BSITWT #105

Villagers - 'Home'

www.myspace.com/villagers

Villagers - Becoming a Jackal

Prepare for an enjoyable 3 minutes and 56 seconds of your existence. Taken from the brilliant watchlistentell.

BSITWT #102

Crystal Castles - 'Celestica'

http://crystalcastles.com/

IT'S HERE!

Finally, we have the official running order, complete with very handy overlap shading thing.

I'm so giddy.

Picnic Preview: Luciano presents Æther

Before I launch in the musical side of things it may be of interest to you that Aether originally was the personification of the "upper sky", space and heaven, in Greek mythology. Now you know.

“CAN YOU SEE SOUND”
“DO YOU HEAR COLOUR”
“CAN YOU TASTE THE BASS”

So what can we expect from Luciano's Æther Live project? A little research reveals that the Chilean DJ/producer will be taking on the role of conductor leading Cadenza musicians Reboot, Lee Van Dowski, Mirko Loko, the Digitaline duo and Swiss drummer, Omri Hason, into a multi-media performance which eventually ends in one big live jam. The visual effects have been created by the London live video designers and performers Microchunk. Described as a complex mixture of music, video and light intended to thoroughly disturb our idea of music, Luciano explains: "Æther is a live concert based on technology and the senses. The idea is to finally make people understand what it is to make electronic music".

More on the project from the Cadenza site:

"The show is both conceptual and ground breaking. The evolving narrative of the visuals will represent colour theories in 4 movements. Visual content will span diverse subjects to accentuate the way light is used to interpret the sounds. This is a rehearsed disciplined show to exacting technical standards and pushes the limits of software and hardware for both the audio and visual elements."

Æther world premier at Monegros Desert Festival, Spain 18 July 2009

Luciano presents Æther close the Crawdaddy Tent on Friday night (11:00-12:00).

Picnic Preview: Moderat

Headlining the Little Big Tent on Saturday night (12.45am-2.00am) we have the collaboration between Modeselektor and Apparat affectionately known as Moderat. Following on from the release of their debut album in May this year, this will be the Belgian/German combo's first live appearance here. It is another undoubtable highlight: Marbles will be misplaced at this one!

Moderat - 'A New Error'

www.myspace.com/moderat

BSITWT #70, #71

Two contemporary giants do the sensible thing and come together for this deeeeeeeep foray into experimental dub-step. Beautiful.

Burial & Four Tet - Moth (mp3)




From the more phychadelic side of the spectrum comes this slowburning tour of bright and breezy electronica courtesy of Subway. Their self-styled krautrock-influenced debut, Subway II, is out now on the wildly eclectic Soul Jazz Records

Subway - Xam (mp3)

Electric Picnic - Stage Times

FRIDAY

Main Stage
10:30-12:00 Orbital
8.45-9.45 MGMT
7.15-8:15 Zero 7
5.30-6.30 Michael Nyman Orchestra
4:00-4:45 Smash Hits

Electric Arena
11:00-12:00 Rodrigo y Gabriela
9.15-10.30 Seasick Steve
7.30-8.30 Magazine
5:45-6:45 David Kitt
4:00-5:00 8 Ball

Crawdaddy Stage
11:00-12:00 Luciano presents AEther
9:30 - 10:20 Duckworth Lewis Method
8:00 - 9:00 ABC
6:45 - 7:30 Lykke Li
5:30 - 6:15 The Temper Trap
4:30 - 5:00 Peter Broderick

Cosby Stage
9:30-10:30 Dinosaur Jr
7:45 - 8:45 Efterklang
6:30 - 7:15 Richmond Fontaine
5:30 - 6:00 Jeffrey Lewis
4:30 - 5:00 Wave Machine

Little Big Tent
01:00-02:00 Japanese Popstars DJ set
12:00-12:45 Potbelleez
10:30-12:00 Diplo
9:30-10:30 Buraka som Sistema
8:15-9:30 Fake Blood
7:15-8:15 Major Lazer
6:00-7:15 Boy 8 Bit
4:00-6:00 Tu-Ki

