Archive for October, 2008

A new home!

By Urlaubshits • Oct 31st, 2008 • Category: Blog

Update your bookmarks!
Urlaubshits has moved to its new home – http://www.urlaubshits.co.uk

I would have gone for urlaubshits.com, but unfortunately it is owned by a German holiday website. Remember not to make the mistake of going there.
There are still things to do to make it complete but for now it lives. All future articles will be posted [...]



Beta to the max

By Urlaubshits • Oct 28th, 2008 • Category: Blog

It’s been a week longer than anticipated, but it’s almost done.
Urlaubshits 2.0 is now in final beta testing. This redesign is not just a few cosmetic changes but a complete overhaul in the way the blog works, which is why it’s taken longer than expected. Come back here on Friday and all will be revealed…
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The end of an era…

By Urlaubshits • Oct 13th, 2008 • Category: Mixes

…but the beginning of a new one.
It’s been 17 months of blogging, but I only got myself on the Hype Machine two and a half months ago. Now I have what I can call a regular readership, it’s time to say thanks for all the comments and messages of support I get, they don’t go [...]



Progressive Funk

By Urlaubshits • Oct 8th, 2008 • Category: Blog

I have to admit, I was rather blown away by Simian Mobile Disco’s DJ set at matter on Friday. I’ve seen them live and DJing a few times, but this occasion saw them really step up their game. In terms of what they do, they’re probably the best, in my opinion having probably surpassed Erol [...]



Cosmic Crunk

By Urlaubshits • Oct 3rd, 2008 • Category: Blog

Tonight I make my way to that greatest of white elephants, London’s Millenium Dome, now the grand totem of all that is capitalist and morally bankrupt, the so renamed “O2 Arena“. However, the people behind Fabric have just opened a new superclub named “matter” (proper noun) deep within the bowels of the beast. As a [...]



Automotion

By Urlaubshits • Oct 2nd, 2008 • Category: Albums

Hatchback is Sam Grawe, part of a West Coast nu-balearic axis that includes Sorcerer, and Windsurf (which is a combination of Hatchback and Sorcerer), all of which are currently flying the US flag for all things downtempo. He’s just released his debut album on Lo Recordings, after releasing the brilliant “White Diamond” on Thisisnotanexit last [...]