Merry Christmas One and All

Hello all, not been posting for ages, but wanted to wish you all a very merry Christmas. By way of celebration, here's a top Christmas hit from 1582 (well, 1972-era Steeleye Span... alright, it's actually a 21st century reunion tour version, but anyway - I digress). Season's greetings nawrat.

Azealia Banks

Irma Thomas

From black mirror

Casual Violence - Ab Intra Podcast for Geometrika FM and Scarpyard

This mix totally blew me away, some dark, introspective, brain melting shit with spectral static and bleak industrial textures that stays funky nonetheless. This mix sums up the kind of techno I've been particularly enjoying recently . . .it's not exactly something you could break a sweat dancing to, but give it a listen all the way through and see where it takes you . . .

Casual Violence @ Ab Intra by geometrikafm

Orphx | Circuit IV (Consumption) | Hymen
Casual Violence | Untitled Intro | Unreleased
Nurse With Wound | I was No Longer His Dominant | Staalplaat
Huren | Assembly 6800 Core | Zhark
Huren | Liebes Cocktail | Zhark
Sonar | Before Or After | Daft Records
CUB | C U 1 | UST Remix | CUB
Regis | Blood Witness | Blackest Ever Black
Xhin | Teeth | Surgeon Remix | Stroboscopic Artefacts
Alva Noto | Uni Acronym | Raster-Noton
The Third Man | Deep Sleep Operative | Tabernacle
Robert Hood | Minus | Tresor
Pan Sonic | Teurastamo | Blast First
Derlich | 23 | Unreleased
Vromb | Interference | Ant-Zen
Silent Servent | El Mar | Svreca Remix One | Semantica
Peter Van Hoesen | Into Entropy | Time To Express
Reeko | Omnicide | Mental Disorder
SP-X | Flux | Komisch
Developer | Space | Modularz
Casual Violence | Immobilising Echos | Subsist
Rich Oddie | Refraction | Surface
Developer | Programma | Modularz
Mike Parker | Copper Variations | Geophone
Allan Nonamaka | Ambitious Phantasy | Labrynth
Planetary Assault Systems | Human Like Us | Ostgut Ton
Vromb | Zentrum | Pflichtkauf
Orphx | Circuit I (Enclosure) | Hymen
Clarke | Radiation Clutch | Warp
Lapse | Traveller | Unreleased

Dead Can Dance

Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain

Maurice Fulton

Turns out he's the fucking man. Had the pleasure of seeing him and A Guy Called Gerald on Friday night at a small venue in Leeds with a tasty Funktion 1. Fulton beasted out a quality set of twisted disco and dirty deepness, and if that floats your boat, I urge you to listen to some. Recorded mixes are quite hard to find, here are a couple:

Maurice Fulton - Mixtape 22oct08 by vinyljunkiesjames

Link

If I find any more I'll get them uploaded.

EDIT: Courtesy of kyngbee:

More of the same.

And some of his own stuff:



And some interviews.

Errrrrrr.......

Com Truise

Aphex Twin, Venetian Snares, DJ Stingray @ ATP, 18-04-03

Been writing essays like a typewriter monkey lately, had no time for looking up tunes, then I stumble across this line up . . . .

Feel that

 Aphex Twin, Venetian Snares, DJ Stingray @ ATP, 18-04-03 by Future-Past: The Archives

