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'THIS IS THE REMIX OF THE FUTURE FOUR'

Back in April, Phantasy unveiled Future Four, the exciting new alter ego of Andy Meecham: the brains and brawn, behind The Emperor Machine, Bizarre Inc and Chicken Lips. The debut EP release was titled 'This Is The Sound Of Future Four', a trio of tracks that paid homage to the raw, unfiltered and brazen warehouse sounds of the early 90s, brilliantly harnessing the hedonistic spirit of electronic music of the early 1990s

The original tracks ('Gwad Bwash', 'Into Orbit', 'Phase 2') were created from the original sound sets from the 90s, discovered on a series of old S950 an MPC60 floppy disks. Erol Alkan persuaded Andy to revisit and reconstruct, mixing down the tracks himself to form a partnership that has now seen the Phantasy boss officially the join the act. Two into four always works!

Support for the original EP from a wide selection of DJ talent including TEED, Daniel Avery, Justin Martin, Breach, Ben Sims, Norman Nodge, Trevino, Skream, Scuba, Duke Dumont and many many more.

For this remix EP Phantasy have drafted in some serious talent to give their own visions of the mighty originals. First up, the ever on-point and hugely in demand duo of Gerd Janson & Phillip Lauer. Under their Tuff City Kids guise the pair take on the fearsome 'Gwad Bwash' and whilst the reigns are initially tight enough just to allow the keys to groove away, soon the beast can be held no longer and the synth riff raises the roof and arms in unison. 

Initially accompanying the original promo package, the Dark Circles remix of 'Into Orbit' was just too good not to give another airing. This beautiful bass beacon shines bright as its piano riff calls out. We've seen this track take the roof off. Already a firm favourite with the likes of Annie Mac, Fake Blood and Will Saul we're keen to see its genre-crossing light shine further still.

DFA and Gomma artist Jacques Renault makes his Phantasy debut on his remix of 'Phase Two'. Dominated by its synth melody and underpinned by its bubbling acid line the fresh new take from the Washington native is pure party music in the finest sense of the word. 

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Shades Of Sound Radio - June 2025

[MIX] Lovefingers - Live inna LA Warehouse (Forget The Future - February 9th, 2025)

Shit Robot - Warm Up for LCD Soundsystem @ Brixton Academy - Friday 20 June 2025

Apiento, a.k.a Paul Byrne runs the invaluable Test Pressing blog and releases music on World Building, World Unknown and more. His show has that esoteric techno thing and whatever suits the mood…
 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/test-pressing/episodes/test-pressing-26th-july-2025

Test Pressing 260725

Beyond the fabled chill-out room and into the field we go...

Joe Muggs has lived and breathed 'electronic music culture' for many, many years... like a lot of us probably for more than he'd care to imagine.  From journalist and observer to active participant and curator, beyond his celebrated writing career spanning publications like The Wire, FACT, The Guardian, and his co-authorship of  Bass, Mids, Tops: An Oral History of Soundsystem Culture. Muggs has built many bridges across the worlds of the electronic and handily, for us, ambient.

Experimental, ambient, and leftfield sounds to the fore, get horizontal. Something's feeling quite full circle here.

So it is with some excitement that Joe agreed to don his ambient trousers again and step up for part 4 of the Seeds mix. "Music to Smell the Jasmine Whilst Watching for Bats in the Twilight" encapsulates what is often a poetic approach to ambient curation - clearly less about the dancefloor and more about creating an experience that enhances the environment around you.

Full interview here: https://www.theransomnote.com/music/mixes/seeds-mix-4-joe-muggs-music-to-smell-the-jasmine-whilst-watching-for-bats-in-the-twilight/

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Tracklisting: 

Dr Rod Octopus vs Kirsty Hawkshaw – Ghost Town

Cobey Sey – Eve (Anwummer)

Om Unit – Springdub Meditation

Wombo – Spyhopping

Ada – 25 or 6 to 4

Omara Portuondo – Tabu

Aswad – Ethiopian Rhapsody

Nwando Ebizie – Shadowland (In the Dreams of Others)

