ascoltare

ascoltare dj mixes now online

ascoltare- catch penny mix / straight from the gut mix (this ones for frankie)

featuring

raymond scott, sun ra, ariel pink, suicide, mouse on
mars, goodiepal, the residents,, caretaker, dj dsl,
sensational and a 'been-round-the-bloc' chancer,
namely me.

ascoltare - coconut friends mix

a high octane set, featuring an inspired blend of
thomas leer's 'private plane' vs (nightlife's peaches
& prunes' (a ron hardy favourite) amongst others.

the following ingredients were added. ....

xper xr, nightlife, peter zummo, felix kubin, p1/e,
caustic window, PLU / matmos /wobbly, chris & cosey,
camp lo, dj funk, richard d jams, harvey, narcotic
syntax, mika vainio, tony baxter, african head charge,
thomas leer and some quire boys!

ascoltare - space runner mixjohn bender, sleazy d, pan-sonic, philip besombes, Ø,
dbx, aphex, visage, plastikman, ron geesin,
sleeparchive, arthur russel, klinik,

to download all mixes go here
http://www.ascoltare.webeden.co.uk/downloadtrax

and scroll to find the mix

andrew coleman - demons (tripel 002) out next week

After 2001's highly respected "Everything was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt" on the Thrill Jockey label (Tortoise, Oval, So), Andrew Coleman (AKA Animals on Wheels from Ninja Tune, Bovinyl) is back with a delicate mixture of rustic / digital 'ponder-phonics'.

Like Xela's Tangled Wool (Type) or Greg Davis's Curling Pond Woods (Carpark), Demons main instrument of choice is the humble acoustic guitar. However unlike the aforementioned releases where the guitar is predominately used in the foreground, Demons employs a more understated and subdued approach.

Coleman feeds and manipulates sections of recorded guitar and other external sounds (field recordings/prepared piano) through digital environments. Acoustic vibrations are attentively tweaked and fed through Coleman's granular mangler. The detritus from this microtonal collision creates warm resonance that fires both short and long. Demons guitar parts in juxtaposition with electronic programming and DSP trickery, complements the digital interior in which it resides. His delicate use of subtle dynamics, microscopic production and 'the less is more' aesthetic enables the listener to discover hidden corners within Demons curious musical arrangements.

Demons should not disappoint those who like their experimental music to be both challenging and accessible or fans of Coleman's previous album (Everything was beautiful and Nothing Hurt). Comparisons could include the acoustic/digital processed approach of artists such as Colleen (Lo Recordings), Fennesz (Mego/Touch), Four Tet (Domino, Leaf) or Oval (Thrill Jockey/Mille Plateaux). However it should be stated that although these artists share a common thread, their work is still undeniably unique.

Coleman chooses to build his musical foundations with both traditional and modern elements (wood & fibreglass?), which in return produce an altogether new piece of material that will retain its validity regardless of current music fashion.

out next week!

bad timing

We're very sorry to announce that tomorrow's Brainwashed
night with V/Vm at The Portland has now been cancelled.

On Sunday, Thighpaulsandra confirmed to us that
he was pulling out due to unresolvable technical issues.
Then on Monday night we heard that V/Vm was too ill to come
down and play. With only one live act left on the bill,
we reluctantly decided to cancel the gig at short notice,
something which we don't do lightly and have never had to
do before.

We know that due to various circumstances, people had
already made plans to travel from London or beyond for
this gig and we apologise for the inconvenience caused.
We made the decision to cancel as we did not think it
would work well as a night for Colin Potter, Jon Whitney
or the potential audience, especially since Colin Potter has
a long way to come to Cambridge. We and Jon looked into booking
replacement acts, but despite some interesting (but very
different) offers, given only 48 hours' publicity time,
we decided that this was also not practical.

V/Vm is as frustrated by suddenly not being able to play as
everyone here and has promised to return to Cambridge soon.

Please spread the word to anyone you might know
who was planning to come to this.

thanks

Jo
/Bad Timing