23.8.23

Taking his cue from seminal mix albums of days gone by, Glenn Astro is back with a compilation of original productions from a cast of fictional artists on Nothing Is Real, releasing May 4. 

Across 13 tracks, the Tartelet mainstay celebrates the thrill of discovery which came as standard listening to new entries in series’ like X-Mix and DJ Kicks, moving between head-nodding downtempo, ambient techno, broken beat and all manner of chill-out room delights. You might be left wishing artists such as DJ 1999, Mental Trance and Eye Soul8r had actual discographies to go and explore, but as Astro himself is keen to point out, “nothing is real.” 

Astro has never been shy to embrace classic tropes and tones in his past albums for Tartelet, Apollo and Ninja Tune, but he’s drawing on a different set of influences for this album and embracing the flexibility afforded by using imagined aliases for varied production styles. 

“I had the idea to do a mixtape, preferably with unknown dance tracks that also reflect that whole 90s/early 00s vibe,” Astro explains. “Instead of digging for some records that haven’t been sourced yet or trying to find those ‘forgotten’ treasures, I made the tracks myself. That way I had full control over BPMs, feel and the whole arrangement of tracks. I thought of a few alter egos and started producing the tracks in the order that I intended to play them in a mix. In the end a whole compilation of tracks emerged.” 

While the concept might suggest you’re going to hear a lot of over-familiar sounds, don’t be fooled. Astro is inspired and inquisitive, channeling the experimental spirit of the 90s and early 00s when electronic music was still continually being redefined in all kinds of micro-scenes. In many cases, Astro’s productions slip into the cracks between genres rather than specifically mimicking a style. 

In the run up to its release on May 4, the album will be framed by four key single releases which embody the omnivorous attitude Astro brings to the album. As Crystalline Reality, he explores classic breakbeat in detail, fusing it with starry eyed ambient techno synthesis in an unlikely but wholly convincing combination. Eye Soul8r’s ‘Autumn Subs’ injects ambient synth work in a Fax Records style with a rolling drum funk calling back to the trip hop era. ‘Steppers Worldwide, Unite!’ by The Foundation lands somewhere between pitched down breakbeat hardcore and dubstep, echoing the seldom-mentioned breakstep sound but injecting it with a subtle touch of dub techno. Brain Liquor’s ‘Jaque?’ revels in beatless, Detroit-informed machine funk, laces in some wriggling 303 squelch and gives everything a generous dubbing, but hold tight for the plot twist. 

Even if the reference points are detectable, the end result is a curious blend as indebted to ambiguity as the overall concept of the compilation. Like the spine-tingling sensation of hitting play and awaiting the waves of unknown sonics on one of those seminal mixes, you never know exactly what you’re going to get as you take the trip through Nothing Is Real. 

“In terms of dance music, the 90s and early 2000s are pretty much the blueprint for everything that I’ve later on made myself,” Astro admits. “At the same time, I don’t want to be overly nostalgic about it. We often look at those times, specifically the Y2K years, as being a lot simpler, realer, more honest, which in some cases might even be true. Simultaneously, it's insanely naive. Everything plastic isn’t necessarily futuristic, you know?” 

Nothing is Real drops May 4th on vinyl and digital. 

All tracks written and produced by Glenn Astro

Nothing Is Real V.A. - DJ MIX - Mixed by Glenn Astro

Luscious, head-nodding beats from Berlin. 

Tracklisting and download: https://bit.ly/XLR8Rpodcast_GlennAstro

@glenn-astro

XLR8R Podcast

Tracklist & Download

XLR8R Podcast 798 - Glenn Astro

Tracklist: https://bit.ly/sbtrktcmix
Read the cover feature:  https://bit.ly/sbtrktmixmag

"I made a mix that showcases some of my favourite tracks which go across all the decades I've been listening to dance music. Including one of the first house tracks I ever heard - that inspired me to make music ('Love & Happiness') - through to the genre that inspired me the most - UK garage, and then some early dubstep and footwork — with a couple of unreleased tracks of my own thrown in too."

Tracklist

The Cover Mix: SBTRKT

Way back in January 2012 we had mix from a then very new and unknown act called Disclosure, this vinyl only mix was recorded pre-Radio1 Blow up for the Tenderly release, later that month they played at our "Class of 2012" party.  We still love this mix and now you can have it again as a free download.

