30 December 2010 | /span

Flying Sparks 2010-12-26: Explorations

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Iskra - Funkenflug 2010-12-26: Explorations [en thumb]

Usually, it’s time for a review in the last days of a year. However, the last Flying Sparks set of 2010 is not really a typical review because I selected too much new stuff as well as some more classic tracks. Anyway, the set represents the year from my point of view: musically, personally and professionally, somehow. Almost everything has been enclosed: Sweet sounds and brute bass storms. Slow and fast beats. Music for sunny days on the beach as well as for dark nights in the club. Mainstream and underground stuff. Downtempo, electro, breakbeat, dubstep, drum’n’bass, house, minimal. [...]

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16 May 2010 | /span

Flying Sparks 2010-05-02: On a Sunday Night in May

File under: Concert, Review, Flying Sparks, Recent listening
Iskra - Funkenflug 2010-05-02: On A Sunday Night In May [en thumb]

On a Sunday night in May I listened to some new (mostly) Dubstep stuff. In the following some information about this. Last week, Balkan Beat Box were again in Berlin to present their third album Blue Eyed Black Boy. My first impression was that the predecessors had more catchy tracks. Anyway, I like their fusion of different cultures and music styles because it represents the more innovative approach of Balkan music in my opinion. Same place (Festsaal Kreuzberg) two days later, there was the record release party of the Berlin band Jahcoozi‘s third album Barefoot Wanderer. My current favourite [...]

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