Erol Alkan has a new interview up on his site with enigmatic vocalist Karin Dreijer Andersson discussing her Fever Ray solo project and her love of ’90s minimal techno and Genesis frontmen. [ErolAlkan.com]
“I still like to listen to Plastikman, who is very minimal. In the production, I listened a lot to this Phil Collins track In The Air Tonight.”
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When we last checked up on Misstress Barbara (and we’ll admit it’s been a while), the Montreal-based DJ was spinning hard-as-mails techno on three decks while her long dark hair bounced like a shampoo commmercial to the 136BPMs. Now she’s covered Leonard Cohen’s ‘Dance Me To The End Of Love,’ a moody and minimal techno take, with Barbara’s vocals an interesting contrast to that old rascal Cohen.
STREAM: Misstress Barbara ‘Dance Me To The End Of Love’ (Leonard Cohen cover)
Day two of Movement, Detroit’s Electronic Music Festival begins somewhat slowly and tenuously as the over partied crowds gradually come back into form and wander out to Hart Plaza, but by the end of the day, the place was packed and everyone seemed revived for the next party.
Word was a great live set from Hearthrob was missed, but the day ended up being about musical variety as The Cool Kids, Richie Hawtin, Kill Memory Crash and James Ruskin all delivered as promised in sets that stood out from among the crowded musical options for the day.
It was already almost evening as Paco Osuna was taking charge in the Beatport tent. A late replacement for Marco Corola, Osuna showed that he deserved his festival set in his own right. …
Parisian Shonky brings psychedelic techno to the dancefloors in a way that’s titillating and never boring. When I first heard his album, I wanted to keep hearing his interpretations, hanging onto each segment as it unfolded. A DJ since 1998, Shonky is a regular in the Paris scene, playing at La Scene, Le Rex ou Le Nouveau Casino. He has also played internationally, at Fabric in London, Panorama Bar in Berlin, Fuse in Belgium, Weetamix in Geneva. He started producing in 2005 and has since appeared on Mobilee, Sub Static and Resopal. He’s collaborating with Jennifer Cardini for Crosstown Rebels and was recently nominated Best Minimal Artist by the Beatport Music Awards ‘ sure it isn’t the Grammy’s but for an American company to recognize a French artist with so many out there is notable. http://www.myspace.com/shonkar …
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