http://tricorder.at We must invent new futures Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:21:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc We must invent new futures no http://tricorder.at/?p=2562 http://tricorder.at/?p=2562#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:45:25 +0000 diwanescu http://tricorder.at/?p=2562 http://tricorder.at/?feed=rss2&p=2562 1 FACT Mix Download Mix Exclusive extended alternate version of “Tober” from the The Dark Is Rising12″/CD by The Village Orchestra released on Stuff Records in January 2009 Download Track Ruaridh Law by birth, T.V.O is one of the country’s most meticulous DJs, and as a former member of cult electronica group Marcia Blaine School for Girls, he’s also a superb producer in his own right: most recently showcased by his ability to both release driving techno singles for labels like Stuff Records, and to indulge his experimental side on ambient/found sound albums for Highpoint Lowlife – this year’s I Can Hear The Sirens Again a particular highlight. Fans of T.V.O.’s past mixes might have an idea of what to expect. This FACT mix starts off slowly with avant garde compositions from the likes of Coil and Alva-Noto, before touching on bass music’s futurist fringes with 8Bitch and Spatial and building seamlessly in energy via tracks by Scuba, Hot City, Neil Landstrumm, Kenny Larkin, Farley Jackmaster Funk and more. Tracklist: Coil – Dark Start (Eskaton) Erstlaub – Broadcasting On Ghost Frequencies (Moving Furniture Records) Alva Noto – Sora (Raster-Noton) V/vm – There Was A Fish In The Percolator Side A (V/VM Test) Esplendor Geometrico – Introspeccion (Apocalyptic Vision) Signal – Epirex Motor (Raster-Noton) Spatial – 81012 (Infrasonics) the8bitch – Jeff The Dolphin (unrreleased) Nanorhythm – Continental Breakfast (unreleased) The Marcia Blaine School For Girls – Phantom paint Stripper (TVO edit) (unreleased) The Other People Place – Running From Love (Warp) Ramadanman – Revenue (Untold remix) (2nd Drop Records) TVO – Aklo Cut With Saffron (Highpoint Lowlife) Phuture – Can You Feel The Bass (House mix) (Hot Mix 5) Sarantis – Nytoglycerine (Terminal Dusk) Kalon – Haiku (sandwell District) Jamie Principle – Baby Wants To Ride (FFRR) Scuba – Volt (Abucs) Hot City – No More (Infrasonics) Adeva – Don’t Think About It (187 Lockdown dub) (Distinct’ive) Neil Landstrumm – ?20 to Get In (Planet Mu) Lil Wayne – A Milli (MRK1 remix) (No Label Download) Norman Nodge – Manmade (MDR) Martyn – Vancouver (3024) Kenny Larkin – Catatonic (Third State – Carl Craig remix) (R&S) Lil Louis – Jupiter (Diamond Records) RSD – Over It (Tectonic) Silent Servant – Violencia (Kalon mix) (Sandwell District) Farley Jackmaster Funk – All Acid Out (Trax) La Dusseldorf – Rheinita (Strand) Ekkehard Ehlers – Plays John Cassavetes 2 (Staubgold) The Village Orchestra – The King In Yellow (Exclusive Sonic Router Download) The Village Orchestra – The King In Yellow (Exclusive Sonic Router Download) by sonicrouter Source: factmag.com, thewire.co.uk Like Unlike Related posts: The Wire: 150 Essential Objects of Musical Desire | August 1996 (0) The Wire 300: Simon Reynolds on the Hardcore Continuum: Introduction (0) Shir Khan (0) Von Südenfed (0) Today is ’808′ day (0) FACT Mix Download Mix Exclusive extended alternate version of “Tober” from the The Dark Is Rising12″/CD by The Village Orchestra released on Stuff Records in January 2009 Download Track Ruaridh Law by birth, T.V.O is one of the country’s [...] http://tricorder.at/?p=2297 http://tricorder.at/?p=2297#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:45:15 +0000 diwanescu http://tricorder.at/?p=2297 http://tricorder.at/?feed=rss2&p=2297 1 Somewhere at the interstellar crossroads of Sun Ra, DJ Spooky, Strata East, and Lee “Scratch” Perry lies the incomparable musical mind of L.A. native Ras G (né Gregory