Walking thru the electronic fields PT.1

Tracklist:

1. Forest Drive West - Anchor
2. Kletis - Over You
3. Pettson - Satchidananda
4. Zeta Reticula - Protostellar Cloud
5. ReKaB - The Move
6. Krane - Fleita
7. Pugilist - Illumination
8. Optic Nerve - At Twilight
9. CiM - Swap File
10. Wiles - Missing Peace
11. L.B. Dub Corp - Only The Good Times
12. Ryan James Ford - Coventry (22X Mix)
13. Sunda Arc - Night Lands

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Lucid Dreams #70 by Darius Dudonis

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Trajik - Scum & Villainy (FREE DOWNLOAD)

(OK--another lesson learned.  People don't want to click on thumbnails featuring a cute and curious goose.  Who knew?  Anyway, yesterday's posted track "Emma's Pulse" could use some extra attention--so far, only 16 people have given it a listen.  Is everyone still traumatized by the "Untitled Goose Game"??)  

CONTENT WARNING:  Today's Interbay posted track here on SoundCloud is a techno pop breakbeat rap track that could be heard as encouraging self-harm.  That is NOT the intended message to take away from this track.  If you are struggling and if you could be a danger to yourself or others, you are encouraged to seek help immediately.  Even simply talking to someone can help guide you through tough times.  The language used in this track is meant to be understood as coming from someone who is intensely frustrated with the subject of this track.  You, the listener, are NOT the subject of this track.  This is fiction...dramatic fiction, in music and verse form.  Got it?  Cool.  

Some of you may know, I am a retired professional stand-up comedian...and I can use a clever metaphor to express some dark thoughts in a funny way.

When putting this track together, I knew I'd want at least a breakdown rap section...I just needed a subject to talk about.  

I don't know what made me think of it--but suddenly, I was inspired to write about someone who is frustrated at a friend of theirs who, annoyingly, keeps escaping consequences for his actions/mistakes.  (A variation of the "Jeannie Bueller Effect.")    

...and it all fell into place when I came up with the line "quit cutting yourself down"--which sounds like it is a positive statement...and the comedian still living in my brain (and I can't turn them off) recognized that the statement also works as a negative statement, if seen from a slightly skewed perspective.  

Instead of "Hey, don't be so hard on yourself!  You're all right."--in THIS context, it means "Hey, you deserve the punishment you're receiving...accept it, learn from it...and don't free yourself from that reckoning."  

(Now, perhaps triple ironically, what if I'm the subject AND the voice of the song and I'm directing some self criticism at myself?  What if I'm telling myself that I don't need emotional propping up as much as I have to accept my own role in my current situation.  Whooooaaa--deep!  Get my therapist on the line, we might have some stuff to talk about!)  

So, the metaphor being used here is:  You've done something or made a mistake, big enough to be "sentenced to be hung" (exaggeration for comedic impact) and "you shouldn't cut the rope and free yourself because you should accept your punishment for what you've done.)

It is a harsh metaphor--which is why I've included a content warning with this track.  This isn't a "you should harm yourself" track, this is a "tough love/intervention" track...and, in a very roundabout way, it IS a positive and encouraging message...at the end (in the same way that an intervention for someone with substance abuse issues can be positive and encouraging, in spirit...if exactly opposite of that in execution.)     

Pretty heady topic with some nuance necessary and and an undestanding that this is a dramatic characterization--like a play--all for a synth-fueled breakbeat mutant pop track, that's for sure.  

Is it too dark?  I could rewrite the bars...get Kanno back in here to flow again, just with a different spin.  The comedian in me likes the dark cleverness, but did I go too far?

Listen...let me know what you think.  (And then, check out "Emma's Pulse"--yesterday's posted track...very different, these two tracks--and that's the thing about Interbay.  There's something new being posted every day (so far) and you never know which one of Forrest Gump's chocolates you're gonna get.)

"Quit Cutting Yourself Down" *SoundCloud Exclusive*

So, yesterday, I grabbed the track "Herbert" out of the special section of the Vault where I've been storing a couple of finished tracks that I think will work quite well when Spooky Week comes around.  I did that because I didn't feel like I could finish THIS track in time to post it yesterday, and posting "Herbert" instead, gave me the time I needed to finish it.

