seem to have missed quite a few people over a few days I'd have liked to hang out with/listened to! TV Lounge for the Smartbar takeover Friday, Tresor 25th on Saturday and "Club Toilet" which was a sweaty dirty fun mess, and a bit of IT shenanigans on Sunday leading into Industry Brunch. Music was great all around, and perhaps my just getting older but it seemed the afterparty crowds at the events I was at mostly seemed a great group, and I interestingly saw people keeping cell phone nonsense to a minimum (which I always find annoying, seeing 100 lit up screens in a darkened space). A lot of people put in long work to prepare and decorate spaces and it showed, especially the IT space at Tangent Gallery. -Arturo
[A] Some Techno
Hey 313ers, Episode 07 up for Art & Artifice, taking a trip through some darker sounds with a bit more intensity to get pumped for DEMF this year. Hope a few of these cuts are worth your time, and hope to see a bunch of you great people out in Detroit a few days having an awesome festival! http://www.art-and-artifice.com/blog/2016/5/25/07-arturo-lopez -Arturo
Re: Music for your Friday
Max is indeed a talented dude. The Chicago reader did a nice piece on the Kimochi label recently, it's a good read. I know a lot of heads on this list also make their music with hustle and DIY spirit and it's good to see it working so well for someone. http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/kimochi-sound-max-area-techno-dance-electronic-label-aaron-shinn/Content?oid=20287027 Also we are still working out more slots for the site so the rest of you 313ers please holler if interested -Arturo On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 8:39 PM, Danielle Scott <ellei...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm glad to see his work finally shared on 313. > > He's the effin' bomb. Seriously. > > > > On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 2:09 PM, Arturo Lopez <arturo.m.lo...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> We just got uploaded a great mostly techno set from Chicago's m50, who >> some of you might know from running the Kimochi Sound label and hosting >> WNUR's 'etc radio.' Perhaps a good start for your weekend, check it out ;) >> >> http://www.art-and-artifice.com/blog/ >> >> >> Cheers, >> -Arturo >> >> As always hit us up if you'd like to talk shop and maybe work together! >> >> >> >
Music for your Friday
We just got uploaded a great mostly techno set from Chicago's m50, who some of you might know from running the Kimochi Sound label and hosting WNUR's 'etc radio.' Perhaps a good start for your weekend, check it out ;) http://www.art-and-artifice.com/blog/ Cheers, -Arturo As always hit us up if you'd like to talk shop and maybe work together!
Movement 2016
Hey folks, Was all set to fly to Mutek but had a sudden change of heart and am now making it back to Detroit for festival shenanigans for the first time in many years, looking to be a great weekend. I'm probably going to skip most of the festival proper and just hit up the always excellent evening parties. Right now I'm looking at the Tresor event, supporting my Chi people at the TV Lounge SmartBar evening, and the Sunday No Way Back event. Also really trying to swing by Soul Skate, which is always super fun. You all have any good recs for other events to squeeze in during the day or evening around town? Old Miami morning stuff is kind of a shit-show the last few years, am I right? I remember it being a fun thing, and then suddenly it was a line-around-the-block crowded thing? -Arturo Hope to see a few of you!
Re: [Art & Artifice] Episode 5
.and I misspelled rktic, apologies to Ronnie *d'oh*
[Art & Artifice] Episode 5
Hey 313ers! Very excited to share our newest mix with everyone, from one of our own long time list members, rktik aka Ronny Pries! If you don't know Ronnie, he's in Hamburg, Germany and a long time producer, DJ, and music software writer. Get your mind right for a trip through some of the darker, more intense corners of our Techno world. Cracking cuts from Ingen / Boris Noiz, SHXCXCHCXSH, and more. Proper business here, ladies and gentlemen. -Arturo http://www.art-and-artifice.com/ Direct Link: http://bit.ly/1TBMccN Side Note: Thanks again for all the support so far, we are full steam ahead for more music coming your way. If you have friends who might be interested in what we are doing, share the website with them! Also Facebook is terrible, but share it on facebook :) No one is making any money off of our little project but we just wanna share the music as far and wide as it will go. Thanks!
[Art & Artifice] Episodes 03 & 04
Hey 313ers, We're back after a brief winter break with some excellent mixes from two fine Chicago selectors! Episode 03 with SoundInBetween http://www.art-and-artifice.com/blog/2016/2/2/03 Episode 04 with sold http://www.art-and-artifice.com/blog/2016/2/11/04-sold-1 Downtempo, Ambient, more off the beaten path focused for these two, with some nice gems from all over. Hope you enjoy! Thanks! -Art Interested in participating? Drop me a line!
Another Mix Site
Hey 313ers, I've launched a site for a lot of the sorts of sounds some of you might be interested in; if you are in the mood please check us out: http://www.art-and-artifice.com/ Just mixes, no B.S. First episode from me and #2 from the always fantastic Andrew Duke. I've got more in the pipe and will be releasing new content down the line from myself and some people you might know. If any of you 313 people are interested in contributing we are always looking for more great sounds. Thanks! -Arturo
-Another- mix site?
