10 years comfortnoise – 2003-2013 – reloaded mixes & podcasts:
>>> see the great interview in 3 parts about comfortnoise in zweikommasieben magazin (in german)
comfortnoise is about bass & dub scholarship: dedicated to advanced dubwise electronic music on vinyl records as well as in club events, podcasts & texts.
10 years comfortnoise – 2003-2013 – reloaded mixes & podcasts:
>>> see the great interview in 3 parts about comfortnoise in zweikommasieben magazin (in german)
– chicago house: from disco to footwork over 2h/35m/43s
– by discarga vs (duck n’cover; biel) & new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina; zh)
– video live streamed outta tree park studio on sunday october 5th 2013over livebeats
→ full timecoded tracklist (pdf)
→ soundcloud link
when discarga vs (duck n’cover; biel) shows up, it’s all about heavy engines, energy and speed. vs stands for vinyl spinner, preferably using a pair of reloop rp6000 turntables, because they cover a pitch range of +/- 50%! as producer,
– from rocksteady into cranky electronic over 2h/45m/27s
– by uhuruku (zh) & new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina; zh)
– w/ special performance by upholsterer greg (zh)
– video live streamed outta tree park studio on sunday september 15th 2013 over livebeats
→ full timecoded tracklist (pdf)
→ soundcloud link
with uhuruku (zürich – blog, secret thirteen) we have an as original as unpredictable music lover, dj & producer in our show. his background includes dj krush, king tubby, the doors, sun ra, cypress
– foundation dubstep over 2h/37m/25s
– by taiken (tengu collective; st. gallen) & new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina; zh)
– w/ special guest brainfart (streetartist; zh)
– video live streamed outta tree park studio on friday august 23rd 2013 over livebeats
→ full timecoded tracklist (pdf)
→ soundcloud link
taiken (tengu collective; st. gallen – blog, soundcloud, facebook) is a dj, producer and soundsystem operator who shows us his personal gems in the realm of vintage dub and advanced dubstep. in order to
– bassline variance over 2h/38m/21s
– by dubdave (biel/bienne) & new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina; zh)
– w/ special guest tofu (streetartist)
– live streamed outta tree park studio on friday july 5th 2013 over livebeats
→ full timecoded tracklist (pdf)
→ soundcloud link
dubdave (biel/bienne – soundcloud, facebook) is djing & producing since a long long time. his homeland is the bilingual & multicultural small town biel/bienne, where a lot of prolific producers, djs, promoters live. dave is part of the hiphop combo selladoor
– tropical & soulful house over 2h/44m/56s
– by rumory (beatpirates, tropical continent; zh) & new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina; zh)
– with special visual performance by greg (tree park; zh)
– live streamed outta tree park studio on friday june 7th 2013 over livebeats
→ full timecoded playlist (pdf)
→ soundcloud link
rumory (beatpirates, tropical continent; zh) is an unusually wide experienced swiss dj that presents us his blend of caribbean clubsounds and soulful house. he’s part of the famous beatpirates (see
comfortnoise podcast 040-0513 (→ download with right click & “save as…”)
– from rocksteady to bass music over 2h/40m/57s
– by lil’ziska & r-kive (dubtings; nuremberg, ger) & new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina; zh)
– live streamed outta tree park studio on friday may 10th 2013 over livebeats
– w/ special guest oibel1 (streetartist; zh)
→ full timecoded playlist (pdf)
→ soundcloud link
Treepark Studio Time Lapse from Planet Oibel on Vimeo:
– dub, roots & rub-a-dub
– total playing time: 1h/52m/42s (mp3/320kbs/260mb)
– compiled & mixed by new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina; zh/switzerland)
– hand crafted w/ 100% vinyl & published on may 1st 2013
→ tracklist (txt-file)
→ check the dis ya wot (digiversion) mix as well!
