OK, here's a new section I wanna start up. It's a teeny-tiny mini-post for things that float past my ears that I simply cannot resist posting about. It's not enough for it's own 'Recommender' or 'Gig List', but well worthy of my fingers being wagged in its direction fervently. So here it is in all it's glory - no explanation, no reasons, just click away and kick back...

SOULWAX vs THE ROLLING STONES : http://www.zshare.net/audio/15999391c52e8d50/

How good was that!!!???

Phew - I feel so much better now...
Mike

Trupele electro aduc un alt tip de fiinte la un festival si nu e deseori un peisaj linistitor. Si te intrebi pentru ce? Pentru niste oameni care stau in spatele unor butoane mixand niste trackuri? Care este actul live pana la urma, dincolo de simpla expunere? De ce se imbraca niste teme statice in piele de performing arts? Nu se intampla ca atunci cand muzica electronica emana dintr-o masinarie analogica ci pur si simplu e un proces mai complex de copy-paste, de compilare si reintegrare a unor ritmuri.

Si ti se dicteaza practic ce sa faci, cum sa te misti, ce sa vezi. Acea placere impersonala te domina si te toarna in forme confortabile ei. E si asta un mod de a stapani masele...chimicalele si cultura...muzica electronica si muzica in general. Si iti este servit mega-rahatul comercial al zilei: Justice - care strange il el toate lucrurile comune de manipulare a maselor: si religie si revolta si sex.

Mi-a placut introul Kraftwerk din deschiderea Chemical Brothers si proiectiile desi nu puteam sa ma duc atat de departe pe acel tunel vizual fara sa ma abandonez cu totul unui plan contingent, unui scenariu fix. Unele lucruri care ti se strecoara pe sub piele si cresc in cortexul tau ar trebui sa te faca sa vezi, sa te duca mai departe si nu sa iti ofere orgasmuri in retete brute. Lucrurile care merita nu sunt niciodata facile.

Asa ca am ramas la retele mele traditionale...in ciuda faptului ca am avut dj, prea multi digei, foarte multi dj la Rock Werchter: Shameboy, Soulwax, 2manydjs, The Chemical Brothers, Justice, Hot Chip, Digitalism si Underworld.

Mi-au placut si Hercules & Love Affair desi au cantat putin si ziua si nimeni n-avea chef de dans...Si nici Anthony n-a fost pe-acolo, dar am avut o fata misto, pe Nomi. Am invatat ca totul e relativ. Stii tipa aia cool de la festival? Candva a fost a fost barbat. Noooooo waaaaaaaaay!
O muzica disc, imbracata in sacouri de jazz si electro care s-ar plimba acoperita de voga in clubul Studio 54. Muzica pentru gays si pentru toata lumea. Say banjee! Say what?

Moby Live Remixed a intrat intr-o alta categorie de muzica live de care erai bombardat la foc automat si nu mai puteai sa respiri. Un concept unic al unui muzician, multi-instrumentalist si un showman. O diferenta enorma de la un act live electro la banalele formalisme care se invart pe platane.

* Honey
* Disco Lies
* Raining Again
* Everyday 1989
* In My Heart
* In This World
* Go
* Slipping Away
* Beautiful
* Porcelain
* Natural Blues
* Lift Me Up
* We Are All Made of Stars
* I See the Stars
* Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad
* Thousand

* Bodyrock
* Feeling So Real

Acestia nu sunt zeii mei, nu ma incanta prezenta acestor spirite si am plecat sa intalnesc spiritul verde care a fost neobisnuit de curios si de prietenos. Vorbea tot timpul iar in momentul in care te observa ca ii acorzi atentie iti raspundea si el, vorbindu-ti si uneori invatandu-te un cantec pe care il repetai uneori pana la ivirea zorilor. Chipul sau era adunat din ochi de flacari si te cuprindea in el, pulsand o caldura placuta, intr-un ritm etern.

Despre Rock Wercher 2008 s-a mai scris in:
- Rock Paper Stone Werchter
- Rock Werchter Americana
- Werchter, Atena

- Rock Werchter, all man's land

En Bruselas llueve más de 200 días al año, y, como no, el primer día de festival tenía que ser uno de ellos. Y no fue la típica lluvia fina cojonera belga, no... sino un chaparrón de los buenos. ¿Qué clase de festival iba a ser sin barro dónde enguarrarse? :P

De todas formas esto no impidió que disfrutaramos de los conciertos. Unas birras de camino y al entrar nos hicieron olvidar enseguida el mal día que hacía y nos pusieron a tono para escuchar a Lenny Kravitz. No es que sea un fan suyo pero reconocí casi todas las canciones que interpretó, así que supongo que hizo un repaso de todos sus clásicos (Are you Gonna Go My Way, California, I'll Be Waiting, etc.). Buena música para pasar el rato y comentar lo mucho que le gusta al cantante molarse a si mismo y las féminas presentes entre el público jejeje.

