Resident Advisor has done it again…they’ve cranked out yet another rock solid, fresh podcast. This time it comes from two guys David Togher and Graeme White who together call themselves Murmur. If there’s one thing I continue to respect about Resident Advisor, it’s the fact that keep finding airtight mixes from artists I’ve never heard of …has Eddie B just been living under a rock? …where did these cats come from?

I’m really digging this mix (…of course, or I wouldn’t be writing this post, right?). These guys have a fresh sound. The jury seems to be calling this mix "dub techno." I’ll be honest; the dub elements are pretty manifest throughout, but the techno seems to come and go…in fact, there are a few points where you just feel like you’re listening to downtempo.

Before I tell you to click the play icon below and enjoy, I’ll mention the caveat that this mix isn’t for everybody (but then again, what mix is?…) If you’re looking for something upbeat, this isn’t gonna be your thing…but if you want some good, mellowed-out, intelligent tunes, this mix has you covered.

Enjoy!

Eddie B

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I said I’d write another post after I had a chance to actually listen to Satoshi’s new Renaissance Masters Series mix…I got my copies of the promo CDs in the mail yesterday, so I wanted to share some quick thoughts about it.

…I should probably state the caveat that I’ve only made it through about half of disc one so far….

From what I’ve heard so far of this mix, this is shaping up to be one of the best mixes I’ve heard this year! I would definitely suggest that you buy it.

Satoshi is really stepping up on this one. As I said in my last post, I’m a big fan of Satoshi, but what I found cool in this CD is that you can really hear how his sound and style have evloved. That’s something that the truly great artists are able to do…year after year as music changes, they’re able to change along with it and keep putting out great tunes.

Satoshi’s breed of house music in this mix is very forward-thinking and innovative…you hear elements that your ear and mind instinctively categorize as house, but there’s a little something else there…a je ne sais quoi that taps into you, pleasing and intriguing you on a deeper level.

Actually, as I was listening to this CD, it made me think about the Decline of the DJ Mix CD. I can’t remember the last time I bought a mix CD! …I think the last one I bought was in late 2006. I get all of my mixes on the Internet….from links to live mixes, radio shows, podcasts, etc., and something is missing…

Listening to this Satoshi CD made me more cognizant of the fact that we’re missing something these days. We used to buy a good mix CD and really bond with it. You got the tangible product…album art and physical CDs…and you paid for them, so you were less prone to take them for granted…there was an intangible additional quality in the mix CDs we bought; they’re recorded with great care and attention to detail. Every transition is made to perfection…

Hearing Satoshi’s CD made me think about all of this. Again, I would definitely say it stands out amidst the long list of other mixes I’ve heard this year; it’s definitely worth checking out

Enjoy!

Eddie B

Tags: Satoshi Tomiie, Renaissance Masters Series

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Here’s some more aural dopeness for ya…

Nick Muir turned in a guest mix for Digweed’s Kiss 100 show, and it’s solid.

I’ve seen Nick’s name in a number of places, but I never knew he was a DJ. He’s a long-time producer, but I think his career behind the decks is a relatively early-stage thing (but don’t quote me on that). Of course, Nick is most famous in the electronic music industry for being one-half of the Bedrock production team (alongside John Digweed). Back in the 80s, he was actually a session musician playing with various rock acts. (Nick is a virtuoso pianist.) In the late 80s and early 90s, he started getting into the nascent rave scene, and then the dance music bug bit him …soon after that, he linked up with Digweed, a rising DJ at the time, and the rest is history.

Nick’s recent Kiss 100 mix has proggy and techy elements, in a way that’s subtly different from most of the stuff I’m hearing these days. It’s not super out-of-the-box; I find it to be a down-the-fairway, get-the-job-done kinda mix that makes for some really good listening.

Anyway, enough of my talking about Nick and his mix, click the play icon below to check it out for yourself!

