This week, we’re very proud to have an exclusive guest mix from The Centrifuge’s resident glitchmeister – and recent addition to Tigerbeat6’s Andale! series – Rob Clouth aka Vaetxh. A master of glitched out production and heavy bass, Rob’s music as Vaetxh has as much to offer fans of Autechre and Alva Noto as it does fans of Vex’d and Kryptic Minds. You’ll be hearing a lot more from him over the next few months, and this 30 minute mix of his own material is a great place to start.
In addition, we’re giving away 2 CD copies of my favourite album of the year so far, Siriusmo’s ‘Mosaik’. After his set at BLOC (one of the highlights of the weekend) there’s been a lot of talk about this Monkeytown signee, and you can get your own copy of the CD gratis if you tune in – and don’t worry if you miss the show, the competition will be open for a week for any archive listeners who feel they’ve missed out.
In addition, we’ve new music from Burial, Beardyman, Ukkonen, SKatterBrain, Shankles, PILAR, Aleksi Perala, Dorian Concept, Lone, Modeselektor, They Live, and however many more I can fit in the space of two hours.
Listen live on www.brap.fm, Thursday night, 10-12pm BST – or listen to the archive via The Centrifuge and Brap.fm sites, mixcloud.com/ursa, www.pfradio.com or direct via the iTunes podcast.
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Myoptik’s first full-length album for The Centrifuge sees him take a skewed and propulsive look at aerial combat past, present and future. Night Raidz is a surging attack on the senses; rich with emotion and disorientation. Simultaneously putting the listener inside the fractuous, strobing mind of the pilot, the bomber, the night warden and the looter, Night Raidz is a blitz of sonic aerial manouevring, of exhilaration, tension and man-made destruction.
Catch Myoptik supporting Icarus in Leicester on 21st April.
Tracklist:
1. Bombz Away
2. Berlin
3. Revelry Under Fire
4. Night Raidz
5. Dog Fight
6. The Bunker
7. Street Fighter
Download from website: www.TheCentrifuge.co.uk
Press/Contact: info@thecentrifuge.co.uk
Icarus – live shows in UK and Europe, April – May 2011
In 2011, after a long hiatus, UK electronicistas Icarus set out in search of their first complete studio album in over 5 years (since The Leaf Label‘s “I Tweet the Birdy Electric“), only to emerge for a short tour throughout April and May. Icarus issue forth their barrage of sculpted hyperrythms and microtonal flutter in select locations throughout the UK and Europe.
So far this year, Icarus have produced a flurry of remixes for the artists Inch-Time, Caribou and Eclectic Method featuring Chuck D. Imminently forthcoming is their collaborative limited-edition vinyl EP with Danish electronica duo Badun, with whom Icarus‘ musical affinity is clearly audible.
Icarus‘ major project, the forthcoming album, Fake Fish Distribution, due towards the end of the year, is a peculiar undertaking, taking the form of a 1,000 limited-edition digital release in which each version is different from the last, each track interpolating through vast variations in structure and content as the versions are downloaded, to form a huge tapestry of variation from a single body of music. The album is being created new techniques using the software Max for Live, developed by Icarus during a residency at STEIM in the Netherlands.
“Bown and Britton are craftsmen when it comes to building condensed and intricate sound formations, and while it is difficult to isolate the various sections of a piece, they collate them with precision.” -Â The Milk Factory
“Picking up Kamikaze for a buck in the clearance bin of Amoeba Records back in 2001 was one of the best decisions i’ve ever made!” -Â Last FM commenter
15/04/11  Brighton at Volks
16/04/11  Bristol at Cube Cinema with Vaetxh & missaw
20/04/11  Leeds at Enjoy Art Space with Quip & missaw
21/04/11  Leicester at The Arts Organisation with Myoptik & missaw
04/05/11  Geneva at Cave12
07/05/11Â Â Istanbul at Bigli University
08/05/11  Hamburg at Golden Pudel
27/05/11  Copenhagen at Byens Lys with Badun
Our main guest mix this week is from Airflex Labs supremo Opti. With releases from Submerse, Kabdriver, Nekochan, Flatmate and others (as well as Opti himself), Airflex has become a label to watch. Pierre has kindly put together a selection of his favourite current tunes including tracks from Headhunter, Radiohead, Boddika, Pearson Sound, Joy O and more – plenty of unreleased and forthcoming tracks feature over the hour long mix.
In addition, we’ve a 20 minute minimix from Zzzzra. A fascinating and prolific dub-techno producer, with five releases last year and three already in 2011, including his most recent ep on Insectorama. Alex has put together this mix of his material to give an insight into his style, and it’s one we hope you’ll enjoy.