La siguiente parada fue en el escenario "pequeño": una carpa gigante y una explanada con un chirimbolo humeante con luces. Ahí estubimos haciendo tiempo para ir a ver a R.E.M. más tarde en el escenario principal, mientras disfrutabamos de Soulwax. Un grupo de electro-rock local, de Gante, formado por los hermanos Dewaele, los mismos que forman 2 Many DJs o Samantha Fu. Aquí ya pudimos ver lo loc@s que se ponen los belgas (sobretodo los flamencos) cuando les ponen algo de música electrónica. En cuanto terminó la sesión de remixes de Soulwax fuimos a coger un buen sitio para ver los siguientes conciertos: R.E.M. y Chemical Brothers.

R.E.M. es un grupo ya acostumbrado a conciertos de masas y no defraudaron en absoluto. La escenografía, para decirlo simple, estaba muy currada. Dos pantallas gigantes en vertical a los lados y una en horizontal en el centro a base de puntos justo detrás del grupo, donde iban combinanado en directo primeros planos de la banda, y sobretodo de Michael Stipe, filtrados de distintas formas, hacían que te sumergieras en el concierto como si de un videoclip se tratara. Se notaba la mano de Stipe en todo ello, muy currado. En cuanto a la música hicieron un repaso de su último disco Accelerate salteado con unos cuantos de sus clásicos: What's The Frequency Kenneth?, Man On The Moon (video), Losing My Religion... Un gustazo corear sus letras surrealistas junto a decenas de miles de personas. Para mi, uno de los mejores conciertos de todo el Rock Werchter.

Y para terminar la noche: The Chemical Brothers. Música electrónica a saco, videoproyecciones y lasers para dar ambiente (ni que hicieran falta con esos pedazo bajos que hacían temblar el aire jeje). No faltaron Let Forever Be, Hey Girl, Hey Boy, Get Yourself High o Push The Button, solo heché de menos Star Guitar, que con todo el montaje que habían preparado habría sido espectacular.

Y sacando el coche de un barrizal impresionante y siguiendo intermitentemente las indicaciones de la culebrilla (nuestro GPS) para llegar a casa, terminó el primer día de festival. :D

» Missed gigs: Vampire Weekend, Counting Crows, Mika, (2 Many DJs) «

Fotos: Rubén
Videos: moi

Une sorte de documentaire sur le groupe sous forme de caméra portée qui les suit à travers leur tournée mondiale, le tout dirigé par Saam Farahmand.

En guest 2manydj’s, Erol Alkan, Peaches, Klaxons, Kitsuné, Tiga, Justice...

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Je sens qu'il va être terrible ce DVD!!!

Pour avoir acheter leur dernier (double) album récemment je peus vous dire qu'il déchire du début à la fin, à écouter d'urgence.

Zumal Serbien eines der wenigen europaeischen Laender ist, fuer die man zwingend einen Reisepass braucht. Da tut es gut, wenn die Stadt wenigstens einmal im Jahr fuer vier Tage zum Reiseziel von mehr als 15.000 Englaendern wird. Noch nie habe ich so eine innige Beziehung zwischen Stadt, Bevoelkerung und Festival gesehen. Normalerweise sind Festivals eher eine Attraktion fuer ansonsten unbedeutende Weiler auf dem Land. Wer wuerde ernsthaft einen Besuch in Scheessel, Wacken oder Neuhausen ob Eck in Betracht ziehen. Neben der zentralen Lage, die Musik der Main Stage laesst sich selbst im 20 Gehminuten entfernten Hotel prima hoeren, hat es den Anschein, dass wirklich jeder Bewohner von Novi Sad versucht, am Festival zu partizipieren. Den Weg zum Festival saeumen zahllose Staende, an denen man sich mit kuehlen Getraenken und fettig Gegrilltem eindecken kann. Die Preise sind vergleichsweise laecherlich, trotzdem hat man immer ein schlechtes Gewissen, wenn man an den Staenden vorbeiflaniert und nichts kauft.

Knappe zehn Jahre ist es her, dass die Nato Serbien aus der Luft bombardiert hat, Novi Sad gehoerte auch zu den Zielen. Alle Bruecken wurden zerstoert, die Donau fuer Schiffe erst vor wenigen Jahren wieder passierbar. Als stumme Zeugen des Krieges ragen aus dem Wasser der Donau drei ehemalige Brueckenpfeiler in die Luft. Gleich daneben liegen die Reste einer Schwimmbruecke.

Da tritt die Musik fast ein wenig in den Hintergrund, dabei wird Tag zwei kaum mehr zu toppen sein. Denkwuerdige Performances bleiben in Erinnerung. The Gossip eroeffneen die Nacht, Beth Ditto scheint noch etwas runder geworden zu sein, und ist genauso gespannt auf den Auftritt von Primal Scream wie grosse Teile des Publikums. Wie immer bei Festivalauftritten von The Gossip wartet alles auf "Standing in the Way of Control", obwohl Beth Ditto bei langsameren Stuecken ihre Ausnahmestimme viel besser zur Geltung bringen kann.

