tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79310012989827087662024-03-05T23:33:31.425-08:00Dellamorte's Disco DichotomyDJ/producer/cineaste/friend to cats. I play across the board from hip-hop, funk, reggae, soul to techno, house, dubstep and electronica. You will find mixes, info, even reviews of obscure films here. www.soundcloud.com/dellamorte23DJ Dellamortehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17092106841186508785noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931001298982708766.post-53159491256620523502012-09-12T06:33:00.002-07:002012-09-12T06:33:23.631-07:00<br />
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Firstly, apologies for the length of time this blog has lain dormant. It’s been a funny few months all told here in Dellamorte’s Dungeon, with good times and bad. I won’t bore you all with the details, because out of all the turmoil beautiful things have started to grow and this blog is transforming into something else entirely. Sort of like a hairy bass-addicted butterfly.<br />
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Firstly, you may remember me flexing my writing muscle by posting cult film reviews on here occasionally. Well, I now have a much better platform for that, as I have joined the team over at <a href="http://www.brutalashell.com/">www.brutalashell.com</a> (I’m writing under my real name of Tristan Bishop if you want to have a look). I really love doing that, and having the opportunity to attend film festivals and preview cult/horror films is one I am immensely grateful for (and also something I have wanted to do since I was 18 years old)<br />
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Secondly, after doing internet radio shows in various guises for the last 6-7 years, I got tired of all the various little (and some quite large, mentioning no names) problems that broadcasting on other people’s stations brings, and it is my great pleasure to announce that I have finally started my own station, <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/barricaderadioftw/home">Barricade Radio</a>! I’m currently recruiting new DJs, and have some great and passionate people on board already and it’s a real pleasure to provide them a platform, as well as having one for myself<br />
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Connected to this, is the news that this blog is from now onwards going to function solely as the news feed for Barricade (in fact you may be reading these words on the ‘news’ part of the Barricade website).<br />
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Thanks for all your support over the years, guys, and stay tuned, there are so many great things to come.<br />
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DJ Dellamortehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17092106841186508785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931001298982708766.post-39549471810511500522012-06-18T05:49:00.002-07:002012-06-18T05:49:39.650-07:00How DJs should behave part 1 : Writing your bioSo I was having a moan this morning about DJ’s biographies and how off-putting some of them sound – which lead me to think about the ways DJs can behave. After all, DJing is a job, and, like any job, a bad attitude will get you in trouble, so I decided to write down a few pointers so that up-and-coming (and maybe some more established) DJs can learn from my 16 years of experience. Because of this, I’ve decided to jot down an occasional series on How DJs Should Behave.<br />
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Writing your bio. </h2>
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Your bio, whether on your website, Soundcloud page or Facebook, is very important. If you are applying to places for gigs then this is often the first thing people will look at , and if it makes you sound like a diva or a moron, people probably aren’t going to listen to your mixes. It’s a fair assumption that most DJs aren’t also aspiring novelists, but a bit of professional presentation never goes amiss in this game. Firstly, this is your CV – Write down your achievements – clubs/bars/festivals you have played. Have you done any remixes or tunes? Write that down. Any other achievements in music? Write it down. Can you scratch as well as mix? Let them know! These are the most important things. <br />
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Two things to consider on the above, however, is firstly – DON’T LIE. People can (and will!) check stuff via the internet, or something you come across might be a best mate of one of the DJs you say you were mentored by, and this could get embarrassing. Secondly – How impressive ARE your achievements? If they aren’t, then don’t get too detailed – I recently saw one that said something along the lines of “I have played alongside the resident DJ at a wine bar in Skelmersdale” – which highlights not only that you’re NOT the resident DJ, but also that you believe playing a wine bar in Skelmersdale is something worth writing about. Chances are that prospective employers/fans aren’t going to be impressed by this. Much better to write “I have been playing in bars in the North”. It’s still true but it just doesn’t sound as desperate.<br />
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Of course, if you’re just starting out you might not have a long list of these, but not to worry, you can still sound interesting. A lot of DJ bios I have seen omit the most basic information – what style(s) of music do you play? Don’t just say ‘I play house’ – explain it a bit! ‘deep funky progressive beats’ is a much better descripton. If, like myself, you play across the board, don’t just say ‘eclectic’ – it doesn’t mean a thing to the reader, focus on a few main genres you play, such as ‘I play a mixture of reggae, funk and afrobeat, with a few surprises” – Even better, if you can word it to sound extremely exciting – “My music sounds like a firing stomp through 2-step, ferocious d&b and cavernous dubstep”, then people will want to listen, pure and simple. <br />
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However, avoid anything that sounds too pretentious – However great you are, it is unlikely that many people will agree that you are, for example “The most exciting young DJ in the scene” or that you have “unparalleled talents”. If other DJs or publications have said such things about you, great! Put it in quotations at the end of the bio, and credit your sources – but do make it’s a source that people have heard of (IE that can be Googled).<br />
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It might be a good idea, before you post your bio, to send it to your most intelligent friends for a bit of a proof-read. Really REALLY bad spelling, grammar or structure can be as much of a put-off as a bio full of lies or self-aggrandisation.<br />
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Also – GIVE YOUR CONTACT DETAILS, a link to your website/Soundcloud/FB page, and your email address. <br />
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Next time : Putting together a promo mix.<br />
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<br />DJ Dellamortehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17092106841186508785noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931001298982708766.post-82214434569870408982012-05-30T01:16:00.001-07:002012-05-30T01:16:53.729-07:00Hey guys! So those of you who follow me over on my <a href="http://www.twitter.com/djdellamorte">TWITTER</a> may already know this news, but I’m starting a new two hour weekly show over at <a href="http://www.beatznbass.com/">http://www.beatznbass.com/</a>this week – I will be on from 8pm-10pm every Thursday night – and the show is 100% LIVE so feel free to join me in the chatroom or hit me up on Twitter and we can interact! I will be focussing on club music for this show, so I’ll be playing the best in house, breakbeat, dubstep, drum & bass and everything inbetween (with maybe a little bit of more chilled behaviour in the middle), so why not start your weekend off early with me as your party planner? I’ve also reached a bit of a milestone with my show over at <a href="http://www.spiritplantsradio.com/">SPIRITPLANTS</a> – This weekend will be my 50th show! To celebrate both this and the fact that the good old Queen Of England is having a 60th jubilee this weekend, I’ve put together a ‘jubilee special’ – which is frankly just an excuse to play a load of great music with tenuous royal themes. I’ll catch you over the airwaves, kids!DJ Dellamortehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17092106841186508785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931001298982708766.post-68870707411376203962012-05-05T06:27:00.000-07:002012-05-05T06:27:15.191-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So this week's show on Spiritplants is a dubstep special - I put one out last year and it's proven to be one of my more durable efforts. This time I've mostly abandoned the more atmospheric downbeat sounds and gone for something extra hard and nasty (although there are a couple of breathing spaces).
The show contains new tracks and remixes by 501, Zed's Dead, The Sonixx, Logistics, Skream, Trolley Snatcha, Excision, Datsik, Tes La Rock, Rusko, Flinch, Bassnectar and Herve so you know how we're rolling with this one. PURE GULLY FILTH.
The show will debut over at <a href="http://www.spiritplantsradio.com">Spiritplants</a> at 12.45am Saturday night/Sunday morning and be repeated at 12.45pm Sunday lunchtime for those early-to-bed types. Come join me for some heavy heavy vibes
don't forget you can download or stream all my previous shows over at <a href="http://http://www.spiritplantsradio.com/radioarchives.html">The Archives</a> - Just scroll down until you see my name!
See you around
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anyway, I present to you Dellamorte Does Drums Volume One - It's heavy on the trancier electronic side of d&b, starting with a few current anthems, then going a little deeper before building up again at the end. I'm pretty fond of it and I hope you will be too.
