tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14078884Thu, 15 May 2008 10:34:42 +0000http://www.weareie.com/noreply@blogger.com (droid)Blogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14078884.post-3310119634671767059Thu, 15 May 2008 09:52:00 +00002008-05-15T11:34:42.838+01:00Nice little video interview with one of the most mysterious and influential UK hardcore producers courtesy of J-Tek, who, (despite some dubious press releases) seem more and more like the real deal. I don't think I need to mention the tune that made him famous around these parts...http://www.weareie.com/2008/05/lennie-de-ice-unmasked.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (droid)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14078884.post-7908174242007051354Wed, 14 May 2008 10:47:00 +00002008-05-14T11:55:49.728+01:00So, this epic gig is less than a month away now. There was some confusion over the date of the event due to a mistake on the original flyer, but I can wholeheartedly confirm that this will be on Friday 6th. Outrage of J-Tek fame has also replaced Randall, who pulled out on short notice, but the important thing is that myself and Slug are still playing last, from approximately 3-4am. We've been http://www.weareie.com/2008/05/reach-reminder.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (droid)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14078884.post-1807734017036020247Tue, 13 May 2008 13:56:00 +00002008-05-13T15:04:42.864+01:00And people wonder why Grime doesn't achieve outside the UK... From Johnny I on IDNB Unfortunately this gig has been cancelled. We'd like to say as a result of something that was beyond everyone's control, but this isn't the case. Essentially, Wiley went back on his deal in an attempt to extract more money, this made the gig unviable and there's nothing we can do. This is a real disappointment, http://www.weareie.com/2008/05/wiley-cancels-irish-gig.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (droid)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14078884.post-1174497209892796207Fri, 09 May 2008 12:46:00 +00002008-05-09T13:59:50.148+01:00This is a quick note to introduce the newest member of weareie - Executive Steve. Some of you will know him from various forums as 'Tyranny', and regular readers might recognise him from the Slick DJ Naphta interview that was posted here a while back. Steve is a great writer, and is far more up to date with new music than the rest of the willfully ignorant and decrepit archivists that reside herehttp://www.weareie.com/2008/05/executive-decisions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (droid)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14078884.post-427596381460254732Fri, 02 May 2008 14:04:00 +00002008-05-02T15:20:08.022+01:00This should be a good one. I saw General levy a few years back in Germany and he was great - expect a few rewinds of 'Incredible'. Storm is playing an old skool set, Subtle Audio's Code is playing with the Reach lads, and there'll be some serious bass pressure from soundsystem stalwarts Worries Outernational and Firehouse Skank. Only a few miles outside the city too. if the weather holds it http://www.weareie.com/2008/05/saturday-sbn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (droid)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14078884.post-7214642080355162425Thu, 01 May 2008 11:54:00 +00002008-05-14T21:19:34.701+01:00To end this string of blogariddims posts on a slightly morose note - some of you may be saddened to hear that the cast is due to end at episode 50 - in approximately 20 weeks or so. There's various reasons for this, the difficulty in finding new and dependable candidates and the amount of time it takes to organise and manage the cast being the main two. It may not seem like a lot of work but (cuehttp://www.weareie.com/2008/05/blogarididms-end-is-near.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (droid)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14078884.post-8954901961326650346Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:27:00 +00002008-04-30T21:40:52.673+01:00Seeing as we've made it to 40 episodes, I thought this would be a good time to refresh things and offer up a summary of where we are at the moment whilst collating all the essential info. This post is intended replace the old and cobwebby blogariddims post currently in the sidebar, so apologies to regular readers for any repetition. For those that don't know, Blogariddims is a fortnightly http://www.weareie.com/2008/04/blogariddims-top-40.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (droid)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14078884.post-4079802578379262445Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:11:00 +00002008-04-29T15:22:28.757+01:00So we've hit a weary but respectable 40 with an absolutely spectacular set from Messrs Eden and Meme, the Jam and Lewis (or maybe the Jam and Spoon?) of Blogariddims: Grime in the Dancehall. Though its something Ive taken for granted since I first started delving via Deuce magazine some years back, the seemingly intractable connections between dancehall and grime have been debated time and againhttp://www.weareie.com/2008/04/blogariddims-40-grime-in-dancehall.