…and for those interested, I’ve given the tracklist below…

Nima Garij - Green Life - Welt Sounds
Sabb - Dead Corps (Ahmet Sendil remix) - SK Supreme
Thomas Sagstad - Superman (Ian F remix) - Mashtronic
Mike Shannon - Closed Question - Plus 8
Damian Saint – Suntek (James Talk Remix) - Suesse
Guy J -Mikro (Nick Muir Edit) - Bedrock
Jorg Henze – Karbon - Dmom
David  Gausse - Into the Deep - Sutil  

Enjoy!

Eddie B

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Here’s a news flash for ya…

Renaissance Recordings is releasing the ninth installment of its Masters Series with a double CD from none other than Satoshi Tomiie. I haven’t actually heard this yet, but I should be getting a promo copy soon

Since I haven’t heard the CDs yet, I won’t try to personally tell you how they are….but what I will say is that Satoshi has Never Disappointed me! He’s a DJ that has absolutely rocked my brain on multiple occasions. His Global Underground Nu Breed release was killer, and I’ve seen him twice live…both occasions were seriously among the top musical experiences of my life!

Anyway, if you want more information about his newest mix, you can read the press release that I’ve pasted below. Once I get the CDs, I’ll do another post to let you know what I think about them

PRESS RELEASE

Satoshi Tomiie returns to The Masters Series for another flawless musical ride…

Satoshi hooks-up with Renaissance once again, marking their trilogy with another landmark mix, further confirming why he is considered a true master of house.

The Japanese-by-way-of-New-York Don takes us on a sublime, deep tech-house excursion that draws on some of the brightest luminaries at work in the scene today, from Radio Slave to Layo & Bushwacka!, Jimpster, Motorcitysoul, Marc Romboy, Mlle Caro & Franck Garcia, Jeff Bennett and many more besides… The result is a forward thinking musical blueprint, as Satoshi himself elaborates, “My definition of house remains the same - ‘an open minded, evolving form of dance music’”.

The mix, which spans two CDs, is further distinguished by the additional production, be it the keys Satoshi plays on the Shur-i-kan intro or the loops and FX he subtly weaves throughout, enhancing the compilation’s mood and flow. However, the cake is well and truly iced by an exclusive in the form of his own, brand new single; under the guise of ‘Mes’, Madrugada is Satoshi at his unheard finest that will surely have aficionados chomping at the bit.

Always easy on the ear, this is a mix which can be enjoyed any time or place.

Renaissance: The Masters Series – Satoshi Tomiie is out DEC 2008

Disc One

1.         Shur-i-kan - Letting You Down 

2.         Toby Tobias – Eleven

3.         Marc Romboy – Elif (Jimpster Remix)

4.         Lee Jones - Weisses Kanninchen 

5.         Federleicht – On The Streets (Kollectiv Turmstrasse Let Freedom Ring       Remix)

6.         Dave Brennan - Drink Deep 2008 (Adultnapper Remix)

7.         Luciano Pizzella - Rubber Man (Pizza Mix)

8.         Bitter:Sweet – Moving Forward (Atjazz Remix)

9.         H.O.S.H. – Steppenwolf (Jerome Sydenham Mix)

10.       Layo & Bushwacka! - Djembe

11.       Franck Roger - Don’t Leave Me

12.       Lars Behrenroth - Ice On The Sun

13.       Mlle Caro & Franck Garcia - Dead Souls (Radio Slave Long Distance Kiss Mix)

Disc Two

1.         Mes - Madrugada

2.         Gold Fish - This Is How It Goes (Nacho Marco Remix)

3.         DJ Yellow - Une Vie à t’attendre

4.         Jimpster - Dangly Panther (Audiomontage Remix)

5.         Motorcitysoul Feat. Ovasoul 7 - Change You (Shur-i-kan Remix)

6.         Nathan Drew Larsen - Touch Me (King Roc Remix)

7.         Martin Beume – Nexus

8.         Tomoki & Nono - Lark

9.         Jeff Bennett - Plumes (Dave Basek Of Smoke Version)

10.       Adultnapper – Apropills (Andomat 3000 Remix)

11.       Sylar – Mellow (Original Mix)

12.       James Kronier – Bladnoch (Sebastian Roya Remix)

13.       Wareika - Impulse

Eddie B

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It’s time for the next installment of the RV Customer Mix series, and this one is Long Overdue!