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Like the first, it’s fairly short (just over half an hour), but unlike the first, which eased in gently and then went off halfway through, this one doesn’t take any prisoners (first track the exception). Please look below and have a listen or download it – leave me a comment on there (or on my <a href="http://www.twitter.com/djdellamorte">Twitter</a> , or to djdellamorte@gmail.com )and let me know what you think. I hope you enjoy it!<br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F38501313&secret_url=false"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F38501313&secret_url=false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/dellamorte23/house-of-dellamorte-2-march">House Of Dellamorte 2 (March 2012)</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/dellamorte23">Dj Dellamorte</a></span> <br /><br />2) This week’s Radio Show on Spiritplants<br /><br />I did another hip-hop special for <a href="http://www.spiritplantsradio.com">spiritplants</a> this weekend – I made the first one last year and it was by far the most popular of all my shows, and, well, I’ve done another! I’ve tried to make it both as accessible and as wide-ranging as I could – plus it’s been made extra extra special by the involvement of none other than the legendary <a href="http://www.akirathedon.com">Akira The Don</a> – Check out the ace radio drops he made me! The show airs Saturday 10th March at midnight GMT, or repeated at 12.30pm on Sunday 11th over at <a href="http://www.spiritplantsradio.com">www.spiritplantsradio.com</a> – I’ll be manning the chat on Saturday so hope to see you there. Boom!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaq9Ge-Pc3zJEkbG1VEkEm50BJzc87VzVUAqH-0Nq_fgl_0JtcuLN1juYwC4-bg9BdVDXkksR-6uqSiER1VghiLb6sqkQ4pxvOuON9kKPG4U_ps3C2PuMKWUqQMiDGHnBPCPbf4qO89Bhi/s1600/img_6948_funny-hip-hop-video-in-super-3d-heaven-bless-you-from-little-mountain-tennessee.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaq9Ge-Pc3zJEkbG1VEkEm50BJzc87VzVUAqH-0Nq_fgl_0JtcuLN1juYwC4-bg9BdVDXkksR-6uqSiER1VghiLb6sqkQ4pxvOuON9kKPG4U_ps3C2PuMKWUqQMiDGHnBPCPbf4qO89Bhi/s320/img_6948_funny-hip-hop-video-in-super-3d-heaven-bless-you-from-little-mountain-tennessee.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717906092697546866" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />3) Gig!<br /><br />Yours truly has a gig coming up also – on the 16th March (a scant few days after my birthday) in Shoreditch –Details are over <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/264284426979659">here</a>. Come along, hear some awesome tunes, and maybe buy me a drink! Few more events in the pipeline too so I’ll keep y’all posted.<br /><br />Peace! <br />D xDJ Dellamortehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17092106841186508785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931001298982708766.post-11642563567041321832012-02-07T07:58:00.001-08:002012-02-07T07:59:40.480-08:00Triple Dip = BASS EDITION 07.02.12Hey kids,<br /><br />It’s time for another edition of Dellamorte’s Triple Dip, I reckon! This is the feature of this here blog in which I pick three tracks or mixes that I’ve been obsessing over recently. Over the last few weeks I’ve been listening to a lot (more than usual!) of recent dubstep and drum & bass. So much good stuff out there – the D&B scene in particular is incredibly strong at the moment (and in fact I am currently working on an epic D&B mix). With this in mind I present you the following!<br /><br /><strong>Zed’s Dead – Hit Me</strong><br /><br />Zed’s Dead are a duo from Toronto, Canada who have been on my radar for a couple of years now, with some excellent bootleg remixes of The Rolling Stones, Radiohead and, rather wonderfully, The Moody Blues, as well as more recent releases such as the brilliant Rumble In The Jungle/Under Yuh Skirt on the mighty Mad Decent records and the utterly storming Bassmentality with The Killabits. They make a real genre mash-up sound, heavily dubstep influenced but with elements of house, jungle and breakbeat. Their recently released EP is titled Adrenaline and features 4 total killers, this one is my personal favourite, really different sounding tune – I love the old-skool breakbeat and the funk horns which come in at about 3 mins. Boooom!<br /><br /><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F34526903&show_artwork=true"></iframe><br /><br /><strong>Rollz – The Music</strong><br /><br />I mentioned above how strong the d&b scene is at the moment, and here is a good example. Rollz is a producer from London who has been hitting big in the last year or so, and this tune takes elements of the liquid D&B sound which Hospital Records made it’s own, with the new-school trance-influenced rave vibes which have really grabbed my ear of late. Another tune which really does it’s own thing brilliantly.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DdbTcYJ6Aqs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><strong>Oblivion – Drunkstep</strong><br />And here’s something from the US of A! Minneapolis in fact. The Americans, it seems, really have welcomed dubstep with open arms of late, and that’s no bad thing when we have tunes like this to show for it. Referencing the darker, less dancefloor (although this will SLAY a club) original London sound of dubstep (as opposed to the newer jump-up ‘brostep’/filthstep styles), I can’t get enough of turning the bass to 11 on this one and putting my hood up. FIRE!<br /><br /><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F32974496&show_artwork=true"></iframe><br /><br />Hope you had much fun listening to these – Keep your eyes peeled for a new radio show in a couple of days and hopefully some very exciting news to follow shortly!DJ Dellamortehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17092106841186508785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931001298982708766.post-71608044849352956672012-01-17T03:52:00.001-08:002012-01-17T05:00:52.359-08:00Triple Dip special - The art of the mix!Hey!<br /><br />So, it’s a been a while since The Triple Dip selection made an appearance – in fact, over the festive season and various upheavals I’ve been struggling a little to keep up with the tide of new and old music battering down my studio door. In my slightly bemused and confused headspace what was been keeping me sane is listening to other people’s mixes – Something I’ve really been getting into in the past few months. <br /><br />Anyway, I’ve decided to a mix-only special of the Triple Dip, so, without further ado, here are my three favourite mixes of the last month or so.<br /><br />1. Mensah – Urban Nerds mix<br /><br />I think it’s pretty difficult to do a dubstep mix that keeps the energy up and keeps your interest going when listening at home, but here’s Mensah stepping up to the (dub) plate with his mix of new stuff, his own productions and a few cheeky edits of big tunes, and this one cheered me up when I was feeling utterly miserable a couple of weeks ago, so enjoy!<br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F30690880"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F30690880" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/urbannerdslondon/mensah-urban-nerds-nye-mix">Mensah exclusive mix for Urban Nerds X BassLaced NYE 2011</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/urbannerdslondon">urbannerdslondon</a></span><br /><br />2. DJ Adam Speechley – Boom Bap Mix<br /><br />Now this guy is interesting – He has apparently got a shop in Hoylake (Wirral massive represent!) which sells fine wines, trainers and has a recording studio in back! The man is obviously living the dream! As well as this, he is, on the basis of this mix alone, a mighty overlord of hip-hop DJs. This mix is pretty much a best of of 1990’s New York hip-hop, which to my mind is the greatest hip-hop ever made. There are a LOT of tracks on this, highly recommended.<br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F3761974"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F3761974" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/adam-speechly-aka-pooky/01-adams-tribute-to-nyc-golden-era-hip-hop">POOKYS TRIBUTE TO NYC GOLDEN ERA HIP HOP</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/adam-speechly-aka-pooky">POOKY AKA ADAM SPEECHLY</a></span><br /> <br />3. The Leisure Hive – Somerset House Mix<br /><br />And finally here’s something completely different from a good friend of The Dichotomy, a mix which won a competition to soundtrack the ice-skating at London’s Somserset House ice rink (good bloody work!). This is a selection of ridiculously brilliant disco and pop tunes – In fact, some of my favourite records of all time are on here. The Leisure Hive is starting a new night at the Star Of Kings in Kings Cross in a couple of weeks time – lookee here - @theleisurehive on Twitter<br /><br /><div><object width="480" height="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.mixcloud.com/media/swf/player/mixcloudLoader.swf?feed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixcloud.com%2Ftheleisurehive%2F60-minute-mix-for-somerset-house-ice-rink%2F&embed_uuid=af322719-c4ad-4408-a13a-ba20b6ac27fd&stylecolor=&embed_type=widget_standard"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="wmode" value="opaque"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.mixcloud.com/media/swf/player/mixcloudLoader.swf?feed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixcloud.com%2Ftheleisurehive%2F60-minute-mix-for-somerset-house-ice-rink%2F&embed_uuid=af322719-c4ad-4408-a13a-ba20b6ac27fd&stylecolor=&embed_type=widget_standard" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="opaque" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="480"></embed></object><div