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Saturday, November 15, 2008

25 Favorite Albums From 2008

Flying Lotus - Los Angeles [Warp]


Deerhunter - Microcastle/ Weird Era Cont. [Kranky]


Why? - Alopecia [Anticon]


Hercules & Love Affair - Hercules & Love Affair [DFA]


The Bug - London Zoo [Ninja Tune]


Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend [XL]


Portishead - Third [Mercury]


High Places - High Places [Thrill Jockey]


Benga - Diary Of An Afro Warrior [Tempa]


Stefan Goldmann - The Transitory State [Macro]


Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna [Social Registry]


The Mole - As High As The Sky [Wagon Repair]


Trim - Soulfood Vol. 3 [Self-Released]


Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III [Cash Money/ Universal Motown]


Quiet Village - Silent Movie [!K7]


Lone - Lemurian [Dealmaker]



MIXED OR COMPILED


Appleblim - Dubstep Allstars Vol. 6 [Tempa]


Luciano - Fabric 41 [Fabric]


Various Artists - Steppas's Delight: Dubstep Present To Future [Soul Jazz]


Andrew Weatherall - Watch The Ride [Harmless]


Optimo (Espacio) - Sleepwalk [Domino]


Dixon - Innercity 2005-2008 [Cdr]


Plastician - Rinse 06 [Rinse]


Ivan Smagghe - Cocoricò 03 [Mantra Vibes]


Grievous Angel - Devotional Dubz Mix For Fact Magazine (download)

Friday, November 14, 2008

Favorite Producer of 2008

Martyn

Recommended Releases:
Natural Selection / Vancouver [3024]
All I Have Is Memories / Suburbia
[Apple Pips]



Remixes:
Ican, "Caminos Del Niño (Martyn's Oscuro Mix)" [Ican Productions]
Shut Up And Dance, "Epileptic (Martyn's No Strobe Mix)" [Shut Up And Dance]
TRG, "Broken Heart (Martyn's DCM Remix)" [Hessle]
Black Pocket, "U're A Star (Martyn Remix)" [Fat City]
Flying Lotus Feat. Dolly, "RobertaFlack (Martyn's Heart Beat Mix)" [Warp]



Favorite Singles of 2008

Techno/ House/ Electro


SIS, "Nesrib" [Cécille]
Danton Eeprom, "Face Control" [Fondation]
3 Channels, "It's Gettin' Kinda Hectic (Mihalis Safras Remix)" [Trapez]
Ane Brun, "Headphone Silence (Henrik Schwarz Remix - Dixon Edit)" [Objectivity]
Simon Baker, "Plastik (Todd Terje Türkatech Mix)" [Playhouse]
Afefe Iku, "Mirror Dance" [Yoruba]
Alter Ego, "Jolly Joker (DJ Koze's Nuttich Styler Remix)" [Klang]
Italoboyz vs John Coltrane, "Bahia (Party Swing)" [Mothership]
The Juan Maclean, "Happy House" [DFA]
Little Boots, "Stuck On Repeat (Hot Chip Dub)" [White]
Stimming, "Una Pena" [Diynamic]
Tim Green, "Revox" [Dirtybird]
Runaway, "Brooklyn Club Jam" [DFA/Rekids]
DJ Mujava, "Township Funk" [Warp]
Idiotproof, "The Deacon (Oliver $ Made To Play Dub)" [Made To Play]
Ellen Allien, "Out (Audion's Out For Infants Mix)" [BPitch Control]
Move D & Benjamin Brunn, "Honey" [Smallville]
Discodeine, "Joystick" [Dark & Lovely]
Tobias., I Can't Fight The Feeling EP [Wagon Repair]
Henrik Schwarz / Âme / Dixon, "D.P.O.M.B. (Version 1)" [Innervisions]
Radio Slave Feat. Danton Eeprom, "Grindhouse (Dubfire Terror Planet Remix)" [Rekids]
Gotye, "Heart's A Mess (Supermayer Supermess Remix)" [Unreleased]
Late Of The Pier, "The Bears Are Coming (Beyond The Wizards Sleeve Remix)" [Zarcorp]

