BALUTLP001: Polar Pair (Album)

Polar Pair, aka Malkiel Grossman & Nadav Ravid, have been making music together for almost twenty years. It took the world about the same time to catch up with their vision.

It’s impossible to box Polar Pair’s music into one neat definition; The gamut is simply too wide. The music oscillates from throbbing dance-floor tracks to R’n'B ballads, primal post-punk to cutting-edge bass music, hip-hop to disco, catchy pop to experimental beats. These influences can sometimes be easily spotted and sometimes they’re blended together, as if that was their purpose all along.

Malkiel and Nadav have been meeting religiously at their Polar Pair studios for years, banging heads and letting off pent up, notoriously muggy Tel-Aviv steam, churning out banger after banger. Some of these were released hot-off- the-press, straight to their tumblr, while the rest – the gems, the jewels, the Ferran Adriàs of bangers – culminated in this album. Born with the original working title “Every Song is Different”, the album relishes in living up to this: it swings between entire genres, colours, gender-roles and moods, varying deliciously in tone and atmosphere; It nails pastiches to the past and takes bold stabs at defining the future, layering familiar, comforting voices with bright, unheard ones.

These may all seem like symptoms of bi-polar disorder, but they are the unlikely ingredients that make up the new Polar Pair album.

Released October 1st, 2012

Booklet designed by Tubi
Cover designed by Heela Harel || helloheela.tumblr.com
Cover image by Germanex || germanex.deviantart.com

8 years in 8 hours Pt. 1 (2004-2007)

 

As we mentioned last last week, we said goodbye to Kol Hacampus 106FM, ending an 8 years run in an 8 hours radio take over.

We prepared 4 hours of music covering some of the club and radio highlights for us – here’s the first part, concentrating on the years 2004-2007.

Enjoy!

Playlist:

Erykah Badu – The Healer/Hip Hop (Motown)
Dabrye – Air (Feat Doom) (Ghostly)
Flying Lotus – Spicy Smash (Warp)
Tipper – Ton of Bricks (Tippermusic)
Danny Breaks – Duck Rock (Alphabet Zoo)
Border Crossing – Searching for Mr Manuva (MrScruff Remix) (Sound)
J Dilla – Wild (Stones Throw)
Steve Spacek – Dollar (Prod Jay Dilla) (Sound in Colour)
Busta Rhymes Feat Swizz Beats – New York Shit (Interscope)
Theo Parrish – The Rink (Sound Signature)
Amerie – 1 Thing (Theo Parrish remix) (Dopejams)
Spank Rock and Benny Blanco – Loose      (Downtown)
Ghislain Poirier – Dem Nah Like Me (Remix) Feat Mr Lee G (Shockout)
M.I.A. – Galang (XL)
Lady Sovereign – Random (A Brucker & Sinden Remix) (Casual)
Prince Po – Hold Dat (Richard X Remix)(Lex)
Ayanna – Shake Ya Fatty (2000_anD_6)
Ironsoul – Slapper (Sweet Beetz)
MRK1 – Neva Argue (Tyke)
Moodyboyz Vs Prince Fatty – Milk & Honey (Mr Bongo)
Skream – D2 (Tempa)
Solid Groove and Sinden – Overbooked (Atlantic Jaxx)
D1 – Mind and Soul (Tempa)
UGK Ft. Outkast – Int’l Players Anthem (I Choose You) (Jive)
Sa-Ra Creative Partners – Death Of A Star (Supernova) (Ubiquity)
Plantlife – When She Smiles…(4 Hero Mix) (Counterflow)
Greg Wilson – I was a Teenage DJ pt1 (TDJ)
Recloose – Dust (Peacefrog)
Lionel Hampton – Vibramatic (Joakim Rmx) (Crippled Dick Hot Wax!)
Rustie – Pendulum (Stuffrecords)
Jahcoozi – Black Barbie (Stereotyp remix) (Kitty-Yo)
Boozoo Bajou – Take It Slow (Seiji Vox) (K7)
Mark Pritchard & Steve Spacek – Turn It On
Detrioit – Moonstarr (Sonar Kollektiv)
Âme – Nia (Sonar Kollektiv)
Tony Allen – Kilodeh (C2 Remix) (Honest Jons)
Trusme – Narda     (Fat City)
Karizma – Twyst This (R2)
DJ Rod Lee – No Hook (Club kings)
Sunship Feat Warrior Queen – Almighty Father (Solid Groove Rmx) (Casual)
Underground Resistance – Ma Ya Ya (UR)

