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A history of ambient music – and chill out – related

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

If you are interested in reading about ambient music, then I suggest you check out what Mike Watsons writes over at his site www.ambientmusicguide.com
Very informative and comprehensive article about ambient music and all the genres that exists around it and a lot of other interesting stuff related more looseley to the subject.
Here is a little extract: “At the start of the third millennium music to chill-out to makes perfect sense. As the Western world becomes faster, more complex, more rife with nervous energy, the joy of listening to some instrumental music that expresses both our external environment (both man-made and natural) and our inner spaces (both emotional and mental) is now more popular than at any other time in the history of recorded sound.

Such music has many names: ambient, new age, contemporary instrumental, experimental, spacerock, chillout, ambient techno, ambient trance, mood music, world music, new acoustic music. The protests of some musicians and A&R people notwithstanding, I believe one of these names in particular – ambient – is a perfectly useful signpost for the phenomenon. It points to music across a hugely diverse spectrum: from the gorgeous solo guitar of John Fahey to the environmental techno of Biosphere; from the minimal avant-pop of The Penguin Cafe Orchestra to  lush ambient trance of Ultimae Records and its artists.”

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http://www.last.fm/music/Ganga

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check out this Gui Boratto remix of downtempo legends

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Here is some good old piano chords – acoustic style – from triphop Bristol Legends

Massive Attack.

Its the track “Paradise Circus” that Gui Boratto is playing with in this remix.

Really slow piano playing with lots of deep single drones like Massive Attack have used it many times before. Piano bass tones that siiiiing out for a long time.

And the occasional nice acoustic bassline – sounds almost Pink Floydish with its very rhytmic fast figures – Morricone sound on that bass, but sometimes played a bit like “The Edge” would play his bigger than life guitar riffs.

You know, like from a huge irish cliff overlooking “The Atlantic Ocean” – all rocky with sunglasses and trench coat.

Its a great remix, and I almost forgot to mention the very sensitive vocal that comes along with the package.

Female singer creeps in under your skin and stays there and makes you wanna hide somewhere and just listen to that voice – I like it.

Here is the link

All the best here from the blistering cold frozen town of openhagen.

Some more chill out and downtempo sounds for you to enjoy under the sheets or whereever you hide. Maybe on the beach.

<a href=”http://www.ganga.dk”>Ganga – Downbeat / Chill Out Music</a>

http://www.ganga.dk
http://www.flincmusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/gangalounge
http://www.youtube.com/gangalounge
http://www.last.fm/music/Ganga
http://www.ilike.com/artist/Ganga
http://www.gangamusic.info
http://www.bandbase.dk/ganga
http://www.reverbnation.com/ganga

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State of resonance – no chill out and downbeat this time

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

Those of you waiting for news about some hot new crisp chilled downtempo for your Chill out collection, will have to endure a wait until some other writing from this channel. This time its about a trance release.
If you like me, remember the late eighties and start nineties where electronic music was in its glorious days where technology was fairly new, and electronic artists was popping up all the time from every hole in ground it seemed – if you remember these raving days – or just likes this kind of music in general – chances are good that you will like this release from French electronic traveller Atyss.
Even though he is a bit “faster” so to say – than the big ones in those days – Orb, Underworld, Eat Static.
“State of resonance” is released on Sonic Motion Records and I can tell you that if you liked/like trance and acid house, you wont be disappointed.
Atyss has the seal of approval from the crowds on dance floors across the globe and also this time takes you on a journey of trepidation and chaotic bliss, with ominous beats, uplifting bass and distorted leads. With melodies to fill a silence with ethereal yet devilish rhythm, leaving you in a transfixed state of resonance. (press notes)
Nine original tracks and a few tracks featuring other luminairies from that scene, such as: Tim Schuldt, Killer Buds, Triskell, Lazy Lyzard.
Enjoy!
Ganga – Downbeat / Chill Out Music

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New tracks coming out of a deep frozen country

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Coming Home

Seems like winter is here to stay in this deepfrozen city of Copenhagen.
Looking out of window and all I see is white snow falling gently before it hits the street and turns into this undistinguishable mass of salt and snow. Pretty on the way down towards darkness though.
I have managed to squeeze out a few crisp tracks from inbetween the stiff fingers of this horrible winter.
From down below the fireplace I give you the arabic inspired track “Coming Home” featuring long time collaborator Helle Chirholm on vocals arabica – mostly anyway.
It has been underway for a long time since this summer in New York where I made the first parts and Gbatokai Dakinah layed down a funky bass to go with it. Right there on the corner of 1st avenue and 9th street.
Its a nice track I think – if such a thing is possible at all. There is some arabic feel to it, and the different roles play well together, so I pad myself on the back.  Listen to Coming Home
Great job from Helle and Gbatokai – they make it come alive.
Its already featured on “Dubai Fashion Week” – something like that.
At last I want to point your attention to this blog where you can listen to these good peoples idea of the best music of 2009 – some good tracks inbetween.

