Do You Stand The Heat?: Juni 2008

Donnerstag, 26. Juni 2008

#189 Common feat. Pharrell - Announcement

seems like Pharrell is taking over again, after colleague mosley dominated the first half of this year. "Invincible Summer" will not be finally heard till fall..great wording problem, i'd say..

Sonntag, 22. Juni 2008

#188 Baris K’s Eurasiamix / An Introduction to Turkish Cosmicspace

Baris K has done an outstanding mix of 70’s Turkish cosmic disco music, with prevalent psychedelic & Anatolian Rock influences. If you’re an oldies collector, you know how golden the Turkish 70’s are. In fact it has gone completely downhill since then and people are still hunting for the odd 70’s record, of course being a native of Istanbul, Baris is unbeatable in this hunt. With tight mixing skills and lots of reedits to get the tracks in shape, this mix is the hot topic of the town for all the cool girls & gals now. Artists include, Baris Manco, Ersen, Uc Hurel, Sezen Aksu, Senay, Orhan Gencebay, Selda, Okay Temiz, Ferdi Ozbegen, Mogollar and more obscure ones. Don’t hesitate to check this out if you’re into soulful retro disco music with words you can’t understand, on the contrary if you’re Turkish this should be heaven for you.

Mittwoch, 18. Juni 2008

#187 Dizzee Rascal - Dance Wiv Me

uhm, i didn't know that r&b is the new grime. bassline is killin' it anyway...
still need to find out, what exactly hipster-posterboy calvin harris co-produced for this song...

edit: if anyone can tell me, what exactly a "smoke operator" is to be held responsible for, i'd be glad to know...

Dienstag, 17. Juni 2008

#186 The Creation Of Techno Music

HIGH TECH SOUL is the first documentary to tackle the deep roots of techno music alongside the cultural history of Detroit, its birthplace. From the race riots of 1967 to the underground party scene of the late 1980s, Detroit’s economic downturn didn’t stop the invention of a new kind of music that brought international attention to its producers and their hometown.

Featuring in-depth interviews with many of the world’s best exponents of the artform, High Tech Soul focuses on the creators of the genre — Juan Atkins, Derrick May, and Kevin Saunderson — and looks at the relationships and personal struggles behind the music. Artists like Richie Hawtin, Jeff Mills, Carl Craig, Eddie Fowlkes and a host of others explain why techno, with its abrasive tones and resonating basslines, could not have come from anywhere but Detroit

Freitag, 13. Juni 2008

#185 Asher Roth - Sun God Free

new signing of SRC records (home of akon, david banner, wu tang), heavily supported by mixtape mogul dj cannon. good to see, that the "white rapper show" didn't do no harm to new artists. i wonder how he wants to fight the marshall mathers comparisons...