SBat Mixes

Come with your olde uncle Slaggy on a voyage to the Land of the Deep where the wild Slagbats roam. You'll need a head lamp, shovel, hammer(in case shit gets nasty) and of course...a towel. But be warned if you're looking for an all night rave this mix is not the one for you, over the course of the last 6 weeks or so it's slowly taken over my life and evolved in to what is now an unapologetically heads down, elbows up tear-jerker of a ride that I hope you enjoy. 

Along with the tracklist I've tried to tag as many of the artists as possible below so you can find more of the amazing music they make (thank you all for the incredible vibes) there is soooo much more that I would have loved to get on here too and will no doubt make it on to future mixes.

Fred P - Deep Hypnotic (Pluto Mix) | Soul People Music @black-jazz-consortium
Will Long - Pigs | Comatonse @two_acorns
Unbalance - Freedom | Dolly  @unbalance
Linkwood - Citrus | Neroli @linkwood
Baaz - Untitled 5 0R018 | Office Recordings @office-recordings
Modern House Quintet - Sunset | RDV @modern-house-quintet
Patrice Scott - Ghetto Love | Sistrum @p-scott
Fred P - The Law Of Correspondance | Mule @black-jazz-consortium
Aleks - Hush | Organic Analouge Records @aleks_ams
Life Recorder - World of Confusion | Visions Recordings @liferecordermusic
Keith Worthy - Is It In You? | Aesthetic Audio @aesthetic-audio
Benjamin Milz - ORKL-0114-02 A | Die Orakel @benjamin-milz
Dip Shim - Acid Saturday Confusion | Gated @dipshim @gatedrecordings
Lisiere Collectif - P - 1410 - 14 Phonogramme @phonogramme @lisiere-collectif
Gilbert - Furthest Planet | Innate @gilbert_sound

Slagbat - Voyage To The Land Of The Deep

It's been a long time since I posted a mix but after a [mostly] enjoyable battle I was finally able to put something together that I'm really happy with and excited to share.

I had wanted to do something a little slower for a long long time but never managed to see it through. Then about about 4 weeks ago I decided to dedicate myself to the task and spent a few hours each day over a weekend going through all of my records, picking out anything that I could get to roughly the speed I wanted and then tried to figure it out from there. And try I did. The end result, I hope you'll agree, is a slow burning backroom teaser for those looking to escape the madness of the main room and spend a little quality time with their strange uncle Slagbat. A cheeky stomper, you might say.

I would also like to give a big ups to my amazing friends who over the last 12 months recommended some of the albums that I found tracks on for this this mix. Also a big bark out to The House of Dog for being the best darn record shop/dog house there is.

The artwork I found online by https://www.deviantart.com/dietrock.

And in the hope that anyone that listens wants to find more music by the incredible producers on the mix, the tracklist is below for you to consume and devour:

Hashman Deejay - Merging (Hut Mix) | Mood hut @hashmandeejay
Szórëgg - Apología del Despertar | Idefinite Pitch @indefinite-pitch
Leonid - Mind Control | Lunar Disko @leonidofficial
Emeka Ogboh - Wole |  Danfotronics @danfotronics
Link - Arcadian (Global Communication Remix) | Music From Memory @music-from-memory
Remotif - The Sound Of Hope Played Backwards | Pleasent Life @remotif
Jamie Slater - The Unavoidable Consequence of Familiarity (edit) | unreleased @jimmywinkle
Avsluta - Meditation 18 (On a Summaer's Day) | E2-E8 @e2-e8
Dubtribe Sound System - Sunshine's Theme (Sunshine's Remix) | Music From Memory @music-from-memory
Brainwaltzera - FWD RE Late (ref. Karoshi) | Film @brainwaltzera
Akasha System - Sunbreather | 100% Silk @ssyysstteemmss
Vid Vai - Alluvion | For Those That Knoe @vidvai

