Show #595 – 8/22/21

August 22, 2021 at 11:06 am | Posted in The Answer Is In The Beat | Leave a comment

mic break music = Steve Roach: As It Is
1:00 am Aged In Harmony (local) ~ You’re a Melody ~ Jayda G: DJ-Kicks ~ !K7 ~ 1978
1:02 am DāM-FunK ~ City Beach Groove ~ Above the Fray (new) ~ Glydezone ~ 2021
1:11 am Dip in the Pool ~ Hasu No Enishi ~ Somewhere Between: Mutant Pop, Electronic Minimalism & Shadow Sounds of Japan 1980-1988 ~ Light in the Attic ~ 1985
1:14 am Anika ~ Change ~ Change (new) ~ Sacred Bones ~ 2021
1:19 am Arlo Parks ~ Too Good (Unknown Mortal Orchestra Remix) ~ single (new) ~ Transgressive ~ 2021
1:23 am Khruangbin/Kadhja Bonet ~ Father Bird, Mother Bird (Sunbirds) ~ Mordechai Remixes (new) ~ Dead Oceans ~ 2021
1:25 am Dani Darling (local) ~ Mage ~ Mage ~ Bandcamp ~ 2020
1:29 am Saint Etienne ~ Pond House (Radio Edit) ~ single (new) ~ [PIAS] ~ 2021
1:31 am Kitty Craft ~ Down For ~ Beats and Breaks from the Flower Patch ~ Kindercore ~ 1998
1:40 am The Avalanches ~ Tonight May Have to Last Me All My Life (MF DOOM Remix) ~ Since I Left You (20th Anniversary Edition) (new) ~ Modular ~ 2021
1:41 am Joy Orbison ~ Glorious Amateurs ~ Still Slipping Vol. 1 (new) ~ XL ~ 2021
1:44 am Sweet Trip ~ anAcidSkam (dirty demo) ~ Through the Soil (new) ~ Bandcamp ~ 2021
1:48 am The Umbrellas ~ Happy ~ The Umbrellas (new) ~ Slumberland ~ 2021
1:51 am Suzi Analogue ~ Womanifesto ~ single (new) ~ Never Normal ~ 2021
1:53 am Jana Rush ~ Disturbed ~ Painful Enlightenment (new) ~ Planet Mu ~ 2021
1:57 am Martin Gore ~ Capuchin (Jlin Remix) ~ The Third Chimpanzee Remixed (new) ~ Mute ~ 2021
2:04 am MoMA Ready ~ The Influence Of ~ Untitled. (new) ~ HAUS of ALTR ~ 2021
2:08 am Black Rave Culture ~ Break bang (Amal x DJ NativeSun) ~ Black Rave Culture (new) ~ HAUS of ALTR ~ 2021
2:11 am Delicate Instruments ~ High Life ~ split 12″ w/ Ivan AM (new) ~ Buena Gente Recordings/Sheweytrax ~ 2021
2:17 am The Cat Called Eastern National ~ Blue Suede Moon ~ Welcome to Celebrity Fog Donkey ~ Spymania ~ 1999
2:23 am Basic Rhythm ~ Pepper ~ Pepper EP (new) ~ Hypercolour ~ 2021
2:32 am RXM Reality ~ Pied Piper ~ Advent (new) ~ Orange Milk ~ 2021
2:36 am Booker Stardrum ~ Parking Lot (Carl Stone Remix) ~ single (new) ~ NNA Tapes ~ 2021
2:39 am Desire Marea ~ You Think I’m Horny ~ Desire ~ Mute ~ 2020
2:44 am Imre Kiss ~ Belief ~ Raw Energy ~ Lobster Theremin ~ 2014
2:48 am Matt Karmil ~ 210 ~ STS371 ~ Smalltown Supersound ~ 2020
2:52 am Yoshinori Hayashi ~ Flow ~ Pulse of Defiance (new) ~ Smalltown Supersound ~ 2021

