Timeblind
May 2009

for MUSICBOX / diversity.fm in Lancs

http://www.myspace.com/musicboxmobiledisco

A Mahout is a the long-term caretaker of an Elephant. I was going to call this mix Elephant Jockey, which means both “guy who likes to fuck fat girls” and is a racial epithet in certain parts of Africa. I decided not to use the name due to the later … but probably should’ve.

One night in southern India my very good friend Galya and I got off the bus in a state park. We were immediately surrounded by the rangers who told us we couldn’t stay there due to the dangerous presence of Veerappan the Bandit (although he was never known to terrorize tourists). We caught a ride on top of a truck and there I met a Mahout who told me in typically fucked up English about his 30 years with his Elephant. Long term relationship, very deep. It was late and very dark and the truck barreled loudly under the Banyan trees. A few months later Veerappan, who was very vain about his majestic moustache, experienced health problems due to the toxic black die he colored it with. He tried to go into the city to seek help, but when the car opened its back doors he was assassinated by the police with a single shot to the head. It is believed that he had stashed millions of rupees deep in the forest in cash including ransom money and ornaments, in secret caves and holes in the forest.

Its all true I swear !

full tracklisting

LD – Peace In Our Culture
Dexplicit – Firebell
Skream – Trapped In A Dark Bubble
Eskmo Remix (Bar 9) – Murda Sound
Kromestar – Devil
Synkro – Hold On
Untold remix (Toasty) – The Knowledge
Maga Bo feat K-Libre – Nakhil
Animals on Wheels – Ball
Steppo – flossin
TIMEECHO PARK
Dexplicit – Aura
Burning Spear – Dread River
Madosini – Nozimanga (Uthando Luphelile Dub)
Timeblind – + reg
LV Remix (Unotld) – Walk Through Walls
Ahmed Janka Nabay – Eh Congo
TIMECATCH THE BREAK
An-ten-nae feat. Samba – Griot
Fantastic Mr Fox Remix (Untold) – Yukon
Dj Znobia – ABC
(Jahdan Blakkamoore) – Varela (Chancha Via Circuito)
Estrellas de la Kumbia -Taliban En Victoria RT @djrupture
Timeblind – tai chi-ton
Flying Lotus – Melt!
Timeblind – Wood

Timeblind

Version 12"

Label: Version
Artist: Timeblind
Catalog: V001
Format: 12" (45), 320k mp3
Release date: 28th March 2009
Distribution
Available at

2009-04-13

Hallo neues deutsches Dubstep-Label, mit dir werden wir viel Spaß haben. Und dass Timeblind mittlerweile auch in diesen Gewässern fischt, das hatten wir verpasst. Der Titeltrack mixt Timeblinds alte Liebe zum digitalen Detail mit der rauhen Kraft des Basses, lässt Stabs in Auffahrunfällen bluten, schiebt den Elektronika-Sonnenaufgang mit in den Dub und fertig ist der Hit. Auf der B-Seite wird kurz die Euphorie gesampelt und dann einfach weiter gesteppt. Mit diesem Versatzstück alter Zeiten gelingt alles, auch der Kampf gegen das orientalisch anmutende Leierkasten-Motiv. “Space Cadet” schließlich führt uns zurück zum “alten” Timeblind, der den Dub nur noch aus Ausgangspunkt für die digitale Hölle nimmt.

thaddi

http://www.de-bug.de/reviews/35575.html

Hardwax 2009-04-03

Brilliant eastern flavoured dubstep cuts – TIP!

Boomkat 2009-04-03

'Time Dilated By Matter’ marks the very welcome return of the hugely underrated Timeblind and the birth of the promising new Version imprint. We’ve not heard owt from Timeblind since his cone-melting 'Ghostification’ EP on Soot some three years ago, but it’s clear to hear that he’s been putting in the studio hours to perfect the ultra heavy subs on the A-side. This is purest bass gluttony for those that like their subs to shake the snot out of their nose, which when coupled with the fractured percussion and exotic Asian melodies makes for a prime rug-cutting special. 'Backwardation’ on the flip rubs up another exceedingly powerful bassline, this time more on a UK Sound System steppers vibe, catching loops of rolled percussion and suspended in uneasy late-night atmospherics, before 'Space Cadet’ finishes with an electro-acoustic dub experiment basically showing off his undoubted sound sculpting skills. Seriously high quality dubstep for fans of Loefah, DMZ, (old) Kode 9, Shackleton or DJ Maxximus. Killer!

