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Friday 9 October 2009
By Bobby on Friday 9 October 2009, 14:29 - free tunes
Wasn't expecting this in my inbox this morning. See what you make of it. Funky latin based chilled out groover.
As per usual, right click to grab this free20!
Released for free to promote Kruder's new compilation which of course sounds great. Check it
Also turns out Compost Records are celebrating their 15th birthday. Big respects to them. A huge, varied, and quality collection of music they've released over the years.
They're having a birthday bash, bit far for me to go though :(
By Bobby on Friday 9 October 2009, 13:45 - free tunes
A wicked free number from my mate The 13th Tribe, a deep bassy backdrop to some great vocals on knowing yourself, and not to sell out to corporate greed.
Download the free 320k mp3 of The 13th Tribe - Reconstruct Your Self by right clicking here
Also via his blog, I came across this, The Tinariwen, a group of Mali soldiers who put down the guns and picked up the guitars.
Also check out the 13th Tribe's side project V.O.C.A., an Afro Latin music collective featuring artists from all sides of the planet.
Thursday 5 March 2009
By Bobby on Thursday 5 March 2009, 16:18 - mixes
I came across this earlier on Soundcloud. Some familiar names to me in the tracklist but quite a few I don't know of, and it's quite mindblowing stuff. Really laidback vibes, with meaty basslines and ambient skanks. It's got loads of Indian instrumentation, which coupled with rootsy dub, spacial quirks, and blissful pads makes this mix a perfect journey for any time of day. So a big thanks to Indra for mixing this fine selection.. and here's some words & tracklist taken from her myspace.
::TRACKLIST::
INTRO:
I. Ross Daly – Hatif (played by Linsey Pollak) In Arabic, the
word hatif refers to the spirits of dead poets who inhabit the desert and
entice travellers with their song, causing them to lose their way. This piece
was composed by Ross Daly and the haunting wind instrument heard in the
beginning of the piece is none other than a small plastic watering pot
converted into a musical instrument and played by Linsey Pollak.
II. Leon Danezos (Alcalica) on santoor
A very old instrument, the santoor is possibly the ancient Psalterion or
Epigonio. Its name is possibly from the Persian santour or santir. Its shape is
trapezoid, with a sound box of 4-5cm in length and measures 50-65cm in width or
100cm in length. On the top of the sound box, the strings are located in 2, 3
or 4th, tuned in tafto phonia. The bass strings are single. There are also two
kavalli that divide the instrument into two parts. On the first part, the
strings are tuned according to the diatonic scale; while on the other, the
strings are tuned according to the chromatic scale.It has 100-140 strings and
produces 30-32 notes. The high strings are made of bronze or steel, and the
bass strings are made of copper. It has 7 contrabass strings with a range of 3
octaves. It starts from f-contrabass and ends in b. It is played by using two
mallets that have thread or cotton at the end so they can produce a soft sound.
It is an instrument of accompaniment. It is made of pine or walnut wood. In
Greece, Tasos Diakogiorgis is a famous teacher and the best player of the
santouri.
1. Manasseh presents Spectre - The Missing Dub
2. Secret Archives of Vatican - Caleb Dub (Uncle Riotous
remix)
3. Secret Vibes - Don't Sleep (Dub)
4. Lunagroove - Salvation Dub
5. Vlastur – Cycladic Dub (unreleased)
6. Digital Smoke – Doudouk Dub (unreleased)
7. Guitoud - Get Up Fight (unreleased)
8. Naturelement - Duble Trouble (unreleased)
9. Deadbeat - Rock Of Ages (+ vocals: Butchaa MessenJah)
10. Sardinia Bass Legalize – Leaves
11. Digitalic Park - Ali La Pointe
12. Illumination – Brain Ball Noise (unreleased)
13. Pitch Black - Transient Transmission
14. Adham Shaikh - Micro Dreams
15. Gaudi - Night Watch
16. Pete Namlook & Gaudi - The Sun Won't Set
OUTRO:
I. Kristi Stassinopoulou – Waves
II. Leon Danezos (Alcalica) on santoor
This is a resident mix for Fluid Radio (www.fluid-radio.co.uk) dedicated to the mystic island Samothraki, Greece.
