romare is a young london to paris transient crate digger, collecting dusty snippets of undead voices and antiquated rhythms. once in his underground lab, these pieces of yesterday are chopped, spliced and reattached to create the sound of tomorrow. this ep explores the connection between the history of african and african-american culture in the form of collage to create musical conversations between the past, present and future.
samples of songs, speeches, interviews, field recordings and films were carefully chosen and rearranged: rhythms from africa are integrated with voices from harlem, conversations about race and identity between writers and ethnomusicologists are constructed, speeches from activists are conjoined with the voices of prisoners. this process of combining pre-existing material has inspired three >meditations on afrocentrism<.
in keeping with black acres genre dodging output, romares merging of traditional rhythms of africa with the contemporary tempos of footwork and house is a bridge between the tradition sound palette of africa and future dance rhythm.
support: untold, moxie, fantastic mr fox, jamie xx

part 2! gene hunt shares his ancient treasures with us ... up to now this stuff resided only on reels! featuring a truly all-star line-up!
rush hour continues to unearth never released chicago house classics from the eighties, also known as the golden era of house music.
the vinyl release hold seven tracks, all presented in their original length and includes one vinyl only bonus track, virgo & adonis >trust<. all tracks have been restored and remastered from the original, first generation reel-to-reel tapes. the artwork shows original chicago flyers. comes with insert with artist interviews, gene hunt interview by jackmaster farley and original photos from back in the day!

organ-driven afro-beat, cosmic afro-funk and raw, psychedelic boogie... just some of the flavours to be found on this highly danceable compilation by samy ben redjeb, founder of analog africa. no effort has been spared!
to document these 15 irresistible tracks and the music scene from the 70s, samy crisscrossed the lengths of ghana and togo in search of the producers and artists - or their relatives. in the process he recorded a dozen interviews, scanned 90 pictures and transferred 120 master tapes. afro-beat airway showcases an amazing diversity of local rhythms spiced with afro-american funk, soul and jazz.

thanks to the blinding fabric live mix and a series of highly entertaining interviews the demand for new omar-s product is now at an all time high. hes on top form here with three fresh cuts representing his sound to the fullest. opening track flying blind is a must have for fans of the deeper omar s tracks like psychotic photosynthesis. following that up is still serious nic which is probably my favourite track on the record, its got that heavily monged out raw omar-s machine vibe to it. things straighten out a bit on the b-side thanks to the smoothed out vocal house of left him up. then it finishes off with the deep house of flying gorgars. once again omar-s proves hes too steps ahead of the deep house pack. essential

with veryverywrongindeed about to do its first new label night at fabric s sister club matter three days after this release, the label is expected to get a lot of attention across the web, with interviews coming in ibiza voice, data transmission and a big competition in ra. the track, meanwhile, is inspired by the 1960 s film starring richard burton. with sheridan s classical-music background and his trademark grand piano and orchestral stabs, it s a dark and fluid number - in the spirit of the murky east end gangland tale that inspired it. and on the flip is another up-and-coming uk artist, max cooper, taking the track in a much more epic direction.

in the spirit of dj only a capella mixing tools, slow to speak has assembled a collection of quotations, media clips, poems, interviews and monologues spanning a wide spectrum of social themes and critical perspectives. presented here on phonographic format for use on the dancefloor!!!

big electro album...already heavily supported by: sven väth (charts # 1!!!, track father ), monika kruse, dave clarke, dj hell, luke slater, billy nasty, laurent garnier, andre galuzzi, miss kittin…+ big features & interviews in all important mags worldwide!!!

the third compilation (of four instalments) in the various artists catalogue of pi electronics.

eines der ziele von analog africa ist es, die bunte vielfalt der stile, die es in afrika und seiner diaspora gibt, zu zeigen. heute sind wir sehr stolz mit der veršffentlichung von hamad kalkaba and his golden sounds 1974-1975 den gandjal-melodien aus dem norden kameruns ihre erste weltweite veršffentlichung zu ermšglichen. diese zusammenstellung besteht aus drei aufnahmen, einfach nord cameroon rhythms genannt, und bildet die gesamte diskographie von hamad kalkaba. †ber viele jahrzehnte vernachlŠssigt, versammelt das album endlich das werk eines der vergessenen genies kameruns. diese obskuren und atemberaubenden afro-melodien, alle zwischen 1974 und 1975 aufgenommen, kommen als 180g vinyl mit einem deluxe gatefold inklusive eines fantastischen 8-seitigen lp-booklets mit interviews, originalmanuskripten, handschriftlichen notizen und exklusiven bildern aus kalkabas persšnlichem archiv. die cd kommt in einem 8-panel tray mit ausfŸhrlichem booklet.

was auf oracle ungeschliffen passiert, ist der erste output einer deutschen jazz supergroup. zunŠchst wollte man ein unperfektes spiritual jazz album aufnehmen, das vorbildern aus den siebzigern fršhnt (strata east, black jazz et cetera), einfach mal der leidenschaft nachgehen. und man wollte eine fiktive band erfinden, die es nicht gab, und rausposaunen, es handelt sich um ein unveršffentlichtes album von namhaften und beseelten typen aus den 70ern. nun ja: dann hŠtte man nie live konzerte geben kšnnen, von interviews ganz zu schweigen. kurzum, es wŠre schwierig gewesen, das geheim zu halten, also hat man sich entschlossen, die identitŠten preiszugeben: web web sind: roberto di gioia (piano, synth, percussion), tony lakatos (tenor- und sopranosaxophone), christian von kaphengst (upright bass) und peter gall (drums).

