Saturday, 25 December 2010
Re: Xmas Music
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Harold Budd - The Room (2000)
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Geoff Smith - 15 Wild Decembers (1995)
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Momus - Timelord (1993 Creation)
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Friday, 24 December 2010
MLO - Plastic Apple (1996 Aura Surround Sounds)
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Wednesday, 22 December 2010
Ho bloody ho!
Tosca - The Chocolate Elvis Dubs (1999 G-Stone)
02 Chocolate Elvis (Boozoo Bajou Soul Sufferer Version)
03 Chocolate Elvis (Baby Mammoth Version 3)
04 Chocolate Elvis (Rockers Hifi Vocal Version)
05 Chocolate Elvis (Uptight Version)
06 Chocolate Elvis (Au Version)
07 Chocolate Elvis (Bullitnuts Version 2)
08 Chocolate Elvis (Baby Mammoth Version 1+2)
09 Chocolate Elvis (Quant Version)
10 Chocolate Elvis (Bullitnuts Version 1)
11 Chocolate Elvis (Baby Mammoth Graceland Dub)
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Tosca - Fuck Dub Remixes (1997 G-Stone)
02 Fuck Dub (Shantel Mix)
03 Worksong (Uptight Mix)
04 Fuck Dub (Baby Mammoth Mix Nr. 1)
05 Fuck Dub (Haaksman Mix)
06 Fuck Dub (Fila Brazilia Mix)
07 Fuck Dub (Fauna Flash Mix)
08 Fuck Dub (Baby Mammoth Mix Nr. 2)
09 Fuck Dub (Fuck Electro Beanfield Mix)
10 Fucked Up Voices
11 Fuck Dub (Baby Mammoth Mix Nr. 3)
12 Worksong (Rue D'Irlande Mix)
13 Fuck Dub (Gambusa Mix)
14 Fuck Dub (Pulsinger Tosca-Tunakan Mix)
15 Fuck Dub (Auinger Mix)
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Thursday, 16 December 2010
Beanfield (1996 Compost)
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Taran - Mod And Mini And Space Age (1996 Compost)
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Four Ears - Kurwa Galactica (1996 Compost)
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Friday, 10 December 2010
It's Compilations Time!
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VA A Compilation (1996 Cup Of Tea)
02 Statik Sound System-Up In The Air
03 The Eff Word-TBC (Crustation Slow Mix)
04 Spaceways-Crimes
05 Monk & Canatella-I Can Water My Plants
06 Monk & Canatella-Rough Head
07 Red-Squeeler
08 Grantby-Timber
09 Monk & Canatella-This Time Is Different (Live In France)
10 Purple Penguin-Passion (Monk & Canatella Remix)
11 Statik Sound System-Secret Love
12 Statik Sound System-Revolutionary Pilot (Rob's Jungle)
13 Oska-Floot
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VA Another Compilation (1997 Cup Of Tea)
02 Invisible Pair Of Hands-Oil, Oil, Oil
03 Slick Sixty-Hilary
04 Spaceways-Charlie X
05 Slick Sixty-Recliner Classic
06 Monk & Canatella-Picnics
07 Monk & Canatella-Apology
08 Receiver-O'Driscoll's Curse
09 Statik Sound System-Strawberry Lemonade
10 Purple Penguin-Discendent
11 Statik Sound System-Amazed By You (Aim Mix)
12 Mr. Scruff-Mouse At Organ
13 Receiver-What The Fuc
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VA Source Lab (1995 Source)
102 Hypnotykdeejayz-Slow Jam
103 DJ Gilb-R-Espece Funk
104 Lexi (X.Pensive)-Many Are Called
105 Bazbaz-Kibboutz Dub
106 DJ LBR & Cut Killer-Keep It Real!...Represent
107 Air-Modulor Mix
108 Raggasonic-La Contre Attaque
201 Lumumba-La Fortune Sourit Aux Audacieux
202 Dafreephunkateerz-Nuphunk
203 Motorbass-Bad Vibes
204 DJ Cam-No Competition
205 La Chatte Rouge-Ecoutez...Fumez
206 La Funk Mob-Folow Da Dealer
207 Alex-Mandrake
208 The Mighty Bop-Excursion Mentale
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VA Source Lab 2 (1996 Source)
02 Zend Avesta-Free Jah
03 Main Basse (Sur La Ville)-Hunt One Connection
04 Daft Punk-Musique (Version Longue)
05 Ollano-La Couleur
06 Krell-Planete Interdite
07 Dimitri From Paris-Man+Woman=Infinity
08 Doctor L-Ghost Town
09 Le Tone-Bomb De Bretagne (Bombe Breizh)
10 Alex Gopher-Gordini Mix
11 Extra Lucid-Technical Jed
12 Air-Casanova 70
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VA Dubbed Out In DC (1997 Eighteenth Street Lounge)
02 Thunderball-Hijack
03 Liftoff-The Collector
04 Exodus Quartet-The Far East Coast (Thievery Edit)
05 Kevin England-Summer Down
