Terre Thaemlitz's Deep Thoughts with Resident Advisor's Editor

This particular interview is so interesting and in-depth that I haven't even had the chance to finish watching it. Terre Thaemlitz has been better known, recently, as DJ Sprinkles - the artist who produced the #1 electronic music album of 2009, according to Resident Advisor. I'm not alone in admitting that this album completely passed across my radar until it was dubbed the king of last year, and I immediately fell in love with it. Twenty-ten is the year of deep house as far as I'm concerned, and no matter how prevalent house has been in both New York and electronic music's rich history I regard its currently coined "renaissance" as truth.



The few things I knew about Terre is that he'd been a long-time house producer/DJ in New York for years, and is currently living in Japan. Not Tokyo, but outside in the country in a gorgeous atmosphere that breeds his unique creativity. He's also a transvestite. Or maybe transgendered, but I've not dug that deep. He is highly opinionated and has perspectives on house and music in general that are obscure, different and thought-provoking. Interviewing him here is Todd Burns, the editor of Resident Advisor, whom I believe to be a major reason behind the increased (increasing) quality of RA's content over the last few years.

Basically, if you are a fan of music in any way, shape or form, this video is worth watching.

Self-Titled Mag Gives the Pen Back to the Artist

It's been several years since 'Devil In the Woods' printed its last issue, but the online offspring, 'Self-Titled,' has been thriving wonderfully in the developing Digital Age. The former always teetered along the line between "'zine" and "magazine" because its size was comparable to larger, more lucrative pubs but its style and content were much more authentic and varied in personality like that of the late '90s DIY culture.



Self-Titled publishes its issues online, but also includes a heaping assortment of interesting angles on new (and old/loved) music that is worth keeping up with on a daily basis. One of my favorites is its 2009 In Review feature, which has members of other projects discuss their favorite records. I was pleased to see Ben Frost as a discussion topic because 'By The Throat' is such an odd, odd, odd but intriguing album. It reminds me of Satanstornade. 'Throat' made its way on to Resident Advisor's top albums for 2009 as well.

Also, on a complete side-note, that DJ Sprinkles record, which is up at #1 on that same RA list, is fucking brilliant! Do yourself a favor and get a hold of it immediately. Especially if you are not familiar with house music and watch MTV's Jersey Shore...