What is hopefully the first of many is our very first guest mix from Costelloe a.k.a. Subsignal.
Some of you may remember that I mentioned Signal Code Records a couple of months back? (...)
Their fifth release, an EP from the main man himself just hit the decks last week, you can pre-order a copy hereas well as from a few other outlets!
'Classic Detroit Techno at its finest given a Chicago twist by Nick Simoncino and Slowburn. Label Boss Costelloe supplied the first two Basic Channel style cuts on the local label under the alias ‘Subsignal’ and has provided here two cuts of classic Detroit. Included on the release is a remix by much talked about producer, Nick Anthony ‘Simoncino’, putting his classic Chicago style signature down alongside Costelloe’s spacey Detroit cuts. Simoncino has racked up an impressive string of releases on top labels such as L.I.E.S., Aesthetic Audio,
I know my posts have become increasingly random, and I do apologize, my schedule is rather hectic at the moment, an extra long post today to make up for the flakiness.
Well the year certainly got off to a massive start. For three weeks I visited Ireland to catch up and I think it's safe to say I won't be out again for quite some time. It all kicked off with Steffi & Prosumer B2B in Dublin's Twisted Pepper on December 28th, broken up with a bit of Space Dimension Controller in between. It's safe to say that the basement was absolutely heaving that night in what is almost a yearly tradition at this stage. Embarrassingly enough I exchanged a hug with Steffi afterwards only to have us both scream 'Fuck Berlin' rather loudly. I'll blame that one on the copious amount of pints/shots/etc.
Next up was of course NYE. My first ever NYE in Dublin in fact. Despite being from there I have always managed to escape for it. We had bought our tickets weeks in advance for the Discotekken & Bop Gun NYE party and I'm so glad we did, as town was insane. We couldn't even get into the private party for over an hour as almost all of Dublin's underage, chart loving, masses were all queueing for Madison, for some godforsaken reason. The line-up, for Discotekken, not Madison, included some fine Irish talent, such as...
A second copy of Boards of Canada's surprise Record Store Day single has appeared in London shop Rough Trade.
The 12-inch, released through Warp Records, first appeared in New York record store Other Music during Record Store Day last Saturday.
According to Rough Trade it had apparently "stood in the racks for a couple of days," and has just been soldto one lucky and very attentive customer.
"The record contains a brief snippet of music and a robotic voice that reads the numbers "9-3-6-5-5-7." The sleeve reads: "------ / ------ / ------ / XXXXXX / ------ / ------," which suggests the single may be the first part in a series of releases. It is the duo's first official release since 2006's Trans Canada Highway."
I don't think I can take it any longer, although it's been seven years since their last release so what's another few months of uncertainty.
PICKS OF THE WEEK
MIDLAND ON RINSE FM 18/4/13
Midland's show on Rinse FM last week. No tracklisting as of yet but I'll keep my eyes peeled and stick it up should it appear.
DISCLOSURE FT. ELIZA DOOLITTLE - YOU & ME
Needless to say that when a new Disclosure tune drops, you listen. An act that have yet to disappoint my ears. Seriously looking forward to the new LP 'Settle' forthcoming on PMR Records / Island Records on June 3rd 2013.
HEADHUNTER - CHASING DRAGONS
This is by no means new, but I did a clear out of the archives this week and rediscovered a few gems.
Headhunter: Lost Prophet / Chasing Dragons [IDLE004]
and lastly,
BEN SIMS @ BLOC WEEKENDER 2012
one that did the rounds three times last Saturday night. For whatever reason, Ben Sims hit the nail on our pre-session tune desires with this banging set from the (short-lived) BLOC WEEKENDER 2012.
Ben has to be one of the most technically gifted DJs I have come across thus far, and if you asked the two guys up front, I'm sure they would agree. 10-11mins in was my favorite.
WHAT'S ON
A quick run through of what's on in Dublin this week.
F R I D A Y, A P R I L 26TH :
BEDLAM Presents: KLANGKARUSSELL (Tobias DJ Set) (Stil Vor Talent/Austria)
Unfortunately this is already sold out. No doubt it's going to be yet another great show from upcoming Dublin promoters Bedlam. Bedlam have hosted a number of impressive names such as Duke Dumont, Huxley & Ben Pearce in recent months.
CITIZEN @ PYGMALION
Citizen is from London
and at this early stage that’s all we know, but we already know all we
need to know about his productions even if there is just the handful
released to date. They’re brilliant. Citizen’s output is full of
character and flair charged with memories of the past glory of early 90s
House music. Even though this nostalgia is there for everyone to hear
it does not define the music on its own: there is no apparent novelty
with the use of the 90s reference which is something that is quite rare
as this era of music is often abused and dragged into the contemporary
house scene, left with mediocre results probably more than any other
when it comes to club music. In the case of Citizen, there is a sense of
a deep-seated love of the music that is handled with care and used with
the highest skill to produce some wonderful House music.
Support from rising Irish talent Frank B. and Bixon's Dave Mc Donogh.
Door Tax: €8 before 12/ €10 after
S A T U R D A Y, A P R I L 27TH :
If early morning sessioning is more your thing, this Saturday starts off with the return of another Breakfast Club.
BREAKFAST CLUB & TUFF CITY PRESENT | FLORI [Aim/Secretsundaze]
