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Gamal Kabar – The Filth [Poker Flat (White) Recordings]

I bought this on Beatport the other night, but it seems to have been taken off shortly after. I think I managed to buy something that wasn’t intended to be available for purchase so soon.

The title cut The Filth is a killer track. Totally my favourite track right at this moment. Off-beat hats and ticks, a kick, and a truncated open hi-hat is the simplistic, solid, rigid, beat pattern moved along by a throbbing sub-bass, all creating a hypnotic, deep groove. Melodic type interest comes from a catchy little pattern of layered, stabbing, ripping, modulated, acidic synthetics, rising and falling in pitch, with the lines going against each other, and tripping in pitch during the beatless and bassless break-down, then the beats and bass kick back in. Yum! There are also some clever minimalistic effects bubbling away at the edges, just above the noise floor. It’s all so simple, yet so effective. I would have liked to have heard the top end sizzle of a 909 ride pattern add to the intensity later in the track, but perhaps that’s too old-school/formula these days. In saying all this, it’s a good track, it’s not the best track ever, but I think it works really well. It’s almost something you would expect to hear from the M_nus label/crew. I can’t wait to hear this out on a decent system.

This is the 4th white Poker Flat Recordings release. I have to admit I’ve been a little dissapointed with the last bunch of Poker Flat Recordings releases, and have not bought that many, a track here and there. Still yet to check out the Argy album properly though. I used to buy every Poker Flat Recordings release on vinyl without fail a few years back, it was my favourite label for a while there too. I’m still a big fan of Steve Bug DJ sets though.

More data on this release…

http://www.wordandsound.net/article/54096
http://www.pokerflat-recordings.com

In a way The Filth reminds me a bit of DJ HMC – 6am [Undefined], with it’s repetitive, solid, sub-bass and beats, rigid backing, with a ripping acidic 303 sound on top. One of my all time favourite acid/techno tracks. I was very lucky to grow up in Adelaide’s techno scene in the early-mid 1990’s hearing DJ HMC regularly.

http://www.discogs.com/release/26640

Speaking of music… some other tracks I’m enjoying at the moment…

Chic Miniature – Excandalo [Crosstown Rebels]
Subb-an – Moscow Fighting [Immigrant]
Lauhaus – Downunder [Intacto]
Andrew Technique – Dream On [Circle]
James Unk – Glitch Control (Paco Osuna Remix) [Lessizmore]
Einmusik & Stimming – Magdalena [Diynamic]
Stimming – Kleine Nachmusik [Buzzin’ Fly]
Dakar – I’ve Got That Feeling [Get Physical Music]
Tiger Stripes – Survivior [Get Physical Music]
Ripperton & Alex Attias – The Last Hour (Redshape Laser Mix) [Ann Aimee]
Ellen Allien & Apparat – Rotary [BPitch Control]
Alexi Delano & Tony Rohr – Run 0 [Plus 8]
Manuel Tur – Vabanque (Stimming Remix) [Freerange]
Joris Voorn – The Deep (Jimpster Remix) [Blank]

Quite a mix up of minimal/techno/tech-house and tech/deep-house sounds there. A couple of old/older releases too. Yes, quite a few Stimming works there, I really dig his productions.

I can’t believe I’ve only just come across that Survivior track, a catchy little number! Have heard that out a lot this year. One of those tracks that always sounded familiar, but never knew.

Yes, Tad… I know the I’ve Got That Feeling track has vocals, and I usually complain about vocals in tracks, but for some reason I really like this track.

Some new-ish music I’m enjoying at the moment, in no particular order…

Lee Jones – Aria (Tiger Stripes Remix) [Aus Music]
Xpansul & Massi DL – Nerd Soul [Soma]
Quarion – The Workout [Drumpoet Community]
Robert Babicz – Dark Flower (Joris Voorn Magnolia Mix) [Audiomatique]
Phunklarique & Dejonka – Reflections in Plexiglass [Knall Traxx]
Danton Eeprom – Face Control [Foundation Records]
Holger Zilske – The Bees [Playhouse]
Mathew Jonson – Symphony For The Apocalypse [Wagon Repair]
Sei A – March Of The MIDI [Imprime]
Shlomi Aber – Tokyo Shanghai [Ovum]
Rocha & Lewinger – Eco Doppler [SCI+TEC Digital Audio]
Kabale Und Lauhaus – Shaven Monkey [Remote Area]
Truss & Donor – Forethought [Dumb-Unit]
Xpansul & Elesbaan – Casi Perdida [DelBarrio Records]
Claude Von Stroke & Christian Martin – Groundhog Day [Dirty Bird]

Some new (and old) music I’m enjoying muchly, in no particular order, thanks Beatport.

