I´m glad i found out about percussionlab.com. I think this is by far the best collection of good dj sets i´ve seen on one place in the web. With great musical diversity, this website is rich on content, organized and visually appealing. Again Praveen and Sougwen Chung i blogged about, are involved. All thumbs up!

Visit here: http://percussionlab.com/

Mission Design:

“When working on client projects we occasionaly come up with concepts and ideas that not always fit the client brief, but still has great potential. “Wildlife” is one such idea.
We chose to invest quite some time on this project, together with the photographer Pål Laukli. It turned out to be a project we are very proud of.”

To see the whole portfolio visit this website Mission Design

Business as usual: another banging minimal techno set by Shalla Bros. This one starts smooth and keeps growing until the end. I listened to the mix at work yesterday and i really enjoyed it. This keeps big kids dancing..

THIS KEEPS KIDS DANCING by shalla bros.

As always here´s more about Shalla Bros:
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Moray McLaren – We Got Time from David Wilson Creative on Vimeo.

Using both praxinoscopes and the technique of matching up the frame rate of the spinning record to that of the camera, no computer super-imposing was used; what you see is what rolled off the camera. The transitions between each section of animation was created by simply cutting or wiping between the bits of footage.

All the animations were created, drawn and coloured by the director David Wilson. Good job!

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(Note: If some of the soundcloud players are not working properly please follow the link on the bottom. It will work on the soundcloud page)

Sbtrkt

The first  2 tracks are from Sbtrkt. First one is a remix by Sbtrkt from MJ Cole´s track “Sanctuary” released originally in 1999. I listened to MJ Cole for many years and i think this remix works great for the new directions garage is going. The second is dubstep but goes for smooth danceable rythm (forthcoming on Brainmath Rec in March/April 2010). Sbtrkt is a London based producer..have a eye on him!

MJ Cole – Sanctuary (Sbtrkt Remix) by sbtrkt
SBTRKT – 2020 by sbtrkt

Shortstuff & Brackles

Third track ist from Shortstuff & Brackles, 2 producers based in south england. A future garage track, really nice melody and vibe. Shortstuff´s myspace is here, and Brackles here.
This track was released on the Compilation “Fabric Presents Elevator Music: Vol. 1″ in February 2010.

Sepalcure

I did a post on Sepalcure 2 weeks ago and this is still really worth including as i just posted a DJ mix by Praveen and introduced the project. 2 great tracks found on their soundcloud.
Great “lovestep” as they like to call it. New York City based…i´m excited about this project.

Deep City Insects by sepalcure

Feeling That I Know So Well by sepalcure

Rumblejazz

Rumblejazz based in South London is a producer who started his musical life with the sax making mostly jazzy tunes. Since the last year he´s been producing electronic music(via). The 2 tracks i included really have their own feel and style. Check his soundcloud for more tunes. I like!

Time It Take by Rumblejazz

Nixon by Rumblejazz

James Blake

Mr. Blake does very smart music in my opinion. Another musician who firstly had an approach through classical instruments and that is not in the biz for long. As read on Pitchfork: “James Blake– and Mount Kimbie, and Blake’s Hemlock Recordings friends– are worth listening to: wooly electronic daydreams with a distinctly handmade feel.” So here follow 2 tracks i really enjoy listening to. Mount Kimbie follows..

Mount Kimbie

Probably my favourite among all of these melancholic electronic daydream sounds. The plinks and pops, the synth lines..shape to something weird, but incredibly good. Some of the best i discovered in 2009. Looking forward for more and i really hope they can repeat something like the Maybes / Sketch on Glass EP´s. So here´s “Maybes” from Mount Kimbie. Amazing track.

Eleven Tigers

To finish this, a nice atmospheric song by Eleven Tigers formed by Jokubas Dargis.

Dwell in Night (feat. Ben Duff) by eleventigers

Well, thats it for now. Thanks for reading and i just realized that most of this artists are from the south of england. Thats where its coming from really, but i´ll try to get more diversity into it next time.
Hope you enjoy the tunes. Support the Artists, buy music.

Amon Tobin feat. Bonobo: I’ll have the waldorf salad – Animation by Zoltán Lányi from Zoltán Lányi on Vimeo.

Miss Bugs is famous for her pop imagery minted and inspired by Action Heros, Comic firgures and models. Her intension to use these Symbols of Society:” They are such strong iconic figures, each with a set of values good and bad, they send an immediate message making them powerful images to play with.” But she is not using matarials from familiar mainstream figures known by the publicity. What seems to have gotten street art fans in a froth is that Miss Bugs is not using old campy print advertisements or bits of classic paintings as reference; rather, it is that the work is using very recent and pretty well-known pieces of Street Art in the Street Art.

Miss Bugs website

And here some old stuff dony by Miss Bugs

Sergio and Alex aka Gelka produced one of the best chill albums from 2008 and their track “Soon” is among my all time favourites. Such a positive groove.  The gelka mixtapes are a nice mixture of old-school chill, jazz, nu-jazz, downtempo and hip hop. Perfect for home listening, chilling after a party or just for your way to work. Go for their soundcloud for the tracklisting. Full respect Gelka!!

Gelka transparent audio mix by  gelka

Gelka Mute Mix by  gelka

Sepalcure is a collaboration of Brooklyn’s Praveen and Machinedrum. The two are creating something they call Lovestep, a combination of soulful house and 2 step beats. Here´s what they write about themselves:

I really like the idea and the´ve got proper support with the art direction by Sougwen Chung who produces imagery that goes with the music.

Sepalcure – Feeling That I Know So Well from sougwen on Vimeo.

This mix by Preaveen is from November 2009 and features some of the best mellow dubstep tracks from 2009. This works so well  for the frosty winter here in Berlin..some of my favourite tracks are among these.

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Tracklist:
Pangaea – Memories
Burial – You Hurt Me
TRG – Broken Heart (Martyn Remix)
Untold – Dante
DFRNT – Tripped (Synkro Mix)
Synkro – Inhale
Sines – Memories Are Here
DFRNT – Tripped (Ital Tek Remix)
FaltyDL – Party
Joy Orbison – J. Doe
Sepalcure – Deep City Insects
Floating Points – K&G Beat

“Our formative years are spent in a sponge-like state, our minds pummeled by an onslaught of stimuli that carves and etches a landscape in our grey matter like a planet being formed in a shower of asteroids, until adolescence arrives, our muscles tense, and we make our first attempt at standing up in the face the fusillade.”

But see for yourself and decide. His he either an Designer or an Artist. The Art of Alex Varanese

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For more informations about the theme, tools and tutorials and of course more examples visit this blog www.smashingmagazine.com.

Here for now a fast introduction into the topic, a visualization of  abstract micro graphics and mellow forms evolved by a energized idm sound.

Advanced Beauty 13 of 18 / Directed by Maxim Zhestkov from Universal Everything on Vimeo.

This motion graphic was born by the sound of The Flashbulb.

Relentless, The REV from flight404 on Vimeo.

Sunflower from VS* on Vimeo.

Great electronica disco sound let these stripes vibrating.

Disco Maths 1 from Stefan Goodchild on Vimeo.

Symbiosis between Typhographic Structures and Alva Noto

proto type from defetto on Vimeo.

SURFACE TRAILER from Silo1 on Vimeo.