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Update, 2009-03-19: Looks like we will be chipping in to get the server and domain up and running again. So be on the lookout for randomcircuits.com's rise from the ashes.

Joes January Random Circuits

Its been a good first month for electronic music in 2008 heres some of my favorite tracks.
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Also its been a massive month for albums heres some you need to check out

1. Ripperton & Sam k -Family Tree
2. Bruno Pronsato - Why Cant we be like us
3. Benga - Diary of an Afro Warrior
4. Prosumer & Murat Tepeli - Serenity

Download Luciano Essential mix

Thanks to our friends at http://www.newmixes.com/luciano-essential_mix-sat-01-26-2008.html (Il upload it to Zshare later today so you can listen to it when ever you want put it on your ipods etc)

Tracklisting

M83 - Teen Angst (Luciano remix) - M83
Luciano and Thomas Melchior - Father - Cadenza
Andomat 3000 and Jan L - Delay - Cadenza
Alejandro Vivanco - Madre Tierra - Cadenza
Loco Dice - A Chico A Rhytmico - Cadenza
Reboot - Be Tougher - Cadenza
Luciano - Los Update (Mini remix)
Luciano - Fochedrem - Cadenza
Guido Schneider - Albertino - Cadenza
Unknown -White label
Kabale Und Liebe and Daniel Sanchez - Mumbling Yeah - Arearemote
Alex Picone - Floppy
Le Roi feat Roland Clarke - Get Deep - Deeptown
Onur Ozer - Red Cabaret (2000 and One remix) - Vakant
Salif Keita and Pepe Bobilla - Yamore (Luciano remix) - Cadenza

Four to the Floooor!

Hello Random Circuits readers, my name is Matt, a couple of you might remember me from Trainspotter, which is now basically defunct. I'm happy to be joining the RC crew, and I'll try not to ruin their awesome blog.

In the interest of carrying on Shawn's newly established tradition of introducing yourself with a mix, here is one I made for Random Circuits last night, hope everyone enjoys:

Matt's Four to the Floor RC Mix

Scsi-9 - Elegia
Serafin & Roman Bruder - Dream Sequence
Len Faki - Odyssey I
Donnacha Costello - Grape B
Jerome Sydenham & Tiger Stripes - Elevation (Radio Slave's One More Kiss Remix)
Dennis Ferrer - Son of Raw (Loco Dice Remix)
Hercules & Love Affair - Blind (Frankie Knuckles Remix)
Donnacha Costello - Grape A
Luciano - Bomberos
Dandy Jack and the Junction SM - Chuleta For You
Naughty - World of Woman

Merab

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Barem - So serial [M_NUS, 2007]
It's funny how the two best tracks of this EP (Never better than late) isn't even on the vinyl, but rather released as mp3 only. Ears and So serial here beats the other three tracks by a large margin. My opinion of course. So Serial builds up steadily with a lot of echoes and wet percussive sounds, all the while you're waiting for the release to come. After 3 minutes the bass kicks in properly and lends, by now much needed, momentum to the track. Pure goodness from the M_NUS camp.

Luciano Essential mix

So the Beeb have got the Chilean wonder Luciano in the hot seat for the http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/essentialmix/ on Friday night 3 -5am GMT.

Heres a quick interview to get inside the mans head and a short insight of what to expect.

Side step test

Haruki Matsuo - Side Step Test - [Rush Hour Recordings]

Simplicity is the key here and it works so damn well.

Its Haruki Matsuo debut and he doesn't disappoint.

Bringing back that early 90's warehouse vibe with a simple unadulterated deep techno groove that will have the floor moving all night.

Absolute Killer!

Download

http://www.zshare.net/audio/6705338bb347d5/

Moonray

Moonbeam - Slow heart [Traum, 2008] (d/l)
Our favorite russian techno makers are back once again. Traum is the label, Spring Story is the release. Three tracks of minimal and crunchy techno, a la Traum & Moonbeam. No weaknesses can be heard on any of the songs. Chunky, ever evolving sounds on a very solid outing. Beam me up, Scotty!

