The Laundry

Caught Move D at Warm in London on NYE 2010/11.
Mr D was a musical highlight of the evening. Here’s a great mix by the man himself (live at Bar Druzhba in St.Petersburg, Russia)
move d @ druzhba 2010-11-06 by Move D
Bitchin.

Before the wall came down it was next to impossible to get vinyl behind the Iron Curtain   Instead of jaming to approved Soviet folk music the ingenious DJ’s taped music any which way and started to cut & splice sets together (literally).
Not only that, some DJ’s started to cut it up live on tape [...]

Along with sharing Spotify playlists (still bit of crate digging to do) we’ll be posting recommendations of stuff we’ve been listening to.
First up is a super fine mix from last year by our very own Alison Marks.
it’s all about the recovery by alisonmarks
So good it hurts.

10 recent cuts to make your stereo feel good.
Selector: Olly Groves
(in no particular order)

1. Matthias Heilbronn – Brooklyn Sub – Nrk
Deep Hi Tech Jazz in a bunch of mixes.
2. Jona  – Secret 47 – Planet E
Bit slow on the uptake here but liking this quirky Jackin groove a lot.

3. Tob Jona – Troika EP [...]

Real nice dj mix by The Black Dog here
Features bunch of their remixes and remixed tracks.

François Kevorkian showing why he’s still on top after four decades. Steve Jobs said the secret is ‘to find what you love’,  watching this video it’s clear François found the love of his life in music.  Mr. K ‘The Laundry’ salutes you.

from his mix at the Apple Store NYC -  June 2007

Bit of a seminal moment for all in attendance at ‘X-102 Rediscovers The Rings Of Saturn‘ (Jeff Mills, Mike Banks) performed Live @ Sonar last week. Think Kraftwerk meets 2001 in a particle accelerator.
In tribute, a double wammy this week.
First up is the Sonar 2008 performance itself. (thanks to poster)

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Second up Galaxy 2 [...]

15 recent bits of machine funk to check for aural pleasure.
Selector: Olly Groves
(in no particular order)

1. Various – Drumpoet Community Presents: Drumpoems Verse 1
Few months old but a must have from this awesome Swiss label (check. Dixon Edit of Soultourist)
2. Sebastien San – Rising Sun – Planet E
Around a while but a fine piece [...]

Came across Cinétrip at Sziget Festival (Budapest, Hungary) in 2005. They had an circular open air tent, brilliant visuals and excellent dj’s. They’re now putting on parties in one of Budapest’s spa baths…nice!

10 recent bits to check for stereo satisfaction.
Selector: Olly Groves
(in no particular order)

1. Dcast Dynamics – In Darkness – Clone
Weird electronic dubby house beats with electronic masterclass ‘Under Current’ on the flip.
2. The Roots – Rising Down (LP) – Def Jam
Political, raw, non conformist hip hop with some big beats to back it up. [...]