Hudson Mohawke

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://hudsonmohawke.com/
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/hudsonmo

“Hudson Mohawke, (b. Ross Birchard), also known as DJ Itchy, Hudson Mo or Hud Mo, is an Electronic music producer/DJ from Glasgow, Scotland, affiliated with the LuckyMe collective of musicians and artists. He is signed to Warp Records and released his debut album Butter in October 2009.

At the age of 15 Birchard, under the name DJ Itchy, was the youngest ever UK DMC finalist. His earliest gigs as a club DJ were with Glasgow Uni’s Subcity Radio where he was part of the culture city kids show and later other shows including Turntable Science with Pro Vinylist Karim and Cloudo’s Happy Hardcore show. Birchard became Hudson Mohawke after seeing the name engraved on a statue in the hallway of his accommodation. He was signed to Warp Records despite a very limited track record of official releases; the bulk of his releases were unofficial tracks and DJ mixes circulated on the Internet. His first official release to get major notice was “Free Mo”, a track on the Ubiquity Records various-artists compilation Choices, Vol. 1 (2007); subsequently, he was featured as a remixer on Choices, Vol. 2 (2007). In 2008 his 12” EP Ooops! on LuckyMe/Wireblock became an underground sensation, particularly once word spread of his recording contract with Warp.”


Hudson Mohawke - FUSE by SimR

Hudson Mohawke - Rising 5 by dim

REMIX MONDAY – Goldfish: Hold Tight

First off, sorry about the kitschy theme days.

Anyway, Mondays I will try to post some of my favorite remixes of artists that I’ve already shared.  Here is the first one…

Awesome remix of Goldfish’s “Hold Tight” by an artist that seems to be just limited to SoundCloud and YouTube, Anotsu.  All I've found is that he is from Elburg, Netherlands.  If he continues to produce sounds of this quality we should know more about him very soon, though.  Enjoy!

Hold Tight - Anotsu ( Goldfish Sample) by Anotsu

SINGLE SUNDAY: Matthew & Toby

“On their deep and dark missions into rhythm and sound, through the use of drums, percussion and raw electronics, Rocketnumbernine invite you to join them into the lesser explored musical territories. Brothers Ben and Tom Page have worked together musically for the last 8 years. Through their richly varied musical experiences, the brothers conjure intense musical landscapes, with purely improvised sets allowing the music to follow its own course. Combined with beautifully realised, soulful visuals from Justin Badhand, their live shows are proving to be unforgettable audio and visual feasts”



Rocketnumbernine - Matthew and Toby (TEXT008) by Four Tet

Goldfish

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.goldfishlive.com/
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/goldfishlive


“Goldfish is a live electronic act from Cape Town, South Africa. The two members Dominic Peters and David Poole are jazz musicians who met while studying music at university. They recorded their first album - ‘’Caught in the Loop’’ - themselves, with little more than a double bass, a saxophone and a couple of synths. This self-released album led to a cult following and numerous hits in their home country, where they have been voted best live act, and are known as the ‘Fishies’ to their fans.”

Goldfish - Hold Tight by pitster
Goldfish - Wet Welly by pitster

Blank Blue

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: Not Found
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/blankblue


"Elvin Estela, aka Nobody, met Niki Randa at Fingerprints, an indie record store in Long Beach, California, where they have worked together since 2001. Estela was mulling over ideas for a sequel to Pacific Drift, his 2003 release on Ubiquity, and realized that the album he wanted to make needed only one vocalist. He had often heard that “Niki can sing!” and eventually would give Randa a CD-R of beats and tracks that he was considering for his new album to see if she was interested in being the one. In December 2006 the first of their collaborations was finished and given the working title “Sonic What?!” Excited with the results, Estela immediately told Randa about the concept for an album which had come to him in a series of nightmares. Shortly after the two ventured to a book store during their lunch break, grabbed a book blindly, opened randomly, and put Randa’s finger to a page which read “Blank Blue.” The god’s had christened their project (it’s both the album’s namesake and the name given to the collaboration between Estela and Randa) and for the next twelve months, Estela and Randa would eat, sleep, drink and smoke Blank Blue."


Blank Blue - In The Swin by JAR-6

Blank Blue "Eyes Closed" by Porter Records

Nosaj Thing

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.nosajthing.com/
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/nosajthing

“Los Angeles producer Nosaj Thing crafts stately, ethereal synth-based instrumental hip-hop, with influences that range from Boards of Canada and DJ Shadow to Danny Elfman and Erik Satie. An L.A. native, Jason Chung was inspired at an early age by the hip-hop radio stations that the bus driver would play on his way to elementary school, and particularly by the Beat Junkies’ turntablism on Power 106. In high school, while delving into the sounds of drum’n’bass and the rave scene and playing quad toms in the school drum line, he figured out how to use his father’s old PC to start programming beats of his own. Further along, Chung was motivated to move in more experimental directions by the D.I.Y. rock scene at L.A.’s underground venue The Smell, where he made his live debut as Nosaj Thing in 2004. Through online and in-person networking, on message boards and, eventually, at the more beat-oriented music spot Low End Theory, Chung came into contact with likeminded Angelenos including Flying Lotus, Nobody, Daedelus, and local legends (and personal heroes) like D-Styles and Daddy Kev. Following the self-released Views/Octopus EP in 2006 (whose track “Aquarium” was later used by rapper Kid Cudi as the basis of his “Man on the Moon”), he signed with Kev’s Alpha Pup imprint for his full-length debut, Drift, in 2009. Chung has also contributed beats to MCs Busdriver and Nocando, and made remixes for Flying Lotus, Daedelus, Radiohead, and Smell staples Health.”



