I just picked this up on Twitter…Adam Beyer played “Billie Jean” as his last track at the Awakenings festival. Respect.
Eddie B
I just picked this up on Twitter…Adam Beyer played “Billie Jean” as his last track at the Awakenings festival. Respect.
Eddie B
Louisville played host to MSTRKRFT Thursday night. Louisville you say? That was my reaction as well. It turns out that the management of 4th Street Live made an arrangement with Bacardi to become a stop on their B-Live tour route. (4th Street Live is a section of downtown which, on the weekends and for special events, is closed off to traffic, allowing the intoxicated masses to roam freely betwixt bars and clubs without fear of being run down. This also allows the occasional stage to be erected.) I wasn’t sure how MSTRKRFT would be received. 4th Street Live is, among other things, the site of the wildly successful “Hot Country Nights” concert series. Skepticism of a successful outcome was in effect. As you can see from the video, I shouldn’t have worried.
MSTRKRFT 4th Street Live 6-25-09 from Resonant Vibes on Vimeo.
MSTRKRFT in the RV Network. (<— Pssst… Free Mixes. Go Get ‘Em.)
Today has turned out to be a sad day. The world has lost Michael Jackson, and I’m feeling a maelstrom of emotions.
Aside from the fact that, in my opinion, Thriller is the best album ever recorded…aside from the fact that Mike was a divinely talented musician…aside from the fact that he entertained the world for decades…aside from the fact that I can remember being six years old and breakdancing to Thriller in my parents’ basement…aside from all of that, Mike helped define a time.
I’m listening to “Human Nature” as I write this, and I’m remembering a time in the 80s when Mike was the most popular person on the planet. I remember the way people were dressing, the movies we were watching, the cars people were driving, and the myriad other things that belong to a time that has now so clearly passed and that will never be repeated.
Mike represents something to me beyond amazing music and incredible dance moves, and his death is a reminder that every moment of life is precious. It makes me realize how connected all of us are who are sharing the small sliver of space and time called our lifetimes.
My kids will never know a world where Mike is moonwalking and where people are wearing shimmering gloves and red jackets to imitate him…but his music (and with it, the unique spirit of a time I shared) will be around for as long as civilization endures.
Rest in peace Mike. This world will miss you.
Eddie B
I’m a bit late on posting this gallery for you to check out due to a few unforeseen technical difficulties in Spain, which also put the brakes on the coverage of Sonar that I was hoping to do.
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I did however manage to get to Josh Wink’s Ovum Records party that Wednesday where I met some cool people heard plenty of great tunes… my only grumble was that there wasn’t enough bass!
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Enjoy 
I don’t think this post needs much of an introduction. These tracks are new to the site and caught my ear. The mix at the bottom of the page features the first seven tracks in the order listed. The omission of the last three tracks is not indicative of the quality (or lack thereof) of those tracks, but of my inability to work them into a cohesive mix with the others. It’s a mini-mix, roughly 15 minutes and featuring around 2 minutes of each song, but should give you an idea of what’s going on.
1. Blossom (Original Mix) Aes Dana – Nice and laid back. Lots of atmospheres and moods on this release. I had a hard time picking one track from it. A variety of great tunes to cue up, sit back and get lost in your favorite chair. 
2. Inspiring Cooperation (Lenny Barnes House Mix) 1st Class – This track just has a good feeling to it.
3. Cannibal’s Island (Original Mix) Sven Jozwiak – Good minimal track, but not so minimal that it sounds like a click track.
4. ALFAMA (Original Mix) Oliver Deutschmann – Oliver Deutschmann scores. Deep, spacious techno.
5. Driven (Original Mix) Leo Leal & Royal Dance – One of my top two of the bunch. The aptly named track really makes you want to move and then drops into a section that reminds me of Radiohead. Could you ask for more?
6. Tec 506 (Original Mix) Ilias Katelanos – I dare you to not like this track.
7. Illusions (Original Mix) Dockoff – This is the other of my top two from this bunch. I can imagine this one getting all kinds of action, and would love to hear it on a big system. KansaK is on it.
8. Sixes and Nines (Original Mix) Josiah Burke – I’m really not sure why I like this one, but I do.
9. Passin Planet (Original Mix) Kimmy Baxter – The melodic start to this track is misleading. Much grit follows.
10. Flowing feat Alex (Phrakture’s Liquid DnB Remix) Rosenfeld – This is the kind of drum and bass that I talked about in my post about LTJ Bukem. It has some space, cool vocal backgrounds, and isn’t overbearing.
A while back, I stumbled onto a nice podcast for deep house fans. It’s called the Deep House Cat Show, and it’s hosted by DJ philE out of Chicago. I sought this show out because I wanted to make my incoming music more diverse. I’m getting loads of techno and progressive house these days, and I wanted to sprinkle in some quality deep house.
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I’ve posted episode 52 of the Deep House Cat Show here for your listening pleasure. It’s two hours long, and it actually has some tracks that I wouldn’t categorize as pure deep house, but it’s all good…click the play icon below and Enjoy
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For those interested, I’ve posted a tracklist for this mix below.
