Doe Maar Diep EP - Duijn & Douglas (Tact Records)

Read my review of an EP which strikes a great balance between the dubby and the deep here.

Perception EP - Accatone (Apparel Music)

Read my Ibiza Voice review of Accatone's latest here.

Validation Part 4

Before and during our last radio show, myself and Monsewer Harry Sword chatted a lot regarding the transparency of music and the influences apparent on certain artists. Lots of stuff came up for discussion, amongst which was current plat du jour L.I.E.S. It's hard to define why this label, instead of Creme Organization, for example, should have made such an impact. Right place right time I suppose. However, feeling tangibly eclectic while having a genre - defying sound could also be a plus. Whether planned or not, L.I.E.S. and other labels like The Trilogy Tapes, WT and Hinge Finger have come along at a time when glossy pap malingerers masquerading as underground standard bearers have reached saturation point. It's a timely intervention and one which comes redolent with credibility. 

Because it's clear that when listening to the music on these labels, and others of the same ilk, that the music makers listen, and have a sonic heritage which doesn't just involve house, techno, disco and clubbing. The DIY aesthetic feels fresh again and, while it may be heavily stylised in places, does exude a knowledge which comes complete with its own unwritten system of values. It's also a visual style 'ting too. The music speaks volumes but the artists are, to a degree, invisible and not really that arsed as far as following fashion is concerned but the beauty of that is of course that they have, in the process, cultivated their very own brand identity. It just remains to be seen how soon we'll have to wait for them to relocate to Ibiza for the summer.

It's difficult to ascertain the influences which go into the making of the Ostgut Three's music, even though I like it in varying degrees. Ben Klock, Marcel Dettmann and Marcel Fengler each have a laboratorial approach to composition which doesn't seem to integrate itself with any obvious outside impact. It's techno, and its influences are techno. Sure, Luke Slater seems to be an omnipresent factor but beyond him, and a very prominent European take on the genre, it's not easy to read much else in. There's a dirt and grit which ebbs and flows, and then the converse, clean lines which rise to the occasion and pummel away at a great rate of knots. As selectors Dettmann is probably the most diverse, Klock the most predictable and Fengler potentially the best. They're all technically superb, but there's still the feeling that they could be so much better if they each went out on a limb a little more.

Label Heads: L.I.E.S Records from Mines Clarence on Vimeo.

Label Heads: WT Records from Mines Clarence on Vimeo.

Secromance - Sequence Report (Tevo Howard Recordings)

Read my review for Ibiza Voice of this very well-observed exercise in nostalgia here.

Miamisphere EP - Lorna Done (Lo Bit Landscapes)

Read my review of the intriguing 'Miamisphere' here.

Tomfoolery.

Here it is.

DJ Mixes Revisited: Sheffield Mix Sessions Mixed By Chris Duckenfield - V/A (Turbo)

One of life's great mysteries, at least as far as I'm concerned, is that Chris Duckenfield isn't held in much higher esteem than he probably already is. I supposed he's relatively content to remain in the shadows, having more than played his part in the growth and cultivation, not just of the UK house sound but the wider one generally. Swag, his duo with Richard Brown, released so many seminal tracks over an approximate ten year period, from the mid-nineties onwards, that they were impossible to ignore. Characterised by a tough percussive backbone and a healthy electronic take on what are often more organic components, every one was a must buy and still puts much of todays pretenders to shame. I only ever caught Chris DJing once, at some party in a pub on All Saints' Road during the Notting Hill Carnival, but have listened to countless sets online and, of course, the mix now in question. 

 And it's a well-paced and beautifully-balanced piece of work, surprisingly released on Tiga's Turbo label. It's been around since 2001 now and has easily stood the test of time and listening to it again takes me back to what seems like a distant age when I went out and physically bought most of what is in the mix. Highlights for me are Ibex's 'The Last Laugh' which was released when most of what came out on Planet E was still something to buy on sight. 'Beautiful (Feel The Beauty Mix)' by Ground Level, whose Larry Heard parody comes off as being just as good as the man himself, 'Why Did You Do That?' by Tribalation, aka Grant Dell and Gareth Oxby, sticking their oar in on behalf of Croydon. . .  Nigel Hayes starts the ball rolling in earnest with 'Shriek' and Morgan Geist pops up twice, as the remixer of Daniel Wang's excellent opener '24 To Vector' and also with 'N'Arret Pas'. Short of mentioning everything which is on here, I'll just pick one more; Deja Vu's excellent 'Sex In The Dark', Barry Ashworth and Blaine Scanlon at the controls. 

