prosthetic knowledge

0181 by Four Tet 

In case you’ve missed this, Four Tet has uploaded a 40 minute album of rarities onto Soundcloud, and it’s fantastic:

Produced by Kieran Hebden between 1997 and 2001
Compiled 2012
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Also available on vinyl LP soon.

PK Mixtape 2012

A mixtape of music from and related to 2012 - tracklist then commentary below:

Tracklist:

1) Atari Video Game Logo - Suzanne Ciani (00:00 - 00:05)
2) Zenthial Arches - Team Doyobi (00:06 - 03:12)
3) Ye Ye - Daphni - JIAOLONG (03:12 - 09:17)
4) The Nightcaller - Flying Lotus (09:17 - 12:44)
5) Conversion Theory - Analogue Monsta (12:44 - 16:00)
6) Locked - Four Tet (16:00 - 24:18)
7) I Feel Love (12” Version) - Donna Summer (24:18 - 32:19)
8) Flutes - Hot Chip - In Our Heads (32:19 - 39:22)
9) Ricky’s Theme - Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (39:24 - 43:03)
10) Eclipse/Blue feat. Kazu Makino - Nosaj Thing (43:04 - 47:07)
11) Bamboo Music - David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto (47:07 - 52:13)

I felt like making another mixtape (just as I did last year), as … why the hell not. I’m no mixtape god so don’t expect anything masterful or comprehensive. I have to admit I wasn’t so into music this year, but thats not to say there was nothing worth attention. I hope, at least, there will be something anyone can appreciate.

1) Atari Video Game Logo - Suzanne Ciani

Taken from the “Lixiviation” album released by Finders Keepers Records, a compilation of examples and works by an electronic music pioneer.

2) Zenthial Arches - Team Doyobi

Taken from “Digital Music Volume 1” on Skam Records, a worthwhile addition to anyone who likes contemporary electronic music.

3) Ye Ye - Daphni - JIAOLONG

A solo effort from Daniel Victor Snaith, who also made the excellent “Swim” under the guise of Caribou. 

4) The Nightcaller - Flying Lotus

Taken from “Until The Quiet Comes”, the album is generally mellower than his previous outings, yet still has plenty to offer.

5) Conversion Theory - Analogue Monsta

Any release from TOKiMONSTA is always something I look forward to: a collaborative album with Suzi Analogue available for the price of an email address, is 10 tracks of psychadelic electronica soul. More Here

6) Locked - Four Tet

Taken from a compilation album of 12” releases, all enjoyable

7) I Feel Love (12” Version) - Donna Summer

2012 saw the passing of Donna Summer from cancer. For me, she will always be important for this track she made with Giorgio Morodor, released in 1977. A true archetype of popular electronic music which has withstand time (and employed a production hack to get it’s new sound as the technology at the time could not perform the way it does), noticed by Bowie and Eno as the sound of the next 15 years, can be played pretty much anywhere. RIP

8) Flutes - Hot Chip

From the ‘In Our Heads’ album, which I would say was mixed. However, I think this track is one of their best ever, and probably my most played tracks this year.

9) Ricky’s Theme - Beastie Boys

2012 also claimed the life of Adam Yauch aka MCA of the Beastie Boys (again, from cancer) at the age of 47 :( It was very sad news. Everyone here should know all the Beastie Boys classics, but here I decided something different, something that stood out for me from their ‘Ill Communication” album, a jazzy instrumental. RIP

10) Eclipse/Blue feat. Kazu Makino - Nosaj Thing

When I heard Nosaj Thing was going to release new material this year, I couldn’t wait. His Drift album was fantastic. Sadly, it was only this track that was released, and I can’t wait to hear new material in 2013.

11) Bamboo Music - David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto

My favourite release this year was not a commercial one - it was a compilation from the Root Blog called ‘野生の野望’ featuring 80’s Japanese electronic pop music related to musicians of the band Yellow Magic Orchestra. A wide range of music which until now I had a lack of knowledge of. More about the compilation (and links to get it) can be found here.

