All-kinds-of music blog: September 2020

PBR Streetgang @ Chicago Calling #101 - United Kingdom

Tracklist/Description: Artist Info: Bonar Bradberry and Tom Thorpe met while record digging in Birmigham, UK. Recognizing a compatible taste by their pickings, the two decided to DJ together and soon were immersed in the circus that was early 2000s Leeds nightlife. By 2003, the duo had founded their own residency at Club Mint, named "Asylum" to reflect the evening's maddening diversity of guests. Everyone from Jazzy Jeff to Ricardo Villalobos shared the decks with the duo, by now having settled on the moniker PBR Streetgang. DJ Broadcast points out that while their name is lifted from cult classic war film Apocalypse Now, "the only shallow waters these two patrol, however, are those situated around Ibiza." Indeed, PBR that same year became residents world reknown party We Love… at Space in Ibiza. Working their way from one-offs in smaller rooms to eventually landing the closing slot, talent buyer Andy Lively remarks "they embody everything we look for in a We Love Space resident." Beginning in 2008, the duo slowly but surely produced a slew of EPs and singles for the labels Red Music and 2020 Vision, the latter of which Bonar would go on to serve as assistant manager of A&R and head manager for remixes. By 2012, the duo had expanded to other notable labels coming out of the UK scene. Mixmag deemed their Futureboogie debut 'N-H-N' a "ridiculously repetitive acid gem", while their single 'Downstroke' for Hot Creations was praised by Resident Advisor for its "dark, oppressive, humid atmosphere." Not forgetting their roots, the 2020 Vision release 'At Dez' solidified the "PBR […] trademark production style that utilises their love of a body shaking baseline, crisp beats, quirky samples and a unifying groove," explains IDM Magazine. The duo's remix output has been built up along the same trajectory as their originals, beginning with friends Crazy P and Maxxi Soundsystem, but soon growing outside of the UK dance world. This includes what Spin Magazine calls their "deliriously dancey" remix of Lana Del Rey's 'Ultraviolence.' Ten years in the making, these "technically sound selectors", according to Mixmag, have "secured spots at clubs and festivals the world over." "This mix is a little bit different for us, it is meant as a sort of companion piece to our release on Lumberjacks In Hell on the 28th of September, something that helps frame the track in some kind of context. When we first started DJing together (before PBR existed ) nearly 20 years ago it was a little midweek playing US House & Garage all night, this was the central thread that started to tie us together. Now we’re more known for an eclectic style, never really sitting in one genre, but this is a love letter to that time and sound without being a greatest hits nostalgia reel. As is the track on the compilation…" (PBR Streetgang) Soundcloud: https://ift.tt/1AakXYe Social Media: https://ift.tt/2Nh7ECB https://ift.tt/30flfDT Tracklist: 01. Vikter Duplaix - Manhood (Adesse Version’s version) 02. Synchrojack - End of The Road ( Kenny Dixon Jr mx) 03. Kerri Chandler - Glitch/Bounce 04. Afroamerican Coalition - No More Weeping 05. Urban Blues Project feat. Bobby Pruitt - We Are One (Jazz-n-Groove Hands Up Dub) 06. Mark Seven - The Fatal Flaw Of Disco 07. Tom Ruijg - Smooth Moves 08. O.D.C. - My Mind Is Going 09. Those Guys - Love Love Love 10. Bjork - More Life than This (Bonars' Extension) 11. Todd Terry - Desire 12. Prana - The Dream (Sharam’s Deep Dish Dreamscape) 13. Jovonn - Pianos Of Gold (Ian Pooly Rmx) 14. PBR Streetgang - Madame Z 15. Taka Boom ft Chaka Khan - Groove Like That (Onionz Mix) 16. Hardrive 2000 Feat. Lynae - When You Touch Me ( Dance Ritual Mix) 17. Peven Everett - I Can’t Believe I Loved Her Curator: Manny Cais Artwork: Eduardo Nascimento

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30 September 2020