Im Anschluss sorgt der "Modfather" Paul Weller mit seinem 90-minuetigen Set fuer Verstimmung. Der grauhaarige Obermod hat soviel Spass bei seinem Auftritt, dass er die Zeit vergisst und mehr oder weniger mit Gewalt von der Buehne gezerrt werden muss. Pech fuer Primal Scream, denen dadurch die Chance genommen wird, ihre High-Energy-Perfomance mit einer Zugabe zu veredeln. Trotzdem ist der Gig von Gillespie, Manny und Co der Hoehepunkt des Abend. Kein Hit fehlt, die Band spielt perfekt zusammen und Bobby Gillespie tut das, was er tun muss: er gibt die schnoddrige Version von Mick Jagger.

Fuer Soulwax wird es hoechste Zeit, ins Studio zu gehen und ein neues Album einzuspielen. Die tausendste Auffuehrung der "Nite Versions" ist zwar keine langweilige, aber das stete Bemuehen der Dewaeles wie LCD Soundsystem zu klingen, nervt auf Dauer doch etwas. Im Anschluss bekommen Skream und Benga, die back to back auf der main Stage auflegen, vorgefuehrt, dass Dubstep durchaus das Potential hat, Massen zu bewegen. Mehrere tausend Dubheads lassen sich von den maechtigen Baessen ihr Bauchfell streicheln. Dickes Ding der beiden feixenden Youngster!

RADIO SOULWAX presents...

PART OF THE WEEKEND NEVER DIES

A film by Soulwax and Saam Farahmand

Released 8th SEPTEMBER on PIAS Recordings

‘Part Of The Weekend Never Dies’ is a documentary into Radio Soulwax, a touring concept that for the past three years has showcased the talents of four Belgians (Soulwax) who themselves; programmed and promoted, DJ’d and played live each and every night alongside a revolving array of their friends and some of the most exciting acts in modern music, travelling relentlessly through the four corners of the globe under the banner of ‘Radio Soulwax’.

Recorded over 120 shows with one camera in Europe, Japan, US, Latin America and Australia with acclaimed young director Saam Farahmand; The result is 2 films; ‘Part Of The Weekend Never Dies’ - A documentary that captures the adulation, debauchery, ebullience, reflection, cynicism, tiredness, despair, delusion, ridiculousness, contradiction, revelation, exhaustion, homesickness of the life of a DJ/band on the road, which includes 2manydj's, Soulwax Nite Versions live footage and also features James Murphy, Nancy Whang, Erol Alkan, Tiga, Justice, Busy P, So-Me, Peaches, Kitsuné & Klaxons in behind the scenes footage and interviews. The second is a live film that captures perfectly the blissful & beautiful sonic malevolence of Soulwax’s Nite Versions blitzkrieg.

While dance & rock bands may have been unlikely bedfellows for some time now, there is something wonderfully odd about Soulwax, a schizophrenic ball of ideas and sound, constantly evolving into new shapes, complications and identities. There is the stoner rock band that at least partially shuns the stoning in favour of ichat, tea + Japanese cakes. Then there is 2Manydjs: The quiet, thoughtful and pensive Dewaele brothers who morph into marauding puppet-masters that can manipulate and court exultation amongst any dancefloor, tent, field or soundsystem anywhere in the world with almost Machiavellian and orchestral precision. Then to just confuse it all further Nite Versions saw them remixing themselves in a nod to the Human Leagues 'Love + Dancing' set, twisting their 'difficult' third album 'Any Minute Now' into an even harder-meaner techno stabbing electro backbreaker and touring it live. Then!!! to follow that by compiling an album of their own (much loved & critically acclaimed) remixes for other people and perform them all live as well, the production side of their outfit and their krautrock side-project pretty much lays them on the couch for deep psychological analysis. Soulwax are officially confused workaholics!

Part of the weekend Never Dies is purely and simply a documentation of four guys making people forget everything and lose their shit, day in, day out. It captures the uniqueness of what Radio Soulwax is and was to people all around the world. Not just the euphoria and revelation but the cold sweaty comedown, the butterflies of love or nausea, the adoration of music, the party and the crescendo and most importantly sharing & friendship and as far removed from the notion of the pill-popping superstar DJ as you could healthily get.

Directed by Partizan director Saam Farahmand and Soulwax together, Saam has made acclaimed promo videos for the likes of Janet Jackson, Hot Chip, Hercules & Love Affair, Late of the Pier and Lightspeed Champion amongst others and last year collaborated with Klaxons on four videos, winning the 'CAD music week award' for Best Director along the way and has a bright future ahead of him as one of the UK’s most innovative young film makers.

"Part of the Weekend Never Dies" will have its premiere at the Ether Festival at the Royal Festival Hall in London on 24 April. This will be followed by a full Radio Soulwax tour featuring Soulwax, 2manydjs & an array of guests and new talent where the film will also be screened.

