comfortnoise makes a contribution to zweikommasieben #13 with the column basslines: roots and routes, presenting paul gilroy’s the black atlantic. modernitiy and double consciousness (harvard university press, 1993), paul sullivan’s remixology. tracing the dub diaspora (reaktion books, 2014) and nicolas nova’s 8-bit reggae. collision and creolization (near future laboratory/volumique, 2014).
comfortnoise
offset – dubtechno, reggae & steppers by comfortnoise ploy (spiel:feld podcast 084)
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– dubtechno, dub, reggae, steppers, halfstep
– total playing time: 1h/53m/03s (mp3/320kbs/260mb)
– compiled & mixed by comfortnoise ploy (a.k.a. xeed, new.com, iyah ranx & rjega)
– cover picture: villa turc by le corbusier in la chaux-de-fonds, switzerland (photo by marius ‘comfortnoise’ neukom)
– published as spiel:feld podcast 084 on may 7th, 2016
“offset” was recorded on a typical swiss sunday in april during a constant succession of rain, snow and sunshine. kind of like comfortnoise ploy, a multi-genre and multi-instrumental stage project, performed by xeed & new.com on turntables, the singer and mc iyah ranx, and the effect device operator rjega on
DUBTINGS @ k4 nuremberg w/ flo dalton, new.com, r-kive, lil’ziska & special guest
on saturday may 28th, 2016 @ kulturkellerei k4, nuremberg
dubtings presents a radio z benefiz:
– FLO DALTON (luzern)
– NEW.COM (comfortnoise, dubexmachina; zürich)
– R-KIVE (dubtings; nürnberg)
– LIL'ZISKA (dubtings; nürnberg)
– special guest (reggae hit the town; nürnberg)
reggae - rocksteady – dub
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COMFORTNOISE PLOY all night long @ kraftfeld winterthur
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on saturday may 14th, 2016 from 11pm @ kraftfeld, winterthur
comfortnoise ploy plays out what comfortnoise passionately pursues: bass, drum & time. echo, reverb & space. loops, patterns & decoration. 7″, 10″ & 12″. strength, warmth & muddiness. berlin, kingston & the marquesas. prince jammy, king tubby & queen pomaré. ishmael, queequeg & ahab. kea, etua & matahoata.
dubtechno – dub – space & hall
doors: 8pm – start 11pm
entry: chf 15 from 11pm
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>>> see details on kraftfeld.ch
COMFORTNOISE CLUBNIGHT w/ agonis & new.com
friday may 6th, 2016 from 11pm @ klub kegelbahn, baselstrasse 24, luzern
comfortnoise clubnight w/
– AGONIS (amenthia rec.; basel)
- NEW.COM (comfortnoise, dubexmachina; zh)
techno – bass music
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comfortnoise clubnight is a label for cutting-edge club events featuring advanced dubwise electronic music.
>>> comfortnoise clubnight
DJ MARCELLE @ kraftfeld winterthur w/ new.com
on thursday march 24th, 2016 from 10pm (that's right before good friday) @ kraftfeld, winterthur
– DJ MARCELLE (another nice mess; nl)
– new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina; zh)
COMFORTNOISE CLUBNIGHT w/ gaspard de la montagne & new.com
friday march 11th, 2016 from 11pm @ klub kegelbahn, baselstrasse 24, luzern
comfortnoise clubnight w/
– GASPARD DE LA MONTAGNE (creaked rec.; la chaux-de-fonds)
– NEW.COM (comfortnoise, dubexmachina, bold; zh)
techno – bass music
>>> subscribe on fb here
comfortnoise clubnight is a label for cutting-edge club events featuring advanced dubwise electronic music.
>>> comfortnoise clubnight
COMFORTNOISE CLUBNIGHT w/ r-kive (nuremberg) & new.com
friday january 29th, 2016 from 11pm @ klub kegelbahn, baselstrasse 24, luzern
comfortnoise clubnight w/
– R-KIVE (dubtings, radio z; nuremberg, de)
– NEW.COM (comfortnoise, dubexmachina, bold; zh)
techno – bass music
>>> subscribe on fb here
comfortnoise clubnight is a label for cutting-edge club events featuring advanced dubwise electronic music.
>>> comfortnoise clubnight
BASSLINES 3 in zweikommasieben magazin #12: the message of the medium
comfortnoise makes a contribution to zweikommasieben #12 with the column basslines: the message of the medium, presenting dominik bartmanski & ian woodward’s vinyl. the analogue record in the digital age (bloomsbury academic, 2015).
PHALL FATALE @ kraftfeld winterthur w/ dj shoudelistix & new.com
on friday january 22nd, 2016 from 9pm @ kraftfeld, winterthur
in concert:
– PHALL FATALE (ch)
djs:
– dj shoudelistix (st. gallen)
– new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina; zh)
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MUNGO’S HI FI feat. CHARLIE P on the tengu soundsystem w/ taiken, flexible & new.com
on saturday january 16th, 2015 from 11pm @ stall 6, gessnerallee 8, zürich
divercity presents a jungle bass dub special:
– MUNGO’S HI FI feat. CHARLIE P (scotch bonnet rec.; uk)
– new.com (dubexmachina, comfortnoise; zh)
– taiken & flexible (tengu collective; sg)
reggae, dancehall, steppaz & digital dub played on the mighty tengu soundsystem
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roots x bass w/ dr. irk, flo dalton & new.com
the essential, annotated DUB LIBRARY
>>> please inquire the recently updated version of the dub library !