In addition, we’ve new music from Luke’s Anger, Ital-tek, Psycatron, Domgue, Max Tundra, a genius remix of Tyler the Creator by Toro Y Moi, and many more. All that, and a little report from the weekend’s BLOC festival in Minehead.
www.brap.fm – 10-12pm GMT. Archived soon after in the usual places.
missaw recently compiled an atmospheric electronics mix and a digest of some notable releases in our label catalogue for the esteemed German webzine Connexion Bizarre.
With all this Dubstep flying around Acid may seem like a vague memory well wake up as it’s very much alive and kicking!
I ♥ Acid, The Centrifuge, and Complex Sound Sagacity presents to you The Pre-Bloc Warm Up Party! This is going to be a mind blowing event (literally) in East of London town full of acid, electro, rave and with entry only £3 before 9pm and £4 after- you really can’t miss this! We’ve been talking to Wassim from The Centrigue and yes he is as bonkers as his picture!
Can you tell me about The Centrifuge?
The Centrifuge is an artist collective interested in experimental and electronic music. We started a few years back as a humble DIY events series in Nottingham and have since put on shows around Europe, started a digital label and fortnightly radio show, and are currently focused on our artist management and live bookings agency.
What is your role within The Centrifuge?
Ummm…a lot! I organise and promote the events wherever they may be, I curate and run the label and spend most of my time these days organising tours and managing artists. I’m on the road a lot, keeping up with the music circus. Not much time to take a step back, which would be nice…
Tell me more about the Pre Bloc Warm up party?
Yes, we’re really chuffed about that one. Bloc is one of our favourite UK festivals and this year’s killer lineup means that friends of ours from all over Europe are coming to England to enjoy it. So we’re making the most of them being in the vicinity really, to do a little party with cool cats from places as disparate as Norway and Malta!
Who can’t you stop listening to at the moment?
I’m listening to music all day every day, and there’s a certain amount I need to get through to keep up which restricts my listening for pleasure. But there’s one artist who really blows me away with every tune he makes, and that’s EOD. Very excited about having him play at the pre-Bloc party at The MacBeth next week!
Which artists should we be looking out for this year?
There’s a bunch of our friends who are poised to release new music on some great labels. Here’s a quick rundown: Rival Consoles’ new glitch-pop album on Erased Tapes, EOD’s braindance transmissions on a still-secret label, Monster X’s electro-drill, Vaetxh’s first few glitchstep releases on Tigerbeat6 and Traum and last but by no means least our most recent label release by acid house wizard Automatic Tasty.
What do you have to say to all the Trebuchet readers out there?
If you’re an aspiring musician, keep at it and don’t play it safe! Fortune favours the brave, so get involved, don’t compromise on your ideals and push your music out there. We’re always keen to hear unique sounds. If you’re a fan, please support the artists you love by buying their music and going to their live shows. Cheers!
Here’s something that DJ Stuff and Scrubber Fox of the Brain Food collective in Wigan have been working on for the past couple of years, an audiovisual mash-up of the cinema experience. Complete in ye olde 3D (not the new, inherently flawed method!)
It’s time for another edition of The Centrifuge Radio Show, and this time around we’re putting a special focus on Belgian crew Caoutchou. After a couple of glorious compilations including a split with Ideation and the fantastic Moth Conk Midi lp, the Caoutchou crew have serious plans for the upcoming year. With several members of their crew appearing alongside artists from The Centrifuge at this summer’s Lost Theory festival. To celebrate, we’ve three 20 minute guest mixes from Ninjato, Stubborn and Boys Withoys. Covering the whole beat-based range with glitch, dubstep, jungle, idm and more, they’re a great introduction to the Caoutchou sound.
In addition, we’ve new music from Tipper, Ellen Allien, Siriusmo, Eschaton, Martsman, Downliners Sekt, Duskky, Altered Natives, Boddika, Zzzzra, Ceramic, wAgAwAgA and more, and we’ll be getting excited about the build up to BLOC weekend…
For those who can’t make it to BLOC WEEKEND on the Thursday, come join us in East London for a good & proper session of acid, electro and rave – with guests:
MARK ARCHER (ex Altern8 / Nexus 21)
ED CHAMBERLAIN (Baselogic)
AGT RAVE CRU (I ♥ Acid)
EOD (030303)
HIM + ME (C.S.S.)
A.i (C.S.S.)
7pm-2am Thurs 10th March
@ The MacBeth
70 Hoxton St.
Headlining the night is none other than rave legend Mark Archer (of Altern8 & Nexus 21 fame) playing a pure vinyl set of stone cold acid & old skool classics.
Check this video of him in action at I <3 Acid back in 2009 – top one, nice one, get sorted!
