The Orb feat. Lee Scratch Perry - The Orbserver in the Star House

http://theorb.com

http://www.lee-perry.com

Origine du Groupe : U.K , Jamaica
Style : Electro Dub , Reggae
Sortie : 2012

 

By Tom Quickfall  from http://www.thelineofbestfit.com

Generally thought of as a seminal group of the ‘90s ambient house scene, The Orb have actually been surprisingly prolific over the last ten years. Various works with Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour and Tim Bran of Dreadzone (on Metallic Spheres and The Dream respectively) throughout the ‘00s proved that Alex Paterson and Thomas Fehlmann’s way with a collaboration hadn’t deserted them, further evidence of which comes in the shape of The Observer in the Star House alongside esoteric dub legend Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry.

The collaboration has arguably been in motion for a number of years now, since Paterson played DJ to Perry’s toaster in Mexico back in 2004 and was taken with the infamous and charming eccentricity of the dub pioneer. Eight years later, and that familiar, wiry voice and humorous flow is proclaiming “I’ve got something to say/You wanna hear it? Hear it!” over opening track ‘Ball of Fire’’s intro horns.

The Orb’s cosmic ambience and sci-fi sensibilities are a perfect match for the out-of-this-world Perry (a shared aesthetic that’s echoed in the album’s title), and references to space and its possible inhabitants are made regularly throughout. ‘Man in the Moon’ is a sparse production, a cavernous dub over which Perry explains his interstellar credentials, while ‘Hold Me Upsetter’ throws sliced guitar and string samples into the mix, the accompanying video a suitably psychedelic affair complete with galactic imagery and a Buddha holding a Chelsea FC badge.

‘Golden Clouds’ is a nod back to The Orb’s 1991 classic ‘Little Fluffy Clouds’, with the same “what were the clouds like when you were young?” question asked of Perry that was squared at Ricky Lee Jones in the original. Scratch answers in a surprisingly straightforward manner (“Blue space, white clouds/Sometimes we got rain”), before settling down into a more characteristic ramble.

‘Thirsty’ pairs an old skool hip-hop break with some echoing, offbeat dub chords, while a delightful mangling of the Perry-penned classic ‘Police & Thieves’ is a clear highlight, and perhaps the album’s most overtly dub-centric production.

Fehlmann’s techno instincts are tempered here in respect to Perry’s languid drawl, but hints of the industrial background of Berlin (where the album was made) make sporadic appearances. ‘Go Down Evil’ opens with a racing sequencer phrase, while ‘H.O.O.’ is full of the space and airiness of minimal electro.

Some of the best on moments on The Observer… occur during the mellower, more pensive tracks. ‘Soulman’ is a delight: a mid-tempo beat layered with a minor key drone, a chopped and twisted King Tubby sample coming and going underneath. Perry’s regular assertions that he is the titular “soulman” have different connotations in this context than the rhythmic grunts of the original godfather of soul, taking on a more spiritual meaning here. The hypnotic skit ‘Ashes’ seems like the sketch of an idea that unfortunately wasn’t extended to full song length, and closer ‘Congo’ is a mystical jungle dub, Perry’s filtered vocals drifting over an entrancing, percussion-heavy rhythm.

For those looking for more than veteran ambient electronica stalwarts backing up the charismatic, if slightly meandering, stream of consciousness from one of music’s great figures, disappointment was always going to be the outcome on The Observer... Yet the creativity and mutual respect on show here makes for a worthy collaboration and an intriguing listen, one worthy of a prominent place in the respective canons of both parties.


Tracklist :
01. The Orb (feat. Lee Scratch Perry) - Ball of Fire 04:11
02. The Orb (feat. Lee Scratch Perry) - H. O. O. 04:13
03. The Orb (feat. Lee Scratch Perry) - Man In The Moon 04:04
04. The Orb (feat. Lee Scratch Perry) - Soulman 06:02
05. The Orb (feat. Lee Scratch Perry) - Golden Clouds 05:44
06. The Orb (feat. Lee Scratch Perry) - Hold Me Upsetter 04:21
07. The Orb (feat. Lee Scratch Perry) - Go Down Evil 05:29
08. The Orb (feat. Lee Scratch Perry) - Thirsty 04:36
09. The Orb (feat. Lee Scratch Perry) - Police & Thieves 04:50
10. The Orb (feat. Lee Scratch Perry) - Ashes 01:25
11. The Orb (feat. Lee Scratch Perry) - Congo 06:23

 

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Glen Porter - The Devil Is A Dancer, The Piper Is A Madman

http://www.glenporter.org
https://www.myspace.com/perfectstrangermusic


Origine du Groupe : North America
Style : Electro Dark , Abstract Hip Hop , Experimental
Sortie : 2012

 

From http://shop.thecontentlabel.com

Two Years in the making, this project is a multi-movement sound-scape that touches on the contrasting themes of life (sadness, happiness, courage, fear, etc).