RV Customer Mix 008 comes from Matt Terrey, who’s living in Dubai these days (in the United Arab Emirates), which he commonly references as the "Sandpit."

Matt has actually been a registered member of Resonant Vibes for so long that I can’t even track his registration date …he’s on that short list of people who joined before we even had the ability to log signup dates.

Of course, since Matt lives a long way from Louisville, Kentucky, I’ve never had the chance to meet him. …but over the years, we’ve traded plenty of emails, and we’ve spoken on the phone. I can honestly say he’s another one of those DJs who’s devoted serious chunks of his life (both in terms of time and energy) to the pursuit of his passion for electronic music. He’s another one of our customers that I hope to meet at some point.

We had a phone chat not too long back that really gave me some insight into the source of Matt’s creative inspiration. I think we all have one or two clubbing experiences that standout in our minds as being those ineffably tight experiences where we really got lost in the music and absorbed in a string of truly blissful moments. …well, as I was talking to Matt, I told him about some of my best experiences at Twilo (back in its heyday), and he started telling me about one of his best electronic music experiences. ….I’m not sure, but I think it was in New Zealand, back around when Digweed released his Los Angeles CDs on Global Underground. Matt told me that Digweed came to some remote area and played a set into the dawn. He said there was a fog gently rolling in and that the experience was truly magical. Experiences like this are the kind that make us lifelong devotees of electronic music, and that’s what Matt has become.

Of course, this isn’t just a post about Matt; this is a post about a mix. I asked him to send me a link to a mix, and he sent me links to several. The one I chose to post here is titled "Old Broken Sounds." While this mix is a bit older, I chose it because it’s the one that I found myself wanting to play again and again. It’s a particularly interesting choice given that I’m not generally a huge fan of breaks…but if done right, progressive breaks can really get good to me, and Matt does them right here!

I should point out that this was a mix that Matt put together "for friends," so it’s not like a studio mix that’s been mastered and edited after the fact. It’s a mix from a solid DJ with an ear and passion for good tunes. Click the play icon below to check out Matt’s mix. It makes for really good listening…the kinda of tunes you can put on, kick back, and enjoy!

For those interested, I’ve posted the tracklist below. ….if you’re a progressive fan, then I’m sure some of the names below will mean something to you …you may also notice that Matt included one of his own edits here….tipping his hand as a producer, not just a DJ.

1 Brahma - Peaks of Destiny 

2 James Talk - Beef Curtains  (Fretwell Mix)

3 Blue Haze - A Time to Reflect

4 Jono Fernandez - Directions in Groove (Everyday Downers Mix)

5 Chris Conner - Day Sleeper (Snake Sedrick Mix)

6 Habersham and Numinous - Leaving Trifton         

7 Jeff Griffiths            - Ayahuaska  

8 Derek Howell - Funk It (Breaks Mix)

9 Pappa and Gibley - Ortygia (Wrecked Angle Mix)

10 Narcose - Shadow Puppets           

11 Spike feat Sly - Toxic Culture (Matt Terrey’s feel the twisted love a little longer Edit)

12 Benz & MD – Visceral (Probspot Mix)

13 Esdeto feat Legolath - So Real

14 Pole Folder - Sacred to Lose!

15 Halogen vs Nash T - On a Bridge 

16 Michael Lanning - Bound for Acension

17 PQM feat Chronic - Over the Edge (Andrew Bennet Mix)

18 16B feat Morel - Escape (Driving to Heaven)

Enjoy!

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We’ve got a tight release in our store right now from FeralCode Records. If you’re looking for some great progressive tunes for the weekend, "She Is Gone" is an EP definitely worth checking out.

Just click HERE to load the full release as a playlist in our media player.