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (droid)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14078884.post-7382903800664920794Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:51:00 +00002008-04-26T14:35:13.278+01:00Truly excellent mix from the legendary DJ producer - one of the few artists in his field that I have a lot of time for, due to his clean production style and instinctive grasp of dancefloor dynamics. This is an Ableton mix, and having delved deep into this stuff myself I can say that using a computer is probably the only way you could mix a tight set of tunes from this era, and this set is http://www.weareie.com/2008/04/dj-producer-old-skool-mix.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (droid)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14078884.post-8120018150827528802Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:27:00 +00002008-04-22T16:42:46.496+01:00In all the kerfuffle of sorting this out I forgot to post about it here. Its paypal only for the moment until it gets picked up by some of the more established MP3 stores. The MP3s are DRM free 320s with full printable artwork (including the CD surface). Click on the image above to get it.http://www.weareie.com/2008/04/long-time-burning-mp3s.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (droid)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14078884.post-471074052568602769Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:11:00 +00002008-04-29T16:50:58.983+01:00Whilst browsing in vain for a promised FACT review of the Naphta LP, I stumbled across Kek-W's 'History of Ambient' articles: Part 1Part 2Part 3Now, as always, there are details to grumble about, but all in all its a pretty solid primer, and to be honest, if I was asked to write a history of ambient in just a few thousand words I would probably fail miserably. One thing that does wreck my head http://www.weareie.com/2008/04/random-ambient-bits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (droid)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14078884.post-3924389679472963313Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:50:00 +00002008-04-16T14:07:27.403+01:00Blogariddims this, Blogariddims that - this blog is fast becoming known as the Blogariddims site (for real), but here's a nice little mention of the cast in a review of Heatwaves 'England Story' from the New Zealand listener: Though it is many things to many people, the ubiquitous term podcast is fast becoming a valuable signpost to assist music discovery. Like mixtapes, there’s an awful lot of http://www.weareie.com/2008/04/blogariddims-nz.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (droid)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14078884.post-1086256789621726698Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:47:00 +00002008-04-29T16:52:51.914+01:00 (Droid sez:) Typical. You wait weeks for a Blogariddims, and then 2 come (almost) at once! This episode brings the schedule back in line for the first time in months, and its a stonker of an eclectic electronica mix, reminiscent of our Electronicack mix from last year, and eerily similar to the kind of multi-genre mixing myself and Slug used to do on Saturday nights on Power FM back in the latehttp://www.weareie.com/2008/04/blogariddims-39-journeys-by-non-dj.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (droid)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14078884.post-657743175329903745Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:44:00 +00002008-04-09T20:11:04.569+01:00Usually this kinda thing doesn't float my boat, but Ive been blown away by these mixes from The Rub since someone posted a link to them on SC. Obviously I'm most endeared to the early 90's stuff - shit that gives that warm nostalgic buzz as I was listening to it at the time. Plus - like dancehall from the same period, theres all those moments of semi-recognition when you hear some of the many http://www.weareie.com/2008/04/hip-hop-history-mixes-79-99.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (droid)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14078884.post-4238943645376319816Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:18:00 +00002008-04-08T16:41:32.839+01:00OK, I admit it. I've failed to keep the rabble in line, and the Blogariddims schedule has become the kind of shambling and unpredictable mess that Ive been trying to avoid since we started this podcast. Good news is that 39 and 40 are reportedly in the bag, and last weeks episode is now up - a haunting minimal ambient classical set from the erudite Tim Rambler, and in case you missed it, http://www.weareie.com/2008/04/blogging-to-riddims.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (droid)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14078884.post-672384952963977543Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:22:00 +00002008-03-11T14:29:13.041ZThis should be hitting the shelves very soon, and if you've been wondering what Ive been doing for the last couple of months, you'll find the answer on page 1! Do yourself a favour and keep your eye on this site for more info. I will be distributing a limited number of copies to All City, City Discs and Spindizzy here in Dublin, so local readers who don't want to pay for postage should watch http://www.weareie.com/2008/03/woofah-issue-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (droid)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14078884.post-4215732212379909297Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:45:00 +00002008-03-11T12:16:46.786ZThis finally came out last week after an extended delay due to a canceled episode. Its another superlative reggae/dancehall mix from the Heatwave crew, currently riding high after the launch of their Blogariddims inspired England