Groove Magazine “More Bass!” Vol. 09: Timeblind, Kryptic Minds 2009-02-28

Berlin, where this edition’s cover story on the love affair between techno and dubstep takes place, is home to US-American ex-pat Chris Sattinger (better known as Timeblind). A veteran traveller between the worlds of techno and dub for more than a decade, Timeblind discovered dubstep as a new field of play a few years ago. Almost three years after his widely praised „Ghostification EP“ (Soot) he’s now finally back with a new 12“ release; this time on Version, a new label founded by Düsseldorf’s number one dubstep ambassador Orson. The record proves that Timeblind hasn’t lost a bit of his form: „Time Dilated By Matter“ with its wavelike start-stop-rhythm and deadly bass variations crawls down your spine like a mutated bassbin bug, „Backwardation“ resembles a percussive excursion deep into Shackleton territory, while „Space Cadet“ completes this well-rounded 12“ with a slice of noisy ambience.

http://www.zoopersound.de/?p=62

iDJ Magazine 2009-01-02

“Newness from Timeblind, finally following up his extraordinary ‘Ghostification EP’ via new label Version. The A side is a tender tone poem, wistful dub blended with asian flavours and a scattering of techy edits. ‘Backwardation’ on the flip goes few degrees colder, with distant reggae strains laid over deep snapping electro breaks and resonant bongos, and ‘Space Cadet’ finishes things off with gnarled ambience, a shifting miasma of scaly, metallic synth design writhing and mutating like a bag of snakes.” Review in iDJ Magazine 02/09

  • A1 Time dilated by matter
  • B1 Backwardation
  • B2 Space Cadet

VERSION 001

A. timeblind – time dilated by matter
B. timeblind – backwardation
B2. timbelind – space cadet

format: 12” Vinyl (mastered by rashad @ d+m, berlin)
release date: 02/ 09

TIMEBLIND is a sonic scientist from New York, currently living in Berlin. He has released on DJ /Rupture’s Soot Records, Orthlorng Musork and the mighty Tigerbeat6/Shockout label as well as prime 90s techno labels such as Probe, Missile, Synewave and Communique. Timeblind is always researching and extending the boundaries of past and future sound system music. His 2003 remix for DJ /Rupture on The Agriculture laid out a template for fast hi-powered techno-dub that predates both Grime and Dubstep and appears regularly on mixtapes and in DJ sets to this day. In 2001 with the Rugged Redemption album Timeblind brought forth innovations in dub and dancehall influenced electronica. For our first release VERSION is proud to present Timeblind’s latest mutations of the dubstep virus.

dj support: loefah, clouds, bunzero, dave q, orson

Timeblind
Feb 2009

airing: February 2nd 2009 10pm UK time

avail on iTunes as a podcast shortly afterwards

Feb show also featured:

[KANSAS CITY PROPHETS]

(all tracks unreleased – label offers welcome!)

  • Deserted feat. Linton Kwesi Johnson
  • Transport Control
  • Eye Witness Reports
  • Cams feat. Linton Kwesi Johnson
  • Trawla feat. Linton Kwesi Johnson
  • Navigator – due out on new 'Balkan Vinyl’ label ('Colours’ series) 2009.
  • Tunneltone
  • Drome feat. Soom T
  • Sleepers

LKJ drinks in the same pub I guess and KCP just asked him. nice one ! a legend.

[STORMFIELD]

  • Autopsia and Achtar – Radical Machines 1 – ( http://www.myspace.com/autopsiaachtar )
  • Scorn – Gravel Bed (original mix) – Combat Recordings forthcoming
  • Gunjack – Bruk shut Revenge – Consume
  • Subjex – Manneken Acid – In Vitro
  • Anstam – Aeto – Anstam Music
full tracklisting