I hope you enjoy it :)

Jupiters by Four Tet

Four Tet: Conference of the birds (DJ mix April 2012) 

A 45 minute mix by one the best electronic producers of the last decade. No tracklist, but should be familiar territory.

Music For Bipolar People Vol. 1 By Roman Reinmann

A quality IDM / instrumental abstract Hip-Hop mix.

Tracklist:

01) Coat - Plaid
02) Summer Honey - Milieu
03) Love You Bring - Prefuse 73
04) Smile Around The Face - Four Tet
05) Crop Duster - Milieu
06) Tea Leaf Dancer - Flying Lotus
07) Won’t Do (Instrumental) - J Dilla
08) Busy Signal - By Prefuse 73
09) Spectrum - Boards Of Canada
10) Audio Track 16 - Boards Of Canada
11) Rooms Within Rooms - Milieu
12) Moth - Burial & Four Tet
13) Do The Astral Plane - Flying Lotus
14) ‘Kaychunk’ - Kyle Hall
15) Sun (Okinawa Lifestyle Remix) - Caribou
16) Wissensee - Autechre
17) Trail - Plaid

PK Mixtape 2011 - Tracks | Tributes | Discoveries

After sharing loads of mixes on this Tumblr blog, I thought I would have a go at making one myself - this is actually the first time I have attempted a digital one, so if you spot any flaws - that’s why. I’m not a sound engineer, nor am I a DJ, and I didn’t see any need to create some sort of end-of-2011 list as there are more experienced and knowledgeable people who do that. If anyone has some constructive criticism, feel free to let me know …

This is a collection of tracks that have been played a lot on my iPod Touch, some things I have shared on this Tumblr blog that have been of interest, and some tributes to people who have passed away this year, or the anniversary of their passing.

TRACKLIST:

01) Ant City - Kuedo (2011) [00:00:00]
Great atmospheric album - like Nosaj Thing went back to the early 80s, kidnapped Vangelis to make another sci-fi soundtrack with an 808 drum machine

02) Separator - Radiohead (2011) [00:03:11]
Last track to their ‘King Of Limbs’ album

03) VCR (Four Tet Remix) - The XX (2010) [00:08:26]
I rebloged this from notational - someone who I have been following for ages who, among the other things he does, has good taste in music

04) Bright Shadows - TOKiMONSTA (2011) [00:16:44]
From her ‘Creature Dreams’ EP released this year

05) Confusion - DJ Soulscape Feat. 각나그네 (2003) [00:20:26]
Musical curiosity has led me to this Korean Hip-Hop DJ (I’ve posted two of his mixes here + here) and very recently received a couple of his albums. This track is one of two on this mix that appear from his ‘Lovers’ album. I don’t understand a word being said, but the delivery and production is great.

06) Le Corbeau Et Le Renard - Dynastie Crisis (1970) [00:25:59]
Posted earlier this year, the French prog-rock band Dynastie Crisis, who didn’t get any recognition in their time, produced a track which to modern ears sounds like Hip-Hop … all the way back in 1970 …

07) Push Me Pull You - Futurisk (1982) [00:28:44]
I somehow managed to come across the musical genre ‘Synth Punk’, and I love this jam …

08) Futura - Battles (2011) [00:31:04]
From their ‘Gloss Drop’ album

09) Trapped - Boards Of Canada (1995) [00:37:17]
A catchy remix allegedly put together by the Boards of Canada (under the pseudonym Hell Interface, found on one of their mixtapes (video here)

10) Gratitude - Acoustic Ladyland (2009) [00:40:49]
Discovered this on a mix for an ATP event in London curated by Portishead. The track is taken from their album ‘Living WIth A Tiger’, an instrumental rock album that tests how the saxaphone can be a lead instrument in the genre. I enjoyed it.

