Sulk 2011 (CDr / digital download)
街头新出现的节奏音乐最酷……UK House/Grime制作人,利物浦的Slackk和他的匿名朋友们的这张CDr/数码专辑生猛粗糙,将1980年代的R&B和Funk融合进当下的Bass、Footwork场景。封面视觉(著名摄影师Diane Arbus的七十年代作品“纽约旅馆里的墨西哥侏儒”)先就宣告了音乐的怪异直接且不加润饰(但如此一来,唱片标题所指则不能这般阐释了吧,或许指代的是音乐上对类型音乐的稍加变化,以及对采样的注重(一般的Footwork可不这样,只会重复相当短小的片段或者某些音节)。视觉表露的是音乐大体形象,标题文字描写的是音乐手法)。爱好奇怪R&B如我,得把《Cashmere Sheets》列为年度十大专辑之一。
新年大晚上的,却在担忧新出的曲目好难听。真不知是我自己心淡了还是作者们没劲儿。你来试试吧,这个是从Resident Advisor网站上接近40万首上榜曲子选出来的100首2011年的舞曲作品,下载地址在这里。
01. Oliver S – Doin Ya Thang 6:55
02. Deetron – Starblazer 8:18
03. Maceo Plex – Can’t Leave You 8:55
04. Hot Natured Feat. Ali Love – Forward Motion 5:26
05. Steffi Feat. Virginia – Yours 5:41
06. Noir & Haze – Around (Solomun Remix) 6:58
07. Miguel Campbell – Something Special 4:42
08. Efdemin – There Will Be Singing (DJ Koze Remix) 7:44
09. Benoit And Sergio – Walk And Talk 6:19
10. Todd Terje – Ragysh 8:49
11. Osunlade – Envision (┬me Remix) 9:16
12. Danny Daze Feat. Louisahhh – Your Everything 7:54
13. Julio Bashmore – Battle For Middle You 6:10
14. Clockwork – It`s You Again 1:59
15. Maya Jane Coles – What They Say (Dyed Soundorom Remix) 6:47
16. Azari And III – Hungry For The Power (Jamie Jones Ridge Street Remix) 6:46
17. Maceo Plex – Falling 7:38
18. Freaks & 012 – Conscious Of My Conscience (Johnny D Remix) 8:29
19. Audiofly – Fela (Davide Squillace Simple Chaos Remix) 6:46
20. Eats Everything – Entrance Song 7:09
21. Luca C Brigante Ft Ali Love – Different Morals (Clockwork Remix) 6:41
22. Maceo Plex – Vibe Your Love 8:30
23. Noir & Haze – Around (Subb-An Remix) 6:23
24. Freaks & 012 – Conscious Of My Conscience (Henrik Schwarz Remix) 6:59
25. Mark Fanculli – The Tide (Joris Voorn Edit) 7:25
26. Agaric – Who Made Up The Rules 5:05
27. DJ T. Feat. James Teej – Sense (Tale Of Us Remix) 8:12
28. Lovebirds Feat. Stee Downes – Want You In My Soul 8:17
29. Deniz Kurtel – The L Word Feat. Jada 7:47
30. Tale Of Us – Dark Song (Original Mix) 5:22
31. Motor City Drum Ensemble – L.O.V.E. 5:56
32. Thugfucker – Disco Gnome (Tale Of Us Remix) 8:25
33. Maceo Plex – Stay High Baby 7:54
34. DJ T. – City Life Feat. Cari Golden (Maceo Plex Remix) 7:29
35. Whomadewho – Every Minute Alone (Tale Of Us Remix) 7:06
36. Maceo Plex – Your Style 8:20
37. Butch – Big Futt 6:28
38. Subb – An Feat.Beckford – The Lovers Night 8:19
39. Misstress Barbara & H.O.S.H. – Finally Mine (Gorge Remix) 6:39
40. Sebo K – Mr. Duke 7:11
41. Moodymanc – Black Paint (Larry Heard’s After Dark Mix) 7:53
42. David August – Hamburg Is For Lovers 8:04
43. Nina Kraviz – Okain’s Scream (Sebo K Remix) 7:43
44. Solomun – Love Recycled 1 7:29
45. Benoit & Sergio – Everybody 7:31
46. Virgo Four – It’s A Crime (Caribou Remix) 8:16
47. NiCe7 – Point 6:16
48. Davide Squillace & Guti – That Ginger Ponytail 6:21
