Now this is all well and good, but the sad thing is, basically, after these releases (1975) music really turned to shit. Good music went underground, out of sight. Mainstream music got nowhere, turned in on itself and came out again like really nasty diarrhea.

And now we’re stuck with massive fucking cunts like Justin Bieber spraying their diabolic shit all over the world and actually getting away with it, because we don’t have any good reference points anymore. Someone like Miles Davis doesn’t stand a chance in todays world and we’re never, NEVER going to hear genius like this again.

Click on it. Marvel at it. Turn it up really loud and shit your pants while you try to comprehend it. Bitches.

If you don’t know him, try his seminal trio of albums from the 70s: “Afternoon of a Georgia Faun”, “Geechee Recollections” and “Sweet Earth Flying”.

Tracklist
01. DJ Taktix – The VIP Mix – Back 2 Basics
02. DJ Hype – Shot In The Dark [Gunshot Mix] – Suburban Base Records
03. Johnny Jungle – Flammable [Tango Remix] – Suburban Base Records
04. FBD Project – The Core – Bang-In-Tunes
05. Roger Johnson – The Drum ‘N’ The Bass – Basement Records
06. Lemon D – Parazone – Planet Earth Records
07. Bounty Killaz – Silent Voices – Creative Wax
08. Wax Doctor – A New Direction – Basement Records
09. Hardware – X Amount Of Shots – Face Records
10. Spinback & Windmill – In Effect – Legend Records
11. DJ Crystl – Warpdrive – Dee Jay Recordings
12. DJ Crystl – King Of The Beats – Moving Shadow
13. Intense – Paradox – Rugged Vinyl Records
14. LTJ Bukem & Tayla – Bang The Drums – Good Looking Records
15. DJ Trax – High Time – Moving Shadow
16. Essence Of Aura – The Destiny – Outstanding Productions
17. Foul Play – Open Your Mind [Foul Play Remix] – Moving Shadow
18. Cloud 9 – Mr Logic [Cloud 9 Remix] – Moving Shadow
19. Slipmatt – Breaking Free – Awesome Records
20. Danny Breaks – For The Thinking Positive Crew – Droppin Science
21. Pascal & Sponge – I Got You [Ezee Boy - Jim Polo & Neil Vas Remix] – Dark Horse Records

[ MP3 - 140MB - 256kbps ]

Enjoy!

… I’ve been playing, once again, with the ideas of experimental film pioneer John Whitney, using both graphics and audio. While Whitney was interested in turning musical ideas into motion graphics, I’m doing the inverse — turning one of his key animation ideas back into music. Whitney made a number of films based around the simple idea of harmonic relationships.

Check it out here (but first turn down your stereo!).

Miles Davis’ ‘Kind Of Blue’ recently celebrated its 50th birthday. One of the best tributes I’ve come across is an 8-bit version of the legendary album. You can listen to it here:

Kind of Bloop – An 8-bit Tribute to Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue.

Narrated by Academy Award® Winner Forest Whitaker, BEFORE THE MUSIC DIES is an unsettling and inspiring look at today’s popular music industry featuring interviews and performances by Erykah Badu, Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews, Branford Marsalis, ?uestlove and a wide variety of others. The documentary film has built a passionate following as “the most important film a music fan will ever see” (XM Radio) by providing “a balanced overview of the state of the rock scene of America” (The Wall Street Journal) and adding “passion to the eternal debate about the industry” (The New York Times).

Last year, BEFORE THE MUSIC DIES filmmakers Andrew Shapter and Joel Rasmussen walked away from traditional Hollywood distribution to instead pursue a large-scale grassroots release with B-Side Entertainment. Since its release in November 2006, the film has screened over 200 times in over 130 North American markets with hundreds of additional events anticipated worldwide during 2007.

Your Choice (2009)

Genre:
Jungle, Atmospheric, Drum n’ Bass, Choppage

Info:
First jungle album. Got a lot of influences from artists like Paradox, Seba, J Majik, Photek / The Sentinel and Source Direct, among others. The result ended up as a mixture of both oldskool and nuskool elements.

Tracklist:

1. Voluntary Enslavement
2. Break the Comfortable
3. Smashing Pyramids
4. First Step
5. Cactus Harvest
6. Mindless Thoughts
7. Revelation of Self

There’s more music (ambient, psychedelic dub, etc) from this obviously talented dude, so be sure to check out the rest of his website. If you want to stream the tracks first, that is also possible.

WE CALL IT TECHNO! A documentary about Germany’s early Techno scene and culture. Tells the story of a tempestuous phase in music history, the first time that pop culture was created significantly in Germany. With exclusive interviews and comprehensive, mostly unreleased film and photo archive material from the years 1988-1993!

Inspired by new sounds, new technologies and the political events of the time, the early 90s sees the emergence of a scene that euphorically celebrates the dawning of a new era.
In Berlin, Frankfurt and many other German cities, activists tinker on a new music and club culture oriented around the coordinates Techno and House.

