Dense

Super short-notice announcement: we’re having a new in-store gig tonight at the Dense record store, with Teebs and Jae, both from the Brainfeeder label.

The short version:

TEEBS
JAE
Tonight (!) at 19:30
live at the Dense store
free entrance

The longer version:

Sometimes, opportunities for great show just come at the very last minute, and this is the case again with tonight’s free instore show at Dense.
Teebs and Jae, both from the US and both releaasing on Flying Lotus’s “Brainfeeder” label, are currently on tour throughout Europe, but sadly without any dates in Europe. This really couldn’t be, and your favorite record store decided to invite both of them and present their intricate and modern hip hop to all of you.

Hailing from Los Angeles, TEEBS was spotted a few years ago by none other than Mr Flying Lotus, who invited him to release on his then nascent Brainfeeder label (who has ever since brought such acts as Lorn, The Gaslamp Killer and Samiyam). From delicate to upbeat, always very detailled, personal and mesmerizing, his tracks are the perfect fit for a relaxed evening at Dense.

TEEBS will be joined tonight by his younger labelmate Jae, whose heavier beats and hip hop should set us all in the mood, as they’ve been doing all accross Europe in the recent tour.

Remember, this starts at 19:30 and is free. We know, this is super short-noticed, so please spread the word and tell your friends!

Pictures first, as they are allegedly worth a thousand words each:

Spyweirdos
+ Huron
January 22nd, 2011
free in store gig at the store

Another great (and free) in-store gig at the Dense record-store, this time inviting Spyweirdos, the spearheading composer of the Greek glitch scene (who has worked in the past with such people as Alva Noto, Murcof, Funckarma and Hecq) for a performance of his sharp, glitchy and soulful electronica.
We’re not forgetting to support our local scene either, inviting Huron (of the Crazy Language netlabel fame) for a rare performance of his mesmerizing and highly evocative beats.
As usual with Dense, the show is free, but also starts early. Be there at 7PM sharp!

and

Spyweirdos with Floros Floridis
January 26th
Theaterkapelle
Boxhagener Str 99
Berlin Friedrichshain

Following his purely electronic in-store performance at the Dense store on January 22nd, Spyweirdos will join the stage with Floros Floridis to present their mixture of glitch electronica and live jazz instrumentation (a path they have explored on two albums) as part of the “Jazz & Ex” (standing for “Jazz & Experimental”) sessions of the Theaterkapelle.

This will be the first time that these musicians perform this concert outside of their native Greece.

Nicolas Chevreux (from Ad Noiseam & Dense) will play some nice slow beats and dusty dubs before and after the show.

Dense braves the summer heat to bring you a new installment of their free instore gig, this very Saturday at 8PM.

Performing for us all will be Denmark’s Karsten Pflum, a name with which anybody interested in bass-heavy, intelligent electronic music should be familiar with (and if you’re not, here’s another reason to come and correct this mistake). With a new record out now on Ad Noiseam (and of course available at Dense), Karsten Pflum is in the spotlight and an act not to miss.

Completing the evening will be our good friend Puzzle(weasel), who has been performing at quite a few Dense-related events in the last couple of years. From fast IDM to energetic dubstep to wonky melodies, Puzzle is known for the efficiency of his material live.

The music will be great, the entrance is for free, the drinks will be cold, and you are all invited. We start at 8PM sharp, so don’t be late and see you this Saturday.

Don’t let the grey skies fool you: Dense is alive, well and throwing a new instore gig, no later than this Saturday. This time, we’ve assembled a line-up of no less than four new talents which will play some very up-to-date and exciting beats at the Dense store.

at Dense Record Shop
Saturday, May 21nd:

Illum Sphere (3024 / Fat City)
Puzzle (Tigerbeat6 / Contortion)
Silverman (One4ho / Semantica)
Paul Spymania (Spymania)

Music starts at 7PM sharp, free entrance.

Dense is happy to present an in-store gig by Illum Sphere, a fast rising british producer whose mixture of dubstep, hip hop and techno is getting quite a lot of recognition at the moment. You’ll hear from this guy again, but don’t miss this intimate first show at Dense.
Playing right before him will be the Danish-export Puzzle, whose wonky dubstep beats are tastier than Carlsberg, as demonstrated on several occasions at various gigs in Berlin.
Opening the ball will be the equally young and productive Paul Spymania and Silverman, active in the same audio territories, somewhere at the meeting points of dubstep, hip hop and all other kinds of electronica.

