Last night’s episode was a reluctant return to the clubstep hybrid of 113. In terms of the oil/water emulsification of club sprightliness and halfstep langour, I feel this one was lacking whatever binder made the first iteration work. The tonal whiplash seems a bit much. YMMV, of course, and there are some great tunes represented, some…
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Last night’s episode was an experiment in polyrhythms and their usefulness in switching between tempos. Give it a listen and let me know: successful or no? Anthony “Shake” Shakir – Mr. Gone Is Back Again [Frictionalism 1994-2009] Jacek Sienkiewicz – Vagrant Blues [Drifting] Karen Gwyer – Why Don’t You Make Your Bed? [Rembo] Ben Klock – Gooldy Sin (feat.…
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Tonight’s episode featured several tracks each from the Club Chai Vol. 1 compilation and the HER Records Volume 4 compilation, bringing together club sounds from San Francisco and the UK. There was also some Jersey Club, Berlin techno, Brit hop, afrobeat, American dance rock… a smorgasbord of beats, from dark and brooding to soaring and…
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As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, I strongly suspect that I bought more music in 2017 than I had in any year previous. Trying to make an episode out of my favorite tunes of the year has backed up this suspicion. For a bit it was looking like I was compiling another 2 hour episode, until I…
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