Slagbat - The Slow Bat Penetrates the Shield

And now for something slightly different - but also something we're going to be doing more of too: Muzan is proud to present SBat's opening set from our Subterra party at Osaka's Upsidedown last month. 
SBat began the night right, slowly sinking us in deep with choice choice atmospherics and hypnotizing beats. The party that followed was one to remember and we're delighted to present our listeners with a glimpse of that night.
https://soundcloud.com/jagger-and-the-bat

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SBat - Subterra - Live at Upsidedown 17.06.23

This set was recorded live on the night opening from 11pm - 1am for Subterra, something I hope will become a regular thing in Osaka (and hopefully Tokyo). It was a truly amazing night to be a part of and something I spent a lot of time thinking about and getting records together that I hoped I could piece together on the night to suck people in and set the scene for DJ Morita, Lene Andreasen and yu1 (who all played amazingly). The mix is of course a bit rough around the edges, a couple of times I zigged when I planned to zag but hopefully that adds to the charm and the journey as a whole is one you'll enjoy. I know I certainly enjoyed being there and listening back to it brings back memories of what was an incredible night that I won't soon forget.

I went back through the mix trying to piece together the tracklist so hopefully others can go forth and find more stuff by all of the amazing artists on there. I think I got them all but apologies if I missed/messed up!

1. Lemonth - Submerged | A Walking Contradiction @awalkingcontradiction
2. Skee Mask - Session Add | Ilian Tape @ilian-tape
3. Hems - Madsituation | E2-E8 @e2-e8
4. Vice City - Altered Habitat | Jin @vicecitybeats
5. Donato Dozzy - Magosa | Afterhouse @donato-dozzy
6. Jamie Slater - The Unavaoidable Consequence of Familiarity (edit) | unreleased @jimmywinkle
7. Leif - Pick a Headline (with Duckett) | Self released @leifsounds
8. Entrapt - Life Inside the Music Box | Felt Sense Recordings @felt-sense-recordings
9. Turbinaria - Elantensis | Self released by Turbinaria @turbinaria-music
10. Nic Ford - Cyberd (Jonathan Kusuma Splinter mix) | Siamese Twins @nic-ford
11. Talko Max - Whodathunk | Self released @talkomax
12. Louis Marlo - Who Wants Alchemy | Felt Sense Recordings @felt-sense-recordings
13. Dip Shim - Impossbile Connection | Gated @dipshim
14. Hemo - Clouds | Elliot Project
15. Juniper - Selenic | Smallville @smallville-records
16. Sven Weisemann | Kiss of Abana | Mojuba @svenweisemann
17. Obsolete Music Technology - Distance | Emphasis Recordings
18. Caldera - Years | Kimochi @caldera-caldera
19. Tammo Hesselink - Silicon | Blank Mind @tammohesselink
20. Alison Marks - Love Note | Verdant Recordings @alisonmarks
21. STL - Light Up | Chateu Chepere @cailloulapierrequiroule
22. Sam Brickel - The Last Question | Steeplejack Records @brickel
23. Nic Ford - Cyberd (Jonathan Kusuma Swamped mix) | Siamese Twins @siamesetwinsrecords
24. Kaiji - Decasid | Kimochi @m50
25. Hamatsuki - Advance Apathy | Self released @hamatsuki
26. Louis Marlo - Earchin' for Paradise | Felt Sense Recordings @felt-sense-recordings
27. Gilbert - Lucid Dreams | 030303 @gilbert_sound

Subterra - SBat - Opening set at Upsidedown

This month we are treated to a sublime guest mix from Tokyo's Sbat @jagger-and-the-bat - deep diving into his record collection and and unearthing a set full of hypnotic 100bpm chuggers that the Guv'nor Mr. Weatherall would be proud of. Lovingly crafted - thank you Ben!

@nickcobby provides an hour of atmospheric and thoughtful ambient selections to start us off. Inspired by the 5am risers in Tokyo's dreamy, sprawling metropolis...

