‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through the house came the sound of  Meatskull mixing about. This week sees the arrival of the most excellent project Reagenz – a collaboration between Move D and Jonas Sharp taking house on a journey into the cosmos, shown here on the new album’s 14 minute opener “Dinner With Q”. Brilliant.

Delve into dubstep sounds from King Midas Sound and the most recent track from Burial. Also showcasing the dub genre is former PIL bassist and world music exponent Jah Wobble on his new 10″ single on Pressure Sounds – a cover of Roy Budd’s classic title track to the film Get Carter. Of course, I had to have a christmas tune thrown in, so we’ll finish up with a bonkers version of “Silent Night” by krautrockers Can.

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King Midas Sound – Goodbye Girl
Burial – Fostercare
Duke Reid – Willow Tree Dub
Jah Wobble – Get Carter (Cliff Brumby Mix)/Jah Wobble – Get Carter (Original)
Clutchy Hopkins & Mislead Children – Untitled
Christian Klein – Like The Clouds, Like The Sky
Amerika (Alternative Remix) – Moodymann
Reagenz – Dinner With Q
Dr.Lonnie Smith – Nobody’s Fault But My Own
Odd Nosdam – One For Dallas
Cantaloup – Crooked Rain
Low – Sunshine
10.32 – Written Never Sent
Tim Buckley – Troubador (Live 1967)
Four Tet – Love Cry
Can – Silent Night

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I love to do this stuff, specially when I have someone else do the kitchen work with me. Our creativeness opens many doors. There are a bunch of things needed to prepare a great dinner, and I have to give credit to my Grandma Lena for this one. She gives most welcoming meals, making something as simple as a family dinner into an authentic feast.

The first detail everyone should remember is the table decoration and it’s surroundings. Since it’s a Christmas dinner, let’s make it warm and cozy with some theme related garments. Don’t ever forget to have your sound system working.

It’s time for serious talk.

When your guests surpass 6 people, you should always include 2 main dishes of the same course. Some vegetarians may be present, and you don’t want to make their trip problematic. After all, what’s a host for anyways?…In this case, I will only serve 4 people and none are veggies. So let’s dive into the most important things you should ALWAYS have on the table-side:

1. Various Cheeses

2. Cold Meats

3. Breads and Crackers

For number 4, the Wine. What is it, with food and wine?

White wine doesn’t necessarily go with fish, and red with meat. I consider it quite a myth actually. If you know the basic essences that incorporate the wine from the exterior (depending, obviously, on the regions), it will be easy to find what fits better with what you’re serving. Of course, it’s all a matter of personal taste.

In most Portuguese reds, berries are very present (mostly raspberries, blackberries, and sometimes blueberries). Now, can you imagine those elements with a nice grilled salmon,  fresh lemon zest and a little thyme?

In terms of white wines (talking about Portuguese also), the most present essences are tropical and citrus fruits. These are quite fresh, and can work very easily with chicken or turkey.  As you see, it’s not that difficult. My knowledge in wine is limited, really, but sometimes that’s the necessary, or the essential.

THE FOOD

Alright, now we’re talkin’. I’ll try not to be too extensive on this one, although that’s a complicated thing to achieve. Everyone has a different type of cuisine. I’m more into the lighter/healthier side (more fish, white meats and vegetarian-influenced). The most important part to remember though, is how you’re going to play your main dish with your sides. For example, let’s return to the salmon. Imagine that you’re making the lemon zest and thyme. You want to keep the sides nutritionally and tastefully correct, so carbohydrates as well as fiber should be included. Some small roasted potatoes with herbs and a nice salad with roasted nuts and fresh juicy fruit? Or just simple cooked spinach/broccoli/any other green leaf? These work well with this sweetened fish, since they’re slightly bitter. Remember that these are only examples, and that I’m giving them according to my personal taste!

THE DESSERT Stop whining, it’s not that hard. DON’T run to the supermarket yet.

I read an opinion about desserts written by Jamie Oliver in one of his books, and I have to agree with what he says. Just pick up what you’re good at making and give it a spark! No need for gourmet fuss. If you think that you’re really a complete disaster, turn to mousses, ice-creams, some gelatines and semi-freddos. These go perfectly with any kind of meal and are quick, as well as easy to prepare. If you’re more into Pastry and Baking, I’m going to dive a little deeper into the subject.

