GIGABEAT

If I Buy Into That [versions]

2012-02-19T12:01:00.000-08:00

Only if I buy
This or that
Will I be

Happy

Only if I wear

This or that

Hat

Will I be

Happy

Tell me

Does it make me look

More like

Tell me

Does it make you

Want me

And if so

Does that mean

I think of you,

Less

Or is there a love

That supercedes

All

>>>>>>>> V2 >>>>>>>>

Only if I buy

This or that

Will I be

Only if I wear

This or that hat

Will I be

Tell me

Does it make me look

More like me

Tell me

Does it make you

Want me more

And if so

Does that mean

I think less of you

Or is it that

Love supercedes

All

любовное письмо

2012-02-14T08:49:00.000-08:00

Уважаемый Виталий,

Я люблю тебя.

Увидимся скоро.

Backspins: David // Action Reaction

2012-01-30T19:34:00.000-08:00

Gus Gus – David
Underwater Records 2003 :: download

> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Sapphirecut – Action Reaction
Twisted Records, 2003 :: download

< begins at 1:29 >

Feedback Box: Marc Houle "Undercover EP" // etc.

2012-01-30T08:02:00.000-08:00

This morning I received a promotional e-mail regarding Marc Houle's new Undercover EP, which contains material from his forthcoming album on Items & Things. First of all, I love getting those e-mails. Thanks Clare Dover, Nikki Wright-McNeill and Desy Balmer (Nice & Nasty / Dublin XPress.)

"I'm going undercover - keep me, undercover." Marc Houle's title track is quite literal with parallel climbing low bit bass and synth sextuplets, and the everpresent Roland toms (which I like, let's face it, no matter how many times I hear them.) Thanks to Beatport, I know that the track is A minor, as many dance tracks are I've noticed.

Tangent: Knowing the keys of your tracks does not necessarily mean you should mix in a familiar chord progression. A lot of great sets take spontaneous twists and turns. Yet, knowing keys can be helpful in that you learn more about the composition of what you're doing. Sure, you could try to mix in one key the whole time, but that would probably sound static. Plus, two tracks in the same key don't always jive! You still have to develop your ear (that is, if you're concerned with harmony and dissonance) and sense of timing. And it's definitely gratifying to blend two tracks together in a way that is harmonically and/or texturally complimentary. The listeners, however many, always feel it.

Moving on...

Though "Triple E" showcases the live drums mentioned in the promo write-up, the Bruno Pronsato mix is the strongest track on the EP. The vocal in his remix of "Undercover" sounds more like the above possessed Lincoln with the glowing eyes. The texture and kick drum are developed further, making it more effective as a club track. Pronsato is a pro at the dry creepy vibes.

SHAKE A LIL FASTER

2012-01-27T11:29:00.000-08:00

detroit in effect
work it
m.a.p. records

Sven Weisemann @ Make It New // Middlesex Lounge

2012-01-27T07:00:00.000-08:00

secret agency

"He looks Svenish," said Andy.

Sven Weisemann, or who I assumed to be Sven Weisemann, leaned on a subwoofer waiting, the Middlesex Lounge's "Waldo" in black and white horizontal stripes. And as it became midnight he still stood there, turning down drinks and adjusting his glasses, occasionally making approving faces at the track one of the residents played.

I leaned heavily against the concrete counter, my virgin margarita in one hand, in the spotlight. It was past my witching hour, yet I was happy to be reunited with friends Andy and Josiah, and we stood there talking about music and pending island getaways. We were in the perfect corner to observe, off to the side of the fray.

With quick reflexes, Sven improvised EQ patterns and punched out beats on the CDJ. He closed his eyes and was in that other world. Though he didn't seem to notice the crowd much, he kept us moving and marvelling.

....

....

GIGABEAT6 MIX

2012-01-26T09:58:00.000-08:00

GIGABEAT6 by Gigabeat on Mixcloud

This one's for you

2012-01-25T18:12:00.000-08:00

from 2010

Are you in the right class?

Well.

-shuffle, flush-

I dream during daily drudgery.

Thought collects in my nostrils;

Reason tangles my hair.

-stammer, chortle, fuss-

Take a seat. Take a seat,

You need to be heard,

The part of you unadvertised

By The Clamorous Times.

-scrape, furrow, knit, survive, sing-

We’ll tap into you like a great tree.

Your dried mud will crumble,

Then someone will come ‘round to vacuum

And it will be gone.

-soften, loosen, strengthen, lift-

Shift, and sigh. In wonderment, laugh.

Here at table I take — well,

Give me moment or more

To say some things strange but true.

When I hear music do you know what I do?

-zip, button, fasten, zip-

I know what you do, you dance.

Dubstep Uproar

2012-01-24T11:55:00.000-08:00

???

Whenever I hear more than a few people complain about a particular musical genre or subgenre or style, I think: "Really? Music??" When I hear a form of dance music derided, it makes me more inclined to go find examples that I like. So, that's what I've done. Here are some new dubstep tracks that I like:

SKREAM - ABSTRUSE from Skreamizm 6 - TEMPA

ab·struse/Adjective: Difficult to understand; obscure.

813 - FIREFIGHTER from Spectrum Riff - Donkey Pitch

BLACKWAX - SURFACE from Offkey - TUBE10

Blackwax - Offkey EP by Subway Music Group

CESSA - FLOW from Nameless - MISSING LINK

The Flow by cessa

CONSEQUENCE - ODEN from the Test Dream LP Sampler - Exit

DISGUISE - LISTEN TO ME, L-OW REMIX - HEARTFELT

Disgu!se - Listen to Me - L-OW remix - Heartfelt001- A by Heartfelt Records

DIGID - HEADSPIN - WARRIORZ

DISMANTLE - TIMES UP - TERRAIN

Dismantle - Times Up - (TR004 - Out Now) by Terrain Records

Odd Circuit - "Connecting" Ft. Ricta & Charmaine Laudat

2012-01-21T11:26:00.000-08:00

photo: london hansen

Though it needs some re-work, here's the whole track:

Odd Circuit (Sarah Ikerd)_Connecting by sikerd

BRING U UP

2012-01-20T05:59:00.000-08:00

ROMANTHONY >> BRING U UP ...

FIRST, THE CLASSIC.

NEXT, THE DEETRON EDIT.

AND FINALLY, MORE ROMANTHONY.

Evidence Of Techno Worship

2012-01-19T07:21:00.000-08:00

asc :: revelations + magnetic from the boundary scan ep :: perc trax

gary beck :: feel it :: bek audio

A. Gary Beck - Feel It [BEK009] by Bek-Audio

sev dah :: saint of the cave, grovskopa remix :: gynoid audio

Gynoid Audio Remix PREVIEW by Grovskopa

kirk degiorgio :: divine logic, dub mix :: rush hour

Kirk Degiorgio- Divine Logic (Dub Mix) by rushhourrecords

various :: cl interpretations :: melted

mtd.008-pt.2 - snippet (excerpts) - various artists: cl interpretations (pt.2) by melted recordings

mtd.008-pt.1 - snippet (excerpts) - various artists: cl interpretations (pt.1) by melted recordings

ben gibson :: implex, samuli kempi remix from more than milk :: m rec ltd

Ben Gibson - Implex (Samuli Kemppi Remix) by M_REC LTD

johannes volk :: the lost signals :: exploration

Johannes Volk - The Lost Signals - EXP-003 by Exploration Records

That's it for now.

