Tag Archives: minimal

Ricardo Villalobos – Dexter

Playhouse reprints the ‘number one’ album of the last decade (according to Resident Advisor): ‘Alcachofa’ by Ricardo Villalobos. ‘Dexter’ was one of the tracks that brought me more into the slower bpm spectrum of electronic music (I was quite an adept of 165+ bpm music). A well deserved winner of that poll, what an album. [...]
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A couple of mixes

Lately I’ve been enjoying these mixes: 2 Oliver Deutschman mixes (Berlin sound). One recent. One slightly older. Very gifted DJ. Ellen Allien Always Fridays guest mix. Patchwork Pirates Fabric Promo Mix (anything from crunk to dubstep back to garage and funk). It’s quite hypa hypa but they just get away with it. Special attention goes out to the [...]
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Pantha Du Prince – The Splendour

Music that makes the clouds snow.
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Ripperton – Farra

Swiss guy Raphael Ripperton released his debut album ‘Niwa’ on Green. I liked the track ‘Farra’ the most, but the whole album is worth checking. You can download a free track called ‘Modal Love’ at the Green website. Lovely stuff!
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Skream – Minimalistix

This is Skream’s succesful exercise in trying to let metal plates dance. The metallic melody moves between abstract techy beats and -in the second part of the track- a rolling bassline. On the flip you’ll find Skream’s remix of ‘No Future’ by Instra:mental.
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Oliver Hacke – 21:31

I get so mixed up by hearing this track. It makes me feel positive, however the whole mood is in an unspoken way very sad. Its bassline tells a story of forgotten passion and lonely endless sights. Somewhere in the middle, the story turns out to be quite positive as hope flickers from the changed [...]
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Consequence – No More Lies

End of November, Consequence released his album ‘Live For Never‘ on Exit Recordings. His style is very minimalistic, so put on your headphones to discover all subtle layers of melancholy, tension and silence. Deep as we like it!
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Andy Stott – Night Jewel

Night Jewel is a less experimental 12″ from Andy Stott, but nevertheless a dancefloor killer. Limited to 500 copies, but you can go for the MP3 or FLAC download at boomkat.
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