Remember the “balanced/nutritional” talk I was giving a while back? Well, this is where it really comes in handy. There are a lot of sweet-toothed people (myself!!!), and they can just devour pretty much anything, as long as it has sugar (generalist here). Anyways, you don’t want to provoke an overdose and ruin the nice dinner you were giving, because you stuffed one of your guests.

Chocolate This is an interesting matter. Here are some little things to register about chocolate desserts: People have the tendency to eat with their eyes. If you place something too fancy, like a big layer cake, they might get overwhelmed. That, or you’ll end up with a lot left-overs. In my opinion, the individual cakes like the Petit Gâteau/Moelleux/Soufflé or mini-tarts are the best bet. They are elegant and clean, and are great with ice-creams, crème anglaise, whipping cream and even fruit coulits. Be creative! Sometimes, these can be more economic and more eye-pleasing.

Desserts to Play My favorite is definitely the mighty Cheesecake (N.Y.- style). If you’ve got the basic recipe for this, the next thing to do is to open a Cheesecake Factory of your own. Very simple and versatile. Some people have a series of complications with this cake regarding open cracks that appear in the middle of the baking period. This cake has cream cheese, and it incorporates mainly with eggs (they are temperature sensitive!  Cracks occur when the oven temp. is too high, or the cake is taken out of the oven too fast and didn’t cool properly!) and a little flour or cornflour.

If you don’t want to get in any trouble, make a semi-freddo. It has some similar components, and you can also add just about anything you like.

The Light Everything is great…but not everyone has the same attitude when it comes to desserts. I personally think that “light” versions don’t taste as good, no matter what they say. There are ways that you can substitute sugar, but that requires some advanced knowledge in baking and pastry. If you do that directly the result might be chaotic, to say the least. I think it’s better to stick with the fruit sorbets, some ice-creams, crisps or trifles (or anything of the genre. Fairly simple to manipulate).

Meringue is a good choice to mix with fresh fruits or fruit coulis. It has no fat, since the only ingredients are egg whites and sugar.

The Angel Food Cake is also great and very good to apply some inventions of your own (be carefull though, don’t destroy the whites’ volume). There are numerous versions of this cake, and it also lacks fattening ingredients!

COFFEE, TEA and DIGESTIVES

It’s a hard part to forget, but not many people have the custom of having this prepared. What’s the prep for anyways?

The coffee and tea, just about anyone has a notion of (for tea, it’s nice to have some choices like Green Tea, Earl Grey and some infusions like Mint).  To have a little treat on the side, just like you see in restaurants, can really make a difference. Chocolate truffles, petit fours and butter cookies are a great idea, since you can make them any size you wish and also add various nuts and flavourings. For the more advanced, some confectionery candies work as well. Candies like chocolate bark, peanut butter cups, pralinés, candied fruits and bonbons…this could go on for ever.

An advice on chocolate confectionery though: Some recipes require certain techniques, which is the case of “tempering”. This consists of melting the chocolate and leaving it to cool until 30ºC/31ºC, so that it can be molded.

When it comes to digestives, I think it really depends on what kind of host you are, and what kind of guests you invited. Obviously most of this stuff is for dinners with your close buddies, not your boss. Cognac and a nice aged whiskey is always a good ending polish, regardless of the ambience the trip turns out to have. After two bottles of wine, the probability is official, collective agreement!

“A great dinner is really like tripping. Enjoy until the last moment. When it’s well performed, the table transforms into an isolated dimension and all the things around it disappear. Completely.”      Verónica Weiss Fontaínhas

Taking it’s name from the classic Sinatra tune (featured here on track 14), this classy mix from London’s Plaidmusic is just my cup of milky British tea. Be sure to check out his recent explorations of a sound that was/is dear to my heart, that of the Manchester Factory/Hacienda/Baggy/Balearic movement. Nice one bruv, as they say across the pond.

1. Stomu Yamashta – Mysteries Of Love
2. Afternoon Delights – Midnight Eyes
3. Fever Ray – Triangle Walks
4. Coyote – Mongolia
5. Primal Scream -Higher Than The Sun (Tone 396 mix)
6. Al Di Meola ft Steve Winwood -Time Is Here
7. Don Cherry -Universal Mother
8. Pacific – From Outer Space
9. Alan Parsons Project – Paseo De Gracia
10. Future World Orchestra – Mission Completed
11. The Grid – Rollercoaster (Global Comunications intro)
12. Miyazama – Anjos Irmaos (Rainer Truby Trio Mix)
13. Ratatat – Swisha
14. Frank Sinatra – Wee Small Hours
15. Laurie Anderson – Speak My Language
16. Architeq – Twilight
17. Nino Ferrer – Looking For You

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Don’t sleep on this mighty mix from blazing beatmaker Eskmo. Made especially for the good peeps over at Brainfeeder – check ‘em out.

