Do you like Michael Gondry’s video for the Chemical Brothers’ ‘Star Guitar’?
Well, this POV compilation by Thomas H isn’t quite that but it does pair Swiss train journeys with techno. The tracks change, the scenery is lovely.
Full screen for best effect.
Krayb David – live techno from Athlone spaaaaaace
What you may need to know…
01. Precious little information exists about the two-headed, seemingly crab-like beast that is Krayb David. According to label pressers, “he drifts through space and time”.
02. Despite the not-inconsiderable logistic problem of being non-committal about on which plane of existence to settle, Earth-bound record company Cut & Paste Records caught the beast long enough to agree to a vinyl release for one of his missives last summer.
03. Streaming above is most recent solo effort, Time Crabs Dream of Electric Egg Ships. Though not to be overlooked is newest effort AcidDavid, a titanic 36-minute live techno jam with fellow astronaut AcidFeen.
04. You can find them on a rare live outing at Community Skratch Games in Galway’s Bierhaus on April 15th and 16th. Ireland’s only live turntablism and skratch festival, no less.
Thoughts: Glitchy hip-hop at the wrong speed? Weird retro-futurist techno? You decide. The crab’s journey will likely wear on through the cosmos regardless.
African Fiction – techno, techno, techno
What you may need to know…
01. African Fiction is the new nom-de-beats of former Agitate the Gravel/Elastic Sleep man Chris Somers, now holding it down as the events man at Cork’s PLUGD Records.
02. Trading shoegaze for techno, Somers utilises live synths, drum machines and guitar pedals, investing his new project with a similar density.
03. Streaming above is a sampler of what can be expected from African Fiction, in an as-yet untitled eight-minute piece.
04. Catch him this Saturday at the Triskel’s TDC space, with a live set. DJ support from OutOut, kickoff at 10.30. €4 in.
Verdict: A new chapter for one of Cork music’s hardest-working folk, with no-nonsense, ambient yet layered electronics that ought to translate well to the live stage.
Well, barring a miracle…
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFNRrLzMTjc
A teaser for The Chemical Brothers’ new film, ‘Don’t Think’.
Stackin’ shelves, stackin’ shelves, etc.