Nosaj Thing: Coat of Arms by ALPHA PUP

Nosaj Thing - Aquarium by nealocat

Islands (Nosaj Thing Remix) by TUDOR

SINGLE SUNDAY: Pachelbel's Cannon, Reinvented

Hiromi - Pachelbel's Cannon

"Pianists have long played Pachelbel's stately Canon, but Japanese jazz player Hiromi Uehara stands out for her treatment of this classical chestnut. In the version on her new CD, Place to Be, she starts off sounding like a typical, earnest student, plunking the oft-heard melody at a deliberate pace. Then the piano takes on a weird sound — strained, thin, metallic, almost like a robo-harpiscord. Hiromi has "prepared" her instrument by placing a metal ruler on the strings to alter its essence. Instantly, the Canon loses its familiarity.

Next, the 30-year-old keyboardist fiddles with the piece itself, adding syncopation and swing and charming, stuttered notes. She turns the melody over to the left hand; her right hand reappears with enchanting trills and intricate improvisations on the melody. Rolling chords, tinged with dissonance, rise and fall like ocean waves.

Throughout, Hiromi's classical technique is evident in her firm yet light touch, in her impeccable sense of time and in her respect for the structure of the piece, even as she turns it inside-out. Her reinvention of the Canon is whimsical and witty, moody and meandering. Yet, in the end, the piece wanders back to its original form: Hiromi's restless fingers land on the final chord, delicately and sweetly, just as millions of pianists have done before her."

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Tunng

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.tunng.co.uk/
MYSPACE: myspace.com/thisistunng

“Tunng are an experimental folk band which formed in 2003 in London, England. They are often associated with the folktronica genre due to the electronic influences evident in some of their work. The band consists of Mike Lindsay (vocals, guitar), Sam Genders (vocals, guitar), Becky Jacobs (vocals, percussion, mandolin), Ashley Bates (banjo, guitar), Phil Winter (electronics, sampling, keyboards) and Martin Smith (percussion, shells)”


Tunng - Bullets by Mycb Music-DesigN

Tunng - Hustle by dweihs

Delorean

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: Not Found
MYSPACE: myspace.com/delorean

“Along the white sands of Barcelona, a community of music makers have been combining the delirious house sounds of the sundazed club scene with the irresistible melodies of contemporary pop. At the forefront of this scene is Delorean, a Barcelona-via-Zarautz quartet whose uniquely Mediterranean sound has made them one of Spain’s most popular independent bands. Taking cues from Spain’s native Balearic beat, Madchester house, techno, R&B and indie rock, Delorean carves out a sunny sweet spot between the stage and the dance floor.”

Delorean - Real Love by asisntco

Delorean - Seasun by tadpoletunes

Ernest Gonzales

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: beenmeaningtotellyou.com/
MYSPACE: Myspace.com/theoryofeverything

“Hailing from Texas, artist and label owner of up & coming electronic and hip hop label Exponential Records, Ernest Gonzales has steadily seen his sound evolve from the adventurous worlds of experimental hip hop to the new plateaus of electronic lullabies. With this release, Gonzales adds layers of live guitar, allowing more musical influences to successfully coexist. A stuttering mix of drums & down south beats layers with 8 bit electronic bleeps, dreamy guitars, and dirty bass, his melting pot mix can be only be called Down-South-Nintendo-Rock-Tronica.”

Ernest Gonzales 'Run Jump Seek' (Zoon van snooK Remix) by Zoon van snooK

Self Awakening -Ernest Gonzales by pdiddycoop

Lullaby No. 5 (Mexicans with Guns Remix) by Exponential

Tycho

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.tychomusic.com
MYSPACE: Myspace.com/tycho

“Tycho is the music project of San Francisco artist and producer Scott Hansen. As Tycho, Hansen blends swirling melodies into vaguely triumphant arcs that crisscross between stuttering beats and vocal samples, creating rolling sonic landscapes that extend into the horizon. Known in the design world as ISO50, Hansen is famed for his bucolic, sun-drenched design style, which serves as a backdrop and mirror for his musical output. Hansen began his electronic-music career with 2002’s
The Science of Patterns EP , which was followed in 2004 by his first full length, Sunrise Projector. The critical acclaim continued in 2006 with the release of Past Is Prologue on Miami-based IDM imprint Merck records. Ghostly met Scott Hansen in 2007, and like everybody else, we simply had to work with him. So far, so good: in 2008, Tycho received a nod as one of URB magazine’s “Next 100” artists to watch.”

RootMusic BandPage by Tycho

Le Loup

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.leloupmusic.net/
MYSPACE: myspace.com/leloupmusic

"At the core of every contented family is a sense of balance, an emotional push-and-pull that helps stabilize the entire unit. A similar equilibrium anchors Le Loup’s second album, Family. Recorded in a remote cabin and a Maryland basement, the record finds the middle ground between tribal rock and sonic experimentation.

Like most families, Le Loup has grown since its inception. What began as the bedroom project of Sam Simkoff is now a full-sized band, with all five members contributing vocals and songwriting credits. The band’s music – originally a blend of keyboard loops, banjo, and computer wizardry – has grown as well, encompassing everything from shape note harmonies to polyphonic percussion.

Simkoff and band-mate Christian Ervin produced Family themselves, having previously worked together on the band’s debut, The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations’ Millennium General Assembly. Unlike that first album, Family doesn’t rely on synthesizers or electronic support. Instead, the musicians took a more elemental approach, capturing the organic sounds of their instruments before treating them with various effects.

'Christian and I would chop up all of those organic sounds and re-process them as samples through a computer,' Simkoff explains."


Le Loup - We Are Gods! We Are Wolves! by hardlyartrecords

Forgive Me - Le Loup by musicnerds

Definitely check out the entire collection of music, but we also highly recommend "I Had A Dream I Died" and "Morning Song."