piece by andrew ryce in Resident Advisor on the convergence of "bass music"/dubstep with house
a development that has doubtless led to a plenitude of "quality", nice-vibe-creating, dance-friendly music
but just seems like such a boring development (back to house, again?)
i instinctively side with this comment, by one Scurvydom, out of the 80 odd comments the piece has elicited:
"Of course there's good House out there, of course House can be gully, but in the UK context I can't help but see this move towards techy-deepy-polite piano House as a massive retrograde step, a watering down of vibe, a loss of ambition and an unnecessary compromise that surrenders the ground of ruff energy to the Skrillex lot.
"I want to go to a club and hear forward thinking music which makes me bust a gunfinger and demand a wheelup, not some well produced mild-garage-influence-shuffly 4x4 shit to tap my feet to."
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
CRITICAL BEATS EVENT IN LONDON UPDATE
February 23 - 7.30 pm - Circus 1 @ Stratford Circus, Theatre Square, Stratford, London E15
Critical Beats #3: Innovation and Tradition
with me, Tony Herrington, Lisa Blanning and moderator Steve Goodman . Part of a series of panel discussions co-hosted by The Wire and the University of East London and looking at aspects of electronic dance music and club culture. Lisa Blanning stepping in to replace Mark Fisher who had to withdraw from the event.
Admission: £5/£3 - information and tickets: 0844 357 2625 or
here
February 23 - 7.30 pm - Circus 1 @ Stratford Circus, Theatre Square, Stratford, London E15
Critical Beats #3: Innovation and Tradition
with me, Tony Herrington, Lisa Blanning and moderator Steve Goodman . Part of a series of panel discussions co-hosted by The Wire and the University of East London and looking at aspects of electronic dance music and club culture. Lisa Blanning stepping in to replace Mark Fisher who had to withdraw from the event.
Admission: £5/£3 - information and tickets: 0844 357 2625 or
here
sometimes the right coinage is just hiding there in plain view
technoise
inspired neologistics from Resident Advisor to describe all this ex-noise underground types making beat-driven form-minus-function techno-like records using strictly analogue gear
(c.f. chillrave as superior term for hipstahaus)
artistes covered include Container, Diamond Catalog, Frak, Unicorn Hard-On, Laser Poodle, Cuticle, No Fun Acid, Viktoria, Leslie Keffer, Prostitutes
with brief namechecks for Dariius, Mammal/Midlife Vacation, Lazy Magnet, Max Cloud, Innercity, Danse Asshole, Pete Swanson, Mat Brinkman/Meerk Puffy/Ton B/ZZ Pot, Extreme Animals, Magas, Pleasurehorse, Vatican Shadow/Christian Cosmos, Sinking Body, The Three Legged Race
technoise
inspired neologistics from Resident Advisor to describe all this ex-noise underground types making beat-driven form-minus-function techno-like records using strictly analogue gear
(c.f. chillrave as superior term for hipstahaus)
artistes covered include Container, Diamond Catalog, Frak, Unicorn Hard-On, Laser Poodle, Cuticle, No Fun Acid, Viktoria, Leslie Keffer, Prostitutes
with brief namechecks for Dariius, Mammal/Midlife Vacation, Lazy Magnet, Max Cloud, Innercity, Danse Asshole, Pete Swanson, Mat Brinkman/Meerk Puffy/Ton B/ZZ Pot, Extreme Animals, Magas, Pleasurehorse, Vatican Shadow/Christian Cosmos, Sinking Body, The Three Legged Race
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
FEBRUARY TOUR
starting February 16th I’m on tour, with events in Norway (Bergen Kunsthall; Oslo’s By:Larm festival), England (Critical Beats in London; Off the Page festival in Whitstable) and Paris (launch of the French edition of Retromania)
NORWAY
February 16: BERGEN
Talk at the Bergen Kunsthall on retromania + recreativity
Time: 6-30 PM
Location: Bergen Kunsthall, Bergens Kunstforening, Rasmus Meyers allé 5
more information
February 17: OSLO By: Larm Festival
Conversation about Retromania with Audun Vinger + Q/A
Time: 3 pm
Location: Ragnarock conference room, ground floor, Hotel Royal Christiania, Biskop Gunnerusgate 3 PB-768 Sentrum, Oslo
More information
FRANCE
February 20–22: PARIS
February 20: Soirée Rétromania, a/k/a RETROMANIA ! Réflexions sur la pop culture à l’heure digitale. A presentation to celebrate the launch of the French edition by Le Mot et le Reste. Discussion with Etienne Menu (journaliste musical), Jean-François Caro ( traducteur) and Guillaume Kosmicki (musicologue et dj).
