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Released in 1997 from Electrolux. 
Earlier it was the first release by Thule Records (1995) & Re-load Records (1996), and later again re-released on Exacta.udio

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This was the last hour from a mega 3 hour set at Fox&Badge’s spectacular ‘Underground Masquerade’, held at the Steel Yard, London, where I was among 3 DJs, along with Aidan Doherty and Gus Emmett. I also plan to upload the the first part but especially loved the intensity of this last hour. The view from the behind the decks was simply incredible: immersive performers, circus and fire, and the most beautifully attired crowd, shimmering under the laser beams and masked in anonymity until the big reveal. The whole night was outstanding, enchanting, mysterious and mesmerising; where imaginations and guests ran wild. This is London partying at its very best.

As for this part of the set, the chimes mark midnight and Sinead’s dance of the Masque of the Red Death, inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s story in which Prince Prospero hosted a masquerade ball for 1000 nobles in his abbey… I wanted a big, haunting and moody feel I also love vocals and chorals, and so having the opportunity to play these in this cavernous setting felt absolutely immense. 

I’ve been hugely inspired by a number of DJs who play the most stunning music, among them Marius Lenhart, Roy Rosenfeld, Miss Melera, D-Nox, Simon Doty, and Einmusik. I am also forever indebted to Kai for his unwavering support and advice and for sending my the final track upon discovering it several weeks ago, saying it would be perfect for this night. Indeed it was.

Thank you Fox&Badge, aka Sinead MacManus and Alex Haw, for such an unforgettable opportunity to play for you.

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Fox & Badge courteously invite you to our biggest & boldest party yet - our deviant twist on an Underground Ball.

The magnificent Venetian Carnival enabled disguise. Masks protected the identity of their wearers, safeguarding the freedom to escape social norms, divisions and constraints. Decadence ensued; every excess was permitted; licentiousness reigned as intuition was unleashed.

Our guests will all arrive mysteriously masked for their journey into an elegant night of anonymised immersion, escapism and interaction. Expect a pageant of performers amidst our masque of masks, whispers and gestures; a flock of the finest frocks amidst a phantasmagoria of fog and feathers and forbidden encounters.
Come revel in newfound anonymity as you melt amongst our masked melée, join the a masquerade shimmering with elegance and intrigue.

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We’ll be hosting this experience in the Piranesian vaults of The Steel Yard - buried in the heart of the City beneath Cannon Street Station, right by London’s version of the Canale Grande.

Glance up and you can see vast heritage chains and machinery from its industrial legacy - as well as glimpse the occasional aerialist or furtive reveller, and new cutting-edge lighting & sound systems we’ll be pushing to their very limits. The venue has a cavernous central dancefloor; a long adjacent parlour, acres of chillout space, an outdoor smoking area, 2 vast reasonably-priced bars, its own brewery on site - and endless capacity for intrigue.

We’ll be delivering cinematic soundscapes driven by utterly beautiful melodic techno from the brilliant DJs Aidan Doherty + Gus Emmett (Warm Up) & Alexandra, while we envelop you in undulating landscapes of light and darkness. Prepare for whiffs of Church and dungeon, Kubrick and Malkovich, antiquity and avant-gardism, fashion and fetish, opera and impropriety; a host of interactive characters and spectacular performers, including a dramatic new Masque choreographed and performed by Foxy amidst the chimes of midnight...

The Dress Code is ballroom elegance - divinely attired, as deviant as desired. 
Guests are required to wear a mask at all times, and maintain the utmost anonymity. 
Then suddenly, we'll permit the Grand Reveal.

Some darkened spaces will enable further descents into the unknown; others will require silence and nonverbal communication; still others will enable discreet revelation.

The night is yours; explore with abandon.

Underground Masquerade - 02.06.18 - Part II

Track List:
Enrico Sangiuliano Multicellular 
Dj Tonio Queen (anna remix)
Under black Helmet Impulsive Behavior 
Charles Fenckler Frozen Room 
Catz Ndogz Rave History 
Kittin Eacid (truncate Remix)
Mark Broom Dank (Luca Agnelli Remix)
Derek SPace Runtime Error
Yan Cook Kingfisher 
Hardfloor ACperience
Kawazaki 2000 and one 
Charles Fenckler 
Benjamin Damage montreal
Edit Liquid Skies

Scratch Massive TSUGI Magazine Podcast Summer 2018

Taken from Soma Coma Vol 7. Thank you to Petrichor and all at Soma Records.

