INSTA DJ – Social Media and the New Age Dancefloor
Very much to the point. Also an ingenious PR idea. A win-win-situation?
Nordurland
Great landscapes, great videography, some nice waves, and some truly extreme conditions.
Much Better Now
Old, but gold: This short film was published on the old version of this blog already, before the rebuild. Today it’s still very fresh and exciting, both in respect to the animation skills and the underlying message. Gotta love the end…
Orbit & Belogurov XLR8R Mix 2019-02
“All manner of dub, flowing from the oceanic stylings of the opening cut to the mid-way point’s deep atmospheres and the closing cut’s floating pads—all of which are underpinned by deep low-slung grooves.” Via XLR8R.
Aura Basilica Montreal
Immersive video mapping experience inside Montreal’s Notre Dame cathedral.
Give Up Hope – Meet Yourself
Hypnotic quality as usual from Sebastian Mullaert. But what really hits the mark is the vocal sample in this Wa We Wu track, taking you on a meditation on the willingness to give up hope.
ASIP – Reflections on 2018
A Strangely Isolated Place shares a great recollection of some of the Ambient, Downbeat and mellow Electronica goodness that made 2018 another year of fantastic new music.
Gourski & Appel – Docks
Gotta love industrial sounds in modern dance music. Gourski & Appel take an old idea to the next level and present a 7-minute track made exclusively from sounds sampled in a dock setting. The result is intriguingly catchy, and the music video that comes with it intriguingly hypnotic.
Kabanjak – Bright Moments Mixtape
One hour of mellow dopeness.
Objekt – RA 650
“I recorded a mix for Resident Advisor stringing together an hour of danceable club tracks without any kick drums. I’ve been playing a lot of this stuff in my sets over the last few years and have been meaning to record a mix like this for a while.” Quite an exciting approach. Even more so…
Roberdo Raval – Saltwater Music Mixtape
One hour of music that has been resonating with my soul during these past years, most of which I spent in the close proximity of great bodies of salt water.
A Sense Of Space
Nice shots of nice waves, ridden in true style. Nice boards. Nice soundtrack. Also some pretty big fish.
The Viking Voyage
No risk of anyone talking before the first coffee takes hold. Always the risk of a cold rain setting in just when the campfire is finally doing its thing. Dramatic mountain slopes rising from cold salt water. Remote waves shared with friendly sea- and land-dwelling mammals. Solar winds in the arctic night. The golden light…
Wanderwelle – MNMT 182
Dutch duo Wanderwelle is responsible for some rather exciting music at the moment, both in the fields of Ambient and Dub Techno. Their recent DJ mix for Monument takes us on a smooth ride through electronic genres and tempi.
Aftermovie: 3000Grad Festival 2018
Always a good reason to spend summer in the beautiful North East of Germany: 3000Grad Festival.
Wild Wild Country
A fascinating, in-depth documentary that tells the history and explores the complex socio-psychological anatomy of the Rajneesh cult, both from the inside and the outside.
Applescal – FWD106
Sounds pretty much like a modern-day version of what D-Nox played at VooV’s second floor on those unforgettable Sunday afternoons in the early noughties… Well done, Mr. Applescal – very well done.
Den Sorte Skole – Le Guess Who Mixtape
Fourty-two songs from a wild range of music genres, sampled and mixed together into a one-hour cinematic journey: Den Sorte Skole do their thing.
Jon Hopkins – Singularity
Jon Hopkins’ last album would have been the perfect terminus for a musical career that burns out rather than fading away. However, he faced the extremely high anticipations and released another album. Singularity might not be quite as groundbreaking and innovative as the last album – but it surely is a worthy successor. Ecstasy and…
The Bomb
The Bomb is a compelling audio-visual experience that opens a dark perspective on some of humanity’s highest technological achievements. Original soundtrack by The Acid. Available on Netflix.
Adam Freeland – Solid Steel Mix 2018
Adam Freeland – a man who needs no further introduction to readers of this blog. He just dropped a brand new DJ mix for Solid Steel Radio and, no big surprise here, it’s pretty damn eclectic, diverse and catchy. Also he told some words about his life in the desert and his most recent creative…