Ivan AM/Delicate Instruments: split 12″ EP (Buena Gente Recordings/Sheweytrax, 2021)

August 21, 2021 at 12:48 pm | Posted in Reviews | Leave a comment

Ivan AM/Delicate Instruments: split 12″ EP

This record introduces Los Angeles-based producer Ivan AM and the Buena Gente Recordings imprint. “Exceed” is a straightforward tech-house roller with a simple, repetitive vocal sample, just pushing things along in a robotic conveyor belt. “Mourning Rain” has a bit more spirit to it, with a touch of gospel organ and just a general levitating feel. Nothing too involved or melodic, but it does create an aura. On the other side, Sheweytrax regular Delicate Instruments gives us some straight up jacking minimal Detroit-style house with “High Life”, which has some fun lo-bit samples from a Speak-N-Spell-type toy that recites letters of the alphabet. “Turn Away” has a breezy but also slightly melancholy vibe to it, with the sort of stripped-down Radio Shack microphone feel of certain underground techno tracks, like some DBX material.

Show #594 – 8/15/21

August 15, 2021 at 11:37 pm | Posted in The Answer Is In The Beat | Leave a comment

R.I.P. K-HAND AND PAUL JOHNSON :(:(:(:(:(
mic break music = Craig Padilla & Marvin Allen: Strange Gravity

1:00 am K-Hand (local) ~ Ready For the Darkness (Intro) ~ Ready For the Darkness ~ Distance ~ 1997
1:05 am K-Hand (local) ~ Telekinesis ~ The Art of Music ~ !K7 ~ 1997
1:10 am K-Hand (local) ~ I Can’t Take You Leaving Me ~ Acacia Classics Volume One ~ Acacia ~ 1995
1:17 am K-Hand (local) ~ Come On Now Baby ~ Detroit: Beyond the Third Wave ~ Astralwerks ~ 1995
1:24 am K-Hand (local) ~ Candlelights ~ Acacia Classics Volume One ~ Acacia ~ 1997
1:36 am Paul Johnson ~ Get Get Down ~ single ~ Moody Recordings ~ 1999
1:42 am Paul Johnson ~ Give Me Ecstasy ~ Dance Mania – Ghetto Madness ~ Strut/Dance Mania ~ 1995
1:48 am Paul Johnson ~ Feel My M.F. Bass ~ Hardcore Traxx: Dance Mania Records 1986-1997 ~ Strut/Dance Mania ~ 1994
1:52 am Jana Rush ~ Disorientation ~ Painful Enlightenment (new) ~ Planet Mu ~ 2021
1:56 am Animals on Wheels ~ Turn Away From You ~ Joyless Fade Impeller ~ Ntone ~ 1996
2:02 am Terrence Dixon & Jordan GCZ ~ Outnumbered ~ 12″ ~ Rush Hour ~ 2020
2:16 am James Mason ~ Nightgruv ~ 12″ ~ Rush Hour ~ 1984
2:20 am Sun La Shan ~ Catch (Vocal Version) ~ 12″ ~ Mr. Disc Organization ~ 1982
2:27 am C’hantal ~ The Realm (Accapella) / (Original Rave Mix by Paradise Inc.) ~ 12″ ~ Powertraxx ~ 1990
2:40 am Johan Agebjörn & Mikael Ögren ~ Space Travel ~ Artefact (new) ~ Spotted Peccary ~ 2021
2:48 am Vereker ~ Slain ~ Slain ~ The Trilogy Tapes ~ 2013
2:54 am Domenico Crisci ~ Transit ~ The Old Candelabra ~ L.I.E.S. ~ 2014

Show #593 – 8/1/21

August 1, 2021 at 11:26 pm | Posted in The Answer Is In The Beat | Leave a comment

no show next week — i’ll be in amsterdam!!!