Story Compilation on Soul Jazz. Get it here.http://www.weareie.com/2008/03/blogariddims-36-roots-reality-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (droid)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14078884.post-6591070313941124255Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:42:00 +00002008-02-25T16:59:15.557ZNaphta's Long Time Burning - Album of the week at Warpmart. Blogariddims goes mainstream. Heatwave's England story finally gets set for an official release. Reggae legend Joe Gibbs passes away. Pole pushing the Hessle sound in his new mix. Paul Autonomic killin' it with a new dubstep/techno/electronica/'what do you call it' selection. Heatwave sum up 2007 bashment in 70 minutes. Reggae http://www.weareie.com/2008/02/breaking-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (droid)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14078884.post-5182323817803961262Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:40:00 +00002008-02-07T19:53:38.758ZA couple of links to shows that I guested on recently here in Dublin... the Dave Fanning show on RTE Radio 1, and Donal Dineen's late-night alternative music show on Today FM. RTE Radio 1 is the principal national station while Today FM is a big commercial thing, mainly talk-show driven (Dineen's rather eclectic show excepted). My remit on the Fanning show was vague: to somehow fit the whole http://www.weareie.com/2008/02/naphta-radio-interviews.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (naphta)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14078884.post-836080165497884354Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:07:00 +00002008-02-05T17:13:17.500ZThis is a mix which summarises my listening habits for the past 6 months/9 months or so. It ended up being comprised of nearly all guitar/instrument based ambient with a bit of post rock and classical in there as well. The approach is in the vein of the swhantology mixes, check here and here for info on the ideas behind it. I've been toying with the idea of doing a mix over the christmas break http://www.weareie.com/2008/01/electro-acoustic-ambient-mix1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (slug)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14078884.post-2134116361700800282Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:43:00 +00002008-02-02T18:55:29.444ZThis going to be absolutely amazing. Nice venue. A faultless line up. Reggae, dancehall, dubstep and jungle. 4am closing. It's like a dream come true, and promises to be one of the best nights Dublin has seen in years. UK and European readers - if you ever wanted an excuse to visit then here it is. Big up the Reach crew! http://www.weareie.com/2008/02/reach-for-star.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (droid)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14078884.post-5948918885453551332Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:46:00 +00002008-01-24T19:37:19.068Z...after an extended Christmas holiday - due mainly to some pesky scheduling problems. After some odd goings on towards the end of last year, we're back on track with a new schedule and the first show of 2008: Paul Meme's fantastic '2step heaven' all vinyl selection of classic garage. Like most of us on these shores I pretty much missed out on garage during its heyday, as for some reason, despitehttp://www.weareie.com/2008/01/blogariddims-is-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (droid)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14078884.post-3354896343846222944Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:18:00 +00002008-01-18T14:28:11.712ZSince that last post Ive been engulfed in such a tide of complaints, (some of them quite insulting and hurtful) that Ive relented and decided that there will be prizes after all. Seeing as no-one got the right answer, I've selected 2 winners from everyone who commented using a complex formula involving the I-Ching, 6 x 32 sided AD&D dice, a random number generator and several rounds of http://www.weareie.com/2008/01/naphta-competition-results-pt2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (droid)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14078884.post-1478310563815117614Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:50:00 +00002008-01-16T22:05:25.035ZI suppose its about time I posted these. The answer was (obviously) Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of The Carribean. Only recently Naphta confessed to me (in the strictest of confidence) that he'd been obsessing over the films, and whilst choking back briney tears went on to say that Johnny Depps' camp performances had affected him on a deeply personal level - that 'everything is different http://www.weareie.com/2008/01/naphta-competition-results.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (droid)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14078884.post-7510106729876197267Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:51:00 +00002007-12-21T22:41:18.642ZFinally! Its out, and you can buy it here. Not an ideal time to launch a new album, but the junglist massive have been screaming for this one all year, and there's been a very positive reception from punters and critics so far. To celebrate the launch, we're giving away two copies of the CD - one each to those of you who can answer the following question correctly: Who has had the more profound http://www.weareie.com/2007/12/naphta-long-time-burning-cd.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (droid)