Friday, April 30, 2010

Artist feature: Monsieur Adi

Monsieur Adi, poster child of Paris label Technofavrik, recently released his debut EP "We Are The Romans" and leaves us squealing for more! The french producer/fashion design student caught our attention with his remix to Ellie Goulding's Starry Eyed. The original off Goulding's no. 1 debut album is quite the hit in Europe and I'm sure it'll be the same for the States when it gets released there. It got a lil airplay in "Kick-Ass", which I watched yesterday and I gotta say I liked it.
The success of the original brought on a slew of remixes from all genres, but few are really striking. Monsieur Adi instantly stands out of the lot.

Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed (Monsieur Adi Remix)


And the rest of his music is just as pleasing to the ear. Monsieur Adi's interesting list of influences includes Vivaldi and it certainly shows. Some of his material, namely "We Are The Romans", has a very classical-influenced buildup.

Drinkmusik caught up with Monsieur Adi and got to ask him a couple o tings. Here's what he had to say about..

..his studio setup:
My studio setup is very simple with just a keyboard and a microphone and a lot of software(Audition/Ableton/Acid Pro) and VSTs. I purchased some EastWest/Quantum Leap sounds some summers ago and it's just amazing to work with if you love making cinematic orchestration. Very fantastic!

..artists we should watch out for:
Well my current favorites are definitely the cool guys who remixed my debut EP 'We Are The Romans': Flashworx, Renegade, Wolfchild, Overthrill, and Freak You. Sebastian and Christian of Overthrill have been long time friends of mine and their work is just powerful and Franck (Freak You) is not only genius at his own music, but also at discovering new talent. I have to also mention my good friend Pyramid who is just starting, but is so very talented!! Other than my friends, I love what SomethingALaMode is doing as well as Iamamiwhoami. I think that's Jonna Lee, though?

..
the US music scene compared to that in France/Europe:
Well, I did not realize how much musical taste differed depending on where you will go. The European music scene is very alive and I think there's more of a support for independent artists who don't mind experimenting with different textures and sounds and being different. The pop music scene in the US all sounds alike to me, but I think there's more out there than what's in the front.

..how to define "Drinkmusik":
You need water to survive, so music is the same. Drink music and you'll live!
Or you can just get drunk off of music.

Merci Adi!!

Monsieur Adi - We Are The Romans

From Monsieur Adi's Youtube Channel

An album entitled "Empire" is in the making and soon to come. Until then, keep up-to-date with Monsieur Adi or simply show some love on facebook and/or twitter.

Listen to more of his music on..
Soundcloud
Fairtilizer
Last.fm
..and be sure to get a glimpse of what that album might include!

Monsieur Adi's EP "We Are The Romans" is available on iTunes, Beatport, Juno Download, Amazon and 7Digital.

Punky Blaster - Live @ Gala Des Grandes Écoles (Paris)

Punky Blaster have already been convincing us of their production skills, starting with a Mr. Oizo rmx they sent us a couple months ago. It was only to be a matter of time til we got a taste of these guys live.
Here's a 20 minute rip from a gig they did in front of 400o people at Gala Des Grandes Écoles in Paris. A compilation of hard-hitting electro with plenty of thump. And a roaring mass confirming the crowd compatibility. Enjoy.

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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Mosca - Nike


Mosca is a great artist from the UK situated on Bok Bok and L-Vis 1990's great label, Night Slugs. If there's anything to keep an eye out for at the moment, its definitely new Night Slugs releases.



Check out Mosca's amazing 10-minute full version of "Nike".

Mosca - Nike

Thursday, April 22, 2010

DRT UK - Track Spotlight



Picasso once said, "Good artists copy; great artists steal." This statement couldn't ring more true in electronic music. Sampling has always been a fundamental tool in composing, and the current trend in technology indicates a lot more to come.



