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"Silicone Shelter (King Unique Bootie)" - The xx vs. Alan Fitzpatrick & Reset Robot. Low quality mp3 preview for you to check out :)

"Silicone Shelter (King Unique Bootie)" The xx vs. Alan Fitzpatrick & Reset Robot (LowQual Preview)

I joined the lovely Henry Saiz for his debut 'Labyrinth Live' show at The Gallery Club, Ministry Of Sound, London just over a week ago. Amazing gig with a fantastic crowd - so glad we recorded it :)

NT89 “to Love” white/unreleased

Eliphino “I Don't Care” Hypercolour

Lake People “Point In Time”  Krakatau Records

Emma Louise “Boy (Talul Remix)” Ego

Tom Budden & Forrest “Some Kind Of Friend” Alive Recordings

Dominik Eulberg & Gabriel Ananda “Friend Of All That Lives” Traum

Pedram “Nina” Born Electric

Lancelot “Givin’ It Up” Anjunadeep

Moya “Making Me Fall (Kolombo Club Remix)” Hedonism Music

Alexander Solberg, Naomi Gonza “My G Swing” NastyFunk Records

Tone Fiction “Most of Us (Nikitin Remix)” LouLou Records

Skream “Rollercoaster (King Unique Crsdvsion Bootleg)” white/unreleased

Hot Natured “Reverse Skydiving (feat. Anabel Englund) (Shadow Child Remix)” FFRR

Gorgon City “Ready For Your Love ft. MNEK (Dub Mix)” Black Butter

Tom Budden “Flying Feather” Get Physical

George Fitzgerald “I Can Tell (By The Way You Move)” Domino

Shadow Child ft. Tymer “23 (Zinc Remix)” Food

Anushka vs Carl Bee “Constantly Maze'd (King Unique Bootleg)” white/unreleased

Henry Saiz “Rave Flute (King Unique Remix)” Natura Sonoris

Jamie Stevens “The Wonder Of You (King Unique Remix)” microCastle

Layo & Bushwacka vs. Shit Robot “Fatale Feeling (King Unique Bootleg)” white/unreleased


You can also check out Henry's set here -

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King Unique Live @ Ministry Of Sound 21.02.14

hardcore meets nu-garage meets prog meets tech meets - oh fuck this it's 'big' ok? beatport - get a new genre

Kastis Torrau feat. Amber Long "Menace (King Unique Remix)" Lo Qual Preview

This is another side to the KU sound, a collaboration with my erstwhile KU partner Matthew Roberts & balearic shoegazers Packard Ghost, whose members include Rupert Lyddon of Grand National fame. It's going to be released on Bedrock's "Underground Sound of Ibiza" album next month as both the intro & the closing track of the poolside chill-out disc 1.

Quite a beautiful tune this, very happy to be getting it out into the world.

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King Unique "Brakes (feat. Packard Ghost)" Lo Qual Preview

coming very soon on bedrock, my remix of ian o'donovan versus john digweed & nick muir's "dawnbreaker". big dose of old skool bleep over warped garage organs & beats - progressive house flavours from the days before the genre even existed. get it in you.

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John Digweed & Nick Muir Vs Ian O'Donovan "Dawnbreaker (King Unique Remix)" Lo Qual Preview

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Conceptualized in 2013, Colombian artists Alejo Cortes and Carlos Lopez aka NuFects decided to undertake a project full of energy, joy, colour and intrigue. They started producing progressive and organic house under the name NuFects, quickly earning recognition from Hernan Cattaneo, Nick Warren and Cid Inc, along with very important local talents Dabeat, Gux Jimenez and Kamilo Sanclemente. Also finding a place in the more melodic uptempo realms of the genre, legends Paul Oakenfold and Solarstone became NuFects supporters, playlisting their music and making the duo a legit crossover act. 2023 has proved to be a prolific year for NuFects, releasing standout projects via Clubsonica, Movement Recordings, Suza Records and WARPP. The duo also took to re-imagining Sasha's classic production 'Belfunk' earlier this year, an unofficial and in demand remix which has featured in their sets of late, and is now available as a free download. Enjoy!

