Written in the 1990’s 
Completed and 
Recorded in 2004-2005. 
I come back to it in my mind all the time in this year 
Of the Lawrd two thousand and twenty five 
Let’s pretend 
2025

Copy of Originals first drafts off the top

Drum Club - Sound System (Underworld Mix)

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True story: Q-Burns Abstract Message once DJ'ed underneath a weighty chainsaw covered in disco ball mirror squares, rotating roundly with silver beams flying off its blade. Imagine such a devious device honed for dance-floor devastation, its rumble tuned to bass-bin frequencies as its saw cuts through beats and melody. But we're talking about a chainsaw wielded by beardy types, waving its mirror ball excess over sunrise-stroked beach sand. We blissfully believe this could be the sound of the "Balearic Chainsaw."

The original "Balearic Chainsaw" is an extended, beefier version of what was previously found on the "Chainsaw" single, released spring 2011 on EIGHT-TRACKS. The piano-fueled, flamenco guitar-kissed version was hidden as the last song in the single. To our surprise, friends and foes alike asked for a longer version to send resonating over the waterfront. The requests have been answered, and this new version features an added groove coda that should send your neighbors dancing into the moon beams. 

Who else could be more perfect for such flights of fancy than our long-time chum Scott Hardkiss? Coming off the brilliant Technicolor Dreamer album on his own God Within label, Scott tackled "Balearic Chainsaw" with a combination of gusto and happenstance. His mix is a rising force, solid rhythms and huggable bass lines anchoring a building swarm of piano, guitar, and cosmic, acid atmosphere. Not content with such mere musical coolness, Scott enlisted the gorgeous vocal contribution of Stevvi Alexander to further the "Balearic Chainsaw" message. Uplifting ain't the half of it

Then there's Scott's remarkable Dub variation. Wild swirls of sound take control of this special version, aided by the unexpected contribution of DJ Afro from Los Amigos Invisibles, supplying his own dueling flamenco guitar strums and riffs. Euphoric motion for the most summery of dance-floors … it's a classic Hardkiss maneuver. 

A party like this needs a proper come-down, and for our back-to-mine moment we've enlisted the reputable chops of Gazeebo, mainstay of Denver's Community Recordings. Working out an Italo/nu-disco throb, Gazeebo's slinky rendition hits all the tingle buttons, giving us a slow motion refuge that still packs a low-end punch. It's fitting and superb power-down for this "Balearic Chainsaw."

Kaskade - "This is really nice, beautiful vocal and perfect summer vibe.  Dig it."
Nick Warren - "Great mixes by Scott and the Gazeebo reprise is ace."
Anthony Pappa - "My favourite is "Gazeebo's Reprise" and l will play this out."
diskJokke - "Lovely tracks, full support."
Ric McClelland (Scope) - "A very nice package.. I'm digging the original, Hardkiss dub, and the Gazeboo Reprise."
Gavin Hardkiss (Hawke) - "F**king stellar ... these mixes will be played all summer."
Justin Harris (Freaks) - "I love Scott's dub, and the original works, too, in the right place."
Ulysses (Neurotic Drum Band) - "The Gazeebo Reprise is my favorite, but the extended original is nice, too. Spacey!"
Greg Fenton (DMC Update) - "Great set of mixes, hard to choose a favorite."
Ray Mang - "Gazeebo's got some depth! Quite like the Hardkiss Dub, too."
Will SumSuch (UrbanTorque) - "Nice package with a real sense of fun. I like it a lot. The Hardkiss dub is the one for me."
Marco Fullone (Radio Monte Carlo) - "A Balearic sound masterpiece!"
Kosmas Epsilon (Proton Radio) - "Original and Gazeebo mixes are pure bliss! Amazing songs."
Dj Nova (Rodon FM Greece) - "This is the absolute Balearic release of 2011! Es Vedra found its soundtrack this year."
Harry Avers (NOICE!) - "F**king amazing Dub by Scott.... love the guitars."
DJ Naz (Buddha Bar) - "Ah, balearic classic! Absolutely superb. I see this working super well at the beach parties this year in Ibiza."



Additional support from John Digweed, Chris Fortier, Atnarko, Benji Candelario, Kraak &amp; Smaak DJs, Johnwaynes, Graeme Park, and Moodymanc.



Available now exclusively from <A HREF="https://www.beatport.com/en-US/html/content/release/detail/388449/Balearic%20Chainsaw">Beatport</A>

Balearic Chainsaw (Scott Hardkiss Remix) [feat. Stevvi Alexander]

This is my set at D-Edge São Paulo in Celebration of my 55th Birthday

RECORDED LIVE @D-EDGE JULY 20th 2024 - BDAY SET

Idle Cellars is back & our latest mix is from the Bay Area’s Dub Disco Dons 40 Thieves! Our hometown heroes are faves of Harvey and Weatherall alike, with releases for labels like Rong Music & Permanent Vacation, including their massive hit covering Hot Chocolate’s “Don’t Turn It Off”! Well-known for having a sporadic release schedule, our Thieves landed at Leng Records for the past decade or so and we can expect some new music from the boys coming soon!

For this mix they’ve pulled out all the stops for a tour-de-force of all the delectable things that makes a Thief a Thief - stripped-down Paradise Garage-brand disco and boogie jams, secret Italo groovers, chuggy slo-mo bangers and more, viewed through the hazy lens of Dub - always a smokers’ delight! We think this is the sound of the summer, so up the bass & treble, skin up and enjoy! 

@40Thieves

Idle Cellars Mix Series Presents 40 Thieves - Vibrazioni

Vibrazioni - 40 Thieves

Sounds from Sunday night

Sounds from Monday morning

Scott Hardkiss 'Hey Deejay (Jimmy Edgar Remix)'

Alex & cate 'been a really long time' 10 9 11 11 33 AM

plenty o time

The lyric was first inspired by “ Norwegian Wood” the film - I a few translations from a few scenes -“ be a good boy and shutup”
“if I have left a wound in you it is not only your wound it is mine as well “ the poem the words to this song emerged from these lines and the scenes and my own grief - this a requiem -that fits every loss before it and after - always.

The loss of a beloved

01 TearJERKyawn

PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- A TWO PEEP BAND NEVER GOT OFF THE GROUND DUE TO OUTSUDE CIRCUMSTANCES.. LOVE ALLWAYS 

13 NOSTALGIA

A SONG PERFORMED AND COMPOSED in collaboration with each other
A catelysteleven and Matt Poweel in 2004-05 
band title 
PrinceWilliamSound

LET'S PRETEND

The Essential Mix is a weekly radio show on BBC Radio 1 currently broadcast between 0:00 - 2:00 AM UK time on Saturday morning. Originally broadcast on 30 October 1993, the Essential Mix features contemporary DJs and music producers of electronic dance music. The show has been presented since its inception by Pete Tong and features an uninterrupted two-hour mix from a different artist each week, overlaid with occasional continuity announcements delivered by Tong. With a broadcast run in excess of 25 years, the Essential Mix is one of the longest-running programmes in the current BBC Radio 1 schedule, and is one of very few Radio 1 shows which is not broadcast live.

1997

Essential Mix 1997-02-09 - Scott Hardkiss

?  about me ? I amwaswillbe be luv we all are already! In light n love in service to the universe. Namaste
C

LET'S PRETEND

acatelysteleven cate

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