Still Connecting...

2012-01-19T04:58:00.000-08:00

graphic: s_ikerd

As of yesterday I've resumed work on my track, this time with sample permissions. I'm looking forward to finishing this! And one day, I'll have some real equipment. In the meantime, there's my Dell laptop, my Sony headphones, Audacity, 909 samples, borrowed voices and imagination.

Odd Circuit (Sarah Ikerd)_Connecting by sikerd

Pedazos De South Padre

2012-01-17T11:54:00.000-08:00

[written anywhere from 2006-2008 in the sky and on the ground]

July 15 / 5:45 am

The sunrise coats a warm orange onto the gray purple Atlantic. There are only spotlights in the cabin and the first class curtains have not yet been drawn. All the children are asleep. The din is rushing air and mechanical operation. Chaleco Salvavidas Debajo De Su Asiento. Beverage announcements include margaritas.

6:45 am

Here's a simile from the in-flight movie: "...like a cruel mother who seduces you with roses and chocolates, and then leaves you by the side of the road like a dead raccoon." I didn't eat my "Dave's Lil' Loafer" from the in-flight snack unit. The label depicts someone fishing under a tree. The product contains Propylene Glycol. Perhaps that is what gives the loafer its lustre.

9:00 am

This is the second demonstration of the oxygen mask. In Houston it's raining and the land is so flat there's no mystery to the storm. Danielle, the stewardess, is sitting in the dark. I see a stockinged leg and the square white tips of manicured fingernails that protrude from a shadow. While waiting for takeoff I learn how to open the exit door. DO NOT OPEN DOOR AFTER WATER LANDING. If we would just get underway I wouldn't have to entertain as many heart-pumping futures.

1:30 pm

Driving towards the causeway to South Padre we pass giant yucca, agave, fields of cactus blooming yellow and dark purple. The barrel cactus sits on the ground, large and rotund. There is a small ranch house called "Little Graceland" with a miniature replica of the Graceland gates guarding the short driveway. Inside lives a rawhide-skinned Vietnam vet who met Elvis during the war. He has since siddled up to the TX 100 and transformed his residence into a shrine to the King, crowded with minor and significant memorabilia. Each visitor to the house also listens to his musical tribute, a painfully awkward ballad he had pressed to vinyl. Authentic craziness does not recognize fanaticism or obsession.

We also pass a roadside stand that sells produce, goats and large albino rabbits. At the conclusion of the causeway is a photo-op entrance to the island. A couple of vehicles, including an entirely airbrushed truck, pull off the road. The passengers pull out their digital cameras.

3:00 pm

Neon lines the hem of Marilyn Monroe's dress. D'Pizza serves Landshark Lager. The salad is a plate of iceberg lettuce topped with one slice of onion, one slice of green pepper, and two slices of tomato. Our waitress has long spindly legs and glasses that magnify her eyeballs.

4:00 pm

The Gulf undertow is strong.

The walls of the condo are plastered and painted silvery white and exposed aluminum ventilation pipes line the concrete ceiling. Everything about the condo is dramatic. I choose to sleep on the cream leather sectional in the living room. Outside the penthouse door, the building is being renovated. There's a toilet on the staircase and the rattan walls have been painted a putrid salmon. Outside the elevators are bushels of fake flowers.

A number of glowing windows in the city at night

2012-01-17T11:11:00.000-08:00

photo: zachary scott
[written anywhere from 2006-2008]

A number of glowing windows in the city at night

Stream down upon me as I circle the block

So many inscriptions to read, so much unfinished business

Hours may pass, every sequined star refracted upon glass

Oh how many times I looked up and wanted throw the rock that would crack the sky

Everything that passes I ask is that you? The plus and the minus, the equilibrium

The Fix

2012-01-17T06:03:00.000-08:00

_sweet engine

FORMAT #1 - SOLID SESSION REMIXES - NIGHTVISION

Another solid session: Michael Mayer Megaset Pt. 4

D-KNOX + BECKERS - DISTANCE REMIXES 1 + 2 - TRONIC

More Tronic:

http://soundcloud.com/dosem/dosem-spiral-attraction-tronic

PETAR DUNDOV + GREGOR TRESHER - DUO TONE - MUSIC MAN

Feedback Box: REKIDS010CD - Nina Kraviz debut

2012-01-16T05:54:00.000-08:00

[This morning I received a promotional e-mail from Clare at Global Publicity - globalpublicity.co.uk - about Nina Kraviz's upcoming release on Rekids.]

Nina Kraviz has a great voice and there are some excellent vocal melodic lines in the promotional clip I listed to. However, the album sounds unfinished. My ears long to hear a thick electronic musical backdrop that really does her voice and songwriting skills justice. I realize that there is a minimal aesthetic going on here, yet I wonder.

http://soundcloud.com/rekids/rekids010cd-promo-nina-kraviz/s-sq9x1

The synth stylings of 9.15 in the sample really caught my ear. I thought, "Let's put a deep, chugging heavy beat behind this and it would really be a dancefloor killer." I have to be honest! This sounds to me like the framework for a great album.
At the end of the promo, I hear her sing "Pressssurrre." Well sometimes, I guess, it's important to tune out the pressure and do what one likes. If that's the case here, then great. The debut just sounds hurried, though. Sometimes it's better to back up and make the world wait, or collaborate like crazy for inspiration. It can't be easy if you're touring.

Anyway, the release date is set for February. And I think, "Really, do you want this to be just another okay new release?" Nina and Rekids would do well to invest more time in this project or take it back to the woodshed in the interim and add some layers and maybe basslines!

иногда

2012-01-15T16:47:00.000-08:00

> > > > > > > >

Когда я смотрю
в твои глаза

я повторяю слова
потому что

вы гипнотизировать
меня.

иногда иногда
означает каждый день.

Иногда моя любовь
к тебе вездесущ,

И моя жизнь богаче.

blue sky holiday

2012-01-15T12:58:00.000-08:00

pure sun
dripping power

>>

blue sky holiday

Double Hill & Jerome C. - Blue Sky Holiday

viajero

The Ghost Of Employment Past

2012-01-13T18:18:00.000-08:00

[Written in 2006 on scrap pieces of paper, which I found today.]

The entirety of each morning is a haze: the fog that hovers over the roads, the company pond, with the company tire floating in it. This is a time in my life that gives me pause, which is why I am always late for work. I roll over, and from within the haze of sleep, silence the radio alarm. I don't hit the snooze button; I press it gently. Anyone with enough energy to hit a snooze button needs to get up. Caffeinated voices and static saturate every other frequency of the spectrum. The morning music lilts and croons; in the afternoon, you're supposed to shake it and hump someone's leg.

When I look at the data, then at the computer screen, then back at the data, the haze continues. The woman at the other desk is Linda. She has long straight hair and a grimace for a smile. On her driver's license her hair is an eighties puffball, but the photo was taken two years ago. "I got tired of spending an hour on it every morning," she said.

Every day she provides more evidence to confirm that her retired army husband is an ornery son of a bitch. "I don't fix the spaghetti that way because he doesn't like it that way." "My husband doesn't like going to the movies. He gets mad when people talk. So it's better for us to just not go, watch movies at home."

