So - We're back with mix #57, which is very special indeed. 
It took us a little while, but we finally managed to get a sublime mix from our friends Elaine and Jack, also known as Time Is Away.

Digging into the outer realms of everything from dream-pop, dub, reggae to dub techno and beyond, Time Is Away are 2 of London's finest and most original record playing duos. They've been friends of GGHQ for many years and have been the brains and ears behind a couple of borderline cult mixtapes, as well as their long running and much loved NTS radio show.

This fine selection for GGHQ sees all sorts of mysterious b-sides, obscure 12 mixes, deep LP cuts and rarities woven together with the care and the instinctual approach to playing records that comes with years and years spent combing dusty racks in backwater suburban towns and infamous record stores alike. Like us, Time Is Away are equal opportunities listeners and no stone is left unturned when it comes to finding the gems.

To find out more about Time Is Away, or to check out their activities and radio show, please click the links below:

https://www.nts.live/shows/timeisaway
https://www.instagram.com/timeisaway

*Photo by Robin Silas Christian

GGHQ Mix #57 : Time Is Away "Late Summer Dance Mix"

IBU 600 from Imaginary Friend crew - very special guest mix and refuge debut. check out more bits here: https://soundcloud.com/user-785368649

PLO_radio // drizle.FM - Ep:003 PLO man, IBU 600 - 13.12.23

Full recording of DJ Sotofett's closing set at Brave! Festival in Kyiv, 27th of August 2023. Slava Ukraini!

SO-PHAT-MIXES

Get first track here!

SO-PHAT-MIXES-36: DJ Sotofett - Live @ Brave! Festival Kyiv (2023-08-27)

Captured live at Club Digital @ OHM
6.07.2024 with the crew

Flørist
roadkill
PLO Man
c3D_e [live]

excuse the dust

Closing Club Digital @OHM 6.07.2024

New explorations in sounds from one of the most esteemed selectors in Europe, Lena Willikens.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/homunkuli/episodes/homunkuli-15th-august-2024

Homunkuli w/ Lena Willikens 150824

London’s Customs duo are connoisseurs of finely crafted garage music, two life long devotees to the sound’s deeply swung rhythms and unifying dancefloor vibrations.

Finessing their take on all things garage (not garage) through their regular spots on Kiosk Radio and at London's Giant Steps, the guys join us with a swinging smorgasbord of 90s and early 00s records from the UK, dabbling in top notch garage and some of the sounds that anticipated broken beat and early grime productions. 

@customs_ldn

Q. What inspiration did you draw upon when combining for this mix, and what kind of setting might you imagine it being enjoyed in the most?

Guy: 

Firstly, thank you Myles so much for sharing this mix. Longtime fans of MDC! Both of us answered “driving” as the best setting, which is funny since neither of us drives. So maybe “riding” rather than driving. Lots of thoughts percolated for me on night drives to inner city Manchester a few months back. Definitely inspired by the All Bad Boy & All Good Girl archive work of Death Is Not The End, resurfacing the sound of Moss Side blues parties like Soul Control. Reading Ed Gillett’s new-ish book Party Lines also gave a push further into alternate UK dance histories, specifically Black club scenes and music that ‘swings’.

Tom: 

I’ve been bingeing on a bunch of old club recordings from the ‘speed garage’ era lately - sets from places like Club Koo and The Colosseum - and I think some of the energy from that early blend of UK and US sounds has definitely bubbled over into this mix.

Q. With the mix showcasing your shared appreciation for deep garage music and its many adjacent styles and offshoots, could you give us a brief insight into your journeys with the sound, and what years, artists or labels have you found to be responsible for the most timeless cuts in your record bags?

Guy: 

It was a nocturnal radio sound for me as a young teenager I guess, largely mysterious, coming largely from London when I was growing up in the north west. But the sampling of R&B vocals from stuff I knew made it immediately accessible. In more recent years, digging in London, I’ve tended to get most excited by either one-off/ white label riddles that are sometimes garage-not-garage, and also alias stuff from bigger name producers across bigger labels in the genre - G-Spot Records, Nice ‘N’ Ripe, Unda-Vybe etc. 

Tom:

I actually started out as a bedroom garage DJ, so it’s a bit of a full-circle moment for me. I had a mate at school who wanted to be an MC, and on Saturdays we used to hit up Music & Video Exchange to pick up whatever white labels we could find before heading back to his flat in Ladbroke Grove to practice a set that nobody would ever hear. Shout out to Nick The Greek, wherever you are! Twenty-something years later, I’m still finding exciting stuff from the same producers we loved back then - guys like Jeremy Sylvester and Mike Millrain who have these unfathomably deep back-catalogues.

