http://www.embo.net/

After popping my mix up on my webspace I realised I had to have a decent website goin' on. After 24hrs of editing code I have a kinda cool lookin' page which mostly works. Please excuse some of the links not working yet and the writing being a little ropey, but I had to get something up quickly and I plan for it to get better every few days. Enjoy!

Week One.

After a set 1000 times better, I give you Black Sparkle, a blend of uplifting house and dark electro. Enjoy it as much as I did.

46:06

Midnight Juggernauts - Shadows
Roisín Murphy - Overpowered (Kris menace Remix)
Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You
Cut Copy - Hearts on Fire (Midnight Juggernauts Remix)
Dave Gahan - Kingdom (Digitalism Remix)
Ladytron - Sugar (Jagz Kooner Mix)
Depeche Mode - Just Can't get Enough (Dirty South Remix)
Goldfrapp - Ooh La La (Benny Benassi Remix)(Extended)
Suicide - Rocket USA
Death In Vegas - Dirge

The Earl Grey Set

Well the first misc set I did didn't go as well as planned. It was fraught with technical problems for a start. It was a rookie error to just hit the decks and press record without checking the sound properly. I then performed a series of stupid mistakes, from tracks running out and missing cues to knocking buttons and beat matching poorly, it couldn't've been much more amateur sounding. Creatively, I'd had this vision which I wasn't able to muster on the first try - but I felt really rushed cos I had to go to work so couldn't get my head in the right space, nor did I have time to research my idea properly.

All though listening this morning, it doesn't sound as bad as I remember - I guess we are all our own harshest critic!

Just one day out of life...

I'm in hiatus while Popstarz changes venues and all week I've been wracking my brain to find something to fill my time. My inspiration came whilst listening to Radio Soulwax* last night; here are two guys who just played excellent tunes from cheese to obscure electro, remixed and mixed well. So, I figure I'll stick a series of mixes up, one a week if I get organised. Not sure what web syndication is let alone how to do it so I'll not use this new-fangled term "podcasting". Should be fun. Red Light Company is out in a few weeks,

I'm really looking forward to going into a shop and actually buying it! I plan to pick up White Lies at the same time. Also looking forward to new Franz Ferdinand. yay!

I've just finished listening to the latest She Wants Revenge album "This is Forever". If you like SWR, then you'll like this album, if you were expecting new revellations from the band, don't bother. It's more of the same, but some how he sounds even more like Bowie than before. I like it, but then I don't mind samey if it's good samey - sometimes in fact, it can be a blessing.