Monday, August 22, 2011

Happenstance Mixtape 2 - Guido, Gonjasufi, Superpitcher, Dan Deacon, Primal Scream, Rolling Stones...


Sometimes music takes you out of your comfort zone in a nice way, gently lulling you with headphone candy then before you know it you are off you your chair, rocking....


1. Gonjasufi - Kowboyz & Indians
2. Clutchy Hopkins - 3:02
3. J Dilla - Workinonit
4. Guido - The Way You Make Me Feel
5. Dr Octagon - Earth People
6. Hugh Masekela - The Boy’s Doin’ It (Carl Craig remix)
7. Grace Jones- William’s Blood (Aeroplane remix)
8. Gonjasufi - Love Reign (Bear In Heaven remix)
9. William Onyeabor - Better Change Your Mind
10. Rolling Stones - Under My Dub
11. Superpitcher - Black Magic
12. Mental Overdrive - Pi
13. Dan Deacon - Snookered
14. Primal Scream - Stuka (TLS remix)
15. Fuck Buttons - Olympians


Sunday, August 21, 2011

Mark Ratcliff Rude Audio - That Dirty Echo


There is a nice interview with Mark Ratcliff in Happenstance Radio music blogs this week, where he explains why it's necessary to drive across London at midnight to hear Andrew Weatherall DJ...

Mark's not a bad selector himself. Here he is a mix he did for Happenstance Radio earlier this year (NB. Any fuck ups in the mixing is due to bad editing by me :))...

 

Check out the sources of Mark's inspiration on the Rude Audio website and Facebook page.

And here you can see Mark play out on Wednesday nights at Happenstance Radio's night in Dalston.


Sunday, August 14, 2011

Com Truise - Cyanide Sisters vs. Galactic Melt


The beauty of Tom Cruise, sorry Com Truise!, is that he makes the 80s seem like the epitome of retro cool. Man, he even makes Tom Cruise cool, I watched Risky Business (1983) again and it was alright...The new album Galactic Melt is polished and a solid album, but Cyanaide Sisters shades it for me because it captures the 80s sleazy Cronenburg (think Videodrome) movie vibe so well.

'Slow Peels' is one of a few standout tracks on Cyanaide Sisters...




Sunday, August 7, 2011

Deepchord (Rod Modell) - Hash-Bar Loops


What a great album. Deepchord (Rod Modell) has really evolved the dub techno sound. The new direction, with stronger beats and basslines mixed with field recordings from the city (Amsterdam) is a real winner. Interesting fact...Rod Modell ceremoniously gave up the master cut of this album "to the murky depths of an Amsterdam canal as an act of gratitude to the city@ - for inspiring this music. Here is the video of this unusual and beautiful act...



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