REI HARAKAMI (DISCOGRAPHY)

glitch, minimal, ambient

Rei Harakami (レイ・ハラカミ) is a Kyoto-based electronic musician from Hiroshima, Japan. He composes and mixes on two Roland SC-88Pro sound generators, at times supplemented by the Roland SK-88Pro keyboard model. (Wikipedia)

Opa*q (1999)

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Red Curb (2001)

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Lust (2005)

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Colors of the Dark (2006)

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Wasuremono (2006)

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INSPECTOR DUBPLATE: THE MOUSTACHE MIXTAPE

Dubstep

One of the best "filthy" dubstep mix, made by one of my favorite Dubstep channel on Youtube. Inspector Dubplate !

TRACKLISTING:

1. Diesel - EAP 

2. Devnik - Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique (Tomba Remix)

3. Tetsuo - Zup Zup

4. LoneStar - Broke Ass

5. Widelows - Errrrrr (Inspector Special)

6. VENT - Flava

7. Ali Love - Smoke & Mirrors (FuntCase Remix)

8. Screen Age - What you do to me

9. Vaski - Game Face

10. Point.Blank - Single Drop

11. Freestylers - Cracks (Flux Pavilion Remix)

12. Datsik - Firepower

13. Excision & Subvert - Rude Symphony

14. Tomba - Disturbed

15. Tetsuo - Rukus

16. Bar 9 - Piano Tune

17. Statelapse - Lockdown

18. Dayn - Body Snatchers

19. Mister Six - They Will Destroy Us VIP

20. Tetsuo - One Day

21. 501 - Dub You

22. Stinkahbell - Frankenstein

23. FuntCase - Half Drunk

24. Koan Sound - Jumpsuit Adventures (Culprate VIP)

25. Diesel - Inspector

26. The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds (Bootleg)

27. Jeuce - Play (MRK1 Remix)

28. FuntCase - Gorilla Flex VIP

29. BadKlaat - Are You Scared

30. Diesel - Dark Side

31. Downlink ft. Depone - Antimatter

32. VIsta - Wiseau Funk

33. Taio Cruz ft. Kesha - Dirty Picture (Cookie Monsta Remix)

34. Dominant Species - Jump

35. Goli & Ashburner - Levitate

36. Dayn - Gameboy 

37. Excision & Downlink - Heavy Artillery

38. Reso - Technetium

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DAN DEACON (2 ALBUM)

Dance Punk/8-bit/Noise Rock

Deacon’s music is an insatiable tidal wave of clipping keyboard loops and crazed-carnival-barker-on-digital-helium vocal hooks; in the studio both the subtleties and the mechanisms for its jittery energy come into greater focus.  What were once tonal washes of chords break up into Philip Glass-like arpeggio sequences and droning flutters of guitar, overlayed with squealing organ and squirming bass.  The simple, insistent drum loops resolve and the garbled voices approach intelligibility.  The undercurrent of noise imbuing his tracks with their raging urgency separates into an experimental noise spectrum of slurps and bleeps.  What comes over especially is Deacon’s skill in gradually building layer upon layer into his chord progressions until they seem to surge forward under their own volition.  But in the end, all the contributions of classical mechanisms and wobbling feedback riffs give way to effectively catchy and hummable, albeit very odd, pop songs. - popmatters.com

Dan Deacon - Paddling Ghost (Video)

Spiderman of the Rings (2007)

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Bromst (2009)

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THE EMPEROR MACHINE (2 ALBUM)

Space Disco/Prog-Rock/Afrobeat

The Emperor Machine is Andy Meecham, producer extraordinaire and erstwhile member of dance music legends Bizarre Inc., dub disco aficionados Chicken Lips and punk funk dark horses Big Two Hundred. The Emperor Machine is Andy’s most passionate project that sees his fetishism for analogue synthesizers and radiophonic noise spilling out of his studio and into the world.

Recruiting a cast of the finest musicians and visual artists, Meecham has put together an awe inspiring live act that blends his distinctive analogue sound with the fervor and psychedelia of live drums and guitar respectively, plus visuals which animate the sumptuous artwork with which The Emperor Machine has become associated. -DC Recordings

The Emperor Machine - Kananana (Video)

Aimee Tallulah is Hypnotised (2004)

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Space Beyond The Egg (2009)

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REMIX ARTIST COLLECTIVE (RAC) VOL.1!

http://remixartistcollective.com/ 

The Remix Artist Collective (RAC) is an agency of international members who create re-interpretative rock/electronica/dance remixes for musical artists. RAC strives to maintain a style of remixing that strays from the "club mix" archetype, creating new incarnations of songs that stem from the original structure, but expand on their genre and musical arrangement. RAC mixes typically feature a unique blend of hip-hop drum samples, analog synthesizers, melodic hooks, and original performed instrumentation by the remix artists themselves. "Unlike many electronic remixes, which are commonly technical and precise, RAC mixes embody a unique aesthetic based around emotion and nuance, an almost intangible warmth and innate playfulness."-wikipedia

Stereogum Presents:

RAC Vol.1

Synthpop/Disco/Nu Rave

The idea behind RAC Vol 1 was simply to celebrate that idea by compiling songs that we felt should flow together, and just like most DJs create an in-depth organic mixtape of sorts without the need to stick to particular genre. I love all of the bands included and it’s probably the only “mix” on which you’d hear both Robbers On High Street and Chromeo. One of the main criteria when choosing the bands was the variety intended, but above all, the quality of the original songs. Many artists have remix albums that are simply collections of past work, but this one was built up from the start for this purpose.-André Allen Anjos (RAC)

TRACKLISTING:

