2015 / Nov

Buy Direct: bit.ly/1nS7OEL
Buy on Juno: bit.ly/1Xm0XgP
Buy on Boomkat: bit.ly/1Xm16Rx
Buy on Beatport: btprt.dj/1N4uDcw
Buy on iTunes: apple.co/1Xm1cbX
Spotify: spoti.fi/1kQbxRu
Google Play: bit.ly/1YpJM0q

Radio support from Nemone, Annie Mac & Toddla T 

Laurent Garnier: "SUPER FAT -- will play the original mix."
Myd: "Love NT1."
Hrdvsion: "Nice one!"
Barker & Baumecker: "Nice one."
Coco Cole: "Yes Alan. This is gonna smash up the dance floor."

Back in 2012-2013, at the apex of jackin’, ruffneck UK bassline house, a very distinct tune was making the rounds. It would start off somewhat typically – feelgood warehouse energy, rave paraphernalia, a smooth but firm crescendo... before cutting off abruptly into menacing laughter and abyssal hoovers, only to feint and drop into UK-funky-tinged house viscera anchored by, arguably, the most severe wobble bass since “Spongebob”. I was one of few privy to this absolute belter, and even so only via a lo-fi rip which happened to disclose that it was a Hostage tune in the filename. I renamed the file “the mad one.mp3” and eagerly awaited a full, official release. It never came. And so, another legendary tune had slipped through the cracks and had been lost to the vicissitudes of the industry. That is, until I recently hit up Mr. @alanparley, pka Hostage, and persuaded him not only to dig it up for me, but also do me the honor of releasing it with us on Tessier-Ashpool. It is then that I finally found out that this long-time staple of my 4/4 sets was named “NT1” – a contraction of “now this one”. Fitting.

For my Optimix™, I opted to take the recessive rave traits the original’s musical DNA and make them dominant. Breakbeat hardcore, armor-piercing metallic piano riffs, massive undulating reeses and yardie chants were the order of the day. Or, as Alan put it, “this is some hardcore rave excellence”.

2ndSun, ever the over-achievers, when tasked to provide their own take on “NT1”, provided two. Remix number one attempts to match the original, blow-for-blow, in urgency and intensity, and succeeds – a deranged, yet highly musical dembow techno march. Remix number two, on the other hand, acknowledges that the EP is getting dangerously fun-loving for a Tessier-Ashpool release, and asserts itself as the much-needed oppressive techno club tool to round out the package. Lightside AND darkside vibes from the 2ndSun boys par excellence!

Tracklist:
01. NT1
02. NT1 (Liar Optimix)
03. NT1 (2ndSun Remix 1)
04. NT1 (2ndSun Remix 2)

Mastering by Liar.
Artwork by Liar & Borealis.

Ｔｅｓｓｉｅｒ－Ａｓｈｐｏｏｌ Ｒｅｃｏｒｄｉｎｇｓ
SɆNSƗɃŁɎ FᵾŁFƗŁŁƗNǤ ɎØᵾɌ SȻƗɆNŦƗFƗȻ FȺNŦȺSɎ

TAR010 - Hostage - NT1

Buy on Juno: bit.ly/1Xm0XgP
Buy on Boomkat: bit.ly/1Xm16Rx
Buy on Beatport: btprt.dj/1N4uDcw
Buy on iTunes: apple.co/1Xm1cbX
Spotify: spoti.fi/1kQbxRu
Google Play: bit.ly/1YpJM0q

Radio support from Nemone, Annie Mac & Toddla T

Laurent Garnier: "SUPER FAT -- will play the original mix."
Myd: "Love NT1."
Hrdvsion: "Nice one!"
Barker & Baumecker: "Nice one."
Coco Cole: "Yes Alan. This is gonna smash up the dance floor."

Back in 2012-2013, at the apex of jackin’, ruffneck UK bassline house, a very distinct tune was making the rounds. It would start off somewhat typically – feelgood warehouse energy, rave paraphernalia, a smooth but firm crescendo... before cutting off abruptly into menacing laughter and abyssal hoovers, only to feint and drop into UK-funky-tinged house viscera anchored by, arguably, the most severe wobble bass since “Spongebob”. I was one of few privy to this absolute belter, and even so only via a lo-fi rip which happened to disclose that it was a Hostage tune in the filename. I renamed the file “the mad one.mp3” and eagerly awaited a full, official release. It never came. And so, another legendary tune had slipped through the cracks and had been lost to the vicissitudes of the industry. That is, until I recently hit up Mr. @alanparley, pka Hostage, and persuaded him not only to dig it up for me, but also do me the honor of releasing it with us on Tessier-Ashpool. It is then that I finally found out that this long-time staple of my 4/4 sets was named “NT1” – a contraction of “now this one”. Fitting.

For my Optimix™, I opted to take the recessive rave traits the original’s musical DNA and make them dominant. Breakbeat hardcore, armor-piercing metallic piano riffs, massive undulating reeses and yardie chants were the order of the day. Or, as Alan put it, “this is some hardcore rave excellence”.