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1st Hour: Nick Cobby

Human Mesh Dance - Winter Orbit @humanmeshdance
zakè & Tyresta - Ashes In The Wind @zakedrone
Anushka Chkheidze - Act 7 @anushka-chxeidze
NYX - feat. MA.MOYO - Mutualism (NYX 'Air' Remix) @nyx-edc
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Ariel Kalma - Dix Voix @robertaikiaubreylowe @ariel-kalma
Haruomi Hosono - Aero @haruomihosono
Dedekind Cut - American Zen 1 & 2 @leebannon
Dimitris Petsetakis - Dawn @intothelightrecords
Earthtones - Sonrise @earthtones_music
Ruven  - Ajna @ruven-music

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2nd Hour: Sbat

Recorded in my Tokyo apartment on a couple of 1200s, a lone XDJ and my cherished FF4000 mixer, the mix was slowly put together over the course of a couple of months as I went through almost all of my collection trying to find the right records (old and new). I've always been a big fan of DJs that can keep chugging from one 100bpm obscure number to the next, all the while making all everything sound like it belongs together (e.g. Andrew Weatherall in full backroom swing) and I really wanted to try and create my own version of that where you're taken through different styles, almost without realising (I hope), but whilst keeping the focus on a late night/early morning stomp in the backroom of some weird Tokyo after hours club you probably should have left ages ago...but you didn't...and you still have a few more hours in you.

1. Moon Patrol - Meripulus | Osalted @irina-kotik & @gilleswasserman
2. Cru Servers - Shruberry grub | 12th Isle @crsrvrs
3. Contours - Projections | Slow Life @contoursmusic
4. Mark Hand & Jez Nicholl - Taken Aback | Freerotation @markhand & @jez-nicholl
5. Human Space Machine - Mind Expander | De Lichting @humanspacemachine
6. Estrato Aurora - El Margen | Alpengluhen @lovebas
7. Mobius - Poissons Volants | Obliques fitoussi-hourriere.bandcamp.com/album/m-bius
8. Dream Dolphin - Iruka Tachi To Asonda Kioku / Under Water | Music From Memory @music-from-memory
10. Brando Lupi - Mutant Phase | Detune @brando-lupi
11. Hemo - Dogman | Elliot Project elliotprojectrecords.bandcamp.com/
12. Dip Shim - Malmo Acid | Gated Recordings @dipshim

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Listen to the Field Trips archive:
@fieldtrips

Thanks to Miro and Netil Radio:
http://netilradio.com

Field Trips w/ Sbat - From Tokyo With Love - Netil Radio

>>TRACKLIST AND MORE DETAILS BELOW. CLICK "SHOW MORE<<

Dircsen's album Helical Structures is available now on our bandcamp!
https://gatedrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/helical-structures

The Jaffa Kid's album 'Phyalla' has also still a few available:
https://gatedrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/phyalla 

Welcome back and also it's a welcome back to Ben SBat Thomson. After several years we've managed to get organised and slap him on with a second top notch beast of a mix taking in the endless shimmering halls of Dub Techno and beyond.  He's even been good enough to provide the delicious tracklist. So big up Ben and everyone for coming checking it out.

Catch his SC here - https://soundcloud.com/jagger-and-the-bat

Shout to Mark too and catch the Mighty Force 33rd anniversary compilation, the first of 3. Apologies in the voiceover I thought there were 10 tracks, but of course there are 11.  Grab it while there are still copies to be had here - https://mightyforce.bandcamp.com/album/mf33-volume-1

And catch the full Ep of Liese im Kran here - https://ribdisques.bandcamp.com/album/leise-im-kran-2
Big thanks to Selektor55, go check out his new label here. Mad stuff!

Tracklist

1. Gated forthcoming
2. Gated coming forth
3. Leise im Kran - Robotron 04105 (Rib Disques)
4. Pushkin - Horce (Acid Mix) (Mighty Force)

