[E.O.M.S.]

Sunday 31 January 2010

New Fluxion album due in March

Dub techno artist Fluxion will release his next album, Perfused, this March on Echocord.
The Greek producer has been making tracks since 1998, with over a dozen releases on Chain Reaction, Resopal Schallware and his own label, Vibrant Music. He fell silent for a while in the middle of the last decade, then bounced back in 2009 with two EPs and a full-length album, Constant Limber, which will have preceded his new one by only six months.
We caught up with Fluxion via email to to ask him a few questions about the new album.

How did you choose Perfused as a title? I am always trying to express at least with an album title, how I perceive my way of making music and producing and what it reflects. My music had always the "melting," "flowing" aesthetic. I tend to create sounds that in the course of a track, never exactly repeat themselves. So the title Perfused describes this liquid state, in which I create streams of sounds, moving in time and space, and capturing this live feed. You released three records in 2009, including a full-length album, Constant Limber. What has made you so productive lately? Well to be honest, I haven't stopped making music. There is a big volume of recordings I've made between 2002-2007, which I am considering and selecting for a Vibrant Forms 3 release. I just needed some time off, from discography. I am trying not to release for the sake of releasing. I am trying to release because I have something new to offer. Something I really want to share... The other reason is that I felt in 2009, a strong impulse to release, due to this downfall of the music industry. I want to be a part of the optimism in the music/artist community. If it's a good release, it will prevail, will stand out. Not only because there is a name behind the release. I felt more, in a way, that whoever produces good music today, offering a new perspective, is doing it primarily for the love in what they do. It's more pure, and it shows What's next for Fluxion? After Perfused, it's two vinyl releases (the first with a Deadbeat remix and the second with Rod Modell remix), there is a remix I did on "Soul Is Back" from Soul Designer (Fabrice Lig). It will be out in May on vinyl/digital from Third Ear. It will include remixes by Luke Slater, Marco Passarani, Fluxion, UR Timeline (Mike Banks and Jon Dixon). So I am looking forward to this as well. After those releases, I'm also selecting material possibly for a new Vibrant Forms album.

Tracklist
01.Horizons
02.Waves
03.Tantalizer
04.Inflection
05.Wabbler
06.Elation
07.Fluctuations
08.Inductance
09.Perfuse

Echocord will release Perfused this March.

@'Resident Advisor'

This is absolutely fugn ridiculous!

Togo have been banned from taking part in the next two editions of the African Nations Cup and hit with a fine following their withdrawal from this year's tournament in the wake of a terrorist attack on the team bus.

The decision was made by the executive committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Three people were killed in the attack, which occurred while Togo were en route to the team hotel two days before their opening match.

There followed a period of confusion as to whether the players wanted to play on, but they were ultimately called home by their government having decided themselves they wished to stay.

CAF has deemed that move to amount to political interference, leading to today's sanction.

CAF said in a statement: "The executive committee and its president renewed their sincere condolences to the families of victims involved in this tragic terrorist attack which happened January 8, 2010.

"The attack was condemned by CAF and also a total support was given to the Togolese team.

"At that time, CAF said they have understood perfectly the decision of players not to participate in the competition.

"Meanwhile, following a decision taken by players to participate in the competition, the Togolese government decided to call back their national team.

"The decision taken by the political authorities is infringing CAF and CAN (African Nations Cup) regulations.

"Therefore, a decision has been taken to suspend the Togo national team for the next two editions of Africa Cup of Nations, with a fine of US$50,000 handed to the Togolese national football association, in conformity with article 78 of Africa Cup of Nations Angola 2010."

@'ifotbol'

Jeanette Lindström - River (Lidbo Remix feat. Robert Wyatt)

Radio interview with James Stinson (Drexciya) by Liz Copeland (May 2002)

The first & last interview with James Stinson...

...in retrospect it is very sad listening!

HERE

("Experience must continue til death"

Saturday 30 January 2010

The Ex + Brass Unbound - UK tour 2010 (Thanx Gary!)

THE EX + BRASS UNBOUND - UK tour dates Jan/Feb 2010...

~~29/01 BRISTOL [England] - Fleece~~ 30/01 GLASGOW [Scotland] - CCA 31/01 GATESHEAD [England] - Sage 01/02 BIRMINGHAM [England] - Hare + Hounds 02/02 BRIGHTON [England] - Audio 03/02 LONDON [England] - Tufnell Park Dome 04/02 MANCHESTER [England] - Deaf Institute 05/02 LIVERPOOL [England] - Kazimier 06/02 BELFAST [Northern Ireland] - Black Box

http://www.theex.nl