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interview with MATT SHADETEK

Matt Shadetek is one of New York City’s most exciting producers. His live sets encompass contemporary dancehall, UK funky, and dubstep, all delivered with Shadetek’s unique production voice which bridges the underground-mainstream divide. He’s one of the rare DJs who can rock a crowd with sets composed solely of his own dancefloor bangers and remixes.

Vague Terrain 17: Collaborative Spaces

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Announcing Vague Terrain 17: Collaborative Spaces

The newest issue of Vague Terrain is dedicated to exploring and showcasing a range of strategies for collaboration within the arts. Face to face recording sessions, collaborative editing, event organization, software design, intercontinental AV jam sessions and frequent flyer miles all influence the range of projects curated by Vague Terrain co-editors Corina MacDonald and Neil Wiernik. The issue brings together a range of multidisciplinary artists and presents not only creative output but also aims to highlight and contextualize their working relationships and processes.

Vague Terrain 17 includes work by:

Artivistic, Freida Abtan & Shane Turner (FAST), Hemiptera, I/O Media, Kate Carr, Robert Lippok & Debashis Sinha (Knuckleduster), Herman Kolgen & Kenneth Kirschner, Matt Shadetek, Max Tanguay, Minibloc, Morgan Packard & Josh Ott.

View the issue at: http://vagueterrain.net/journal17

Vex'd - Cloud Seed (Planet Mu)

This is a collection of tracks and remixes produced by dubstep producers Vex'd (Jamie Teasdale and Roly Porter) in 2006 - 2007 prior to their parting ways to work independently.

A Boom Bap Continuum - Beats from '99 to '09

For me the intention behind this is simple: to highlight the lineage of hip-hop production and beat making from the turn of the millennium to the present day, and perhaps shed some light on the fairly quiet revolution that has been taking place under the surface of mainstream media in recent years.

With some strange tags being applied to the current standard in beat making, I feel it it is important to shed some light on to this lineage. This is a journey from late 90s crate digging, to the circuit-bent soundscapes of the so called ‘post-dilla’ era.
I hope this music inspires you as much as it has inspired me these past 11 years.

Jim 2tall, London, November 2009

download the mix:
http://www.aboombapcontinuum.com/2tall_Kper_Clockwork_-_A_Boom_Bap_Continuum.mp3

Favourite releases of 2009

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An abundance of good music has come my way this year. I won’t list every single release that inspired me in 2009, but here are some of my favourites, in no particular order. Follow the links below to find out more about these artists and labels.

• Arne Weinberg - Alpha & Omega - AW-recordings
• Silent Servant - Negative Fascinations - Sandwell District
• Ben Frost - By The Throat - Bedroom Community
• King Midas Sound – Waiting For You - Hyperdub
• Tropic of Cancer - The Dull Age/Victims - Downwards
• Mokira - Persona - Type
• Martyn – Great Lengths - 3024
• Planetary Assault Systems – Temporary Suspension - Ostgut tontrager
• Various - Thanks for Tomorrow - Pertin-nce
• Demdike Stare – Symbiosis - Modern Love
• Monolake – Silence - Imbalance Computer Music
• Citofono - Signature - le son 666
• K Hand – Red Dog EP - Gorsch
• Whisper Room – Birch White - Elevation recordings
• Pendle Coven - Self-Assessment - Modern Love
• Andy Stott - Brief Encounter/Drippin - Modern Love
• Biosphere - Wireless - Live at the Arnolfini, Bristol - Touch
• Fever Ray - Fever Ray - Rabid Recordings
• DJ/Rupture & Matt Shadetek - Solar Life Raft - theAgriculture

King Midas Sound - Waiting for You (Hyperdub)

‘Waiting for You’ hit me like a wrecking ball this week through the headphones, a velveteen fist packed with longing, foreboding and sadness, delivered softly as a ghost.

Kevin Martin’s elemental soundscape organically complements the beautiful vocals of Roger Robinson (and guest Hitomi) to create an austere yet riveting atmosphere. Its emotional quotient isn’t easily dismissed; evocative, mesmerizing and intimate, it will get under your skin and leave its mark.

Try it and see for yourself....

King Midas Sound blog
http://kingmidassound.blogspot.com

Boomkat
http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=232695

cyan's interview with Kevin Martin for Vague Terrain #10 (2008)
http://vagueterrain.net/journal10/kevin-martin/01

La Semaine du Son: Nov. 17-27

Montreal's first "semaine du son" (sound week) begins this week. This is an annual event which takes place in 27 cities across France and now in Montreal, Trois-Rivières, Québec and Sherbrooke.