Tomek N

Update

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:21:10 -0400

To both of the people reading this: Sorry i’ve totally neglected this page, i’ll try to keep it more up to date from now on!

So it’s been a while, it’s crazy to look back at my last post and to see it’s not actually that long ago that i was still at uni! Since that time i got heavily involved with Lifestyle recordings; these guys really are like a big family to me and it’s really exciting to see where this will lead us. We’ve got some *in my opinion* world class tunes coming out in the next 6 months, keep your eyes peeled!

Vibehive: Lifestyle - Mind Rhythms (Compilation)

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:14:29 -0400

Vibehive: Lifestyle - Mind Rhythms (Compilation):

vibehive:

Just bought this bad boy and been waiting for it for way, way to long. Some of the tracks on the compilation I have posted on this blog before such as the pure brilliance of ‘Acrux - New Beginnings’ and with the likes of Memro, PUZZLE and Freeloader, this is a truly epic album. If you love your…

New tune!!!

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:41:46 -0400

New tune!!!

Two free downloads for your listening pleasure.

Mon, 09 May 2011 10:57:00 -0400

I have spent a long time making tunes of my own that I have to keep locked for a while. In exchange for that, here are two remixes that I put out as free downloads; the first being my remix of Seba - Painted Skies, and the second is a bootleg of Adele’s Rolling in the deep.

Adele - Rolling In The Deep ( Tomek N Bootleg ) by Tomek N

Seba - Painted Sky (Tomek N remix) by Tomek N

Download and listen away. Make sure you link me to the mixes (if any) you guys use them in!

Tom.

Bleh.

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 09:39:01 -0400

Does having a uni degree actually prove anything that a job interview wouldn’t? I can honestly say I haven’t learned much over the last 3 years of uni. LONG.

Uni Blues

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 08:08:00 -0400

Sorry I haven’t been active recently in terms of putting out tunes and doing this blog et cetera. Uni is giving me a right thrashing at the moment, and the bags under my eyes would scare away a panda. Worry not though, I will be getting on the beats soon enough, only about a month of hell left!!!

In the meantime, listen to this:

Amazing vibes as per usual from Swarms. I really like the vibe they are going for at the moment, kind of reminiscent of Helios’s work. Make sure you support them and buy their new album “Old Rave’s End” at http://lodubs.bandcamp.com/album/swarms-old-raves-end

You will not be disappointed.

Burning EP

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:41:00 -0500

Hey hey everyone. I’ve released a 4 track EP of some of my tunes a while back. I thought I’d give it a bit of backstory on here! If you want to read my massive rant, go right on to the “Read more” link.

This EP is a collection of tracks that i’ve made in 2010, most of which were meant to come out on a certain record label which i shall not name (can’t be arsed with drama, and some of you can probably guess anyway) [EDIT: Fuck it, it rhymes with Mud Plate]. While I don’t really have a grudge against the founder of said label, there have been some things which went fundamentally wrong.

As a record label, you shouldn’t make false statements that make you look “big in the game” just so artists will trust you with their music. Eventually people will catch on to your bullshit and everything will go pear-shaped very very quickly.

“I’ve met Netsky 5 times”

and

“I’ve got backstage passes to Hospitality to do an interview with Camo”

promptly followed by a no-show are some fine examples of this sort of thing.

Also, don’t squirm out of admitting you have no idea what you are doing. Telling the artist you will release the tracks in 3 weeks whilst your label doesn’t even have a distribution deal is laughable. Admittedly i should have just told the guy to piss off after the first couple of delays but at that point I myself was ignorant to the workings of the music business and thought this sort of thing is normal.

Last but not least: don’t piss off YouTube promotors to the point where they don’t upload your tracks, and don’t get your own channel banned for copyright infractions. Unless you have some big cheese contacts in the industry, YouTube promotion is the only way to get your stuff heard by the masses these days. Being an absolute knob to them doesn’t help.

Anyways, excuse my rant. Maybe some budding label owners who live at their mums house…. sorry “CEOs” will read this and learn a lesson or two.

Regal Records Launch

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:05:00 -0500

I would like to introduce you to a brand new label: Regal Records.

Founded by two of my partners in crime; Rob Dimension, and Seb Skankandbass, Regal already has a string of very high quality releases coming up.

Their first release will be Rapture/Wraith by newcomer Nixus whose beats are not to be taken lightly, showing great versatility with this release.

Rapture is a straight up liquid roller which will undoubtedly get a fantastic response on the dancefloor, and has the potential to become a classic. Fat organ bass and soaring vocals with sublime arpegiated synths over the top tickle me in all the right ways.

Nixus - Rapture by Regal Records

On Wraith, Nixus shows his darker side by throwing unhealthy amounts of bass in your face. This low-frequency assault is balanced out with intricate drum programming and subtle atmospherics which create an eerie mood.

Nixus - Wraith by Regal Records

I give this release a well deserved 5/5 gulls.

Expect many more upfront dancefloor bangers coming from the Regal camp. I know for a fact they have a very good ear and will never take on poor material. I’m sure Regal will be a very successful project in the future.

Peace.

"Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:50:59 -0500

“Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence”

- Carl Sagan

Esbjorn Svensson Trio

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:31:00 -0500

There is no doubt in my mind that the Esbjorn Svensson Trio (E.S.T.) have been the most influential jazz group of our times. Combining many different genres (including drum n bass) into a coherent form is no easy feat, but E.S.T. have proven it is possible in their 15 years of existence (which was ended by Esbjorn Svensson’s untimely death in 2008). Although their recorded material that spanned over 10 albums was fantastic, the trio really shone in a live setting. I have never seen them in person but I have seen many of their recorded concerts and I always find it amazing how well they worked as a unit.

In this amazing performance of their track called Behind the Yashmak they show how much can be accomplished with 3 acoustic instruments. They create soundscapes and evoke moods that are beyond the vast majority of more elaborate and complex recordings. In addition, all the dnb heads should pay close attention to the elaborate drum work.

Their sense of pacing is incredible; there’s a crescendo on the beginning of the track that gives you a taster of what’s to come. It then breaks down to let the track build up progressively into an explosion of sound at around the 6 minute mark, after which we are treated to yet another buildup which leads to an abrupt end to the piece. Mandatory listening.

Tom.

So, this tumblr thing...

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:59:00 -0500

Hello guys and girls, I’ve decided to start a tumblr page so I can have a place to share my thoughts, gig diaries, mixes, and last but not least the music that inspires me at any given moment. I am no blogging expert so things might be a bit shaky to begin with, and I have no way of telling how many people will actually be bothered to read my ramblings. It most definitely won’t hurt to have this page here though, so let’s start out with a tune that i’m really really into at the moment: Minstrell & Vly - Prefix

Really feeling this track. It has a very good groove and keeps interest while still keeping everything stripped back. Big drums o’clock with wicked visuals to boot.

Peace out, Tom.