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WE ARE THE NOISE pr. ALEX SMOKE
FRIDAY 11 JUNE 2010

While his music may reside on the dancefloor along with his renowned live sets, it also resonates so much further than this. With a production style drawn from a myriad of influences that blur the boundaries between Electronica, Techno, Classical and Hip Hop, ALEX SMOKE's music evolves in new directions with every new project he undertakes, musically consistently fulfilling, regardless of the listener's preferred genre.
Over a relatively short time span ALEX SMOKE has succeeded in leveraging his reputation as an impeccable DJ whilst simultaneously becoming an in-demand remixer with re-rubs for Steve Reich, Depeche Mode, Mylo, Junior Boys, Funk D’Void, Radio 4, Jay Haze and Envoy to mention but a few. His dynamic live set has, since his first Soma release, been consistently in demand, leaving almost no territory on the world map uncharted nor unimpressed for that matter.

DJ LINE-UP

*ALEX SMOKE (Vakant, Soma, Hum + Haw)
*ROB TOCA ROB SLOAN (Joint Nation)
*KARMI ANDI DILL (Truth JHB)
*JIMMY CHRONIC NICK LUMB (Sleepwalker/Truth JHB)

DATE: Friday 11 June 2010
VENUE: The Woods
ADDRESS: 66 Carr Street
Newtown
Johannesburg
DOORS OPEN: 8pm
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TECHNOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Resident Advisor: Jamie Jones

Machine love: Jamie Jones

RA sticks its head around the door of Jamie Jones' East London studio to find out which machines the Crosstown Rebels man is loving. "Ketamine tech house." Seems like a pretty derogatory tag at a glance. After all, both have been thought of—accurately or otherwise—as watchwords for dance floor monotony these past few years. In 2009 RA's William Rauscher seemed more than happy to apply the phrase to Jamie Jones' debut full-length, Don't You Remember the Future. Only in this context, it was in glowing terms. And you could clearly see what he meant. Ever since his first release, Amazon, for French label Freak n' Chic back in 2006, Jones' output has been shrouded in a sort of dense druggy fog; the peer pressure in this case is from the basslines and synths, baiting you to remain under and out for just that little bit longer.

Don't You Remember the Future sported one of the year's most ubiquitous tracks in "Summertime"; although whether it's been through Crosstown Rebels, Get Physical, BPitch or his own Hot Natured imprint, the productions emanating from Jones' East London studio have consistently been played, supported and danced to more than almost anything else out there. Oh, and there's also been an edit or two. Well, several in fact. The names Electric Jones, Hot Natured (alongside Lee Foss) and Jones/Mizrahi (with Gadi of Wolf + Lamb fame) have all acted as smoke screens for Jones' reinterpretations of hits from the likes of La Roux, MGMT and Radiohead. Keen to gain an insight into the gear and methodology behind his woozy grooves, we called up Jones' studio earlier this month to talk tech.

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Back with a Vengeance

Well since I've been such a scrap lately, I thought I'd better deliver something good to make up for lost time. I came across this track by pure chance, while looking for study music. It's theatrical techno at it's best, the cognisant build ups and mellow breaks will have you playing this on repeat for a while to come. Now I guess I'll keep an eye out for Cosmic Cowboy's.

Cosmic Cowboys - One Last Whisper

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Johnny's Back

Apologies for the Break in blogging househeads, i've been handling exams, but i'm back and gonna make it up.

Prepare... Cocoon

Jiga Jacks Vol III

Ladies and Gentlemen, the third installment of Reezo's highly anticipated series, Jiga Jacks. A decadent mix of Jackin, Tech & Bumping House!!!

Tracklist:
Sascha Braemer - Club Foot // Dirtybird
Danny t - Vaca Compana (Kyle_Watson_Remix) // Dubnoir Includes Mint Royale's - Sexiest Man In Jamaica
Johnny Karton - Workbody (Original Mix) // Shak Digital
Kink - Dat Funk feat. J.A.M.O.N. (Original Mix) // Spatula City
Luca M - Luca M - Nach Brain (Original Mix) // Pamflet Music
Cassius - 99 (Tim Green remix) // Cassius Rec.
Jackinori & Eddi Zanetti - Funky Furniture (Eats Everything Antique Chair Repair Mix) // Big Poppa
Jacob London & Mossa - Touch The Dingle // Complot Rec.
Sick Jargon - Go Hump (Hijack Reloop Mix) // Jack Union
Renaissance Man - Babbadabba // CDR
Luca M - Ride Or Not ( Original mix) // Pamflet Music
Fanta Jack - It's A Dream (Holyboyz Re-Edit) // CDR
Butch - Amelie (Format B Remix) // Superfly Rec
Clark Able - Lemonhead (Hijack Remix) // Esp Rec.
M.in & Patrick Kunkel & Harold Todd - Frauen & Blumen (DJ Sneak Remix) // International Freakshow
Chris James - Twilighted (Daniel Carro Remix) // Jack Union
Taster Peter & Phunx - Rockin Africa (Supabeatz Remix) // Hell Yeah

Jiga Jacks vol iii by Reezo

The Sound Of Settling

Lately I've been keeping a close eye on any Freerange releases, especially anything to do with Tony Lionni, I've been a fan for a while and after dancing to 'Found A Place' in the rain, that's not going to change. This time round he manages to capture the sound of optimism and present it in an incoherently coherent sequence of chopped up beats. Close your eyes and imagine

Tony Lionni - This Feeling

Strip It All

I'm a fan of a producer who doesn't define themselves by one particular sound and is still able to be good at each new sound he experiments with. KiNK has been upgraded in my books as one such talented artist. This offering id different to what I've come to expect from him and I'm blown away. This time around, he delivers simple rhythms with such sophisticated details that it transports you to a world of his creation, one of masterful build ups and gentle breaks, deep-tech never sounded so good.

KiNK - Bitter Sweet

Flying High

It's been quite an exciting week, what with the release of Flying Lotus new album Cosmogramma, which is a mix of jazzy beats, instrumental hip hop and warped trippy lucid-dream type music. And while it took a while to grow on me, i'm loving it and viewing it with a new found appreciation everyday. Here's a track that isn't included in the album, but gives a taste of what to expect from cosmogramma. Enjoy it

Flying Lotus - Ancestors