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here's a little mix-up of second hand records i picked up some time ago. mostly bargain-bin disco/boogie/soul favorites, some house, some other stuff. hope you enjoy - d.

second hand mix-up spring 2014

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It's time for a new act to make their debut on Graded and Solitary Dancer is the Montreal producer you're going to want to make yourself acquainted with. The 'Desire & Apathy' EP has received a hefty amount of support across the board, with selectors like Ben UFO, Roman Flügel and Axel Boman drawing for it in their sets.

We present the title-track now as a premiere and if you're a fan of staggered, broken beat electro that's steeped in nostalgia then you're really going to dig this. Take a hint of Drexciya and Dopplereffekt and add in some serene synths and bellowing, low-end bass stabs and you've got Solitary Dancer's first ever offering.

Solitary Dancer - Desire & Apathy EP

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All edits by the author unless credited. All Samples:

Unknown Artist (The O) – Untitled [F-Project, 1992]
Brandy – Afrodisiac [Atlantic, 2004]
Bass Boyz – Hyper Hyper (Red Cat Mix) [White, 1994]
Para One – Ski Lesson Blues [Institubes, 2006]
Kemet Crew – Press The Buzzer [Kemet, 1995]
Kordan – Mirror [Last Bummer, 2010]
Top Cat – Over You Body (Lennie De Ice Remix) [Saxon, 1994]
Daphni – Light [Jiaolong, 2012]
Urban Shakedown – Some Justice VIP [White Label, 1993]
Sully – I Know [Keysound, 2011]
Top Cat – Push Up U Lighta [Jet Star, 1994]
Amira – My Desire [VC Recordings, 1997]
YAS – Get It Right [AZ, 2009]
Leftfield feat. Roots Manuva – Dusted [Hard Hands, 1999]
The Velvelettes – Needle In A Haystack [Tamla Motown, 1979]
The Knife – Girls Night Out [Rabid Records, 2003]
Crystal Castles – Telepath [Last Gang / Polydor, 2012]
Poison Chang – Press The Trigger (Half Breed Remix) [Jungle Fashion, 1995]
Pharaoh Monch – Simon Says [Rawkus, 1999]
AFX – Fenix Funk [Rephlex, 2006]
FFF – Your Time Is Up [Sozialistischer Plattenbau, 2009]
DJ Jonty – Grindin' [White, 2009]
Zomby – Godzilla [Ramp Recordings, 2009]
Gat Decor – Passion (Original Mix) [Effective, 1992]
Zomby – Sens [4AD, 2011]
Gala – Freed From Desire [Nitelite, 1996]
Double 99 – Ripgroove [Satellite, 1997]
The House Crew – Super Hero (My Knight) [Production, 1993]
Fuck Buttons – Ribs Out [ATP Recordings, 2008]
Bodysnatch – Euphony (Just 4 U London) [Big City, 1992]
Kemet Crew – Press The Buzzer (Reprise) [Kemet, 1995]
Dream Continuum – Give A Lil Luv [Planet Mu, 2012]
The Orb – Little Fluffy Clouds [Big Life, 1990]
Cassius – Somebody [Virgin, 1999]
High Places – Sophia [Thrill Jockey, 2011]
AFX – Backdoor.Spybooter.A [Rephlex, 2005]
Basement Jaxx – Romeo (Acapella) [XL, 2001]
Hashim – Al Naafyish / The Soul [Cutting, 1983]
Chicken Lips – He Not In [Kingsize, 2000]
Cajmere – Percolator [Cajual, 1992]
Cajmere – Percolator (Gant Man Jukulator) [Cajual, 2010] 
MegaDrive – Mega 1 [F Project, 1992]
Jody "Fingers" Finch – Jack Your Big Booty [Tenya, 1987]
DJ Puff / DJ Deeon – Work This MF [DiKi, 1997]
Dow Jones – Just A Techno Groove [Cygnet, 1987]
Jive Rhythm Trax – S.M.U.R.F. [Jive, 1982]
Kemet Crew – Soul Pill (Remix) [Kemet, 1995]
Destiny's Child – Bugaboo (Acapella) [Columbia, 1999]
Traxman – Compute Funk [Planet Mu, 2010]
Action Bronson – Bird On A Wire [Surf School, 2012]
Clams Casino – Illest Alive [Self-released, 2011]
Remarc – R.I.P. [Suburban Base, 1995]
Criminal Minds – Joyrider II [Labello Bianco, 1993]
Neon – No Limit (Dance Mix 4"58) [Target Belgium, 1988]
KLF – What Time Is Love (Pure Trance Original) [KLF Communications, 1988]
Frederick Seidel – Frederick Seidel [Farrar, Strauss, 2006]
Da Hool – Meet Her At The Love Parade [Kosmo, 1997]
KLF – What Time Is Love [KLF Communications, 1989]
Objekt – Ratchet [PAN, 2014]
Lil Mama – Lip Gloss (Acapella) [Jive, 2007]
Charlotte Gainsbourg – IRM [Because, 2009]
Panico – Illumination (Jackson Remix) [Tigersushi, 2008]
Brainstorm Crew – Plastic Man [Formation, 1992]
Michael Prophet & Beenie Man – Gunman [Greensleeves Records, 1995]
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – The Night [Mowest, 1972]
Jazzy Jeff feat. Erro – Rock Wit U [BBE, 2002]
Origin Unknown – Valley Of The Shadows [RAM Records, 1993]
Tribe Of Issachar – Junglist (Original Dub Plate) [Congo Natty, 1996]
Jackson & His Computer Band – Teen Beat Ocean [Warp, 2005]
Death Grips – Artificial Death In The West [Third Worlds, 2012]
Urban Shakedown feat. DBO General – Some Justice '95 [Urban Shakedown, 1995]
The Fat Controller – In Complete Darkness [Uphoria, 1993]
Ondo Fudd – Coup D'Etat [The Trilogy Tapes, 2014]
Jonzun Crew – We Are The Jonzun Crew [Tommy Boy, 1983]
Outkast – B.O.B. [LaFace Records, 2000]
Orca – Alive & Kicking [Luckyspin,1993]
Orca – 4AM [Pure White,1993]
AFX – Every Day [Warp, 1995]
Nebula II – Flatliners (Ravetasm Posse Mix) [White, 1994]
Cutty Ranks – Original Ranks (Just Jungle Mix) [Jungle Fashion, 1995]
DJ Rashad – Let It Go [Hyperdub, 2013]

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Following their eponymously titled 2016 arrival on Midland's Graded imprint, as well as a recent follow-up on Dark Entries, @Solitary-Dancer return to the label on which they made their debut. Once again, this three-track 12” blends electro, ambient, and acid to superb, undeniably modern effect. 

With a running time of nearly 12-minutes, the title track 'Transmitting To Heaven' is an ambitiously sweeping cut that subtly moves through its various shades, from electro and acid, to strobe-lit 90s rave.

The B-side kicks off with 'Birth of Saturn', built around an arpeggiating synth that shifts and morphs throughout the track as the intensity ascends. The 12” closes off with 'At The End Of The Corridor Of Love, A Loss', a slow burning ambient piece that is as sombre as it is cinematic.

Vinyl & Digital out 9th June 2017 - https://tinyurl.com/GRD005
Mastered by Matt Colton

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