Available on Audio Cassette and digital download directly from the label’s Bandcamp: https://cclurl.bandcamp.com/album/a-night-in-the-skull-discotheque

Side A: Bass is Eternal
Side B: 2-step Mutual Dream

A Night in the Skull Discotheque by the beloved underground selector CCL is the latest offering in the T4T LUV NRG label’s highly limited DJ mix series of cassettes. This immersive journey through a wonderland of proto-dubstep sounds from the late 1970s through the year 2000 is a sonic sibling to CCL’s acclaimed 2018 mix Ode to Queer Steppas.

Inspired in part by Eris Drew’s use of “old records to create new styles out of fragments” on her Raving Disco Breaks Vol. 1 mixtape (T4T LUV NRG, 2019), CCL approached this recording with a parallel frame of mind. Created with 3 CDJs, one Turntable, and a Boss Digital Delay 200, the tracks included in the mix are deconstructed from their whole, and constituent parts are intertwined, sampled, and dubbed out while being further stretched beyond their physical limits. CCL mixed many tracks at the 'wrong speed', pitched beyond their original recognizable tone; others are recontextualized through imaginative layering.

With a solid nod to seminal mixtapes of the early 90s, CCL references the namesake for Side A, Bass Is Eternal, an unreleased 1992 mixtape by influential Bristolian producers Smith & Mighty, an important sonic fulcrum amongst the musical tributaries of the hardcore continuum that continues to reverberate to this day. CCL experienced the after-effects of this ‘proto’ sound genesis in 2008, while living in Bristol, by which point its emergent whispers had coalesced into what became known as dubstep. Tracing a rich history of reference through the samples, basslines, moods, and drum patterns emanating from Bass Is Eternal while looking for connections that predate it became a long-term fascination for CCL. The result is a DJ mix that connects the oft-forgotten dots between proto eras and modern developments in bass and dubstep.

For the resulting sonic ride on A Night in the Skull Discotheque, CCL leads us to a fantastical place of timeless surreality – a majestic haunted dancehall soundtracked by a giddy rush of steppers and dubbed-out delights. Subs rattle through syncopated percs, and moody synths glisten in macabre glory. Fantastical dancers wriggle in wispy eternity, liberated from their corporeal forms in all their greatest spiritual wonder. Both extravagant and dusky, A Night in the Skull Discotheque is a world of seductive in-betweens, a place caught between the moodiest depths and the highest exuberance – A love letter to one of the most impactful formative sounds of the last decades.


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A portion for the proceeds from this release will go to fundraiser "SUPPORT PALESTINIAN SOLIDARITY IN EUROPE!". You can also directly donate via:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-palestinian-solidarity-in-europe
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Tape design: Nina Muro
Mastering: TJ Hertz
Additional tape mastering: Eris Drew
Photography: CCL 
Linear notes: Nevan Jio

A Night in the Skull Discotheque [T4T015]

CCL - A Night in the Skull Discotheque

Dekmantel celebrates the 10th anniversary of Dekmantel Festival with a 44-track, 7-record box set compilation, with each record representing a stage at the festival. CCL has created a mix containing tracks exclusively from the box set. Early copies of the box set will be available during the festival, with the official release date in September. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/dekmantel-ten-a-decade-of-dekmantel-festival-mixed-by-ccl-18th-july-2024

Dekmantel Ten: A Decade of Dekmantel Festival w/ CCL 180724

// room 2 // 23:30-24:30 // july 6 2024 //

Much love to Steevio & Suzybee for inviting me to perform this live set and to all the dancers and beautiful people I met that weekend. Won't forget this one. °˖✧◜✧˖°

Tristan Arp Live Set @ Freerotation 2024

(tracklist below) 

This is part 1 of 3 of the recording from my set at Nowadays Nonstop on April 7, 2024.

I played from 9am-3pm, between JASSS and Bearcat, and it was one of the most creatively fulfilling sets I can remember playing – one of those sets where the audience, environment, atmosphere, tech setup, phase of the moon, whatever, all somehow lined up for a full 6 hours. And happily, the recording is maybe my favorite I’ve managed to capture to date. Huge thanks to Kristin for inviting me and to everyone who was there that morning.