SBat Part 2

1. Sven Weisemann - Nandus | Pan Records @svenweisemann
2. Freund der Famille - Grand Rue | Freerotation @freundderfamilie
3. Jose Rico - 45 Tapes | Grounded in Humanity @joserico-2
4. Bartoli - Radiant | Common Ancestors @bartoli_bartoli
5. Gubatz / Vann Bonn - Burnout | Telrae @vanbonn
6. Duckett - The Women Were Falling Miles Behind | Freerotation @duckett-1
7. LZØ - 17.3 (unreleased) @raul_rs
8. Lorenzo Fortino - Il Visionario Della Periferia | Futop Music @lorenzofortino
9. Gubatz / Vann Bonn - Marathon | Telrae @telrae
10. DYL - Fjord | Nous Klear @nousklaeraudio
11. Oreste - Red Second Empire Napoleonian Armchair | Anulled Music @oreste-music
12. Caldera - Amphibean Dance | Nummer @caldera-caldera
13. Volodymyr Gnatenko - Virgifnis | Kalahari Oyster @gnatenko
14. Erik Leubs - Flare | Self released @erikluebs
15. Boston 168 - Rise Again | Attic Music @boston-168
16. LZØ - 15.3 (unreleased) @raul_rs
17. Dino Sabatini - Stheno | Prolouge @dino-sabatini
18. Inigo Kennedy - NGC5128 | Token @inigokennedy
19. Iori - Galazy (Lord of the Isles Remix) | Phonica @iori927

Image credit: Pilobunny - https://www.deviantart.com/pilobunny/art/Dibujo-064-1005991245

MF33 Volume 1

Gated Podcast 57 // SBat Part 2 // February 2024

Muzan Editions is honored to welcome SBat once more to our growing collection of mixes and sets by friends near and far. For this installment, we present SBat's ambient set at the wonderful Liminal Dreams party in Tokyo (2023.12.10). SBat conjures up a shimmering dreamscape of sounds that warps seamlessly between genre and mood, guiding the listener through nostalgic rememberances, glistening electronic futures, and hazy mirages that elude categorization. We recommend getting very comfortable and organizing some proper listening conditions before drifting off (and drifting deep) into this one.

We'd like to thank the Liminal Dreams crew for signing off on our use of Sbat's set. LD has a special place in the hearts of us here at Muzan. Not only are they an integral part of the flourishing ambient scene in Tokyo, but were kind enough to invite Endurance to their very first event - and Dérive to their latest party last month! Their lineups are always incredible, with past special guests including artists like Sunju Hargun, Chris SSG, Sapphire Slows, and Jane Fitz - just to name a few. All of which makes us even more excited to be showcasing a set from one of their events. Enjoy!

@jagger-and-the-bat
@nurture-liminal-dreams

Tracklist:

1. TIBSLC - Beachlife | sferic @tibslc
2. Donnacha Costello - The Sea Between Us | URSA
3. Khotin - Looping Good | Ghostly International @khotin
4. Vangelis - Albedo 0.39 | RCA
5. Priori - The Tower feat. Ex-Terrestrial | Naff @priori-ties
6. Terre Thaemlitz - Fat Chair | Instinct
7. Sol Seppy - Said Cat to a Phoenix | Gated Recordings @gatedrecordings
8. Simon Giudice - Ricordo | Semantica @simonegiudice
9. Space Time Continuum - Fluresence | Music From Memory @music-from-memory
10. Endurance - Permimeter | Muzan Editions @joshua-stefane
11. Lorenzo Fortino - Rispetto a Vita | Futop Music @lorenzofortino
12. Evadney - Ready | Self released @evadneyyyy
13. Geinoh Yamashirogumi - Winds Over Neo Tokyo | Milan Music
14. Jonathan Fitoussi & Clemens Hourriere - Vague | Obliques @jonathanfitoussi
15. Collateral Intelligence - Butterflies in Funerals | Gated @gatedrecordings
16. Romanticise the World - Side D | Verdant Recording @verdant-recordings
17. Franco Nanni - Meiosis | Affordable Innerspace @affordableinnerspace

SBat - Live at Liminal Dreams

This is a solo mix by that was recorded early in 2011 and moved from my old solo SoundCloud page. It was done one dusty Saturday afternoon with no pre-planning or thought of ever putting it online (at the time). I've always been a bit obsessed with trying to give a mix a distinct sound throughout and a flow that takes you somewhere without even realising it (I'm pretty sure that makes sense), which is something I felt I hadn't achieved up until this point.  So in summary, If you don't like this mix then make sure you never mention it in front of me because I will slap you round the face with a big wet haddock before crying in the corner.

