holy shit I thought I had lost this forever.

@digital-distortions that accapella is the same one Ralph uses on the tape pack with Claudio Coccolutto, the mystery mix

Further information and tracklist: https://bleep.com/features/bleep-mix-252--nathan-fake-ai-mix

"This mix is intended to evoke the original spirit of the Artificial Intelligence series - electronic music intended for close listening, which can also cross over into a club music aesthetic. This is also my relationship with the AI compilations, I always saw them as a benchmark in electronic music which was "danceable" but also you could sit still and be immersed in it, listening loud on headphones. This has been my ethos for making music since the 1990s. Autechre ‘The Egg' is my fav on the 1st AI comp." - @nthnfk

Bleep Mix #252 - Nathan Fake - Artificial Intelligence Mix

Serge @ EDO8 Tribute live from @_studio_508_ Friday 20-01-2023 www.intergalactic.fm/channels/508

A mix up of old, new and unreleased Edo8 tracks by Serge.

Serge, Edo8 Tribute 20-01-2023 @ Channel508 IFM

Project Future - Ray-Gun-Omics
Freddy Fresh - Freestylin' - https://freddyfreshfreddiefresh.bandcamp.com/album/electro-electronica-watch-that-sound
Sympathy Nervous - Polaroid - https://sympathynervous.bandcamp.com/album/automaticism
D'Arcangelo - Diagram VII (80s Mix) - https://darcangelo-suction.bandcamp.com/album/darcangelo-rephlex-cat039-reissue
CN - Ships Ethereal - https://eodtracks.bandcamp.com/album/obscure-research
Submersible Machine - The Searching
Carsten Aniksdal - Heritage Part II - https://caserecordsofficial.bandcamp.com/album/heritage
Ancient Methods - Sophia's Silent Woe - https://ancientmethods.bandcamp.com/album/the-third-siren
/DL/MS/ - Play With Us - https://mechatronica.bandcamp.com/album/halo
CRC - Disposable Robot 139 - https://zyntaxmotorcity.bandcamp.com/album/zyntax02-zyntax-02
CTI - Dancing Ghosts
Datassette - A Year On Mull - https://misc-works.bandcamp.com/album/this-is-living
Mind over MIDI - Havets Katedral - https://mindovermidi.bandcamp.com/album/lyspunkt
Versalife - Polychron - https://2020vision.bandcamp.com/album/vis334-chronoception
Reptant - Organizm Mechanizm - https://trust.bandcamp.com/album/halls-of-perception
Pleasure Model - Pleasure Model (Nullptr Remix) - https://bassagendarecordings.bandcamp.com/album/01100001-01-10001001-100011
Cygnus - My Style (The Exaltics Alternate Remix) - https://sciencecult.bandcamp.com/album/my-style
DJ Arg - K To The Motherfuckin F - https://dreamticket.bandcamp.com/album/real-motherfuckers-dont-talk-shit-dt006
Junior Fairplay - End of Love (Roy of The Ravers Remix 2) - https://emotional-especial.bandcamp.com/track/junior-fairplay-end-of-love-roy-of-the-ravers-remix-2
Ceephax Acid Crew - Darqcyde - https://ceephax.bandcamp.com/album/box-steady
Skee Mask - Studio 626 - https://iliantape.bandcamp.com/album/iss009-iss009
The Night Monitor - A Policeman's Lot - https://thenightmonitor.bandcamp.com/album/close-encounters-of-the-pennine-kind

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IntergalacticFM at Studio 508 Amsterdam - 28.04.23

Intergalactic Gary at Studio 508 28.4.23 for Intergalactic FM

The mighty Danny Wolfers a.k.a. Legowelt in The Beat Mix deze week!

The Beat is het elektronische muziek programma op NPO 3FM. Gepresenteerd door Justin Verkijk elke zaterdagavond tussen 22:00 en 01:00.

The Beat Mix: Legowelt

https://www.nts.live/shows/veronica-vasicka/episodes/veronica-vasicka-11th-july-2023

Minimal Wave w/ Veronica Vasicka 110723

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

Listen to Lena Willikens' set at Mutual Dreaming back in May + read a Q&A with resident Aurora Halal below.