Muito Kaballa – Like a River

Sam Gendel & Sam Wilkes – Theem Prototype

Ego Ella May – The Morning Side of Love

Minnie Riperton – Minnie’s Lament

Julee Cruise – She Wold Die for Love

Ennio Morricone – Messico E Irlanda

Alice Zawadzki, Fred Thomas, Misha Mullov-Abbado – Tonada De Luna Llena

Resavoir – Sunset

Durutti Column – Grace

Scrimshire, Stac – Pep Talks

Brandee Younger – Dust (feat. Meshell Ndegeocello)

D’Angelo – Unshaken

Sabrina Bellaouel – Clémence

Bill Frisell – Sing Together Like a Family

Bobbie Gentry – Something in the Way He Moves

Frederic Galliano – Niamien Kinkeling (feat. Cissé Diamba Kanouté, Koko Ouadjah)

Underworld – Dune

Rufus Wainwright – Tiergarten (SuperMayer Lost in the Tiergarten Mix)

Talaboman – Dins el Lit (Superpitcher Remix)

FULL INTERVIEW

Seeds Mix #4: Joe Muggs' Music to Smell the Jasmine whilst watching for Bats in the Twilight

Apiento, a.k.a Paul Byrne runs the invaluable Test Pressing blog and releases music on World Building, World Unknown and more. His show has that esoteric techno thing and whatever suits the mood…
 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/test-pressing/episodes/test-pressing-23rd-august-2025

Test Pressing 230825

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Justin Strauss with Fango @ The Lot Radio 08-28-2025

We hosted a free party to celebrate 'Sounds From The Flightpath Estate Volume Two' at Stranger Than Paradise Records on Thursday 21st August.

The Midlands/Southern contingent from the Flightpath Estate (Barry and Mark) will be playing the album and DJing and our very special guest Richard Fearless will be doing a two hour vinyl set.
Richard has an incredible exclusive track 'Haywired' on the album which will be available to purchase on the night and will come with a limited edition print by our creative director @personality___crisis for the first 50 purchases.

Flight Path Estate DJs & Richard Fearless @ Stranger Than Paradise Records | 21.08.2025

R.A.W. - Asuca (Tribal Mix) | Strictly Rhythm [1993]
Crispin J Glover - Thin Ice (Original Mix) | Paper Recordings [2000]
Tiefschwarz - On Up | Classic Music Company [2001]
Turntablerocker - I Heard You Were Dead (Tomboy's Ambush Makeover Version) | Fine [2005]
In Flagranti - EFX 10-11 | Codek [2007]
Black Devil Disco Club - Coach Me (Dub) | Lo Recordings [2005]
Gloria Stefan - Oye Mi Canto (Orion Agassi Edit) | Self Release [2023]
Rio Rhythm Band - Cuba Jakkin' | Global¿ Records [1988]
Rob Mello - Fantasize | Classic Music Company [ [2002]
Padded Cell - Signal Failure (GTA version) | DC Recordings [2005]
Jarvic7 - Bush Of Love (Razormaid Mix) | An Sa  [1989]
909d1sco - dONNERSTAG | Self Release [2005]
Philadelphia Five - Not Leaving Without Jerry (Andi Revamp) | Eskimo Recordings [2025]
Dude Energy - Renee Running | Animals Dancing [2015]
Bronx Dogs - Closing In (Richard Sen remix) | Mixed Blood [2005]
3rd Face - Canto Della Liberta (Accapella) | Classic Music Company [ [2011]
Asa Tate / Tech Support - Replica | Rhythm Section [2025]
Future Four - Into Orbit (Dark Circles remix) | Phantasy Sound [2013]
Dj Wedding - Roller | Italo Modern [2021]
Tim French - Te Amo | Hooj [2025]
Katcha - Touched By God (Peace Division Remix) | Hooj [1999]
Richard Sen - Ghost Dub | Emotional Especial [2014]
Daniel Maloso - Ritmo Especial | Comeme [2011]
Zakmina - Caroline (Fabrizio Mammarella Remix) | Roam Recordings [2019]
Megabeat - Jet Harris (Techno Dub) | Megabeat [1991]
Dorothy's Fortress - Curb Dog 88 | Destroy All Planets [2009]
Black Devil Disco Club - On Just Foot (Slide Inside) (ft. Prins Thomas) | LO Recordings [2007]
DJ Voodoo & The Liquid Method - Everybody Thinks I'm High (Original Mix) | Black Magic [1994]
Like A Tim - Tv Talk | Djax Up [1994]
Auntie Flo - Woman Of Your Boss | Permanent Vacation [2014]
Studio X - Los Kings Del Mambo (live mix) | Torso Dance [1992]
Company B - Perfect Lover (dub version) | Atlantic [1987]
Azah Kamal - Maadna Bkra (Moving Still & Tjade Edit) | Dar Disku [2021]
Prince De Takicaride - Space Jam | Non Stop Rhythm  [2024]
Solid Groove - When We Heard Maurice Fulton | Dubsided  [2010]
Dexter - i dont care | Clone [2000]
Blawan - Getting Me Down | Self Release [2011]
Black Devil Disco Club - Sorrow (Dub) | LO Recordings [2007]
D.F.X. - Relax Your Body (Another Version) | Discques Dreyfus [1989]
Bali - Patel Rap (Instrumental) | Multitone [1989]
Two Of China - Los Niños Del Parque | Future Dance [1986]