So remember to stop by the store, enjoy the gigs, check out some new records. See you on Saturday.

Ah spring feelings: we’ve definitely awoken from our winter lethargy and are getting better with our newsletter, as you might (and should) have noticed by now.

Before we begin, note that we will host a third in-store gig for the year this Saturday (yes, in about 48 hours) at the store:

ED FLIS (DURAN DURAN DURAN)
ANTON MAIOF
free in-store gig at Dense
Saturday, April 3rd, 7:30PM

We hope to see you there, as this will be the first collaboration between these two Berlin-based musician, as well as the first show at Dense for our good friend of DDD.

Let’s talk of records now: we’ve got a lot of new indietronica from German labels: new Dub Tractor CD and LP on City Centre, new Ember CD on Ahornfelder (from whom we’ve received a lot of backstock as well), various Seabear releases from Morr Music; there’s definitely some pretty cute tunes in the air for everybody here. This also applies to Shitkatapult’s first relesae of the year, the debut album by Notic Nastic, “It’s Dark But It’s Okay”.

What about dubstepy, you ask? How about a heavy 12″ by Matta on Ad Noiseam, a few Untold releases on his Hemlock imprint, the new Scuba album on Hotflush or the new “Cloud Seed” double LP by Vex’d on Planet Mu.

Before leaving the electronic aisle: yes, we do have the limited (and luxurious) vinyl edition of Autechre‘s new “Oversteps” album as well as the new Gonjasufi album, also on Warp.

Less keyboards and more strings: the guitar section now features a new album by Sunburned Hand Of The Man on Ecstatic Peace, Efterklang‘s new CD and LP on 4AD or a first split 12″ by our friend of Golden Disko Ship on Monika.

Here’s the list. We’re closed tomorrow (Friday) and on Easter Monday, but feel free to stop by the store on Saturday, both for these new records and the in-store gig.

