UR - Electronic Warfare
"Do not allow yourself to be programmed"... wise words there from 'Oz' on the title track.
This 8-track(!)UR double-pack varies from superb techno to electro beats to minimal squelchy noises to classic uplifting UR strings & synths. Magnificent!
When I got this it was in a plain brown shrink-wrapped cardboard cover with absolutely no information about what was contained inside. All I knew was that it was the latest UR double-pack and that was good enough for me. Quite bizarre as I don't have a huge amount of them, just took a wee notion for this one. Glad I did now, it's a classic fucking release.
UR - Electronic Warfare
A1 - Logic Bomb
A2 - Fiber Optic Commando (M.O.D. Mix)
B1 - Electronic Warfare (Vocal)
B2 - Electronic Warfare (Inst.)
B3 - Electronic Warfare (Oz Speaks)
C1 - Biosensors In Tunnel Complex Africa
C2 - Install 'Ho Chi Minh' Chip
D - The Illuminator
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Jack Of Swords - Vegagod
The partner release to last week's Velvet Underground effort, this sees Jack Of Swords paying tribute to Ripped In Glasgow favourites, Suicide. No actual track sample this time, the A-side features an interview with Alan Vega cut up over a fast-moving dubby electronic track. The B-side does away with the vocal and sticks with the spoken 'Vegagod' sample, over a much more dancey "Cool As Ice" mix.
A - Vegagod (Harlem Mix)
B - Vegagod (Cool As Ice Mix)
(separate links)
Buy it here
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Solar Quest - Acid Air Raid
This is a completely bonkers acid track, which kinda does exactly what it says on the tin. There were four mixes of this (including a rather pointless ambient mix), but the pick o'the bunch was always the "George's All-Nighter Mix". All 12 mins of it. Fuck knows who George is but I bet he looks a bit haggard these days...
A red vinyl release on London's own Choci's Chewns, I bought this on my one and only visit to Choci's shop on a trip down there in the 90s (well I couldn't leave empty handed). Mental.
Check out this 'enthusiastic' review on Discogs (scroll down to the bottom).
Solar Quest - Acid Air Raid (George's All Nighter)
Buy it here
Monday, 2 March 2009
Twitch - Contort Yourself - Optimo Mix
This is a cover of the James White and The Blacks track from 1978, which actually came out on the Ze label (just like the original). A (wet) dream come true for JD Twitch, I reckon. The mix is disco-tastic and sounds great cranked up full bung.
Track B1 features JD Wilkes (as Naum Gabo) doing a tribute to another JWATBs track, 'Stained Sheets'. Track B2 is Twitch again, doing all sorts of shit with samples of The Fire Engines and The Pop Group. The full story's at the bottom of this page.
No more Optimo live shows as the Sub Club isn't on that Awdio site anymore, but maybe that's a good thing. There's actually a good chance of me getting off my arse and going down one of these days...
Zevolution Serie #1
A: Twitch - Contort Yourself (Optimo Mix)
B1: Twitch/Naum Gabo - Stella......?
B2: Twitch - Know Wave/Drone Wave
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Meek - Glowing Trees
aka Andrew Weatherall, on the Conemelt/Corridor label New Ground Dance Division. A tribute to legendary producer Joe Meek, as far as it looks on the label.
This sees Weatherall in 'New Ground' mode, as his sound fits in perfectly with the rest of the output from that label. I have always assumed that the rest of the releases on it were the same people and that this one was the only one that was different. Anyone..?
According to one of my mates who went to his gig the other night, he was "pish, was at a constant level of not quite there and never really got going", but has a "full Brian Blessed beard". According to another, "you didn't miss a thing dude. Prog nonsense. Not one fucked up beat at all. Raging." They are the type of cunts who would have rubbed it in as well, so maybe no bad thing that I didn't manage it down...
Meek - Glowing Trees Pt 1
Meek - Glowing Trees Pt 2
Buy it here
Sunday, 1 March 2009
Mogwai - Tracy
This is taken from the recent 4x vinyl box set reissue of the debut album, my original pressing has seen better days due to over-playing when it first came out.
A beautiful wee tune which I can't listen to without imagining the accompanying video segment from Channel 4's The Trip - an excellent late-night programme which played great music with NASA video footage (wonder what kinda audience they were going for). The video for this track showed the crew getting ready for the Challenger flight, and the accompanying short-lived ascent before disaster struck. Very moving indeed. I'd love to see it again! I know one person who has it tucked away in a cupboard on dusty old VHS, wish he'd take the plunge and get one of those VHS->DVD things so we could rip it.
