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

Me and some recent vinyl buys , hope you like it

OHM Series  Show 29

Quadrant Soundscape presents In Focus 003 

  The 3rd instalment of our In:Focus Series hones in on one of our favourite European Dub Techno labels …. The ever consistent , ever exciting forward thinking Danish stable that is … Echocord.

Founded in 2001 in Copenhagen, Denmark by the Danish DJ & Clubowner Kenneth Christiansen, Echocord has gone from strength to strength pushing early music from some of today highly established artists. 

  “ It all started when Kenneth in the beginning of 2002 met Mikkel Meldgaard aka Mikkel Metal in a small recordshop where Kenneth was working. Kenneth has been thinking about starting a label for a while at that time, and when he heard the tracks from Mikkel he knew it was time. 

  Already at that time he knew some of the people at Kompakt, so it was the place to try to get a distribution deal. Wolfgang & Michael liked it a lot so this was the beginning of an already now long relationship. A lot of things have happened since, many new artists has been signed. The music has always been circling around Dub Music. From Electronica-Dub to Dub-Techno and House. Kenneth has always been very inspired from what came out of Berlin and the Hardwax Camp like Basic Channel, Chain Reaction & the DIN label, which you can hear on the label and in his dj-sets.

 Echocord Colour was founded in 2008 as the sublabel of Echocord Records.

 Kenneth had been thinking about starting a second label for a long time, mostly because he had received so many good demoes, which he wants to release, but also because he wants to have a label where music for the dancefloor is in focus. It can be Dub-Techno it can be Detroit-Techno or House or even Dubstep, but all quality music for the dancefloor. ”

  As we’ve found with our previous In:Focus mixes the problem is never finding the music, its selecting just a few tracks from the Vast Discography available, but we’re never going to complain about that.   We thought this would be a great time to drop this mix as Echocord has just recently released they’re 20 year anniversary compilation, featuring artists old and new, so what better time to put them under the spotlight.

  Here’s to the next 20 years Echocord. 

You can find Echocord here:

https://echocord.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/echocord.records
https://soundcloud.com/echocord

Tracklist:

Babe Roots/Another Channel - Takeover feat. E Pertoldil (Original Mix) (2018)
Orbite - Moment (2018)
Fluxion - Burst Mode (Convextion Remix) (2012)
Conforce pres. Silent Harbour - Riparian (2018)
Mathimidori - Akari (2020)
Rod Modell - Beach (2003)
Dj Lab - Walk Through (Echospace Redub) (2007)
Sven Weisemann - Lunation (2017)
Conforce pres. Silent Harbour - Pelagia (2018)
Mathimidori & Rhauder - Kobe (2020)
STL - Dub Plus (2020)
Babe Roots/Another Channel - Get You Down (2018)
Ander Llar - Trails and Stairs (2004)
Idealist - Accumbens (2017)
Luke Hess - Reel Life (2009)
Fluxion - For You (Deepchord Reconstruction 1) (2014)
Onmutu Mechanicks - Lupus Moon (XDB Remix) (2015)
Fairmont - I want to See The Sun Come Up (2005)
Luke Hess - Meaning Matters (2009)
Sven Weisemann - Bilateral Relations (2017)
Dj Daniel - On Lock (2004)
Trentemoller vs Dj Lab - Rauta (Girl Remix) (2009)
El Choop - Insane Sends (Svens Angelic Sends Remix) (2021)
Resoe - Morphing (2017)
Babe Roots/Another Channel - Money Run Things (2018)
Luke Hess - Transform (2009)
Jor-El - Elevation (2017)
Hess & Furstenberg - Platte (2008)
Luke Hess - Hoodmode (2016)
Stephen Brown - Wet (2017)
Fluxion - En Route (2018)
Pattern Repeat - Ofetriade (2009)
Nick Hoppner - Seaweed (2012)
Seph - Motion (2017)
Luke Hess & Jeff Hess - M1 (2021)
Forest Drive West - Parallel Space (Conforce Remix) (2020)

In Focus 003: Echocord

a special showcase of some of my favorite modern/contemporary dub and dub techno. vinyl & digital + effects pedals. thanks to KB and Greenie for providing the space and sound to make this moment possible during their annual We Had Plans event.

*artwork/photo is Hedley Jones. Jamaican musician, audio engineer, and designer/builder of Jamaica's first sound systems. he called the speaker cabinets "houses of joy".

tracklist

part two:
Tubby Isiah - Dem A Come
Babe Roots & Baba Ras - State Of Mind
Another Channel - Wickedness
Om Unit - Dissolved
Babe Roots - Bless Me (Mike Schommer RMX)
Another Channel - Ethiopian Dub
Tubby Isiah - Lost Dub
Babe Roots feat Kojo Neatness - Work Hard
Trevor Deep Jr., King Shorty - Blunted
Another Channel - Run Dub
Leo James & Ed Gooden - Daydream In Dub
Deadbeat feat. Paul St. Hilaire - Peace And Love
Rhythm & Sound feat. Willi Williams - See Mi Yah
Mike Schommer - Into The Night
Rhythm & Sound feat. Paul St. Hilaire - Never Tell You 
Rhauder, Paul St. Hilaire - No More (Version)
Upwellings - Blue Line To Brixton
Babe Roots, Another Channel - Money Run Things
DeepChord - dc13 001
Another Channel - Never
Deadbeat, Paul St. Hilaire - Check What Time It Is
Deadbeat x Om Unit - Bloom
Ink Project, Coreysan - Feeding The Fire (Babe Roots Remix)
Leo James feat. J Appiah - Struggle
Tubby Isiah - Rain Fall Down
EZEPH feat. Earl 16 - Universal Jam
Babe Roots, Another Channel - Get You Down
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Satisfy My Soul
Toots & The Maytals - Louie Louie

modern dub & dub techno (WHP2023 Pt 2)

a special showcase of some of my favorite dub, roots reggae, and dancehall. vinyl & digital + effects pedals. thanks to KB and Greenie for providing the space and sound to make this moment possible during their annual We Had Plans event.

