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young l – conscious minds

paul j. — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 20:18:43 +0000

So just set aside, for the moment, the rapping (over at Space Age Hustle there is contemplation of putting Jay Electronica on top of this, sounds like a great idea to me), and concentrate on that beat. Digital dub vibes aplenty. Appreciated. Also the chain in the video with the Boo ghost from Super Mario.

return of the bug

paul j. — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:21:42 +0000

The last time I talked about the Bug on here I had some serious reservations about what I perceived at the time to be a negative reaction against the image that the press created around him, and I thought this reactionary method might result in maybe not the best music results. However this track Catch a Fire suggests a more complex process at work:

The way he re-appropriates the Sleng track is kind of brilliant, and reveals someone who hasn’t turned his back on his previous output, but is reworking through it. The vibe of this kind of reminds me of that last Fugazi album, if Bjork were singing over it. Both utilize space & restraint in the music where there used to be a more raw aggressive style. But in both cases it isn’t merely a change in direction, so much as a reworking of the older style, and letting other qualities of the music let themselves be more fully heard. Creation through subtraction, as it were. One can also sort of look at this track as the Echo of Sleng, the Burial-ization of music.

mega-blogg

paul j. — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 06:45:36 +0000

This Lil B riddim is so great.

Proto-Acid House from India

Super Early Kraftwerk (Vintage ’71)

Digital Dub

Scissor Girls, “Mr. Poison”. I always forget how great Chicago no-wave was.

Don’t remember where I downloaded this from, which are the best downloads. From a practice tape by Population. Fucked up post-punk cover. Seems like the internet made us all forget we are on the brink of annihilation.

UPDATE: WFMU reveals the original of this cover Eisbar. Categorized as Swiss art-punk. Works for me. The original has some funny saxophoning at the end.

And, of course, the classic Samuel L. Jackson B-more Club mix.

That’s probably good for now.

amnesia..

paul j. — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:24:30 +0000

To my Bay Area readers: tomorrow night I will be throwing down some dub & dancehall on the decks at Amensia (853 Valencia St., off of 20th). Mi Ami will be performing. Their integration of dubby basslines, Ash Ra Tempel-like guitar wizardry, and punk intensity is fully endorsed by this blog. Check it.

murder dub

paul j. — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 03:36:35 +0000

Avicenna – Murder Dub

This is a dub I mixed recently. It is fairly rough and somewhat conservative in how it treats the song, but it is one that I felt was really deserving of some sort of dub treatment.

force quit – air cut ep

paul j. — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:53:20 +0000

If you want to look at the powerful influence dub continues to exert over electronic music, you could do a lot worse than checking out this free EP.

Of course, in my perfect world, dub would exert a lot of power on all music.

Moritz von Oswald Interview

paul j. — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:50:52 +0000

In a previous post I mentioned how I admired Moritz von Oswald’s work ethic. Well, this was the interview I was referring to. If you’ve got 2 spare hours, it’s worth checking out. The Red Bull sponsorship is funny, but don’t let that fool you, this is a seriously awesome talk.