tracklist
01 – 00:00 – dr. alimantado – poison floor (intro) – keyman
02 – 00:15 – king tubby & the aggravators – ruffer version – soul jazz
03 – 03:41 – michael prophet – you are no good (version) – jah guidance
04 – 07:03 –
– obscure/dubtechno/deephouse over 2h/33m/31s
– by dj alæ (neighborhoodstunts; basel) & new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina; zh)
– live streamed outta tree park studio on friday april 19th 2013 over livebeats
– w/ special guest sierpinski stvan triangle (streetartist; zürich)
→ full timecoded playlist (pdf)
→ soundcloud link
dj alæ (neighborhood stunts; basel – soundcloud) belongs to the highly active players in the cultural sector of basel. besides djing he’s in graphic design, hosting radio shows on the local & independent station radio x and
– dub'n'bass over 2h/34m/39s
– by orson (version, studio 111a; düsseldorf) & new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina; zürich)
– live streamed outta tree park studio on friday march 22nd 2013 over livebeats
→ full timecoded playlist (pdf)
→ soundcloud link
studio 111a düsseldorf meets tree park studio zürich! our good friend orson (studio 111a; düsseldorf – facebook, soundcloud) is coming over to dub out another session with us (see 017-0311)! orson is running an own label
– lo-fi dub over 2h/45m/09s
– by d_u_bios live (tree park; zh) & new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina; zh)
– w/ special guest robi the dog (streetartist; zh)
– live streamed outta tree park studio on friday february 1st 2013 over livebeats
→ full timecoded playlist (pdf)
→ soundcloud link
greg aka d_u_bios (tree park; zh) is a music lover that over many years almost clandestinely has been working on his own dub-based sounds. it’s therefore an exquisite moment to welcome him in 037-0213 to present his live performance! besides his passion
– house | techno || dub over 2h/41m/11s
– by luki (lovestream; zürich) & new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina; zh)
– w/ special guests snyr & osrok (streetartists; zürich)
– video live streamed outta tree park studio on friday january 18th 2013 over livebeats
→ full timecoded playlist (pdf)
→ soundcloud link
as a dj, producer, radio host and promoter, luki (lovestream; zürich) approaches electronic music in a flamboyant earnest manner. different than lots of his colleagues, he perfectly knows how to concentrate his skills
– dub/ukhouse/deepdubhouse/acidictechno over 2h/45m/31s
– w/ special guest elf (streetartist; zürich)
– by new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina; zh)
– video live streamed outta tree park studio on friday december 14th 2012 over livebeats
→ full timecoded playlist (pdf)
→ soundcloud link
welcome to the next step at tree park studio! today we present a special guest who is a streetartist: elf (zürich; facebook). while elf is creating her painting right on the wall of our studio, new.com (
– bass music in da true dxm style over 2h/32m/50s
– by dxm soundsystem (aka guyus & new.com from dubexmachina; zürich/switzerland)
– video live streamed outta tree park studio on friday november 23rd 2012 over livebeats
→ full timecoded playlist (pdf)
→ soundcloud link
starting with p45 radio july-08-show, and doing 008-0510 as well as 023-0911, the sound of dxm soundsystem (aka djs guyus & new.com; dubexmachina, zürich/switzerland) underwent quite some changes. this is not least the effect
comfortnoise podcast 033-1012 → download with right click & “save as…”
– detroit influenced electronic music over 2h/40m/42s
– w/ garçon (traxx up!; basel) & new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina; zürich)
– video live streamed on friday october 26th 2012 over livebeats
→ full timecoded playlist (pdf)
comfortnoise podcast 032-0912 → download with right click & “save as…”
– electropical music over 2h/35m/04s
– by tillup (motherland, tropical continent; zh) & new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina; zürich)
– video live streamed on friday september 21st 2012 over livebeats
→ full timecoded playlist (pdf)
comfortnoise podcast 031-0712 → download with right click & “save as…”
– wonky, abstract, beats, drums & basses over 2h/31m/54s
