Total recall: Lorn ‘Nothing Else’ (Brainfeeder, 2010). Remember how this man practically came out of nowhere with his Paul Verhoeven beats? Dark metallic grindtronica. If you missed him, please give him a chance on Spotify or Soundcloud. The BBC seemed to enjoy him too: “Alluring emissions from the darker corners of contemporary electronica.” Total Recall, I am telling you.
Los Angeles has for years been one of the most futurist electronic music cities on this planet. But even for a city of the quality and quantity as LA, 2011 has been an outstanding year of releases and performances.
Behind the household names of Flying Lotus, Daedelus, Gaslamp Killer, Ras G, Samiyam, Daddy Kev and Nosaj Thing, swarms a myriad of boutique musicians as Baths, Shlohmo, Free the Robots, Matthewdavid, Jonwayne, Asura, Kone and ELOS - and there are many more.
A grand transatlantic salute to Brainfeeder, Alpha Pup, Non Projects, FoF, Leaving, and all the other labels holding it down in Los Angeles, for staying the course in supporting and sharing Zeitgeist surfing electronic music.
2011 has been your year. We look forward to seeing all of our friends in Amsterdam soon again.
Tonight. 10 pm - 1 am. 5 euros. http://amsterdamroest.nl
Viral Radio 02 at Red Light Radio
00:00 Kuedo - As We Lie Promising (Planet Mu)
01:10 Thundercat- Goldenboy (Brainfeeder)
03:31 Mono/poly - Needs Deoderant (Ninja Tune)
07:39 Kone - Chunky Dust (Alpha Pup)
10:22 Shlohmo - Just Us (Alpha Pup)
12:35 Samiyam - Escape (Brainfeeder)
15:36 Free The Robots - The Mind’s Eye (Alpha Pup)
19:40 Kuedo - Salt Lake Cuts (Planet Mu)
24:21 ELOS - Flying Sky Fortress (Alpha Pup)
27:11 Slugabed - Goose (Ninja Tune)
32:18 Kuedo - Ascension Phase (Planet Mu)
34:13 Lunice - Glow (LuckyMe)
37:10 DJ Diamond - Digimon (Planet Mu)
38:44 Kuedo - Onset (Escapism) (Planet Mu)
39:56 DJ Diamond - I Choose You (Planet Mu)
43:07 Shlohmo - Trapped In A Burning House (Alpha Pup)
45:51 Om Unit x Lorn - Obsidian (Soundcloud)
49:35 Zomby - Resolve (4AD)
53:05 Dimlite - Flourish (Ehstrahwlogy)
53:41 Tropics - On The Move (Planet Mu)
Teebs ‘Arthur’s birds’. A beautiful, gentle melody by a soft spoken producer.
“Stunning photography by Janet Echelman, a designer who focuses on reshaping “urban airspace with monumental, fluidly moving...
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A small video interview by Pitchfork with 2012 favourite Laurel Halo (via Dirk Geurs on Twitter.)