Slagbat - While the Jagger's Away

1. Freund Der Familie - The Symbian (Christopher Rau remix) | Freund Der Familie 
2. Nick Sole - Earth | Faux Pas 
3. Stereociti - Tsukayga | Mojuba 
4. Melchior and Pronato - Puerto Rican Girls | Smallville 
5. Anton Zap - Captain Storm | Underground Quality 
6. Black Jazz Consortium - The Om | Soul People 
7. Fred P - It Is What It Is | Strength Music 
8. Patrice Scott - Nuonce | Minuendo 
9. Dubbyman - Green Sunday | DPress Industries 
10. Black Rascals - Blaze Theme Track | Slow to Speak 
11. Maya Jane Coles - Simple Things | Real Tone 
12. Sten - Way to the Stars | Dial 
13. Smallpeople - The People | Underground Quality 
14. Ron Trent - Seduction | Slow to Speak 
15. Members of the House - Party Of The Year (D'Pac Soul Free Mix) 
16. The Godson - Analog Love | Vibes new&rare 
17. Nightmares on Wax - I'm For Real | Warp

Slagbat - While the Jagger's Away

It's taken over 4 years and enough emotions to take down a heard of yaks to finally record a new solo mix that I'm happy with and here it is. It's a mystical tale of adventure and coming of vibes.

There's no dub techno intro here and the fucker bolts  early and pegs it towards the finishing line. I hope it hits the spot. I'm not going to put a tracklist up but feel free to ask for particular tracks and I'll try and share what I can.

Slagbat - The Untold Adventures of Captain Vibes

Whilst I sit here in Tokyo desperately waiting for my records to arrive off the boat an old friend stumbled across this mix whilst clearing out her cupboards and sent it across to me. I think it's from around 2006  and I thought I'd put it online for shits, giggles and possibly ridicule. 

At the time of recording this I was big in to the likes of the Inland Knights, Da Sunlounge and allllll that vibe. It is nothing like anything I play now but an enjoyable ride nonetheless and I still like most of the tracks on it (but not quite all). I'd call it a cheeky heads down number with a...shall we say... old Nottingham 'ouse sound (or there abouts). It does admittedly go a bit...err...dubious around 45 mins for around 10 minutes but I'm sure you can push through that till the end.

Flight of the Slagbat

Slagbat - Flight of the Slagbat (circa 2006)

23 months after moving to Tokyo here is my first mix recorded straight off the [slag]bat one rainy afternoon in Tokyo in my apartment. It's a deep bum tickler compiled almost completely from second hand records I've picked up in Tokyo (and a couple of new releases...albeit of old music). It'll crawl up your spine like a dry sake and whisper seductively in to the back of your brain. So sit down and relax, Slaggy B's gotcha covered for the next hour.

The Reintroduction of DJ Slagbat

Slagbat - The Reintroduction of DJ Slagbat

This is a mix I did in 2019 for the excellent Skew Whiff night and KMAH radio show as hosted by Dr Joseph and I like to think of it as a sneaky little stealth acid  tickler. Highly recommended to be listened to by the pool but failing that indoors on a rainy day should work just fine (just be sure  to crank the heating up).

Slagbat - Skew-Whiff KMAH Mix

This month we are excited to have a mix from DJ and general all round top chum, Slagbat. 

In the mix are a selection of records he was planning to play in the backroom at Tokyo's Feelin' Pretty night which sadly has had to be postponed until "after the apocalypse" so he wanted to put together something that showcased records planned for that set, a little less heads down rolling and a bit more... backroomy.

