This weekend and next, sQuare productions is providing the ambient music for Art House Boston, a project which brings together 14 artists under one roof (or, in this case, three roofs). Baltimoroder and Daviday are putting in their system, along with CD players and Turntables and two wireless systems, into the three-house project at 73 Spring Park Avenue in Boston’s Jamaica Plain area.

The developers did a wonderful job on the houses and with 14 artists you’re sure to find something you like. Amble around to the ambient sound of sQuare, drink some wine and have some cheese. You know, for art.

For more details, click on the pic above or here. It’s gonna be really kewl.

We’re gonna be installing the system tonight before heading over to Make It New for Akiko Kiyama:

Akiko is part of a network we’ve set up through the people at Bunker NYC. Bunker’s Bryan Kasenic is featured in our movie Speaking in Code (talking about throwing parties in “places that are a little more… dangerous” here). Bunker’s final night of techno in the basement of Tonic is next Friday with original Polar Bear Club founder Timeblind. Pour one out for them.
Both MiN and the Bunker share a love of minimal techno. Minimal does not mean boring, subdued perhaps but never boring.

A recent star of the minimal set is a character named Ripperton, especially on the dynamite Liebe Detail label. It’s all good, the whole label is good, and there are some uber-classics on there as well. Buy the vinyl here, buy the digital files here.

As a sample, here’s a track from Ripperton (aka Raphaël Ripperton). The B-side to his contribution to Liebe Detail called “10a”:

Ripperton - “10a”

Ripperton is of course named after Minnie Riperton, the former vocalist for psych-soul legends Rotary Connection and the 5-octave goddess of song, famous for “Lovin’ You.” If you don’t know Minnie cop on sight.

Minnie Riperton - Les Fleur

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