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Transition 308
A great Space inspired show this week showcasing some of the latest tracks that Diggers has been using to do the damage on the dancefloors. Undfortunately there is no [ms] rip hosted as Kiss aired a special event instead
but a basic google search should help you find the files.You can check out John's hour + Fergie's mix over at Soundcloud:
http://soundcloud.com/simonr/john-digweed-transitions-episode-308
http://soundcloud.com/excentricfergie/fergie-transitions-guest-mix-24-07-2010
We start with the eclectic, deep spaced out title cut of Digweed & Muir's forthcoming Satellite | Meteor EP which demonstrates variety of productions from the Bedrock musical partnership. 'Satellite' is more along the lines of an intricately composed slow-burner like 'Gridlock' than immediate banging dark destroyers like 'Tangent'. Thoroughly road tested by Diggers at the likes of Space to devastating effect the theme hypnotises, as the beats develop stealthily towards a great breakdown, before lush synths take over & the bass drives Satellite into orbit.
There's another chance to check out Gem Records Summer Sampler 1.0 (Secret Cinema & Egbert featured last week) as Dosem & Peter Horrevoets team up for some powerful, stripped down tech house with great vocal snippets, catchy melodies & chopped-up FX.
After releases on Great Stuff|Bondage Music, Marc Miroir returns to his own imprint [PASO Music] with the idiosyncratic groove and weird vocals of 'Sinus'. Sebrok and Tassilo (Pan-Pot) put their own touch on the track, serving up some techy modulated sounds to keep this summer’s floors moving.
Always a label promoting new talent Bedrock presents Richie G's stellar remix of Luis Junior's future classic. Despite his tender age there's a real maturity here as Richie cleverly uses the less obvious elements towards the end of 'Bg' to take his remix into a deeper, darker dubbed out territory, whilst retaining the originals attitude & edge.
Julien Jeweil has featured heavily on Transitions of late. Jeweil first came to our attention after 2006's 'Air Conditionné' was picked up by the likes of Diggers & Jimmy Van M (Balance 10.1) and remixed by Sébastien Léger | Umek. Diggers also dropped Julien's sublime remix of 'Markus Lange - Perihelion’ from his 2007 Triple J mix. 2008's splendid 'Zip' was picked up by Sasha. More recent EP's have seen the Marseille producer take a tougher approach with dark techno stormers like 'Soho' being picked up by Sven Väth's Cocoon & T294 featuring the title cut of Julien's Plus 8 ‘Babou EP'.
With a focus on bringing a unique perspective to his sound & pushing the limits of his clever music making Julian Jeweil goes from strength to strength - recently dropped by Diggers to stunning effect at Space, 'Cube' is yet another relentlessTechno gem.
Another artist featuring regularly is the prolific Lützenkirchen as we hear the fine Uto Karem remix of 'Whats The Matter?' - currently riding high in the Beatport top10 techno chart.
In stark contrast to T308's opener Digweed & Muir's 'Space Discoteca Remix' of 'Stung' evokes thoughts of a Planet Funk vocal morphed with the darkest sinister techno. Absolutely massive during the dance-floor mayhem of John's annual set for Carl Cox's Revolution this interpretation really encapsulates the feeling of Space's dark cavernous room with its tuned up Funktion One sound system, inter-galactic lasers, smoke blaster and orbiting planetary disco-balls adorning the celestial ceiling.
Kaiserdisco have been rocking it big time with releases on Drumcode | Terminal M & remixes for Booka Shade, Extrawelt, Hermanez, Uto Karem, Rainer Weichhold & Koen Groeneveld. Here the Hamburg duo call on Toronto's Carlo Lio for a motor city slant on 'Jaana'.
We end with an up-tempo summer remix of Chemical Brothers new main room smash 'Swoon' that's set to be massive during the festival season.