2008 tour dates :

Jul 10 Traffic Parco della Pellerina, Turin Italy - Radio Soulwax
Jul 11 Exit Festival, Serbia - Radio Soulwax + Film
Jul 12 Monogros, Spain - Soulwax & 2manyDJs
Jul 18 Summercase, Barcelona Spain - 2manyDJs
Jul 19 Summercase, Madrid Spain - 2manyDJs
Jul 25 Nova Era beach party, Porto Portugal - 2manyDJs
Jul 26 Sasha Beach or CapituloV Algarve Portugal - 2manyDJs
Aug 15 Ola Festival, Almería, Spain - 2manyDJs & Soulwax
Aug 17 Space, Ibiza Spain - 2manyDJs
Aug 23 Creamfields, Liverpool - 2manyDJs
Aug 24 SW4, London UK - Soulwax
Aug 24 Creamfields, Liverpool UK - Soulwax
Aug 24 Digital, Newcastle UK - 2manyDJs
Aug 26 Ibiza Rock, Ibiza - Soulwax & 2manyDJs
Aug 29 Manumission, Ibiza - 2manyDJs

Part Of The Weekend Never Dies will be released in September on DVD+CD on [PIAS] Recordings.
Watch the trailer on: http://pias01.wizzz.net/swtrailer.wmv /  http://www.partoftheweekendneverdies.com

I'm still really confused to what they're called.

I don't even know who reads this anymore, but if you do even once in a while, you know Soulwax is nothing to be fucked with.  Nothing. High-energy live sets, exponential ability to turn a rock club into an underground drug-induced dance club- as you'll see when you click over to their newly designed website. Bold, maybe, but I can't remember ever being this impressed with a website as much as these Belgian brothers'.  Unique work. This re-design is all in anticipation of their DVD documenting their ability to make sure you realize that PART OF THE WEEKEND truly does not DIE....

If Soulwax have yet to whet your appetite with their trailer, check it here.  And, yes, my work here has been restricted to Soulwax posts.  I'm OK with it.

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El Sábado 21 de junio fue la última jornada del Sónar y en su versión nocturna mantuvo el nivel del Viernes. Si queréis leer lo que sucedió en el festival durante el día, podéis hacerlo a través de Mai a la Vida. Se han currado un muy buen post del festival.

La noche prometía ser intensa y muy larga teniendo en cuenta lo que vimos la noche anterior. Con el tiempo justo para pedir una cervezae ir a ver a Yazoo en su reaparición llegamos al mismo recinto, con las mismas ventajas e inconvenientes.

La actuación del dúo inglés a las 23:30 fue entrañable y un muy buen comienzo. Como era de esperar, momento lagrimita con Only you y con Don't Go la energía y los saltos. Hay que ver que vozarron gasta Alison Moyet omnipresente en toda la actuación.

Me esperaba menos de Miss Kittin, a la que pude ver en Yazoo unos minutos antes disfrutando como una más. Digo que me esperaba menos, porque las últimas veces que la ví me lo hizo pasar mal. Esa noche fue divertido y tranquilo su electro cantadito. Tampoco ha sido su mejor directo, pero suficiente.

Lo que en la noche del Viernes fue Justice, fue para Soulwax el Sábado. Un directo al que nos tiene acostumbrados. Mezcla de electrónica, rock y techno que no decepcionó. Para mi gusto programado demasiado pronto, pero muy bueno, sin importar las veces que he visto el mismo formato y los mismos tipos en el escenario. Es de esos directos que puedes ver muchas veces y siempre te acaba gustando.

A partir de las dos de la madrugada la organización me lo puso difícil. Busy P, NIL, Dj Mehdi vs A-Trak, Krazy Baldhead y SebastiAn. Todo ello entre el Sónar Park y el Sónar Pub.

Busy P es el chairman de Ed Banger Records y por ello ha tenido la oportunidad de actuar en el Sónar de este año. Técnicamente bueno en la mezcla, pero no estelar. Abrió el Showcase de su própio sello en el Sónar Pub que se alargó hasta las cinco de la madrugada.

Todavía no entiendo cómo un hombre puede transmitir lo que transmitió Dj Mehdi a partir de las tres en el Sónar Park. Ritmo, energía, ganas de bailar sin parar, buenos temas y muy buen rollo. Le acompañaba A-Trak, y la verdad consiguió mantener el listón. Entre bastidores pudimos ver el rollito que se traen estos franceses. Soulwax, Busy P, Uffie, Fafi, SebastiAn y demás gente del rollito francés organizaron su própio Sónar en el backstage.

SebastiAn acabó conmigo. Nada más llegar su remix de Killing in the Name de Rage, pero la cosa no acaba allí si lo mezclas con Aerodinamic de Daft Punk. La puntillita final para una muy buena edición del Sónar, aún sin haber sido la mejor.

No tardé mucho en irme, en esos momentos Oscar Mulero y Ricardo Villalobos no entraban en mis planes.

