By Pan An on October 12, 2012
By Pan An on 12 October 2012 in
BLOG
It was almost 17 years ago, when techno and electronic music arrived in Athens. Many years in a row, «the new genre» and contemporary subculture was shaking the night life of Athens, where until today there is always a desire for a creative escapism.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Astron bar, Athens, Breakbeat, Breakcore, coti K, Drum'n'Bass, dubstep, Electronic Music, Greece, ION, Jungle, n-drop recordings, Rave, Stereo Nova, Techno, trance, UK |
By Didi Neidhardt on September 19, 2012
By Didi Neidhardt on 19 September 2012 in
STORIES
Der Sampler «Personal Space. Electronic Soul 1974–1984» vereint 17 Schätze aus der Geschichte des elektronischen Soul, kontert dem kanonbestimmenden Mythos der ‹Blackness› und zeigt, dass auch Soul einmal afrofuturistische Visionen hatte.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Adele, Aloe Blacc, Amy Winehouse, Blackness, Blues, Bootsy Collins, Congotronics, Deborah Washington, Destiny’s Child, Digi-R&B, Disco, dubstep, Dyson & Company, Eddy Hazel, Electro, Erykah Badu, Estelle, Flying Lotus, Funk, George Clintons Parliament/ Funkadelic, Gonjasufi, Grace Jones, Greg Tate, Guitar Red, Herbie Hancock, House, James Brown, Janelle Monáe, Jeff Phelps, Jimi Hendrix, Johnnie Walker, juke, Kelis, Kodwo Eshun, Kraftwerk, Lady Blacktronika, Leiber & Stoller, M.I.A, Marvin Gaye, Missy Elliott, Norman Withfield, Otis G. Johnson, Outkast, Patrick Adams, Paul Gilroy, Pete Cosey, Pharrell Williams/Neptunes, Rhythm’n’Blues, Santigold, Shabazz Palaces, Shangaan Electro, Shuggie Otis, Slavoj Žižek, Sly Stone, Soft Cell, Soul, Space-Funk, Steve Elliott, Stevie Wonder, Sun Ra, Techno, THEESatisfaction, Timbaland, Timmy Thomas, USA, Woo Woo |
By Theresa Beyer on September 11, 2012
By Theresa Beyer on 11 September 2012 in
STORIES
In ihren Mixes bürstet Dj Marcelle aus Amsterdam verschiedenste Genres und experimentelle Sounds gegen den Strich. Ihr neues Album begleitet eine Minidoku und am 14. September legt die radikale DJane im Berner Dachstock auf.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Afrobeat, Amsterdam, Avant Garde Techno, Breakcore, Cumbia, Dampfzentrale, Dj, DJ Marcelle, Djing, Drum 'n Bass, Dub, dubstep, Duo Fodderstompf, Dupstep, Free Jazz, grime, Holger Mertin, Industrial, John Peel, Klangbad, Netherlands, Postpunk, Punk, Radio Show, UK Funky, World Music |
By Norient on August 17, 2012
By Norient on 17 August 2012 in
AUDIO
Bandish Projekt from Mumbai launches a Remix Competition. Download their files and send your remix! Or enjoy the uploaded tracks.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Asian, Asian Underground, Bandish Project, dubstep, Folktronic, India, London, Mumbai, Remix |
By Philipp Rhensius on July 30, 2012
By Philipp Rhensius on 30 July 2012 in
STORIES
Dubstep’s philosopher Rob Ellis aka Pinch from Bristol keeps alive the sound of early dubstep. In the interview the founder of the label Tectonic speaks about embryonal well-being, and dance music patience and pressure.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Author, Bristol, Croydon House, Cyrus, Distal, Distance, Djing, Drum & Bass, dubstep, electronica, Fabric mix, Farringdon, FWD >>, Loefah, London, Pinch, Pursuit Groove, Rinse.fm, Rob Ellis, Sam Shackleton, Shackleton, Skream, Skrillex, Skull disco, Techno, Tectonic, UK, Vex’d |
By Norient on July 18, 2012
By Norient on 18 July 2012 in
BLOG