John Digweed - Transitions 308 (Kiss100) 25th July 2010
01. John Digweed & Nick Muir - Satellite [Bedrock Records Bed92]
02. Peter Horrevoets & Dosem - Truestone [Gem Records GEM005]
03. Marc Miroir - Sinus (Sebrok & Tassilo Remix) [Paso Music PASO 0226]
04. Luis Junior - Bg (Richie G Remix) [Bedrock Records Bed91]
05. Julien Jeweil - Cube [Form Music FORM07EP]
06. Lützenkirchen - Whats The Matter? (Uto Karem Remix) [Mistakes Music MIS019]
07. Mr Fogg - Stung (John Digweed & Nick Muir Space Discoteca Remix) [Kicking Ink Recordings Promo]
08. André Winter & Hatzler - Train To Tsavo [Ideal Audio IDEAL14]
09. Kaiserdisco - Jaana (Carlo Lio Remix) [Kling Klong KLING 036]
10. Chemical Brothers - Swoon (Boys Noize Summer Mix) [Astralwerks Promo CDR]
Fergie Guest Mix (Kiss100) 25th July 2010
01. Secret Cinema - Pass The Dutchie (Reset Robot Remix) [Mistakes]
02. Mauro Picotto - Zeitwer [Alchemy]
03. Jon Gurd - Kerish Mash [Killawatt]
04. Arjuna Vagale - Kill This String [Alive]
05. Tom Budden - Dragons Blood [Tribal Rage]
06. Jon Gurd - Vida Nova. [Tribal Rage]
07. Eye Of - Maktub (Mr Henry Vons Blackeyedub) [Excentric Muzik]
08. Ross Evana - Smoke & Mirros [Alive]
09. Fergie - The F.e.a.r [Excentric Muzik]
10. U.n.k.l.e - Follow Me Down (Fergie's Excentric Muzik Remix) [Surender All]
11. Fergie - Liquid Bran [Excentric Muzik]
12. Pascal Molin, Golden Key (alan Fitzpatrick Remix) [unknown]
Fergie Bio
http://www.excentric-fergie.com
http://www.myspace.com/excentricfergie
http://www.twitter.com/excentricfergie
http://www.soundcloud.com/excentricfergie
http://www.fergieforum.com
Fergie (aka Robert Ferguson), a DJ of international standing for the past decade, has never had a stronger and more vibrant aural identity. Playing the kind of music he wants, determined not to be held back by perceptions and tags from the past, he continues to be a global representative for electronic music by consistently breaking down underground barriers and bringing new music to the people, without compromise.
There is no doubt that Fergie has firmly re-established himself as a producer of innovative exciting music that really takes a hold of you. Having dedicated himself to the studio for the past few years, where he totally immersed himself in his passion for music, this has been a true labour of love for Fergie:
”I just wanted to go back and take time to rediscover what the music meant to me; how it made me feel, the buzz, the excitement. To find a sound that would reflect my individuality as a DJ and producer and in some way to recapture all of that in my productions” (Fergie).
Clearly he has found his sound and the results are very evident in the free flow of original productions and remixes being consistently supported by the likes of Sasha, Digweed, Dubfire, Laurent Garnier, Miss Kitten and Slam. His ever growing ‘Excentric Muzik’ label has been hailed by Carl Cox as his “label of 2008”, with Cox going on to license several productions for his forthcoming Space compilation this summer. Underground cuts such as ‘Anon’, ‘To The Core’ and ‘Blackeye-P’ have helped to instill Fergie and Excentric at the forefront of serious peak time electronica. Excentric off-shoot label ‘Rekluse’ (launched at the tail end of last year) has got off to a storming start with first release ‘2nd To None’ by Umek refusing to leave the Beatport techno charts almost half a year after it’s release, peaking at the number 1 spot along the way.
A steady stream of new material and remixes on many other labels of distinction have proven the Fergie sound to be one that is in much demand. ‘Ireland’ and the remix of Namito ‘City Of Gods’ (on Great Stuff), the remix of King Unique’s ‘Hinode’ (which went down so well they asked him back to rework one of their biggest ever tracks, ‘Dirty’) and not forgetting the all conquering remix of Umek’s ‘Gatex’, these have all firmly established Fergie as a proven seal of production quality for many.
