Yuna - Lullabies 2012

STREAM: Nightwave DJ Mix for Clash

Nightwave's DJ mix for Clash just went viral today and it's slick. Check it out below.

Nightwave DJ Mix by Clash Music on Mixcloud

STREAM: Jared 'Roisin Murphy Vs Daft Punk (Ramalama-Tron)'

Props to Darrell for the heads up on this one. It's a year old but this reworking of DP's End Of The Line from Tron coupled with the Roisin Murphy Accapella compliment each other well to create an atmospheric somewhat evil vibe that urges a press of the repeat button again and again.

ALBUM REVIEW: Tycho 'Dive' out 14 November on Ghostly International

If you like Future Loop Foundation, or you're partial to a sort of chill-wave then Dive is no hard sell. It's simply a sublime set of instrumental tracks that made me yearn to be sitting on a beach watching the sunset - not more so than 'Hours' with a nice cool drink and some well presented, tasty amuse-bouche.

Indeed in a way this album is an amuse-bouche of sorts. It sets the tone and is clearly designed to be listened to before you go out, or at a social gathering of some description where music may not be the main focus of the event but part of a balanced harmony that includes good times, conversation, relaxation and the more than occasional head-nod.

It's not hard to hear why Tycho aka Scott Hansen says that nostalgia is a common thread in his work as I detected a whiff of it whilst listening to 'Daydream', but don't be mislead. This is not retro. It's a thoroughly modern work of art and a perfect accompaniment as the sun sets on another year in paradise.

4/5

CTZN V41N

LISTEN: Tycho - Hours [Dive LP - Nov. 2011] by Tycho

ALBUM REVIEW: 2562 'Fever' out now on When In Doubt

This how about this for a great concept album? 2562 pushes the envelope to Jiffy sized proportions with his re-interpretation of underground Disco yes DISCO from the mid seventies to the early 80's with his own birth year 1979 as the gravitational point. The whole thing is based on one simple rule: every single sound no matter how large small or seemingly insignificant or equally as mind-blowingly amazing originates from a disco record. No additional synthesisers, drum computers or other samples sources are involved, at all.

So the concept is superb. This is a concept album so by default the album is also already superb. But what does it actually sound like. Well, nothing like disco obviously. That would defeat the object, unless said object was to de-construct old disco records and then replicate the disco vibe from them like molecular chefs do. It would be a huge waste of time though and not really very original ether so what 2563 has done is make some truly amazing original tracks that rock the shit out of the sound-system and some of which are even totally dancefloor friendly. My favourite of which has to be 'Aquatic Family Affair'.

4/5

CTZN V41N

VIDEO; autoKratz 'Opposite of Love' out 24 January on Bad Life

autoKratz are back with a new single "Opposite of Love" on January 24. The single is being released on Bad Life and it's a bit Pet Shop boys-esque if we do dare to say so!

VIDEO: Rymdreglage '8-bit trip' Amazing Lego stock motion animation

The creation of this video by Rymdreglages took over 1500 hours of moving legobricks and take photos of them. Was it worth the effort? We think so.

DOWNLOAD: May Chill Out Mix MP3 FREE DOWNLOAD

Hope you are all well and enjoying the slow build up to the Summer. Why not take a break and listen to (or download) my latest mix?

I decided to do a chill out mix this time as it's coming up to holiday time :)

I wanted to show you that I'm not just about DJing electro. I love all types of music and I think that Vainzine reflects that so I picked some of my favourite tracks that fit the genre and voila.

The mix is a little bit crackly as I'm having some issues with serato but I'm working to get that sorted out and it's still listenable. The crackles actually make it sound like it was recorded on an old phonograph.

DOWNLOAD: May Chill Out Mix mixed by CTZN V41N

TRACKLISTING:

1)Soap & Skin 'Brother Of Sleep'
2)Das Volt 'Gestures' (Will Mills Redux Mix)
3)Island Line 'Just Like The Old Days'
4)Digitonal 'Wide Eyed, Wrapped In Love'
5)Caroline Weeks 'The Return'
6)AK-Momo 'Boys & Girls'
7)Massive Attack 'Teardrops' (Mad Professor Remix)
8)Hatchback 'Nesso'
9)St. Vincent 'Save Me From What I Want'
10)Jon Hopkins 'Light Through The Veins'
11)CFCF 'You Hear Colours'
12)Weird Tapes 'TV Romance'
13)Sideshow Feat. Cortney Tidwell 'Televison' (All Night Long Version)
14)Subway 'Testing'
15)La Roux 'In For The Kill - Skream's Let's Get Ravey Remix'

LISTEN:

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DJ CTZN V41N April Fairtiliser Mix