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Andrew Weatherall presents his Masterpiece

29 durable postsStarted 2012-04-13Latest 2012-05-27
#117141Post 1 of 29

[IMG]http://www.residentadvisor.net/images/news/2012/masterpiece-andrew-weatherall.jpg[/IMG]

Weatherall is a natural choice for [I]Masterpiece[/I], [URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/record-label.aspx?id=56"]Ministry Of Sound[/URL]'s ambitious, triple-disc mix series. He's spent decades at the heart of the UK club scene, from his early years writing for Boy's Own and DJing at Shoom to his current Thursday night residency with Sean Johnston, A Love From Outer Space. All the while he's kept his CV as eclectic as his taste in records, having done remixes and production work for Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, Bjork and Fuck Buttons to name just a few, while also spearheading a gaggle of collaborative projects, most notably The Sabres of Paradise and Two Lone Swordsmen.

[I]Masterpiece[/I] draws from many of these past experiences while keeping an eye on what Weatherall's up to these days. The mix is heavy on his own remixes (both new and old), and highlights many of his current friends and cohorts, like Soft Rocks and The Hardway Brothers. A handful of the [url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=1529"]36[/url] tracks come from hitherto unknown nu-disco projects, such as The Asphodells, Chida, Apiento and Craig Batley.

[U]Tracklist [/U]

  1. The Asphodells - A Love from Outer Space
  2. Grinderman - Heathen Child ([url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=118"]Andrew Weatherall[/url] Remix)
  3. Timothy J. Fairplay - Sleighride ([url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=118"]Andrew Weatherall[/url] Remix)
  4. The Asphodells - Lost Cities
  5. Hardway Brothers - Mania's Theme ([url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=118"]Andrew Weatherall[/url] Remix)
  6. Kalidasa - Burstin' Through
  7. Craig Batley - Birdshell
  8. Apiento - The Orange Place
  9. Chida - Danca'e
  10. The Horrors - Wild Eyed ([url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=118"]Andrew Weatherall[/url] Remix)
  11. Wooden Shjips - Crossing ([url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=118"]Andrew Weatherall[/url] Remix)
  12. [url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=472"]Walls[/url] - Into Our Midst
  13. Timothy J.Fairplay - The Final Reel ([url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=118"]Andrew Weatherall[/url] Remix)
  14. Scott Fraser - A Life of Silence
  15. Mario Vierra - Cosmic Matter
  16. Kasper Bjorke - Man from Venice
  17. Bonar Bradberry - You Were Away (Space Ranger Hypno Mix)
  18. Rudy's Midnight Machine - Ecstatic Love Machine
  19. Midnight Savari - Phantom Galaction
  20. Tornado Wallace - Insect Overlords
  21. Sons And Daughters - Orion (Emperor Machine Remix)
  22. Cut Copy - Sun Gold ([url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=118"]Andrew Weatherall[/url] Remix)
  23. Bogdan Irkuk (AKA Bulgari) - My Weakness (Prins 24. Thomas Discomiks)
  24. Copyshop - Lipps (Pete Herbert Dub)
  25. Pacific Horizons - Stealing the Fire from Heaven
  26. The Subs - Decontrol ([url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=1708"]Aquarius Heaven[/url] Remix)
  27. Black Light Smoke - Switchback
  28. Soft Rocks - Magic Mikk
  29. Martin Brodin - Badabing ([url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=544"]Diskjokke[/url] Remix)
  30. Ajello - Crystal Babe
  31. Name In Lights - Ur Oskunni
  32. Brioski - Radio Anatomy (Emperor Machine Remix)
  33. Toddla T - Watch Me Dance ([url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=118"]Andrew Weatherall[/url] Remix)
  34. [url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=439"]Todd Terje[/url] - Ragyshe
  35. Primal Scream - Uptown ([url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=118"]Andrew Weatherall[/url] Remix)
  36. A.R. Kane - A Love from Outer Space

[I]Ministry of Sound will release [/I]Masterpiece Created by Andrew Weatherall[I] on April 23rd, 2012[/I].

#1607684Post 2 of 29

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looks interesting

#1614589Post 3 of 29

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Got this earlier this week and it is absolutely amazing.