I've been a 313 lurker/poster for more than a decade or so now; a lot of you I only know through the interwebs but have met a good few of you in person. Anyway I've been sitting on a web domain for a number of years for some upcoming music projects and it's finally on the agenda to get the site going and filled with music from myself and like-minded people. This will be lean; no filler. Just posted mixes from quality people and pointing to occasional releases. There's already plenty of great existing blogs to go to for opinions and articles, this will strictly be music to listen to. Anyway might be hitting up some of you in the next month or so if you want to share anything fun you're working on or record some sets. FYI this isn't really a site to get anyone popular or any press, it's just for heads to get on and listen to some good content, with minimum level of bullshit. Any 313ers feel free to email me if interested in some collaboration! -Arturo in Chicago
Re: Berlin Vinyl Shops
I keep hearing good things ;) On Jul 31, 2015 8:03 AM, Detroit Techno Militia detroittechnomili...@gmail.com wrote: Space Hall is my #1 place in Berlin. Lots of records and everyone that works there is so nice and welcoming. I'll be there spending lots of time and money there in a few weeks. :) *Angie Linder* Co-Founder/Label Manager Detroit Techno Militia 313.449.8655 On Jul 31, 2015, at 4:24 AM, Peacejunk peaceju...@gmx.net wrote: Space Hall http://spacehall.de/ take your time for digging ; ) Am 31.07.2015 um 08:35 schrieb Wibo Lammerts wibo...@gmail.com: HARDWAX 2015-07-31 4:20 GMT+02:00 Arturo Lopez arturo.m.lo...@gmail.com: Hey 313ers; About to be in Berlin for a few days, wanted to ask the collective for good record shop recommendations a Techno person would enjoy. Any thoughts welcome! -Arturo -- | http://soundcloud.com/w1b0 | http://mixcloud.com/w1b0 http://soundcloud.com/w1b0 | http://twitter.com/w1b0 | --
Re: Berlin Vinyl Shops
You people are great, thanks so much for all the locations! Still makes me smile that this list is still a thing sometimes and lurkers are still about reading it ;) -Arturo
Berlin Vinyl Shops
Hey 313ers; About to be in Berlin for a few days, wanted to ask the collective for good record shop recommendations a Techno person would enjoy. Any thoughts welcome! -Arturo
DEMF Post Op?
How'd it go this year? I couldn't make it due to an upcoming germany trip, but some of you might be recovering enough for a write-up? Standout afterparties? Festival Proper? Any of those tracks you kept hearing sprinkled throughout? -Arturo
Mark Ernestus' (Basic Channel) Ndagga Rhythm Force
Have all these vinyl re-releases lately coming out of West Africa reached critical mass if Ernestus is getting on it? Anyone else been following this Mbalax sort of sound? This shit is hot. Absolutely digging this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmeY2HKpKKw You people out there playing parties drop this business in at peak time for some insanity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrJUyH1qATA -Arturo
Re: Mark Ernestus' (Basic Channel) Ndagga Rhythm Force
I'm behind as usual, but I hope more of this sound catches on ;) On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 5:38 PM, Lerato Khathi booki...@uzuriartistbookingsandmanagement.com wrote: mark enerstus has been working with african artists for quite some time now . he is producing jeri jeri amongst others . and has been traveling to west africa . On 17 March 2015 at 22:56, Arturo Lopez arturo.m.lo...@gmail.com wrote: Have all these vinyl re-releases lately coming out of West Africa reached critical mass if Ernestus is getting on it? Anyone else been following this Mbalax sort of sound? This shit is hot. Absolutely digging this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmeY2HKpKKw You people out there playing parties drop this business in at peak time for some insanity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrJUyH1qATA -Arturo -- Lerato Khathi http://uzurirecordings.com http://uzuriartistbookingsandmanagement.com http://soundcloud.com/uzuri Skype : Lakuti
Re: Movement/DEMF 2014
Someone passed along a funny picture of the line to get in to Old Miami this year... shaking my head :P https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/v/t34.0-12/10419700_10152401036154277_316273329_n.jpg?oh=2e79281a1f32ddd5fc3c8168ea87bbb3oe=5386960E Sounds like plenty of people had a great time this year though! -Art
Re: (313) RIP Frankie Knuckles
I didn't know the man, but he is surely missed here in Chi. He was at the right place at the right time, and was instrumental in millions of people falling in love with this music. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BkKZeYxCQAAKqrs.jpg:medium The Tribune's Obituary here: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-04-01/entertainment/ct-frankie-knuckles-appreciation-20140402_1_frankie-knuckles-house-music-dance-floor -Arturo
(313) Return to a free DEMF on July 4th?
http://www.realdetroitweekly.com/detroit/united-we-dance/Content?oid=1598294 What say you, 313 listers? -Arturo
Re: (313) Return to a free DEMF on July 4th?
