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Earlier this year we brought you the news of an innovative new collaboration which pairs two producers with unique perspectives on sound design and music.

Prequel Tapes is best known for his noisy, disjointed approach to techno and the rougher drone inspired fringes of electronica and IDM. He has released music on the likes of Mannequin and R'COUP'D. 

Meanwhile, dBridge remains one of the most innovative figures in UK bass music culture having released cutting edge downtempo, jungle and drum 'n' bass over many decades for the likes of Creative Source, Exit Records and Metalheadz. 

Now the two have collaborated on a new EP for Midnight Shift, a record label which continues to connect generations of well versed music heads through its consistent release of high quality techno, bass and the weirder, heavier fringes of dance music. This new EP pairs two unique, creative minds. The result is a mutant hybrid showcasing the importance of collaboration and innovation. 

Following the release we asked kindly whether the pair might be up for recording a mix together, an alternative insight into their own collections and musical tapestry. The result is an old school mixtape, reel to reel vibes with integrity at its core.

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Prequel Tapes & dBridge: The 'Monday Is Okay' Mix

L'artiste: Prequel Tapes (@prequeltapes)
Le mixtape: Stock 039
L'esthétique: evershifting aggregate of acid-infused IDM and multifold EBM

La sélection:
Vomito Negro - Immortal 
Two Lone Swordsmen - Constant Reminder
Jaures - Silence (Inbetween) 
Nur Jaber - In Search Of The Sun 
Prequel Tapes & Dbridge - Divisible Cause 
cEvin Key - Sklang 
Shed - Waved Mind 
Thermocline - Turbine 
Final Cut - Now That´s Funky 
Gunnar Haslam - Versione Antica 
Coil - The Snow 
Primitive World - Cotopaxi 
Front 242 - First In/First Out
DJ Qu - Get It Til It's Gone 
Amato & Adriani - Falling Inside 
Fearful & Mtwn - Shallow Grave 
Mang & GRAŃ - Live4evr 

Recorded in Berlin in Spring 2021

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Stock 039 par Prequel Tapes

Celebrating summer with the experimental musician @Peev-music followed a selection of Neo Folk and Ambient drone mix by @Prequeltapes 
Let yourself be carried away.


Tracklist PEEV:

Ryo Murakami - Time
PEEV - Absoute (unr)
Kara-Lis Coverdale - Saps/H
Halim El-Dabh - Wire Recorder Piece
Pierre Serafini - Snakes & Ladders
Eliott Blaise-Lassire - ar_1126_o.rec
PEEV - Hacctig
James Ginzburg - border, dispersing
Cucina Povera - Sinisen ruusun tapaus (cut)
Folk Implosion - Raise the Bells
Yearning Kru - Tin Man
Peder Mannerfelt & Glasser - Building of the Mountain
xl.iks - the halfway down
PEEV - A Farewell to Dust

Tracklist PREQUEL TAPES :

Merrin Karras - Unleashed /A Strangly Isolated Place 
Blackhain and Richie Culver - I´m Not Gonna Cum / Participant
Perila - Enchiz / Smalltown Supersound	
Shuttle358 - Blue / 12k
Simon12345 & The Lazer Twins - Flöte in n-dur / Holger
NSI. - A.R.T. IX / No.
My Bloody Valentine - Sometimes / Creation Records
Depeche Mode - Barrel Of A Gun (Underworld Soft Mix) / Mute
Elysia Crampton - Grove (ft. Embaci) / PAN
Luke Sanger - Not Quite Right / Balmat
Front 242 - Mood (Underviewer) / Alfa Matrix
Azu Hoyvoy - Future Literature / Milkman
Fearful x Mtwn - The Mime / YUKU
Delay Grounds - Are We There Yet? / Lapsus Records
The Dice Man - Polygon Window / Warp Records

Under My Feet. Beyond Sound w/ PEEV & Prequel Tapes

Attention, fellow deck sharks: It is mixes like this one that make me wanna ask for track IDs all the way through. Seattle-based DJ Scam showcases his favorite modern variations on UK bass music, taking his audience from jungle and garage via drill an dubstep to ambient, footwork and techno. This exploration of styles and rhythms, of soundscapes and patterns is so well crafted, so refreshing and - simply put - so much fun, that you'll find yourself hitting repeat once it's over. In this sense, the selector, producer and label co-head of "Psycho Bummer" really doesn't promise too much with his intro track quoting that "everything's gonna be irie". Cuz this fine piece of music leaves you with nothing but a great feeling and a clear desire for more.