Dubstep/ Wonky/ Funky/ Grime



Geiom, "Reminissin' (Kode9 Refix)" [Berkane Sol]
Ikonika, Please/ Simulacrum [Hyperdub]
Magnetic Man, "Ligma VIP" [Planet Mu]
Kode9 vs LD, "Bad" [Hyperdub]
Ramadanman, "Blimey" [Hessle]
2562, "Morvern" [Tectonic]
TRG, Missed Calls EP [Subway]
Gemmy, "BK 2 The Future" [Punchdrunk]
Pangaea, "Router" [Hessle]
Shackleton, "Death Is Not Final" [Skull Disco]
Pattie Blingh & The Akebulan 5, "Brother: The Point (2562 Remix)" [Ramp]
Zomby, "Spliff Dub (Rustie Remix)" [Hyperdub]
Dabrye Feat. Jay Dee & Phat Kat, "Game Over (Flying Lotus Remix) [Ghostly]
Starkey, "Dementia" [LoDubs]
Darkstar, Need You / Squeeze My Lime [Hyperdub]
Joker, "Snake Eater" [Soul Motive]
Joker - Top Of The Game EP [Terrorrhythm]
Hudson Mohawke, "Oops!" [Wireblock + Luckyme]
Geeneus, "Yellowtail" [Rinse]
Benga & Coki, "Night (Geeneus Remix)" [Tempa]
Donaeo, "Devil In A Blue Dress" [Zephron]
DJ NG Feat. Katy B & MC Versatile, "Tell Me" [Data]
Paleface feat. Kyla, "Do You Mind (Crazy Cousins Remix)" [Maximum Bass]
Wiley, "Wearing My Rolex (Agent X Mix)" [Asylum]
Ghetto, "Sing For Me" [Unreleased]

Everything Else



The Lava Children, "I Am A Pony"
Hot Chip, "Ready For The Floor"
TV On the Radio, "Crying"
Lykke Li, "Little Bit"
Usher, "Love In This Club"
David Banner feat. Chris Brown & Yung Joc, "Get Like Me"
David Banner feat. Lil Wayne "Shawty Say"
T.I. feat. Kanye West, Jay-Z & Lil Wayne, "Swagger Like Us"
Music Go Music, "Light Of Love"
Santogold, "Creator"
Spiritualized, "Soul On Fire"
Speck Mountain, "Blood Is Clean"

Friday, November 07, 2008

Blackdown's 2008

I forgot that the reason I really wanted to check in for the first time in 8 months was to link up on Martin Clark's year in grime & dubstep column from his excellent monthly gig at Pitchfork. 2008 had a lot of releases to entertain the ears, so in case you missed any of these do take the time to track them down. He delves into a lot of superb dubstep & grime, and also the new scenes emerging behind the the genre terms 'funky' and 'wonky' which don't mean a lot unless you've been following UK dance music this past year. A lot of stuff I missed out on and will be playing catch up with, but some have been favorites throughout the year. I will be posting a year end list of some sort next week, hopefully before before all the usual-year-end-madness and posturing begins...

As Above, So Below



Well, I've spent most of the year in hiding. But not without any results, I suppose. The dreaded Master's thesis is kaput/ done/ completed and I get to move on from the realm of education for the foreseeable time being. This thesis was a short film project that ended up considerably longer than suspected, finishing at 27 minutes. Thematically I have a lot of things to say about it - a written component was required - but for here all you need to know is that As Above, So Below is an audiovisual journey through the mindscape of California featuring the city, the desert, the coast and the pathways that connect them. Sounds courtesy of Burial, Quiet Village, OOIOO, Massive Attack and more. Some clips can be seen on my new video production blog.

http://aaronrietz.blogspot.com


I made a small series of homemade covers to give to a few friends and supporters. I like how they turned out so I scanned and posted them below....
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