‘cos a likkle bit of furda education cyaan do no harm, u no?
1. book section:
COMFORTNOISE CLUBNIGHT w/ dave eleanor & new.com
friday november 27th, 2015 from 11pm @ klub kegelbahn, baselstrasse 24, luzern
comfortnoise clubnight w/
– DAVE ELEANOR (hula honeys, luana rec.; zh)
– NEW.COM (comfortnoise, dubexmachina, bold; zh)
techno – bass music
>>> subscribe on fb here
comfortnoise clubnight is a label for cutting-edge club events featuring advanced dubwise electronic music.
>>> comfortnoise clubnight
DUB SPENCER & TRANCE HILL @ kraftfeld winterthur w/ dj hermes conrad & new.com
on friday november 13th, 2015 from 9pm @ kraftfeld, winterthur
in concert:
– DUB SPENCER & TRANCE HILL (ch)
djs:
– dj hermes conrad (rocksteady bang-a-rang; w’thur)
– new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina, bold; zh)
saint-loop – breakstep by new.com
– breakstep
– total playing time: 1h/11m/18s (mp3/320kbs/165mb)
– compiled & mixed by new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina, bold; zh/switzerland)
– published on october 6th, 2015 over www.comfortnoise.com
– hand crafted w/ 100% vinyl
→ tracklist (txt-file)
→ soundcloud link
comfortnoise podcast 055-0815 – zweikommasieben special w/ remo bitzi & new.com
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– neo grime, quirky dub & skillful noise over 2h/08m/40s
– by remo bitzi (zweikommasieben; luzern) & new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina, bold; zh)
– streamed on august 23rd, 2015 @ international radio festival, irf 2015 (zürich)
→ full timecoded tracklist (pdf)
remo bitzi is one of the masterminds behind swiss magazine zweikommasieben. since the summer of 2011 the publication has been devoted to the documentation of contemporary club culture. the magazine features artist interviews, essays and columns as well as photography, illustration and graphics. in addition, zweikommasieben organizes concerts, parties, club
recording of the warm-up to lee ‘scratch’ perry @ exil zürich on july 17, 2015 by new.com
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big up mr lee ‘scratch’ perry for his great performance on july 17, 2015 @ exil, zürich!
(due to copyright issues you can grab these sounds right here w/ right click & “save as”)
…from rocksteady over roots, rub-a-dub & ragga to early dancehall:
>>> new.com_-_warm-up_pt_1_to_lee_’scratch’_perry_@_exil_zürich
…from digidub over bass music & dancehall to roots reggae:
>>> new.com_-_warm-up_pt_2_to_lee_’scratch’_perry_@_exil_zürich
– total playing time: 3h/19m/29s (mp3/320kbs/470mb)
– mixed by new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina; zh/switzerland)
– hand crafted w/ 100% vinyl on july 17, 2015 @ exil, zürich
our mixes & podcasts in the deep
dubysinovation – bass heavy dub by new.com
…https://www.mixcloud.com/schlimmrfingr/newcom-dubysinovation/
– bass heavy dub
– total playing time: 1h/21m/17s (mp3/320kbs/190mb)
– compiled & mixed by new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina, bold; zh/switzerland)
– hand crafted w/ 100% vinyl
– published on www.bassmusik.ch on july 16th, 2015
→ tracklist (txt-file)
LEE ‘SCRATCH’ PERRY jam session @ exil, zürich w/ stepaz sound & new.com
on friday july 17th, 2015 from 10pm @ exil, hardstrasse 245, zürich
– LEE ‘SCRATCH’ PERRY jam session (kingston/zürich)
– stepaz sound (zürich)
– new.com (zürich)
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>>> see the recording of the warm-up by new.com here !
BASSLINES 2 in zweikommasieben magazin #11: everything can be dub
comfortnoise makes a contribution to zweikommasieben #11 with the column basslines: everything can be dub has no end? (yeah, that’s how the english title should be!), featuring michael e. veal’s dub. soundscapes & shattered songs in jamaican reggae (wesleyan university press, 2007).
the essential, annotated DUB LIBRARY (updated!)
>>> please inquire the recently updated version of the dub library !
'cos a likkle bit of furda education cyaan do no harm, u no?
1. book section:
comfortnoise clubnight w/ PHREX & NEW.COM @ klub kegelbahn, luzern
on friday april 10th, 2015 from 11pm @ klub kegelbahn, baselstrasse 24, luzern
comfortnoise clubnight w/
– PHREX (bons vivants, sub.fm; be)
- NEW.COM (comfortnoise, dubexmachina, bold; zh)
house – techno – bass music
comfortnoise clubnight is a label for cutting-edge club events featuring advanced dubwise electronic music.
>>> comfortnoise clubnight
FABIO PAPA (live) & COMFORTNOISE PLOY @ living room, lugano
on saturday march 21st, 2015 from 11.30pm @ living room, lugano
– fabio papa live (etichetta nera, little helpers; zh)
– comfortoise ploy (aka xeed, new.com, iyah ranx & rjega; zh)
comfortnoise clubnight w/ INK! & NEW.COM @ klub kegelbahn, luzern
on friday feburay 13th, 2015 from 11pm @ klub kegelbahn, baselstrasse 24, luzern
comfortnoise clubnight w/
– INK! (hula honeys, bold; zh)
– NEW.COM (comfortnoise, dubexmachina, bold; zh)
bold uk techno
>>> subscribe on fb here
comfortnoise clubnight is a label for cutting-edge club events featuring advanced dubwise electronic music.
>>> comfortnoise clubnight