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The UK producer and Ron Morelli and Svengalisghost’s collaborative project are next to rework Livity Sound material for a forthcoming 12″.
Times are surely changing in the Livity camp what with the dazzling colours of the artwork on this new release, not to mention the induction of remixes into the label repertoire after a strict policy of only releasing the music of Pev, Asusu and Kowton (Ytivil Dnuos sublabel notwithstanding). Where the strictest curatorial control had been exercised, this invitation to MMM and Pangaea could be seen as throwing open any number of possibilities for the path the label could get nudged down. Of course the trio behind the label have always stipulated there’s no grand scheme at work, and that they release what feels right at the time, but there’s no escaping the cohesive aesthetic which has given Livity Sound such weight in a crowded space.
Dave Huismans will offer two versions of Asusu’s “Velez” on the next Livity Sound remix 12″.
The trio of Peverelist, Kowton and Asusu will have their tracks remixed across a series of 12″ singles.
In a post-internet age where access to the internet and a Spotify account offer a contemporary variant on the homemade mixtape, officially sanctioned compilations retain an ever more defined and important role for our listening habits. As the gaping hole of the internet gets ever wider, the chance for the past and the present to be contextualised by those who possess the requisite tastes and knowledge, it’s clear from the selection process for this list that 2013 was a year that celebrated the enduring strength and the scope afforded by the humble compilation, with the following ten inclusions representing the many forms that the medium takes.
Here label overviews from Keysound and L.I.E.S. rub shoulders with archival reappraisals and diverse selections from respected diggers, whilst collections gathering together the works of artists such as Livity Sound and Mr Beatnick are complemented by conceptual and compelling compilations from Unknown Precept, Perc’s Submit label and the always interesting Public Information.
With the debut album of his Livity Sound project with Kowton and Asusu due for release later this month, Oli Warwick talks to Bristol veteran Peverelist about five important records from his collection.
Pev and Asusu team up for the label’s next release on two screwed-up techno tracks of the Bristol persuasion.
There is a reason the Livity Sound collective are held in such high regard. As the label matures into its seventh release and on the eve of a compilation CD documenting the dawn of the label, it becomes ever more apparent why Peverelist, Kowton and Asusu’s venture has commanded such respect over the past two years. Considered as a whole, Livity feels as though it has a cohesive aesthetic, both in the music released and in the stark imagery the black and white designs convey. When you add in the unifying quality of the live set, in which the component label material gets performed by all three artists, it makes for an almost homogenous impression of what Livity stands for.
The Bristol trio’s singles so far will be collected on digital and CD formats together with four new tracks.
The next release from Bristol’s Livity Sound triumvirate will come from the lesser spotted Asusu.
Alex Coulton returns to Livity Sound’s Dnuos Ytivil imprint with a second EP entitled War Games/Pointe Noire.
Peverelist has always had a duality in his productions, tending towards either dark, spacious propulsive bass rhythms, or crazed dervish like tracks whose sharp, rave-inspired tones have more in common with the deranged electro of MMM than any of his West Country peers. However, like his Livity Sound associates Kowton and Asusu, his most recent output has tended more towards the raw, crunchy, monochromatic end of the spectrum which seems to have become the Livity Sound imprint’s calling card – even when jumping ship recently with Kowton to Hessle Audio for “Raw Code”.
The Bristol-based Livity Sound label will issue its fifth release this week with a new single from Peverelist.
Bristol duo Peverelist and Kowton combine on the first Hessle Audio release of 2013.
While the date may change every year, it’s always easy to sense the lead-in to the annual Freerotation festival. Fevered anticipation ripples out through the niche corners of the house and techno fraternity, which in the nature of these times manifests itself in impassioned status updates, gloating tweets and lots of “look forward to seeing you!” posts between friends, artists and fans. This convivial atmosphere speaks volumes for the impact Freerotation has had in dulling the barriers between performer and punter in a small sector of electronic music, providing a utopian bubble where everyone can truly feel as one.
Having grown from a small and thoroughly intimate party into a slightly bigger, thoroughly intimate party, Freerotation is looming on the horizon with one of it’s weightiest line-ups to date. We’ve waded through the considerable talent on offer at Baskerville Hall this year to try and ascertain which choice acts are no less than unmissable.