Take orbit round Sirius as the Year of the Bong gathers pace. Timeshard founder STEVE ANGSTROM  celebrates 30 years of being Siriusly Sound with this eclecticly trippy mix. Psychedelic pioneer Steve Angstrom co-founded TimeShard the legendary ethno-techno explorers of the UK free-festival scene. Fusing shamanic rhythms, sci-fi dub, and cosmic soundscapes, their cult cassettes became Planet Dog classics. Still creating and performing worldwide, Steve’s music remains wildly inventive, deeply immersive, and gloriously strange.

Tracklist:

ABSIS - Orange Sails
Children of the Bong - Dubber FX (100th Monkey remix)
Children of the Bong - In Flight Trance (Steve Angstrom remix)
Steve Angstrom - Tipi Head
Floating Points - Les Alpes
Plastikman - Krakpot
P heckmann - Doomsday
Marcel Detman - Silhouette
Jasen Loveland - F - -K 6 - 6 (Trip Report Mix)
Rupert Clervaux & Beatrice Dillon - Electronic Guvenc
Timeshard - Waaroni
Timeshard - Voodoo
Aphex Twin - Tha
Steve Angstrom - Summoner
Steve Angstrom - Your Simulation
Pergon - The deliverer

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STEVE ANGSTROM | Disco Gecko Recordings Series Ep. 60 | 15/06/2025

Children of the Bong are British duo, Rob Henry and Daniel Goganian. Formed as teenagers in 1993, they set out to create unique music that reflected all the elements they liked from the early 90s club and festival scenes. Fusing dub bass lines and effects with funk breakbeats and fiery acid melodies, packaged around lush ambient soundscapes and analogue powered psychedelia.
Suitably signed to Planet Dog records in 1994, the pair extensively toured the UK and Europe with a live show that included DJ Marin (Nick Trim), who’s turntable antics added another layer to the spaced out interludes and all-out crescendos. That year saw ‘Symbol i’ released on the label’s Feed Your Head Vol. 2 compilation then later, ‘Ultrascope’ & ‘Ionospheric State’ appeared on one side of Quadraped Vol.1
The following year, they were packed off to the Welsh mountains armed with equipment borrowed from label mates Banco de Gaia along with producer/engineer Andy Guthrie (100th Monkey); to finish the album that was to become Sirius Sounds. 
Released July 31st 1995, ‘Sirius Sounds was an immediate success, selling well both in the UK and US…appealing to a post-rave audience who were seeking something beyond straight 'four to the floor' dance music.’ 
This was to be the only album the pair released and they split in 1996 to pursue other projects. Rob went on to form Euphonic with Nick Trim and released their self titled album - now re-released as ‘Low Orbit Archives’ on Banoffee Pies records. Daniel created a few more tracks under Children of the Bong that appeared on the Mashed Mellow Grooves compilation.
All tracks released on Planet Dog along with alternative versions, demos and remixes appear alongside a complete live set performed in 1995 in the remastered, re-released, ‘Sirius Sounds Expanded’ version. This is also available as a 3CD box set with 20 page booklet featuring many unseen photographs and artwork and  insightful sleeve notes by Kris Needs.

‘Sonic Ambulance’ is the first release from a hidden treasure trove of unreleased material that was unearthed while researching tracks to go on ‘Sirius Sounds (Expanded)’ and contains the starting culture of the Children of the Bong sound that features 100% live performances without sequencers. 
Influenced by electronic, ambient and psychedelic pioneers of the 60’s & 70’s such as Tangerine Dream, Brian Eno and Pink Floyd; the pair utilise analog synths, guitars, effects, found sounds and voice with a smattering of looped samples. These are raw streams of consciousness between two young psychonauts discovering the electrodelic world for the first time and delve in worlds also occupied by more contemporary artists of that period such as the Orb and Aphex Twin.

Created in 1993/94, these recordings have been salvaged from long forgotten cassettes and DATs and as such may contain tape hiss and occasional digital glitches. While they have been mastered to remove as much audio detritus as possible, they have been largely left unedited to preserve the original intention. 
This is not intended to be a critical masterpiece and its lack of beats may not interest those firmly rooted on the dancefloor, however lovers of electronic sound and those curious about the origins of Children of the Bong need not look any further!

As a nod to their earlier days of selling demo cassettes at live gigs, Sonic Ambulance will be available exclusively on Bandcamp and for a limited period as name your price!

Techno - 
Psytrance - 
House - 
And everything in between.

Disco Gecko Recordings was set up in 1998 by Toby Marks of soundcloud.com/BancodeGaia. Originally an outlet for just his own music, it is now becoming home to a range of artists across various genres. Rather than cater to a particular style or subculture, the Disco Gecko ethos is to promote music with heart, integrity and depth. Sometimes ecstatic, sometimes contemplative, it is always music with beauty at its core.

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STEVE ANGSTROM | Disco Gecko Recordings Series Ep. 60 | 15/06/2025

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