I'd actually started this track soon after sourcing some of the news samples for the track "Rammifications" (the track posted the day before "Herbert" posted)...when I learned that the front man for Nitzer Ebb, Douglas McCarthy, had died.    

This hit me hard because I've always been a fan of and inspired by Nitzer Ebb, one of the best EBM (Electronic Body Music) bands of all time.  I used to sneak "Control I'm Here" into sets I did at mainstream clubs (it would mix surprisingly well with "Pump Up The Jam" by Technotronic) and I put so much Nitzer Ebb on mixtapes I'd make for people.  

I got to see Nitzer Ebb at First Avenue in Minneapolis when they were on their Belief tour.  (I bought a shirt--so, I had both a Nitzer Ebb "Belief" tour shirt and a George Michael "Faith" tour shirt--the 80s were a WEIRD time.)  It remains one of my favorite concerts that I've ever been to--minimal and powerful, with an audience that was far more diverse than I'd expected.  

My initial reaction was "No, he can't be dead"--and that's where the germ seed of this track sprouted from.  

At first, I wanted to make this a track that sounded like early Nitzer Ebb--but I've been trying to do that for almost 40 years and haven't gotten nearly as close to that ideal as I would want to yet.  This time was no different.  

As I always say, "Whatever target I'm aiming at, the only bullseye I hit is sounding exactly like Interbay."  

So, while there are hints of EBM, it is definitely more of an EBM/electro hybrid...and thus, it becomes yet another Interbay track that fits not particularly neatly into any of a dozen different subgenres.  I did try to push the bass as hard as I could--look at the waveform.  I HAVE WON THE LOUDNESS WARS!!  

Some of you will recognize the vocal sample, but if you don't--it isn't important to enjoy the track.  But I made a conscious decision not to take an image related to the sample for the thumbnail of this track.  

Instead, I decided for the second time (I believe--it is at least twice) to use a picture of me.  

Now, I maybe three times as old as most of the people on this platform (gulp), but that's not ACTUALLY a picture of me as I am right now.  I asked ChatGPT what they knew about me (they knew about my stand-up comedy career) and then I asked if they could show me what I would look like as a very old man.  

...and damn if it didn't do a good job of that.  Probably TOO good.  I mean looking at this is the cause of my LATEST existential crisis.  (It also suggests that, as decrepit as I am NOW, I'd better get myself out there immediately, if I have any hope of dating again before I look like THIS--or die before I get that far...)  

Ladies?  ;)  

If art is useful for either the artist or the audience, it must be to try to share emotions in hopes that doing so allows other people to understand either you, themselves, or others, a bit better.  

I am definitely not dead (at least, not as I write this.  Someday, this information will be inaccurate.  Hopefully not too soon.)  But I'm closer than I've ever been, and if there's anything I have to share...I'd better get at it.  

...and thank you for being part of my efforts to do JUST THAT.  Remember, there's been a newly posted Interbay song dropped every day for over a year and countinng here on SoundCloud.  You could follow along to how long this streak could continue...and how often I come up with something you might like.  

Speaking of likes--please listen to "Not Dead" (or any other Interbay track--there are certainly a lot of them!) Then like, repost, share, comment or add it to a playlist!  Thanks!

