Sophisticated radioshow @ PLAY.FM Jan 09

Dear musiclovers!

Our new radioshow is online now, its a short overview about the music we like and play at the moment, you can hear more of it every saturday at Sass Music Club in Vienna, where we have our weekly night: "Sophisticated - A Little Jiving On A Saturday Night"

Enjoy the music, feedback, good or bad, is welcome!

Simon + Steve


Sophisticated radioshow @ PLAY.FM Jan 09

part 1: Simonlebon

01 - Carl Craig + Moritz Von Oswald - Re-Composed (C2 remix) - Deutsche Grammophon
02 - Redshape - Slow Monday - Styrax Leaves
03 - Efdemin - Acid Bells - Curle
04 - Ost & Kjex - Federgewicht (Hamburg Version) - Dyinamic
05 - Lemon Popsicle - Awake (Melon Remix) - Rebirth
06 - Brother's Vibe - Do You Feel The Vibe? - Mixx Records
07 - Kerri Chandler - Heal My Heart (Drum Dub) - King Street Sounds
08 - Roman IV - As Time Goes Bye-Bye - Playhouse
09 - Larry Heard - Mercurian Funk - Alleviated
10 - Lil Wolf - Deliver Me (Diskjokke + Vinny Vilbear Remix) - Rebirth
11 - Je Davu - I Need You Tonight (Goodbye 11 Edit) - Raw Meat Records
12 - Boney M - Ma Baker (Rub'n'Tug Edit) - ?

part 2: Steve Sass

13 - Kalabrese - Makelovedisco - Phictiv Records
14 - Sound Stream - Rainmaker - Sound Stream
15 - Silver City - Pendulo (Pete Herbert Edit) - Deep Freeze Recordings
16 - Reboot - Three Rows - Raum...musik
17 - Men With Sticks - 3rd Eye (Dixon's Mash Up Edit) - Junior Boys Own
18 - Shakleton - Next To Nothing (Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts Remix) - Crosstown Rebels
19 - Dop - Horns'n'Roses - Eklo
20 - Kunijuku Takahashi - Earth beats (Chateau Flight Remix) - Mule
21 - Kraak'n'Smaak - Plastic People (Deetron Dub) - Jalapeno
22 - Larry Heard - 25 Years from Alpha - Alleviated

Listen to it here:

http://www.play.fm/playfm_player.m3u?action=m3u&file=a0000014598.mp3&s_id=15323

Sophisticated Radioshow @ PLAY.FM with Jimpster + Simonlebon - Dec 6th, 08

part 1: Simonlebon

01. Move D - Gals - Running Back
02. Claudio Mate - Everthing´s Ok In Detroit - KLik Klak
03. Redshape - Warrior - Music Man
04. Ajello - Moody Bang (Langenberg Discoteca Mix) Rebirth
05. Da Silva - Bang Bang - Bangbang!
06. Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts - I Was On My Way To Hell - Circus Company
07. Roberto Rodriguez - Be Somebody - Freerange
08. Cavalier - I Know - Drumpoet Community
09. Liapin - Redskin (Agnes Remix) - Connect Four
10. Kenny Larkin - Wake Me - Planet E


part 2: Jimpster
11. 6th Borough Project - The Formula - ?
12. The Revenge - The Soul - ?
13. Pezzner - ? - ?
14. Pezzner - ? - ?
15. Art Bleek - Escapism (Langenberg Remix) - ?
16. Tiny Sticks - 3rd Eye (Dixon mix) - Defected
17. Lövebirds - This Sound - Freerange
18. Sharohk K - Love happens (Roberto Rodriguez Remix) - Compost
19. Nick Holder - Sunday (Jimpster Remix) - ?
20. Solan - Gotta Use It (Gorge Remix) - ? ?
21. Milton Jackson - Crash (Lovebirds Remix) - Freerange
22. Tony Lionni - Gamma Ray - ?