We set sail deep within the psyche with the drum heavy accordion screamer “The Devil is a Dancer”. Here, Porter takes his trademark emotionally driven production to new heights with the use of his own voice in the form of a sea shanty. We reach the shore but soon travel “Over the Mountains, Through the Jungle, And into the Cave”. Resting in an acoustic haze we find moments of pure psychedelic bliss.

Joyful moans turn to anxious shrieks as we follow the hypnotic rhythms and discover “The Piper is a Madman”. The vinyl version of the project ends with the epic “Ask her nicely and she’ll show you the scars” and as the title suggests, its layers are memorable and more than skin deep.


Tracklist :
1. The Devil Is A Dancer 08:13
2. Over The Mountains, Through The Jungle, And Into The Cave 05:34
3. The Piper Is A Madman 05:43
4. Ask Her Nicely and She’ll Show You The Scars 07:36
5. Forget (Digital Only) 05:03
6. Kiss The Pretty Ones Goodbye (Digital Only) 5:52
7. Ask Her Nicely and She’ll Show You The Scars (Yppah remix) (Digital Only) 04:31 

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TriBeCaStan - New Deli

http://tribecastan.tv

https://www.myspace.com/tribecastan





Origine du Groupe : North America

Style : Alternative , World Music

Sortie : 2012

 

From http://tribecastan.tv

This is an exciting day! After much hard work, love, and mischievous world-domination plans, our third album, New Deli, is officially available world-wide!

It’s TriBeCaStan’s most adventurous and danceable record to date, with The Village Voice calling it a mixture of “New York cool, explorer energy, and outer space vibes” and Time Out Magazine calling it “a crowded caravansary alive with music to feed the hungry soul.” Please take a moment to check out New Deli. All of us here hope you enjoy listening to it, as much as we loved creating it!

Tracklist :
01 - Song for Kroncha
02 - Louie’s Luau
03 - Freaks for the Festival
04 - Please Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
05 - Dive Bomber
06 - A Crack in the Clouds
07 - Bed Bugs
08 - Jovanka
09 - Daddy Barracuda
10 - Two for Ornette (Dee Dee/Theme from a Symphony)
11 - Guinea
12 - (One Day) His Axe Fell into Honey
13 - El Bumpa
14 - The Brain Surgeon’s Wife Serves Lunch
15 - The Mystery of Licorice McKenchie

 

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Made In Groland 15-09-2012

Made In Groland - Emission du 15/09/12

Made in Groland - Emission du 15/09/12

DL : DF , RG

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Tracks - World Web War

From http://videos.arte.tv

DL : DF , RG

Tracks

Christopher Kullenberg
Fil rouge de ce spécial "World Web War", il est connu pour avoir rétabli l'accès à Internet dans une Égypte en pleine révolution. Portrait de Christopher Kullenberg, hacker nouvelle génération.

Urban Hackers
Leur terrain de jeux : l'espace public. Regroupés sous le nom d'Urban Hackers, ces pirates se battent au coeur de la cité, tel le Français Florian Rivière qui transforme les bancs publics en abris pour SDF...

Men in grey
Méfiez-vous des attachés-cases ! Basé à Berlin, le collectif Men in grey dissèque le réseau Wifi grâce à une mallette recouverte d'un écran lisant à voix haute vos messages. Loin de vouloir voler des données, ces espions veulent nous sensibiliser à l'aspect "Big Brother" du Web.

Kathleen Cleaver
Première femme à faire partie du comité directeur des Black Panthers, aujourd'hui professeure de droit à Yale, l'activiste Kathleen Cleaver raconte comment on changeait le monde avant Internet.