06 Thievery Corporation-The Foundation
07 Liftoff-Angel Headed Hipsters
08 Peace Bureau-As Red As My Eyes Get
09 Thunderball-Ultra Thin
10 Thievery Corporation-So Vast As The Sky
11 Kevin England-Maenad
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VA Sonar Kollektiv (2000)
02 Soul Quality Quartet-I'm Not Here
03 DJ Ghe-Afutatam
04 Stereoton-Kick Me Off
05 Daniel Paul And Tobe Featuring Amra 8-My Day
06 Extended Spirit-Illicity Pt. 2
07 Meitz-Can You Live
08 Moon-Twisted Soul
09 Fleck-Tears
10 Justine Electra-I Feel Like Crying
11 Nootropika-Quatre Neuf
12 Meitz-Mayibuye I Africa (Restless Soul Mix)
13 Ras-Exit Routine
14 Static-Enceladus
15 Micatone-Run
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Saturday, 27 November 2010
Pork Recordings Complete!
I know you've heard this one before one year ago when I decided that the last missing piece, the Dub Plates From The Lamp 03 compilation, was either non-existent or unobtainable. Now the album was miraculously donated by certain gentleman of russian descent who doesn't wish to be named and the case is closed. Some of the 54.000 visitors may also notice a slight improvement in the 320kbps re-up of Dub Plates From The Lamp 002. The rest of the world's population is invited to experience the sound of Hull's best electronic label.
One question remains - is there life after Pork? If you have in mind any deceased record label with roots in the 1990's that deserves an electronic tombstone the size of A Private Collection, don't hesitate to use the comments section. My music collection is opened to your suggestions.
Stay tuned!
Thursday, 4 November 2010
Yennah - Red Noise (1998 Freerange Records)
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Beatifik - The Blue Window (2000 Passion Jazz)
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Audiomontage - Snert (1999 Freerange)
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Thursday, 28 October 2010
A Reminiscent Drive - Mercy Street (1997 F-Communication)
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RĂ©miniscence Quartet - Psycodelico (1995 Yellow Productions)
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The Mighty Bop - La Vague Sensorielle (1995 Yellow Productions)
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Tuesday, 19 October 2010
Bang Bang - Je T'aime Je T'aime (1999 Yellow Productions)
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Ollano - Ollano (1996 Artefact)
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Kid Loco - A Grand Love Story (1997 Yellow Productions)
Although Jean-Yves Prieur released three other albums and a handful of compilations since his debut album, A Grand Love Story will surely be mentioned in bold lettering in 2030 edition of Rare Groove Encyclopaedia. I must admit that ever since I've first heard the Benson-esque guitar riff of Relaxin' With Cherry, I always had a passion for this little collection of great downtempo tracks and I envy anyone who will hear it for the first time on this blog today.
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Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Back with a Bit of Shameless Self Promotion
Due to popular request this now cold desert will bloom again. I promise. Again.
I'm sorry I couldn't deliver the September batch of albums (see the next post), but there have been many changes in my life and suddenly I had to deal with painful personal issues and that switched me into pure defense mode. Result: the whole idea of blogging seemed very very far away. I know it's not an excuse, just an explanation.
Another but more pleasant reason that kept me from posting - I decided to get back to deejaing for a while and play weekly After Hours sessions in newly opened chill out lounge in Prague. I've put together a couple of promo mixes showcasing mostly my selection of very recent breakbeats. These two mixtapes should also answer one of your FAQs - do I listen to new music or has my musical taste faded after 2000? Well, it's up to you to decide. I look forward to reading your wise words of kind criticism.
