Double Helix DJ Chart
Standfirst/<br/>A DJ chart less ordinary, from genre confusion agents Double Helix (see this month's feature). Rather than opting for ten tracks of the latest beats and dubs, the duo offer a smattering of the tracks that have influenced their eclectic live sound.
| 07 Nov 2007
1. Company Flow – Silence (Rawkus)
Classic raw beats and flows from El-P, Bigg Jus and the Indelible MCs – contains the seminal line: "Even when I say nothing / It's a beautiful use of negative space..."
2. Sola Perplexus – Mexican Beans (Audiodacity)
As played on Radio 1 by Huw Stephens – a great example of the kind of rolling tech-breaks we use in the Double Helix live show.
3. Horsepower Productions – Golden Nugget (Tempa)
Crashing breaks, rolling, uptempo dubstep bass, and crazy Spaghetti Western samples from Tempa's most innovative producers.
4. Crystal Distortion – The Great Information Robbery (Labrat Audiochemicals)
Mental acid breakbeat workout from Crystal Distortion, formerly a member of techno legends Spiral Tribe.
5. Saul Williams – Ohm (Rawkus)
Beat poetry set to clashing space-breaks and monastic chanting, a template for what can be achieved with voice and beats, beyond the conventions of mainstream hip-hop.
6. Neil Landstrumm – Assassin Master (Planet Mu)
The perfect fusion of dubstep, techno and old-school rave, from Scotland's most interesting electronic pioneer.
7. Great Ezcape – D.I.Y. (Great Ezcape Recordings)
Uptempo breakbeat hip-hop with blockbusting, tight couplets from Profisee and Simba, and a rolling, addictive beat by superproducer Vigilante.
8. Pavement – Elevate Me Later (Domino)
A live cover in the works: Stephen Malkmus' elegantly twisted lyrics sum up a particularly bored kind of teenage disaffection. We add several new verses.
9. Penpushers – Acropolis (KFM)
A cut from the 'Pushers first LP, combining unparalleled science fiction narratives with dark and sinister beats.
10. Tobias Schmidt – Systemshocker (Feinwork)
Like Landstrumm, another graduate of the Sativae / Test school of Scottish techno-headz. Weighty.
Classic raw beats and flows from El-P, Bigg Jus and the Indelible MCs – contains the seminal line: "Even when I say nothing / It's a beautiful use of negative space..."
2. Sola Perplexus – Mexican Beans (Audiodacity)
As played on Radio 1 by Huw Stephens – a great example of the kind of rolling tech-breaks we use in the Double Helix live show.
3. Horsepower Productions – Golden Nugget (Tempa)
Crashing breaks, rolling, uptempo dubstep bass, and crazy Spaghetti Western samples from Tempa's most innovative producers.
4. Crystal Distortion – The Great Information Robbery (Labrat Audiochemicals)
Mental acid breakbeat workout from Crystal Distortion, formerly a member of techno legends Spiral Tribe.
5. Saul Williams – Ohm (Rawkus)
Beat poetry set to clashing space-breaks and monastic chanting, a template for what can be achieved with voice and beats, beyond the conventions of mainstream hip-hop.
6. Neil Landstrumm – Assassin Master (Planet Mu)
The perfect fusion of dubstep, techno and old-school rave, from Scotland's most interesting electronic pioneer.
7. Great Ezcape – D.I.Y. (Great Ezcape Recordings)
Uptempo breakbeat hip-hop with blockbusting, tight couplets from Profisee and Simba, and a rolling, addictive beat by superproducer Vigilante.
8. Pavement – Elevate Me Later (Domino)
A live cover in the works: Stephen Malkmus' elegantly twisted lyrics sum up a particularly bored kind of teenage disaffection. We add several new verses.
9. Penpushers – Acropolis (KFM)
A cut from the 'Pushers first LP, combining unparalleled science fiction narratives with dark and sinister beats.
10. Tobias Schmidt – Systemshocker (Feinwork)
Like Landstrumm, another graduate of the Sativae / Test school of Scottish techno-headz. Weighty.
Double Helix feature on the compilation Crunk's Not Dead, Vol 2, out in November, and available from independent records shops in Glasgow and Edinburgh, or at the websites below.
www.audiodacity.co.uk
www.myspace.com/doublehelixonline
www http://www.audiodacity.co.uk, www.myspace.com/doublehelixonline, www.crunsknotdead.com
www.audiodacity.co.uk
www.myspace.com/doublehelixonline
www http://www.audiodacity.co.uk, www.myspace.com/doublehelixonline, www.crunsknotdead.com