ELECTRONICA, DUBSTEP, BREAKS & CO:
Krishve – Coil Of Wire / Universum Mittelwelle – 7″ – 6.90 €
Vectral – Alpha – CD – 12.90 €
The Steets – The hardest way to make an easy living – 2LP – 19.90 € – 679 recordings
Matta – The Lost – 12″ – 7.90 € – Ad Noiseam
Anne Laplantine – A little May time be – CD – 12.90 € – Ahornfelder
Daisuke Miyatani – Diario – CD – 12.90 € – Ahornfelder
Semuin – Circles and Elephants – CD – 12.90 € – Ahornfelder
Sinebag – Milchwolken in Teein – LP – 12.90 € – Ahornfelder
Books On Tape – Dinosaur Dinosaur – CD – 12.90 € – Alien8
Pan Sonic – Aaltopiri – 2LP – 19.90 € – Blast First
JSL – The Jack Cates EP – 12″ – 8.90 € – Boka Records
Dub Tractor – Sorry – CD – 17.90 € – City Centre Offices
Dub Tractor – Sorry – LP – 17.90 € – City Centre Offices
Clouds – Protecting Hands Remixes – 12″ – 8.90 € – Deep Medi Musik
Breakage – Speechless / Justified – 12″ – 8.90 € – Digital Soundboy
Four Tet – Sing – 12″ – 9.90 € – Domino
Four Tet – Sing – 12″ – 9.90 € – Domino
To Rococco Rot – Forwardness Fridays – 12″ – 9.90 € – Domino
F-One – Murder Most Foul / Peoples Sound – 12″ – 8.90 € – Dubstar
RSD – Kingfisher / Love Of Jah Light – 12″ – 8.90 € – Earwax
Kraddy – Android Porn – 12″ – 7.90 € – Equinox
Fantastic / Mister Fox / Rich Reason – Plimsoul / Bleep Show – 12″ – 9.90 € – Hemlock
LV & Untold – Beacon – 12″ – 9.90 € – Hemlock
Untold – Stop What You’re Doing / I can’t stop this feeling – 10″ – 9.90 € – Hemlock
Scuba – Triangulation – CD – 16.90 € – Hotflush
Scuba – Triangulation – 3LP – 22.90 € – Hotflush
Ikonika – Contact, Love, Want, Have – CD – 15.90 € – Hyperdub
Tape & Bill Wells – Fugue – LP – 17.90 € – Immune
Dani Siciliano – Extra Ordinary (Matmos-rmx) – 12″ – 9.90 € – K7
Hausmeister – Unser – LP – 14.90 € – Karaoke Kalk
Two Live Jews – As Kosher As They Wanna Be – LP – 14.90 € – Kindred Spirits
Loscil – Endless Falls – 2LP – 21.90 € – Kranky
Polar Bear – Peepers – CD – 17.90 € – Leaf
Potuznik – Amore Motore (…Autobahn) – CD – 12,00 € – Mego
Fenn O’Berg – Magic & Return – 2CD – 22.90 € – Mego
Spank Rock – Put that Pussy on me Rx – 12″ – 9.90 € – Money Studies
Deru – Say Goodbye To Useless – CD – 13.90 € – Mush
Raffertie – Pumpin like Reeboks – 12″ – 9.90 € – On The Brink
Tiga & Zyntherius – Sunglasses at Night 2008 – 1 – 12″ – 9.90 € – On The Brink
Subeena – Picture / Spectrums – 12″ – 9.90 € – Opit Records
Ark – Caliente EP – 12″ – 9.90 € – Pias
Neil Landstrumm – Bambaata Eats His Breakfast – 2LP – 17.90 € – Planet Mu
Starkey – Stars – 12″ – 8.90 € – Planet Mu
Vex’d – Cloud Seed – 2 x 12Ó – 19.90 € – Planet Mu
Furreshu – Untitled/1993 – 12″ – 7.90 € – Project Mooncircle
The Q4 – Sound Surroundings – LP – 13.90 € – Project Mooncircle
Compilation – Skweee Tooth – 2LP – 17.90 € – Ramp Recordings
Falty DL – To London – 12″ – 9.90 € – Ramp Recordings
Shortstuff & Mickey Pearce – Tripped Up – 12″ – 9.90 € – Ramp Recordings
Atom TM – Music Is Better Than Pussy – CD – 18.90 € – Rather Interesting
Bjorn Svin – Browen – 2LP – 18.90 € – Rump
Bjorn Svin – Browen – CD – 16.90 € – Rump
Playdoe – Freeze Step – 12″ – 8.90 € – Rwina Records
Notic Nastic – It’s Dark But It’s Okay – CD – 14.90 € – Shitkatapult
Bodi Bill – No More Wars – CD – 14.90 € – Sinnbus
We Vs. Death – A Black House, A Coloured Home – CD – 14.90 € – Sinnbus
We Vs. Death – A Black House, A Coloured Home – LP – 14.90 € – Sinnbus
Compilation – Steppa’s Delight 2 v1 – 2LP – 24.90 € – Soul Jazz
Kode 9 / Digital Mystikz – Magnetic City / Wait – 12″ – 8.90 € – Soul Jazz
Erlend Oye – Unrest – 2LP – 18.90 € – Source
Eprom – Never – 12″ – 9.90 € – Surefire
Enduser / Teknoist / Broken note / Scheme Boy – The First One To Die Wins – 2×10″ – 15.90 € – Sustained
TRG – Know You Know – 2×12Ó – 15.90 € – Tempa
Peter Quistgard – Toztizok Zoundz EP – 7″ – 6.90 € – Toztizok
Les Rythmes Digitales – Jacques your body – 12″ – 8.90 € – Wall Of Sound
Autechre – Envane – Remix – 12″ – 8.90 € – Warp
Autechre – Gantz Graf – 12″ – 8.90 € – Warp
Autechre – Oversteps – CD – 17.90 € – Warp
Autechre – Oversteps – 2LP Box – 38.90 € – Warp
Dj Mujava – Township Funk Remixes – 12″ – 8.90 € – Warp