Test of Turing
La légende veut que le logo Apple ait été créé en hommage à Alan Turing, qui s'est suicidé en 1954 en croquant une pomme au cyanure. Retour sur un génie de l'intelligence artificielle, inventeur d'un test permettant de comparer hommes et machines.

(France, 2012, 52mn)
ARTE F

Date de première diffusion : Sam., 22 sept. 2012, 23h12

Date(s) de rediffusion : Vendredi, 28 septembre 2012, 01h30

• Tags :
• Christopher Kullenberg,
• Hacker,
• Urban Hacking,
• Men in Grey,
• Kathleen Cleaver,
• Alan Turing

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DJ DemonAngel - Abstractelectroclash 1.8

http://bbpiratesradio.over-blog.com

Origine du Groupe : V.A , France
Style : DJ , Mix , Electro , Ambient , Abstract Electro , Abstract Hip Hop , Electro Dub , Downtempo , IDM
Sortie : 2012

POWER BY DJ DEMONANGEL

 

 

 

Tracklist :
01 - Opiuo - Spanners
02 - Mäyd Hubb meets Joe Pilgrim - Twilight
03 - EZ3kiel - Barbary
04 - Lorn - Everything Is Violence
05 - Mr. Moods & DJ Racy A.J - Zaman
06 - Mabataki - Woods
07 - The Malex Kings - Dix-Neuf
08 - Violent Public Disorderaz - Whiskey Sessions (Innereyefull Remix)
09 - Fat Jon - Watch Out
10 - Mononome - Fools Rush In
11 - DJ Krush -  Kouro - Optical path
12 - Commix - Everything
13 - Bangkok Impact feat. Kassen - Puppets
14 - Waitapu - Truckin' (Dziga Remix)
15 - Zenzile - Roosters at War
16 - Headshotboyz - Calypso
17 - Pepil Pew - Jellyfish Galaxies
18 - Diligent Fingers - Sway With Me
19 - Tonda Trio - Time Afta
20 - Chimp Beams - Lost Nomad

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Ez3kiel et le Naphtaline Orchestra au grand Théâtre de Tours

http://www.ez3kiel.com
https://www.myspace.com/ez3kielmyspace


Origine du Groupe : France
Style : Alternative , Experimental
Sortie : 2012
Durée 00:55:20

 

From http://liveweb.arte.tv

Depuis 1993, EZ3kiel bouscule les cadres. D’un référentiel rock plutôt brutal (Fishbone, Bad Brains…), le goût pour l’ivresse des transes mènera rapidement le groupe vers un trip-hop qui tire au dub. Si bien qu’on le rangera, peut-être un peu hâtivement, dans la même case électro dub qui explose à la suite d’ High Tone à la fin des années 1990. Il faut dire qu’EZ3kiel est signé chez Jarring Effects, label lyonnais qui consigne alors tous les grands noms de ce mouvement. Mais EZ3kiel est déjà un peu plus loin, il louche vers l’abstract hip-hop et sort des structures du dub qui commencent à être franchement trop normées pour lui.

Et puis il y a ce gout pour le boucan, les grosses basses, les grosses guitares, les batteries qui claquent fort… Ez3kiel n’a jamais vraiment perdu son affection pour le hardcore. Si bien que sur scène, le groupe évoque parfois plus franchement le post-rock de Mogwai. De plus, très tôt, Ez3kiel travaille à la mise au point d’une sorte de projet total, musical et visuel.

C’est l’expérience scénique qui intéresse aujourd’hui le plus EZ3kiel. Pour faire vivre les chansons de Naphtaline (2007), un album tout en finesse qui interroge la thématique du sommeil et de l'insomnie, Ez3kiel a créé le Naphtaline Orchestra, un ensemble symphonique constitué d’élèves du conservatoire de Tours et dirigé par Stéphane Babiaud, batteur et multi-instrumentiste du groupe.

