Voltergeist: December "Frosty Morning By The Fires Of Dub" Mix 2008!

Baby, it's REALLY cold outside!!!

So warm yourselves by the throbbing fires of dub with this seasonally sensational minimal/dub techno mix for December. As dark as a chilling winter night and as sparkling as the frosty glimmer upon the leaves of the spookiest tree, this hour long sonic soundscape draws on work from some of the finest electronic producers of our time (and Rod Stewart).

Kick off your fluffy slippers and put on your techno balaclavas, pour yourself a strong Scotch and gather around the hearth to enjoy the sounds of Winter 2008 according to Voltergeist!

Here's the tracklist:

01 - The KLF - Build A Fire - [Arista]
02 - Steve Reich - Drumming (Four Tet Remix) - [Nonesuch]
03 - Akufen - Mary Jane Kelley - [Revolver Canada]
04 - B. - Booby Trap - [Background Germany]
05 - The Black Dog - Object Orient - [Warp]
06 - Booka Shade - Outskirts (Trentemøller Remix) - [Get Physical]
07 - Voltergeist - Ossian's Cavern - [Microrave Records]
08 - Tony Blunt - Retrospective (Mikkel Metal Remix) - [D Press Industries]
09 - The KLF - Build A Fire (sample loop) - [Arista]
10 - Pole - Sylvenstein (Deadbeat Remix) - [Scape Germany]
11 - Anders Ilars - Riding Metal Mosquitos - [Narita Records]
12 - Hans Bouffmhyre - Symptoms - [Malatoid]
13 - Rod Stewart & Dolly Parton - Baby It's Cold Outside - [J-Records]
14 - Alex Kenji - A Lot Of - [Hotfingers]
15 - Deadbeat - Skematic Skank - [Klitekure]
16 - Monolake - Melting - [Monolake Imbalance Computer Music]
17 - Voltergeist - Bones - [Microrave Records]
18 - Octogen - The Emperor's Apprentice Pt. 1 - [Soma Records]
19 - Full Moon Scientist - Monday Morning Dread (Vinyl Blair Budgie-like Remix) - [Hard Hands]

Mixed, recorded and mastered by S Dowse (Voltergeist) December 30th 2008.

HAPPY & SPOOKY NEW YEAR!!!

DJ Meri plays Voltergeist on Estonian Raadio 2!!!

We're very pleased to announce that respected tastemaker and Estonian producer DJ Meri recently played Voltergeist "The Oldest Oak" on his hugely influential Raadio 2 show "Tallinn-Express", on Saturday 20th December 2008!

You can listen to the show for one week by visiting:

http://r2.err.ee/jarelkuulamine

Scroll down to "LAUPÄEV | 20. DETSEMBER 2008"

Click on "19:00 Tallinn-Express"

Sit back and enjoy the show!

Modifier Winter PROMO Set

Recent review of Modifier's latest promotional set available for download from www.modifier.tv

"Modifier's new promo set is like the perfect underground radio station you've just stumbled upon, playing the style of electronic dance music that instantly has you hooked. The beats flow like liquid energy, mixing electro, house and breaks, their tracks expertly stitched together. This is club music with depth.

The guys are talented DJs and musicians in their own rights and it comes as no surprise to hear slick production throughout. Interest levels are kept high too, with the mini album progressing well and could quite easily see Modifier stamp their mark as one of Glasgow's best danceable electronic bands of the moment.


Modifier live at Freqbeat from Modifier on Vimeo

Once eased into the set with a lovely piece of classic warm electronica, the pace soon picks up. Track two has distorted vocoded anthem like chants and sees the boys breeze through pulsating electro rock, not just designed to get your feet moving, but your whole body gyrating uncontrollably, great stuff! The fist pumping and feet stomping doesn't stop here however, as up next a more direct big beat electro assault, with hints of acid house creeping in, giving you feelings of that moment right in the middle of the night when you're there, but not wanting things to end, so just keep dancing… It's an epic track, right up the street of electronic lovers and clubbers alike.

From here you are treated to further more crisp beats and hypnotic rhythms, with the set ending on a feast of breaks… hands raised to the air.

It can be a difficult task creating electronic based tracks that can cross over from the dance floor to your home stereo and Modifier look to have cracked it.

With their mastered studio sound, the guys are now well equipped and ready to perform as a live unit and their big beat digitalism will have you blown away. Possessing relentless enthusiasm and stacks of energy, get ready for the duo hitting the sub city club scene and beyond. "


Tune into Modifier now!