Listen to it here:
http://www.play.fm/playfm_player.m3u?actio...&s_id=14799

Dec 06, 08 - Sophisticated with Jimpster (Freerange, UK)

@ SASS Music Club
Karlsplatz 1
A - 1010 Vienna

Jimpster (Freerange, UK)
Steve Sass + Simonlebon


Jamie Odell Biography

Jamie Odell aka Jimpster and Audiomontage has been producing, remixing and Djing for the last 15 years and co-running his Freerange Records label for the last 10 of those. His musical upbringing and open-minded attitude to all types of music have meant his productions have found fans across the globe in the electronica/downtempo as well as house music scenes.

His seminal Jimpster LP Messages From The Hub (1997) as well as his more dancefloor orientated Audiomontage 12"s really helped establish Jamie as an artist of some merit and he quickly became in regular demand as a remixer (over 50 at the last count!) and co producer on a wide range of underground projects. His third Jimpster LP Amour was released 2 years ago on Freerange to great critical acclaim and appeared in various published Top 20 LP's of the year (eg. No.17 in IDJ). He has also recently released his first original track for another label, choosing Ben Watt's Buzzin' Fly for Square Up. This became a big underground house track which sat in the top 5 of DJ Mag's Hype Chart for 2 months.

Jamie has also built up his reputation as a highly regarded dj in the UK and around the world. With an emphasis on the deeper end of electronic house music, but never afraid to stray from the path, he retains a freestyle approach that has seen him booked for gigs as diverse as Fabric and Plastic People in London, Cocoon in Frankfurt and 11 in Amsterdam. Other recent gigs have included Shindig in Newcastle, Cielo in NYC, Yellow in Tokyo and Crystal in Istanbul. He also runs
the monthly Freerange night as his London residency at AKA.

Jamie is also a member of highly acclaimed live outfit The Bays, whose performances on John Peel sessions have confirmed them as one of the most important live acts around today. Their spontaneous and totally improvised gigs have been building up a buzz with recent headlining gigs including many of the worlds best festivals such as Glastonbury, The Big Chill, Womad, Lowlands, Bestival and many others.

For up to date news and gig schedules visit http://www.myspace.com/jimpster

For more info on The Bays visit: www.thebays.com


Selected Releases:
(Freerange unless stated)
Jimpster – Dangly Panther
Jimpster – Square Up –(Buzzin' Fly)
Jimpster – A Love Like This
Jimpster – Amour LP
Jimpster – Messages From The Hub LP (Kudos)
Jimpster – Seeing Is Believing EP (Kudos)
Jimpster – Deep Down EP (Kudos)
Jimpster – Domestic Science LP (Kudos)
Audiomontage – The Darkness/The Lightness
Audiomontage – Heaven/Movin' On
Audiomontage – Flying High/Fly Baby
Audiomontage – Fun Kit EP
Audiomontage – Naughty Neighbour EP
Tea Dancers – Cosmic Dance

Selected Jimpster remixes:

Sandy Rivera – Freak (Defected)
Akabu – Not Afraid Of The Phuture (Z Records)
Chuck Love – Livin' At Night (Om)
Kiko Navarro – Siempre (Pacha)
Delano Smith – Message For The DJ (Still Music)
Iz and Diz – Love Vibe (Aesoteric)
Ken Ishii – Awakening (Exceptional)
Fred Everything – Not A Club Song (2020 Vision)
Hipp-e – Blacker Than (Nightshift)
Lisa Shaw – Let It Ride (Naked Music)
Charles Webster – Be No-One (Peacefrog)
Swag – Drill Bit (Odori)
Switch – Get Ya Dub On (Freerange)
John Beltran – Felicidad Nova (Ubiquity)
Georg Levin – When I'm With You (Sonar Kollektiv)
Coldcut – Rubyat (Ninjatune)
Lamb – Gorecki (Fontana)
Airto Moriera – See Ya Later (MELT 2000)


Here are some of the comments attributed to Jamie's work:

'Amour' 2006

"Enticingly warm, sun-kissed Freerange sound... Easily Jimpster's best album yet. A must." 5/5 IDJ
"His best work so far, a future classic." Notion
"Soul-infused electronic soundscapes crafted with love. Jimpster has surpassed himself yet again." One Week To Live
"The fact that it's so easy to get lost in Jimpster's world is testament to his talent." Record Collector
"A superb, shimmering collection of solid-gold electronic musicianship." Blowback Magazine
"Really deep & soulful. Its great. Really, really good!" Metro
5/5 DMC Update


'Domestic Science'

"Jimpster album is amazing! I'm gonna cane it on my radio one show. Music doesn't get much better than this!" Rob Da Bank, Radio 1
"This record sparkles from start to finish. Immaculately produced, and not short of a good tune or two, this is one rewarding album." Pete Lawrence, The Big Chill Magazine
"This album is a classic. Astounding moments of pure, emotive musicality" Tom Middleton (Jedi Knights, Cosmos)
"Contender for album of the year in my book. soulful. solid. essential music." Nik Weston
"Domestic Science is an instant beauty. Timeless!" ***** Plastiks Magazine
"A future classic and make no mistake." Knowledge Mag


'Messages From the Hub'

"Deeply musical, hauntingly beautiful, orgasmically orchestrated and furiously funky. A seriously briliant album that you'll want to leave on autoplay." Mixmaster Morris, i-D Magazine
"Jamie Odell deserves to be walking with his head in the clouds and a large sandwich board proclaiming himself '100% genius'….six tracks that prove Jimpster-man to be a producer of infinite greatness…do not miss!" 9/10 Muzik
"Jimpster has been turning heads after his outstanding production contributions to the Coldcut album. Here his live drum 'n' bass group stands head and shoulders above the crowd…" Richard Hector Jones, Jockey Slut
"Occasionally records descend that are in a quality league of their own, this is one of them…Serious music that really moves us." DJ Magazine
"This lad's mam must be so proud of him; he's a talented little soul. Every kind of genre of our hallowed dance music he turns to, he hits the nail right on the head." Yogi Houghton, DJ Magazine

http://www.freerangerecords.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/jimpster
http://play.fm/playfm_artists.php?p_id=5910
http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature-read.aspx?id=802

Nov 29th - Sophisticated with BTO Spider (FM4 High Spirits) & WHARE (Tjumy Records)

@ SASS Music Club
Karlsplatz 1
A - 1010 Vienna

BTO Spider (FM4 High Spirits)
Whare (Tjumy Records)
Dominique Riezler
Steve Sass + Simonlebon


BTO Spider - High Spirits:
Den Überblick behalten in der Welt der Beats. Der interdimensionale Groove-Panoramaflash bringt Euch jede Woche ein Update in Sachen House, Soul und Breaks. Mit viel Enthusiasmus, Energie und einem phantasievollen Vokabular präsentiert BTO Spider die Neuerscheinungen, liefert Basisinformationen zu Künstlern, Labels und den zahlreichen Perspektiven moderner funky Sounds.
Als besonderen Service wird Euch jeden ersten Dienstag im Monat ein hauseigener Sampler psychoakustisch angeliefert. Die CLUB ESSENTIALS fassen in einem kompakten 45 Minuten Mix die Highlights der High Spirits zusammen.

WHARE:
When it comes down to producers you always hear the same old phrases about a Jack who found his Jill or romantic stories about two bedroom musicians whose musical symbiosis finally brought them into the worldwide spotlight, but it really was that way with the Viennese electronic music project WHARE, or at least nearly. It’s true, that Simonlebon and CrisCo have known each other since their childhood, but it would be a long way to their musical collaboration,this doesnt mean that they have been idle before their collaboration. Simon has been on the go as a DJ since the late 90ies and working for Klein Records, when he finally founded, together with Soundlab Entertainment inventor CrisCo, the WHARE project in 2007 – whose message is to let the people dance! CrisCo is someone who is never tired to get it on with his musical mission! In the past few years he has done numerous electronic music projects, events as well as live gigs. WHARE’s singer Colee Royce is no member of the Village People, though you may think so when you see him, because he does his day’s work, when he is not at the recording studio, as a traffic policeman in Chicago. Back in the days they built sandcastles together, now they create tracks,with Dub and House sounds always playing an important role.