No queda demasiado por decir. El año próximo repetimos sin falta.

web | Sónar

Now, the lineup is OK I guess.. well compared to last years (justice, busy p, digitalism, mia, mstrkft, goose, the greenskeepers etc etc) it seems a little middle of the road, how many times can they bring out Martin Sloveig and the Plump DJs?? but hey it is Fuzzy after all.

Really excited to see Soulwax & 2ManyDJs!! These guys are geniuses, really hoping they do a side show -it is a must.
Radio Soulwax at The Forum (why isn't this place used more?? it's one of the best venues in Syd) last year was mind-blowing, the boys from Belgium are true mash up maestros.

Also make sure to check out Diplo and Does it offend you, yeah?

Hopefully the second announcement will include not just locals but some quality internationals as the $140 price tag is a bit steep considering the current lineup.

GOLDFRAPP
2MANYDJs
SOULWAX
PLUMP DJs
XXXCHANGE
METRO AREA
YUKSEK
FAMILJEN
BOY 8-BIT
DIZZEE RASCAL
DIPLO
DOES IT OFFEND YOU, YEAH?
ELEKTRONS
VAN SHE
BAG RAIDERS
GRAFTON PRIMARY
PEACHES
MARTIN SOLVEIG
JESSE ROSE
BLACKALICIOUS
DRAGONETTE
SLYDE
AJAX

I'm still not entirely sure how I managed it, but for a short period I was able to flee my window-less bunker and somehow assimilate myself amongst the Beautiful People, who, for the record, were all to be found last weekend at the Sonar Festival, or to give it it's full name - the "Barcelona International Festival of Advanced Music and Multimedia Art."

Sonar was celebrating its 15th year, and typically it was doing so with a line-up that most normal people wouldn't bat an eyelid at, whilst dj's and dance music boffins were to be found genuflecting in awe. For those that don't know, Sonar is a festival of two halves: there are three full days of fashionista posturing and the odd music performance in the centre of town, but once darkness falls, the action relocates to two full nights of sweaty hedonism in a vast warehouse complex on the outskirts.

Having swiftly dealt with the naïve mistake that is Ryanair, I carefully selected one of my choicest, most esoteric tee shirts, collected my craftily-blagged press pass, donned a pair of ridiculous sunglasses and made my way to the festival..

Thursday

The first day is traditionally a bit slower than the rest, as people ease into the mood of the place and get their bearings a bit. After a couple of beers we found ourselves watching the rather energetic XX Teens in a tent outside. The highlight of the day however was the ZX Spectrum Orchestra - half an hour of scratchily nostalgic electronic bleepery composed entirely with Spectrum computers (I'm assuming the 48k model). The 2 performers announced themselves as Clive-1 and Clive-2, danced a sort of sub-Kraftwerkian shuffle, and at one point played a hilarious short film called Red Box which "contained half the information of a standard email" and sent me crashingly back to a childhood of wrestling with mis-placed commas and error codes.

After a quick freshen up and a tummy of tapas, a lack of a Sonar by Night meant it was off to the Thugs'n'Hugs party in town. Hyped Young Things - Rustie and Hudson Mohawke were both on hand to deliver their dubstep-influenced hippety hoppity sounds, and the bulk of attendees seemed to be made up of excitable Glaswegian teenage girls. Rather amusingly though, clearly the music (excellent though it was) wasn't popular with the locals, and a cupboard-sized side-room was soon teeming with Catalonians dancing to some chart friendly happy clappy house.. Good for them, I guess. When we eventually discovered that a vodka and coke cost 10 Euros each, and that we had used our free drink tokens, it wasn't too long before deciding to call it a night.

Friday

Day 2 was gently eased in with some of the mellow sounds of Quiet Village before making a pilgrimage to the Ninjatune / Counter records showcase. J Mountain had the crowd up and moving to some fidgetbloghypehouse-type stuff by the time we got there, with plenty of Herve / Sinden tracks, a bizarrely bassy remix of the Carpenters, and the always pleasing acid edit of Windowlicker. Next up was Daedalus - a man who understands the meaning of the word Performance and dresses like a fine dandy. Using a magical box of lights called a monome, he controls his macbook to chop and change the music.. I tried to film a bit of his captivating show, but realised far later that my camera was on "time lapse" setting. Still, it's worth a look just to see how dynamic one man alone on stage can be!

A short while later, he returned on stage with his wife to perform as The Long Lost - a folky 4-piece act. The kindest thing I can say is that they've got potential, and singer Laura Darling's obvious nervousness was infectious - I'm sure they will find their feet in time.

Witnessing the androgenous Tara De Long shouting "Business!" for several minutes was a strong enough signal to head back and get ready for a big night out..

