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Various Artists: Polyphonic Cosmos: A Beginners Guide To Japan In The 80s (1981 - 86)

Compiled by JD Twitch • Cease & Desist / C&D002

Side 1

1 World Standard - ばら二曲 Baranikyoku (Fellini&Rota) - 3.34 (1985)
2 Masumi Hara - Your Dream - 2.45 (1984)
3 Normal Brain - M.U.S.I.C. - 4.16  (1981)
4 Hiroyuki Namba - Who Done It? (part 2) - 4.04 (1983)

Side 2

1 Yasuaki Shimizu - Crow - 4.46 (1981)
2 Hiroyuki Namba - Tropical Exposition - 3.29 (1982)
3 Imitation - Exotic Dance - 6.02 (1982)
4 Pecker - Sha La La - 3.21 (1983)

Side 3

1 EP-4 - dB - 5.12 (1984)
2 Earthling - You Go Natural - 4.27 (1981)
3 Masumi Hara - Camera - 5.22  (1982)

Side 4

1 Geinoh Yamashirogumi - Rinne Kohkyogaku Meikei - 5.06 (1986)
2 D - Day - Ki Ra-I - 4.16 (1986)
3 Ryuichi Sakamoto - A Wongga Dance Song - 6.18 (1985)

Ever since he made his first trip to Japan to DJ, Optimo Music founder JD Twitch has been bewitched by Japanese music, and particularly the vibrant, imaginative, and often far-sighted sounds which emerged from the island nation during the 1980s. Now he’s put years of digging in Japanese record shops to good use on Polyphonic Cosmos, the latest release on his compilation-focused Cease & Desist imprint.

Subtitled ‘A Beginners Guide to Japan In The ‘80s’, the collection offers a personal selection of Japanese gems recorded and released between 1981 and ’86 – a period when advances in recording and musical technology offered the nation’s artists and producers a whole new tool kit to employ. When combined with the unique musical culture of Japan, where local traditions are frequently fused with Western styles to create timeless, off-kilter aural fusions, this embrace of locally pioneered music technology had spectacular, often unusual results.

Eight years in the making, Polyphonic Cosmos provides an endlessly entertaining musical snapshot of Japanese music of the early-to-mid ‘80s with all of the open-minded eclecticism and sonic twists that you would expect from the Glasgow-based DJ.

Compare and contrast, for example, the gently breezy, morning-fresh folk-plus-electronics bliss of ‘ばら二曲 Baranikyoku (Fellini&Rota)’ by World Standard – the most familiar alias of long-serving musician/producer Sohichiro Suzuki – and the hallucinatory, slow-motion tribal rhythms, post-punk rhythms and tape delay-laden electronics of Imitation’s ‘Exotic Dance’. Or, for that matter, the tipsy mid-‘80s electronic reggae of Pecker’s ‘Sha La La’, the grungy but melodic post-punk strut of ‘You Go On Natural’ by Earthling (a track Twitch accurately describes as “sheer unrelenting groove”), and the unearthly, swirling sonics, new age instrumentation and flotation tank vocals of prolific (and seemingly mysterious) act Geinoh Yamashirogumi’s ‘Rimme Kohkyogaku Meiki’.

It’s a credit to JD Twitch’s curatorial skills that the quality never dips, and sonic surprises lurk around every corner. Consider for a moment the hard to describe, far-sighted audio immersion of D-Day’s ‘Ki-Ra’ – all languid post-pop guitar, enveloping chords, spoken word vocals, shuffling 808 beats and marimba melodies – and the two contributions from video games soundtrack specialist (and driving instrumental synth-pop specialist) Hiroyuki Namba.

The collection naturally includes some selections that have long been favourites in Twitch’s DJ sets – see Masumi Hara’s ‘Your Dream’ – as well as a handful of tracks from artists who may be more recognisable to those with only rudimentary knowledge of Japanese musical culture. The great Yasuaki Shimizu, whose work as Mariah has become far better known in recent years thanks to reissues of some of his most magical albums, is represented via ‘The Crow’, a picturesque chunk of horizontal, hard-to-define jazz-not-jazz smokiness, while the collection fittingly concludes with a sublimely funky, oddball electronic workout from Yellow Magic Orchestra legend Ryuichi Sakamoto (the frankly incredible ‘Wongga Dance Song’).