Fits in nicely with me feeling sorry for myself for not making it out to Andrew Weatherall last night due to over-exuberance on Friday night. These bones aint what they used to be...
Mogwai - Tracy
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Friday, 27 February 2009
Scion - Emerge
I always thought this was Maurizio, but no, it's another couple of dudes who are also Vainqueur (who I also thought was Maurizio - get with the program ya fud). Must be the same studio gadgetry then, as there's definitely a similar sound to them all.
This was the first release on the Basic Channel offshoot, Chain Reaction. A nice stiff single brown cardboard sleeve here, with grainy bits on it. These things MATTER.
Right. Time to go and put my face on before braving the bus through to Edinburgh...
A - Emerge0
B1 - Emerge1
B2 - Emerge2
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RT - States EP
aka Cajmere and Ron Trent, redoing Altered States as the imaginatively titled "Realtered States".
Never really went beyond the original Altered States and this EP as far as Ron Trent was concerned. Saw him at Pure one time and he was dreadful, didn't read the crowd at all. They voted with their feet and he was politely told to 'get tae fuck', allowing Twitch to step up and save the day.
Cajmere on the other hand, what a fucking legend. This EP is all killer, no filler - check out the two B-sides, especially the trippy house of 'Magic Woman'.
Oh, this record has been played rather a lot so there's a nice 'warm' crackle or two along the way...
A1 - Realtered States 1
A2 - Realtered States 2
B1 - Magic Woman
B2 - Can We All Just Get Along
New link as requested below.
Buy it here
Thursday, 26 February 2009
Purveyors Of Fine Funk - Space Is The Place
"This is a track that'll make you jack" - so went the riff on track A2, which I played to fucking death.
An excellent EP from Dan Curtin and some Japanese dude called Tatsuro Hayashi. Didn't know who he was so just googled him, and the first page gives a Facebook link (as well as his Discogs link). Surely there can't be that many of them. Clicked on the Facebook one and the cunt now works for Microsoft. NO!!! Dan Curtin is still knocking 'em out, prolific as hell, while he is spunking his soul to the enemy. Oh well, as long as he enjoys it...
This is quite minimal for Dan Curtin, each track really works on its own. My tips are A2 & B2. Another great Peacefrog EP, and a nice purple sleeve to boot! Go check it out:
A1 - Space Is The Place
A2 - This Is A Track
B1 - They Are Among Us
B2 - Intombe
*EDIT* - links now removed
Today I got a very nice myspace message from Dan Curtin:
hi,
Thanks for the kind words in your blog about my PFF project and release. Can you please remove those links in your blog?
I'd appreciate it since we are right now planing the vinyl re release of this project, and until now nobody has ripped the vinyl and we'd like to keep it that way!
Once you rip it and put it in a blog its all over, it just gets everywhere, especially on the Russian mp3 sites!!!
Thanks
Dan
So, I replied with:
Hi Dan
Sure thing! That's the link down now. When I get home from work I'll C&P your message in by way of explanation if that's OK...?
Keep up the sterling work.
- moggieboy
He then replied:
Thanks very much for your cooperation!
and...you have the best myspace avatar ever!
sure, you can use my text as an explanation :-)
take care
Dan
PS.
you mentioned my old partner Tatsuro Hayashi in your blog, I checked it because I have completely lost touch with him and sadly that is not the correct Tatsuro...actually, Tatsuro Hayashi is about as unique as John Smith!
What a nice man! If you downloaded the rip, please keep it to yourself...
Buy it here
Alter Ego - Luke Slater & The 2 Lone Swordsmen Decode The Hacker Myth
Way before the 'heavy rotation' of the Rocker track from FIVE years ago (WTF - how old does that make you feel?), Alter Ego had an album called Decoding The Hacker Myth. Not a collaboration with The Hacker *sigh* but still a no' bad release. I never had it but heard it about, only got this one due to the remixes if the truth be told.
The Luke Slater mix is suitably 'bangin' with lots of mental noises over the top - ie just what you'd expect. The two TLS mixes could have fitted into their own releases at that time as well. Remixes by numbers for cash? Surely not...
A - Lycra (The Dinosaur Mix)
B1 - Mescal (2 Lone Swordsmen Remix)
B2 - Mescal (2 Lone Swordsmen Dub)
Buy it here
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
51 Days - Paper Moon / Tracktion / Squeeze
Paper Moon is a great deep-house set-builder that is faster than you think it is. I didn't realise it was so long (nearly 12 mins) until I ripped it just there, which is kinda weird. Must just have taken me so long so get the beats matched that it seemed like a normal length tune...
