Name: Jax Frost (1998?) by nax0r
Duration: 4 min 41 s
Description: Vaguely remember recording this one. All MC303 again in one take recorded to Minidisc this time at a reasonable hour of the night. The levels aren't as distorted on this one and the really like the drum patterns on it. Sounded very "icy" I thought at the time, like something you'd hear in a 90s platform game on the obligatory slippery ice level.

A mostly melodic mix of predominantly electro tracks with some other techno and breaks stuff peppered throughout. Starts off light and fluttery gets full-on towards the middle then simmers back down again. Get ready for some cosmic cuts of acid-soaked electro full of bladerunner breaks, deep space 808s, wibbly noises, wubbly bass and occasionally wobbly mixing.

TRACKLIST

1. "They Manufacture Humans" - Scape One
2. "NTP" - Mars Leder
3. "Questions" - Scape One
4. "Stargate" - Anunaku 
5. "This, That & The Other" - Harry Wills
6. "Aoe Rushin" (Adam Pits Remix) - No Moon
7. "Enigma" - Aloka
8. "Aquaquest Pt.2.5 (THX) - Driss Bennis Pres.OCB 
9. "Confidence Dub" - Steve Bug
10. "Feel U" - D. Tiffany 
11. "Accelerate" (Electro Mix) - Christian Smith
12. "How To Keep" - Fred Quest
13. "Conscio" - O-Wells
14. "The Final Frontier" (Nomadico Remix) - Underground Resistance 
15. "Chaos in the City" - Kosh
16. "Sustaining Life" - Answer Code Request 
17. "Chimera" - SPEAK1200
18. "Glancing at the Switch" - Scape One
19. "First Wave (808 Mix)" - Vince Watson 
20 "Bail-E" - Mr. Ho + Mogwaa 
21. "Heart Piece" - Two Shell 
22. "Are We Here" (Dusky Remix) - Orbital

Melodic Electro Bollocks Vol 1 [Sep 2022]

For our first guest mix of 2023 we are absolutely delighted to bring you a guest mix from the head of one of our favourite labels, CPSmith.

CPSmith runs the fantastic Central Processing Unit. The label has released music from artists such as Annie Hall, Neil Landstrumm, Baby T, Maelstrom & Jensen Interceptor, to name just a few. 

We hope you enjoy this mix as much as we do!

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CPSmith - Hypnotic Groove Mix

Hypnotic Groove Mix #407 - CPSmith

Really old one I found from the archives. You can def hear the SAW-era Aphex influences on the synth pads.  

All done in a single take on an MC303, recorded to minidisc, through a shitty Kam mixer distorted to fuck obviously and all the delays and shit turned up to 11 because... stoned teenager. And then there's the "jets" themselves - way too overbearing. Trust me, they sounded wicked at the time. Remember feeling thrilled as I twisted the filters on the "jets" and the speakers groaned in protest. 

Still, not sure what it is about it but I really love this one and can vividly remember the day I recorded it. Love the simple Aphexy pad progression and the delayed piano chord tinkles... remember at the time just being transported off somewhere as I jammed away... had in my walkman also for ages, used to calm me down. 

Again, not sure what it is about it, but do feel maybe it's time to dust this one off and try recreate it, same equipment but with better production values... but would it be the same?

The Jet$ Takin' Off (97/98?)

If you ever wondered what Bladerunner would have sounded like if all Vangelis had was a battered MC303 then this is the track for you. 

This one was recorded late at night with headphones and again the bass is distorted to fuck. Had serious problems regulating my levels in those days. Wanted to go for some proper 80's cyberpunk vibes, hence the William Gibson inspired title and the clear Bladerunner style, retro synths, whooshing smoke, giant exploding smokestacks, all that. 

Recorded this to Minidisc in two takes, because the MC303 had only so many patterns but then I merged the two bits together like a tit. So section one collides into section two off the beat. I could try fix it but nah, leave it in all its distorted speaker-splintering messy recorded at 3am in headphones glory.

Ono Sendai (199X?)

Remember going down a rabbithole of recording really silly elevator muzak type shit but adding distorted beats over the top - it was the 90s. You can hear the dark synth line at the end really wishing it had more punch but it doesn't. Recorded to C90 cassette back I'm going to say 98 because I had just bought a second hand Yamaha Su10 sampler, which is running through a Zoom 505 distortion, rest is off the MC303. Original title is lost to time but recall a pissup session where I first played this track to a mate of mine right before we went... well... drunken mountaineering... at about 5am because... seemed like a good idea at the time so this song is now forever named in his honour. Because if you're in the right state of mind to do that you'll also be in the right state of mind to appreciate this tune.

Drunken Mountaineering (1998)

Vaguely remember recording this one. All MC303 again in one take recorded to Minidisc this time at a reasonable hour of the night. The levels aren't as distorted on this one and the really like the drum patterns on it. Sounded very "icy" I thought at the time, like something you'd hear in a 90s platform game on the obligatory slippery ice level.

Jax Frost (1998?)

