Fantastic mix Richard, very much looking forward to seeing you playing with Dan at Glastonbury

what's that catchy piano tune, anyone? ;)

Doing the streams was an incredible release in a time of social separation, it allowed us to get together and show our growth, changes in approach, changes to body, changes to mind. The catharsis of a No Way Back set allows for a kind of spiritual rebirth. 

There’s been many phases to my approach to DJing technically, but one constant has been combining the love of so many genres and aspects of this music with live production techniques, the mind that comes from creating music combining with the mind of the DJ, deep mixing and recontextualization and of finding ways to unlock codes that release special energy and emotions. 

For this set I combined the Model One and the modular, where I had a special patch set up to create fascinating delays that evolved and changed in ways plug ins or pedals can’t. Using CDJs with the Model One as the mixer, the modular as an effects send, and a Moog delay pedal as the other send, allowed me to shape and control the music in ways that create new ideas that accent the concepts more fluidly. 

A real vivid example of this is when I played DJ Nobu and layered Tina Turner from the then recent documentary “Tina” where she was demonstrating a few Buddhist chants she would do to calm herself down in her tumultuous relationship with Ike, looping those, reversing them with the CDJs and processing them with the modular to make a whole new floating hypnotic piece containing so much deep emotion and thought on such a higher level.

Doing the streams allowed for a really liberating take on the flow of a set, having more time to play a wider array of stuff, and no pressure to keep it all dance floor, allowing for the ability to tell a longer story. Our community is so strong and so thriving on the stream, it felt so special to be able to show so much more of ourselves. 

I can’t wait to bring this energy and perspective to our first in person No Way Back since 2019.  Until then, I’m glad to share this moment of catharsis and transition with all of you, I hope you enjoy and that it helps your brain and spirit soar. 

— BMG

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQln0gouI2Q

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RICHARD FEARLESS - BEATS IN SPACE MIX 2022

Mixes of techno & electro from wʍwood + garage and house from William Wardlaw for As You Like It Radio

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AYLI Radio 029: wʍwood & William Wardlaw

CLAIR – Radio Buena Vida 28.06.23

"Cinematic, colourful, ambient techno" with the aid of milk chocolate Leibniz, high-vis jackets and gazelles.
Full interview here: https://www.theransomnote.com/music/rival-consoles-the-ransom-note-mix/

Rival Consoles, the moniker of British electronic musician Ryan Lee West, has carved his own niche in the world of the experimental electronic. helping to define a lot of the sound of the always excellent Erased Tapes label.  Weaving intricate soundscapes of ambient, techno, and classical elements with an ethos to "make synthesizers sound human", West is now back with the single “Coda” Another snapshot of nocturnal soundscaping, it follows up last year's album 'Now Is'. The single is accompanied by the announcement of new North American tour dates, his first in 5 years.
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Rival Consoles - The Ransom Note Mix

Very few musical acts achieve the levels of unanimous acclaim of Autechre. The English duo of Rob Brown and Sean Booth are not an act you simply like; they are an act you love, fawn over and dream about. They’ve got themselves here over the course of the last 28 years, and have done so by amassing a discography that’s about as perfect, influential and accomplished as could ever be possible. A key Warp label act from day one, they have released tens of albums, well over a ten EPs and have featured on a dizzying amount of essential compilations, mixes and remixes in that time. Without their contribution to the IDM canon, its fair to say the modern musical landscape would look very different. 

Rhythmic but experimental, absorbing yet abstract, cerebral and psychedelic, their ever evolving output is up there with the likes of fellow luminaries Boards of Canada and Aphex Twin as some of the most important in all of electronic music. As well as being fine craftsmen in the studio, Autechre are also revered live performers who really manage to conjure up captivating and otherworldly soundtracks that marry heavy bass with ethereal melody. The pair themselves do not care for genre, but suffice it to say that they have mastered everything from hardcore to ambient to glitch and plenty of indescribables in between. 