49. DJ T. Feat. Khan – Leavin’ Me (Clockwork Remix) 7:51
50. Kruse & Nuernberg – Daze Without You 7:07
51. Cassius – The Sound Of Violence (Franco Cinelli Remix) 9:20
52. Guti & Dubshape – Every Cow Has A Bird 7:55
53. Matthias Meyer – More Or Less Feat. Christopher Groove 8:17
54. Marco Carola – Play It Loud (Original Mix) 6:45
55. Rennie Foster And Moka Only – Connect Like Four (Samuel L Session Remix) 6:22
56. Maya Jane Coles – Little One 7:00
57. Nick Curly – Cozumel 6:46
58. Combo – So Real (Huxley Remix) 6:35
59. Levon Vincent – Man Or Mistress 8:43
60. Christian Burkhardt – Stopover Goa 9:02
61. SCB – Loss 6:12
62. Darius Syrossian – Stay Up Dancing, Get In Monday 6:30
63. Nick Curly – Sun City 7:21
64. Omar – S – Here’s Your Trance, Now Dance! 10:15
65. Ray Okpara – Booty 8:22
66. Genius Of Time – Houston We Have A Problem 7:25
67. La Pe±a – Just 6:55
68. Larse – So Long 6:03
69. Leon – Body Monster 7:42
70. Uner – Bassboot 8:27
71. Mathew Jonson – Learning To Fly 11:39
72. Mendo – Inocencia 7:39
73. Digitaline – Africa 11:28
74. Butch – Rawhide 7:58
75. Marco Carola – Groove Catcher (Martin Buttrich Catcher Remix) 7:41
76. Martin Dawson – Think About It Feat. Nicholas Ryan Gant (Maceo Plex Remix) 7:56
77. Anthony Collins – Don’t Look Down Now (Roman Fl?gel Remix) 9:28
78. Maya Jane Coles – Play The Game 7:19
79. Guti – All The Girls 7:08
80. Laura Jones – Love In Me 7:07
81. Pillowtalk – Soft (Life And Death Remix) 7:31
82. Inxec – Angel (Dyed Soundorom Remix) 7:13
83. Danny Daze – Fall Away From Love 6:56
84. Nico Lahs – Late Night 7:49
85. Seuil – Ultravision Feat. Jaw 6:53
86. Wadsworth – Lime And Pink 7:44
87. R. Villalobos, A. Brito, O. Weidenthaler, M. Messelis – Peculiar 21:00
88. Green Velvet – Flash (Jamie Jones Remix) 6:24
89. Maceo Plex – Stop Your Hate 9:01
90. Davide Squillace And Luca Bacchetti – Around The Bay (Martin Buttrich Remix) 6:25
91. Zakes Bantwini – Wasting My Time (Dan Ghenacia Remix) 7:15
92. Robert Dietz – Pandemic 8:47
93. Macromism – Groover 7:37
94. Kraak & Smaak Ft. Romanthony – Let’s Go Back (Solomun Remix) 7:58
95. Alli Borem – Scotch Your Mind 6:05
96. Anette Party Feat. Anita Coke – Moreno 7:31
97. Maetrik – Crush On Me 8:36
98. Art Department – We Call Love (Feat. Soul Clap And Osunlade) 6:18
99. Tanner Ross – B-Side (Original Mix) 6:01
100.Wax – 40004 A 5:38
Fabric 2011
非常过瘾的一张混音set。Jackmaster选取了许多Techno老歌如Inner City和Model 500的作品,或者House的如Kim English,后段又返回当代气氛,选了一些动感的UK Garage作品。周末必听。

2011年12月31日,由新兴派对组织F.D.C举办的NOVA 2012跨年电子派对将为我们邀请到英国著名DJ、制作人及混音师Darren Emerson (前Underworld成员) 、多位本土DJ和北京最好的VJ,齐聚798艺术区中内部面积达3000平米的751绿色大罐,共度跨年之夜。
DJs:
9:30-11:00 Terry Tu
11:00-12:00 Dave K
12:00-2:00 Darren Emerson
2:00-3:00 Huang weiwei
3:00-End X.L.F
VJs: MMS / Hanabitheo / Yang2
简单儿童欢乐多……Diplo最后还笑场了。新年快乐啊各位!