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Fresh from the six person strong spiritual jazz band extravaganza of 2017’s warmly received album The Animal Spirits, synth wizard James Holden offers up yet another addition to his archive: an album of solo synth work written to accompany the critically-acclaimed documentary A Cambodian Spring, which following international film festival success, a programme of UK-wide screenings and a near worldwide slot on MUBI is currently available to buy on DVD, Blu-Ray, download and stream. Standing in contrast to Holden’s recent impulse towards live collaboration (which as well as his newly-expanded touring band The Animal Spirits has also encompassed collaborations with Moroccan Maalems Mahmoud and Houssam Guinia and tabla player Camilo Tirado), the UK electronic stalwart’s first film soundtrack is a solo studio affair, drawing on his favourite go-to analogue instruments to showcase the many sides of his diverse musical leanings throughout fourteen tracks of pulsing melancholy, foreboding drone and even the occasional burst of beatless trance.

The starting point for the soundtrack was the emotive ‘Self-Playing Schmaltz’, the closing track of Holden’s 2013 album The Inheritors, which documentary director Chris Kelly had used in an early rough cut to soundtrack what would eventually become the shocking and dramatic denouement of the whole film. Holden’s haunting, decaying synth lines seemed to line up perfectly with the fraught images of a community in breakdown, and it was this serendipity that prompted Kelly to invite Holden to work on a whole new original soundtrack for the rest of the film. The signature Prophet 600 sound palette which dominated The Inheritors also features heavily here, supplemented by a cranky old Hammond organ which was inadvertently sacrificed to the cause when the ominous rumbles coaxed out during the three-part ‘Disintegration Drone’ turned out to be the sound of the aged machine’s internal speaker cone tearing itself to bits (thus neatly mirroring the on-screen disintegration of Cambodian society during the post-election Cambodian Spring uprising). But the musical highlight here is undoubtedly the soaring, uplifting arpeggios of the ‘Solidarity Theme’, where trance functions as the international musical language of solidarity to accompany the moment that land rights campaigners Srey Pov and Tep Vanny are freed from prison, a rare glimpse of hope set against what is an otherwise rather sombre narrative as we watch the forces of international development inexorably destroy the homes and community of the Boeung Kak lakeside area in Phnomh Penh.

Holden’s first foray into the world of film soundtrack is certainly powerful and arresting when viewed in context, set against the striking collection of images assembled by A Cambodian Spring director Chris Kelly to produce a number of genuinely emotive moments, both tragic and uplifting. But as a stand alone album release it also has much to offer, with cleansing, contemplative drone and euphoric melodies alike. When viewed chronologically, Holden’s desire to engage with a broad spectrum of electronic music may mean that his back catalogue can occasionally appear somewhat schizophrenic, but in the case of A Cambodian Spring the epic documentary format and the wide-ranging human emotions on display here provide the perfect format for Holden to showcase the full breadth of his musical tastes.

The ‘A Cambodian Spring OST’ vinyl release also includes sleeve notes by Imaginary Cities author Darran Anderson. 

Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t12Am6DM18

Film website: https://acambodianspring.com/

A Cambodian Spring OST

Srey Pov's Theme (End Credits) - James Holden

Another track from our new album 'Flashback' which is released 31 May 2019. To Pre-Order, click link above.

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Ísar Logi Arnarsson, better known as Cold garnered widespread attention in the mid-nineties with his track 'Strobelight Network' on the very first output from Thule Records, championed by German techno legend, Sven Väth, as his closing record at Love Parade in Berlin 1995.

The signature sounds of Cold are playful tribal grooves, ruff basslines and atmospheric sounds. He tries hard not to be limited to any specific formulas and manages in that way to successfully create his own distinctive sound. Constantly evolving his production skills and questioning the things around him.
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