Track Of The Day: Prince Jammy- War In The Asteroid Belt (Greensleeves)

 

Plucked from the fabulously named ‘Prince Jammy Destroys The Invaders’ I suppose albums like this, and that of Scientist ‘Scientist Meets The Space Invaders’ documented changing trends as well as new social norms. Back then it was arcade games, now I guess it would be a slant on social media. Whatever. The fact that what passes for something new nowadays hasn’t been immortalised in dub is very telling. Prince Jammy is 78 now and I guess could still possibly tour, just like Scientist is early next year. Anyway it’s Sunday, September and the sun is still shining. Play this loud and then get to grips with the rest of the album.

Track Of The Day: The Orb - Perpetual Dawn Ultrabass 2 (AW Remix) (Big Life)

 

This is another of those tracks that revels in its cross-pollination and takes you back to a time when you had the feeling that things were a little bit more under control. They weren’t really, it was just an impression. And it’s another that could only have come out of The UK. We’ve always been good at making music focussed on dancing, hedging the boundaries cheese in some cases. I don’t think that this is one of AW’s best. It really feels like he’s thrown a lot of stuff in to the mixer and not given a damn to a certain extent. That type of approach can often go wrong. What saves this is the bass and other low end fidgeting. 

Track Of The Day: Les Rita Mitsouko - C'est Comme Ca (Virgin)

Uncatergorizable, but very French. So that’s a type of oxymoron innit. Energetic and with a riff to die for. It gets more and more intense. This is very much of its time, but if it were to be released now it would be at the vanguard of pop. There’s o doubt that this is one of the grooviest pieces of pop ever recorded. Amazing voice which slid off its mortal coil earlier this week. So this is a belated recognition of its greatness. 

Barac - Shamandrum Session 003

Barac · Barac - Shamandrum Session 003

Vera b2b Eli Verveine at Trädgården

 

eli verveine · Vera b2b Eli Verveine at Trädgården

subglow/Live 13: Darwin @ memòri Festival 2026

 

subglow · subglow/Live 13: Darwin @ memòri Festival 2026

Track Of The Day: Decius - X-Ray Shocks (Decius Trax)

 

A tricky piece of techno with a spring in its step that one could imagine slipping into the set of Sean Johnson or Jeff Mills. Decius played Convenanza in 2022, the comeback! This was the first one I went to and they were brilliant. A lot of that was down to their front man Lias Saoudi also of Fat White Family. The other members were a lot more static but are responsible for a sound that comes correct when blending acid house, techno and the outer limits of electronic disco. They take no prisoners innit.

Track Of The Day: Jah Wobble - Blow Out (Lago Records)

 

Great piece of serious eighties pop from Jah Wobble. That is to say it seems to extract many sonic traits of the decade in order to come up with something of its time which also transcends it. I’m not listening to this in 2026 thinking it’s cheesy. The production sound crisp and from Nassau. Like so much music from that decade I feel it could have soundtracked an episode of ‘Miami Vice’ and I may not have liked it if it did, even though I had a secret respect for Crockett and Tubbs. The vocals have a gravitas to them that ounce come straight from the dominant larynxes of that era. That is to say a resurgent ‘Let’s Dance’ David Bowie and, of course, some of his pop offspring. Dave Gahan and Frank Tovey. Even Howard Devoto. The vocalist is Bob Shipton who, according to Discogs, didn’t duo much else.It feels like a quantum leap to have been playing bass on ‘Public Image’ a few years before. Not for a polymath like Wobble though. Great chug potential. Somebody make an edit?

Jane Fitz b2b Luisa secret Sunday party at Gaffe Aug 2026

 

Jane Fitz · Jane Fitz b2b Luisa secret Sunday party at Gaffe Aug 2026

Track Of The Day: Robotman - Do Da Doo (Plastikman's Acid House Remix) (Definitive Recordings)

Another one of those “I thought I’d already posted this.” And why not? What a track. There was no one working the 3030 better than Richie haw tin back in the early n reties and this, along with his remix of System 7’s ‘Alpha Wave’ defined houses deep acid. If that makes any sense. Playing this now brings on a nostalgic rush of energy, or should I’d that be an energetic rush of nostalgia. If ever a tune defined “party starter” then it’s this one. The percussion just shuffles, and then you’ve got the angelic voices at the end. I feel like I’m rushing just listening to this again. No extra help needed.

Andrew James Gustav @ The Lot Radio 09-06-2026

 

The Lot Radio · Andrew James Gustav @ The Lot Radio 09-06-2026

Track Of The Day: Amevicious - Wood People (Undo Remix) (Amevicious)

 

Great piece of dark chug this. Suffused with the spirit of new beat and off-kilter acid, this is a decadent piece of kit. One for the heads down crew. Off to Convenanza at the end of next week so I hope to hear some similar stuff while I’m there. And I’d like to write more, but after a very long run this afternoon, I’m cream crackered.