Hello again,
I’ve just been looking about the place for new dance/edm/my-sort-of-thing and came up with this rather juicy playlist from the Guardian “Harangue the DJ” articles, and here is my selector/selection. You’ll see what I like, and go look at the Guardian’s page, what I don’t!
Gecko | Just Close Your Eyes (Rework 2002)
Cleared the dancefloor, apparently, but I love it. Apart from the irritating vocals. Thoughts?
Get from : no idea!
Die Verboten | Dafalgänger
Nice weird one from last year – “krautrock” (really, isn’t that, er, a bit not nice?) project by the Soulwax brothers and Riton calling themselves Die Verboten.
Vinyl from Amazon.
Konstantin Sibold | Mutter
Very lovely sequency/bongy thing, which is my thang, and no mistake mister.
Get from : Amazon
DJ Hyperactive | Wide Open (Len Faki edit)
Another simply one, basic, to the point, groove!
Get the album “Raveline Mix Session” By Marc Romboy from : Amazon
Room 506 (aka Ancient Methods) | Drop Out
Liking the grungy guitar sounds and Nico samples – heard these before, I think …
Get from : Amazon unavailable right now, but there’s the link anyway.
Aufgang B | Demo 1 (Tolouse Low Trax Remix)
I like this beat, a bit Amen Brother, a bit Orb, nice wonky piano – where have I heard that piano sound before?
Get from : Discus Throwers Shop, somewhere on that site we’re assured…
Batu | Domino Theory
Sounds quite old-fashioned, synth-wise, but some niceness in all that wobbliness…
Get from : Amazon
Red Axes | Shem Volume II
Interesting beat build-up, down, up, some samples and ting…
Get from : Amazon
So, what do you thing of today’s selector? Any good?
CheersO,
Andy
PS : ideally listen with one of these : Headphones | Bass units 🙂
6 Comments
shrey · August 3, 2016 at 9:11 pm
Hey it was a nice post, I lliked the songs you recommend for dance, almost all of them are pretty interesting and I hope you soon write a post on songs that you could play while at work so that they could help you to focus much better!
Keep writing
Shrey
andy · August 5, 2016 at 3:37 pm
Hello Shrey,
Thank you very much indeed! I will post some work-orientated stuff soon, I think, except that it may distract you too much, hopefully, ha!
Interestingly, I think I read somewhere that using noise cancellation headphones can help you concentrate more on the task in hand, as well as the music – something to consider, perhaps.
Thank you for the nice comment!
CheersO,
Andy
Patrice · August 3, 2016 at 9:14 pm
Nice website!. I am adding this to one of my favorites. Great collection to get you through the day . I am not a huge fan of dance music but I adore music without much vocals because it helps me concentrate at work. You have amazing taste in music. Its so weird. I love it.I especially love the Dee Wee 003 and Room 506. Hoping to see more from you soon.Where do you find these records?
andy · August 5, 2016 at 3:34 pm
Hello Patrice,
Well, thank you oh so much! I’m really glad I my have a convert to my bonkers style, I’ll endeavour to keep it going, for you!
There’s so much music around on the net, I tend to keep en eye on Kompakt records, and the Guardian’s DJ pages, plus my own Top Secret ways of finding this stuff (actually, endless hours listening mostly to stuff I don’t like, until I find something I do – hard work, really!). Boomkat and Juno are another source, plus keeping an ear out …
Thank you for your comments!
CheersO,
Andy
Ashley · August 3, 2016 at 10:26 pm
Dance music is more and more popular every year, isn’t it? 🙂 I’m not a huge fan of dance music myself, but I do know some of the songs from here.That song with Room 506 from Drop Out sounded so familiar to me, so I’m sure I heard it before. What do you think about the “actual” dance music? Sometimes I thought I couldn’t call it music, but it is music.
andy · August 5, 2016 at 3:26 pm
Hi Ashley,
Seems to be, yes! Lots of pop artists insist on a ‘club version’ of their hits to be made in order to get more plays all round the world.
I deffo think it’s music, just like Mozart to me – it can significantly alter your mood, and be just as uplifting, imho 🙂
Thanks for the comment!
CheersO,
Andy