"Not Dead" *SoundCloud Exclusive*

09-06-2025 Mini Mix 2 mixed by DJ E.Lexis

Mixed by : @a_noize
Originally played 2022 - 06 - 30 @ Blunderdome : turntable.fm/blunderdome
Add. comments: rolled chemical breaks, which is basically acid breaks. But this mix is a mixture of acid and tech breaks and all sorts of stuff.
Tracklist :
1. Soul of Man – Love & Hate
2. Tales From the Hardside – Chemical Meltdown (Bleachers Remix)
3. Left/Right & Digital Pizza – Organized (9b0 Remix)
4. Stisch – Heads
5. Colombo – 303 Classic
6. Nothing – Analogue Rush
7. Beta – One (Breaks Mix)
8. FreQ Nasty – Check it Out
9. FreQ Nasty – Underglass (FreQ Nasty Remix)
10. Rennie Pilgrem – Drop It
11. Soul of Man – Kickback
12. Dekoy – High Rise (Dopamine Remix)
13. Cyrus & Joe V – Dobrag
14. Suphonic & ILS – No Edge
15. Hybrid – Absinthe Tea Party
16. Forme – Let It All Out (By Numbers Version)
16.1. Forme – Let It All Out
17. Lee Coombs & Drumattic Twins - Tribal Tension (Phase Animator Remix)
18. Jinx – The Tonk! (Klaus Heavyweight Hill Remix)
19. Drummatic Twins – Grit Eye
20. Junkie XL – Future in Computer Hell
21. Random Source – Big Stupid Grin (VIP)
22. Freeflow 45 – Peaktime
23. Dub Elements & Pheex – Tech Wreck
24. Ben & Lex – Big Bastardos (Entity Remix)
25. Hybrid – Kill City
26. Fluke – Goodnight Lover

EX @ Blunderdome [Blunderdome III] [Raffle Mix]

Does anyone remember earlier this year when I took the Phantom Laboratories West mobile unit down to Portland, Oregon and made a few tracks while there?  (Probably not, but it happened!)  

This is one of the tracks that I brought with me.  I had most of the music done, actually, but I still didn't know what the track "was"--so, I gave it the temporary project name of "PDX" (the airport code for Portland, Oregon.  And I must have just plain forgotten about it, because I hadn't gone back to it since...until last night.    

I changed the arrangement, I added one new synth, I had fun with some fills and builds and...STILL didn't know what it was.  

It sounded really early techno pop-y, but with modern house/breaks instead of "cheesy Atari sounds" (props to Crash for that description of the retro sounding techno pop drums.)  The synth sounds I chose were a bit on the annoying side of sound design, but not unlistenably so--giving the track almost an 8-bit feel (except for the drums, as I've already said.)  

What would go with that?  Probably some robot/computer voice work--but that is a well that I drink from far too often.  

...but that answer came to me so quickly, I didn't want to dismiss it out of hand.  

So, I gave it some thought...and I realized that, in pop cuture, there are only a few truly recognizable robotic voices out there...and, perhaps, the MOST recognizable one is, of course, Professor Falken's unleashed Joshua program--the one that almost brought nuclear armageddon to the entire Earth (if not for guilt ridden Matthew Broderick and plucky Ally Sheedy.)  

Was it too obvious?  You'll have to tell me.  I think it works.  (My favorite part is late in the song, when you start to hear and feel some sub bass rumble--that's not a musical part...that is the sound they used when a nuclear bomb landed on a target--all of those circles on the various maps sounded like what's deep in the background of this track, towards the end.  

With the Doomsday Clock at the closest time before midnight ever registered, perhaps it is an important lesson to learn--that when it comes to Global Thermonuclear War, the only winning move is not to play.  

And wouldn't we all rather play a nice game of chess?  

Be like Joshua.  Learn.  Then shut down.  Then play chess.

As always, please Listen to "Joshua Wants To Play Chess", give it a Like, a Repost, a Share, add it to a playlist, leave a comment about it...and, most of all, please consider following this page.  New tracks have been posted here EVERY SINGLE DAY (so far) for over a year and counting.

"Joshua Wants to Play Chess" *SoundCloud Exclusive*

Progressive/Tech Breaks Mix

Tracklist
Abakus – Igmatik
Morgan Wright – Anhedonia
Infusion – My Name Is Radar (Earthlink Remix)
Josef Tumari – YUGUR
Aloka – XTX3
Anthony Rother – Bad to the Bone
Mariel Ito – Sintex49
Zeta Reticula – Formation Of Life
Manao – Electro Phase (False Persona Remix)
Blue Hour – True
Sasha – Gothika / Sparky

Crowley Mix - Episode 82 - Progressive Breaks - Igmatik

My monthly 'Headz Mix' for July 2025
>>SOUND: Electro / IDM / Deep House / Tech House / Acid / Tech Breaks / Breakbeat Garage

Featuring music from artists such as Klas Lindblad (aka Sasse), Eternal Moment, Italo Brutalo, pdqb, Ed Ed, Sarandub & F. Galdi, Udumusic (DeepWit Rec.), Baptiste Lagrave, Douglas Greed, Alican (Moodmusic Rec.), Egyptian Lover & Soul Clap, youANDme & Black Soda, Marco Resmann, Client_03, Nosaj Thing & Jacques Greene, Freestyle Man & The Syntheroids, and others...

