Uncanny Valley Podcast

"Music for pirates and a lonely flute"

read the Interview with Aki: http://bit.ly/uvpod033

Hey Paul, thanks for your podcast. What’s the story behind it and where did you record it? It was recorded live in Amsterdam a couple of months ago at the Sugar Factory, on this club night called 4 Spirits. These guys are into straight up no-nonsense house music so I brought some jacking stuff… It was a great party Is there a record that triggered your interest in electronic music and brought you to deejaying/producing? How did your connection to Clone come about in the first place? I was a regular customer since day one You are working in the Clone Distribution departement. How has the situation for selling records evolved and how do labels react to the changing enviroment from your point of view?  I guess you can write a book about that… So many things have changed the last 10 years, and are still changing. Due to internet, globalisation and easy software the numbers of producers, labels & dj’s worldwide are still growing rapidly, so competition is getting harder and harder, even though the audience is growing as well. This means labels have to be creative and make some extra efforts in order to be picked up. There’s […]

@biorhythmrecords label boss and @clone-nl member Paul du Lac in the mix for our 32nd Podcast edition. Check out the Interview with some insights and the Tracklist: http://bit.ly/uvpod032

Philipp: "No need for long explanations this time. I mixed some of my favourite Dub and Reggae songs. After all, it's still summer in this hemisphere. I was inspired to do it after my kids loved to sing along to that Yellowman-track. Zungguzungguguzungguzeng! You'll feel it too."

Tracklist:

1. Sly & Robbie - Computer Malfunction

2. Prince Far I & The Arabs - Back Weh

3. Nina Hagen - African Reggae

4. Dillinger - Funky Punk

5. Dubwillner - Demo (live from Dresden)

6. Moebius & Plank - Rastakraut Pasta

7. Jah Wobble, Jaki Liebezeit & Holger Czukay - How Much Are They?

8. Steel An' Skin - Reggae Is Here Once Again

9. Peter Tosh - Dubbing Buk-In-Hamm Palace

10. Grace Jones - My Jamaican Guy (12' Version)

11. Zap pow - This Is Reggae Music

12. Burning Spear - Farover

13. Yellowman - Zungguzungguguzungguzeng

14. Black Harmony - Don't Let It Go To Your Head

15. Blood Sisters - Ring My Bell

16. Horace Andy - Spying Glass

17. Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters - Revolution Dub

UV Funk is a radio show which is broadcasted every third Friday from 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm on Dresden based community radio station coloRadio. The show is hosted by https://soundcloud.com/philipp-demankowski. It’s all about stories, interviews and tracks out of the world of Cosmic Electronic Music.

The show was aired on 17th July 2015

Check: http://www.uncannyvalley.de/category/radio/

Hey Mr. Moony Me. Thanks for doing this mix. What’s the idea behind it? Thanks for having me. The idea behind it was to showcase some tracks that I think give a good impression of what I’m doing, both in the studio and behind the decks. I feel like all these tracks have similar colourations within them. I don’t know if other people perceive it like that, but it makes sense to me. You got into music via Hip-Hop. Am I right when I presume that Soul and Funk still play an important part in your House music? You can always hear the influence of 70’s Soul and Funk, Fusion Jazz and Disco in my tracks and in my sets, whether it’s a sample or it’s the harmonies and aesthetics, and I realized afterwards that this was also the reason I was and still am into sample-based HipHop. One day I started to look for the samples used in some of my favourite HipHop tracks and that’s where I fell in love with those sweet Soul songs by The Isley Brothers, Isaac Hayes, The O’Jays, etc. Since then I’ve been digging deeper and deeper into these styles of music and […]

@moony-me is up for the 31st edition of the Uncanny Valley podcast. Check out his summer mix and find out more about the Vienna based artist and his tasteful selection:

http://www.uncannyvalley.de/podcast/uv-podcast-031-moony-me/

@sandrow_m - Kuiper Belt Rose EP

https://uncannyvalleyrec.bandcamp.com/album/uv031-sandrow-m-kuiper-belt-rose

Bandcamp: 13.7.2015 (Vinyl & digital)

