October - That Placid (Ewan Pearson Mix)

Killer weirdo disco-techno from Bristolian producer October backed with a Balearic infected mix from Ewan Pearson. The original welds disco samples to a slow pounding 4/4 like some lo-fi Marc E production. Ewan Pearson's mix is predictably of a high standard, fleshing the cut out with spectral dub FX and a rude Italo bassline.

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Incredibly prolific, Pearson has released over one hundred remixes and worked with the biggest artists in music; names such as Depeche Mode, the Chemical Brothers and Gwen Stefani are not to be shied away from. His talents are not confined to remixing but go further beyond to include producing (he was at the helm for the debut offerings of The Rapture, Delphic and Lost Valentinos), DJing, head of the Misericord record label and writing – his book Discographies: Dance, Music, Culture and the Politics of Sound was published in 1999. In what must be a first for an electronic dance music artist, Pearson was also a visiting lecturer in Cultural Studies at the University of East London.
Turning back to all matters music, Pearson relocated from the United Kingdom to Berlin many years ago and became a regular guest at Panorama Bar and a resident at Robert Johnson. In that time, his demand as both a producer and a DJ has grown remarkably. Additions to both the Sci.Fi.Hi.Fi and Fabric compilation series have been hallmarks of each, and it’s with little wonder that none other than Kompakt publishes his next release, creatively titled We Are Proud Of Our Choices. Pearson took the time, between gigs in St Petersburg and Sydney, to talk to Pulse. read more...

Ewan Pearson will release his third commercial mix CD on Kompakt early next year.

Arguably the finest thing to come from his hometown of Kidderminster, Pearson has certainly had an eventful career, with activities ranging from remixing and producing bands, through to authoring a book that looks into the politics of dance music culture. He's no stranger to the world of DJing either, with mixes for the renowned Fabric and Sci.Fi.Hi.Fi series acting as calling cards for his countless international appearances behind the decks. While Pearson may favour the standard DJing setup when playing out, his recent studio mixes have seen him harness the power of Ableton Live, working long blends and editing tracks on the fly.

Ewan has again used this methodology for his Kompakt mix, which goes under the name of We Are Proud Of Our Choices and sees him focus on the melodic tech-house sound that he's been cultivating throughout his DJing career. Neville Watson, Lusine, John Talabot, Hot Natured, Taron Trekka and Wah Chu Ku all feature on the mix, which strays away from the more popular club tracks of the year and instead focuses on the secret weapons that Pearson has been utilising in his sets of late.

Ewan Pearson produced the debut album from Australia's Lost Valentinos. It's called "Cities of Gold" and it's coming out on etcetc in September.

http://www.lostvalentinos.com/
http://www.myspace.com/lostvalentinos

Hello Folks,

I'm currently putting the finishing touches to the as yet untitled new solo album from Tracey Thorn and the debut album from Manchester's Delphic. Delphic's first single "Counterpoint" was released on R&S
earlier this year, a second single "This Momentary" comes out on Kitsune in August and their debut album will be released through Universal at the end of the year.

http://www.delphic.cc/
http://www.myspace.com/delphic

You can see the video for "This Momentary" here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkmZBuidJVY

Al Usher and I have also remixed Burger / Voigt "Wand Aus Klang" for
Kompakt. You can read about it and listen to it here:

http://www.kompakt.fm/releases/wand_aus_klang_remixe

cheers*
Ewan

5 GUM Vision Lab - Stimulate Your Senses

Fordere deine Sinne heraus - Visionäre gesucht

Wie stimulieren wir heute unsere Sinne? Wie fordern wir sie immer wieder aufs Neue heraus? Und wie lassen sich aus der Stimulanz der Sinne Funken für Musik und Mode, Design und Lifestyle schlagen? Diese Fragen stehen im Zentrum des 5 GUM Vision Lab. Das Motto MAKING SENSES zeigt an, dass die Art und Weise, wie wir unsere sensorische Wahrnehmung zum Einsatz bringen, nicht allein naturgegeben ist, sondern immer auch Produkt der Zeit und ihrer technischen Möglichkeiten. Anders gesagt: Unser Sinneskostüm geht mit der Mode. Das bedeutet neue Abenteuer für die Sinne - und zwar auf allen fünf klassischen Sinnesfeldern: LOOK, SMELL, HEAR, TASTE und TOUCH. Von einer Verarmung der Sinne im heutigen Zeitalter kann keine Rede sein. Vielmehr entstehen in der Re-Kombination von Tradition und Technologie, von analog und digital, andauernde neue Sensationen. Künstler und Forscher, aber auch Trendsetter und Projektentwickler nutzen diese Mittel für aufregend neue Ästhetiken (griech. Wahrnehmung), die neue oder andersartige Sinneserlebnisse ermöglichen. Die Molekularküche revolutioniert die älteste Kulturtechnik der Menschheit mit spektakulären Geschmacksexplosionen. Das avancierte Duft-Design transzendiert das angestammte Feld blumiger Wohlgerüche in Richtung einer komplexen Duftsprache. Die Mode verschmilzt mit der Bildenden Kunst, indem sie etwa Op-Art-Elemente integriert. Produktdesigner verwandeln mittels neuer Materialien und intelligenter Oberflächen High Tech in High Touch. Musikproduzenten stecken heute mit einem Laptop ein ganzes Symphonieorchester in die Tasche. In und zwischen diesen einzelnen Disziplinen blüht eine Vielfalt, an der längst nicht mehr nur Profis mitwirken, sondern ebenso sehr Amateure mit professionellem Anspruch, oder kurz: "Pro-Ams". Ambitionierte Vertreter dieser Szene für zwei Tage mit den professionellen Pionieren einer neuen Sinnlichkeit zusammen zu bringen und in gemeinsamen Workshops ästhetisches Neuland erforschen zu lassen, das ist die Idee des zweitägigen 5 GUM Vision Lab. 24./25. Juni 2009, 5 GUM Vision Lab im WEEKEND Berlin jeweils ab 10 Uhr

The multi-talented DJ, producer and writer will kick off his tour at Brisbane's 3000 capacity Family club, before jetting over to play Sydney's Lost Baggage party at The Cross with Dutch house-head 2000 and One.

Pearson returns to the turntables in Melbourne the following weekend, and makes one last visit to Sydney for his final gig at the city's Playground Weekender festival. With Todd Terje, Nic Fanciulli, Jimpster, Ashley Beedle and WhoMadeWho all joining him on the bill, it looks like Pearson's going to have quite a send off.

• Mr Pearson just finishing off the lost valentinos album - the band from australia
that he´s been working on since last year.

• He is well into working on the next solo album from tracey thorn.

• He has just remixed the new single from hot chip "touch too much" for dfa / emi and gavin herlihy
"watch ya feet" for leftroom.

• He is about to start remixing the next single from foals "olympic airways".

Hello folks,

this time last year I spent a glorious sunny April in Rockfield Studios in Wales, producing (alongside Ken Thomas of Sigur Ros, Cocteau Twins and Public Image fame) the new album from M83, "Saturdays=Youth". It finally came out last week on Mute records; more vocal and song-based than their previous records and with a nod to glossy 80s pop, but still with the same grandeur and gorgeous melodics. Try to imagine Kevin Shields and Vangelis soundtracking a John Hughes movie and your part-way there.

You can listen to some of it here at www.myspace.com/m83.

Hope you like it.

love,
ewan