- Hope you enjoy! -

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>> FREE DOWNLOAD: https://hearthis.at/docbest/headz2025-07/
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>> TRACKLIST:
01. Klas Lindblad - 3 Ways To Dub [Moodmusic Records]
02. Vavinchi & Andre P - Ban Lamai [Magician On Duty]
03. pdqb - Elafuhr Oliasson (Defog Remix) [Synaptic Cliffs]
04. Eternal Moment - Cut The Line (Original Mix) [Magician On Duty]
05. Italo Brutalo - Free To Move [Bungalo Disco]
06. Kerosino - Fliaratras (Jonajosu Remix) [Magician On Duty]
07. Liminal MX - The End Is The Beginning [Anathema Records]
08. Ed Ed - Teleportation [Joy Department]
09. Buba - Not Escape [RAFT Music]
10. Sarandub & F. Galdi - Connecting Souls (Original Mix) [DeepWit Recordings]
11. Udumusic - Black Mass [DeepWit Recordings]
12. pdqb - Submarinobambino (The Exaltics 'Slow Double Groove Treatment') [Synaptic Cliffs]
13. Alican - Fever (Original Mix) [Moodmusic Records]
14. Baptiste Lagrave - Breakup [Tedri Records]
15. Moby - Go (ND Touch) [Unreleased]
16. Frank Wiedemann & JakoJako - Acknowledgement [Air Texture]
17. Douglas Greed - It Is Hard To Make New Friends If You Don't Want To [Music Label Record Company]
18. Hillmer & Valmaind - Pattern [Demure Records]
19. Douglas Greed - Too Many Humans, Not Enough Robots [Music Label Record Company]
20. Baby D vs Bicep - Let Me Be Your Glue (Sam Redmore Mashup) [Unreleased]
21. Egyptian Lover & Soul Clap - Hai Karate (2fox Remix) [Soul Clap Records]
22. youANDme & Black Soda - Believe (Marco Resmann 'Freak Edit' - Short Version) [Compost Records]
23. MNTRA - Need You (TCHiLT Remix) [What To Do]
24. Moderat - Therapy (Simon Shackleton Reconstruction) [Unreleased]
25. Client_03 - Responsibility Optimization [Self-released]
26. Nosaj Thing & Jacques Greene - RB3 (Original Mix) [Lucky Me]
27. pdqb - Submarinobambino (The Exaltics 'Fast Double Groove Treatment') [Synaptic Cliffs]
28. Freestyle Man - Pultzar 112005 [Electric Appliances]
29. Freestyle Man & The Syntheroids - Arrancadora (Dub) [Electric Appliances]
30. RV820 - Alles ist fertig [Electric Appliances]
31. Lehto x Socool - Sierra [Bathurst]


Headz-Mix 2025-07 [**FREE DL IN DESCRIPTION**]

Maslow's may have defined and ranked our hierarchy of needs, but in "Felony," the latest posted track from mutant pop purveyors Interbay, what happens when your wants and your needs are both ill-defined and all encompassing?  

No wonder our vocalist has the blues!  He wants!  He needs!  OWWWWWWWWWWW!!!  

Take a big beefy breakbeat.  Add in some human beatboxing and wubby bass.  Throw some bassy synth pads into the mix at well.  Then, top all of that off with an assortment of blues guitars and some seriously overdriven blues vocals--that, my friends is a crime.  

Not just a misdemeanor either.  This...is a "Felony."  

(The title might not seem intuitive.  I think I was going for a "what can a limitless desire lead to?" connection between our vocalists wants and needs and their obvious pain that they can't satisfy any of them.)  

Like Moby, Primitive Radio Gods, and Fatboy Slim--I knew there could be good stuff mined from the intersection of electronic dance music, breaks, and gospel/blues.  I think the Interbay take on the crossing of these streams is, perhaps, a bit more aggressive than the others mentioned.  

Still works, though.  

At least I think so.  Your mileage may vary, and the only way to find out what your mileage, in regards to "Felony," might be...is to listen to it.  