Arriving at Sonar by Night for the first evening was like catching up with a long-lost friend. It is pretty hard to describe the immensity and sheer unadulterated scale of the place, suffice to say it is absolutely massive, and home to some of the loudest noises known to Earth. I was suspicious of the somewhat incongruous inclusion of Madness on the line-up, but within seconds of them coming on stage it all made sense as they made a bouncy, energetic, and well recieved start to the night. Next doors, Mary Anne Hobbes demonstrated to the naysayers that she could actually mix, and a wall of bass nearly knocked me over as some wobbly dubstep charged out of the speakers. Diplo was next on the agenda, and he seemed to be keeping his b'more tendencies in check by playing several euro and electro-house tracks. By the time he was finishing up, the main hall was getting pretty crowded with Justice fans, and an airing of MIA's Paper Planes mixed into Dead Prez's Bigger than Hip Hop got the audience reaction it justifiably deserved.

Justice were without a doubt the biggest and most-anticipated act of the entire weekend, and their live show pretty much met all expectations..

Closing with their remix of "We Are Your Friends . ." whilst teasingly only playing snippets of the vocal had the entire place with hands in the air and singing along.

After a bit of fresh air, it was back inside to see Boys Noize djing - I can't say there were many surprises, but it was as solid and entertaining as one would have expected. At one point, he played Outlander's rave classic The Vamp, and the rest of the night became a bit of a blur...

That is, apart from the big Big BIG surprise of the night when the expected dj set by Erol Alkan transpired to be a surprise set from Ghent's finest, 2ManyDJs.

I can remember being rather happy about this revelation, but the best part of a litre of cheap vodka prevents me from recalling much else, beyond shuffling home in the morning sun, totally elated, bemused and vocally wondering if a little old Spanish lady was one of the infamous Ramblas whores I had heard speak of..

Saturday

My head hurt on Saturday afternoon, and most of the rest of me did too. A misguided idea to hide in the cool and dark of the SonarCinema resulted in me enduring animated clips from Osaka which, at the time, seemed sent from the very bowels of Hell to torment me.

Curiosity in the sound of Skwee led me outside to see a Floggsta Danshall showcase, but its plodding nature and my fragile state failed to convince me other than to head back to the apartment for a bit of a lie down.

We got to the 2nd Sonar by Night just in time to catch the live performance of DeLorean fetishists Neon Neon, who were a lot of fun: some great visuals, and tongue in cheek 80s pop. Things took a bit of a turn when guest vocalist Har Mar Superstar appeared on stage and squealed atonally for about ten minutes, but he's not on the album, so no lasting damage has been done.

Morbid curiosity led us to go and see a bit of Miss Kittin's show - I honestly don't understand her appeal, but they seem to go crazy for her at Sonar. Still, she did what she does, sang a load of (slightly out of tune) hardcore-porn rated filth over some techno, and we consequently made for the main auditorium for what I had been looking forward to the most- Soulwax live.

Soulwax are touring to promote a documentary dvd called Part of the Weekend Never Dies, and their current live show largely involves the 4-piece live band performing their remixes of other people. Let me just say right now that their performance of Daft Punk's Robot Rock that segued into Justice's Phantom pt.2 was practically tear-inducing. To speak colloquially, they absolutely SMASHED it, and already I'm counting the days to see them live again at the Summercase Festival in July. In my mind, no-one comes close to what they do these days, and if you have the chance to see them live I strongly urge you to pursue it.

Inevitably, the rest of the night was to be an anti-climax after that, and Radioactive Man was no exception: what should have been a great live show off the back of a brilliant new album was unfortunately a bit half-hearted, and decidedly crowd-unfriendly.

Next up was Jeff Mills and "Mad" Mike Banks (of Underground Resistance infamy) working together under the name "X-102." Having two of the biggest (and oldest) names in techno music should have been a storming affair, but after about 15 minutes of bubbling ambience and an audience's waning patience, curtains pulled across the stage and the music stopped. . . Ten minutes later, the curtains opened again, and the act started from the very beginning again. I suspected at the time, and have since discovered it to be the case that there is a concept album somewhere in the works - I think the show might have fared a lot better had the audience been a bit clued in on the concept though. I really wanted to enjoy this show, but it left me a little bit cold, so curiosity compelled us to see what Ed Banger's enfant terrible SebastiAn was doing outside.

Well, to put it succinctly, he was pleasing the crowd!

I'd heard talk that he wasn't much of a dj, but technically he seemed absolutely spot on, as he mixed from anthem to anthem and whipping everyone into a frenzy - Prodigy's Smack My Bitch Up, Wink's Higher State of Consciousness, The Gossip's Standing In The Way of Control, and so on.. Even a canny interlude of Pharoah Monche's Simon Says Get The F*ck up had arms in the air. He finished his set with David Bowie's Life on Mars, and the ironists in the crowd had their lighters aloft. By this point, it was 5am on Sunday morning, the night sky was beginning to lighten, and it seemed like the perfect way to say a fond and exhausted farewell to Sonar 2008. My time with the beautiful people in the sunshine was over, and my cave beckoned.....

