Nick Muir - Frisky Radio Artist of the Week

Nick Muir is the artist of the week on Frisky Radio.  I'm downloading from Frisky Radio as I type.  Yum.  Track-listing below...

Scrambled

Every few days I'll run into a classic electronic track I haven't heard in awhile and that is exactly what just happened to me.  This time it was Remy's "Scrambled" off his "Bang!" album.  

The first time I heard this track was a clubbing night at Arc in New York City and it was the last track Sander Kleinenberg played that night around 7am.  I remember jogging up to the decks right after Sander played it and asking him what it was and Sander said it was just a track "his friend cooked up".  I knew then the first time I heard the track that it was killer.  The only thing I remember was this crazy loop that drove everyone crazy on the dancefloor, with the lights on no less.

The thing I love about "Scrambled" the most is the old school devil's loop that doesn't come along until almost halfway through the track and when it does it's accompanied by additional synths that completely alter the tracks appearance.  The whole track is turned upside down where the first three minutes sound as if the track is a standard house chugger but soon after the three minute mark the devil's loop is introduced and before you know it all kinds of synths are colliding to form a roller coaster of a breakdown that leaves you in the middle of peak-time chaos!  It's really two tracks in one, all Scrambled up.

John Digweed @ Ruby Skye (June 09, 2012)

My man John Digweed paid me a visit here in San Francisco last Saturday, June 09 at Ruby Skye.  It was the first time I'd properly been on a dance-floor in sometime so I was excited for night as were my aging dance-floor buddies!  Digweed was fantastic during his peaks - classic gnawing stuff that made you want to explode on the dance-floor. His non-peak stuff was a bit on the boring side to be honest - he played more than a few Maxime Dangles tracks that are interesting to hear but a bit boring on the dancefloor. His peak time chaos though made up for it - such a great night of intense music! Here's some video I took - I could definitely use some new school trainspotter help, please feel free to reply with comments if you know any of the tracks in the video:

4:30 am with Nicolas Coronel at the helm

Part 2 of Nicolas Coronel's Frisky set for May 2012 is straight up 4:30am peak-time chaos!  I love the dark tribal leading into the abstract minimal and the Club Mix of DAVI's "Labyrinth" at the end.  The 30 minute mark to the 60 minute mark is the absolute sweet spot.  Perfect set to get you in the mood for the weekend.

I Feel Love

John Digweed's tribute to Donna Summer last night in Denver, I feel the love.

Frisky Radio iOS App

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New Electronic Music: Metronomy

I went to see Coldplay Saturday night at the HP Pavillion here in San Jose, CA and it was a fantastic show. I'm not a huge Coldplay fan but wow, what a show they put with the lights, confetti, balloons falling from the ceiling and the glow in the dark wristbands they handed out to everyone.  It's well worth it if you've never seen them. The main opening act was Metronomy who I hadn't heard of before. If you think 80s mixed in with the lighter side of New Order, maybe even Joy Division, you could imagine the sounds they were producing. One track, in particular, caught my attention. It's about a 4 minute electronic song that's completely void of vocals and is constantly shifting it's direction in a manner that makes the music completely work. It's called "The End of You Too", check it out on iTunes.

Darin Epsilon - Live in Mexico (April 2012)

Darin Epsilon's April 2012 mix (Live in Mexico) is now available for download on SoundCloud.  It's been awhile since I rated a mix 10/10 but this live set is simply outstanding.  Each track is so full of sound and there's a definite progression leading up to the corker at the end by Sound Process called "Traitor's Gate" (Tash Mix).  On a side note, this track is so airy yet would instantly damage any dance floor - such a contrast that works extremely well.  There's a link below to "Traitor's Gate" on the iTunes Store.

Tracklist for this set is below.