Shout to James "Cambrian Line" for the image https://cambrianline.com

Some Gated releases still available via our Bandcamp:

https://gatedrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/split-ep
https://gatedrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/soft-celebration
https://gatedrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/i-a-a-y-a-part-one
https://gatedrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/states-of-mind

Acidulant's 'Iteration of a Dark Future can be found via his Bandcamp - https://acidulant.bandcamp.com/album/iteration-of-a-dark-future

Tracklist 

1. Stereociti - Awakening (Mojuba) https://soundcloud.com/stereociti
2. Frazer Campbell - Sleep (Elliot Project) https://soundcloud.com/frazer-campbell
3. Mark Archer - Depth From Within (de:tuned) https://soundcloud.com/mrnex
4. Future Beat Alliance - Inside Out (FBA Recordings) https://soundcloud.com/future-beat-alliance
5. Viceversa - Space (Rowle) https://soundcloud.com/user-755367968-408842914
6. Stereociti - Paragraph (Groovement)
7. Jackson Lee - Persistence (Mystical Disco)
8. Aleqs Notal - Lighten You Up (Sistrum Recordings) https://soundcloud.com/aleqsnotal
9. JP Enfanct - Virtual Midnight Drama (a.r.t.less)
10. Gregor Tresher & Petar Dundov - Duo Tone (Music Man) https://soundcloud.com/gregortresher https://soundcloud.com/petardundov
11. Miles Atmospheric - Plight (Common Dreams) https://soundcloud.com/milesatmospheric
12. As One - The Specialist (de:tuned) https://kirkdegiorgiopresentsasone.bandcamp.com
13. Biodive - Intimacy (Church) https://soundcloud.com/terrencepearce

Gated bonus round

14. Krokakai - Doubleplus Acid (Gated) https://soundcloud.com/krokakai
15. Acidulant - Fanistax 911 (Acidulant Self Released) https://soundcloud.com/acidulant
16. Datawave - Pulsar (Gated Forthcoming) https://soundcloud.com/datawave
17. **Gated Forthcoming**
18. **Gated Forthcoming**

Gated Podcast 15 // Slagbat // May 2020

This Slagbat solo outing was recorded long before Jagger came to the party, some time around 2007 I think (don't believe what the file properties say). I woke up one afternoon as a student and decided to try and record something a little different to what I was playing at the time...so I got pretty baked and jumped straight in, carelessly hitting the record button on my way. Who knew it would turn out to be the beginning of a new age (errrr well kind of musically speaking for me anyway). 

It includes tracks I still play today, some I wouldn't and others I sometimes think about playing. Interesting huh? Anyway, regardless of all that it's still a fun ride and whilst it may not be the important piece of history I claim it was it sure as hell is a lot better than watching Time Team for 2 hours. 

Randolph - Believer (Jazzanova remix)
Listen to the Drums (Jazzanova/Dixon edit)
Tobias - Second to None
DJ Jus-Ed - Don't Stop DA DAH DA
Rhythm Plate - Rain (remix)
Jay Tripwire - Swang Kong
The Black Dog - Chiba
Subsky - Something in the Sound
Office Gossip - Blue on Black (Atjazz remix)
Attias - Nebukai
Dennis Ferrer - Son of Raw
Franck Roger - Remember
Inland Knights - Down to the Ground
Inland Knights - Girl In The Window
Atnarko - Don't Ya Know (Jimpster remix)
Mark August - Warm
Listen to the Drums (Christian Prommer's Drum Lesson Remix)
Johnny Fiasco - Tik Tone
L'il Mark - What (Matthew Styles Mix)
Fries and Bridges - Uprock 3000
YSE - Bounce Back
Iz and Diz - Love Vibe (Tres Manos and GarcyNoise remix) 
The Black Dog - Techno Playtime
Minilouge - Elephant Parade
Tobias - Dial
John Tejada - Sad Piano (Jimpster Remix)


Slagbat - The Slaggy B Show

This is a little bit of surprise sex crime that I committed in 2009 whilst Kris was washing his hands of me (or some other more appropriate saying). I seem to remember this mix becoming a huge burden on my life as I tried to put it together without having enough of the right kind of records (not for the first time as you may or may not know). I wanted it to be deeper than a mole with a JCB and I think for the most part I succeeded although it definitely gets above ground towards the end. It's safe to say that it took Kris to breaking point as he had to live with me during the development stages, listening to the same tracks over and over and over and over... 