Their satellite beams in wholesome channels to their giant screen TV. But Linda works because she doesn't want to be stuck at home with Johnny all day. She works at the factory because it's something to do, and right around the corner from their house, but Johnny won't let her walk to work.

I push open the creaky door. "Screee --"
"Well, look at you."
"Good morning," I say half-heartedly. It's 7:05.
Her cough resounds in the silence created by my late arrival. The clicking of keys overlaps into insect noise.

"Bless you (?)," she says. Linda had never said that when I sneezed because she thinks I'm a heathen, probably - or because her father, a Vietnam and Korean War veteran, was extremely startled by sudden noises such as sneezing.

One day we were outside eating lunch at one of the picnic tables in the sun. "Where are you going for Easter?" she asked.
"Well, I don't know."
"Oh, you haven't found a place yet...?
"What can I say." I was drunk last Easter. When we were telling stories of that kind, I shared that information with Amanda and she laughed. Linda would have said I'm out of control. I did feel out of control at the time.

Paradise & Martyrdom

2012-01-13T05:40:00.000-08:00

Nowadays why
Would someone die
For lowliness
Better off glorious
Loneliness
In the world
What hire is higher
Dead
What paradise
Is Earth

. . . . . . . .

You alone
cologne drenched
and slightly
too tight
undersexed idling
poolside in
waning light
Your cross
glints gold
you sigh
heavily and
let yourself
live
. . . . . . . .

because every day is adventures in paradise ...

Resonance // Burning Decay

2012-01-12T12:12:00.000-08:00

_ice burn

Resonance

Residence

Locator

Sonar

Sharing

Reality

No instruments

No words

Resonance

Song

. . . . . . . .

_fire burn

plant43 ---- burning decay on AI

. . . . . . . .

+ plant43 NYE downloadable

Sub Suggestions

2012-01-12T04:33:00.000-08:00

roman lindau
sub suggestion // fachwerk

I found this and other great heavy tracks on Marcel Dettman's "Conducted" mix for Music Man Records.

Chart & Set

2012-01-11T08:10:00.000-08:00

some JANUARY tracks
a short DJ set
. . . . . . . .

1) LINKWOOD - SECRET VALUE - SHEVCHENKO

2) ABSTRACT DIVISION - FLOATING POINT - DYNAMIC REFLECTION

3) ACTRESS - RAINY DUB - HONEST JON'S

4) MANASYT - SPACE COFFIN - MNX

5) ILARIO ALICANTE - XXX - ALPHAHOUSE

6) THE ANALOGUE COPS - UNTITLED #3 - OUT ER

7) PLANT 43 - SILENT POOL - SEMANTICA

8) ARCHITECTURAL - SUMMER OF LOVE - SEMANTICA

9) STHEKERSON - SHINING NIGHT - MIMI

10) KALDEN BESS - ALICE - ANALYTIC TRAIL

11) ADAM BEYER - NO RAIN - TRUESOUL

Feedback Box: Tony Lionni's "Higher Ground"

2012-01-10T08:57:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I found a promo had been FATdropped into my e-mail inbox. It was Tony Lionni's upcoming "Higher Ground EP" from Freerange Records.

This is what I wrote in the comment box:

"The Moomin Remix is a laid back, wandering track. I can imagine myself having a heated moment with someone on the dancefloor to this, or cooking dinner (as I am now)."

Here's a December mix by Tony Lionni:

by tony lionni

The Porcupine & The Cure For Cancer

2012-01-10T08:02:00.000-08:00

Theoretical daydreaming and connecting the dots

The porcupine is a volatile creature by nature:

"The North American porcupine is the only species that lives in the U.S. and Canada, and is the largest of all porcupines. A single animal may have 30,000 or more quills." National Geographic

No, don't poke it. Yet fear not:

"Quills are released by contact with them, or they may drop out when the porcupine shakes its body, but cannot be projected at attackers." Wikipedia

"Because the sharp quills often penetrate their tree-climbing owner itself after an accidental fall, adaptation has coated the quills with antibiotic, so that they rarely engender infection." Scientific American

We have something in common -- affinity for salt:

"Whatever salty hands have touched, from ax handles to discarded wrappings, becomes the target of their needful gnawing. Nowadays the most common attractor for the porcupine is plywood in unattended outbuildings. The curing compound used in plywood is sodium nitrate, so porcupines chew doggedly at wooden walls for that scant, unseen prize."

Moving on...

A cancer cell reminds me of a porcupine, with one exception -- affinity for salt:

"Sodium bicarbonate is safe, extremely inexpensive and unstoppably effective when it comes to cancer tissues. It’s an irresistible chemical, cyanide to cancer cells for it hits the cancer cells with a shock wave of alkalinity, which allows much more oxygen into the cancer cells than they can tolerate. Cancer cells cannot survive in the presence of high levels of oxygen." IMVA

And here's a bizarre cancer/porcupine treatment connection -- Chinese medicine and "Porcupine Dates":

"The characteristics of Porcupine Dates are calculus growth like a rare “stone” shape like a “date”, that found in the stomach of a porcupine. When porcupine is ill or injured, porcupine will find the wild growth herbs in the forest to cure itself. As the virus is besieged this porcupine dates will grow as the healing progress this “dates shape stone” may form in the stomach. The size and the medical value is based on the duration of time, or it grows in bigger size by the age of the porcupine."

Next time: Low Frequency Resonance Therapy

Тем не менее.

2012-01-09T13:48:00.000-08:00

Каждый раз, когда я вижу вас, как в первый раз.

survival

2012-01-08T04:27:00.000-08:00

unconditional
satisfaction guaranteed
said
a shopping cart
blue
and stuck on
the
skyway oddly
unconditional

Lift

2012-01-07T04:30:00.000-08:00

The sun lifts itself up

and casts a new orange

morning light onto the deco

building across the river. Some

of its windows shine yellow

in concert.

Lucidity // Rebirth

2012-01-06T04:49:00.000-08:00

_dynamic earth

The showerhead
Screeched on
Like a scream

Here I am
In the real
Lucid dream

\\\\

Little do
They know
The fishes
Their sight
Magnificent

\\\\

Just relax.
You can go to sleep.
And it will be
The best sleep ever
And then you'll wake up again.
Ding dong - ding dong
The best Christmas gift ever.

Duets With Success

2012-01-05T05:21:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year - We're still here!

The Kids
Train hopping
Turning the wheel
No Stops

"I gave my friend a bible
Once
And then he died."

The Pickle Jar:

You know
If your hand gets
stuck
Stop struggling

Verily Bubbling

2011-12-21T11:20:00.000-08:00

[ Impressions of transit ]

play >>

Verily bubbling
With delight
She was
On the phone
Nice to meet you
I can feel you
Through the ether

>>

That
Is a Wise
Bag of chips

>>

Be cool, not cold
Warm Layers
Live In Layers
Believe
Lightweight

>>

It's popular
Confidence booster
Pour it out

In The Limelight

2011-12-21T11:02:00.000-08:00

Uncovered!

The simple things so telling

2011-12-20T07:46:00.000-08:00

I thought about
Last winter
Your friend
Said
He's not a simple man
I knew
Yet I asked
Your favorite food

--------------------------------

Bread
1 inch thick

Sweet butter

Red caviar
Salmon caviar

Juice of
Fresh lemon
Optional

-----------------------------------

[NO LIMITS FOR IMAGINATION]

Tidings of Comfort and Joy!

