Tri zvezdice. Od petih. Takšna je bila ocena prvenca ajdovskega tria Loudspeaker Alliance v neki slovenski glasbeni reviji, ki sem jo pred časom po naključju dobil v roke. Če sem si želel, da bi ocenjevalca lahko pobaral po kriterijih sodbe, se mi je zaradi slutnje, da se bodo moja pričakovanja glede odgovora bržkone izrisala v resničnost, namera hkrati upirala. Drži, da je dodeljevanje činov že zdavnaj postala stalnica glasbenih rubrik in mu gre zatorej zaradi krivde očetov delno odpustiti. Prav tako je res, da ni težko razumeti ljubke prikladnosti univerzalnega vzorca ocenjevanja kot tudi tega, da razpredanje spremljevalnega teksta malenkost ublaži absolutno vrednotenje, ki glasbeno stvaritev iztrga iz konteksta ter jo zreducira na goli ulomek. Kljub temu si nisem mogel kaj, da se ne bi zdrznil ob robatosti, s katero se je avtor recenzije lotil tako čutnega glasbenega izraza. “Punk-ish indie rock” album, ki združuje pomirjujočo odsotnost sintisajzerjev in skini džinsa z iskrenostjo, ki ne dopušča cinizma, se mi je sila nenavadno prikradel nekje med Paula Simona in Scotta Walkerja ter me očaral. Presodite sami.

1. Kdo ste, kaj počnete in kje to počnete?
Smo Loudspeaker Alliance, igramo na glasbene inštrumente v Ajdovščini.

2. Povzemite svoj zvok v 12 besedah.
Očem neviden. srce, sanje, hrepenenje, želja, strast, ljubezen, zvezde, nežnost, veselje, pozornost.

3. Kateri glasbeniki/glasbeni akti so najbolj izoblikovali vaš glasbeni okus?
Radiohead, Sigur Rós, Boards of Canada, Interpol, Joy Division, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Primus, The Knife, Nine Inch Nails, The Strokes, Franz Ferdinand, The Hives, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Nirvana, Slayer, At The Drive-In, Queen, A Flock of Seagulls, Klaxons, Portishead, Muse, Placebo, MGMT, Justice, Mr. Oizo, The Residents …

4. Modra ali rdeča tableta?
Rdeča.

5. Katere so vaše super moči?
Šarm, inteligenca in modre oči.

6. Kateri komad bi moral biti na vsakem CD-ju, posnetem za ljubljeno entiteto?
Sébastien Tellier: Pomme ali pa La Ritournelle.

7. Kdo je DJ Umek?
Elektro Plestenjak.

8. Zakaj je okrogla pica vedno v kvadratni škatli?
Da se ne kotali.

9. Kaj počnete, ko se ne ukvarjate z glasbo?
Krijemo stroške.

10. Kdo je vaš najljubši Game Over član?
Vsi so lepi.

11. Trenutni naj 4 za na plesišče in naj 3 za v avto?
Za plesišče: Crystal Castles: Black Panther, The Presets: Apocalypso, Bloc Party: Flux, The Cure: Close to Me
Za v avto: Radiohead: Reckoner, The Horrors: Sea Within a Sea, The Raveonettes: Dead Sound

12. Zadnji biseri modrosti?
Ne prodajaj kože, dokler je medved še v brlogu.

Loudspeaker Alliance – Vicious

Loudspeaker Alliance – Circumstances

Continuous Error naložite tukaj ali tukaj.

1. Who are you, what do you do and where do you do it?
Raik: We are Hey Today! from Hamburg and make electronic techno music.

2. Describe your sound in 12 words!
Organic, fresh, danceable, pogo´ble, 808, tension-filled, energized, noisy, filthy, powerful, demanding, alternating.

3. Which musician/music act did most significantly influence your music taste?

4. Blue pill or red pill?
The red one!

5. Which are your superpowers?
Rob: Hehe, normally we are not allowed to talk about our powers in public but just between us… Raik got his incredible “Eyes of the Present”… he always knows what’s fact right now.
For myself: I can offer solutions… I have the ability to bring presents from the unknown.

6. Which song should have been on every CD recorded for the loved one?
Raik: David Bowie – Heroes

7. Who is DJ Umek?
Rob: Techno legend!

8. Why do they put round pizza in a square box?
Raik: They make it for djs. The djs can use the box as a small 12” bag as well. So – I think the question is – why are the vinyl covers in a square format and not in a round?