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1. Intro
2. Tony Lionni – Found A Place – OSTGUT TON
3. Chez Damier – Help Myself (Carl Craig Reconstruction) – K7!
4. Adam Jace – Do U Wanna (Go Deep) – THUG
5. Itamar Sagi – Black Gold – BE AS ONE
6. Hösh – Steppenwolf (Jerome Sydenham’s Blacktro Dub) – DIYNAMIC
7. Two Armadillos – Patience – DESSOUS
8. Soultourist – Coming Soon – DRUMPOET
9. The Craftsmen – Estrella (Richard Earnshaw’s Deep String Remix) – DUFF NOTE
10. Jay Tripwire – Carbonite Freeze – CONYA
11. Nikola Gala – Blueberry – PLASTIC CITY
12. Marcelo Cruz , Joe Rizla & Justin Imperiale – Yemaya – Deepnsound
13. Yotam Avni Presents Robert Owens – New World (Remix) -
14. Sheharzad – Yalla Yalla (Henrik Schwarz Remix) – Fine art Recordings
15. Geoffrey Oryema – Piri Wango Iya (Boddhi Satva’s Ancestral Soulstrumental) – gotsoul
16. Madioko N Rafika – Ellelli (Kalabrese Remix) – Innervisions
17. Dual City – Afridub – Tonality Records
18. Roland Clark – Connection (Dj Garphie Think House Instrumental) – Home
19. Alex Finkin And Reverend P Feat. Jocelyn Mathieu – Those Days Are Gone (Animal House Club Mix Instrumental) – Vega Records
20. Alex Finkin And Reverend P Feat. Jocelyn Mathieu – Those Days Are Gone (Animal House Vocal Mix) – Vega Records
21. Cerrone & Jamie Lewis – Not Too Shabby (Jamie Lewis Instrumental Mix) – Purple Music
22. Cerrone & Jamie Lewis – Not Too Shabby (Jamie Lewis Vocal Mix) – Purple Music
23. Jill Scott – Street Life (Scott Wozniak Remix)
24. Jake Childs – The Underground (Inland Knights Remix) – Dust Traxx Chicago
25. Nightrhymes – Chicago (Club Mix) – Reelgroove
26. Tortured Soul – Home To You (Quentin Harris Vocal Mix) – TSTC Records
27. Rickert & Vesely – Shizouka Mood – SOBRA Recordings
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Eddie B
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It’s Saturday so I figured it would be cool to share another nice mix with you.
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This one comes from Tony Lionni, and it’s the 157th episode of the Resident Advisor podcast. RA just keeps getting the job done, week after week.
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I checked in on the RA forums, and it seems there are some mixed feelings about this episode, but I’ve been digging it for the past few weeks. It’s original, and it takes some interesting artistic twists.
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If you’re not familiar with Tony Lionni, he’s a house and techno producer. He was born in Liverpool, and he’s living in Berlin now (of course). His roots are actually in hip hop and funk, but he’s been producing electronic music like a man possessed for the past year or so. He’s already had releases on labels like Versatile, Aesthetic Audio, Wave, Mule, and Figure.
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For those interested, I’ve posted a tracklist for this mix below.
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1. “Mystery of Nazerus” – Marco Bernardi
2. “Sleeper” – Jimpster
3. “Where Are You Now” – Andre Lodemann
4. “The Brain” – Tony Lionni
5. “Letting Go” – The Chain
6. “The Chain” – Geo
7. “Hot Knives” – Slam
8. “Rizer” – Kalva and Paul Thomas
9. “BX3″ – Len Faki
10. “Astroblack” – Tony Lionni
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So, with no further delay, click the play icon below and Enjoy!
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Eddie B
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Are you paying more than $1.50 to download electronic music tracks? If so, then stop it!
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I don’t usually go on advertising rants in my blog posts, but this one is long overdue…
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This week, we’ve added over 2,000 tracks to our store from solid labels, and every one of those tracks is available in WAV and 320 kbps MP3 format (whatever your pleasure) for $1.50!
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Of course, I’m not going to try to pull the wool over your eyes here…I know that we don’t have as much catalog as Beatport; but we will! Our upload volume has been growing, and it will increase in leaps and bounds in the weeks ahead. We’ve signed deals with some major players, and we’ve completely overhauled our upload process to accommodate much higher volume.
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We’re already putting up tracks from solid labels. For example, this week’s upload included releases from labels like the ones below.
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……Ambiosphere…………………….dPulse Recordings…………………….Mupa
……Bedrock………………………….Drum Central Recordings……………..Naked Lunch Records
……BIT Records Mexico……………Flow Vinyl…………………………..MMNew Era Digital
……Boxer Recordings………………Frisky Records……………………….MNext Dimension Music
……Bugeyed Records………………Iboga Records………………………….Outside the Box
……Christian Records………………Kansak Recordings………….MMM….Progressive Grooves Records
……Cubic Digital…………………….Kompakt……………………MM………Proton Music
……Cyclical Tracks………………….Kung Fu Dub Recordings……………..Salted Music
……DeepLife Records………………Lights Out……………………………….Stranamente Digital
……Digitalo Enterprises…………….Lofi……………………………………….Xela Digital
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So, being the intelligent electronic music shopper that you are, it just doesn’t make sense to pay more than $1.50 for your WAV or MP3 downloads.