How would you describe your music policy?

Mutual Dreaming has always been about obsessions of mine, the weirder music, and outlier artists. Its been all over the place from PPU boogie parties, DJ Stingray's NYC debut, Dr Rubinstein, etc, always with a similar spirit of playfulness. I'm never wanting anything standard or genre-abiding.  I saw the fliers and artist choices as a bat signal for people open to that.  Besides the guests, one of its goals has been giving local artists a proper stage, proper sound, and seeing that talent really flex & develop.

What makes a great party? 

A great party is a very elusive thing, only possible when all the details come together and form a collective unconscious that's bigger than any one element.  You can just feel it in the air, everything's churning deeper and feels unstoppable, and that's when personal transformation is possible. You can't always predict when it will happen. As an organizer I think you can help get it there by setting some things in motion, but after that it just unfolds on its own.

What does your party stand for, and how do you express that? 

I have a few half-joking mottos. 'Strictly for the freaks' is something my friend Max D said years ago. Coming from a very conformist city, DC, that has meant the music lovers & friends that you really had to work to find. In my dream world it would be full of people in crazy outfits, but to me freak means something more like a believer in underground culture, and that doesn't necessarily look cool.  The other motto is 'DIY the only way to fly.' Meaning: no sponsorship, nobody else producing it, no need for commercial success, all my projects are meant as a transmission from my imagination. This is really important to me.

 What’s the greatest problem facing club culture in your city? 

Dancing is technically illegal except for a few commercial clubs, so the nightlife I've been interested in has mostly been underground  in lofts and random spaces. There's always a risk of getting shut down, losing tons of money, and the safety and exits can be sketchy.  In recent years especially since the Oakland fire, I have been extra cautious and turned to more legal places, but I'm going back to the underground spots again.  Has to be that way if your tying to catch that feeling of a special space for one night only. Another problem is bros and finance people ruining the vibe, groping girls, etc. Occasionally I'll get discouraged, worrying it will never be the same, but you just have to keep pushing further into your zone and outrunning them.

What’s your favorite memory of the night?

After 7 years its difficult to pick a favorite but I guess I can think of a turning point. 2013, before Sustain-Release started, I had stepped back after a few unsuccessful nights and wondered the way forward if I would continue. I found an incredible loft with lots of strange rooms, and organized a party with new label at the time, White Material vs Vereker. The owner of the space was a weirdo, but as the hours got closer, it became apparent that he was never going to turn on the electricity. I googled him and realized he was an actual scam artist. The truck showed up with the soundsystem and it was now or never, so I called my old space 285 Kent which had ended its 4 year run the night before, so it was open and available for one last party. We roll up to find the toilets had exploded, and there's disgusting chunky brown water covering the entire floor.. we're mopping, and frantically setting up a huge parachute installation on the ceiling, and then the fog machine breaks. But after all that chaos, the result was absolutely pulsing with life force energy. It looked and sounded the best it ever had so far, the music felt new, and I glimpsed the power and potential of our scene, and since then the parties seemed more potent, focused and magic.

TASCAM DR-05

RA / Mutual Dreaming, New York: Lena Willikens (live 19.5.17)

Lena Willikens and Vladimir Ivkovic as Willikens & Ivkovic.
Recorded live on The Boat on 13th April 2019. Annual gathering and 10th birthday this year.
Recording courtesy of Klub 20/44
www.facebook.com/klub2044

Willikens & Ivkovic at Klub 20/44 Belgrade, 13th April 2019

This Was Belgium 1987-89 - 2 hours of New Beat favourites

New Beat was born and initially exploded in 1987, went supernova (in Belgium) in 1988 and then the formula morphed a bit and was declared dead in 1989. It was slow and initially all about the atmosphere with industrial strength beats - the main form of rhythmic propulsion being the pounding kick and heavy snare. It was often mainly instrumental and when there was lyrical content it often became more about slogans and giving commands - "Move Your Ass And Feel The Beat!", "Let There Be Brightness!", "Shout Out Loud!". While not really New Beat, it's no surprise Technotronic's "Pump Up Jam" was produced by a crew who had produced a ton of New Beat gems.

