Asian Dan

This man needs no introduction for he is the man behind the musical likings of Scenario Rock and the voice that echoed “D-V-N-O, four capital letters…”, Mehdi Pinson returns under his alias “DVNO” with some new music that can be found in his new mixtape entitled “Moonlighting”. Download it below and check out the Asian Dan Q&A with DVNO.

Download: DVNO : Moonlighting Mixtape

Asian Dan Q&A : DVNO

Who is DVNO?

Well I guess it’s me. The conceptor and voice behind the eponymous song by Jus†ice. It’s becoming such a brand and trademark with clubs, promoters, djs, blogs, magazines and eventually the urban dictionary referring to the term as common expression to describe crappy discotheques. It really cracks me up. Last time Busy P told me a dude was complaining on twitter pretending he was the real DVNO. I own the copyright man !

How would your describe your music?

A sort of Drive by Crooning. A mixture of elegance and debauchery like Ferris Bueller playing “the Blue Danube” on his keyboard using sampled coughs and sick sounds then eventually singing in the parade.

What was your first musical memory?

Dancing to the JB’s and Otis Redding with my father singing along. He used to sit on the carpet with headphones on, playing moroccan tam tam, mimicking his favorite artists.
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Hudmo returns for all you lovebirds with some serious slowjams for this very special day. Awww yeaaa.

Download: LuckyMe Present: Hudson Mohawke’s Valentines Slowjams Chapter V

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“We’re thinking more funking with the drums, less jacking with the bass.”

Kindness has made a few appearances on the blog these past few months and is definitely number one on my albums to look forward to in 2012. The LP will be out March 19 which includes “Gee Up”, the first impression we got of Kindness back in 2009 in an even more lo-fi demo version. This updated video for “Gee Up” delves into a super pomo/meta world that give a super lolzy look into the music industry – I love everything about it.

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Kindness – Gee Up (Demo)

Massive tune.

Fort Lean is back. This time with a bombastic track entitled “Sunsick”. Fort Lean is quickly climbing the rock and or roll ladder and with a driving rock tune like this, they are surely proving that they can play with the big boys. If you get a chance to catch Fort Lean you will definitely be impressed by how great “Sunsick” is live because of the super tight drums and bass that propel this epic pop tune forward.

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Fort Lean : Sunsick

CFCF dives into a extremely intellectual and moody realm with his latest mini-LP, “Excercises”. CFCF channels Steve Reich, Tangerine Dream, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Philip Glass into this latest release. Definitely a surprising and refreshing track from a producer such as CFCF.

Download: CFCF : Excercise #3 (Building)

John Talabot is a producer that really epitomizes the Catalan lifestyle and vibes with his tunes. He is a Barcelona based producer creating tracks that elevate the dancefloor into a moody and hypnotic state. His album “ƒin” is full of moody steady slowburner House tracks. The mood he sets borders the feeling of just starting off a night or ending the night and watching the sunrise. His tracks definitely have a parenthetical soundtrack feeling, it is up to you what you make of his music ( ).

The two standout tracks on the album both feature Pional. “Destiny” is a deep house pop song while “So Will be Now…” is a really journey of a song. In “So Will Be Now…” Talabot chops up vocals into a mantra that is reminiscent of Arthur Russell that floats a top a deep bassline.

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Lucky Paul is a New Zealander by the way of Berlin that produces some spaced out psychedelic tunes, think Bullion meets Kindiness’ disco pop appeal. “Elephant Island” is out February 13 on somethinksounds. Be sure to catch Lucky Paul on tour this year as he fills in on drums in Feist’s touring band. Also be sure to check out a live 7 min improvised jam as Lucky Paul literally walks around his flat in Berlin sampling everything in his household.

Bonus: A tasteful re-work of the late and great Etta James.

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Lucky Paul – Rather Go Blind (Etta James Re-Work)

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