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Infamous Beirut DJ Ernesto Chahoud takes over the NTS signal for his monthly 'Beirut Daze' slot, recorded in Lebanon and showcasing music from his far-ranging collection.
Who else sounds like Larry Heard? In the late 1980s, The Chicago house producer was one of the first artists – initially as a part of Fingers, Inc., and then as a solo act – to truly stamp their own unique aesthetic onto the nascent style of electronic dance music. Favouring lush instrumentation, foggy chords and dreamy melodies over the more mechanic pounding of many of his counterparts, he inspired the "deeper" sounds of the midwest's second wave, and generations of young clubbers elsewhere around the world. This In Focus features close to 3 hours of untouchable deep house beauty from Larry Heard - compiled, mixed and edited by Giles Smith.
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Röövel Ööbik, which translates as Robber Nightingale, was formed in Estonia under Soviet rule in 1987.
Their subsequent collective vibrations carried them over land and sea to perform far and wide. From Finland on to Hungary and Poland, and even to the very bastions of Western pop culture. Firstly, in 1990, to New York and the New Music Seminar, then, in 1993, to London to record a legendary John Peel session for BBC Radio One.
In this guise, Röövel Ööbik recorded one album, entitled 'Popsubterranea', for Finnish label Stupido Twins, released in 1992.
Then, as Russia released its grip on Estonia the world opened up, Röövel Ööbik's sound and name mutated. New influences flooded in, jazz and funk, house, and drum & bass. The result was the album 'Psychikosmos' (1994).
After all that jazz the group became known as Una Bomba, sampling & fusing rock & electronica into a sound they called nihi-listening. That sound is encapsulated in their debut CD 'Honeycombat'(1997- Plastilin?, 2000 Highpark records) and 'Aerosol' (2002- Umblu records) albums.
In December 2005 Röövel Ööbik released their new album 'Supersymmetry' which has been highly acclaimed by Estonian critics.
Röövel Ööbik, which translates as Robber Nightingale, was formed in Estonia under Soviet rule in 1987.
Their subsequent collective vibrations carried them over land and sea to perform far and wide. From Finland on to Hungary and Poland, and even to the very bastions of Western pop culture. Firstly, in 1990, to New York and the New Music Seminar, then, in 1993, to London to record a legendary John Peel session for BBC Radio One.
In this guise, Röövel Ööbik recorded one album, entitled 'Popsubterranea', for Finnish label Stupido Twins, released in 1992.
Then, as Russia released its grip on Estonia the world opened up, Röövel Ööbik's sound and name mutated. New influences flooded in, jazz and funk, house, and drum & bass. The result was the album 'Psychikosmos' (1994).
After all that jazz the group became known as Una Bomba, sampling & fusing rock & electronica into a sound they called nihi-listening. That sound is encapsulated in their debut CD 'Honeycombat'(1997- Plastilin?, 2000 Highpark records) and 'Aerosol' (2002- Umblu records) albums.
In December 2005 Röövel Ööbik released their new album 'Supersymmetry' which has been highly acclaimed by Estonian critics.
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