2011-12-19T21:34:00.000-08:00

[4 cards I made]

Trying To Fall Asleep In A Cocoon

2011-12-18T12:08:00.000-08:00

cocoon sleep_teona yamanidze

I woke up last night, having been asleep for a couple of hours. These words just popped into my mind while I was lying there. My notebook wasn't far away so I grabbed it and jotted down these fragments that occured at various intervals. Eventually I went to sleep again. I guess I should keep my notebook by the bedside more often so I can record these impressions that seem to emanate from another realm. Perhaps it's just me, when my mental walls have been lowered. Before I fell asleep the first time I was imagining that I was about to drift off in my cocoon, that sleep was the time when the new pathways or insights I'd learned and received and created during the day would be incorporated into my being.

-----------------------------

Like a childhood manifesto
Hey man
That's the way, America

Not ghetto art
Flying eagle enterprise

>>

We were talking
for about 15 minutes
So I just threw this in
Saying goodbye in Spanish
For all I care

>>

Never ever
Has a mistletoe
Trained a gentleman
From toe to toe
On
Sex and civil life

>>

Cancel
All assault
vehicles
All distractions
Okay?

--------------------------------

The Writer's Forum

2011-12-16T09:19:00.000-08:00

Connect. Present. Read. Review. Discuss. Edit. Inspire.

http://www.facebook.com/The.Writers.Forum.Boston

The.Writers.Forum.Boston@gmail.com

Emulsifier

2011-12-12T16:53:00.000-08:00

photo: s.ikerd

"Polysorbate 80 is a viscous, water-soluble yellow liquid... Polysorbate 80 is used as an emulsifier in foods, particularly in ice cream... and makes the ice cream smoother and easier to handle, as well as increasing its resistance to melting."

I'm already addicted

To coffee, to love

Why would you do this to me?

You, behind the desk

Making the calls

Or not knowing

What's going on

In the lab

You, in the lab coat

Why would you try to feed me that?

You should know

What's going on

Yet you're free

To cash in

And I'm free to

Slap my own hand

in search of

2011-12-08T13:30:00.000-08:00

mindful

right here with you

flexibility

strength of character

....................................................................

Modern Eternity

2011-11-13T13:08:00.001-08:00

The train passes leisurely
Over dark green water,
Tributary to the sound;
Jetstreams careen
Into the bright white orb

In the window frame
Is a scratched world glinting
Ruinous and pure;
Horizontal eternity
Hangs in a moving gallery

((modern eternity))

Exhibit: The Red Box

2011-11-01T13:16:00.000-07:00

the red box

hyperreal

unopened

passions
potential

sparkling

and obvious there

encircled

by spotlight

a puzzle box
a riddled universe

one without

another within

having waited

now disquieted

it's ready

to open

the four walls

unfold

red love

nature

NYC Versions

2011-10-27T13:49:00.000-07:00

[nyc skyline from the carlos nilmmns subculture ep]

Version 1

Crossing the bridge, into the gray girded collosus - the City - expectations rise,
The flood of feeling spans chaos and order, and in the mind's ear
A big band's joyously full tilt; an orchestra majestic reaches
For skyscraper heights broken by sunlight, watched over by moonlight.
The songs blare into the night, into a bright tangible dream.

Version 2

Crossing the Bridge
Into the City,
Expectation rises.
My Orchestra reaches for Heights
Broken by Sunlight,
Watched over by Moonlight.
My Song
Blares into the Night,
The tangible Dream.

An Inconspicuous Year

2011-10-23T11:07:00.000-07:00

[ I found this poem, which I wrote in 2000 or 2001, in a crate of papers this morning. ]

The bombs went off
And inarticulation ruled.
There always seemed to be bickering
Therefore so-called crises were fueled.
Everyone laughed and everyone cried
And everyone laughed again, as they should
For, the economy was good.
Everyone blasphemed and everyone prayed,
But the culmination of all was getting paid.
One might not probably say,
But it was true
As doubts of priorities grew and grew.
Material or spiritual? Some would say.
Science or religion? Some said again.
And some said neither, now and then.
There were tornados and earthquakes,
Every sort of natural disaster.
There was bankruptcy, and meltdown
In a nuclear reactor.
All the while some achieved and some deceived
And others achieved by deceiving;
Still others received for achieving,
Achieved by receiving and received by deceiving.
But the details have been lost in details
And all seems small and far away,
Fusion into vague yesterday,
Happiness and moral judgements far away.
All in all, an inconspicuous year.

Reality - Flood

2011-10-22T10:54:00.000-07:00

photo 2011 _ words 2010

Reality

I smile at her little dog

And she frowns:

I’m not the one who picks up its droppings.

Flood

Water falls from the sky

As many reroute their tears

And silence The Great Soul.

$1,000,000 Dollar Home

2011-10-21T21:30:00.000-07:00

_ from 2010

Listen, I was at the symphony

Thumbing through my program.

There was a page of real estate,

Opposite a list of donors.

And for a moment,

I vanished into the tiny world...

Would you order a $7 dollar pizza

From a $1,000,000 Dollar Home?

Like a backwoods fool

Who just won the lottery?

Though I can imagine

Marble and chocolate,

Surveillance and polish,

Climate control,

Portraits of goblets

And guns

That line the insides

Of a $1,000,000 Dollar Home.

So would you haul out garbage in a bathrobe

From a $1,000,000 Dollar Home?

Or is there a robot for that?

Maybe me.

I’m not a donor or a deity

With a $1,000,000 Dollar Home.

I bought a $14 dollar ticket

And moved to the front row.

Jupiter, Low In The Sky

2011-10-21T21:07:00.000-07:00

_from 2010

Jupiter, low in the sky
Fiery morse of Jove
Signals lower lightboxes

From the terrain of black pathways,
Jupiter is low in the sky

Aperture of a blue dream
Inside a dark clay pot

closet intellect

2011-10-20T19:19:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I hear

God why !

And I cringe

That gray world

seems inclined

To sink, into the

Cynical

Dour talk, that

Clings to

A loop

And I look on

And I think

The heart

Smolders

yet

Wants to burn

the mind

Wants to

Come out

Of the closet

The Call To International Disarmament (Revised)

2011-10-19T13:33:00.000-07:00

The Call To International Disarmament (Revised)

. . .

Today, October 19th 2011, I call for international disarmament: The dismantling of all existing nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, and the cessation of their production and testing.

To any and all nations possessing such weapons: Disarm, and lead the way. To any and all individuals and companies involved and invested in their manufacture: Redirect your resources and intelligence to technologies that sustain and improve quality of life, not technologies designed to devastate the human population.

Long enough has the anxiety of mutually assured destruction hindered international relations. It is time to move forward. It is time to write a new chapter in which this costly and fruitless enterprise is abandoned, and thereby build trust among nations.

. . .

"In January 2006, Norway announced last month that it has stopped investing, via its state pension fund, in seven companies which it says are involved in the production of nuclear weapons as those activities “violate fundamental humanitarian principles,” the BBC reported." Bellona, 06/02-2006

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_modern_armament_manufacturers

Gridlock < Unlock

2011-10-19T09:35:00.000-07:00

Gridlock < Unlock

. . .

Gridlock

Past and future Has been

Will be

Now unlock

Pathways Connecting

Sun drops

Into color After years

I feel ready

To see

. . .