 
Un concert filmé les 25 et 26 juin 2011 au Grand Théâtre de Tours


• Artistes : Stéphane Babiaud (Direction et arrangements), Joan Guillon (Guitares, claviers, accordéon), Matthieu Fays (Batterie, percussions), Yann Nguema (Programmations et Projections), Invités - Thomas Quinart (Saxophones, thérémine, Scie musicale), Cyril Soufflet (Piano), Gérald Bouvet (Guitares), Thomas Lesigne (Basse, contrebasse), Erick Pigeard (Séraphin, Percussions), Christelle Lassort (Violon), Naphtaline Orchestra • Réalisateur : Samuel Petit • Ecriture / Compositeurs : EZ3kiel • Cadreurs : Alexis Dussaix, Hervé Laousse, Cédric Alliot, Arthur Le Ret, Eric Thomas, Florence Levasseur, Samuel Petit • Son : Dimitri Mercier, Matthieu Villoteau, Rémy Deliers • Production : Sombrero & Co – KIKA

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Kalpataru Tree - Preverberations From The Infinite Future

https://www.myspace.com/kalpatarutree
http://kalpatarutree.bandcamp.com


Origine du Groupe : North America
Style : Electronic , Spy Dub , Ambient
Sortie : 2010

 

From http://kalpatarutree.bandcamp.com

The Kalpataru Tree sound is sculpted with a sacred intention of healing through inspiring imagination. Distilled from the souls peak experiences into sonic form, etheric realms unfold riding along a dub backbone. Music in devotion to the mystery. A prayer of sound in resonance with dream like unfoldings of this present reality unfolding.


Tracklist :
01. Serpentrise (8:30)
02. Creation Matrix (8:40)
03. Kalpataru Tree - Singular (8:25)
04. Chimera Pyramid (6:48)
05. Vibrate The Frequency (9:11)
06. Prayer (10:12)
07. Elliptical Sequence (5:25)
08. Transfigure (9:28)
09. Earth Party (7:22)

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R;Zatz - Cruel Summer

http://www.jarringeffects.net
https://www.myspace.com/rzatz


Origine du Groupe : France
Style : Trip Hop
Sortie : 2012

 

Par Mr Blue  pour http://www.undisqueunjour.com

Il est des saisons comme de la vie, parfois attendue avec ses bons et ses mauvais côtés, parfois changeante, faite d'imprévus, agréable ou cruel. L'été, temps des contrastes, période des orages les plus violents et des sérénités nocturnales, à la chaleur harassante ou la douceur embaumante, vision du labeur agraire ou du repos oisif, est à même de peindre les aspérités émotionnelles comme il esquisse les circonvolutions climatiques. Pas étonnant que beaucoup d'artistes s'inspirent de ces quelques mois pour retranscrire quelques émois. Peut être qu'R-Zatz a cogité sur ces mêmes allégories pour ainsi penser et nommer son dernier opus « Cruel summer », après « Will we cross the line ? » en 2008 et « Vagina Rush » en 2010. Adepte du style Trip-hop, enrobant sa voix claire, qu'elle sait moduler et scander, dans des nappes électro donnant encore plus de relief à ses arrangements, l'ingénieur du son officiel du label lyonnais Jarring Effects et responsable du studio d'enregistrement "Jfx studio" a de quoi en imposer dans cet univers où les figures de proue se nomment Portishead, Massive Attack ou Tricky. Pour exalter ses senteurs estivales, R-Zatz s'est accompagnée de trois comparses, traçant les contours d'un son qui se veut un peu plus chaud et éclectique qu'à son habitude. Les deux premiers titres expriment ce choix, là où « Take a look in the mirror » est plutôt Downtempo, imageant l'apaisement d'un soir d'été, « U got me » se montre plus enlevé, proche d'une rythmique Dance hall. Et tout Cruel Summer se construit autours de ces variations, la voix épousant ces accords, tantôt contemplatifs et ethérés (Flower in Heaven), tantôt sombres et pesants (Stormy), inclinant vers l'Afro-beat (Meadows of the soul) ou l'Abstract Hip-hop (Ordinary chronicle). Et, le clin d'oeil est saisissant, ou plutôt le son, cette pérégrination saisonnière se clôt par une référence au pays du Soleil Levant (Bo-kyo), comme pour signifier que toute fin est le début d'un autre cycle. Vivement l'été prochain.