Why the hell will anyone want to pay $250 + for this? $1200 for VIP? The fuck? Am I missing something or is this as stupid as it sounds on first look? -Arturo On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 12:14 PM, Chris Czub ashgromn...@gmail.com wrote: put your pants back on, folks... i got excited too, but the main event at ford field is $250: http://www.detroitlions.com/schedule-and-events/event/federation-electronic-music-technology/1ed02f04-6055-4c8f-b0d9-76ed00e6a1eb who knows what the free event will be On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 12:54 PM, jwan allen jwan.al...@gmail.com wrote: Personally, I'm in a wait and see mode, let's see what the line-up at both venues will be and go from there. I'm hoping they've taken some notes from what paxahau has done over the years in terms of logistics, which has made it easier for those coming from a great distance to plan accordingly. We've been spoiled, we can drive up to the D at a moments notice being only a 4.5 hr drive away. Which I feel is the limit on any last minute preparations. While I believe competition is a great thing at the end of the day, I'm just curious how 3 major music festivals occurring within weeks of each other are going to handle artists bookings. Will any of them attempt to coerce an artist into an exclusivity spring/summer booking, etc. Rather than continue with endless speculation, I'll just wait and see and keep an eye on my shorecrest reservations. On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Arturo Lopez arturo.m.lo...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.realdetroitweekly.com/detroit/united-we-dance/Content?oid=1598294 What say you, 313 listers? -Arturo -- Technoir Audio http://www.technoiraudio.com dealing with your imperfect world
Re: (313) Return to a free DEMF on July 4th?
I've always been of the opinion that there are two types of events in our little corner of the music scene: The ones people throw to make money and the ones people throw for the sake of everyone having a good time. One maybe charges enough money that your artists get paid and maybe everyone breaks even. One tries to sell VIP bracelets. I hope it's the former type of event, but I suspect its the latter. -Arturo
(313) Ross 154 / New World Aquarium
Does anyone know what the man has been up to musically for the last few years? Such an amazing catalog of releases and not a peep of late. Surely one of you cool people in the know will know what he's been up to? -Art
Re: (313) Ross 154 / New World Aquarium
I just keep finding myself going back to his releases; something very powerful in those soundscapes that never gets old for me. Although I suppose something very Techno about releasing a tight body of work, being hard to track down, and then vanishing (haha). thanks for reply On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Joe Marougi jmaro...@gmail.com wrote: I can tell you that he was pretty hard to reach about a year ago when I hit him up for a project. Seemed as if he was pretty tight with the label boss Marsel (who I believe is a member here) so maybe he'll have more insight into Jochem's recent activities... On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 8:49 AM, Arturo Lopez arturo.m.lo...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone know what the man has been up to musically for the last few years? Such an amazing catalog of releases and not a peep of late. Surely one of you cool people in the know will know what he's been up to? -Art
(313) Ballroom Article
It's a tangent from Techno but an interesting piece on Ballroom culture and Music http://boingboing.net/2013/03/06/ballroom.html While not my scene I've still always appreciated a bit of the New York business in my music now and then. -Arturo
(313) Serato Scratch Live and Tablets: Any examples?
I haven't been able to find any examples poking around google but I have to imagine people have figured out how to make this work? Microsoft's next iteration of Surface will feature a full-version of win8 next year which might do the trick, have any of you heard of any success on an Android or (gasp) Ipad? -Arturo (My laptop is nearing the end of it's life and if I can figure out a Serato / Tablet marriage it will hugely effect my next purchase...)
(313) London Calling
My first trip to the lovely city of London is coming up, I wanted to give a quick shout out to 313er's if they have good recommendations for upcoming shows between 30-September and 4-October. Also will be buying vinyl, if anyone has good shops to check out! Will have to do a lot of the touristy things but will be making time for music :) -Arturo
(313) DEMF 2012 Post-Op
Couldn't make it this year. What's the verdict? Festival proper, weak or good? Afterparties better as usual? Standout sets? -Art
Re: (313) Interdimensional Transmissions party
This crew brings it every single time, some of my very best DEMF experiences. If you do come out for the festival you should definitely make the effort to attend. -Arturo
Re: (313) Joke of the week
My post wasn't so much to hate on Moby or Skrillex, as I'm sure that's been done more eloquently by plenty of others over the years. This was more a general malaise regarding the lack of a House-centric DEMF-style Chicago summer festival, the likes of which would bring people out from far and wide ;) When I saw the post for this $100 ticket electronic music event in Chicago and then saw the lineup, you can imagine the disappointment on many fronts. -Arturo
Re: (313) Girogio Moroder's Metropolis
About the Blade Runner soundtrack, if you can try and find it (torrent, etc) there is a bootleg esper edition that has long instrumental and dialogue cuts that were not included in the official soundtrack release. -Art
(313) Re: Girogio Moroder's Metropolis
Checking out the Morodor soundtrack right now on Spotify... As to your question a few ones come to mind right away: 1. First and most obvious, Vangelis' work for Blade Runner continues to impress. Incredible mood, ambience, and inseparable from the imagery. 2. Fight Club. Perfect pairing. 3. Tron: Legacy. I don't listen to much Daft Punk, and wether the movie was any good or not, I think they knocked it out of the park on their end. -Art I'm wondering if seeing Giorgio Moroder's 1984 version of Metropolis is worth it? It's making the rounds here in Michigan later in October. I've seen the Jeff Mills' one, which was fantastic and had no idea there was a Moroder one at all. Which then makes me wonder what people think are some of the best electronic scored films?
