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Memory Season 9

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Insurrection (feat. Linton Kwesi Johnson)

Deadhead (free dl)

KC  The Sunshine Band   Get Down Tonight

A cut from a '99 mixtape straight from West London.

Delegates Of Culture Mixtape Cut

RCA - Bit Of Salt [Modular Grid records] Out Now!!!

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some beats

. fla
. pour
. jawa
. are we good?
. swim
. jusslikedat
. reif
. high
(+) sushi

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scotch.tape

scotch tape

Downside clip

ГОСТ004
Лапти
"В Тираж"

А1: Права Гуманоида
А2: Ушу
А3: Металлопена
А4: Чума
А5: Сирены (при уч. Иосош)

Б1: Вход
Б2: Лулабай
Б3: Полярный Медведь
Б4: Интерлюдия
Б5: Секстетрис
Б6: Первое Свидание

Город Москва.

12" LP, 180 г., ручная печать.
Октябрь 2015, Российская Федерация. 
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Hand stamped white label, 12'' LP, 180 g. 
October 2015, Russian Federation.

ГОСТ004: Лапти "В Тираж"

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artwork by Jesse Saengchantha
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Our latest offerings on Black Butter. 

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Artwork by SnowSkull

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Step It Back

And finally here it is! We are all so excited we can finally unleash this massive EP we had in the pipeline. After remixing Mhod's track 'The Whisper'; the super talented Richard aka The WIG brings us a monster 2 tracker release. 'Hookers', the title track, is an house stomper with a super strong dancefloor attitude and a vocal hook you won't easily get out of your head, while 'Love Goes On' is a bassy tech house cut for peaktime dancefloor action. On the Hookers remix duties you'll find our man Rockaforte, who retouched the original mix in a classy, melodic and atmospheric way. bringing it to a completely different style. The other remix sees the return of our good german friends Matchy & Bott. Fresh from releases on none others then Still vor Talent and Suara, they reworked the original in an even groovier way, delivering a track that you absolutely can't miss. 

The Wig - Hookers (Original Mix) Snippet OUT NOW

https://planetmu.bleepstores.com/release/74321-mike-rich-expert-knob-twiddlers

A collaboration between Aphex Twin (Richard D. James) and µ–Ziq (Mike Paradinas), Mike & Rich - ’Expert Knob Twiddlers’ was made back in 1994. Richard edited the tracks into shape later in 1996 with his new Apple Mac computer and it was released later that year on Rephlex, the label he co-owned and which released the first two albums by µ-Ziq.

This new reissued version has been carefully cleaned up, re-edited and remastered from the original DAT tapes, put into a more fitting order and, more excitingly, seven new bonus tracks and alternative versions have also been added.

The album was recorded over a few days during the 1994 World Cup, back when Richard lived in a big shared flat in Stoke Newington. Richard had tried to collaborate with a few other likeminded artists but something clicked when Mike and Rich worked together and the sessions have a unique feel; playful and at times actually drunk. These are fun experiments in the spirit of lighthearted moog pop and ripe 70s British TV themes, standing out from the po-faced electronica of the time with a garish glee.

The record was made on what is now seen as pretty primitive gear - an Atari, Roland MKS-80, Memorymoog, Roland R8 and a handful of samples on a Casio FZ-10M - but it’s to their credit that it resonates well with the hardware workouts coming out today. There's a broadminded but sloppy funk to the record, even whistling, singing and harpsichord in 'Reg' and wonky beat pile-ons in 'Jelly Fish'. There's latin piano and wheezy drunken techno in ‘Vodka’, or the sleepy spaced out ambience of ‘Bu Bu Bu Ba' with its barely contained laughter which seems to reflect the absurdity. 

The new versions and bonus tracks are an absolute delight and well worth the purchase - from a trancier version of ‘Vodka' to the wonky bounce of ‘Portamento Gosh', The 3/4 dub of 'Waltz,' the banging door bass of' Brivert and Muonds', the creepy seasick atmosphere of 'Clissold Bathroom' and finishing with the strangely graceful and serious 'Organ Plodder'. A generous and welcome return to the racks.

Exper Knob Twiddlers

Vodka (Mix 2)

11 Vodka (Mix 2)

Hourglass is one of my favourite tracks off his new album 'Slow Knife' - so I had to do my own version of it to work out his melodies...

