[ Played on NTS on 22.07.22 ]

Ton Lebbink was a true Dutch cult figure. He has been mostly known for his work in the eighties, where he paired absurdist and witty Dutch wordplay with stripped down wave-instrumentals. This mixtape introduces you to his far lesser known nineties era, where he went from being a bouncer to becoming a fitness instructor, and replaced his voice with a Roland W-30 sampler.

Specifically recorded for his aerobic classes, we take off with a production of Lebbink himself that then blends into club-cuts he bootlegged from the radio. This adventurous mixtape seems the right prelude to the upcoming release ‘Wat Doe je Met Me?' on Dutch music label RUBBER – a 12’’ EP containing three Ton Lebbink dance productions that never saw daylight.

Thanks goes out to Christine, Lyckle, Twan and Bence for all their time and effort.

Ton Lebbink - For You (Heavy House Aerobic Mix) on NTS

Berlin-based artist Pavel Milyakov aka Buttechno joins us for an hour a month.

https://www.nts.live/shows/buttechno/episodes/buttechno-13th-february-2023

PAVEL MILYAKOV W/ FLORIAN KUPFER 130223

Out now

Digital: tinyurl.com/xsf4yn5j
Vinyl: tinyurl.com/kbhntbkv

2. Don't DJ - Lemon Garlic (Morgan Buckley's Generative Bodhrán mix)

Privacy Radio - Refuge Worldwide -June 28 2023

Duty Free w/ Boris Barksdale sur @lyl_radio
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Ce mois ci pour la dernière de la Saison DUTY FREE, Carpaccio Cathedrale lâche les commandes au producteur Grec BORIS BARKSDALE (Natural Science, Phormix, Eye for an eye …) 
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On part en exploration de tréfonds sismiques dark ambient trip hop indus pour finir en warp-drive post-punk electrobreak et jungle.
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LYL radio - DUTY FREE s2e6 w/Boris Barksdale

Standards & Practices is proud to present 'Imitable Behaviors', the debut EP from label cofounder and frequent collaborator Ken Meier. All four tracks here have been kicking around in various iterations but were finally completed earlier this year. Refining and developing the sound he's cultivated on remixes for Israel Vines and Jake Reif, as well as material under the name Obelus for Karl O’Connor’s Downwards imprint as well as Mysteries of the Deep, this is the first material released on our Double Standards sub-label since 2018's acclaimed 12” from Device Control, 'The Spirit Module'.

'No Confidence' kicks off the proceedings in fine style—it’s a sleek, aerodynamic modern electro cut with plenty of tension and rhythmic drive. 'Fact Pattern' follows, a favorite of ours—sparse and jittery, all nervous energy with razor-sharp drum programming and jagged, mottled sonic textures. The spacious, dubby 'Omnipresence' utilizes a half-time melodic feel to great effect, and the crunchy 'End Matter' closes the EP on a memorably quirky and idiosyncratic note, a stripped-down DJ tool that, like the other tracks here, manages to be both functional and substantial at the same time.

Friend of the label Karl O’Connor aka Regis had this to say about the new release: “This is everything I love about music, but unfortunately it’s all in the wrong order.” We couldn’t agree more, Karl.

Written and produced by Ken Meier
Mastered by Steve Bailey at rrreplica
Design by Common Name, New York
Special thanks to the FOM massive

Imitable Behaviors

Ken Meier — No Confidence — Imitable Behaviors EP

Label: Midnight Shift
Catalog number: MNSXLP006
Artist name: Rivet
LP name: L+P-2
Date of physical release: 06 Oct 2023

A1. Tilt To Turn 1
A2. Tilt To Turn 3
B1. Ten Blind Doors
B2. Sarcoma
B3. Rōsh
C1. Le Kland
C2. Tilt To Turn 4
D1. Lilo's Lullaby
D2. Hukat (feat. L.T. Fisk)
Bandcamp only: Tilt To Turn (Live for Intonal Festival) 

L+P-2 is Rivet's second album following his acclaimed debut, On Feather and Wire, released on Editions Mego in 2020. The wheels were already in motion for a subsequent album on the same label, but tragedy struck. Peter "Pita" Rehberg, the legendary owner of Editions Mego, suddenly passed away at only 53 years old, leaving the experimental electronic music community in a state of pitch-black grief. Rivet was among the many deeply affected by this loss. The inspiration and support from Rehberg had propelled Rivet to create at a level he himself was uncertain he had mastered. For Rivet, Rehberg's death felt like the death of music.

However, that brooding sentiment was abruptly shattered when Rivet's beloved dog and companion, Lilo, was diagnosed with incurable cancer just a couple of months later. They were inseparable, and now they would be separated nonetheless. The only way Rivet could cope with this double blow was to compose—for Lilo, for Pita, for his own sanity. L+P-2 is the result.

While the album naturally emerges from a place of despair, it's remarkably comforting. Partly, this stems from Rivet's singular ability to make machines not only sound human but also act human—sincere and warm, yet flawed. In more than one track on L+P-2, you'll encounter a distinctive melody and a gnarly bassline dancing hand in hand with Rivet's eccentric and captivating drum patterns. Then, seemingly on a whim, the melody takes off on its own, leaving the faithful bassline behind—much like a dear friend that suddenly vanishes from your life without warning. Yet life goes on, and so does the music. But never unchanged. Never.

L+P-2 is an album of lamentation, yet also of resolve—a dedication to those who go through life losing more than their share because they always carry too much.

har jag hukat 
så länge 
att allt blivit skevt 
att allt blivit skört
//
have I hunched down 
for so long 
that everything has become askew 
that everything has become brittle


Written and produced by Mika Hallbäck Vuorenpää
Post-production and mixing by Oscar Mulero at Dead Souls Studio Gijón
Mastered by Stephan Mathieu
Vocals, lyrics and piano on track 9 by Johan & Leonard Andersson
Photo by Sandra Hallbäck Svensson
Artwork by Takashi Makabe
Tracks 1,2,7 commissioned by Intonal Festival 2021 for the 'Tilt To Turn' dance piece with Frédéric Gies (available on Youtube)
Track 10 recorded live at Kornheddinge Kvarn in april 2021 and mastered by Måns Öjbrandt Wikenmo
Running order by Björn Jumme and Andreas Andersson

L+P-2

Bandcamp

MNSXLP006 - Rivet - L+P-2

DJ Problems is a producer from Athens, Greece, and has been active as a DJ in the Athenian scene since 2017. His music has been released under the labels Vanila, Street Fighter Honda, Low Income $quad, Dionysian Mysteries and Hypress. His music is a mixture of electro ghetto, bass, and techno.

https://www.instagram.com/dj_problems/
https://soundcloud.com/djproblems

FOUNDATION.FM | MIX HOUR WORLDWIDE w/ DJ Problems (07.09.23)

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Los Pashminas is Oase and Vighil, two Fribourg-based enthusiasts with long experience of the nightlife scene. One is co-creator of TRNSTN RADIO, the other of the independent vinyl shop Ablette Records with his partner. United by their love of electronic music without frontiers, they have come together to enrich dancefloors with hypnotic selections, with obscure and psychedelic accents, interwoven with downtempo leftfield and progressive universes.

https://linktr.ee/ssubterraneos

Falsa Propaganda w/ Sonidos Subterraneos invites Los Pashminas (22.09.23)

0116granu_23

you never call me

Enquiries: info<[at]>mnshift.net.
Not accepting demos.

Label from Singapore.