Spirits in the Snow House

A good DJ mix or podcast is a special thing. I've been making mixtapes and mixes for over twenty years so I'm no stranger to the things that are going to make a mix a bit more memorable than a simple collection of tracks.
In my role as podcast producer for Little White Earbuds I get to hear some amazing mixes, though to be honest, with the amount of music I try and listen to during the week - what with new promos and my own discoveries I come across there is usually very little time to listen to things that aren't somehow part of my work. Last week I came across a mix by Transounds and was instantly patting myself on the back for taking the time to listen to their latest mix, because it contained everything that - for me, makes a mix more than memorable, but something that you want to keep coming back to again and again.

For a start the scope of this mix, Spirits in the Snow House, is ambitious and pulled off with aplomb. It incorporates a bunch of tracks I know and artists I am familiar with, and then a bunch more I had never heard from artists I was unaware of. And that is part of what I have always loved about a good mix, the fact that it will introduce you to new artists. Anyways I could bang on about it some more, or you could just check it out and see for yourself.
If you want to hear more from Transounds, you can check out their monthly podcast for London Fields Radio http://www.londonfieldsradio.com/shows/transounds/

Contact:Reply Mix

Every so often I get a hankering. Actually every so often I get crazy and end up going out for three days. When the mind has had enough but the body isn't ready to call it quits just yet I sometimes take to the studio and put some records together. This is a new mix of mine made under these exact circumstances. Have a listen, download and share with a loved one.

Quadratic Harmony

Here's my latest track, a heavy Silverbeat remix of a Mirrorcube track that has been formulating for some time and now ready to unleash. I just got a few crazy new pieces of kit too, so expect to have more and more finished tracks coming your way real soon. In the meantime check this out.

The Baby

Here's a brand new cut I just finished today. It originally started as a project for a short film, but it took a very different direction. Have a listen... Daslton Pils, The Baby by Per Bojsen-Moller

Podcast for Little White Earbuds

I write for the Little White Earbuds blog, which is an indispensable source of what's going on in the realms of house, techno and affiliated quality music musings. I also just compiled and mixed their latest podcast for them, two hours of damned fine house and techno, which I highly recommend you check out. http://www.littlewhiteearbuds.com/podcast/curators-cuts-18-per-bojsen-moller/ 

Some new cuts from the Mirrorcube

It was a pretty productive week in the Mirrorcube and I managed to finish off a couple of tracks, both of the deep side but with some blah blah blah blah... just have a listen Mirrorcube, Remote Trading (Silverbeat's Hazy Dub)

Dalston Sunday Club with Doudou Malicious & Mirrorcube

Last Sunday's Dalston Sunday Club got treated to the wonderful sounds of Mr Doudou Malicious, head honcho and all round nice guy (despite his name) of Multi Vitamins records. First up was the Mirrorcube boys with a couple hours of back 'n' forth business, busting out new tunes and old, whilst Doudou was warming himself up in the corner with a series of finger crunches and snacking on vinyl biscuits.

Mirrorcube at Dalston Sunday Club 19.06.11 from Mirrorcube on Vimeo.
Then Doudou stepped up and took over for the last two hours. I mean, it wasn't a takeover like in the movie rockers where Dirty Harry and Horsemouth storm the DJ booth and relieve the disc-jock of his limp disco nonsense

It was just some real nice techno business for two hours featuring plenty of his own Multi Vitamins back catalogue. Check it out below...

Doudou at Dalston Sunday Club 19.06.11 from Mirrorcube on Vimeo.

New track from Dalston Pils

I've got a veritable swagbag of different aliases I've used for writing and such. The latest is a new musical alias, Dalston Pils - came to me after seeing some staggering geezer trying to stuff fake money down a girl's jeans at a rave, all the while cradling a precious can of Holsten Pils. Anyways I digress, here's the latest track I've made under that moniker, it's called Exabachay, taken from one of my favourite movies of all time, Dead Man.

Dalston Pils - Exabachay by silverbeat

DSC this Sunday

So after one week hiatus Dalston Sunday Club is back. We decided to hold the show every other Sunday and this week shows that the added preparation equals more treats for you. So this Sunday 10/04/11 we will be streaming live right here with special guests Bi-Bop (ReviveHER/Cool In The Pool) and Elliott Mess (Naive Melody/ReviveHER).
Tune in to the stream 6:30PM GMT

Dalston Sunday Club

The Mirrorcube boys are now providing you with audio and visual treats each and every Sunday to massage away any lingering tension from the weekend and to soothe you into a new week. We are streaming each Sunday around 6:30pm GMT on ustream. House, disco, techno, dubstep and more with special guests popping by to drop crucial sides and the latest heat for Dalston Sunday Club. Check us out here http://www.ustream.tv/channel/dalston-sunday-club

Smoke'N'Bubbles the Final Chapter

Sometimes a week takes a longer time than you think. In any case here's the final part of the Smoke'N'Bubbles mix trilogy. Enjoy!

Still Bubblin'

Here it is, the second part of the near infamous/well known/anonymous Smoke'N'Bubbles Christmas party. 

Part three coming next week. But for now, enjoy!

Clubland July

If you figure in Holger Zilske's release history as Smash TV, Mindlab and Acrid Gain then his debut solo album has been a long time in the incubation chamber. For the past two years Zilske's productions under his own name have focussed on the meeting points between subtle, deftly crafted techno and house. “Mes Yeux”, the first single from the album backed with”Metrodancer” appeared just two weeks before the LP and as a foreteller of what was to come was exciting news.

Clubland 2008 in Review

So another year's diary heads towards obsolescence, presents are bought for nearest and dearest and we here at Real Groove mark off the time by summing up the year that was in music. 2008 has been an interesting year as far as techno and house are concerned. As an inevitable backlash to the rise of minimal that was suddenly branded as big and cool in 2007, house music made a proper comeback this year. It's not a necessarily fair comment to say that house music was foundering before that, because further inspection of some of the keys players this year (label Drumpoet Community, producer Sascha Dive for example) reveals a success achieved in 2008 but groundwork that stretches back many years.

Clubland - Henrik Schwarz

This month we take a look at the new DJ Kicks mixed by German house maestro Henrik Schwarz.

Hot Chip

Geektronica is back in full effect as Hot Chip lay down a clear cut warning to the unassuming public. Click those images to read the story.

Clubland - Danny Howells

This month we review Danny Howells new Global Underground mix, which is surprisingly good.