John Peel
John Peel, the legendary BBC DJ has passed away. His Peel Sessions are legendaric, and he has always been open to new music, without any restrictions regarding genre or style. More info: BBC Google News
Category: music
XL Recordings 15 Years
In celebration of the 15 years of XL Recordings a couple of older 12-inches have been re-released. You can read more about it on this special anniversary website.
Early Electronic Music in NL
An interesting article today in the paper about early experiments in Philips Natlab with electronic music. Pieces from the first Dutch electronic music composers Dick Raaijmakers, Henk Badings, and Tom Dissevelt from the period 1956…
Acid Revival Official
After the notification from 7B that they have a new Ep out soon, with among others a Dancehall/Acid/Electro track and the pending release of PreBuild by 808 State and the remark from Lady Aida it…
Summer – New Beat Craze
Remember that ol’ Belgium New Beat stuff? If you don’t, no worries, there are plenty of ways to catch up: Project New Beat on Discogs Forum; mix. New Beat Part 1 on Discogs Forum; mix…
Philus re-press coming soon
Visiting the Sahko website I noted that the first Philus EP will be repressed. It’s a great record, so I recommend that you try to get your hands on it when it comes out. Category:…
Aussies
Nice link about the Australian techno scene. A lot of audio and visual sources have been used to give an overview on the past and current scene Down Under. Nice design
Bong Selecta Release on Clash
On the label Clash Records we can expect a release from our friend Bong Selecta! From the news section on the Clash site: === Release #10 : CLASH 009 : Grey : Ltd 500 Produced…
Frederic Galliano and the African Divas
The release of the F-com album Frederic Galliano and the African Divas in 2002 was a start for a big campagne. Frederic travelled together with three diva’s, a percussionist and an african guitarist throughout Europe…