I didn't buy the record for that though... When I first heard Traktion on a Laurent Garnier Essential Mix I just HAD to find out what it was. No internet in those days so it was a sneaky peek at Mixmag to get the tracks then off to Rub-A-Dub.
The third track's a nice wee builder as well (which I've only just realised!) so I've included it in the ZIP file as well.
A - Paper Moon
B1 - Tracktion
B2 - Squeeze
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Maelstrom - Enter The Cosmos
A bit of local talent here, Glasgow's Maelstrom have had stuff out on the Eskimo label, as well as Solar Disco, where this track appeared. I'm currently getting into weekend spirits, as I'm off to the wonderful Club For Heroes in Edinburgh, where they celebrate their first birthday with this lot and Kris from Wasabi Disco guest DJ-ing. Expect some exclusive edits and some unclassifiable nonsense...
After that it'll be the first(ish) train home to attempt some sleep before a certain Mr Weatherall hits the decks at the V-Club in Sauchiehall Street on Saturday. Might stick a wee tune or two up before then to celebrate. A double-header? Hey, it's just like being in my early 20s again...
Maelstrom - Enter The Cosmos (Sankt Göran & Erik Sidung Mix)
Buy it here
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
LMNO / Bob And Ian - Silcock Express / Purpuss (Sabres Of Paradise / Kris Needs Mixes)
The great thing about doing this blog has been stumbling across tracks that I'd completely forgotten about. Brought another couple of boxes up to the current flat and pulled this one out just there. Fuck me, it's a belter of a Sabres mix that I recognised straight away. Happy days!
The other side's got a Kris Needs mix which is a winner as well. Both the aliases are the same guy (Colin James - me neither) - fuck knows how he got these guys to remix him when they were both on top of their game but there you go...
LMNO - Silcock Express (Sabres Of Paradise)
Bob And Ian - Purpuss (A Cat In The Litter) (Kris Needs)
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Jack Of Swords - The Box
What's this we've got here then? A 12" with a Suicide-style Sabres logo (in yellow) which has a slow electronic backing track to John Cale reciting 'The Gift'. Jack Of Swords (half of Waxworth Industries and half of Fuzzy Logic) had previously paid tribute to Suicide on the 'VegaGod' release but seeing as how I'm in a Velvets mood this is what you're getting.
The A-side's not a dance track, by any stretch of the imagination, but a good one for Velvets (and Sabres!) completists.
The B-side has The Blackangel's Death Mix which is a whole different kettle o'fish, a great dance track which has tiny wee whispery filtery bits of Cale's vocal over a Sabres-style backing courtesy of Technova (they're all so incestuous this lot).
Jack Of Swords - The Box
Jack Of Swords - The Box (Black Angel's Death Mix)
Buy it here
Monday, 23 February 2009
The Corridor - Two Days
This is one of the best (and easily the most sinister) records I've uploaded so far, I shit you not.
The Corridor, aka Conemelt (their darker side?) produced this 12" featuring a stunning 17:30(!) A-side which has to be listened to in full. It's a great lo-fi techno builder from start to finish, where it has a lock-groove at the end (which I've put a fade on). The B-side? A truly fucking evil piece of dark lo-fi madness. The first time I heard it I very nearly shat my pants.
Fuck knows what they put in the water in Tonbridge, but I'll have some of what they had. I implore you to give up 30mins to listen to this in full. You won't be disappointed...
The Corridor - Two Days I & II
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Claude Young - Nocturnal EP
I'm sure Claude Young's been 'ripped in Glasgow' a few times, as he moved here in 2002. I saw him a few times back in the 90s and he blew me away - a techno DJ playing like a hiphop DJ. Magnificent.
This EP's got four very different tracks on it, my personal favs are A2 & B1 but I've included the full thing so that you can make your own mind up. B1 is flange-tastic.
Nice blue vinyl as well - I'm a sucker for that kinda pish...
A1 - I Am Nothing
A2 - Nocturnal
B1 - Concentration Factor
B2 - The Sleeper Awakens
Zipped on ZShare
buy it here
Sunday, 22 February 2009
The Velvet Underground - Sister Ray (live at The Gymnasium)
Picked this 2008 vinyl up in Dusseldorf last week, a new release of the classic Gymnasium gig, which features this first ever performance of Sister Ray. The best band ever --> FACT.
