Nov
15
2008
Up is a later release by Tao Groove. This period of intense attention to bass and beat came after the
Unification event at Motor Lounge in Detroit. The event was just prior to the closing of Motor, so they atmosphere was relaxed and destructive. After cranking his booth monitor hotter than normal, the right booth monitor caught fire, and shortly thereafter, the whole right sub stack went out.
The realization that music could start fires sent Tao off in a basshunt direction.
Up is a transitional album, intense jungle drumwork and dustings of electro robotique. Quirked tracks like “happy robot man” and “sloppy feets” turn this entire album into a pretty eclectic blend that sounds more like a Various Artists compilation than a one man show.
FYI: Talks of a video for Happy Robot Man have surfaced.
- Burn The Stuntman
- Happy Robot Man
- Hostile
- RingoQuakeSoundsystemMassive
- Sloppy Feets
- Solenoid
- Two Nights In Egypt
no comments | tags: breakbeat, detroit, drum n bass, electro, funk, happy robot man, jungle, Up drum and bass | posted in Up
Nov
14
2008
no comments | tags: breakbeat, DEMF, detroit, hip hop, house, jungle, latin, Live PA, Live Performances, Movement 2004, techno, trance, trip hop | posted in Live
Nov
8
2008
The 5th Tao Groove album. More of an EP. Departs somewhat from the previous release and explores more aggressive sounds. Goes into a more Detroit mode of heavy technology, but still keeps an organic feel that is absent from most Detroit techno sounds. The mood is less somber, but more unrelenting.
- Gandalf
- Ruafo
- Level Lifter
- Puree (Full Flow Mix)
- Teeth (Full Tax Mix)
no comments | tags: dark wave, detroit, dj, drum n bass, electronica, house, jungle, techno, trance | posted in 5 Miles Outside of Detroit
