Orbital - Live Set at Mixmag's DJ Lab

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Yesterday I had a very enjoyable afternoon while watching this performance by Orbital, my favourite dance group.

This DJ set contains 4 tracks from their new album, "Wonky", which will be released on April 1st.

You'll have to move forward to minute 28:00 to see it right from the beginning.

Here's the entire tracklist:

Orbital - New France

Kris Menace feat. Douze - Lockhead (Steve Angello remix)

Orbital - Straight Sun

Gesaffelstein - A Lost Era

Orbital - Wonky

Plump DJs - Light Fantastic

Tonight Only - Haters Gonna Hate (Nicky Romero remix)

Nathan Fake - Outhouse (Valentino Kanzyani remix)

Orbital - Never

Jurassik - Baby (Shakes remix)

Orbital - Impact USA

Pacific! - Reveries (2008)

Pacific! - Narcissus (2010)

Gatekeeper - Optimus Maximus (2009)

Wonderful EP by this amazing duo from Chicago.
Try to imagine a John Carpenter soundtrack with lots of beat and electronics.
Fabulous!

The Oscillation - Veils (2011)

Hills - Master Sleeps (2011)

Lumerians - Transmalinnia (2011)

Gavin Friday - Catholic (2011)

About new posts

Hi to all.

There's been quite a while since my last post.
As you may now, I'm terribly occupied right now and time's a little short for me at the moment.
However, I'll try to return to my posting activity in a more regular basis (whenever possible).
I won't be able to spend much time writing about the records I'll be posting.
I hope the tags on each and every post will be sufficient to guide you on your choices.

Cheerio!

Snowman - Absence (2011)

What an outstanding and amazingly beautiful album by this australian band that, unfortunately, is no more. "Absence" was recorded before Snowman's demise and it was put out on the market afterwards.
Don't miss it for anything!

Carla Bley - Tropic Appetites (1974)

The Carla Bley Band - European Tour 1977 (1978)

Carla Bley - Social Studies (1981)

Carla Bley - Heavy Heart (1984)

Carla Bley (w/ Steve Swallow) - Night-Glo (1985)

Carla Bley - Sextet (1987)

Carla Bley & Steve Swallow - Duets (1988)

Carla Bley - Fleur Carnivore (1989)

Carla Bley & Steve Swallow - Go Together (1993)

Carla Bley/Andy Sheppard/Steve Swallow - Songs With Legs (1995)

Carla Bley - Fancy Chamber Music (1998)

Carla Bley & Steve Swallow - Are We There Yet? (1999)

I love Carla Bley, her career and her compositions in general.
It's true I could have posted these ones earlier, but I guess it just wasn't the right time then.
But having received one undeniable request from a dear friend of mine, I've decided to make this post with some of my favourite records by this extraordinary artist, from which I would like to highlight such ones as "Social Studies", "Duets" or "Sextet".
Hope you like it!

John Coltrane - The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings [CD 1] (1997)

John Coltrane - The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings [CD 2] (1997)

John Coltrane - The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings [CD 3] (1997)

John Coltrane - The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings [CD 4] (1997)

Hello there!
Been a while since my last post. Works, examens, etc, etc, etc...
Well, just decided to share these awesome live recordings by one of the greatest jazz icons: John Coltrane.
They were made between the 1st & the 5th of November 1961.
Coltrane was accompanied by Eric Dolphy, Reggie Workman, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones, Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Roy Haynes and Garvin Bushell.
Hope you like it!

Ölga - << What Is >> (2005)

A few weeks ago I've exchanged some emails about the portuguese label Bor Land.
As I promised to the person in question, here's Ölga's "What Is".
Ölga is a portuguese trio from Lisbon. They were formed in 2001, although as a quartet then, and they've released four records so far.
Don't miss this one!

Robin Guthrie - Imperial (2003)

Robin Guthrie - Continental (2006)

Been revisiting these two records a lot on my iPod, especially "Continental", my favourite one.
It's a little unfair to choose one specific track from the album, but if I had to do it, I'd choose "Monument". So much powerfulness in such a short piece of time.
Hope you like it!

Hello to all!

I know it's been quite a while since my last post, but times are tough and you know: "When the goin' gets tough...".
Don't have much spare time, now that I've returned to my studying days in university.
It seems like I'm a teenager again.
I'll try to update mUsistenZ whenever's possible.

See ya!

Ben Monder Trio - Dust (1997)

Just love this record; what a great trio!
Ben Monder (guitar), Jim Black (drums) and Ben Street (bass).
It will certainly appeal to fans of Bill Frisell or John Abercrombie.

Trio records can go one of two ways: they either become a showcase for one particular player's overwhelming talent or a dynamic conversation between three equally talented and thematically in-tune musicians.
"Dust" definitely falls in the latter category.
This isn't Monder's show per se; all three players push and pull the songs in varying directions, following no real leader.
(Taken from allaboutjazz.com)

Ben Goldberg - Twelve Minor (1998)

Clarinetist Ben Goldberg gain some recognition by playing in the New Klezmer Trio, in the early 90's.
Throughout his career, he has played with many well-known musicians suh as Andrew Hill, Myra Melford, John Zorn, Bill Frisell, Roswell Rudd, Wayne Horvitz, Don Byron, Ellery Eskelin, Zeena Parkins, Mark Dresser, Cuong Vu, Marty Ehrlich or Trevor Dunn, who also plays on this record.
Hope you like it!

Duplex Longa - Forças Ocultas (1992)

Unfortunately, "Forças Ocultas" was the only album by the portuguese avant-garde group Duplex Longa, formed in 1987 by Mário Resende (violin, drum machine, flutes, tapes, computer, electronics) and Carlos Raimundo (bass, drum machine, tapes, samplers, electronics).
This record has inumerous collaborations, including singer Anabela Duarte (Mler ife Dada) and the jazz musician Rodrigo Amado on the saxophone.
Hope you like it!

Death in June - Nada! (1985)

Death in June - But, What Ends When the Symbols Shatter? (1992)