Tracklist :
01 Take A Look In The Mirror 03:51
02 U Got Me 03:04
03 Cruel Summer 04:26
04 Meadows Of The Soul 02:50
05 Flower In The Heaven 04:09
06 Cycles Stream 02:10
07 Jaws 03:36
08 Dark Brown Eyes Feat Black Sifichi 04:07
09 Stormy 03:45
10 Take A Pill 03:31
11 I Cant Believe 03:07
12 Ordinary Chronicle 03:54
13 Bo Kyo 03:55

 

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Skyy - Skyy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyy





Origine du Groupe : North America

Style : Disco , Funk

Sortie : 1979

 

Wikipedia :

The seeds for Skyy were sown in Brooklyn, New York in 1973, when sisters Denise, Delores, and Bonne Dunning first met musician Solomon Roberts, Jr. The record producer/keyboardist Randy Muller (who was also a member Brass Construction and an arranger for B.T. Express) soon became involved with the project. By 1976, the Skyy lineup of the three Dunning sisters as vocalists, Roberts as the male vocalist/guitarist, Anibal Anthony Sierra on guitars and keyboards, Larry Greenberg on keyboards, Gerald Lebon on bass, and Tommy McConnell on drums had solidified.

In the late 1970s, Skyy signed to Salsoul Records. After several albums that saw moderate success in the R&B market, the group crossed over to the mainstream in a big way with the release of the Skyy Line album in late 1981. Featured on this album was the single "Call Me," which gave the group their first (and only, to date) top 40 hit on the pop charts, peaking at #26 in 1982. It also became the first of several #1 R&B hits for Skyy. Meanwhile, the group continued to record for the Salsoul label up through the release of their 1984 Inner City album (Salsoul would fold in 1985), scoring several additional hits on the R&B chart during that time.

In the mid-1980s, the group signed with Capitol Records and released their next album, From the Left Side in 1986. Apart from the top ten R&B single, "Givin' It (to You)," the album saw limited success, and the group left Capitol soon thereafter.

Things were looking rather bleak for the band by the late 1980s. However, after signing to Atlantic Records, Skyy launched a major comeback in 1989 with the release of their successful Start of a Romance album. This release spun off two #1 R&B singles, with both the title track ("Start of a Romance") and the Quiet Storm classic, "Real Love" claiming the top spot. "Real Love" also became the group's second and final crossover pop hit peaking at #47 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1990. The second single released from the album (between the title track and "Real Love"), "Love All the Way" also cracked the R&B top 50. By the release of the Nearer to You album in 1992, the hits had again dried up, and the band has not released a new studio album since then.


Tracklist :
01. This Groove Is Bad - (Solomon Roberts, Jr.) 6:20
02. First Time Around - (Randy Muller) 6:37
03. Lets Turn It Out - (Randy Muller) 6:37
04. Fallin' In Love Again - (Solomon Roberts, Jr.) 4:51
05. Stand By Me - (Solomon Roberts, Jr.) 5:04
06. Disco Dancin' - (Randy Muller) 4:12
07. Lets Get Up (S-k-y-y) - (Solomon Roberts, Jr.) 5:17
08. First Time Around (Remix) - (Randy Muller) 7:29
09. First Time Around (Disco Mix) - (Randy Muller) 9:02
10. First Time Around (Special Remix) - (Randy Muller) 6:30

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Soulprodz - Odium

https://www.myspace.com/soulprodz
http://soundcloud.com/soulprodz
http://hiqdub.net-label.fr



Origine du Groupe : France
Style : Electro Dub
Sortie : 2011

CC BY-NC-ND

 

 

 

From http://hiqdub.net-label.fr

Depuis la sortie de son E.P. chez Exp Records, Peter aka Soulprodz ne cesse de remanier son live pour vous en foutre plein les oreilles avec son son hybride, entre dubstep dancefloor et dub électronique planant...

Ancien membre du groupe de dub Dijonnais BYOS aux influences multiples, il a fait le choix de partir dans un projet solo afin de laisser libre cour à sa créativité au sein d'un live purement électronique dans lequel il distille avec précision des sons massifs brodés de samples ethniques et de boucles colorées.

Avec ses tracks créées pour le live et remaniées en studio, Soulprodz va vous emmener dans des contrées inexplorées où l'envie irrépressible de secouer son corps ne fait plus qu'un avec l'expérience d'un voyage inconscient.

Accrochez vos ceintures !