Tracklisting
Mount Kimbie - Before I Move Off
Marcellus Pittman - You Want Me (Never)
Larry Heard - Missing You
Floating Points - Myrtle Avenue
Fred P - On This Vibe (P. Scott Sistrum Remix)
Ahmad Jamal - Children Of The Night
Terrence Parker & Claude Young Jr - Untitled 2
Cajmere Feat. Dajae - Brighter Days (Mercury Edit)
Bassjackers & Apster - Klambu
Q-Tip - Work It Out (Disclosure Booty Call Edit)
7 Wonders - Crazy (Roska Broken Mix)
Disclosure - Tenderly
Sevensol & Bender - Molly
Sound Stream - Tease Me
Paris Underground Trax - NYC Underground
Emeli Sande - Daddy (DIsclosure Remix)
Linkwood - Secret Value
Quell - Lights Out
Azari & III - Manic (Disclosure Edit)
Eats Everything - Whatever Whatever
Ahmad Jamal - Soul Girl

Throwback Thursday : Disclosure (vinyl mix)

Klaus Layer aka Rick Flair took part in our new concept compilation album: 
Beats on Boat vol. 2 . pressed on a 2LP black vinyl running at 45 RPM and limited to 300 copies. 

As part of this album each artist recorded a live set whilst crusing down Berlin's river Spree. 
Full set with video is also on youtube: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LlbqCEz86M 

ear-sight
https://ear-sight.com

Klaus Layer
https://soundcloud.com/captain-crook

Educut
https://soundcloud.com/educut

Klaus Layer aka Rick Flair w/ Educut⎪Beats on Boat S2E3 (full set)⎪ear-sight

Flying Lotus Essential Mix 29.11.2008

Leroy Hutson - Situations
Toro y Moi - 50-50
Sam Gellaitry - Jungle Waters
Aaliyah 
Pepe Bradock - Deep Burnt
TRG - Broken Heart (Martyns DCM Remix)
Jeremy Sylvester & USL - Making Love
Anthill Mob - Promise Of
Heavyweight Kru - The Dream 
Sunship - Ready To Rock
SBTRKT - CLK Rate
El-B - Buck & Bury 
Kelela - Washed Away
SBTRKT - The Light (Kaytranada Remix)
Lynda Dawn - Fonk Street
SBTRKT - No Intention (sbtrkt remix) 
SBTRKT - 55th Street
Vanessa Marquez - Want You To Know
J. Tejada & T. Duvante - Coax
SBTRKT - Drift 
Kaytranada - Track Uno
Joy Orbison - So Derobe
SBTRKT - Untitled 
Speakers Corner Quartet - On Grounds
Burial - Young Death 
Wild Bunch Vs Soul II Soul 
SBTRKT - Palm Reader
Jodeci - Feenin (LTJ Bukem Remix)
Mr De - Whonleeone
SBTRKT - Dream Forever
Machinedrum - Do It 4 U (feat. D∆wn)
SBTRKT - Miss The Days
Dead Man's Chest - Tears (Fantazia Version)
W. Michael Lewis - Legend Of Lone Wolf
LTJ Bukem - Demons Theme
Tim Reaper - Sequence  2
DJ Budgie - Never Alone
4am Kru - High Time
Brent Faiyaz - Loose Change
DJ Swisha & Kush Jones - OMG
Cash Cobain - Slizzy Like
Ni'Jah - Sticky (feat. Childish Gambino & KIRBY)
Arthur Verocai - Na Boca do Sol
SZA - Blind
SBTRKT - Starting Point
SBTRKT - Days Go By (ft. Toro y Moi)
Tyler The Creator - Wharf Talk 
SBTRKT - Outro

BBC RADIO 1 ESSENTIAL MIX 2023

Snippets of my forthcoming release "Sensitive People EP" on Blur Records ...

Tracks:
1. Erik Ellmann - Sensitive People
2. Erik Ellmann - Troubadour
3. Erik Ellmann - Christa's Beat
4. Erik Ellmann - Taste of Jazz
5. Erik Ellmann - Troubadour (HATT.D Remix)
6. Erik Ellmann - Christa's Beat (Scruscru Remix)

Remixes by: HATT.D (@hatt_d) & Scruscru (@scruscru) ❤️

Label: Blur Records (@blur-records)
Catalogue: BLUR047
Release date: 01. September 2023

Erik Ellmann - Sensitive People EP (incl. HATT.D & Scruscru Remixes) (BLUR047) - Snippets

Essential mix (January 2010)