Mathew Jonson – Symphony For The Apocalypse [Wagon Repair]
Danton Eeprom – Face Control [Foundation Records]
Holger Zilske – The Bees [Playhouse]
Lauhaus & Boris Werner – Revenge Of The Nerds/Bitchslap [Remote Area]
Sascha Funke – Mango [BPitch Control]
Shlomi Aber – Tokyo Shanghai [Ovum]
Lucio Aquilina – Disco Bus (Roland M. Dill Remix) [Trapez Ltd.]
Franck Roger – Mind Illusions [Earthmental Music]
Delete – Flight Schedule (Gregor Tresher Remix) [SCI+TEC]
Popof – Non Sense [Dimmer]
Andomat 3000 – Impertinenz [Einmaleins Musik]
Ryoh Mitomi – Pointe [Immigrant Records]
Chymera – Umbrella (Beatless Mix) [Ovum]
Van Hai – Sentiment [Time Has Changed Records]
Trickski – Move Me (Phonique Remix) [Sonar Kollektiv]
Mr. G – Custom Made [Proof]
Andre Crom – Intensivstation [Veryverywrongindeed Records]
Butch – Botanik [Acid Fuckers Unite Ltd.]
Manuel De Lorenzi – Call Me Please [Dialtone Records]

Speaking of music check this out… Awesome!

Jean Michel Jarre has recreated his whole Oxygene album as a live performance, with a CD and a (3D) DVD. I want!

http://www.oxygene3d.com/oxygene3d.php
http://www.oxygene3d.com/media.php <-- Check the teaser video Phwoar! Look at all those beautiful old analogue synths! /me wipes up his drool... There's a fantastic article about it all in the February 2008 Sound On Sound magazine, which I only just picked up.

Here’s some recently purchased old and new music that I’m playing a lot currently…

Paulo Olarte – Solo Tu (Isolee Remix) [Fresh Fish]
Redshape – Unfinished Symmetry (Part 1) [Present]
Mark Ramsey – U Turn (Mix 1) [Noir Music]
Peace Division – Voodoo (Its In The Wall) [Crosstown Rebels]
Marc Antona – Not a Serious Thing [Sender]
Reboot – Be Tougher [Cadenza]
Popof – My Toyz [Skryptom]
Ben Klock – October [BPitch Control]
Gel Abril – Your Face Is A Mess (Itamar Sagi Remix) [Be As One]
Mark August – Bende [Perspectiv]
Par Grindvik – Do Us Part (Len Faki Remix) [Drumcode]
Roland Appel – Dark Soldier [Sonar Kollektiv]
Sebbo – Chunky Fudge (Ripperton Remix) [Trackdown]
Lee Curtiss – Over The Influence [Dumb Unit]

My fave track this week, and probably one of my all time faves…

(James) Holden – A Break In The Clouds (Main Mix) [Border Community]

A mix/CD I’ve been listening to regularly since Xmas…

Steve Bug – Fabric 37 [Fabric]

Check it out…

http://www.fabriclondon.com/label/release.php?item=fab37/bug

I’ve finally been seeking out and buying some great new music over the last few weeks…

Some of the stuff I’m really enjoying at the moment, in no particular order…

John Tejada – Labyrinth [Palette Recordings]
John Tejada – The Tyranny Of Choice [Palette Recordings]
John Tejada & Arian Leviste – Lost In Thought [Palette Recordings]
John Tejada & Arian Leviste – Half Live [Palette Recordings]
Stimming – Getting Out Of Something [Diynamic]
Kollektiv Turmstrasse – Eskapade [Diynamic]
Dubfire – Emissions [Minus]
Dubfire – I Feel Speed (Audion Remix) [SCI+TEC]
Len Faki – My Black Sheep (L.B. Dub Corp Remix) [Figure]
Red Robin & Jakob Hilden – Lazy Jack [Trapez Ltd.]
Delete – Black Mamba [Frankie Records]
Par Grindvik – World Of Mine [Truesoul]
Agaric – C’est What [Raum…Musik]
The Cheapers – Fog [Upon You]
Alter Ego – Queen Anne’s Revenge [Klang Elektronik]
Martin Buttrich – Hunter [Cocoon]
Slaaf – Black Russian [Kickboxer]
Zander VT – After The Crash [BPitch Control]
Teflon – The Wombat [RebelOne]
Tiefschwarz – The Original (Carl Craig Remix) [Souvenir]
Maetrik – Transform [Regular]
Dennis Ferrer – P 2 Da J (Tiger Stripes Dub) [King Street Sounds]
Sascha Funke – The Acrobat (Efdemin Remix) [BPitch Control]
Sebastian Roya – Cossas De Taza [Sounderground Records]

Can you guess where I’m going on NYE? Hint: First four tracks! Woo! Tejada [Live] Mad Racket