Re: (313) Re: Girogio Moroder's Metropolis
Don't forget Cliff Martinez's soundtrack for the Solaris remake. Also quite good! On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 10:49 AM, Rob Taylor barringtonphelo...@gmail.com wrote: most of the music on the colourised Moroder version of Metropolis is horrendous, unfortunatelt. Thomas Bangalter's work on Irreversible and Enter The Void is awesome. I would also recommend Eduard Artemyev's work on Solaris and Stalker then there's John Carpenter. On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Arturo Lopez arturo.m.lo...@gmail.com wrote: Checking out the Morodor soundtrack right now on Spotify... As to your question a few ones come to mind right away: 1. First and most obvious, Vangelis' work for Blade Runner continues to impress. Incredible mood, ambience, and inseparable from the imagery. 2. Fight Club. Perfect pairing. 3. Tron: Legacy. I don't listen to much Daft Punk, and wether the movie was any good or not, I think they knocked it out of the park on their end. -Art I'm wondering if seeing Giorgio Moroder's 1984 version of Metropolis is worth it? It's making the rounds here in Michigan later in October. I've seen the Jeff Mills' one, which was fantastic and had no idea there was a Moroder one at all. Which then makes me wonder what people think are some of the best electronic scored films?
Re: (313) Claude Young Shawn Rudiman live in Pittsburgh
Just the kind of thing I need to see more of... sounds like everyone had a fantastic time. Speaking of Kent having already seen everyone before, I just found Kent's review of when we (of the now defunct Kickdrum crew) brought Rudiman and Zentz and Walker to DC in 2002. www.mail-archive.com/313@hyperreal.org/msg27552.html Back in the stone-age though when the racks of live equipment were piled to the sky. It really makes me smile thinking that ten years later he's still shredding it live at good parties. Some things may change but some things always stay the same. Right on. -Art
RE: (313) Rephlexions in Chicago canceled
? Anyone want to share what went down? Wasn't the NYC gig canceled as well? -Arturo
Re: (313) Looking busy: Rephlex in Chicago and Ypsilanti
Just the right thing to get me out of my 'summer is ending' pre fall funk. :) -Arturo
Re: (313) Dan Sicko
Very, very sad news. My thoughts are with his loved ones. -Arturo
Re: (313) NPR: How The Internet Transformed The American Rave Scene
Fun article. For those of us in the States who weren't quite old enough yet to sneak out of our parent's houses but had access to a computer in mid 90s, the early raver web scene was a great way to live a bit vicariously. There was definitely a year or two where I was consuming every bit of forum posting I could until I was old enough to get out and see things for myself. This does unfortunately bring back memories of terrible fashion and even worse music though *shakes head disapprovingly at younger self* but good times had by all ;) -Arturo
(313) Have a great DEMF, guys and girls
Will be living this one vicariously; I hope you all have a fantastic weekend. A few gems on this lineup so enjoy! -Arturo
Re: (313) Dark Energy Episode #10 - Dang
Listening now, pretty good! I've also been playing the hell out of that Tracey Thorn/Morgan Geist colab. Fantastic. -Art
(313) Re: US Social Forum
My gf is attending the conference as well, I'll be tagging along. Also took a look at the flyer and it seemed like a bunch of NYC djs? It's a shame as this would be a great event to showcase local talent. If any of you know of any Techno going on wed/thurs please let me know! -Art
(313) DEMF Post-Op Thoughts
In case anyone is interested, my $0.02, a few highlights from the long weekend: Overall this was just a so-so fest for me. A few standouts here and there but I wasn't blown away by the majority of the acts, but definitely plenty of fun moments throughout. As usual the afterparties were generally more entertaining than anything going on at the festival proper. Festival - Mark Ernestus was great, but I could still hear sound bleeding from the stage behind the amphitheater, which was a bit distracting. Enjoyed the reggae but as usual no one around to hear it at that time of day. It's unfortunate with paxahau banishing all the locals underground to the land of terrible sound quality, but caught a few sets that were quite good (Shakir, R. Hood, etc). Larry Heard was a lot of fun and was great to hear something more mellow for a Sunday afternoon. Inner City was fun, probably the best way for me to describe it. Beatport Stage - Pardon my hatoraide but I couldn't listen to more than about 30 seconds of that nonsense at any point over three days. Thought the music was 90% junk. A lot of people on that stage thought they were -very- cool, though. One of the only stages that each performer needed to bring a 30 person entourage along with them to populate the performance area. Lame. Redbull Stage - As I've found over last few years there's always something entertaining going on in that direction, even if I'm not a fan of the music it seems like everyone is having a pretty good time over there. Afterparties - Center Street Social - Got shut down around 4-ish before I really got into it. I never did get the whole story with all the other drama associated with that party, and along with the whole police thing made Saturday was a miss for me all around. Sunday - Interdimensional Transmission Party - Great venue, and an awesome crew. They've thrown some of my favorite demf-related parties (Cannonball Run) and I had an amazing time. The main room was a sweatbox though, but aside from that quite fun music and a great atmosphere. Metroplex - Didn't catch it, and none of my friends did, have yet to hear how it went. Old Miami - Apparently the place to be now? I went to it a few years ago for the early morning party and had an amazing time. Was a lot of fun, good food, and very reasonably populated (room to hang out, dance, and have conversations). By the time I got there this year there were like 500 people wall-to-wall, and a line around the block. Thankfully with the onset of rain and the threat of the fire-dept people the majority cleared out as the music was turned off. I stuck it out with my friends and soon things were back in action. Some dancing in the rain followed. Great times. Monday Night - Poker at the casino (haha). So all in all I had fun, but I feel decidedly different from years past where I felt I had to make difficult decisions all day long, choosing between pairs or three artists at a time that I felt I needed to see. I hope everyone that went had a blast thought! -Art
(313) demf.com
http://www.demf.com/ Is this new or have I just not visited the site in years? I accidentally typed that into my address bar (instead of paxahau.com) to check the movement schedule and got the court document. Probably several years late to that but thought I'd share on off chance i wasnt. -Arturo
Re: (313) Partial DEMF lineup
Mark Ernestus Larry Heard The rest of list looks pretty decent so far for me. Looks like a good amount of house flavorings to go with the Techno, and that Basic Channel sound might be enough for me to make the trip this year. -Art
(313) Chilly B of Nucleus has passed away
This act was at DEMF a few years ago, I thought they put on a great show. http://www.boingboing.net/2010/02/25/rip-old-school-elect.html -Arturo
(313) 9 Part BBC Special on Synth-pop
Not Techno, but related. 9 part documentary on British Synth-Pop (human league to depeche mode, etc) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeVRYPjcVXgfeature=player_embedded# Also every Techno-Snot does occasionally like a dose of sugar-coated synth-pop sensibilities. Enjoy. -Art
(313) Vinyl Shops in Manhattan?