Time: 6-30 PM
Location: POINT ÉPHÉMÈRE, 200 quai de Valmy 75010 Paris (telephone: 01 40 34 02 48)
Cost: entrée libre
More information
U.K.
February 23: LONDON
Critical Beats #3: Innovation and Tradition
I’ll be joining Tony Herrington and Steve Goodman for the third in a series of panel discussions co-hosted by The Wire and the University of East London and looking at aspects of electronic dance music and club culture as they manifest in East London and beyond. Mark Fisher was scheduled to participate but has had to withdraw owing to circumstances beyond his control.
Time: 7.30 pm
Location: Circus 1 at Stratford Circus, Theatre Square, Stratford, London E15
Cost: £5/£3
Information and tickets: 0844 357 2625 or
here
February 24 to February 26: WHITSTABLE
The second annual Off the Page Festival: a weekend of panel discussions, screenings, talks, and debates on sound, music, and music criticism co-hosted by The Wire and Sound And Music, with contributions from Linder Sterling, Dave Tompkins, Jonny Trunk, Rob Young, Chris Cutler, Vicki Bennett, Gavin Bryars, Evan Parker, Kiran Sande, and others.
Saturday February 25: I’ll be giving a talk about the work of David Toop.
Time: early afternoon (details TK)
Location: The Playhouse Theatre, 104 High Street, Whitstable, Kent.
Cost: £40 for a weekend three-day pass; £20 Saturday pass.
More information on tickets and the full schedule of events
starting February 16th I’m on tour, with events in Norway (Bergen Kunsthall; Oslo’s By:Larm festival), England (Critical Beats in London; Off the Page festival in Whitstable) and Paris (launch of the French edition of Retromania)
NORWAY
February 16: BERGEN
Talk at the Bergen Kunsthall on retromania + recreativity
Time: 6-30 PM
Location: Bergen Kunsthall, Bergens Kunstforening, Rasmus Meyers allé 5
more information
February 17: OSLO By: Larm Festival
Conversation about Retromania with Audun Vinger + Q/A
Time: 3 pm
Location: Ragnarock conference room, ground floor, Hotel Royal Christiania, Biskop Gunnerusgate 3 PB-768 Sentrum, Oslo
More information
FRANCE
February 20–22: PARIS
February 20: Soirée Rétromania, a/k/a RETROMANIA ! Réflexions sur la pop culture à l’heure digitale. A presentation to celebrate the launch of the French edition by Le Mot et le Reste. Discussion with Etienne Menu (journaliste musical), Jean-François Caro ( traducteur) and Guillaume Kosmicki (musicologue et dj).
Time: 6-30 PM
Location: POINT ÉPHÉMÈRE, 200 quai de Valmy 75010 Paris (telephone: 01 40 34 02 48)
Cost: entrée libre
More information
U.K.
February 23: LONDON
Critical Beats #3: Innovation and Tradition
I’ll be joining Tony Herrington and Steve Goodman for the third in a series of panel discussions co-hosted by The Wire and the University of East London and looking at aspects of electronic dance music and club culture as they manifest in East London and beyond. Mark Fisher was scheduled to participate but has had to withdraw owing to circumstances beyond his control.
Time: 7.30 pm
Location: Circus 1 at Stratford Circus, Theatre Square, Stratford, London E15
Cost: £5/£3
Information and tickets: 0844 357 2625 or
here
February 24 to February 26: WHITSTABLE
The second annual Off the Page Festival: a weekend of panel discussions, screenings, talks, and debates on sound, music, and music criticism co-hosted by The Wire and Sound And Music, with contributions from Linder Sterling, Dave Tompkins, Jonny Trunk, Rob Young, Chris Cutler, Vicki Bennett, Gavin Bryars, Evan Parker, Kiran Sande, and others.
Saturday February 25: I’ll be giving a talk about the work of David Toop.
Time: early afternoon (details TK)
Location: The Playhouse Theatre, 104 High Street, Whitstable, Kent.
Cost: £40 for a weekend three-day pass; £20 Saturday pass.
More information on tickets and the full schedule of events
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