The most important thing about this mix though is that it shows I was playing deep house way before it got cool so essentially it proves I'm super cool...like ice.

I'd also like to add that the re-uploading of this mix is dedicated to the myth, the legend...Mike Plant (because I believe it still remains his favourite mix of mine).

Slagbat - Premeditated Surprise Sex Crime

1.  Claro Intelecto - Harsh Reality | Modernlove
2.  Jus-Ed - Don't Stop Da Da Dah! | Underground Quality
3.  Panther & S.Grooves - Dub Delay | Detroit 808
4.  Jitterbug - Speakers Corner | Uzuri
5.  Panther & S.Grooves - Part II | Detroit 808 
6.  Dollkraut - Krugstepel Quartet | Sound Architecture
7.  Jitterbug - No Pressure (DJ QU Remix) | Uzuri
8.  Superlova - All Night | Raw Elements
9.  Dubbyman - Arrecifes De Coral (Nick Sole Clubbin' Drive Mix) | Deep Explorer
10. Nick Sole - Lost and Found | Mojuba
11. Echologist - The Score (Jus-Ed Hostage Mix) | Brendon Moeller
12. Ribon - Ctrl | Strax Leaves
13. Permutations - Literon | Frantic Flowers
14. John Daly - Tunnel vision | Drumpoet Community
15. Nick Sole - Simple Things | Mojuba
16. Global Communication - The Way (Secret Ingredients Mix) | Discotheque
17. Iz and Diz - Happy (Main Pass) | Hudd Trax
18. Halo and Atwater - Change (Jask Remix) | Large



Slagbat - Premeditated Surprise Sex Crime

If the Slaggy B Show was "the beginning of a new age" then this was the...erm…well…the precursor to the new age? You could compare it to the moment the dinosaurs first looked up and saw a glowing meteorite high in the sky before being blown into a million messy pieces.

Whilst some of my mixes online were recorded without any pre-planning this one certainly was not. I had in my head exactly how I wanted it to be (I even had the name ready) but hit a bit of a brick wall when I realised I didn’t have the records to do it. Over the course of the next 6 months I ransacked all my B sides, started buying a few less Robsoul records and began playing everything I owned at -8. Ultimately what came out of it was a mix that sits proudly up there as Kristopher’s (aka Jagger) favourite mix of mine…of all time.

It was the beginning of the beginning of a new era. A delicate blend of pitched back music that is still faster than most things I play today. And if you close your eyes and think hard enough you can almost taste the calamine lotion.

I also contend that I was the first person in the entire world to start playing that Pepe Bradock remix of mouth but that's for the courts to decide.

Slagbat - Calamine Lotion

Iz and Diz - Mouth (Pepe Bradock Mix) | Greenskeepers
Dubbyman and Above Smoke - Jazz For May | Sybaris
Inland Knights - The Game | Drop
Shaun Ward - Twighlight (Vernon Remix) | Blockhead
Iz and Diz - Happy (Main Pass) | Hudd Traxx
The Sound Diggers - Shades On | Greenhouse
Santiago and Bushido - In The Crowd | Black Cherry
Kelvin K feat Dom Thompson - 2 Doors Down (Members Only Remix) | Nordic Traxx - 
Matt Shrewd - Dodgee Tickers | Kolour - 
Short Bus Kids - Dinner On The Bus | Bounce House
King Kooba - Destination Detroit | Freerange
Da Sunlounge - Feels So Good | MYNA - 
Greenskeepers - On The Line (JT Donaldson's Long Distance Dub
YSE - Not Wot You Got (Jake Childs and PeteDafeat Mix) | Lost My Dog
Miles Maeda - It's Your Pain | Bambino
ECB feat DJ Heather - Picture of You (Miles Maeda Mix) | Black Cherry
Greenskeepers - Go (Diz Mix) | Greenskeepers

Slagbat - Calamine Lotion

I had to upload this one for the title alone. It was recorded back in 2008 for an online radio show (I can't remember which one) when I was trying to move away from "jackin' 'ouse" and towards a bit more credible propa 'ouse sound, Bruv. You could consider it as the DJing equivalent of puberty although that would be a bit weird.

