I-F b2b Intergalactic Gary at Intergalactic FM XXL Summer Edition

 

Pontoon Bookings · I-F b2b Intergalactic Gary at Intergalactic FM XXL Summer Edition 09.08.25

Track Of The Day: A Man Called Adam - Que Tal America (Extended Mix) (Prescription)

There was a time when I would have bought this just for Derrick Carter’s Dub Edit. And, while that is a great version,. It’s this one that I reckon I’d play out should chance present itself. That being said, this version also has quite a bit of the DC touch. The driving percussion here being offset by more subtle sonic umami in the shape of various keys being overlayed. Not as energetic as the Dub Edit, but it's no slouch.

Track Of The Day: Portishead - Glory Box (Go Beat!)

My youngest is really getting into music right now which is great, as it feels like it’s the first thing he might be *really* passionate about. So, in the kitchen trimming chicken thighs, giving some off cuts to Clive and I play a mix that begins with John Martyn’s cover version of ‘Glory Box’, which had my son asking me what this is, and where’s the guitar solo because he’s heard the same track with a guitar solo which goes “Playing With This Bow & Arrow.” Anyway, he was referring to the towering original, probably the song Amy Winehouse wishes she had written and something I hadn’t listened to for a long time, but which came back to me in a Proustian rush. And now I can’t get it out on my mind, but is it Balearic? 

Track Of The Day: ReKaB – Cyborg Romance (Acquit Records)

The sudden, unexpected death of James Baker, aka ReKaB has been keenly felt by his many friends and colleagues. Such a shame, and what a great artist. RIP.

Track Of The Day: Bill Evans Trio - Autumn Leaves (Riverside)

It’s the first day of meteorological autumn, and it feels like it. So, with that in mind, here’s a piece of classic Bill Evans, taking us back to 1959. A few years before I was born. It’s difficult to believe that, in spite of his timeless, preppy appearance, Bill Evans was a heroin and cocaine addict whose years of substance abuse caused his premature death at 51 in 1980. Another great gone due to stronger demons.

Track Of The Day: Drexciya - Wavejumper (UR)

One of the best. A relatively subdued electro track from Drexciya, which makes it all the more sinister. Subdued in the sense that its density and heaviness allow it to play well within itself. The beats are pure B-boy breaks and from this rigidity all manner of abstraction can flourish. There’s a spoken word that sounds twisted within its own depravity, “You must face the power of the black wave of Ladozia, before you can become a Drexciyan wavejumper, . . . . There are only two wavejumpers in existence today . . . .Wavejumpers, catch a wave.” and an industrial, high pitched noise that goes off like some sort of harmonic steam valve. There’s a lot of power in this track, you feel it could go off at any minute, but instead it rumbles along, consuming everything it comes into contact with. If it did “go off”, you feel it might be short-lived and momentary. The fact that it is all suppressed power and foreboding allows it to be more pervasive and enveloping.

Track Of Yesterday: Osman Öz & SUBMINIMAL -- Melburn (Mixcult)

Mixcult is a label that I’ve been keeping an eye on for a couple of years or so, it generally releases digitally, but does vinyl form time to time. Anyway, I just bought ‘Melburn’ and this is the title track. It’s largely typical of what I look for in this label. Deep, trancey techno with swing and a bit of a kick. Stuff like this really works well on a big system, creating an atmosphere which, while working well with other like-minded tracks, really comes to the fore if the DJ is a little bit adventurous and likes to mix things up. This isn’t always apparent, believe it or not. One of those equally at home in the warm up and at peak time. Lovely stuff.

Track Of The Day: Konstantin Smirnov - On My Mind (Luck Of Access)

This, the latest release on Andrey Pushkarev’s suddenly quite active Luck Of Access, came out a couple of months ago, but for some reason doesn’t appear on the label’s Bandcamp. Hotly anticipated, mainly because of a Satoshi Tomiie remix, it’s a heads down, no-nonsense, deep acidic dubby stomper. The remix is also very good, but dispenses with the hard as nails kick which drives this version. I might pitch it down a little when playing, but I’d hardly be veering into chug territory if I did. The vinyl has an extra track, ‘Entering The Control Room’, which doesn’t seem to be available digitally, which is a pity as incentivising punters to spend more money on antiquated media isn’t really very forward thinking, is it?

