Open House with Ethyl / Re-edit give away

With his debut at fabric upcoming on Saturday, we thought it was high time to have a little root around in Ethyl's record bag and delve into his hard drive to see what he has been tinkering with recently. Hooking up again with Huxley, Ethyl recently dropped Reflexions on Tsuba, following releases with Flori on Quintessentials, Freerange and Development.  

Record that never leaves your bag?

Roy Davis Jr - Gabriel. It's been in there for years and keeps jumping into the new one each time the stitching goes. I don't even play it out an awful lot, it's just comforting to know it's there.

Track that got a surprising reaction from crowds when you dropped it?

I always find reactions from the floor are most surprising when it's something which hasn't got an official release, like music I've been sent. One track that worked really well recently is by a self proclaimed newcomer Nick Turner. The track's called Keep On and it just went off.  I think it's forthcoming on Lady Blacktronika's new label, Kemystry.

What is your favorite remix?

Crikey, big ask. Off the top of my head at the moment I'm really feeling the FaltyDL remix of Frictionalism, it's different. And last year's Andres remix of KZRC - Feeding the Children is a great record. 

What's your favorite re-edit and why?

I guess I Can't Kick This Feeling - Moodymann is an obvious choice but it's a lot more than a simple re-edit, or Walter Murphy's Afternoon of A Faun id est Black Mahogani.

What were you trying to achieve from your re-edit of Fatback Band - Keep on Steppin'? 

I ended just adding a few subtle bits, some kicks, a clap, not a lot else and stretched it out. 


Keep On Steppin' (Ethyl's re-edit) by The Secret Agency

What is your connection with the original track?

It's just a cool track... I think. It's not really the kind of thing I play out or am hugely inclined to buy.

The Aphotic Segments Part One

Following Keith Worthy's latest last week, we now have samples of the latest on Patrice Scott's Sistrum imprint. Plunging to aphotic depths, each of the 4 tracks is as accomplished as you get, finding Lenoid's graceful Mudanza sitting comfortably next to the ebbs and flows of XDB's chugging Sotarin on the A. Flip it and Patrice' own 3am takes hold in hypnotic fashion to ease in a Sistrum debutant, Anton Zap, who rides a pulsing sub with an ethereal melody.

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Also doing the business now is Patrice' Sistrum remix of Pawel's Crillon on Dial, from a package including Osunlade and hot property John Roberts.

Click here to check out Louche 034 mixed by Patrice

Abstractions

Keith Worthy is back with his Aesthetic Audio label, high standards as usual with this 3 tracker with contributions from Michal Wierzchowski, Nick Agha and the man himself Keith. All three tracks are ocean deep with lots to discover but the spacey arpeggios of Deep Roots immediately had us up at a Friday morning jig around the office.

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secretsundaze NYE in review...

A great welcome to 2011 with secretsundaze NYE at Red Gallery in Shoreditch. It was delivered by 11 DJs and 2 of the hottest live acts around, with the raw warehouse venue spread into 3 rooms of music that varied from Deep Techno to Post Dubstep. The low ceilings and retro oil wheel lighting made for a warm tripped out atmosphere, a perfect start to the new year.

Giles Smith started with some solid deep house slowly building into 2011, raising the sense of excitement, before Space Dimension Controller (all the way from the 24th century) who dropped the pace and created a blessed out mood with some familiar tracks from his repertoire.

With his own custom made rotary mixer John Daly pitched up tempo and crowed responded to the added energy well. His set is a collection of exclusive never to be released tools and upcoming material.

In the space of an hour he had brought the party to a simmer and it was time for the headliner. Chez Damier’s appearance behind the decks jacked up the excitement. Special edits and dusty Prescription classics kept things vibrant and soulful for the full range of house heads that have been captivated by his music over the years and now thronged around the decks. 

The night was closed by James Priestley with Chez Damier’s I never knew love, an uplifting, melodic end to a night (as seen on video).

 Elsewhere ReviveHER and Non-sense room were chocked full of people grooving to the disparate sounds pumped out by the DJs. All of this made up for one hell of a party to kick off 2011, the 10th anniversary year of secretsundaze.




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GILES SMITH (secretsundaze, Two Armadillos) share his top 10 tracks of 2010

GILES SMITH (secretsundaze, Two Armadillos) share his top 10 tracks that have been doing the business for the past 12 months. The last few tickets for secretsundaze NYE bash, at London's raw Red Gallery are available here


1. Moody – It’s Too Late For You and Me (KDJ)

Kenny comes back and slaps you in the face! A dark uncompromising techno groove not unlike “Live in 98” is flipped into one of the most bad ass soulful basslines, exquisite, heartfelt vocals What more can I say.. a stone cold classic and up there with Mr Moody’s best work.

2. Walt J  - Reborn (DJ Qu remix) (Curle)

Originals are absolutely gems from the deep but its Q’s scintillating techno groove that takes this to a different yet no less appealing place.

3. Tazz – The World Of Techno EP (Underground Quality)

Amazing four tracker from Canadian Tazz. You want real Techno there's "Unrestrained", deep and experimental there's "Lost" and pure Detroit atmosphere on "World of Techno". Blistering EP!

4. Steven Tang – Verged EP (Aesthetic Audio)

What a great EP from Keith Worthy’s label. Standout tracks here are the atmospheric “Aerial” and the moody bad ass groove of “Glimmer”. All true authentic Detroit cuts!

5. Smallpeople and Rau – “Life Aquatic” (Smallville)

Just in time ! This record got lost in a promo box sent to me a while ago but its just fell into my hands before I did this chart. A stunted deep techno groove gets things going before the warmest, loveliest pads really open this track up. Could have included any number of gems from Smallville or Laid here. Another great year from them.

James Priestley's picks his top 10 tunes for 2010!

James' Top Ten Ticklers of Twenty Ten..

1. Locussolus - Gunship - International Feel

Sounding like nothing else, the mighty studio return of DJ Harvey on a label
that seemed to spring out of nowhere (Uruguay) this year into one of the
most consistent and compelling labels around. Also check the Hungry Ghost
'Illuminations' 12 and look forward to the full length from Harvey set for
Spring next year.

2. Brackles - 6am El Gordos - Brainmath

London is back with a vengeance! A staple in my sets most of the year,
post-garage schnizzle at it's smoothest, going down surprisingly well in
Tel-Aviv..

3. Hunee - Bobos Alone In Paradise EP - Rush Hour

An amazing follow-up to last year's Tour De Force EP, Hunee drops this
complete bomb towards the end of the year. Synth-stab-vocal-house in
perfection on the A side while reach for the flip for some heady
polyrhythmic business.

4. Sect - Man Of Wisdom - Culprit

Sensitive rework of Mulata Astatke's genius 'Yekermo Sew', which if we're
talking end of year round up, his gig at Barbican in September was the
highlight live performance for me this year. Also check out Richard Sen's
lesser-known edit of said track on his Mixed Blood imprint.

5. The Mole - Dreamer Keep On Dreaming - Musique Risquee

A superb year for Colin The Mole as he takes a slightly heavier stance on
the drums but equally trippy on the FX. Forever reliable, also check the New
Kanada, Vitalik and Fur Trade releases.

Bi-Bop (ReviveHER) had a little chat with Jmaes Friedman.

My first experience of James Friedman was meeting you at an after party in New York and being introduced to you as the label head of Throne of Blood, which I had been really excited about in 2010. However, there was obviously a life before Throne of Blood that those outside the US and NY don’t know about.

Can you let us know what you were doing musically up until now?