Monday, February 23, 2009

Phaeleh


Took me a while to get this one out, but trust me, It's a good one.




Phaeleh.

I have completely fallen in love with this Bristol based artist in a matter of two weeks. I first heard about him from the Electronic Exploration radio show but didn't really give him much notice. It took me a few weeks until I ventured back and gave him another listen. Man am I glad I did.

Phaeleh (fella) produces smooth and warm songs, filled with lush and intricate atmospheres. He started in electronic music with drum and bass and jungle but has moved on to an extremely individual and unique style of music all to his own. He layers extremely intricate and deceivingly simple rhythms over each other to create tracks that are very hard to pin down. My first listen had me thinking these were down tempo with a nice taste of dub bass. After three or four listens I started to hear more underneath the seemingly chilled out exterior. Phaeleh is producer who plays out moods or 'vibes' rather then trying to create hits or bangers. His music is much better judged after a full hour and a half set rather then one or two tracks. Energy builds slowly and quietly until all of a sudden you are rockin along out of nowhere. Everything just fits together so well and so effortlessly.


I really like this and hope you will to.




Pollen Radio show on Dubstep fm- August 2008

http://www.ruder.co.uk/ftp/mp3/phaeleh%2 0-%20live%20on%20pollen%20radio%20(dubst ep%20fm)%2001082008.mp3


Promo Mix - February 2008

http://www.ruder.co.uk/ftp/mp3/Phaeleh%20-%20Feb%202008.mp3

*Both these mixes are absolutely fantastic but be sure to give them the full listen. In both, Phaeleh goes on a full audio journey and brings it back home wonderfully.





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Random Music!!

J.Diddy - Over the Hills of Stalking Grey

http://www.sendspace.com/file/on3ofh

An absolutly wonderful chilled out - downtempo mix.


Ikonica - Ballers Social Club Promo Mix

DOWNLOAD

Spaced out Hyper dub mix.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Hessle Audio


Hessle Audio has single handedly changed my musical outlook in the end of 2008. The style of music that this label puts out is extremely intelligent and unique. Taking notes from dubstep, techno, minimal and IDM, these songs are able to run you through a huge range of emotions in a single set. All of them are top notch productions.

This Leeds based label is run by long time friends Ramadanman, Pangaea, and Ben UFO. The catalog consists of extremely forward thinking releases from the above mentioned as well as TRG, Martyn, and Untold.

Ramadanman - Blimey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyq_U4eGbtw
Pangaea - Coiled
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHViXbK8zCA
Untold - Kingdom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-Z6qGvEm9A

One of the main reasons I like these guys so much are the sounds that they make. This isn't your usual wobble wobble saw-tooth bass lines or hand swatting snares. These records are filled with new and interesting sounds that always seem to lock up my imagination with the music. Long slow bass lines flow through songs like a warm comforter blanket pulled up on a cold night while intricate melodies form overhead from a multitude of techy chimes, cymbals, bells and tins. This music might not own the dance floor like so much other dubstep does, but, its pure musicality is undeniable. In my opinion, this is one of the best things happening in electronic today.

Ramadanman - Dub War NYC Podcast
http://www.dqxt.org/dubwar/podcast/dubwa%20r_podcast_05_ramadanman.mp3
01. Dub-U - 1 Way Running [Unreleased]
02. Mount Kimbie - William [Unreleased]
03. Burial - In McDonalds [Hyperdub]
04. Reform - Bonfire [Unreleased]
05. Ramadanman - Dayrider [Unreleased]
06. Peverelist - Esperanto [Unreleased]
07. Untold - Discipline [Unreleased]
08. Headhunter - Grounded [Unreleased
]09. Pangaea - Router [Hessle Audio]
10. Naphta - Jungle Republic (Ramadanman Refix) [Unreleased]
11. Pangaea - You & I [Hessle Audio]
12. Burial - Shell of Light (Excerpt) [Hyperdub]
13. Scuba - Tense [Unreleased]
14. F - Untitled [Unreleased]
15. Kontext - Plumes (Ramadanman Refix) [Unreleased]
16. Ramadanman - Blimey (Edit) [Hessle Audio]

Untold - Tranquera Mixtape
http://www.tranquera.org/guests/untold_tranquera_mixtape.mp3
01. Pangaea "Deviant (Untold Remix)" Unreleased
02. Untold "Kingdom (Pangaea Remix)" Unreleased
03. Pearson Sound "Gambetta" Dubplate
04. Pangaea "Mosaix" Hotflush forthcoming
05. Flying Lotus "Roberta Flack (Martyn's Heart Beat Mix)" Warp
06. Untold "Sweat" Hotflush forthcoming
07. Untold "I Can't Stop This Feeling" Dubplate
08. Untold "Discipline" Hemlock
09. Untold "Anaconda" Dubplate
10. Milanese "The End (Untold Remix)" Square Records forthcoming
11. Untold "Bones" Hemlock
12. TRG "On Tour" Dubplate
13. Naphta "Copy Rider (Untold Remix)" Dubplate
14. Toasty "The Knowledge (Untold Remix)" Hotflush forthcoming


Ben UFO - Hessle showcase for FACT Mag
Hessle Audio – Exclusive FACT mix (mixed by Ben UFO)
1. Scuba – Twitch (Jamie Vex'd Remix) (Forthcoming Hotflush)
2. Untold - Discipline (Forthcoming Hemlock)
3. Peverelist - Esperanto (Unreleased)
4. T++ - Allied (Unknown)
5. Quantec - Ray Of Hope [A Made Up Sound remix] (Unreleased)
6. Pangaea - Coiled (Hessle Audio)
7. Luke.Envoy - So (Forthcoming Tempa)
8. Toasty - Some Kind Of Noise (Unreleased)
9. Howie B - Royale Sound [Ramadanman remix] (ATM)
10. Headhunter - Mint 500 (Forthcoming Tempa)
11. F - Unsung (Forthcoming Naked Lunch)
12. Untold - I Can't Stop This Feeling (Unreleased)
13. ??? - Working Title (Unreleased)
14. Greena - Pattern Recognition (Unreleased)
15. Ramadanman - Blimey (Hessle Audio)
16. Whistla - Riot Squad (Unreleased)
17. Jus Wan - Trifelin' (Forthcoming Naked Lunch)
18. Pangaea - Router (Hessle Audio)
19. Peverelist - Clink Click Every Trip (Unreleased)
20. Mala - Learn (DMZ)
21. TRG - Broken Heart [Martyn's DCM remix] (Hessle Audio)




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Random Music!

Telephon Tel Aviv - Live from Prague 2.3.2007
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OBEX6OF3

Welder - Live from San Francisco early 2008
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=E0V33UL8

DJ Shadow - Essential Mix 3.30.2003
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2OV25KLU