Podcast 308: Gingy & Bordello

Montreal’s Turbo label has undergone quite the transformation in the past year or so. Headed up by Tiga, the imprint was once known for its goofy nature, not to mention its love for various strains of electro and party-starting house. These days, however, it’s increasingly viewed as an outpost for raw, rough-and-tumble techno. And if last year’s New Jack Techno compilation was a sort of mission statement, then Canadian duo Gingy & Bordello just might be the poster boys for Turbo’s new direction. This week sees the pair releasing Saturday Night Fervor, a new EP and the second installment of the label’s three-part Warehouse Series, so we figured now would be a good time to see what Gingy & Bordello could do if given the chance to put together an XLR8R podcast. In truth, the hour-long mix finds the pair weaving together a number of dark and driving techno tracks. Light on melody but heavy on pulsing rhythms and analog grit, it’s full of rough-edged, late-night grooves—old and new. Between this mix and the Robert Hood remix from Saturday Night Fervor—which has smartly been included in the podcast—it certainly seems that the duo knows its techno.

01 Link “Augur Intro” (Evolution)
02 Air Liquide “This Is Not a Mind Trip (Live at Love Parade ’94)” (Sm:)le)
03 A Sagittariun “Funkey Archer (Aubrey Remix)” (Elastic Dreams)
04 J Tijn “U U U” (West Norwood Cassette Library)
05 Alex Cortex “PS-LL-11 (Bad Cop Bad Cop Remix)” (Pomelo)
06 Unknown “B2 (from Black Sun 1)” (Black Sun)
07 James Ruskin “B2 (from Prevention Beyond Cause)” (Blueprint)
08 Ø “Hornitus” (Sähkö)
09 Sandwell District “Hunting Lodge” (Sandwell District)
10 Kirk Degiorgio “Borel (Jonas Kopp ‘My Vision of Samba’ Remix)” (Far Out)
11 Mr. G “Lights (G’s Out Dub)” (Rekids)
12 Terrence Dixon “Minimalism (Ben Klock Remix)” (Sino)
13 Terence Fixmer “Warm (Regis Remix)” (Planete Rouge)
14 DJ ESP “Push It as Far as You Can (Part 2”) (Calme)
15 E Dancer “Pump the Move (Kenny Larkin Remix)” (Planet E)
16 Gingy & Bordello “All Day (Robert Hood Remix)” (Turbo)
17 Dario Zenker “Filming Arroyo” (Ilian Tape)

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Brandt Brauer Frick “Two in a Bush”*The Gym*

Classically inclined Berlin three-piece Brandt Brauer Frick has a premise that borders on novelty—eschewing laptops, samplers, drum machines, and synths in favor of crafting techno with orchestral instruments. The outfit’s three members—who earlier this year released the well-received Miami LP via !K7—have overseen a compilation for their own imprint, The Gym, calling it Muscle Tuff. The record is premised on the idea of creating workout music, and as the press release notes, “proves that gym aficionados can be melancholic and deeply existentialistic, meditating on the world’s serious issues while gently pumping iron.” Brandt Brauer Frick’s own contribution, “Two in a Bush,” exhibits a canny organicism, and more than a hint of scuffed, driving percussion. Before Muscle Tuff drops on September 2, clips of the entire record can be found after the jump.

Two in a Bush

dBridge Move Way EP

It has been almost two decades since drum & bass emerged from the UK rave scene, and recent releases have found producers ranging from Deadboy to DJ Rashad experimenting with the sound in bracing ways. The latest offering from jungle stalwart dBridge—his first for Belgium’s storied R&S label—focuses on the most intrinsic aspects of the genre, and seems poised to introduce his back catalog to a new generation of listeners that have been primed by its halting reemergence over the past couple of years. The Move Way EP isn’t a formaldehyde-soaked throwback, though; it boils its premise down to the essential, and the results are impressively effective at avoiding formula in favor of something more imaginative.