2ndSun, ever the over-achievers, when tasked to provide their own take on “NT1”, provided two. Remix number one attempts to match the original, blow-for-blow, in urgency and intensity, and succeeds – a deranged, yet highly musical dembow techno march. Remix number two, on the other hand, acknowledges that the EP is getting dangerously fun-loving for a Tessier-Ashpool release, and asserts itself as the much-needed oppressive techno club tool to round out the package. Lightside AND darkside vibes from the 2ndSun boys par excellence!

Tracklist:
01. NT1
02. NT1 (Liar Optimix)
03. NT1 (2ndSun Remix 1)
04. NT1 (2ndSun Remix 2)

Mastering by Liar.
Artwork by Liar & Borealis.

Ｔｅｓｓｉｅｒ－Ａｓｈｐｏｏｌ Ｒｅｃｏｒｄｉｎｇｓ
SɆNSƗɃŁɎ FᵾŁFƗŁŁƗNǤ ɎØᵾɌ SȻƗɆNŦƗFƗȻ FȺNŦȺSɎ

HOSTAGE - NT1 (TESSIER-ASHPOOL)OUT NOW

moods x the notorious b.i.g. - love is real (dramond edit)

Directed by Léo Bigiaoui and Maxime Baudin
Deep music.

Taken from Ibeyi’s debut album, available at: 
iTunes: http://x-l.co/ibeyiiT
Amazon CD: http://x-l.co/ibeyiamazCD
Amazon Vinyl: http://x-l.co/ibeyiamazLP

Ibeyi - Stranger - Lover

Carhartt WIP Radio says rest in peace to 50WEAPONS - the Berlin based 'techno plus' label that was formed by Modeselektor in 2005. Already from the start the game plan for 50WEAPONS was stopping business after 50 releases. Now, the label is due to close down, but has decided to go out with a royal bang. Specifically, 50WEAPONS have organised a world tour presented by Carhartt WIP that will stop in towns like Paris, Manchester, Hamburg, Montreal or New York. Furthermore they will release a limited collector's box set, consisting of eleven pieces of vinyl, and a USB device with twenty-two tracks - the last scheduled release by the label. For Carhartt WIP Radio label head honchos Modeselektor prepared a one hour good-bye show in which they tried to mix the tracks from the last couple of 50WEAPONS releases in a way that would make sense to the listener and to Modeselektor as DJs.

Tracklist:
Modeselektor - 50 Trees
Anstam - Dolores
Marcel Dettmann - Activator
Shed - Dark Planet 
Rødhåd - Oblivion
Truncate - 86
Benjamin Damage - Battle 
Zenker Brothers - Namuan
FJAAK - Super Smash
Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka - Kansas 
Cosmin TRG - Narr Day Remodulated
Bambounou - See You Soon 
Paula Temple - Oscillate
Bicep - Closing Sequence
Modeselektor & Paul St. Hilaire - Trees 
Modeselektor - 50 Trees

http://www.carhartt-wip.com/music/music/2015/11/label-feature-50weapons

Carhartt WIP Radio November 2015: Modeselektor - 50WEAPONS Radio Show

Back in 2012-2013, at the apex of jackin’, ruffneck UK bassline house, a very distinct tune was making the rounds. It would start off somewhat typically – feelgood warehouse energy, rave paraphernalia, a smooth but firm crescendo... before cutting off abruptly into menacing laughter and abyssal hoovers, only to feint and drop into UK-funky-tinged house viscera anchored by, arguably, the most severe wobble bass since “Spongebob”. I was one of few privy to this absolute belter, and even so only via a lo-fi rip which happened to disclose that it was a Hostage tune in the filename. I renamed the file “the mad one.mp3” and eagerly awaited a full, official release. It never came. And so, another legendary tune had slipped through the cracks and had been lost to the vicissitudes of the industry. That is, until I recently hit up Mr. Alan Parley, pka Hostage, and persuaded him not only to dig it up for me, but also do me the honor of releasing it with us on Tessier-Ashpool. It is then that I finally found out that this long-time staple of my 4/4 sets was named “NT1” – a contraction of “now this one”. Fitting.

Hostage - NT1 (Annie Mac BBC Radio 1 Rip)

Hostage - NT1 (Toddla T BBC Radio 1 Rip)

Hostage - NT1 (2ndSun Remix 1) (Tessier-Ashpool Recordings)

Hostage - NT1 (2ndSun Remix 2) (Tessier-Ashpool Recordings)

For my Optimix™, I opted to take the recessive rave traits the original’s musical DNA and make them dominant. Breakbeat hardcore, armor-piercing metallic piano riffs, massive undulating reeses and yardie chants were the order of the day. Or, as Alan put it, “this is some hardcore rave excellence”.

Hostage - NT1 (Liar Optimix)

Everyone Is Moving To Berlin

Drastic Arts is the spiritual successor to Tessier-Ashpool Recordings. Drastic Arts' only mission statement is to ever proselytise that human art is more important than human life. Drastic Arts is currently accepting demos. Drastic Arts is chaotic good or lawful evil, depending on your vantage point. Drastic Arts aims to obtain religious tax-exempt status. If you say Drastic Arts's acronym twice in quick succession, Tristan Tzara smiles in his grave.