I'm going to be up in Manhattan next weekend, was wondering if any 313ers had any recommendations for NY vinyl shops that carry things of a Detroit-flavor. I don't know a thing about the NYC scene so not sure if that kind of sound gets stocked very much out there. Thanks, -Arturo
Re: (313) Vinyl Shops in Manhattan?
Awesome! thanks Frank and Klaus. I figured there were 10,000 record shops, thanks for narrowing it down. -Art On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 9:58 PM, klaus boss djklaus.b...@gmail.com wrote: Please allow me to point out this index on Discogs http://www.discogs.com/groups/topic/86816 On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 4:50 AM, Arturo Lopez arturo.m.lo...@gmail.com wrote: I'm going to be up in Manhattan next weekend, was wondering if any 313ers had any recommendations for NY vinyl shops that carry things of a Detroit-flavor. I don't know a thing about the NYC scene so not sure if that kind of sound gets stocked very much out there. Thanks, -Arturo -- Regards, Klaus B
(313) IGNORE: test
Been getting some bounce-backs last few items I tried to post
(313) OT: Producers/DJ's: Google Docs allowing up to 250 MB emails now
For you gmail users, google docs is rolling out the ability to send files up to 250 mb which is, frankly, awesome. I know there's a lot of other services (u-sendit), that do similar, but for people trying to move long dj sets around, etc, this will be a great feature. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/upload-your-files-and-access-them.html -Art
(313) New Sonic Sunset Mix out
For those not on that mailing list. New mix out from Sonic Sunset. Pretty good so far, staying at the deep end of the pool for the most part. http://sonicsunset.com/ -Art
Re: (313) OT: Nice article about the current state of journalism about the D
Yea don't get me wrong, I'm all about people coming into communities and trying to make a difference, provided they are actually trying to contribute. As far as the squat scene, I have no idea. I've see it a bit here and there in Chicago (artist kids illegally living in storefronts). I do know that regular people end up doing most of the leg work in the U.S. for this kind of thing before officials catch on or are convinced to help. Occasionally developers will give rental discounts to people in the arts when they are trying to build up 'artist neighborhoods' to drive up business, and eventually housing prices. It's a mixture of things happening organically, and then business/political interests becoming involved in order to profit. Neighborhood 'cycles' are a fascinating subject, though, and unfortunately what is considered blighted or bad more often than not is just replaced with white and expensive. Gentrification is happening pretty fast in many U.S. cities, with things headed more towards a Paris-style model of the wealthy living inside the city and the poor pushed to the outlaying city suburbs. It's happening -extremely- fast in D.C., and many Chicago neighborhoods are becoming barely recognizable from 5-10 years ago. Very OT but it's an exciting subject. -Art On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Odeluga, Ken ken.odel...@dowjones.com wrote: It seems like time for some of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7aSypQmLRA Albeit sounds more and more ironic every year, to me anyway .. -Original Message- From: Robert Taylor [mailto:rdtay...@channel4.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 4:13 PM To: kent williams; Arturo Lopez Cc: Three-One-Three Subject: RE: (313) OT: Nice article about the current state of journalism about the D Berlin was in ruins and became a haven for artists. This kind of regeneration has happened in parts of London too. It would be great if it could happen in Detroit. Is there much of a squat scene in the US? In London and some parts of Britain, local councils have begun to encourage arts collectives to occupy empty shops to encourage people to visit 'declining' neigbourhoods. This is in Herne Hill, which is near to Brixton in London: http://www.liveattheapollo.org/ But it's happening all over: http://artistsandmakers.com/staticpages/index.php/emptyshops Rob Taylor VT Librarian x8599 Hatch Desk x1088 VT Library Users' Guide -Original Message- From: kent williams [mailto:chaircrus...@gmail.com] Sent: 26 November 2009 15:47 To: Arturo Lopez Cc: Three-One-Three Subject: Re: (313) OT: Nice article about the current state of journalism about the D I don't think there would be anything wrong at all if people moved to Detroit to do art, or urban farming or whatever. Places where people can live cheaply and have room to work are essential for the creation of new art. I don't think 'ruin porn' is very useful if that's all it is. But if you spend any time in Detroit, the ruination is pretty inescapable. To me it feels less like ruins and more like fallow land, as though all it's waiting for is the right spark. Beyond both these ideas -- Detroit as lurid icon of urban decay, and as unrealized potential -- there's something that the rest of the world tends to ignore, which is that Detroit has real people living there across the whole spectrum of human experience -- the desparate, the scary, the hopeful, the evil and the good. And somehow every 'good' thing that comes to Detroit doesn't really reach down to help the poorest of the poor. On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 1:15 AM, Arturo Lopez arturo.m.lo...