Archive for January, 2007

February 8

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Thanks to Matt Tsunami for his persistence in getting me out on the decks and for finding us a place to start regularly spinning mutant garage beats in this big sleepy city. If things go well this may turn into a monthly. Come out for the rare chance to hear new UK sounds, stay for […]

Some long tings

Sunday, January 28th, 2007

GUTTA & SPASMCAST Welcome back, Nick! And the Lower End Spasm crew have started a podcast. Out to those guys. SIGNAL TO NOISE Lately I’ve discovered that if you act like an authority on a particular topic for long enough, people will start to believe you. They might even interview you. I was flattered a […]

Blogariddims 14 : Norwegian postpunk 1979-1985

Sunday, January 28th, 2007

Via Halvard “Hal” Halvorsen: 1. [00:20-00:42] EMI (unlimited edition, excerpt) – The Sex Pistols (1977) 2. [00:43-01:36] Gjør det sjøl (excerpt) – Johnny Yen Bang! (1979) 3. [01:37-04:59] Folk i gata – Johnny Yen Bang! (1981) 4. [05:00-08:20] De Gale – Johnny Yen Bang! (1981) 5. [08:21-10:40] Block to Block – De Press (1980) 6. […]

Blogariddims 13 : Electronicack 1

Friday, January 19th, 2007

I’m a bit late on this. Number thirteen by Droid and Slug @ WeAreIE: This episode features a mix that I’ve been saving for the right moment. A set myself and Slug recorded way back in May 2000, it features a selection of late 90s electronica tunes, from a time when we were actively involved […]

Perfect Prescription

Sunday, January 7th, 2007

Sonic Boom brings the Dreamweapon last night in Ottawa. [youtube]Kvf4AeONgDM[/youtube] [youtube]iHi8j24iSYg[/youtube]

FWD: For immediate release

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007

Riddim.ca Acquires Hyperdub.com 2step Archive OTTAWA, ON, January 3, 2007 – Riddim.ca (TSX: RDM) announces a strategic content-sharing alliance with South London-based Hyperdub.com (FTSE: HDB). The 1.2 Mb acquisition makes Riddim.ca the official unhome of the original Hyperdub.com 2step Garage archive which had been unavailable to consumers since the 2005 restructuring of Hyperdub’s online presence. […]