Track Of The Day: IAMTHATIAM - The Invisible Children (Fit Sound)

 

There was a period when Jamal Moss seemed to be releasing a record every five minutes. And the first thing that I would think is “but are they all any good?” The answer is of course no. Interesting though, and with sparks of genuine genius and a feel for the machines. ‘The Invisible Children’ is such a track. It feels like a hauntalogical lost transmission from a parallel world. A sonic imprint that has slipped through the cracks of reality and taken on a new life in a surreal sound clash where the thread of abstraction pootles along but never gets lost.

Chimes At Midnight lV

Thetreecanopy · Chimes At Midnight lV

After having procrastinated like few others do, I finally got my act together for the fourth mix in the ‘Chimes At Midnight’ series, the last one being uploaded around four years ago. This coincided with me getting a dog. However, that’s no excuse. And while I know that the online mix market is one of the most oversaturated in the world, how many mixes are named after a film that features Orson Wells in the role of Falstaff? This doesn’t have any influence on the music though. There are no madrigals featured in these sets. I practiced this once, went on holiday and then got busy on the ones and twos yesterday. The equipment is the same as last time. Two Technics 1210s, two Pioneer XDJ700s and an Allen & Heath Xone:32. I’m sure I speak for most when I say that doing this sort of thing is a cathartic experience. Once finished the sense of accomplishment is similar to that of finishing a long run, (another thing that’s taken up a lot of time since 2022). So here’s the track list. And, although one or two of them might be out of order, this is what I got through.

Russ Gabriel - Peace For Thought (Ferox)

T.Dave - Bilaterale (We’re Going Deep)

Sweater - Feelings Of The Future (Omnidisc)

ARDB - Mind Drift (Geodesic)

Module One - Animation (Luck Of Access)

DKMA - The Safe (Forensic)

Idealist - Mountain Lake (Mojuba)

DJ Catt & DJ Foxx - Casified Modern Music (Deep Mix) (Casa Del Soul)

Olsvanger - Goldman’s Propellor (Craigie Knowes)

SIT - Magnetised (Amphia)

Fred P - Dance Of Rhythms (Syncrophone)

Eversines - Progression (Nous Klaer Audio)

Peace Division - Body & Soul (Low Pressings)

Na Nich - Crust (Space Lab)

JS Zeiter - Open (Lempuyang)

Christopher Leger & Haventepe - Silica (Berg Audio)

Halo Varga - Future (Siesta)

Urges 3 (Appleheadz Remix) (Primitive)

Aril Brikha - On & On (Transmat)

Stochje - Granada (Convextion Remix) (Syncrophone)

Reeko - Para El Conjunto De Las Esferas (KR3)

Thoughtforms - Chicago Trance (Thoughtforms)

VC-118A - Avian (Delsin)

Dominic Cappello - Be Still The Need (Clone Royal Oak)

DJ Compufunk - Beyond Mind (Beltran’s From Detroit With Love Mix) (Creative Issues)

Track Of The Day: Underground Resistance - The Illuminator (UR)

 

The UR quality control is set at a very high level. And ‘The Illuminator’ may be at the highest of all. I think I’ve finally arrived at the point where I think that this transcendent pice of music is, along with ‘Gamma Player’, in my all-time techno top three. I don’t know what number three is yet though, so I’m working on it. Hi-tech soul was invented to describe tracks like this. Coming as part of a double pack in an unassuming brown cardboard sleeve, there’s not m much to rival it in the UR canon. There are some tracks though, and maybe one of them could be number three? I’ve got one in mind now. But nothing touches this for soul. Listening to it is like practicing hydromancy. The results might not always be desirable but that’s life. You take what you can get I guess. So much depth eloquently sustained over eleven minutes. That’s not easy.

Track Of The Day: Throbbing Gristle - Still Walking (Carl Craig Reversion) (Mute)

Fresh back from holiday and out of the frying pan and into the fire. It was hot over in France, but it’s similar in The UK. When we landed just over a week ago, then plane descended through what we thought was fog. It became apparent on landing that it was smoke drifting over from the forest fires near Bordeaux. We flew to an airport a couple of hundred kilometres away, then. Drove back in the opposite direction to our destination, all the while the smell of burning getting stronger, So what better way than to get back into the swing of things than with some Throbbing Gristle, remixed by Carl Craig when he was good. This version of ‘Still Walking’ comes from a compilation of remixes on Mute called ‘Mutant TG’ and, although it doesn’t go off the beaten track until the silent breakdown at around five minutes, to emerge into the dawn of time underworld closing the track, it’s a salient reminder of just how great Carl Craig used to be. I should qualify this by admitting that I haven’t heard ‘Meditations’, the album he has just produced. It might be a masterwork. However, his more recent output generally, as well as his choice of headgear leaves a lot to be desired. This though, as well as his remix of ‘Hot On The Heels Of Love’ show real imagination and a desire to go out on a limb. This isn’t techno as such, rather something uncategorizable and instinctive. Not following a prescribed pattern and relying as much as can be expected on a stream-of-consciousness approach. It still has to be polished and refined in the studio, but a rawness remains.