When the pair recently laid down an impressive set at Dekmantel Festival, we asked if they might be up for a doing an early inspiration mix, whereby they put together a collection of the sort of electro and hip hop tracks that turned them on as youths. At first they hesitated, pointing out that "we don't do strictly retro stuff, it's too corny.” But alas, a few days later, a huge file landed in our inbox… That file is a 4 hour and 18 minute mix that basically encapsulates not just Autechre’s own influences, but also acts as a fine anthology of the greatest electro sounds of all time. Every sub genre imaginable gets touched upon along the way, with nods to forefathers like Kraftwerk, killer cuts from Man Parrish, classics from Newcleus and retro gold from the likes of The Beat Club. It is a thrilling ride and a truly rare treat that reminds us just why we love Autechre, as well as shining a light on a vast genre that often pays second fiddle to house and techno.

Dekmantel Podcast 035 - Autechre

This one definitely kicked off my love for the new electro (or machine funk)sound.

Keith Tucker - 'Brace Yourself' (Electro Cord)
Condition Red - 'The Safety Is Off' (Underground Resistance)
R.A.C. - 'Nine' (Warp)
Transits Of Tone - 'Battle Zone' (Battle Trax)
Dexter - 'Raad Het Woord' (Klakson)
Chromatix - 'Hyperobtics' (Sperlunk)
Heiko Laux - 'Sense Fiction Part 1' (Kanzlerant)
N.E.M. - 'See You In Another World' (Electrolux)
John Selway - 'Unearthly' (Ultra)
Zeta Reticular - 'EP1' (Electrix)
6 By 7 - 'Eat Junk Become Junk (Two Lone Swordsmen Remix)' (mantra)
Two Lone Swordsmen - 'Brootle (simulant mix)' (Warp)
Marco Bailey - 'Unknown' (Primate)
Monsters From ID - 'Spatial Lobe' (Signal)

Two Lone Swordsmen - Breezeblock Mix 12-09-2000

RA goes beatless: The Orb provide a chillout podcast to start off 2009.

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Anatolian Weapons delivers a masterclass for our first podcast of the new year.

Born and raised in Greece, Aggelos Baltas has created a name for himself over the last few years for exploring a unique range of sounds; often blending his psychedelic goa trance influences with world-music.  It is this unique taste that has continued to impress, whether it be in his brilliantly unpredictable DJ sets, or his distinct productions.

Having had his music released on the likes of Lena Willikens's contribution to the Dekmantel Selectors series, as well as Lurid Music and with an upcoming release on Crevette Records, Anatolian Weapons is building an immense line of productions. But it doesn't stop there, with his other aliases Dream Weapons and Fantastikoi Hxoi also producing some brilliant alternative projects.

This 2 hour trip gives us a delve into the music that inspires Anatolian Weapons, and the result is something quite special. Expect to be taken on a journey.

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People & Places 008: Anatolian Weapons

In this mix we find Fearless delving deep into his troubled subconscious.

See the tracklist here → https://crackm.ag/36Q3Y5c

Ballardian dreams – Mixed by Richard Fearless

Full tracklist: bleep.com/features/bleep-mix-133-Vladimir-Ivkovic-Ivan-Smagghe

The duo of Vladimir Ivkovic and Ivan Smagghe deliver a feast of delights for lovers of far-out sonics and experimental electronics on their entry into Bleep’s mix series. Running close to three hours in length, the first third of their IDMEMO mix journeys into tripped-out drone, psychedelic reveries and outer-edges industrialism - tracks from seminal post-industrial outfits Nurse With Wound, Current 93 and Coil are all included. While this vibe is returned to throughout the subsequent tracks, Ivkovic and Smagghe also juxtapose it with some more beat-driven passages which veer between lush IDM and low-slung leftfield Balearicism/psychedelic house. The pair also find time to slip a couple of their own remixes into proceedings - indeed, the mix closes out with the ethereal, almost Arca-esque electro-balladry of Mickey van Seenus’s ‘What If (Smagghe & Cross Version)’.

Bleep Mix #133 - Vladimir Ivkovic & Ivan Smagghe

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