[00:00] Konrad Boehmer - Aspekt(discogs.com/release/137749) 
[00:54] Boogie Boys - Break Dancer*(discogs.com/release/51973) 
[04:26] Clarence G - Data Transfer (discogs.com/release/249283) 
[05:41] Egyptian Lover - Living On The Nile (discogs.com/release/48527) 
[08:07] Egyptian Lover - Planet E (discogs.com/release/40293) 
[09:21] BFC - Static Friendly (discogs.com/release/4548) 
[10:16] Suburban Knight - Infra Red Spectrum (discogs.com/release/1160) 
[11:57] The Neon Judgement - The Fashion Party (discogs.com/release/317655) 
[12:46] Suburban Knight - Maroon (discogs.com/release/3058) 
[14:18] The Martian - Base Station 303 (discogs.com/release/4603) 
[16:02] Surgeon - Magneze (discogs.com/release/6171) 
[18:37] Jeff Mills - I9 (discogs.com/release/3224) 
[19:32] Crash Course In Science - Cardboard Lamb (discogs.com/release/193353) 
[21:45] AFX - 46 Analord-Masplid (discogs.com/release/494794) 
[24:10] AFX - PWSteal.Bancos.Q (discogs.com/release/466787) 
[27:10] AFX - Trojan.Killav.E (discogs.com/release/466787) 
[29:05] The Subjects vs Jeff Mills - Dark Matter (discogs.com/release/66917) 
[30:12] Ceephax Acid Crew - Stormdrain (discogs.com/release/124631) 
[31:30] Ceephax Acid Crew - 3 Note Safari (discogs.com/release/23989) 
[32:49] DJ Mayhem - Stormtrooper (discogs.com/release/73946) 
[35:49] DJ Mayhem - M Power (discogs.com/release/17865) 
[37:58] Brainkillers & Remarc - Press The Buzzer (discogs.com/release/304395) 
[40:20] X Men - Tearin (Informer) (discogs.com/release/157338) 
[42:44] Simpleton & Remarc - Unity (Remix) (discogs.com/release/141491)

The Exaltics - Negative Agency

I've been enjoying this. Dark, creepy electro.

Bombay Bicycle Club - Lights Out, Words Gone

Choon

John Heckle Fact mix

FACT mix 281 - John Heckle (Sep '11) by factmag

Alerted by the dsco to this which deserves a shout cause it kicks bums.

Telefon tel aviv - the birds

Really clever parts put together brilliantly.

Patti LaBelle - Somewhere Over The Rainbow

My God Patti LaBelle can sing

Dada Life - Happy Violence

Choon

Dada Life - Happy Violence by Dada Life

Dopplereffekt @ Bloc 2011

Dopplereffekt - Bloc 2011 - Live Set by Bloc. on Mixcloud

Here's a trailer for my latest ep on Black Lantern Music BLM041 - Morphamish - Another Position E.P. Trailer whole ep FREE DL www.blacklanternmusic.com direct link in comments at 0.00 by morphamish

Another Position by Morphamish is here: Summery, jiggly, melodic, and atmospheric, rump-shaking bass music with plenty of swung beats, sub bass and 808s. Featuring immense vocals from Profisee (CloakXDagger, Phuturelabs) and Full Blush (Black Lantern), and a collaboration with that slinky bastard MAKO (Echodub), Another Position also crams in another four Morphamish tracks.

The E.P. has already received DJ support already from mighty Rag & Bone Records, Sub FM DJs Warlock & No Yeah No and the dynamic duo Blackwax (with forthcoming release on Tube 10).

To download: http://www.blacklanternmusic.com/oneep.php?subid=41&partid=1

Tracklisting>

1. Profisee - Movin (Morphamish Remix 2)
2. Morphamish - Lookatcha
3. Morphamish - Another Position (VIP)
4. Morphamish+MAKO - Ooo
5. Full Blush - Engine #3 (Morphamish Remix)
6. Morphamish – Another Position (original mix)

Morphamish links>

http://soundcloud.com/morphamish
https://www.facebook.com/morphamishmusic

Marcus Mixx

Marcus Mixx from KICK TO KILL on Vimeo.

The tawdry adventures of Prince Valium

I've linked to these guys before but I'm posting this one cause it's great.

Long lazy tranqued up mixes of some great tunes; love what he does to what is probably my favourite Boards of Canada song.

Get it here or have a look at the site.


Charlie TTB:

Supermax - Ain't Gonna Feel
Boards of Canada - Amo Bishop Roden
Yoav B - Hot One
SF 100 - Untitled
Kaito - Inside River
Mark du Mosch - In The Clouds
Bulgari - Space Reflecting On The Bosporos
Risque - Thunder & Lightning
Sevensol & Bender - Ellen Barkin
Andy Stott - Ceramics
Photek - Kanei
Cluster - Hollywood
Lackluster - Buzz
Drexciya - Davey Jones' Locker
Rhythim is Rhythim - The End

Preview track from the new Tom Waits album

The new album is out on the 25th of October. Sounds like it might just be awesome.