Call Super & Parris (Can You Feel The Sun) at Le Soleil Rouge, Horst Festival 2026

Horst Arts & Music · Call Super & Parris (Can You Feel The Sun) at Le Soleil Rouge, Horst Festival 2026

Voyage de Lux - X w/ Alex Downey - 29.07.26

 

1BTN · Voyage de Lux - X w/ Alex Downey - 29.07.26

Track Of The Day: Low Life - Blue Moon (Mosaic)

Low Life was a collaboration between Ben Sims and Mosaic boss Steve O’Sullivan, and the three tracks on here do veer slightly away from the standard minimal Mosaic sound. That is both good and bad. Good for trying something different, bad because it’s a sound I really like. I chose this from the release mainly because I love the sound of the drums. There’s also the underlying spoken word sample, which has a shelf life of fragrant smoke. I’ll wager that the driums are at the newest of Ben Sims, and most of the rest is the work of Steve O’Sullivan. Of course I could, and usually am, wrong. Off on my hols tomorrow so more posts in a week or so. Also a new mix coming up. Hold on to your hats!

Coyote July Mix isitbalearic..?

 

isitbalearic..? · Coyote July Mix

LIVE SERIES 001 - Cecilio @ Slow Life Weekender 2025

 

Slow Life · LIVE SERIES 001 - Cecilio @ Slow Life Weekender 2025

Track Of The Day: Electrospy - Voice (Mix 1) (Brain Coral)

A great piece of groovy proto tech house. Rare as hen’s teeth nowadays, hence the high Discogs prices, but sanity has prevailed and it can be found digitally. It comes in two mixes and I prefer this one as it’s groovier and more linear than the other version. A pitched up version is the second track on Terry Francis’ ‘Architecture’ mix. One of the fruits of the Wiggle heyday. Anyway, I prefer it at the speed it was recorded at. Horses for courses and all that. An underrated tune and one that someone needs to rerelease.

Track Of Yesterday: Infiniti - Walking On Water (Tresor)

 

A piece of dub techno from Juan Atkins who, even though he isn’t necessarily known for churning this stuff out, produces something fresh and a little bit different. It feels like quite an organic piece of work, which is something rare in the synthetic world of a genre which, apart from obvious influences from other areas, seems to have arrived zipped up and ready to go from nowhere. Maurizio was doing it before I guess, and everyone else has been producing facsimiles. This is ok if you like it, which I do.

Track Of The Day: Sunrise Society - Astral Travel (Sterac Mix) (Pacific)

 

One of those tracks where what isn’t done plays as much of a part as what is. Sterac has always been very good off the ball, and this remix is all about patience and construction. In that sense it is as great a stand out peak time tune as a mixing tool. The drums are particularly pleasing. There seems to be exactly the right weight on every beat. And when the cymbals come in they sound like a deluge. However, it’s by no means Rachmad’s best work and one can be forgiven for thinking there’s not much to it. Not a bad piece of ordinariness though.

Track Of The Day: Dawl - Asylum (Tone Dropout)

 

I love everything about the Tone Dropout label. The analogue purity and depth of the productions, (now I’m going to find out that they’ve all been made on Ableton). The logic and the graphics. Most of all though it’s how the music makes me feel. They hearken back to a rave I was at, or was I? Break beats and acid rule the roost and the tracks slip into more groove-laden tunes to rock the boat a little and remind you that, even though the music is top notch and takes you back, a little bit of chaos in the mix is always a good idea. ‘Asylum’ is typical of the label. Everything I’ve already described as well as a reliable functionality which is much more than the sum if its parts. Lovely stuff.

Claudio PRC | Sound Metaphors TV | July 20, 2026

 

Track Of Yesterday: Maurizio - Domina (Carl Craig's Mind Mix) (M)

 

One of those Carl Craig remixes that makes you regret he’s still not churning stuff this good out. I guess we all change. Different priorities, etc. This is amazing though. A little bit like his later remix of ‘Johnny L’. It has an eponymous, repetitive vocal allied with a bittersweet backing. An embryonic exploration into the possibilities of sound. A track where Detroit techno collides with IDM, (WHATEVER THAT IS), and an emotive dose feeling borne of an explorative sensibility is sprinkled on top.  I posted the other side of this a few years back. Something much more conventional, in spite of it being distilled straight from Maurizio’s creative juices and having featured on Eddie Richards’ ‘Essential Mix’ back in 1996. Something that the late Peter Pulford recorded for me. This is out on it’s own though. A more wistful piece of electronic music you will never hear, let alone one that can do it on the dance floor. Beautiful.

Journey into Sounds with H Foundation (Hipp-E & Halo Varga) @TheLotRadio 07-19-2026