September 28, 2013When it finally clicked, the Ravedeath, 1972 LP hit me like sack of bricks…dropped from above cracking my skull that even before my head hit the curb, the blood and former two months of listening were spilling out. It was a belated but worthwhile introduction to the music of Tim Hecker, and out of LPs that I regularly play start…
March 18, 2013A lot of people weighing in on this release, and after a quick listen I can see why. What on the outset looks like a specialist fan-boy project with a minimal audience, is actually a relatively accessible and interesting listen. The Conet Project (or The Conet Project: Recordings Of Shortwave Numbers Stations) has just been repackaged as a 5CD boxset,…
January 6, 2013Seeing The Gaslamp Killer aka GLK aka Will Benussen back in Australia, headlining over DMZ, Rustie, Theo Parrish and a load of music’s finest brought back memories of this interview / podcast from 2008. A few radio stations and online areas rinsed this for a short while, mainly excerpts, but the full edit only appeared briefly, and was taken down…
November 10, 2011Something really special for Charity Queen’s debut sessions with Awkward Movements. The long time Kamikaze associate has outdone himself compiling a chronological mix of the history of electronic music. Not only has he delivered the mix starting in 1954 and ending in 2003, but a reading guide of about 1500 words breaking it down track by track as a nice…
August 24, 2011If only there there could be a new Firecracker Recordings record each week. Alas, with the time and care they put in to making each release such a high standard, we’re not sure if they’ll ever be able to break free of their “about one a year” release schedule. Firecracker dropped their seventh release this week; produced by Fudge Fingas…
June 26, 2011Stumbled upon what seemed like a massive squat, but turned out to be one of the world’s most famous art communes. Kunsthaus Tacheles is an epic 9000 square meter building coated inside and out with art and graffiti. Gigs can be held on the bottom floor in the massive cellar and various basements, and as you go up the five…
April 23, 2011Thought I’d repost a article and some damn good advice on promos, passed on to the masses from DFRNT. Titled Dub Eitquette, it originally appeared in Modus Magazine Issue 1 and is essential reading for anyone planning on sending out tracks. As an editor, producer and label runner DFRNT continues to amaze me with his work ethic and drive for…
March 2, 2011Closing off his series charting the course between jazz and techno, Jimmy Monsta Funk brings us his final batch of 5 selections of that embody these two genres working off each other. Having started Part 1 which with Techno After Jazz, followed by the second installment looking at Jazz Before Techno, he’s now ending us with the appropriately titled Time…
January 29, 2011Continuing with drawing the lines between jazz and techno, Jimmy Monsta Funk drops part 2 in his series of track selections. Following on from Part 1 which examined Techno After Jazz, he’s just turned in another top 5 that for him sits on the opposite side of the same musical table. via Jimmy Monsta Funk In the world of DJing…
January 25, 2011Dope dope dope! Finally dropping, the first Shook mag of the year has come through for us – appropriately timed and titled The Great British issue. Seriously I get way too over-excited every time a new issue drops, in fact you can read my full rant here, left over from the South Africa themed edition in October. So I might…