CLUBLAND
We’ve come a long way. Listening to some of the latest releases I’ve collected next to something I purchased back in the latter part of the nineties, it’s incredible how machines are changing the music we listen to. Those older records, though admittedly suffering from a few scratches and wear and tear sound down right muddy next to the pristine clarity offered by 2007’s batch of releases.
Tales from the worldwide dancefloors, this time reporting from Copenhagen. Click the image to read the story.
Clubland
It used to be that there was always a bit of a lull in the release of decent club fodder. Usually it was likely to happen around Christmas when producers would hang up their sustain pedals and induce forced hibernation upon their trusty mice. But often things would go through a bit of a flat patch for no apparent reason, the tide out in the ideas pool at indiscriminate times of the year. Though to be honest it’s been a fair while since I’ve been haunted by a lack of stimulating releases, lately the problem has been managing to keep up with the quantity of quality rather than finding it at all.
Sound of Silver was one of the best albums of 2007. I chatted to James Murphy over the phone for an hour or so. He was very open - it didn't really feel like an interview.
Instrumental guitar math never sounded so good until Ratatat arrived on the scene. Come to think of it, it never even existed. Read all about it by clicking the image.
Clubland chats to the inimitable Aux 88 from Detroit. Click the image to read the story.
This month we take a look at the new DJ Kicks mixed by German house maestro Henrik Schwarz.
Part of the new breed of Detroit producers, Tadd Mullinix producers under the names Dabrye, James T. Cotton and SK-1. Click the image to read the interview with him.
