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dcctnycprincess
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Love magda - she's a dancing machine (MINUS 43 CD)

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Despite the popularisation of minimal, M_nus show no signs of suffering from either problems of quantity or quality. On the back of an increasingly long line of impressive releases, with the most recent being the excellent ‘min2MAX’ compilation and Loco Dice’s killer ‘Seeing through Shadows’, M_nus have now given us a mix CD from Magda, one of the prime culprits responsible for the current minimal explosion. This is an impressive mix which fits perfectly with the label’s aesthetic, while confirming Magda’s reputation as one of the most exciting and innovative DJs about.

‘She’s a Dancing Machine’ is jam-packed, with over seventy tracks managing to make an appearance. There is a good mixture of cuts from big names– Plastikman, Marc Houle, Troy Pierce, Ricardo Villalobos, Robert Babicz and so on – alongside some impressive up and comers, with six tracks from new name Tractile being particularly noticeable. The result is exactly what you’d expect from Magda. This is a fresh, polished mix that retains your interest throughout. It perfectly represents her distinctive style, the whole CD being stamped with the minimal funk she purveys so well. With so many tracks included in the mix, things move at a furious pace. This certainly gives it a sense of dynamism, with proceedings constantly pushing forward as the listener runs along, trying to keep pace or catch up. At times, however, this also proves to be a weakness of the mix, with stages where there is just too much going on. This is most obvious when Magda shoves three excellent tracks – her own ‘Doctor Secret Tooth’, Larry Heard’s ‘Amnesia’ and the Zigzag remix of ‘25 Bitches’ – all into about three minutes. The result is you are left a bit frustrated from not really getting proper value from any of the three cuts. On the whole, though, this is a minor complaint, and for the majority of the mix she stays in control (just). But in many ways this perfectly exemplifies the Magda sound – it always has this offbeat, slightly uneven funk to it. So much of her music has a childlike, playful quality: the beats run away, get ahead of themselves, fall over, get back up and start running again at full speed. And considering minimal’s ever-present penchant for taking things too seriously, Magda’s playful attitude is the perfect antidote. So for those who like a bit of fun in their minimal, this mix is a must.






Rating: 8 / 10.




Author:
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I like that Staring Contest track of hers on min2MAX.


Um... can't say I know much more regarding her. Only recently checked out what the fuss regarding minimal these days is.


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she just r0x0rz !!! finally


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chesco
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Got this from discogs:

Tracklisting:
1 Duoteque Lola
2 Magda Black Leather Wonder
3 Ricardo Villalobos Adgam
4 JPLS Twilite 4
5 Ivo Deutschmann Spectrometer
6 Vivianne Project Strangers With Canada
7 Bruno Pronsato Wuorinen
8 Lordy The Watchtower (Steve Kotey Kosmik Dub)
Remix - Steve Kotey
9 Tractile The Lost Beach
10 Marc Houle Chuck Gaydicaca
11 Louderbach Grace (Anxiety)
12 Robert Babicz Battlestar
13 Niederflur Drehbrücke
14 Matt John i.o.
15 Marc Houle Suces Mes Graines
16 Tractile Time Vandal
17 Metro Area Honey Circuit
18 Troy Pierce Dark Pearl
19 Ryan Crosson Artists Have Bad Haircuts
20 Magda Oblivicleas
21 Persuader, The Central Bron
22 Marc Houle Analog Road
23 Run Stop Restore Speeder 64
24 JPLS Z-Program (Mark Henning Rework)
Remix - Mark-Henning
25 Louderbach Reflected
26 Marc Houle Boat
27 Marc Houle Black Jack 13
28 Konrad Black Coma Couch Surfing
29 JPLS Red 20
30 Plastikman Slow Poke (Twilight Zone Edit)
31 Magda Doctor Secret Tooth
32 Larry Heard Amnesia
33 Troy Pierce 25 Bitches (Berg Nixon’s Zig Zag Mix)
Remix - Berg Nixon
34 Donnacha Costello Rusty Sticks
35 Glimpse (2) Bodyslip Julia
36 Marc Houle Stacks And Stacks
37 Marc Houle Edamame
38 Slacknoise Discover The Active Crash Hiss
39 Niederflur Kalk-Kapelle
40 Marc Houle Drumathon
41 Tractile Poisoned With Words
42 Pantytec Maybe
43 Niederflur Porz-Wahn
44 Bruno Pronsato Open Your Eyes
45 Gaiser Breathe Here
46 Vivianne Projects Chicken Bone Charm Bracelet
47 Der Dritte Raum Krank
48 Caro My Little Pony (Capelli's Glue Mix)
Remix - Bruno Pronsato
49 Marc Houle Thirds In Trees
50 Dinky Home On A Sunday
51 Marc Houle Raking It
52 Portion Control Elektrotechnik
53 I. A. Bericochea R2
54 Ryan Crosson Gotham Road
55 Onur Özer Lotus
56 From Within Lost
57 Phage & Daniel Dreier Beeswax
58 Plastikman Ekko
59 Tractile Warning Light
60 Plastikman 72
61 Tractile Ardorant
62 Slacknoise She's A Dancing Machine
63 Tractile Paper Tiger
64 Magda Staring Contest (Unreleased Version)
65 Damian Schwartz RyF2
66 Marc Houle Avon
67 From Within Snake Charmer
68 Heartthrob Lunar Park
69 Bruno Pronsato The River
70 DJ Koze Dangernugget
71 Disco D Beat It

Looks no bad if not a bit similar in concept to the de9 series.

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my cd has 16 tracks!

intro track 1 is omfg & track 14 just insane

one cd tribute to minimal

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residentadvisor = technoadvisor now. lol


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quote:
Originally posted by tiestoinmix
my cd has 16 tracks!

intro track 1 is omfg & track 14 just insane

one cd tribute to minimal


You've got the fake release that's been passed around the intarwebz. She's done some really quick mixing in this album so "track one" is really about the first 3-4 tracks.

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