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Another entry in my “severely-compressed, yet still amazing-sounding live cell phone recordings” series. This is from the same show as the last post, but the recording is of Luke Vibert, who also had a phenominal set with some seriously hard beats at times.

You’ll have to give it a few plays on a loop to really get into it, but I think the section starting at 00:21 till the end is where it really gets groovy.

Grab the mp3 here.

My little music project has a new release this week.  You can check out the site here.  If you want to download sets or subscribe to the podcast, you need a username and password – so email me if you want in.

Since the summer’s been so hectic, it’s taken way too long to get this one out.  But I’m happy with the results.  Let me know what you think if you have a listen.

Back in November 2003, I saw Plaid, Luke Vibert and Chis Clark at the Paradise in Boston. It was an absolutely amazing show – you can see the pics here.

In scanning some old files, I came across this recording I made of Plaid doing their track, Crumax Rins, with my crappy cameraphone. It’s an AVI but I can’t get it to play the video. Regardless, the audio is what I was taken by. The levels are completely clipped and the song is compressed to hell – dominated by the bass. The recording is so bad, in fact, that it seems to have taken on a life of its own and has become wonderful again.

All of the highs and audience are compressed out when the bass hits, then let back in with a gasp as it releases – creating this amazing syncopation. The stuff between the times 00:17 to 00:34 is just brilliant.

Download the recording here. Listen with headphones.

Update: If you have trouble playing the file, I converted it to mp3 here.

My new music side project launched this week. We retired Fermium and started a music podcast under the name Système-D.

The focus is original mash-ups and remix work – our first set runs the gambit from Roots Manuva to Dolly Parton and the Pointer Sisters and many lesser-known bands. It’s a great listen if I do say so myself.

So, for a good time, come check out the site here. You can also subscribe to it in iTunes or your favorite podcast program.

Here’s the next 2 days:

• Sat Day: Pack, Rehearse set for iHalloweenParty
• Sat Night: iHalloweenParty
• Sun Morn: Still, iHalloweenParty
• Sun Morn: Flight to LA
• Sun Day: Figure out where and who I am
• Sun Night: Flight to Taiwan