The Highs
- 2Manydj's surprise dj set, and their subsequent live performance as Soulwax.
- Justice, SebastiAn and all the Ed Bangers proving that their reputations are well earnt.
- Some outstanding visuals and light shows throughout the weekend.
- Daedalus' quirky show - its nice to see something a bit different!
- Barcelona is a beautiful city populated almost entirely by beautifully relaxed people..London could do well to take note!
- Oh yes, free stuff. That's always good.

The Lows
- The no-shows: Toddla T; XXXchange; Erol Alkan, you all stand accused.
- Drinking far too much vodka may seem like a good idea at the time, but you will live to regret it, unfortunately.
- The Euro is defiantly strong against the pound at the moment, so things in general just ain't as cheap as they once were.
- Ryanair. Just say NO, kids.
- Jeff Mills ought to have been a lot better.

The Big Tunes
Fake Blood - Mars. Destined to be massive It is also incredibly cheesy and reminds me in no small way of Age of Love.
Justice - Phantom pt2. Potentially a different remix played by every different dj all weekend.
Armand van Helden - Je T'aime (Switch remix). Another massive anthem in waiting, but this time with added police sirens.
Feist - My Moon My Man (boys noize remix). Slightly older than the rest, but still worthy of a decent crowd reaction.

Needless to say, I took loads of slightly skewiff photos over the weekend,which can be seen if you click on this link, should you have the patience and the interest, of course...

Edit: My good friend and Co-Sonarian has a proper camera, like what grown ups use. His vastly more focussed pics can be seen HERE.

De eerste 5min van Mogwai Fear Satan van Mogwai lijken heel hard op Too Many dj's van Soulwax! zo het stuk voor ze de laaste keer het refrein zingen bedoel ik dus.

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Here's my club promo mix from last month... it's got alot of classic tunes and a bunch of new ones on there, I hope you enjoy it! Here's the set list for all those who just gotta read about who remixed the edit of the remix of the cut-up mashed up what haveth thee mix up that constitutes this crazy little thing called a DJ promo.

BlakeLight May 2008 Club Promo Mix Set List

Goose vs Britney Spears - Bring it on the Ice (Danced Killed n' Moved - BlakeLight Edit)
Chromeo - Tenderoni (MSTRKRFT Remix)
Heartsrevolution - Switchblade (LA Riots Remix)
Pnau feat. Ladyhawke - Embrace
Timbaland - Miscommunication (The Bloody Beetroots Remix)
The Gossip - Standing in the Way of Control (Soulwax Remix)
Infadels - Love Like Semtex (Saint Pauli Remix)
The Martin Brothers - Wamp Wamp (Red Foxx Remix)
Orson - Ain't No Party (BlakeLight Edit)
Via Tania - Become Forest (Grafton Primary Remix)
Black Kids - I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance (The Twelves Remix)
Jupiter One - Countdown (LA Riots Remix)
Protokoll - Moving Forward - (Designer Drugs Remix)
The Dirty Secrets - Five Feet of Snow (Miami Horror Remix)
Bloc Party - Flux (MSTRKRFT Remix)
Midnight Juggernauts - Road to Recovery
The Black Ghosts - Any Way You Choose to Give It (Boy 8-Bit Remix)
Buddy Akai - Cut Me Up (Villians Remix)
Classixx - Cold Act Ill
Justin Timberlake - Lovestoned (Justice Remix)
Pomomofo - Back at the Club (Boy 8-bit remix - BlakeLight Edit)
Pendulum - Granite

http://www.zshare.net/audio/13474176c3b410a0/

un ejercicio de photochafeo:

y para continuar con el tema de los monos, dejo un regalito de soulwax. un remix pacheco a dare de los gorillaz...

clic descarga :.: zshare :.: gorillaz - dare (soulwax remix)

essas são as capas dos discos do soulwax. não entendeu? então, olhe as capas fixamente bem de perto por alguns segundos. depois se afaste. 

só fiquei sabendo disso agora. genial. 

Before the likes of 2ManyDJs, Streetlife DJs, M/A/R/R/S, Bomb the Bass, Coldcut, DJ Shadow, The Glimmers and all the other laconic cut-ups, there was only Steinski. Along with his original partner, Double Dee, he made some of the earliest "sample records" and burned so beautifully bright in the early-eighties. Steinski and Double Dee delivered the possibility of making totally original music comprised of samples. Surprisingly, the pair never had a hit record and their music has never been widely available, due to their use of copyrighted material sampled from other records. A practice that is absolutely commonplace now, but was practically unheard of then. Now Steinski is back with a long overdue retrospective.

The following three links, from their History of Hip Hop series (approximately 1983-1985) were found on the consistently excellent Silence is a Rythmn Too, one of the best MP3 blogs doing the rounds.

Lesson 1 (The Payoff Mix)
Lesson 2 (James Brown Mix)
Lesson 3 (History of Hip Hop)

And as the sun comes out, so do the great dance songs! Just unearthed a groovy remix of The Rolling Stones 'You Can't Always Get What You Want', courtesy of the fantastic Soulwax!

