The next transmission from the Squirrels On Film universe is a very special digital only extended play from a producer who is as prolific as he is obscure to the wider world. Billy Bates aka Mr Saturday aka the half of Zonetech who isn't C.l.a.w.s. aka former goth punk synth punk in The Vanishing, is the kind of person who sends you 2 gigabytes of unreleased jamz every couple months & it's legit ALL KILLER. The decision to share some of this bounty with the headz was easy, the hard part was deciding which joints to drop first. For every five Billy-Bangers there are twenty more but we are overjoyed to unleash these five for the solo debut of one of our absolute favorite musicians & people, hardware live set party-rocker, Black Metal Techno Mystery Man, & Digital Dub Dad...

Billy Bates.

“Another Beautiful Day In The Apocalypse” kicks things off. A motorik mid-tempo floor banger, it's the sound of drunk-driving a go-cart down the autobahn in drag. Big blown-out drums, like whackingg trash cans in an empty warehouse, and a driving Moroder-esque groove but as if Giorgio had few too many. Then there's the broken oscillator guitar solo that goes on top of everything, creating dark punk disco that's unhinged & extraordinarily fun. Just as with the Zonetech EP from last year, the drum programing is unique & excellent here & throughout these five songs, it always recognizable as dance music, but avoids the cookie-cutter, bland & beige moves that we hear in far too much stuff out there.

“Sunsets Of Doom” is a distorted breakdance jam given a heavy dub treatment. Extreme exploding delays in all directions for that proper popper hit, huddled up way too close to the bass bin. If Mad Professor got a chance to dub out Mantronix for the rejected Escape From New York soundtrack, that's what we have here.

“I Don't Want To Go Outside” is lost 80s dancehall rhythm for the goth club. The drums could be straight off a Sly Dunbar Compass Point session. It's a slow pulsating groove that decidedly avoids the four on the floor for the first part of the song. Someone invited Kevin Shields to this session to rip out woozy clouds of distorted guitar noise over the beat & Goth-Digi-Dub was born. This track has been a favorite of the Squirrels Family for a long time & it's finally getting out into the world.

“Dancing As The World Burns” brings us to the disco. It's a full-on dance-floor ripper, but in the mold of Throbbing Gristles Hot On The Heals Of Love. This one is for the all disc jockeys who've been waiting patiently to get back to making the kids sweat with ecstatic love & abandon.

“One Day We Will Be Ok” stays at the club. It's a lysergic shuffler, acid house at its finest and funkiest. Layers of red-lined drum machines underscore the timeless squelch of Roland's silver bassline box, tabs on the tongues, butts shaking at the after-party, bring down the walls.

This very special release has been a long time coming & we think it's worth the wait. Take a trip into the mind of Billy Bates, you'll be glad you did.

Words by: Tasho Nicolopulos
Cover art by: Bert Bergen

Billy Bates- Another Beautiful Day In The Apocalypse EP clips

We're truly pleased to welcome Kosmik to the GF series. He runs the acclaimed The Black Lodge in LA , a label and "global conspiracy" aimed at continued disruption that has quietly been bringing out some of the best music out there including the label head himself, R. Gamble, Elena Sizova, Daniel Holt, Sam de la Rosa, Sons of Traders, and many others. As a DJ, he is a selector to the core with roots in the early 90’s midwest electronic rave scene in Ohio, somewhere between Detroit and Chicago. From '99 until 2001, he co-founded the infamous Foundation Team/Trü Skül underground parties in NYC which focused primarily on bringing out artists from the Midwest. His vinyl-only selection is old and new gems from start to finish which opens with a powerful and important speech by the legendary Last Poets from Harlem, one with an important message. Link to the background of this important history is linked below.

@theblacklodgela
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/may/18/the-last-poets-the-hip-hop-forefathers-who-gave-black-america-its-voice

Galactic Funk Podcast 065 - Kosmik

Owner, producer and designer at Big Science Records, Warzou releases tracks since 2019 on labels Nous Disques, Kump, Mystery Booms, Macadam Mambo, Marguerite Records, Vastechoses, and many more. Started in 2013 as VFR with club acid tracks on That Place (TPL001, TPL003), deejay resident at Le Sucre with PALMA from 2014 to 2016, and Ambassade Club during 2017 and 2018. Lyon Based, and LYL radio resident since 2016. He’s also part of Warzabart with Gil.Barte.