Shorter, Jr.). Download Though he often affixes the group moniker “The Alkebulan (or Afrikan) Space Program” to his name, Ras G (a composite of his first initial and a testament to his belief in Rastafari) is the sole captain and crew of this spacecraft. Along with a 21st-century moxie, his collective influences make up what he describes as ghetto sci-fi—an extraterrestrial soundwave transmission of dub, white noise, glitch, off-kilter boom-bap, and sound bites. Incorporating healing tones (specific sound frequencies that are purported to have profound effects on the spirit and body), modal jazz, and ancestral inspiration, Ras G has managed to concoct a sonic brew that defies conventional musical categorization. “As opposed to riding trends and waves, I try to bring forth the music that I really feel,” he explains. “It’s my offering to the world.” Tracing his fascination with the art of beat-making back to a relative who owned an E-mu SP-1200 drum machine/sampler, Ras G began gravitating towards other area hip-hop hopefuls for inspiration in the late 1990s. Most times, his passion was unrequited. “A lot of them weren’t into the music and the gear as tough as I wanted to be,” he remembers. “Or they were producing music on quality gear and the music wasn’t sounding as good as I thought it could sound. I felt like I could do something better with that stuff.” And with his influences in tow, his present-day cosmic creations can be interpreted as drum & bass being sucked into a black hole (“In Coming”) or celestial binary code (“Desert Fairy”). Groovement – Ras G Interview: In 2005, underground L.A. music scene impresario/producer Carlos Niño helped to launch Ras G’s career as a producer by tapping one of his productions for legendary jazz vocalist Dwight Trible’s acclaimed experimental album Love is the Answer. “That was like the lift off,” Shorter recalls. “But it was all kind of weird to me, because that was like one of the fifth or sixth beats that I’d ever made.” Remarkably, Ras G had only just purchased his first beat machine, an MPC-2000XL, the year before. Capitalizing on the buzz surrounding the Trible record, Shorter increased his output and began moving in a new circle of kindred spirits at a monthly soundclash safe haven called Sketchbook at L.A.’s Little Temple Bar. “Flying Lotus, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Dibiase, and everybody who’s doing it right now on the L.A. scene used to gather there,” he reflects. “We would play beats, b-sides, and crazy stuff. So I used to make beat CDs for the parties so we would have something to listen to when we were outside smoking.” Since then, he’s been featured in the documentary Secondhand Sureshots and has released a slew of albums and EPs for Poo-Bah Records that have garnered him a devout following from Japan to the Netherlands. And since being inducted into FlyLo’s L.A.-based artist collective/label Brainfeeder, which Ras G dubs “the X-Men of future music,” it’s apparent that he’s bound for the exosphere. “Everybody loves Brotha From Anotha Planet, but that’s something I did last year in the summertime in my kitchen,” he reveals about the creation of his latest album. “So the vibes of that kitchen were recorded on that project.” And though Ras G has enough recorded material for two full-length releases, he’s wary of predicting what vibes his next album will transmit. “Ain’t no telling where we’re going with this music. The inspiration changes quickly—that’s the Afrikan Space Program. We just do it.” Source: groovement.co.uk, xlr8r.com, brainfeedersite.com Like Unlike Related posts: Yellow Swans At Sonar 2008 (1) The Gaslamp Killers (2) Take Notice for Timeless – Suite For Ma Dukes (0) Sonar [...] Somewhere at the interstellar crossroads of Sun Ra, DJ Spooky, Strata East, and Lee “Scratch” Perry lies the incomparable musical mind of