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.viceland.com/int/v16n8/htdocs/something-something-something-detroit-994.php?page=1 Very funny article about Detroit ruin porn and all the cleverly cropped photos to make everything look depressing when outside journalists come to the city. I loved the line about a bunch of Billyburg hipsters moving to the city to start urban farms. Mostly because this is an actual dream of my girlfriend, and I can now use this to tease her that no one wants her to move in to their hood and start an urban farm. haha. -Art # Note: Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Channel Four Television Corporation unless specifically stated. This email and any files transmitted are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify postmas...@channel4.co.uk Thank You. Channel Four Television Corporation, created by statute under English law, is at 124 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 2TX . 4 Ventures Limited (Company No. 04106849), incorporated in England and Wales has its registered office at 124 Horseferry Road, London SW1P
(313) OT: Nice article about the current state of journalism about the D
http://www.viceland.com/int/v16n8/htdocs/something-something-something-detroit-994.php?page=1 Very funny article about Detroit ruin porn and all the cleverly cropped photos to make everything look depressing when outside journalists come to the city. I loved the line about a bunch of “Billyburg hipsters” moving to the city to start urban farms. Mostly because this is an actual dream of my girlfriend, and I can now use this to tease her that no one wants her to move in to their hood and start an urban farm. haha. -Art
Re: (313) Did anyone stick around to see the comments on Dan Bean's interview with Juan?
Interesting. Reminds me of this one time I went fishing and caught a fish ths big. -Art Hoo boy! http://www.bleep43.com/bleep43/2009/10/4/juan-atkins-interview-part-one.html Comments from Todd Johnson of Direct Drive, Delano Smith, Theresa Hill, Al Ester, and Mike Clark. Apparently they took some exception to some of the stuff Juan said...
Re: (313) anthony 'shake' shakir - frictionalism
This looks quite good. Definitely a buy, although 45 BP for the 4LP is a painful conversion for U.S. $ folks. -Art
Re: (313) Huzzah for Serato
Yea, now I look and act like a trance DJ; I just stare blankly at the bpm's in Serato, cue them all up, and then go make a sandwich between mixes. hehe. Sarcasm aside, I could see how the system could be a huge crutch if this is what someone learns to mix on. There is already a huge temptation to stay in computer-land all the time and all the crates at my feet start occupying less mental space when I'm thinking about what comes next. Will be interesting to get used to. As for the colored vinyl, if they make some of that sweet purple-tye-dye like on those Echospace 12's, I'm all about it! -Art And what's this loss-less I keep hearing about? 96 kps mono mp3s are the state of the art in quality, people :) On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 8:36 AM, Joel Gajewski lupikitty0...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Man, now we are going to have to flame you for not saving the vinyl. Also, we all know that now your laptop with be doing all of the matching and mixing in your sets; it's like dj auto pilot. :p
Re: (313) Alex Cortex on today's techno scene
Yea, interesting point of view. Sounds like he's burnt out I suppose. I don't blame him. There's always that difference between people putting all their chips in trying to make a living doing this (and scraping by) and people doing it on the side. PS Picked up his Mood Organ a while back on beatport, very nice. http://songza.fm/~j1oy1d -Art
(313) OT: Chicago: Frankie Knuckles and Ralphie Rosario @ Smartbar Saturday, Sept 12
Not techno, but for fans of early dance music sounds, these two will be playing in Chi on Saturday. I've never seen them live, so I'm not sure if they are sticking to the old stuff or not but this might be interesting. Here's hoping we get some sweet WBMX action. -Art
Re: (313) Serato Vs Traktor smackdown for my consumer dollars.
Thanks everyone for all the great opinions, very helpful. David, please let me know how windows 7 keeps up with Serato. I'm guessing this is the final release candidate, right? -Art
(313) Serato Vs Traktor smackdown for my consumer dollars.
