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Lexx - Cosmic Shift Remixed - Snippets [PHI-16]

Anton Spice is a broadcaster and journalist from the UK. He is founding editor of The Vinyl Factory online magazine, co-runs Dislo Publishing, has written and produced music documentaries, has contributed words to multiple publications and liner notes, and appeared on NTS, Worldwide FM, Dublab, and now - Friendly Potential Radio. 

"Like any good daydream, this mix isn't particularly linear. Instead, it moves between scenes, moods and sequences, loosely inspired by the title of Takami Hasegawa's only album L'Ecume de Jours (itself named after Boris Vian's 1947 novel, Froth on the Daydream). When I first heard the track of hers I've included, it totally blew my socks off - a jazzy little ballad, tinged with melancholy and outrageous orchestral flourishes. It has a baroque, melodramatic quality that I think you get in a lot of the less mainstream pop, synth and new wave from the mid '80s. On the one hand, the rhythms and melodies are punchy and full of confidence, and then on the other, there is a naïve, nostalgic strangeness to the song-writing, so aware of its own fast-fading youth that it almost melts away completely. If there's a feeling I wanted to capture with the mix then it is this contrast, between vivid technicolour and hazy drift."

Tracklist:

Mikael Tariverdiev - Boys and the Sea pt.1 (Earth Recordings)
Kalima - Token Freaky (Factory)
Takami Hasegawa - サーカス列車 (Epic)
Princess Demeny - New York Grief (Seance Centre)
Tamao Koike - Automne Dans Un Miroir (Yen Records)
Laurie Anderson - Let X=X / It Tango (Warner bros.)
Dip In The Pool - View (Rough Trade)
Joni Mitchell - Smokin' (Empty, Try Another) (Geffen)
Nirosta Steel - Foxy Pup (Hollie Records)
Peter Zummo - The Tape Is Chill (Optimo Music)
Deadline - Boat Peoples (Celluloid)
17 Pygmies - Chaganca (Resistance Records)
Parachute - Mystery of Asian Port (Agharta)
Tetsuo Sakurai - Kimono (Invitation)
Ryuichi Sakamoto & Robin Scott - The Left Bank (Alfa)
Taeko Ohnuki - 幻惑 (Dear Heart)
Masaaki Ohmura - A Touch of Temptation (SMS Records)
Becker / Stegmann / Zeumer - Der Schnupfen (Music From Memory)
Stina Nordenstam - Memories of a Colour (Telegram Records Stockholm)
Taeko Ohnuki - Siena (Dear Heart)
Talking Drums - Sweet July (Sticky Music)
Japan - Visions of China (Virgin)
Yukihiro Takahashi - Bounds of Reason, Bonds of Love (Alfa)
Lis Sørensen - Jeg Vil Forelske Dig (Mercury)
Thomas Leer - Chasing The Dragon (Arista)
China Crisis - The Highest High (Virgin)
Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out (A&M)
Tatsuro Yamashita - Doyobi No Koibito (Moon)
Mikael Tariverdiev - My Younger Brother (Earth Records)

Ep 239 w/ Anton Spice (UK)

A hypnotic roots reggae journey – deep, spacious, and spiritual.
A slow-burning dub track filled with echoing textures, swirling effects, and shifting instrumentals that move freely between saxophone solos, organ bubbles, skanking guitar and deep sub-bass.

This version stretches out over time to let the dub breathe. No rush. No stress. Just flow.
Perfect as background for studying, working, reflecting – or just getting lost in the mix.

🎧 Best used for: chill sessions, focused work, late-night listening, conscious vibes, ambient reggae flow.

No Fear (Remastered Extended Dub Version)

The Customs trio, who are responsible for some of London's best low-key parties, played a considered selection of music for RA Live at Brilliant Corners.

RA Live

RA Live - 08.06.17 Customs at Brilliant Corners

Recorded in Glasgow (January 2019) by https://soundcloud.com/fergus_clark, co-founder of https://soundcloud.com/12th-isle

"New releases, test pressings of some upcoming stuff, two wrong speeders, music from friends, the wise words of asik veysel, dutch 'ethno-techno' and a montreal keepsake. Decided just to start with the latest LP from Low Company and then freestyle it from there..." F.C.

Image by Alexander Calder (1963)

29 ✖ FERGUS CLARK

We are more than happy to welcome Nick Stropko (@nickstropko) for our new series of hallooo Mixtapes featuring some spicy chord progressions paired with sticky melodies. Enjoy his contribution suitably named The Spicy Sticky Mix. Q&A here below:

hallooo: Thanks for your contribution to our mix series, how did you prepare for this mix, and how would you describe the eventual result?