[FREE DOWNLOAD] Sasha - Belfunk (NuFects Bootleg)

set recording from a pretty legendary friday night with myself & Hernan Cattaneo at The Gallery Club last month - plenty of dark bass goodness & trip-out melodic moments. *best* moment of the night though was playing '7 Hours' & 'Black a.m.' to a packed house with vocalist Natalie Arnold on the dance floor for the first time. hearing the cheers coming out of the crowd as they recognised the tunes coming in, 14 years after we wrote that first record together, was genuinely a bit magical.

big thanks to Ben Summer for the pic of me firin mah lazors & to everyone who turned out to wave their hands in them. dream crowd :)

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King Unique Live @ Ministry Of Sound 24.10.14

a bit of time travel - long lost KU DJ mix from 2001, lots of dark tribal, twisted san-fran dubness, accapellas & fx. this is the sound we were playing at Yellow in Tokyo, Cream in Liverpool, Renaissance in Nottingham - get your rose tinted spectacles out & get your waaaarrrrrp on ;)

Unknown "Freaked Out Preacher"
Silicon Soul "Chic-O-Laa (H-Foundation Remix)"
Ubu "Pixels"
Eddie Amador "The Funk (King Unique Dub)"
Weekend World "Trigger Finger"
Nerva "Scorpion"
The Path "Prayin' (Accapella)"
Mix The House "In The Beginning There Was French Kiss"
Mainframe "Mainframe"
Soul Mekanik "I'll Call You"
R-Factors "G-Explorer"
Thick Dick "Welcome To The Jungle"
Kosheen "Hide U (Creamer &amp; K Mix)"
Sharpside "I Love Techno"
Chocolate Puma "I Wanna Be U (King Unique Mix)"
Unknown "Danze 2 My Beat"


King Unique Promo Mix 2001 -(KU Archive 2001)-

Out Now on Beatport - 
https://pro.beatport.com/release/judgement-day/1578465

Here is a landmark 100th release of Asymmetric Recordings. A huge milestone to reach for any label, so what better way to celebrate than with one of the label head honcho's at the helm accompanied by the igniting vocal performance by MZ SUNDAY LUV (Get Physical, Rebirth).

Remix duties see the ever reliable, and always exciting King Unique take control. This remix takes us in to deep and deadly territories, adding a filthy distorted bass, a cascade of trippy fx and superb use of the vocal to create a serious rework. This gem straddles many a musical genre and is no doubt going to do some serious damage over the summer and beyond.

Support on the release from Sasha, Joris Voorn, Danny Tenaglia, James Teej, Raxon, Marc Marzenit, Guy Mantzur & more

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Lonya & Mz Sunday Luv - Judgement Day (King Unique Remix) OUT NOW

for the first time here's the full 2 & 1/2 hour recording from my set at majefa back in january of this year. includes the 'hair / beard malfunction' speech i made after technical problems in the booth delayed henry's set on the night. just thought i'd explain for anyone who wasn't there - in reality both my hair and saiz's beard were, of course, immaculate as always.

enjoy

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King Unique @ Manchester, Majefa 31 01 15 - Full Set DOWNLOAD

rubber band bass, time travel seventies synths and emo vocals - 2016 vibes for you & the rave-nerd / nerdette in your life

forthcoming single from Flaunt's 'Rave Noir' album, check back for release date news

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Flaunt "Rave On (King Unique Remix)"