TRACKLIST – PART 1 – 9am – 11am

Moritz Von Oswald – Opaco
La Fe – Alta
Xcor – transmission
Levl – Nullpunkt #4
DB1 – B5
Es.Tereo – Temple of Ra
Skeptical, dBridge – Poor & Poverty
Last Life – Hope Killer
Metrist – GMFGR
Fracture & Deft – I Just
Reeko – Rooted
Massive Attack – Inertia Creeps (Floating On Dubwise)
Overlook – Phantom
Scotch Rolex and Shackleton – The Eleventh Voyage
Cortex of Light – Key Hall Mix
Sote – Kangaroo Court
Meo & Steve – Global Village (Funk Version)
Ali – Abyadh Aswad
Kalua feat. Dj Brahms – Brain
Hysterical Love Project – Boyracer
Scorn – Exodus
El Alfa, El Mayor Clasico, Chael Produciendo – Galapin
Osheyack & Nahash – Bait (Florentino Remix)
Material – Reality Dub
Golden Bug – Tokoyo No Kuni (Wolf Müller Remix)
Tammo Hesselink – Work Work Work
Robo-Gnostic – Ghost Rider
Sea Of Disillusions – Voodoo Heaven
Om – Brother That (Tribal Om Acid Remix)
Mosca – Thin That Blood Down
Timeblind – Come Back Wicked (Original Mix)
Pluralist – Body
Einstürzende Neubauten – Yü-gung (Fütter mein Ego)
Piezo – Skinner
Hypna feat. Warrior Queen – Rolling Deep
Kouslin – Michael
Siu Mata – Vaalbara
TEACHI feat. カクマクシャカ – Esther
vromb – emphase
Two Dogs in a House – Dogs DJ Tool
Neon – Voices
The Knife – We Share Our Mothers's Health
Unknown Artist – Spider Crab [Sacred Stones 01]
Ssiege – Drama Lover


Artwork by Brodie Kaman

Live at Nowadays 7 April 2024

Live at Nowadays 7 April 2024 - Part 1

(tracklist below) 

This is part 2 of 3 of the recording from my set at Nowadays Nonstop on April 7, 2024.

I played from 9am-3pm, between JASSS and Bearcat, and it was one of the most creatively fulfilling sets I can remember playing – one of those sets where the audience, environment, atmosphere, tech setup, phase of the moon, whatever, all somehow lined up for a full 6 hours. And happily, the recording is maybe my favorite I’ve managed to capture to date. Huge thanks to Kristin for inviting me and to everyone who was there that morning.


TRACKLIST – PART 2 – 11am-1pm

Ssiege – Drama Lover
Carrier – Harsh Features
Lithe – Modd
aya – Dexxy Is A Midnight Runner
Commodo – Shadowing
Galtier – Absentia Essentia
DJ Zinc – Unstable
Skee Mask – Dachtekker
David Spanish – One New One
Fadi Mohem – Recess
Konduku – Ebedi
Setaoc Mass – It's never too late, or is it?
T++ – Voices No Bodies
Objekt – ???
Marc Ashken – Size 3 (Skream Remix)
Icicle – Need A Job (Original Mix)
LAS – Mental Judgement
Cyrus (Random Trio) – The Watcher
The Bug – Gutted (Human Filth)
Hoavi – PHASE 10
hashman c3d-e – 0-02B
pretty sneaky – PRSN3 A
pretty sneaky – PRSN1 B
Mike Parker – Radar Signal
Fergus Sweetland – Dub 1
Stanislav Tolkachev – Till you get it off
Aphex Twin – Blackbox Life Recorder 22 [Parallax Mix]
qebrus – ༜°༜ ᓭᘳᓆ⊆⊂⊚⊃⊇ᓏᘰᓯ༜°༜
xupid – Grip
WTCHCRFT – What Do You Call A Flood
ASEC – Traffic
Joline Scheffler – Hathor
Vladimir Dubyshkin – Glucose Guardian
Tracing Xircles – Voyage
Jodey Kendrick – Body Hammer
Squarepusher – Snake Pass
Roma Zuckerman – Like My News
Sympletic – Noname
E-Unity – Avray Link
Arovane – yua:e
Mezey & Nosho – Liverbox Recordings
Phalcon – Foreseen
Ceephax Acid Crew – Red DX Acid
Dolo Percussion – DOLO 27
Dolo Percussion – DOLO 30
Manisdron – Restive Lines
Sepehr – Delicate Senses
Batu – Other Means
Lanark Artefax – Meszthread
RP Boo – Azzoutof Control
Mr. Ho featuring Gedvile Bunikyte – Medicine
DubGuy – Not Massive


