Today marks what would have been the Guv'nor's 60th birthday.

As a little nod to the late great Andrew Weatherall we've re-sharing an old mix of his alongside Sean Johnston, recorded in the lead up to Electric Elephant 11 years ago, which was only previously available on Mixcloud.

This came just a year into the duo's journey as ALFOS and their now infamous project which Andrew described as “an oasis of slowness in a world of increasing velocity”.

A solid slice of oompty boompty music to see you into the weekend. Stick it on and raise a glass to the chairman!

Andrew Weatherall: 'A Love From Outer Space' Electric Elephant mix [R$N Exclusive 2012]

“This is where we are at right now, as a whole. No one is left out of the loop. We are experiencing a reality based on a thin veneer of lies and illusions. A world where greed is our God and wisdom is sin, where division is key and unity is fantasy, where the ego-driven cleverness of the mind is praised, rather than the intelligence of the heart.” ~ Bill Hicks
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“Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration. That we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively. There is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves. Here's Tom with the weather.” ~ Bill Hicks
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“The world is like a ride in an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. The ride goes up and down, around and around, it has thrills and chills, and it's very brightly colored, and it's very loud, and it's fun for a while. Many people have been on the ride a long time, and they begin to wonder, ‘Hey, is this real, or is this just a ride?’ And other people have remembered, and they come back to us and say, ‘Hey, don't worry; don't be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride.’ And we … kill those people. ‘Shut him up! I've got a lot invested in this ride, shut him up! Look at my furrows of worry, look at my big bank account, and my family. This has to be real.’ It's just a ride. But we always kill the good guys who try and tell us that, you ever notice that? And let the demons run amok … But it doesn't matter, because it's just a ride. And we can change it any time we want. It's only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings of money. Just a simple choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love instead see all of us as one. Here's what we can do to change the world, right now, to a better ride. Take all that money we spend on weapons and defenses each year and instead spend it feeding and clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would pay for many times over, not one human being excluded, and we could explore space, together, both inner and outer, forever, in peace.” ~ Bill Hicks
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“Quit putting a goddamn dollar sign on every fucking thing on this planet.” ~ Bill Hicks (& Me)
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As a youngster Bruno Mange Disque vibrates on the 70's/80's synthetic music (Kraftwerk, Ultravox, MARRS ...)and rediscovers the electronic music during the 90's (rave, clubbing) then he develops his tastes for disco, house music, techno and their connected styles.
During the long mix sessions of Laurent Garnier, he understands that musical selection is essential for the quality of a set.

BMD is a sonic "gourmet", he likes to use different styles in his mixes (funk, early-electro, disco, house, techno ...), 
in particular digging into safe bets labels back-catalogues (Cutting records, Prelude,  Mute, Strictly Rythm, Metroplex ...)
and also from the emergent labels releases (MCDE, Stilove4music, MyLoveIsUnderground ...) full of rare and effective house tracks or disco edits from obscurs and cult tracks

BMD organises the "Vibration Electronique" parties since 2011 and is now part of "Vibration Unlimited" crew.
http://www.mixcloud.com/bruno-lardans/

Bruno Mange Disque vibre tout jeune sur la musique synthétique des 70/80's (Kraftwerk, Ultravox, MARRS ...)
et redécouvre la musique électronique au cours des 90's (rave, clubbing)
peu à peu il forge ses gouts pour la disco, la house music, la techno et leurs styles connexes
Lors des mix fleuves de Laurent Garnier, il comprend que la sélection musicale est essentielle pour la qualité d'un set.

BMD est un gourmet sonique, il aime faire appel à différents styles dans ses mix (funk, early-electro, disco, house, techno),
notamment en utilisant les répertoires des labels valeurs sûres (Cutting records, Prelude,  Mute, Strictly Rythm, Metroplex ...)
et les sorties des labels émergents (MCDE, Stilove4music, MyLoveIsUnderground ...) riches de morceaux house rare et efficace ou d'édits disco de morceaux obscures et cultes

BMD organise les soirées Vibration Electronique depuis 2011 et fait partie maintenant du collectif 'Vibration Unlimited".
http://www.mixcloud.com/bruno-lardans/

Booking:  info@holdtightsounds.com

Quality late-night balearic grooves, erotic soundtracks and  hot & energized reworks is what you can expect from HOLDTight. The hedonistic craftsman navigates over the French scene with his tasteful selection. 

Head of Hot'n'Spicy, he always sets a unique and spicy-mood in renowned venues as Badaboum, Concrete, Sacré, Kasheme ( to name a few ) as well as session in respected radio shows such as the RedLight Radio, Mellotron or Rinse.

Regarding music, he released his balearic and psychedelic disco on Midnight Riot, Chopshop, Le Renard Records and now mostly on his own Hot'n'Spicy vinyl imprint.

Don't judge me by my likes, I like them to come back and listen. Judge me by what I repost, I love that stuff 😉 

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