Nick: Thanks for having me! The mix started from a record bag I packed for one of my favorite local parties, Air A Danser. I tried to then grab some other favorites from the past six months or so. On the whole, I think the mix encapsulates some of my favorite qualities in dance music — spicy chord progressions paired with sticky melodies.

hallooo: Is there a record in the mix that you associate with a special story?

Nick: One song in the mix came to me from some of my coworkers. I work in a restaurant where the rest of the front of house staff is from Montenegro. While we’re closing up, they usually play terrible Balkan pop songs, but one night, a tune came on for about 15 seconds before they skipped it. I immediately knew that it was right in my lane, and after insisting they replay it, I took a photo and bought a copy the next day.

hallooo: Walking into a record shop can be quite a intimidate experience. Do you have a digging process and/or what kind of things do you look for in a record when you’re out digging?

Nick: The process varies from store to store — what do they specialize in? What am I looking for? But generally it’s a matter of looking for labels I don’t recognize, releases that look distinctive or like they would’ve been overlooked in their day. That, and spending quality time in the listening booth. Ultimately, you have to trust your ears. 

hallooo: Is there a record, that has continued to be in your wantlist over the years?

Nick: While there are loads of records I’m always on the hunt for, ultimately, I find the chase of finding new stuff more engaging. The pleasure of dropping the needle on something that immediately grabs and stays with you is a bit more fun than finally tracking down (or, more likely, paying boatloads of money on Discogs for) an old favorite. That being said, if anyone wants to send me a copy of “Need More Time” by Nick Allen, I wouldn’t be opposed. My bootleg is terrible.

hallooo: Is it possible for you to sum up what the collection means to you in a more general sense?

Nick: It’s just an overview of the records I’ve been listening to recently — some favorite finds, some tips from friends (or coworkers) mixed together in my bedroom.

hallooo: Music bonds people together. Any local heroes/parties you would like to shout out?

Nick: Outside of the aforementioned Air A Danser and a little shameless self promotion of my Japanese mix series/party Nippon Leagues (with my mentor and perpetual inspiration Alex Tebbs Mitchell) I’d be remiss if I didn’t shout out my dear friends at Universal Cave, Extra Water, and Earth Beat.

Hallooo Mix Series No. 3 - Nick Stropko

Remix and additional production by Michael Büchel & Florin Büchel Additional Keyboards: Tobi Schweizer 
Guitar: Roger Szedalik

Cosmic Shift Remixes

Cosmic Shift Remixed

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Lexx feat. Ella Thompson - Wave (Kejeblos Remix) Snippet

Too Hot feat. Woolfy (Red Hot Mix)
Remix by Alex Storrer 
Guitar: Roger Szedalik

Lexx feat. Woolfy - Too Hot (Red Hot Mix) Snippet

Remix and additional production by Androo

Lexx - Universal Prayer (Androo Re-work) Snippet

Remix and additional production by Vlad Matei 
Bass: Reto Gaffuri Guitar: Roger Szedalik

Cosmic Shif Remixed

Lexx - Too Hot (Eirwud's True Rocker Version) Snippet

Lexx - Expanding Happiness (Vinyl Only) Snippet

This mix was made for the incredible Test Pressing site in 2012. All selections found in Trinidad in September 2012.

Possibility Of An Island Mix Pt 2 -  Test Pressing Mix TP213

Scandi-wave, 80s avant-stuff and leftfield-boogie – mixed and spiced with a little dub. Thanks @emmaisabellak and @lyl_radio for having me.

LYL Radio One-Off 10/03/20

It’s a family affair on the second Growing Bin 7”, as Peter & Patrick Jahn @patrickjahn enjoy some father and son boogie with a smooth split release. A sunblushed moocher served two ways, this disc is designed for horizontal dancing…
Rooting around the cupboards in his family home outside Nuremberg, Patrick Jahn unearthed a dusty box of cassettes, saved for posterity but eventually forgotten. Somewhere between ‘True Blue’ and ‘Brothers In Arms’ was a faded C60 full of unreleased demos by his father Peter, recorded in the mid to late 80s. Back then Jahn Sr owned a pub club called Schrank (Cupboard to the Anglophones), with an upstairs office he used as a music studio. In amongst naïve synthesiser experiments and carefree noodling was a Balearic boogie bomb, all strolling synth bass, clipped funk guitar and seaside melancholy – like Brenda Ray on a Wim Wenders soundtrack. 
Too impressed to keep it a secret, Patrick played the cut to Carsten “Erobique” Meyer, when he was over there jamming, and Hamburg’s premier funk freak suggested this might be of interest to his likeminded hometown freak Basso. Instantly in love, the Growing Bin boss suggested Patrick provide his own version for the flipside, and so it was, reborn with percussive sway, moonlit keys and beefy bass tones for the next generation. Here’s to the Jahn family, father and son but brothers in calms… (words by Patrick Ryder)

on a note:  the original tape was not in good condition so the sound of the original version is a bit distorted at the end of the track. SInce I love it so much I can live with it. Hope you can too :) Best, Basso

