Starting a club night in London called Strange and Found, opening night is Saturday March 1st and to celebrate I thought I would make a Ghost Tape, been way too long, this one features as usual stuff that i'm currently feeling, a vibe of the kind of stuff we'll be dropping on the night, as well music from the live acts on the night.

If you fancy coming down, some early bird tickets are still available here: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/261831#.Uwz-p0J_unA

It's going to be fun maaate, enjoy this mix, download it and hopefully see you there!

TRACKLISTING:

Wookie - Storm
Missy Elliot - Sock it 2 Me (Kaytranda remix)
Wild Beasts - Wanderlust
SFV Acid - Misto
Patten - Winter Strobing
Owiny Sigoma Band - Magret Aloor
Richard Evans - Capricorn Rising 
Devo - Girl U Want
Illum Sphere - One Letter From Death
Neneh Cherry - Out Of The Black ft Robyn
Sub Focus - Turn Back Time (Special Request remix)
Ten Walls - Gotham
Febueder - Slopiness Tank *LIVE THIS MONTH*
Steve Spacek - Dollar (let the dollar circulate)
Fofoulah - Gadaiy *LIVE THIS MONTH*
Chaka Khan - I Know You, I Live You
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You


Ghost Tape Vol.8: March's Strange And Found Mix

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BEATPORT: http://btprt.dj/OoZSsw
ITUNES: http://bit.ly/1g33V9x

Following EPs and 12”s on Wolf + Lamb, W+L Black, Life And Death, Bang The Box and their debut on Visionquest, PillowTalk present their debut LP, ‘Je Ne Sais Quoi’. As much a soundtrack to long nights as it is lazy days, there is something about the record that spans everything you want from the band: sun-splashed jams, peak-time party tunes and low-lit moments of intimacy.

The album has been a work in progress since the boys formed the group in their San Francisco studio and was recorded last year during a month at PDX Studios in Portland, Oregon, which sits overlooking the city and the gorgeous Mount Hood. It was a session that allowed the band to work communally, drawing from various ideas, as well as influences, which include the vast Americana of Bruce Springsteen, the wrought post dubstep of James Blake, the deep soul of Sam Cooke and the incendiary jazz of John Coltrane.

‘We All Have Rhythm’ is an anything-could-happen-tonight tune that you’ll want to be listening to at 11pm on a Friday; ‘Lullaby’ is the perfect dose of deepness for a loved-up 6am dancefloor; the off-kilter R&B ghetto tech of ‘4 Walls’ will fit the vibe at a woozy afterparty; and ‘LA To The Bay’ will rouse you and make you feel good the morning after as the sun comes up. This is music to suit all times, because that’s what PillowTalk is all about.

The broad nature of ‘Je Ne Sais Quoi’ came about because Sammy D (vocals), Michael Tello (producer) and Ryan Williams (multi-instrumentalist) pulled the record together from melodies thought up while on long plane journeys, impromptu jam throw downs in Berlin apartments and musical sketches created during long nights into early morning studio sessions sharing bottles of vodka. For instance, ‘4 Walls’ happened during a late night session, with the band throwing ideas around and with friends DOP and Navid Izadi. “We wanted to do something that wasn't a 122bpm 4/4 kick drum track, challenge ourselves musically and lyrically, so we made the song at 144 beats per minute but still gave it a soul vibe,” says Michael. The song took an hour and a half to write, whipped up in the heat and energy of the moment.

This organic way of working was what brought PillowTalk together in the first place. They formed after the three were mucking around on the baby grand piano in Ryan’s kitchen. A guitar and a Wurlitzer, some off-hand vocals, were thrown into the mix in true Doo-wop style. The EP, ‘The Come Back’, dropped on Life And Death in 2011 with their hit single 'Soft' and things started to roll.

Breakout hit ‘Far From Home’ on the ‘Far From Heaven’ EP in the same year was followed by the cheeky ‘Soul Edits’ 12” for Wolf + Lamb’s W+L Black imprint in 2012 which featured their classic remix of Bobby Hebb's, 'Sunny'. Then in 2013, the single ‘Lullaby’ backed with ’We All Have Rhythm’ dropped, giving a clear indication of how ‘Je Ne Sais Quoi' would sound: warm, lush and dreamy.

Though they’ve only been releasing records since 2011, the three have known each other for years. They met through djing parties and have been neighbors and even roommates. ‘Je Ne Sais Quoi’ sees them stepping into their own as a band, a statement of intent born from the highs and lows of their loves, laughs and heartbreaks thus far. 

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PillowTalk - Our Story...

Jazz standard  by Ann Ronell played as a waltz

Willow Weep for me 2025

Solid Steel in association with Serato (28th August) In Hour 2 we welcome back Kelpe to Solid Steel, after his last appearance back in 2012. He's celebrating the release of his 5th album 'The Curved Line' which is out this week on his own Drut imprint. Music on offer from Milyoo, Drew Gragg, Delroy Edwards and Koehler & Kuno in his mix and he had this to say;   

"Opening with a track from the beautiful new album by CFCF, this is a selection of the more mellow end of stuff I've been playing out recently, with plenty of kick drums and a track off my new LP thrown in for good measure. I guess I think of it of of a bit of a warm up set - I actually really enjoy playing in a club at that early, potent, time of night - playing to people filing into an empty room and watching the atmosphere build."

