Track Of Yesterday: Alden Tyrrell - Other Worlds Robots (Clone)

 

This came out 21 years ago and it still sounds fresh. Having said that, it could be down to the music not having moved on enough. Where can it go anyway and should we worry about it? I do love a rhetorical question, because I can’t answer it. It doesn’t bother me anyway, and I do love a track that puts robots front and centre. This could have come out from the early eighties onwards and no one would be any the wiser. We do tend to fetishise older stuff don’t we. It’s true though that loads of great stuff is being made as we speak, but not getting as much exposure as it should. I blame social media. The one thing that should be opening doors to more diverse artistic approaches is guilty of superficialising. This is a great track, which should be longer and more sinister, but that’s just my opinion.

REFRACTION Podcast Series #41 - Andy Green

REFRACTION RECORDS · REFRACTION Podcast Series #41 - Andy Green

Track Of The Day: D5 - Sides Of Space (Delsin)

 

The title track form an album that I finally got hold of today. ‘Sides Of Space’ came out just over ten years ago I think, and is from D5, a ;producer that went under my radar at the time, but who I am now discovering.This album is quite laid-back and feels like ambient with a kick. Obviously influenced by Detroit, but with a strong IDM feel as well. D5 also released another album on Delsin, along with some singles at ht turn of the millennium. He’s also put stuff out within the last few years. On the basis of this, I’d like to hear a lot more.

Seeds Mix #12: KiF Production's Dawn / Dusk Mixtape

 

Ransom Note · Seeds Mix #12: KiF Production's Dawn / Dusk Mixtape

Track Of The Day: Leonid - Urania 2 (Soul Print Recordings)

 

One that I’d forgotten about, but am pleased to reacquaint myself with. This comes from a split release on Serbia’s Soul Print Recordings. The A side has two versions of ‘Urania’. I prefer this one because it flows better. The other is very good as well though and both make great use of the 303 and keep the acid deep. Which is all I want from the 303. I’m not a fan of when it’s in your face, but ‘Acperience’ and the Hardfloor ‘Yekeyeke’ remix are exceptions. Leonid, who seems to have gone awol in the last few years, was always a producer I kept tabs on. Pity he seems to have stopped releasing. The B side of this release features two tracks by Laak, who are still recording and put out their latest a couple of months ago. Their contribution is of a similar high standard. Pity I can only put one up, so keep a look out for the others.

Track Of The Day: Anthony Rother - Redlight District (Psi49net)

 

It’s just after 9 o’clock on a Friday night. The dark nights are already drawing in and, despite the last heatwave only ending last weekend, the weather is already starting to feel autumnal. It’s raining again! That’s three ties in the last week, and three times in the last 2 months. In the park directly outside my house, the local council have organised their annual free concerts for the townsfolk, and there’s a Queen covers band belting out ‘Someone To Love’. Queen’s popularity always puzzled me. Anyway, what better time than to listen to something else. So track of the day today comes at an opportune time. ‘Red Light District’ is another one of those tracks that I can’t believe I haven’t already posted, such is its overarching majesty and funkiness. The lyrics are just a repeat of a few lines with the advantage of being voiced through a vocoder, or something similar. And they fit the vibe incredibly well. The bass throbs, and the background is awash with symphonic overtones. It’s electro dystopia transplanted to your mind.

Colin Dale - Abstrakt Dance Show 20.08.2026

 

Track Of The Day: Shuang Hua - Palindrome (Dub) (Shuang Hua)

 

Minimal it is, but it came out a lot more recently than the bulk of that genre. This is the dub version of the A side. It’s n to as heavy, eschewing a low end that goes all out weird and folky, dominating the track to an unhealthy degree. Records like this can highlight a set without any embellishment as long as the sound system is good, and the DJ has already managed to inject a healthy sense of imbalance. Because that’s just preparation for the wonkiness to come, and one of the positives of records like this is that the wonkiness operates under restraint. It’s surprising that there isn’t a spoken word sample somewhere in the mix, but production is polished and there is a good degree of separation between the various elements. As left field as house gets while still being a mover and groover.

Track Of The Day: Nitzer Ebb - Shame (Mix 2) (Mute)

This video of William Orbit’s Mix of ‘Shame’ was doing the social media rounds just after the producer’s untimely demise a week or so ago, so I had to post it as it’s so ace. Is this from ‘Soul Train’? I have no idea. Anyway, an excellent video and an excellent track. William Orbit had more than a few of those.

FMB MIXTAPE 286 | ROSIE AMA

 

BICEP · FMB MIXTAPE 286 | ROSIE AMA

Sharlese b2b Charlie Vaux at Queerpool XXL 01.08.2026

 

CHARLIE VAUX · Sharlese b2b Charlie Vaux at Queerpool XXL 01.08.2026