Anyway...I still listen to this mix from time to time and it makes me smile. I think the first half is worth revisiting alone and the last third too. I admit the middle maybe goes a bit too Freerange but at the time I was lapping up everything Jimpster wiped his bum with so it seems right that it's in there. Some of the tracks may not have held up but time makes fools of us all so quit complaining and enjoy the buzz.

Slagbat - Sounds of the Batcave

1. Kelvin K - Sinrise | Nordic trax
2. Rhythm Plate - Remember the Days | Winding Road
3. JT Donaldson - Just Bounce 
(Slum Science I'm Avin' That Remix) | Hudd Traxx 
4. Loopity Goofs - Gotta Move It | Greenhouse
5. Office Gossip - Blue On Black | Winding Road
6. Toe Jam & Rachel Modest - You Can't Hurt Me | Robsoul
7. Kelvin K - Wanting You | Nordic Trax
8. Palm Skin - Fall Away | Freerange
9. Jimpster - Square Up | Buzzin Fly
10. Motorcitysoul - Aura (Jimpster mix) | Stir15
11. Aardvarck - Cult Copy 
(2000 and One's Chicago dirt Mix) | Rush Hour
12. Galen - Playing Games | Utensil
13. Palm Skin - Fall Away 
(Johnny Fiasco's Late Night tonic Mix) | Freerange
14. Nathan Coles - Watch My Feet | Hot Kitchen
15. Halo and Attwater feat. Mr V - change 
(Jask Thaisoul mix) | Large
16. Cobblestone Jazz - Peace Offering | Wagon Repair


Slagbat - Sounds of the Batcave

I considered not uploading this but given that I've become obsessed with mapping out some sort of personal music history today this mix had to be thrown in. I'm listening to it now for the first time in years and rest assured I am loving it. You however, may not.

It is in some ways the musical equivalent of The Phantom Menance. The childish beginning to what I'm sure you'll all be telling your kids was a cracking end. It's funky. It's fast. It's jackin' and it sure as hell is a lot of fun (provided you're not a bit of a cunt). 

Recorded way back in 2006 it is probably the best example of what I bought and played when I first got a set of turntables and had been able to amass a semi-decent amount of records.

Put this mix on when you're home alone cleaning on a Saturday and shake yo thang. It will be our dirty little secret.

Also I would like to make a formal apology to Gemma Jones for the image that goes with this mix. I tried to find something from back in 2006 but fortunately my Facebook doesn't go that far back so I just took the oldest photo I had online. Still, somehow it seems right.

Slagbat - A Story About Garys, Asbos and Regats

Jay West - Feelin Sexy
The White Collar Criminals - Wanting You 
Tracy Cooper - Cooking
Da Sunlounge - Money 
Jeff Bloom - Brass Muzik 
FraidSo - Holding On (Bryan Jones re-do)
The Sound Republic - Chop It
DJ Homewrecker - Play Action
Derrick L Carter - Squaredancing In A Round House (BHG Revisits The Classic Mix) 
Bryan Jones - Chicago Jack
John Larner - Funky Hand (Chuck Daniels Filthy Hand Mix) 
Lil Mark - Is Jazz (Lil Mark re-do) 
Mr Hall Lee - Jump To Tha Funk (Jason Hodges Funk Jump Mix) 
Jully Black - Sweat Of Your Brow (Hodges Aint Sweatin It Now Re-do) 
The Sound Republic - Huffy Fun Box 
Mario Fabriani - Hit The Ground 
Style of Eye - Go Get Gone (No Assembly mix) 
Bryan Jones - Chicago Jack (the Sound Republix mix)


Slagbat - A Story About Garys, Asbos and Regats

The former home of Jagger and the Bat and now here lives only the Bat (living in different continents will do that to a DJ duo). But worry not all the old Jagger and the Bat mixes are here as well as my own solo outings not to mention all of the old Arthouse podcasts ready for you to get your greasy mits on. Have at it.