EXOTICA, NOISE, EXPERIMENTAL…
Jonas R. Kirkegaard – Quiet Works For Cello & Commodore 64 – SD Card – 10,00 €
David Grubbs & F.S. Blumm – Drawings – 7″ + Book – 13.90 € – Ahornfelder
Goblin – Suspiria (Pop-Up Cover – 180g Vinyl) – LP – 25.90 € – AMS
Peter Thomas Sound Orchester – Raumpatrouille – LP – 24.90 € – Bavaria
Batch Totem – Funktion #2 – 4″ lathe – 10,00 € – BIN
Diatribes & Barry Guy – Multitude – CD – 11.90 € – Cave12
Serge Gainsbourg – Du Jazz Dans Le Ravin – LP – 17.90 € – Doxy
Holzkopf – Pure Bliss No Earth – EP – 9.90 € – Eschaton
Max Goldt – There are grapefruits hearts to be squeezed in the dark – LP – 17.90 € – Gagarin Records
Arto Lindsay – Salt – CD – 11.90 € – Righteous Babe
Getatchew Mekuria / The Ex – Moa Anbessa – LP – 17.90 € – Terp
Sylvain Chauveau – Singular Forms (Sometimes repeated) – LP – 17.90 € – Type
Compilation – Afrosound of Columbia – 3LP – 31.90 € – Vampisoul

HIP HOP:
Seth P Brundel – Devil’s Pawn – 2LP – 14.90 € – Aesthetics
Dudley & Friends – s/t – 12″ – 8.90 € – All City Records
Talib Kweli & Madlib – Liberation – 12″ – 11.90 € – Blacksmith
2econd Class Citizen – A World Without – CD – 14.90 € – Equinox
Mr Dibiase – Cakeology – 12″ – 8.90 € – Fat City Recordings
Common – The People/The Game – 12″ – 6.90 € – Geffen
Common & Joy Denalane – Go! – 12″ – 6.90 € – Geffen
Kan Kick – Beautiful:Opus of love deeper than flesh – LP – 13.90 € – Project Mooncircle
Lewis Parker & John Robinson – The Unseen Trap – 10″ – 7.90 € – Project Mooncircle
Raaskalbomfukkerz – Primitieve Raaskal – 7″ – 6.90 € – Toztizok
Eprom – Eskmo – 12″ – 8.90 € – Warp
Gonjasufi – A Sufi And A Killer – CD – 18.90 € – Warp
Gonjasufi – A Sufi And A Killer – 2LP – 21.90 € – Warp

INDIE, FOLK, JAZZ & MORE GUITARS:
Efterklang – Magic Chairs – CD – 18.90 € – 4AD
Efterklang – Magic Chairs – LP – 18.90 € – 4AD
Magic Wand – Little Wings – CD – 12.90 € – Ahornfelder
Seabear – Lion Face Boy / Cold Summer – 7″ – 6.90 € – Anost / Morr Music
Hot Chip – One Life Stand – 2LP – 23.90 € – Astralwerks
Ember – Aurona Arona – CD – 12.90 € – Creative Sources Recordings
Archie Bronson Outfit – Fur – LP – 14.90 € – Domino
Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy) – Heartland – 2LP – 19.90 € – Domino
Edith Frost – Calling over Time – LP – 13.90 € – Drag City
Joanna Newsom – Have One On Me – LP Box – 24.90 € – Drag City
Sunburned Hand Of The Man – A – LP – 17.90 € – Ecstatic Peace!
Ember – Oullh d`baham – CD – 12.90 € – Euphorium Records
Alela Diane – To be still – 2LP – 17.90 € – Fargo
Gil Scott-Heron / Brian Jackson – Winter In America – LP – 12.90 € – Get Back
Raz Ohara and The Odd Orchestra – II – CD – 18.90 € – Get Physical
The Bundles (Kimya Dawson, Karrl Blau,…) – s/t – LP – 15.90 € – K Records
Sun Ra – On Jupiter – LP – 14.90 € – Kindred Spirits
Sun Ra – Sleeping Beauty – LP – 14.90 € – Kindred Spirits
Gowns – Broken Bones – LP – 15.90 € – Latitudes
Mount Eerie – Black Wooden – LP – 15.90 € – Latitudes
The Wisdom of Harry – Staying in with… – 10″ – 7.90 € – Lissys
Golden Disko Ship / Jasmina Machina – City Splits No.1: Berlin – LP – 13.90 € – Monika
Seabear – We Built A Fire / While The Fire Dies – 2CD – 19.90 € – Morr Music
Seabear – While The Fire Dies – EP – 11.90 € – Morr Music
Seabear – We Built A Fire – LP – 17.90 € – Morr Music
The Go Find – Everybody Knows It’s Gonna Happen Only Not Tonight – CD – 17.90 € – Morr Music
The Go Find – Everybody Knows It’s Gonna Happen Only Not Tonight – LP – 17.90 € – Morr Music
Compilation – Silke Arp Bricht Live 1994 – 2LP – 17.90 € – n.Ur-Kult
David Thomas Broughton – The Complete guide to Insufficiency – CD – 12.90 € – Plug Research
Elephant9 – Walk The Nile – LP – 16.90 € – Rune Grammofon
Magnolia Electric Co. – Trials & Errors – 2LP – 14.90 € – Secretly Canadian
The War on Drugs – Wagonwheel blues – LP – 12.80 € – Secretly Canadian
Pelican – What We All Come To Need – 2LP – 21.90 € – Southern Lord
Compilation – Minimal Wave Tapes vol. 1 – 2 x 12Ó – 18.90 € – Stones Throw
Mulatu Astatke – Mulatu Steps Ahead – 2LP – 19.90 € – Strut
Tony Allen & Jimi Tenor – Inspiration Information 4 – 2LP – 15.90 € – Strut
High Places – vs Mankind – LP – 15.90 € – Thrill Jockey
Gil Scott-Heron – First Minute Of A New Day – LP – 14.90 € – TVT
Cold War Kids – Robbers and Cowards – LP – 13.90 € – V2
Balmorhea – Constellations – LP – 17.90 € – western vinyl
Gil Scott-Heron – I’m New Here – CD – 17.90 € – XL Recordings

