Tag: electro
Less faith after the Faithless gig?
by Tom on Jul.15, 2010, under News
Download: Faithless - Not Going Home (Herve’s Heat Up The Club Remix)
I had originally planned for this entry to be a review of last night’s Faithless iTunes Festival gig at The Roundhouse, Camden. However, such a plan demands the pre-requisite of having actually attended the gig. So instead this entry has become an enquiry into the venue and promoter’s ticket policy.
Video: Robyn ‘Killing Me’
by Tom on Jun.28, 2010, under Reviews
Robyn ‘Killing Me’ [Video]
Welcome to a brave new digital world people. Our fears that technology would advance to the extent that complex and frightening robots would take over the world have not only come true, but it is far far worse than ever suspected. The most advance, complex and cruel of robots, the ‘human being’ now has all the power.
Mr. AngelBreaks’ October Chart
by Tom on Oct.27, 2009, under Charts
Hello one and all. Here are my top ten tracks for the autumnal Charts of October. Cosy blankets of electro-breaks to keep you warm for the approaching winter. The chart is topped by the ever-rising star Calvertron and his new release Buggin’, which boasts an infectious driving beat, a massive drop and some old skool hip-hop vocals…AngelBreaks gives it two thumbs up. Beyond that, an Organ Donor remix, a Praise You rehash and a bevy of fun lovin supermodel criminals in A1 Bassline’s video. Please enjoy.
1. Calvertron – Buggin’ (The Afterschool Special Mix) [BugEyed Records]
2. A1 Bassline – Bad Man Horror Theme [Southern Fried Records]
3. Trevor Loveys – Organ Grinder (The Count’s aka Herve Big B Morgan Remix) [Cheap Thrills]
4. Villains & CLASSIXX – I’m On It feat. o8o (AC Slater Remix) [Villains Records]
5. Joe and Will Ask? – The Rusty Pig [Gulp Communications]
6. Kelevra, MC Flipside & Sharooz – House Muzik Hustlers [PBR Recordings]
7. Santiago & Bushido – Head Trick (Keith Mackenzie & DJ Fixx Remix) [Potty Mouth Music]
8. Bad Boy Bill – Do What U Like feat. Alyssa Palmer (Bad Boy Bill’s Push The Feeling Remix) [Menage]
9. Fedde Le Grand vs Fatboy Slim – Praise You 2009 [Skint Records]
10. Oblong – Playing on my Mind feat. Adam Parker (Elite Force Mix) [Exceptional Records]
Happy October listening!
A MAD DECENT thing for them to have done.
by Tom on Jun.22, 2009, under Reviews
Buraka Som Sistema - Sound of Kuduro
If you have seen me DJ recently or even if you have been within a half-mile radius of me, you will have heard me playing and shouting about Buraka Som Sistema. They are an electro outfit hailing from Portugal and they have been celebrated for their innovations in the “progressive kuduro” movement.
Kuduro is a form of music that originated in Angola but has since taken a foothold in Lisbon. It is an energetic, upbeat and danceable music that was hybridised out of African percussion, Calypso and Soca rhythms, and European electronica. Even its name is a composite, referencing both an Angolan dialect, but also meaning “stiff bottom” in Portuguese. This definition draws more parallels with the world dance cultures of Hip-hop and Dancehall. This genre is transcendent, sprawling and culturally diverse. Vivian Host, in her essay ‘The New World Music,’ even cites Daft Punk as an inspirational force.
And the award for “Best Use of Porn Soundbite” goes to…
by Tom on Jun.08, 2009, under Top 5
When travelling through South America, one of the most highly anticipated legs of my trip was Buenos Aires. And it did not disappoint: the music is fast, the girls are faster and time dissipated into memory fastest.
But it was one of these fond and distant memories that came flooding back to me upon hearing Gigi Barocco’s x-rated electro offering ‘Where Is It?’ for the first time. In the Argentinean capital we stayed in the infamous backpacker’s hostel, Milhouse, where our designs to prowl the night like foxes through the city’s cultural garden were greatly encouraged…to say the least.
Here’s the track… and hit the jump for the full story.