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Botanika FM, 8.12.11

Ad Bourke – En Trance // Tidal Motion EP (Basic Rhythm)
W.Luke & The Stickman – You (Unknown)
Ferrari Jackson – Miami Breeze // Smooth Moves (Culture Dealer)
Pieces Of A Dream – Warm Weather (JimmyTheTwin Edit) (Soul Fiesta)
Dexter Wansel -The Sweetest Pain (OOFT! Edit) (White)
Mr. Scruff – Feel It! (Ninja Tune)
Horsepower Productions – Justify (Tempa)
Soho – More Hot Music (Cabaret)
Rim & Kasa – Love Me For Real (DJ Red Greg edit) (Promo)
Canyons – Tonight // Keep Your Dreams (Modular)
FaltyDL – Atlantis (Ninja Tune)
Royalty – Cookie Dough (Jimmy Edgar S Cookie Monster) // Purple Nights (Five Easy Pieces)
Lovebirds – Keep Coming (Original Mix) (Freerange)
Prommer & Barck – The Barking Grizzle (San Soda Remix) (Derwin)
Headman – Be Loved (Andrea Esu dub) (Relish)
Arthur James Denton – An Odyssey ( Endless Flight)
Junior Boys – You’ll Improve Me (Caribou Remix) (Domino)
Cos-Ber-Zamÿ – Ne Noya (Daphni Mix) (Jiaolong)
Elis Regina – Roda // Bossa Nova And The Rise Of Brazilian Music In The 1960s (Soul Jazz)
Mizz Beats – Pimpin (Eglo)
Blacksmif – Splinter Foot Girl (Unknown)
Ossie – Peace&Love (Promo)
Mosca – Orange Jack // The Wavey EP (3024)
Dauwd – What’s There (Pictures)
Zomby – Labyrinth // Nothing (4AD)
Peter Bouncer – Love Is All We Need (Shut Up & Dance)
The Ragga Twins – 18″ Speaker (Shut Up & Dance)
T.Williams – Analog Tour (Local Action)
Jack Dixon – Coconuts (Disclosure Remix) (Promo)
Mensah – The Resistance (Gutterfunk)
Primal Scream – Stuka (Two Lone Swordsmen Mix) ( Creation)
Schneider TM – The Light 3000 // Binokular (City Slang)

 

 

Botanika FM, 15.9.2011

 

Contemplative club music, future, past & present. Originally broadcasted on 106fm.

Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00:20 — 165.3MB)

Playlist -

Artist – Title – Release – Label
Barrington Levy – The Vibes Is Right (Om Unit edit) (Promo)
Bobby Bland – Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City (scratchandsniff re-rub) (Promo)
Hassaan Mackey & Apollo Brown – Elephants (Oddisee Remix) // Daily Bread (Mello Music Group)
The Cool Kids – GMC’s // When Fish Ride Bicycles (Cake)
Shash’U – L.A. (Silence d’Or)
Funkineven & Fatima – Yellow Sound (Eglo)
Belleruche – Fuzz Face (Pollyn Remix) // 3 Amp Fuse (Tru Thoughts)
Paul White – Right On // Rapping With Paul White (One handed)
Braille – Riverbed // Braille EP (Hotflush)
Sully – Let You // Carrier (Keysound)
Birdy Nam Nam – Goin’ In (French Fries Remix) (Sony France)
DFRNT – True (Jack Dixon Remix) // Emotional Response (Nu Directions)
Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts – You’re the One // Ubiquitous Gaze (Circus Company)
Ricardo Miranda – Urbanism (Noble Square)
Theo Parrish – Got a Match (Ugly Edits)
Hidden Agenda – Return (Straight Ahead)
Attica Blues – Free (A Means To Be) (As One Instrumental Remix) // 3ree (Mo’ Wax)
Graphics – Fine Yarn (Promo)
Presk – Love Again (Ten thousand Yen)
Nu Era – Broken Techno (Archive)
Walton – 808 Vybzin (Hyperdub)
Funk D’Void – Bossa Bitch (Soma)
Air Frog – Bon Voyage (Svek)
Fabrice Lig -One voice left // Freeizm (Promo)
Innerzone Orchestra – Manufactured Memories // Programmed (Talkin Loud)
Victor Uwaifo – Ohue (Frankie Francis & Simbad edit) // Sofrito: Tropical Discotheque (Strut)
Thomas Mapfumo – Shumba (Daphni Re-edit) (Resista)
Seams – Motive Order (Pictures)
Distal – Coke Bottle (Grizzly)
xxxy – Body Movin’ // xxxy vs Ike Release (Infrasonics)
Funkystepz – Trouble (Hyperdub)
Rustie – Ultra Thizz (Warp)
Hudson Mohawke – Thank You // Satin Panthers (Warp)
Little Dragon – Ritual Union (Acappella) (Peacefrog)

BALUT008: NDV – Logariddmic (Out now)

NDV (Nadav Ravid), half of Polar Pair and half of the Botanika label/DJ crew, is starting 2011 with a bang.

The flood of releases includes two remixes for Maddslinky and Tawiah‘s torch song, Further Away, one by Polar Pair and another as an NDV solo affair (forthcoming on Tru Thoughts, alongside remixes by Falty DL, Funk Butcher, Illum Sphere, EL-B and others). A wonky beats & bass workout, Look at the Stars, has just been released via Bonzzaj records (featured here on Generation Bass), and to top things off, here are a couple of dancefloor EP’s for the Botanika label.

Logariddmic and Algoriddmic are both 3-track EP’s covering a range of BPMs, stylistically touching on house, broken beats, funky and dubstep. Following the footpath of his 2010 Southbridge EP, all tracks are drenched in low frequencies and percussive workouts, while maintaining enough room for their lush melodies.

Out of my Head – actually an NDV remix to an unreleased Polar Pair track – manages to have a house feel without resorting to a steady, predictable 4X4 beat – like a tough love-child of Brackles and Deadboy, high on E, and very late at night. Logariddmic, another monstrous hybrid, fuses heavy bass, afro percussion, soulful vocal snippets and a plethora of analog and digital synths, while Port Zero is washed with strings and pads for that end-of-the-night-tingly-feeling.

Get it on the Botanika Shop

The Logariddmic cover was designed by Tubi, a local designer and fellow Tel-Aviv based DJ.

Logariddmic is released digitally on February 21st through Botanika Records.

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