Patrick Jahn - Abenteuer Überm Schrank 2020 Version (shortened clip)

Uploading some old mixes. This is probably the first mix i recorded back in 2001 or 2002, one side of a 90 min tape, no clue what happened to the other side. Sadly only have this super low res mp3, still a pretty cool mix i think.

                              

Mike Burns - Chilled Grooves Mix

BANDCAMP - https://spacetalkmusic.bandcamp.com/album/too-late-kathy-incl-skyrager-jonny-rock-edits

For every musician who tastes significant success, there are countless others who fall through the cracks: artists whose dreams of carving a career out of their passion were dashed, despite the quality, inventiveness and imaginative nature of the music they made. Most never get to see the music they slaved over get released, or a new generation of listeners appreciate the demos they worked so hard on for an extended period of time.

Mila Anatoli is one such artist. Had it not been for Spacetalk’s Danny McLewin grabbing one of only 10 acetates pressed of her early 1980s demo recordings from a record dealer in New Jersey, her remarkable story and impressively off-kilter music would never have seen the light of day. 

Yet Anatoli deserves her moment in the spotlight and a chance to tell her tale. Despite the hand-written information on McLewin’s acetate being almost 40 years out of date, Spacetalk managed to find to find her – Mila had married and changed her name some years ago making the search significantly harder.

The small amount of information the acetate provided led the search to celebrated jazz producer and photographer Hank O’Neal who had hung out with Mila back in the early 80s New York. He regularly took her to events and used his contacts to offer introductions to a mixture of local heroes and global music stars. Through O’Neal, Anatoli met Arthur Russell, Astrid Gilberto, Michael Moriaty and photographers Bert Stern and Berenice Abbot. At one point, O’Neal even took Anatoli to a downtown studio to watch The Clash making a recording with Allen Ginsberg.

Amazingly Hank still had many photographs of Mila taken during their time as friends in NYC and the images used on this new release have all been taken from Hank’s archive.

Completing the reissue package alongside the original songs Danny McLewin in his Skyrager guise and Jonny Rock have added their editing skills to two of the tracks.

Mila Anatoli

SHOP

Kathy (Jonny Rock Edit)

Operated by Kejeblos & Fuga Ronto (Ron Shiller & Tobi Schweizer)

PHI - 01 Kejeblos - The Family Mattress
PHI - 02 Lexx - Young Corner 
PHI - 03 Foster - Neon Life 
PHI - 04 Kejeblos Feat. Momo Love
PHI - 05 Bing Ji Ling/Lexx
PHI - 06 Your Song Is Good (F.O.N. Remix) / Apiento & Co. (Lexx Remix) 
PHI - 07 Fuga Ronto - Invisible Escape
PHI - 08 V/A - Uncommon Species
PHI - 09 Kay Zee - Barny
PHI - 10 Wavetest - Wrong Planet
PHI - 11 Lexx/Open Space feat. Harriet Brown - Hot Weather
PHI - 12 The Gagosians - Run For My Honey
PHI - 13 Domi Chansorn - Strawberry Moon (incl. Lexx Remix)
PHI - 14 Lexx Feat. Woolfy - Too Hot
PHI - 15 Lexx - Cosmic Shift LP
PHI - 16 Lexx - Cosmic Shift Remixed
PHI - 17 Florin Büchel - The Horizon Problem
PHI - 18 Windsurfer - The Gone Village
PHI - 19 Fuga Ronto - Greatest Treasure
PHI - 20 Windsurfer - The Gone City
PHI - 21 Ethimm - Choices (Fuga Ronto Remixes)
PHI - 22 GINA ÉTÉ & Tillmann Ostendarp - Le Bouquet (incl. Fuga Ronto Remix)
PHI - 23 V/A - Uncommon Species II
PHI - 24 Kay Zee - The Whole Shebang
PHI - 25 Melting Steine - Universal Crush
PHI - 26 Palace Pasador - Footprint Affair

Lexx - Too Hot (Eirwud's True Rocker Version) Snippet

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