Intricate and trippy techno from a pillar of the American underground.

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RA.783 Experimental Housewife

trgr warning

So we *usually* run a monthly reggae disco playing dub, dancehall, roots, rockers, ska, rocksteady etc, called General Echo, named after sadly departed MC Earl Anthony Robinson.

For our February session we're doing something slightly different though. Last month's guest was Don Letts, a figure who straddles the world of punk and reggae, having played heavy dub at The Roxy back in the day, and produced films on The Clash, managed The Slits, and took Johnny Rotten on that infamous trip to Jamaica to sign artists for Virgin's Frontline label. Of course there's numerous other examples of crossover between the genres, from Bob Marley's "Punky Reggae Party" to Two Tone.

For one month only we're leaving the reggae records at home therefore, and digging out our dusty boxes of punk rock 45s. We may well still sneak the odd dubwise selection in, but for the most part this is is going to be an evening of buzzsaw guitars, barked "1-2-3-4" introductions, ripped & torn sentiments, pogo anthems, untypical girls, spiral scratches, and other thrills.

Come down and listen to some great 45s in a beautiful old school club with affordable bar - Friday 11 Feb 2022 at Walthamstow Trades Hall E17, 7.30pm til late. 

We've also put together this mix to commemorate the occasion, recorded from a box of dusty 45s, some obscure faves (and a couple of out-and-out hits) that we might play on the night. 

Fatal Microbes - Beautiful Pictures
Armitage Shanks - Punk Tune
Kleenex / Liliput - Die Matrosen
Rhino 39 - Prolixin Stomp 
Snatch - All I Want 
The Quads - There Must Be Thousands
The Passage - About Time
The Fall - Rowche Rumble
Mo-Dettes - White Mice
Patrik Fitzgerald - Safety Pin Stuck In My Heart
Scientists - Frantic Romantic
Raincoats - Fairytale In The Supermarket
Adam & The Ants - Car Trouble
Television Personalities - 14th Floor
Girls At Our Best - Getting Nowhere Fast
The Shapes - (I Saw) Batman (In The Launderette) 
Urinals - Black Hole
Tampax - UFO Dictator 
Pop Rivets - Kray Twins
Delta 5 - Anticipation
Poison Girls - Closed Shop

Narration by Bill Grundy, Johnny Rotten, Janet Street Porter, Dee Generate, Susan Bullen, Paul Gambaccini and Freddie Mercury

MAJOR TRAUMA

Mini Album by Superstring released for Cassette Store Day 27 September 2014 and digitally afterwards. Loose-limbed space pop feat Elvis, Dylan Thomas and vocoders. Made in Manchester.

1 I Feel Better

Purelink have been described more than once as an "ambient boy band." (They themselves say "jam band.") It's not meant dismissively—the American trio purposefully mean to function as a band, even if their main instruments are laptops. Ambient might not quite cut it as a descriptor, though. The group's music crosses eras and scenes, touching on the late '90s clicks & cuts boom as well as the billowy ambient techno put out by labels like 3XL, West Mineral Ltd. and NAFF. 

Their most recent LP, Signs, released on enigmatic imprint Peak Oil (and one of our favourite albums of 2023), is especially impressive, made of stuttering rhythms and glassy textures. In other words, it's ambient-not-ambient. While members Concave Reflection, kindtree and Millia have all made excellent music on their own, something special happens when they come together.

Purelink's RA Podcast is another stellar contribution to our post-New Year's tradition, where we highlight a more laid-back sound to soothe weary minds and frazzled brain cells after the heavy holiday celebrations. This is 90-plus minutes of intricately textured downtempo, dub techno and even UK garage, all cut through with a floaty, almost drowsy quality, with plenty of exclusives and unreleased cuts from the likes of Nick León, James K, Downstairs J and more. It highlights Purelink's position as a bridger of worlds, sounds and tempos.

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RA.917 Purelink

Records listened to a lot in 2023 / best 2 x Aphex Twin remixes / Una-Una-Una Una Baines is the queen

DISCMIX28 Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy

Concret & Cantor Freaks (Italo Friends)

"His quibble crept across the night sky. Like some wounded, half-dissolved insect. Carry him home." - Philip K. Dick

THIS IS DISCMIX4

DISCMIX4 UFOLOGY

Further information: bleep.com/features/bleep-mix-158-Pye-Corner-Audio

Pye Corner Audio takes us to the pleasure zone on his second Bleep mix. These blends see low-slung techno grooves, new-wave electronics and psychedelic rhythm tracks broken up by jaunts into more weightless territories. Beginning with The Human League’s still-seminal ‘Being Boiled’, Pye Corner Audio subsequently uses tracks by artists such as Julianna Barwick and Daniel Avery & Alessandro Cortini as palette cleansers between rollers from Talaboman, Actress and the like. Throw in a smattering of Pye Corner Audio’s own remixes, a recent remix of GLOK by the legend Andrew Weatherall and an exclusive, previously-unheard track, and it all adds up to an immensely pleasing hour of music.

“This mix is a selection of favourites, old and new, a couple of my remixes and an exclusive unheard track. Trying to keep the optimism levels high on this one! Here’s to 2021” - Pye Corner Audio

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Superstring MCR