Archive for February, 2010

LowerState Podcast 010 // Heftord

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Cyril Briscoe is better known as one half of Sisi / 110th Street, but his lesser known guise Heftord treads more peaceful waters. With two tracks already a part of Cian Ó Cíobháin’s blissful An Taobh Tuathail compilations, it’s no surprise this podcast brings you on a beautiful journey of tense instrumentals, smoothing drones and secluded percussion.

Tracklist:

1. Janeck Schaefer - Office Max Track [from publication by arttrail.ie]
2. Karlheinz Stockhausen - Gesang der [Deutsche Grammophon]
3. Takuo Yuasa: Ulster Orchestra - Glass: Company - Mvt. 1 [Naxos]
4. Hildur Guðnadóttir - Erupting Light [Touch]
5. Arve Henriksen - Chiaro [Rune Grammafon]
6. Papa November - Coda [First Fold]
7. Fred Frith & Evelyn Glennie - Scuttlebutt [Tzadik]
8. Morton Feldman - Slow Waltz [Col Legno]
9. Jonny Greenwood - Eat Him By His Own Light [Nonesuch]
10. Hulk - Song For A Sleeping Giant [Osaka]
11. Philip Jeck - Residue [Touch]
12. Mary Margaret O’Hara - I Don’t Care [Apartment Hunting Productions]
13. junior85 - As It Happens pts 1-2 [Bump Foot]
14. Ólafur Arnalds - Raein [Erased Tapes]
15. Tord Gustavsen Trio - Song Of Yearning (Solo) [ECM]
16. Bobo Stenson Trio - M [ECM]
17. JóHann JóHannsson - Melodia (Guidelines For A Space Propulsion Device) [4AD]
18. Heftord - Jyan (edit) [unreleased]
19. Dennis Russell Davies: Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra- Pärt: Cantus In Memory Of Benjamin Britten [ECM]

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Some picks for February….

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

RBMA London presents…. Marshall Jefferson

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

Wbeeza - St. Patrick’s Day

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

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This St. Patrick’s Day, we’re very happy to bring you South London’s biggest dance floor talent,

WBEEZA (live)

Third Ear Recordings

Deeper @ The Cellar

March 17th 2010

Doors 11pm

Adm €10

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Signed to the very highly regarded Third Ear Recordings, WBEEZA is sitting comfortably amongst names like Brendon Moeller, Fabrice Lig and Theo Parrish, bringing some well needed freshness to the capital’s dance music scene.

Wbeeza’s production can be jacking, swinging, jazzy, soulful, tough, deep and raw. He takes in the history of house, with an ear for Detroit, and gives it a true London stamp.

Wbeeza has international support across the board, in the Techno world from the likes of Laurent Garnier, to Sebo K (Mobilee), and through the House spectrum from Trus’me (Prime Numbers) to Jus’ Ed (Underground Quality), to name a few… and he was listed 3rd in the Little White Earbuds Top 5 Breakout Acts of 2009, among the likes of Mount Kimbie and Black Jazz Consortium.

Third Ear’s Guy McCreery wrote:

“In my 8 years in music, WBEEZA is the most exciting newcomer I’ve encountered…

If i heard a DJ playing his tracks in a club I would have wanted to know immediately who the artist is”

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What the critics say?

Resident Advisor’s Carnes said:

“Third Ear Recordings have long been forging the link between London and Detroit… becoming essential purchases for discerning fans. It wasn’t until the middle of last year that the label had their own response to fire back over the Atlantic, which came in the form of Wbeeza… 4/5″

BOOMKAT:

“Wbeeza is just 23 … but sounds for all the world like he’s fully versed in the disciplines and techniques of vintage house music, with more than a little bit of a Detroit influence permeating these productions. Wbeeza’s drum programming is particularly refined, balancing the power of motorised techno with organic, jazzy kit sounds.”

DJ Mag:

“Wbeeza turns out a mid-’90s flavour dub that sits perfectly between house and garage. Listening to the track will take the old crew back… while newer heads will get some much needed education on days gone by.”