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Right, we’re putting this blog in hibernation now as The Centrifuge finally has a website that can keep y’all up to date on whats going on. See you over there!

missaw

Hats off to everyone who joined us for the shows at Darkroom and Tacheles and made them such good nights, photo, video and audio coming soon.

Next up is Leicester on December 12th. Stay tuned for information about our 3rd Birthday celebrations early next year, happenings in London and Berlin to be announced…

Leicester Stench event

Our good friends and all-round netaudio champions over at the excellent INQ online magazine have published the landmark  40th instalment of their wonderful Monographic podcast series and handed the honour over to myself to put together a label mix representative of our musical activities in the 18 months since we launched our netlabel.

Hope you enjoy the mix, click and enjoy below. Either listen, stream or download from INQ or check it out on Soundcloud…

INQ Mag | monographic 040 | the centrifuge

missaw – ziggurat mix by The Centrifuge

Thanks to all that came down on Saturday to the final show of our residency at Ginglik, it was another cracking evening of live electronic music. Photos and audio will be online soon

We had 9 great London shows in 6 months there, huge respect to all the musicians, visual artists, graphic designers, photographers, Ginglik staff, Centrifuge crew and not least the music lovers who trekked all the way over to Shepherd’s Bush time and again for the good stuff.

We’re working on some grand plans for 2010, and will be back in London with some bigger, badder, better, longer, later and louder parties in easier to reach places! In the meantime, we’re moving the label HQ over to Berlin in the next few months. Our first party in the city is on Friday 27th November and there will be plenty more to come.

Next up…Fri 27/11, Tacheles, Berlin.

Thanks for the memories…Ginglik, London.

[CF035] Myoptik – Do Not Free A Camel Of The Burden Of His Hump EP Released, Free Download.

Released on Sun 15th November at http://www.thecentrifuge.co.uk, free download.

Download ZIP Archive (6 Tracks + Artwork, 320 kbps MP3, 97Mb)

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Leicester’s hardware noizenik returns with a fistful of obtuse electronics.

Tracklist:
1. Blockage
2. Before The Grave
3. Limnesia Fulgida
4. Where Am I Gonna Be
5. Where Am I Gonna Be (Data Out Chowder Mix)
6. Before The Grave (Shrimpsalad Narrative Mix)

Artist Profile:
http://www.myspace.com/myoptik

For 10 years myoptik has been a radio presenter, dj, music journalist, producer and event promoter based in not-so-sunny Leicester. Live performance is Myoptik’s natural home with appearances in all sorts of places, under all sorts of musical guises and monikers at events such as the Sonic Arts Network, Summer Sundae, Monastery Of Sound and Delia Derbyshire’s old home. Myoptik is also known for his vibrant Leicester based PVC club nights and his ping-discs imprint both of which pioneered his trademark live Funkatronix sound. He has worked with the likes of BJ Cole, Chin Chin, I-mitri, Phaelah and Normal Position. On his own his musical demeanor tends towards a wild maelstrom of guttural bleep-funk and emotive soundscapes, accompanied by a glass of rum.

Release Notes:
For Myoptik’s 3rd Centrifuge EP we have something a little different. Where the first two EPs gave a vague nod to accepted electronic forms (albeit through a mangle of madness), this time we have a diverse range of narratives from an obtuse mind. The artist’s intention here is to question accepted styles, presenting an attitude from beyond and without. There are half a dozen audio slices celebrating the fertility of limitation and the prospect of future limitlessness. It’s all about irreverent audio stimulation with a message of vitality: music that shows a tenacious thirst for life with stupid combinations that help to question, to open up towards the unknown future.
Included remixes from Shrimpsalad and Data Out give a window into what it would be like if Myoptik wasn’t so awkward and obtuse. Where he puts familiar sounds into confused and unfamiliar settings, the remixers pull them back from the brink so you can grab them with both hands. So come, take your gloves off, dive in…

Download from website: www.TheCentrifuge.co.uk
Press/Contact: info@thecentrifuge.co.uk

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okay, okay its here…The Centrifuge’s Berlin party is GO!

The Centrifuge hits Berlin for what will be the first of many. we’ve pieced together a killer lineup with live electronics for the body and the mind. it’ll be cool, it’ll be cosy. come if you’re in town, come if you’re not.

more details and flyer coming shortly. tell your friends yo!