Check him out: @scam_dnb

ZEMENT podcast 019 | DJ Scam

I need to confess something immediately - this is a mix that has been lying around, gathering dust, on my HDD since 2013 really. Given my less than reliable methods of backup at the time, it's a bit of a miracle that this one has survived to the year of 2022. (My backup strategy has definitely improved a lot since then!)

What you are about to hear, is around 70 minutes of mid-late 90s melodic, jazzy, atmospheric 164 bpm jungle? drum&bass? Anyhow, the tracklist has been permanently imprinted into my brain, and I could probably wake up any morning and recite it from memory. That's how much I have actually listened to it in the past. And that's not really something out of the ordinary, as this mix does represent the essence of why I even started to love jungle/d&b in the first place.

So, without further ado, the tracklist:

1. Odyssey - Submerge (EARTH, 1998)
2. Jazz Cartel - Contact (PARTISAN, 1998)
3. Icons - Electric Soul (MODERN URBAN JAZZ, 1996) 
4. David Arnold - The James Bond Theme (LTJ Bukem remix) (EASTWEST, 1997)
5. Jonny L - Tychonic Cycle (XL, 1997)
6. Primary Motive - S (CREATIVE SOURCE, 1998)
7. Peshay - On The Nile (METALHEADZ, 1996)
8. Skylab - The Trip (Roni Size remix) (LACERBA, 1997)
9. Aquasky - Moondance (REINFORCED, 1997)
10. Appaloosa & DJ Dream - Chord Data (LOOKING GOOD, 1997)
11. Photek - Rings Around Saturn (PHOTEK PRODUCTIONS, 1995)
12. Wax Doctor - Never As Good (TALKIN' LOUD, 1995)

The Jungle Archive #1

Moonrise to Moonset 🌕

https://soundcloud.com/thingsdisappear
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Tracklist:
Pharoah Sanders - Ocean Song | @pharoah-sanders-official
Duval Timothy feat. Yu Su - Wood | @duvaltimothy
George Duke - Faces In Reflection No.2 | @georgedukemusic
The Durutti Column - Conduct | @the-durutti-column
Mansur Brown - Path | @mansur-brown
Roberto Musci & Giovanni Venosta - Nexus On The Beach | @roberto-musci @giovannivenosta
Sam Gendel with Carlos Niño - Nara Deer | @samgendel @carlosninoofficial
Ulla Straus - I Forgot to Take a Picture | @ullastraus
[PHYSICS] - Sutural Contingency | @physicslab
Lord Tusk - The Moment you Feard | @user451387179
Jah Shaka - Blessings Of Dub | @jah-shaka
Death Is Not The End - All John Travolta (from 'Pure Wicked Tune: Rare Groove Blues Dances & House Parties, 1985-1992') | @deathisnottheend
Dorothy Ashby - Heaven and Hell | @dorothy-ashby
Emahoy Tsegué Maryam Gebru - The Homeless Wanderer
Althea Waites - Summerland (composed by William Grant Still)
Shida Shahabi - All in Circles | @shida-shahabi
Coby Sey - Eve (Anwummer​ɛ​)  | @cobysey
Talk West - Stranger By The River | @talkwest
 Laraaji - Unicorns In Paradise (Excerpt)  | @laraaji
Carl Stone - Umi | @carlstone-music
Don Cherry - Utopia And Visions | @don-cherry-official
John Coltrane & Alice Coltrane - The Sun | @johncoltraneofficial @alice-coltrane
Pharoah Sanders & Paul Arslanian - Kazuko (performed in abandoned San Francisco tunnel, 1982) | @pharoah-sanders-official

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THINGS DISAPPEAR: TD__f_rth_r (*Shacklewell) - 06-Dec-22

Ahead of the party at Cosies bristol on the 3rd of Feb '23 we have the pre drink mega jam with :

Observer, Rose Again, Kelan, & Saskia.