 Tom Waits - Bad As Me by antirecords

Dj Bone - 41.5 Attack Mix

DJ Bone describes himself as "an uncompromising, hype hating, 100% independent, real Detroit native come auditory striker and soul controller that cannot be bought".

This is an absolute joy to watch. Certainly knows how to fiddle a knob, does Mr Bone

DJ Bone ... (Video) Attacks!!! Mix 41.5 from Subject Detroit on Vimeo.

What's that, you want to download this mix and listen to it? Dae it then well . . .

Objekt

So I was watching Redshape live on the Boilerroom which was heavy qualität, and this guy comes on and plays one of the best techno sets I've heard in ages:

A different mix of his.

A Guy Called Gerald. 70's-80's funk on da chill

A Guy Called Gerald mixing up some choice funk

 A Guy Called Gerald. 70's-80's funk on da chill by aguycalledgerald

partial tracklist . . .

rastafarian folk song - cymande
clap ya hands - the meters
easin in - edwin star
intimate frends - eddie kendriks
cant turn me away - sylvia striplin
turned on to you - 80s ladies
you caught me smilin - sly and the family stone
dont stop the music - yarbrough and peoples
genius of love - tom tom club
rapture - debbie harry
hydraulic pump - p-funk
dog talk - k9 corps
nobody can be u - steve arrington
encore - cheryl lynn
just a touch of love - slave
rock creek park- the black byrds
last night a dj saved my life - indeep
set it off - harlequin 4
super rap inst - grand master flash 

Bitches, leave

Like this tune and his style. He is/was half of instra:mental.

image credit: exurban.net

John Maus - Quantum Leap

I'm loving this guy's new album 'We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves'

Have a listen

Joy O

Presumably, Roy Orbison's family could stand no more of this London laddie coasting along on the back of Roy's fame and demanded that he change his name.
I can hear them all now, "This is just too much, too much, too much, too much, too much, too much..."

Purient

I just wanted to post this because the idea of Power Electronic makes me happy

British Murder Boys @ Dogma, Edinburgh 05.03.2004

intae it

 British Murder Boys @ Dogma, Edinburgh, ??-03-04 by Future-Past: The Archives

m83 - midnight city

least offensive sax solo since that man garnier

Midnight City by M83

Greg Wilson

Greg Wilson is an institution. Here he is explaining what mixing is to Jools Holland on the Tube in 1983. Feel that tune . . .



Here's the kind of funk he's still extracting from records these days



Here's an utterly brilliant promo mix from the Vintage festival, July this year

Tracklist

1. Rufus Feat. Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody (Frankie Knuckles Hallucinogenic Mix)
2. Blondie - Rapture (6ms Edit)
3. Queen - Another One Bites The Dust (LSB Edit)
4. Deee Lite - What Is Love
5. Tony Orlando - Don't Let Go (PH Edit)
6. The Stone Roses - Fools Gold
7. Banbarra - Shack Up (Revenge Edit)
8. Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere (Psychemagik Edit)
9. Billy Ocean - Nights (Feel Like Getting Down) (Discolexic Edit)
10. T Coy - Carino (GW Edit)
11. Chaz Jankel - Glad To Know You (Todd Terje Edit Re-Touched By GW)
12. Chic - I Want Your Love (Todd Terje Edit)
13. Electra / Candi Staton - Feels Good (You Got The Love) (Cosmic Boogie Mash)
14. Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (GW Edit)
15. Incredible Bongo Band - Apache
16. T-Connection - Do What You Wanna Do
17. Doobie Brothers - Long Train Running
18. Richie Havens - Going Back To My Roots (Killer Funk Disco Allstars Edit)
19. Inner City - Good Life
20. Adonis - No Way Back (GW Edit)
21. Brad Shitt - Casbah Breakdown (Dave Lee Edit)
22. ELO - Last Train To London (Bionic Edit)

In bed with Moodymann

Gangster pimp hustler player No.1 wit all he females.

http://www.factmag.com/2011/07/15/premiere-in-bed-with-moodymann/

(it's not the Red Bull Music Academy interview by the way, that's just the only suitable picture I could find).