I would also appreciate it if you gave this track a like, repost it, share it, leave a comment on it, add it to a playlist--that sort of thing definitely helps spread the word about Interbay beyond its current fragile parameters.  Thank you, in advance, for your assistance.  

What could help more than anything, though, would be for you to follow this page for more Interbay track drops.  Did you know that for over a year now, a never-before-heard Interbay track has been posted here every single day (so far!)?  It's true--and you can dive into the back catalog anytime you find yourself wanting proof...it's all there to find.  

I'm thinking that there should be some more guitar stuff headed your way--maybe some electropunk...maybe even some straight up punk rock?  (I mean, if it is good enough for Superman...and Lois...it should be good for you, me, and Interbay, too!)  

For now, though, enjoy this "Felony" from Interbay.

"Felony" *SoundCloud Exclusive*

Progressive House, Breaks and Tech DJ.  

Radio show (inc. voiceover) Thursdays 930pm + replay Saturdays 8pm AEST/AEDT via 2XXFM.org.au and 2XX on DAB+ Apps e.g. cbaa.org.au/community-broadcasting/how-to-listen

Non voiceover mix uploaded to Soundcloud on Fridays.

Tracklists up Sundays.

Currently on a mission to put together 100 sets.

:: DR.BEST ::
DJ and radio host on Radio Z 95.8 Nuernberg/Germany (Radioshows “Limbo Rhythm” and “Headz”).

As DJ he has performed since 1992 in the Franconian surroundings, however, also in Berlin, Cologne, Munich, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria… Moreover he was booked for events such as the IFA International Radio Exhibition Berlin and the biggest European Youth Fair “YOU”, also in Berlin.
Dr.Best himself considers his roots in the Hip Hop Sound of the early 80’s to the mid 90’s, but he also dealt with other styles such as Funk, Soul, Acid Jazz, Trip Hop, Big Beat, House, Drum & Bass and Breakbeat. Over a couple of years he has been known in the German Clubscene as a Breakbeat-DJ, then in 2006, however, his style started to mutate… Styles such as Funk, Soul, Jazz, Hip Hop, Reggae, Latin, Afrobeat and Disco got mixed with his Breakbeat Sound and created a new mixture which cannot be easily tagged any more.
- But actually there is no need to tag it, is it? -

At  the  age  of  12,  Jack  Majic  first  picked  up  a  guitar  and  began  his  musical  journey  –  he  quickly  transitioned  into  dance  music,  through  the  form  of  dubstep  and  drum  &  bass.  It  was  this  discovery  that  ignited  the  realisation  that  mixing  and  music  production  is  something  he  is  destined  to  do.  After  exploring  the  musical  landscape  and  discovering  techno,  he  hasn’t  looked  back  since.  

Today,  Jack  can  be  found  playing  his  own  breed  of  London  techno  in  various  locations,  for  the  infamous  Stinky  Pink,  Hackney  Sounds,  and  many  of  their  peers.  He  has  had  the  honour  of  playing  alongside  D.A.V.E  The  Drummer,  Geezer,  Chris  Liberator,  Mark  EG,  Lawrie  Immersion  and  pretty  much  anyone  worth  their  salt  associated  with  the  sound.  

With  every  passing  day,  Jack  increases  his  already  impressive  knowledge  on  every  form  of  techno.  Putting  his  education  to  practise,  he  continues  to  impress  crowds  across  the  UK  and  Europe,  proving  himself  to  be  one  of  the  stand-out  cases  of  young  blood  within  the  scene.  

Moving  forward,  he  is  turning  his  gaze  towards  production.  By  combining  tried  and  tested  methods  with  modern  techniques,  Jack  crafts  his  own  unique  sound  of  London techno.  His  motivation?  To  leave  a  mark  on  the  music  that  inspired  him  to  be  a  part  of  something  bigger.

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The soundtrack of endless holidays. Trippy lounge grooves!

Post-punk, dance, indie, electronic, and mutant pop in various styles (seriously!)--new tracks being posted daily (every day for over a year, so far!)

Interbay is the new project of Peter Greyy (previously of Cremation Dance and DangerScience), based out of Seattle and Phantom Laboratories West.

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