style="clear:both; height:3px;"></div><p style="display:block; font-size:12px; font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin:0; padding: 3px 4px; color:#999;"><a href="http://www.mixcloud.com/theleisurehive/60-minute-mix-for-somerset-house-ice-rink/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=resource_link" target="_blank" style="color:#02a0c7; font-weight:bold;">60 minute mix for Somerset House ice rink</a><span> by </span><a href="http://www.mixcloud.com/theleisurehive/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=profile_link" target="_blank" style="color:#02a0c7; font-weight:bold;">The Leisure Hive</a><span> on </span><a href="http://www.mixcloud.com/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=homepage_link" target="_blank" style="color:#02a0c7; font-weight:bold;"> Mixcloud</a></p><div style="clear:both; height:3px;"></div></div><br /><br /><br />So there you go – don’t forget you can check out my own experiments in the mix form over at www.soundcloud.com/dellamorte23 - until then, night all!DJ Dellamortehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17092106841186508785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931001298982708766.post-61463465052127692902011-12-19T12:40:00.000-08:002011-12-19T12:50:14.138-08:00The Best of 2011 !! Links and tracklistings!So! I did it! As promised/threatened, Here are the links and tracklistings for all three parts of my Best Of 2011 Mix.<br /><br />The content of the three mixes is as thus -<br /><br />White - This is the least 'mixed' of the three - a blend of my favourite indie, hip-hop and electronica, one for the more laidback and thoughtful moments<br /><br />Blue - This is the house party mix, starting with reggae and hip-hop vibes easing you into an epic romp through some marvellous cosmic disco, electro and house.<br /><br />Red - This is the RAVE mix - Full-on big room energy ranging from house & techno to moombahton to all shades of dubstep and drum & bass.<br /><br /><br />The Best of 2011 : White Mix<br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F30872616"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F30872616" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/dellamorte23/dj-dellamorte-the-best-of-2011">DJ Dellamorte - The Best of 2011 (White)</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/dellamorte23">Dj Dellamorte</a></span> <br /><br />1. Skream ft Sam Frank – Where You Should Be<br />2. Bon Iver – Skinny Love (Das Kapital Re-rub)<br />3. Peter, Bjorn & John – May Seem Macabre<br />4. Bear Hands – High Society<br />5. Jay-Z and Kanye West – Murder to Excellence<br />6. Jens Lekman – An Argument With Myself<br />7. Cassie – Radio Ft Fabolous<br />8. Blue Scholars ft Macklemore – Tommy Chong<br />9. Akira The Don – All The Right Things<br />10. Das Racist – Rainbow In The Dark<br />11. Kidz In The Hall – Livin' It<br />12. The Dream – Fuck My Brains Out<br />13. Matt & Kim – Cameras<br />14. Gramatik- DreamBIG<br />15. Poolside- Harvest Moon<br />16. Adele – Set Fire To The Rain (Plastic Plates Mix)<br />17. Germany Germany – Cold Hands<br />18. Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers (The Magician Mix)<br /><br />The Best Of 2011 :Blue Mix<br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F31070416"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F31070416" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/dellamorte23/dj-dellamorte-the-best-of">DJ Dellamorte - The Best Of 2011 (Blue Mix)</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/dellamorte23">Dj Dellamorte</a></span> <br /><br />1. Beres Hammond – Pull Up<br />2. Major Lazer – Keep It Going Louder (So Shifty 1961 Ska Mix)<br />3. Wiley – Numbers In Action (Sticky Mix)<br />4. Mark Ronson & The Business International – Record Collection (Plastic Plates Mix)<br />5. Classic Brothers – Munchies (Rimer London Mix)<br />6. Germany Germany – Take Your Time<br />7. Human Life – In It Together (Polygon Palace Mix)<br />8. Daft Punk – Tron End Titles (Sander Kleinenberg Mix)<br />9. The Rapture – How Deep Is Your Love?<br />10. Solila – Til The Light Comes<br />11. Kome & Kumar – Zanzibars (Instrumental)<br />12. Classixx – Into The Valley<br />13. The Aston Shuffle – Start Again (Jump Jump Dance Dance Mix)<br />14. Keljet – Laserflies<br />15. Adele – Rolling In The Deep (TABS Mix)<br />16. Punches – Sleepless City (Flosstradamus Mix)<br />17. Katy B – Lights On (Gigamesh Mix)<br />18. Morning Parade – Under The Stars (Get People Mix)<br /><br />The Best of 2011 : Red Mix<br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F31072648"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F31072648" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/dellamorte23/dj-dellamorte-the-best-of-1">DJ Dellamorte - The Best Of 2011 (Red Mix)</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/dellamorte23">Dj Dellamorte</a></span> <br /><br />1. Knife Party – Internet Friends<br />2. Sharooz – Hysteresis<br />3. Fake Blood – Voices<br />4. Udachi ft Short Stories – Stumble<br />5. Toddla T ft Shola Ama – Take It Back (Dillon Francis Mix)<br />6. Flux Pavillion – Bass Cannon (Direct Feed Mix)<br />7. Nero – Innocence<br />8. Plan B – Prayin' (Plan B Mix)<br />9. Breakage ft Jess Mills- Fighting Fire<br />10. Flux Pavillion – Hold Me Close<br />11. Chase & Status – Time (Specimen A Mix)<br />12. Rusko – Everyday (Netsky Mix)<br />13. Ooah -The Love I Need<br />14. Nero – Crush On You (Knife Party Mix)<br />15. Drumsound & Bassline Smith – Close<br />16. Gyptian – Hold You (Shy fx & Benny Page Mix)<br />17. Cassius – I <3 U So (Skream Mix)DJ Dellamortehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17092106841186508785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931001298982708766.post-91135197700873655422011-12-05T07:51:00.000-08:002011-12-05T07:52:02.066-08:00Psst!<br /><br />I’ve been a little quiet here recently, I know – Gigs and holidays and work have been conspiring to keep me busy the last month or so, and I’ve fallen behind accordingly in all sorts of ways. <br /><br />But! A week or so ago my show for Spiritplant’s 8th anniversary weekend went out and was very well received – Basically a mixture of party classics and singalong floorfillers – You can stream or download it (along with all my other shows) over <a href="http://www.spiritplantsradio.com/archives">here</a>.<br /><br />And also, work has begun in earnest on what is fast becoming a seasonal tradition – My top tunes of the year, and accompanying mixes to showcase them. I’m currently halfway through the shortlist, which will be painstaking whittled down to my 50 favourite tracks of 2011, and most of them will be appearing (as last year) in 3 seperate mixes, as long as I can shoehorn them into some kind of order. Exciting times, eh?<br /><br />Anyway, I’ll hopefully see you very shortly when the results are in.<br /><br />Take care!<br /><br />DxDJ Dellamortehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17092106841186508785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931001298982708766.post-37855913822519222302011-11-01T06:09:00.000-07:002011-11-01T06:15:07.059-07:00Triple Dip! 01/11/11Hello one and all and welcome to Dellamorte’s Triple Dip! It’s the first day of November, and whether you’re writing a novel, growing a moustache or just hibernating for the winter and avoiding fireworks I’ve got a handful of tunes you need in your life!<br /><br />First up is someone I’ve been banging on about for a while now – A chap called Germany Germany, who is a dude from Canada who makes lovely dreamy electronica – He very readily cites The Postal Service as being a massive influence on <a href="http://grmnygrmny.com/">his website</a>, and, yes, I can see that, and it’s a very good influence to have. Anyway, as you can see, there are some things you can download on his website, so I suggest you do just that. Here’s my favourite track off his album ‘Adventures’ –<br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F10495775&secret_url=false"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F10495775&secret_url=false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/germanygermany/take-your-time">Take Your Time</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/germanygermany">Germany Germany</a></span> <br /><br />So? Do you like cut-up jazz and funk beats that make you nod your head and smile like a lunatic? Of COURSE you do! And that’s why you’re going to love the work of Gramatik. The Slovenian hip-hop head has been putting out various projects for a few years but he recently popped up on my radar via his FREE album (well, it’s a pay-what-you-like release, and I reckon he’d appreciate a few quids) on <a href="http://www.prettylightsmusic.com/#/downloads">Pretty Lights Music</a> (click link to D/L their entire back catalogue!) This tune, Moar Jive, really jumps out for me, I can see it going down very well in a party, although I have not, as yet, tested this<br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F20274663"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F20274663" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/gramatik/gramatik-moar-jive">Gramatik - Moar Jive</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/gramatik">Gramatik</a></span> <br /><br />Finally, many of you will have heard of Krafty Kuts, one of the funkiest and most skilled DJs ever to have lived. Some of you may have heard of Featurecast also, and this release teams them up and lets them loose on something I really wasn’t expecting – A dubstep re-rub of one of my favourite hip-hop records (It Was A Good Day by Ice Cube). This is great, enjoy (and go buy it!)