1. Bloc Party – Helicopter (Intro)
2. Bloc Party – Hunting For Witches (RAC Mix) (extended)
3. Au Revoir Simone – Sad Song (RAC Mix)
4. Tokyo Police Club – Nature Of The Experiment (RAC Mix)
5. Ra Ra Riot – Manner To Act (RAC Mix)
6. Robbers On High Street – Across Your Knee (RAC Mix)
7. You Say Party! We Say Die! – Like I Give A Care (RAC Mix)
8. Femme Generation – Orlando Boom (RAC Mix)
9. Chromeo – Fancy Footwork (RAC Mix)

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MORGAN GEIST - DOUBLE NIGHT TIME (2008)

Detroit Techno/Prog-Rock/Downtempo

"After turning the Dance music world on its head with his Metro Area project (alongside collaborator Darshan Jesrani) and mining rare disco gems with the seminal obscure disco DJ mix Unclassics (2004), Geist decided it was time to turn his attention to a solo album that would indulge his own early influences and guilty pleasures: Techno-Pop, Prog Rock and pure Electronic music." -Amazon.com

Morgan Geist - Detroit

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ALVA NOTO + RYUICHI SAKAMOTO (DISCOGRAPHY)

Ambient/Glitch/Minimal

"Alva Noto plus Ryuichi Sakamoto is a collaboration project between the German minimal artist Carsten Nicolai (also co-owner of the raster-noton.de label) and the famous Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto. They have made 4 releases to date: Vrioon, Insen, Revep ep & Insen Live dvd (which features video from some of their live performances). Alva Noto processes sounds from Sakamoto’s piano, creating a mix of solo piano and glitchy micro electronic sounds. Recommended to all people addicted to beautiful minimal & experimental music." -Last.fm

Alva Noto + Ryuichi Skamoto - Trioon I (Video)

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Vrioon (2003)

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Insen (2005)

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Revep (2006) 

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YMCK (DISCOGRAPHY)

Chiptune/Jazz/Pop

YMCK is the 8bit pop unit formed by 3 persons (Midori, Yokemura, Nakamura). The most prominent feature of the band is the 8bit sound that reminds people old game consoles, which attracts the enthusiastic support from wide range of generations. The 1st album "Family music" released in 2004 made a big hit and made their popularity unassailable. Their unique style of live performances using 8bit pixel animation is also highly acclaimed..Their activities are not limited in Japan but also made successes in performing at international music festivals around the world: in Sweden, New York, Thailand, Taiwan and South Korea, and CDs are released in United States, Thailand, and South Korea. Besides those things above, YMCK does a wide range of activities, such as remix works, video game sound tracks, DJ performances, development of 8bit sound plug-in software etc.

YMCK - Magical 8bit Tour

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Family Music (2004)

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Family Racing (2005)

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Family Genesis (2008)

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SONGBOOK: Songs Before 8bit (2008)

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YMCK & De De Mouse: Down Town (2008)

Family Cooking (2009)

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WHAT THE FUTURE SOUNDED LIKE (DOCUMENTARY MOVIE)

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A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC MUSIC STUDIOS & THE GENESIS OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC IN THE UK

SYNOPSIS:

Post-war Britain rebuilt itself on a wave of scientific and industrial breakthroughs that culminated in the cultural revolution of the 1960’s. It was a period of sweeping change and experimentation where art and culture participated in and reflected the wider social changes. In this atmosphere was born the Electronic Music Studios (EMS), a radical group of avant-garde electronic musicians who utilized technology and experimentation to compose a futuristic electronic sound-scape for the New Britain. Comprising of pioneering electronic musicians Peter Zinovieff and Tristram Cary (famed for his work on the Dr Who series) and genius engineer David Cockerell, EMS’s studio was one of the most advanced computer-music facilities in the world. EMS’s great legacy is the VCS3, Britain’s first synthesizer and rival of the American Moog. The VCS3 changed the sounds of some of the most popular artists of this period including Brian Eno, Hawkwind and Pink Floyd. Almost thirty years on the VCS3 is still used by modern electronic artists like The Emperor Machine. What The Future Sounded Like colours in a lost chapter in music history, uncovering a group of composers and innovators who harnessed technology and new ideas to re-imagine the boundaries of music and sound. Features music from Pink Floyd, Hawkwind, Roxy Music and The Emperor Machine. 

www.whatthefuturesoundedlike.com 

WHAT THE FUTURE SOUNDED LIKE

PART 1

PART 2

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BORGORE - GORESTEPS MOST HATED (2009)

Dubstep

"His unique sounds of Dubstep, Rock and Hip Hop have inspired him to come up with his Gorestep sound. He isn’t trying to create his own genre, he is just doing what he loves best and mixing up all these sounds up into one big head fuck with a large dose of bass. Hailing from the land of Israel, Borgore is taking over the globe with his DJ gigs and tracks." - egothieves.com

TRACKLISTING

01 – Cry Me A River – Borgore

02 – Ambient Dub Shit – Borgore

03 – No Love - Jelly bass and brother culture (Borgore and Jazzsteppa Remix)

04 – Rub A Dubstep - Borgore Feat Ranking Levy

05 - Ice Cream – Borgore

06 - Borgore Ina Trouble – Borgore

07 - Act Like A Ho – Borgore

08 - Mamas Boy – Borgore

09 - Go To Bed V.I.P – Borgore

10 - Birthday And The Black November – Borgore

11 - Shamen - Borgore & Jazzsteppa

12 - One Step Ahead – Borgore

13 - The Bitter Orchestral Girl – Borgore

14 - Guided Relaxation Dub – Borgore

15 - Perversion – Borgore

16 - Love – Borgore

17 - Foes V.I.P – Borgore

18 - Wooboost – Rusko (Borgore Remix)

19 - Womanizer – Borgore Remix

20 - Money – Borgore

21 - Saturday Night – Borgore

22 - My Favorite Tingz – Borgore

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