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::Birdman's new tattoo...::

Hey, I dont have a problem with tattoos; got 5 myself.    But its Birdman’s  product placement that irks me about this one.

WHY would a person put a tattoo on the top of they head?

It’s clear this Cash Money Records exec has  too much money,  and wayyyy  too much time on his hands.

I wonder if drugs were involved…

::lawd::

The Washed Out album was a lovely listen in 2009…dude really has that whole lo-fi “beach vibe thang” downpat. Here’s a very tasty lil mix he put together recently.

“It’s unclear what was imagined first – the band name, the music, or the artwork – but the entire Washed Out aesthetic coheres effortlessly to form a beautiful dream wave of eternal youth and endless Sunday afternoons. Nothing feels like an after thought, but equally, it doesn’t feel overly calculated either, blurred just enough around the edges to comfort like sunshine through a window. It’s fitting, then, that when we asked Ernest to make a mixtape based around his recent marriage, he instead chose to pop out a 20 minute soporific beauty designed to evoke one long continuous dream. Contrary, but yes, you guessed it, perfectly conceived.” – Via Platform

1. Arch M – “Bedrm Band at Caf NVA (edit)”
2. The Samps – “Magnetic Thys”
3. Samiyam – “Wrap Up”
4. Toro Y Moi – “Brubek”
5. Koushik – “Homage”
6. Osborne – “Afrika (Bullion Remix)”
7. Iasos – “Inter-Dimentional Music”
8. Jack Nitzsche – “Untitled (edit)”
9. The Khalsa String Band – “Song of Bliss”

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As hot as the weather, this week’s Another Angle brings the heat with some dubstep goodness from Eskmo and Untold remixed by James Blake. A real treat is the opening track which is my own edit of The Rectifiers, now featuring the world’s most infamously philandering golf fiend. Also, not one but two limited dub excursions from the wicked Freund Der Familie. Plus, new gear from Moodyman, MC Paul Barman and Black To Comm. Aw-riight!

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The Rectifiers vs Pitch Bureau – Climate Control (Meatskull’s Crouching Tiger Hidden Mistress Mix)
Eskmo – Let Them Sing
Afxjim – The T in Tchina
Fila Brazillia – Lullaby Berkowitz
The Sammiches – She Called Me Heathcliff
The Ruby Suns – Tui You
Moody – Rectify
Slo Moshun – Bells Of NY (Summertime Mix)
MC Paul Barman – Circumcision Suite
SJD – LSM
Solo Andata – Among The Olive Trees
Dr. Robutnik – Kinda Pauly
Rappin’ 4-Tay – Playaz Club
Rockers Hi-Fi – Queen of the Ghetto (Ghetto Defendant)
Freund Der Familie – Symbian (Edit)
Freund Der Familie – Sark (Taron Trekka Remix)
Black To Comm – Trapez
Count Bass D – Fly Thyme
Untold – Stop What You’re Doing (James Blake Remix)
The Sammiches – Lost Continent

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A slick set from Damien Kelly exploring some up to the minute tunes including the newie from Detroit’s 3 Chairs cohorts Rick Wilhite and Kenny Dixon Jr – hooray, I say! The incredible Floating Points makes an appearance, as does Leron Carson on Theo’s Sound Signature label, plus a bunch of headz I’ve not heard from before, which is always a bonus.

Cottam 2 – Pissed Off – Cottam
Floating Points – Truely – Eglo
Atlantic Conveyor – We Are – Untracked
Scott Ferguson – Last Time Disco Ferrispark
Kink – Tropic – Undertones
Rick Wilhite – Drum Pattterns & Memories (Moodymann Mix) – Rush Hour
Soulphiction Presents Missing Linkx – A Short History Of… – Philpot
Jason Fine – Low Down Funk – FXHE
Big Strick Whatup Doe! – FXHE
Dj Jus Ed Presents Nina Kraviz – I Don’t Know Why – Underground Quality
Leron Carson – Red Lightbulb – Sound Signature

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With a track selection showcasing future funk and cyber dubs, Mr. Mohawke delivers the heat on this sexy mix he made for the BBC. A ton of Hud Mo unreleased cuts only sweeten the deal! Dig in.