Adam Curtis music post

Watch these films. Amazin british culture nuggets.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamcurtis/2011/07/between_the_gutter_and_the_sta.html

Mike Stern - 4th of July American Technothon on FNOOB bwlr.fm

Feeeling this 4th of July mix from Mr Mike Stern . . .thought you might too . . . proper techno, dark and funky.

 Mike Stern - 4th of July American Technothon on FNOOB bwlr.fm by Mike Stern

Anstam - Cree B

Dipole - Positron Network

Systemic - Vanaheim

Steve Stoll - Model T

DJ Shufflemaster - Slip Inside You

Grovskopa - 1936

Surgeon - Floorshow Part 1_1

Surgeon - Bad Hands Break

XI - 000

Boxcutter - Loadtime

Gary Martin - Corners

Chris jackson - Lost In The Sun

Rejected - For The People (DVS1 For No One Remix)

S-tek - Glut

British Murder Boys - Be Like I Am

Scanone - Yes Yes

Cursor Miner - Everybody want Power

Radial - Fat Van Dale

Exium - Synchro

Chance Mcdermott - Blond Express

Regis - Borovicka Part1 (Christian Wunsch Remix)

Exium - Mantra

Mayhem & Section 8 - Miles In The Sky

Point B - Suicide Beauty Spot (Boris Noiz Remix)

Dipole - -Pole

Hyo - Don't Take It Anymore

Fran Hartnett - It Was Written In Vapour

Charlton - Black Slong

James Ruskin - Return

Monoloc - Nohouse (Xhin Remix)

Datamine - Encoding Memory (Makaton's Self Help Cognition Mix)

The Parallel - Terrestrial

Peek - Sphinx

Instra:mental - Delta Zone (Advance)

Elemental - Raw Material

SP:MC & Joker D - Bad Dreams

imagination - just an illusion extended version by fggk

What came first, the chicken or the egg?







BELTER BONUS

CLICK

Groovy Mix - Morphamish

Friend of the 'tunes Hamish (Morphamish) asked me to post his new mix up here, as he has apparently lost the knowledge vital to do it himself  . . . while we say a prayer for the return of Hamish's posting powers, we can take joy from the fact that his music creation powers are in fine form, as this tasty wee mix clearly demonstrates.


  Groovy Mix - Morphamish by morphamish

1Under The Hood DFRNT+Paranoise Soundcloud 
2Exciting Times Morphamish Unreleased 
3Untangle Four Tet Domino 
4Whatever I Feel Like Morphamish Unreleased 
5Low Slung Morphamish Unreleased 
6Infinity City (extract) Morphamish Unreleased 
7 Long Range Untold+Roska Numbers 
8Magic Otter Blues Morphamish Unreleased 
9Change (Made Up Sound Remix) Commix Metalheadz 
10Rockabilli Riddim - Blackwax+Hostage Soundcloud 
11Levitate Morphamish Unreleased

Do yourself a favour, Scottish readers, go take in the talents of the Hamster himself at one of his upcoming shows


29th July - Secret Island location, EIRE 
15th July - set with Texture @ Peak charity night, The Store, Edinburgh 
8th July - solo set @ Free In The Park 

Tales of Dr Funkenstein

P Funk Documentary from 2006, 58 minutes

Check out the early footage of The Parliaments singing I wanna testify on TV. Badaasses that they were . . .

the books: the way out

Have you heard this www.mediafire.com/?zyex2ejbfmw curious album? link courtesy of mirror shades blog http://mirr0rshades.blogspot.com/2010/06/books-way-out-2010.html

What have you been listening to recently?

i'm thinking about going to hear this http://youtu.be/PTfjjzrv13c band tonight in a dingy little basement pub next door to the famous pink whorehouse with the gigantic never ceasing rotating windmill.