Happy New Year

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Comfort Fit new remix album – new downbeat tracks

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Comfort Fit’s  player “Polyshufflez” goes into the second round with fourteen que re-interpretations by Laurent Garnier, Domu, Opolopo, Atjazz, Boom Clap Bachelors, Robot Koch, Jay Scarlett and other artists.

Laurent Garnier and  Atjazz (Innervisions/Sonar Kollektiv) remixed Comfort Fit’s “Ask the Devil” featuring the bestselling book author Howard Marks.

Further dancefloor crashing remixes come from Comfort Fit, Sweden’s finest funkateer Opolopo (Especial/Tokyo Dawn Records),   Jacob Korn (Running Back/Permanent Vacation), global bass buccaneer Tim Turbo and  a  special remix from  breakbeat guru Domu (Treble O/Tru Thoughts), who  just recently announced his retirement from the music business to the shock of  everybody.

Other contributers are Jay Scarlett (Beat Dimensions), Lazer Trooper Robot Koch (Robots Don’t Sleep), the brilliant Swede:art (new album on Tokyo Dawn 2010), Singing Statues ( Jack High, Ghostly International), Germany’s up and coming Hip-Hop producer fLako (Kwatro), Denmark’s Boom Clap Bachelors and rtformat (Tokyo Dawn).

This is not the most chilled downbeat around, but definitely some interesting downbeat tracks inbetween.
My favourite must be the Atjazz Deeper mix: “Ask the devil”

TRACKS:
1. Next Incarnation feat. Caits Meissner (Boom Clap Bachelors remix)
2. Seen Not Heard feat. NOTE (Jay Scarlett remix)
3. Yer Daddy feat. Wallis Bird (Domu remix)
4. Peter Pan (Portformat remix)
5. Exabyte (Singing Statues remix)
6. Exabyte (fLako remix)
7. Fired up! feat. Blaktroniks (Opolopo remix)
8. Ask The Devil feat. Howard Marks (Atjazz Deeper remix)
9. Seen not heard feat. NOTE (Tim Turbo remix)
10. Wicked Game (Swede:art remix)
11. Fired up! feat. Blaktroniks (Robot Koch mix)
12. Superposition (Comfort Fit remix)
13. Snare Wars (Jacob Korn remix)
14. Ask The Devil feat. Howard Marks (Laurent Garnier mix)

<a href=”http://www.ganga.dk”>Ganga – Downbeat / Chill Out Music</a>

http://www.ganga.dk
http://www.flincmusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/gangalounge
http://www.youtube.com/gangalounge
http://www.last.fm/music/Ganga
http://www.ilike.com/artist/Ganga
http://www.gangamusic.info
http://www.bandbase.dk/ganga
http://www.reverbnation.com/ganga

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No chill out and downbeat this evening at Rust Nightclub

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Do you wanna party with the bonaparte?
Those were the words from the horses mouth when he entered the stage on Rust Nightclub last saturday night.
Most of them wearing masks of different kinds and yes… one of them with horse mask that made him look really funny.
The danish music festival Wundergrund encouraged 8 different people from the danish art music scene to curate different concerts around town, and this was one of them.
Bonaparte is a berlin punk/rock/electro circus act centered around partying on stage non stop.
Several dancers that also wanders around the audience dressed like like …. something weird but great looking.
One lead singer also plays the main guitar riffs and he drives the band together with the drummer and the bass player, whose face was never to be seen for the mask he was wearing.
Really energetic and fun setup.
Bonaparte originate from Berlins underground, and are now constantly touring the world with their punk rock electro circu. If you get a chance, go and see them  -  you have never seen anything like it before.

For the fans of naked flesh, I can reveal that the very well equipped blond girl who constantly changes dresses, at the end of the show actually pours a bowl of milk over her entire almost naked body – a swell sight i.

Anyway, I encourage everybody to go and see this show – its very effective. In fact its so efffective that I dont remmeber too much about the actual songs, other that they worked very well in the context and they made people jump up and down

I will locate some pics from the concert one of these days.

