Track Of The Day: Mr. Ho - Gagsteel (Klasse Wrecks)

Another shade of electro, only this ones a bot more ghetto flavoured. Simplicity is its middle name. A handclap, a kick, the occasional drumroll and a wonky motif that sounds like Egyptian Lover on crack, and that’s before you’ve got to the “vocal”, which is the souond of someone on the bog relieving themselves after a week of constipation. An unlikely, but effective coalition.

Track Of The Day: 214 - Lyle At Dawn (Frustrated Funk)

A truly wonderful piece of cosmic electro from 214 which I was reminded of today upon listening to Danny Daze’s in-store set at Yoyaku in Paris. I love hearing amazing tracks, wondering what they are, and then realising that I’ve got them. And on green vinyl no less (my favourite vinyl colour). Also on the peerless Frustrated Funk straight out of The Netherlands. FF reappeared last year with a release from Clatterbox, but these are currently very few and far between. 214 seems confined to digital releases via his Bandcamp page right now. All good stuff though. Very desirable.

Track Of The Day: Affie Yusuf - The Fine Line (Ferox)

‘The Fine Line’ comes from ‘Acid Waves 2’ the third Ferox release, ‘Acid Waves 1’ being the first. Generally the tracks on this release set a blistering pace, as does this one. However, it’s much more tolerable due to it’s depth and breadth. Plus it’s easier to imagine playing pitched down a bit. Affie Yusuf reappeared in 2025 after a five year hiatus on a split American label Archivio with a release called ‘Aventuraai’. He’s definitely one of the unsung heroes of UK deep house and I have the feeling that he likes it that way (I’m sure he’d also like shitloads of cash as well though).

Track Of The Day: Miles Davis - Prelude, Pt. 2 Maiysha (CBS)

The second track from ‘Agharta’ which, along woth ‘Pangea’, documents “ the second of two concerts he performed on February 1, 1975, at Osaka's Festival Hall.” Not having grown out of glam rock at the time this was released, and yet to feel the force of punk, I doubt that I can express the impact of this album/period better than this Discogs commentator: “There were plenty of Miles fans who threw their toys out the pram when they heard these concerts. “This is not jazz they would say” completely missing the point of what jazz is/was. As a 15 year old bought up on a diet of Zeppelin and Floyd hearing this on John Peels late night radio show where he played probably at least an albums worth it blew my mind . Of course I backtracked Miles entire career after hearing this. This is jazz but not as you know it Jim. Let’s be honest when Miles came back he was a different man and as good as some of his later albums were he never stretched people’s imagination like this again.” Could the Ottoman army have stopped fusion era Miles Davis? Not on this evidence.

Track Of Yesterday: THK - France (Mars Mix) (Warp)

‘France’ is, as has already been remarked on its Discogs page, “an odd track for Warp to license”. I guess that’s because it sounds so unashamedly commercial and could almost fall into the fromargerie section, depending on the time and the place. I guess that’s it though innit? Anything can within reason. What sets it apart from the field is its fearless and efficient use of established trance motifs, as well as the haunting voice over, which is straight out of the post-punk cold war playbook of disembodied radio transmissions.

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Track Of The Day: Giorgio Moroder - E=mc2 (Rodion Gran Manigheo Remix) (MB Disco)

A good example of a remix that improves on the original by making a great track longer and beefing it up with synthetic synth lines. Sounds even better in the mix, if you further add more of said synths. Important to let the vocals stand out though, don’t overdo it. “
Rodion is from Rome. He makes freaked out music that’s ahead of its time. Somewhere between the depths of Nordic cosmic music and the French synthesizer funk, mixed with the dramatic melodies of Italian horror movies.” That’s from his RA bio. Seems to have been a little inactive of late, but good enough for Giorgio Mortoder himself to play this remix during his first ever DJing appearance at 73 years old. Lovely stuff.

Track Of The Day: Fast Eddie - Acid Thunder (Fast Thunder - Fast Eddie Mix) (DJ International Records)

Arguably the most pulsating acid track evah, ‘Acid Thunder’, here sans vocal, is a masterclass of 303 restraint and detail. It’s one of those landmark tunes that is so full of twists and turns, the best of which comes at around the three and a half minute mark when a dramatic orchestral backdrop suddenly swathes in for no reason at all, and then it’s gone quicker than Keyser Soze. Four an a half minutes of absolute genius and still ahead of its time.

Track Of The Day: Terre's Neu Wuss Fusion - A Crippled Left Wing Soars With The Right (Steal This Record Remix) (Skylax)

Something brief to start the year with, but also something which made a big impression on me when I first heard it at the start of Marcel Dettman’s 2008 RA podcast. Incredibly short, but also incredibly funky and elemental. In this microcosm, Terre Thaemiltz works magic like few others and offers a sonic glimpse into a parallel world. Best of all, it's free on Bandcamp.