L.A. native Ras G (né Gregory Shorter, Jr.). Download Though he often affixes the group moniker “The [...] http://tricorder.at/?p=2164 http://tricorder.at/?p=2164#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:36:09 +0000 diwanescu http://tricorder.at/?p=2164 http://tricorder.at/?feed=rss2&p=2164 0 Photo: Marlon Fink Download Simon/off started spinning Breaks and D&B back in 1998. After debuting with his Soon EP on Graz Houseverbot imprint in 2005, he has been constantly evolving his unique sound. You will find influences ranging from Dubstep to IDM and related genres of electronic dance music in his music and mixes. His current productions are getting DJ support from the likes of DJ Distance and Bunzer0, and his intoxicating live shows have already fascinated audiences in various cities such as London, Berlin, Vienna, and last but not least his homebase Graz. Hakan Lidbo – Tarmvred (Broque) Winterstrand – 135iger (unreleased) El Rakkas – Mass erectile dysfunction (Trenchant Dubs) simon/off & Flo`niel – Rainy Days (unreleased) Simon/off – Too cold (unreleased) Devious – Classics (unreleased) Kwality – Connex (HxdB remix) (Dubkraft) Simon/off feat. Mai – Ma vie revÈe (unreleased) Lurka – Cracked (unreleased) IZC – Arctic dawn (Dubsquare) simon/off – On arrette tout (Boombap forthcoming) Simon/off – My Love Refix (unreleased) ca.tter – My rhymes (unreleased) ca.tter – Fourth motion (Dubsquare forthcoming) More info: http://winterstrand.net http://discogs.com/artist/Simon%2Foff http://discogs.com/artist/Winterstrand Via: g24.at Source: overlap.org Like Unlike Related posts: L-VIS 1990 Mid Summer Mixtape (0) Abstract Noise Sequencer (0) Von Südenfed (0) The Real Rusko (2) Shir Khan (0) Photo: Marlon Fink Download Simon/off started spinning Breaks and D&B back in 1998. After debuting with his Soon EP on Graz Houseverbot imprint in 2005, he has been constantly evolving his unique sound. You will find influences ranging from [...] http://tricorder.at/?p=2154 http://tricorder.at/?p=2154#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:35:41 +0000 diwanescu http://tricorder.at/?p=2154 http://tricorder.at/?feed=rss2&p=2154 0 Download Reso pushing the boundaries of dubstep with his futuristic, innovative sound – elements of garage, 8-bit electro, breaks and more. Skipping through styles effortlessly. The 25-year-old has been getting much love from Radio 1’s Mary Anne Hobbs for almost 3 years now, and has scored serious acclaim for his remixes for the likes of Buraka Som Sistema and Jamie Woon. Lap this up and crank it up loud. Sum up this podcast in 10 words… My favourite dubstep: deep techy dubby start, face smashing finish. What’s your personal favourite track on it? LFO by Kiko – messes with me everytime, H E A V Y What’s the special ingredient in this mix? Black pudding and mushroom sandwiches, bass, bass and robots. What’s the best gig you’ve played recently? Glade – It went off – maybe that Bestival or Glastonbury, Love festival crowds – they get stuck right in. I’m just back from a tour in Australia which was (Cue Aussie accent) “fucking heaps good” What have you got coming up? I got my new Temjin EP coming on Civil Music, 2×12″ double pack I think! Otacon is gonna see wax on there, will be a taste of things to come and still tear your arse off like Beasts and If Ya Can’t Beat Em. I’m well excited about it! Remix-wise i’ve got Foamo’s War Dance, Drop The Lime and Crookers remixes all on the way soon and I’m gigging all over the country through October and beyond. Then I’ll be warming me toes in the studio finishing my album which set for early 2010 on Civil. I’ve been squirreling away some very special tracks already…you’ve been warned! Tracklisting: 1. Berlin Call – Von D 2. Doors of Perception – Data 3. Sweat – Untold 4. Third wave – 2562 5. Sketch on Glass – Mount kimble 6. Broken Soul Music – Funk Ethics 7. El Presedente – Headhunter 8. LFO – Kito 9. Justify – Appleblim & Rammadanman 10. Rotary – Suspect & Switchdubs 11. Falling Up – Twisted 12. Metal Funk – Elemental 13. TikTak – Reso 14. Renegade Snares (Afghan Headspin booty) – Omni trio 15. Wardance (Reso’s P.O.W mix) – Foamo 16. Beasts in the Basement VIP – Reso 17. Flava – VENT 18. Otacon – Reso 19. Bhangra – 501 20. 