<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fYZC10lIyjM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>DJ Dellamortehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17092106841186508785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931001298982708766.post-85619590068554517572011-10-25T05:28:00.000-07:002011-10-25T05:32:51.454-07:00John Peel day - some memories.Seven years ago today I received a text from my friend Kerrie telling me John Peel had passed away. I didn’t believe her at first – It was literally unthinkable to me that such a thing could have happened, but then TV, the radio, and the newspapers confirmed it. John was no more.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi68qmyaJKrkFysGFSJYQMFiCDQm2XiWmIJ14ZLo3hmsM5y4A0tGYLVdJaIqtwbDNYAu3qzyiz62BvTytc2OXdVAoon4OprjaJJDDnR1d7yQm_FkHF64WGvSojLfpZ1Fibou83B3x_BFQu/s1600/JohnPeel.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi68qmyaJKrkFysGFSJYQMFiCDQm2XiWmIJ14ZLo3hmsM5y4A0tGYLVdJaIqtwbDNYAu3qzyiz62BvTytc2OXdVAoon4OprjaJJDDnR1d7yQm_FkHF64WGvSojLfpZ1Fibou83B3x_BFQu/s320/JohnPeel.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667406196530362626" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I was inconsolable for weeks - and gradually I discovered I was far from the only one, which came as something of a surprise, due to Peel’s perceived outsider status. I only knew one other person obsessed with his show as I was, after all – But then it started to make sense – Peel had been around since the birth of pop radio, after all, since the days of psychedelic pirate radio, he had reached into teenage bedrooms and transformed lives for years, not counting his radio 4 appearances, which had endeared him to a whole other kind of audience.<br /><br />Anyway, let’s flashback a few years.<br /><br />1993, and my 14 year old self had been devouring the stranger aspects of the top 40 (in the days when independent releases peppered the hit parade like buckshot from the underground), I had started buying music magazines with my then-heroes on the cover – Bjork, De La Soul, The Orb, Suede, etc. In amongst the pages of these magazines I started reading about bands and artists I’d never heard on Bruno Brookes’ chart countdown, but who sounded utterly fascinating – The Aphex Twin and King Tubby – names which sounded exotic, descriptions of music that defied everything I had heard thus far. It would be very hard to describe to those who grew up in an internet age how distant and mysterious that music you heard never actually heard could be – But there you go. Imagine it if you can.<br /><br />Then one day I remember well, I was at an antique/collector’s fair in mid-Wales, helping out my parents on their stall, and the hippy couple who I had an affinity with had the radio on – This was Sunday afternoon if I remember rightly. Suddenly I heard this echoing, massive bassline – It sounded like the skinhead reggae I had grown up with listening to (my brother-in-law had been a DJ in Bristol in the late seventies) , only broken to bits and reconstructed in the most psychedelic way imaginable. I was transfixed! Then a deep voice came on and announced I had just been listening to the late, great King Tubby! So THIS was what King Tubby sounded like! And on the RADIO? Well...Soon afterwards I learnt that this was John Peel’s show, and, although most of the rest of the show puzzled me beyond belief, I was hooked. <br /><br />A few weeks later was my 15th birthday, and me and a friend had stayed up late playing Atari ST games in the front room, when I decided to put the radio on – more crazy music, this time Aphex Twin, John Peel again!<br /><br />In time I listened to every show, utilising blank tapes and the pause button to it’s best effect – At the start I would maybe collect 4 or 5 tunes from each show onto tape – mostly dub reggae and the then-emergent sound of jungle, but eventually I would be getting a side of tape per show, as my tastes gradually widened to include obscure American punk tunes, old country and African music – the show was a real goldmine.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUqKIT2Z0g_LR91Iu2ddq8zhrrErPpFd_bFRBTNIep-J9gtWDDC_XtY410_oKMs2U7ajNwB-FC49Ef6jq3A9AIa2RSGjrRpq441mZdM5kvttWY9mTYZllR2QBokJSXS-DRV-bJCJ-bd809/s1600/artist_3_24.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUqKIT2Z0g_LR91Iu2ddq8zhrrErPpFd_bFRBTNIep-J9gtWDDC_XtY410_oKMs2U7ajNwB-FC49Ef6jq3A9AIa2RSGjrRpq441mZdM5kvttWY9mTYZllR2QBokJSXS-DRV-bJCJ-bd809/s320/artist_3_24.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667406498738492914" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />A few years later I had the fortune to meet Peel’s Radio One colleague Steve Lamacq when he played a show in Aberystwyth. I had a really nice long chat with him and he told me lots of anecdotes about Peel, which made me feel even closer to the man himself.<br /><br />A few years after that I was living in London, and I met Gaz, a fellow Peel obsessive. With the advent of e-mail and text messaging we were able to actually contact John during his shows, and ‘Fuzz’ and ‘Gazcloud’ became regular names read out – One particular time I remember answering a query from another listener regarding a metal record that used songs from the Wizard Of Oz (‘Oz on 45’ by The Squirrels) that Peel had played in the 80’s. I remember stated that I wasn’t sure if he had played it in the 80’s but he had certainly played it in 1995. “how the hell did you remember that, Fuzz?”, John asked on air. A rhetorical question, I imagine – I did, of course, have it on one of the hundreds of off-air recordings that I would listen to when Peel’s show wasn’t on...<br /><br />During that period I was fortunate enough to attend several of the live Peel sessions at Maida Vale - I remember Herman Dune, Melt Banana and Dreadzone as particular favourites (Dreadzone especially as the band were very friendly and I got to shake the hand of reggae legend Earl 16). During the Herman Dune session I got to meet the man himself for the first time...<br /><br />I cannot tell you how nervous I was! I was never the most confident of people in my early twenties, and this was John Peel! The man who had unknowingly soundtracked my years of teenage heartbreak and struggle, who had brought me so much joy and so many tunes to weep along with, who had widened my horizons far beyond the biggest selling records, who had changed me for life. The walk into the sound-proofed DJ booth (around 6 feet), seemed like the longest walk of my life – heightened by the fact that the corridor in was pitch black, and the booth beyond was bathed in a brilliant white glow. And in the middle of the glow was John, alone. The people I was with had come bearing gifts for him, which was a great way to hang back, let them do the talking – I had no idea what I was going to say. Anyway, for some reason the conversation had gotten on to bands with rude names – and I got my opportunity – “I remember the first time you said ‘f*ck’ on the radio actually” (this was in relation to the band with the same name, who Peel had previously referred to either as ‘The band with a name like ‘duck’’, or, latterly ‘Feck’). “I know”, John replied, beaming, “I actually kept looking around expecting the ground to swallow me up”.<br /><br />There were other times too – later were his Fabric appearances (I didn’t miss any of those), where he would play everything from African hi-life to hardcore nosebleed techno, where the crowd kept chanting 'John Peel' for some ten mins into the next DJ's set, and were some of the most fun nights of my life (especially when Louise the producer sat down and had beer with us prior), but I’ll still remember John oddly dwarfed by the womb-like studio, unprepossessing, shuffling about a little shy and nervous, but coming to life when playing and discussing the music he passionately loved.<br /><br />I still miss you most days now John, and I really can’t thank you enough.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYsGmNVfU93pzaQbHWaPx7_Fg2ENMuBUCLW1kRamC9bExzfMKfIIeNGKvIHbp0NKgr60MSqc078YTw-K7wh4_wPkHRpPdkQkqiaADD3L1fuRNKAAoLePTbwzPKZ9mJrLAnafEqd4dNbgI/s1600/article-1165471-001B2DAE00000258-569_468x314.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYsGmNVfU93pzaQbHWaPx7_Fg2ENMuBUCLW1kRamC9bExzfMKfIIeNGKvIHbp0NKgr60MSqc078YTw-K7wh4_wPkHRpPdkQkqiaADD3L1fuRNKAAoLePTbwzPKZ9mJrLAnafEqd4dNbgI/s320/article-1165471-001B2DAE00000258-569_468x314.