<a href=”http://www.ganga.dk”>Ganga – Downbeat / Chill Out Music</a>

http://www.ganga.dk/

http://www.flincmusic.com/

http://www.myspace.com/gangalounge

http://www.youtube.com/gangalounge

http://www.last.fm/music/Ganga

http://www.ilike.com/artist/Ganga

http://www.gangamusic.info/

http://www.bandbase.dk/ganga

http://www.reverbnation.com/ganga

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New chill out downbeat Track from Ganga

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

I think I was too quick the other day when I wrote about a new track that I finished. That wasnt here by the way…hm. On myspace…But anyway.
Its one of the tracks I was working on in New York a few weeks back.
Its finally coming together, and I thought I did it… but no. After some days break, and some other ears, I decided to work on some more details, all smalln stuff that needed fixing.
Helle Chirholm sings on this track, and does a beautiful job combining english lyrics with also some arabic sentences. Making it all work together beautifully.
Gbatokai Dakinah put down a nice bass – right on the actual corner of 1st avenue and E 9th street on that rainy afternoon.
Really nice bass playing.
Now its just gonna take me a few days to finish this, and then I will put it up for listening.
I will also soon have a new give away track for those who signed up for my newsletter.
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New funky downbeat out on Poets Club Records

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

ckp209_cover_72dpiWinter is creeping in on Copenhagen and I tug in under my blankets with my computer and listen to some new material from Poets Club Records. The active little german label just south of the border – way south of the border actually. Its Oliver Kieser now out with his solo project “Egotrip”.
Some may know Oliver Kieser from the 90s where he recorded on G-Stone Recordings (Kieser.Velten was his project) and developed his unique deep and groovey sound.
This release is called “Shanty Boogie” and consists of the original track “Shanty Boogie” and two remixes.
One dubby house mix by Razoof and Emanuel and the other one by fellow funk brotheres Quincy Joints (one half of Geriba with releases on Funk Weapons and Citrona records).
All very funky stuff – almost old school qualities in some of these funky riffs, if you are in to this kind of funky keys and old school synts and the occasional vocal drops.
Nice release.

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“The Black Angels” – chill out with the brainwaves in Webster Hall

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Just happened to catch a show last week with “The Black Angels” in Webster Hall New York.
Very cool band with tons of backward references such as Velvet Underground, Doors, Black Sabbath and possibly others I cant remember right now.
Even the artwork for one of the posters was nearly a total ripoff of an old Velvet Underground cover. A blackhaired woman in a psychedelic bedding of what appears to be flowers.
It sounds maybe not so cool to ripp of stuff like that, but in regards to the music its actually very original and they play with great nerve and black intensity. Very dark, but a beautiful darkness that lets you take of on that journey that so much other is the essence of listening. Definitely not your average downbeat listening experience, even though many of the tracks are slow.
Got their album also, after only hearing one song maybe.
But I think I would have bought the vinyl anyway, just because the cover was so great looking.
Thats the way to go – make a great cover and your vinyls will be sold not for the music, but because they look good.
Dont really care so much for CDs. I will rather download if I can get 320 kbs mp3s – ofcourse my favourite bands I would love to have on CD – so I guess its not totally true.
Next show was the Raveonettes – my fellow countrymen from Copenhagen, whom I had never heard live before and really didnt know know too well.
But they delivered a truly amazing concert. Noiserock and retro sounds in one nice combination. I love her voice – wish she would sing on more tracks than she does.
I can understand what they are trying to acheive with the dubbing of their leads – they kind of blend well together, but they also sound good alone – both of them. I must admit they were better than The Black Angels in terms of “The Show” they put on. And one funny detail. The drummer is standing up and they are performing with a backtrack and click track for the drummer. Makes it a little stiff I would say, but you hardly notice because they play so well.
Nice noises.
Ganga – Downbeat / Chill Out Music

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Friday, September 11th, 2009

“The wills and the wonts the does and the donts” – James Curd - my morning listening today.

Sneaks in under the hood and works on my brainwaves with his strange sounds. Not that strange actually – but just not ordinary.

Lovely downbeat track to start the day – in a smooth but energetic way.

Nice very straight beat and a funny bass line is what makes this track what it is. His voice fits perfectly with this music for the slow ones.

Then there is the Enzo  Ponzio remix, that takes the oddness out a little further. Its still not VERY odd – odd in a normal way.. hehe. Is that possible? I guess here it is.

The timing of the words reminds of the first hip hop stuff from the est coast “Dont push me cause Im close to … the… edge” was it Grandmaster Flash? I think so. Nice timing – works all the time…. when it works. Confused? What I mean is, this kind of old school hi hop timing is almost archetypical, so if you dont use it the right way it will stick out and bite you in the nose..

Next track on this little James Curd trip is called “Back off move away”.

The timing is still very nice and thisn track is a little bit more busy – with a very active electronic arpegiator bass line. The production is very minimal – very tight and well defined roles that all sits well together. This track is not so chilled as the other tracks, but still nice. Funny Phil Collins like drum breaks and a nice little synt line that stops JUST before it gets annoying – so thats how its supposed to be.

I will trow myself out into this new day now – loaded with some new fresh old sounds.

Some strange track is waiting for my reptile brain to work on it in the most mysterious ways.

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