Musik | Interview mit Dominik Eulberg Dominik Eulberg macht elektronische Musik, die von Herz und Seele förmlich überläuft. Die neue EP ›Spülsaum‹ – jetzt von allen guten Plattenläden und Download-Seiten (und Amazon, HMV, iTunes usw.) erhältlich – besteht aus drei wunderschönen elektronische Tracks, die Dominiks Talent als Produzent eindrucksvoll unter Beweis stellen. Von JOHN BITTLES und IRENE FUCHS
Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world Throughout its brief history the remix has been a vital part of dance music. It allows producers, DJs and engineers to re-interpret a song, add a phat beat and make it relevant for the dance floor. The art of a good remix is to re-interpret the original song and take it somewhere the band, singer, producer didn’t even know it could go. By JOHN BITTLES
Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world There are some albums that grip you immediately, shake you by the hand, give you a winning smile and strut confidently into your life. With others it may take days, weeks, or even months before you become firm friends. A fitting example of the latter is the album Booth And The Bad Angel by Tim Booth of James and composer Angelo Badalamenti. Using the record‘s title as their alias they released their one and only album in 1996 to widespread indifference and occasional disdain. By JOHN BITTLES
Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world Ok, I admit that the world isn’t exactly brimming with hot new releases right now! For instance, the James Bay album is the sound of one long, wearisome yawn, while rather than enduring the relentless pounding of The Day Is My Enemy I asked a thug to repeatedly punch me in the head instead, and no matter how good the new Blur album might be, it’s still fucking Blur. By JOHN BITTLES
Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world Last night I woke up in a sweat after a horrible nightmare! I was in a club that was blasting Blurred Lines continuously without pause. When I spoke to the DJ about playing something else he just gave me a sleazy grin, licked my ear and stuck on the never-ending 12″ of the same tune. Upon awaking my screams seemed like they would never end. By JOHN BITTLES
Music | Bittles‘ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world In Belfast we are somewhat starved of concerts by people you would actually pay money to go see. Local ›talent‹ and terrible tribute bands seem to make up the majority of the gig-goer’s choice here. And, when someone does decide to make the short trip over the Irish sea it tends to be people like McBusted or Nicki Minaj who aren’t going to excite anyone over the age of twelve. By JOHN BITTLES
Music | Bittles‘ Magazine Have you heard the new Madonna record yet? Terrible! The entire time I was listening to it the only thing I could think was »That poor woman!«. Whoever advised her that songs like Bitch I’m Madonna were a good idea deserves to be locked in a room with Mark Ronson for an entire day. Luckily there is some fantastic new music out there which more than makes up for the inane racket created by the Peter Pan of pop. By JOHN BITTLES
Music | Bittles‘ Magazine To say that there is some great music out this month is like saying that Jeremy Kyle is a bit of a twat, (if you don’t know who this guy is, then lucky you). There are fantastic new albums by the legendary Marc Almond, sublime bass pressure from Scuba, Pearson Sound and Also, funky-assed trip-hop from Romare, spectral folk from Marika Hackman, lush house from Vincent Floyd, and so much more. By JOHN BITTLES
Bittles‘ Magazine | Interview Kevin McKay might not know this, but he was partly responsible for instilling my love of deep house. In the early to mid 90s a string of record labels such as Soma, Junior Boys Own, Guerilla and Stress brought out a stream of music that sounded like the best thing you had ever heard. At the very forefront of this house renaissance was Kevin’s Muzique Tropique and later Glasgow Underground labels which, between them, released numerous tracks which sent shivers up and down the spine. By JOHN BITTLES
Bittles‘ Magazine | Interview with Ghost Culture Ghost Culture is something of an enigma! Sitting proudly in the margins which exist between the worlds of introspective indie, futuristic R&B and dance floor delirium his sound is instantly recognisable, yet impossible to categorize. By JOHN BITTLES