The brand new Solid Steel website http://solidsteel.net/ for track lists and new archive shows every week.
You can follow Solid Steel on  facebook.com/pages/Solid-Steel/175027509192663
instagram.com/solidsteelradio
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Go to Hour 1 here https://soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/solid-steel-radio-show-2882015-hour-1-andrew-hung

Hour 2 - Kelpe

CFCF	_	Departure	_	unknown
O$VMV$M	_	Sea Mills Cash Dub	_	Idle Hands
Milyoo	_	Face to face	_	Opit Records
Moritz Von Oswald Trio	_	Sounding Line 1	_	Honest Jon's
Kelpe	_	Chirpsichord	_	Drut Recordings
Boya	_	Image Line	_	Where To Now
Drew Gragg 	_	Adsr Toms	_	Other People
Stefan Jós 	_	Trouble In The Common	_	flau
L/F/D/M 	_	Drifting Pyramid	_	Ecstatic
Mix Mup	_	Wellpappe	_	Meakusma
Günther Lause	_	Spiralkiemer	_	SVS Records ‎
Koehler & Kuno	_	Anti Gravity Switch (A Made Up Sound Remix)	_	Berceuse Heroique
Roadcakes	_	Unknown	_	unknown
T.B. Arthur 	_	Drum Thoughts	_	Argot
Usio	_	Pamoja	_	Studio Barnhus ‎
The Room Below	_	Freedom	_	Don’t Be Afraid
Delroy Edwards	_	Bells	_	L.I.E.S. 
Road Hog 	_	Hydroplaning	_	unknown
Porn Sword Tobacco & SVN	_	Untitled (3)	_	Kontra-Musik
Glyn	_	Identity Switch	_	777 Recordings

Solid Steel Radio Show 28/8/2015 Hour 2 - Kelpe

My Truth (UNKWON Remix)

Since its inception in 2010, much of Uncanny Valley's output has found its way into our proverbial (and literal) record bags here at Flux. As big fans of both Jacob Korn and Cuthead, we watched the label grow, accommodating releases from the likes of Massimilano Pagliara and Joel Alter. In its relatively short lifetime, Uncanny Valley has become an extremely well regarded label in European house music.

It's a privilege to be hosting an exclusive from the Dresden-based label, but for now we'll leave you with a quote from the press release that summarises the release far more accurately than we ever could...

"Hallelujah, House-heads and Hip-Hop-kids, be prepared. Listen to the word of the Sample Jesus!"

Release date: 15/08/2016 on uncannyvalleyrec.bandcamp.com

Check:
@cuthead
@uncanny-valley-dresden

Return Of The Sample Jesus

First Play: Cuthead - My Love For You [Uncanny Valley]

Zerolex - Family Tree (2016)

Après plusieurs EP en solo, en groupe (Cotton Claw) ou en collaboration (Superpoze, Holy Two), Zerolex fait sa rentrée avec un nouveau single : Family Tree.

Official release date : September 2nd 2016 (France - Worldwide)
> https://cascaderecords.bandcamp.com/album/family-tree

Tracklist:
01. Family Tree
02. Family Tree (Oblique Remix)

** Contains samples from the song "The Green Boy" by Peter Blegvad.

Zerolex
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> https://twitter.com/zerolexmusic
> https://soundcloud.com/zerolex
> https://www.youtube.com/user/mrzerolex
> https://www.instagram.com/zerolexmusic/

Format : Digital 
Label : Cascade Records
Illustration and Design : Renaud Vigourt 
Mixed by Lucien Rousselot
Mastered by Neemis Mastering
Executive Produced by Joe Art & Sal Martin

CR-DNL03902 [P]&[C] September 2016 ©CASCADE 
@BELIEVEREC
Created with http://tovid.io

Family Tree (Single)

Zerolex - Family Tree (Official Audio) | LeMellotron.com Premiere

For episode 75 I had to bring in a very special guest - my close friend, the incredible vinyl selector DJ Center. Don't ever miss a chance to witness Center spin a gig - whether at the club, the lounge, the charity event, or anywhere else - and don't sleep on his production or mixes either. Center and I share a deep love of jazz music and so I thought it would be dope to have him bring some of his favorites over for the podcast. Of course he showed up with more records than we had time to play, but he focused in and delivered some really high quality flavors that are perfect for this episode. I also got a short interview in with him afterword. Don't sleep! You can check him on IG, FB and everywhere else as well as his website, http://pushthefader.com

Tracklist: 

DJ Center: John Coltrane, Samba Lanca Trio, Ahmad Jamal, Vladimir, Mike Longo, Robert Watson, Lester Sterling, Soul Jazz Orchestra, [Redacted], Anthony Williams 

DJ Ian Head: Cedar Walton, McCoy Tyner, Ill Considered

November 9 2017

Pullin from the Stacks Podcast - Episode 75 featuring DJ Center

Download: https://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/labelle-after-the-end

@labelle_musique
@infine-music

Post-Maloya EP

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Download: Labelle - After The End

Lemons

Official music video: https://bit.ly/2JGG0Sg
Composed and produced by DAYMARK

Spirit

When I'm not at the dayjob, I'm probably at a record store. Pullin from the Stacks podcast most Wednesdays, available here, Apple Pods (please subscribe!) and elsewhere.