On Pigeons

2011-10-18T12:35:00.000-07:00

On Pigeons

. . .

When I walk toward a train station, or on a train platform, or down the sidewalk - there they are, "in the way." And I move to walk around them, or I at least slow down, because they are clearly doing their own thing and do not perceive me as a threat. A pigeon doesn't seem afraid if I'm coming toward it. It scuffles away and then goes back to whatever it was doing. Eating, probably.

Pigeons have adapted to human cities in an interesting way. They make themselves quite visible. Therefore, we accept them as sharing the environment and even as fixtures of city life.

I tend to give pigeons the right of way because they are much smaller creatures than I am. In my mind, the larger creature with the clear advantage, which (most likely) won't be harmed (much) by the smaller creature, should not harm the smaller creature.

Should a pigeon unexpectedly fly into the face of a human aggressor, that person would probably be taken aback and run off. That person probably wouldn't mess with pigeons again.

Suppose the pigeon had the superior intelligence/strength. Well, I hope it would be respectful and not try no harass, manipulate or dupe me!

I'd assume anyone who'd try to hurt a pigeon is one of these things: Primitive, unbalanced, a child who doesn't know any better, or starving to death. It's a good thing for pigeons that they register to (most) humans as unfit to eat. Maybe that's why they hang around us!

Most city dwellers would no go after a live animal in hunger. For me, live creatures do not register as food - not even lobsters in a tank at a grocery store. When I've eaten meat, it looks and is very far removed from the actual act of killing. Something to think about.

. . .

A Scene On The Train

2011-10-17T10:39:00.000-07:00

A Scene On The Train

From reality:

Woman sits down on the train
Next to a somewhat shabbily dressed man
Drinking what is probably spiked Pepsi
He says something

Woman: What?
Man: Oh, I wasn't talking you.
Woman: Oh, okay.

::pause::

Man: Does that phone have a radio?
Woman: No, it doesn't.
Man: Spare change?
Woman: No, I don't really carry much hard currency these days. Maybe I should. No, I don't have any change right now.

Man: You know somebody might steal it. Somebody might take that (the phone) - what's that…300 dollars?
Woman: No, not that much.
Man: You know, some gangsters might take that, sell it in a pawn shop?
Woman: Gangsters?
Man: Yeah, black kids'll steal it and sell it. (the man is black)
Woman: I'm not worried about that. Even without the phone, I'll be all right.

::pause::

Man: Does your boyfriend tell you you're pretty?
Woman: Yes.
Man: That's good because you're a good-looking woman.
Woman: Thank you.

::pause::

Woman: You know, there's more to life than looking good.
Man: Oh I know, you can be ugly and pretty at the same time.
Woman: Yes, I suppose that's true.

::pause::

Man: I like this conversation.
Woman: Yes, it's good to talk.
Man: Thank you. Thank you for your time.
Woman: You're welcome.

::pause::

Man: I've enjoyed this conversation. Can I ask you one more question?
Woman: Sure, what's that?
Man: Have you ever been to the Plum Island shelter.
Woman: No, is that where you're going?
Man: No.

Train begins slows to a halt and the woman gets up to disembark.

Man: Well, tell your wife -- I mean --
Woman laughs.
Man: Husband -- no, boyfriend --
Woman and Man both laugh.

The train doors open. Man holds up his hand and they bump fists.

Woman: Take care of yourself.

Woman exits the train.

. . .

The Call To Nuclear Disarmament

2011-10-16T23:55:00.000-07:00

I, Sarah Ikerd,
on October 17th, 2011
call for international nuclear disarmament:
the dismantling of all existing nuclear weapons
and the cessation of their production and testing.

I call on the individuals involved in the manufacture of such weapons
to redirect their energies and intelligence
to technologies that sustain and improve quality of life,
not those of mutually assured destruction.

Long enough has nuclear anxiety hindered international relations.
It is time to move forward.

I call upon the United States,
as the only nation to have ever used the bomb in conflict,
to set the example and initiate disarmament,
to write a new chapter in which this costly and fruitless enterprise is abandoned,
and by doing so, build trust among all nations.

Since this is an international call to disarmament,
I invite any and all of the nations possessing nuclear weapons;
I invite any and all of the individuals and companies involved in their manufacture
to step up, and lead the way.

The Drum Major Instinct

2011-10-13T22:15:00.000-07:00

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Opinion : Peace

2011-10-10T13:35:00.000-07:00

Opinion : Peace

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There's always something to strive for, and that makes life worth living. Purpose is invigorating. I felt that way even when, a while back, I would say that what's going on in our country politically has nothing to do with me, that I should just ignore all that nonsense.

Like it or not, I'm affected by the world around me. And likewise, I affect the world around me. Given that fact, I decided I should speak up more and now, put principles into practice. For example: Moving my funds to a community bank.

I believe that to remain passive, to convince oneself things are good enough because someone else has it much worse implies on a personal level that there is nowhere else to go and no further to travel.

I have felt this way before, but it just isn't so.

To feel one doesn't have the right to speak up, or that one doesn't know enough to do so, suggests stagnation and hopelessness. This thinking is self-defeating.

As complex and nuanced as we are as human beings, I don't think we were designed solely to sit in front of a TV, that our only destiny is being passive consumers. (Consider the allegory of "The Matrix" again.)

Being strong means you can set an example and make moves to help/motivate those less fortunate: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/2011_1007occupy_boston_group_reaches_out_to_homeless/srvc=home&position=recent

What we say about a lot of things has the potential to resound the world over, especially now with the internet -- yes for better or for worse. But notice that, historically, positive messages have the most resonance.

Personally, I won't endorse greed as good enough and dog-eat-dog materialism as just the way it's going to be. Might as well lay down and die. I'm thankful to people who get themselves out of their bubble and out the door and inspire the rest of us.

Lastly, I recommend MLK Jr.'s Drum Major speech.

. . .

The Difference A Day Makes

2011-10-09T21:30:00.000-07:00

During the Dewey Square general assembly I attended - the night of Saturday, October 8th - we passed the "Memorandum of Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples."

Though, I've heard quite a few people say - and I understand - that piling on additional causes is "divisive and confusing," that it's important to stay focused on the unifying issue of Wall Street/economic reform in order to effect actual change in Washington.

But I love that people are down there talking about how to build a better society and drawing attention to other important issues also.

The assembly was cooperative, though it requires much patience. Here's the proposal process: Person will make a proposal // Clarifying questions // Points of information // Strong concerns and objections // Friendly Amendments // Proposer will decide what to adopt and modify // Repeat steps 2-4 // Vote // Ask for blocks.

One proposal was withdrawn or "tabled" by the proposer after others' questions and input.

And later, I admit it felt good to be able to take the microphone and express myself, and to hear others, having felt for some time misrepresented. Now I'd revise my statement (see previous post), but I suppose catharsis is part of the process. I shouldn't let go of idealism and poetry, but it's also important to stay on planet Earth. The anger that wakes us out of a stupor, that motivates constructive action is useful. The anger that clouds rational thinking and causes destruction is not.

Having said that, I believe one significant motivation for camping out or hanging out at Dewey Square is: Community.
I'd like to continue involvement in public discourse, from a humble, grounded and well-rested standpoint. A taste of "direct democracy" has encouraged me to clear away mental limitations I've placed on myself, and others.