Who's afraid of detroit?

supertubos

Plasmik -(Interswap The Remixes Volume One) -"Subertubos" (Matt O'Brien Remix) [Connaisseur Recordings]

Four new remixes from last years biggest EP for Connaisseur , Are ready and raring to go.
Interswap by Plasmik was easily there biggest release last year, so now its time for the remixes and they come in the shape of Matt O'Brien (Which we have here) Afrilounge, Claude VonStroke & Minz.
As its in two parts we will just be reviewing the first part for today.
Matt O'Brien does great things for supertubos it sounds like its a late 90's techno record with its shattering synths and deep bass.
He gives it a really good make over adding a few special touches the background riff sounds like a continuous flock of chickens squawking, but its all about the deep pads and synths for me, expect alot of techno DJ's to be dropping this bomb on a dance floor near you.
Next up is Afrilounge they take on Mindpattern still on a deep vibe but on more of a house tip its a very cool slow burner that opens out and will suprise you with deep strings and a trance like melody.
Quality first part im looking forward to the next.

Download

Pressure cooker

MD III - The pressure cooker [Underground, 1993]
After Theevanhood posted a youtube clip of this track, it stuck to my head. A friend (yo Hansa!) finally dug it up and it's mezmerising. What an old(ish) hit.

Edit: This friday I shall visit The Eye again. It was a while ago, since I've sort of boycotted them after they stopped booking nice acts and just went on with the routinely and steady declining in quality resident nights. This friday is different though, after cancelling in december The UK man and producer Radio Slave is finally going to bless Gothenburg with his presence. It will be intense.

Second life

Yapacc - Second Life -[Wir]

Second life has everything, it starts of with a thick and fast groove accompanied by the deep and tripped out vocal patter telling you "Somethings coming up" and "Its not like i thought it would be" Are these references to the track in question? They just well could be as you will find out. This track has alot more layers to give and were only at the beginning. Its been laced in funk from top to bottom.Yes! this is big it starts of wonky deep and disorientating but eventually opens out with trancey melodies and a really good deep work out. I wasn't expecting this but I'm glad it heads off this way it keeps hitting you with underground funk keeping the offside vocal present at the right time, it adds to the record perfectly. Suddenly it breaks out into a all out funk a thon so great, energising & very fresh.

Highly recommended.

Download

http://www.zshare.net/audio/6706134451ff29/

Re-evaluation

Jerome Sydenham & Tiger Stripes - Elevation (Radio Slave's One More Kiss Remix) [Ibadan, 2008] (d/l, d/l)
Three big producers collide in a sweaty techno excursion. Sydenham and Tiger Stripes' Elevation anthem is pierced by the man who never sleep, Radio Slave's functionalists ideas. The result is a floor whooping, big, sick and most definetly dancable massacre. Detroit vibes all over this superb remaking. Like a true master, Radio slave fulfills all expectations. The rest of this intense remix package is of equal standards; Ink & needle, Argy, Kobayashi and the original creators all lend their magic fingers to stir F12 and Elevation into something different.

Stream:

Tell Me I Belong

Here is a mix I made about a month ago that contains some tracks that have been posted on Random Circuits and my previous blog Trainspotter. After a terrible heartbreak and moving to a totally new country, I am still trying to figure out where I belong in this world. Random Circuits seems like it will be a nice fit for me. I am very grateful to have joined the Random Circuits team. The mix came out sort of bleepy and I hope you all enjoy it.


Tell Me I Belong Mix

1. Efdemin - Lohn & Brot
2. Minilogue - Elephant's Parade
3. Dubfire - I Feel Speed (Audion Remix)
4. Justus Kohncke - Advance
5. Alejandro Vivanco - Madre Tierra
6. Anja Schneider - Belize
7. Gummihz - Hypnotize
8. Melchior Productions - Don Juan
9. Johannes Heil - All For One (Tobi Neumann's Swinging Remix)
10. Avus - Fancy Arse (James Holden's Sunday Night Extension)
11. Burial - Archangel

Mumbling Again

Kabale Und Liebe & Daniel Sanchez - Mumbling Yeah Remixes -[Remote Area]

Unless you were living under a rock last summer or don't go out much i reckon its safe to say, at some point you will of heard Dj's spinning a track with a strange man (Daniel Sanchez) mumbling on top of a deep minimal tribal beat.

That just so happened to be one of the big hitters of the summer everyone was getting there mumble on from Richie and Ricardo to Sebo k and Loco Dice there's no denying it everyone was rinsing.

The Youtube page of Villalobos & Luciano dropping it at DC10 has had its fair share of views http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=b9nIS8LM40Q rightfully so as well.

Its just so catchy and wrong,

So wrong its right thats what makes it so good.

When the first bars of the track come through the speakers of the club in the early hours its instantly greeted by whistles and cheers, you feel like you shouldn't really be here at 5-6am listening to strange men mumbling.

