A couple of DJ sets from Nora En Pure

June 18, 2020July 25, 2020

A couple of DJ sets from Nora En Pure

Nora En Pure. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.

I'm back with a pair of wonderfully deep DJ mixes from South African-Swiss producer and DJ Nora En Pure. I managed to catch the pair, yesterday, while back at work, trying to set an upbeat, speedy tempo for accomplishing a rather insurmountable task in a relatively unrealistic amount of time.Yup, you heard that right. I've …

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June 8, 2020July 25, 2020

Spencer Brown’s “Stream of Consciousness”

Spencer Brown's 2020 mix album of original compositions "Stream of Consciousness."

As I've mentioned in previous posts, I'm fairly deep in renovating this blog into what hopefully will be viewed as an improvement. I bring this up, not because I enjoy repeating myself, but instead, because it's allowed me to rediscover acts I haven't followed in a good long time … or in some cases, since …

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December 9, 2019June 13, 2020

Setlist: The Cinematic Orchestra @ the Walt Disney Concert Hall on 11.23.19

The Cinematic Orchestra take a bow at the conclusion of their Walt Disney Concert Hall performance on 11.23.19, their first in 12 years.

Now that I've had a bit of break from the blog, with a few random postings in between, I think I'm ready to start back up again. It's not going to be a full-on return. But it will be a return … meaning a somewhat greater increase in post frequency, if all the forces align …

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October 15, 2019June 18, 2020

Tycho’s “See,” featuring Beacon

I realize I just posted a fairly large bit on NorCal's proggy instrumental chillwave act Tycho late last month. It was their Greek Theatre show from early September. But I recently stumbled upon their single "See," which is a one-off collaboration with New York electronic duo Beacon, and I just couldn't resist.First off, I didn't …

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August 25, 2019June 21, 2020

Underworld’s “Moon in Water,” a “Low Burn,” and a “DRIFT” in four parts

Underworld's Karl Hyde performing at the Hollywood Bowl back in 2015.

I probably should start with early Underworld, and work my way towards the post -Darren Emerson phase. That's essentially everything before 2000, which would be the proper way to introduce these progressive pioneers of the house, techno, and trance arenas.Underworld are essentially legends in the annals of electronic music. They chart way back to 1980, …

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