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Little Nobody

Little Nobody

Australian expat Andrew Bergen (a.k.a Andrez) has been making music as Little Nobody since 1997, and relocated to Tokyo in 2001. Formerly from Melbourne, Bergen helms Melbourne/Tokyo label IF? Records. He's played live in Tokyo, Osaka, London, Detroit, New York, San Francisco, Beijing, Windsor (Canada), in the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and especially Melbourne.

オーストラリア出身のAndrez BergenEE.K.A. AbdrezEE、E９９７年から音楽製作をしてぁEす、E E００１年の東京に拠点を移しました、E

メルボルン、トーキョーレーベルIF? RECORDSを主催、E

ライヴはトEキョー、オーサカ、ロンドン、デトロイト、ニューヨーク、サンフランシスコ、Eイジン、ウィンザー、ネザーランド、Eンコン、シンガポEル、シドニー、アチEイド、ブリズベイン、特にメルボルンで行ってぁEす、E

PICCD-004  ECommix

"It promises an escape that sounds anything but idyllic, as terse robot voices intone the title phrase over stuttering, minimalist break beats… a leftfield electronic delight that's well worth getting hold of."

Thus assessed esteemed journalist Chris Downton two years ago in a glowing review that appeared in the pages of Aussie music mag 3D World. The subject? Little Nobody's iconic (and often equally iconoclastic) track ‘Get Away From It All'.

Little Nobody  Ein fact Australian expat Andrez Bergen, who's been based in Tokyo these past 10 years  Ethen decided to ask Justin Robertson (Lionrock) to remix. While counting on Robertson's experience rebooting Björk, Happy Mondays, Fatboy Slim, Luke Slater and Felix Da Housecat, Andrez is also a long-time fan and suspected the mix-master would have an absolute field day here  Ewhich he apparently did, giving the ingredients a good hearty shake and delivering a concoction that stunned everybody.

This tale tells the story of the other remixes you'll find here. These producers are artists Andrez personally digs and admires, they're often mates as well, and there's a cameraderie of spirit that binds the lot together.

While the sounds may be disparate  Ejust like Little Nobody's own output  Ethe key here is a revitalizing look at the real adventure of electronic music; of redefining the genre in a playful, inventive manner.

Hence we have contributions from people as diverse as techno man-of-the-moment James Ruskin (Blueprint), Sativae and Tresor veteran Dave Tarrida, old school pioneer Mijk van Dijk, and Japanese guru Captain Funk (Sublime), the superbly iconoclastic Si Begg (Tresor/NovaMute), and the ageless Dave Angel (R&S/Rotation).

Then there's Japanese DJ/producer Shin Nishimura of Plus Tokyo, who's often mentioned in the same sentence as Ken Ishii and Takkyu Ishino and was picked up for release through Dubfire's SCI+TEC label in 2009. Here he gets down-and-dirty in a tech remix of ‘Poiseworks'.

The two remixes of ‘Compulsion' have their own story to tell. When Little Nobody's original ‘Compulsion' was unleashed in 2009, there was some gloriously wayward feedback, with some souls saying it sounded like Underground Resistance (Steve Stoll) or Suburban Knight (Captain Funk, Dave Tarrida), and others even the Art Of Noise (Anthony Shakir). Still more, like Patrick Pulsinger, Ben Mill and Kirk Degiorgio, called it just plain cool.

So Andrez (again) got curious to see what like-minded producers would do with the same sound-sources, and chose a bunch of his favourite musicians  Eincluding Japan's DJ Wada (Co-Fusion) and wonky electronic-funk wizards Donk Boys (Dirtybird). What transpired was a stunning, sweeping, genre-crunching reinterpretation, and the reaction to the remixes was gushing. "Just a quick e-mail to let you know that this release is a killer!" declared Claude Young straight after he heard DJ Wada's mix.

Now let's adjust the rear-view mirror and flash back a bit.In 1995, Andrez had a radio show on 3PBS FM in Melbourne (Australia) called Cyberdada, and that year the most-played record  Eamidst killer 12-inches from Relief, Axis, Tresor, Trope, and Force Inc  Ewas actually a double-CD from Austrian label Cheap.

It was called 90 Minutes in the Eyes of iO, produced by label bosses Patrick Pulsinger and Erdem Tunakan. Bergen says that the release floored him, and Pulsinger has continued on as a mainstay influence in Little Nobody's musical reference pallette ever since, via the Austrian producer's own output (on labels like Disko B, Compost, Studio !K7, R&S, and International DJ Gigolo) as well as some of his brilliant remixes of people like DJ Hell, Chicks On Speed, Tosca, Tanzmusik and Ken Ishii.