Artwork by Brodie Kaman

Live at Nowadays 7 April 2024 - Part 2

(tracklist below)

This is part 3 of 3 of the recording from my set at Nowadays Nonstop on April 7, 2024.

I played from 9am-3pm, between JASSS and Bearcat, and it was one of the most creatively fulfilling sets I can remember playing – one of those sets where the audience, environment, atmosphere, tech setup, phase of the moon, whatever, all somehow lined up for a full 6 hours. And happily, the recording is maybe my favorite I’ve managed to capture to date. Huge thanks to Kristin for inviting me and to everyone who was there that morning.


TRACKLIST – PART 3  – 1pm – 3pm

DubGuy – Not Massive
EDM – Chaos Engineer (Tom Mix)
Osheyack & Nahash – Temperance
Oyubi – Taiko160
Low End Activist – Look Up
Sun People – Tell Me Something
Holsten – Odlum
DJ Die – Reincarnations
Krust – Vibration
John Rolodex & Jungle Drummer – Serve No Kings
Type – Hummer
Homemade Weapons – Lingchi (with Artilect)
Kiril & Was A Be – This!
Xsetra – Testudo
Halogenix – Jump Suit
Instra:mental – Shine
Mike Parker – Radioactive Fire
Sam KDC – Decimate
69db – Night Life
NPLGNN – Sirens Steppa
Anna Funk Damage – Tom You Was A Good Player
CAN – Oh Yeah
Balil – Parasight
Coil – The Snow (Answers Come In Dreams II)
Plastique de Reve – Your Future
Head High – Break Away
Studio X – Los Kings del Mambo
Jamie Anderson, Solid Groove, Jesse Rose, No Comment – You Know Beats
Clara!, SKY H1, Pearson Sound – Gotas
Al Wootton – Vitus
Dope Module – We Bring It
Doubt – Brain Zap (Drums)
The Chemical Brothers – Hey Boy Hey Girl (Extended Version)
Actress – Gershwin
Dawl – Break It Down
BFC – Galaxy
Renegade Soundwave – The Phantom
BANDULU – Guidance
Autolux – Plantlife


Artwork by Brodie Kaman

Live at Nowadays 7 April 2024 - Part 3

Words by Ceci (@ccl-url): 

"Special thanks to Steevio & Suzybee & all the volunteers, workers & dancers 💙

This is my recording from Friday night Room 2, 12:30-2am, my first time being at the mythical Free Rotation. Playing one of the first sets & seeing the room, decor and the big bad subs of Room 2, years of fantastical lore and reality melded, I wanted to keep it sexy, wonky, trippy— imagining a psychic electric swamp and how one would levitate thru it... to the sky. No bpm trickery this time. Out to the heavenly bodies of the universe! ;)

Mastered by Wordcolour"


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ani/live Fifty Six: CCL @ Freerotation

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Next up on the GROOVE Podcast is @atrice. For interview and track listing, check bit.ly/AtricePod

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Nitrix (2025/Reloaded Édition/PC-FLS24)

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Adventures in machine music built to make subs rattle and feet wiggle; a convoluted mess of elektrology and teknology, 3-step, bass-core, post windmill, proto-minimal wankstep, gondola, shithouse, acid wonk, ambient gabber, no more, no less.

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Live at Nowadays 7 April 2024 - Part 2

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