Whilst the sweat drips of the walls onto your aching body you look around the tiny club everyone is on the same vibe the dance floor is packed out and everyone is united in dance.

I cant remember a track of this kaliber being so influential it really does strange things to the party goers.

The last time i remember a track causing this much wow factor was when Audion - Mouth To Mouth was released its in a different vein to that but you get the idea.

Mumbling yeah will be on the roster of many DJ's lists for a long time to come and i applaud that.

DJ's have loved it so much that they have remixed it be it Loco Dice & Marco Carola official remixes or Richie Hawtin's Dex n efx remix.

Loco Dice keeps the main part intact but goes alot deeper and its more strung out, deep tribal drums and whooshes from the synths make it a dance floor bomb,& when you add his version of the twisted vocals you cant fail, instant moment(of madness) on the floor its been tried and tested all over Leeds and it never fails even the wall flowers and the too cool for school kids prick up there ears and head to the floor.

Marco Carola Goes even deeper and minimal and the outcome is quite fantastic its almost a re rub but not quite il let you decide on which you prefer.

One thing is for sure i will be mumbling long into 2008.

Download Kabale und liebe ft Daniel Sanchez - Mumbling Yeah - Marco Carola Kick Remix
http://www.zshare.net/audio/67329994ae3fb3/

Classic of the day

Model 500 - The flow [R&S, 1995]
It's that time again, people. Time to dust off some real classic tracks and reminiscing. Not one of Model 500's earliest, but still a proper legendary track which first appeared on the Deep Space LP. Juan Atkins for president!

I did, indeed attend Aril Brikha playing at Jeriko in Malmö this saturday. It was quite good, he played a lot from his album (Ex Machina) of course (which isn't his best work imo). The audience was feeling it and the atmosphere was great. Nice evening all in all. The projected visuals were quite boring and not synched at all though.

Peak Bomb

Kalim Shabazz - Peak Bomb - [Thugfucker Recordings]

Looking for some modern house music with a twist? sick and tired of all the same sounds? Just Searching for that simple house groove but keep getting bombarded with dull minimal?

Well look no further because we have the answer here in the shape of Peak Bomb.

Yes Lady's and gents this is what you have been searching for stripped down simplicity, with soul.

It sounds like its been around for years with its pumping groove and breathtaking melody.

Kalim Shabazz has done what many are trying to do by blending deeper sounds with a more minimal edge to it.

And he succeeds with great success.

Peak Bomb is the word!

Not only do you get the wonderful original but you get a fantastic remix courtesy of Phonique, his remix is just as good as the original if not better.

Its more of a subtle groove, more percussion and a little deeper but equally as good

A 5 Star EP that you need, essential!

Download Peak Bomb - Original

http://www.zshare.net/audio/67050923c3dd3b/

Praia Brava

Gavin Herlihy -'Praia Brava' - [True To Form]

You may recognise Gavin Herlihy name from his stint at Mixmag as one of the editors his writing was very good i especially liked his three page spread on DC10 last year.

He's decided to give the journalism a rest and done what alot of journalists are doing by putting his hand to producing this isn't the first of Gavin's work either check Machine Ate My Homework for some peak time tech house business.

With Praia Brava he goes alot deeper and more house orientated it keeps you on your toes with deep tribal drums and a panic stricken swirling, it chugs along nicely eventually bringing in a Latin influenced melody so catchy you will be humming it all day.

The flip is a club friendly dub from Jesse Rose.

Buy this release if your looking for something original and a bit different.

Download

http://www.zshare.net/audio/6478375e122f84/

Asylum exist

Off to Malmö for the weekend. Aril Brikha plays there on saturday, and I will most likely go. So yeah, finally a decent booking. Have a good one folks.

Kirk Degiorgio - I do not exist (original mix) [B12, 2007] (d/l)
Wonky, fast paced, techno. There is also a B12 remix on this record, which turns the track into something weirder but which is also very much tasty.

TeslaSonic - Lunatic asylum [MinimalRome, 2008] (d/l)
Electro!

Operation: Mixtape

Surgeon - This is for you shits! [Warp, 2007] (buy)
Great mixtape from Surgeon. This is a wonderful one hour showcase of techno's more experimental sides. Dabbling with the very fringes of the dance sound, as one would suspect when it's released on Warp. Brutal waves of murderous textures blended with occassional glimpses of artful melodies. The first half of this is really quite something, I recognize most of the tracks but they all got a new costume courtesy of Surgeon and his blending techniques. Quality all they way through. Tracklisting on discogs.