#1614598Post 4 of 29

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I want to incorporate this bobssss

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#1614870Post 5 of 29

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I have yet to get into [url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=118"]Andrew Weatherall[/url]... keep hearing only good things.

#1617431Post 6 of 29

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[quote]Everyone from [url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=533"]Erol Alkan[/url] and [url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=320"]Optimo[/url] to Ivan Smagghe and [url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=868"]James Lavelle[/url] is indebted to [url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=118"]Andrew Weatherall[/url]. Not necessarily in terms of aesthetics, but definitely in terms of stance: the legendary English producer, remixer and tastemaker was, after all, the first proper [I]punk DJ[/I]. This is why the news Weatherall was going to deliver a mix for Ministry of Sound's somewhat pretentious [I]Masterpiece[/I] series (one that isn't "mixed," but "created by," no less) was received with suspicious glances by some. On top of that, making the rare triple-CD mix experience worth repeated listening sessions is always a risky move and remains reserved to the lucky few; some will opt for drastic stylistic changes (think of [URL="http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=5295"]SOS[/URL] or [URL="http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=6771"]Will Saul[/URL]'s Balance mixes, for instance) to the risk of losing a sense of an overarching narrative arc. Thankfully, Weatherall avoids all those pitfalls and hands over the most coherent commercial mix of his long, sometimes puzzling but always fascinating, career.

Of [I]Masterpiece[/I]'s [url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=1529"]36[/url] tracks, Weatherall's only real concession to the so-called indie dance he often gets associated with is at the very beginning of the mix (CD1's first cut from Weatherall's new goth-tinged project The Asphodells) and the very end (CD3's last song: A.R. Kane's post-C86, sub-Primal Scream piece of psychedelic guitar pop), their positioning saying more than their actual length or presence. Overall, all three CDs stay on the dubby, sophisticated yet experimental, and highly melodic side of house, with a good slice of cosmic disco (remixes from Disjokke or [url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=356"]Prins Thomas[/url] among others) and Weatherall's own dance [url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=1371"]noir[/url] reworks of more alternative rockers such as Grinderman, The Horrors or Primal Scream. Guitars may still lurk here and there, as on The Asphodells' trippy "The Lonely City" or on Weatherall's trippier remix of Cut Copy's "Sun God," but they never interfere with the overall dance floor dedication the DJ displays.

On the more technical side of things, the overall mix is surprisingly seamless, and if the tempo rarely ventures above the 120 BPM mark (as Weaterall's motto has been in the last couple of years at his Love Letter From Outer Space parties), there are enough engrossing moments (Kasper Bjørke's groovy "Man from Venice," Apiento & Co's dramatic arrangements on "The Orange Place") to keep surprising the listener. Compared to his 2004 [I]Fabric 19[/I] mix, there is an imposing timelessness to [I]Masterpiece[/I], even though it's pretty much as "now" as you could get. [/quote] Pretty nice review from RA. I'm gonna see if I can get this, looks interesting.

#1617513Post 7 of 29

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Andy Weatherall provides this weeks Transitions guest mix ;)

#1617520Post 8 of 29

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[QUOTE=simonr;1041874]Andy Weatherall provides this weeks Transitions guest mix ;)[/QUOTE]

Where and when pls??

#1617528Post 9 of 29

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[QUOTE=dusk;1038567]I have yet to get into [URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=118"]Andrew Weatherall[/URL]... keep hearing only good things.[/QUOTE] Was lucky enough to see him here in Melbourne earlier this year. It was a real education !! :D

#1617538Post 10 of 29

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[QUOTE=bobjuice;1041890]Where and when pls??[/QUOTE]

[SOUNDCLOUD]http://soundcloud.com/everybodywantstobethedj/transitions-404-part-2-andrew[/SOUNDCLOUD]

#1617546Post 11 of 29

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[QUOTE=DIDI;1041898]Was lucky enough to see him here in Melbourne earlier this year. [B]It was a real education !! [/B]:D [/QUOTE][/COLOR] [COLOR=#33cc66] .. :D :!: :evil: :twisted: :!: [/COLOR]

[COLOR=#FFA07A][QUOTE=sbando;1041914][SOUNDCLOUD]http://soundcloud.com/everybodywantstobethedj/transitions-404-part-2-andrew[/SOUNDCLOUD][/QUOTE][/COLOR] [COLOR=#33cc66] :shock:

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#1617561Post 12 of 29

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At least Gus says thanks.

