Shell Tape Mix Series

Recorded at Crab Claw's spiritual home in North Perth, Speed Ferret throws down a hop skipping hour of ambience, left field house and techno, UK flavoured bass and few tongue in cheek curveballs.

Shell Tape 01 - Speed Ferret

The second edition of Shell Tapes sees big boss Crabbe splice together swirling psychedelic house with raw, in your face club sounds and a healthy dose of contemporary acid.

Shell Tape 02 - Crabbe

A Perth export now residing in Melbong, Tim Gauntlett presents this third edition of Shell Tapes. Warm and hazy music for winter (or summer) afternoons, settle into a groove and let this playful hour of dusty house, disco and worldly sounds that span afro-beat through to Japanese city pop deftly slide a smile onto your face.

Shell Tape 03 - Tim Gauntlett

Shell Tapes returns an with intense, powerful and, above all else, thoroughly enjoyable half hour of power from Verity. A sonic reflection of the Winter just passed, growling left-field techno is deftly mixed with thump-in-your-boot electro, haunting breaks and contemporary rave sounds.

Shell Tape 04 - Verity

Isolation is in, partying is out (unfortunately). 
To fill that gap, Shell Tapes is back with friendly selections and even friendlier selectors. Restarting the series and logging the fifth tape is the inimitable Wil Bixler. 
A cornerstone at the Perth institution that is RTRFM, (youthful) veteran of the WA and Australian scene and mentor and mate to many, he’s presenting eighty five minutes of choice new releases, so hold tight for a slick and eclectic ride that runs through hazy hip-hop, all the way through to manic jungle and beyond. Yosh!

Shell Tape 05 - Wil Bixler

Streaky half-light slips through windows. Wind gently buffets bedroom windows. A door gently closes and faraway tyres screech. It's late at night (or is it early morning?) and wakefulness and tiredness become one. Guiding us through this surreal state of suspended animation is Twilight Circuit, fresh off the release of their debut double A-side on @outrospect, with Shell Tape 46.

Across an expansive and thoughtful two hours this week's mix encapsulates the internal swirl of sentiments that come part and parcel with our own consciousness. Gentle, ethereal ambiance gives way to both blissful melodies and looping, percussive salvos - a slow and gradual tug of war between sweet and stinging sounds and emotions. 

Tracing their way through abstract electronica, cerebral dance floor numbers and neo-classical contemplators Twilight Circuit walks us through their own "Mutant Meditative State," a touching, expansive and ultimately healing place. Green tea and somewhere comfy go best with this one.

Tracklist:

C. Keogh - Look After Yourself 
lia t - 4am panic 
Jeremy Segal - Cold Wave 
Lord Of The Isles - Glisk Science
Plod - Aptaxi 
ELLES - midnite 3112 
Minor Science - Spoken and Unspoken 
Orson Wells - A Connection 
Samo DJ - I Dream 
FYI Chris feat. Simeon Jones - Gap 
Signer - Dreaming About Making Music To Dream To 
Kettenkarussell - Walk With Me 
Federsen - Dewpoint 
John Tejada - Bdub 
Conforce - Hydrosphere 
Twilight Circuit - Interpersonal Savvy 
Shawn Rudimen - Another Imminent Collapse
Rival Consoles - Sudden Awareness of Now 
Suzanne Kraft - Flatiron 
Ian William Craig - Mountains Astray 
Jonny Nash & Temuh Pergana - Air 
Emily A. Sprague - Moon View 
Gigi Masin - Ghosts
Laurel Halo - Hyphae 
Aphex Twin - Aisatsana [102]
Twilight Circuit - An Insulated Water Bottle (That Keeps Your Drink Cold Forever and Ever)
Fatima Yamaha - Daio Alternate History
Andrea - Twin Forests
Twilight Circuit - The Pointillist

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Shell Tape 46 - Twilight Circuit - "Mutant Meditative State"

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