4th of July Dub – Mayhem 21. Lock up – VENT 22. Benny Page – Stomp N Swing 23. Pangaea – Bear Witness 24. Knob Twiddler – Starkey Via: datatransmission.co.uk Like Unlike Related posts: The Real Rusko (2) Mary Anne Hobbs – Experimental: Best Of 2008 (0) The Wire: 150 Essential Objects of Musical Desire | August 1996 (0) Sonar 09: Mary Anne Hobbs set (1) The Wire 300: Simon Reynolds on the Hardcore Continuum: Introduction (0) Download Reso pushing the boundaries of dubstep with his futuristic, innovative sound – elements of garage, 8-bit electro, breaks and more. Skipping through styles effortlessly. The 25-year-old has been getting much love from Radio 1’s Mary [...] http://tricorder.at/?p=1927 http://tricorder.at/?p=1927#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:48:35 +0000 diwanescu http://tricorder.at/?p=1927 http://tricorder.at/?feed=rss2&p=1927 1 FACT’s mix series rolls into September with a session from Glasgow’s Rustie. Download One of the most talked about producers in the world on the strength of his 12″s for local labels like Stuff, Wireblock and Dress 2 Sweat and his DJ sets that take in everything from 80s R’n'B to 2009 grime, Rustie’s FACT mix comes just over a week before the second birthday of Ballers Social, the clubnight run by his LuckyMe collective, and features The Dream, Terror Danjah, Lil Scrappy and a taste of what’s to come from both his and Hudson Mohawke’s albums. The birthday takes the form of two nights: first, on September 11, Ballers rolls into Glasgow’s Stereo club with sets from dubstep veteran Jamie Vex’d, whose In System Travel EP is one of the year’s best, Hyperdub tron-garage pair Darkstar, Rustie himself and fellow LuckyMe cohorts The Blessings. Then on the 12, it takes to the same city’s Ivy club, with live sets from Fulgeance and Fox Gut Daata, LuckyMe’s Dema and New York’s premier jerk merchant Dante’s Fried Chicken. Stay tuned to FACT for a second podcast from the collective this week, along with an interview with the Ballers crew and a chance to win t-shirts and guest list for the birthday weekender. Tracklisting: Lil Scrappy – Addicted to Money Rasheeda – Juicy like a Peach Bflecha – Ceja De Carnival Terror Danjah – Zumpi Hunter (Swindle Remix) Hudson Mohawke – Twist Clip Loop Ace Hood – Loco 4 Cake Jeremy Greene – Pitbull – Rain Remix (Instrumental) Rustie – Relay Loops Haunt – Rubber Sun Grenade Hudson Mohawke – Glue Tooth Samoyed – Maybe Yes The Dream – Sweat It Out Tiago – Never Forget Subeena – Dereflex Young Snead – I Love When Dey Hate Hudson Mohawke – Fuse The Cool Kids – Jump Rope Doll Phase – Damn Right (Instrumental) Sweat X – I’m That Alley (Mike Slott remix) Loops Haunt – Impact Omnihammer Rustie – Teen Souls Burning 7vwwvw – It’s my Birthday Via: bassmusicblog.com Source: factmagazine.co.uk Like Unlike Related posts: Mary Anne Hobbs – Experimental: Best Of 2008 (0) Generation Bass Special 08/20 (1) What Runs Through Parents’ Minds When They Picture Their Kids in the Big Apple (0) The Village Orchestra (1) Shir Khan (0) FACT’s mix series rolls into September with a session from Glasgow’s Rustie. Download One of the most talked about producers in the world on the strength of his 12″s for local labels like Stuff, Wireblock and Dress 2 Sweat and his DJ sets [...] http://tricorder.at/?p=2002 http://tricorder.at/?p=2002#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:05:28 +0000 diwanescu http://tricorder.at/?p=2002 http://tricorder.at/?feed=rss2&p=2002 0 Download Paul Rose (aka Scuba, SCB) has been pushing some of the freshest sounds on his label Hotflush – his brilliant mix under his SCB moniker, is guiding between deep warehouse techno, house, funky and broken beats. 