Melodic electro, lush breaks, swirling acid, new tunes, classic tracks, familiar remixes and no shortage of 303s, 808s and spacy b-boy sounds.

1. The State Of That - Paranoid London
2. Calm Down - Answer Code Request
3. All Roads Lead To Here - No Moon
4. Turbine - James Shinra
5. 808 Space Cakes - Elfenberg
6. Clear - Cybotron
7. Nickel Cadmium - Gary Gritness
8. Lizard Of Oz - Reptant & Sansibar
9. Relation - Oorsprong Park
10. Salvation - RNBWS
11. Belonging - LUXE
12. Variation 3 - Adam Pitts
13. Interstate - Dylan Packhard
14. Heat Seak - Arsonist Recorder
15. Isolate - James Shinra
16. Stretched World - Fasme
17. D33P SPAC3 R1D3 - DJ Godfather
18. Made In The Street - Columbo, Dassier Chams
19. My Boom - Reptant & Sansibar
20. ODA - Desert Sound Colony
21. FM Bass Trax - Driss Bennis pres. OCB
22. Silicon Valium - Escape Artist
23. PNG - Stanton Warriors
24. Ghost In The Breaks - Kolter
25. JUICEMANE BASS - 1905
26. Solemn - Lou Karsh

Melodic Electro Bollocks Vol2 [Oct2022]

An hour of spacey breakbeat and dreamy electro where once again lush melodies run roughshod over filthy breaks, phat 808 bass and squealing acid madness. Most of the tracks are new but then we also have some classic Aphex Twin to celebrate the 30th anniversary of one of my favourite albums of all time, Ambient Works Vol 1.

1. Cro²ma - Space Dimension Controller
2. All That Acid - Yosh
3. Members Of Warning 2020 - Bufiman
4. Breathe - Swoose
5. Dudes Start Saying - Corbi
6. McKenna's Mind - Hidden Spheres
7. Coton - Fasme
8. Highfield Daze - Highfield Casuals
9. You Have Been Notified - Client_03
10. Phantom Structure - Lou Karsh
11. Waveform - T. Power
12. Running In Your Area - Kassian
13. Guess Who - Neida
14. Delphium - Aphex Twin

Melodic Electro Bollocks Vol3 [Nov2022]

March 3rd, 2023 - I like big acid lines and I cannot lie. It's a 303 day special with extra acidic vibes alongside the usual lush melodic spacey electro and cosmic breakbeats. As always you can expect a some familiar classics alongside more recent cuts.

TRACKLIST:
Claro Intelecto - Peace of Mind (Electrosoul) 
Reptant - Reptilian Magnetism 
Ole Mic Odd - Back 2 The Booty
RNBWS - Modelicious
James Shinra - Endgame
Luz1e - Dreamscape
Fasme - Sweet Flux
MNLTH - Traffic
Kolter - Illumination
Hiver - Vapour
Aura Nox - Suspiria
Cortese, Sattam - Vessel
Lou Karsh - Idiom

Melodic Electro Bollocks Vol4 [March 2023]

Another frothy cauldron of (mostly) dub-influenced flavours, bubbling acid and bass-heavy beats. Quite diverse in terms of styles, tempo, tone and intensity. Really enjoyed putting this one together. I wanted it to have lots of push and pull, rising and falling, with plenty of sweaty ascents, jagged atonal peaks and chilled melodious valleys. The result is a rejuvenating high intensity, low frequency workout, a sonorous constitutional traversing multiple musical terrains and encompassing many of the styles, artists and labels that are inspiring me currently.

TRACKLIST:
1am Dubbin' - Pugilist
Dub The Acid - Peaky Beats & Breakfake [Peaky Beats]
Detronic - Paradox [Sneaker Social Club]
Your Body - AMX [Tresor]
Immaterial Desires - UrbnMowgli [naive]
London SE15 - Sarah Sommers
The Frequency - Krotone [DEXT Recordings]
Stealth Trance - Oletrefuturo [Trule]
Mousfolk Acid - Karsten Pflum [Central Processing Unit]
Pulse XII - Peverelist
Dub Schneider - Skee Mask [Ilian Tape]
One Stab Ahead - OFF/GRID [Planet Rhythm]
Mechanical Bongos - DJ Plant Texture [Ilian Tape]
Ectoplasm - Bufo Bufo [Klassewrecks]
Eventuallitäts Abhängig - Istari Lasterfahrer [Sozialistischer Plattenbau]
Tietokonemaailma - Konerytmi [Intellitronic Bubble]
Ode To The D - Kerrie [Tresor]
Lap Top - Dawn Razor & ArcheTech [HOMAGE]
Smooth Operator - Hidden People [Moatun 7]
Rock Farm Rave - Radioactive Man & Ben Pest
Star's Wobble - Zeta reticula [Censor Records]
Light Beams - not even noticed
Perceptual Time Dialation - Versalife [20/20 Vision]
Lick Wid Nit Wit (A Sagittariun’s Friday Night At Happy Jacks Remix) - The Sabres Of Paradise

Jax Frost (1998?)

nax0r

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