Sunday, 30 December 2012

Vibe Rater Podcast #9 (2012 End Of Year Mix)

For this, the final podcast of 2012, here's a selection of the tunes we've been enjoying the most over this past year. It's been a bit of a strange year for electronic music, with not a lot of exploration into new styles; instead, artists have mainly focused on delving deeper into existing sounds. Without something new to catch the imagination, the early months of the year didn't seem to promising in terms of offering something exciting; but hindsight is a wonderful thing, and looking back there's been some quality stuff coming out in various genres.

The mix features both exciting newcomers such as Diclosure, as well as a few veterans still showing good form in the guise of Kosheen. There's a track from the superb Justin Martin album, but also present are some good tracks which appeared on otherwise shoddy releases (we're looking at you, High Contrast). I was really keen to get an Andy Stott song onto here, in recognition of the deserved attention he's finally getting, and hopefully we've been uncovering a few unknowns for you such as Downliners Sekt and :PAPERCUTZ. Also, how good is it that Burial keeps putting new music out?

Enjoy, and happy new year from Vibe Rater!

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Tracklist:


Just Friends – Avalanche
Phsyicalz – Fly Abroad
Flying Lotus - Getting There
MMOTHS – Summer
Andy Stott – Luxury Problems
Matthew Dear – Get The Rhyme Right
Downliners Sekt – Locked Faces
Sei A – Frozen Flower
Grimes feat. Doldrums - Colour of Moonlight (Antiochus)
The xx – Swept Away
Pillow Talk – Soft (Life & Death Remix)
Jack Dixon – Lose Myself (Dauwd remix)
Disclosure – Boiling
Girl Unit – Ensemble (Club mix)
Four Tet – Jupiters
Kosheen – Dependency
Burial & Four Tet – Nova
Jacques Greene feat. Koreless – Arrow
Justin Martin – Ghettos & Gardens
Christian Martin – Waiting
Objekt – Cactus
Burial – Loner
Blawan – His Money
The Hundred In The Hands – Pigeons (Blawan’s Bare Bones Remix)
Submerse – Always Like This
High Contrast – Wish You Were Here
Marcus Intalex – Virgo
S.P.Y. – Kiss The Sky
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Garden (Calibre Remix)
Scuba – Gekko
Slam – What’s On Your Mind
Nina Kraviz – Ghetto Kraviz
Boddika & Joy Orbison - Dun Dun
Forward Strategy Group – Mandate
:PAPERCUTZ – Rivers (Ikonika Remix)

Sunday, 16 December 2012

Vibe Rater Podcast #8 (Techno Logic)

Techno is definitely the style I find myself delving deepest into, which is why this mix is a bit more focused than usual. Much like The Mighty Boosh once did, I’m looking for a sound to call my own. It’s not so much looking for a sub-genre to work in – songs in this mix range from minimal to tech-house, psychedelic to dub, and any other little labels you might put on them – but a sense of atmosphere that joins the individual tracks together. With the genre-bending and merging approach that the whole “bass music” scene has brought about, a mix with a narrow aim might not appeal to some but hopefully there’s something in here for all to enjoy!

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Tracklist:
Planetary Assault Systems – Railer (Further Exploration) [Ostgut Ton] Juno Download / Tumblr
Claro Intelecto – Blind Side [Deisen] Juno Download / Website
Massimiliano Pagliara – In Order Of More Depth (BHFV remix) Juno Download / Soundcloud
Specter – Half Life [Sistrum Recordings] iTunes
Lucien N Luciano – Blind Behaviour [Peacefrog] Juno Download / Website
Nina Kraviz – Best Friend [Rekids] Juno Download / Myspace
Luca Bacchetti – El Matador (David Alvarado remix) Juno Download / Website
James Blake – At Birth [R&S] Juno Download / Website
Jon Convex – New Model [Convex Industries] Juno Download / Soundcloud
Sigha – Politics Of Dying [Our Circula Sound] Soundcloud
Developer –More Seduction [Modularz] Juno Download / Website
Marc Romboy vs Blake Baxter – Muzik (Version 1) [Systematic] Juno Download / Website
Petar Dundov – Brownian Interplay [Music Man] Juno Download / Website
Peter van Hoesen – Axis Mundi [Ostgut Ton] Juno Download / Soundcloud
Dusty Kid – Jknoussa [Boxer Recordings] Juno Download / Dusty Kid
Forward Strategy Group – Metal Image [Perc Trax] Juno Download / Soundcloud
Hugo Paixao & Jason Fernandes – Intruder [Phobiq] Juno Download / Website
Brendon Moeller – Wanderer (Digital Only version) [Electric Deluxe] Juno Download / Soundcloud
Terence Fixmer – Kiss Of Death [Turbo] Juno Download / Website
Andy Stott – Handle With Care [Modern Love] Juno Download / Website

Saturday, 8 December 2012

Vibe Rater Podcast #7 (Ain't That Love)

DJ Horsfall effortlessly switches between the grooviest of house and the deepest of techno, all the while delighting in the fact that he's testing the quality of your speakers...

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Tracklist:
Justin Martin – Hood Rich [Dirtybird] Juno Download / Soundcloud
Radiohead – Bloom (Objekt Remix) [Ticker Tape] Juno Download / Web
SBTRKT – Wildfire (Objekt Remix) [Young Turks] Beatport / Web
Levon Vincent – Revs [Novel Sound] Myspace
Matthew Burton – Flip Reverse Girl [Visionquest] Juno Download / Web
Maceo Plex – Ain’t That Love [Ellum Audio] Juno Download / Soundcloud
Fur Coat – Understand What I Do [Crosstown Rebels] Juno Download / Web
Adeline – Love Handles You (Kindish/Get Physical) Juno Download / Web
Fur Coat – Those Days [Crosstown Rebels] Juno Download / Web
Zod – Rise Before Zod [Rebellion] Juno Download
EJ – Mama, I’m Gonna Sing [Sony] iTunes
Joy Orbison & Boddika – Mercy [SunkLo] Soundcloud
Slam – What’s On Your Mind [Soma] Beatport / Web
Prompt – Evolve (Slam Paragraph Remix) [Soma] Juno Download / Myspace
Disclosure – Tenderly [Make Mine] Juno Download / Web