Was into the UK electronic scene in the 90's. Managed to see gigs by many of good acts around at that time: Orbital, Underworld, Sabres of Paradise, Spooky, Ultramarine, Aphex Twin, Fluke, Seefeel, Lamb, Global Communications. However I have much wider tastes than just electronic music, so I'm happy these days frequenting The Big Chill & Soxan where the vibe is eclectic. Current favourite producer is Ulrich Schnauss. Also like rocking out to AC/DC after a few beers, or chilling out to Nick Drake & Low.
Dialog> available to perform Ableton Live laptop sets. Please contact via myspace or the website.
www.dialogmusic.com
Dialog> is the alias of London based producer Andy Smith
His productions fuse deep electronic beats to a warm, atmospheric, cinematic sound. His first demos were picked up by Dave Mothersole, who featured tracks on his show on Kiss FM. This led to official releases and collaborations with VJs to present audio-visual gigs.
Jeffrey Disastronaut: Deep House hasn't sounded better than this all year. A standout
Neil Matthew (resident DJ at Retro Quiz Night, The Pigrim, Billericky, Essex): All a bit moody & arty farty for me.
Breakbeat, dub, jungle, 90's techno, ambient and even a smattering of Paris Texas style blues guitar has found their way into the Dialog> melting pot to create a post-club brooder of an album.
The debut album fusing deep house beats to a cinematic sound.
I-DJ magazine: Dialog tug at the heartstrings with ease.......great smoking fodder for those post club or post work moments when you all you need is a big fat smoke and an aural massage.
CALMSCAPE: “Music For Imaginary Movies” brings a unique direction to the genre that up-and-comers will attempt to duplicate and avid enthusiasts will chill out with on many a warm breezy after-party night. Production artists in this genre often struggle to innovate, but Dialog has spun out a BT meets Schnauss inspired album with impressive layering and structure, and an attention to detail that separates it from the pack
Music-News.com: If you're a fan of deep atmospheric house music, this is a must.
Audio-Visual VJ Andy Stone (Soxan) a regular collaborator who provides semi improvised visuals at most gigs. He was a resident DJ/VJ at SoxaN, the London based A/V club. They have taken their immersive A/V show to Festinho, Ambiosonic, Soxan, Baked Beats, Digital City, the Big Chill House, The Luminaire and Turnmills.
More recently Dialog> has collaborated with Lukas Vojir at Immersion.
History
Dialog started life as a collaboration between producers Andy Smith & Alan Platten (taoyoyo).
They met at cubs and both failed to earn many badges, which laid the foundations of a long term friendship that eventually led to a musical collaboration.
They were veterans of the 90's electronic scene and saw many of the key acts: Orbital, Underworld, Sabres of Paradise, Spooky, Ultramarine, Aphex Twin, Fluke, Seefeel, Lamb & Global Communication.
They co-wrote 6 of the 8 tracks from Music for Imaginary Movies together.
Alan now works as a designer in the USA, but still contributes artwork from afar.Andy still records under the Dialog> alias.
Hello Andy !!! Thank you to have come at Ambiosonic… thank you for your sounds and also for your CD's… they are great sweety to listen… and… and… thank you for our friendship !!! In very fast ! Bigbizzz to you and your lover… and your friend Andy… !!! Kat/Psypix.
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DROPPING BY YOUR PAGE TO SHOW SOME LOVE, HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT WEEK!! WE HAVE JUST COMPLETED TWO MIXTAPES HERE IS ONE OF THEM "RUDE CONFESSIONS" GENRE: REGGAE bY UNIVERSAL SOULJAS
Just released the second part to my "Frozen Elements" mix. It contains tracks from Coldharbour Recordings and Electronic Elements. This is an all vocal progressive trance mix. This was officially released on www.trancedesign.net and generated over 4K downloads in the first week. Hope you enjoy!
Videocrash 3! with Hexstatic (live AV) vs The Nextmen (live AV) plus The Anomolies + DJ Cheeba (AV) + more tbc 8 - 3 Sat 6th June '09 £15 adv www.ticketweb.co.uk
For the third installment of the now legendary Videocrash, London's biggest and best dedicated Audio-Visual event, we have lined up a truly ground-breaking affair, with the undeniable kings Hexstatic and new challengers The Nextmen as well as some of the finest up-and coming talent in this, the coolest up-and-coming night-club experience. Having absolutley killed it at the previous 2 Videocrash nights Hexstatic was an obvious choice to invite back to Koko, and in looking for an act to match up to them The Nextmen were a clear option, with their live showcase and excellent turntable skills. To make it all that bit more special, and to fit in with the theme of the occasion, Hexstatic will be providing a visual accompaniment to The Nextmen's set! Awesome. Throw into the mix the fruits of our quest into the world of AV to find some of the hottest new talent in the field, and the result is an evening that will blow Koko's bass-bins and your minds with a kaleidescopic mix of sounds and sights.
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