Track Of The Day: Fela Kuti - Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense (Live at Glastonbury, 1984)

This track and, specifically, this particular version, resonates deeply for me. I watched it with a good friend before taking the night train down to London, then onto Harwich, Amsterdam and Berlin, where I cut free. I’ll always remember building up to catching the last tunnel bus late on Friday watching this on BBC 2 and being enthralled. It’s quite chaotic but, like someone said to me later on, “It sounds like the end of the world”. A pretty apt description. I didn’t see Fela Kuti live until 1989 I think, at The Brixton Academy, where I was surrounded by loads of drunk Nigerians having a great time. It’s not really party music, but I get it.

Séarlait | The MUDD Show x Waves

DJ Koolt | The MUDD Show x Sublime x Vaam Agency

Festival Le Bon Air - Helena Hauff - 13 May 2024

 

Refuge Worldwide · Festival Le Bon Air - Helena Hauff - 13 May 2024

Track Of The Day: Lighthouse Family - Raincloud (Mark!'s Tribal Madness Dub) (Polydor)

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So you like it deep, tribal, elemental, visceral? I could go on (another Samuel Beckett reference, although this one a little more tentative). This track first properly came to light when featured in Terry Francis’ immortal Essential Mix from 1998 and is a perfect example of one extreme of the range of stuff he and the rest of the Wiggle crew were playing. Like a lost Tenaglia edit, this is something that could have come out on Tribal or Twisted, joining the dots between ‘Bottom Heavy’ and ‘Cassa De X’, but having more in common with the former. A percussive heavy monster that has no doubt provided a reinforced backbone for a lot of the output coming from Croydon which is still venerated by many of the so called diggers. And it’s only a few bob on Discogs.  Crazy! Mark! is Mark Picchiotti from Chicago and this is his magnum opus for sure. 

Spacelab Episode 4 with David Noller of Dynamix II

 

Bass Agenda · Spacelab Episode 4 with David Noller of Dynamix II

Metal - Point Vacancies (Remixed) (ESP Institute)

 

Title: Point Vacancies (Remixed)

Artist: Metal

Label: ESP Institute

Cat Number: ESP088B

Genre: Break Beats/Dub/Disco’s Underbelly

A1: Point Vacancies (Hodge Remix)

A2: Dislocation Climb (Jamie Paton Remix)

B1: Dislocation Climb (Jamie Paton Dubwise)

B2: Dislocation Climb (Jamie Paton Dubwise ll)

Originally released back in the salad days of 2020, ‘Point Vacancies’ finally sees a set of remixes. Has it been worth the wait? Well, going by the all-encompassing grandeur of hodge’s break beat monster, absolutely. It’s a symphonictastic, dark moon rising piece of uber controlled tribal rage. Every home should have one, but probably doesn’t. Jamie Paton, one half of Metal with Mike Bourne, then steps in and syncopates the hell out of it with a piston – powered, chugtastic piece of work, the tireless momentum of which exists on the sharp edges of dub. Something that is descended into in the next two instalments. The ’Dubwise’ mix doesn’t depart too much from the remix. More transparent than translucent. The sharpness remains but then the descent into corrosion begins with ‘Dubwise ll’, which is the imagined soundtrack to a lost Samuel Beckett play in which respiratory functions slowly die out. Hodge’s remix will probably get the most play, but everything here is superb, evocative and imaginative.I just love writing about stuff like this.

Kasper Marott [007]

Hypersoft · Kasper Marott [007]

Voyage de Lux w/ Alex Downey 24.04.24

 

1BTN · Voyage de Lux w/ Alex Downey 24.04.24

Track Of The Day: Hello - Homer Hossa (Remastered 2005) (Ralph Records)

After having linked The Residents to Yello in this post, through both sound and label, I was drawn to this early piece of beat ambience. I first came across ‘Homer Hossa’ on one of those NME cassettes that you had to send off for in the early eighties, so it was probably the first Yello track I heard. The cover art of ‘Claro Que Si’ is interesting as well. I know nothing about the artist, Jim Cherry, except that I’m sure he was part of a ‘Face’ feature on comic art/graphic design, around the time this was released. The track itself has always had a Werner Herzog on acid vibe for me. So, not bad at all then.