NormCore Attitude 37 w/ Kelan, Saskia, Rose Again & Observer

Kim Cosmik w/ Guest: Rawtrachs - Aaja Channel 2 - 26 03 23

Un épisode aux fortes influences Dub avec nos 2 invités: le franco-japonais Docta, résident POLAAR, et notre invité Warzou, du label Big Science.

Rinse France Podcast

POLAAR invite Docta & Warzou - 23 Avril 2023

Bass Paradize - Culture Jah Tovo invite 17th Soldier (Juillet 2023)

Mosca mix for Ensamble #JAM010

track list

01. Croww - Prosthetic 2 [The Death Of Rave]
02. Dengue Dengue Dengue - Flootz [Forthcoming on Enchufada]
03. Alma Negra - Capoeira [Forthcoming on Alma Negra Records]
04. DJ Cobra - Untitled (Track 30) [Not On Label] 
05. Mosca - Touchie Riddim Pt.4 [Forthcoming on ???]
06. Metrist - On Golden Seize [Forthcoming Where To Now?]
07. Mosca - No, We're Not A Couple [Not So Much]
08. Special Request - Lolita (Dub Mix) [Forthcoming on Houndstooth]
09. Pangaea - Bone Sucka [Forthcoming on Hessle Audio]
10. NKC - HD Anthem [Forthcoming on Even The Strong]
11. Yotam Avni - Modern Matters [Forthcoming on Stroboscopic Artefacts]
12. BNJMN - Rattled [Brack]
13. Yaleesa Hall - Zoe Price [Forthcoming on Will & Ink]
14. Mosca - Cedar Wood State (Volt Mix) [Not So Much]
15. Ténèbre - Axe Nord-Sud [WNCL ]
16. SP-X - SP17 [Komisch]
17. French Fries - Shift [Monkeytown]
18. Mosca - Untitled [Forthcoming on ???]
19. Powell - The Ongoing Significance Of Steel And Flesh [Diagonal]
20. Gokalp K - mutant_b [Moving Forward]
21. PAdrix - Zelda Shyt [Forthcoming on Príncipe]
22. Partisan Midi - Phono Abduction [Frustrated Funk]
23. Blackjack - Jacked [Unreleased]
24. VC-118A - Protocol [Trust]
25. Clarence G - Cause I Said It Right [Clone Aqualung Series]
26. Mike Parker - Compressor Blades [Aquaplano Ltd]
27. Beatrice Dillon - Can I Change My Mind? [Boomkat Editions]
28. Dizzee Rascal - Face [XL]

@deejaymosca @not_so_much

JAM010 mix series - MOSCA

Prequel Tapes mix for Electronic Explorations - recorded in one take on the ones and twos in a closed club with just the rats for company. 

01	Virtualizer - Waves: White Noise [Hypnotic]
02	Black Seed - Natural Instinct [Details Sound] 
03	Lory D - Abrupt Interuption [Elektronik Outboarding]
04	Phil Kieran - Basic Pitch [Phil Kieran Recordings]
05	Area Forty_One - Nocturnal Passions Part I [Delsin Records]
06	Anxur - Volo 2 (Eerie) /// Kartei - Lichtgarten [W.T. Records]
07	Deepneue - He's Fresh [label unkown]
08	ORBE - Laser's Worldwar [Pailnoia]
09	Tensal - Archives G 3 (Tensal) /// Front 242 Nomenklatura I [Another Side] 
10	Space Frog - Maschinenwelt [Dance Pool]
11	K-HAND -  007 [Trip]
12	Devilfish - Snap [Bush]
13	Steve Stoll - Observer remake [NovaMute]
14	Prequel Tapes - The Stream [Midnight Shift]
15	Reeko - TZXX-1 [Pole Recordings]
16	Gez Varley - Violator [Force Inc.]
17	The Future Sound Of London - Lifeforms [Virgin]

Bookings: carin@ohrb.de
Bandcamp: https://prequeltapes.bandcamp.com/

Prequel Tapes’s debut album Inner Systems was released in 2015 on Ninja Tune’s R’COUP’D imprint and raised ears everywhere. With its rough yet melancholic soundscapes and sparse but energetic beats, it occupied a curious niche between IDM’s dry understatement, Ambient’s soothingness as well as Techno’s frantic euphoria.