Special thanks for support and taking part to Nitty Dubby, Leon Danezos
(alcalica.org), Butchaa MessenJah, Naturelement, Aiora, Vlastur, Sotokkan, Dj
Looney...and to my friends Sotiris, Vassilis, Dimitrio, Froso, Kyriakos, Panos,
Angeliki, Andrea, Katerina, Oso, Babina, Adonis, Panos, Athena Etana, Ihor,
Mani, Nikos, Monia, Andrea... for divine moments on Samothraki.
Download either from here (Right click and save as) or Indra's soundcloud.
Picture from here. Click to go big.
Friday 13 February 2009
By Bobby on Friday 13 February 2009, 19:53 - free tunes
Sorry for the lack of updates this week, but hopefully this will make up for
it.
A month or two ago I came across this producer on Soundcloud (a kind of social network for
serious musicians, that I've got an account with) who is making some really
wonderful soundscapes and ambient music that just forces a headspace of chill
& peacefulness. Some of the the tunes have a sense of melacholy about them
but in the lightest meaning of the word.
Think Ultimae or maybe some of the more
ambient Liquid Sound
compilations.
So here a big up to Atomic Skunk. I don't know much about him (or maybe
them?), or if he has much exposure, but I'm gonna make it my mission to get
these tunes out to more people, and he's allowed me to zip up the tunes off his
Soundcloud to spread to you lucky people.
If you need to listen before downloading (but you can take my word on it),
then here's two of the tunes from the bundle that you can stream.
and now here is the zipped bundle of tunes which is just shy of 1 hour of pure listening pleasure.
Right Click here and Save Target As
If you want to get in touch, then visit atomicskunk.com or soundcloud.com/atomicskunk
Higher quality mp3's are available on iTunes, which the link to is on his homepage.
Enjoy! and let me know what you think.
Sunday 8 February 2009
By Bobby on Sunday 8 February 2009, 14:51
I came across this interview with Don Peyote this week. If you've been checking out my mixes then you'll have heard his stuff. So it's about time we all knew more about the mysterious Aussie...
When did you start to take an interest in making music and who were your biggest influences?
I started making music in the late seventies, played guitar in funk/avant-garde band in Sydney, Australia. I was also involved in the production side of the studio recordings.....in those days big analog desks and great hardware Fx.... my biggest influence at the time :Bill Laswell, Brian Eno, Steve Roach, King Tubby, Pink Floyd & Miles Davis...... "My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts" album by David Byrne & Brian Eno had a profound effect on me, it was the first time i heard ethnic sampling mixed with funky beats. Still a favourite!
Which approach do you prefer when composing a track. Organic? Synthetic? Or a fusion of the two?
It often starts with a simple synthetic kind of back drop, drums & bass lines and then add live elements. I play guitar, bass and live percussion on my recordings and often enlist the help of maestro multi instrumentalist friend of mine Dan Richardson who plays all sorts of flutes (metal & bamboo) and also sax and trumpet. This gives the music a 'live' feel, a good blend of natural and synthetic mix and the unquantized human factor....
Do you find your music more popular in Australia or world-wide?
I would say world wide. I have sold a good amount of cd's overseas because the market for down tempo/ethno beats lovers is bigger abroad than here. Chill space at festivals is a relatively new thing at festivals here. So for a chilled music producer the opportunities to get exposure are a bit limited here....The aussies liked their music quite wild and banging...
You have worked in film and television soundtracks do you find this allows you to explore your tastes fully or is it more restrictive than making your own albums?
In producing your own album ,you are the decision maker ,you call the shots .you can be as indulgent as you like and explore to satisfy your heart content. With films and documentary your are dealing with the "director’, the film industry producers and directors can sometimes be very pedendic,difficult and cryptic individuals. A few years ago this 'nature/documentary' director hired me to do a soundtrack; the 'brief' was nature sounds and acoustic instruments, I plugged away for days and was happy with the result, sent a dat tape away.....A phone call later. The director was not too impressed with the result of my 3 days recording sessions and kept saying i want the music 'big and spacious' but was not able describe his vision further.... this process went on for weeks me sending him stuff and him still not happy and feeling just lukewarm about my musical offerings....An awkward situation.. So i said, can you play me some music, what you have in mind. He then managed to play me an extract from “river dance' the Irish musical over the phone....So i hired a fiddle player and a guitar picker and anything i sent to him from then on was approved with a big yes...So working for films & doco's is trial and error, a bit restrictive at times and can be an exercise in dealing with quite eccentric characters.... but it's all good. I feel blessed spending my time following my musical passion and getting hired & paid for it!