01. Tommy Four Seven – Surma (T47 Tool) (Electric Deluxe) 02. Frozen Border – 3-2 (Frozen Border) 03. Hauntologists 2 (Hauntologists) 04. Donato Dozzy – Menta (Time to Express) 05. Roska – Proverbs (Roska Kicks & Snares) 06. The Dolphins – Broken Hobo (Affin) 07. Shackleton – Death is not Final (Skull Disco) 08. Mike Shannon – Sweets (Wagon Repair) 09. Horizontal Ground – untitled (Horizontal Ground) 10. Falty DL – Play Child (unreleased) 11. Digitaline – Altra (City Foxx) 12. A Made Up Sound – On & On (Clone Basement series) 13. Silent Servant – Violencia (Kalon remix) (Sandwell District) 14. Red Snapper – Moving Mountain (Scuba remix) (Lo Recordings) 15. Appleblim & Ramadanman – Justify (Will Saul & Mike Monday remix) (Applepips) 16. N/A – Variance (Marcel Dettmann remix) (Sandwell District) 17. SCB – 20_4 (unreleased) 18. Kowton – Stasis (gmix) (Keysound) 19. Joy Orbison – Tentative Bidding (unreleased) Via: bassmusicblog.com Source: mnmlssg.blogspot.com Related posts: Mutant Funk (0) Greg Wilson – Essential Mix (0) Change! Mobilize! Communicate! (0) Willi Dorner and Lisa Rastl’s ‘Bodies in Urban Spaces’ (0) What Runs Through Parents’ Minds When They Picture Their Kids in the Big Apple (0) Download Paul Rose (aka Scuba, SCB) has been pushing some of the freshest sounds on his label Hotflush – his brilliant mix under his SCB moniker, is guiding between deep warehouse techno, house, funky and broken beats. 01. Tommy Four Seven – [...] http://tricorder.at/?p=1913 http://tricorder.at/?p=1913#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:39:19 +0000 diwanescu http://tricorder.at/?p=1913 http://tricorder.at/?feed=rss2&p=1913 0 It’s more than genre. It’s more than what’s new. It’s about whats true and real. Kode 9 is motivated by pure ideas in music. And it’s not just about the synthetic or the low end or the tempo or the artwork. It’s about the unique place that music can take you. Music is a journey for him. At LuckyMe, Kode 9 defines ‘good sensibility’ – step on board for 50 minutes with Kode 9. Download Sa-ra – Dirty Beauty Prince – The Ballad of Dorothy Parker Kleer – Intimate Connection Cameo – Back & Forth Herbie Hancock – Perfect Machine Slava Tsukerman – Margrets Apartment The Associates – Message Oblique Speech Slava Tsukerman – Night Club Gosub – Last Night at the Stardust Slava Tsukerman – Seduction of Vincent Simonetti/Morante/Pignatelli – Tenebre Simonetti/Morante/Pignatelli – Slow Circus Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Sylvian – Bamboo Houses Dizzee Rascal – Brand New Day Sun Ra – Rocket Number Nine Via: twitter.com Like Unlike Related posts: The Wire: 150 Essential Objects of Musical Desire | August 1996 (0) Today is ’808′ day (0) Yellow Swans At Sonar 2008 (1) The Wire 300: Simon Reynolds on the Hardcore Continuum: Introduction (0) The Real Rusko (2) It’s more than genre. It’s more than what’s new. It’s about whats true and real. Kode 9 is motivated by pure ideas in music. And it’s not just about the synthetic or the low end or the tempo or the artwork. It’s about the unique place [...] http://tricorder.at/?p=1908 http://tricorder.at/?p=1908#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2009 09:11:26 +0000 diwanescu http://tricorder.at/?p=1908 http://tricorder.at/?feed=rss2&p=1908 1 There’s nothing quite like a true exhibition of teamwork in the music world these days. In this case, BBC Radio 1′s experimental DJ and electronic-music tastemaker Mary Anne Hobbs has joined forces with L.A.’s future of hip-hop, Flying Lotus, and the beat master’s Brainfeeder label. They’ve combined their forces for the good of music fans in order to make