Name: FRACTAL ALCHEMY 0.1 by FM Alchemy
Duration: 1 h 17 min 55 s
Description: The complexity of nature, these smooth constructions often turn out to be the wrong kind of abstraction. Nature is rough and irregular, and until recently this irregularity was impossible to measure.

Fumiya Tanaka live mix @ CHAOS,WWWX TOKYO /19 May 2023 at 1:15-2:30

A lil practice session, plating the track list  from my Lunch at Egg set on 7th April extended with a few more favourites back from when the dancefloor was fun.

It's a journey

Practice Makes You Better 05/24

The complexity of nature, these smooth constructions often turn out to be the wrong kind of abstraction. Nature is rough and irregular, and until recently this irregularity was impossible to measure.

FRACTAL ALCHEMY 0.1

RESONANCE #1 B2B

Artist: Victorious
Title: Liquid Squid E.P.
Label: Sex Tapes From Mars
Cat No: STFM007
Format: 12” Vinyl

Tracklist: 

A1. How Do You Do It?
A2. Living Without You
B1. All I Want To Do
B2. How Do You Do It? (The Poptastic Mix)
B3. Everybody


Yet again digging deep into the forgotten corners of dance music history, Sex Tapes From Mars is back with an essential reissue of 1997’s “Liquid Squid” by Victorious - a long-lost gem from the hazy heyday of mid-90s US house. Originally pressed in small quantities, the EP quickly became a cult favourite among vinyl purists and house music heads, with original copies going for hefty sums on Discogs, and as little as 50 members listing it in their collection. Now, after years of obscurity, “Liquid Squid” returns, bringing unfiltered, raw energy, and bolstered by a killer remix from Canadian duo Boomtang Boys, adding a respectful rework that breathes new life into the original track without overshadowing its original spirit.

Deep, driving, and dripping with analogue warmth, with chunky, rolling basslines that sit under warm, sweeping pads. The productions are stripped-back but loaded with texture, featuring subtly layered percussion that builds with precision, creating a spacious, immersive sound. Throughout the record, what’s consistent is low-swung, rolling rhythms, and rough-and-ready keys. It's dance floor-centric, but there’s a level of emotional depth in this singular to its era, and one you don’t find in contemporary sonic palettes. 

Victorious provides a deep stroke into the realm of dubby, atmospheric house, revolving around hypnotic, evolving grooves, with spaced-out chords, lustrous vocals, and key tinkerings, perfect for more introspective sets. It’s a direct nod to the grit of Detroit along with clear remnants of early Chicago house glimmers - dreamy but yet still functional.

Sex Tapes From Mars has always been a label with a nose for the weird, slick, and the rare, and this reissue is no exception, crafting tantalising soundscapes that pull you into its orbit.  “Liquid Squid”  offers a snapshot of a time when the lines between genres were still fluid - it’s rich, warm, and dripping with sultry swagger - a piece of history that’s been given a second life, ready to work its magic on dance floors once again.

Victorious - Liquid Squid E.P. (STFM007)

The longtime Perlon affiliate goes for big basslines and big grooves. 

It's 1996, and a young Fumiya Tanaka is shelling out hefty yet minimal percussive techno at Club Rockets in Osaka to an audience enraptured. Released as Mix-Up, the 90-minute recording captures Tanaka sounding rather like Jeff Mills or Surgeon. It's far cry from the sound he's known for today.

Fumiya Tanaka's creative arc has seen him move away from these thunderous sounds to warmer shades of house and minimal. Since 2016, he's found a home on the inimitable German minimal label, crafting out a distinctive sound within the labels roster with an affection for tumbling basslines and spooky atmospheres. 

From 1996 to 2023, Tanaka ran a party series in Tokyo, Osaka and Berlin called "Chaos," which encapsulates the ethos of freedom Tanaka brings to a party. "When you hear music you've never heard before and encounter unknown territory, you will be so happy and totally absorbed," he told us back in 2019. "I want to keep that feeling."

RA.964 achieves exactly that. Nearly three decades removed from his burst onto the scene, and after a good few years of asking, Tanaka's RA Podcast captures him in full house mode. Recorded at a Slapfunk party in Manchester, the Perlon maestro keeps the vibe funked-up, chunky and warm, punctuated by the occasional big breakdown and the odd lick of garage rudeness. No tracklist for now—but as Tanaka knows well, half the fun lies in the mystery. 

@fumiyatanaka_official

Read more at ra.co/podcast/964

RA.964 Fumiya Tanaka

recorded at Ratherlost @ LOFI Amsterdam on the 1st of January 2025.

ROGER GERRESSEN @ RATHERLOST - LOFI AMSTERDAM 01-01-2025

Almost 10 years ago.
Just found this mix on an old old hard-drive at my parents.
This was on a crazy East Coast USA tour.
This infamous mid-week (Wednesday's) hangout in Boston - don't quote me but I believe the only place to hear electronic music back then.
One for the heads.
I remember it like it was yesterday.
Slow and chiunky minimal was the vibe back then.

Perfect for your after parties at home or at your desk in the office helping your day along.

Bless!

Rossko @ Phoenix Landed, Boston, USA 2016

THREE PIECE AND FRIES w/ VERA - Wednesday 15th January 2025

@iamnotu

Readers of these pages and indeed any lover of electronic music will need little to no introduction to Thomas Melchior (aka Melchior Productions Ltd). From his collaborative work as Soul Capsule with Peter Adshead, ToFu Productions with Fumiya Tanaka, to his own seminal solo work for the likes of Perlon, Cadenza, Playhouse, and his own My King Is Light imprint Melchior is a treasure to the worldwide community.

Moreover, his work alongside longdated friend Bruno Pronsato will again bear fruit on an upcoming release on FOOM, and two already scheduled for My King Is Light

So, it is with great excitement that we welcome Mr. Thomas Melchior to our podcast series where he delivers his first-ever live podcast (excluding his live-stream performance for Club Der Visionaere) for your listening pleasure. Take it away Melchior Productions Ltd.

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