If any of you know 16bit, you know they're a mighty production team. One of the members has a sick garage solo project, DRT. His track "Rising Sun" is a perfect example of great artists stealing. Right off the bat, you can hear a striking similarity to Ratatat in the timbre of the main line.

DRT - Rising Sun


Now listen to Ratatat's "Seventeen Years":

Ratatat - Seventeen Years


Nice.

London Crunk Crew of Trouble & Bass fame, The Boogaloo Crew, has fortunately taken note of DRT's masterpiece and refixed it with a sped-up, more syncopated beat for the dancefloor. My current song on repeat. Enjoy.

DRT - Rising Sun (Boogaloo Crew Remix)

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Emalkay - A.G.S.



I've had Emalkay's When I Look At You 12" for a good 4 months, and realized the other day that I have never even listened to the B-side. When I threw on A.G.S. (Angie Got Stoned) for the first time, I was stunned by the quality and beauty of every angle of the track - the bassline, the vocal sample and the shifty upbeat chords in particular.

I almost think this track should've been on the A side of some other release. This 12" is definitely one of the best buys of the past year. Sexy tune.

Emalkay - A.G.S.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

NEW CODIAC MIX


Fresh new mix from DrinkMusik's Codiac. It's a feel-good mix consisting friends' favorite electronic tracks of the past few years, with a particular nod to the ladies. This mix will not disappoint!

Codiac - Pursuit Of Nights Off Mix

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Tracklist:

01 The Knife - You Make Me Like Charity
02 Modeselektor - Fake Emotion [feat. Paul St. Hilaire] [Dabrye remix]
03 Moderat - BeatsWaySick [feat. Busdriver]
04 Die Antwoord - Wat Pomp
05 Modeselektor - Deboutonner [feat. Siriusmo]
06 Siriusmo - Allthegirls
07 Kid Cudi - Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare) [feat MGMT & Ratatat]
08 Four Tet - My Angel Rocks Back and Forth
09 Hot Chip - Boy from School
10 Siriusmo - Nights Off
11 Boy 8-Bit - Fog Bank
12 Friendly Fires - Jump In the Pool [Thin White Duke remix]
13 Björk - Dull Flame of Desire [Modeselektor remix for girls]
14 Sam Sparro - Black & Gold
15 Efdemin - Acid Bells [Martyn bittersweet mix]
16 Darkstar - Aidy's Girl's a Computer
17 2562 - Love In Outer Space
18 Benga & Coki - Night
19 Casual - Think Differently [Hellfire Machina remix]
20 Mark Pritchard & Om'Mas Keith - Wind It Up
21 The Bug - Poison Dart [feat. Warrior Queen]
22 Sa Bat' Machines - Sylvia
23 Lil Wayne - A Milli [James Blake remix]
24 Art of Noise - Moments In Love [Caspa remix]
25 Moderat - Let Your Love Grow [feat. Paul St. Hilaire]
26 Bassnectar - Kyrian Bee Bop

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

James Holden - Hot off the Press



Sweet label !K7 Records has just announced their next release in the venerable mix series "DJ-Kicks" wil be mixed by legend James Holden. Some of you might remember this series as being wayyyy awesome with the likes of Tiga (buy), Erlend Oye (buy), Kruder & Dorfmeister (buy), Theivery Corporation (buy) and Four Tet (buy) (among many others) having contributed previous editions. Very exciting as we here at Drinkmusik recall our long held affinity for everything Holden and Border Community related. Mix CD is set to be released on May 24th, here's the tracklist:

Tracklist
01. Piano Magic - Wintersport / Cross-Country
02. Grackle - Disco (Musiccargo Remix)
03. Mordant Music - Olde Wobbly
04. Maserati - No More Sages
05. Caribou - Lemon Yoghourt
06. Luke Abbott - Soft Attacks
07. Mogwai - The Sun Smells Too Loud (Holden Remix)
08. Kieran Hebden / Steve Reid - Departure
09. Ursula Bogner - Punkte
10. Eric Copeland - Auto Dimmer
11. Mit - Rauch (Luke Abbott Remix)
12. ARP - Potentialities
13. Lucky Dragons - Open Melody
14. Holden - Triangle Folds (DJ-KiCKS)
15. James Ruskin - Definition Of
16. Legowelt - Flight Of The Jupiter
17. Walls - Gaberdine
18. Lukas Nystrand - Never Fail (Vocal)
19. Didier Pacquette - Arwen, Namarie
20. SS Pyramid Snake - Catacomb City

Stoked for the new Holden track (#14) and will post "Triangle Folds" once it becomes available!

Stay Stoked because the following DJ Kicks compilation is set to be mixed be Hyperdub's father Kode9 (set for June 21st)!!

Monday, April 5, 2010

2009 Honorable Mentions




2010 is great lots of new stuff crazy shit happening everywhere all the time but i just can't seem to let go of 2009 so much great MUSIC>

this is a list of tunes that didn't make it to our year-end charts but are still absolutely worth mentioning

Untold - Stop What You're Doing [James Blake remix]


Aardvarck - 1


Raffertie - Wobble Horror!


Miike Snow - Animal [Fake Blood remix]


Distinction - Fly Eyes


Ed Solo - Egyptian Horns


EmalKay - When I Look At You


Joker & Ginz - Purple City


Guido - Way You Make Me Feel


Moderat - BeatsWaySick [feat. Busdriver]


Shortstuff - Stuff


Pinch - Attack of the Giant Robot Spiders!


Nosaj Thing - 1685/Bach


Neil Landstrumm - 6 at Le Mans


Mungo's Hi Fi - International Roots [LD remix]


Floating Points - J&W Beat


Floating Points - Esthian III


Burial - Fostercare


Bar 9 - Amalgamation


AC Slater - Calm Down


Kode9 - Black Sun


Kode9 - Too Far Gone


Kode9 & Spaceape - Time Patrol [feat Cha Cha]


Brackles - Get A Job


Brackles - Lizards


Truth - Revelation


Skream - Trapped In A Dark Bubble


JSL - E500 AMG


Farewell, 2009.

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Pangaea



Pangaea is one of 3 who run Hessle Audio (along with Ramadanman & Ben UFO), one of my favorite labels in the UK. They've now put out 12 amazing releases, including their own stuff as well as material from Untold, TRG, Joe and James Blake. 3 of those 12 releases have been Pangaea's own, and in the line of downtempo and mellow dubstep (and even reaching over the aisle into techno), these tracks are no less than amazing.

'Router,' 'Bear Witness,' 'Memories,' 'I Can't Stop This Feeling [Pangaea remix]' and 'Why' seem the most solid of Pangaea originals, however since there really aren't that many in total, it wouldn't hurt to post the entirety of Pangaea's discog chronologically.

Coiled (Hessle Audio 02, Nov 2007)

Pangaea - Coiled

Pangaea - Nest

Pangaea - Deviant


You & I (Hessle Audio 06, Oct 2008)

Pangaea - You & I

Pangaea - Router


Bear Witness (Hotflush2 05, Mar 2009)

Pangaea - Bear Witness

Pangaea - Mosaix


Memories (Self-Released, Jul 2009)

Pangaea - Memories


Stop What You're Doing/I Can't Stop This Feeling (Remixes) (Hemlock 06, Nov 2009)

Untold - I Can't Stop This Feeling [Pangaea remix]


Pangaea EP (Hessle Audio 10, Jan 2010)
Here's a decent review of this release on the FACT Mag site.

Pangaea - Why

Pangaea - Sunset Yellow

Pangaea - 5-HTP

Pangaea - Neurons

Pangaea - Dead Living

Pangaea - Because of You

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Yolandi and Ninja before Die Antwoord

This is what Yolandi Visser and Ninja were up to before finding The Answer!