Tracklist :
01 - Hate
02 - Mystical sound D
03 - Grand petit homme
04 - From mars
05 - Million humans baby
06 - Escape dub
07 - Odium

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Nujabes - Spiritual State

http://nujabes.org

http://www.hydeout.net





Origine du Groupe : Japan

Style : Abstract Hip Hop

Sortie : 2011

By Charles Mahoney   from http://potholesinmyblog.com


Posthumous albums can be a difficult thing to judge. Some are used as an opportunity to compile unreleased and often unrelated scraps of material that had long since been abandoned, while others might be the culmination of a project that was already destined to see the light of day. The latter naturally tend to make for more cohesive bodies of work, but they may still be faced with the obvious drawback of eventually being finished by everyone but the artist themselves – potentially leading to new ideas and sounds that are far removed from what was originally intended. Spiritual State doesn’t appear to fall into either of these categories, which is no mean feat given that its release comes nearly two years on from Nujabes’ death.

Fans of the late Japanese producer will notice that the formula here is similar to that of his earlier work: the previous studio albums were a gratifying mixture of Hip-Hop and Jazz that never seemed to stray entirely into either genre, and Spiritual State certainly carries on in this tradition. The familiar cast of Uyama Hiroto, Cise Starr, Pase Rock and Substantial help to achieve the fusion, but as with Metaphorical Music and Modal Soul, much of the content is handled by Nujabes himself.

Perhaps what sets this apart from its predecessors, then, is that it manages to be tinged with sadness while alluringly beautiful at the same time. Even if Hyde-Out Productions have purposefully selected the more wistful tracks from an unused back catalogue, nothing about the album feels contrived, and it is a measure of Nujabes’ talent that his style has not been compromised in order to create something so unwittingly mournful. It’s hard to imagine how themes of transience and mortality could be evoked with more elegance than on the title track or ‘Island’, yet neither song feels exaggerated when compared to what the man had put out before.

Dejecting as it may be to think that Spiritual State can’t point us towards what’s to come from such a gifted individual (even if moments like ‘City Lights’, ‘Yes’ and ‘Waiting For The Clouds’ give a good indication of what an album put together in better circumstances may have sounded like), this is both a fitting musical eulogy and worthy addition to a short but none the less accomplished discography.


Tracklist :
01 – Spiritual state (feat. Uyama Hiroto)
02 – Sky is Tumbling (feat. Cise Star)
03 – Gone Are The Day (feat. Uyama Hiroto)
04 – Spiral
05 – City Light (feat. Substantial & Pase Rock)
06 – Color of Autumn
07 – Down on the Side
08 – Yes (feat. Pase Rock)
09 – Rainy Way Back Home
10 – Far fowls
11 – Fellows
12 – Waiting for the clouds (feat. Substantial)
13 – Prayer
14 – Island (feat. Uyama Hiroto & Haruka Nakamura)

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Holy Fuck - Latin

http://holyfuckmusic.com

https://www.myspace.com/holyfuck





Origine du Groupe : Canada

Style : Psychedelic , Electronic , Experimental

Sortie : 2010

 

By Andrzej Lukowski   from http://drownedinsound.com


Not to speak ill of a man who has probably bought considerably more joy to considerably more people than I ever will, but there was a rather uncomfortable moment in a seminar at last year’s Supersonic festival, when a chap from Rough Trade (store, not label) attempted to sell the assembled crowd and panel RT’s grand plan to form a partnership with young person’s clothes store Top Shop. Pilloried about this by a chap from Southern, he tried to suggest that the whole thing was going to be one grand act of subversion, because the first LP that would be distributed into the Top Shop branches of Rough Trade would be the next Holy Fuck record.

The mind boggles as to what point he may have been making, but I suppose it probably hinged on the fact that Holy Fuck are a) quite obscure, b) quite DIY, c) have a swear word in their name, and are d) very good, ergo ripe for rocking the worlds of those stupid pigdog Top Shop customers. I’m not so sure, as having watched Skins once, it would appear that songs like 'Super Inuit' and 'Lovely Allen' are exactly what people who go to popular high street clothing stores listen to. In any case, the somewhat tenuous point I'm making is that pugnacious name aside, Holy Fuck have never offered an instant hit of rebellion. Their excellent third album Latin is not to be admired so much for its feral energy as moments of glowing, yes-my-liege stateliness.

In complete contrast to the ape bastard fuck roar of the live ‘Super Inuit’ that opened LP, Latin commences with ‘1MD’, a vague, ominous mutter in the dark gradually overlaid by a drone about the size of Alaska. It’s huge, illuminating the murk around it with a celestial grace reminiscent of both Fuck Buttons at their most epic but also something bigger than that – The Cure’s ‘Plainsong’, maybe. Percussion and distortion hammers below like the jets of the engine propelling said drone into the cosmos, and my mind is filled only with fantasies of how loud they dare to play this thing.