Cease & Desist 002 - Various: Polyphonic Cosmos: Sonic Innovations In Japan (1980 - 86) OUT NOW!

Read the Q&A here: carpetandsnares.com/mix-series-eli-verveine

Our next contributor, Eli Verveine (@eli-verveine), has been DJing for over 20 years, first establishing herself at local Zurich venues like Dachkantine and later on international stages.

Verveine’s DJing is patient, and it rewards that same patience in the listener. In this Q&A we dive into this concept and how it applies more generally to learning the art of DJing over time. Anecdotes from parties over the years – including an earlier epic set at Renate – help illustrate how Verveine has navigated the dilemmas of expressing creativity from the DJ booth.

The accompanying mix is a live recording of a recent gig in Gothenburg, and after a measured opening you can soon hear the crowd roar their appreciation during the breaks in Lil Louis’s ‘Blackout’ – patience, as ever, bringing its just rewards.

Carpet Music: Mix Series 009 w/ Eli Verveine

https://www.nts.live/shows/sacred-pools/episodes/sacred-pools-2nd-june-2022

Sacred Pools w/ DJ OCTOBER (Disco to Italo Special 77' to 88') 020622

Special one for number eighty five from a dear friend and very talented dj, @sashageyer. Sasha shows off his impeccable taste for techno and old school tinged prog & electro in this driving mix. As long as I've known Sasha, he's been music obsessed and loyal to his techno roots, with an incredible knowledge of the genre. 

Geotagged as "techno" not for algorythmic reasons but for spiritual ones ;)

Catch Sasha at the third Animalia x Vortex event at Miscellania next Sunday the 19th June! 

Thanks again for this one Sasha <333

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Animix Eighty Five: Sasha Geyer

https://www.nts.live/shows/test-pressing/episodes/test-pressing-4th-june-2022

Test Pressing 040622

we are very proud to share this very special live dj set by @bezier recorded live at our June 4 2022 party!

Bézier dj set at WRECKED June 4 2022

TASCAM DR-40

2022-06-05 Live At Tekknozid, Revier Südost, Berlin (Clé, Finn Johannsen)

Swedish label Studio Barnhus comes through with all star lineup Axel Boman Bella Boo and Kornél Kovács to get your Saturday night started right. Good vibes and fun times ahead!

IG: @axelboman @__bellaboo__  @kornelkovacs

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Studio Barnhus feat. Axel Boman, Bell Boo & Kornél Kovács @ The Lot Radio 06 - 04 - 2022

Telephones dial in with another New Massage for the sun-season! 100% breezy, soulful and spritzy UV-vibes, with new, old and upcoming goodies for your mind, body and tanline. Street soul, balearic rollers, dubby groovers and some brazilian vibes dazu.. Pop that Piz Buin and tune in!

Telephones' New Massage 017 [Refuge Worldwide]

This man does not really need an introduction... All the way from Sidney Australia, it's Planet Trip label boss: Mike Who! I'm very happy with his all styles all smiles contribution for the podcast. The first hour you'll hear me, after that Michael will take controle. 
This is btw the last podcast, thanks to everyone who has/or still listens to Four Waves!
This is Mike Who: https://soundcloud.com/mike-who

Four Waves W/ Mike Who

https://www.nts.live/shows/soup-to-nuts-john-gomez/episodes/soup-to-nuts-john-gomez-6th-june-2022

