YES! IT IS SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTY SIXTH POST ON MY BLOG! HEIL ERIS!
I was thinking about some special satanic contents, but instead I chose to present a hellishly good promotional trailer of the forthcoming Up2d8 Festival which would take place next weekend in Białystok in North-Eastern part of Poland. If you are nearby I really encourage you to check it, you'll have a chance to see and listen to such heavy-bass champions as: Slugabed, CocoBryce, 16-Bit, Dubsknit & more or the champion of ambient sound Biosphere peforming live with his band plus sets by e.g. legendary Robert Hood or Scratch Perverts, many hip hop acts and local talents.
Now, let's move to the promotional trailer of Up2d8 Festival entitled "Something like that is possible only in Białystok". It is in Polish but the authors provided English subtitles, thus all international readers should also check this short film. It is definitely one of the best festival trailers I've seen ever. Enjoy.
Usually I do not post early soundcloud previews on my blog, I rather tend to review things in their final form, but I couldn't help myself with this preview of Hermutt Lobby & NON material forthcoming soon on the French netlabel Jarring Effects. Herrmutt Lobby is a collective of musicians, producers, 'scratch composers' & more from Brussels, but if I'm not mistaken, most of them currently reside in Berlin? I really dig Hermutt Lobby's music, in particular that published on Eat Concrete (check their Bussfudge Powerscones EP), but this preview of new tracks literally blew my mind! Best, most solid, coherent, and neck-straining beats, with a dash of experimental electronica, I've heard in a while. It really twisted my neurons, hard. Definitely, most eagearly awaited release this year.
Alexey Nikitin a.k.a. Nocow has just released a free beat tape - Ruins Tape on the Syberian G5 Music label. I cannot think of any excuse not to grab this beautiful thing. Nocow is like an invisble spider weaving a dark, magic web of deep, throbbing sound based on 2-step / post garage beat. His trips are moody and oneiric, and sonic landscapes he paints through artificial machines, though heavily tained with melancholia and nostalgia, sparkle with emotions touching the listeners minds at some subliminal level. I devour these compositions in full, anxiously waiting for more, which hopefully happens soon, when Nocow releases his full-length LP on G5 music later this year. Dear readers, I wish you happy dreaming with Nocow.
Also, watch out for the limited edition of cassette tapes, available soon via Sweatlodgeguru.com !
I have been a fan of Norwegian producer Gisle Martens Meyer a.k.a. UGRESS for years. He is among my top-10 artists currently working in the field of electronic music. It is really sad that not many people outside his home country know his fantastic compositions. Thus, I was really stoked to see his two new releases hitting the airwaves recently.
The soundtrack to the documentary on a famous Norwegian artist - Pushwagner is a collection of new and previously released tunes, now remastered and edited, showcasing diverse projects of Mr. Meyer - apart from Ugress, also Ninja 9000, Nebular Spool or Shadow of the Beat. The music is simply AWESOME! Pushwagner is the best soundtrack I've heard in a long time, a spacey cinematic trip through sad but beautiful and intriguing sonic landscapes. It is also the best release from Ugress camp in years. He perfectly builds the atmosphere, sometimes using extensive orchestration then moving to more low-key areas, just to return to a hectic, pumping beat and ear-catching synths which are his trademark. He tells a story with his music, and I'll definitely buy a DVD with the documentary to see how it worked with moving pictures. People, don't sleep on Ugress, even if you've never heard about him. Highly recommended by Doktor Krank.
A few days ago Ugress also released a new EP - Episode Three: Wulfhöken Spaceport Affairs. Starting from futuristic, club-oriented electro in Robot Revenge the artist takes the listeners for a rollercoaster ride through dubby Flutter (serious head-nodding bizniz!) and synth-driven extravaganza in Avenue des Silhouettes. We finally arrive at midnight to a secret location in my personal highlight of this EP - An Evening with the Enemy. Once again Ugress shows his strenght in building moody cinematic landscapes. Another release not to be missed. You can grab it for FREE from bandcamp.
I'm back from holidays and still full of energy, I'd like to share with you a nice bundle of bass-heavy hip-hop remixes by Andrew Thaggard a.k.a. BoomBaptist, hailing from Austin USA (BTW, I hope you're safe man amidst fire apocalypse raging outside your city). BoomBaptist decided ot give away his favorite remixes in preparation to his first ever West Coast tour, including the gig at infamous Low End Theory. The highlights of this package include the remix of one of my all-time anthems, i.e. Throw Some D's by Rich Boy, with mesmerizing synths and great dreamy vibe, next to Lucifer's Lullaby featuring sick sub-bass and great vocalizations by M.O.P. The rest is equally good. Grab this music for free, definitely worth checking.
Watch out for this guy's official Guilty Simpson's remix, on Fat Beats and his split 7" with Dibiase on Mummed record coming soon!