The next four wednesdays norient presents you a selection of our thematic dossiers. This week we have a look on old and new dance styles from all over the world: from fast Juke-steps from Chicago or copulative daggering to ghanian Azonto-moves.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Accra, Alessandro Negrini, Angola, Azonto, Chicago, Colombia, Cumbia, daggering, Dossier dance, dubstep, Finland, Ghana, Girl Walk // All Day, HipHop, Hiplife, Ireland, Japan, juke, kuduro, Mexico, New York, Paradiso, Perreo, Shangaan Electro, Sonideros, Tango, USA, „At Night They Dance“ |
By Cumbiónico on June 23, 2012
By Cumbiónico on 23 June 2012 in
AUDIO
The MIDI East project by Brian May aka DJ Delay discovers new distributions of music and combines them with the use of old MIDI technology. A trip by carriage and airplane criss cross through the virtual electric folk-clubs in the MIDI east.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Brian May, Cumbia, Deadbeat, DJ Delay, DJ Rupture, Djing, dubstep, electro-folk, Electronic Music, Greg Hunter, Hifana, Jammin’ Unit, John Peel, MIDI, Nickodemus, Remix, Sampling, synth, Traditional music, Turkey, Watcha Clan, Zeb |
By Norient on June 20, 2011
By Norient on 20 June 2011 in
AUDIO
Boogat dropped his latest mixtape, exploring Cumbia, Merengue, Dubstep, Dancehall and Moombahton. And Wayne Marshall dropped a dance video.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Boogat, Bump, Canada, Choque, Cumbia, Dancehall, dubstep, Ghislain Poirier, merengue, Montreal, Moombahton, Wayne Marshall |
By Thomas Burkhalter on January 27, 2011
By Thomas Burkhalter on 27 January 2011 in
ACADEMIC
Musiker aus Afrika, Asien und Lateinamerika formulieren selbstbewusste nach-koloniale Positionen. Ihre Parodien auf Exotika und der Fokus auf Gewalt zeigen aber: Alte Abhängigkeiten haben weiterhin Bestand.
Posted in ACADEMIC | Tagged Adham Hafez, Avant-Garde, baile funk, baltimore club, beat research, Beatniks, Beirut, Cairo, Charbel Haber, Checkpoint 303, Cumbia, Cynthia Zaven, detroit ghettotech, Die Antwoord, digitalization, Diplo, DJ Rupture, Dossier Arab World, Dossier World Music 2.0, Dubsided, dubstep, Exotica, Favela Chic, Gazelle, Ghislain Poirier, glitch, Global Ghettotech, Globale Nischen, globalization, grime, Halim al-Daph, Hassan Khan, Jagwa, K'Naan, Kode 9, kuduro, kwaito, Luigi Russolo, M.I.A, Mad Decent, Mahmoud Refat, Major Lazer, Man Recordings, Mazen Kerbaj, Music 2.0, Nortec, Omar Souleyman, Osman Arabi, Outhere Records, Pastiche, postcolonial, postmodern, Raed Yassin, Ramsi Lehner, reggaeton, Schlachthofbronx, Scrambled Eggs, Secousse, Shangaan, Shangaan Electro, Steve Goodman, Tam Tam Motherland, Tarek Atoui, Tashweesh, Terry Lynn, The Hardcore Continuum, Thementage2012, UK Funky, Veit Erlmann, War, Wayne Marshall, Werner Jauk, Wildlife, World Music 2.0 |
By Norient on August 4, 2010
By Norient on 4 August 2010 in
BLOG
Ardcore, Jungle, Drum’n’Bass, Garage, Two-Step, Grime, Dubstep and UK Funky: Its all the same.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Ardcore, Drum'n'Bass, dubstep, Garage, grime, Hardcore, Jungle, Reggae, Simon Reynolds, The Hardcore Continuum, Two-Step, UK Funky |
By Thomas Burkhalter on July 16, 2010
By Thomas Burkhalter on 16 July 2010 in
STORIES
Die tamilische Sängerin M.I.A. schockt mit ihrem neuen Gewaltvideo. Die Südafrikaner Die Antwoord locken mit Ironie 5 Millionen Besucher auf You-Tube.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Avant-Garde, baile funk, baltimore club, Cumbia, detroit ghettotech, Die Antwoord, digitalization, Diplo, DJ Rupture, Dossier World Music 2.0, dubstep, Exotica, Gazelle, Ghislain Poirier, glitch, Global Ghettotech, globalization, grime, K'Naan, kuduro, M.I.A, Major Lazer, Music 2.0, Nortec, Omar Souleyman, postcolonial, postmodern, Raed Yassin, reggaeton, Tam Tam Motherland, Tarek Atoui, Terry Lynn, UK Funky, War, Wildlife, World Music 2.0 |