All other stores: Vinyl 24.7.2015 & Digital 3.8.2015

Tracklist

1. Kuiper Belt Rose

2. Next Stop Hessdalen

3. Dream Controlling

4. Miss You Again

Long awaited and right in time for summer: Sandrow M follows up his much loved “Prayervan EP” from 2013. Being one of Uncanny Valley’s mainstays since the very start, the Dresden based artist once again proves his versatility as well as his knack for synth based melodies with his new EP “Kuiper Belt Rose”.

Sandrow M seems to love singing along with catchy tunes as much as dancing in the club. It’s in every note, whether it’s the dreamy title track, the elegant “Dream Controlling” or “Next Stop Hessdalen” which is a veritable dance floor bomb thanks to the rising synths. The record ends with the beautiful “Miss You Again” which was actually written for a modern dance piece.

The artwork was created by Lydia Mojzis.

Hey Cuthead. After you started our podcast series it’s about time that you do a new one. What can you tell us about your mix. It’s pretty diverse, isn’t it? Yeah, this time almost every genre is involved. From Spirituals via Hip-Hop to House and Disco. But that’s how I’d characterize a good mix and that’s what I prefer when I listen to podcasts. We’ll celebrate five years of Uncanny Valley this summer. If you look back what do you think how your production techniques and musical preferences have evolved during that time? Not so much, I mean the techniques are somehow limited and you know how to handle the effects and machines after doing it for a while. It’s more the musical taste that alters over the years and in my case the selection of samples and sounds. You also get more picky in details which makes the whole process slower You have to stay focussed if you don’t want to get stuck in these little things. Is there a certain track from your UV-records or maybe from another label artist that has a special place in your heart? I really like the new Credit 00 record starting with […]

Our very own Cuthead provides a very eclectic mix for the 30th edition of our Podcast series. Read an interview with him and find out more about what's going on in his life and the thoughts behind the Give'n'Take-record: http://www.uncannyvalley.de/podcast/uv-podcast-030-cuthead

Success is dangerous. If your band hits the jackpot with numerous platinum records it’s likely that your future songs lack creativity and courage. But there are exceptions. For the latest UV Funk show host Philipp mixed cool music by popular bands that know how to sell records: B-Sides, Outtakes, lesser known singles or just your favourite track on an otherwise crap album.

The show is in German. If you hate all that teutonic talking but like the music you can write https://soundcloud.com/philipp-demankowski via Soundcloud to get the voiceless version.

1. The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot

2. Kool & the Gang - Summer Madness

3. Donna Summer - State Of Independence

4. Talk Talk - Happiness Is Easy (12 Inch Mix)

5. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Dancing (Peel Sessions 1979-1983)

6. Eurythmics - Monkey Monkey

7. Maggie Reilly & Mike Oldfield - Foreign Affair

8. Cat Stevens - Was Dog A Doughnut

9. Spandau Ballet – Pharaoh

10. Hot Chocolate- Put Your Love in Me

11. Paul McCartney - Frozen Jap

12. The Doors - The Ghost Song

13. The Who - Eminence Front

14. Culture Club - Murder Rap Trap

15. Herb Alpert – Rotation

16. Black Sabbath - Planet Caravan

17. The Rolling Stones – Heaven

18. ZZ Top - I Wanna Drive You Home

19. Phil Collins - I'm Not Moving

20. Aerosmith - Boogie Man

UV Funk is a radio show which is broadcasted every third Friday from 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm on Dresden based community radio station coloRadio. The show is hosted by https://soundcloud.com/philipp-demankowski. It’s all about stories, interviews and tracks out of the world of Cosmic Electronic Music.

Check for more info: http://www.uncannyvalley.de/category/radio/