SATURDAY

Main Stage
12.30-2.00 2ManyDJs
10.30-11.45 Madness
8.15-9.45 Brian Wilson
6.30-7.30 Lisa Hannigan
4.45-5.45 Kid Creole & the Coconuts
3.00-4.00 Baaba Maal
1.30-2.15 Tunng
12.30-1.00 Stee Downes

Electric Arena
10.30-12.00 Chic
8.45-9.45 Klaxons
7.00-8.00 Bat for Lashes
5.15-6:15 Jape
4:00-4.45 Roots Manuva
2:45-3:30 The XX
1.30-2.00 Heartbreak [CANCELLED]
12.30-1.00 Cap Pas Cap

Crawdaddy Stage
01:00-02:00 Chris Cunningham
11:45-12:40 Four Tet
10:15-11.15 Explosions in the Sky
8.30-9.30 Imelda May
7.00-8.00 Mundy
5:30-6:30 Billy Bragg
4:00-4:45 A Flock of Seagulls
2.30-3.15 Just Jack
1.30-2.00 Dave Geraghty
12:30-1:00 One Day International

Cosby Stage
11.00-12.00 Neko Case
9.15-10.15 ESG
7.45-8.45 Whitest Boy Alive
6.30-7.15 The Walkmen
5.15-6.00 Magnolia Electric Co.
4.00-4.45 Marina and the Diamonds
3.00-3.30 Low Anthem
2.00-2.30 Julie Feeney
1.00-1.30 Lost Brothers

Little Big Tent
12:45-02:00 Moderat
11:00-12:30 [TBC]
9:45-10:45 The Proxy
7:30-9:30 James Murphy and Pat Mahoney
6:30-7:30 The Field
5:00-6:15 Jazzanova (live)
3:30-4:30 Noze
2:30-3:30 Jon Averil
1:30-2:30 LRB and Conor G
12:30-1:30 Transmission DJs

SUNDAY

Main Stage
10.30-12.00 Basement Jaxx
8.30-9.45 Bell X1
6:30-7:45 Alabama 3
4.45-5.45 The Wailers
3:00-4.00 Quantic and his Combo Barbaro
1.45-2.30 Introducing (DJ Shadow tribute)
12.30-1.15 Dublin Gospel Choir

Electric Arena
10.15-11.45 Flaming Lips
8.30-9.30 Royksopp
6.45-7.45 Fleet Foxes
5:30-6.15 Florence and the Machine
4:15-5.00 Simian Mobile Disco
2:45-3:45 Nightmares on Wax Soundsystem
1:30-2.15 The Sugarhill Gang
12:30-1:00 Two Door Cinema Club

Crawdaddy Stage
10.45-11.45 Damien Dempsey
9.00-10.00 Amadou and Mariam
7.15-8.15 Fionn Regan
5.45-6.45 Echo and the Bunnymen
4.30-5:15 Laura Izibor
3:15-4:00 Okkervil River
2.15-2:45 Mick Flannery
1.15-1.45 Villagers
12.15-12.45 Halfset

Cosby Stage
10.45-11.45 Skream and Benga
9.00-10.00 [TBC]
7.45-8.30 Dan Deacon Ensemble
6.15-7.15 Bell Orchestre
4.45-5.30 The Big Pink
3.30-4.15 The Acorn
2.30-3.00 Micachu
1.30-2.00 Blitzen Trapper
12:30-1:00 Our Fold

Little Big Tent
10:00-12:00 Erol Alkan
8:30-10:00 Zombie Nation
7:00-8:30 Duke Dumont
5:30-7:00 Aeroplane
4:30-5:30 [TBC]
3:30-4:30 Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
2:30-3:15 Ebony Bones
1:30-2:15 Arveene and Misk (live)
12:30-1:30 Barry Redsetta


Download in PDF format here.

Still a few acts to be added but overall looks to be the real deal.

Full line Up

Picnic Preview - The Whitest Boy Alive

We're going back to basics for the uninitiated. This will be a highlight - guaranteed.

Picnic Preview - The xx

It only takes one listen to the intro to the self-titled album from The xx to realise there is something very special coming your way. The slow moving almost hypnotic tones soothed a tender techno assaulted Sunday morning head here. The Londoners were among the recent exciting names added to an already strong line up for this year's EP. Word is that the live show is still a work in progress but the stir they have already caused is likely to make their Stradbally appearance one of the more anticipated outings of the weekend. Get your hands on this, their debut album, and let early lead single 'Crystallised' ease you gently into the rest of the offerings.