Track Of The Day: Manu Dibango ‎- Electric Africa (Celluloid)

Fusing aspects of traditional African music with jazz and what feels like an organic approach to electro, Manu Dibango’ s ‘Electric Africa’ has some similarities to his most famous track, ‘Soul Makossa’. The saxophone breaks, the vocals, the languid progression. It’s a little bit more polished though, and spontaneous enough to not feel contrived when the keys break loose just past the halfway mark, (Herbie Hancock, no less). Produced by Bill Laswell and issued on his Celluloid label, this track dominates an album which, at the time, was seen as quite cutting edge in the way it blends those genres already mentioned. Also quite prescient for its time, coming a year before Paul Simon’s ‘Graceland’, which was unavoidable for large stretches of the eighties.

The Shizzle : 1 May 2024

 

The Shizzle · The Shizzle : 1 May 2024

ALFOS EBS47 - Sean Johnston (10-05-2024)

 

EBS Clip 
Una Nuova Era Rodion & Mammarella
Scram City (Brendon Moeller Reshape) Lost Souls Of Saturn
Dog Eat Dog (dj_balanov Remix) Anderdog 
Work Over Dharma 
Leisure Dub Ft. Armanious - Body Talk (System Mix) 
When The Game Is Played On You Lady Blackbird 
Drunk (Alterleo Hangover Remix) Anderdog 
Love (Roman Flügel Remix) Das SPEZIAL 
Dirty Secrets Das SPEZIAL 97.00
Falun Gong Dancer (Dub) with Jah Wobble Telefís 
ON ISLANDS BIRDS OF PANDAEMONIUM 
Psychederek - Pacific State 
Fluke - Insanely Beautiful - HBMMU dub
Meat Katie- Whoosh 
Picotropico_-_Strangers_(Pico_is_Not_a_Stranger_Anymore_Remix) 
Rising Sun Romare
YBU - Keep It Up (Instru-mental) 
Midnight Express KlangKollektor 
Peaceful Unreality (Original Mix) Dad Of The Year
PBR Streetgang (Massey Remix) 
Slow Burn (Deep In The Cosmic Hole Dub) Hardway Bros 
Love Games Rheinzand 
There Are No Streets (Disco Demolition Knight Remix) Anderdog 
Emperor Machine Hardway Bros Dub 
AD Habibi Mother Africa (Earth Dub) 
Ralph & Kathy (Original Mix) Alex Gopher
Alex Kassian - E2–E4 (Mad Professor's Qantas Crazy Remix 2) 
Rule Six (Meat Katie RMX) 
Peak-High-Dance-Hall-Days
Cantonese Bolis Pupul 
Trance Stance (Time Machine Dropouts Mix) 
Broken Mothers Dario Dea
Hardway Bros ft Beth Cassidy - Murky (Beyond The Wizards Sleeve Re-Animation) 
Walk! Walk! Walk! Umbra 
Echo Ritual REES 
Let It All Go (feat. Dan Diamond) Roland Leesker 
Len - Steal My Sunshine (Version Idjut) 
Killer (William Orbit dub mix - 2022 remaster) Seal 
Amnesia (Lindstrom Vocal Mix) Radio Slave Ft. Cagedbaby 
Salsa House (Room 17 Pikes Extended Remix)DJ Fen x Cash Only 
Hardway Bros Murky Coral Way Dub Mix 
Session Victim - Screen Off /w Ras Stimulant [m] Session Victim 
ASHRR_ Different Kind Of Life (Massimiliano Pagliara Dub) 
Over And Over HOT CHIP 
Crooked Man YOWYOW 
Never Turn Back - Jaegerossa Remix Divine Who 
Phil Kieran ALL GONNA HURT Extended version
Weatherall's Last Stand Richard Norris 
Dummy Umbra 
Special Places (Damon Jee Remix) Slove feat. David Shaw and The Beat 
The Rave is Calling You Dario Dea 
Late Night Fairytales Umbra 
Cope (François K Remix) Dombrance 
Jaws Radio Slave 
Hotel Karthago Roman Flügel 
Rafiki - Lofi Dreams 
The Quantum Fix part 2 Knut Sævik 
CHILD NOT JESUS (AMOR FATI EDIT

Track Of The Day: The Residents - Kaw-Liga (Prairie Mix) (Torso)

The Residents first came into my orbit in the late seventies with their version of ‘Satisfaction’. A yellow vinyl 7” which, at the time, was as punk as a lot of what I was listening to. Very much out on a limb, arty American stuff that I filed next to the likes of Pere Ubu and Devo. ‘Kaw-Liga (Prairie Mix)’ is significant because it made an appearance on ‘Balearic Beats’ and it still has great chug propulsion. A dark disco secret weapon that still turns heads and sounds strangely like Yello, who recorded for The Residents’ label, Ralph Records, back in their youth. I was lucky enough to catch the Residents at Sadlers Wells in 1989 for their ‘Cube E Show’. A multi-scened piece of musical theatre with the most elaborate costumes I’ve ever seen on a stage. Memories are very hazy, but fragments remain.