Cid Inc & Lank - Emotional Self (Original Mix) - [microCastle]

Cumiks feat. Louder Bays - Infinity (Monaque Remix) - [Manual Music]

Damabiah - Irminsul, Le Pilier Du Monde (Andrew Bayer Remix) - [Natura Sonoris]

Hernan Cattaneo & Soundexile - Japanese Snowbell (Jamie Stevens Remix) - [Sudbeat]

Mike Griego - People Change (Original Mix) - [Replug]

Guy J - Nightstalker (Original Mix) - [Bedrock]

Oliver Schories - Wildfang (Himan Remix) - [Der Turnbeutel]

Pig & Dan and Mark Reeve - Violet (Original Mix) - [Bedrock]

Cid Inc & Lank - Emotional Self (Microtrauma Remix) - [microCastle]

Cid Inc & Lank - Urban Biorhythm (Original Mix) - [microCastle]

P8 & Answer42 - Fragments (Guy J Remix) - [Anjunadeep]

Rodskeez - 22 Dollar Chorus (Original Mix) - [Mesmeric]

Sound Process - Traitor's Gate (Tash Remix) - [Flow Vinyl]

New Discovery: Darin Epsilon

I discovered Darin Epsilon's Perspectives show a few months ago and I'm addicted.  Almost every track on his shows is a high quality production full of excellent synths and an array of sounds.  I highly recommend checking out his sets on SoundCloud here.  I'm listening to his latest April 2012 Perspectives mix which was recorded live from Mexico and it's absolutely fantastic music.

Bad-fucking-ass:

New Digweed album out March 19, a few days before the annual Winter Music Conference....in Miami.

Absolutely outstanding mix of a classic track from Sasha's San Francisco (GU009). Listen to this once and tell me you don't wanna hit the dance floor...

Der Dritte Raum - "Hale Bopp" (Sebastian Leger Mix)

This is over a month coming but my favorite set of 2011 has to be N-Tchbl's July set for Frisky Radio. The music in this set is so driving and fresh and the overall mood of the set is established early on with back-to-back tracks from Stanisha preceded by an upbeat introduction. The first Stanish track, "It's ok" is a robotic, roller coaster ride of tribal and progressive house that leads into another of similar quality called "Hypnotize Me". The set then moves into some minimal/tribal beats and finally into the throws of a beautiful vocal that sounds eerily similar to Polaroid's "So Damn Beautiful" (think Dave Seaman). This final track track is smooth and lush and ends the set perfectly with some dissipating vocals.

I was introduced to N-tchbl via Frisky Radio early last year and ended up buying a monthly subscription to the station which enabled me to download each and every N-tchbl set. While the July 2011 set is my favorite, the December 2011 set by N-tchbl is a close second.

Have a listen yourself to the July 2011 Frisky Radio set yourself:

N-tchbl - Frisky Radio (July 2011)

Nicolas Coronel has delivered another amazing Frisky Radio set (for those that subscribe like me). Part 2 of his December Mestiza set is absolutely brilliant progressive house. The music is high energy towards the end of part 2 and it's the kind of music that makes you want to dance.right.now.

Martin Gore from Depeche Mode and Vincent Clarke from Erasure got together again for the first time in 30 years to produce a new album it's straight up minimal techno. The EP is titled "Spock" and I've got to say it's great. I especially love the Regis Mix as it has some nasty, dark sounds resonating through it.

I just got lost in the last thirty minutes of Nicolas Coronel's November MESTIZA set for Frisky Radio (Part 2). Such amazing, invigorating music.

I remember hearing Carl Cox play Kernkraft 400's "Zombie Nation" for the first time at Twilo in 2000. My initial impression was that it was a catchy tune and it would last a solid six months. A decade and change later it's still played out incessantly but not in the clubs but all kinds of sporting events. Case in point, I was watching LSU and Arkansas last Friday and heard it during a timeout. I'm curious what Kernkraft 400 does in licensing feeds because the track is everywhere when it comes to football games and basketball games, ridiculous! Check out this official link for some prime examples of the track being played in stadiums: http://www.kernkraft-400.zombie-nation.com. I guess the Stadium Remix is a must have if you're heading to the game this weekend. Jam it out on the interstate baby.

And, the original YouTube video (which is janky as all hell but very intriguing at the same time):

Bad-fucking-ass:

Federico Epis' October 2011 Sensations show has some superb, 3am at Twilo moments around the one hour mark. Man, 30 minutes of nasty, dark, chugging house...

This is an interesting music video from Depeche Mode for their recently released Stargate remix of Personal Jesus. You can listen to the single on the Remixes 2: 81-11 album: