4Watt a Year - 1 : 8-bit Revolution

Having been electro podcasting for over a year it's interesting (for me anyway!) to look back over the influences that got me interested and motivated enough to do more than just listen.

I'm not intending to overly hero worship, just pick some significant artists, producers, DJ's or remixers and their tracks from the last 12 months, starting with...

Boy 8-bit
Boy 8-bit is currently DJ'ing round the US for the next week or so. His remixes and own tracks have produced excellent blog-fodder and have littered my podcast mixes, and if you haven't heard/got these, you need to...

South Rakkas Crew - Mad Again (Boy 8-bit Remix) (Mediafire)
Burial - Archangel (Boy 8-bit's Simple Remix) (Mediafire)
Boy 8-bit - Suspense Is Killing Me (Mediafire)
Boy 8-bit - Ghost Town (Suspense Is Killing Me Part 2) (Mediafire)

Now cough up and buy Boy 8-bit on iTunes!

More next week...

ElectroTherapy for the masses...

Another mix for you, in this case from Jeremy Agnew and Ed Spencer's London-based ElectroTherapy club night. As the gentlemenen on their Facebook group page comment by way of introduction...

"ElectroTherapy is both a new night and a group we've started for everyone who loves electro music and generally getting their wiggle on... Our nights are not for profit, but all the extra money raised through the entry fee is donated to our nominated charities. We aim bring the fun back and take the ego out of london night life by giving you some of the freshest quality sound as yet unfound in the london underground... ;)"

So far three nights have come and gone with ever increasing attendance and a growing Facebook community (see links below). The next night - Electrotherapy IV - isn't until January 24th but here's a flavour with Mr Moshi's mix from the first night featured on their Podomatic podcast page...

The Mix...
Electrotherapy 1 LIVE - Jam Bar, Shoreditch, 7th June 2008
Mr Moshi's set - (Podomatic)(Mediafire)

01 (Hey You) What's That Sound? - Les Rythmes Digitales
02 Nil By Mouth (Knightlife Remix) - Bag Raiders
03 Love Is War (Dance City mix) - Ignition
04 Pins (Original) - Alex Metric
05 Fun Punch (Whitenoise Remix) - Bag Raiders
06 Testarossa (Sebastian Remix) - Kavinsky
07 Catch Me If U Can (Bag Raiders Remix) - Headman
08 Gunn Crime (Original Mix) - Streetlife DJs
09 DVNO (Justice Remix) - Justice
10 Natural Perfection (John C remix) - Neil Sanger
11 You Can Have It All (Original) - The S&M Project ft. Sam Noon
12 Wet N Wild (Midnight Juggernaut Remix) - KIM
13 D-Control - My Digital Enemy
14 Zum Zum (Club Mix) - Mike Monday
15 Washing Up (Tim Deluxe mix) - Tomas Andersson
16 Heartbeats (Rex The Dog Remix) - The Knife
17 Untitled (Instrumental Mix) - Jorgensen

The next ElectroTherapy session...
ElectroTherapy IV, 24th January 2009
The Gramaphone Bar, £6.00
9.00pm – 3am
Nearest Tube: Aldgate East/Liverpool Street

The Links...
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10347233049
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/electrotherapists
Last.fm - http://www.last.fm/user/ElectroTherapy
ET Podcast - http://electrotherapy.podomatic.com/

The final word on this is that all proceeds from the parties go to the Take Heart India charity (Registered Charity 23582). The October night raised £1,109, with the three events in total notching up an impressive £2,385.

Excellent music, excellent friendly atmosphere and a worthy cause, so make a space in your diary for January...

Bleuet Business...

In my 4Watt podcasts I've recently dropped a couple of excellent remixes by bLEUET a remixer and producer out of Montreal, real name Gaultier Paré. If you check out his MySpace page there are links to all his mixes including his first own track with forthcoming remixes promised from TechJio and BSBTRGDCLUB.

Now I now you're all busy people - why else flick to that spreadsheet when someone comes in the office! - so here is the heads up with some links for your listening and mixing pleasure...

bLEUET's remixes
TechJio feat. BSBTRGDCLUB - Vertebrate (bLEUET Remix) (Mediafire)
Evil Nine - They Live (bLEUET Remix) (Mediafire)
Muse - Knights Of Cydonia (bLEUET Electro Remix Edit) (Mediafire)

bLEUET's guest 4Watt podcast mix...
4Watt Pod 51 presents DJ bLEUET guest electro mix (Mediafire)

And by the way hello to my blog...

Ian '4Watt'
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