The Dave Clarke 10

Here's Dave Clarke's current top 10 and a comment about each track/record. I find the remarks about Underground Resistance especially interesting - when was the last time you heard a decent tune on commercial FM radio?

1) Voltaic: ‘Abyss’ (unknown)
“This is a very moody, bass-heavy record, I'm lucky to be sent a lot of digital tracks before they ever see the light of day, this will be out in a few months no doubt.”
2) Terence Fixmer: ‘Electrostatic (Audion remix)’ (Gigolos)
“I'm a big fan of Fixmer and Matthew Dear is one producer who can make extremely interesting deep music. This mix is 15 minutes of warped low tempo techno, I had the worldwide exclusive on my show White Noise.”
3) Underground Resistance: ‘Kill my Radio Station’ (Underground Resistance)
“Great lyrics, expresses how I have felt about Radio One in a few sentences,
UR are living heroes to many: why? Because they have conviction and don't
bullshit and are still here doing the do, and you got to do the do if you want to get done.”
4) Max Durante “Shake It” (Truckstop 76th)
“Holy shit, anyone professing to dig techno has to check this EP out. Liasing with Keith Tucker on one of the tracks, being politically correct on ‘Xenophobia’ and ‘Shake It’ having incredibly direct percussion, this release has rocked clubs for me for a few months.”
5) Aux 88: ‘Electro Muzik’ (Crème Organization)
“True electro from such nice guys, always a fan.”
6) Frank Kusserow: ‘Human Being’ (Datapunk)
“Rother's road tour manager shows his own sound and gets full marks, very
atmospheric indeed.”
7) Billy Nasty: ‘Electro Malequiro’ (unknown)
“Nasty returns to music after becoming a part-time resident of Amsterdam. This is actually my favourite release he has ever done.”
8) The Plan: ‘Change of Mood’ (Submerge)
“I like this because it has nostalgia attached to its grooves, it reminds me of when I used to go record hunting at vinyl fairs and find an old Detroit release that I had missed: it’s very smooth as well.”
9) The Advent: ‘Slave Rhythm’ (Classic Music)
Cisco is the boy when it comes to pounding but complex beats, his PAs
always hit a spot few thought they had, but then they are subsequently happy
Cisco found it for them. This is an exclusive on my ILT album: it’s so nice
not having labels get in the way and slowing things up when doing a compilation, this was downloaded and licensed in 15 minutes, no drama.”
10) DK7: ‘Life is Everywhere (Steve Rachmad’s Chicago Remix) (DK7)
“DK7 played for me at Pukkelpop in Belgium two years ago, they are fun to be
around and I like what they are doing, so when you combine that with Steve's
talents, you are onto a winner. I actually heard this before it was sent to them, digital is so damn direct, I think this will be out in two months. (You should also check Rachmad's remix of Game One by Infiniti, a great update).”

Comments

[tom/pipecock]

interestingly, there was some hoo-hah on littledetroit about UR's political and social statements when that record came out. how silly.

that record by The Plan is awesome BTW, really good house/techno/electro type shit. definitely will be on my top 10 of 07 list.

[Billy]

Dam. I hat Dj reviews so much because we dont get to hear the music for such a long time. Really interested to hear the rachmad mix of Game one.

[kuri]

I believe that the Nightvision label has samples or even complete tracks of the remixes. The S2 remix is quite good. And speaking of UR, has anyone heard the Galaxy 2 Galaxy remix of Raiders of the Lost Arp's latest 12"? Simply class stuff.

[kuri]

I meant to say that Nightvision has the remixes on their myspace page.

[Brophy]

@ Tom: I have always admired UR, for their determination to do everything on their own terms as much as for their music. They are incredibly shrewd people - the whole anti-marketing marketing thing is genius, but I don't know why people get upset about their politics. They have always had an agenda - and I can relate to that too. I gotta find that Plan record.

@ Billy: the Rachmad remix is good, but not a patch on the original if that's any consolation. The other remixes are terrible, if that's any more consolation!

@ Kuri: the G2G remix of Raiders is astounding. I just did a review of it on Beatportal.

[musicfan]

funny!!! all of you waste time talking about a track Orlando Voorn made in 94 w/Juan...I wonder if any of you have over 80 releases under your belt I think all nightvision Game One remixes are different with the creativity from all over the world...so BILLY what do you have to bring to the techno community? other then negetive remarks on legendary Producer?...