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667406723034715362" /></a>DJ Dellamortehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17092106841186508785noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931001298982708766.post-30079509982385668672011-10-20T07:31:00.001-07:002011-10-20T07:31:59.010-07:00Triple Dip delightsHello, and welcome again to Dellamorte’s triple-dip! The occasional series wherein I share three tracks (or sometimes DJ mixes) which have been tickling my aural pleasure receptors over the last fortnight. In some unshocking business-as-usual news, they’re a pretty varied selection, so let’s kick off!<br /><br />Those who know a little bit about the frankly awful state of American pop post rock ‘n’ roll and pre Motown & British Invasion (basically 1960-1962) may well be aware of “Love Letters” by Ketty Lester – a gloopy piece of schmaltz if ever there was one. However, Ketty’s career post hit was pretty interesting – she later starred in blaxploitation films such as Uptight and the rather wonderful Blacula, and she was, in 1964 behind this record, which has since become highly prized by the Northern Soul community – a record warning about digging too deep into the past of your partner, which I find rather sweet.<br /><br />(I usually pick up songs I have never heard before for this feature, but in this case this is a record I used to play way way back in time, when I was learning my DJ chops in mid-Wales as a resident at funk & soul night Superstition. For some reason I hadn’t heard it in....ooh, almost ten years, until I came across a random compilation last weekend, and this, along with various other tracks, took me right back to the DJ booth at the now-closed Bay Hotel in Aberystwyth)<br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/v80IxesxY18" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><br />Now Breakage is someone I’ve been aware of in the drum & bass world for close on a decade now, but in the last year or so he’s fully embraced the sounds of dubstep, and made what I consider to be by far his strongest work, from the epic, widescreen remixes of Plan B’s ‘Prayin’’ and Clare Maguire’s ‘Ain’t Nobody’ to the jaw dropping minimal forward thrust of Fighting Fire (ft Jess Mills). Here he remixes something from the new album by Roots Manuva (which is in itself well worth checking out), and turns into some old-skool 1993 rave breakbeat deliciousness. Dust masks at the ready!<br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F24590132"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F24590132" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/yupanki/roots-manuva-get-the-get">Roots Manuva - Get the Get (Breakage Remix)</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/yupanki">Arsène</a></span><br /><br />(If you’re loving these rave sounds, remember you can go over to my own <a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/dellamorte23">Soundcloud</a> page and download my two ‘Haunt Of Togetherness’ mixes)<br /><br />Now over to Australia’s Sneaky Sound System for some much needed light and positivity after Breakage’d dark out! These guys are a duo I’ve been aware of since the Riot In Belgium remix of their ‘I Love It’ was one of my favourite records of 2006 – since then they’ve raised their profile by recording with Tiesto and releasing lots of ace pop records –and they have a new album out. This is my current favourite from it , and it’s romantic, positive disco pop that you really cannot argue with.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bxqucQ9WqjE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>DJ Dellamortehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17092106841186508785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931001298982708766.post-3269287496795775302011-10-07T05:27:00.000-07:002011-10-07T05:29:01.586-07:00Weekenders<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqSp-LJZjm8FJidT1ksH_nLJbD71NU3hyphenhyphenMG7bmAJBTw9h5c9Wer1YZcsN2h9CFxuCmFY_KY9iFpgnay_gwPmK5ppJ2qM-WZZLfV6bxJYG554ctf9SFf3mL7OZtw9aTt1p8NK8bfBWBcfO/s1600/imagesCA11KHIM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqSp-LJZjm8FJidT1ksH_nLJbD71NU3hyphenhyphenMG7bmAJBTw9h5c9Wer1YZcsN2h9CFxuCmFY_KY9iFpgnay_gwPmK5ppJ2qM-WZZLfV6bxJYG554ctf9SFf3mL7OZtw9aTt1p8NK8bfBWBcfO/s320/imagesCA11KHIM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660726159006039714" /></a><br />Hey kids,<br /><br />I have a show over at <a href="http://radio.spiritplants.org">Spirtplants radio</a> this weekend – It goes out at 9.45pm GMT on Saturday night (considerably earlier than usual!) and then repeated at 11am GMT Sunday morning – One of my most varied shows yet ,actually, from disco to indie to northern soul to ska to dubstep and drum & bass. I’ll be manning the chatroom on the Sunday morning repeat also, so do come say hi!<br /><br />However, if you’re in the London vicinity on Saturday then come to the Hobgoblin in Angel, where I’ll be playing a 2 hour set from 11pm-1am of total party tunes (indie, Motown, funk, reggae, maybe even some classic pop if you’re lucky) in my own inimitable style (EG I’ll probably be jumping around). It’s free, so come join in the fun!<br /><br />See you at the weekend!<br /><br />D<br />xDJ Dellamortehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17092106841186508785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931001298982708766.post-65625691558719327812011-10-06T07:48:00.000-07:002011-10-06T07:49:33.955-07:00Triple Dip Number 2!Hello, and welcome to the second edition of Dellamorte’s triple-dip, in which I list three random tunes which have been blowing my tiny mind in the past couple of weeks.<br /><br />First up is Katy B – everyone likes a bit of Katy B and her dubstep/pop crossover, don’t they? Certainly helps that she seems like a very likeable, normal and down-to-earth young lady. Anyway, I digress! I should be here to talk about the music! Well, first off her tune Lights On (featuring the evergreen Ms Dynamite) was a rather catchy number in its original form, but props to remixer and Minneapolis resident Gigamesh, who gave me something I had no idea that I wanted – a proper old-skool electro (as in ‘New York Street Sounds’ electro) re-rub of it. And it’s awesome – Have a listen!<br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F23178887"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F23178887" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/gigamesh/katy-b-lights-on-gigamesh">Katy B - Lights On (Gigamesh Remix) [DL link in info section]</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/gigamesh">GIGAMESH</a></span><br /><br />Next out of the gate is a remix that’s been around for ages of a tune that’s been around for even longer, but a few weeks ago I heard this dropped at XOYO, and got so over-excited I nearly put my back out. It inspired quite an outbreak of singing along and silly dancing, as well, and it makes me smile every time I hear it – so without further ado, the genius re-edit of Fleetwood Mac’s Everywhere by Psychemagik.<br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1335843"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1335843" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/psychemagik/everywhere-psychemagik-edit-1">Fleetwood Mac Everywhere (Psychemagik Edit)</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/psychemagik">Psychemagik</a></span><br /><br />Finally, you may or may not have heard either of my Haunt Of Togetherness mixes (listen or download over at <a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/dellamorte23">my own Soundcloud page</a>), but they both pick a zig-zag path through all kinds of recent rave music, and as such, there’s quite a lot of dubstep involved. Now, there is an awful lot of dubstep around these days, as you may have gathered, and much of it is, frankly, just noise (as my father used to say), so it’s nice to hear a new dubstep tune which has something of the depth and darkness of the earlier days of Skream and Benga – This is one of those tracks.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0nFPrCy33eI?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><br />That’s me out, anyway. See you for another dip in a couple of weeks!DJ Dellamortehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17092106841186508785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931001298982708766.post-14045665077537708232011-10-03T09:29:00.000-07:002011-10-03T09:30:59.188-07:00Film Review - The Witches (1966)The Witches (1966)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcwNoZtanKo1dhLLFnAWxXoVem0EpWa2TDEf0LIlqyn7AplQfHIv2mElS1vuhJzQL8Z0I1B9hXCAkgVI7JkfrqgZRq9oorNuvQl_-LgvNAEu6gHjp4VHWoSj5inNZUrgN9U6XghmRQOMH/s1600/Las_Brujas_-_The_Witches_-_Les_Sorcieres_-_The_Devil%2527s_Own_-_1966_-_001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcwNoZtanKo1dhLLFnAWxXoVem0EpWa2TDEf0LIlqyn7AplQfHIv2mElS1vuhJzQL8Z0I1B9hXCAkgVI7JkfrqgZRq9oorNuvQl_-LgvNAEu6gHjp4VHWoSj5inNZUrgN9U6XghmRQOMH/s320/Las_Brujas_-_The_Witches_-_Les_Sorcieres_-_The_Devil%2527s_Own_-_1966_-_001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659304223590338338" /></a><br /><br /><br />Now, if you’re anything like myself, you’ll find a Hammer horror film irresistible – From undisputed classics such as The Devil Rides Out or The Curse Of Frankenstein, to their lesser fare such as Dracula AD 1972 or even the godawful Ralph Bates starrer Horror Of Frankenstein, I can’t get enough of their low-budget-but-always-professional outings, and I for one was overjoyed when the recently resurrected company came back with such strong material as Let Me In and the astoundingly good Wake Wood.