Intro
Angelo & Eighteen - Flight 2
Maribou State - Blackoak (Shire T Remix)
Rosie Gaines - Closer than close (Mentor Remake)
Fckers - Bon Bon (Instrumental)
Omar s - Untitled (Edit)
The paradise - In Love With You 
Manu - LA Rage Du Funky (Remix)
Miss Kitten & The Hacker - The Beach
Liquid People - Son Of Dragon
Interlude (Sample from group at Afe Babalola University in Nigeria)
William Basinski - The Disintegration Loops IV - 02 DLP 1.2
Shire T - Spirals (Demo)
Florence Adooni - Otoma Da Naba
AFX - VBS.Redlof.B
Arthur Russell - Planted a Thought (Edit)
Rogér Fakhr - Gone Away Again
Bodysnatch - Just 4 U London (Kuff Mix)
Prince - I Feel for you (Demo)
Leod - Untitled 01
Valerie Etienne - Misunderstanding (MJ Cole Dubb Remix)
Dukwa - Splash
CJ Bolland - Sugar Is Sweeter - (Armand Van Helden’s Drum’n’n bass Mix)
Instinct - Pistolwhip
Theo Parrish - Shave Mister (Edit)
Soul II Soul - Camdino Soul
214 - Windeye
Coldcut - Timber
Chemical Brothers - Surrender
Funkadelic - Magoot Brain (Maribou State Remix)
Steve Reich - Come out 
Shut Up and Dance - No Doubt
Shire T - Flashing Lights (Demo)
Roni Size - New Forms
The Roots Ft Erykha Badu - You Got Me (Shire T Remix)
D. Futers - Never Given’ Up 
Maribou State - Bloom (Shire T Remix)
Pastor TL Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir - Like A Ship

Essential Mix 2025

Following the May release of his debut album “Rising Despite Circumstances” we celebrate Adam Gillett’s record with a very special collection of interpretations and reimaginings “Rising Despite Circumstances: Remixed”.

For this collection we’ve assembled a truly monumental troupe of producers to give their takes on the anthemic and ethereal originals and the 11 takes that comprise this remix record represent a staggeringly diverse breadth of styles, genres, and tones all while keeping the heart of the original record beating.

Brooklyn based artist Luko M kicks off the proceedings with a lush gently glitchy rearrangement of the album opener “Can We Do Better?” answered by UK producer Grant Deane’s hauntingly ethereal and tender rework of the same tune. Our good friend, Bay area’s Benito keeps things airy on his sparse and gorgeous take on “Like An Animal” giving way to King Grump’s endlessly groovy flip of “Reap What You Sow”. Aussie art pop duo Ducks! turn “Still Going Round In Circles” into a delicious dub odyssey, leading the way for German system heater expert Dogpatrol to melt some faces with a simply rude bass driven take on “Like An Animal”.

Ibiza based Woodland Creature Tsodor turns up with the kind of dancefloor smasher he’s made a name for unleashing upon unexpecting dancers with his storming “Reap What You Sow” flip - opening the floor for living legend Timo Maas’s simply devastating DJ weapon of a rework of mid album banger “Check Yo Stamina On The Reg”. Keeping the dancefloor moving comes Special Zip’s gloriously playful and infectiously vibey play with “Like An Animal”. Midlands resident breaks enthusiast Rawtrachs drops a decidedly euphoric and old school take on the same track before the record comes to stunning conclusion with long time collaborator and dear friend Justin Margovan’s complex, driving and deeply atmospheric rework of “Reap What You Sow” as Nihon Ten.


All original tracks written and produced by Adam Gillett with additional production and mixing by the remixers.

All Tracks except Track 8 Mastered by Jacob Korn @ Tailout

Distributed digitally by EPM Music

Executive Produced by Skwirl

https://www.instagram.com/woodland_creatures_label/

https://www.instagram.com/adamgillettmusic/

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Rising Despite Circumstances: Remixed

Reap What You Sow (Nihon Ten Remix)

On Bandcamp

In partnership with Heathrow, I've turned boarding calls, baggage belts and even the buzz of a jet engine into ambient music to set the tone for your journey. Featuring 50+ real airport sounds, and designed to loop seamlessly to help you relax and tune in to your holiday.

Music For Heathrow

Project 558.

Download the set here: 
http://corenews.me/floating-points-essential-mix-2015-11-28/
Tracklist over here:
http://tracklists.thomaslaupstad.com/floating-points-essential-mix-2015-11-28/

Floating Points – Essential Mix 2015-11-28

Channel Tres is all about self-empowerment that makes you move your ass. Having dropped one of the best EPs of 2018, we got Channel Tres to make us his first ever mix. It rules.

i-DJ: channel tres

Music Lover. Interested in Jazz, Funk, Soul, Elektronic Music, Songwriting, Old Stuff, New Stuff, Hip-Hop.

BBC RADIO 1 ESSENTIAL MIX 2023

SBTRKT

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