Hobbs’ live mix from Barcelona’s Sónar music festival available. The mix is a tough-to-the-core, dubstep-laden exhibition of what both Hobbs and the Sónar festival are all about. Download Drumcorps – ‘Terrible Things’ (Ad Noiseam) Reso – ‘Octacon’ (Dubplate) Kryptic Minds – ‘Six Degrees’ (Swamp 81) Gemmy – ‘Rainbow Rd. (Planet Mu) Starkey – ‘Gutter Music’ (Keysound) Jakes – ‘In Tha Place To Be’ (HENCH) DVA – ‘Bullet A Go Fly’ (Keysound) Jason Sparks – ‘Gangstaz’ Reso remix (Dubplate) Silkie – ‘Purple Love’ (Deep Medi) Andy Stott – ‘Drippin’ (Modern Love) Pinch ‘Teleport’ (Planet Mu) Swarmz – ‘Never Step On Me’ (Demo) Skream – ‘Meta-Lick!!!’ (Dubplate) Joker & Ginz – ‘Purple City’ (Kapsize) Martyn – ‘Elden St.’ (3024) LD & Benga – ‘Yes Yes’ (Dubplate) Mala – ‘Eyez’ (Dubplate) Computer Jay – ‘Maintain’ Ikonika remix (Ramp) Shortstuff – ‘Stuff’ (Dubplate) Debruit – ‘Soul Sweat’ Reso mix (Dubplate) Starkey – ‘Pleasure Points’ (Dubplate) Statix – ‘Mind Over Matter’ (Dubplate) Chase & Status – ‘Eastern Jam’ VIP 3 (Dubplate) Source: brainfeedersite.com, xlr8r.com Like Unlike Related posts: Mary Anne Hobbs – Experimental: Best Of 2008 (0) The Real Rusko (2) Generation Bass Special 08/20 (1) Grotty, liquid, dark, brutal and lush (0) Flying Lotus @ BBC Radio 1 (2) There’s nothing quite like a true exhibition of teamwork in the music world these days. In this case, BBC Radio 1′s experimental DJ and electronic-music tastemaker Mary Anne Hobbs has joined forces with L.A.’s future of hip-hop, Flying Lotus, [...] http://tricorder.at/?p=1841 http://tricorder.at/?p=1841#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:10:09 +0000 diwanescu http://tricorder.at/?p=1841 http://tricorder.at/?feed=rss2&p=1841 0 Download Elevate 2009 artist L-Vis 1990 offers a free mix via Curb Crawlers blog, to which he contributes. Few artists can bump heavy-bass tunes while nimbly sliding between genres quite like L-Vis 1990 (a.k.a. James Connolly). With partner Bok Bok, he whips together dubstep, bassline, funky, B-more, grime, and more at London’s Night Slugs party, which has played host to friends and guests like Oneman, Kode 9, Crazy Cousinz, Brackles, and Dexplicit. L-Vis 1990′s production work has also been causing quite a stir, from his bootleg “dubblestep” remixes to last year’s self-titled EP to the recently released United Groove EP on Mad Decent. 1. AM Roots – He Africa feat. Fred Mthembu 2. Rishi Romero – African Forest 3. Geeneus – Yellow Tail VIP 4. DVA – Jelly Roll 5. Conan liquid – The King 6. Untold – Just For You (Roska Remix) 7. DJ Gregory – Vasefa (Argy Remix Beats) 9. Karizma – Neccessarry Maddness 10. Greena – Tenzado 11. L-Vis 1990 – Hide 12. Tayo – Salvador Riddim 13. L-Vis 1990 – United Groove (MJ Cole Remix) 14. Bok Bok – Ripe Banana 15. Joy Orbison – Wet Look 16. Brackles – Get a Job 17. L-Vis 1990 – Untitled New single from L-Vis 1990′s debut release on Mad Decent: Via: thecurbcrawlers.com, discobelle.net, xlr8r.com Like Unlike Related posts: The Real Rusko (2) Keep your eyes on intoxicating Simon/off (0) Von Südenfed (0) Shir Khan (0) Rustie on FACT’s mix series (1) Download Elevate 2009 artist L-Vis 1990 offers a free mix via Curb Crawlers blog, to which he contributes. Few artists can bump heavy-bass tunes while nimbly sliding between genres quite like L-Vis 1990 (a.k.a. James Connolly). With partner Bok [...] http://tricorder.at/?p=1678 http://tricorder.at/?p=1678#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:54:18 +0000 diwanescu http://tricorder.at/?p=1678 http://tricorder.at/?feed=rss2&p=1678 4 Kode9 at Sonar 2007 Kode9 at Sonar Festival Barcelona 2007 D: Can you expand on your ideas of collective rhythm cultures rather than straight Noise? K: Yeah… I’m just fascinated by rhythmic collectivity, whether it’s pleasurable or not – just people moving together, differently, in time. I just think