Om Records may be a San Francisco institution, but the label's sensuous aesthetic has always seemed better suited to more tropical climes. (Whether downtempo or deep house, there's typically little fog in the skies of any given Om release.) Hence the Om: Miami series, an annual love letter to Miami's springtime bacchanal known as Winter Music Conference. Following editions from 2006, 2007 and 2008, Om: Miami 2009 brings together cuts from roster stalwarts like Mark Farina and Fred Everything with floor-tested selections from Om's circle of friends and allies, including Sebo K's runaway hit "Diva" and M.A.N.D.Y. vs. Booka Shade's Laurie Anderson-sampling "O Superman." Mixed, as ever, by the appropriately named DJ Fluid, the set emphasizes subtle blends over DJ acrobatics; while the tracks are made for dancing, the subdued session works just as well at home or at the office (where you may be sitting online browsing last-minute airfares to Florida).
If you are going to Miami, Om is planning an 11-hour shindig on Saturday, March 28, at Karu&Y, where the big draw will be an exclusive performance from the long-dormant Kruder & Dorfmeister. Rounding out the bill, Radio Slave, Mark Farina, Diplo, Chromeo, DJ Sneak, Mike Monday, Colette & Heather, Hipp-E and Charles Webster are just a few of the names making the night a worthy addition to your WMC plans. (Presale tickets are available here).
To celebrate the event, Om is giving away a free MP3 of Mike Monday's buoyant tech-house gem, "Salieri Complex (Club Mix)." Get it here, along with more of the week's free MP3s.
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I love everything OM puts out. Thanks for the tip on this new collection and the MP3. I'm heading over to check it out now.
Did you check Mike Monday's awesome Songs Without Words last year? That was one of my favorite albums last year, and I think one of the real undiscovered gems of the year. Not, in many ways, your typical Om album; it balanced sleek European tech-house with an almost goofy sense of humor, but it really worked. There are also a couple of experiments on there suggesting he could be a great dubstep producer if he wanted. Anyway, if you haven't heard it... highly recommended.
I haven't checked that out, but I will. I'm stoked to see some house/downtempo posts here. Keep up the recs, and I'll keep checking them out.