Toshiki Ohta - live at TRYOUTS LDN | 03.10.25

On the podcast this week: 135 minutes of psychedelic disco from Norwegian spaceman Prins Thomas.

RA.074 Prins Thomas

The Midnight Shift label debuts with a daring pairing of the emerging and established in The First Shift EP, featuring Singaporean Eddie Niguel with Torontonian Basic Soul Unit aka Stuart Li. Together, they present a crisp and compelling release statement that pushes a new trajectory in the house and techno genres. Get on the Shift.

Torontonian Basic Soul Unit adds his distinctive flavour to the pairing with ‘Black Ice’ and ‘Late Night Shift’. The former is a precipitous icy traipse that bursts into full hailstorm and bloom, while the latter is a dubby afterhours peaktime shuffle paired with sweet melody. Carefully crafted to perfection, these are further winners from the man also known as Stuart Li.

Emerging Singaporean artist Eddie Niguel presents ‘Paths’, a controlled burner that gives out just a teasing hint of its glory underneath. Showing further mettle, his next track ‘Absolute’ is an italo-tinged number set to be a future earworm hit with crossover potential for multiple dancefloor styles.

Tracklist:

A1. Basic Soul Unit - Late Night Shift
A1. Basic Soul Unit - Black Ice
B1. Eddie Niguel - Paths
B2. Eddie Niguel - Absolute

Eddie Niguel - Paths

A techno shift, Midnight Shift’s third release sees Recondite on his upward trajectory pair up with the relatively reserved Julien H Mulder. Both outputs possess a stripped down aesthetic, but while the former revels in the straight and shiny, the latter brings a touch of lightness and play. A tightly packed, hardworking 4-track EP that will serve the many moods of a DJ well.

Formerly from Bavaria and now based in Berlin, Recondite crafts ‘Borderline’, a track that broods in shimmery afterdark punch, such as with the last bright rays of an inevitably waning sun. ‘Stomper’ does not have to go on too long to make a point. It is a moody, melancholic, almost lovesick trudge topped off with restless hi hats. Accomplished in ambient space music, Julien H Mulder has been producing music since the 90s. To him, simplicity is best. The Stockholm resident’s ‘Won’t Say Nothing’ is a lightly drenched sigh paired with broken beat while ‘Old Rutins’ is a bassline-led kicker soon to run amok in dancefloors. They hint at what is to come with his forthcoming full EP on Midnight Shift.

￼Recondite will make his Singapore debut for the Midnight Shift Label Showcase at kyō (www.clubkyo.com) on 4 May 2013.

Tracklist:
A1. Recondite - Borderline 
A2. Recondite - Stomper 
B1. Julien H Mulder - Won’t Say Nothing 
B2. Julien H Mulder - Old Rutins 

Recondite - Borderline

Recondite - Stomper

Julien H Mulder -  Wont Say Nothing

Julien H Mulder - Old Rutins

Founded in London in 2007, Phantasy has steadily transformed into one of the UK’s most diverse and artistically ambitious small labels. Neither rooted in electronic or alternative music, Phantasy small but expanding stable of artists work closely with founder and creative director Erol Alkan, to achieve the best possible sound and vision for a diverse audience.

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