Kraftwerk Re-Issues Imminent

Posted in music on November 12th, 2009 by Acieed Ed – Be the first to comment

Kraftwerk – 12345678 The Catalogue
Four Decades of Masterworks

CD & Download: 12th October 2009
CD Box Set & Vinyl: 16th November 2009

Kraftwerk: Electro Pioneers, living legends and globally revered masters of electronic sound, celebrate the 35th anniversary of their landmark 1974 hit ‘Autobahn’ by releasing digitally remastered versions of eight astounding albums on 12th October 2009. In addition to the individual CD albums, there will be a stylish Box Set and heavyweight vinyl pressings available on 16th November 2009. Rolling back musical barriers with every forward-thinking phase of their career, Dusseldorf’s Zen masters of electronic minimalism laid the foundations for four decades of computerised pop and dance music. By chain reaction and mutation, they have influenced generations of artists in all genres, mapping musical futures yet to come. From Bowie to Daft Punk, Aphex Twin to Portishead, Dr Dre to LCD Soundsystem, and almost everyone in between, the mark of Kraftwerk is endless, endless.

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In 2009 Kraftwerk have upgraded their Kling Klang masters with the latest studio technology and these eight magnificent recordings still sound like nothing else in the history of music. Kraftwerk are unique, pristine, profound and beautiful. Decades may pass, but their streamlined synthetic symphonies stand outside time, as fresh as tomorrow, transcendent and sublime.

12345678 The Catalogue will be released across the following formats:

  • 8 x individual CDs presented in special slipcases featuring newly expanded artwork, including many previously unseen images all of which have been reproduced to the highest technical standards.
  • CD Box Set containing 8 x CDs in ‘mini-vinyl’ card wallet packaging, plus individual large format booklets.
  • 8 x individual heavyweight vinyl LPs with large format booklets.
  • Digital downloads.

http://www.kraftwerk.com / Mute

Rave Our Souls (BE)

Posted in agenda on October 21st, 2009 by Acieed Ed – Be the first to comment

Screen shot 2009-10-20 at 8.35.12 PMLots of great rave parties in Belgium from Rave Our Souls etc.

Some examples:

  • RETRO ACID, 31 OCTOBER 2009, @ VOORUIT, GHENT
  • Rave Our Souls with Acid Junkies on 14 november

Check this crappy MySpace page for that stuff

November 6 2009 – O.W.A.P.

Posted in agenda on October 20th, 2009 by Acieed Ed – Be the first to comment

Original Warehouse Acid Party Melkweg Amsterdam

Warp 20 Box arrival

Posted in music on October 18th, 2009 by Acieed Ed – Be the first to comment

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Today is my birthday and the day that I got my Warp 20 Box Set. What a nice present!

Some quick remarks:

  • Awesome to hear Paroles by Mike Ink again!
  • The noise treatment by Russell Haswell of Wildplanet’s Cabasa Cabasa sucks
  • The chilled out Vordhosbn (Original By Aphex Twin) by Leila is super

WARP 20 available now

Posted in music on September 30th, 2009 by Acieed Ed – Be the first to comment

Warp 20 ChosenThe album Warp20 (Chosen) is a nice collection based on top 20 lists by Warp fans.

Example: Aphex twin’s Windowlicker

Warp 20 Recreated The album Warp20 (Recreated) contains kick ass remixes of the tracks we all know and love from the back-catalogue of this classic label
Example: LFO remix by Luke Vibert

New mix: Crier le soir

Posted in mixes on September 27th, 2009 by Acieed Ed – 4 Comments

Nervous RecordsTried to look up some “mellow” records yesterday, but it turns out most of them are in storage. This old mellow mix has been offline for quite a while, so I attempted a new one. It is not very well done, but hey, I am getting old as well.

Some artists, trax etc in no particular order:

  • MK – Burning
  • That string track
  • Wladimir M stuff
  • Robert Owens, Mr Fingers (Distant Planet)
  • Some Alleviated records
  • Slam – Positive Education
  • Some Strictly Rhythm records
  • CLS – Can you feel it
  • Marshall Jefferson – Open Your Eyes
  • Phuture Jacks
  • Blake Baxter – Frequency
  • Some Wonka records
  • Quazar
  • Crystal Waters

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I am not an Atomic Playboy

Posted in music on September 26th, 2009 by Acieed Ed – Be the first to comment

Clone Classic Cuts

Posted in acidnet on September 8th, 2009 by Acieed Ed – Be the first to comment

You probably know Clone Classic Cuts which has been re-releasing a lot of great music in the past years. There is now a nice compilation which gathers a lot of the releases on one CD (or one download).

First Clone Classic Cuts compilation with some rare and influential dance tracks selected and remastered for future generations. At the time these where among the most cutting edge underground dance records around and its producers are critically acclaimed for their pioneering work. Now around 20 years after the original release, these tracks still sound totally fresh and are an influence for a new generation. This first compilation comes after 10 vinyl re-releases on the Clone Classic Cuts label, 10 releases which have been remastered from original masters found in dusty basements in Milan or Chicago, or remastered from one of the very rare original 12’’s with the best possible digital technologies.

Check out this music of Larry Heard (Mr Fingers) , Fockewulf 190 , Jackson Jones, Los Angeles TF, Tyree Cooper,Oppenheimer Analysis, Mike Dunn, Mystic (aka Rodney Bakerr), Gay Cat Park or Knight Action. it seems these pioneers were so far ahead of its time, you begin to wonder what the majority of the electronic-music producers have been working on these past two decades…

An essential timeless document!

Backtrack Mix

Posted in mixes on September 8th, 2009 by Acieed Ed – Be the first to comment

Here is a new mix in honour of the coding I did today with someone @ work.

It includes the usual old-skool acid, new-beat and rave.

Some included trax and artists:

  • Cyclone – State of Bliss
  • N-Joy
  • Robert Armani – Invasion
  • Unit Moebius – Bunker 7
  • House of Brakes
  • Set Up System – Factory
  • Liasons D – He chilled out
  • Amnesia – Ibiza
  • Cybersonik – Technarchy
  • PLastique de Rêve
  • MC Kinky & Eazy E
  • D Martin – Whistle Song
  • The Beatmasters & Cookie Crew
  • Bomb The Bass

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Nice 8-bit video

Posted in digital life on August 31st, 2009 by Acieed Ed – 1 Comment

As seen around the rest of the web.

I was particularly struck by the fractal emulation at the end. Oh how often have we zoomed in in Fractint?