Kuedo - Hourglass (µ-Ziq Mix)

microwaved_loops

Shortly after Aussteiger's successful debut, "Dub Disco" introduce their long time friends https://soundcloud.com/s-and-w on board for their second release with an EP full of lovely analogue sounds. It surely stands in contrast to the first record and by that underlines exactly what Dub Disco is about: A journey through the vastness of electronic music.                 
 "Cashmere Green" here premiered is the opener on this EP. It's a true Nu-Funk, West-Coast influenced banger with a distant cosmic flair carried by meticulous and peculiar drums. Driven by a pending groove, this one invites the light into any dreamers ears and ensures your very own trippy dancefloor experience. On the flip, we dive into Wind up Bird. The track starts off as a scratchy and vibrant House track, riding on a funky bassline. It gets carried away by dreamy chords and breaks down into an incredible melancholic melody that will keep no eye dry. Finally there is Machine Love. An 80s influenced open air peak time party tool that will definitely put a smile on your face and a rocket in your pocket.

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PREMIERE : S&W - Cashmere Green

µ-Ziq - PC5

µ-Ziq - Olé

More stories from Lonely Planets Rec. on the long awaited debut EP of star traveller Sinan Alakus. Solid 12” diameter taking you on a cosmic waveform expedition with clean spacious orbits inspired by past, present an future. Warping through vortexing techno jams and time bending house grooves to atmospheric ambient and Kepler electro cuts. Five ethereal voyages to make that interstellar medium travel less lonesome. Out soon!
Pre-order your copy here:
http://lonelyplanetsrec.com/lonely002.html

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PREMIERE : Sinan Alakus - Do Me A Solid

Space 'n Bass

Psoo7

‘Challenge Me Foolish’ is an almost lost album of µ-Ziq material circa 1998-99, an era that saw Mike Paradinas release ‘Royal Astronomy’ on the now defunct Virgin subsidiary Hut records, and also tour with Björk.

It’s an era of his music that’s definitely worth re-exploring, in which Mike went against the grain by producing music that was baroque, melodic and whimsical, while the IDM movement he was lumped with made instrumental music that was often neurotic and complicated. His taste for melody and dreamy beauty above roughness and intricacy confused people who were hanging on too tightly to the rules. He even brought in Japanese vocalist Kazumi, adding an extra human touch.
 
‘Challenge Me Foolish’ is something of a companion to the Royal Astronomy record; arguably even better given the fresh ears selecting the material. It’s imbued with a confident sense of pastoral colour, and a gentle optimism, utilising bells, studied orchestral arrangements and airy synthesisers that sit the album somewhere between, Jean Jacques Perrey (the French electronic composer whose whimsy was always balanced with serious innovation and chops) and the colourful, optimistic soundtracks of Joe Hisaishi. There’s a strange sense of the old and new throughout, the sentimental and utopia, with nary a hint of darkness. Even when the album dips into the hyperkinetic rhythms of jungle, the melodies and mood still retain a sense of gentle warmth. Dive into peak time Paradinas.

Challenge Me Foolish

Challenge Me Foolish (ft. Kazumi)

Buy: https://mikeparadinas.bandcamp.com/album/challenge-me-foolish

Mike Paradinas returns to his µ-Ziq moniker after five years. Inclement is a lumbering, spooky, peak-time Paradinas melody from 1998, it's arpeggios intertwining to make more than the sum of it's parts.

From the album "Challenge Me Foolish" out 13th April

Inclement (from the album 'Challenge Me Foolish" 13th April)

We are super excited about µ-Ziq's new album "Challenge Me Foolish" on @planetmurecords, and lucky for you and us, Mike Paradinas has given us an exclusive bonus track "Vinchlo" created in the same period of the album. 
It is on here for your ears and your feet, and if you buy the digital album on Bleep, the track is yours to keep. 

https://link.bleep.com/Vinchlo-Bonus-Track

Challenge Me Foolish sees Mike Paradinas's µ-Ziq alias digging deep into his archive and giving new life to these soon to be cherished recordings circa 1998-99. Recorded around the time of his Autumnal Acid classic Royal Astronomy, released via the now-defunct Virgin subsidiary Hut records (hard to imagine these days but Richard Branson once ran a very fwd thinking record label!) and also a tour with Björk. It takes on some of the times most outwardly approaching electronic music, whilst also showing glimpses of a future-proofed prediction for the following decade's forays into 2 step, dubstep, grime and footwork.

µ-Ziq - Vinchlo

Flying Over The Dateline

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