May 2012
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11 At the Movies
More often than not, you can judge a good movie by its score. Then of course there are bitter exceptions. Some of the greatest movies ever made have dull scores, if any at all. On the other hand, a great score can’t save a bad film either. Still, I believe a movie score is every bit as important as the main components that make the movie, like the story, actors, actress, dialogues and so...
April 2012
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10 Beats United
Beats are all around us. Almost all music begins with a beat and as such it’s a musical term rather than a genre. But the term is widely associated with a style whose rhythmic basis is constructed with drum loops and breaks which are usually sampled from Soul or Funk tracks at a slower tempo between 80-110 bmp.
Nearly all hip-hop and down-tempo music falls into that category. Also a huge...
March 2012
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09 Klik House
Microhouse is actually a subgenre of House music as the name suggests. It is frequently associated with Minimal House, but there are distinctive elements that make this style truly micro. It obviously strips house music down to a more minimal structure, but what really defines the sound’s make-up is the sampling technique which heavily employs extremely short cuts and clicks as well as glitchy...
February 2012
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08 Ambient Pressure
February may be the shortest month, but sometimes it feels like the longest. The sun barely comes into sight, the stars look pale and the cold weather makes you long for the summer.
Istanbul is blanketed in snow all over now. As the night winds blow and snowflakes abound I can’t think anything but ambient soundscapes to fill in the atmosphere. My favorite genre all the time, I picked...
January 2012
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07 Bits on Bass
One of the most important genres of the post-rave era, Drum & Bass might be the fastest consumed of them all. Though it never really became commercial, its influence was huge throughout the 90s and there were quite a number of artists that made it to the charts.
Early D&B tracks incorporated lot of elements from hardcore/rave sounds which initially defined the genre. It then began...
December 2011
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06 Suntitled
During cold winter times certain pieces of music can heat your day up and anything that flirts with jazz does the job perfectly for me. The effect of those blue notes double the warm feelings if it’s a sunny day and help you enjoy a chilly afternoon.
Since the winter is on its way I wanted make a mix that serves this purpose and so I have compiled a variety of tracks to create a...
November 2011
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05 Dub Folder
Maybe the most influential genre of modern times, dub has shaped many other music forms since its appearance in late 60s. Although it first emerged as a sub-genre of reggae music, dub quickly evolved to an extent beyond the scope of reggae. In the early days, dub music was way ahead of its time, employing unique techniques based on the use of extensive echo, reverb, panoramic delay and...
October 2011
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04 Autumn Keys
We are already past the September equinox, the nights are getting cooler and the leaves are changing colors. In the meantime, I have been having a hard time choosing the theme for this month’s podcast.
I decided in the end that nothing would be more fitting and seasonal than some luscious piano tunes. It may surprise some of you that piano sonically has always been my favourite...
September 2011
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03 Post-Rock
Late 90s witnessed the emergence of this trendy title when a buzzing new genre reared its head in Planet Indie, only to lose foothold over the years simply because it wasn’t really descriptive enough to begin with.
It is widely believed that the term “post-rock” was coined by Simon Reynolds, one of the most important music critics of our times. He described makers of...
August 2011
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02 Crime Jazz
You must be wondering: “What the heck is Crime Jazz?” Trust me, I will not try and intellectualize about this one. Jazz Noire would have been the more obvious choice had I not had the wits to come up with this one.
Suffice to say that the title is an homage to my favourite TV series Twin Peaks and Angelo Badalamenti’s wonderful soundtrack - I wanted to create something...
July 2011
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01 Beats and Rhymes
Like many electronic music producers around me, I was also quite interested in Hip Hop when I started to discover different musical genres.
Hip Hop actually played a great role in shaping my musical tastes and later guided me to its own roots like funk, soul and jazz. In this mix of S.O.S. series the main focus is on both old and new school hip-hop, but as ever it’s flavoured with...