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I apparently have never written about Ishkur here, and that's a shameful oversight. Who is Ishkur, you ask? Some wise guy up in Vancouver who, if memory serves, is a writer and/or comedian. He's a raver from way back. His real claim to fame, though, is his Guide to Electronic Music, now in its third incarnation. Warning: this site is a time sink! A rabbit hole! You will groove away the hours! It's beautifully done, and chock full of fabulous audio goodness. I miss the commentary from the v2 site, though.

In addition to the guide, though, he's put a lot of mixes on Mixcloud, typically two hours each, that each illustrate one of the absurdly many genres of electronic music. I've come back to them repeatedly over the course of the pandemic. Totally worth a listen, in my opinion. My most recent fave? "Secret Squirrel".

I've never met the man, but [personal profile] xaotica, who's also a raver from way back, knows him. That gives me reason to believe he's not a psycho killer. [personal profile] xaotica, by the way, founded the NWTekno bulletin board site, which is where I found out about my first local techno events.

Date: 2020-12-26 05:38 am (UTC)From: [personal profile] basefinder
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Interesting! I've bookmarked that guide -- might be a fun way to spend an hour or a day when I can crank up the sound.

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