A collaboration project with electronic compatriots Reset Robot & Alan Fitzpatrick is an outlet for a deeper, darker, more twisted side to Fergie, with the recent ‘Gas Mask’ / ‘Rattlesnake’ gaining momentum from DJ Hell, Luciano, Adam Beyer and Ivan Smagghe amongst others.
Then there’sJames Lavelle, who has consistently supported Fergie’s work and drafted him in to his remix his renowned Unkle Project with devastating results. By the end of 2009 this will have been joined by remixes of Slam’s seminal classic ‘Positive Education’ (Soma), Smith & Selway ‘Work it’ (Tronic), Yousef ‘Letter to No One’ (Circus Recordings) as well as Reset Robot ‘Softie’ on Excentric.
2009 also saw Fergie playing clubs Shine, The Stiff Kitten (Belfast), Pressure, Sub Club (Glasgow), Circus (Liverpool), Firefly (Nottingham), MOS (London), Shindig (Newcastle), The Tripod (Dublin), Meganite (Ibiza), Exit (Lithuania) and the Sonar festival (Barcelona), as well as international tours of France, Austria, Germany, Bulgaria, Italy, Brazil and Canada.
It all started in Northern Ireland where Robert Ferguson, as his passport dubs him, grew up. His first day of secondary school would see him donning a walkman instead of putting up with his teacher’s voice, and for the next three years he would spend more time outside the headmaster’s office than in the classroom. At the age of 13 he finally left the school system and embarked on the passion that had engulfed him, embracing music headlong and becoming a DJ. This was to become a mercurial move that would lead to international DJ status and a coveted show on Radio 1.
Growing up as part of the Northern Irish rave scene and being a witness to events such as the iconic Hellraiser raves at the Ulster Hall in Belfast, where he got his first taste of international DJs such as Carl Cox and Pablo Gargano, confirmed the direction in which his music was to go. “It was the harder edge of the music that really caught me, just the full on driving energy of it made the hairs on the back of my neck stand on edge.” (Fergie)
Tony De Vit later took Fergie under his wing, starting him on a journey that eventually led to his own slot on Radio 1 where he championed the sounds of the underground on mainstream radio, long before minimal techno became the “du jour” genre for DJs. At only 21 he found himself presenting live shows from Skol Beats (Brazil), Love Parade (Berlin), Meganite (Ibiza), the Miami Winter Music Conference and not one to forget where he came from he brought his very first live Radio 1 show back to Northern Ireland.
The show ran for 5 years and developed into a snapshot of what was going on in the underground electronic music scene. Guests included Richie Hawtin, Sven Vath, Dave Clarke and Phil Kieran (who both covered the show in Fergie'vesbsence), Carl Cox and Jeff Mills, as well as providing a platform for many aspiring producers and DJs to show what they had to offer... the likes of Kev Gorman (Gigolo), Anderson Noise (Noise Music), Matt Tolfrey (Leftroom) and Dave Robertson (aka Reset Robot) all received some of their prominent initial exposure through Fergie’s show.
His drive and support for new talent has long since continued, the ‘Excentric Artists’ agency operates as a platform and a launch pad for the next generation of unconventional aspiring DJs and producers, with the roster currently consisting of Mr Henry Von, Psycatron, Erphun, Jus' Phil, Jordan McCuaig and Hans Bouffmyhre.
With the ascent of his Excentric project, making a real impact in clubland on three different levels; releasing cutting edge music, putting on events and pushing new talent, Fergie is investing and developing in the future of electronic music and making sure he has a say in it.
A proven forward thinker, constantly developing and never standing still, the architect of an ever evolving sound by keeping one step ahead of the rest, he has never forgotten though that it'vestill just a rave. A place where people are trying to escape the realities of urban life each and every weekend, and is where he hopes to catch up with you very soon.
July 25th 2010 w/ Fergie
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