In 1989 one of New Beat's founders, Marc Grouls said "New Beat is atmosphere, beats, no lyrics, and sure as hell not commercial!!!!!" But, it was already too late. A zillion bandwagon jumpers had diluted the music and flooded the market with too many sub standard 12" singles. New Beat temple, the legendary Boccaccio nightclub, in Destelbergen, near Ghent, had been closed down and it looked like it was all over, but really, it was just the beginning. New Beat morphed into Hard Beat (many of the tracks on this mix are from the Hard Beat era) which quickly morphed into Belgian Rave, which was huge and hugely influential in the UK and is an often overlooked part of the DNA of UK Hardcore, and all that came after. Then from Ghent, R&S Records established itself as thee European Techno label and a huge wave of incredible Techno records emanated from it and many other mighty Belgian labels, but that is another story. 

New Beat arrived just as I first started DJing and I played a lot of it in my DJ sets and built up connections with several of the leading Belgian labels who would send me 12" singles so I had records nobody else here had any idea even existed. I would compile New Beat charts for the music paper The NME which may have given the impression there was a thriving New Beat scene in Scotland. The reality was very different; people here, many of whom would embrace the rave just a little while later never really took to it in a big way.

This mix is comprised of many of my personal favourites that I have loved since they came out (and two I missed at the time and only heard later). I think the tracks have aged like a fine wine, often sounding as good if not better today as they did then. There is definitely a faint whiff of fromage and a big dollop of stoopid in several of these tracks. Of course, it is not all about the cheese and many of these adhere to the "atmosphere, beats, no lyrics, and sure as hell not commercial" rule mentioned above. Some of the best programmed 303 Acid basslines ever made can be heard here along with transcendental hypno synths and those Belgian beats going on and on....! Slow and low, from under 100bpm up to 116, New Beat doesn't chug, it swings in a very distinct way. If you get to see any videos of Belgian clubs of the era, the way people moved to this music is incredible and so different to any dancing we see today.

Many of these tracks are made by the same people under various aliases, which will perhaps be audibly evident. Most of the names have been forgotten, if they were ever even known outside their native Belgium at all, but all are legends to me. 

This mix isn't any kind of attempt to tell the story of New Beat but rather a mix 33 of my favourite 12" singles from that era showing many of the various strains of the New Beat and Hard Beat sound. A lot of love went into this and I hope someone somewhere discovers this music for the first time and falls in love with it as I did way back when. This was Belgium!

This Was Belgium 1987-89 - 2 hours of New Beat favourites

System Overview:
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An audio entity nestling at the intersection of bleeding-edge dancefloor subroutines and technical filth. This sonic mainframe transcends conventional genre boundaries. Welcome to the evolution of dancefloor electronics.

Core Modules:
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1. Digital Distortions: A proprietary fusion of rhythmically charged modules, meticulously designed to synchronize neural oscillations and evoke spontaneous kinetic responses.

2. BRAWLcast: A sophisticated dissonance engine crafting audial anomalies that challenge conventional norms. This module introduces intricate layers of glitch, distortion, and sonic artifacts, creating an immersive auditory environment ensuring a dynamic and unpredictable listening experience.

3. @KitchenSpasm: The epitome of controlled chaos, this module pioneers uncharted territories, seamlessly blending the organic with the synthetic.

Signal Flow Architecture:
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- Input Stage: Raw creativity ingested from the creative minds, dissected and analyzed for maximum sonic potential.

- Processing Layer: State-of-the-art algorithms meticulously fine-tune each element, optimizing for dancefloor resonance and sonic innovation.

- Output Matrix: The final product, a meticulously engineered sonic entity ready for dissemination into the auditory network.

Error Handling Mechanisms:
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Digital Distortions operates on a zero-tolerance policy for sonic conformity. Any deviation from the established norms is considered a feature, not a bug. Embrace the irregularity, become the data.

Future Upgrades:
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Digital Distortions envisions continual upgrades and expansions. Stay tuned for firmware updates that will push the boundaries of dancefloor electronics further towards the pinnacle of algorithmic harmony.

Two Lone Swordsmen - Breezeblock Mix 12-09-2000

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