Pigeon drones recorded in Ürümqi – (Royal Oculus and Gramophone Company)
crucialfelix – (live at slowsoundsystem, London)
Herbie Hancock – Nobu (live in Japan)
Twisted – Give me Up (2nd drop, UK) (we think boomkat has the titles swapped)
Art Ensemble of Chicago – People in Sorrow (I) (Americans Swinging in Paris)
Groovechronicles – 1999 – (DPR, UK)
Timeblind – Shunyata (unreleased)
Basic Channel – Radiance (Timeblind transmogrification)
F – The Untitled Dub (7even, Frankreich)
CIAfrica – STAND (CIAfrica, Côte d’Ivoire / “Eastern France”)
DJ Chemistry – Hallucinations (Chemistry Records, UK, )
DJ Nike – Soba Soba (Angola)
Art Ensemble of Chicago – obligatory Malachi Favors clown horn solo
The Berlin U-Bahn –
Anstam Music – Cree B (Berlin)
Helixir – Narcotik Dub (7even, France)
Martyn – Vancouver pure dub
Timeblind – Coltan and Cassiterite (forthcoming split 12” on the Agriculture with Rupture/Shadetek)
Vice Squad – On the Edge (just the breakdown)
Pandit Ravi Shankar – Raga Margwa (78 RPM classics, Calcutta)
F – Phantom (7even, France)
Pangea – Router (Hessle Audio, Großbritannien)
Drexciya – Depressurisation (Detroit)
Helixir – Springz & Wires (7even, Frenchland)
Spatial – Infra001_CC1 (oota Lunnon, the caipital ceity o the Unitit Kinrick )
King Sunny Adé – Eje Nlo Gba Ara Mi (Island Records classic, Nigeria)
Ramandanman – The Woon (2nd drop, not from France)
Serginho Costa – Beijar Na Marra !! (Brasileiro)
Montagem – Aquecimento dos Bailes (Brasileiro)
RSD – Over it (UK)
Groovechronicles – Incredible (DPR)
Galleon Dub – 23Hz & Numaestro (Substratum EP, Spain)
African Head Charge – Conspiring (1979, UK)
Matt Shadetek – Lily of the Valley – Flowers (NYC)
Wolves (dunno, I found it)
Timeblind – Ayerz mix (unreleased)

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Into the hinterland : Karl Marx Stadt

18 June 2009

My very good friend Christian "Society Suckers" and myself are headed out tomorrow to his hometown Chemnitz, originally known as Karl Marx Stadt. Frank Brentschneider is also from out there (actually the whole Raster-Noton label). Its one of those East German towns that I've always wanted to go check out.

I'm quite looking forward to it. The occasion is a club event put on my Geroyche for his birthday. Geräusch means "noise" in German. As usual it took me a while to notice that it probably wasn't his real name. I also didn't notice Errorsmith ("Aerosmith") and the other day while talking with "DJ Wattsriot":http://earconditioning.wordpress.com/ (a splendid gentlemen, let me assure you) I mentioned L-Vis 1990 and suddenly it dawned on him ... "Elvis". Yep, its hiding right under your nose. That's what you get for reading blogs and not hanging out with real people.

I took the picture in Peru on the very touristy street in Lima.

Sweden last week was splendid. Highlights for me were Group Doueh (psych rock from Western Sahara), Omar Souleyman (Syria), Konono No 1 (Congo), El Hijo de la Cumbia (Argentina), the aforementioned DJ Wattsriot (Tenerife) and of course Kode 9 who ended Friday night with a jungle rinse out. I played a lot of UK Funky, Funk Carioca, Kuduro, Dubstep, but mostly bits of this and that on the edges.

I'm going to assume Chemnitz don't want no UK Funky.


Not playing Mulhouse tonight (June 5th)

5 June 2009

I've been posting on twitter and all over the place really, but not blogging. I figured blogging was for writing something with substance. You know, the kind nobody reads because they are too busy. Twitter is good to force me to be exact and quick. Plus, its just the punchline and I always love the punchline.

OK, I'll get back into this, post about all my upcomings.

To start things off: I won't be in Mulhouse tonight. Amadou from CIAfrica had booked me and Rupture, but only Rupture will play due to reduced budget. I'll be there in Sept or something, or possibly doing something in Basel.

Gotheburg, Sweden next week and Chemnitz the week after that.

Stay tuned. Oh, and I'll try to be funny again. I know you like that.


Songbird
a clone of iTunes a built in web browser - annoying genius (that I already disabled but still phones home) - iTunes store (that I don't use) extensions!
Tank-FX
The reverb is generated by a huge [11m] tank made of ferroconcrete. We put some mics and speakers in it and connected them to a unix box, so everybody can use it now from the internet.

chilling in cusco

10 March 2009

Unfortunately I´ve had severe chills and headache for a few days. I spent yesterday lying comatose to try to shake it before our next adventures.

Last night had dinner with Matt Grace and a bunch of his friends, mostly ex-Lima people that have moved up to Cusco. I´ve known Matt for 20 years. Really nice evening, home cooked Andean food. Talking about cumbia, heavy metal in South America. Limenos talk much faster than Cusco natives.

Cusco is really beautiful, a green plateau town, former capital of the Inca empire. 4000 meters up, covered with churches and plazas. I´ll see it properly today.

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