 If you haven't heard this yet, then get on it when you can. As an example of selection and equilibrium it has yet to be surpassed, and it's also a valuable time capsule which highlights a lot of what was good about UK house at the beginning of the century.


01 Daniel Wang – 24 To Vector Z (Morgan Geist Commuter Mix) 
Remix – Morgan Geist 3:30 
02 Marschmellows – Soulpower (Jazzanova Rework) 
Remix – Jazzanova 5:14 
03 Only Child – Space Disco Latino 2:58 
04 Nigel Hayes – Shriek 4:57 
05 Deja Vu – Sex In The Dark 4:25 
06 Morgan Geist – Narret Pas 2:20 
07 Ground Level – Beautiful (Feel The Beauty Mix) 
Remix – Rick Garcia 5:24 
08 Swirl People – We Are 2:58 
09 Ibex – The Last Laugh 6:06 
10 Detox Twins – Loved Shared (Lil' Mark's Dub) 3:10 
11 Symbiosis – Oxygen 2:55 
12 Si Brad – Conapt (Dub) 4:03 
13 Tribalation – Why Did You Do That? 4:03 
14 Simon – Free At Last (Instrumental) 3:25 
15 Crispin J. Glover – Thin Ice 4:18 
16 Kerri "Kaoz 6:23" Chandler – Grass Cutter 2:53 
17 Wagon Cookin' – Moonstreams (2 Left Feet Dub) 5:16 
18 Jerome Sydenham & Dennis Ferrer – Kòkò Pt. 1 (Demo Dub) 4:05

Thee Kaleidoscopic Rebellion: 21/9/13

So, last night myself and Harry had a very enjoyable two hours, playing music we like in the hope that others would like it too. The time passed very quickly and we agreed that it was so good that we would team up together in two weeks' time and do it all over again. Such pair work is quite unprecedented so we'll make sure that the next show is every bit as good as this one was. Here's what we played. The file for this show will be added asap.

Harry's Mix:

Above The Cherry Moon - Joey Anderson (Ave 66)

Get It Off my Chest - Jus' Ed (Underground Quality)

Falling - Vereker (L.I.E.S.)

State Of No State - Fred P (The Corner)

Dog Fight - Big Strick (7 Days)

Pearls Robbery - The Analogue Cops (Restoration)

Stereo Systems - Levon Vincent (Novel Sound)

Hiatus - Rolando (Delsin)

Splitting Particles - Fred P (The Corner)

NY Fizzzz - October & Appleblim (Schmorgasbord)

Livity 04 - Asusu (Livity Sound)

Mandate - Forward Strategy Group (Perc Trax)

High Heel Sleaze - Svenghali's Ghost (L.I.E.S.)

Lovestomp - Crisp (Sex Tags Mania)

Tomorrow Is The Day - Kyle Hall (Moods & Grooves)

Fly City - John Heckle (Music For Mathematics)

Second Hour:

Emotion Number 8 - Sequence Report (Tevo Howard Recordings)

The Drift - Lionheart Brothers (Full Pupp)

MMF feat Berenice - Esther Duijn & Steady Douglas (Tact)

Trading Places - Sir Lord Comixx (Abstract Dance)

Another Lifetime - Trevino (The Nothing Special)

Rocky - Tin Man (Pomelo)

Earth & The Geo Cosmos - Jeff Mills (Axis)

Monk's Mound - Huerco S (Software)

The Widowmaker - Bodyjack (Hypercolour Digital)

Gimme A Light - Greg Beato (L.I.E.S.)

Thee Kaleidoscopic Rebellion: 21/9/13 by Cacophonousbling on Mixcloud

6AM Decay EP - Aubrey (Komplex De Deep)

Aubrey on form and reviewed here.

These Hidden Hands - These Hidden Hands (Hidden Hundred)

Read my  review for Ibiza Voice here.