Sarah Ikerd/thegigabeat.blogspot.com

On The Soapbox // Food For Thought

2011-10-08T22:19:00.000-07:00

I felt the urge to speak at the Occupy Boston general assembly in Dewey Square, so I did. It was toward the end - when individuals make various statements. It was late. And people, including myself, were tired. Honestly, I feel like I've overdosed now. But I'm glad I went down there and enjoyed the atmosphere for a while today, and I'm glad I said something. What I said seemed to receive a mixed response, and here it is:

In keeping with solidarity and the betterment of our great society, we recognize that we need all 100% to grow and to progess. The mentality of us versus them will only get us so far. As the Dalai Lama has said, and he has a lot of good things to say: Anger is a poison you drink hoping it will hurt the other person.

Let us not allow ourselves to get caught up in victimization, for there is great joy here tonight. May everyone be invited to the party.

I would urge us to continue to strive for awareness, ethics, rationality and communication. This is happening. The very existence of these gatherings, these discussions, is an accomplishment, and no less than a shift in collective consciousness, a reformation of values.

So let us not get too caught up in vitriol, for malice begets malice. Let us heed the inclusive message of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Let us not be divided, by possessions, or define ourselves by possessions. For look at us now, now this is wealth. Ultimately, nobody defines your life except you.

Let us decry the actions and call for reform, but remain non-violent.

Love and compassion are not luxuries, they are necessities for human survival. So said, again, the Dalai Lama. He said: Kindness is my religion. So let us continue to be kind. Let us strive to be 100%.

Our very presence and participation is significant. We are all human, we are all imperfect and we all have a place.

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Sarah Ikerd/thegigabeat.blogspot.com

The Right To What:

2011-10-02T17:56:00.000-07:00

[ dedicated to the spirit of the wall street - and now boston/dewey square - occupation ]

The right to money

The right to what

To scramble

Frantically digging

To be born

Finding oneself

Hemmed in

To spend so much time

Recovering

And dismantling fences

The right to accumulate

Amounts to what

Burdened

Precarious power

What high price

For an empty feeling

The right to money

The right to what

To be separate

Less alike, less together

Sheltered from tragedy

Aloof

And on the go

Busy

And demoralized

The right to what

A snifter

And a headache

The right to run

Amok in costume

The right to think

People are paper

The right to die thinking

What have I been doing

All this time

Letting the lost ones tell me

I'm a have-not

Sarah Ikerd/thegigabeat.blogspot.com

Watermill

2011-10-02T17:29:00.000-07:00

Through
sunlight and rain

The wheel turns

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I Can't Explain

2011-10-01T20:48:00.000-07:00

photo + words: s.ikerd

On the train
At sundown

You fill in the noise

Lover, teacher:
My heart lurches

You fill in the noise

On quiet days
In dim light


Wherever you are
I thank you

Good night

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What You Do With What You Have

2011-09-24T18:49:00.000-07:00

photo: s.ikerd

Let me tell you something // It ain't what you got // It's what you do with what you have // You understand?

It ain't what you do // It's how you do

Blawan - What You Do With What You Have
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Moving On Up!

2011-09-20T22:03:00.000-07:00

photo: s.ikerd

I recently purchased an M People remix 12" on Epic from 1994 and I am feeling no buyer's remorse! The thumping analog bass of vinyl is irreplaceable.

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City Limits

2011-08-28T12:03:00.000-07:00

photo + words: s.ikerd

Distant peaks
Covered by night

Gleaming
My eyes measure

The skyline
What could be

A constellation
Lying low

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Tonight is a new moon. May it bode well.


SILKIE \\ city limits vol. 2 \\ DEEP MEDI

Sarah Ikerd/thegigabeat.blogspot.com

Sunset // When The Night Falls

2011-08-07T08:40:00.000-07:00

photos: s.ikerd

Paronator - Sunset (Original Mix)

Chromeo - When The Night Falls (Lifelike Dub)
Sarah Ikerd/thegigabeat.blogspot.com

OM :: Listed

2011-08-06T10:23:00.000-07:00

// Thursday night reminded me of the nightlife reality that fantasy often supersedes. It's easy to enjoy lights and colors as a spectator. As the entertainment, less romantic details are magnified. Before I began DJing, I spoke with a half-Chilean from Denmark. He'd just finished a Harvard leadership seminar and made his way to Om for liquid enlightenment. Although I don't equate drink with genuine discovery, we both had champagne cocktails at the time. His was orange; mine was pink. He told me briefly about family business and travel plans. Nearby two Boston guys chatted up a table of European girls: "Have you ever had a 'Surfer On Acid?'" Most of the those in attendance were students abroad, accustomed to electronic music, but not necessarily discerning. A German lad, sort of blotto, came forward and asked me if I was going to play something more aggressive, to which I responded: "Look around - this is not an 'aggressive' vibe right now," to which he replied that I had a point. Later I heard his Asian friend in a fedora say that she needed some inspiration or motivation to dance. I brought just enough music, no margin to humor anyone, so I played on and she danced to one disco-flavored track. What more can I say...

// This is a list of the tracks I played:
The Groovers // The Stars // Editorial Records
Depeche Mode // Dream On, Bushwacka Mix // Rhino
Elastic Reality // Cassa de X // Tribal
Spank Spank // Your Inspiration, Something Different Mix // Nite Grooves
Columbus // Basmati, Mike Burns Remix // Estrela
Basil + Jamico // This Luv Is Real // King Street Sounds
Dub Deluxe // It's Been Done // Le Bien Et Le Mal
Clubworxx // Children // Kingdom Kome Cuts
John Beltran // Aquatic, LHK Hydrophytic Rework // Divuldge
Doug Willis // Activated // Z Records
Deetron // Solar Surge // Rejected
Sunset Band // Journey To The Sun, Dennis Ferrer Mix // Z Records
Deep'a + Biri // Hybrid Lava // Rotary Cocktail
DJ 3000 // Heritage, Nomadico Remix // Motech
Butch // Antique // Cocoon
Space Ranger // Phase Fever // Lovemonk  [link goes to free download]
The Frollix // Just To Be There, Ron Basejam Remix // boredaudio
Chab // My Memory, Romanian Edit // Saw Recordings
Corona // Rhythm Of The Night // Elektra
Frank Kusserow // Order 666, Aux 88 Mix // Permanent Recordings
No Religion // Falling, Andre Absolut Remix // Color Of Sound
Sarah Ikerd/thegigabeat.blogspot.com

Terence Fixmer :: Deeper In The Night

2011-07-30T19:08:00.000-07:00

photo: s.ikerd
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Terence Fixmer's "The Night" EP rises above most summer techno designed for loss of faculties and dehydration. It's creepy and compelling. He craftily walks the line between dirge and dance.

"Night" owns the body from beat one, causing immediate visceral reaction.

Marc Houle's twisted take marches on,
then defects way into pitch bending territory.

The Frenchman's "Kiss Of Death" relies on homing beacon tones to keep reeling you back to obsession.



After intensity, "Deeper In The Night" is the open-ended conclusion unloosed to mystery.

download :: vinyl

Sarah Ikerd/thegigabeat.blogspot.com

Dancing On The Block

2011-07-29T22:33:00.000-07:00

One of the hottest summer days so far, last Saturday on Dickinson Street, really someone's driveway in Cambridge, was well roasted and relaxed by the time the music stopped that night. But at the beginning, which was about five for me, I heard the pulse from three blocks away and smiled. Dancing On The Block #2 was "Open to Public," and later I saw the public sitting outside its orange perimeter in the adjacent park, stupefied as if the dance party barbecue was a TV program. It may have had the same effect as watching MTV'S The Grind, except no pool, though there were handheld spray fans, bubbles and unused neon badminton rackets.