I will be purchasing either Serato Scratch or Traktor Scratch in a few months along with a Windows 7 laptop. I'm going to be getting some hands-on time with both over the next few weeks, but wanted to see if anyone has some strong opinions, or things I should look for in particular. I've heard different people swear by each, but just trying to cover my bases and harness the power of the 313 hive-mind a bit. This is just for a 2 turntable setup with the timecoded vinyl, just mixing, no scratching, nothing fancy. -Art
Re: (313) On line Detroit Photography Exhibit
Mark Alor Powell takes the cake for showing actual, breathing people living their lives, and not just ruined buildings like we so often see. Beautiful exhibit, beautiful body of work. Looking at the photos as a whole, though, you do get some of the synthesis you were talking about... unfortunately most of those photos on their own, while beautiful, do reinforce the narrative you were pointing out. -Art 2009/8/2 kent williams chaircrus...@gmail.com: This was tagged on Boing Boing, and I thought it was pretty lovely. http://www.mitchcope.com/projects/detroit-book-of-love/ It brings up something I find interesting: Detroit is obviously a city with unprecedented problems, that these photos illustrate eloquently. But they also reiinforce a narrative of Detroit as a post-prosperity wasteland. It feels like there's a conceptual Detroit being created, a sort of Life After Man wasteland with crack heads and copper scavengers scuttling among the ruins. This is by no means the whole story -- real people live in Detroit, and despite the challenges they face, many manage to live productive, even happy lives. They also have an active and evolving civic and artistic culture. How could these two stories of Detroit be synthesized?
Re: (313) Sonic Sunset
Here it is. The first suggestion was part 1 of the show, the track you are looking for starts out part 2 (n.y.c. peech boys – dance sister [biofeedback] (island) 1983 http://sonicsunset.org/ci_20070708_dave.mp3 -Art
(313) Streaming Music Online - Tech Question
Eventually I'm going to netcast live mixes to some of my friends; I'm looking for the best (and hopefully cheapest) ways to do this. Hosting a pre-recorded music file is no problem, I've got web space and can link someone to that easily, as I see a lot of you do for your sets. It's the live steam that I'm interested in. What do people pay for dedicated hosts? Are there free, probably ad supported, options? I'm sure many of you have familiarity with these issues. -Art
Re: (313) Netbooks; worth it for music applications?
Thanks for all the suggestions! Looks like some of you have been bogged down by slower machines, good to know. It does seem like a 'regular' laptop is probably a better choice, at least for HD space and processing power, and not much additional cost. I'm a PC guy (won't get into the mac debate here but I'm not a fan). Windows 7 is right around the corner so that might be the right time for me to pick one up.anyway I appreciate all the comments. -Art
(313) Netbooks; worth it for music applications?
Was wondering if anyone out there had any experience running any music applications on a netbook? Seems like it might be a nice/cheap solution for running ableton/serato/whatever and quite a bit more portable than a larger laptop. Concerned a bit weather a $250 netbook has a beefy enough processor to handle these apps, but then again people were running those apps on slower laptops 3 or 4 years ago. Hmm. I'd imagine you'd have to buy an external soundcard though. Thoughts? -Arturo
Re: (313) DJ mix CDs - good ones
Adam X - On the One and Two : Covers a lot of years and a pretty good range. It is pretty dark, though, so lots of grit and industrial sounds and some NY techno. I can't take too much of that stuff anymore but every once and a while it really hits the spot. Some good wonky stuff out of left field on this one, too. http://www.juno.co.uk/ppps/products/72601-01.htm You mentioned Herbert's Let's All Make Mistakes, one of my favorites ever. If you haven't bought this then you need to, anyone reading this. http://www.juno.co.uk/ppps/products/64070-01.htm -Art
(313) Festival Debriefing?
So what's the verdict this year? Should I be kicking myself for missing an incredible few days or did I dodge a mediocre festival bullet? Def in for next year though. -Art
Re: (313) who is going to the festival??? Re: (313) festival roll call? anybody making t-shirts?
I'm out this year. I've only missed a couple of festivals so this is not my first choice. Looks like a decent lineup (with the usual nonsense of course). Got laid off recently so money is tight. Not a lot of room for architects in Chicago at the moment what with the housing market completely flushed down the toilet. I should make it next year no sweat, though. Party hard for us that can't make it! -Art
Re: (313) more DEMF/Movement 2009 additions
Looks like some promising stuff on there. I hate on Minus stuff a lot but Clark Warner does some really choice ambient/downtempo sets, (at least the ones I've heard on the old paxahau archives) would have liked to check that out. I'm pretty upset that I can't make it this year (I'm moving a few weeks beforehand and funds are low). I hope to hear some good reports, though! -Arturo
(313) What does Live mean these days?
This is not a snarky question, I'm just curious what that actually means in these modern times of ableton live? Looking at the Demf lineup I saw plenty of (live) next to some names, and I'm wondering if that really has much meaning anymore? As more and more people are switching to laptops with built-in manipulation capabilities, it seems that designation is becoming far less special. As always it matters what you do with what you have in front of you, but it might be a very arbitrary term sooner rather than later. I'm not nearly as old school as most of you but I do remember when live meant you had a rack of gear in front of you and you were piecing together/reshaping music on the fly. I'm not getting into the argument about the regular vinyl DJ creating music, I believe that, too, but you don't see live next to a traditional vinyl set, and I get the feeling some of the new live stuff isn't very far from it, just mp3 tracks with a little laptop FX help. Anyway, thoughts? -Arturo
(313) Junior Boys tonight in Chicago @ The Metro (4/2/09)
Tonight at Smart Bar! $15 http://www.metrochicago.com/shows/index.html#juniorboys 2006's So This is Goodbye is one of my favorite albums, this should be great. -Arturo
Re: (313) Tristan Watkins - Antinomy II
Great stuff Tristan. I'm still going through and putting some of the ID's with the music, will definitely be picking a couple of these tracks up. -Arturo I did a new mix today. It's a one-off, clocking in at just under two and a half hours. Probably 50% house, 50% other. I've only listened to it once, but I think it came out pretty much like I intended. There's a fair amount of [313]-relevant stuff in this one. Download here http://www.phonopsia.co.uk/mixes/TristanWatkins_AntimonyII_VernalEquinox2009.mp3 if interested.
