Archives for January 2008
There are three interviews with some of the longest serving house and techno producers published this week. Larry Heard is interviewed at Resident Advisor. Carl Craig is interviewed by Romanian site Beat Factor. And Mike Huckaby (a lot less well known perhaps) is interviewed briefly in Eye Weekly.
I read all three of these one after […]
What is it about the night time that leaves us so exposed to music?
I sometimes think that nothing else on earth can be as affecting as listening to a good record alone, at night, on a bus or driving in your car. Yet I’m never sure if it’s the records I listen to that provoke […]
Two more RA reviews here and here, and the latest What People Play roundup is here.
By Tom Ewing.
So it seems Ivan Smagghe cancelled his second scheduled appearance in a row for Mr Jones/Backlash in Dublin last night. I can’t help but feel a bit annoyed by this. I mean, I wasn’t going to go, I’m no longer involved with the night, but it’s just the principle of it.
DJs not bothering to turn […]
I’ve done three RA single reviews this week. Read them here, here and here. I’ll be doing lots more of these this year and I’ll link to them all here.
Also, some of you may remember I blogged about Scott Ferguson’s “Wine Red Walls” recently. Although I really like the track I wondered: “Why not just […]
Ah the humble record store. What a joy it is to traverse its creaky floorboards. How the eyes widen as you step back once more into the analog age. How the mind expands as you inhale its dusty air, unlike your narrowing bronchial tubes. It’s almost like returning to the womb!
Well, not really. I was […]
Eurokai, one half of the powers that be at Liebe*Detail, has been kind enough to give me the fourth House Is A Feeling guest mix. Liebe*Detail is one of the most consistently interesting labels around for me, so Kai was one of the first people I asked when I began doing these guest slots. After […]
So I have a list of these for something I’m working on at the moment, but it’s always good to have more. What labels are you familiar with that only do vinyl releases as opposed to digital?
If you want to nominate this blog for an “Irish Blog Award” go here and pick whichever categories you feel fit the bill. The rules state that you can nominate a blog for “Best Blog” and one other category.
I feel a bit weird about these awards, and had originally planned to take a see what […]