Skip to track four, ‘Stay Lit’, and here we find the best song that Holy Fuck ever written. Based on wobblingly pretty electronic chimes that teeter and topple and smack into each other like some tremulous clockwork heart, it seems impossibly tenuous and fragile. And it remains so, yet draws itself up to defy its own fragility, galloping stadium drums and some sort of choir of angels-esque vocal effect joining the still shaky core, whipping its nervous tic of a core into a blaze of divine light.

As to the other seven tracks: certainly Latin is hardly short of the type of meaty 3am muscle that supported LP. Indeed, the super-bouncy ‘Red Lights’ that follows ‘1MD’ could practically have been titled ‘Don’t Worry Guys, We Still Know How To Party’.

Still, there’s a newfound restraint that runs throughout – I guess you’d probably call it a more European quality - and a darkness. ‘Silva and Grimes’ sounds remarkable like a stripped back ‘Super Inuit’ to begin with, but swiftly abandons bombast for ethereal Eno-ish drift; ‘Latin America’s superficial vivacity is underpinned by ghostly, Low-like wails of keys and brass; the desperate thunder of ‘Sht Mtn’ is laced with a frankly terrifying female voice, blankly muttering... something; the paranoid, early ‘Simple Minds’ bass that drills through the belly of ‘Stilettos’; the strangled vocal haze that ends ‘Lucky’ in almost Deerhunter-like fashion; the way ‘P.I.G.S’ spends its last three epic minutes simultaneously raging into the night and bleeding away into nothing.

Latin doesn’t have a weak moment, and while LP’s higher energy levels may indeed play better with that lucrative Top Shop demographic, it would seem remarkable if any right thinking fan of the band didn’t think Latin at least its equal. As a record it’s held back from out-and-out greatness by a certain unevenness of emotional tone – musically it’s all on a par, but nothing socks you emotionally quite like ‘Stay Lit’ and ‘1MD’. But if those are the stars that burn the brightest, this is a still an impressive whole, burning dark, bright and majestic.


Tracklist :
1. MD
2. Red Lights
3. Latin America
4. Stay Lit
5. Silva & Grimes
6. SHT MTN
7. Stilettos
8. Lucky
9. P.I.G.S.

 

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La sale guerre des terres rares

Pour http://documentaires.france5.fr

Auteur : GUILLAUME PITRON
Realisateur : GUILLAUME PITRON / SERGE TURQUIER
Production : MANO A MANO
Participation : FRANCE TELEVISIONS

DL : DF , RG 

Les terres rares sont des métaux aux noms mystérieux : cerium, terbium, samarium, gadolinium... Peu connus, ils sont pourtant très présents autour de nous : dans nos écrans, nos téléphones et jusque dans nos billets de banque.

Les terres rares sont le pétrole du XXIe siècle, le moteur des industries d’aujourd’hui.

Avec la fermeture des mines aux USA, la Chine est actuellement le seul producteur de ces métaux. Le reste du monde s’est engagé dans une lutte sans merci contre ce monopole.

La guerre des terres rares, c’est l’histoire d’un conflit économique aux conséquences dévastatrices pour les hommes et pour l’environnement : une sale guerre. Dans cinq ans, la Chine ne pourra plus répondre à ses propres besoins en terre.

Les Chinois recherchent des partenaires et effectuent un retournement de stratégie. Ce pays qui avait tant oeuvré pour conserver ce monopole n’en veut plus : épuisement de la ressource et pollution l’obligent à chercher à l’étranger la réponse à ses besoins croissants.

Le monde entier se lance dans la recherche des ces terres rares pas si rares que ça : il y aurait des gisements en Afrique du Sud, en Australie, au Canada, sur la Lune et au fond des mers. Des mines fermées rouvrent aux USA.

Mais les peuples sont plus exigeants sur le plan environnemental ; c’est peut-être une occasion de repenser le monde ! 

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Vincent Cheirezy - Le Voyageur

http://www.vincentroncheirezy.com


Origine du Groupe : France
Style : French Touch
Sortie : 2012

 

Pour http://www.vincentroncheirezy.com

Vincent Tronc Cheirézy auteur compositeur interprète avec de nombreuses tournées en France et à l’étranger.

