I've been sitting on this album for ages now, so I'm really glad to be able to share this song (and my excitement for the album) with you.
Last summer I posted "Arquipelago" by Brazilian techno producer Gui Boratto before, his firestorm of a club track that made it onto a handful of DJ mixes last year. Over the last couple of years, he has helped put a different face and sound on South American techno (primarily known for Villalobos and Luciano) with his attention to detail and knack for melody, and his singles for Köln's K2, a sub-label of Kompakt Records have each been successful in both a club and mix-CD setting.
Well, now 2007 brings us his long awaited first artist-album, Chromophobia, released this week by Kompakt. The album sees Boratto covering a number of styles - ambient, minimal, club bangers, electro pop - all of which he excels at, and all show his subtle hand (especially evident in tracks like "Mr. Decay" and "Shebang"). This song is probably the most 'pop' track he has yet given us, and is closest in style to last year's "Like You" - it is simply beautiful, and it went onto a playlist I called "2007 is Pretty" the very first time I heard it. The album as a whole will almost certainly stand out as one of the best Kompakt will release in 2007 (though I know there are some things coming that will also be excellent), and will probably be one of the best techno albums this year too.
Chromophobia is available from your favorite local dance music emporium, and is also available for high quality download via the Kompakt MP3 Shop or Beatport (who just started selling the Kompakt catalog!). Very highly recommended.
There is a release party for the album (on the 6th) in São Paolo, so you lucky kids down there best get to it!
This Sunday (March 4th), I'll be playing some musica on the ol' turntables to accompany my buddy Adam's art opening.
Expect some heavy, heady sh*t on his part, and some fun weirdness on mine.
7-10pm at Laila Lounge -- N 7th btw Berry + Wythe, BKLYN
Who needs words, when you've got two of the best/funniest videos I've seen in ages. We've got the exclusive premiere of the first one:
Cheeseburger - Do You Remember:
Cheeseburger - Tiger
Cheeseburger has gone and made one of the best party records of all time. I can't stress this enough. This band is just ridiculous.
Ridiculous enough that we've booked them for a Rock Paper Scissors tournament at the ExPlx in Echo Park at the end of March. Details on that forthcoming, but I can assure you it will be worth it. I absolutely love these guys.
While you're here, grab a copy of Tiger on mp3. It's so worth it. You can preorder their full length from our good friends at Kemado Records. Highly recommended.
The Glamour is a couple of kids out of Milwaukee — my guess, judging solely from their tracks, is they have the run of the party scene in Wisconsin (the state famous for its cheese… and beer). I tease with love because the Midwest is gonna take over. “Respect The Party” is a pretty damn awesome track… there’s a sense of urgency in the vocals that reminds me of something like “We Are Your Friends.” And I love, love the synth solo in there.
The Glamour - “Respect The Party” (mp3)
“Bang My Head” ain’t bad though not on par with “Respect The Party.”
The Glamour - “Bang My Head” (mp3)
And you can snag their mix tape via The Glamour’s MySpace.
Oh, it is almost Friday. Bonus traxxx… (more…)