Mic break music = Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano
1:00 am Andy Stott ~ Answers ~ Never the Right Time (new) ~ Modern Love ~ 2021
1:07 am Autechre ~ 7FM ic ~ Plus ~ Warp ~ 2020
1:12 am RXM Reality ~ Pied Piper ~ Advent (new) ~ Orange Milk ~ 2021
1:16 am Pursuit Grooves ~ Hope ~ Mo:delic Island (new) ~ What Rules ~ 2021
1:20 am Container ~ Trench ~ Scramblers ~ Alter ~ 2020
1:25 am Prolaps ~ Psyche Damage ~ Ultra Cycle Pt. 2: Estival Growth (new) ~ Hausu Mountain ~ 2021
1:31 am Tim Reaper & Comfort Zone ~ Pacific ~ Banoffee Pies White Label Series (new) ~ Banoffee Pies ~ 2021
1:37 am Dom & Roland ~ The Search for Meaning ~ 12″ (new) ~ Dom & Roland Productions ~ 2021
1:42 am Borai ~ Nice Tripsies ~ Yellow EP [Colours Series Vol. 3] (new) ~ Higher Level Recs ~ 2021
1:48 am Magnetic Fields ~ All You Ever Do Is Walk Away ~ Holiday ~ Feel Good All Over ~ 1994
1:53 am Philip Glass ~ Act Four Scene 1: Building ~ Einstein on the Beach ~ Sony Classical ~ 1979
2:00 am Thelonious Monk ~ Well, You Needn’t ~ Monk’s Music ~ Riverside ~ 1957
2:12 am Duke Ellington and His Orchestra ~ Amad ~ The Far East Suite – Special Mix ~ RCA ~ 1966
2:16 am John Coltrane ~ Countdown (Alternate Take) ~ Giant Steps (60th anniversary edition) ~ Atlantic ~ 1960
2:21 am Moor Mother ~ Circuit Break ~ Circuit City ~ Don Giovanni ~ 2020
2:29 am Angel Bat Dawid & Tha Brotherhood ~ Destination ~ LIVE ~ Intergalactic Mantra Recording Co. ~ 2020
2:35 am Gogo Penguin ~ F Maj Pixie (Squarepusher Remix) ~ GGP/RMX (new) ~ Blue Note ~ 2021
2:41 am Little Mack (local) ~ Opal Eyes Amber Mouth ~ Rock And Rock ~ Raveyard ~ 2013
2:44 am Leon Vynehall ~ An Exhale ~ Rare, Forever (new) ~ Ninja Tune ~ 2021
2:48 am Jayda G ~ All I Need ~ DJ-Kicks (new) ~ !K7 ~ 2021
2:53 am India Jordan ~ Only Said Enough ~ Watch Out! (new) ~ Ninja Tune ~ 2021

RXM Reality: Advent (Orange Milk, 2021)

July 31, 2021 at 8:29 pm | Posted in Reviews | Leave a comment

RXM Reality: Advent

After an astounding run of tapes on Hausu Mountain, RXM Reality moves to kindred spirit Orange Milk for maybe his most accessible release yet. Last year’s blood blood blood blood was an absolute masterpiece of dystopian dread, constantly blasting you with self-destructive weaponry. Advent is another dense, powerful epic, and while much of it is still discombobulating, especially the opening track, there’s actually playful melodies in “Pied Piper”, and the melodies are so strong that they end up withstanding all the bullet holes from the rapidfire beats. “Character Limit” heads in more of a shoegaze direction, and “Wave of Something” threads some of that type of distortion into delicate melodies and flowing water sounds. Tracks like “Climateric” become more of a glorious battle for light and positive spirit to shine through the dense electrical storm. “Stupefaction” has just a remarkable balance of explosive power and a sort of radioactive swing. “Polymorphous” is almost like “Ventolin” gone trancey deconstructed club. The whole album is just a truly remarkable piece of work which fries the brain eggs over easy but also provides flavor and sweetness and energy.