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We’ve worked hard over the years to maintain our price structure…because we think it’s fair. Actually, we have a pretty simple idea – one that makes good sense to us. Namely, if we keep the price reasonable, you’ll probably buy more music than if we get greedy and charge more. This will translate into good sales for our artists, and we’ll do well ourselves…ultimately, we all win!
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Ok, so that’s my rant…now promise me you’re not going to overpay anymore for your tracks
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Eddie B
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PS We’re constantly improving our site. If you shop with us and notice something that you think we should be doing differently, please let us know. We’re not just trying to give you the best price; we also want to give you the best service!
Greetings friends, readers and shoppers. We have made a few tweaks to the site, some of which will make some of you happy – none of which (hopefully) will send any of you into the waiting, open arms of Beatport. If this turns out to be the case, please let us know. We’ve been looking for an excuse to shuffle upper management….
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John and Craig have been hard at work taking user feedback and molding the new RV 2.0 into a site on which, we hope, you will enjoy spending your ever-diminishing supply of free time. The first change comes from suggestions voiced by many, most notably from Podrunner head honcho and friend of RV, DJ Steve Boyett. Early in the development of the new site, we thought browsing would be best accomplished on a release by release basis. Our thinking was that users would want to be able to browse in a way that offered maximum content in the least amount of time. In a conversation with Eddie B regarding navigation of the site, Steve pointed out (and I’m paraphrasing here) “I just want a big list of tracks I can go through one by one”. Well Steve, say no more. On the left side of store landing page now resides a browse section, under which are buttons for tracks and samples. Browse away.
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Speaking of samples, large strides have been made to make sample packs more accessible. Users can search and browse for them by title or genre. On a related note, I have been in touch with several new sample providers and will soon be adding to the already stellar Resonant Vibes sample stable. Check back for more details.
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A last bit of news regarding the RV Network. For those of you who encountered problems uploading material to the Network the past few days, the issue has been resolved. We apologize for any inconvenience, and would love it if you would upload any mixes and tracks that didn’t make it the first time. Shoot me an email at seth@resonantvibes.com if you do so I can give them a listen.
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Until next time…
Here’s a great mix for you…Peter Van Hoesen holding it down for the 66th episode of the Get the Curse Podcast. This is my kind of music!
I must confess, I hadn’t heard of Peter Van Hoesen before discovering this podcast episode, but he gets the job done here. Over the past few months, I’ve really come to appreciate the Get the Curse podcast – definitely one of my favorites at the moment.
Peter calls this mix Time to Express, and he says the purpose is to “To evoke the 6 am feeling of a jackin’, bass-heavy warehouse marathon. Strobes flash, your chest is rattling, salty sweat burns your eyes and you yearn for more.” Right on!
Just click the play icon below to check out the mix. While you’re at it, go ahead and subscribe to the Get the Curse podcast.
Peter also shared some insightful information about his mix with Get the Curse. For your reading pleasure, I’ve copied a portion of the Q&A below. Enjoy the mix and the info, compliments to Get the Curse
GTC: Tell us a few words about your mix; how and where was it recorded ?
PVH: The mix was recorded at my studio in Brussels, using two turntables, two cd players and a mixer. The idea was to let people find out about what’s in my record bag at the moment, going from slow and deep to uptempo techno. The ideal DJ set for me is one where I can go from dubby, slow grooves to faster, more abstract techno over a period of three hours or longer.
GTC: How would you describe a typical “Peter Van Hoesen track” ?
PVH: Something which is always part of it is bass, be it through grumbling basslines or deep kick drums, I always find myself going back to the bass, being a bass player originally. Also, my recent tracks all have a bit of ‘dirt’ in them, for some reason I’m attracted to imperfection, so when mixing down tracks I tend to add a layer of hiss or noise via the mixing desk…it’s not always very audible, sometimes it’s hidden, but it’s always there. And lastly, as it’s techno music I’m making, there’s a fair amount of attention to rhythm of course… it’s dancefloor music after all.
GTC: What are the future plans for your “Time To Express” imprint?
PVH: In June there will be a release by Donato Dozzy and Cio D’Or titled ‘Menta’. Then after the summer we will release two ‘various artists’ ep’s, with new tracks and remixes from artists who previously appeared on Time To Express, as well as one or two new names. Finally there will be one more Peter Van Hoesen ep on Time To Express in 2009.
GTC: I’ve read a few months ago that you were preparing an LP for release in November. What about it ?
PVH: Ah, the album…It’s correct that I was preparing the album for release in November, but last month I decided to change that and take more time for it. I deleted half of the tracks and kept those ones that I felt represented my sound in a new way. The album should be more than just a collection of tracks that could have been released as seperate ep’s. A big part of the album will feature much slower bpm’s, something I’ve been interested in lately; trying to fit the Time To Express sound within slower tempo’s opens up possibilities, and I want to explore that more deeply. So right now I’m looking at releasing the album early 2010.
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