Freitag 27 November, 2200 Uhr @ Tacheles, Oranienburgerstrasse, Berlin-Mitte.

Lineup:

Cylob (Rephlex, Breakin’, Cylob Industries)
Puzzleweasel (Tigerbeat6, Sublight)
Quip (The Centrifuge)
Vertical67 (Acroplane)
Nexus (The Centrifuge)
Herv (Acroplane)
TCO (The Centrifuge)
Loom (Acroplane)
Atlas Moth (Rock Paper Scissor)
Phlex (Rock Paper Scissor)
missaw (The Centrifuge)

Right, there’s a fair bit going on this week in our world so we thought it’d be best to give you a round-up so you don’t miss out.

Thursday 12th November – the sublime Vladislav Delay is performing at the Union Chapel alongside Food. The event is being put on by the good people at Arctic Circle. Anyone with ears should go.

After that, its The Centrifuge Radio Show at 10pm GMT at www.brap.fm with DJ Ursa and an exclusive airing of Ebola’s incendiary live set from our last Ginglik show.

Friday 13th November – The Centrifuge DJ team (aka missaw & Ursa) are to be found soundtracking an art exhibition at St Mary’s Old Church on Church St, Stoke Newington, 6-12pm. There may be some light sermon delivery from the vantage point of the pulpit. More infos here.

Saturday 14th November - The BIG one, and our last scheduled London party for quite some time. The Centrifuge presents Flight Club with DMX Krew Live, Feldermelder, Scrubber Fox 3D-AV Disco ++ loads more @ Ginglik, 7pm – 3am

Sunday 15th November – Myoptik’s new EP “Do Not Free A Camel Of The Burden On His Hump” released.

[CF035] Myoptik “Do Not Free A Camel” EP Previews by The Centrifuge

[CF034] Nexus – Silicone Poplars LP

Released on Sunday 1st November at http://www.thecentrifuge.co.uk, free download.

Download ZIP Archive (15 Tracks + Artwork, 320 kbps MP3, 149Mb)

Stream via Archive.org (NB tracks in different order!)

Tracklist:
1. UVB-76
2. Eulogy Extract
3. Eulogy
4. Fuselage
5. Lyphony
6. Collapsible Structures
7. Waxfaced Statuettes
8. Silicone Poplars
9. CntvLxs
10. Words & Sounds
11. Fds
12. Silicone Poplars (Snelcomjon Remix)
13. Silicone Poplars (Mrs Jynx Remix)
14. UVB-76 (Vertical67 Remix)
15. Collapsible Structures (Scrubber Fox Remix)

Artist Profile:
http://www.siliconepoplars.com

Silicone Poplars/Nexus is a Dublin/Berlin-based composer and performer of sparse ambient electronica mixed with breakbeat, glitch and homemade electronics. Live sets usually include a homemade interface which tracks the movement of gameboy cartridges and chess pieces to control sound events. These homemade devices and interfaces have been on public display as interactive installations, but mostly play the part of instruments in live performances. — happy to have shared stages with Sunken Foal, Creator, Herv, DJ Scotch Egg, Miles Iwes, T-woc, Sarsparilla, Cignol, The Last Sound and to have been invited to perform at the Project Arts Centre, UCC, NUIM, Mantua, Life and Tweak Festival.

Check out the video for Collapsible Structures here:

Artist Credits:
Written, recorded and produced by Nexus in Dublin and Berlin from 2008-2009.

Thanks to all at The Centrifuge for the effort gone into the release. Thanks to the Dublin and Berlin crew who have supported every live show I’ve had for the past 4-5 years, you know who you are, you legends.

Thanks to Robin Lochmann and Frederik Poppenk for the massive work gone into the video. Also thanks to Shane T for his constant help, Mrs Jynx, Scrubber Fox, Vertical67 and Snelcomjon for their brilliant remixes.
And to everyone banging away in the Irish electronic music scene for the inspiration, the music, the ideas and the sessions.

Other Info:

Sounds in this LP are basically a mash of everything I love about music, complete still-life ambience, distortion, elements of UK bass, techno structures, “sound art”, trip-hop and the odd amen. Silicone Poplars gets the title of the album because it has nearly all of these features crammed into one track.