For all bookings or further information contact Kirsty at RinseIt Artist Management>>>

Email: kirsty@rinseit.net

Web: www.rinseit.net

Microrave Records: December Dub Drops (JunoDownload Playlist)

Hi,

This is Microrave Records. We're pleased to announce that we've created our debut Juno playlist, "December Dub Drops"...

Here is the link to our debut chart, featuring a delicious selection of delectable discordant developments in sound, for December. Introducing the sound of Microrave Records artist Voltergeist (and surrounded by some of his favourite artists and tracks), this little chart should keep you warm by the hearth over the festive period! Feed your head with these festive sizzlers, intended to be mixed to create a seamless subliminal electronic spacial symphony! ;]

Microrave Records: "Minimal Dub Juice"

Microrave Records: "Minimal Dub Juice" iMix has been published in the iTunes Music store on 6th December 2008!

iMix Description:
Microrave Records (Scotland's newest dance music label) proudly present our debut iMix compilation.

Celebrating our first release, we introduce the dub-fueled techno of Voltergeist (along with a selection of his main musical influences). Blending minimalist and forward-thinking sonic soundscapes with a bass-heavy dub vibe, this mix is sure to satisfy musicians and clubbers alike.

Opening with a hat-tip to techno-veterans The Black Dog (who recently achieved the Album Of The Year 2008 award by DJ Magazine), the classic sounds of UK electronic pioneers Autechre & FSOL are complimented by Deadbeat's incredible underground anthem "Boil", matched with the fresh new sound of dubstep (perfectly represented by genre-leaders Benga & Burial). Full Moon Scientist connect the dancefloor directed 1st half of the compilation with the smoky "tripped-out" 2nd half.

The mix is completed with the beautiful Four Tet track "My Angel Rocks Back And Forth"

The iMix will be available in the iTunes Music Store for 1 year.

Take a second to visit the link and rate the mix with 5 stars ;) And you can buy it too if you like!

Voltergeist: November "Fallout 3 Wasteland" Mix 2008. PODCAST!!!

Finally, and just in time (before November 2008 comes to a close), I've managed to source all of the tracks I wanted in order to make this wee tribute to the post-nuclear Wasteland of the terrifying and utterly engaging Fallout 3 videogame (Bethesda Softworks)...

This wee mix is the perfect accompaniment to your Fallout 3 gaming experience, and if you're not quite as much of a gaming geek as I am then it'll keep your ears and brain thoroughly entertained and freaked out just as much as if you were trapped inside an equally horrifically realized virtual post-nuclear world...

Of course, it's a little more than most Vault 101 dwellers might be used to... Incorporating a blend of my favourite (albeit rather dark and twisted) musical genres and tracks ranging from early acid music to pulsating techno, ear shredding industrial scrapings, wartime classics and throbbing dubstep...

"I don't want to set the world on fire, I just want to start a flame in your heart..."

TRACKLIST:
01 - The Ink Spots - I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire - [DECCA Records]
02 - James Plotkin & Tim Wyskida - Improvisation 8 - [Hydra Head Records]
03 - Plastikman - Psyk - [M_nus Records]
04 - Brutal Truth - Ironlung - [Earache Records]
05 - Add N to X - The Black Regent (intro) - [Mute Records]
06 - Polygon Window - untitled - [Warp Records]
07 - Voltergeist - Wasteland Atmospherics [unreleased]
08 - Lee Van Dowski - The Darkened Component - [Num Records]
09 - Revolting Cocks - Gila Copter feat. Timothy Leary (intro) - [Wax Trax]
10 - Robert M - Elektro Tape - [Datapunk Records]
11 - Bob Crosby - Way Back Home - [Soundies Records]
12 - Samim - Setup One [Get Physical Records]
13 - Voltergeist - The Oldest Oak [Microrave Records]
14 - Fallout 3 Voiceovers - Harold - [Fallout 3 Videogame by Bethesda Softworks]
15 - LFO - Jason Vorhees - [Warp Records]
16 - Richie Hawtin - Orange_Minus - [M_nus Records]
17 - Revolting Cocks - Gila Copter feat. Timothy Leary (reprise) - [Wax Tracks]
18 - Richie Hawtin - Minus_Orange1 - [M_nus Records]
19 - Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (sample) - [Nothing Records]
20 - The Clash - Rock The Kasbah (Voltergeist Edit)
21 - Trentemoeller - Rykketid - [Audiomatique Recordings]
22 - Drumcell - Analog God (Audio Injection Remix) - [Droid Recordings]
23 - Deadbeat - Roots And Wire - [Wagon Repair]
24 - Heartthrob - Confession - [M_nus Records]
25 - Bochum Welt - Radiopropulsive - [Rephlex Records]
26 - The Ink Spots - I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire (reversed) - [DECCA Records]

Mixed, recorded and mastered by S Dowse (Voltergeist) November 28th 2008.