Which venues/festivals would you recommend to others?
In australia I'd recommend the 'Rainbow serpent" in rugged country Victoria and 'Exodus' in the lush sub-tropical settings of northern New South Wales. I did a small tour of Canada this year and 'Diversity' on texada island and 'Lasqueti escape' on lasqueti island were very friendly and much fun!!
Where can people hear and purchase your music?
My latest cd 'Peyote dreaming' is available to purchase on my web sites and my space: donpeyote.com & myspace.com/peyotesoundsystem
Interview from SunIsShining blogspot
I've added a low quality mp3 snippit of Don Peyote's 'In Habana' off the compilation 'Arcana' on Interchill Records. Check out the compilation because along with this Don Peyote track there's stuff from Eat Static, Zen Lemonade, Tripswitch, Kaya Project, & more.
Thursday 22 January 2009
By Bobby on Thursday 22 January 2009, 21:52 - enuui mixes
This time is more slower, and more of an Indian vibe to it. Features a few tunes off the Butterfly Dawn compilation. Guaranteed chill.
Right Click and Save Target As It's 49mins long, 67mb big, and is a 192kbps mp3.
01. Nada - Earthgarden
02. Entheogenic - Pagan Dream Machine (Vibrasphere Remix)
03. I:Cube - Le Dub
04. Jam'n - Ghayange, Nachenge
05. Nada - Raja Mati
06. Kuba - Mura
07. Don Peyote - Song For Andre
08. Subkha - Equinox
09. The Kumba Mela Experiment - Interstellar Hiss - Sky Is On Fire Dub
10. Shpongle - Exhalation
11. Shpongle - Around The World In A Tea Daze (Ott Remix)
Picture by Biggins
Drop some words, let me know what you think.
Peace & Love.
Monday 12 January 2009
By Bobby on Monday 12 January 2009, 18:07 - videos
Damn! Why's it taken me till now to hear this? Here's two tracks by the Swedish ambient duo, Carbon Based Lifeforms. The videos are nice too, I don't think they're official, but they work well.
Photosynthesis:
MOS 6581:
I'm digging these two tracks so much I've just ordered both their albums off Ultimae.com. Have no idea what any of the other tunes sounds like, but I bet they're good. I'll write a review when they arrive, and have a fat chill, and listen to them while watching some of the IMAX films on Everest, or maybe Baraka. Can't wait for this coming week to be over and done with. I have to finish off one tune, and record another and mix them both by friday. I need a solid day in the studio tomorrow! So hopefully on the weekend I'll have some of my own stuff to show here.
Let me know if you dig the Carbon Based Lifeforms tracks as much as me, and if theres stuff to recommend then fire away!
Sunday 11 January 2009
By Bobby on Sunday 11 January 2009, 02:04 - videos
Such a lovely tune! After only discovering Abakus a few months ago, he's definitely shot up high in my all time faves. I must listen to his tunes a few times a day at least... trancendental biz that clears my head instantly!
Check out more of his tunes on Liquid Sound & Modus Records.
I was gonna put up his track 'Daybreak' but the sound quality on Youtube is poor, and it doesn't do it justice. I'll try find a good clip on the net, or try get in touch with the man himself, see if he'd allow a clip up.
Expect definitely a lot more praise from me soon!
Thursday 8 January 2009
By Bobby on Thursday 8 January 2009, 23:59 - enuui mixes
My first mix of 2009... enjoy the journey!
66mins long | 76mb big | 160kbps
click to download - right click and save target as
01. Mirror System - System a la Folie
02. Abakus - Deun Deu
03. Pitch Black - Melt (Youth Remix)
04. Aftershock ft. Brother Culture - Eclipse
05. Don Peyote - Peyote Dreaming
06. Digital Mystery Tour - Saute Motion (Syndrom Mix)
07. Total Eclipse - Nakano Ghost
08. Abakus - Indu
09. Shpongle - A New Way To Say Hooray (Prometheus Remix)
10. Abakus - Excession
11. Banco de Gaia - Kincajou
12. Slackbaba - Sea of Green
13. Abakus - Igamatik
14. Banco de Gaia - 887 (Structure)