Future Vintage 2010 Promo Mix 01
02 Palov And Mishkin-Blunts, Parachutes, Headphones & Beats ft BNV
03 The Deadbeats-Swing Me Like A Hip Hop Song ft Emma
04 Kylie Auldist-In A Week, In A Day (Ashley Beadle's Streetsoul Edit)
01 Flevans-Lay Back ft Sarah Scott (Regal Remix)
06 The Deadbeats-Got What I Want
07 Tony Match-An Abstract Trip
08 Lester Klark-Back To Chicago
09 Seba-Silicone
10 Bonobo-Kong
11 Berry Weight-Heart Shaped Rock
12 JD73-Dark Dub
13 Bajka-The Bellman's Speech
14 Regal-As I Walk The Earth My True Love Waits For Me (Jah Works Dub)
15 Tosca-Birthday (Grant Phabao Version)
16 Jon Kennedy-I Feel The Weight ft DJ Short E
17 Luke Hampton-Jazz Music (Lemongrass Remix)
18 Berkstroem-En
19 Shur-I-Kan-Autumn Leaves
20 Regal-We Go Thru Life...Until The End (Outro)
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Future Vintage 2010 Promo Mix 02
02 Kieser Velten-Session 77
03 Globe by DJ Max & Gabb-Think (Club Mix)
04 Drop Out Orchestra-Macaque
05 Curses-The Deep End (Holy Ghost Day School Dub)
06 Luke Hampton-Jazz Music (Loose Goose Remix)
07 Kevin Yost-Jazz Is ft Brooke Harper (Nivek Tsoy Distant Jazz Remix)
08 K Street Collective-Go Go Go (Black Fuse Remix)
09 Euphonic 7-Duck Sauce (Diaz Grey Remix)
10 Tal M Klein-That Ain't No Mermaid (Quincy Jointz Remix)
11 Quincy Jointz-6 Millions Ways To Swim ft Tal M Klein
12 Manzel-Space Funk
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Thursday, 12 August 2010
Anyone want a blog?
Not sure how that would work, really, just hate to see all this work go down into the ethereal universe of old blogs.
I just don't have the time to continue at the moment. New responsibilities at work have eaten up what little free time I had.
The legal trolls and their regular notices are as annoying as ever.
Add to that RS and their new rules, especially the part about deleting files if not accessed within 60 days. I just don't have the time and, as I've learned, I don't alway have access to the files anymore.
Blogging just ain't what it used to be.
I'll stick to this long as I can...as always, it's backed up; problem is, there's only so much energy to go 'round.
Enjoy the music and support the artists in any way you can. Without our support, there is no music.
Holy mackerel, I could sign it right up. Six weeks ago I promised myself to pause posting for a month. Not that I am so lazy but suddenly, for the first time after 12 years of sharing music, I've felt no special joy posting another album. When I decided to get back after said month, I usually planned new posts in that special time before falling asleep, but when I opened the blog page, I usually ended up cleaning comments section from that chinese link farm manure.
Also the RS shows no love to its long time clients. Recent policy changes made me truncate my huuuge account to sad sad 30GB, in order to make it economically sane to maintain. Believe me, it was like Sophia's choice hundred times over. But as the donations stopped coming months ago, all RS expenses are now mine. Finally I decided to delete material from the late The CTI Never Sleeps and Lemuria blogs to keep Future Vintage and Pork Recordings running. This decision will not please visitors of certain russian forums who kept downloading those files from leaked link list until the last minute. Vot takaya perestroyka...
I've been thining a lot about those Aorto's wise words. It would be just too easy to put on a closedown notice and watch this place rust until the last link expires. Can't help it but that's just not very me. Suicide is painless but it surely doesn't bring so many changes. So please take the handful of albums below as my humble "hello again" and let's see what it's like to blog in the New Dark Ages.
Stay tuned!
VA A Journey Into Ambient Groove 3 (1996 Quango)
02 Pressure Drop-Call To Mind
03 Sven Van Hees-Tabla Rasa
04 Zoot Woman-Stevanus
05 Cottonbelly-Give Thanks And Praise
06 Palm Skin Productions-The Beast (Autechre Mix)
07 Bomb The Bass-Bug Powder Dust (Kruder and Dorfmeister Session)
08 Strange Cargo-Million Town (Kruder & Dorfmeister Session)
09 Deadbeats-Humdrum
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Sunday, 13 June 2010
Syrup - Different Flavours (2000 Compost)
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Extended Spirit - Solid Water (1999 Sonar Kollektiv)
First, though, let me get through my barbs: the title, I mean, it's so George Winston, or maybe it's a leftover from the Winter 1987 Windham Hill compilation. Surely, the band can't be referencing John Martyn's posthumous advice to fellow folkie, Nick Drake (who cannot be left alone now, ever since Belle and Sebastian and Whistler reared their homespun selves - why doesn't anybody pick on Cat Stevens?). Can they?