The title track, a collaboration with Skeptical, superimposes a skeletal riddim over a vocal sample that talks of living under colonialism, being “held down by some spiritual vampires.” Superficially, the track’s militant, overdriven rhythm suggests the unyielding hardness of the neurofunk subgenre championed by the likes of Ed Rush & Optical, but a spray of details in the higher frequencies softens the blow, lubricating the grinding kicks and keeping the tune in harmony with the high stakes of the vocal. “Death of a Drum Machine,” despite its foreboding title, eases up on the filter, revealing more texture in the sampled drums, although a damp paranoia still remains in the way dBridge strings together the remaining details—there’s some interesting overlap between dBridge’s take on UK hardcore and the cold-world vibes of hardcore New York rap. Closing track “Plain to See” spans icy minimal wave and the soft, puttering arpeggios of frequent collaborators Instra:mental for a kind of Kraftwerk-in-a-dancehall cooldown. While other producers are content to experiment with tirelessly looped Amen breaks, dBridge continues to push within the tradition, often to dazzling effect.

Damu and Thefft Prep Collaborative 12″

After launching his eponymous label with the “If You’ve Got Nothing to Hide” b/w “You’ve Got Nothing to Fear” single earlier this year, Damu has announced that his imprint’s sophomore effort will come in the form of a two-track, collaborative 12″ featuring himself alongside fast-rising UK producer Thefft. Said to glow “with the best qualities of both parties,” the forthcoming single features tracks “Tonight, Tonight” (thankfully, it doesn’t sample the Smashing Pumpkins) and “Chemistry,” and will officially drop on September 9 in both digital and vinyl formats.

Goldlines “Moment in Flux “*Push & Run*

London-based record label Push & Run is gearing up to issue another offering in its Tings in Boots series—named after Ruff Sqwad’s white-label grime classic—of free bootlegs. Volume two will feature tracks from producers such as Ifan Dafydd, Catching Flies, Parisian, and, featured here, Goldlines. In anticipation of the EP’s release, we have the UK newcomer’s “Moment in Flux,” a sumptuous, house-inflected track that combines a driving acid bassline with a perpetually building sense of atmosphere.

Moment In Flux

Nils Frahm Juno Reworked

Berlin-based pianist Nils Frahm‘s move into electronic music has been so seamless that one almost can’t tell when he’s switched genres. Although his work is now as likely to contain synthesisers, Rhodes, and tape delays as it is a piano, that same haunting, highly evocative, and beautiful aesthetic that colors his classical compositions is still present throughout his electronic material, including his most recent offering, Juno Reworked.

It was Frahm’s good friend Peter Broderick that first convinced him to record some solo synth sketches, and the resulting 7″, Juno, became rarer than gold dust almost instantaneously upon its release in 2011. Now, Erased Tapes returns to Juno, not only to re-release the original two tracks, but also to add guest reworks from two acclaimed analog synthesizer enthusiasts, Border Community’s Luke Abbott and Warp’s Clark.

Luke Abbott’s adaptation of “For” puts a blissed-out, Balearic spin on the track, building a subtle groove around the distinctive synth line of Frahm’s original. It has a peaceful, almost cinematic feel that matches much of Frahm’s usual palette, but the composition has been beefed up with an aptly muted techno thud.

Clark’s reinterpretation of “Peter” is densely layered and complex. The veteran producer builds from a cold drone to a spirited soundscape that indulges his love of kinetic, skipping drum rhythms. Both Abbott’s and Clark’s remixes retain the essence of Frahm’s source material, but lead the proceedings down slightly different paths full of their own idiosyncrasies.

Download The Heatwave’s ‘Carnival Bashment 2013’ Mix

The London party-starters and dancehall specialists of The Heatwave have just unleashed 2013’s annual celebratory mix for Notting Hill Carnival, a sizable DJ set which arrives before the crew’s Hot Wuk Truck warm-up party goes down on August 24. The offering follows soon after last month’s 65-track, all-female dancehall mix from The Heatwave, and presents a run of 55 fiery jams from luminaries such as Vybz Kartel, Popcaan, Busy Signal, and Mavado, with a handful Top 40-friendly tunes by the likes of Rhianna, A$AP Rocky, and Rick Ross thrown in for good measure. The whole thing can be streamed and downloaded for free below, where its massive tracklist can also be found.

