The Gaffer Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, SuperBacon said: One of the greatest songs of all time. If you want to study how to build and layer a song, then study that. Just when you think its peaked, it adds something else and takes it to another level. Liam's drums really were untouchable. Liam's one of the greatest producers of all time. Those sample breakdowns of what he's done on YouTube are insane. You watch them and think "It'd be easier if you just programmed the drum machines yourself, because you obviously already know the sound you want" but therein lies the genius. He took the awkward route of turning something that could be considered by some to be stealing into the most insane jigsaw puzzle of turning old records into this fucked up metal/punk/industrial/rave sound from the future. He's definitely an anti celebrity compared to the stature his talent warrants. I remember reading years ago Madonna was begging for him as a producer for one of her turn of the century albums. He doesn't seem arsed though. Dude can DJ like a motherfucker too:   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 I love how The Prodigy really reinvented themselves on The Fat Of The Land, but in a very natural, organic way. People forget but Maxim and Keith (and Leroy) were really just dancers/hypemen up until that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted April 12, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted April 12, 2023 I don't know whether this is the right place to stick this, but I managed to get onto my old hard drive from my PC, found a mix I did on Mixxx years and years ago without headphones, and stuck it on my Soundcloud. It's a touch rough, and all over the place, and there's more than a couple of Soulwax remixes on it, but here it is. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsfromlee Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Fred Again & Brian Eno have finally released their collaboration album and it’s an absolute stunner.  It’s Fred stripped back to his bare bones and Eno making everything sound so haunting. Two thumbs all the way up from me.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffer Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 It's gorgeous. My new go-to background album at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted May 14, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted May 14, 2023 Digitalism have a new EP out called Back To Haus. It manages to both sound brand new and 30 years old at the same time.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 I'm quite surprised I'm sharing a Fred Again song, but this is brilliant. This is wicked as well. Top name obviously.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsfromlee Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 Fred Again is brilliant. I love his enthusiasm for life. The record he made with Brian Eno this year is absolutely sublime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, wordsfromlee said: Fred Again is brilliant. I love his enthusiasm for life. The record he made with Brian Eno this year is absolutely sublime. I'll check it out. I'm only surprised that I liked it not because he's not talented (he clearly is) but because it's not really my usual cup of tea. Edited August 18, 2023 by SuperBacon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffer Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 Listening to this for the first time in ages in work: The 90s were littered with weird, evocative ambient techno/house albums like but this this really is still something special. It's so wonky and picturesque. The entire 2 minute opening sequence captures that dawn chorus drugs-wearing-off reflective mood beautifully. Weary of using drug analogies with music nowadays - it's old hat, I know - but very much warranted here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 On a very similar trip someone has uploaded the full TFSoL Lifeforms VHS to youtube, I wonder what it was made on, probably an Amiga? Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffer Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 Awesome! Never knew that existed. What a mood. I remember showing the video for We Have Explosive to my friend who dabbled in making weird animations years ago and he sat forward with his elbows on his knees and just kept shouting "FUCK OFF!" at the TV until it finished, with a big grin on his face.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 This came on shuffle today for the first time in ages. Makes me feel like I can headbutt through a wall. Greatest drum and bass song of all time for me Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browser Brady Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 I find myself enjoying random lo-fi beats tinged with Balearic guitar samples.  Stuff kinda like this Anybody got any recommendations for similar stuff. The more chill and spacey the better.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Might be completely the wrong thing but The KLF's Chill Out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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