... mind you, I'd rather erase the painful memory of their brief reformation in the early 90s. I remember queuing up outside the Edinburgh Playhouse at 5am on a 'Sunday morning' to buy tickets for the two nights that they were playing. Was so horrified after Lou Reed's virtuoso-style ruining of the first night that I went into Virgin the next day and just gave them the tickets for the second night. Couldn't bring myself to listen to them for months after that.
The Velvet Underground - Sister Ray (live at The Gymnasium)
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Saturday, 21 February 2009
Stefan Robbers - Validate
Fuck me, this tune used to almost give me a hard-on when I mixed with it, the bass/drums are so fucking perfect right through it. Featured on the Mask EP, which I've not bothered uploading the rest of as there are two kinda downbeat tracks and another (inferior) mix of this track.
Another man of many aliases (Acid Junkies, Terrace, Florence et al), this was only the second record he released under his own name. Saw the cunt one time at an excellent, if infrequent, Glasgow night called 'Flow' which used to do great flyers on thick tracing paper with bits of photo negatives on them.
So, here's the Funkybizmix, a good pumping techno tune for a Saturday teatime...
Stefan Robbers - Validate (Funkybizmix)
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Ultramarine - Hooter (Carl Craig Remix)
I was never a fan of Ultramarine, but this Carl Craig remix is top dollar. One of the few records I've got which feature a saxophone but don't let that put you off.
I was right into Carl Craig at this point, the man could do no wrong. Well, apart from the fact that he was (is?) pish at mixing, but who gives a fuck when he can knock out tracks like this for 2nd rate crusties...
Ultramarine - Hooter (Carl Craig Remix)
Buy it here
Friday, 20 February 2009
LA Synthesis - Agraphobia (Kenny Larkin Remix)
Another one on the Plink Plonk label seeing as how I've just pulled it out of a random box. This sees a magnificent Kenny Larkin remix of the LA Synthesis tune from 1995. It's driven by a great pumpin' bass hook that's great to mix with. Goes on for fuckin' ages as well (11:55) so you can go for a piss during it no probs.
The other side's remixed by Nuw Idol and is a bit ambient drum'n'bassy --> not Friday night material so maybe another time for that one...
LA Synthesis - Agraphobia (Kenny Larkin Remix)
Buy it here
Thursday, 19 February 2009
Model 500 - Starlight
Juan Atkins gets all minimal here, accompanied by an even minimaler mix by Maurizio on the flip. A nice wee white vinyl number, this was wrongly labelled with which one was which. Fuck's sake - it's not rocket science - a 50/50 chance, just like playing, ripping and uploading a 12" at the right speed. Oh...
While we're on the subject of Model 500, John Hospital (he of Bis, Data Panik and Dirty Hospital fame) has done an analogue-spotter-tastic cover of classic "The Chase" which is over here on YouTube. Go check it out, it's marvellous!
Model 500 - Starlight
Model 500 - Starlight (Moritz Mix)
Buy it here
Liquid Liquid - Optimo / Cavern
Two classics from Liquid Liquid on the wonderful 99 Records label, taken from a beautiful 3x vinyl, 1x CD & booklet set I picked up last year. The first track is so good someone named a club after it, and the second track got nicked by a certain Grandmaster to became White Lines. Both are bona fide classics in their own rights.
Gutted that I missed the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see this bunch at Optimo (the club, keep up!) a few years back, but I heard that they played a blinder.
Liquid Liquid - Optimo
Liquid Liquid - Cavern
(separate links)
Buy it here.
M.D.M.A. - Celebral Ascendance
This appropriately titled track was the work of Eric Nouhan and Dimitri, who was always a favourite at Pure (and its sister club Wave), back in the early 90s. He was also guest of honour at the infamous Pure trip to Amsterdam if I remember correctly...
It's part of a double-pack called Scottish Deserter, which looked like it showcased various different acts when in fact it was just the pair of them up to 'aka' hijinks.
This tune stands out, and features on Pure Classics Vol II. Play LOUD.
M.D.M.A. - Celebral Ascendance
Buy it here
Wednesday, 18 February 2009
Tone Theory - Limbo Of Vanished Possibilities
Something slightly less techno than yesterday's efforts, this sees Derrick Carter on a bit of vocal duty on his A-side mix. There's an excellent review on Discogs that's worth checking out. My tuppence-worth? Aye what he says, plus the the bit at the end's good where you think it's fading out then it kicks back in for a bit.
I always liked Mr C's Plink Plonk label - plenty of wee gems hidden away there, and the 12"s were always a bit cheaper than their imported pals...