1. Aidonia – Pon Di Cocky
2. Charly Black & J Capri – Wine & Kotch
3. Konshens & J Capri – Pull Up To Mi Bumper
4. Vybz Kartel – Georgina
5. Vybz Kartel – Business
6. Aidonia – Jook So
7. Konshens – On Your Face
8. Popcaan – When Mi Party
9. Popcaan – Wine Lke That
10. Konshens & Darrio – Gyal Sidung
11. Aidonia – Tip Pon Yuh Toe
12. RDX – Jump
13. RDX – Broad Out
14. RDX – Kotch
15. P Square – Alingo
16. Fuse ODG – Antenna
17. Bunji Garlin – Differentology
18. Denise Belfon – Wining Queen
19. Farmer Nappy – Stranger
20. Busy Signal – Come Over
21. Christopher Martin – Cheater’s Prayer
22. Cecile – Cheater’s Revenge
23. Cham & O – Tun Up
24. Vybz Kartel – Ever Blessed
25. I Octane – Gal A Gimmi Bun
26. Konshens & Negus – Da Wine Deh
27. Cham – Stripper Pose
28. Mavado – Caribbean Girls
29. Macka Diamond – Dye Dye
30. A$AP Ferg & A$AP Rocky – Shabba Ranks
31. Ace Hood, Rick Ross & Future – Bugatti
32. Baauer – Harlem Shake
33. Busta Rhymes & Tosh – Twerk It
34. Stylo G – Soundbwoy
35. Machel Montano – Float
36. Skinny Fabulous & Machel Montano – Monstrosity
37. Mavado – At The Top
38. Mavado – March Out
39. Mad Cobra – Dis Dem Anyweh
40. Popcaan – Unruly Rave
41. Konshens – Walk & Wine
42. Konshens – Drink & Rave
43. Konshens – Jiggle
44. Aidonia – Bruki
45. Busy Signal – Bumaye
46. TOK – Shell It Down
47. Burna Boy – Tonight
48. Chronixx – Behind Curtain
49. Chronixx – Odd Ras
50. Mavado – Come Round
51. Mavado – Weed & Hennessy
52. Miguel & Konshens – Adorn
53. Rihanna – Diamonds
54. Chronixx – Ain’t No Giving In
55. Tarrus Riley – Gimme Likkle One Drop

Russell Haswell and Regis Announce Collaborative EP for PAN

Downwards founder Regis (a.k.a. Karl O’Connor) and British noise luminary Russell Haswell (of Gescom and Haswell & Hecker fame) have shared details of a collaborative release under the name Concrete Fence. The three-track New Release (1) EP reportedly contains “inimitable experimental techno” from the two veteran artists, who first performed together under the Concrete Fence moniker at last year’s Blackest Ever Black party in London. “Industrial Disease,” which is available to stream below, combines warped, buried dancehall rhythms with thick, metallic drones for an utterly claustrophobic listen. PAN will issue New Release (1) in digital and vinyl formats on August 30.

A1. Industrial Disease
A2. Caulk
B1. The Unabridged Truth

Pev & Kowton Ready New 12″; Preview It Now

Last month, Bristol-based label/collective Livity Sound—which comprises Peverelist (pictured above), Kowton, and Asusu—announced the forthcoming release of its self-titled debut album. Now, it seems the label will be offering up a preview of that release’s new music in the form of a collaborative 12″ from Pev and Kowton. “End Point” b/w “Vapours” features two of the Livity Sound‘s as-yet-unreleased tracks, and though there’s currently no release date available for the single, samples of its two sparse, techno-infused bass tracks are available to stream in the player below. (via Juno Plus)

Watch a Two-Part Interview with Holly Herndon

Burgeoning video production studio Chromavision has just completed its latest piece, a two-part interview with San Francisco techno experimentalist Holly Herndon. Throughout the two impeccable-looking videos (shot while driving through the Mission District and inside Craig Baldwin’s film archive at Artists’ Televison Access on Valencia St.), the producer discusses topics ranging from her background with singing in church to how her relationship with car ownership has changed over the years. In addition to the interview, Aria Rostami, an SF artist who conducted the Q&A with Herndon, has shared an accompanying mix which is said to be “inspired by Holly and her work.” Chromavision’s mini-doc and Rostami’s mix can both be found below.

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