The original track comes from human8, and he also gives us a dub version. His tracks have a steady beat and an evolving, amorphous soundscape for a background…a little punchy, but also melodic…I’d drop this track toward the end of a set, to work people into a contemplative frame of mind. The vocals reinforce this sort of pensive vibe, and the dub version gets the job done as well.

The remix on this release comes from Moonbeam, the talented Russian artist who puts his own spin on the tune. Moonbeam’s remix has a slightly deeper, subtly techier feel to it…a little more upbeat and stacatto, and still delightful

If you’ve been reading this blog for any significant period of time, then you know the RV team has massive respect for FeralCode Records…another one of those labels that is clearly passionate about the tunes and that is conastantly trolling the depths of the progressive underground to bring us incredible music. It’s always a pleasure to give props to a deserving recipient

Anyway, check out the "She is Gone" release, and enjoy!

Eddie B

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Well, October is gone, and November is here…and that means it’s time to introduce a new RV DJ blogger…

But before I talk about our new DJ blogger, I want to take a minute to say THANKS to Storyteller for being last month’s RV DJ blogger and for giving us some really engaging, throught-provoking posts!

…and now, it’s time to introduce this month’s RV DJ Blogger [drum roll please…] …we’re tapping none other than Mr. Thomas Penton to be this month’s DJ blogger!

Of course, Thomas is no stranger to the RV community; he’s one of those industry figures that’s been a friend of Resonant Vibes since the early days. In fact, our relatioship with Thomas actually pre-dates the launch of the RV website! Sam booked Thomas back in December of 2004 to play a gig at a club called Atmosphere here in Louisville, Kentucky. Thomas came down and played an absolutely killer set. I remember the night clearly…my girlfriend had come to town from New York City, and I actually lived next door to the club…I had a group of folks over at my place; we had some drinks and generally got into a party frame of mind and then we went over to the club. A DJ named Trevor Lamont opened for Thomas, playing some great house music, and we were getting down. Then, my man Thomas got on the decks and absolutely blew the club up …at one point, he invited me and my girl to step into the DJ booth, and the sound was off tha hook….definitely a great clubbing experience.

From that event, our relationship with Thomas - or I should really say, Sam’s relationship with Sam - really started to develop. We talked to him about Resonant Vibes, and he was always supportive…so I feel like it’s only fitting to give Thomas the keys to the blog for a month

…of course, now is also a particularly appropriate time to hand Thomas the keys to the blog because we recently released volume three of his Essential Series sample collection. He might have some interesting thoughts to share on that…

Thomas has always been a straight-shooting industry player who just calls things like he seems them, so I’m sure he’ll have some entertaining things to discuss on our blog (if he can work in a few posts between playing his international gigs, etc.)

Well, that’s it for the introduction…from here, I’ll let Thomas speak for himself…

Enjoy!

Eddie B

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Here’s a solid mix for ya! …this is Magda holding it down on Electronic Beats radio this month…I found this mix online and decided I’d have ugly karma if I didn’t share it with you

I’ve had the pleasure of hearing Magda live a couple of times, and I’ve been really impressed on both occasions; she gets the job done! This mix has some really dope stretches in it. It’s kinda got a groovin’, laid back feel, but then in certain places it catches you off guard and gets nasty….of course, Magda’s of the M_Nus persuasion so there are countless little tweaky sounds going on in these tracks that will screw with your head. The parts I really like are the ones that have that heavy-feeling beat…like the ones that are pounding at the 14:55 mark and the 37-minute mark.

