Music Is My Weapon
Caesar had his legions, Napoleon had his rifles, we have our music.
Sunday, November 20, 2005
Vinyl picks for November
My favorite form of music: Vinyl trance. Here are my two picks for November.
This first LP, Ieee Mitten Menu, is by the Novamute label (great stuff) by Speedy J (great artist) and was mixed by me in DC last friday (great venue!). Okay, as usual, a deep, distorted, high speed rumble through the Speedy J insanity jungle. Speedy J defines hard techno with this tricky, hard and fast track. all mixes are great. his music is best akin to: FUSE, Sven Vath, and Autechre. If you are a fan of techno or house, then this is a must have.
Next on my list, is Daft Punk. I know a lot of people don't like their early stuff, but their new and improved selves are downright badass. Granted that Homework lacks the warmth of Discovery, it still has has a raw, live feel that its predecessor lacked. I can't believe they redid "Revolution 909" which is a tribute to the roots of hardhouse. I love the shimmering techno tracks and the sexual neuances. Despite being seven years old, Homework still holds up to this very day which is not an easy task to do because trends comes and goes in dance music but Homework is an exception to that rule and it still sounds fresh and new to me.
This first LP, Ieee Mitten Menu, is by the Novamute label (great stuff) by Speedy J (great artist) and was mixed by me in DC last friday (great venue!). Okay, as usual, a deep, distorted, high speed rumble through the Speedy J insanity jungle. Speedy J defines hard techno with this tricky, hard and fast track. all mixes are great. his music is best akin to: FUSE, Sven Vath, and Autechre. If you are a fan of techno or house, then this is a must have.
Next on my list, is Daft Punk. I know a lot of people don't like their early stuff, but their new and improved selves are downright badass. Granted that Homework lacks the warmth of Discovery, it still has has a raw, live feel that its predecessor lacked. I can't believe they redid "Revolution 909" which is a tribute to the roots of hardhouse. I love the shimmering techno tracks and the sexual neuances. Despite being seven years old, Homework still holds up to this very day which is not an easy task to do because trends comes and goes in dance music but Homework is an exception to that rule and it still sounds fresh and new to me.