The Orb founder Dr Alex Paterson has been an extremely busy man of late. Having helmed the prolific ambient house collective for over three decades, he's now adding several new ventures to his evergrowing arsenal.

Among these are a fresh new label, Orbscure Recordings, which will be a platform for Alex's output under his various guises. Launched under Robin Collins' Cooking Vinyl imprint, the label will also be an opportunity for Alex to show off his A&R skills, an area he cut his teeth in for EG Records. First up is a collaborative release from himself and fellow Orb member Andy Falconer under the name Sedibus, which was predominantly masterminded remotely and marks the pairs first work together in almost 30 years.

On top of the new label and the fresh collaboration, Alex has also announced the release of ‘Babble on an' Ting: Alex Paterson's Incredible Journey Beyond the Ultraworld with The Orb’, a book written by close friend and journalist Kris Needs that documents his life from childhood through to The Orb's activities and his brand spanking new label.

It's a wonder he managed to find the time to steer the ship for this week's Monday Is OK mix. It is literally what the doctor ordered—he also prepped the Hors d'oeuvres, set the table and paired it with an interview about various bits and bobs—so get yourself comfortable and let Alex helm the boat safely out of Plymouth...

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Dr Alex Paterson (The Orb): The 'Monday Is OK' Mix

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About the CD:
I was always aware of Bukem, another DJ who managed to make underground rumblings to the listeners of the British dance scene without  us seemingly knowing who they even were... we just knew about them anyway.  immediately fell in love with this CD once Makoto's 'Inside Your Love' rolled in with MC Conrad's silky smooth mc'ing riding over the top. I'd always loved drum and bass from a distance, but from hearing that track... I was forever a massive fan. I bought into the Good Looking label, bought alot of old releases, all the mix cd's and then fell in love with Bukem's downtempo sister label 'Cookin Records'. This influence was one of the main sounds of my early vinyl days and has gone on to educate and delight for another decade and more. Play it loud, ride the groove, feel the bass. BUKEM!

018 - Progression Sessions 6 - LTJ Bukem & MC Conrad - America Live - Disc 1 (2001)

Here's the next installment of The Mystical Realms series with more atmospherical sounds from the mid 90's.

Includes music from Photek, Source Direct, PFM, Axis,
LTJ Bukem and more.....

1. Axis: One In Ten
2. LTJ Bukem: Coolin' Out
3. Code Blue: Angels In Dub (DJ Crystl Remix)
4. Photek: One Nation
5. Essence Of Aura: Northern Lights Remix
6. Skanna: Find Me
7. DJ Fokus: I Want
8. Basic Influence: Still Waters (Run Deep Mix)
9. PFM: The Mystics
10. DJ Fokus: On Line (Recoded)
11. The Truper: Volume 2A
12. Appaloosa: Travelling
13. Wax Doctor: Finer Things
14. Aquasky: Dezires
15. Source Direct: Web Of Sin
16. Studio Pressure: The Water Margin
17. PFM & Tayla: The Submarine Tune
18. Model: Flight

Cozmik Beatz: The Mystical Realms Vol. 5

Track List:
https://promisesproject.net/pen-vs-sword/reopenlab/exit-planet-earth-s1-e11/

EXIT PLANET EARTH x PEN vs SWORD S1 EP11

I often mix in lounge bars, and in those I play eclectic beats, from downtempo / trip-hop to disco, funk edits, afro-beat, deep house & indian music. So in this mix, you will find eclectic inflences ranging from different backgrounds. To use for sunny days and parties outside with the BBQ ! Available to download. 

Down by law (Tom Waits & John Lurie)
Nina Simone  - Feeling Good  (Catalist Feelin' Remix)
The Dining Rooms - Verso Il Sole 
Bebel Gilberto - Towa Tei - Technova 
Esbe - Darling 
Neşe Karaböcek - Demiyom Mu (Pamplemousse Rose Remix) 
Nightmares On Wax - Da Feelin' (KOLA Remix) 
Nese Karabocek - YALI YALI (Todd Terje Edit) [Gouranga Music]
Santana - Black Magic Woman - edit 
L'Impératrice - Vacances - YUKSEK Remix
Roisin Murphy-Ancora Tu 
Trentemøller - Dubby Games 
Télépopmusik - Breathe remix
100th Monkey - Nyika Nyika [Nyika Nyika_ Raindance, 1994] 
Nick Holder - Feelin' Sad 
Nick Holder - Summer Daze DNH Records 
Arkajo - Fathomless Music (Aniara Recordings)
Gyedu Blay Abolley - Highlife (Alan Dixon Edit) 
Joe Cuba sextet & Jose Cheo Feliciano - OYe como va (K&F edit)
Les Djinns (Trentemøller Remix) Djuma Soundsystem 
FC Kahuna - Hayling feat. Hafdis Huld (John Digweed & Nick Muir Remix) 
Blue Boy - Sandman (Original 12 Inch Mix) 
HNNY - Cheer Up, My Brother feat. Alex E (Sparrow & Barbossa Remix) 
Jack J - Looking forward to you 
Dr Packer Ft. Casual Connection - Rollerskating (Jam Disco Rap Mix) 
Mim Suleiman - Mingi 
Cherokee - Take Care Of You 
Thievery Corporation  - Letter to the Editor (feat. Racquel Jones) 
Esbe - Again 
Esbe - Tribute To Music 
Deadbeats - Funky For You Space (Hopper Original Mix) 
Babe Roots - Sun Is Shining feat. Milly James 
Eden Ahbez - Full Moon