01. Loops Haunt – Dusk Mechanics [Fortified Audio]
02. Machine Drum – Sakatak [Unreleased]
03. Red – I Should Tell Ya Momma On You [Damfunk Remix] [Stones Throw]
04. Hudson Mohawke – Bopgunn V1 Instrumental [Unreleased]
05. Dorian Concept & Lil Flip – I’m A Balla [Patchwork Pirates Edit] [Unreleased]
06. Hudson Mohawke – Fuse [Warp]
07. Tiago – Babelfish [Beat Dimensions]
08. Rustie – Nekoo [Unreleased]
09. Starkey – Ok Luv [Planet Mu]
10. Hudson Mohawke – Ice Viper [Unreleased]
11. Hudson Mohawke – Overnight Celebrity [Unreleased]
12. Hudson Mohawke – Star of A Story [Unreleased]
13. Hudson Mohawke – Are You Feeling Hot [Unreleased]
14. Hudson Mohawke – Take My Hand [Unreleased]
15. Hudson Mohawke – Still On It [Wireblock/LuckyMe]
16. Hudson Mohawke – Pipes [Unreleased]
17. Hudson Mohawke – Chorduroy [Unreleased]
18. Hudson Mohawke – Photo 2 [Unreleased]
19. Hudson Mohawke – Waldo’s Gift [Unreleased]
20. Harmonic 313 – Scar (feat. Wiley) [Warp]
21. Princess – Say I’m Your Number One [Teldec]
22. Markis Sage – Creature Of Lagoon [Harmonia]
23. Redinho – Mo Brap [Numbers]
24. Krystal Klear – Boogie Wan [Unreleased]
25. Midnight Star & Usher – Touch That Midas Girl [Unreleased]
26. Becoming Real – Get Hype [Tough Love Records]
27. Free School – Grey Goose (feat. Kelis) [Whatcha Sippin On]
28. Ludacris – How Low Can You Go [Disturbin' Tha Peace]
29. Redhino – Banger [Numbers]
30. Hudson Mohawke – Stay Fresh [Unreleased]
31. Lazersword – Trapperkeeper [Numbers]
32. Lil Wayne – I Feel Like Dying [Flying Lotus Mix] [CDR]
33. KGB Man – Africa [Unreleased]
34. Ply Girls – I Could Give You Reasons [Unreleased]
35. James Pants – Lickin’ Stick [Stones Throw]
36. Hudson Mohawke – Twistclip Loop [Warp]
37. Carl Cox – Let’s Do It [Bass Section Recordings]
38. Apple – De Siegalizer [Numbers]
39. DJ Seduction – Imp002 [Impact]
40. Becoming Real – New Kids [Unreleased]
41. Manix – Head In The Clouds [Knights J1]
42. Jjak Hogan – Frequency [FrequeNC]
43. Machindrum – Carry The Weight [Unreleased]
44. Fatima Yamaha – What’s A Girl To Do [D1 Recordings]
45. Nacho Patrol – Futuristic Abeba [Hudson Mohawke Remix] [Rush Hour Records]
46. Slum Village – Dirty (feat. ODB) [Capitol Records]
47. The Pharcyde – Passin Me By [FlyAsPie Remix] [Delicious Vinyl]
48. Cloud One & Madlib – Unknown Interlude Track [CDR]
49. SciFi Stu – The Will (feat. Vast Aire) [Unreleased]
50. Terror Danjah – Bipolar [Unreleased]
51. Joy Orbison – J.Doe [Doldrums]
52. Lone – Sharpest View Of The Sun [Dealmaker]
53. Mwëslee – Eurocarne Snips Track 4 [Unreleased]
54. Hudson Mohawke – Monde [Uneleased]
55. Mike Slott – Snow Birds [LuckyMe]
56. Dimlite – Cotdam (feat. Pharrell) [Unreleased]
57. American Men – AM System [LuckyMe]

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Martin Guava and I ventured down to Peru last October to meet up with Daniel Castillo and experience some of Peru.

First we went North and caught a really good swell.
The waves were both amazing and humbling.