Voyage De Lux w/ Alex Downey - 27.08.25

 

1BTN · Voyage De Lux w/ Alex Downey - 27.08.25

Track Of The Day; Nimbus Quartet - Your House Is Yours Parts II&III Simultaneously (Sounds)

Nimbus Quartet were Woody McBride and Dave Stevens. For some reason I associate Woody McBride with a harder, trackier approach to house; but this piece of dreamy grooviness couldn’t be more different. Rereleased on Lazare Hoche ten or so years ago, having originally appeared as one of four tracks on a double back back in 1995; this track is a minimal piece of laid-back, jazzy house which evolves into something off beat and off grid. It may strike the listener as a little bit self-indulgent, but once locked in it’s difficult to break free.

Paradigm Podcast - Dresden

 

Paradigm · Paradigm Podcast - Dresden

Track Of The Day: Horror Inc. - In My Garden (Perlon)

Everything about this record is perfect. The way it’s layered from the start, gradually. Sampled to the hilt, each element carefully introduced and assembled in real time. The various vocal snippets, and they really are *snippets*. Perhaps the best part of this tune is the spectral keyboard, which dominates. It’s like a lost Phantasmagoria soundtrack. I remember buying this and playing it out at a party in a bar somewhere in North London. Memories are hazy. John Hassay was there so he’ll remember, as was Paddy McCool. It might have been his party. One from the heyday of minimal, but this embraces so much more. I like Akufen. However, this trumps it because it brings so many disparate elements together which float above the music like a haunted haze. There’s jazz and a strong whiff of post war sleaze and horror in equal measure. Disembodied voices send coded messages through the sonic bars.

Z@p // Cartulis Live Series 010

Cartulis Music · Z@p // Cartulis Live Series 010

The Quadrasphere 017 - Truly Madly & Andy Green

 

Quadrant Soundscape · The Quadrasphere 017 - Truly Madly & Andy Green

Track Of The Day: Subfunk - So Deep (Offshoot)

From the short-lived Offshoot label, Subfunk’s ‘So Deep’ is a house tempo techno chugger which deploys a linear beat around which revolve all manner of disorientating effects. The spoken word ‘So deep’ sample is the same as that used by 51 Days on ‘Paper Moon’, so it carries a certain authority. It’s quite subdued here, which I guess is the point. Rather the essence than a full-blooded imitation. It’s a strong track from a strong EP and, as seems to be the fashion, is being offered for sale at high prices chez Discogs.

Track Of The Day: Francois K - Edge of Time (Wave/Open)

This is the second time that I’ve posted something in the past week or so in which batucada is featured. The other being the yet to be released Semtek quartet on Don’t Be Afraid. This, on the other hand, is approaching 30 years old and comes from one of Francois K’s seminal releases. Blending latin and Indian percussion with dub and disco, and calling in on Yello’s ‘Homer Hossa’ as it does, ‘Edge Of Time’ is a shape shifting track, seemingly rearranging itself in order to accommodate the imagination. Cold weather music it is not, more like the soundtrack to a surreal hoedown on crack in a rainforest clearing.

Chez Damier @TheLotRadio 08-01-2025

RA.1001 Adrian Sherwood

Resident Advisor · RA.1001 Adrian Sherwood

Coyote & Secret Soul Society IIb? Party Bodega Secret Garden

isitbalearic..? · Coyote & Secret Soul Society IIb? Party Bodega Secret Garden

Track Of The Day: Wayne Shorter - Footprints (Blue Note)

I’ve just been listening to this track while driving home, and if there is a fine distillation of all things jazz, no matter what strain, then this is a great example of it. Everything about it screams depth, beauty and emotion. The players all stand out, particularly Shorter and Herbie Hancock, and combine to evoke a mythical, metropolitan late night. Shorter was one of those jazz mavericks, like Miles Davis & Herbie Hancock, who made the switch to a more abstract fusion style without breaking stride. It’s tracks like these however, maybe because they create a pervasive mood of elegance, that I return to the most.