Q. Are there any songs in the mix that are especially close to your hearts, and what is it about these tracks that resonate with you so much?

Guy: 

I’d call out 2. Artist Formerly Known as PP - When I’m Down, from 1998. Bit of a private press oddity from a producer who’s prolific but mysterious (the PP = ‘Persian Prince’). It’s a kind of rolling, morphing megamix type cut that samples Brandy - Best Friend but also features raw toasting style MC bits the likes of which you hear from the live party recordings in All Bad Boy & All Good Girl. The other is Colour 3 - La Femme, a beautiful, melodic white label that’s been so versatile for me since I picked it up from Crazy Beat in Upminster. Has worked a treat on sound systems like Giant Steps and after parties alike. 

Tom:

The penultimate track, Drivers Anthem, is a special one for me. Super deep and melodic production, but with that trademark UK bump on the bottom end.

MDC.299 Customs

Live Recording of myself and Claire O'Brien sunset set @ Day Two party in Ngunnawal Canberra.

[LIVE] kuta b2b Claire O'Brien @ Day Two

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New Massage 042 - Telephones - 02 Oct 2024

Residency show broadcasted live at Radio Tempo Não Pára (18.10.2024)

Artist: @montana-bourke

Montana @ Radio TNP 18.10.2024

1hour radio show from E-S-Radio in Lisboa presenting "Resonance of Dub"  - the new Dub Club concept of DJ Sotofett as well as brand new records from the WANIA label and the "Dr. Afrodub" album by Ekowmania.

ESR
https://esr.li

Sala Lisa
https://ra.co/events/2019224

WANIA mk3 / Dub You Loved Me?
 https://hardwax.com/49942/dj-sotofett/did-you-love-me/

Ekowmania / Dr.Afrodub https://hardwax.com/49941/ekowmania/dr-afrodub/

DJ Sotofett presents "Resonance of Dub" at E-S-Radio Lisboa (2024-10-24)

ßetamax presents LNS & DJ Sotofett and their ❝スパッターズ日本ツアー / Sputters Japan Tour 2024❞. The two Tresor resident DJ's will be playing Detroit-Techno, Electro and Real House Music on five gigs in Sapporo, Osaka and Tokyo between November 11th and December 7th 2024. The tour is accompanied by a special edition Japan Tour 12" featuring DJ Gizzard + LNS + DJ Sotofett. The 12" released on WANIA will be available on all venues throughout the tour for Yen 1500.

LNS from Calgary/Canada releases music on Tresor Records, WANIA, Counter 99 and has an upcoming double 12" project ready for UK's Emotional Response. With a classic touch of Electro, Detroit + UK Techno and Braindance she also runs the club concept ❝LNS-id❞ which will also be featured at Tengu Shokudo in Tokyo, December 6th.

DJ Sotofett from Moss/Norway runs labels Sex Tags Mania + Amfibia, and WANIA where he just released the album ❝WANIA mk1❞. His Electro/House/Techno productions are released on Tresor Records, and the Afro-Dub on Honest Jon's Records. He's just about to release the album ❝DJ Sotofett & The Colours of Computer Generated Instruments❞ on Clone West Coast Series, and also runs the Dub Club series "Resonance of Dub" which will also be presented at Forestlimit in Tokyo, November 22nd.

LNS & DJ Sotofett warp the music from their 2021 Tresor Records album ❝Sputters❞ into a Japan tour at the venues

22NOV : Forestlimit, TOKYO
https://ra.co/events/2033166

29NOV : Precious Hall, SAPPORO
https://ra.co/events/2035741

30NOV : Compufunk, OSAKA
https://ra.co/events/2036220

06DEC : Tengu Shokudo, TOKYO
https://ra.co/events/2035875

07DEC : Forestlimit, TOKYO
https://ra.co/events/2035877

And if it's not played from vinyl it's new unreleased music!


Music: LNS & DJ Sotofett - The Reformer Mix Vol. 1

WANIA mk1

LNS & DJ SOTOFETT : スパッターズ日本ツアー / Sputters Japan Tour 2024

REMIXES:
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DJ Sotofett presents "Resonance of Dub" at E-S-Radio Lisboa (2024-10-24)

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