Re: (313) Classics not CLassics 5 Chicago House 86 - 91
Always a fan of that sound, and nice to hear a classics mix that steers clear of most of the standard go-to tracks. One of the nice things about a lot of things from that genre is that they get re-pressed pretty frequently, I just picked up a nice 'best of mr. fingers' last year with a couple of gems: http://www.discogs.com/Various-Best-Of-Mr-Fingers/release/449854 Good stuff with Phortune. I can't not think about 'your only friend' whenever i hear that voice though, hehe. Speaking of classic chicago, a ton of the 80's WBMX HotMix radio show were archived on a website as of about a year ago, but it looks like they've been taken down... (http://www.nuyoshi.com/wbmx.htm) Does anyone know where they went? I had them all on my office computer but the drive got wiped -Arturo
(313) New Sonic Sunset Mix
Nice new mix from Mr. Maqueen. If you are a fan of the series, he's the host that leans more towards old soul and funk, broad spectrum sorts of sounds. -Arturo -- Sonic Sunset March 2009: Night Shift Download at http://sonicsunset.com Matt takes a 2+ hour journey from chilled post-punk, slow-mo disco, post-dub remixes and post-bourbon crate digging. Slower tempos then building, some favorites from 2008 including Osborne, Nite Jewel, Windsurf and a superfunky Hot Coins slab… plus Detroit techno and Chicago house records all jacked up. Right-click to save as download MP3 http://sonicsunset.org/ci_20090312_matt_NightShift.mp3 (183 MB) [theme from sonic sunset] The Associates - White Car In Germany - Fourth Drawer Down (Beggars Banquet) 1982 Derrick May Carl Craig - Interval I - Relics: A Transmat Compilation (Buzz) 1992 The Names - Night Shift - Factory: Communications 1978-92 (Factory) 1981 King Midas Sound - One Ting [Daybre Mix] - Cool Out (Hyperdub) 2008 Hot Coins - Norway Man - The Laissez Faire EP (Society) 2008 Bim Marx - untitled B1 - Stronger - (Stilove4music) 2008 Windsurf - Future Warriors - Windsurf EP (Internasjonal) 2008 AN-2 - The Gift - Wide Open EP (Theomatic) 2004 Fudge Fingas - Gettin’ Together - Linkwood Family: Miles Away (Firecracker) 2004 Moody - Heaven - Freeki Mutha F cker (KDJ) 2008 Lonnie Liston Smith the Cosmic Echoes - Space Lady - Renaissance (RCA) 1978 Nite Jewel - What Did He Say (Italians Do It Better) 2008 Osborne - 16th Stage - Osborne (Spectral Sound) 2008 DJ D - Naked Eye - DJ D Edits Disco! (AJP) 2008 Jimmy Ross - First True Love Affair [Larry Levan Mix] - (Quality) 1981 Midway - Set It Out [Long Vocal] - (Personal) 1984 Li’l Louis - How I Feel (Dance Mania) 1987 Marcus Mixx - Without Makeup [Ron Hardy Mix] - (Let’s Pet Puppies) 1988/2006 Jack Da Ripper - Beautification of House (Circuit) 1995 DJ Big Time Fashion - Tracky Thrills - The Me Me Me EP (Big Bear) 2002 Armando - Pleasuredome - New World Order Level 3 (Trax) 1994 M-D-EMM - Get Acidic [Strange Dangerous mix) (Transmat) 1988 DB-X - Shortwave - Bleep (Accelerate) 1993 Thomas Bangalter - What to do - Trax on Da Rocks (Roule) 1995 69 - My Machines - 4 Jazz Funk Classics (Planet E) 1991 Aaron Carl - Crucified [Quantec Remix] - (Millions of Moments) 2008 Appleblim Peverelist - Over Here [Brendon Moller Remix] - (Apple Pips) 2008 Rhythm Sound w/ Willi Williams - See Mi Yah [Hallucinator Remix] 2006
(313) Detroit Experiment Remixes
Remember how awesome that project was? I Just came across this today: http://www.juno.co.uk/ppps/products/341037-01.htm I don't think anything from that album really needed a remix -Arturo
Re: (313) Model 500 - The Flow film clip
.awesome! Time to go buy some wet-suits for all my lady friends and get ahead of the fashion trend :) -Arturo There's something about that old video aesthetic that I always love though. Something about the grainy video quality that I always really like, no matter what the subject is. I don't watch a lot of music videos but I'm seeing some attempts to parrot that with new stuff these daysto mixed results. example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKz-RXSeIYA
Re: (313) Mixing Software Question
Thanks for all the suggestions, it looks like I've got plenty of options. I'll make sure to post a link eventually and you can check out the hack-job : ) -Arturo
