I’m pleased to announce that the first Erik XVI vinyl outing is in the shops today. It features the original version of Unionens sista dagar, plus three cracking remixes from fellow London producers Brassica, Ali Renault and Hot City. Brassica’s version is a complete reworking of the track, Ali’s going for a wonky, atmospheric feel [...]
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Best of 2009
2 January 2010 – 23:21
For the last few years, I have amused myself by compiling a list of my favourite tracks of the year in my Last.fm journal, but with the distinction that they are not necessarily tracks released during the year, but rather tracks that I happened to discover during the year.
Without further ado, here goes the 2009 [...]
A Handful of Darkness
22 November 2009 – 19:21
In conjunction with the release of the recent EP, I put together a mix featuring music that was very much an influence on the XVI sound, alongside a few more recent, like-minded excursions. As it never got properly released, I thought I’d put it up here for download.
I should point out that large parts of [...]
The Things They Said
7 October 2009 – 23:59
Almost a month has passed since the release of Stern-Gerlachs försök and a few reviews have appeared on various blogs. Here’s a little summary.
20jazzfunkgreats summarised a thoroughly surreal but enthusiastic review of Kalabaliken i Bender with the words:
It’s pure gold – perhaps the gnarliest piece of dark rumbling colossal euro-techno I’ve heard since Motivii Tuntenaton’s [...]
Ali Renault Remix Out
10 September 2009 – 16:24
Last night, Ali Renault finished an excellent remix of Unionens sista dagar, and no more than 12 hours later did it appear on Fact Magazine’s site as their daily download!
It’s a deep, underwater take adding some brilliant synth work and raw analogue stylings.
Download it here: Erik XVI – Unionens sista dagar (Ali Renault Trill Rmx)
There [...]
The Story of Stern-Gerlach
3 September 2009 – 00:14
Ever since the age of 14, I have intermittently dabbled with trying to make music. But after youthful delusions of beckoning popstardom dissipated in my early 20s, I never made a serious effort again until late last year. The whole thing was sparked by accidentally walking past music shop Turnkey on Charing Cross Road as [...]