The 80s provided an interesting time for Prog rock as it began to dip into the world of synths and New Wave. This led to an interesting collaboration between Yes and The Buggles. Trevor Horn of The Buggles stepped in to vocal duties and Geoff Downes on synth/keys. Here is a track off the remastered version of the album that reminds me of Yellow Magic Orchestra. #2manysynths #2manyvocoder
[audio:http://diestruktur.com/asianmandan/music/FEB%202011/13%20Dancing%20Through%20The%20Light.mp3] Yes – Dancing Through The Light
NT89 is no stranger to the blog. NT89 was the first DJ to create an exclusive mix for the blog. We are officially now 26 mixes into the exclusive Asian Dan mix series and here is NT89 with a tech-house mix.
Toro y Moi is in the process of shedding his Chillwave shell and sprout wings that show he is a proper artist that can produce more than just lo-fi tracks. Underneath the Pine is his 2nd full length release, an album that sounds like The Whitest Boy Alive meets Stereolab/Broadcast with heavy sprinkling of boogie a la Dam-Funk. “New Beat” is the first single off the album, a highly appropriate name for a funky tune that shows that Toro y Moi is not just riding a chill wave and wants to dance.
[audio:http://diestruktur.com/asianmandan/music/FEB%202011/Toro%20Y%20Moi%20-%20New%20Beat.mp3] Toro y Moi – New Beat
This FACT Mag mix is seems to be a road map to how Toro y Moi came to his new funky sound, one part odd 70s funk tracks and contemporary House and UK experimental electronica.
James Blake welcome to the big leagues as you are signed to Universal here in America and as blog giants such as Perez Hilton blog the shit out of you. The most amazing thing about James Blake is not just his production quality and songwriting but his ability to make you feel like the music is just for you. His music becomes a gem that you want to cherish and keep to yourself as that artist that you discovered on your own.
Apparently this is a bonus track off of James Blake’s self-titled debut album. An eerie track soaked in reverb with a creaking drum pattern and howling vocal samples that is deconstructed into something that echos his post-dubstep predecessor and godfather, Burial.
I cannot stop listening to this mix by Fantastic Mr Fox – amazing tracklist and overall vibe. You can’t go wrong with all those Jamie XX tracks especially “Far Nearer” (I need this track!) as well as some Gold Panda and quite an amazing remix of Usher “Nice & Slow”.
A short-documentary about music producer LUNICE and his experimental Swag music from his fridgid city of Montreal. *Note the emotional use of Explosions in the Sky in the intro*
The electronic/dance world is infatuated with the one and only GUCCI MANE, the rapper that has taken rap onto a level of absurd that has not been seen before in the mainstream world. He embodies all that is “swag” and “I don’t give a fuck” in the rap world. The Brits decided to take on his swagitutde by re-working Gucci’s party jams into swagtastic UK club tracks. Download the mixtape compiled by Sinden here. Listen to some of my fav cuts below, I am definitely surprised to see These New Puritans on this comp. BURRRR
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Gucci Mane – Brand New (Rustie Remix)
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Gucci Mane – Party Animal (Hudson Mohawke Remix)
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Gucci Mane – Dollar Sign (These New Puritans Remix)
Warp’s own Clark crafted this DJ mix for BBC a few weeks ago. It is yet another great example of Warp’s quality of artists and what we all can look forward to from them and their top-notch roster. I love what Clark does to Dorian Concept’s “Trilingual Sex Experience”.
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