http://www.btospider.com
http://fm4.orf.at/station/216592
http://www.myspace.com/wharemusic

Sophisticated with Todd Terje

Nov 22nd - Sophisticated with Todd Terje (Bearfunk, Full Pupp, NOR)

Sophisticated @ Sass Music Club
Karlsplatz 1 - 1010 Vienna

Todd Terje (Bearfunk, Full Pupp, NOR)
Steve Sass + Simonlebon


TODD TERJE - he likes his music very fruity

Following a string of celebrated releases leaning on everything from kitschy euro sounds to deep funk and latin jazz, the relatively new to the scene Todd Terje has already made his mark within dance music circuits. Gems such as the cheese monster "Eurodans" and the latin disco-fuelled edit of Jacko's "Can't Help it" under his Tangoterje edit-moniker instantly made industry types and clubbers alike go bananas, and whatever the 25 year old Norwegian puts his fingers on, it always comes out with that crucial blend of musicality and playfulness.

Growing up in the rural village of Mjøndalen, dance music influences were scarce, and no, there was never any Diskoklubb there. Not a lot of obscure disco or acid house in his milk either. However, during the early/mid nineties dance culture sneaked it way into even the most remote parts of Norway, thanks to the popularity of acts like the Prodigy and national radio stations filling prime time slots with underground jocks Olle Abstract and Pål "Strangefruit" Nyhus. On the more personal level, Terje's sister was a close friend of the late Tore "Erot" Kroknes, and the tapes she brought home to the young Terje became a major source of inspiration. Playing around in his early teens on a crap PC together with his mate Dølle Jølle, Terje made his first attempts on house and jungle, which they played from cassette tapes on junior high school-dances. Maybe too young for old music back then, Terje reckoned that disco was all a bit silly - until Bjørn Torske's "Sexy Disco" caught his ears in 1999.

Training to become a pianist Terje enrolled at a local music school, but to his disappointment there wasn't much jazz being taught there. Gradually leaving the musical career path, he later moved on to studying physics at the University of Oslo. Although not longer aspiring to become a pianist, he was by no means over music. In 2001 Terje got in touch with Prins Thomas, who was at the time working at HS Records in Oslo. Thomas soon recognized his potential, and helped pushing Terje in the right directions. Oslo is a small place where like minded folks tend to join forces, and with his thorough musical understanding and nerdy like interest in old and new records spanning from that new Idjut Boys 12" to experimental synth bands very few of us have ever heard of, he soon became one of the key players on the Oslo electronic disco scene. Besides working on his own projects, Terje's played on some of Prins Thomas' tracks, and not to mention his remix of the Lindstrøm 12" "Another Station".

Is it house, funk, techno or disco? Terje is speaks of catchy rhythms, dubby sounds, dreamy synth layers, cinematic moods, a playful approach and searching for that one nerve when asked to describe his music, and the resistance to being pigeonholed is obvious. His next ambition is to make a concept album ala Voyage's first "around-the-world" release, if he can find time between other projects, studies and DJ gigs. Terje has already played around Europe, and is looking forward to gigs in Japan and NYC this summer. "I both like playing big room/macho style, but at the same time it's the girls I play for really. So I guess it's a mixture of high octane, leather homo-disco done up with mambo, coconuts and lipstick". Definitely one to look out for.

http://www.myspace.com/toddterje

Sophisticated Radioshow Nov 08 - Todd Terje Special

part 1:

Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing (Todd Terje Re-kutt) - Ballroom Recordings
Lindstrom - Another Station (Todd Terje Remix) - Feedelity Recordings
Todd Terje - Bodies (Prins Thomas Orgasmatron Mix) - Bearfunk
Tangoterje - Dance n Chant - Supreme Records
Antena - Camino Del Sol (Todd Terje Remix) - Permanent Vacation
Jose Gonzalez - Killing For Love (Todd Terje mix) - Imperial Recordings
Azoto - Havah Nagilah (Prins Thomas & Todd Terje Remix) - Vedette Records
Simon Baker - Plastik (Todd Terje Turkatech mix) - Playhouse
Chaz Jenkel - Glad To Know You (Todd Terje Re-Edit) - Tirk
Dolle Jolle - Balearic Incarnation (Todd Terjes Extra Doll Mix) - Permanent Vacation
Chic - I Want Your Love (Tangoterje's Hello Kenny Edit) - Supreme Records