King Unique @ Traffic 02.07.11 (part 1)
recording from a great night at traffic earlier this year - everyone was digging the tech-housier stuff on the night so i pulled out lots of stabby, tracky diva tunes for this first hour.
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Baboop vs Thodoris Triantafillou &amp; Cj Jeff "Bottle U (King Unique Bootleg)" CD-R
Shadow Dancer "Parallax" Boysnoize
Sebrok &amp; Tassilo "Feel It (Andreas Henneberg Remix)" Paso Music
Thompson Feat. Jakob Schneidewind &amp; Myele Manzanza "Stellar" Hair
Jon Rundell "Jack Me" Etch
Christian Smith "Cabecudas" Bedrock
Jon Gurd "Ishamol" Tribal Rage
Nice 7 "Point (Audiojack Remix)" Gruuv
Christian Smith "Keep On (Big Room Remix)" Tronic
H.O.S.H "Antonelli Screaming (Steve Bug Remix)" Diynamic
Marc Romboy &amp; Stephan Bodzin "Callisto (Joris Voorn Remix)" Systematic Recordings
Unknown "Unknown" CD-R
Benoit & Sergio "Walk & Talk (Amine Edge Remix)" CD-R

King Unique @ Traffic 02.07.11 (part 1) - FREE DOWNLOAD

King Unique @ Traffic 02.07.11 (part 2)
here's the second hour of the set, more of a proggy techno vibe &amp; lots of KU tracks in here. fantastic night - hope you enjoy it

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Benoit &amp; Sergio "Walk &amp; Talk (Amine Edge Remix)" CD-R
Punks Jump Up "Blockhead (Zombie Nation Remix)" Kitsune Maison
Unkle "Heavy Drug (King Unique Remix)" Surrender All
King Unique "2000000 Dubs" Bedrock
Marc Marzenit "Eclipsed Emotions" Gem Records
Infusion "Love &amp; Imitation (Luis Junior Remix)" Vapour
Ito &amp; Star "Sudoku Kid (Paolo Mojo Bootleg)" CD-R
Christian Smith "Fugitive" Bedrock
King Unique "2000000 Suns (John Digweed &amp; Nick Muir Remix)" Bedrock
King Unique "2000000 Suns" Bedrock


King Unique @ Traffic 02.07.11 (part 2) - FREE DOWNLOAD

King Unique Broadcast 30 - it's here, it's now, it's a musical selfie-brick. download it and throw it through the windows of your mind.

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King Unique Broadcast 30 -> FREE DOWNLOAD <-

King Unique Broadcast 21, first aired 06.11.11 on Austral Mixing
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AFFKT feat. Sutja Gutierrez ‘Nuvol’ Sincopat
Aquarius Heaven ‘Universe’ Circus Company
Mickey Moonlight ‘This Son feat. Fimber Bravo (Original Mix)’ Ed Banger Records
Marco Effe ‘For Me’ Break New Soil
Michael Deep ‘Want 2’ Darkstar Records
Nick Warren ‘Rumbletump (Monaque Remix)’ Sudbeat
Francys ‘Crossing The White Line (Original Mix)’ Highway Records
Psycatron & Detroit Grand Pubahs ‘NvrSayNvr (SMD Remix)’ Delicacies
Oliver Huntemann ‘Rotten’ Ideal Audio
Max Cooper ‘Miocene’ Herzblut
Luke Chable ‘Substrate’ CD-R
Spooky ‘Polymorph (Psycatron Remix)’ microCastle
Guy J & Henry Saiz ‘Meridian’ Bedrock
Breccia & Ian O'Donovan ‘Nebula (Spada Remix)’ Espai
Blawan ‘What You Do With What You Have’ R&S Records


King Unique Broadcast 21

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found a few more 'lost' KU bootlegs on the dj drive, will be upping them today - enjoy

Damian Lazarus & Sasha vs. Sabotage & Lady B "Spinnin' @ The End (King Unique Bootleg)"

Original tracks - 
Damian Lazarus "Spinnin' (Sasha Remix)" Get Physical
http://www.beatport.com/track/spinnin-sasha-remix/975145
Sabotage "The End (Lady B Stringsless Remix)" Musique Moderne

Damian Lazarus & Sasha vs. Sabotage & Lady B "Spinnin' @ The End (King Unique Bootleg)"