"Previous mixes that I’ve done were more open in styles, varied in bpm, playful and more carefully constructed to tell a story. So I thought it about time I did a mix that represents my vision of techno - late night dancefloors, on the fly, going with the flow, going where the spirit takes me. It’s still a mix of old and new, music that’s had a heavy influence on me mixed together with some new discoveries." - Prequel Tapes

Based on material from old DAT tapes, Inner Systems was both nostalgic and refreshingly contemporary, a personal statement expressed through an anonymous moniker. Prequel Tapes returned with a Techno-infused EP on the Singaporean imprint Midnight Shift at the tail end of 2017 (A limited 3 part series from Midnight Shift featuring Xhin, Kirk Degiorgio and Prequel Tapes).

"As I had the chance to use the sound-system at Tresor’s Globus, I went there, hit the record button and put this down in a single take. There might be some little mistakes here and there, sometimes I fight with a record - but this is exactly the mood I wanted to catch, a proper Prequel Tapes techno set." - Prequel Tapes

https://www.discogs.com/artist/4449998-Prequel-Tapes 
https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/prequeltapes 
https://soundcloud.com/prequeltapes 
https://www.facebook.com/prequeltapes

Electronic Explorations

Prequel Tapes - 493 - Electronic Explorations

A very warm welcome to the first guest mix appearance. I'm very delighted to have Distant Worlds label boss Paul Rimbaud as contributor. His selections can be found during the first 61 minutes of the set. I'm taking care of the second hour. Enjoy!

First hour by Paul Rimbaud (Distant Worlds)

01. Source Direct - Future London [Odysee Records - 1994]
02. DJ Dove - Bird Of Prey [DJ Dove Self-released - 1993]
03. P.F.M. - Dreams [Looking Good Records - 1995]
04. JMJ & Richie - Hall Of Mirrors (Omni Trio Mirror Image Remix) [Moving Shadow - 1993]
05. The Invisible Man - The Bell Tune [Good Looking Records - 1994]
06. The Sentinel - Awakening [Basement Records - 1995]
07. Jack Ruby - Global Torrents [Knowledge Records - 1995]
08. Foul Play - Open Your Mind (Tango Remix) [Moving Shadow - 1993]
09. Skanna - This Way [Skanna - 1993]
10. Koda - The Deep [Dee Jay Recordings - 1994]
11. Wax Doctor - Finer Things [R&S Records - 1996]
12. LTJ Bukem & The Peshay - 19.5 [Good Looking Records - 1994]
13. Altered-Ego? - Main-Line [Deep & Dark Recordings (UK) - 1994]
14. Tom & Tom - Down Force (S'Touch Mix) [Deep Red Recordings - 1995]
15. Studio Pressure - First Sequence [Photek - 1994]
16. Parallel World - Tear Into It [Good Looking Records - 1994]
17. Mental Power - Unknown Intelligence [Formation Records - 1994]
18. X-Files - Intensity [Basement Records - 1995]

Second hour by Kiskelfacit

01. Plaid - Angry Dolphin (Unreleased Mix) [Clear - 1996]
02. Mystic Institute - QA-752L-P (Reload Remix) [Evolution - 1993]
03. RAC - Freckle [Warp Records - 1996]
04. The Man - Hapku [Playdoe - 1996]
05. Vapourspace - Citrus [FFRR - 1997]
06. 4E - Ask Isadora [Home Entertainment - 1996]
07. Piece - Free Your Mind (Future) [Planet E - 1992]
08. New Order - Nineteen63 (Lionrock Full Throttle Mix) [London Records - 1995]
09. Microwave Prince - Land Of The Iron Bubbles [Le Petit Prince - 1995]
10. Moodymann - Dem Young Sconies [Planet E - 1997]
11. Acid Jesus - Disappear [Klang Elektronik - 1993]
12. Skool Phunk - Memory [Plastic City UK - 1995]
13. Yennek - Dancing Tides [Volume - 1995]
14. Ian O'Brien - Mad Mike Disease [Ferox Records - 1996]
15. Ian Pooley - Chord Memory [Force Inc. Music Works - 1996]
16. Soofle - How Do You Plead? [Fragile Records - 1993]