<br />The Witches concerns a woman (Joan Fontaine) who suffered some kind of traumatic experience whilst working for a mission in Africa – something about witchdoctors forcing an uprising, although it’s never really gone into in any detail. To recover from her mental breakdown she takes a job as headmistress at a private school in the country, which at first seems idyllic, until she gradually realises darker forces are at work in the village (I’ll give you a clue here – Read the title of the film again). When she is about to expose the village’s elderly witch for what she believes is murder, she suddenly suffers another breakdown and her memory is wiped...will she recover enough to expose the conspiracy of witchcraft?<br />The Witches at first seems an atypical outing – It’s a Joan Fontaine vehicle for one, which she co-produced (stories abound of her being very dissatisfied with her working conditions and of possibly being upstaged by her co-star Kay Walsh), and features none of Hammer’s regular stock of actors, although the ones who appear (Leonard Rossiter as a suspicious doctor, Michele Dotrice aka Betty from Some Mothers Do ‘Ave Em as a young housekeeper) are of top quality – are excellent, with special merit being given to Kay Walsh as a provoctative newspaper columnist and Alec McCowan as her obviously rather unhinged brother (we first see him dressed as a priest, but it soon transpires he wears the collar ‘for comfort’). Also of merit is the script by the late, great, ever-reliable Nigel Kneale, which touches on British folklore and Pagan traditions several years before The Wicker Man appeared – In fact, there are many parallels to that film here. In its first half the film is actually quite brilliant – with an air of mystery gradually unfolding, and some great humorous touches and a very intelligent, adult feel to the whole thing. Unfortunately, whether to do with what was allowed on-screen at the time, or by a massive mis-step by director Cyril Frankel (mostly known for directing episodes of every cool TV series from the 70’s), the entire film is deflated by a ludicrous final sequence – It probably won’t be too much of a spoiler to tell you that there is a black mass, but the way it’s portrayed looks frankly like a bunch of posh stage school actors in ripped clothes improvising a voodoo dance, which, well, is probably what it is, and it’s utterly laughable.<br />I’d watched most of the film genuinely excited that I’d discovered a lost classic of British horror in fact, and remarked such at the time. Unfortunately, when the credits rolled, my opinion had changed to ‘oh’. My advice would be to watch it up until the scene where the cat is (literally) let out of the bag (actually quite disturbing, this bit!), and then attempt to forgive the last 15 minutes. Or watch something else instead. C’est la vie!<br /><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/O8zkH5xJKgY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>DJ Dellamortehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17092106841186508785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931001298982708766.post-80096044927638821032011-10-03T04:41:00.000-07:002011-10-03T04:42:53.065-07:00Film Review - The Silent House (2010)Firstly, I haven’t seen an awful lot of films from Uruguay. In fact, The Silent House is the only one (yes, I did do my homework and go through a list of Uruguayan films just to check. There really aren’t that many).<br /><br />Secondly, I haven’t seen an awful lot of films that purport to be in ‘real time’ either – especially not that take pains to look as if they were filmed in one take as well. In fact, errr...I’ve still not see one of those.<br /><br />So, yes, Silent House doesn’t really deliver on it’s initial promise of one-take real-time terror – There are camera edits (although well hidden), and the coda takes place the next day, but such technical criticism seems rather churlish, as the film should stand on the merits of its story and atmosphere, right? <br /><br />Well.<br /><br />The plot (what little of it exists) goes like this – Handyman and his young daughter go to clear out an abandoned old house which the owner is selling. They arrive at night and are to sleep there until the next day. The father soon falls asleep and the girl starts to hear some strange and rather disturbing noises. Then her father wakes and goes to investigate, until he turns up bound and dead....<br /><br />That’s literally all the plot I can give away without spoilering. Unfortunately I rather wish I could be more spoilerific with this review, because A) Most of my negative reaction to this film comes with the ending and B) You’d be less likely to want to see it.<br /><br />To be fair, for the most part the film does what I expected it to do – It puts you at unease with the feel of the real time, single take, where there is a lot of darkness and not much happening, and then steadily amps up the scares – most of which are of the very effective ‘unexplained scary noise’ variety, until the dead father turns up, and things get stranger.<br /><br />Unfortunately, it’s the aforementioned ‘twist’ ending that breaks it apart. On the first watch I was a little confused, so I attempted it again, and got even more confused. Obviously, in a reviewer, this is generally not a good look, so I went and read all the spoilery reviews I could find in an attempt to make sense. Where am I now? Well, I’m still just as confused, if I’m honest - whether it was the film maker’s intention to have this as deliberately vague as it comes across, or whether it was a result of bad writing/story telling I’m not sure, but it will leave the average viewer scratching their heads and shrugging (sorry, I could go into specifics, but, again, spoilers).<br /><br />So all in all I cannot really recommend The Silent House – which is a shame, as for the first 40 minutes or so I was impressed by the naturalistic acting and setting and the slow-burn tension – But slow burn is useless without release, and that just doesn’t happen here.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yuXU1nhCO50" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>DJ Dellamortehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17092106841186508785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931001298982708766.post-81096434946937075952011-09-30T06:25:00.000-07:002011-09-30T06:26:43.047-07:00MYTHAGO RAVE!Hello everyone,<br /><br />It’s been a while since I posted a mix up, and so I’m pleased to announce you can now get over to Soundcloud and listen/download my latest mix, Haunt Of Togetherness 2 : Mythago Rave. It’s just over an hour of the freshest and heaviest filthstep and drum & bass out there, all mashed up together. I really hope you enjoy it, leave me a comment!<br /><br />Peace,<br /><br />Dr D<br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F24445492&secret_url=false"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F24445492&secret_url=false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/dellamorte23/dellamorte-presents-haunt-of">Dellamorte presents Haunt Of Togetherness Part Two; Mythago Rave</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/dellamorte23">Dj Dellamorte</a></span>DJ Dellamortehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17092106841186508785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931001298982708766.post-31471749656865168542011-09-27T03:54:00.000-07:002011-09-27T03:58:21.567-07:00So, some of you may be aware of my musical outings as one-third of ADD genre-hopping electronica act Codex Machine. I mention this because it's with great sadness that we're marking the death of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Haynes">Jerry Haynes</a> , a fascinating man (read the link!) who we sampled on our track Big Noise a couple of years back. In tribute we present to you a free download.<br /><br />Please share, love, dance and make BIG NOISE.<br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F24255683&secret_url=false"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F24255683&secret_url=false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/codexmachine/big-noise">Big Noise</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/codexmachine">CodexMachine</a></span>DJ Dellamortehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17092106841186508785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931001298982708766.post-40140466511926054162011-09-24T04:35:00.000-07:002011-09-24T04:53:52.928-07:00This weekend's Radio ShowHi folks,<br /><br />I've got another show over at Spiritplants this weekend - It's on at 12.30am Saturday night and repeated at 12.30pm Sunday lunchtime GMT....This week we have music and remixes by/of such artists as Tensnake, Ratatat, RAC, Stevie Wonder, Sugarhill Gang, Kool & The Gang, Wild Cherry, Mark Ronson and Chic. Come join in the fun!DJ Dellamortehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17092106841186508785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931001298982708766.post-89928679045891197242011-09-20T02:30:00.000-07:002011-09-20T02:31:39.961-07:00Triple Dip Time!So welcome to Dellamorte’s Triple Dip! I did a similar post a couple of months back, with a few treats old and new which I’ve dug up on my musical travels and which I think you need to hear...I enjoyed doing it so much that I’ve decided to turn it into a semi-regular feature.