UVB-76 is the callsign of a shortwave radio station nicknamed “The Buzzer” which broadcasts from a military facility in Povarovo, Russia. It has been actively broadcasting a repeated buzzing noise which has been monitored by hobbyists since 1982. You can hear samples of this buzzer through the track along with Radio Station Peace and Progress. There’s plenty of information, speculation, recordings and discussion about these stations, hundreds of other ‘number stations’ and Cold War paranoia littered throughout the internet – most relevantly to this track and this release is Carl Brown’s latest release The Carl Brown Album, also out on The Centrifuge.

Download from website: www.TheCentrifuge.co.uk
Press/Contact: info@thecentrifuge.co.uk

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The Centrifuge presents FLIGHT CLUB + DMX Krew Live in Session @ Ginglik

A pan-European crack team of musicians converge upon West London for a masterclass in live electronic music. 3-D AV show added to the bill!

Flyer designed by Thomas Pahl.

Saturday 14th November @ Ginglik, London. 7pm – 3am.

DMX Krew LIVE HARDWARE SET (Rephlex, Breakin’)
Feldermelder LIVE (Spezialmaterial, Switzerland)
Scrubber Fox & DJ Stuff LIVE (The Centrifuge, UK) – 3D-AV SHOW!!
Vertical67 LIVE (Acroplane, Germany)
Nexus LIVE (The Centrifuge, Ireland)
Fractional LIVE (The Centrifuge, Belgium)
Volitune LIVE (The Centrifuge, UK)
missaw (The Centrifuge, UK)
Ursa (The Centrifuge, UK)

ARTIST PROFILES:

DMX Krew LIVE (Rephlex, Breakin’)
http://www.dmxkrew.com

Ed DMX lives in London where he makes music and runs his label Breakin’ Records. He also travels around DJing and performing live most weekends in different parts of the world.

The first DMX Krew release was 1995′s “Got You On My Mind” on Dutch label DAP, and this was followed in 1996 by “Sound Of The Street” on Aphex Twin’s label Rephlex. This record hinted at what was to come with its mix of instrumental electro, synthpop and techno made on vintage equipment. Lots more releases followed, mainly through Rephlex but also on diverse labels including International Deejay Gigolos, Ersatz Audio, Sonic Groove and several others. DMX Krew remixes have also appeared of various artists including Gentle People, Biochip C, Denki Groove, Le Car and many others.

In 1997 Ed DMX started his label Breakin’ Records which gained a cult following as one of the UK’s first electro and bass labels with releases from DMX Krew and under the alias Computor Rockers, as well as first signings Bass Junkie and Mandroid. Later Breakin’ branched into other sounds with the signing and debut releases of acid maestro Ceephax Acid Crew, and the synthpop of G. D. Luxxe. In 2000 as EDMX, Ed became one of the first non-Detroit artists to make and release Ghetto-style electro tunes on the successful MPC Trax series of 12″s and the sell-out mix CD Bass mix. Later Detroit artists Digitek, 313 Bass Mechanics and Disco D also released on Breakin’ / MPC Trax.

The last three albums and pair of 7″ singles released on Rephlex under the umbrella of “The Collapse Of The Wave Function” reveal a deeper, more considered side to his production, featuring ambient and experimental tracks as well as quirkier dancefloor fillers.

Ed has performed all around the world both as a DJ and as a live act, including several US tours with and without the Rephlex crew, most of western and northern Europe and a lot of eastern Europe too, numerous tours in Japan including WIRE99 in front of 8000 people with Derrick May and Denki Groove in the Yokohama Arena. In 2004 DMX Krew appeared for the first time in Australia and he continues to play out most weekends.

Feldermelder LIVE (Spezialmaterial, Switzerland)
http://www.feldermelder.ch
Feldermelder is the driving force behind the uber-cool Swiss electronica label Spezialmaterial and we have been trying to get him over to the UK for some time now. With a live set full of crisp beats, complex rhythms and intricate melodies, it’s no wonder that he can count Autechre, Team Doyobi, Plaid and many more of the world’s finest electronic musicians as collaborators and friends.