Which brings us up-to-scratch, and Bergen's Funk Gadget persona. In a recent review, Fun In The Murky scribe Trevor Wilkes described the Funk Gadget track ‘Blah Blah' as "Broken, bass-heavy beats and a wobbly synth; this one was felt two floors away when I first fired 'er up."

So when it came to choosing a remixer, Pulsinger's name was at the very top of Andrez's list  Eand now we know why. His mix is all wonderful bleeps, mesmerizing glitches, and chunky, sci-fi electro-tech grooves.

TOKYO 2011

  1. Poiseworks - Shin Nishimura remix
  2. Compulsion - DJ Wada remix
  3. Metropolis How? - Dave Angel remix
  4. Robota - Dave Tarrida remix, feat. Robo*Brazileira
  5. Cocaine Speaking - Mijk van Dijk remix
  6. Blah Blah - Patrick Pulsinger remix
  7. Compulsion - Donk Boys remix
  8. Metropolis How? - James Ruskin remix
  9. Get Away From It All - Justin Robertson remix
  10. Cocaine Speaking - Captain Funk remix
  11. Blah Blah - Si Begg remix

東京のチEノシーンの中枢で知らぬ物はぁEぁEEロチEーサーかつE０年以上Eキャリアを持つIF?レーベルのプレジチEチEittle Nobody。有数のチEノジャーナリストE顔を背景に持つ彼の多くの盟友が一同にリミックスをした作品を綴ったEぁEいの込められたリミックスアルバム「COMMIX」が、国冁EチEEの勢ぁE持つレーベルFOUNTAIN MUSICのサブレーベルPLAZA IN CROWDよりリリースされる、E COMMIXとは斁E通り、コミックスとCO-MIXを掛けた造語である、E Little Nobodyが日本のコミックスを英語読老E紹介するジャーナリストをしてぁEため、ジャパニーズ漫画の楽しさを多くの盟友達とMIXを教諭して刁Eち合ったと言ぁE皁Eコンセプトがこのタイトルに込められてぁE、E

Little Nobodyのオリジナル作品のリミックスコレクション、この顔Eりを見て、E狂するテクノファンは多くぁEだろう。力強ぁEーチEストネームを頁E上げて行こぁEE こEアルバムの先頭になるアンセムを作EしたのはPlus Recordsを運営する、国冁EジャーDJでありプロチEーサーであり、DubfireのレーベルSci-TecからもリリースをしてぁEShin Nishimuraだ。そして、東京で最も信頼の厚いレーベルサブライムより、Co-FusionのDj Wada、そして、U.K.で最も優れたチEロイトテクノEプロチEーサーDave Angelのリミックス。テクノゴチE、Dave Angelは、今夏にPLAZA IN CROWDよりオリジナルCDアルバムのリリースも決まり、国冁EEレーベルからオリジナルアルバムをリリースする事E既に大きな話題を呼んでぁE。他にも、Dave TarridaめEE 電気グルーヴの名大ヒット曲「虹」E有名で刁EぁE0年代チEノ絶世機Eアンセムリミックスをこなした、かのMijk Van Dijkは、新しい波とクラシチEの波の交差の中で独自のオールドスクールチEノグルーヴを放ってぁE、Ej Hell、Ken Ishii、砂原良徳らと同じサークルにぁEPatrick Pulsingerのリミックスも、本作Eイメージを決定付けてぁE。そして、Donk Boys、James Ruskin、Eたまた、BjorkへのエチEンスを加えた事でも著名なJustin RobertsonとLittle Nobodyのカラーに強力なグルーヴ感を加える。そして、東京シーンの雄Captain FunkのスーパEパワフルな楽曲が続き、絞めには、Ninja TuneやMuteよりCabbage Boyの名でリリースしてぁEサウンドデザインの天才、Si Beggのリミックス。彼は、MogawiやSven Vath等EリミックスもこなしてぁE猛老E、E

こEアルバムは、正に、他では聞く事E出来なスゴ老Eろいの素晴らしぁEクノE満喫がこれでもかと出来る、本質をストレートに表現した大傑作である、E

90年代から現在へ続く最先端の音楽ジャンルチEノE歴史皁E枚。コミックスを満喫する様にTOKYOとヨーロチEの音圧世界に入り込んで行こぁEEEE

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