The xx - Crystallised

Dan Deacon @ Electric Picnic 2008 - Video

More of the same please!

EP 2009 - New Additions

16 new acts just added to the impressive Electric Picnic lineup.


Kid Creole & The Coconuts
Dinosaur Jr
Neko Case
Dan Deacon Ensemble
Diplo
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
The Temper Trap
Buraka Som Sistema (live)
Major Lazer (Diplo & Switch)
The Acorn
First Aid Kit
Julie Feeney
One Day International
Fake Blood (DJ Touché)
Boy 8 Bit
The Lost Brothers


I managed to catch Buraka Som Sistema at the St. Jerome's festival in Sydney this year and was blown away by their energy, interaction with the crowd and how fun they are. Great to see Dan Deacon involved, always a top-notch performer and it will be my debut experience so particularly excited about that. Temper Trap are destined for big things and by all acounts were of the stand-out acts at SXSW. This is gonna be great! Count-down to Stradbally is officially on.

The full line-up now looks as follows:

ORBITAL
BRIAN WILSON
FLAMING LIPS
BASEMENT JAXX
MADNESS
MGMT
FLEET FOXES
KLAXONS
BELL X1
ROYSKOPP
RODRIGO Y GABRIELA
CHIC
SEASICK STEVE
2 MANY DJs
LISA HANNIGAN
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY
ABC
DAMIEN DEMPSEY
ALABAMA 3
BAT FOR LASHES
ZERO 7
AMADOU AND MARIAM
A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS
EROL ALKAN
ROOTS MANUVA
THE WAILERS
THE SUGARHILL GANG
JAMES MURPHY & PAT MAHONEY SPECIAL DISCO VERSION DJ SET
BILLY BRAGG
LYKKE LI
IMELDA MAY
ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
MAGAZINE
E.S.G
MODERAT
BELL ORCHESTRE
SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO
THE FIELD
SKREAM & BENGA's MAGNETIC MAN
NOZE
HEARTBREAK
HALFSET
CHRIS CUNNINGHAM
OKKERVIL RIVER,
MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC COMPANY
LOW ANTHEM
VILLAGERS
TUNNG
JAPE
WHITEST BOY ALIVE
MICACHU & THE SHAPES
THE WALKMEN
MICHAEL NYMAN
DUBLIN GOSPEL CHOIR
QUANTIC & HIS COMBO BARBARO
JAZZANOVA
FIONN REGAN
MUNDY
RICHMOND FONTAINE
MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS
JEFFREY LEWIS


Stradbally Estate, County Laois, Ireland. Friday 4 / Saturday 5 / Sunday 6 September 2009

www.electricpicnic.ie

PICNIC PREVIEW: More announcements

As guessed just recently on BTBW, The Field has been announced for EP. Yep, we're f**king delighted!!!
Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson is also announced, to the doubtless delight of anyone that saw him at Oxegen two years ago (or is that three already???)




Others announced include:
James Murphy & Pat Mahoney
Mamadou and Miriam
Royksopp
Bell Orchestre
Richmond Fontaine
Jeffrey Lewis
Fionn Regan

The line-up is getting fantastically strong now. Roll on September!!!

Electric Picnic 2009 - First Names

2 MANY DJS, ABC, ALABAMA 3, BASEMENT JAXX, BAT FOR LASHES, BELL X1, BILLY BRAGG, CHIC, CHRIS CUNNINGHAM (LIVE SHOW), DAMIEN DEMPSEY, DUBLIN GOSPEL CHOIR, ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN, EFTERKLANG, EROL ALKAN, ESG, EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY, FLAMING LIPS, FLEET FOXES, FOUR TET, HALFSET, HEARTBREAK, IMELDA MAY, JAPE, JAZZANOVA (LIVE), KLAXONS, LISA HANNIGAN, LOW ANTHEM, LYKKE LI, MADNESS, MAGAZINE, MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO, MGMT, MICACHU, MICHAEL NYMAN ORCHESTRA, MODERAT, NOZE, OKKERVIL RIVER, ORBITAL, QUANTIC SOUL ORCHESTRA, RODRIGO Y GABRIELA, ROOTS MANUVA, SEASICK STEVE, SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO (LIVE), SKREAM & BENGA, THE SUGARHILL GANG, THE WALKMEN, TUNNG, VILLAGERS, WHITEST BOY ALIVE.