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Various - 030313 (Tresor)

 

Title: 030313

Artist: Various

Label: Tresor 

Cat Number: TRESOR360

Genre: Techno/Electro

1: Model 500 – I.D.L.E.

2: Ectomorph – Searching (Live At Globus)

3: AMX – Your Body

4: DJ Stingray 313 – Dynamic Instability

5: JakoJako – Metal Goat

6: Erik Jabari – Screamore

This release is a fusion of Berlin and Detroit, brought about by Carhartt & Tresor to highlight the output of their home towns. Opening with a “lost” track from Juan Atkins, ‘I.D.L.E.’ is an agile piece of electro distinguished by its synth swirls and vocals. It’s pretty good. As is ‘Searching (Live At Globus)’ from Ectomorph. Another electro offering but one that seems to be in a state of breakdown and decay compared to its predecessor. ‘Your Body’ by AMX is all angular stabs and flanges pushed along by a deadpan spoken word. ‘Dynamic Instability’ is a track that could only have been made by DJ Stingray. Ratcheting up the bpms but still infectiously funky, his sound is unique but it does sound like it was produced in an abattoir. The artists representing Berlin stay within the techno domain with ‘Metal Goat’ by JakoJako sounding like wind chimes on crack, and Erik Jabari’s ‘Screamore’ a concave undulation of a track that defty rides the machine funk wobbleboard. All in all a really strong release in which all tracks are infinitely useful and, mostly, imaginative and original.

Track Of The Day: Candido - Jingo (Original 12" Mix) (Salsoul)

‘Jingo’ is one of the, if not the, most memorable hook(s) in all of dance music and, as it was released back in the budding stage, it’s a proper testament to longevity and quality. Which isn’t surprising when you consider that Candido was a pioneer of Afro-Cuban jazz and the creator of the multiple percussion set up. ‘Jingo’ is perhaps his best known tune outside of jazz circles and this version highlights his conga playing and is a simultaneously languid and energetic piece of Afro Cuban disco that crosses over effortlessly and is maybe responsible for more bad backs and funny muscle mix ups from superannuated shape throwing than most other tunes.

NI66 | Ole Mic Odd

Neptunian Influence · NI66 | Ole Mic Odd

BSU 070 - Enrica Falqui

 

Butter Side Up · BSU 070 - Enrica Falqui

Track Of The Day: What Time Is Love? (KLF Communications)

This was one of the most played tracks at the orbital raves, the few I went to almost used it as punctuation. It didn’t seem to matter who was playing, the unmistakeable riff would come pounding through the speakers intermittently as the accompaniment to the wanderings of rudderless ravers with bewilderment in their eyes. Incredibly influential and a tune that I still have in my head every day. 

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Track Of The Day: Derek Carr - Nite Drive (Part 3) (Trident Recordings)

There’s something very banal about tracks that intone repetitive lyrics that shine the spotlight in them. And such is the case with this piece of sleazy electro brilliance from Derek Carr. “Night drive, city streets, techno music, techno beats.” That’s about the size of it, and wonderfully effective it is too. I remember an interview with Andrew Weatherall were he remarked, in reference to The Hydronaut vs Morgan Geist’s ‘Deep In The Feeling’ that the eponymous spoken sample, no matter how cheesy, was necessary in order to set the mood, or something like that. That track opened his 1996 Essential Mix, and is a deep banger. This piece of understated machine funk boogie is very much in the same vein. Conjuring up a hot and humid ambience as it gets bumped in your very own metaphorical low rider.

 

 

Iridium DJ · Essential Mix 1996-10-27 - Andrew Weatherall

Track Of The Day: Sandals - Nothing (Hard Hands Ritual) (FFRR)

Well this is a surprise. The mind does play tricks on you from time to time and for whatever reason I wake up with this in my head. A forgotten chugtastic gem years ahead of its time fusing The Sandals, with Leftfield in the year they released ‘Song Of Life’. (Leftfield had already produced The Sandals debut 'A Profound Gas’.) The great thing about Leftfield is that they need revisiting, something I’m happy to to with almost anyone. When looking through their back catalogue it really feels like I’m hearing a lot of their output for the first time. It sounds different and fresh. This dub is one such piece. Absolutely brilliant stoned immaculate, atmospheric plodding which straddles trip hop before it was a thing, and enlightened disco. Come on feel the vibes.