This months interview comes courtesy of Subtle Audio head Code. He spilled the beans on the difficulties in getting the label up & running, the effect of the current economic climate on d&b, and even news of a possible Equinox EP project for Subtle Audio. If that wasn’t enough, he even put together a little mix to showcase the Subtle Audio sound.

Check.

Fwdthought 05 : Dubulator

Track List:

1. Salvo
2. Menace
3. All Good
4. Dead Simple
5. Night Walker

Produced by Louis Haiman

(CC) 2008 Fwdthought/ Soul Purpose Music

web: fwdthought.com / email: fwdthought@gmail.com

*This music is filed under a Creative Commons License, which means you are welcome to rock it any way you like it, non-profit, community styleee.

Peace!

MP3.

Fwdthought 04: Louis Haiman: Life After People
Written, Produced and Performed by Louis Haiman

Track List:
01. Gentle
02. Lo Ride Sci Fi
03. What U Make Of It
04. Jazz Fantasy
05. Magical Realism
06. Rama Jama
07.Tribalesque
08. Dulce
09. Ghost
10. Solitary Spaces
11. Future Acid Memories
12. The Night You Were Born

Thank you: God, Family, Friends.

Props: All my new and old friends out in the digital frontier supporting my music: Nathan Keller, Share Crew: Morgan Sully, David Sarazzin, Rob Jones, Daniel O. Broken Beat Crew: Walker Ludesky, Miguex Vega. The Crew in The 412: Chris Schubert, Anthony Susan (‘Twon), Thomas Cox, Bob. Global: Arne Weinberg (AW Recordings, UK) Deixis (Abstract Forms, UK) Nick Luscombe (Flo-Motion, UK) PassEnger (Asti, Turin, Italy) Liza Richardson (KCRW LA) Derrick May (Transmat, Detroit). Who Else?….

(CC) 2008 Fwdthought/ Soul Purpose Music

web: fwdthought.com / email: fwdthought@gmail.com

*This music is filed under a Creative Commons License, which means you are welcome to rock it any way you like it, non-profit, community styleee.

Peace!

Here are the MP3s! (192kbps)

SC: Amsterdam
IChiOne 5 Year Anniversary

Blue Note Session by
Phil Source (Source Direct / Vampire / Metalheadz)

Reinforced Classics by
Paradox (Paradox Music / Esoteric / Reinforced)

Deep Eclectic Set by
Instra:mental (Darkestral / Exit / NonPlus+)

Audio Visuals by
DJ Trax (Moving Shadow / Outsider/ Audio Buffet)

Big Eye (IChiOne)
Chillum (Subway)
Silvahfonk (Bassground)
Pressure (Naked Lunch)

Friday the 5th of June 2009
Flexbar, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Entrance 12 euro

A Subvert Central Official Event

Here’s wat Dodz, the dude who created this mix, said about it:

The reason there’s no track title for the braxton thing, is that most of his composition titles are schematics of some sort, usually represented graphically, so i have no way of writing it. I guess i could scan it if anyone is that curious.

There’s so much great jazz out there that could be classified as either ‘modal’ or ‘free’ (tension, non-resolution) that one could easily fill hundreds of mixes.

I started this one with 2 absolute classic jazz nuggets that were composed by miles davis. the first track, ’so what’, being the one that started it all. Milestones is another basic modal track that is centred around just 2 key centres for long periods of the form. The improviser is given a whole different set of possibilities when approaching a tune from this perspective as opposed to songs that are based on a constantly changing harmonic framework, where you’d be more inclined to ‘outline’ the changes as they pass at a quiker rate.

MP3 (160kbps)

Tracklist
01. Miles Davis – So What (Kind Of Blue)
02. Bill Evans – Milestones (Vanguard)
03: John Coltrane – Resolution (A Love Supreme)
04: Anthony Braxton (Montreaux/Berlin Concerts)
05: Michael Brecker – 2 Blocks From The Edge (2 Blocks From The Edge)
06: Pat Labarbera – Up Loose (Pass It On)
07: John Coltrane – Amen (Sun Ship)
08: Ira Sullivan – E Flat Tuba G (Horizons)
09: Wayne Shorter – Juju (Footprints Live)

Tracklist and MP3 (320kbps).

Mandalay – Flowers Bloom (Secret Lover Remix By PFM)
Lisa Moorish – Love For Life (PFM Mix)
JMJ & Richie – Free La Funk (PFM Remix)
Eat Static – Hybrid (PFM Remix)
David Holmes – Gone – (PFM Remix)
Akasha – Brown Sugar – (PFM’s Cosmic Journey Mix)
Forces Of Nature – Cool Spot (PFM Remix)
Mulu – Pussycat (PFM Remix)
St. Etienne – The Sea (PFM Remix)
Trickbaby – Joi (PFM Sunrise Mix)
Espiritu – Man Don’t Cry (Remix By PFM)
PFM – The Western (Mike’s Ricochet Mix)
PFM – Cruising Detroit ‘98
Lil Louis & The Party Clap Your Hands (PFM Mix)
Art Of Noise – Opus 4 (Remixed By PFM)
PFM – One And Only (Remix)

Released on 23rd of December 2008 to celebrate the new solar year. The 8 new tracks on Twilight Rainfalls are based upon a meditative piano session recorded on October 19th 2008 in Ludvika. The recordings was later cut into parts and used as sourcematerial for the tracks. The initial idea was to make a very quiet ambient album with only some 808 rhythms to compliment the piano, however after the first track was finished (in light we trust) I realized that this would not be the case. The rest of the tracks was put together in the following weeks. The 9th track (althea) was produced some years ago using the sound of the very same piano.