Nice

From Jim Carroll's blog:

And, to the most important question of all, just who might these Picnic acts be? Based on things falling off trucks, educated guesswork, good cop/bad cop conversations and getting handed a sheaf of print-outs at my Austin hotel which were destined for a UK booking agent, don’t be surprised if Fleet Foxes, Department of Eagles, Micachu & The Shapes, Orbital, Bon Iver, Okkervil River and The Prodigy end up on the bill.

By the way, I mentioned Green Day to Picnic booker Declan Forde and he guffawed loudly with laughter for several minutes. I think we can take that as a definite “no” .

Lovely Hurling.

Early Bird EP Tickets on Sale Friday

Electric Picnic 2009 will be held on the 4rd, 5th & 6th of September next year. Early bird tickets go on sale this Friday at the very reasonable price of €199. That's €40 cheaper than the general sale price for last year's event.

Buy tickets online: www.ticketmaster.ie

Picnic Preview - Benga

Benga is a London dubstep producer and Dj. He is one of the pioneers of fusing the South London dubstep sound with the newer East London born grime sound. Benga's arrival to play on the Bodytonic Main Stage is first step in the dubstep (ahem) direction for the Dublin based crew. If I were in the country this weekend, I would be at Benga.

www.myspace.com/bengabeats

Benga & Coki - 'Night'

Benga (DJ Set): Bodytonic Main Stage, Sunday 19.00-20.00

BSITWT #27

Hercules And Love Affair - 'Blind'(feat. Antony Hegarty)





Some people will love this, some will hate it. I didn't think much at first but after a while it really grows. It has that something extra. Antony's lyrics are special. This will be a crossover hit, if it isn't already. Frankie Knuckles' Dub also deserves attention.

Hercules And Love Affair - 'Blind' (Frankie Knuckles Dub)

Hercules And Love Affair play the Electric Arena at Electric Picnic on Sunday at 3.15.

Picnic Preview - Rob Hood

Rob Hood is techno. Along with Jeff Mills and 'Mad' Mike Banks, Hood is a founding member of the seminal Underground Resistance label. Their influential releases throughout the 90's helped to shape the modern face of techno by fusing elements of acid and industrial with Detroit and Chicago house. He is often credit with being the pioneer of hypnotic stripped down techno and released his Minimal Nation MP on Jeff Mills' Axis label in 1994. Birmingham's Surgeon once remarked, 'When Hood released his pivotal 'Minimal Nation' EP in 1993, it was like a bomb went off.' Clearly ahead of the game his current releases are described as taking techno music to new levels of musicality and sophistication. He plays hard and fast techno often at speeds of up to 150bpm. He is know for using custom altered Technics which can pitch up to +16%.

Hood has shyed away from the mainstream as much as possible due to his desire to remain underground, he prefers to place emphasis on soul and experimentation over flash and popularity. When he started his own label, M-Plant, in 1994 he did so with the desire to create the music "I've always wanted to hear: the basic stripped down, raw sound. Just drums, basslines and funky grooves and only what's essential. Only what is essential to make people move. I started to look at it as a science, the art of making people move their butts, speaking to their heart, mind and soul. It's a heart-felt rhythmic techno sound. M-Plant is just M. minimal"

The return of minimal into the hearts of the masses over the past few years resulted in Hood completing a mix for Fabric's legendary series. Released in March, Fabric 39 is a stomping run-through of what is pure in techno music. It's hard but it's stripped down to the bare essentials and you cannot help but be sucked into the distinctive Detroit drum loops. For those Stradbally bound at the weekend, I would prescibe a heavy dose of Fabric 39 to get in the mood for this one.


Rob Hood headlines the Bodytonic Main Stage on Saturday night at Electric Picnic.

Body and Soul

Sorry to be seemingly oneupmanning Eoin, but here is the line-up for Body & Soul at this year's EP

http://www.electricpicnic.ie/html/body_soul_chill_lineup.html