Then we hung around Lima and points South.
Daniel and his friends showed us an unforgettable time.

Big thanks to Andres Wurst, Martin and Daniel for filming.

The food was amazing.
Dusty. The wild West.
Going back soon. 
Not as soon as L’Anglais.

“Filled with french perverse 70’s LSD funk, some monstrous jazz + samba flipouts, several cult and very influental songs mixed with ridicule of The Beatles and the non-existent hippie-parody Dewey Cox himself.

This small collection went through some big changes over time. At first, I made it the most obvious way – indie experiments with japanese and NY noise bands (OOIOO, Optimo, Pullsallama etc.) but that was simply to simple, raw and it was’nt “romantic” and humorous enough. So I basically shifted entirely from that direction into sex, retro, french, jazz, kinky, ridiculous direction and tried to make a sort of a “soundtrack” that is not that tough at rhythm but more into the freedom loving atmosphere of the swinging sex organs.

Standout tracks, and maybe tracks that make this comp a must have (for those who never heard them before) are definitely: the gorgeous and life-fulfiling, jamming Andrew Bird’s Coney Island Shuffle, Janko Nilovic’s by far the best composition Xenos Cosmos from 1972 (the last 1 minute of the song is golden and the rest of his work is mostly crap), magickal Senor Coconut’s – Rydeen, of course Serge Gainsbourg’s cult classic Bonnie and Clyde, Sohail Rana’s Soul Sitar – a perverse take on bollywood humour (Guys from Ninja Tune label had lots of fun remixing this gem) and the infinite Piggies - spitting humour from The Beatles. Also, I should mention Marsha Hunt with her nipple shaking (Oh No! Not) The Beast Day, a strangely missed groovy 70’s funk club hit.” – Bleeding Panda

01 Medeski Martin & Wood – Pat A Cake (2008)
02 RJD2 – 1976
03 The Pinker Tones – L’Heros (2006)
04 Serge Gainsbourg – Bonnie and Clyde
05 Georges Garvarentz – Nues Dans L’eau (1970)
06 Sohail Rana – Soul Sitar (1970)
07 Marsha Hunt – The Beast Day (1973)
08 Paul McCartney – Coming Up (Thumbs Aloft Edit 2007) M
09 The Mystic Moods – Honey Trippin’ (1975)
10 The Delfonics – Funny Feeling (1971)
11 Os Mutantes – A Minha Menina M
12 Andrew Bird’s Bowl Of Fire – Coney Island Shuffle (1999)
13 The Beatles – Piggies (1968)
14 Walk Hard The Dewey Cox Story – Black Sheep (2007)
15 Der Dritte Raum – Swing Bop B (2008)
16 Senor Coconut and His Orchestra – Rydeen (2008)
17 G. Bordonneau & DJ BNX – Ultra Bossa (2000)
18 Janko Nilovic – Xenos Cosmos (1972)
19 Funkadelic – Can You Get To That (1971)

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The second mix from Meatskull this week – you lucky people. Starting out with some heavy hitting remixes from the 90’s involving the masterful Andy Weatherall, disecting Red Snapper and Percy X. Another rare Bob Marley dub and another cut from the newest Floating Points joint. Gorgeous textures from Peter Broderick & Machinefabriek and more, more, more.

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Red Snapper – Bogeyman (Two Lone Swordsmen Blue Jam Cologne Mix)
Percy X VS Blood Sugar – -3 (Emissions 2) (Remixed By Andy Weatherall & David Harrow)
Tobacco – Gross Magik
Keith Murray – The Most Beautifullest Thing In The World
The Dylan Group – Some Kind Of Lullaby
J.Rogers – Meditation Point (Eskmo Remix)
Luke Hess – Meaning Matters (Mikkel Metal Mix)
Sinner DC – Afterland
Metaform – Love & Loss
Anubian Lights – In Flight
Cooly G – Love Dub (Refix)
Peter Broderick & Machinefabriek – Rain
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Forever Loving Jah (Dub Version)
David Alvarado – Spoken Word
Floating Points – Argonaut
The Ghost Orchid – Warm
Yppah – Almost In That Category
Sr. Aye – Yo Mate a Bejamin Linus
Marmoset – Peach Cobbler

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French DJ Corrado teams up with Hip Hop Core to showcase on of the scene’s most solid senders and all round headfunker, Kankick. He first came to my attention via his association with the Stones Throw label and has since impressed with a rather prolific output of studio recordings and bedroom beat tapes since. Some great collaborators on this set too. Kankick’s the shit, yo.