I hope I’m not out of line here (since I have a serious girlfriend and all…and since Magda probably doesn’t want me getting flirty)…but is it just me, or does a woman make herself practically irresistable when she can play a killer techno set?! Well, ’nuff props to ya Magda! …keep doin’ your thing

…oh yeah, if you’re interested in the tracklist, I’ve copied and pasted it below…

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I don’t know much at all about Convextion…I had never heard of him until one night Sam and I were in the office late, and he put on a couple of Convextion mixes. I poked around online, and I found the following bio:

"Gerard Hanson [Convextion] was born in 1972. He hails from the unlikely environments of Dallas, Texas USA. Little is known about this producer who seems to have Scandinavian roots. His productions have reflections with Basic Channel/Chain Reaction sound. His main inspirations are Juan Atkins and Derrick May. His music also has influences from Stefan Robbers, Red Planet and Carl Craig. He found a way where everything came together: Deepness, Minimalism and Soul, the Detroit-Berlin connection. In 1994 Gerard Hanson and Dan Kurzius started ‘Hardsync’, a Magazine dedicated to electronic music reviews and artist interviews. It has been defunct since 1996 as a result of a computer crash. Hard Sync was an outlet for several Texas-based electronic music enthusiasts to reach out to others around the world that shared similar musical interests. He released his first 12” in 1995. Ever since his debut 12” on Matrix in 1995. From 1995-1997, he released 5 ep’s, and then only 2 more in the next 6 years until 2005. The reason he produced so infrequently was because when his first releases came out, the tracks were licensed to some big releasers and he did not get paid for them. After that some other labels approached him but just wanted more of the same and didn’t really seem to understand his sound. They just wanted more of the same sounds. After that he stopped releasing music and produced only for his personal usage. After a couple of years the label Down Low convinced him to pick up his producing again. He is very careful about sharing his music with the rest of the world."

Anyway, I’ve really been enjoying the two Convextion mixes that I got from Sam. I don’t know much about them, but they’re older, and they’re good stuff. These are the kinda mixes you can just throw on and let play. …when I find myself really enjoying some mixes, I’m usually inclined to post here to share them with you!

…so click the play icon below to check out two really good mixes from Convextion!

Enjoy

Eddie B

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There a lot of -ations that are part of music. Creation, imagination and sometimes co-operation or even frustration. For me it’s the latter. I’ve been terribly busy last year with tons of things and haven’t finished a single music production in the past 12 months. As a result there’s only one track waiting to be released right now, and that will take some time because the label and I agreed to make it at least a 2 track release. Ouch…

I love music and everything about it. I invested a couple of thousand Euro in my personal home studio this year and I don’t have a single thing to show. I have some concepts (unfinished tracks with potential) which do sound better than ever quality wise but I haven’t finished anything. I took on a couple of remix offers and didn’t even finish those. Those are considered to be easy, you don’t have to figure out any chords. Just create the beats and sounds and you’re done. Well, not me! An absolute Writersblock, that’s right, capital W!

I’ve been trying everything. I spent some time without making music, I tried forcing some music, dj-ed less and more over periods of time, I spent time on other things I felt where important. I spent some more time on programming websites for my own little company as well, I revamped my own website quite recently and still, no music.

Right now I’m in the process of painting the house my girlfriend and I bought. Tomorrow we will actually be moving in there. Due to some problems technical problems the floor of the living room is only halfway done. When I’m not painting I am cleaning or just making a mess (which I’m very good at). When I’m not doing that I’m working on my study. Right now I really need to find an internship, preferably in something in music production, like a recording studio. Unfortunately my school has just scraped audio out of the bachelor study programs. They know call in broadcasting, I hope it is the same in the end, otherwise there’s no other reason for my doing this other than getting my bachelor (without actually learning what I want to learn about). Maybe it’s a bad choice of words saying I have a writersblock, could it be I’m just doing too much?

I’m glad there are some good things coming my way though. Resonant Vibes just released Thomas Pention sample cd has proven to be spot on. I’ve been fiddling around with it because Resonant Vibes asked me to. I was fan of the earlier parts of Thomas Pentons sample series so this was kind of an offer I couldn’t refuse. Furthermore I’ll be decorating my own new little home studio next week and in a couple of weeks I’ll be off to Finland seeing friends I made during my earlier visit. I hope I can make someone’s evening special by spinning some tunes there in this club in Turku.

No time for a chill pill yet it seems, way too much to live for and wat too many things to do! Now let’s get back to the music… Any ideas?

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