Summer Daze-Eclectic vibez 4 da summer

Glint [Minimal Groove Concept]

Frqncy [Minimal Groove Concept]

One of the very first Essential Mixes. Grab a download of this fantastic two-hour set with some old school phenomenal classics on it before I get my wrist slapped and it gets taken down!

Essential Mix 1995-02-12 - Gilles Peterson, DJ Krush, and UFO

Solid Steel (7th December) We finish our week of celebrations for 30 Years of Solid Steel where it all started, with a mix by Detroit Techno legend Juan Atkins and Ninja Tune founders Coldcut. Juan Atkins was the guest on the first Solid Steel show in December 1988 with and you can also hear that mix and interview by Coldcut at http://solidsteel.net/broadcasts/916

Recalling his experience appearing on pirate radio station Kiss FM, Juan told us: “I remember doing the show with Coldcut in 1988 from someone’s apartment, like on the 9th floor or so in what seemed to be a huge apartment building. I was amazed by all of the pirate radio stations in London that were introducing the UK to all the new music, music styles, and genres. We had nothing like that in the USA. Pirate radio stations in the UK were responsible for this music making it into the charts as well” 

“Interviewing Juan Atkins was a buzz” recalls Matt Black from Coldcut. “Not only for the fact I had never interviewed anyone before, let alone a don of his calibre. I was a fan of his work as one of the Belville 3 (Atkins, May, Saunderson), but also earlier as Cybertron, whose Kraftwerk-meets-hiphop-electro excursions had reached and rocked us in the UK early 80s with his space-out sound. I relished the opportunity to get a direct line on the origins of electro and techno from key originator Mr Atkins, and also found out some of his thoughts on the birthplace of much music - Detroit. He expressed wonder at being on pirate station Kiss and how the UK's pirate radio supported new music and DJ culture. Juan is a beautiful guy and I well remember his soulful natural charisma and down to earthness. His DNA runs prolifically through modern music.”

Listen to all the 30th anniversary mixes as they go up each day here soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/sets/30-years-of-solid-steel

The Solid Steel website http://solidsteel.net/ for track lists and archive shows.
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Go to the Juan Atkins mix in Hour 1 here https://soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/solid-steel-radio-show-07122018-hour-1-juan-atkins

Hour 2 - Coldcut
Cybotron	_	Clear
Coldcut	_	Irrupt Electro
Tarquin	_	Masked Ball
Floating Points	_	Nuits Sonores
Coldcut	_	Modular Analog One
Moderat +Thom Yorke	_	Out of Sight
Peter Van Hoeson	_	Quadra
Coldcut	_	Dada Noise
Forgotten Souls	_	Stop ’n’ Go
Coldcut	_	Modular Analog Two 
Mr Fingers	_	Slam Dance
Underground Resistance	_	Galaxy 2 Galaxy
Coldcut	_	Modular Analog Two c
Derrick May	_	Kaotic Harmony
Liquid Sky Berlin x Coldcut	_	Session 1 c#
Jon Hopkins	_	Symmetry
Project Pablo	_	Less and Less
Ganymede Impactor	_	SHALT
Bogus Order	_	Flight (Jamm Acid Flip Mix)
Coldcut	_	Dada Noise
Potter Natalizia Zen Cass 	_	Emotioncode
Fatima Yamaha - Platforms	_	Empty Version
Bubble	_	Safely
Lapalux	_	Face Down, Eyes Shut
This Mortal Coil	_	Song To The Siren
Moses Sumney	_	Make Out in My Car
John J Francis	_	God's Garden

Solid Steel Radio Show

Solid Steel Radio Show 07/12/2018 Hour 2 - Coldcut

A mix of contemporary break-beats, broadcast live from my home in the Mojave desert, Joshua Tree California to raise awareness and funds for this excellent campaign 'Forests without Frontiers' who are working with the local community in planting trees and much more in Carpathia. If you have enjoyed this or any other of my mixes over the years pls consider donating to https://fundrazr.com/forests_without_frontiers

// From the desert, for the forests //

Its men'al! Epic transmissionz from Cyber Space, which was then ruled by Neuromancers and dudes with lawnmowers whizzing around at 14400 bps.

Future Sound Of London - Essential Mix April 12, 1993

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