As times are becoming rougher for many labels and distroes I realized it would be a long time waiting for a CD or vinyl deal for this material. And with things being as they are I believe the best way to spread these vibrations is in free digital format.
So realizing this work might dissapoint a few of my listeners, atleast now you know the story behind the music and its intention is simply to be what it is (music), while hopefully inspire the listener to raise the frequency of love on this planet.

Love and Light!
Anders Ilar

So go on and grab yourself some free sweets!

Damn, that old skool looks good on you! (MP3)
01 – J Majik – Tranquil (Metalheadz)
02 – 4Hero – Journey To The Light (Reinforced)
03 – Tek 9 – The Beast Within (SSR)
04 – Sounds Of Life – A Spice of Jazz (Cert18)
05 – Jonny L – Uneasy (XL)
06 – Paradox – A Certain Sound (Renegade)
07 – Photek – Hidden Camera – Static Mix (Science)
08 – Decoder – Vapour Dub (Hardleaders)
09 – Facs – Kromedome (Droppin Science)
10 – Asylum – Da Bass II Dark (Metalheadz)
11 – DJ Swift – 2nd Strike (True Playaz)
12 – Intense – Contact (Vibe’z)
13 – Remarc – 2:01 (Planet Mu)
14 – Acetate – Cold Steel Pressure (Flex)
15 – Dillinja – Armoured D (Metalheadz)
16 – Jonny L – PBX (XL)
17 – Paradox – Furtive Drummers (Reinforced)
18 – Higher Sense – Cold Fresh Air (Moving Shadow)

Do these beats make my ass look big? (MP3)
01 – Silent Wolf – Stay or Leave (dub)
02 – De La Soul – Sunshine (Tommy Boy)
03 – Dj Krush – Le Temps feat. DJ Cam (Mo Wax)
04 – FSOL – Woodland (Jumpin’ Pumpin’)
05 – Galliano – Slack Hands (Talkin’ Loud)
06 – Gravediggaz – Diary of A Madman (Island)
07 – Welder – Find You Here (Cyberset)
08 – Bonobo – Days To Come (Ninja Tune)
09 – Dj Krush – Jugoya (Mo Wax)
10 – Tek 9 – Sweet Dreams and Goodnight (SSR)
11 – The Roots – What They Do (Geffen)
12 – Amon Tobin – Keep Your Distance (Ninja Tune)
13 – FSOL – Amoeba (Astralwerks)
14 – The Herbaliser – Scratchy Noise (Ninja Tune)
15 – The Pharcyde – 4 Better or 4 Worse (Delicious Vinyl)
16 – UNKLE – Guns Blazing (Mo Wax)
17 – Danny Breaks – Windscreen Wiper (Alphabet Zoo)
18 – De La Soul – Squat! (Tommy Boy)
19 – Welder – Rain (Cyberset)

So good I can’t believe it’s butter! (MP3)
01 – Cryo – Girls and Their Demons (Covert Operations)
02 – Naibu – It Took A Long Time (Creative Source)
03 – Sight Unseen (dub)
04 – Minotaur – Worlds Beyond (Med School)
05 – Randomer – Ball or Fire (dub)
06 – Stranjah – G-Money (Lightless dub)
07 – Martsman – Halow (Med School)
08 – Randomer – Siren Song (dub)
09 – Buzz & Fushara – Trigger For Chance (dub)
10 – Fanu – For Those Who Dream – Vector Burn remix (Lightless dub)
11 – Alpha Omega – Poltergeist – Fanu remix (Lightless dub)
12 – Seba & Krazy – Imperial Moment (Metalheadz)
13 – ASC – Smartbomb (Vampire)
14 – Grand Masterz – The Dreamer – Teebee’s part II (Vampire)
15 – Grand Masterz – Shadow Technique (Vampire)
16 – Chris Inperspective – Right About Me (INP:Digital)
17 – Social Engineer – Her Sense (dub)
18 – Fracture & Neptune – Boogalou (13 Music)
19 – Polar – Almost and Beyond (Warm Communications dub)

Even more…

Coltrane blows Alabama off the map

McCoy Tyner plays Giant Steps in 1996

Diamanda Galas does Gloomy Sunday

Interview with Bill Evans in his final year, a month before he died…

We released this sound in March 2008, and it has become the icon of humanity’s first recording of its own voice. In September we undertook a second restoration using more advanced technologies.

The website’s goal is to create a comprehensive database of old recorded sound and other related and historically significant material.