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Plastikman Teknik Rehearsal, March 1-4, Mannheim, Germany

March 9th, 2010

This is dope!

Artist of the week set on Soundcloud

March 7th, 2010

Hello to all,

You can enjoy listening to the AOW set on Soundcloud by following this link or just streaming from the widget below :

The only official download link remains FriskyRadio’s subscription page for the time being.

Enjoy it and drop a comment if you feel like it :)

Cheerz

M.A.N.D.Y – Renaissance, the mix collection – Album Review

March 7th, 2010

(2009)

(4.5/5)

If you’re searching for groovy techy and uplifing house music, M.A.N.D.Y is your answer.

I hesitated before grabbing this album since I had previous disappointing experiences with M.A.N.D.Y’s live sets. Not that I didn’t like them, but some of their tracks were too cheesy for my ears. House and Electro isn’t much of my cup of tea.

And to add to the suspense, the record store (Fnac at La Défense) didn’t have a the album available for pre-listening. So much to ask myself whether it was wise to spend 21 euros on an album I might not like at all. Then I remembered some articles and interviews about the duo (M.A.N.D.Y is a duo if you didn’t know it). Their big plus is synths and I love synths. Plus having them on Renaissance means that there was major remixing and über nice interesting sounds to listen to. And how can you say no to a cover like this ? So I grabbed the record confidently and went to the cashier.

The album is very uplifting in its ensemble. It doesn’t fit into one genre and I’d be underestimating the work of M.A.N.D.Y if I’d tried to fit it in a category. There’s no track like the other and yet the marriage of all these sounds is coherent. This is what I’d call a great artistic work beginning from the tracklist. You’ll find deep tracks, dub, jazzy, tech house, progressive and Vocals Vocals Vocals too.

Don’t be surprised to find rock acoustic flings here and there, I would have been too bored if they weren’t here. That’s what I was looking for in the end, “acoustic” parts translated by piano solos and hammond pads to state a few.

The album is a masterpiece and commenting on every track wouldn’t be a proper review. In fact, you have to see it as a whole album to listen to and embrace. It would perfectly fit for on a plane/train trip or as an after-afterparty ambiance. It soothes the soul and keeps you grooving.

Go grab a copy and enjoy the beats :)

FriskyRadio – Artist of the week Tracklist

March 3rd, 2010

First of all, thank you to everyone who tuned in for my Artist of the Week show on FriskyRadio.

The set was a hard one to prepare since my gear was literally dying while recording it. My mixer is now resting in peace as we speak and its replacement is coming soon.

I just wanted to add some comments about the set. I tried melting many worlds with the tracklist that I played, a deep atmospheric, progressive one, techy entracte and a rock part.

My biggest discovery was “The Swallow” produced by French based producer Nhar. I first heard it on a set *Microlove 3 – All the words I never told you* by my friends G! & Special_Kase . “The Swallow” is a must have for all DJs . Props go to Kassey Voorn for Neptune and Elegant Universe for Tayrona (Both of them are great producers that I follow closely). Komytea’s remix comes with a killer “Komytea-like” bassline that just rips it off, guaranty to make your dancefloor go nuts. Eelke’s “The way that you are” is just an amazing production, with a very present Rock vibe to it. I love how the distorted guitar solo is built up with a dramatic change in chords. Also props to Fady Ferraye’s remix of “Lemuria”, mashing up “Ya Leil”, an oriental classic into the tune.

I couldn’t skip playing Gui Boratto’s “Paradise Circus” remix, since I am a big fan of Massive Attack and Depeche Mode’s Wrong that closed Sasha’s gig in Beirut back in August ‘09.

Again, Props to all producers for their fantastic tracks. Without them the show wouldn’t have been the same :)
Support them and BUY THEIR TRACKS

01- Massive Attack – Paradise Circus feat. Hope Sandoval (Gui Boratto Remix) [Virgin UK]
02- Nhar – The Swallow (Original mix) [Meerestief]
03- Pacco & Ruby B – Lemuria (Fady Ferraye remix) [Particles]
04- EDX – Party Of Politics (Pete Heller Remix) [Toolroom records]
05- Kassey Voorn – Neptune – Original Mix [Lowbit]
06- Alter Breed – Midnight (Andrea Bertolini Remix) [Tribal vision records]
07- Elegant Universe – Tayrona (Original mix) [Baroque Digital]
08- 16 Bit Lolitas – Smoke Me Away (Original mix) [microCastle]
09- Ray Costa – Pulsar (Chris Feilberg Remix) [Room 69]
10- Maxi Valvona – Revolve (Komytea remix) [microCastle]
11- Kay-D – Fruitful Love (Original Mix) [mistiquemusic]
12- RPO – Idea [Plusquam Records]
13- Eelke Kleijn – The way that you are [Outside the box music]
14- Depeche mode – Wrong (Thin White Duke remix) [Mute records]
15- Chuck Lepley – 6 Days feat Cajardo Un (Original) [Phrunky Recordings]
16- Klartraum – Phantomkatzen (Original mix) [Darkroom dubs]
17- Sasha & Ray Lamontagne – Eclipse [emFire]
18- Seph Vier – Cocktail (Original mix) [BIT Records Mexico]
19- Nhar – Quandaries (Original mix) [Meerestief]