Dave Wesley, December 12th 2018
Drone and lo-fi well before they were a thing. Best regards, Dave Wesley – Somewhere in Northern Portugal
Dom Fox, October 28th 2018
Imagine blinding snirt (snow and dirt) storms on a flat North Dakota college campus in the early 1980s. This Laurie Anderson track was a ray of sunshine that cut through that cultural snirt and inspired a lifetime of sonic curiosity and exploration. Realize that Bill Laswell produced this mashup of William S. Burroughs monotone with […]
Dave Wesley, October 23rd 2018
I’ve been really getting into Reddit lately as an alternative to the usual suspect social media outlets. One of my favorite subreddits is The Overload, which describes itself as: “A sub for unconventional club music. Ebm, noise, house, lo-fi music, techno, hardware jams, acid, chicago house, detroit techno Labels like L.I.E.S, Hessle Audio, Raster Noton, […]
Dave Wesley, October 10th 2018
With so much readily and freely available music at our collective disposal, the role of curator/mixer/DJ is paramount to discovery and a lean back listening experience. Secret Thirteen is beyond prolific at introducing new (to me) curators, producers, composers, and sonic artists. Check out this mix from Bérangère Maximin, who “puts us on a cinematic trip […]
Dave Wesley, September 17th 2018
With music production software is now ubiquitous and available to anyone with a smartphone, tablet, and/or PC, some amazing esoteric sub-sub-sub-genres and online communities have emerged that deserve attention (i.e. vaporwave, aestheic, simpsonwave, club bathroom remixes, and lo-fi anything, etc.). As a producer, it’s all so very fascinating, especially given that my productions over the last […]
Dave Wesley, September 1st 2018
With the current plethora of streaming radio options and new live DJ set stations popping up (and down) on the web, it can be difficult to discern in which to invest precious ear time. It seems that Boiler Room has inspired myriad boilerplate copies of itself. In 2018, Rádio Baixa appeared on the scene, from […]
Dave Wesley, July 24th 2018
Amoeba Music is one of the world’s coolest independent record stores, based in California. They’ve been posting their “What’s In My Bag” YouTube series for many years now, which Amoeba describes as “Our award-winning series featuring artists and tastemakers sharing what they found shopping at Amoeba.” It’s educational and entertaining. And, thanks to “What’s In […]
Dave Wesley, July 5th 2018
This is a cool and fun piece on The Cult of Aphex Twin produced by The Quietus editor, John Doran. Simple as that. Stream here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b88k6l Best, DMW
Dave Wesley, June 19th 2018
Jon Hassell is back with a contemporary sound design take on his signature “vertical listening” experience. This release puts me firmly in some dark Tokyo nightlife realm. Highly recommended. Best regards, Dave Wesley – Somewhere in Portugal
Dave Wesley, June 12th 2018
One word: MASTERPIECE. This extended play release is bona fide – class A – numero uno – amazing. I’m very proud to say that I was born in the same state (Minnesota) from which this band hails. Low is known for inventing slowcore (whether true or not)… and has evolved over the years to produce […]