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

Taking a moment is an objectively good thing to do. Whether you prescribe to mindfulness, meditation, monging out or constant moving, a few breaths, a brief respite and some calm never go astray. This week Matt Ferret dons his home listening cowboy hat and takes the reigns for a slow saunter through a mixtape that is geared more towards tranquil come downs and introspection.

Over the course of the hour comfort reigns supreme on Tape 49. Swirls of ambience shift and swim into emotive neo-folk and washed out guitar esoterica, contemporary spoken word meets laid back drum programming and classic comfort songs give way to sunny and soulful jazz. The tunes hold this mix together, not the mixing - warm and fuzzy sounds that tug at your heartstrings and gently wrap you up.

Assembled for quiet nights in, lazy afternoons out or moments when the 'doof doof' gets a a bit too much, "In, Out Onward" is a sonic chill pill - pop it whenever you feel like it.

Tracklist:
YL Hooi - Stranger
Eleventeen Eston - A Squall 1988
Chris Cobilis - To Leave
Nika Mo - It's still the Same time of day
Nika Mo - Beaufort before Birkett
Summon the Birds - Losing My Religon
Emlyn Johnson - Skakes
Raudie - 6 Helixes
Jimmy Little - Under the Milky Way
Can - She Brings The Rain
Azymuth - Villa Mariana (De Tarde)
Don Glori - Dawn Calling
Gil Scott-Heron - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
Robert Wyatt - At Last I Am Free

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Shell Tape 49 - Matt Ferret - "In, Out, Onward"

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