01. Intro
02. The Finer Things (feat. Dr Oop)
03. Sex Rhyme (feat. Declaime & Poppy of Mad Men)
04. Toast To The Boogie (feat. Declaime & Poppy of Mad Men)
05. Delta Force
06. Just Methods (feat. Montage One)
07. Hot (feat. Miki Vale)
08. As Live As It Gets (feat. Medaphoar & Oh No)
09. It’s As Simple As It Gets (feat. God’s Gift)
10. Yes Yes (feat. Miki Vale)
11. Shit Ain’t Right (feat. Declaime)
12. Malibu (feat. Mystery’s Extinction)
13. Love Hardcore (Underground) (feat. Declaime)
14. A Sight For Song Eyes (feat. Visionaries)
15. I Come Real With This (feat. Lootpack)
16. The Apocalypse (feat. The Infamous MC)
17. The 900’s (feat. Kubiq & Shake)
18. Same Ol Similar
19. On The Lookout (feat. Kombo & Wildchild)
20. Don’t Fight That (feat. Krondon, Montage One, Phil Da Agony & Planet Asia)
21. Method Man Remix

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“For this week’s XLR8 mix installment we head south into the wilds of Los Angeles for a heavy dose of spaced-out future-hop, courtesy of native son Nosaj Thing. With a litany of unreleased and exclusive tunes at his disposal—many of them coming from Low End Theory compatriots like Flying Lotus, Daedelus, and The Gaslamp Killer—Mr. Thing assembles a mix that captures the boundary-pushing spirit and chilled-out vibes of Southern California.” – XLR8

01 Teebs “My Whole World” (Brainfeeder)
02 Flying Lotus “Unreleased”
03 Free The Robots “La Lune” (Alpha Pup)
04 Tokimonsta “Doing It My Way”
05 Exile “Summer Sun (Take Remix)” (Plug Research)
06 The Gaslamp Killer “Anything Worse” (Brainfeeder)
07 Ras G “Disco 4000″
08 Daedelus “LA Nocturn” (Friends of Friends)
09 Samiyam “My Buddy”
10 Kab & Tully “Unreleased” (My Hollow Drum)
11 Teebs “Unreleased”
12 Nosaj Thing “Us” (Alpha Pup)
13 Flying Lotus “Camel (Nosaj Thing Remix)” (Warp)
14 Nosaj Thing “Ice Cube Remix”

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Opening with the stunning new track from Four Tet, uncovering a hidden instrumental gem from u2 (!), sharing a rare Blackwell Dub of Bob & The Wailers and checking out some new dubstep from 2562. That’s just a sample of this week’s mix from yours truly which passed the late night listening test with flying colours (quality assurance guaranteed).

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Four Tet – Love Cry
Barzan – Vocalism
U2 – Basa Trap
Willie Williams – No One Can Stop Us (Pts. 1 & 2)
The Sammiches – A New World
William Orbit – Water From A Vineleaf (Spooky Remix)
Alog – The Youth Of Mysterious Conversation
Floating Points – Vacuum Boogie
Greenskeepers – Man In The House (Pepe Bradock’s Underwater Playground Mix)
Harmonia ‘76 & Brian Eno– Sometimes In Autumn (Shakleton Remix)
2562 – Narita
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Roots, Rock, Reggae (Dub)
Eric & Dudley Perkins – Yet And Still feat. Rahel & Georgia Muldrow
David Tagg – Orchids 3
Red Snapper – Crusoe Takes A Trip [John McEntire Tortoise Mix]
Fight Or Flight – Bracken

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William Orbit – Water From A Vineleaf

The irrepressible Pilooski live in the mix va Eamon Harkin’s web spot.

“It’s been a very busy summer but now with Sunday Best and The Beach Party in full flight there’s a little breathing room in an otherwise hectic schedule to launch websites, release records and get through the general back log.

More to come on all of that in time but for now I’m happy to finally post a gem of a mix from Pilooski recorded live at the Mister Saturday Night loft/warehouse party from last month. No track list on this one but I can say its a treasure trove of edits from all the top players in the game. Just what you’d expect from the Parisian master. Here you go…”

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Another music in a different kitchen… and Another Angle in a different headspace this week with less tunes, more attitude (altitude). Music for the subconscious and those whose consciousness has left the building. Good times ahead.

