Mladen Solomun [Diynamic Music]

Mladen Solomun and his cohorts at Diynamic Music have crafted a winning portfolio of melodically colorful and highly textured tech-house releases. Solomun has also produced 12" for the likes of Sonar Kollektiv, Four:Twenty, Dessous, Compost, and Liebe*Detail. You can check out all his releases HERE.

For the time being, enjoy these following pieces of sunny house and techno.

Solomun - Somebody's Story

Tiger Stripes - Hooked (Solomun Remix)

Ray Okpara [Drumpoet Community/AreaRemote]

Drumpoet Community based in Zurich, Switzerland and run by Alex Dallas and Ron Shiller, has been my favorite record label since I first heard Quarion's 'Karasu' in late 2006.

Mostly consisting of quirky, sometimes tribal, sometimes spacey tech house or deep house releases Drumpoet Community brings a laid-back, relaxing yet fun approach to their musical template. I present to you a couple releases from Ray Okpara, one on Drumpoet Community and the other on Diplomatik. Give both tracks a good rinsing and draw your own conclusions!

Ray Okpara - Orange River, on Diplomatik.

Ray Okpara - Loving Moonbuah, on Drumpoet Community.

Allow Me To Introduce Myself.

Each man just wants his own legacy. It's why carpenter's are always writing on walls. It's the same idea every man gets, to write his name and the date before he seals off a wall with sheetrock. Sometimes they leave the day's newspaper. It's tradition to leave a bottle of beer or wine. Roofers will write on the decking before they cover it with tar paper and shingles. Framers will write on the sheathing before they cover it with clapboard or stucco. Their name and the date. Some little part of themselves for someone in the future to discover. Maybe a thought. We were here. We built this. A reminder.

Call it custom or superstition or feng shui.

It's a kind of sweet homespun immortality.

In art history, they teach how Pope Pius V asked El Greco to paint over some nude figures Michelangelo had painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. El Greco agreed, but only if he could paint over the entire ceiling. They teach that El Greco is only famous because of his astigmatism. That's why he distorted his human bodies, because he couldn't see right, he stretched everybody's arms and legs and got famous for the dramatic effect.

From famous artists to building contractors, we all want to leave our signature. Our lasting effect. Your life after death.

We all want to explain ourselves. Nobody wants to be forgotten.

Now I can't build a house. I'd get hung up on all the jargon. Seriously, its like speaking another language. Try talking to a contractor. Good luck.

And while the construction industry has passed me over. I've got this technology thing under wraps. I can write a blog. And snap, I will not be forgotten. I can't be. My words will be here forever. Here's to my legacy. My cyber remembrance. My digital footprints.