Dousk – Robot
Part of Dousk’s album DIY, this track inspired me in many ways. This was actually the first electronic album I ever heard and it will always be a special part of me. So, it was a big moment for me when I got to remix for Dousk. It was like a fanboy’s dream come true.
Talisman and Hudson – Leaving Planet Earth
When it comes to Drum & Bass, this is the first track that pops in my head. Bumped into this track about 10 years ago and still love it like the first time I heard it.
Nathan Fake – The Sky Was Pink (James Holden Remix)
This track is a part of my early influences and whenever I still hear, I am absolutely amazed by it. The changing rhythms and patterns catch my attention along with the great melodic structure.
Nathan Fake – DEGREELESSNESS feat. Prurient
I used to really like this track, until I rediscovered it and started loving it all the more. Nathan Fake’s is definitely one of my favourite producers. His productions are always very complex and different and never fail to surprise me.
Chemical Brother’s – Star Guitar
This track was all about the true audio-visual experience. If someone hasn’t seen it, they should definitely check it out.
Jed Palmer – The Procedure (Upgrade OST)
I love soundtracks. There is something special about the sound design of this piece that it just puts me in a zone. I saw the movie because of this piece.
Brinstar – Underground Depths (Super Metroid)
While exploring music, I randomly came across this track. It was part of a Nintendo game that released in 1994. I got so inspired with its haunting soundscape that I wanted to capture the same feeling in a House/Techno format and made a track called Metroid.
Joe Hisaishi – Merry-Go-Round (Howl’s Moving Castle OST)
I discovered this composition while watching a Studio Ghibli movie and later learnt/transcribed it on the piano. The movie is quite brilliant as well. That’s how I started listening to Joe Hisaishi.
Trentemøller – Vamp
The production on this track is quite insane and the use of a bass guitar is pure genius. Very inspiring!
Robert Babicz – Karl Marx Is Dead
Even though he never released it and I sure hope he does one day, the track is a wonderful piece of art. Thankfully it is available on his Soundcloud page.
SHFT – Arcane (LP)m (Qilla Records)
Vipul Angirish aka SHFT has continually pushed his own musical agenda in his hometown of New Delhi. A producer with a sense of razor sharp precision and meticulous attention to detail, he has become revered at home as well as picking up international acclaim. For this album, SHFT gained fresh inspiration in the studio, delving deep to spark the soundtrack that brings his own sonic world to life. It is so fulsomely realised that it works not only on heady dance floors, but also on headphones for close and immersive listening. The dystopian offering is his take on the current state of the world, which he says is “in a state of chaos and frenzy as all of humanity walks into the unknown of an ever shifting future.” The results provide real solace and escapism. The darkly ambient opener ‘Arcane’ sets a sombre, cinematic mood before ‘Sphinx’ sinks you into a deft minimal techno groove, alive with tiny sonic details, and the brilliant ‘Hellkite’ continues with a warm, dubby undercurrent. After the darker bass and trippy spacecraft sounds of ‘Octane’ comes ‘Raven’ with its synth modulations and warped pads all sinking you ever further into SHFT’s unique sound world. Monophonik joins up for an excellent collaboration on the darkly involving rhythms and cinematic designs of ‘X-Y’ and the trip plays out with cerebral deep techno charm on ‘Vortex’ before ending on ‘Xenomorph’, a chunky, rickety groove filled with mystery and astral dynamism.