Broselmaschine – Schmetterling
The Caretaker – It’s All Forgotten Now
Ben Watt – Guinea Pic (Vocal variation with Julia Biel)(DJ Koze Remix)
Demdike Stare – Haxan
Sven Weissman – Garden Of Fantasy
MJ Meets The Rockers – Billie Jean
O – Joe Who
Secede – Ballroom
Sigur Ros – Gobbledigook (Gluteus Maximus Mix)
Murs & 9^th Wonder – Badman
36 – Inside/The Irresistible Force – Power (Mixmaster Morris Remix)
Carlos Y Gaby – Hot Heavy Heat (A Chase Theme)
Buddy Peace – I Explode (Why Bomb Why)
1000 Names – Rhythmatic Train Behaviour
Crystal Fighters – Xtatic truth (Kukuxu Sees The Xtatic Truth)

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Recorded January 2004, Food For Thought changed the parameters of the techno DJ mix. Until now there has only been a 128kbps version available that had been subjected to overzealous ‘mastering’. Here for your pleasure is a 320kbps version encoded from the original DAT recording of the set.

Shiver – Subsonic Soundscape
Autechre – Clipper
Surgeon – Exhibit
Scorn – Twitcher (Surgeon DNA remake)
Liaisons Dangereuses – Peut Etre … Pas
AFX – Mighty Force
Monolake – Polaroid
Photek – Trans 7
Renegard Soundwave – Phantom
DHS – The House Of God (DHS remix)
Monolake – Cern
Autechre – Second Scepe
Tony Rohr – Lofishizzy
65D Mavericks – Earthbound (Surgeon remix)
Cane – Fall
Curve – Falling Free (Aphex Twin remix)
Dom and Rymetyme – Iceberg
Horace Andy – Money Money
Monolake – Stratosphere
British Murder Boys – Live Ritual No.1
Autechre – Second Bad Vilbel
Phantom Power – Can D
Nitzer Ebb – Smear Body
Meat Beat Manifesto – Mindstream (Aphex Twin remix)
Autechre – Cipater (Surgeon remake)
Denis Rusnak – Working Sister
British Murder Boys – Don’t Give Way To Fear
Ed Rush, Optical and Fierce – Alien Girl
Autechre – Second Peng
Surgeon – Shaper Of The Unknown

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Indian Summer in November?
Many hoodless. True brutes–gloveless.
Trop S mixto w/ regional E groundswell = shifty yet solid energy.
NE fog wishing it was London Fog (2oz Gin + 1/4oz Pernod -> Shake well and serve)

Tidal flux from hell.
OH to DOH shared with half of Baaawston.

Buenas olas
Shucks I missed today’s early.

Uroš Umek is internationally acclaimed music producer from Slovenia, seducing the masses with his own music blend for more than a decade. Always on the look for new sounds and determined to challenge every existing cliché in music industry, he managed to define his own vision of vanguard techno. Sure, this would not happen without the support of his loyal peers who’ve joined him on the production platforms such as Recycled Loops, Consumer Recreation and Astrodisco, with which they defined “Slovenian techno sound” and successfully invested it as an important driving force on the global club scene. The Slovenian techno sensation Umek brings unbridled energy to the main floor of Space at Carl Cox’s ‘Join the Revolution’!

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Skeezin’ round your way in a crazy hat and an old school track suit lays Damo Ryan. Let him into your world to make it a brighter place. Just make sure he gets home before midnight, otherwise it could get messy.

“Please download my newest mix, on a funk/soul/hip-hop tip, with a couple of my very own remixes thrown in a word, gloomy.
- yo baby, funk the hits out of me!” – Damo

01. intro
02. de la soul – talkin’… bout hey love
03. j dilla – two can win
04. j dilla – stop
05. j dilla – think twice
06. dj jazzy jeff feat. chinah blac – touch me wit ur handz
07. gloomy – peter piped her
08. cocoa brovaz – super brooklyn
09. boogie down productions – south bronx (gloomy scratch edit)
10. arts the beatdoctor – the anthem
11. flying lotus feat. andreya triana – tea leaf dancers
12. ian pooley – floor face down
13. wild sugar – bring it here
14. fire fox – street people
15. kool & the gang – summer madness
16. mc paul barman – a somewhat new medium

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