Track Of The Day: Cabanne - Smiling Papers (Perlon)

 

French clairvoyant Cabanne started releasing music at the turn of the century and, by the time this track came out on Perlon’s ‘Superlongevity 4’, the minimal movement was at its height. Cabanne has never had a solo release on the label, but I guess having one tucked away on four slabs of vinyl is really as good as it gets, inasmuch as it forces the diggers to go that one step further. And ‘Smiling Papers’ is so very typical of the genre. Having said that, it shows a whimsical side and sounds like the type of music that the occupants of Bagpuss’ house might record if they were let loose with some good beans. It’s unerringly funky and around every corner there’s a wild animal. Small furry creatures make noises that can only come from the depths of a forest at midnight while the percussion sounds like the product of a hoodoo hoedown.;. And then you’ve got the vocal sample which feels like punctuation and percussion combined. This stuff is coming back better than before.

Priku B2B Traumer @ Berg Audio x Hola Club [OFF SONAR 2026 - FULL SET]

 

Track Of The Day: Nicola Cruz - Heliocenter (Kalahari Oyster Cult)

Lots of great electro coming out at the moment, and this release on the always interesting Kalahari Oyster Cult from Nicola Cruz from the ‘Telemagenta’ EP is something that gets it just right. It’s a nice, smooth glide through the intergalactic pathways of funk with enough going on around the beats to give it an extra dimension. Beat metamorphosis through a variety of tempos and environmental factors feels effortless. There’s also good use of a disembodied spoken word, the gist of which I’m yet to understand. But that’s what it’s all about isn't it? Fragments of futuristic consciousness coalescing at an undefined velocity.

Track Of The Day: The Dominican - Equator Fever (Forensic)

 

Like many others I first heard this track on Terry Francis’ immortal Essential Mix back in 1998. And it really is a corker. Trance trace elements blend with wild pitch to create a piece of house that is both functional and show stopping. It probably has more in common with what was coming out on the likes of Tribal and Twisted than most other labels of the time. Terry Francis, Nathan Coles and Eddie Richards all had a preternatural ability to seek out the best of the best. It didn’t matter what the labels was or whether it was techno or house. And it was inevitable that the terminology would be bastardised to describe the most overproduced and soulless stuff imaginable when all that it described was the best of multiple genres that could be mixed together and induce systematic shape throwing. Forensic put out some good stuff. Amongst which were three releases by DKMA, aka Dana Kelley, aka Callisto. All worth seeking out.

Track Of The Day: Joshua - Let The Spirit (Prescription)

 

This track comes from ‘The Foot Therapy’ EP, which was the first Prescription release I bought, as well as the first time I heard Joshua on record. He became one of my go to producers for a while. There was something unique about the way he fused dub and house. This track isn’t like that at all though. Instead it blends disco cut ups with house and an overarching symphonic feel. It’s probably my favourite tune from this release, which is no mean feat when Abacus, Ron Trent and Chez Damoier are the other artists who contribute. There’s something very full-bodied and soulful about this track that is unsurpassable. Of course there are many as good, but none better. One from the burring heart of house music.

Tunik The Mudd Show 8.26

 

Omar | themuddshow x Cath Records

 

Kia | themuddshow x Animalia

FMB Mixtape 288 | Dave Harvey

BICEP · FMB Mixtape 288 | Dave Harvey

Voyage de Lux w/ Alex Downey - 26.08.26 1BTN

1BTN · Voyage de Lux w/ Alex Downey - 26.08.26

LIVE SERIES 002 - Jorge Escribano @ Slow Life Weekender 2025

Slow Life · LIVE SERIES 002 - Jorge Escribano @ Slow Life Weekender 2025

SELECTERS MIX 001 - Vladimir Ivkovic at BAR Inc Osaka

 

BAR Inc · SELECTERS MIX 001 - Vladimir Ivkovic at BAR Inc Osaka

Track Of Yesterday: Maurizio - Mø6b (Maurizio)

 

Off the top of my head I’m going to say that this track, and its flip side, represent a slight turn in the road forth M series, in which the beats veered more towards Rhythm & Sound. There is still an undeniable techno underlay, but the edges are softened and muffled. The trajectory slightly stifled by a more organic approach. Only slightly though. It’s no surprise that this, like all of Maurizio’s M Series, and Basic Channel, never sounds the same twice. There are always new things to discover, new angles to explore and new dreams to imagine. This is the music that plays in the background as the River Styx flows in sharp relief to what is going on around it.