11) Me And The Devil - Gil Scott-Heron (2010) [00:45:02]
RIP to the guy who wrote ‘The Television Will Not Be Televised’ amongst others …

12) Always Crashing In The Same Car - David Bowie (1977) [00:48:33]
Somehow late to the party, I bought Bowie’s ‘Low’ album this year - besides, you can’t really go wrong with putting Bowie in a mixtape …

13) I Just Want To - Reggie Watts (2009) [00:52:00]
Just a great track put together on the spot - it is probably better appreciated on the video (which you can see here)

14) On Her Majesty’s Secret Service - John Barry (????) [00:55:22]
A composer who did have a talent for bringing style and drama to the films he worked on … RIP

15) Another One Bites Da Funk - Daft Queen (2009 redo, originally 2003) [00:58:01]
Earlier this year, Google celebrated Freddie Mercury’s would-be birthday in one of their doodle’s, it was also the 20th anniversary of his passing. I wouldn’t say I was a Queen fan, but looking now he was a great talent and personality, something sadly lacking in modern times. This mash-up with Freddie’s vocals escalates the fun factor of the original (you can get the track here)

16) Jasmine - DJ Soulscape Feat. 청안 (2003) [01:01:55]
Last track on this mix is another one from DJ Soulscape’s ‘Lovers’ album, a simple upbeat track to end on. I still have no idea what is being said …

This mix is posted on Soundcloud, so if you would rather hear it there, click here

DJ Rich-Ears / Perfect mixes + specials / Perfect Records via NinjaMixDump

Embedded above is a list of ten full length mixes playable from Soundcloud. The mixes are of top acts: Prefuse 73, Bonobo, Autechre, Amon Tobin, Monolake, Orbital, Aphex Twin, Flying Lotus, Four Tet, and Irresistible Force:

an overview of DJ Rich-Ears mixes & specials for Perfect Records
featured on: Perfect Alles & www.EersteHulpbijPlaatOpnamen.blogspot.com
these mixes are not ‘best-of’ compilations, but rather a personal selection & (re-)collection… the selections focus on true musical innovators and artists who have been a major source of inspiration
over the years… njoi!

If you prefer, you can go to the SoundCloud page and check them out there - each individual mix has its own tracklisting [link]

Solid Steel Radio Show 2/9/2011 Part 1 + 2 - Fourtet

This week we welcome back Fourtet who had his first mix on Solid Steel 10 years ago, back in 2001. He was also part of a North American Solid Steel tour that year alongside DJ Food, DK and Bonobo. They all regrouped after the tour back at BBC London for a Solid Steel show spinning records bought only on that tour (Those signed up to the mailing list will be getting a download link for that classic show). His mix celebrates the forthcoming release of his Fabric Live CD and we get a taste of some of the tracks included, with music from Michael Redolfi, Crazy Bald Heads and KMA, plus new music from Fourtet himself.

PART 1 + 2 - Fourtet

Four Tet _ Locked _ Text
Floating Points _ Untitled _ 212 Productions
Crazy Bald Heads _ First Born _ On A Tick
Sevi G _ Beautiful Music (El-B remix) _ Vinylocity
Bad Bwoy Beats _ Don’t Go There _ White
NnG _ I Keep _ Swing City
Roger O’Donnell _ The Truth in You (Four Tet remix) _ Great Society
Juk Juk _ Winter Turn Spring _ Text
Michel Redolfi _ Immersiens Partial _ INA-GRM
Daphni _ Ye Ye _ Text
First Choice _ Baby Aw Shucks (Ron Hardy edit) _ unknown
Four Tet _ Pyramid _ Text
Champion _ Motherboard _ UK Urban
Persian + D Ross _ Music _ Same People
Kyle Hall _ Xero _ Wild Oats
KMA _ Cape Fear _ Urban Beat
Ramsey + Fen _ Style (Bug dub) _ Bug Records
James Holden _ A Break in the Clouds (Beat tool) _ Border Community
Earl Sixteen _ Trials and Crosses _ Greensleeves

The XX VCR (Four Tet Remix) via notational:

Lovely. Totally up my alley these days. Fourtet remixing the XX.

Burial - Ego (New 2011 track)

You may have heard about a Burial / Four Tet / Thom Yorke collaboration.

Well, apparently, this is it, recorded off the radio.