!!! (chk chk chk) liessen Òshake the shudderÓ von den dance-koryphŠen phil moffa, joakim und matt wiggins produzieren, die 12 tracks featuren eine ganze reihe von vokalistinnen wie lea lea, meah pace, nicole fayu, cameron mesirow und molly schnick. wŠhrend die band, geprŠgt von ihrer post-punk-vergangenheit, immer auf der suche nach frischen sounds ist, bleibt ihr geschmack behaftet im funk und diversen elektronischen dance-styles. die idee zum neuen album entstand bei jam-sessions in barcelona, in den folgemonaten wurden die aufnahmen zu loops geschnitten, aus denen die neuen songs entstanden. zuhause in brooklyn ergoss leadsŠnger nic offer seine vocals Ÿber die disco-breaks seines zimmergenossen. ferner zeigte sich die band diesmal offener bei der verwendung von samples und keyboards.

lopatins prŠziser ansatz an komposition und kreation hat ihn zu einem der einflussreichsten und prŠgnantesten persšnlichkeiten moderner, elektronischer klanglandschaften gemacht. so arbeitete er fŸr viele kŸnstler, regisseure, musiker und fŸhrende kunstinstitutionen: von sofia coppola bis ariel kleiman, von antony & the johnsons (dessen kommendes album er produzierte) bis nine inch nails, von der tate modern (london) bis zum moma (museum of modern art, new york). da dem kŸnstler oneohtrix point never auch immer etwas geheimnisvolles anhaftet, lŠuft seine teaserkampagne mit einer serie an abstrakten interviews, trailern und soundfiles so kamen bereits erste materialschnipsel als midi-dateien in umlauf.

mark stewart first made his presence felt as the front man for the pop group in the late 1970s. they were pioneers of the post punk dance sound and had success with singles such as >she is beyond good and evil<, and >we are all prostitutes<. when the band split in 1980, mark joined the emerging on u sound crew as a part time member of the new age steppers. he then went on to form his own band with keith leblanc and doug wimbish, the rhythm section of the sugar hill gang, and guitarist skip mcdonald. with adrian sherwood and his production magic at the controls, the maffia unleashed an awesome mix of styles that sounded like bootsy collins jamming over a bootleg jah shaka tape in an urban warzone. this incredible mix of funk, dub and electronic overload pre empted techno and drum & bass by years. mark stewart, often copied, never bettered. the film retraces the singers steps and paths from the early days of the pop group right up to the present. schifer, who followed mark around for a full 3 years, has crafted a detailed, often intimate portrait of the artist, supplemented by interviews with a. o. mark stewart himself, adrian sherwood (on.u sound), daniel miller (mute records), nick cave, mick harvey, doug wimbish, skip mcdonald, keith leblanc, douglas hart (the jesus & mary chain), fritz catlin (23 skidoo), mike watt (minutemen, the stooges), gareth sager (the pop group, rip rig and panic), dan catsis (the pop group), john waddington (the pop group) janine rainforth (maximum joy), massive attack, keith levine (p.i.l.) and many others, plus never seen live recordings and music clips

nach 140.000 verkauften exemplaren des berlin calling soundtracks (ost) und einer ausverkauften tournee mit Ÿber 65.000 verkauften tickets (nur gas!), ist diese dvd das nŠchste gro§e kapitel in der erfolgsgeschichte des paul kalkbrenner! mit weit Ÿber 100.000 besuchern, stellt die 2010er tournee von paul kalkbrenner einen meilenstein fŸr elektronische musik dar. keinem anderen musiker aus deutschland erschlossen sich in diesem genre in solch ŸberwŠltigendem masse, nicht nur die ganz gro§en hallen, sondern auch europaweit die herzen der fans. um dieses einmalige erlebnis zu dokumentieren, entschlossen sich paul kalkbrenner und sein team Ÿber 20 konzerte auf hšchstem technischen niveau filmen zu lassen. daraus entstanden ist ein faszinierender 10 titel langer streifzug durch paul kalkbrenners konzertreise durch ganz europa, der beeindruckend zeigt, welchen ausnahmestatus der kŸnstler mittlerweile erreicht hat. in einem weiteren dokumentarischen teil gibt die dvd einblick in backstage- und >on the road< szenen aus dem leben von kalkbrenner, abgerundet durch interviews mit ihm, seinem bruder fritz kalkbrenner u.v.a.

more than a portrait: a legend!
a movie/reportage (french & english subtitled) about one of paris oldest free party tribe. can be very interesting over 2 points of view: one just because you like hardtek tribe and free parties, or because you want to discover this movement with a sociological point of view.
the movie itself is very well done and the original soundtrack for this movie just good as expected: the life of this sound system is typical of what happens with techno tribes... for the best and for the worst. an important documentary, interviews are very honest.

spektakulŠre, unter hohem technischen aufwand gedrehte dokumentation der contakt-tour von richie hawtins label. neben dem labelgrŸnder sind djs und produzenten wie marc houle, heartthrob, troy pierce, magda und jpls gefeaturet. au§erdem zahlreiche interviews mit den machern der tour und minus-freunden. die bonus-cd enthŠlt sŠmtliche im film vorkommenden tracks.