TECHNO, MINIMAL & HOUSE:
Sin – So Sad (Abe Duque Rx) – 12″ – 5.90 € – Abuse Industries
Maetrik – Underrate Dis – 12″ – 8.90 € – Audiomatique
Dani Casarano & Felipe Valenuzuela – La Tulipe – 12″ – 9.90 € – Cadenza
Ricarco Villalobos – Achso – 2 x 12Ó – 15.90 € – Cadenza
Michael Melchner – Four To The Floor – 12″ – 8.90 € – Cargo Edition
Sven Tasnadi & Juno 6 – Jam Sessions EP – 12″ – 7.90 € – Cargo Edition
Vera – People’s House – 12″ – 7.90 € – Cargo Edition
Robag Wruhme – Proviant – 12″ – 9.90 € – Circuscompany
Chris Liebing / Green Velvet / Qlex Bau – Kinda High / Auf und Ab / Arctica – 10″ – 9.90 € – CLR
Tres feat. Frank Lorber – Uno, Dos – 12″ – 9.90 € – Cocoon
Ben Klock – Tracks from 07 – 12″ – 9.90 € – Deeply Rooted House
Burnski – Me And You – 12″ – 8.90 € – Dessous
Various – Hoteleins-City – 12″ – 8.90 € – Dial
Skinnerbox – King Of Spades And Marmalades – LP – 12.90 € – Doxa
Nadastrom – Pussy EP – 12″ – 9.90 € – Dubsided
Souki – Monkey Sun EP – 12″ – 8.90 € – Einmaleins Musik
Melohman & Javi Bora – Rmxs by Alejandro Vivanco – 12″ – 8.90 € – Fumalab
Mux Mool – Skulltaste – CD – 17.90 € – Ghostly International
Basti Grub – Lina, La Guitarra En La Noche – 12″ – 8.90 € – Hšhenregler
Trentemšller – Sycamore Feeling – 7″ – 7.90 € – In My Room
Cole Medina – Red Hot – The mole Remix – 12″ – 8.90 € – Internasjonal
Nima Gorji – Sometimes – 12″ – 9.90 € – International Freakshow
Bomb The Bass – Back To Light – LP – 17.90 € – K7
Nerk & Dirk Leyers – AtAt – 12″ – 8.90 € – Klang
Gui Boratto – Azzurra – 12″ – 8.90 € – Kompakt
Jason Fine – Future Thought (Ben Klock Rmx.) – 10″ – 9.90 € – Kontra Music
Dan Curtin – Mr Beat Do an E – 12″ – 8.90 € – Mobilee
Fagget Fairys – Feed The Horse – 12″ – 9.90 € – Music For Dreams
Claude Vonstroke – Seven Deadly Strokes – 12″ – 8.90 € – Neuton
Federleicht – Rosa Lee – 12″ – 8.90 € – Night Drive Music
Mosca – Square One – 12″ – 9.90 € – Night Slugs
Oni Ayhun – Oar 004 – 12″ – 9.90 € – Oni Ayhun
Arian Leviste – Better Get Used To It EP – 12″ – 8.90 € – Palette
Jackmate & The Missing Linkx – Discodisco 2 – 12″ – 9.90 € – Pampa Records
Kenny Larkin – Narcissist – 2LP – 12.90 € – Peacefrog
Planetary Assault System – Archives 2 – 2LP – 9.90 € – Peacefrog
Melchior Productions Ltd – Gentleman Jack EP – 12″ – 9.90 € – Perlon
Dance Area – AA247 (Starkey Remix) – 12″ – 9.90 € – Phantasy Sound
Krause Duo – Up – 12″ – 9.90 € – Philpot
Julian Jeweil – Babou – 12″ – 9.90 € – Plus 8
Donnacha Costello – Before We Say Goodbye – CD – 18.90 € – Pokerflat
Fudge Fingers – About Time – 12″ – 8.90 € – Prime Numbers
Clouds – Timekeeper – 12″ – 8.90 € – Ramp Recordings
Pantha Du Prince – Stick To My Side – 12″ – 8.90 € – Rough Trade
Rezkar – Above The Clouds – 12″ – 9.90 € – Running Back
Humantronic – Very Dangerouus – 12″ – 7.90 € – Schallbox Records
Queen Atom – Blu Samba – 12″ – 7.90 € – Serialism Records
Gadi Mizrahi – Can’t Stop This Feeling – 12″ – 8.90 € – Simple
Lindstršm & Christabelle – Real Life Is No Cool – LP – 20.90 € – Smalltown Supersound
Bon & Rau – Cloverleaf Days – 12″ – 8.90 € – Smallville
Acid Pauli – Nymbiotic – 12″ – 7.90 € – Smaul
Acid Pauli – Den Mahlstrom auf – 12″ – 7.90 € – Smaul
Sound Stream – “Live” Goes On – 12″ – 9.90 € – Sound Stream
Elle P & Iftah – Sick Liar / Pink Painter – 12″ – 9.90 € – Souvenir
Sami Koivikko – Sapphire – 12″ – 7.90 € – Spectral
Compilation – The Very Best of Stil vor Talent digital 2 – 12″ – 8.90 € – Stil vor Talent
Wbeeza – Heavy Stuff EP – 12″ – 8.90 € – Third Ear
Deep’a & Biri – Emergence – 12″ – 8.90 € – Upon You
Tolga Fidan – Gaijin – 12″ – 8.90 € – Vakant
Kenny Larkin – Azimuth – CD – 16,00 € – Warp
Christian Prommer – Jaguar – Groove La Chord – 12″ – 9.90 € – White