#1617563Post 13 of 29

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waaw 15mins in this is takeing my mind somewhere to a big open field with day n night at the same time

thx sbanooo ;)

#1617567Post 14 of 29

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[QUOTE=trick12;1041943]waaw 15mins in this is takeing my mind somewhere to a big open field with day n night at the same time

thx sbanooo ;)[/QUOTE][/COLOR]

[FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#33cc99] .o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0oniiiiceniiiiiiceNiceeeee I Love those placessss

will hear it online Tonight : )) lorenzoBoy .. with some wine and
a bigbig flower in Mike honor ::. the one who lead me to this undergroundWeatherall bearMan :lol:

. . . :

" What I like about Weatherall is he's playing off of CDJs, but he's ripped it from the vinyl and he really cares about how it sounds and he's got a great pair of ears. He's got this amazing vinyl, he's cleaned it, he's taken his time, he's listening to it on his studio monitors and he's ripped it onto a CD, so he doesn't have to carry records around. He's playing it in a CDJ2000 which is a great-sounding CD player so the warmth and the feeling's there. All the components are there for a magical, magical night." [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/cJGUw.jpg[/IMG][/COLOR][/FONT]

#1617589Post 15 of 29

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^^^ That was one of the really interesting things in that RA article you put up.

[QUOTE=sbando;1041940]At least Gus says thanks.[/QUOTE] We posted before you put up the link :lol: So thank you :Respect:

Just started listening and I love Andrew Weatherall's intro , shameless promotion!! :lol: Music sounds great as well . !! :D

#1617590Post 16 of 29

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Aussie pest....

#1617592Post 17 of 29

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:lol: You noticed :lol:

#1617593Post 18 of 29

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Thanks all of you!

Weatherall is a force not to be reckoned with. When I saw him live it was an amazing sound. I kept wondering why he sounded the way he did and thought the sound system was a little clogged up than usual. So know I know why... cause the man records it from vinyl.

Bohh yahh!

Definitely getting this on its release.

I wonder why MOS is behind this?

#1617667Post 19 of 29

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and hes on Digweed show too?

#1617669Post 20 of 29

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[QUOTE=Huggie Smiles;1042069]and hes on Digweed show too?[/QUOTE]

That's what i was wondering? ?

#1617677Post 21 of 29

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[QUOTE=bobjuice;1042072]That's what i was wondering? ?[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=sbando;1041914][SOUNDCLOUD]http://soundcloud.com/everybodywantstobethedj/transitions-404-part-2-andrew[/SOUNDCLOUD][/QUOTE][/COLOR][COLOR="#33cc66"]

[FONT=Tahoma] is there thanks to sbando bobss

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#1617712Post 22 of 29

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[QUOTE=bobjuice;1042072]That's what i was wondering? ?[/QUOTE] He's gone all main stream :lol:

#1617722Post 23 of 29

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Just listened to the whole thing !! WOW !!! :D

#1617772Post 24 of 29

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[QUOTE=DIDI;1042124]He's gone all main stream :lol:[/QUOTE]

He wants to make enough money so he can retire and paint in oils for the rest of his days, that's what he said about a year ago. :lol:

So, i guess he has to play the game for a bit eh ? In the past, whenever he's veered towards popular/mainstream acceptance he's simply changed tack or disappeared, we'll see huh?

#1617773Post 25 of 29

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^^ That was totally a joke! He is definitely doing what he wants to !! And doing it superbly !! I'm certainly not holding it against him if he wants to share his music more with us. !! :D

#1617774Post 26 of 29

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I wonder why MOS is behind this?[/QUOTE]

Why wouldn't they be behind it:what

#1617775Post 27 of 29

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I didn't know that the previous Masterpiece Cd's weren't mixed. I'm glad I didn't buy any of them.

#1617776Post 28 of 29

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He'll always do what he wants to, yes definitely. I hope he gets asked to play at the next bedrock night and turns up to play rock n roll or a 4 hour dub set, ha.

#1617786Post 29 of 29

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liking the mix

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