J-Shadow: SNKRX08 (Sneaker Social Club, 2021)

July 28, 2021 at 6:05 pm | Posted in Reviews | Leave a comment

J-Shadow: SNKRX08

J-Shadow follows last year’s The Astral Series EP with his first release for the mighty Sneaker Social Club. “Fade” opens with bubbly, weightless grime synths, busting into breakbeats and yearning vocal samples when the mood hits. “Kugelblitz (The Inescapable Rewarp)” is just nuts, waging an imaginary battle with a restless supply of lazer ammo, all while never touching the ground. “Diffraction” is similar, but “Atlantis” flips to jungle, although it’s still pretty twisted and deadly. “Particle Horizon” is another rave flashback with high definition sound design. “Hibernation Lumina Falls” returns to the murky zone, with slowly unfolding synthscapes, glitched vocals, and drilling beats like construction noises, but no solid, heavy beat driving it with force. Outstanding.

Luggage: Happiness (Husky Pants, 2021)

July 27, 2021 at 8:59 pm | Posted in Reviews | Leave a comment

Luggage: Happiness

Chicago’s Luggage play the type of brooding, stripped down indie rock that was all over college radio in the ’90s but was too stark, imposing, and unconventional to appeal to a more widespread audience. These are relatively short songs, but they carry a lot of weight. Michael Vallera (also known as an experimental ambient composer) seems to stare you dead in the eye when he speaks his dread-filled lyrics. After the desolate slowcore of “Happiness”, “Lie Design: seems more upbeat, but then Vallera warns you “it’s going to get worse’. “Fear” has a tightly winding 3/4 rhythm, and “Idiot Bliss” has an insistent crashing riff that goes through the entire song, refusing to budge until it’s thoroughly made its point. “Wealth” is another uptempo one that seems to be intended to make you run with fear rather than dance. The entire EP is just 19 minutes of bleak energy.

Pursuit Grooves: Mo​:​Delic Island (What Rules, 2021)

July 25, 2021 at 9:43 pm | Posted in Reviews | Leave a comment

Pursuit Grooves: Mo​:​Delic Island

Vanese Smith’s newest album is a set of instrumentals based around the concept of a fantasy island filled with indescribable, magical creatures which all provide uplifting energy to those who encounter them. In conjunction with the release, Smith has designed several art prints corresponding with the songs/creatures, and to my eyes, they register as hybrids of butterflies and colorful birds, perhaps with traces of fish and reptiles. To those who rely on the safety of everything being easily identifiable, the creatures might look weird and confusing, but for people who see things differently and look for beauty in unexpected places, they’re fascinating. The same can be said about Pursuit Grooves’ music; it’s always been offbeat and unconventional, and never fits into an easy category, but her broken beat patterns and warm, sometimes blossom-like bass tones are unmistakable for anyone else, and the originality makes her work stand out. Her music never really seems dark, but this album is especially focused on positivity, with simple track titles that all express joy and the transmission of energy. I always appreciate music that’s optimistic and hopeful but doesn’t get cloying and beat you over the head with happy happy joy joy. Not that something like that doesn’t have its place too, I enjoy my fair share of obnoxious Euro-cheese, but for an extremely introverted person like me, low-key good vibes are more my speed, and that’s the lane this music travels down. All of these tracks are busy yet spacious enough so that you can listen attentively and appreciate their intricacies. The chimes, soft drums, and pianos of “Cheer” glisten like a smooth R&B instrumental, while the pounding beats and bulbous, bass of “Hope” could test any heavyweight London soundsystem. “Zing” is another standout, with beats as jagged as the letter Z, but once you get the hang of their obtuseness, the flow is quite easy and refreshing.