Soup To Nuts w/ John Gómez 060622

Just before you all head over to Anglesey for Gottwood 2022, A-Future steps up for his second mix for us. This time he's serving up a beautifully crafted slice of electro goodness ahead of his EON stage on The Curve on Sunday, featuring Radioactive Man (live), FREAKENSTEIN, Alex Downey, Jayson Wynters, D Rollan and A-Future himself. We can't wait!
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Tracklist:
PORNOSECT - MEDIA TERMINATION 
DREXCIYA - TEMPLE OF DOS DE AQUA
AUX 88 - MAN OR MACHINE 
DREXCIYA - HABITAT ‘O’ NEGATIVE 
BASS JUNKIE - TRANSMITTING ALL ALL FREQUENCIES 
MOISK - NOCH EINMAL
ZOBOL - HOLOCENE 
ARA-U - HIBER-NATION 
ELECTRONOME - KOPPELRAKET 
RANDOM FACTOR - BROKEN MIRROR 
ASOK - HUNTER (VERSALIFE REMIX) 
BINARY OPERATOR - ROBOT TRIPPIN feat TMR RBTR
GODS OF TECHNOLOGY - ENDLESS 
LAYUP - AXA
STARKID - CESTRIAN ROBOT 
RNBWS - AMNESIA SCALE (TRANSPARENT SOUND REMIX)
EVER VIVID - DAYS OF RAIN 
SCAPE ONE - THE DARK SIDE OF NOWHERE 
KOVYAZIN D & MORALEZ - SUNKEN SPACE SEA 
DEXTER & COSMIC FORCE - GEHEUGEN MEUK

TASCAM DR-05

Gottwood Mix #52 - A-Future

"Summer is just hitting here in London, and this is a perfect bag of early night chillers for a warm evening. Pop that pet nat, tip the glass, and this will get you from zero to ninety within the hour" - @donegalsocialclub

B.P.T. Radio 049: Donegal Social Club

ROOFTOP STUNMIX 05 - PJENNE | MILLÚ | KATIE PEARSON

Rooftop StunMix 05 ~ Pjenne | Millú | Katie Pearson

Offen Music gives the stage to Gordon Pohl tonight as part of their Outsiders series. Gordon is a central figure in the world of Offen, elusive friend from the beginning who's also known as 1/2 of Musiccargo. Tune in to one of way too rare outings of a musical genius.

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Outsiders: Offen Music w/ Gordon Pohl @ Kiosk Radio 07.06.2022

For the last decade, the tireless work of Tel-Aviv quartet Maor Anava, Zach Bar, Yoav Magriso and Ariel Tagar has been shining a light on magnificently obscure and previously forgotten Middle Eastern sounds. As a DJ crew and label heads of Fortuna Records, their carefully curated reissues focus on the psychedelic end of the spectrum and give their Israeli homeland the exposure it deserves. Their NTS show is another bastion of good taste and takes in everything from Arabic pop to acid, free jazz to traditional Arabic sounds.  

This week's mix is a similarly freewheeling selection that is steep in hypnotic Arabic music, transcendental instrumentals and curious grooves. It makes for an intoxicating listen with snaking melodies that lead you down a rabbit hole before loose-limbed Middle Eastern rhythms carry you to the edge of the dance floor and back again. Add in leftfield dub and ritualistic vocals and you have an authentic snapshot of a unique musical world.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 388 - Fortuna Records

Simon convida Palms Trax - 05.05.22

DUMP 003 - Vivienne

Paula Tape's monthly residency on WWFM episode 23
broadcasted on Jan 2022

TRACKLIST
Carl Craig - Es. 30
Angophora - Uncarved
Ben Tankard - All Keyed Up
Magic Mushroom Band - Aaravinda
Jamie Paton - Telefuture
Garagen Uwe - Balayage
J-Walk - Jaywalker (Theme)
Hove - Right Outside (longer version)
Maniquin - I Wanna Ride (Redleg On A Roll Mercedes Dub Edit) 4 C Soul - S-Mile (Bonus Beats)
Space Bunny - Space Dub (Wubble U Remix)
Come-n-Dance - Blekbela Mujik
Astralasia - Jongle Kakano

more episodes: worldwidefm.net/show/paula-tape/
www.instagram.com/paula.tape/

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