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Dum Di Dum Di Dum

dydecker — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:41:33 -0800

Rock and Roll Part 2 Often associated with the glam rock likes of T-Rex, Gary Glitter, and Sweet, the 6/8 schaffel beat (German for shuffle) is now adding a teutonic swagger to minimal techno. DJ and blogger Philip Sherburne puts together this excellent mix (92megs).

By: josh

josh — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 12:11:20 -0800

AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME. Thanks dydecker! And don't forget the awesome Schaffel comps out on the Kompakt label, the original home (as far as I know) of schaffel house.

By: bshort

bshort — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 12:55:20 -0800

I hope this guy has really really cheap hosting.

By: 40 Watt

40 Watt — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 13:04:53 -0800

Yeah, those Kompakt schaffel comps are outstanding. Also try Thomas Fehlmann's latest full length from last year (also on Kompakt) for some really wicked schaffel tracks. The only problem I can see is that a lot of this stuff is going to be hard to find in the U.S., aside from the Kompakt and Mute releases- apparently EFA (the distributor for a lot of labels like Force) went under and many of these releases are hard to get a hold of.

By: Foosnark

Foosnark — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 14:08:40 -0800

Feh... what the world needs is more 5/4 and 11/8 techno. And more cowbell.

By: josh

josh — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 14:35:07 -0800

I feel like there must be a schaffel track with cowbell out there somewhere.

By: Ayn Marx

Ayn Marx — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 17:54:12 -0800

Whenever I hear Rock and Roll Part 2, I keep singing to myself, Child Por - orn, Child Porn Child Por - orn, Child Porn Child Por - orn, Child Porn Child Porn! Poor Gary.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 20:03:19 -0800

It's good, but it's too much of the same...not enough peaks and valleys for me. (altho that Peggy Lee? part--I walk, you lead--is amazing) When was that galloping beat first used in pop/rock? Was it only in the 70s?

By: mary8nne

mary8nne — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 21:29:27 -0800

but its not 6/8. its 4/4

By: mary8nne

mary8nne — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 21:31:24 -0800

its strange the way its seen as such a revolution. its not. its just a swinging beat.

By: skylar

skylar — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 04:40:02 -0800

Mary8nne - I think the time signature is actually 12/8. The KLF called it "The Glitter Beat" and their first hit ("Doctorin The Tardis" was made with it. Like you say, nothing new.

By: Onanist

Onanist — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 06:45:02 -0800

Great mix, thanks for the link. Anybody looking for some more info on the style, I found this pretty decent article at Exclaim: Schaffel Beat Resuscitates Techno.

By: abcde

abcde — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 08:20:55 -0800

Mary8nne: It's a revolution 'cause in this climate when a new genre of electronic emerges it's pretty earth-shaking.

By: y2karl

y2karl — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:32:49 -0800

I recall Moby saying that it was hard to find vintage blues to remix as most were in 6/8 time. This could increase the available material.

By: inpHilltr8r

inpHilltr8r — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 11:32:27 -0800

Sherburne knows his techno-onions. His Needle Drops column has been a goldmine of cool shit for ages.