Piano Works (Sweet)

Here's a relaxing Sunday selection of instrumental piano favorites, from Satie to Gonzales, Chopin to Aphex Twin, Jerry Roll Morton's ragtime to Preisner's and Mansell's filmscores, from Glass' minimalism to Shostakovich's deeply moving endnotes to this pianotastic trip.

Eric Satie – Gnossiennes, Lent
Zbigniew Preisner – Les marionnettes
Aphex Twin – Kesson daslef
Rachel's – First self-portrait series
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – Falling
Gonzales – Manifesto
Tsegué-Maryam Guebrou – Mother's love
Jerry Roll Morton – Frog-I-More
Frédéric Chopin – Raindrop
Clint Mansell – Together we will live forever
Philip Glass – Glassworks: opening
Max Richter – Autumn music 2
Roedelius – Wobbly flu twilight
Dmitri Shostakovich – Prelude and fugue No.1 in C major (played by Keith Jarrett)

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Pubstep Four

Off for a new round in the ol' Pubstep and this one's particulary heavy on deep bass and sluggish beats, perfect for excessively nodding your head to. Try some!

Drexciya – Intro
Coil – Theme from Blue I
Brian Eno & David Byrne – Mea culpa
Boards of Canada – Telephasic workshop
Drexciya – Sea snake
Caustic Window – Italic Eyeball
The Other People Place – Running from love
Jamie Woon – Night Air
Bloc Party – Where is home? (Burial remix)
Joy Orbison – bb
Take – Neon Beams
Jamie Lidell – Little bit more (Luke Vibert remix)
Venetian Snares – Öngyilkos vasarnap
Seefeel – Faults

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Pubstep one, two, three

Since this place can become quite messy sometimes, why not collect the three Pubstep mixes in one post and bring together these easy-to-the-ears-and-hips collections of ideal pre- or afterparty tunes, to either nod your head or shake yourself to.



Part One.
Opening statement featuring pubstep favorites Joy Orbison, Burial, Four Tet, Autechre, AFX, Lab Rat, Pantha du Prince and Caribou.

Part Two.
Slowly digging deeper into the roots of pubstep with Autechre, Ovuca, Boards of Canada, Super Collider, MJ Cole and µ-Ziq, hand in hand with fresh young lads like James Blake, Mount Kimbie and Pantha du Prince.

Part Three.
Full-on celebration of the early days of pubstep, honoring the heroes, such as FSOL, Mark Van Hoen, Biosphere, The Orb, CJ Bolland, Drexciya and Burial, alongside the new generation.
To be continued.

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Wio – Go for a walk
de portables – The riddesonofa
Teledroom – 2's
Köhn – One dark night drive
Köhn & de portables – 120 km/u = 120 bpm
Hans Olo – Logitech
Wio – To choose is to lose
de portables – Flash (halfway)
Ovil Bianca – Gravity
Wio – What if you will fail
de portables – Rédaction
Ovil Bianca – Fendt
de portables – Valentine
(surprise track)

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Seasonal greetings

A selection of some deep ambient with strings on ice, preferably listened to with headphones while surrounded by massive heaps of snow. Dedicated to hours of blissfull listening offered by Headphone Commute.

This Mortal Coil – The lacemaker
Max Richter – Iconography
Fennesz – Vacuum
Slowdive – J's Heaven
Thomas Köner – Nuuk (night)
Loscil – Endless falls
O Yuki Conjugate – Sunchemical
Biosphere – En-trance
Zoviet France – Mir
Coil – In memory of the truth
Aphex Twin – Grey stripe
Johann Johannsson – Karen byr til engil
Brian Eno – The chill air
Roedilius – Dew climbs
Jonny Greenwood – Mata ai ni kurukarane
Kronos Quartet – Winter was hard (Sallinen)

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Pubstep Three

Digging deep into the roots of pubstep this time, slowly passing by electro, grime, ambient house, early rave and finally ending up where we are right now. Hope you enjoy the journey.

Elecktroids – Future tone
FSOL – Lifeforms (path 2)
Plasticman – Camel ride
Burial – Prayer
Mark Van Hoen – Channel of light
Biosphere – Novelty waves
The Orb – U.F. Orb
CJ Bolland – Camargue
Drexciya – Digital tsunami
Commix – Be true (Burial mix)
Mount Kimbie – At least (original mix)
James Blake – Don't you think I do

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2010 in Sofatunes

It's that time o' year again, but instead of making a list, I've thrown some lovely tunes together, picked from my favorite records of the past year.
So tell me, what were your musical highlights of 2010?



Mount Kimbie – Before I move off (Crooks & lovers)
Gayngs – The gaudy side of town (Relayted)
Sufjan Stevens – I walked (The Age of Adz)
Massive Attack – Paradise circus (Heligoland)
Vampire Weekend – White sky (Contra)
Joy Orbison – So derobe (The shrew would have cushioned the blow)
Caribou – Bowls (Swim)
Pantha du Prince – Satellite sniper (Black noise)
The Third Eye Foundation – If you treat us like terrorists we will become terrorists (The Dark)
Mark Van Hoen – Where is the truth (Where is the truth)
Four Tet – Circling (There is love in you)
Autechre – See on see (Move of ten)
Joanna Newsom – '81 (Have one on me)
Sufjan Stevens – Futile devices (The Age of Adz)

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