These are the records released in 2010 that I’ve grown to like above all the others. You’ll find full details in the captions.
2010 best records of the year
Friday, December 31st, 2010New Wave Syria Remixes
Sunday, November 21st, 2010
Here are two remixes I did quite a while ago for a very fresh Slovenian synth pop band New Wave Syria. I’ve been a fan of their label Cheaptunes Records and their DIY ethos combined with circuit bending so it was a great pleasure to do two remixes for them which you can listen and download below. The first one is a droney, dark ambient sort of affair, while the second one is based on a few hip hop beats and pieces. The whole remix album (including remixes from Kleemar, Spock Studios and Yanoosh) can be found here.
New wave syria – Audiorape (Errorist remix) by erroristmusic
New wave syria – Vision/horror (Errorist redrum remix) by erroristmusic
Synaptic Chill & Grill Vol.1
Saturday, January 30th, 2010
What can be exciting about a new compilation of unsigned Slovenian electronica artists which is out now on Beatport? This one is not as genre-hopping as some previous ones, it includes artists from abroad as well and it is a compilation of dub-infused electronica, clicks-and-cuts ambience on one side and some more dancey dub technoey tunes on the other. Not sure if those are the right reasons, so let’s look more closely at the tracks. Favourites include Symann’s glitch excursion into the bassy spectrum of steem, Mesec vs. Freeverse’s ragga-influenced breaks and Organon’s fairly standard dub techno which definitely delivers. The download pack also includes new and exclusive tracks from a few more established artists such as Anders Ilar, Aeroc and Forceback, among which Ilar’s slow but wonderful growing ambience is most fulfilling. The production quality is indeed wonderful with no apparent differences from home and foreign artists. The only downside is the rather quick job on the artwork which is unfortunately becoming more and more redundant in the age of digital-only releases. Synaptic crew and the label Soul Industries have no doubt put out a quality comp which hopefully will find its way on the hard drives of interested parties. Good luck!