THE OCTOPUS PROJECT - Voltergeist remix featured on Buffetlibredjs.net

Great news, and a positive response from the incredible Octopus Project!!!

THE OCTOPUS PROJECT - Wet Gold (Voltergeist Mix) is now featured on the Spanish DJ duo Buffetlibre's website, and promises to score highly on the underground dance music scene.

Please note that this is an EXCLUSIVE remix, and does not feature on the single. It is FREE to download using the link below...

http://www.buffetlibredjs.net/voltergeist.mp3

The original physical 7" single is only available to members of Too Pure Singles Club (the band's UK label), but it can be downloaded from iTunes by clicking on the image above.

The Buffetlibre DJs are the hugely respected engineers of Europe-wide parties, remix projects and free compilation releases, all of which are available to download from their website:

www.buffetlibredjs.net

They are also on tour around Europe, playing UK dates in Edinburgh, Manchester and London to promote their excellent "REWIND" release; a collection of 60 new versions and exclusive remixes of classic tracks from the 80s... It's an essential for any electro/techno/house fan and it don't cost nowt!

Microrave Records tried desperately to book them for a December gig in Glasgow, but they're just too damn popular and there aren't enough venues available!


Check 'em out!

Shaun Microrave

;]

Voltergeist: October Mix 2008 FREE DOWNLOAD!

A Halloween Treat!

This mix was originally created as a minimal techno mix on a pair of DENON DN-S3500's, and then edited extensively using Ableton LIVE 7 to add extra effects and samples. The aim was to initially create a unique spooky and atmospheric mix, and then "post-mix" the resulting recording in order to reach levels of sound manipulation which can only be done using modern audio technology! I like to think of the finished result as a treat for the ears and the mind!

It's taken me many hours and countless doses of odd Pumpkin & Mushroom Soup (my mother's recipe) in order to achieve this!


CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO DOWNLOAD:



EQUIPMENT USED:

DENON DN-S3500 direct-drive CD turntables x 2
Behringer DJX700 DJ mixer

output recorded and manipulated using:

NOVATION ReMOTE ZeRO SL USB controller
MACBOOK (running Ableton LIVE 7)
FOCUSRITE Saffire LE soundcard
COMPAQ Evo N800v Laptop
M-AUDIO Audiophile USB soundcard
KORG Legacy FX Plug-ins
time and patience...

Happy Halloween!!!

TRACKLIST:
1 - Combination 01 - JPLS (Minus)
2 - Opening The Mouth - Boards Of Canada (Warp)
3 - Led - Niederflur (Minus)
4 - Memory Towel - Wagon Christ (Virgin)
5 - Dubadura (Someone Else Mix) - DJ Emerson (Micro.fon)
6 - SAW II Disc 1 Track 1 - Aphex Twin (Warp)
7 - Suesse Cheques - Ricardo Villalobos (Futureaudio)
8 - Rockers Rising - A.N.R (Planet Dog)
9 - Crimson Forest - Voltergeist
10 - Boil - Deadbeat (Wagon Repair)
11 - Headphone Spill - The Outsider Meets Jah Works (Planet Dog)
12 - Ultimate Loops (Mr Copy Mix) - Shin Nishimura (Sleaze Records)
13 - David & Goliath - Alpha & Omega (Planet Dog)
14 - I Want To Get High - Cypress Hill (Columbia/Ruffhouse Records)
14 - Pluce - Sean Palm (Railyard Recordings)
15 - Strormy Loop (Gennaro Mastrantonio Remix)- Shin Nishimura (Sleaze Records)
16 - Toninas (Ricardo Villalobos Mix) - Sun Electric (Shitkatapult)
17 - Analog God (Drumcell & Audio Injection Remix) - Dustin Zahn (Droid Records)
18 - Minimal It (Hans Bouffmyhre Remix) - Alex Young (Sleaze Records)
19 - Dub Gusset - Leftfield (Columbia)
20 - Wet Gold (Voltergeist Mix) - The Octopus Project (white label)
21 - Bad News From The Stars - Stereo Total (Disko B)

Mixed, recorded and mastered by S Dowse (Voltergeist) October 17th 2008.