Listen here


part 2: Todd Terje Mix

M.I.A.- Paper Planes DFA Mix - XL
Sly & Robbie - Triplets - Fourth & Broadway
Chaz Jankel & Laura Weymouth - Whisper - Strut
!!! - Must Be The Moon (Emperor Machine Mix) - Warp
Armand Van Helden - Je T'aime (Simian Mobile Disco Mix) - Ultra
Broke - We Ain't Got It - Kompakt Pop
Mathias Kaden - Rhythma - Vakant
Class Action - Weekend - Jive
Cole Medina - Red Hot - ???
Tron Scott's Freaks in Space - Prog Rocks And Moon Jocks - ???
Mirror Boys - See The Music - Grayhound
The Temptations - Law Of The Land (Iskra Edit) - ???
Konk - Percussion Jam - Fourth & Broadway
Mr. Raoul K - Le Cercle Peul - Baobab
Sueno Latino - Luxuria (Cutmaster-G Techno Age Mix) - DFC
Bruce Springsteen - I'm On Fire (Cousin Cole Mix) - Flafgrant Fowl

Listen here

Todd Terje @ Sass Music Club Vienna on the 22nd of November 08
Todd Terje @ Resident Advisor

Ian Pooley interview and mix online now on PLAY.FM

Interview (done by CrisCo):

Ian Pooley - In Other Words (Album) - Minitry Of Sound
Ian Pooley - Intro - Minitry Of Sound
Ian Pooley - 5 AM - Minitry Of Sound
Ian Pooley - It's You - Minitry Of Sound
Ian Pooley feat. Robert Owens - Learn - Minitry Of Sound

Listen here


Dj set:

Terry Lee Brown Jr. - Wait (Greg Parker Rmx) - Plastic City
Martinez - Day By Day - Moon Harbour
Marc Romboy - Elif (Jimpster Rmx) - systhematic
Lee Jones - Safari (Stimming Rmx) - Aus Music
Lee Jones - The Secret - Aus Music
Ian Pooley feat. Peryy Colo - Heat - Ministry Of Sound Germany
Soundstream - Life Goes On - Soundstream

Listen here

Sophisticated pics Oct. 08

Nov 1st - Sophisticated @ Sass with Smacs + Patrick Kong (Club 7, FSP, Kachelfunk)

We love: Smacs & Patrick Kong
(Club 7, FSP, Kachelfunk)

Seit über 10 Jahren sind SMACS & PATRICK KONG nun schon mit der Umsetzung ihrer Vision beschäftigt. Mit vollem – auch körperlichen – Einsatz und vor allem mit ihrer ganzen Leidenschaft.
Womit wir wieder beim Thema wären. Bei SMACS & PATRICK KONG ist es die Leidenschaft für die perfekte Harmonie im Sound und den gnadenlos Abgang auf der Tanzfläche. Das ist es, was zählt und das wird auch ohne Kompromisse genauso umgesetzt.
Sei es bei ihren DJ- und Live-Sets, ihren Remixes oder ihren eigenen Produktionen. Da wird geklotzt und nicht gekleckert, und auf die Stil-Polizei wird sowieso geschissen. Techno? Minimal? Electro? House? Wurscht! Erlaubt ist was Spaß macht, lautet die Devise, und wer SMACS & PATRICK KONG schon mal im Club erlebt hat, live oder vorm Plattenteller, weiß, dass das prächtig funktioniert.
Da kann man nur mehr eines sagen:
Watch out for SMACS & PATRICK KONG! The two mightiest monsters of all time comin´your way!

Text by: Michael Forobosko, stereo SL/radio orange [Vienna – June 08]