9. What do you do, when you are not occupied with music?
Raik: At the moment we are permanently occupied with music.
But also the normal things are important like spending time with friends, family and ourself.

10. Who is your favourite Game Over member?
Rob: After a huge party my body & mind prefer a huge break to keep the balance. And also a big cup of coffee and lots of water.

11. Current top 4 for the dancefloor and top 3 for the car?
Dancefloor:
Dustin Zahn – Stranger (Len Faki remix)
Jence – Technorama
Boys Noize – Jeffer (Modeselektor remix)
Felix da Housecat – La Ravers

Car:
The xx – xx LP
Bullion – Young Heartache EP
Gang Starr – Skillz

12. Last pearls of wisdom?
Rob: I like to refer to what’s said by Dae-su in OldBoy: “Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone.”

Hey Today! – Walk Through

Shazam – Luckier (Hey Today! remix)

Artwork: Žiga Artnak

Rok in Urša. Čezštevilni sinti, mnogobrojne ritem mašine, razstavljene in predelane otroške igrače, lo-fidelity, filtriranje in distorzija, tripi ritmi in melodije. Vse to pred domačim pragom. Predstavljamo vam New Wave Syria. Hello, yes, indeed.

1. Kdo sta, kaj počneta in kje to počneta?
Urša in Rok. Delava glasbo. V sobi.

2. Povzemita svoj zvok v 12 besedah.
tole nama ne gre… res.

3. Kateri glasbeniki/glasbeni akti so najbolj izoblikovali vajin glasbeni okus?
autechre, mogwai, aphex twin, radiohead, boards of canada, massive attack, ladytron, depeche mode, joy division, interpol

4. Modra ali rdeča tableta?
Modre tabletke naj bi pomagale pri zaprtju.

5. Katere so vajine super moči?
znava razstaviti vsako elektronsko igračo

6. Kateri komad bi moral bit na vsakem CDju posnetem za ljubljeno entiteto?
The Cure: Lovesong

7. Kdo je DJ Umek?
Posing as me.

8. Zakaj je okrogla pica vedno v kvadratni škatli?
Kakšna bi zgledala kvadratna pica v okrogli škatli?

9. Kaj počneta, ko se ne ukvarjata z glasbo?
Se prenažirava s hrano in pivom ob gledanju filmov, ki so na IMDB ocenjeni z 6.2 in manj

10. Kdo je vajin najljubši Game Over član?
Matjaž Zupan

11. Trenutni naj 4 za na plesišče in naj 3 za v avto?
4 za plesišče:
-Radiohead: Idioteque
-The knife: Girls night out
-Digitalism: Magnets
-Culture Beat: Mr. Vain
3 za v avto:
– Crystal castles: 1991
-Shout out louds: Please Please Please
-Roisin Murphy: Dear Miami

12. Zadnji biseri modrosti?
The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it. (Oscar Wilde)

New Wave Syria – Let It Out

New Wave Syria – Random Logic

Celoten album “Hello, Yes” si naložite tukaj.

Ko smo končno izločili Smetnjakov prvi uradni miks, je bilo napogosteje vprašanje zastavljeno s strani tistih, ki so mu izpostavili svoje slušne organe slednje: “Kje zaboga ste staknili tisto nadvse duhovito in norčavo predelavo Umekove kendi rejv himne Lanicor?” (Prav vsi niso uporabili natanko take formulacije.) Odgovor prihaja iz Novega Sada, kjer sta si roke podala dva bivša oblikovalca, ki sedaj bravurno orjeta po poljih plesne elektronike (se sliši znano?). The Good Guys sta poskočna in navihana, žanrsko raznolika (¡tokrat bomo izjemoma objavili komad z odrepanim besedilom!) s skupnim imenovalcem na elektro, energija šprica, njun nastop v živo pa je menda prav čedno združen z vizualijami. Smetnjakovo omizje je precej očarano in upa, da jih bomo lahko kmalu pozdravili tudi pri nas. (P.S.: Toplo priporočam sprehod med miksi na njunem myspace blogu.)

1. Who are you, what do you do and where do you do it?
Hello dear Smetnjak blog readers, we are The Good Guys – superhero rave prophets from Serbia. We make super-cool beats that make you wiggle and have this greatest audiovisual live act that’s a really must-see. We do it here, we do it there, we do it in the studio or at the party, we do it everywhere.