"Nine Inches Of Love (King Unique Bootleg)" a collision of LCD/DFA dirt-disco featuring the very fantastic -

Nine Inch Nails "The Hand That Feeds (DFA Remix)" Nothing
LCD Soundsystem "Too Much Love" DFA

plus elements of -
LCD Soundsystem "Yeah" DFA
John Spencer Blues Explosion "Mars, Arizona (DFA Remix)" Mute

you can buy the original tracks here -
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-hand-that-feeds-dfa-remix/id134722882?i=134722889
http://www.beatport.com/track/too-much-love-original-mix/3148320

Nine Inch Nails vs. LCD Soundsystem "Nine Inches Of Love (King Unique Bootleg)"

Sharon Phillips & Trentemøller vs. King Unique "Want 2 Move 2 The Left". Hacked together in 2006 especially for a guest appearance on Fergie's Radio 1 show, & featuring -

Sharon Phillips "Want 2 / Need 2 (Trentemøller Remix)" Brickhouse
King Unique "To The Left" Curfew

Buy the original tracks here -
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Sharon Phillips & Trentemøller vs. King Unique "Want 2 Move 2 The Left"

'Purim to Beaucoup' King Unique Live in Tel Aviv &amp; Toulouse

This set is hacked together from two incomplete (i.e. fucked up) live recordings made in March, the first at The Cat &amp; The Dog in Tel Aviv and the second at Club BM, Toulouse. I was in Tel Aviv for Guy J's wedding, playing a 'honeymoon' gig for him &amp; the lovely Mrs J the following night. As well as the wedding celebrations it was also the Jewish festival of Purim (roughly translated - 'excess' or 'lots') all week, which required much dressing up &amp; drinking. At the next gig, Bal Des Songes in Belgium my soundcard died 10 minutes before the set, so that attempt at recording a live set also failed. Finally I played for some lovely people in Toulouse where, yet again, my gear gave me grief &amp; the set didn't fully record properly. The next day they fed me delicious French food at a cafe called Beaucoup (roughly translated 'lots') &amp; the circle of my journey was complete :) 
So here, via the miracle of editing, is a good hour of what i was playing in March - enjoy

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'Purim to Beaucoup' King Unique Live in Tel Aviv & Toulouse

take your mind back to july 2001; dark tribal prog rules britain's superclubs & britain's sound rules the world. berlin is not yet officially cool, cigarettes are smoked on dancefloors, dance music slower than 125 bpm is punishable by death & deadmau5 has not yet been born; it is a time of great joy.

the scene is a room full of samplers, synthesizers & class c narcotics - it is chong's palace studio (mark II), lair of king unique & sweating over a remix are two young men called matthew.

ring ring!... ring ring!...ring r-

KU: "hello?"

BBC: "hello it's the bbc here, can i speak to someone from king unique please"

KU: "oh, right - um hello"

BBC: "right - you know how we asked if you'd do a king unique essential mix in the autumn for us?"

KU: "err, yes"

BBC: "well, would you like to do it a bit sooner than we discussed? quite a lot sooner in fact?"

KU: "um... maybe?"

BBC: "great! the thing is (NAME REMOVED AT BBC LAWYER'S INSISTENCE) promised us a mix months ago & they've just told us it won't be ready after all. so you'd be doing us a huge favour if you stepped in"

KU: "right. just out of interest did ali & sharam say why they couldn't do it?"

BBC: "i couldn't possibly comment"

KU: "i see. well, we are insanely busy but we'd obviously like to help.... how soon were you thinking? this month or next?"

BBC: "oh definitely this month. in fact, um, more like, you know, er, this week actually"

KU: "this week!!!!????"

BBC: "...................... yes. by friday night in fact."

KU: "& you're aware that today is wednesday????!!"

BBC: "............................................ yes."