BaseLogic founder member Edmund Chamberlain, preternaturally gifted composer and awkward gentleman, refused to commit his live sound to vinyl for many years and remained a shadowy figure despite calls from such luminaries as John Peel to come in from the cold and tell us what the deuce he was about. After years of tense negotiation, the three part â€Fixxy†series was prised from his white knuckles and unleashed on the world.
It went down like a spoon at a jam festival. The reaction was so overwhelming everyone had to sit down, and when no-one was looking Surgeon, Vent and Ochre did some remixes and the â€Mixxy†series was born. Stay tuned for further developments from Ed, as no-one can be quite sure what, if anything, will happen next.
The Chas and Dave of Rave, AGT run at a hundred-tracks-an-hour on stage, mashing up rave anthems, acid house, warehouse basslines, old skool classics, 80’s electro, hardcore jungle, and whatever else happens to be tickling them at the time…all at lightning speed without ever missing a beat.
Mysterious Scandinavian electronic transmissions with transcendental qualities for fans of braindance and electro. Sit up and take note music heads, this one’s star burns brightly for the future.
Joining us all the way from the Mediterranean isle of Malta are Complex Sound Sagacity crew members A.i (live) and Him + Me (DJ set). Expect sun-ripened advanced electro and acid from the islanders.
Sorry for the delay in posting last month’s news but its busy times at CF towers at the moment.
In January 2011, missaw and Roy of the Ravers skipped over to Utrecht at the behest of the legendary Dutch acid crew 030303. To commemorate the occasion, missaw was asked to put together a little mix with some of our latest acid licks. Hope you enjoy, tracklist and links to more information on artists are below.
The Centrifuge’s 4th Birthday bash in Malta is upon us soon (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=177372208953531 for details) and to warm up, we’ve a mix from headline act Global Goon, as well as tracks from some of the other acts playing on the night including.
In addition, new music from Siriusmo, James Blake, Sepalcure, Scorn, Model 500, Mizzbeats, Threnody, Commix and many more…
We’re back this week with a guest mix from EXAGONAL. I first heard his music on the Eves various artists compilation, playing his track ‘Life of my Neighbours’ back in March of last year, and his ‘Disco Magnetico’ ep last year showed there was plenty more than one track in him. With a full length ‘Disco Magentico’ LP coming soon on Eves, Nicola has very kindly put together an exclusive live mix of his material. A huge range of styles are covered, touching almost every genre and style the show features. Listen closely…
In addition, we’ve new music from Shed’s WAX pseudonym, Illum Sphere, Demdike Stare, Instra:mental, Old Apparatus, T-Toe, Kevin Polzer, Baconhead, Diabrotikos and more.
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Ireland’s gear wizard Automatic Tasty delivers a long-awaited album for The Centrifuge.
Tracklist:
1. wicklacid (heating bill edit)
2. they never cheer anyone down the dole
3. after the money’s gone
4. scaldy fiver
5. public transport funk
6. television
7. cornelius telephone – reverse the charges
8. she’s so cool
9. our love 1
10. talking pockets (eu6.06 mix)
11. family wonderful
12. let it be well
13. our love 2 (an animated conversation between friends)
Download from website: www.TheCentrifuge.co.uk
Press/Contact: info@thecentrifuge.co.uk
The Centrifuge Radio Show is back, and for our first guest of the year we bring you 50 minutes of beat heaven from Raoul Sinier. With a new ep ‘Cymbal Rush / Strange Teeth and Black Nails’ forthcoming on Oeuvre as well as a glorious back catalogue on such labels as Sublight, Ad Noiseam, Planet Mu and Coredump, Raoul’s set (Recorded in Toulouse in 2009) is a glorious start to the year.
We’re back for 2010, and to ease us into a new year of music (and to sate the requests of last week’s chatroom), I’ll be doing a live mix of some of my favourite tunes from last year – the best in experimental electronica and leftfield beats from the last 12 months including tunes from Instra:mental, Skip, Moth Conk Midi, Tudor Acid, Shed, Hurtdeer, Glatze, Sirisumo, Cursor Miner and many more.
In addition, there’s a smattering of new tunes from the likes of Macka, Altered Natives, Geotic, Downliners Sekt, Zzzzra, Brk&Wicked and more.
www.brap.fm – 10-12pm UK time tonight.
Archives on www.mixcloud.com/ursa, and the brap.fm website.
This week, we’re very proud to have an exclusive guest mix from The Centrifuge’s resident glitchmeister – and recent addition to Tigerbeat6’s Andale! series – Rob Clouth aka Vaetxh. A master of glitched out production and heavy bass, Rob’s music as Vaetxh has as much to offer fans of Autechre and Alva Noto as it does fans of Vex’d and Kryptic Minds. You’ll be hearing a lot more from him over the next few months, and this 30 minute mix of his own material is a great place to start.