Dancing didn't really begin until the sun dipped and shadow cast across the DJ tent. Until that point people stood behind the speakers by the portable toilets, in one of which was an empty bottle of Captain Morgan. The captain visited whoever emptied it early in the festivities. I tried to stay hydrated between sips of a rather good and dry sparkling wine served by a cheerful guy who danced when he wasn't pouring.

I didn't eat because it was too hot. When I got close to the grill I had to back away. "Yeah," said the red and sweaty guy in an apron who cooked the hot dogs and hamburgers. My friend's sleep-deprived friend Omar ate a hot dog. He seemed impervious to the heat in pants and a long-sleeved black shirt, but didn't start popping and locking until after dark, over by the massage tent. Yes, there was a massage table, which didn't lend itself well to the weather either but it was novel.

After enough "Brut" sparkling wine I gave myself over to silly talk. "Someone just turned up the sexy knob on the mixer!" The daylight disco became evening deep tech and the block proved to be the gateway to the next event and then the next. "So where are we going next?" That destination was Think Tank, a few streets down and less thought was the theme. The Dickinson Street crowd gradually migrated and the Kendall Square bar transformed into a house music party after the party.

But I could barely dance after sharing a perfect burger, flatbread pizza and banana split that was mostly whipped cream.  I ate the Think Tank food with an eager appetite as if I'd been swimming for a while. It was the same satisfying feeling. Then I hit the wall, sunbaked and digesting. So I cabbed it home. On the way, the night breeze through the window was reassuring of the deep sleep to come. I closed my eyes and let my face relax.

next dancing on the block: september 3rd

more pictures: beantown boogiedown

Sarah Ikerd/thegigabeat.blogspot.com

To Boldly Edit What Many Have Edited Before...

2011-07-27T19:35:00.000-07:00

The dancefloor: the final frontier. This is the voyage of the Glasgow starship scratchnsniff. Its ongoing mission: to "cut and paste edits with nothing added," to "stay true to the original material," to boldly edit what many have edited before...

Rod Stewart - Do You Think I'm Sexy (scratchandsniffs extended re-rub) by scratchandsniff

download...
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полночь

2011-07-26T20:33:00.000-07:00

photo + words: s.ikerd

Fire of the stars

Reflects

Between us

Tonight

My skyward gaze

A silent melody

download: charlie may - midnight
Sarah Ikerd/thegigabeat.blogspot.com

Pass The Soma: Percy X

2011-07-26T20:20:00.000-07:00

photo: s.ikerd

"Impulse arrested spills over, and the flood is feeling, the flood is passion, the flood is even madness: it depends on the force of the current, the height and strength of the barrier." brave new world

Percy X, now also Edit Select , began producing in the late nineties - what a glorious time for techno - and mostly for Glasgow label Soma, named after Aldous Huxley's perfect pleasure drug.

Download Percy X

"All the advantages of Christianity and alcohol; none of their defects." brave new world

"Melt in the music of the drums! For I am you and you are I." brave new world

Sarah Ikerd/thegigabeat.blogspot.com

The Local

2011-07-26T20:12:00.000-07:00

the weekend - the morning

My friends Jeff Curtis and Andy Savage recently took over Om Thursday nights with house and techno, and I took in the atmosphere.

Under the eye-opening full moon I walked across the park lit with lanterns hanging from the trees. Will I monumentalize every moment? Yes, I will. Bands played in the side streets. The doors and windows of Harvard Square were open. I passed below the urban canopy to the patio. Inside Om water flowed down the wall and I ordered a Purple Rain without the rum. There's a little intrigue: heavy carved doors, tantric deities both wrathful and protective, and a hidden beaded curtain.

hybrid lava

A troupe wandered in - French, Japanese, Russian, American. They clustered near the bar and started ordering: "What kind of shots do you have?" One St. Germain concoction later they were clapping and dancing. After the third round, they wandered back out. The next wave of people drifted in from hookah smoking. I was admiring the combination of lavender and mint in my drink. Thoughts of what happened and why persisted because it was non-alcoholic. Lightning fast the bartender squashed limes with a pestle and filled the glass with soda. Om's soaked in liquor instead of beer, dark and chilled and not too fancy, open to the street for the summer.

I'm writing now, sunburned from yesterday.

love is all we need

HHYR16 - Jon Da Silva - B2. Love Is All We Need (dub) by rushhourrecords
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Hot . Natured .

2011-07-26T19:55:00.000-07:00

"don't play minimal, play minigolf"
[ Most of the following hot selections are available on Beatport ]

Gustaph // Same Thing
GUSTAPH - Same Thing (Vintage Mix Extended Version) [RGL006-2] by Regalia Recordings

Alena // Changes
Alena "CHANGES" (RON BASEJAM REMIX) by ISM Records

Mankind // Metro City Blues

Roman Fleischer // Out Of My Head
Roman Fleischer - Out Of My Head (Original Mix) by Roman F

Argy // Tari Tari
Argy Tari Tari by permanent vacation

Kastil // Rolls Royce
B2 - Kastil - "Rolls Royce" by Kastil

Bermuda // Ihasama
Bermuda - Ihasama (Nacho Marco Remix) (Snippet) by Robergz

Rayko // Getting Down
getting down (rayko edit) Limited vinyl out Now! by Rayko

Alexis Raphael // Kitchens & Bedrooms
Alexis Raphael - Kitchens and Bedrooms (Original Mix) by Lower East

Blondes // Pleasure

off BUSINESS/PLEASURE 12" (RVNG Intl.)
video by http://www.farleygwazda.net/

Nhar // Moonhole
Nhar - Moonhole - Perspectiv 034 by Nhar

Columbus // Hubble
Columbus - Hubble (Pyjamas Remix)

Deep88 // Don't Play Minimal, Play Minigolf

Only Children // Don't Stop
Only Children 'Don't Stop' (Mighty Mouse Remix) by Mighty Mouse

Bulb // Tenderness
Sarah Ikerd/thegigabeat.blogspot.com

Keep On Changing Shape

2011-07-15T23:02:00.000-07:00

photo: s.ikerd

Sometimes life feels like an extraordinary joke. The past couple of months have found me immersed in work and other practicalities, and nonsense. Yet - even the nonsense has served its purpose. Every day I'm pushed to learn by mysterious cosmic forces. Sometimes it feels like more than I can handle. But then I absorb and then I change, and then there's something else to wrap my head around. One track I find myself listening to almost every day is Omid 16B's "Keep On Changing Shape." It's also the final track of the GIGABEAT1! mix, my favorite so far of the series.