– by dj shoudelistix (st. gallen/switzerland) & new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina; zürich)
– video live streamed on friday july 20th 2012 over livebeats
→ full timecoded playlist (pdf)
dj shoudelistix (soundcloud, facebook, mixcloud; st. gallen/switzerland) went through drum’n’bass, hiphop and digital mixing until he (re-)discovered his passion for abstract, instrumental hiphop and vinyl. of
here's the entire videostream of comfortnoise podcast 029-0512 including a detailed playlist:
– visualized techno/bass/house over 2h/40m/43s
– visuals by vj inxile (vj union australia; melbourne/australia)
– sounds by new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina; zürich)
– video live streamed on friday may 11th 2012 over livebeats
– original blog entry with the mp3-download & playlist here
→ VIDEO: full timecoded playlist (pdf) – youtube link
comfortnoise podcast 030-0612 → download with right click & “save as…”
– electronic deepness over 2h/41m/34s
– by manuell maschinell (zürich) & new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina; zürich)
– video live streamed on friday june 15th 2012 over livebeats
→ full timecoded playlist (pdf – according to the mp3-file)
manuell maschinell (blog, soundcloud; zh) is an unusually busy dj and electronic music lover, playing mostly in clubs in zürich and berlin. after delivering 65 “monday-mixes” with chillout, electronica and techno
comfortnoise podcast 029-0512 → download with right click & “save as…”
– visualized techno/bass/house over 2h/40m/43s
– visuals by vj inxile (vj union australia; melbourne/australia)
– sounds by new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina; zürich)
– video live streamed on friday may 11th 2012 over livebeats
→ MUSIC: full timecoded playlist (pdf)
→ VIDEO: full timecoded playlist (pdf) & youtube link
comfortnoise features for the first time a video jockey that illustrates one of our podcasts:
comfortnoise podcast 028-0412 → download with right click & “save as…”
– bass music over 2h/55m/05s
– by nik! (hula honeys; zürich) & new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina; zürich)
– video live streamed on friday april 13th 2012 over livebeats
→ full timecoded playlist (pdf)
nik! (hula honeys; zh – soundcloud, discogs) has found his very own style in electronic music. as dj and producer he loves to deal with heavy basslines by oscillating between tradition and innovation, crossing the vast fields
comfortnoise podcast 027-0312 → download with right click & “save as…”
– juke & bass music over 2h/38m/02s
– by hood regulators (global ghetto anthems, korsett; luzern) & new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina; zh)
– video live streamed on friday march 2nd over livebeats
→ full timecoded playlist (pdf)
deepchord, cv313, variant, echospace & intrusion – altering illusions – echospace [detroit] 313 lp-1
(4×vinyl, lp, compilation, mixed color)
>>> check discogs‘ release details & chemical‘s prelistening service & boomkat‘s review:
detroit/chicago’s steven hitchell + rod modell mark 5 years of sub harmonic deep space explorations in the dub techno quadrants on ‘altering illusions’. from a sprawling nebula of etheric sounds made as deepchord, variant, cv313, and intrusion, the duo have culled a rack of dubs, reworks and brand new material on this, their most substantial release since the now
comfortnoise podcast 026-0112 (→ download with right click & “save as…”)
– electronic music over 2h/38m/20s
– ajele (i feel you, kreis zwei; zh) & new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina; zh)
– streamed on january 20th 2012 over livebeats
→ full timecoded playlist (pdf)
comfortnoise podcast 025-1111 (→ download with right click & “save as…”)
– captain’s bass over 2h/33m/31s
– p.bell (beatpirates; zh) & new.com (comfortnoise, dubexmachina; zh)
– streamed on november 25th 2011 over livebeats
→ full timecoded playlist (pdf)
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p.bell (beatpirates; zh – facebook) is the long-serving captain of the infamous beatpirates dj crew. since years he plays a crucial role in zurich’s underground not only as a