Earlier this week, this young blogger was fluky enough to escape the 8.8 Concepcion earthquake (one of the largest ever recorded) shaken but unharmed (in fact i slept through all of the tremor until it threw me out of bed,) - The immediate result of this massive earthquake was a 12 hour power cut and the immediate evacuation of all the lower part of Ancud (the town i am living in,) about an hour later it was hit by quite a large tidal wave.

Three days later, and we have a slight food and petrol shortage, however people have returned to their homes, power is back up, and the internet is running smoothly... the immediate chaos appears to be over, so in this period of relative calm, i thought i would take the time to share the music i was listening too on my iPod whilst the power was out...

If you were following my blog last year, then you would have been lucky enough to cop some Francesco Diaz & Young Rebels, this dynamic duo have been producing together since 2004, and their progressive house tracks are...anthems, nuff said really - their latest tune 'Damascus' was released through the Wormland Black Label, it's a great track - the build up is like a mashup between Benassi & the Bloody Beetroots, its a winning harpsichord/organ melody with a thumping undertone - makes you want to rave-it-up in a church :)

Damascus (Original Mix) - Francesco Diaz & Young Rebels.mp3
 
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Next up some Finnish D&B - "Askel' is a haunting experimental dubstep track, beautifully simple and with an awesome vocal sample, check out the artist Vesicles' MySpace for more info - the track is available now on the album Finnish Drum & Bass and Dubstep 2010 - don't let the title fool you, it is crammed full of intelligent and imaginative music!

Askel - Vesicle.mp3
 
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If your a fan of Paul Kalkbrenner then you will love his brother Fritz, if you have listened to Sky & Sand then you will have definitely heard him - the pleasant hum along vocals are the multi-talented brother... now he is back with a fresh EP - The Dead End (available now), the track i have chosen from it is called 'Philadelphia' its a really lovely piece of ravey Tech-House

Philadelphia - Fritz Kalkbrenner.mp3
 
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Now its time for one of my all time favourite D&B producers - Spor - he is a truly gifted producer, and an unparalleled DJ and i have been fortunate to see him live on a number of occasions. I am not going to lie, I have been waiting on his newest EP 'Conquerors & Commoners' with serious anticipation, so when the EP dropped into my inbox 2 months early, i was very, very happy.

So i quickly had a listen, and was really surprised by this track - 'Overdue feat. Tasha Baxter' - a relaxed ensemble of tinkling plucked strings and really pleasing vocals - it is definitely not signature Spor, however the addition of a drum loop makes it extremely tasty liquid, so i will be purchasing the EP as soon as it comes out!