<br /><br />First off, here’s a tune from LA-based duo Poolside, who make what they term ‘daytime disco’ (Frankly it’s what I put under the possibly erroneous umbrella of ‘cosmic disco’ myself, which I use to cover a variety of sins). But whatever you wish to call it, what we have here is a slow, shimmering disco cover of Neil Young’s Harvest Moon, which almost tangibly ripples with heat, and it’s bloody gorgeous. Check it.<br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F20729786&secret_url=false"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F20729786&secret_url=false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/poolside_music/poolside-harvest-moon">Poolside - Harvest Moon</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/poolside_music">Poolside Music</a></span><br /><br />Their website is over at <a href="http://www.poolsidemusic.com">www.poolsidemusic.com</a><br /><br />Now here’s an oddity – a super-obscurity from a very well known band...The Animals are quite rightly held up as one of the premier ‘beat’ bands of the sixties – Their extrapolation of American R&B into a hard-living Northern British idiom made for some very powerful pop music indeed. However, towards the late sixties they went through many line-up changes, even (as Eric Burdon & The Animals) embracing US psychedelia (and all it’s trappings). All their work from this period is well worth checking out, but until very recently I was unaware of the album ‘Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted’, which was recorded in 1976, and released in 1977, featuring the original line-up (indeed, billed on the album cover as The Original Animals). Apparently it sold rather well in the Netherlands, but elsewhere was lost amidst the new wave of punk music which was then making the old guard seem passé. A real shame, since this is a great album, with real passion, depth and soul all the way through. Check this cover of Dylan’s Baby Blue out... It’s a song which has been covered a great many times, but this is perhaps now my favourite version.<br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kUmmSIMGm-E" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><br />Lastly, but oh-so-certainly not leastly, my favourite dance artist has a new EP out! (and, be still my trembling fanboy heart, a first LP on the horizon). Fake Blood’s Deep Red EP, is, well, 3 tracks of exactly what we’ve come to expect, actually, and certainly none of the worse for that. In my humble opinion nobody has ever made house music quite like Fake Blood, and despite many imitations, no-one else gets it quite right. Enjoy! And don’t forget to buy it from <a href="http://www.junodownload.com/search/?quick_search_download=all&q=fake+blood+deep+red&qs=1&s_search_precision=any&s_genre_id=0000">Juno here</a>!<br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UyUd1Bod0nM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>DJ Dellamortehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17092106841186508785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931001298982708766.post-71341770245133489462011-08-30T03:36:00.000-07:002011-08-30T03:38:25.950-07:00Film Review - Alien 2 : On Earth (1980)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpYD3y3F9JYu8oi4i7vB3DXHr3JUkPsOCu2o2P7IQw26s8mIMFXnIP09qZqGgisPBZKouDuZFCbvZSzb6uaVMUs3T93XmH7fY8OH7SsW8TYd3kfnDhhpUNGM4wrhuyvgMPN3CipRQuMSo/s1600/atvhs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpYD3y3F9JYu8oi4i7vB3DXHr3JUkPsOCu2o2P7IQw26s8mIMFXnIP09qZqGgisPBZKouDuZFCbvZSzb6uaVMUs3T93XmH7fY8OH7SsW8TYd3kfnDhhpUNGM4wrhuyvgMPN3CipRQuMSo/s320/atvhs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646596363116435586" /></a>
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<br />The world of the Italian exploitation film is a strange one – From 1956 until petering out sharply in the early nineties, the Italians simply made the most colourful, exciting and over the top B movies in the world, mostly with ultra-low budgets and a sense of artistic freedom undreamt of by Holywood. Their pioneer spirit and commercial nous (many Italian exploitation films did incredible business around the world) sometimes meant that conventionally accepted rules were sometimes bent, however, such as in the case of ‘Alien 2’.
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<br />Obviously, Alien 2 is not an official sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi/horror masterpiece Alien – The official sequel was, of course, James Cameron’s awesomely pumped-up 1986 Aliens – Instead Alien 2 was apparently written before the Alien trademark was registered (another story claims that the producers of Alien attempted to sue for $10 million, but were thwarted when a 1930 novel also titled ‘Alien’ came to light). There’s no way even the most uneducated of viewers could mistake this for a film in the same series however. Instead this feels a lot more akin to, for instance, Norman J Warren’s ‘aliens in a cave’ flick Inseminoid (also 1980), with plot points borrowed from the first two Quatermass films.
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<br />The basic plot goes like this – after a plethora of stock footage, we learn that an aborted space mission is on it’s way back to Earth, (shades of the original Quatermass here). A young woman starts having terrible visions which may or may not be linked to the return of the mission (You may or may not be surprised!). When the spacecraft returns, all of it’s occupants seem to be missing, and a few days later strange blue rocks start appearing around LA.
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<br />The girl who was having the premonitions is part of a group of pot-holers investigating stalactites, and their caving expedition runs afoul of the deadly blue stones, which, in a twist blatantly obvious to anyone slightly familiar with Quatermass 2 or the ‘chest-burster’ creatures from the original Alien, turn out to creatures which incubate within human hosts. Can they survive?
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<br />I probably shouldn’t have enjoyed Alien 2 quite as much as did, but I did. Part of this is the aesthetic joy I get from watching any Italian exploitation, specifically that filmed abroad (on location in California no less!) without sync sound and with Cinecitta dubbing and sound effects, and part of it is the sheer wrong-headedness of the monsters and the gore. The creatures resemble nothing more than piles of guts (fairly likely that’s what they were..I have a theory that butchers made half their income from gore films in the 70’s) which burrow into people and, er, make their heads explode – Or, in one particularily grin-inducing moment, slowly drop off in a shower of grue. None of the well-thought out and convincing ecology of Scott’s Alien here – This thing is played for yucks alone, and when they come, they’re brilliantly executed (for the budget and time, silly and effective yucks – Actually pre-empting, in the case of one or two, Rob Bottin’s FX from the Thing a couple of years later (there’s no secret that John Carpenter was a fan of the Italian horror film, after all). It’s a shame that (spoiler alert) when the fully-grown alien at the end makes an appearance, we only see it from a POV shot (through an, erm, interestingly-shaped ‘eye’).
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<br />All in all, then, your enjoyment of Alien 2 probably relies on your expectations – If you’re expecting gritty realism, intelligent spectacle or the psycho-sexual edges (aside from the afore-mentioned ‘eye’) of the Alien series, you’ll be likely to be heavily disappointed. If you’re expecting a fairly slow-moving Italian sci-fi gore flick which does, at least, finally deliver on the grue, then you might well be entertained.
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<br />(Interesting bit of trivia – One of the cavers is future director and Argento protégé Michele Soavi, the man behind a film called Dellamorte Dellamore (1994), of which this author is rather fond)
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<br />DJ Dellamortehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17092106841186508785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931001298982708766.post-8834415185601148932011-08-27T02:52:00.000-07:002011-08-27T02:58:38.567-07:00Carnival Special!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwavi9Ei9NWZkxyLFmJ7_VJKxA1NL-hDxJQyeN5FL7rrA1sBgkP741gkmF2eaOYCrMmYzU5mOyVmQpOFhntnmtjtH5HRnd76n65uOK90Ndzhwy6noywXphkdRFBz12uQhzKE8uI4X_Jt1y/s1600/DiscoOwlNecklace.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwavi9Ei9NWZkxyLFmJ7_VJKxA1NL-hDxJQyeN5FL7rrA1sBgkP741gkmF2eaOYCrMmYzU5mOyVmQpOFhntnmtjtH5HRnd76n65uOK90Ndzhwy6noywXphkdRFBz12uQhzKE8uI4X_Jt1y/s320/DiscoOwlNecklace.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645471859108231234" /></a>
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<br />OK, as promised here are the details for my Notting Hill Carnival special on <a href="http://radio.spiritplants.org">Spiritplants</a> - The show will go out 12.15am Saturday GMT, and be repeated at 12.15pm on Sunday afternoon. Would you like a tracklisting? Of course you would!
