Shiloh - Floppy Discs - January 2007

Shiloh's latest Floppy Discs mix seems to indicate that the boys are continuing to depart from their more traditional sound. Here's a very partial tracklist (compiled by yours truly):

1. ID
2. ID
3. ID
4. Tiga - Louder Than A Bomb (Unknown Remix)
   
5. ID
6. ID
7. ID
   
8. Alucode - What Level (Micah's Between The Lines Remix) [Ruhnsong]
9. Motion 040 - Timmy's Turn [Get Physical Music]
10. ID
11. Dousk - Anagram (Chris Nemmo Remix) [Klik]
12. ID

Among their usual fare of electro house, Shiloh seem to be embracing elements of hip hop and rock (!). Track 1 and 5 are both jolting concoctions displaying elements of rock, glitch, and hip hop. The mystery mix of "Louder Than A Bomb" by Tiga really caught my ear. Although the vocal is a bit trite, the music used underneath is really quite interesting. It sounds like it was sampled from an R'n'B track produced in the early 90s. The rest of the mix, save for the closing track, seems to fall more squarely into the tech-house framework. Of course, Micah's remix of "What Level" is superb, and track 3 is quite good as well. It'll be interesting to see how Shiloh's compilation turns out given their more recent offerings.

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?cyj0ltnzww5

Shiloh - Vice on Floppy Discs

Shiloh has announced that their single, "Vice", will be the first release on their new imprint, Floppy Discs. The original mix was featured on Luke Chable's Addicted compilation and can also be heard on Shiloh's June 2006 Promo Mix. The flip will feature a massive remix by Luke Chable himself, and is already available to listen to on Chable's MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/lukechable). I loved the original, and the remix is quite good too. No release date has been confirmed as of yet.

Shiloh - June 2006 Promo Mix

After a brief hiatus from their usual monthly radio/promotional mix, Shiloh return to the decks in an effort to promote their recently released debut album on Baroque as well as to showcase what else they've been up to. Here's the tracklist:

1. John Tejada - The End Of It All [Forced Fiction]
2. Thomas Schumacher - Red Purple [Spiel-Zeug]
3. Thomas Schumacher - Heat It Up [Spiel-Zeug]
4. Shiloh - About Face (Furry Nipples Mix) [Baroque]
5. Chris Lake - Release (Luke Dzierzek Mix)
6. Thomas Schumacher - Inside [Spiel-Zeug]
7. Shiloh - Lines [Floppy Discs]
8. Beatman & Ludmilla - Couldn't Sleep (Shiloh Mix) [Aurium]
9. Brisker & Magitman - Eden (Shiloh Mix) [Babylon]
10. Shiloh - Marker [Floppy Discs]
11. Tracker - Swank [Trojan]
12. Shiloh - Vice [Floppy Discs]
13. Shiloh & Chable - Oz [Baroque]
    

The mix starts off strong with some interesting minimal, techy bits from John Tejada and Thomas Schumacher, but loses a bit of steam with tracks 3 and 4. Things kick into gear with Dzierzek's rocking techy remix of Chris Lake's "Release". The Moreh's drop another Schumacher production in the quirky electro fuzz of "Inside" before delving into about 45 minutes of new production and remix work from the boys themselves. While the first 30 minutes of this mix certainly isn't poor, it quite simply pales in comparison to the amazingingly innovative sounds you've yet to hear.

"Lines", a buzzing electro track interlaced with techy synth stabs and nursery rhyme esque lyrics, is irresistabley catchy and very different then what we're used to from Shiloh. Next up are two fantastic electro-tinged tech house remixes from the boys. "Couldn't Sleep" has a similar vibe to "Vice" with slamming synth stabs interspersed with more emotional pads. "Eden" is about as rocking as Shiloh have ever sounded with three movements of banging electro-tinged tech house (if you don't have an idea what genre the majority of this mix is, you're an idiot). Another new production from Shiloh comes in the form of "Marker". A similar vibe to "Lines" is heard here (they're both from Shiloh's own upcoming imprint, Floppy Discs) with a catchy, warping, robot voice synth laid over a wall of emotional pads.

The Moreh's team up with Luke Chable once again, this time under the guise of Tracker. Apparently created so the trio could create music for a more commercial audience, "Swank", their first production, is ridiculously eclectic, creative and catchy all at once. The track starts off as a bouncy bassline with slashes of 80's style funk melody and robot voices mumbling incoherent things. Midway through, the breakdown occurs and a huge synth guitar solo emerges. Yes, that's the melody from "Layla" you're hearing. "Vice" (as featured on Luke Chable's recent Addicted comp) and "Oz" (as featured on Shiloh's album) finish off the mix in fine manner. Overall, a very interesting mix from Shiloh. Lots of exclusives and a great preview of things to come. The sounds presented here (aside from "Oz" obviously) differ radically from what you'll hear on Shiloh's album, so be forewarned. That said, the new music here presents Shiloh as one of the most creative, diverse and exciting artists in the industry. I'm eargerly waiting for the first releases from Tracker and Floppy Discs, as anyone interested in forward thinking, quality electronic dance music should be.