there’s something very fundamental or basic that comes before any political affiliation, ideaological affiliation, almost underneath social categories, a basic model of what a collective is. Which is people coming together, joined by one thing, rhythm. And rhythm is a very abstract thing, it’s not just something that makes you move. The way I see it rhythm is something that joins things together. D: And to do that, it tends to be rhythms which are simple, or less simple? K: Yeah, that’s a more aesthetic or tactical question… to do with specific music scenes, and how far you can go before a collective falls apart, how much can you fuck up a rhthm before it loses it groove, and these are very pertinent questions in the history of electronic music, aren’t they. How self-indulgent and obsessed can you get about unquantised beats before you make them completely dysfunctional. How asymmetric and disjointed can rhythms go while staying completely 4/4 and completely quantised. This is like a tactical aesthetic question that’s crucial to all electronic dance music cultures. Every single genre has different issues about how you experiment within the genre. At what point does it become a music which is purely for the producers, and the critics, and what point does it lose a dancefloor and so on. D: How do you feel about the lowest common denominator argument with rhythm, whereby if rhyth is a value in itself, then surely Fat Boy Slim is the best music overall, because more people would dance together on Brighton Beach than anything else…? K: Rhythmic collectives are never just an issue of size, are they. Never just an issue of quantity. Otherwise, trance, Fat Boy Slim and whatever utter bullshit you care to mention would be the ideal… so I think it’s really about quality rather than quantity. And quality is a very difficult thing to define. D: Was your jungle set at BLOC, where you only had a certain number of people dancing, but people were really into it, is that the kind of experience which seems more meaningful somehow? K: No, that was just me pissed off [laughs] And just wanting to do something to make myself feel a bit happier. But I do find myself turning my back on the audience quite a lot, metaphorically. In other words just doing what I think I need to play because that’s what I want to hear And dealing with the consequences of that after the fact. D: How crucial to the collective rhythmic dynamic are things like rewinds, some kind of interaction? K: I suppose over the last couple of years I’ve been interested in … don’t release the tension until it’s worth releasing. I’ve enjoyed DJ sets recently where the tension just swells and swells and swells, and don’t allow a release… until.. you’re allowed two or three releases in the whole set. But you’re not just climaxing every two seconds. Because that’s not a climax, that’s just deflation, every two or three seconds. It’s just irritating to be honest, stop start. It’s simple for me, I like dark rooms, I like to be in complete darkness when I play, I like that feeling of intimacy in a room, it doesn’t matter how big the room is, but when it’s dark, and you’re not stopping and starting all the time, you build up this tense energy in the room that makes quite an intimate situation, and makes everyone really sensitive to what’s going on. Whereas if it’s all beer bottles in the air and shouting every three minutres because someone’s just rewound the tune, and moshpits, which is quite common in dubstep these days. I don’t find that particularly intimate. D: Can you have intimacy in really intense music? If so, which [...] Kode9 at Sonar 2007 Kode9 at Sonar Festival Barcelona 2007 D: Can you expand on your ideas of collective rhythm cultures rather than straight Noise? K: Yeah… I’m just fascinated by rhythmic collectivity, whether it’s pleasurable or not – [...]