*artwork/photo is Hedley Jones. Jamaican musician, audio engineer, and designer/builder of Jamaica's first sound systems. he called the speaker cabinets "houses of joy".

tracklist

part one:
Warmth - Wildlife
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Rebel Music (3 O’Clock Roadblock) - Bill Laswell Remix
Bullwackie’s All Stars & Chosen Brother - Mango Walk (Dubwise Version)
Augustus Pablo - Skank On Dub
Toots & The Maytals - 54-46 Was My Number
Capleton - Jah Jah City
Steel Pulse - Your House
Mad Professor - I Dub You
King Tubby - Invasion
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Sun Is Shining
Lee “Scratch” Perry, King Tubby, The Upsetters, Sly & The Revolutionaries - Legalise Dub
The Gladiators - Roots Natty Roots
Junior Marvin - Rasta Get Ready
King Tubby - Tubby’s Dub Song
Eek-A-Mouse - Ganja Smuggling
Scientist & The Robotiks - Banga Mary
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Natural Mystic
Shabba Ranks - Roots & Culture
Thievery Corporation - A Warning (Dub)
Fat Freddy’s Drop - 10 Feet Tall
Peter Tosh - Legalize It

dub & roots reggae (WHP2023 Pt 1)

There is a discernible revival for the short lived ambient-house genre. This is surely a sign that the 90's are getting the retro love it deserves, and I'm all for it.  Interest for this era has never been higher in eons. Those tracks are full of space-alien references, obscure movies from the 90's, meditation lectures from gurus of that time and dreamy pads with acid leads. Most of these tracks found their way onto the shelves of many discerning listeners in the 90's thanks to a frothy mix of dubwise ambient house and melodic electronica aimed for post-club melting sessions. File under ambient/ chill out / house / trance / acid & bleepy melodic chill anthems. https://funkyjeff77.wordpress.com/2023/04/25/the-ambient-house-revival-planet-love-3-h-33-mix/

Planet Love (Ambient House - Chill out - Trance - Acid)

Many years thinking to do this dj mix, finally the time has come! 
Maximum respect and thanks to these two CREATORS and PIONEERS of techno. 
They built bridges between Germany and Detroit-Chicago-Jamaica, and the result is a new genre called DUB TECHNO. 
Enjoy the 2h 30 min journey through RHYTHM AND SOUND and BASIC CHANNEL sounds fellows!
Track list + much more on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pablobolivar

Moritz Von Oswald & Mark Ernestus Special

Swayzak (12/3/23)

www.openlab.fm | 106.4FM in Ibiza & Formentera

Harry Charles returns to the Openlab studios with his radio show aptly title Word of Mouth for a newly scheduled mid week broadcast:
“I hereby solemnly swear to continue sharing more music that I love, providing you with commentary and continuing to welcome my friends as guests on to this radio platform.”

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Word Of Mouth 008 - Harry Charles

Live from Movement Detroit 2019. 

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XLR8R Podcast 613: Circle Of Live (Amp Fiddler, Mathew Jonson, Sebastian Mullaert, and Vril)

For the 47th instalment of the Mosaic Mix Series we head down under for a deep and dubbed out mix of techno and house from Echo Inspectors.

The duo consists of Mark Baumann and Lance Harrison, two seasoned campaigners in the dub techno scene in Australia who run the highly regarded Primary Colours Label. 

As well as their self released records they have had a multitude of releases and remixes over the years on labels such as ETUI Records, Stardub, Silver Ash and Blueten, whilst also being remixed by dub techno royalty including Luke Hess, Salz, Dean DeCosta, Resoe, CV313, Bluetrain, Mike Schommer, Knowone and Star Dub. 

You will be sure to be captured by their love and passion for all things deep.

LINKS

https://www.facebook.com/echoinspectors/

https://primarycoloursmusic.bandcamp.com/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0QSUzXnS0dDSxv8vWUZlq3?si=MLVJ5oQfT3CS7dz7OKeQGA

https://www.beatport.com/artist/echo-inspectors/306736

https://soundcloud.com/primary_colours_music

https://www.instagram.com/echoinspectors_primarycolours/

https://twitter.com/echo_inspectors

Mosaic Mix Series 047_ Echo Inspectors

andré finds inspiration from a wide variety of musical forms. 
dj/producer since '07. 
music obsessed since always.

original productions & remixes on:
mixcult records
hello strange
laboria park
punchis records

dre.annon: dub techno with rheannon
https://soundcloud.com/dreannondub

dform: experimental music with faded lazer
https://soundcloud.com/dform303

dub & roots reggae (WHP2023 Pt 1)

andré orcutt

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