VIDEOS:
Schlammpeitziger – Exotic Visuals And Tropical Videoworks – DVD – 16.90 € – Raum für Projektion

PRINTED MATTERS:
Skug – #80 – Mag – 4,00 € – Skug
De:Bug – #141 (April 10) – Magazin – 3.80 €

The free instore gigs at Dense are back, with no less than two of them happening in the coming weeks. Therefore, consider yourself invited to:

2ECOND CLASS CITIZEN
Friday, March 19th
7:30PM

and

HOLZOPF & PETER QUISTGARD
Tuesday, March 23rd
6:30PM

Both gigs are free and are taking place at the Dense records store, Petersburger Str 81 in Friedrichshain.

We’ll start the season with a rare live performance by 2econd Class Citizen, one of the main acts on the Equinox label, who will grace Berlin with this unique gig while on tour throughout Europe. Come and enjoy his delicate yet strong mixture of alternative hip hop and folk sensibilities this Friday at the store (yes, that’s in 48 hours).

A few days later on Tuesday, Canadian veteran experimentalist Holzkopf and his Dutch partner in crime Peter Quistgard will unleash some 8 bit, noisy and broken madness onto the store. It might be raw, it might be tongue-in-cheek but one thing is for sure: it will fit perfectly at Dense.

Remember, these are early gigs, and we will start on time. See you there for some live densing.