2. Describe your sound in 12 words!
(Heavy. Massive. Kinky. Dirty. Funky. Unpredictable.) x2

3. Which musician/music act did most significantly influence your music taste?
This is like the hardest question ever. We both went through so much music while we were growing up, so we see the current TGG project as a finely crafted mixture of all different genres. We have Louis Johnson on the bass, Gary Moore on the guitar, many old funky drumers which we love to mess around with, a lot of dusty, old synths and the best ex-Yugoslavian folk singers on the mic. Heavily compress all of that and you’ll get the most wonderful audio delight that we call The Good Guys sound.

4. Blue pill or red pill?
Blue mitsubishi & Red puma.

5. Which are your superpowers?
Mosh of Glory, Holy P.L.U.R. and the Healing Strobe

6. Which song should have been on every CD recorded for the loved one?
Whitney’s theme from The Bodyguard. “I will always love you.”

7. Who is DJ Umek?
Uhm.. A big guy, really. :) We have an Umek shrine in our studio, right besides Nastic’s.

8. Why do they put round pizza in a square box?
Why do they always wear shoes in porn movies?

9. What do you do, when you are not occupied with music?
Bojan is studying to become the world’s best sound designer and playing tennis once a week, and Andrija is working for Serbia’s EXIT Festival as an Art Director and singing in a church choir twice a month.

10. Who is your favourite Game Over member?
Definitely Steffanio. He was always the cutest one.

11. Current top 4 for the dancefloor and top 3 for the car?
For the floor:
Late of the Pier – Focker [Boys Noize Edit]
Mr. Oizo – Gay Dentist [JFK Edit]
Birdy Nam Nam – Worried [Djedjotronic Remix]
The Good Guys – Dancer 2K9

For the car:
Mr. Oizo – Hun
Maethelvin – Plan B
and-the-one-and-only Kavinsky – 1986

12. Last pearls of wisdom?
Shout to all the promoters in Slovenia – WAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR, CALL US TO DESTROY YOUR CLUB FFS!!!

The Good Guys – Jackpot

Umek – Lanicor (The Good Guys milom ili silom rmx)

The Good Guys – Idemo U Disko (feat. Shpira & Dj Ahmaad)

Danger je pred duri, inverzna panda iz Lyona (via Roba3000) pa ni edina na seznamu štirinožnih sesalcev iz tujine. Mile Hund, reški patron odd-ball elektra in protagonsit Mishu Mitsubishu klubskih večerov in istoimenskega glasbenega bloga, bo naslednji petek prvič zaoral na deponiji prostosmetarske lože. Marčevski promo miks (spodaj) eksplicitno nakazuje, kam pes taco moli ter napoveduje svež eklektični izbor brez očitnih sureshotov in z dobro mero lucidnosti. Happiness is a warm puppy!

1. Kdo si, kaj počneš in kje to počneš?
Mile Hund, Dj i novopečeni promotor elektornske indie glazbe u Rijeci.

2. Povzemi svoj zvok v 12 besedah.
C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, H

3. Kateri glasbeniki/glasbeni akti so najbolj izoblikovali tvoj glasbeni okus?
Daft Punk, Alan Braxe, Alex Gopher i cijeli taj french pokret krajem 90ih. Kavinsky, Danger, Loose Shus, Bag Raiders, Maethelvin, Grum. Posebno me fascinira Australska scena.

4. Modra ali rdeča tableta?
Modra ako ću upoznati štrumpfove …

5. Katere so tvoje super moči?
Mogu se dugo vozit bez piš-pauze.

6. Kateri komad bi moral bit na vsakem CDju posnetem za ljubljeno entiteto?
The Clash – Rock The Casbah

7. Kdo je DJ Umek?
A DJ and producer from Slovenia??

8. Zakaj je okrogla pica vedno v kvadratni škatli?
Jer kvadratna škatla nebi stala u okruglu picu.

9. Kaj počneš, ko se ne ukvarjaš z glasbo?
Radim sa filmom.

10. Kdo je tvoj najljubši Game Over član?
Kvisko :)

11. Trenutni naj 4 za na plesišče in naj 3 za v avto?
Floor:
Digitalism – Taken Away (Gooseflesh remix)
Just A Band – Burn It Out (This/Is remix)
SuperMal – Bigger Than Big (Bag Raiders remix)
Fabian – Alpha

Car:
The Outrunners – These Girls Are Dressed To Kill
The Good Guys – Pure Style
Redial – Starsceam

12. Zadnji biseri modrosti?
Credit 0. Insert Coin………

Mile Hund – March Mix Tape

Artwork: Fejzo