Radio Slave - May 2008 Chart

Here is Matt Edwards' (a.k.a. Radio Slave) May 2008 chart. I can't wait to hear his remix of Humate's "Love Stimulation".

01. Humate - Love Stimulation (Radio Slave's Panorama Garage Remix) // Poker Flat
02. Toby Tobias - The Feeling (12" Version/I-Cube/Jon Daly Remixes) // Rekids
03. Anu Brun - Headphone Silence (Henrik Schwarz Remix) // Objektivity
04. Radio Slave - Tantakatan (Shed/Boola/Mr. G Remixes) // Rekids
05. Jesse Rose - Tribute (Radio Slave Remix) // CDR
06. Ricardo Villalobos - Vasco EP Part 1 // Perlon
07. Kawabata - Persuasion (Serafin Remix) // Drumpoet Community
08. Karizma - Groove A K'ordingly // R2 Records
09. Tadeo - IO (Cassy Remix) // Apnea
10. Loco Dice - Pimp Jackson/How Do I Know // Desolat

The Field won't make you Go Sublime after all

Pitchfork is reporting that Swedish producer Axel Willner (a.k.a. The Field) wanted to come to United States with his new band for a little tour, but United States immigration officials had rejected their visa applications and barred them and all of their gear from entering the country. Oops! Willner has been forced to cancel all US dates, including his gig at Coachella festival on Sunday.

Come on Barack, you can (and hopefully will) fix this immigration shit!

The Field's Band, Gear Denied Entry to U.S.; Tour Nixed [Pitchfork]

Linkage: April 25, 2008

- Danny Tenaglia's new single "The Space Dance" will be released on the legendary Tommy Boy label in May. Also his new artist LP, Futurism, is due in August. Stay tuned! More info TBA.

- InfiniteStateMachine talks to Delsin Records label boss Marsel van der Wielen.

- Wired has the scoop on the upcoming Joy Division edition of the Microsoft Zune MP3 player, which will feature a a modified version of the album cover of the band's debut, Unknown Pleasures.

- Thank you, !K7, for this one. You're the best! Tracklist TBA.

Update

Hi everybody! I am taking a break from updating the blog. I'll be moving to my new apartment this week, and on top of that starting a new job at the end of March. I won't be listening to any music in the next couple of weeks, my computers will be shut down, iPod erased, and won't be responding to e-mails unless it's an emergency. Regular posting will resume mid-March.

In the meantime feel free to check out other great blogs and news sites listed in our links section. See you soon!

On Repeat: Yuro & Trago - Primary Roots (Redshape Clear Mix)

Berlin-based techno prodigy Redshape delivers more mindblowing material — this time it's his devastating rework of Yuro & Trago's "Primary Roots". Possibly his finest (and hardest) effort to date, this one has Detroit influences written all over it. Huge, huge track! Out now on Dutch-based Rush Hour Recordings. Tip!

Buy / listen: Rush Hour, Boomkat, Beatport

Ellen Allien preps Boogy Bytes Vol. 4

After last years mix for Fabric (Fabric 34), Berlin-based DJ, producer and Bpitch Control label boss Ellen Allien has mixed the fourth installment of the label's Boogy Bytes compilation series. Boogy Bytes Vol. 4 is set to drop at the end of March.

After previous efforts from BPC labelmates Kiki, Sascha Funke and Modeselektor, Allien has put together 15 tracks into — as she puts it — an "emotional, noisy, trippy, weird, and sexual" live set. The mix features cuts from the likes of Ricardo Villalobos, Melchior Productions, Friendly People and others.

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Sasha & John Digweed tour North America

British DJ superstars Sasha & John Digweed will launch a month-long club tour next month, more than five years after their acclaimed Delta Heavy North American run. The duo will tour United States, Canada and Mexico, taking on 21 cities in one month. The tour kicks off during the Winter Music Conference in Miami and hits all major U.S. cities, including New York, Boston, Chicago, Detroit and San Francisco.

Digweed said in a statement:

Both Sasha and myself have been talking for ages about touring the states together again, but really wanted to go back to our underground roots as recently the only shows we have done together have been massive festival events. So this time around we are playing a great selection of clubs with great sound systems rather than big arena shows, which will give our fans a chance to see us in a more intimate environment.

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Quote: Luciano

When I'm DJing I like to compose. I'm always bringing vocals or acapellas into my sets. Vinyl is like an analogue instrument and you must do something with that instrument. It's meant as material for young DJs to do something with. DJs should do things like record keys at home and then mix things together. I think that makes things more exciting, when people at a club night suddenly hear an acapella from a seventies hit. You are bringing two worlds together. This allows you to advance electronic music.

I'm not sure about such statements after listening to his recent Essential Mix. Whatever.

Luciano: Force of nature [Resident Advisor]

Carl Craig's Demon Days hits NYC

The 2008 Demon Days — a series of electronic music events that take place in key North American cities — will kick off with special New York City quarterly residency launch party at Cielo on Thursday, February 14th (yup, that's Valentine's Day).

Planet E label head Carl Craig is on the bill alogside New York-based DJ Gamall.

Quote: Carl Craig

We need to gain a historical respect for electronic music. Classical has had that for hundreds of years. I love all styles of music, but I don't find that electronic has the same type of timelessness.

— Detroit-based producer Carl Craig tells Billboard.

It's all in the mix for techno producer Craig [Reuters/Billboard]