场地还不错,坐得舒服,温度通风适宜,整个空间不大不小让我很轻松。就等音乐和视觉人物出场了……演出的两人坐在舞台中央的电脑背后,舞台最前面蒙着一层昂贵的大概是六角网孔状材料作为投影幕(听央美多媒体老师杨二说差不多要3000元一平米)。
Murcof的音乐部分没什么多说的,因为他用的是自己的成熟老作品,应该是比较受好评的中期作品。动静相宜,抑扬顿挫如电影配乐般的煽情,最值得回味的是他从不用田野录音的内容,器乐精简,总体是抽象的但却饱含情感,没有科技的冰冷感。他挑选比较大气的内容是正确的,但在现场,末端细节层次就稍显不够丰富细腻了。开头和结尾相对不喜欢,开头突变的声响有些做作,结尾太金属、紧迫。
Simon Geilfus (AntiVJ) 未能带来我期待的惊喜,一位做多媒体的德国朋友说这些视觉和十年前差不多。设计的形态一般,代码/规则工整,情感欠奉,但后者这点是我最不愿意看到的。在令我欢喜的复杂状态里总是看见规则,好比仿如飘飞在宇宙星光中的那一幕,你能观察到某些星点排列成一条条延伸出来的透视线,还有重复出现同一场景(我以飞出的同一位置同一轨道的大光点作为参照的证据),或者左右光点平行一致。乱中也是有规矩的,这无法和音乐的自由相提并论。太紧跟音乐同步变化真的无聊,要有视觉上的稍微自主性就好了。另外,设计的视角比较单一,画面中心几乎就是所有发生的场景的中心,就好像文章里尽是写的“我”,没有第二第三人称。比较喜欢细长方体穿插那部分,灯光设置像探照灯缓慢移动照射一样;涣散的星光以及之后密集的星光/星云类似的部分,让我产生宇宙幻想的美好联想,真想看科幻大片啊;细胞分裂开头然后像塑料泡沫球到处飞那段(上图第一张),这是我觉得音乐和视频都最好的一段。一个多小时的演出啊,真不容易。
关于这次免费活动的进场方式非常不满,必须网上抢票然后在展览场地拿票再到演出场地验票排队等待入场……真是麻烦,为什么限制进场人数,但又不限制进场时间呢?这点也很奇怪。因为我坐在后排,几乎整场不停有人从我身边的中间入口进场,人影来来去去挡着屏幕,工作人员拿着超亮的手电筒晃来晃去,不知有多烧心。
但是在北京能看到这么一场新鲜难得的演出,我们应该庆幸而感恩了。

朋友关小前段时间生日,选了一些今年发行的歌曲给她在生日聚会的鼓楼Jam bar放。主要考虑到场合所以挑选的都是比较中拍欢快一点的电音。50首来自不同专辑/EP/单曲/合辑的曲子,分四张CD刻录。今年电志就不再另外选歌做什么年度总结了。115分享:
disc1 disc2 disc3 disc4 (目前下载有效期在31天内)
歌单:
101 Oval - Citibase
102 Bibio - Artists' Valley
103 Egyptrixx - Chrysalis Records (feat Trust)
104 Daft Punk - Encom Part 2 (Com Truise remix)
105 lovebirds feat. stee downes - want you in my soul
106 GusGus - Within You
107 Andreas Saag - Leslies Vision feat Filip Leyman
108 Tom Trago - Rootstopia
109 Niko Marks - Chune
110 Innerzone Orchestra - Bug In A Bassbin
111 Kuniyuki Takahashi - Once Again (Free Groove Mix)
201 FaltyDL - Brazil (ft. Lily MacKenzie)
201a Martyn and Mike Slott - All Nights
202 Art Department - I C U
203 Azari & III - Hungry For The Power
204 Ford & Lopatin - Channel Pressure
205 Gold Panda - Quitters Raga
206 Pole - Wipfel
207 Todd Terje - Snooze 4 Love
208 Blondes - Lover
209 Jessica 6 - White Horse
210 virgo four - let the music play
