<![CDATA[UNSOUND PODCAST]]> <![CDATA[UP#16 HTRK's Office Stereo Mind Control <br /><br />http://soundcloud.com/unsound/up-16-htrks-office-stereo-mind<br /><br />]]> An insidiously hypnotic mix, optimised for chill-out rooms, intense study sessions, clinical drug trials and office ambience. Synapses gently massaged by ambient pieces from Robert Babicz and Ryoji Ikeda, outsider house classics from DJ Sprinkles and Hieroglyphic Being, free-form group-think from NYC's Excepter, tough beats from Finland's Ø (empty space) and a 20 minute immersion from the far reaches of New Zealand's Omit. HTRK play tonight at Unsound in Manggha at 19:30.

1. Edward Artemyev / Part IV / Solaris OST / Toei Music
2. Robert Babicz / Eternie / Desert / Mille Plateaux
3. Ryoji Ikeda / Zone 4 / Document 02 / Dorobo
4. Omit / Sequester / Tracer / Helen Scarsdale Agency
5. DJ Sprinkles / Grand Central - Part 1 (Deep into the Bowel of House) / Midtown 120 Blues / Mule Musiq
6. Hieroglyphic Being / Spheres of Madness / A Romance of 2 Planets / Alter
7. Excepter / Og / Presidence / Paw Tracks
8. Ø / Teehetki / Tulkinta / Sähkö
9. Francis Monkman / Spiral Motion / Forcefield / Bruton Music

]]> <![CDATA[UNSOUND PODCAST #15 FUTURE SHOCK MIXED BY PHILIP SHERBURNE<br /><br />http://soundcloud.com/unsound/up-15-future-shock-mixed-by-philip-sherburne<br /><br />]]> UP#15 Future Shock mixed by Philip Sherburne


This is one of the more schizophrenic mixes I've ever recorded, but
that's appropriate, I suppose, given the subject matter.
The introduction comes from the 1972 film adaptation of Alvin
Toffler's book Future Shock, narrated by Orson Welles. I actually
watched the film when I was still in grade school—just 12 or 13 years
old, as I recall. I suppose some well-meaning teacher wanted to
teach us to think critically about media and technology, but at that
age, I remember feeling only baffled. Today, the film (which you
can watch on YouTube, appropriately enough)
feels both comically dated and woefully prescient. That collision of
sensations dictated the overall shape of the mix, which leans heavily
on broken-down techno and tangled retro-futurism. Instead of the
streamlined designs and elegant circuitry that electronic music has
supposedly promised, this mix is all about shuddering gears and time
out of joint.
The majority of it was mixed with vinyl, using two Technics 1210s and
an Allen & Heath mixer; the final two tracks, along with additional
passages taken from the film, were added in Ableton at the end.
Ironically, as difficult as mixing some of the tracks proved, figuring
out how to close it all out was infinitely harder. Just like the film
says, "Every day we're bombarded by choices, we need to make
instant decisions, we're in endless combat with our own environment
with all its pace and variety, its choice and over-choice."

 

1. Intro – Future Shock (1972, narrated by Orson Welles)
2. The Hafler Trio, "Suppressed Noise" [Doublevision 1972/1984]
3. Vibert/Simmonds, "Submarine" [Rephlex 1993]
4. Roswell Return, "A Goldbach Vibe (Clean Cut Remix)" [SD Records
2009]
5. Caribou, "Bowls (Holden Remix)" [City Slang 2010]
6. P. Eladan, "Monochordium II" [Muting The Noise 2010]
7. Juju & Jordash, "Chelm Is Dubbing" [Golf Channel Recordings 2011]
8. Morphosis, "Dirty Matter (NWAQ's Via Mezzacapo Dub)" [Delsin
2011]
9. Redshape, "Kracken's Game" [Present 2011]
10. Terekke, "Damn" [L.I.E.S. 2011]
11. Grackle, "Jungle (Original Mix)" [Discos Capablanca 2008]
12. About Group, "You're No Good (A Theo Parrish Translation)"
[Domino 2011]
13. Daphni, "NPE" [Resista 2011]
14. Tilt (Trouble Funk), "Arkade Funk" [D.E.T.T. Records 1983]
15. Autechre, "Lost" [Warp 1994]
16. Laurel Halo, "Strength In Free Space" [Hippos In Tanks 2011]

]]> <![CDATA[UNSOUND PODCAST #14 - Catz 'n Dogz<br /><br />http://soundcloud.com/unsound/up-14-catz-n-dogz<br /><br />]]> First we take Berlin and Szczecin, and then the rest of the world - since 2008 Polish duo Catz N Dogz has ruled the dancefloors. Their refreshing mixture of house is as elusive, evolving and constantly morphing, exactly like the whole club music scene of today.
At Unsound, Catz N Dogz will participate in Resident Advisor's RA Live Exchange discussion panels, and play at Mutations 1: Techno Rebels on October 14th. As a warm-up, they have chosen a few recent favourites.

]]> <![CDATA[UNSOUND PODCAST #13 - Demdike Stare's Unsounded Podcast<br /><br />http://soundcloud.com/unsound/up-13-demdike-stares-unsounded-podcast<br /><br />]]> This is one of the best podcasts we've put here on Unsound's humble soundcloud page. In fact, when we heard it we almost decided to start our own record label.
It from the duo Demdike Stare, a dark and evocative collage whose slow-moving twists and turns wrap their way around the listener like a long length of sonic rope. The mix perfectly intersects with Unsound's 2010 theme, "Horror - the pleasure of fear and unease."
Not much more to say other than LISTEN TO IT and spread the word.
The guys will perform live at Unsound on 21.10.2010.


Track listing is below...
bbc radiophonic workshop - horror sequence 3
suum cuique - entropy
demdike stare - untitled concrete 1
the caretaker - deleted scenes
demdike stare - Untitled Concrete 2
edgar froese - epsilon in malaysian pale
clifford jordan quartet - john coltrane (loop)
la vampires vs zola jesus - searching
demons - untitled lathe
demdike stare - east india trading co
jazzfinger -orange sauce
suum cuique - even in death (loop)

]]> <![CDATA[UNSOUND PODCAST #12 - JOEL MARTIN'S BAPTISM BY BLOOD<br /><br />http://soundcloud.com/unsound/up-12-joel-martins-baptism-by-blood<br /><br />]]> Joel Martin is not only one half of Quiet Village (along with Matt Edwards of Radio Slave). He's also out together several compilations of library music, including 2004’s “Dawn of the Dead – The Unreleased Score”, featuring original music cues used in the legendary Zombie flick. Joel used some of these tracks when supervising background music for the legendary zombie-comedy film “Shaun of the Dead”.
Here Joel's used his knowledge and ear to stitch together a slithering, many-headed creature guarding the gates of hell. “Baptism by Blood” incorporates everything from the trailer to Argento's "Deep Red", famous horror scores, their lesser known counterparts, as well as horror related afro/reggae and electronica and evil-sounding voices rasping highly evocative words from time to time.
If this doesn't get you in the mood for Unsound 2010's "Horror" theme, we don't know what will.
By the way, Joel is not only going to DJ with Cherrystones as an intro to Emeralds and Goblin on 24.10, he’s also the co-curator of Unsound's panel discussion and Q + A series and will interview the likes of Goblin and Alan Howarth at Unsound, as well as speak about the use of library music in exploitation movies

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