Tone Theory - Limbo Of Vanished Possibilities
A - Original Mix
B1 - Bushwacka! Mix
B2 - Mr C Mix
Zipped on ZShare
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Tuesday, 17 February 2009
Steve Bicknell - The Remix EP
Now this is a PUNISHING set of remixes on the Cosmic label. Remixes of what? No idea, there are no titles or anything like that. Check out the list of remixers though - Planetary Assault Systems, Steve Bicknell himself, Dave Angel and Andrew Weatherall in his Lords Of Afford guise.
The Weatherall mix is mental - I used to mix with it over all sorts of inappropriate tracks, it just begged for it.
Steve Bicknell - The Remix EP
Orange Side:
Untitled (Dave Angel Remix)
Untitled (Lords Of Afford Remix)
Black Side:
Untitled (Planetary Assault System Remix)
Untitled (Steve Bicknell Remix)
Zipped on Zshare
Buy it here
Deanne Day - The Day After EP
aka Andrew Weatherall & Dave Harrow, this is a kinda deep/minimal excursion, which came out on Emissions Lo-Fi in 1995. Some great bass with unusual wee noises flying around. The second track sounds a bit like the old Quadrant classic 'Infinition', which I never got round to buying at the time and is now worth megabucks...
A1 - Horicho
A2 - Body Control
B - Honk (If You've Seen The King)
Zipped on ZShare
Buy it here
Kraftwerk - Kometenmelodie 3
So - back from a weekend in Dusseldorf and I'm uploading a Kraftwerk track? Yes, I am that predictable...
BUT - not just any Kraftwerk track, as this is a 27 min epic from a live album I picked up in an excellent record shop on Saturday.
*EDIT* I've now uploaded the full record for my Kraftwerk-loving birthday-boy London pal. Side A is a continuous track on the vinyl and that's the way you're getting it on the mp3. Enjoy, Bill!
We did indeed visit the Kling Klang studios on Valentines day - knew what to look for thanks to this YouTube clip - only snag was that it seemed to be shut for the day. Oh well, plenty of comedy video footage was obtained anyway. I didn't realise that it was right in the middle of what appeared to be a red-light district. Plenty of opportunities for a but of executive relief after a hard day's knob twiddling, I'll bet...
If anyone is looking for a cheap weekend city break I couldn't recommend this place enough, we went to an amazing Sonic Youth exhibition spread over two different venues - one of which is an underground tunnel - a highlight was me sitting on a chair suspended from the ceiling by four guitar strings, each one hooked up to its own wee amp, strumming away. Mental!
Kraftwerk - Kometenmelodie 3
Side 1
Ruckzuck
Kometenmelodie 1
Kometenmelodie 2
Side 2
Autobahn
Buy it here
Friday, 13 February 2009
Johnny Dangerous - Problem No. 13
"I'll beat that bitch with a bat"... a charming tune form 1992, this was an anthem at a short-lived snowball-tastic Glasgow club called The Wax Factory, run by Terry & Jason, aka Pussypower. One of those 12"s that I had, then stupidly lent to some fucker who I never saw again. Only recently paid over the odds for it again to get the magic back!
No posts till Tuesday as I'm off to Dusseldorf for a long weekend, will no doubt indulge in a romantic valentines trip to what remains of the Kling Klang studios (only a 15min walk from the hotel according to Google Maps).
Johnny Dangerous - Problem No. 13 (Baseball Bat)
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Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Optimo - Sunday 8th February (1st 3 hours)
So - here's the second in an occasional series of Optimo from the Sub Club. Only managed to get the first 3 hours as my stream cut out for some reason, but it's better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick, as my mum used to say. Again, this evening sees JD Twitch missing in action (Australia I think - hope his records ain't dust). As far as I know, Sunday was hosted by JG Wilkes, ably assisted my Ms Mingo-go from Death Disco.
Optimo - Sunday 8th February (1st 3 hours)
Part 1
Part 2
Future Pilot AKA vs Two Lone Swordsmen - The Gates To Film City
Future Pilot AKA is none other than the cunt who used to play bass for the Soup Dragons (amongst other Glasgow-based underachievers), now moonlighting as a driving instructor. Now there's an unusual career path and a half. He's been very prolific (and very good!) in between driving lessons. This was one of his first, from 1998.
The A-side was mixed by the Pastels (might leave that one for a weekend upload), but it's the TLS one that is getting the hit today. Not a TLS remix though - the Future Pilot boy purely credited them as he's lifted a sample of theirs for the mix (probably to shift a few extra copies as well I'm sure *cough*).
Future Pilot AKA vs Two Lone Swordsmen - The Gates To Film City
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