Chez Damier – Untitled
When it come to stories about the origins of the Detroit and Chicago scenes, a name sure to be at the forefront is Chez Damier. After starting The Music Institute in the late 80′s in Detriot, Chez (aka Anthony Pearson) then ran the KMS studio and label for Kevin Saunderson. Then the real business of […]
The Orb – Little Fluffy Clouds
This week’s classic is “Little Fluffy Clouds”, taken from the The Orb’s seminal album “The Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld” released in 1991. Using various samples (the most recognisable being the electric guitar from Steve Reich’s excellent composition “Electric Counterpoint”, and the harmonica sample taken from Ennio Morricone’s “The Man With The Harmonica”) it mixes […]
Underworld – Mmm Skyscraper I Love You
With Underworld’s new album “Barking” just around the corner, I thought it’d be a good time to listen back to them at their very very best. This is, without a doubt, their finest moment and although the material that followed it was good, it never came close to capturing the magic of “Mmm Skyscraper I […]
Aphex Twin – Xtal
My turn again for the Friday Classic, and I’ve chosen the opening track from Aphex Twin’s brilliant debut release “Selected Ambient Works 85–92“. Released in 1992, to critical acclaim at the time, it has been hailed by Warp Records as being “both the birthplace and the benchmark of modern electronic music”. Compared to some of […]
Mr Fingers – Can You Feel It
Back to the dawn of house for this weeks classic as we let Mr Fingers (aka Larry Heard) do the talking. “Can you feel it” is one of several seminal Chicago house tunes released by Larry his friends and their many fingers guises. For me this is the most notable with the Jackson 5 sample […]
Acen – Trip II The Moon (Kaleidoscopiklimax)
We’re going in with some rave breakbeat goodness on today’s Friday Classic from Acen. This is one of my all time favourites and still never fails to bring a shiver to my spine on each listen. There were three versions of the track and the stand out version for me was Pt3 – the Kaleidoscopiklimax. […]
Capricorn – 20Hz
Capricorn was the brain child of Dutchman Hans Weekhout an experienced musician, engineer and producer. In his early years he played bass and keyboards for mostly funk and soul bands before doing studio work, recording and mixing for numerous Dutch acts as well as for international artists such as Ian Gillan and Falco. After being […]
Optical – The Shining
This Friday’s classic sees us wander down memory lane with a bit of drum n bass history. Released in 1997 on Matrix’s “Metro” imprint, it was Optical’s finest moment at that point in time and in my opinion has rarely been bettered. By the time this was released, Optical had already stood head and shoulders […]
Belfast – Orbital
Dating from 1991, Orbital’s “Belfast” stands out for me as being an absolute classic in electronic music terms. Featuring an ethereal vocal sample taken from Hildegard von Bingen’s “O Euchari in leta via“, the track falls somewhere between downtempo house & chillout anthem. The soundtrack to many a weekend for me & countless people over […]
Liquid Liquid – Optimo
Another weekend and yet another music festival comes upon the Labs collective. This time a Sunday all day number beckons in the shape of the Electric Frog Festival. Looking at the line up, one act sticks out as having the ability to deliver the Friday classic…..Liquid Liquid. Liquid Liquid were formed in the post-punk underground […]
