If you were in London on the night of the 29th of September, 2007 and you were not at Fabric shame on you. One of the most prominent figures of minimal, the Chilean Ricardo Villalobos, played that night. Luckily, for those that could not attend due to vast geographic seperation Red Bull Music Academy Radio, which is an excellent site that has many archived shows of your favorite DJs, recorded an hour of his luscious set. This recording is more house-y than minimal and shows that Villalobos is on his game with whatever he chooses to play. I've never had he opportunity to see him live and even though his sounds already blow my mind I can't fathom what the live experience must be like.
As most of you know he just came out with Fabric 36, which is an cohesively mixed artist album that is not just one track after another. It includes a bunch of unreleased original tracks as well as the recently popular '1º Encuentro Latinoamericano de la Soledad'. Villalobos music is so powerful, because it paralyzes your brain to one tone but then tricks and pokes at it with his atypically constructed rhythms all the while keeping your stepping on the dancefloor. He is an artist demanding of a live viewing so if you ever get the chance don't miss out.
Viva Horse House!
Ricardo Villalobos - 1º Encuentro Latinoamericano de la Soledad [alternate link]
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