Julian Lennon’s polar pick this week: Big Big Dreams
Big Big Dreams is back with a beautifully hopeful release titled, “Weathered” featuring the soulful vocal stylings of Aoka. Producer Castlebed brings us another amazing EP which includes the chill mix, acoustic mix and electro lougne mix as well as a dub version. This is a laid back blues inspired chill vibe, amazing release!
Big Big Dreams returns with a brand new EP, “Follow Away” on System Recordings. Producer Castlebed once again teams up with Aoka and delivers excellece in the downbeat arena.
Signed to System Recordings, Big Big Dreams have just released their first EP called ‘Wonderlust’ which features two original tracks along with two dub mixes.
Their sound offeres rich and melodic trip-hop downbeats.
Dee C’rell was born in Hackney and grew up in Shoreditch, Central London. He studied music and composition at City University in London and at Blackheath Conservatoire with Jazz specialist Chris Wilson. He has studied Jazz Piano and improvisational techniques, Electroacoustic music, Baroque music, Western and Non – Western Music making practices and has composed and performed within Javanese and Balinese Gamelan as part of an ensemble.
He is a leading expert on Contemporary Electro – Acoustic Jazz and the innovator of the terminology. As an educator he specialises in Contemporary Jazz and Electronic improvisation and teaches the Theory of Harmony and Improvisation with direct reference to Contemporary music practices. He will lecture the principal concepts of Contemporary Electro – Acoustic Jazz in the summer of 2012 whilst publishing his academic treatise on The concepts of Contemporary Electro – Acoustic Jazz.
PAST He has recorded and remixed within various musical genres and first started composing music as a teenager in the electronic music genre entitled, Break Beat, helping to establish this genre to future audiences as Drum ‘N’ Bass. He has also been involved within House Music since its primary years and has recorded and musically directed for many well-known American and European singers and DJ’s. He was once regarded in DJ Magazine as one of the most influential Keyboard players and producers in Urban House Music alongside, Tommy Barbarella and Jimi Polo. In Techno music, he recorded with English dance forerunner, Ian Tregoning who is known for his work with Yello and Underworld. They are credited for helping to establish Tribal Tech House with their pioneering re-working of Jocelyn Brown’s I Like it Like that.
PRESENT Dee C’rell composes and performs within contemporary music whilst also performing as a solo Jazz pianist across Europe. He currently performs and discusses Contemporary Electro – Acoustic Jazz in both performance and academic lectures. He also still remixes within various electronic music genres. He recently established his own contemporary record label, Holm Records. In Art installations and Electroacoustic music, he presented in 2011 a unique set of sound installations questioning; what is our sound? As part of his Absent People installation, it was installed at the Garana Jazz Festival. In London in May 2011, Dee was invited to present his compositional concept, The Inner Voice. The composition was a diffused recording of acclaimed Austrian Jazz and Contemporary Avant-Garde Trumpeter, Franz Hautzinger, using sixteen speakers and remixed live at City University.
In Photography his images are shown around the world and in 2011 were exhibited at the Art Museum and the Triade Gallery in Romania. As a DJ he constantly contributes to UK Jazz Radio with his radio show, The Presents Show that focuses on Contemporary and Electronic music.
Julian Lennon’s polar pick this week: Setsuna & Nordlight
Great tracks on this compilation but this one really appeals, Setsuna & Nordlight with Bahia Bar. The Chillbar is back - Volume 3 is released on 27th of January, 2012 by Sine Music.
Sine Music has once again mixed a new, interesting cocktail of Chillout, Lounge and Downtempo for the small hunger as well as the greatest thirst. The CD includes fine sounds, previously unreleased exclusive tracks, from internationally successful artists such as Polished Chrome, Sine, Merge of Equals, Setsuna, Electrix, Klangstein and many more. It’s time for cultivated relaxation – ‘Happy Hour’ any hour. Relaxing and/or stimulating: the music accompanies perfectly conversations with friends or inner tranquility while guaranteeing the best feel good-ambience.
Take some time out and relax to the sounds of CHILLBAR Vol.3 – like the title says: absolutely chillable!
Below Zero @ WISHSF JANUARY 5th 2012 - No Cover No Hassles All Fun!
We are back for our monthly at Wish Bar & Lounge!
Below Zero Residents return with Mason Rothert and Sinukus behind the decks. Come decompress with us after the holidays!
Kicks off at 9pm and goes till 2am. We will be doing the 80bpm to 120bpm journey of downtempo into deep house. If you arrive for cocktails early and stay all the way you will be taken on a true journey.
We certainly hope that all of our listeners who are in the Bay Area will not only come out and support us once a month but help to spread the word! This is a great way to help keep Below Zero on the chill-waves each and every week. For more information check out WISH.
It is that time again the full Top 20 list from the Below Zero resident DJs. Part 1 and Part 2 are condensed versions of the full top 20 lists, you can see those condensed versions in the playlist section of the shows aired. Click for full list from Mason, Shawn, Sinukus, Jeff, Sarika, Peek and Red.
Enjoy and thanks for supporting us all year in 2011! This is our 6th annual holiday season show and because of our listeners we keep chilling on into the night!
It is that time again the full Top 20 list from the Below Zero resident DJs. Part 1 and Part 2 are condensed versions of the full top 20 lists, you can see those condensed versions in the playlist section of the shows aired. Check out the full list from Mason, Shawn, Sinukus, Jeff, Sarika, Peek and Red. Enjoy and thanks for supporting us all year in 2011! This is our 6th annual holiday season show and because of our listeners we keep chilling on into the night!
2011 close out is upon us at Below Zero and we kick it off this weekend with Part 1 of our Below Zero Resident’s Top 20 Picks for 2011. This week show will feature Jeff Stallings, Sarika Dagar, Brian Peek and Red Broad.
Here is a full list of the Top 20 Picks per Resident - the show has a more condensed version of the overall picks, so check the tracklist/playlist for Show 321 to get song titles for what aired.
Jeff Stallings Top 20 2011 BZ Big Big Dreams Wonderlust
Bobby C Sound TV Headway ft. Drop Logik
Castlebed Sound on Sound
Chris Coco & Pete Gooding Believe ft. Peter Coyle
Den Kozlov One Night
Foster The People Pumped Up Kicks (Pete Gooding’s Steller Polaris Remix) Fous Del La Mer All Around The World
Freemasons Nothing But A Heartache (Freemason’s After Hours Mix) Groove Armada History ft. Will Young (M3 & Bachelor’s of Science Remix) Klangstein Oxidant