Show #592 – 7/25/21

July 25, 2021 at 12:01 pm | Posted in The Answer Is In The Beat | Leave a comment

REST IN PITA PETER REHBERG
mic break music = Rudy Adrian: As Dusk Becomes Night

1:00 am Pita ~ track 3 ~ Get Out ~ Mego ~ 1999
1:11 am Fenn O’Berg ~ Fenn O’Berg Theme ~ The Magic Sound of Fenn O’Berg ~ Mego ~ 1999
1:22 am Pita ~ Acid Udon ~ Get Down ~ Mego ~ 2002
1:31 am Aaron Dilloway & Lucrecia Dalt ~ The Blob ~ Lucy & Aaron (new) ~ Hanson ~ 2021
1:36 am Divine Styler ~ In a World of U (Radio Edit) ~ Grey Matter ~ Giant ~ 1992
1:39 am DJ Manny ~ You All I Need ~ Signals In My Head (new) ~ Planet Mu ~ 2021
1:43 am John Carroll Kirby ~ P64 By My Side ~ Septet (new) ~ Stones Throw ~ 2021
1:47 am Jurmainson ~ Science Channel Freestyle ~ ABQ Indoors (new) ~ Bandcamp ~ 2021
1:47 am Little Snake ~ In My Head ~ A Fragmented Love Story, Written By The Infinite Helix Architect (new) ~ Brainfeeder ~ 2021
1:52 am Waxy Tomb ~ Speech Target ~ Imminent Fold ~ Gilgongo ~ 2019
1:54 am Diseño Corbusier ~ La Esperanza Esta En Antenas ~ Tens Across The Board ~ Dark Entries ~ 1982
2:02 am Severed Heads ~ Charivari ~ Clean ~ Dark Entries ~ 1981
2:05 am The Cat’s Miaow ~ Not Like I Was Doing Anything ~ I Won’t Have To Think About You ~ A Colourful Storm ~ 1993
2:07 am The Beach Boys ~ Cabinessence ~ 20/20 ~ Capitol ~ 1969
2:10 am Natalia Lafourcade ~ Mi Tierra Veracruzana ~ Musas (Un Homenaje Al Folclore Latinoamericano En Manos de Los Macorinos), Vol. 1 ~ Sony Music Latin ~ 2017
2:14 am Blue Reality Quartet ~ Joe’s Train ~ Blue Reality Quartet! (new) ~ Mahakala Music ~ 2021
2:18 am William Parker ~ Rocas Rojas ~ Mayan Space Station (new) ~ AUM Fidelity ~ 2021
2:25 am Hiatus Kaiyote feat. Arthur Verocai ~ Get Sun ~ Mood Valiant (new) ~ Ninja Tune ~ 2021
2:34 am L’Rain ~ Two Face ~ Fatigue (new) ~ Mexican Summer ~ 2021
2:38 am Sunny Ade & His African Beats ~ Ja Fun Mi (Instrumental) ~ Nigeria 70 ~ Strut ~ 1983
2:45 am Mourning [A] BLKstar ~ Open Spaces (for Fred Moten) ~ Adult Swim Singles 2021 (new) ~ Adult Swim ~ 2021
2:55 am Angela Starr ~ Disco Dancing ~ Nigeria Soul Fever ~ Soul Jazz Records ~ 1986

Blue Reality Quartet: s/t (Mahakala Music, 2021)

July 24, 2021 at 11:35 am | Posted in Reviews | Leave a comment

Blue Reality Quartet: s/t

Pairing 2 percussionists with two horn players, Blue Reality Quartet consists of Michael Marcus and Joe McPhee on reeds and drummers Jay Rosen and Warren Smith (also playing vibraphone). The vibes add a touch of mellowness, but “Chartreuse Tulips” is a short burst of free jazz which nicely balances hot and cool. “Joe’s Train” immediately has a recognizable, deeply bluesy sax melody, while the dual drummers seem to pull the rhythm in different directions. “Coney Island Funk” is an appropriate title — not flashy enough for Broadway, way more laid back, but still with a sense of Big Apple style. “East Side Dilemma” is a lengthier improvisation that constantly teeters over the edge, with the drums bobbing away and the saxophones melodically threading throughout, and then it all explodes into color about 7 minutes in. Final track “Warren’s Theme” is more meandering, and doesn’t quite feel like it really comes together, just kind of bumbles its way for several minutes until the album ends. Still, there are moments on the album when the musicians do click, and it does reach towards another reality.

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