Radio Slave/Rekids/Rekid

i mean that deer in the headlights remix is just straight menace

so this essential mix is the dry run for "misch masch"?? i think i'll be grabbing that, and the rekids comp sooner or later ...

sorta amazed that deeetron and mr g turned out such bangers for this guys label ... (like five years ago i'd have placed them both at the bottom bottom end of the long rut carved out by tribal tech producers, somewhat better than the irredeemably wack shit like adam beyer / ben sims / primate / drumcode / intec, quite a bit below cari lekebusch and mark broom and far faaaar below surgeon and saunderson)

is it pertinent that this guys output is attached as much to that ghetto as to the briefly fashionable classic records / MFF ghetto?

or is it just moving on from CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG to CHUUUUUUUG ... KA CHUK ... CHUUUUUUG ... KA CHUK ... CHUUUUUUG ... KA CHUK ...

P S

ralph lawson ft chez damier - "the chuggles project" (20:20)

LOL

seems to be a fair amount of radio slave backlash so far in the reviews for misch masch ... people certainly seem to have twigged to the "formula" ... also the fact that he uses the *exact* same tracks over and over and over again (ok to be fair they're his remixes, but still) ... he needs to widen his range a bit, i think

anybody get "rekids: one" yet

i first heard the radioslave remix at some festival last year (i think). here were my thoughts.

bloody hell its deer in the headlight, is it, must be "i love this track"

ooh this is building nicely

ooh this is building nicely

ooh this is goooood

when this hits, this is going to MASSIVE

ooooohhhh, ooooohhhhh

oh. well. okay. next track.

can see how it would work with the right dj though, and his production is nice and tight.

i said to my friend, "i love this track" had a druggy dancefloor conversation about it i seem to remember. was hoping he was gonna leave the nice rhythmic echo "deer in the headlights" bit from the original. i love that bit, its kinda clunky, which is nice when a lot of stuff these days is so precise.

i was soooooooo rong about rekids

i dont particularly like anything the guy has done, really, nor anything on the label. none of his remixes do anything either. i havent been able to figure out what the appeal is, he seems to be like a really weak knock off of detroit house combined with the aesthetics of mnml and cosmic (which almost makes no sense), but in the most lame way.

vahid, expand!

i will be the first to admit that he recycles the same tricks over and over again -- probably the most egregious example being his recent remix for armand van helden (!) -- but they do tend to WORK. i played his deetron remix, AvH remix and "bell clap dance" to a pretty sizeable room on saturday night and they all did exactly what they were supposed to do -- not exactly standout tracks but not filler either, nice tension-building bridges between bangers.

my only disappointment was discovering that "dedication" is just herbie hancock's "nobu" with a kick drum under it, basically. still a genius track, but it would've been nice to credit it as such.

speaking of Mr. G, has anyone else heard "the subbie"? unsigned as of yet, which baffles me -- it's just MASSIVE, maybe bigger than "u askin." also maybe not as deep or funky as that track, but man it's a tune.

he seems to be like a really weak knock off of detroit house combined with the aesthetics of mnml and cosmic (which almost makes no sense), but in the most lame way.

-- pipecock, Monday, November 12, 2007 8:44 PM

yes, it sounds like you get it!

except, it's good, not bad

except for the detroit house part, i'm not sure where that's coming from except when in doubt compare stuff you don't get to stuff you do?

but it is all about blending the endless decay and reverb tricks of basic channel with the druggy extended structures of cosmic disco with shuffly tribal house beats and tough electrohouse synths

Vahid you were classic in the first half of this thread even if you have changed your mind.

Also I'm so pleased that Pipecock has joined ILM.

"except for the detroit house part, i'm not sure where that's coming from except when in doubt compare stuff you don't get to stuff you do?

but it is all about blending the endless decay and reverb tricks of basic channel with the druggy extended structures of cosmic disco with shuffly tribal house beats and tough electrohouse synths

-- moonship journey to baja"

well the detroit house part that i hear comes from the downbeat kinda feeling to alot of what he does as well as the endless repetition. he also seems to mine some of the same influences though those are also present in some of the cosmic stuff. but listening through the clips of his album again, "Spiders", "Tranzit", "Retro Active" all sound like Omar-S, Theo Parrish, and Carl Craig respectively.

but regardless, i guess i dont find it all that interesting to mash up all the current dance trends into one bad blend. they dont do anything for me separately and it doesnt help them to all be together, either.

"Also I'm so pleased that Pipecock has joined ILM.

-- Tim F"

ha, thanks. i've actually been registered on here for a little while, but ive only taken to posting a bunch more recently.

Are promos (or leaks) out for the Luke Solomon album yet? I'm curious if he's going to try and "diversify" or if this style can hold its own over the course of an LP...

glad to see you changed your mind vahid!!

rekid's "retroactive" on soul jazz = astounding epic uk-meets-detroit techno in ferox style. the updates are the busy shuffly drums and the gigantic bassline that sounds like a giant plucking power lines, between the two of the them there's as much energy in the first 2 minutes as an entire city block. the rest of the track though is pure jazzy bliss, something like the most sublime russ gabriel moments ("galapagos", "origin of species") or plaid at their least saccharine

love all those loooooooong blends between trax in that essential mix. think i listened to it more than any other house/techno this year.

so, where's two then ?
anyone know anything so those of us who like cds can catch up with the rekids output.

Also I'm so pleased that Pipecock has joined ILM.

― Tim F, Monday, 12 November 2007 21:42 (1 year ago) Bookmark

I was being sarcastic even then. We'd had fights in Ronan's blog comments section.

Actually "sarcastic" is too strong. It was more that I was looking forward to the fireworks.

haha ok that's definitely happened

unlike the appearance of two

just for you mark

Press Release

REKIDS REVOLUTION – 3 CD compilation album

CD1: Originals / unmixed

CD2: Remixes / unmixed

CD3: Spencer Parker Rekids mix / mixed

Cat: Rekids 004 CD

Rekids

Radio Slave’s Rekids imprint gets busy and brings you a 3-CD compilation of the finest Rekids releases of late – and there are many – as well as some exclusive tracks you can only find here: REKIDS REVOLUTION.

An UNMIXED Disk 1 brings you Rekids Originals. Nine straight-up original Rekids tracks: Radio Slave’s futuristic Block Party ‘Bell Clap Dance’. Kenny Hawkes & David Parr’s ‘Gemini’ – is it summer? Is it 80s B-boy? Is it deep house? It’s all. Mr G’s ‘U Askin’?’ – non-stop analogue driven, bass-heavy tech-funk. Runaway’s ‘Brooklyn Club Jam’ – licensed to DFA in the USA and used on Roberto Carvalli’s recent New York fashion show. Spencer Parker’s ‘Improvised Minotaur’ emobodies what’s classic in a forward thinking way. Viente Tres’ ‘Serpiente Cosmica’ (exclusive) lets the music do the talking (the style is in the name). Spencer Parker’s ‘YOGOTO’ (exclusive) backs relentless techno against a piano riff and chants of ‘You got to move your body!”. Luke Solomon’s ‘Martin, A Cello & Me’, a beautiful track taken from Solomon’s debut artist album ‘The Difference Engine’, released early 2008. And Toby Tobias’ ‘Eleven’ (exclusive version) – taken from Toby’s debut artist album ‘Space shuffle’, released 2008.

An UNMIXED Disk 2 brings you Rekids Remixes. Slam techno-rubs Radio Slave, Andomatt 3000 gets hard and funky with Luke Solomon, Marcel Dettmann works the bare bones of Mr G, Cristian Vogel jacks Jjak Hogan (exclusively here), Dubfire grinds Radio Slave feat. Danton Eeprom, Prins Thomas gets disko with Luke Solomon, Josh Wink gets acidic with Radio Slave, Boola creates mood with Radio Slave (exclusively here) and I:Cube gets cosmic with Toby Tobias.

A MIXED Disk 3 sees Rekids’ signing Spencer Parker expertly segue 12 of Rekids’ most prominent releases into a mix that you will listen to over and over. Get addicted…

Radio Slave’s ‘Tantakatan’, taken from Rekids 022 and part of the ‘No Sleep’ series, brings a perfect introduction to the mix; slow, dubbed heaviness, beats and builds as the ‘Grindhouse’ accapella interjects and lets it roll into Veinte Tres’ ‘Serpiente Cosmica’. Next up, an exclusive groove-laden D’Julz remix of Spencer’s ‘Romantic’ leads into Radio Slave’s ‘Bell Clap Dance’, one of the biggest records of 2007. The midway brings one of the biggest dance records of 2006 - Matt O’Brien’s ‘Serotone’ - pure yet unassuming, peaktime grooves designed to trip you sideways, switch into Spencer’s own unreleased and exclusive secret weapon ‘YOGOTO’. The big, hard German influences of Radio Slave’s ‘Secret Base’ bounce into the unmistakable beats of Dubfire’s remix of Radio Slave feat. Danton Eeprom’s ‘Grindhouse’, the biggest release on Rekids yet… From here, the first ever Rekids release from May 2006 - Radio Slave’s ‘My Bleep’ (original) - bleeps up, down, around and leads into a more cosmicated Roman Flugel ‘My Bleep’ remix . And finally, Spencer ends with the excellent I:Cube remix of Toby Tobias’ ‘The Feeling’ - slow electronica lets the melodies play you out.

Spencer Parker’s first Rekids release came in 2006 with the ‘Beautiful Noise’ EP. He since released on other labels including Tsuba, Liebe* Detail, Buzzin Fly, Saved and returned to Rekids in 2008 with the ‘Dreamer’ EP. 2009 steps up a level as Spencer rises to the challenge of mixings Rekids’ rekids into mix perfect for your ears.

REKIDS REVOLUTION is a selected montage of Rekids’ recent and essential releases, as well as a look to the future with unreleased music that you can only find here.

There will also be a REKIDS REVOLUTION Vinyl sampler of exclusive releases:

The Tedd Patterson remix of Runaway’s ‘Brooklyn Club Jam’, Boola’s remix of Radio Slave’s ‘Tantakatan’, Spencer Parker’s ‘YOGOTO’ and the Cristian Vogel remix of Jjak Hogan’s ‘Devo’.

TRACKLISTING: REKIDS REVOLUTION / REKIDS 004CD

CD1 – Originals / Unmixed

1: Radio Slave – Bell Clap Dance

2: Kenny Hawkes & David Parr – Gemini

3: Mr. G – U Askin’

4: Runaway – Brooklyn Club Jam

5: Spencer Parker – Improvised Minotaur

6: Veinte Tres – Serpiente Cosmica (Revolution edit) [exclusive]

7: Spencer Parker – YOGOTO [exclusive]

8: Luke Solomon – Martin, A Cello & Me

9: Toby Tobias – Breakdown (Revolution version) [exclusive]

CD2 – Remixes / Unmixed

1: Radio Slave – Bell Clap Dance (Slam Paragraph remix)

2: Luke Solomon – Space Invaders (Andomat 3000 remix)

3: Mr. G – U Askin’ (Marcel Dettmann remix)

4: Jjak Hogan – Devo (Cristian Vogel’s PMP Engine Remix) [exclusive]

5: Radio Slave featuring Danton Eeprom – Grindhouse (Dubfire Terror Planet remix)

6: Luke Solomon – Spirits (Prins Thomas Disko-Tek Miks)

7: Radio Slave – Screaming Hands (WINK interpretation)

8: Radio Slave – Tantakatan (Boola remix) [exclusive]

9: Toby Tobias – The Feeling (I:Cube remix)

CD3 – Spencer Parker mix / Mixed

1: Radio Slave – Tantakatan

2: Radio Slave featuring Danton Eeprom – Grindhouse (accapella)

3: Veinte Tres – Serpiente Cosmica

4: Spencer Parker – Romantic (D’Julz remix) [exclusive]

5: Radio Slave – Bell Clap Dance

6: Matt O’Brien – Serotone (version)

7: Spencer Parker – YOGOTO [exclusive]

8: Radio Slave – Secret Base

9: Radio Slave featuring Danton Eeprom – Grindhouse (Dubfire Terror Planet remix)

10: Radio Slave – My Bleep

11: Radio Slave – My Bleep (Roman Flugel remix)

12: Toby Tobias – The Feeling (I:Cube remix)

Vinyl Sampler double pack / REKIDS 035

A: Runaway – Brooklyn Club Jam (Tedd Patterson’s 2.6.8#2 remix)

B: Radio Slave – Tantakatan (Boola remix)

C: Spencer Parker - YOGOTO

D: Jjak Hogan – Devo (Cristian Vogel’s PMP Engine Remix)

Rekids forthcoming:

Albums:

JJAK HOGAN – YOUR PLANETS NEXT!

RADIO SLAVE – WORKS! (3CD remix compilation)

Singles:

MR. G – MAKES NO SENSE (inc Radio Slave remix) – REKIDS 033

SANTE & STEFFEN HERB – SUPERVISION (inc Adam Marshall remix) – REKIDS 034

REKIDS – REVOLUTION (double pack) – REKIDS 035

RADIO SLAVE – NO SLEEP PART SIX (Koma Koma & Sundazed) – REKIDS 036

Rekids party:

Friday 27th February 2009 – Rekids Night, Panorama Bar, Berlin

Friday 29th May 2009 – Rekids Night, Panorama Bar, Berlin

Friday 28th August 2009 – Rekids Night, Panorama Bar, Berlin

Saturday 28th November 2009 – Rekids Night, Berghain, Berlin

out Jan 26th

fantastic stuff.
now all they need is a website update.

How is Toby Tobias – The Feeling (I:Cube remix)? An I:Cube remix of Kathy Diamond sounds good.

Plus, really like their rekid sleeves.

i agree. the font is great.

i had a tip off re the revolutions compilation from the label just after posting earlier, along with the following teaser titbit :

"Then in March/April we will have RADIO SLAVE – WORKS! – 3CD comp of his favourite remixes from the last couple or so years."

looks like 2009 is going to be a good one for REKIDS fans.

umm how about 2008? that toby tobias album is bliss and runaway's "brooklyn club jam" has to be one of the best tracks of the year. surprised to see no talk of that on this thread.

but wow, 2 3XCD compilations in early 2009? ambitious...

yeah brooklyn club jam is sweet, the original is bangin and the brennan green version fits with all the nordic balearic studio/l+pt type stuff

I mentioned it on the dfa thread, it's a co-release (maybe came out on rekids first but I got the dfa 12")

WHOOOOOOOOOO

the rekids version of 'brooklyn club jam' has an LSB remix, it's awesome.

i'd been wondering why the two labels released it differently. i love the LSB remix, would like to hear that brennan green version

I don't get the appeal of Radio Slave. In my opinion his works are boring, too monotonous, and predictable. Of all his tracks I've heard, I only like "My Bleep". And don't get me talking about his remixes. So grating. Anyone else like me?

I loved Bell Clap Dance but seemed to be in the minority there.

i don't think you're alone... about half the thread would appear to hold the same opinion! (xp)

Yes, I entirely feel you Durrr, and have felt like this for awhile, culminating with Bell Clap Dance, which was just sounds outright bad to me, it just irritates me.
However, he's certainly done some good stuff, such as his remix of Deer in the Headlights, but much more importantly, his remix of Eleny by Le Noir, which is perhaps the best application of his aesthetic to a song/remix/anything of his I've ever heard, and blows away all his other material I've heard with this poignant epic.

yeah so i had been on the fence w/r/t lost star since it came out. the stellar sound design always seemed to undermine the deep dark vibes underneath. and in terms of structure, everything seemed to be just running around in circles without any kind of deep groove. but listening again, there's a different sort of depth here that i didn't notice before. it's hitting the exact spot i always wanted it to. i'll have to re-buy made in menorica now. this would sound great in a car.

yet another pseudo.

anyone heard this : http://themachine-redhead.com/

from what i've heard via streams it seems to be dipping into the richard h. kirk world of vocal samples

Never really liked this guy. One of the best engineers out there – all his productions sound so beefy – but I just can't see beyond how one-dimensional everything seems musically. What am I missing?

you're missing the point?

The point being bosh some pills? Want a bit more from someone who gets so much written attention though.

just had the track listing for the long awaited Works set drop into my mail.

too much ?

http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/richmedia/images/cover.gif

CD1
1. UNKLE feat. Ian Astbury– Burn My Shadow (Radio Slave Remix)
2. Partial Arts – Telescope (Radio Slave’s Prenzlauer Blur Remix)
3. Mlle Caro & Franck Garcia – Dead Souls (Radio Save’s Long Distance Kiss Mix)
4. Tokyo Black Star - Caballero (Radio Slave's Innervision Remix)
5. K3 feat. Alice Lascelles – Play To Win (Radio Slave Dub)
6. Slam – Azure (Radio Slave Remix)
7. Trentemøller – Moan (Radio Slave Remix For K)

CD2
1. Peace Division feat. Pleasant Gehman – Blacklight Sleaze (Radio Slave Vocal Mix)
2. Len Faki – My Black Sheep (Radio Slave Remix)
3. Soylent Green - La Forza Del Destino (Radio Slave Remix)
4. Yam Who? feat. Robin Lee, Peter Gordon & Mary Moore – Go Bang (Radio Slave Remix)
5. Beat Galore Friction – Bubble Dancing (Radio Slave Remix)
6. Mr. G – E.C.G.’ed (Rekid Remix)
7. Hell – The DJ feat. P. Diddy (Radio Slave Remix Edit)

CD3
1. Le Noir – Eleny (Radio Slave Panorama Garage Remix)
2. Matt O’Brien – Serotone (Radio Slave’s Panorama Garage Remix)
3. Ramirez – Hablando (Radio Slave’s Panorama Garage Remix)
4. Mr. G – Sometimes I Cry (Radio Slave’s Panorama Garage Remix)
5. Minilogue – Space (Radio Slave’s Panorama Garage Remix)
6. Jamie Anderson – Time Is Now (Radio Slave Panorama Garage Remix)
7. Nelski – Body Pop (Radio Slave Remix feat. Tom Gandey)
8. Chicken Lips – Motion Sickness (Rekid Remix)

for once, i think the label have messed up with the artwork for this release.

i love the whole aesthetics of using the same style/font across all previous releases, but the cover for this just looks a bloody mess.

damn. image aint showing. sorry.

its on amazon should you want to see it.

... years later

following a re-org of my digital archive i have come to the conclusion that the best way to experience the REKIDS sound is via the label-centric mixes.
i.e. disc 3 of Revolutions, or the japanese release, 'rekids mixed by radio slave'
of course there is the misch masch/radio disco/tokyo official mixes, but these dilute the purity of the REKIDS sound.

another question that this revival has instigated : REKIDS vs buzzin' fly

both labels were interconnected with artists appearing on each label,
both labels were heavily into design,
both labels were lead by an artist with an agenda/sound,
both labels were dance/electronica/house/techno/maxi/minimal

i loved both labels, but which is best ?

i would set up a poll, but suspect no-one gives a shit about either these days.