Last Global Tech (MdM ‘08)
December 26, 2008 at 4:40 am
“I thought I’d host an end of the world party, but the media might take it seriously.” — Stephen Hawking. 9/16 ‘08.
” Last of Global Tech ‘08 ”
01. Shed - Intro
Shedding The Past (Ostgut, 2008)
02. Ane Brun - Headphone Silence (Henrik Schwarz Remix - Dennis Ferrer Noizy Edit)
Headphone Silence (MIXMAG 04/08. 2008)
03. Shed - Flat Axe
Shedding The Past (Ostgut, 2008)
04. Kraak & Smaak - Enzo
Plastic People (Ultra Records, 2008)
05. Matias Aguayo - Minimal (Original Mix)
Minimal EP (Kompakt Germany, 2008)
06. Project Bassline - Drop the Pressure (Jack Beats Remix)
Drop The Pressure 12″ (Cheap Thrills Records 2008)
07. Eric Prydz - Pjanoo (Guy J Remix)
Pjanoo (ARS Entertainment Belgium, 2008)
08. Agoria Feat. Scalde - Dust (Rocco Vision Mix)
Dust Incl. Oxia Remix Vinyl (Different ([PIAS] Recordings, 2008)
09. Mr. Oizo - Cut Dick
Lambs Anger (Ed Banger, 2008)
10. Picco - Yeke Yeke
Ministry of Sound: annual 2009 (Ministry of Sound De, 2008)
11. Mint Royale - Singin’ In The Rain
Ministry of Sound: annual 2009 (Ministry of Sound De, 2008)
“I thought I’d host an end of the world party, but the media might take it seriously.” — Stephen Hawking. 9/16′08.
note: Bop your head. If there is anything constant about the world, it’s the need to bop head. And house tech is the logical conclusion of the art of head bopping sonic. If music is science, then house tech is the engineering. It is about known musical variables poured over designed beat with precise purpose. Constructed to make your head bop. It is all about that modern market illogic, giving the mass a group entertainment that felt like personalized craft. People want to have excitement, but within the bound of predictability of strict dance structure. Something popular and familiar, yet new and refreshing. Away from daylight tedium, but not the darkness uncertainty of night. Modern but pop. And a DJ’s job is to find the magic balance to put everything together in precise mix. Whatever it is, the crowd must respond. So, no. It is impossible to have a functional list without actual dance floor crowd. Since a DJ needs feedback to make the music work. But I’ll try anyway. This is are some of popular dance albums bandied about on various clubbing blog. I pick some I like, more in theme what MdM is searching this year. So this is somewhat minimalist, and has smaller “sound” than the usual booming house texture. But check them out, they are interesting works in their own unique ways. My favorite: Kraak & Smack, in their usual theaterical way of mixing. Shed, that grand teutonic minimalist experiment. And Mr. Oizo, french house gone very wrong. abstractly wrong.
image: Matt Irwin
haa haa, so people are not into ‘functional dance’ stuff. admitedly MdM never post a real full functioning house list before.
SQUASHED - I think it’s funny you comment on your own posts but this is the best blog post I’ve heard all night. I’ve been kind of ignoring music blogs all year but man just perusing the so-called popular blogs I’m struck by how bland their musical tastes have become since the halycon days of 2004-2006 — it’s like they’re captured by some massive groupthink VALIS up there in the sky beaming down bad vibes on them to pass on us all… Hype Machine is all the more damned for it. Good mix Squashed even tho’ I’d prob never buy this stuff - it’s quite buzzworthy. Happy Effing New Year, boy.