By
bapester, on June 20th, 2010%
It is hard for me to say whether Malaysians, clubbers to be specific, still listen to house music. I seldom go clubbing nowadays, and honestly have not stepped into a club that played house music in years. Some friends might say techno, trance and house have gone out of fashion but I am no judge to the statement. I am not one who dances to house music, and some of it may be repetitive and vacuous, but I enjoy having house music in the background.
Recently, Gilles Peterson (where else?) did a podcast with budding Detroit producer and DJ, 18- year old Kyle Hall. Yes, you heard right, EIGHTEEN. He first got into electronic music at the age of eleven. Hailing from a city that was, and probably still plays a major part in defining house music, he was exposed to house music since a tender age. It was Detroit’s musical legends themselves like Mike Huckaby who mentored, trained and taught him the tricks of the music trade. His productions have been garnering worldwide attention since last year, particularly remix of Darkstar’s “Aidy’s Girl is a Computer”, already has a couple of EPs and releases under his belt AND has his own record label, Wild Oats.
» Continue reading New Detroit: Kyle Hall
By
bapester, on January 28th, 2010%
…continued from Part 1
It is rather outdated of me to have only heard this old soul brother’s music so late in his career. After all, this guy was nominated for THREE Grammys last year, for crying out loud (not that Grammy nominations were a benchmark of quality music, but this time round it unarguably is). As usual, I only got to know about him after listening to one of Gilles Peterson’s radio shows online (where else?). My curiosity piqued, I knew I had to get hold of his music. » Continue reading My January Playlist, Part 2
By
bapester, on July 3rd, 2009%
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoN6XfyQsr4&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6]
Thou shalt not steal if there is direct victim. Thou shalt not worship pop idols or follow lost prophets.Thou shalt not take the names of Johnny Cash, Joe Strummer, Johnny Hartman, Desmond Decker, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix or Syd Barret in vain.Thou shalt not think that any male over the age . . . → Read more
By
bapester, on July 3rd, 2009%
note: Welcome to my blog, whatever way that got you here.
This blog is where I share whatever things I like (music, clothing, food etc)
Das Racist, eating their combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.
I have always been an avid hunter of new music (commercial radio turns me off, literally), and Pitchfork has been my online guide . . . → Read more
Popular posts