Viernes 21 Ene 2011, 13:20

Steve Hauschildt, one third of Emeralds, made an intricate mix for our Guest Mix series, accompanied by a full on essay on the concept behind it, so we’ll just let him do the talking:
“It is something of a study in both new and old musics, often synthesizer-centric, covering many types of media (compact disc, vinyl, film, video game, training video). Regionally it is mostly American, although some French, Japanese, and British tracks are included as well. Stylistically not ‘really’ bound, except by certain structural conventions across popular and rhythmic musics. Rather, it is biographical in a sense, many of the songs are more obscure tracks by well-known artists/public figures. The track by Madonna, for example is an unreleased demo track before her signing to Sire. The Innocent displays Trent Reznor’s keyboard work in a little-known AOR band before his time in such acts as Exotic Birds and Nine Inch Nails. The Mylène Farmer as well, a mostly unheard of track by a now massively popular French icon, lyrically dealing with Freudian themes. I am interested in that embryonic moment before stardom, an impulse that may or may not culminate into ‘success’ and how it may be sublimated in the music, itself a contour of a personality and life events. There is a kind of glaze over some of the songs here, they are imbued with meaning that unfurls after repeated listens.”

NC GUEST MIX#30: STEVE HAUSCHILDT

01. Jim Ferraro – Channel 3 (excerpt)
02. Angie – The Computer Did
03. Madonna – Don’t You Know
04. RuPaul – House of Love (T-EMPO’s Kitsch Bitch Club Mix)
05. El DeBarge ft. Faith Evans – Lay With You
06. Tim & Geoff Follin – Beach
07. Prefab Sprout – The Guest Who Stayed Forever
08. Dam Funk – Galactic Fun
09. Julee Cruise – The Swan
10. Mylène Farmer – Maman A Tort
11. Roberta Flack – The Closer I Get to You
12. Interlude: Wendy’s – Chili Can Be Served With Cheese
13. Ayahuasca – New Moon
14. Positive Shadow – Untitled (4)
15. Kikuchi Momoko – Last Runner
16. The Innocent – Queen of the Border
17. KoKo Pop – I’m In Love With You
18. Jean-Pierre Bourtayre – Untitled (Credits Theme)

Steve Hauschildt / Emeralds.