Hjärngymnastik 008: Encefalonboxning med Paul Rimbaud(Distant Worlds)

Melbourne based member of Sydney's low-end oriented Dunj crew - Ma Lo provides us with your latest musical transfix with a focus on dub, techno, dub techno, bass and electro flavours with both elements of dub and techno. 

https://soundcloud.com/mahlomusic

download and enjoy.

ModHyp Podcast 008. Ma Lo

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Prequel Tapes is a work of deep synthesis. Fragments of melody and memory orchestrated into densely layered tapestries; a deeply emotional study on a life characterised by a shifting relationship to electronics. The pieces serve as a chronology of desire and reflection, reconciling a nascent passion for industrial music with a history in the club.

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#SlamRadio - 374 - Prequel Tapes

@prequeltapes is Marco Freivogel — a producer, DJ, and live performer who shared his story in the “Sound Mind” issue of Borshch published in 2019. On the 3rd of July, Marco’s latest album Ruin came out on Mannequin Records. In Prequel Tapes’ long-held view, “art should challenge, jar, and provoke. Offering the balance of what’s dark and disturbing to appreciate the beauty and the light.”
 
Prequel Tapes recorded his Borshch mix from his vinyl collection, with the magazine in mind all the time. For Marco, it’s connected to the feeling of the “Intrinsic” track from the new album. The mix is intense and gentle at the same time, it’s to listen to and fall into, repeat again, and discover new refinements each time. 

1. à;GRUMH…- R.L.P.K. / Play It Again Sam
2.  Anne Clark - Shades / Red Flame
3. group A - Channel Surfing II / Mannequin Records
4. Big Brave - This Deafening Verity / Southern Lord
5. Jiri Ceiver - No´Tscha! / Harthouse
6. Marcus Schmickler - Matter / Kompakt
7. Deadbeat - Walls & Dimensions A / BLKRTZ
8. Violetshaped - Anesthesia / Violet Poison
9. Trepaneringsritualen - Merkstave / Coldspring
10. GAS - Rausch A / Kompakt with Poet by Anne Clark - The Power Game / Red Flame 
11. David Hykes - Rainbow Voice / Harmonic World with Clock Dva - Connection Machine / Interfish  
12. William S. Burroughs - Silver Smoke of Dreams [with Ian Sommerville] / Sub Rosa
13. Prequel Tapes - Intrinsic / Mannequin Records
14. Yves Tumor - Limerence / PAN
15. Skinny Puppy - One Day / Nettwerk
16. Tunnel Vision - Reminiscence / Heidi Of Switzerland
17. Recoil - part of 2 / Mute
18. Patten - Mission Creep / 555-5555
19. Khotin - Somehow More Sad / Ghostly International
20. Pan Sonic - MAA / Blast First
21. Rune Bagge - C27 / Nothern Electronics
22. Clock DVA - Burried Dreams / Interfish
23. Preque Tapes - Crush Me / Mannequin Records

borshch mix 21 prequel tapes

ELECTRONIC EXPLORATIONS podcast (+ now label).
Co-run fabric nightclub's in-house label HOUNDSTOOTH.
West Country boy.

After years of producing music, it was some old DAT recordings from my youth that were to kick start Prequel Tapes. Listening to those recordings was like a flight back into the past. Understanding these recordings was to realise why I do what I am doing.
Again a circle is closing. I find it´s very enjoyable to open and close all those circles. Time is relative. 
Nothing is new, nothing is old.

For booking requests prequeltapes@gmail.com
PR & management mt@tailored-communication.com

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