KU: "!"

so there you have it, the behind the scenes story of how we came to turn round our first essential mix in under 72 hours from a standing start, armed only with a mountain of vinyl, several samplers & a huge computer struggling to run 4 channels of pro-tools with less than half the power of a current iphone. this is King Unique Broadcast 0 if you like, the first time we hit the airwaves & not a bad way to start :)

to add to the nostalgia i've included the handy cassette case with tracklisting that Mixmag used to print each month for all the home-tapers out there - if you'd told us about Soundcloud back then we'd have burnt you as a witch.

enjoy the flashback ;)

Essential Mix 15/07/2001 - King Unique

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King Unique is Matt Thomas, an all round studio junkie and dj with a taste for tripped-out cosmic techno and rough-edged underground house; in a career spanning nearly a decade KU’s distinctive sound has won an enviable global following. A ceaseless schedule of dj sets and festival gigs backed up by relentless studio sessions resulting in scores of records, remixes and radio broadcasts has made the KU sound an instantly recognizable part of the music-life of millions of the world’s clubbers - and a fixture in the vinyl crates, cd wallets and laptops of the world’s most influential djs. Consistently appealing across genres the tracks have been played by everyone from John Digweed to Soulwax, Richie Hawtin to Tiesto, and have turned up everywhere from Hollywood soundtracks to mobile ringtones - not to mention countless compilations and mix albums.  

Formed in 2001 by Matt Thomas & Matthew Roberts, King Unique hit the floor running, claiming the title of Undisputed Remix Champs by scoring five Essential New Tunes in five months on Pete Tong's "Essential Selection" Radio 1 show. A US Billboard Dance Chart number 1 for the remix of Dirty Vegas’ “Walk Into The Sun”, plus two more solo Essential New Tunes for Matt under his Watkins and Mainframe alter-egos saw KU firmly cement their place amongst the ranks of first-call remixers. The King Unique production touch has been in constant demand since, appearing on more than sixty remixes and yielding some of the biggest dance floor bombs known to man - Underworld's "Two Months Off", The Killers "Somebody Told Me", Planet Funk’s “The Switch”, John Dahlback's "Late Night Worries", and Tracey Thorn’s "Grand Canyon". 

2006 saw the end of the original duo’s studio partnership, as Matt Thomas took on the King Unique role as a solo artist. The four years since have seen the KU sound rise to new heights with a mixture of euphoric acidic melodies, dark brooding techno vibes and old skool beats. This new 'cosmic techno' has found it's home on John Digweed's Bedrock label with the release of "2000000 Suns" and the KU / Anthony Pappa collaboration “Vamoosh”. Backing up the new material have been remixes of John Digweed’s “Bilder”, Hernan Cattaneo’s “Teleport”, Fergie’s “PCP” and an on-going association with James Lavelle’s UNKLE project that has so far resulted in five stunning re-workings; “Heaven”, "Heavy Drug", “The Answer”, “Reign feat. Ian Brown” & “Rabbit In Your Headlights feat. Thom Yorke” - all adding up to reaffirm Matt's status as one of the most versatile and consistent producers of the last ten years.

The renowned King Unique dj set has made KU a regular addition to the line up of some of the world's most respected clubs and biggest festivals, playing everywhere from ultra-hip blacked-out sweat boxes in Tokyo to euphoric crowds of thousands on the tropical beaches of Madeira. An increasingly hectic international schedule has seen Matt racking up enough air-miles for a free trip to the moon, with gigs in Sydney, Panama, Budapest, Seoul, Helsinki, Mexico City, Dubai, Rosario, Bogota, Kazantip, Vilnius - just to name a handful. Since the very first shows Matt has pushed at the cutting edge of the technology revolution that's swept through club culture, taking laptops, new gadgets and studio gear into the booth. 2010 saw the addition of the near mythic Monome controller to the sonic armoury - part track-mangling Ableton controller and part psychedelic light show, lovingly hand built by techno-hippies in the Catskill Mountains. 

Matt + Mac + Monome = Beats + Bleeps = KU Live 

See you by the speakers ;)