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phane wrote: Lucy does the same trick to me as well

saw Lucy twice and found his selection a bit... meh? 2hrs of the same efficient german boomy big room bass drum somehow kills my vibe. sounds all a bit overproduced, "who gets the most berghain-sounding kick". same reason I'm not too fussed with Stroboscopic Artefacts...

yeah i get that vibe from stroboscopic as well. generally not a fan of overproduced music. specially when it comes to techno. the label's more experimental stuff is good tho

some of it is good, but there are hardly any releases which I find appealing start to finish... on every plate I'll find two forgettable tunes. Forbidden Planet is another label that has a strong aesthetic but often enough just isn't "quite" there. most of their releases don't make it past the solid mark. they have released some interesting music though and not nearly as corny as SA's stuff.

btw. I've grown fond of the Rhythmic Theory plate on Ancient Monarchy. late-night bangers.

imo dadub's output is the best on the label.

I like the Rrose remix of Dadub's Life. didn't cop it though, mainly because even the best cut (the Rrose remix) isn't exactly essential.

edit - the Stellate series had some really good moments.

what is going on with those two girl in matching outfits?
0:00:15 is gold.





maybe they were paid?

They are the twins from the Shining I think.

Eomac and Lakker have stuff out on SA that I wouldn't want to have missed.
I also enjoyed the remixes of Lucy's album.

This was just released, but it sounds like a late 90s jam. Nice synths.

I'd love a compilation of Monnom's B2-sides...

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what's james ruskin saying

he's in town this weekend

worth seeing

safe safe, had a mate say he'd seen him and it was on the aggressive doof doof end

but tbh i'd rather go see something memorably aggressive if i'm going out to techno

also it's in a disused police station which is always sick

One of the best sets I heard was James Ruskin following Sandwell District.
Probably about 4 years back though.

Honestly I've heard people say the same thing your mate said, but about Inigo Kennedy.
Often I've found the sound in really big venues or tents is just not up to the task and it'll
all sound like nothing but kick drums. But yeah.. it's going to be bangers if he plays
a late slot.

inigo kennedy plays warehouse stuff?

No, but it could sound like that to people when the system is sub par.
He doesn't exactly play the straight forward 4x4 stuff.

cheers dudes, looking forwards to it now, this night usually has a hench system, surgeon sounded evil on it last time

i was a bit apprehensive at first, got him confused with ben sims, whose show i did once when i was working at nts and found really dry

i think seeing bruce a while back really changed my mind on seeing techno out without the help of drugs, was a really tuff set

got hodge and asusu tonight too so not a bad week

asusu is on fire i fucking love all the stuff he is releasing and he is a wonderful dj, enjoy!

jrkhnds wrote:Forbidden Planet is another label that has a strong aesthetic but often enough just isn't "quite" there. most of their releases don't make it past the solid mark. they have released some interesting music though and not nearly as corny as SA's stuff.

surprised to hear this, most forbidden planet releases have been at least 7/10 in my book

I really like the Breaker and Annanan releases, but the other ones are somewhat lacking... They sound like they were trying so really hard to hit that melodic lofi aesthetic that it kinda falls short. Still, the label's output is much better than a lot of other stuff around at the moment.

yo, james ruskin night was fucking sick, if any of you man are ever in bristol room 237 is a great night, cool venue, hench system and lineups

my mate was having the crappest time, it was quite doof doof but also very enjoyable