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<br />1. Collie Buddz – No For No Chain
<br />2. Beres Hammond & Zap Pow – Last War
<br />3. Sly & Robbie – Demolition City Dub
<br />4. Mikey Dread – Two Track Dub
<br />5. Cutty Ranks- Idle Talking
<br />6. Anthony B – Powers Of Creation
<br />7. Lee Perry & the Upsetters – Get Ready (Bongo Dubplate Version)
<br />8. Mikey Dread – Front Room Dub
<br />9. Clint Eastwood – Badder Dan You
<br />10. Ticklah – Queen Dub
<br />11. Cutty Ranks – Experience
<br />12. U Mikes – Tribute to the Fisherman
<br />13. Clint Eastwood & General Saint – Can't Take Another World War
<br />14. Delroy Wilson – When Ypou're In Love With A Beautiful Woman
<br />15. Albo Rosie – Tears ft Wendy Rene
<br />16. Frankie Jones – Settlement
<br />17. Capleton – Good In Her Clothes
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<br />Come and listen!
<br />DJ Dellamortehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17092106841186508785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931001298982708766.post-77813336101856212692011-08-24T01:18:00.000-07:002011-08-24T01:20:02.167-07:00So, you may or may not know that London is hosting the annual Notting Hill Carnival this coming bank holiday weekend (28th & 29th August). There was some doubt a couple of weeks ago (after the London riots) over whether it was going to go ahead, but happily the authorities have seen sense, and it’s a go (although the music is shutting off at 7pm this year).
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<br />Of course it would have been a little ironic to cancel, as the Carnival was set up in 1959 in response to the Notting Hill Race Riots of the previous year (a fact that seems to be missing from the official sites these days). For those who have never experienced or heard of it, it’s the world’s second-largest street festival (after Rio’s Carnival) and attracts crowds of up to 2 million people over the weekend (weather permitting, naturally. This IS London, after all), and celebrates the best of London-West Indian culture.
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<br />There are three main elements to the Carnival – The procession, which is huge, and features music, floats, costumed dancers and bands, and is really something to behold. Then there are the stalls, which sell (mostly) West Indian food – also something to behold!. Finally, my favourite element, the soundsystems – These are littered about in the streets inside the carnival route, and feature the best of black music from R&B to soca to drum & bass, and, of course, real authentic reggae music. My pick of the best of these are Gaz’s Rockin’ Blues for variety, CMC/Matrix for rowdy drum & bass craziness (can get a little too rowdy on occasion, so please take care here) and finally, my personal favourite, the Channel One soundsystem, a Rasta system with the best vibes of the festival.
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<br />I will, of course, be representing to the full, and will bring my report next week, in the meantime, if you want a warm-up, or can’t get down there, this weekend’s radio show at <a href="http://radio.spiritplants.org">Spiritplants</a> will be a carnival special, all authentic conscious reggae, dub and dancehall music (any excuse, frankly!)
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<br />Don’t forget your whistles and Red Stripe!
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<br />DJ Dellamortehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17092106841186508785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931001298982708766.post-5912045100550933522011-08-15T07:03:00.000-07:002011-08-15T07:17:07.121-07:00FILM REVIEW - Daimajin (1966)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROcxikN-O9bozAGHgR9D-sen6lsphGckKGOKkARGgrdv0kyIhry01sLp8TZW8qWcfi4Ehua54ouRuEbqnl3tm5nX-brzqV8ppXF8YfFRiePCiwzL3BWnK9xGmSxNLFQ05q5_J6MXcSrYO/s1600/daimajin_poster_01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROcxikN-O9bozAGHgR9D-sen6lsphGckKGOKkARGgrdv0kyIhry01sLp8TZW8qWcfi4Ehua54ouRuEbqnl3tm5nX-brzqV8ppXF8YfFRiePCiwzL3BWnK9xGmSxNLFQ05q5_J6MXcSrYO/s320/daimajin_poster_01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641086403233508354" /></a>
<br />There are a few instances in my younger life that I can trace my obsession with cult/trash/horror/sci-fi films back to. My earliest memory of such is my older sister bringing home the soon-to-be-banned VHS video of Lucio Fulci’s House By The Cemetary. I wasn’t allowed to watch it (I was only 4 years old!), but the lurid cover set my imagination racing, and the forbidden nature of it didn’t hurt either. A few years later my very understanding mother let me video tape the old Hammer and Universal films off of late night BBC2, and around the same time I came into possession of Alan Frank’s seminal big hardback encyclopedia ‘The Movie Treasury - Horror Movies’. I note now that said book only came out 7 years before I got hold of it (about 1988-89) but it already felt like it belonged to a different age entirely, pretty much dismissing anything that had been made after 1968. However, that didn’t stop it from being a treasure trove of grisly delights, and I all but memorised the text from reading and re-reading it, which set me firmly on the path to being a bloody know-it-all.
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<br />Of course, living out in the wilds of Wales at the time didn’t give me a great deal of scope to see all the weird and wonderful films that were being shown and described to me – For many years I relied solely on those much-missed late night BBC2 double bills, eagerly scouring the paper to see what classics were being served up for me that week. Of course, I was still only allowed to video tape them and watch them the next day – expecting the one instance when my mother let me stay up alone in the front room with a blanket and pillow, and I ended up scared to death watching the Count Yorga films. Often I would be seeing something as innocent and fun as Karloff in The Ghoul, or a Godzilla film, and then occasionally I’d be taken aback (but thrilled) by something unexpected and harder-edged, like Eraserhead or Night Of The Living Dead.
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<br />But I digress! There are still films whose stills in Alan Frank’s book have stayed in my memory and I have never gotten around to watching – and Daimajin is one of them, or at least it was until yesterday.
<br />Daimajin is, at heart, a Kaijiu Eiga (aka Japanese giant monster) film, yet unusual in the fact that it eschews the usual modern-day nuclear-paranoia influence started with Godzilla (1954) and instead sets the action in feudal Japan, amidst a tale of savage warlords. In fact, for the most part, it plays more like a classic Samurai film than a monster movie (unsurprisingly, as director Kimiyoshi Yasuda later directed several films in the excellent Zatoichi series)
<br />The plot centres around the overthrow of Lord Hanabasa by the evil Samanosuke and his men, who take over when the peasants are in the throes of a ceremony designed to keep the demon god Daimajin imprisoned in a mountain. Hanabasa and his wife are killed, but their son and daughter escape with the aid of Kogenta, a Samurai, and the priestess who was presiding over the ceremony. They end up retreating to a temple under a waterfall, opposite the mountain where the Daimajin is imprisoned – his great stone face peering out from the mountainside.
<br />Ten years pass and the children grew to adulthood, swearing revenge on Samanosuke, who by now has the villagers in bondage, working as slaves, denying a man the chance to see his dying wife and generally behaving like a nasty man. Kogenta travels to the village but gets captured and hung upside down by Samanosuke, and a small boy (the son of the slave with the dying wife) travels to the priestess and the children, Tadafumi and Kozasa, to bring them the news. Tadafumi attempts a rescue but gets himself captured instead. The priestess goes to bargain for their release and gets herself killed for her troubles, and Samanosuke orders what he believes to be ‘the statue’ of Daimajin to be destroyed...However, when his men attempt to wedge a giant chisel into the statue’s head, they get a giant-sized surprise in return!
<br />As with most Japanese giant monster films from the period, there is not much giant monster action until twenty minutes before the end – however, in this case, unlike the sometimes interminable plots of the later Godzilla movies which invariably involved annoying children and space aliens (sometimes annoying space children), what is here is well-acted and interesting, and extremely well shot and directed. At times it’s easy to forget the genre of the film one is watching and believe you are indeed watching a serious drama about a barbaric warlord, in fact, one of the most impressive things about this film is that when the giant monster mayhem finally gets going, the feel of the film remains consistent – some fantastical elements have already been introduced (the young boy encountering spirits and skeletal hands in the forest is very effective), for instance, albeit slowly. The rampage itself, is, of course, the highlight of the film – and the special effects are quite literally stunning for a film from 1966 - In fact once or twice I found myself scratching my head as to how certain shots were pulled off (well, I don’t THINK they built a 300 foot tall stone samurai for the purposes of the film. I could be wrong!) also, without spoilering, the nature of some of the Daimajin’s revenge is rather poetic, and such small details as the colour of the sky when the demon is on-screen are simply breathtaking.
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<br />I will recommend Daimajin without reservation to most viewers – Certainly one of the best monster movies I have ever seen, and speaking as a hardened Godzilla fan, that’s high praise indeed.
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