Scrubber Fox & DJ Stuff LIVE (The Centrifuge, UK) – 3D-AV SHOW!!
http://www.myspace.com/thescrubberfoxspace
Hailing from the north of this fine isle, Scrubber Fox doesn’t make it as far as London too often. That’s a big shame, as he has been tearing up our 2009 shows with floor-filler acid rinseouts and tumbling breakbeats to our great pleasure. Not to worry, by popular request he’s coming down to the big smoke with a totally fresh live setup that will leave heads scratched, feet raw and sweat dripping from the ceiling. Having released on Skam, Merck and now The Centrifuge, the heads know about Scrubber and it’s time you did too. Joined by DJ Stuff for a London debut 3D-AV Scrubber disco!!

Vertical67 LIVE (Acroplane, Germany)
http://www.myspace.com/vertical67
Vertical67 is a lifelong Berliner. He started making electronic music around 1999, producing in many different styles. In general he makes some electronic music influenced by acid, jungle, psychedelia. So far he released 2 Albums on the mighty netlabel Acroplane Recordings and several other contributions to some compilations, remixes and the like. Expect some rave this evening.

Nexus LIVE (The Centrifuge, Ireland)
http://www.siliconepoplars.com/
Silicone Poplars/Nexus is a Dublin/Berlin-based composer and performer of sparse ambient electronica mixed with breakbeat, glitch and homemade electronics. Live sets usually include a homemade interface which tracks the movement of gameboy cartridges and chess pieces to control sound events. These homemade devices and interfaces have been on public display as interactive installations, but mostly play the part of instruments in live performances. — happy to have shared stages with Sunken Foal, Creator, Herv, DJ Scotch Egg, Miles Iwes, T-woc, Sarsparilla, Cignol, The Last Sound and to have been invited to perform at the Project Arts Centre, UCC, NUIM, Mantua, Life and Tweak Festival.

Fractional LIVE (The Centrifuge, Belgium)
http://www.myspace.com/tirofcnaal
Fractional is Eugenie. Her music can be qualified as brooding electronica with a jungle aftertaste. Pierre literally regurgitates his broken beats, waxing them with various bleeps and crackles, smearing mystical pads over them.

Volitune LIVE (The Centrifuge, UK)
http://www.myspace.com/volitune
Volitune is a new signing to The Centrifuge’s acid wing, having released on netlabels such as ARP in the past. Expect advanced melodies, 303 squelch and electro beat business.

Ursa (The Centrifuge, Brap.FM)
http://www.thecentrifuge.co.uk
Ursa has been part of The Centrifuge since near its inception, supporting the likes of Tim Exile, Scotch Egg, and Formication, as well as releasing on the netlabel. Resident in East London, he also hosts TheCentrifuge’s radio show on Brap.FM, writes for melodic jungle website www.itstooloud.com and can be found this summer playing alongside luminaries such as iTAL tEK.

missaw (The Centrifuge)
http://www.missaw.com
missaw is The Centrifuge’s label curator & resident remixer, creating electronic concoctions for the body and the mind.

To get you warmed up for Saturday’s festivities, here’s an advanced dancefloor electronics mix by our label boss missaw, taking in some highlights from our back catalogue, some favourites from the current crop and nice things to come

you can download/stream the mix direct from our server here or check out the original blog post on null+void with a link to a soundcloud player here.

Tracklisting:
1. Automatic Tasty – Parallel Plasticine (unrel)
2. Veqtor – Retrospective (CF024)
3. Idiron Soundtrack – Pinter’s Second Silence (CF020)
4. Koolmorf Widesen – Bow94 (Scrubber Fox Remix) (CF030)
5. Scrubber Fox – Gash Rash (Koolmorf Widesen Remix) (CF030)
6. NeuTek – Molecular Structure (CF001)
7. Idiron Soundtrack – Turbo Kiisu (Oxynucid’s Turbo Tissue Remix) (unrel)
8. Oxynucid – WATMM Wedding (Ursa Remix) (CF030)
9. Posthuman – Detach (CFMAC)
10. Automatic Tasty – Blush Reponse (unrel)
11. Myoptik – Liquorice Rave (CF023)
12. Oxynucid – pH6.6 (Quip’s Litmus Remix) (CF030)
13. Jodey Kendrick – HK2 (CFMAC)
14. Automatic Tasty – Popular Acid (unrel)
15. Mr Nibbles feat. NeuTek – 303EMU (CF030)
16. Odan – Trade Union Acid (CFMAC)
17. Scrubber Fox – Acid Bass Rape On Tablets Of Power (CF005)