Enjoy.

You Can't Always Get What You Want (Soulwax Remix)

MP3: Soulwax ft Justice - Phantom Pt II

A very well known band and a very well known song but not a very well known video because of it's "mature" (drugs list) content:).

download :.: mediafire :.: the windowlickin mixtape

ya es viernes, carajo. si estáis tan cansados como nosotros, este mixtape servirá para arrancar la fiesta (si no, ojalá que también: lo pondremos hoy en la de vicadín, por si alguien quiere oírlo live): hay cosas viejitas, casas raras, cosas que apenas aparecieron en blogs esta semana. también un remix de hercules & love affair sorprendentemente poco blogueado. ¿quién pone los vodkas?

el tracklist; escuchadlo, si se puede, en orden:

01 . klein & mbo :.: the big apple
02 . aeroplane :.: whispers (hercules & love affair remix)
03 . the count & sinden :.: beeper (a-trak remix)
04 . digitalism :.: pogo (robotic remix)
05 . mr miyagi :.: pick your poison (felix cartal remix)
06 . arthur argent :.: hold your head up (soulwhacked remix)
07 . arbeid adelt :.: death disco (todd terje edit)
08 . aphex twin :.: windowlicker (mac 3000 remix)
09 . james pants :.: we're through
10 . the joubert singers :.: stand (larry levan remix)
11 . plastilina mosh :.: nordic laser

{hat tips: discodust, soul sides, 20 jazzfunkgreats}

download :.: mediafire :.: the windowlickin mixtape

Bon, vacances au soleil loin de Londres ne veut pas dire repos. Arrivé en éclaireur à Lisbonne, j'achète évidemment un TimeOut local tout neuf. Une fois la terrasse idéale dénichée, un feuilletage rapide mais efficace de ce listing portugais peut commencer. La récompense ne tarde pas, et Soulwax clignotte bizarrement parmi les autres noms, ça doit être mon radar à bon plans en action.

Evidemment, ce concert est sold-out, et Lisbonne n'est pas victime d'armées de touts (vous savez ces types un peu louches qui vous confirment que vous arrivez près de la salle de concert, avec leur litanie bien connue : "Anyone got a spare ticket? I buy I sell!") Bref, pas de touts, pas de ticket. Qu'importe, on patientera dans le meilleur club de la ville, le LuxFrágil, en attendant la fin du concert 2 étages plus bas, pour profiterdu DJ-set programmé des mêmes artistes belges, sous leur dénomination 2 Many DJs.

Décor design-chic avec un incroyable écran-boule géant, des lustres, des canapés, des terrasses vraiment énormes au bord du Rio Tejo. C'est très trés joli tout ça... et les serveuses, ainsi que les clientes, ne sont pas en reste !

Ambiance incroyable, préparée par un DJ résident plutôt doué, à l'arrivée de Stephen et David Dewaele aux platines. On connait la suite, un mix très musclé aux transitions rapides, avec beaucoup de choses qui plaisent en ce moment, dont les inévitables hot chip, justice, daft punk...

LuxFrágil, Lisboa - 08/05/2008 - Photo pas de moi, lors du dernier festival Rock en Seine

]]> http://zeropourcent.wordpress.com/?p=127 Sat, 24 May 2008 10:53:29 +0000 arn0 http://zeropourcent.wordpress.com/?p=127 J'avais jamais fait vraiment attetion mais la musique de la pub de GTA IV est assez sympa : 

J'ai réussi à trouver qui c'est:

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Au passage il éxiste un remix de ce titre par SoulWax qui est pas mal non plus:

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Super Film, super Auftritt, super Set. So in etwa lässt sich der gestrige Soulwax Marathon im Neidklub zusammenfassen, denn es war wirklich eine ganz schöne Packung, die die Herren uns da kredenzten. Los ging es mit ihrer neuen Dokumentation "Part of the Weekend Never Dies", ein Zusammenschnitt aus weltweit 120 Konzerten innerhalb von 4 Jahren. Das ganze hat beim Zusehen schon so viel Spaß bereitet, dass man es kaum noch abwarten konnte, die vier Jungs endlich live zu sehen. Also schnell runter und da ging es dann auch erwartend steil nach vorne. Innerhalb von Sekunden kochte der Klub und die gewohnt drückenden, knarzigen Sounds gingen sofort ins Bein. Kurze Verschnaufpause und ein ebenfalls grandioses DJ Set á la 2ManyDJ's raubte uns die letzte Kraft. Wer denkt Stephen und David Dawaele wären mit der Zeit ruhiger geworden - Fehlanzeige! Ich weiß nicht wie sie es machen, aber obwohl sie Show nach Show abreißen, spielen die beiden nach wie vor ganz großes Tennis. Trailer und Bilder? Do the Klick!

Gewohnt elegant in Miami Vice Anzügen:

Und hier der Trailer zu "Part of the Weekend Never Dies", wer sich das Filmchen schon mal vorbestellen möchte, der tue dies hier.