Podcasts (17)
SLT.048 : Beni
This is the OPPOSITE of the last podcast. Slow-ass chord-filled tracks may be all the rage in Finland, but in Australia they’ve just discovered something called the ‘mash-up,’ and it’s causing hand-waving, wayfarer-sporting hysteria. Beni, of Bang Gang and Riot in Belgium fame, is a great friend, and not so much a Deejay as a Funjay. Seriously, why are some countries just happier than others?
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SLT.047 : Jori Hulkkonen
Jori is back with an all-Finnish exposé. Worth listening to just for his rhyming descriptions of his native music.
SLT.046 : Phonogenic
To celebrate the release of Turbo 066, we’ve invited Phonogenic to podcast us. He’s got a great, creepy Euro-voice. Enjoy!
Phonogenic has put out great records on respected labels like Cocoon and 20:20 Vision. He’s a dark horse producer whose Detroit & Chicago influenced sound would have blown up by now if he lived in Berlin. Too bad he’s from Tampere!
I met Tuomas Salmela last October on his home turf at the not-famous Musiikki & Media conference.
Jori Hulkkonen was asked to chose some of THE movers and shakers in the world of electronic dance, and he chose me, Tuomas Von Party… partly, I suspect, because he thought there was a slim chance I would actually come. As fate would have it, I needed a late rush of air miles to reach Star Alliance Gold status for 2008, so I figured it was as good a time as any to find out once and for all if Tampere could be any lamer than Turku.
SLT.045 : Thomas Von Party
I never normally post my DJ mixes, but thought I’d just send this one out while it’s semi-fresh…
This was my opening set from Tiga’s album launch party at Neon in Montreal last weekend. It felt like another step in the sea change away from nu-rave. It’s a bit low on the new unreleased material though there is a preview of Mike Mind’s amazing new track.
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SLT.044 : Giorgio Gigli
After Steve’s funk-a-thon, I figured we ought to cleanse ourselves… we’ve been covering a lot of ground lately, indulging quite a bit of personality… it’s been fun, but I’ve had enough eclecticism for a while, so I brought the perfect antidote:
Giorgio Gigli is a chilled-out Roman producer and DJ who has released records on great labels like Mental Groove and Wagon Repair. He’s put together a gorgeous mix for us, it’s very relaxing and ambient so I recommend you save this one for when you have some time to space-out and let it sink all the way in.
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SLT.043 : Steve
Ladies and gentlemen: Steve. He’s 17, he’s from Bromley, UK, and he has a contagious love for sex-funk jams. Real talent in the making here… we are proud to be among the first to champion S-T-E-V-E.
check him out at:
myspace.com/stevenosurname
SLT.042 : Matt Walsh
Matt Walsh has put together a mix of his favorite Turbo tracks of all time. They aren’t the big or obvious ones, there are loads of great sleepers on here that even fans of the label may have missed. It’s also quite an easy groove to get into… nothing too hard or abrasive.
SLT.041 : DMX Krew
In his new podcast, DMX Krew continues the exploration of “music he was into”, this time taking on early 90’s techno and acid in my favorite podcast to date, focusing on the emerging sound from Detroit and the UK.
Moving through our ‘tweens’, the early ’90s was a pretty shameful era. While we had limited access through Tiga to glimpse some of the excitement of Rave, we were a bit too young to take part, and had our own murky waters to wade through. Pearl Jam, anyone? “Nah man, it’s all about the PUMPKINS.” It was either grunge or C&C Music Factory. It was the birth of the boy band. Girls our age stil liked NKOTB. Never has the disparity between the underground and the popular been greater. Except maybe now.
