Formed in 1987 while the members were attending university in Toyko, Fishmans have had a long, unpredictable trip through the music industry, and have technically never offically retired the band, despite the tragic passing of their vocalist Shinji Sato in 1999. 

Drummer Kin-Ichi Motegi keeps the spirit of Fishmans - and their legacy of seminal, inventive psychedelic rock and dream pop - alive.

Full tracklist - www.nts.live/shows/in-focus/epi…mans-7th-july-2023

In Focus - Fishmans

An hour of music from the seminal Swiss extreme metal band Celtic Frost.

In Focus - Celtic Frost

Formed in Akron, Ohio by friends Gerard Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh in the early 1970s, DEVO found commercial success in the 1980s, when contemporary American pop culture finally caught up to their shtick. Their "man-as-machine" collective identity was both rhetorical - a comment on the "devolution" of man due to the rise of technology – and physically evident in their obscenely tight live shows, where their timeless power pop music was performed with a knowing emotional stuntedness.

In Focus - Devo

In Focus - Herbie Hancock

This edition of the Alpha Runner progressive queering archive gathers from a familiar and potent portal: Breakbeats. A post-human synthesizer holding epic trans-genetic qualities in its proximity to and responsibility in the foundation of contemporary movement-inducing sounds. When funk and soul players let their melodies rest for one phrase while their drummer played on, a revolution of communication was born. Foundational in United States hip-hop, the breakbeat traveled to all razor-n-tape genres of the 80’s, staying in hip-hop as home while landing prominently in England to give rise to UK Hardcore Rave (and its Italian, Belgian and German siblings) and Jungle/Drum & Bass. In the States, the breakbeat stayed in dance music via Tommy Musto, Justin Strauss, Mr. Lee, occasional use by UR-affiliates and other R&B/hip-hop-influenced house producers. The birth of Acid House in Chicago (Phuture) would be handed off to global (largely San Francisco and UK) rave producers, creating the holy bond of breakbeats and 303s which carried breaks into progressive house and trance in the mid to late 90’s (Future Sound of London, Caffeine Records, Deepsky, Band of Gypsies, Northern Exposure mixes by John Digweed & Sasha, to name very few.) While not lost, the breakbeat lessened in prominence in house music in the 2000’s as Drum & Bass loudness/tempo/choppage wars raged on to the point of AKAI-made full-sample-based breakbeats being nearly obliterated by more compressed, louder drum samples arranged as breaks on desktop computers (an important distinction!) Recently, after dance music took a long breather from the early 00’s Breakcore scorching, breakbeats have seen an enormous revival in bass and house music by way of harbingers T4T LUV NRG and LA, Brooklyn/Nowadays and Oakland renegade and after-hours scenes (I must disclaim that I can only name what is in my orbit, contemporary music is quite the unfathomable fractal.) This mix is merely what was on my shelf and what worked together to make a nice time for two hours (I’m also remiss to have only found this moment in this essay to note breakbeats in trip hop and pop music.) Listen to this mix for now, then explore the endless catalog of its artists and the bibliography below.

Bibliography:
Brian Belle-Fortune - All Crews: Journeys Through Jungle Drum & Bass Culture [UK Rave, JDB birth through 00’s]
Douglas Rushkoff - Cyberia: Life in the Trenches of Hyperspace [UK & SF Rave, Acid House]
Josell Ramos - Maestro [Birth of House, Acid]
Carl Hindmarch - Pump Up The Volume [Birth of House, Acid]
John Digweed & Sasha - Northern Exposure [Breakbeats in 90’s Progressive House]
Global Underground Mix Series [Breakbeats in 90’s Progressive House]
Posts and e-journals by Eris Drew and Octo Octa [Hip-hop, D&B, Sampling, Acid]
Going to parties, listening to a whole lotta records and reading those labels…

dublab - Alpha Runner: Breaks Special 01.17.24

In Focus

Interview + Tracklist: https://wearesoundspace.com/in-focus-007-idriss-d-memento-records

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INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST

In Focus 007: Idriss D + Memento Records

Artist: Lidvall
Title: Prototype
Format: 2x12"-Vinyl & Digital Format
Label: Nachtstrom Schallplatten
Cat.-No.: NST188
Shop-Link: nachtstromschallplatten.bandcamp.com

[NST188] Lidvall - Prototype (Album, 2x12")

Ben Vennard is the king of tribute mixes. So I thought it was about time someone paid tribute to him!

Tracklist:
1.	Ben Vennard – My House
2.	Valentine, Vennard – Losing Control
3.	Hayz, Ben Vennard – Quiet 
4.	Robby Muir – Body Rock (Ben Vennard Remix) 
5.	Gav Adam, Ben Vennard – A Little Bit More
6.	Ben Vennard – Burning Sensation 
7.	Ben Vennard – The Holy Grail 
8.	Ilogik & Paul Janes – Focus Your Eyes (Ben Vennard Remix)
9.	Ben Vennard – Right Now
10.	Ben Vennard – Delta City Cop
11.	Ben Vennard – What Does A DJ Do
12.	Ben Vennard – Brick By Brick
13.	Ben Vennard – Disco Kryptonite
14.	Ben Vennard – Never
15.	Ben Vennard – Keep On
16.	OD404 – 9 Bar (Ben Vennard Remix)
17.	KritiKal Mass – Iguana (Ben Vennard Remix)
18.	Catchy – El Nino (Ben Vennard Remix)
19.	Ben Vennard – Feel It
20.	F1 – Cuz I’m Rockin (Ben Vennard Remix)
21.	Digital Masters – Star Wars (Ben Vennard Remix)
22.	Ben Vennard – Afrika
23.	Trauma – Higher (Ben Vennard & Cupra Remix)
24.	Trauma – Fantastic (Ben Vennard Remix)
25.	F1 – Recoil (Ben Vennard Dusted Remix)
26.	Ben Vennard, Pat Glenny, Gary O’Connor – Welcome To The Dance
27.	Pat Glenny & Ben Vennard – Rupture (Dylan Foley Remix)
28.	Rumble & Maddox – Party People (Ben Vennard Bootleg)
29.	Hayz, Ben Vennard – Bomb Squad
30.	Ben Vennard – Beats Like Dis
Runtime: 2 hours 23 mins BPM: 145-153

Enjoy!

In Focus - Ben Vennard

The Surface of Venus

From IDM to Terrorcore, all music is beautiful and should be combined

contact: nerochroma@proton.me

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Independent music site since 2013.

Email: kyle@wearesoundspace.co.uk
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After discovering the hard house scene in London from 1999-2001, I returned to Sydney and quickly embraced DJ'ing at local hard dance events. Life events put my passion on hold until Covid hit and The Lockdown Legends Facebook group sparked my love for music again. Now, my goal is simple: to share and enjoy hard house, hard trance, and house music with fellow enthusiasts, without any grand ambitions for world DJ domination.

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Los Angeles, CA, USA

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