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New 12" Electronic Releases at Amoeba Hollywood - 08/28/09

Posted by Oliver, August 24, 2009 03:13pm | Comments (1)
 

New Electro/Techno 12"s Coming This Weekend:

Dorian Concept
TRILINGUAL DANCE... 12"
AFF003

Two club bangers from the Austrian producer. Sounds like "DC microwaved his MicroKorg" on the bumpy, electronic A-side. B/w "TROPICAL HANDS" which has similar Detroit styled synths mixed with glitchy efx but at a more laidback down tempo.



Rob Glennon
NIGHT FREAKS REMIXED 12"
DB3014T 

Here we see techno maestro ORLANDO VOORN and London's PAUL MAC (STIMULUS) tweak out "BASS SHIFTER," whilst the original version of "RATIO" appears alongside the devastating remix by THE PARALLEL. Already charted by DAVE CLARKE, DETROIT GRAND PUBAS, CHYMERA, and more.


Hanzo Steel KILL BILL MIXES VOL. 1 LP HANZOSTEELLP

Hanzo Steel 
KILL BILL MIXES VOL. 2 LP HANZOSTEELLP2 

7 Samurai 
FAVELA GYAL W/MC COPPA 7" PCR049

Boy 8-Bit 
BALTIC PINE EP 12" THISIM016

Doves 
COMPULSION-ANDREW WEATHERALL 12" HVN19212P3

Doves 
JETSTREAM-LINDSTROM REMIX HVN19212P2

Doves 
JETSTREAM-SASHA REMIXES 12" HVN19212P1

Fulgeance 
SMARTBANGING-J.EDGAR RMX 12" HAND12004

Kazey & Bulldog 
RIDIN' HIGH VOL.1 12" DTS010

Laura Vane 
ROOF OFF-DIESLER REMIX 12" UNIQ164

Lee Coombs & Uberzone 
RIGHT NOW 12" LOT49048

Lily Allen
 22 (PIC DISC) 7" REG154

Matt White 
BEAT THE HEAT 12" RI001

Miike Snow 
ANIMAL REMIXES-CROOKERS 12" 88697565531

Mono-poly 
THE GEORGE MACHINE EP 12" FACES1201 

Pollyester 
ROUND CLOCKS EP 12" PERMVAC036

Siriusmo 
THE UNINVITED GUEST 12" MONKEYTOWN001  

Time & Space Machine 
VOLUME ONE LP 5D001

Various 
MY CREW BE UNRULY (ORANGE) LP FHZ017LP  
 

A London Sumting

Posted by Mike Battaglia, May 2, 2007 12:49am | Comments (1)



London's stalwart pirate radio underground has been an essential tool for the growth of electronic dance music since the mid-80's, specifically Acid House, Breakbeat Hardcore, Jungle/Drum'n'Bass, Ragga and now Grime/Dubstep. It provides, free of charge to the listening public, a wealth of brand new music, often produced right in their own neighborhoods, that mainstream radio either can't or won't play (although that's changed greatly in recent years), as well as offering a community rallying point culturally. There are a few perspectives of pirate radio, one from The Powers That Be concerning "theft" of the airwaves and another that's more about the music. Here's a local news item from the early 90's with the "official" message:



Another London news clip, this one from 1994, the early days of Jungle, with squareness in full effect:




There's a sense of mystery surrounding pirate radio that lies in its clandestine nature - both musically as well as physically. Jungle and Ragga both got very little attention from the mainstream during their inception periods but flourished through the pirates via dedicated DJ's and promoters, some of whom turned their popularity into lasting careers in radio, with a few stations actually going legit. Throughout the "Second Summer of Love", as the heady Acid House-drenched summer of 1988 is often called, pirate radio was the beacon in the night, guiding clubland refugees to the nonstop party. This UK documentary from '94 shows a bit more of a balanced viewpoint, particularly showing the establishment's skewered views in stark light. Check the intro for a track that tweaks a sample from the news clip above!

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