September Chart

Beau Wanzer - Beau Wanzer (L.I.E.S)

Earth Tones 4 - V/A (Soul People)

Simmetria Della Stringhe - Marco Shuttle (Eerie)

Cosmic Fluke - STL (Something)

Dragon Under - Neil Landstrumm (Sneaker Social Club)

 Get Ready EP - Brooks Mosher (Release Sustain)

Morphosis Variations - Charles Cohen (Morphine)

 Doe Maar Diep EP - Duijn & Douglas  (Tact Recordings)

Soul Music - Special Request (Houndstooth)

Exclamation - R Zone (R Zone)

Tunes Of The Day

Cause & Effect EP - Esteban Adame (ICAN)

Read my Ibiza Voice review of the very good 'Cause & Effect' EP here.

Spectrum EP - Ben Sims (Theory)

Read my Ibiza Voice review of the indefatigable Ben Sims' latest here.

Cloud City EP - Powel (FINA Records)

Read my Ibiza Voice review of this imminent EP from Powel here.

Random Clips Of DJs Playing: 19

Take 2 EP - DAMH (Stem Records)

Read my Ibiza Voice review of this sunshine-infused double-header here.

Thee Kaleidoscopic Rebellion: 24/8/13

Thee Kaleidoscopic Rebellion: 24/8/13

Circle - Fatima (Eglo)

Walking on Deodron - Plaster (Touchin' Bass)

Lonely (Jerkoff Mix) - Spaventi Dazzurro (MOS)

Informer - Call Super (Houndstooth)

Cause - Esteban Adame (ICAN)

Skarn - Doka & SHLTR (On Records)

Malfunction - Bookworms (L.I.E.S)

005.7 (Tuff City Kids Remix) - Subjected (Vault Series)

Kick Ya EP - Vlad Malinovskiy (Flumo)

Deposit - Hank Jackson (Mr Saturday Night)

Respect To All Those Acid Trax (Vinyl Only) - Aubrey (Komplex de Deep)

Miamisphere (Terekke Remix) - Lorna Dune (Lo Bit Landscapes)

Industrial Disease - Concrete Fence (PAN)

Too Late - Warlock (Frijsfo Beats)

Out Damn Spot - Perseus Traxx (Bunker)

Extra Solar Planets (Wasp 17b) - Jeff Mills (Axis)

In The Dawn Of Light - Legowelt (Cocoon)

Emotion Number Eight - Secromance (Tevo Howard Recordings)

In The Grid - Funkinevil (Wild Oats)

Don't Cross The Railways - Choco & Cherry (Mathematics)

Ancestral Data Bank - Ras G & The Afrikan Space Program (Brainfeeder)

Thee Kaleidoscopic Rebellion: 24/8/13 by Cacophonousbling on Mixcloud

August Chart

Another Lifetime - Trevino (The Nothing Special)

Choco & Cherry - Echo 106 (Mathematics)

Deposit - Hank Jackson (Mr Saturday Night)

Lost At Sea - Terrence Dixon (Surface)

Briefly Eternal - Horror Inc (Perlon)

Colonial Patterns - Huerco S (Software) 

Mutazione Italian Electronic & New Wave Underground 1980-1988 Compiled By Walls) - V/A (Strut)

Black Octagons -  Call Super (Houndstooth)

Miamisphere - Lorna Dune (Lo Bit Landscapes)

Vault Remix Series 1.0 - Subjected (Vault Series)

Nemesis EP - Plaster (Touchin' Bass)

6AM Decay - Aubrey (Komplex De Deep)

Cause & Effect - Esteban Adame (ICan)

Act Of Speech - Joey Anderson (Anunnaki Cartel)

False Memories - Marcos Cabral (L.I.E.S)

Apron EP - Greg Beato (Apron)

Remix Project 2.0 - DJ Spider (Sublevel Sounds)

Off The Grid - Anthony Parasole (MDR)

Exclamation - R Zone (R Zone)

Tabula Rasa - LD Nero (Trelik)

Kakemonsteret EP - Oyvind Morken (Full Pupp)

Read my review for Ibiza Voice of this, at times brilliant EP, here.