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[ Written by: | 4 Apr 2011 | 5 Comments | ]
LCD final show at MSG

This happened over the weekend and as you’d hope they played for hours and the setlist looks incredible. Included amongst it all is 45.33. God damn….

Full setlist:
Set 1
Intro
Dance Yrself Clean
Drunk Girls
I Can Change
Time To Get Away
Get Innocuous!
Daft Punk Is Playing At My House
Too Much Love
All My Friends
Tired (with “Heart of the Sunrise” by Yes snippet)
Set 2
45:33 Part One
45:33 Part Two (With Reggie Watts)
Sound of Silver
45:33 Part Four (with The Juan MacLean)
45:33 Part Five (With Shit Robot)
45:33 Part Six
Freak Out/Starry Eyes
Set 3
Us v Them
North American Scum (With Arcade Fire)
Bye Bye Bayou
You …

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[ Written by: | 3 Apr 2011 | One Comment | ]
Coco on the Vacation

NZ’s very own Coco Solid’s now officially releasing music on Permanent Vacation with an album produced with Bobbi Soxx (producer Robin Hannibal) as Parallel Dance Ensemble called Possesions and Obsessions
Shopping Cart is excellent.

“Soul Clap: Loooove Shoping Card John Talabot: I love it Axel Boman: wow! im thinking tom tom club, prince, esg and swedish supergroup midi maxi efti when i hear this, i really love it!! i love this label… Melon: YES! sounds great!!! Jazzanova: Robin Braun is white. Doesn’t sound like it. His stuff is always welcome in every …

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[ Written by: | 5 Mar 2011 | 2 Comments | ]
Do you have a cigarette?

Matias Aguayo’s Beats in Space mix from the other week was possibly my favourite in a long while and that’s tough because i’ve been enjoying them much more than any other podcast for a while.
Some live footage of the show here, bird whistles included. Dude rules!

Matias Aguayo performing Menta Latte (Prins Thomas Remix) live on Beats In Space from Tim Sweeney on Vimeo.

Matias Aguayo performing “I Don’t Smoke” live on Beats In Space from Tim Sweeney on Vimeo.
Listen to the whole show here: beatsinspace.net/​playlists/​558

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[ Written by: | 24 Feb 2011 | No Comment | ]
Beautiful Swimmers & Future Times

I came across these guys a few weeks ago with a mix on BiS – http://www.beatsinspace.net/playlists/559
Beautiful Swimmers ‘Big Coast’ on Future Times is below. Take part Studio-esk washing sounds and part Mark E disco, rinse, repeat. I like it!

Some other highlights from Future Times:

RA ran a label feature earlier in the month on the DC based Future Times, including a pretty excellent mix – http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1279

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[ Written by: | 22 Feb 2011 | 3 Comments | ]
New records

To distract myself from the horrible situation down in Chch at the moment, here’s a few of the new releases I’m liking the sounds of. Juno or youtube links where possible.
First up, you can’t really argue with Millions of Moments re-release of ‘wallshaker’ by Aaron Carl, who sadly passed away last year. I think this one is a favourite of Micks.. The great original is accompanied by a midnight dub, and a beautifully deep sounding dub from ‘Sven’, presumably Sven Weissemann who is doing some lovely …

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[ Written by: | 20 Feb 2011 | One Comment | ]
Function @ About Blank

A great 2.5 hour set from Function here, some proper techno from one of the Sandwell District boys.

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[ Written by: | 25 Jan 2011 | One Comment | ]
2010 in review: Mick

I’ve been meaning to post up some favourite releases of last year for a while now.
Favourite album:
Mount Kimbie – Crooks and Lovers
BMP favourite and the best post dubstep related release for me last year, although the Four Tet album ‘There is Love in You’ was also a firm favourite. These two kids from London have nailed this album. I really like the way the LP slowly builds up to songs like ‘Before i Move’ and ‘Blind Night Errand’ and dissolves away again into shorter more fragmented pieces.

Favourite compilation:
Mark E – …

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[ Written by: | 13 Oct 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
Fill your pockets

I thought it was probably about time I posted some mixes that I’ve been enjoying of late. It’s been awhile.

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[ Written by: | 12 Oct 2010 | 5 Comments | ]
Vote team Scooter

BMP member Lelo is currently in the running to win a Hollie Smith remix competition and as such you should vote for him… or we’ll track you down using your IP address and tickle you til you beg us to stop.

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[ Written by: | 7 Sep 2010 | No Comment | ]
Random play of the day

Sometimes, just sometimes, hitting the play random button works wonders.

from Chicago, 1992: La Drid Austin – You Got To Move
Label: Nite Life, Genre: Electronic, Style: House