30 September 2008








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La Horse - Cyanide And Happiness (alt link)



Danton Eeprom and Ivan Smagghe show they have no boundaries when they team up as La Horse. To quote the press release: ' Strange voices, tortured guitars, pumpin' bass, and silly organs are some of the creatures that you'll meet during this spaced-out trip. It's rough, hot and mental, reflecting Smagghe and Eeprom way of seeing music, fee from codes and beyond genres. To make a long story short, be sure it's gonna divide the critics and the audience, so take it or leave it "Cyanide and Happiness" is uncompromisingly unique.' Personally I love it. The other side of this release also sees Eeprom turn the track into a dancefloor friendly beast.






Basteroid - 29 Forever (Fairmont Remix) (alt link)




Taken from the Reducks 12" released on Cologne's Areal records. Fairmont is capable of great things, I love it.





Broombeck - Protect You Neck (alt link)




Uncompromising bass driven techno from Broombeck. Break out the sirens for the Protect Your Neck vinyl.






Away from techno to gig-related matters. It seems like an eternity since I first heard Midnight Juggernauts (Tombstone was the track). Finally get to see them tomorrow, and I must admit that while my enthusiasm for live bands has faded I am pretty excited for this - midweek gigs in languid market towns for the win! Midnight Jugs have been remixed to death. Recently the excellent Chateau Marmont did one, it was pretty good but their own material (and that Koko von Napoo mix) is much better.



Midnight Juggernauts - Into The Galaxy (Chateau Marmont Remix)


Chateau Marmont - Solar Apex (alt link)





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29 September 2008







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Walter Jones - A.I.P. (Filiberto Marmelade Flat Tire Mix) (alt link)




Some quality disco-house taken from Walter Jones' All God's Children 12" released on Supersoul. The remix by Filiberto Marmelade really kicks in and gets interesting about halfway in with lots of nice noises and effects.





Low Motion Disco - Things Are Gonna Get Easier (Windsurf Remix) (alt link)




As the weather gets colder it's tracks like this that make you yearn for just a few more days glorious sunshine so you can amble along and feel good about yourself. Windsurf is a dreamy collaboration between Hatchback and Sorcerer. You can buy Low Motion Disco, Windsurf, Hatchback and Sorcerer material from here, here and here.




Windsurf - Magic Wand (alt link)


Windsurf - Pocket Check


Sorcerer - Blind Yachtsman (alt link)








25 September 2008







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This is a varied post about music from Germany. Let's start with an ace compilation on German label Das Drehmoment called Ruckwarts im Uhrzeigersinn, a collection of underground electronic music that ranges from disco to EBM to pop and beyond. Available on double LP here.




Jaques Dubroix - All Over (alt link)


Dream Disco - Get Away (alt link)





Volta 82 was the 2nd ever release on Boys Noize Records way back in 2005. More recently it features on said labels 2 CD best of that you can get from Boomkat. Leave it to the best.



Boys Noize - Volta 82 (alt link)




And a far cry from the above is the music of Klaus Boch, a man who hid under the name A La Ping Pong for two releases in 1981, known as Phase I and Phase II. The first Phase featured some highly inventive music using guitar looping and delays, with multi-tracking and various electronics. Then, in contrast, Phase II took a diversion to Kraftwerk styled electro-pop. Critics say that Phase I was the better and having heard both I wouldn't disagree. Nevertheless, both make for a refreshing and compelling listen.




A La Ping Pong - Edelweiß für ... (alt link)

A La Ping Pong - Morgenstern-Abendstern (alt link)

A La Ping Pong - Go (alt link)







19 September 2008








Style Of Eye - Ona (alt link)


Style Of Eye is without doubt one of the hottest Techno producers at the moment. His latest offering on Pickadoll is a 2 part affair called Duck Over And Hold. The guy is talented, and you can catch him in the UK later this month and into October.



Off the new Tsugi compilation there's a few good ones. Nikit reminds me a lot of SebastiAn. Then you've got Prins Thomas shaving 7 minutes of Lindstrom's Grand Ideas. Lovely to see Lindstrom's new record being spoken of so highly by such a broad spectrum of people.


Lindstrom - Grand Ideas (Prins Thomas Edit) (alt link)


Nikit - Glitter Gold Coast (alt link)


Nikit - Roadblaster (alt link)





Nice weekend all.




16 September 2008







pic: Widmest



Ame - Tonight (Dub Version) (alt link)


Koss - Earth (Ame Remix) (alt link)



Mule Musiq is full of the good stuff. The first track 'Tonight' is from last years Mule Disco vinyl and shows just how good German duo Ame are at crafting a track that dreamily weaves it's way into your head. Second up shows their hypnotic ways with the tribalistic looping remix of Koss' track 'Earth', again released on the super Mule.



Mudd & Pollard - Scaffold (alt link)



Mudd & Pollard crack out the Balaeric sound on this beauty that floats along ever so gracefully. It's got pianos, synths, xylophones and swishy synth noises. That is all.



Wings - Band On The Run (Woolfy Edit) (alt link)



Paul McCartney's post-Beatles act Wings get the edit treatment from Woolfy. On the vinyl released on Mindless Boogie the track is entitled A Pint A Day and is accompanied by two other gems. I fully intend to use 'The Growler' on a future mix.





10 September 2008







pic: PAM



Basic Essentials Mix


Das Glow - Vulcanice
Steve Lawler - 21st Century Ketchup
Hugo - The Siren
Johannes Heil & Gregor Tresher - E
Minilogue - Space (Roland M. Dill Remix)
Ost & Kjex - Foodchild
Rekorder - Rekorder 7.1
Alan Fitzpatrick - 9 Hours Later
Prime Time - Rotor (Oxia Rework)
Ripperton - Long Distance
Booka Shade - Charlotte (Dubfire Remix)
Cari Lekebusch - Shaded (Compuphonic & Kolombo Remix)
Super Flu - Rattelschnek
Paul Kalkbrenner - Ick Muss Aus Dit Milieu Heraus
Piemont - Sympathetic
Holy Ghost! - Hold On (Mock & Toof Mod Mix)


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The above contains only good tracks. Get it on yer iPod's and try not to walk in time to the beat. The minimal sound continues to interest me in ways electro no longer can. Flash? pan?



'But I don't like minimal techno' - Then have some edits that table at opposite ends of the intensity spectrum. Ireland's Burglar Tom taking on the KLF and Parisian obscurist Romain BNO editting some old beauties for Golem and their 5th batch of edits.



Romain BNO - Don't Unless (alt link)


Romain BNO - No Other Love (alt link)


The KLF - What Time Is Love? (Burglar Tom Edit) (alt link)











7 September 2008







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Key Of Dreams - Africa (Rune Lindbaek Edit) (alt link)


A track I remember loving as a kid. Now given the workover by Rune Lindbaek. Thanks to Sci-Fi Pogo for this.




Ensemble Pittoresque - Auratorium (alt link)


Ensemble Pittoresque were an experimental Dutch synth-pop band who recorded just one album back in 1983. Subsequent re-releases are shrouded in controversy and original vinyl pressing are highly sought after. This track Auratorium reminds me of something TV On The Radio might do. Aceness.





Hatchback - White Diamond (alt link)

Hatchback - Carefree Highway (alt link)


Lo Recordings will release Hatchback's debut album Colors Of The Sun later this month. The San Franciscan producer of cosmic glory has already released the above 2 tracks as singles on THISISNOTANEXIT. Trust me the rest is just as nice.




Force Of Nature - Liberate (alt link)


And to finish a track from a couple of years back by Japanese disco duo Force Of Nature.