Accordéoniste, chanteur , guitariste, ses influences sont multiples.

Entre violence et douceur, les voyages et les rencontres lui inspirent la plus part de ses textes et musiques. Ce qui prouve encore une fois que la musique se moque bien des frontières.


Tracklist :
01 Le voyageur 3:12
02 Les moutons 3:13
03 Comme on dit l-bas 4:12
04 L'ère des libertés 4:26
05 Ca ne fait rien 4:01
06 Accroche ton me 2:16
07 Génèse 4:41
08 Adam et Eve 7:16

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Secret Cinema & Psycatron - Rotterdam - Belfast EP Part 1

https://www.myspace.com/secretcinemasound
https://www.myspace.com/psycatron
http://www.gemrecords.nl


Origine du Groupe : Nederlands
Style : House , Trance
Sortie : 2012

From http://www.gemrecords.nl

Stephan Bodzin - "Will def hammer both of these tunes!!! Killers!!! Toy Soldier’s my fave here. 6/5."

Pig (Pig&Dan) - "WOW! Toy Soldiers is a real anthem!!!!"

Guy J - "This is such a GREAT release guys!! I am loving both trax here!!!! Thnx and good luck."

Laurent Garnier - "Ohhh YESSSSSSSSSSSS!! I am loving Toy Soldiers… 5/5!!”

Kenny Larkin - "Toy Soldiers is SLAMMIN!!! Will be playing these for sure guys!!”

Karotte - "Again a great release on Gem!! 2 great tracks from 2 big players from the scene. Love it!!"

Hernan Cattaneo - "Nova k is really REALLY good guys! Will be playing 100%"

Nick Warren - "Loving Toy Soldiers BIG TIME guys!!! Superb track!"

Jamie Anderson - "As to be expected from this collab - Both GREAT tracks!"

Mauro Picotto - "Great techno here!! What more can you say? Great tracks!”

Dosem - "Oh yessss.... Amazing tracks! PURE GEM LOVE!!”

Alan Fitzpatrick - "Great release, great artists, great music! Definite support from me on Nova-K."

Alexander Kowalski - "Brilliant teamwork!! I am totally in love with both tracks!!"

Steve Ward - "Fooookin S.I.C.K. Both tunes are as good as a pair of perfect titties!"


Tracklist :
1. Secret Cinema & Psycatron - Nova-K
2. Secret Cinema & Psycatron - Toy soldiers

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Blockboy - Heartbox

http://www.blockboy.de


Origine du Groupe : Germany
Style : Abstract Hip Hop , Downbeat
Sortie : 2012

From http://soundcloud.com

Who the f_ck is Blockboy?

As an avowing vinyl-junkie, the native of Munich sees his inspirational roots mainly in Beat and Rockmusic of the early 70s as well as in the New York HipHop of the 90s.
In his recording studio and atelier in an old building flat in Munich, he regularly descends into spheres of visual art and sound, while swinging between bliss and desperation because of his perfectionism. With attention to detail, the communication designer plays and records all instruments himself, strictly according to the motto: keep it real!
To put a label on Blockboy's sound is not easy, since he moves between Ambient, Dubstep, HipHop, BigBeat and Funk - always enhanced by an affection for detailed samples of vinyl treasures.
Along with his band 'Octopussies', a HipHop-Funk combo, that he is founding member, guitarist and musical lead of, Blockboy already has a lot of live
experience and attention in Southern Germany - with hand-made music and real instruments. But now, after his first tracks on the well received sampler 'Yummy! Yummy!', his debut as a solo artist in the world of electronic music has arrived:
'Heartbox', which will be released as a limited collector's vinyl edition (of course!) as well as a Download edition, is the start of a trilogy of topically defined EPs, that showcase his incredibly wide spectrum. On 'Heartbox', Blockboy presents his affection for Downbeat, HipHop and deep sound - but it will be interesting, what else is to come...;)


Tracklist :
01 - The Worst
02 - Survive
03 - World against us - feat. MISTA MIN
04 - The Hornet
O5 - Well wicked
06 - The Renaissance
07 - Satellite - feat. CAROLIN ROTH
08 - Murder - feat. MISTA MIN
09 - Golden Junglehood

 

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