211 Recloose feat. Dwele - Can't Take It
301 Take - Begin End Begin (Take Remix)
302 Benny Sings - Big Brown Eyes
303 Gil Scott-Heron And Jamie xx - The Crutch
304 Ghostpoet - Garden Path
305 Julio Bashmore - Ask Yourself
306 Ben Westbeech - Summer's Loss
306a Motor City Drum Ensemble - Love (extended version)
307 Tensnake - Something About You (Radio Edit)
308 Kristine W - Don't Wanna Think (Kerri's Media Mix)
309 Vezelay - Sedative
310 Agaric - No Way I Know I Feel (Axel Boman Remix)
311 Laid Back - Bakerman (Soul Clap Remix)
312 Freaks & 012 - Conscious Of My Conscience (Henrik Schwarz Remix)
401 Toro Y Moi - Got Blinded
402 Roni Size - New Forms (Juke Edit)
403 Instra_Mental - Sun Rec
404 Will Saul And Tam Cooper - Room In Your Heart (Wolf.. Lamb Slow Hands Remix)
405 Maceo Plex - Vibe Your Love
406 Luomo - Form In Void
407 Holy Ghost! - Wait And See
408 白天不亮 - Back To Start (MHP remix)
409 Hercules & Love Affair - It's Alright
410 Bjork - Crystalline (Omar Souleyman Version)
411 Model 500 - OFI (Bullion's Rivertrance mix)
412 新裤子 - After Party
413 Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - By This River
414 Shed - 44A (Hard Wax Forever!)
Murcof + AntiVJ
Murcof + AntiVJ @ MUTEK 2011
“我们喜欢Murcof不是因为他新,或者酷,或者好听,而是因为他有动有静,很深很touch……可惜他们7个电子乐人,被安排到‘相约北京’这种可怕的政府活动中,然后被甩到糖果这种可怕的场地。Murcof说,前天我played with nobody,昨天我played with nobody,明天啊,我不演了……Murcof的表演,前半截是深沉抽象的Soundscape,像他背后投影的蓝色水波,一种舒服的无方向感的下沉。后半截是2002年前后专辑和EP里的东西,好温暖的记忆啊,Minimal的拍子向IDM过渡一点点,少量Glitch和少量弦乐采样全在肯节上,停顿,发动,彬彬有礼而又款款深情,第一次听的时候我就觉得是探戈般的慢,让人陶醉的慢热。他的声音层次用一种很节约的方式搭起来,高音区尤其不闹,低音又很软,所以不可能不舒服。聊天觉得他是个冷静实在的人。帅而不自以为帅。”
这是颜峻2006年写的一段话。我非常懊恼当年竟然不知道Murcof来京演出,没人在现场响应他真是太惨了,要让他知道中国是有人听这些的。
现在,Murcof将与视觉组合AntiVJ的Simon Geilfus合作,在中华世纪坛数字艺术馆作全景视音频开幕演出(12月17日下午18:30),一定要混进去!虽然没门票,但听说对观众人数是有限制的,想说脏话!这是为了什么啊。豆瓣活动页面:http://www.douban.com/event/15019113/