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Prolific yet reclusive California producer Billy Bates aka Mr Saturday is known amongst his friends as a Rad Dad & a master of Digital Dub. Connoisseurs of the genre will know that for a brief period in the 1980s, drum machines & synthesizers dominated the Sound Systems & Beer Gardens of Jamaica, & for some Dub Heads, this illustrious era represents the missing link between King Tubby & Basic Channel. Squirrels On Film is delighted to present this collection of Bates' 21st Century Versions & Rhythms that take inspiration from that golden era of Machine Dub. Over ten tracks Bates explores a wide world of warm bouncy sub-bass & cold sharp drum machine rhythms, swimming in echoes & splashes of digital reverb. Bates imbues these mixes with a vital spontaneity that pays homage to the Jamaican originators of this form, who never let the machines steal the human spirit from their work. Echoes Of The Future is available in a very limited edition of hand-dubbed cassettes & the digital version features two special remixes by sometime Dub Techno Wizard Kit Clayton, who revisits the late 90s Minimal Dub Vibes of his legendary Cytrax imprint, effortlessly bringing these Rhythms from the sunny beaches of California to the smoke filled warehouses of Berlin. Whether practicing the latest dancehall moves with your crush moves or relaxing with a spliff in the backyard, Echoes Of The Future is the ideal soundtrack.

SOF09- Billy Bates- Echoes Into the Future (album clips)

LBD sounds are back with a new 12" from their LBDISSUES series. This time they have a track taken from a sought after 7" single by Eva Hurychova & Jan Neckar from former Czechoslovakia, originally released in 1984, professionally remastered and with additional reinterpretations & edits.

"To Chce Mit Svuj System" is a sleazy electro disco number with its unmistakable 80s sound, instantly memorable without being too in your face. Optimo's JD Twitch comes on board with his extended edit, that stays close to original but has upgraded it for current dancefloors. Up next is a remix by Slovakian producer Tasun (who you might remember for his futuristic ethno take on ORM edits 12") that takes the original ideas into more psychedelic territories, while still keeping things danceable.

And last but not least, a newly formed duo of Oliver Torr and LBD Sounds label owner Olin, now working under Torr & Rich moniker, are here with their debut work - a pitched down 80s disco reinterpretation of "To Chce Mit Svuj System".

LBD sounds © 2022
Format: 12" Vinyl & Digital
Release date: 7th October 2022

Mastered by: Johanz Westerman
Torr & Rich reinterpretations mixed by: Johanz Westerman
in Torr & Rich reinterpretation live bass recorded by David Herzig

Eva Hurychova & Jan Neckar - To Chce Mit Svuj System EP - snippets

All tracks produced by Malasso, performed on 21/09/22 at Klabb Hawaj.

Malasso @ Klabb Hawaj 21.09.22

PRE-ORDER: Feb 1 | 9 p.m. (Barcelona Time) – adepta.bandcamp.com
Limited Ed. 8" Lathe Cut Vinyl

Side A - Opposite Day | Side B - The Deep Vein

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Workshop 32

This is a regular podcast of mostly guest DJ mixes and live sets from producers, live acts and DJ's who are rising or established talent.
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Guests are encouraged to explore a bit further into their collections with an opportunity to step away from the dance floor if they desire.

We welcome @graceschella an active member of the electronic music scene in Vienna, Austria who is known for her diverse and eclectic taste behind the decks for the thirty fourth edition of the podcast series. I have really been enjoying revisiting this mix for repeat listens this week so am very excited to share it with you. 

For this mix Grace weaves her eclectic selection incorporating shades of electro, moments of techno and more experimental sounds into a cohesive and atmospheric journey. 

You can find the tracklist and interview with our guest for this episode here: 
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RecThera Podcast 034 : Grace Schella

One of Firecracker’s Founding Fathers returns once more, this time shoving two fingers up to current DJ conventions smashing out a 150 BPM electrofunk hybrid. On the flip, two deeper cuts traversing ambient wormholes and reflecting that classic Linkwood sound.

Ultimately, a miscellany of unique, syncopated weirdo sounds, barely orbiting the outer regions of dance music; or, depending on how you look at it, three timeless cuts designed for the dance floor, the sofa and all points in between.

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