Cults - Never heal myself

tothebone

Quick pointer towards some goodness; just found this site via a slabs mix I was listening to. London based crew with an impressive array of guest mixes and podcasts.

Check em out, according to them they're "refreshingly amateurish," and if you ask me, a Good Thing.

Rockabilly DJ

Found this within in a link about the guy selling his mates crap record collection. Cannae mind the link noo, but it doesnae matter cause here comes...

Rockabilly DJ

"The hottest in Rockabilly, Rhythm & Blues, Hillbilly and 1950s style Rock'n'Roll presented by The Rockabilly DJ, Bill Smoker. Broadcasting from the world-famous studio under the stairs in Croydon, south London. This show is also broadcast twice weekly on http://www.rockabillyradio.net"

All of the shows, goin back to January 08 can be streamed, but I'd recommend the ol' 'right click an save link' method, solely because hunners of the tunes are brilliant and should be on yer pc or that.

Pewre enjoy an aw that!

Devo - Live In The Land Of The Rising Sun - Japan 2003

You know that Polysics are in this crowd . .In fact is that the lead singer from Polysics introducing them? He has a Polysics T shirt on . . .

Gil Scott Heron's Dead

and whitey's on the moon.



Rest In Peace brother

Scratch

(from imdb)
"A feature-length documentary film about hip-hop DJing, otherwise known as turntablism. From the South Bronx in the 1970s to San Francisco now, the world's best scratchers, beat-diggers, party-rockers, and producers wax poetic on beats, breaks, battles, and the infinite possibilities of vinyl."

Watch the film here:



But if you're anything like me, you'll have far more fun listening to the soundtrack (sorry it's rapidshare, mediafire is being a jobby)


Tracklisting

01."Prologue - Grand Wizard Theodore Speaks" (Grand Wizard Theodore)
02."Mixmaster Mike and DJ Disk Live" (Mix Master Mike, DJ Disk)
03."Primo's X-Ecution" (X-Ecutioners feat. DJ Premier)
04."Mixmaster Mike and DJ Disk Live" (Mix Master Mike, DJ Disk)
05."Re-Animator" (Rob Swift)
06."Interlude - Mixmaster Mike Speaks" ((Mix Master Mike)
07."Rockit 2.002" (Herbie Hancock, feat. Mix Master Mike, Grandmixer DXT, Rob Swift, Q-Bert, Babu, Faust, Shortee)
08."Interlude - Cut Chemist" (Cut Chemist)
09."Turntable Transformer" (Cat Five VS Snake Eyez)
10."Interlude - Interlude"
11."DJ Krush - Live" (DJ Krush)
12."Crazy 2 Crazy" (Grandmixer DXT)
13."Interlude - DJ Shadow Speaks" (DJ Shadow)
14."Invasion of the Octopus People" (Invisibl Skratch Piklz)
15."Interlude - Jazzy Jay and Afrika Bambaataa Speak" (Jazzy Jay, Afrika Bambaataa)
16."All 4 One" (Boogie Boy, Kidd Delight, Afrika Bambaataa)
17."Interlude - Afrika Bambaataa Speaks Again" (Afrika Bambaataa)
18."Skin Cracked Canals" (DJ Disk)
19."Interlude - Interlude"
20."Cut Transmitter" (Grandmixer DXT)
21."Universal Noize Maker" (Eddie Def)
22."Interlude - Q-Bert and Mixmaster Mike Speak" (Q-Bert, Mix Master Mike)
23."My Style" (Rob Swift)

And moving on, looking back again...

...in the same vein, I just noticed that Bloc are starting to upload recordings from this year's festival; the first of which being A Guy Called Gerald's set, from the Sunday in the tiny Ableton dome venue. Rough pre house jams (or proto-house, is it aye..?) To be honest it sounds like it's been ripped off a cassette tape that's been kicking about since 84 too. The Guy To Gerald's Right appears to have been feeling it. Pretty interesting anyway, if you want your retro electronic buttons pushed, as is the Billy Nasty mix linked on that page from Bloc a couple of years ago. It will definitely be worth checking back here to see what else gets uploaded.

Stream it right inside you

Image from blocweekend.com