Extended Spirit are not corrupted middle-aged men who disguise themselves in paisley-print vests and open shirts and inundate God's glorious creation with instrumental bilge water. They are members of the German movement that has given us God's glorious creation Jazzanova, Beanfield, and even the Compost Label (named after the roster's fecundity, no doubt).
Solid Water has a squelchy, squirmy, mulchy, and compostular opening cut, too. "Fadin' In" does more than, well, fade in; it gets you in the mood for a joyful sixty minutes, bouncy with diminished chords and stylish augmented sevenths. Extended Spirit intend to get modal on your supine booty! "Pressure '98" lulls initially with breathy female vocals la-la-ling over a subdued Rhodes piano before the breakbeats thrust forward and roll over on top of an acoustic bass line. Extended Spirit aren't about to emulate 4 Hero's labored "Two Pages." Instead, they want their fun to be your fun.
"Propulsion" could be an Irresistible Force track, if Mixmaster Morris persuaded A Tribe Called Quest to lend him a silly Q-Tip sample ("This is how they do it!"). But Extended Spirit don't have the same "lie down and be counted" agenda as the Irresistible Force. "Propulsion", an effortless, effervescent groove that makes you doff your frown and feel a little euphoric, belongs up there with "Floatation" by erstwhile Balearic wonders, the Grid. The record's title track is ushered in with slow congas and a sleepy piano bassline. It's completely overshadowed by "Propulsion," of course, but it's not without class, by any means.
Before you get into the remixes, "Illicity" will smooth away any residual wrinkles and give you the chills to boot. Initally, the track is reliant on strings and a stand-up bass to subdue you, but it later becomes everything that L.T.J. Bukem has tried to achieve. (To my ears, Bukem depends too heavily on Vangelis' soundtrack to "Blade Runner" for inspiration and ambience.)
Though Extended Spirit use very Bukem-esque breakbeats on the later parts of "Illicity," their eerie, despondent, barely sung sample ("I don't like to be alone/ In the street") casts a shadowy, baleful pall over the track-- an indistinct menace that marks Extended Spirit out as vastly superior to the heavy- handed Bukem and his wearisome acolytes. The album's final track before the remixes is an original, more robust version of "Pressure" bustling with rampant hi-hats and a careening melody line bolstered by a lightning Rhodes piano solo for which Jamiroquai's Jason Kay would probably trade in his new Lamborghini.
Of the four remixes at the end of the disc, the AVDC's take on "Propulsion" deserves special mention, being as close to full-on house music as this record gets, though it'd be a daring DJ who dropped this tune into the set. AVDC's remix replaces the resplendent, Mediterreanean vibe of the original with a brooding, wary, injured groove. When Q-Tip's sample enters, it's more like words of warning than of applause.
My profound worries about enduring muso- toss, purposeless melismatics, and concealed new age earnestness have proved entirely foundless. Extended Spirit's spin on nu-jazz gives you all the delectable, sunny stuff you could wish for. They've just cut the joy with a lingering, sobering disquiet."
Couldn't have possibly said it better. Did I mention this was the first Sonar Kollektiv release?
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Marschmellows - Klangsystem (1996 INFRACom!)
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Monday, 7 June 2010
VA Electronic Colorations Volume 1-3 (re-upped by public demand;-)
To apologize to all those faithful readers who keep filling my email with assorted request, I decided to reupload the three of four volumes of Electronic Colorations which was compiled last year from quality sources for my Lemuria blog (the first of my blog family to be murdered by G**gle after the infamous Lialeh post stirred too much attention). It seems some of you found the remains of EC package scattered around the net, incomplete and even downsampled, and were not afraid to ask for re-up. Well, folks, here it comes in pristine 320kbps, the three finished volumes including full res original cover art and PDF templates for your own DIY CD cover.
The original sleeve notes:
electronic colorations is a term originally used by lonnie liston smith in 1973 to describe his style of layering electronically generated sounds over jazz funk rhythm section. in the following years, jazz musicians quickly adopted electric pianos, synthesizers, multi-track recording and electronic effect boxes and transformed them into valuable musical instruments to enhance their musical expression while keeping the jazz rhythm still hot.
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Thursday, 20 May 2010
Dynamic Syncopation - Dynamism (1999 Ninja Tune)
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Sunday, 16 May 2010
Jacob's Optical Stairway - Jacob's Optical Stairway (1995 R&S)
Speaking of R&S, any chance somebody would have Volume 6 of their In Order To Dance compilation series? Yeas, it's the red drum'n'bass one.. Thanks.
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Tek 9 - It's Not What You Think It Is!?!! (1996 Reinforced)
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