Omid was in Boston recently, at Rise. It was last Saturday, but I never made it to the only club in Boston that stays open past 2 AM. Jeff had dropped me off at home that night, me saying we'd reconvene later. We'd been listening to "Driving To Heaven," the 16B epic on Hooj Choons.  There was probably no way the DJ set could've measured up to summer air through the car windows rolled down, this playing loudly along Ocean Avenue:



Both "Keep On Changing Shape" and "Driving To Heaven" are from the album How To Live 100 Years.
And here's some dramatic 16B from 2011:

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"I'm driving to heaven and there's no way back home."
photo: s.ikerd
Sarah Ikerd/thegigabeat.blogspot.com

In Bed With Absurd

2011-05-01T12:48:00.000-07:00

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I'd like hear Donato Dozzy's "In Bed" echoing in the lobby of a luxury hotel but I'll settle for sitting back in rumination with curtains billowing and papers blowing across the table.  I could drift off seeing energy arc across the insides of my eyelids. The weekend's brilliant and warm for the first time in what seems like too long, so it's easy to romanticize on a record like this, to make a myth of the moment I'm in or create a separate world with mental snapshots. I can't quite decipher the Tin Man's distant vocal on the B-side. He says something deeply about games we play and thoughts reaching other dimensions and thoughts that spin in your direction, answered by slow wandering synth in acid space. But enough of this - it's time to get out there in the sun...
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Absurd Recordings, Los Angeles

absurd from 2009 >>

Sarah Ikerd/thegigabeat.blogspot.com

The Great Barry Manalogue

2011-04-23T15:02:00.000-07:00

hackneyed illustration: s.ikerd

Behold, the power of wordplay: This 10" on UK label NonPlus LTD - Barry's Manalogue's first - is not tremendously substantial but is somehow unusual enough to mention, like Manilow. Omar-S style clunky beats accompany Koyo Front's innocent melody. The title refers to colorful leaves in Japanese autumn. Analogue is a beatless arena synth demo, otherwise known as a DJ tool, somehow a noteworthy tool, like Manilow. >>

non·plus/
: a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
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GIGABEAT5 MIX

2011-03-27T15:36:00.000-07:00

Gigabeat5 by Gigabeat on Mixcloud

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Acapulco

2011-03-05T12:31:00.000-08:00

Aphasia
Acapulco
Hooj Choons

{Aphasia from the Greek root word "aphatos" meaning speechless}

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GIGABEAT mixography

2011-03-04T13:37:00.000-08:00

graphic: s.ikerd

I added some of my older mixes to the GIGABEAT Mixcloud page:

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Everyday Temple

2011-03-03T11:54:00.000-08:00

Grad_U feat. Eazystyle MC - Everyday Temple [Mr. Cloudy Dub II] by ZeECc
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download EP
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Have A Little Väth

2011-03-02T14:49:00.000-08:00

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

TRANSFORM
BOUNDARIES
EMERGE
SPIRITUAL POWER
ENERGIE

EGO
MINDGAMES
THERAPY
BRAIN BACKSPIN
SPIRITUAL POWER
PLAYER
BALANCE
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

** Sven's in NYC on May 27th and then at DEMF the following day **
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fluc·tu·ate

2011-02-28T11:39:00.000-08:00

HUSH
f l u c t u a t e


More CAGED RECORDS!

every · obstacle · is · an · opportunity

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A:F:T:E:R:G:L:O:W

2011-02-26T11:44:00.000-08:00

Kurt Maloo - Afterglow (Frisvold & Lindbæk Mix) by Fascinating Rhythms

DISKOIZM
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Also, today I revisited Ytre Rymden Dansskola's Afterski EP:

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And speaking of Magnus International and Full Pupp, there's the Kosmetisk EP:

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Speaking of amazing all-encompassing epic disco, here's Commando by Roberto Rodriguez, a track that doesn't quit:

Manolo - Commando (Extended Mix) by Robergz

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Okay, one more thing to round out this epic disco post:

Roberto Rodriguez - Mid Tempo Mix October by Robergz
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Last Night's Mood

2011-02-22T12:50:00.000-08:00

complex systems, neural networks

Rootstrax // Harlequin //
Deeply Rooted House

Solar flares comedown track with tasteful brass

Anton Zap // Water // Ethereal Sound

De amore

Octave One // I Believe
(Sandwell District Remix) // 430 West

Undersea remix of the 1990 Transmat classic >> download

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Mix To Dance While Listening

2011-02-21T15:10:00.000-08:00

^ vilnius, lithuania

Bradka - Mix To Dance While Listening by Bradka

Thanks/Ačiū to Bradka of Downtown Party Network for the link to his new mix - that includes some great tracks - and introducing me to the Yse remix of Bang Bang's "Broken."

Bang Bang - Broken (Yse Remix) by Lost My Dog

download
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C h a r t e d .

2011-02-14T21:06:00.000-08:00

L o v e   A t t a c k !
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Let Your Love Show

2011-02-14T08:54:00.000-08:00

T Parker Music Works Vol. 1

download!

Today is the perfect time, though not the only time, to celebrate lust for life. Passions are indications of vitality.

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Just Let Go // Laat Je Gaan

2011-02-10T07:55:00.000-08:00

A couple of weeks ago a friend introduced me to the dub version of "Just Let Go" by Belgian group "Petra & Co" from 1989!

The following video is kind of hilarious:

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Connecting...

2011-02-05T16:18:00.000-08:00

photo: london hanson

Here's a sample from a track I'm working on:

Odd Circuit _ Connecting (2) by Gigabeat on Mixcloud

Made in Audacity, featuring acapellas by Ricta and Charmaine Laudat. To be continued...
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Guten Morgen, Guten Tag

2011-01-31T08:09:00.000-08:00

I A N W I L K I E //////// guten morgen + guten tag
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ________ download

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p e c u l i a r

2011-01-20T10:32:00.000-08:00

peculiar Arp 87

Ricardo Villalobos / Argenis Brito
peculiar
SEI IST DRUM

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ORIGINAL

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ricardo-esque

Sweet Spot. Argenis Brito/Miguel Toro                  >>   download
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Arkham Asylum

2011-01-19T11:09:00.000-08:00

arkham asylum?

Sasha                                   a r k h a m
a s y l u m
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Deconstruction                              o h m n a

Thanks to Unreleased Digital for the download.

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ANGST:ONE

2011-01-18T20:25:00.000-08:00

^ klawa east

The Toxic Avenger +++++++++++++ ANGST:ONE +++++++++++++ Roy

ANGST:ONE (Kid 606 Remix)

DOWNLOAD

^ klawa east
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Life After Death · ·

2011-01-16T19:57:00.000-08:00

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^sebastian vallejo_electric sky

jean · phillippe · aviance
strictly rhythm

download

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Pretty Noise Project

2011-01-15T10:26:00.000-08:00

digital noise

"Pretty Noise's Project"
TIME TREKKER / PRETTY NOISE SUITE NO.1 by Anthony Nicholson & Glenn Underground. circular motion recordings.

RON TRENT & ANTHONY NICHOLSON // AFRO NOVA EP // PRESCRIPTION
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C.V.O. {Chicago's Very Own GLENN UNDERGROUND} // JUST CAN'T STOP // BALANCE
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To The Clouds

2011-01-14T14:23:00.000-08:00

from

STAN KOLEV & JUAN MEJIA // BURN THE CINEMA // DUTCHIE WORLDWIDE

>>>
"The history of our world may be quite different than what we have been told and thought ... Universal truth may about energy, and the interconnectedness of all life will emerge into the mainstream with increasing speed ...     Awakening ... There will a growing sense of awareness across the planet that many things are not really as they have appeared to be for a long time... The new world view is being created from the inside out instead of from the outside in."
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