April 2020

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isolation sounds

electronica

Mixes

AI and Beyond

Aphex Twin & Autechre - Live in Vancouver

Aphex Twin - Ageispolis
Speedy J - De-Orbit
Autechre - Chatter
B12 - Scriptures
Richard H Kirk - Reality Net
Beaumont Hannant - Utuba
Balil - Parasight
Link - Arcadian
Aphex Twin - We Are The Music Makers
Autechre - Nil
Autechre - Clipper
Speedy J - Fill 3
B12 - Telefone 529
The Dice Man - Polygon Window
I.A.O - The Clan
Autechre - The Egg
Autechre - Crystel
Caustic Window - On The Romance Tip
Speedy J - Symmetry
The Higher Intelligence Agency - Selinite
Mark Franklin - Release to the System
UP - Spiritual High
Seefeel - Spangle

Artificial Intelligence

Episode 90 of the Field Tracker radio program on CJSR 88.5fm. Part 1 of my in-depth look at Autechre and the major works of the duo's discography.

Setlist
Autechre - Autriche
Autechre - Silverside
Autechre - Dael
Autechre - Rettic AC
Autechre - Drane 2
Autechre - Parhelic Triangle
Autechre - Reniform Puls

Field Tracker #90 - Autechre Part 1; May 11, 2014

Episode 91 of the Field Tracker radio program on CJSR 88.5fm. Part 2 of my in-depth look at Autechre and the major works of the duo's discography.

Setlist
Autechre - Iera
Autechre - The PLC
Autechre - See On See
Autechre - T ess xi
Autechre - Simmm
Autechre - nodezsh
Autechre - M62
Autechre - R Ess
Autechre - nofour.x

Field Tracker # 91 - Autechre Part 2; May 18, 2014

A selection of tracks produced by Rolando Simmons / Trackermatte. Mixed by Stineaux.

1. tm - coastal
2. rs - shadow wedding
3. rs - dew
4. tm -Marshland Bouquet
5. rs - Me+ doc drunk in the lair 
6. rs - hoonesbosch
7. rs - So pure 303v
8. rs - oceanic ms-20
9. rs - earthshine (sleep edit) (unreleased)
10. rs - dreamwave
11. rs - Sint Isidorushoeve
12. tm - hidden groves
13. tm - starclapper
14. tm - uploaded for friend
15. tm - andreoid
16. rs - sol
17. rs - frozen lemonade
18. rs - langelo
19. rs - starfield
20. rs - deep trail
21. tm - sunflower
22. rs - black forest
23. tm - Dobæm Nisezíd Doreyúvis
24. tm - studio bithday
25. tm - shadow festival 3
26. tm - drymen mc202
27. tm - smiley face

ROLANDO SIMMONS MEGAMIX VOL. 1

For full tracklisting click here >>> https://link.bleep.com/Plaid-Mix 

For the 50th entry in our mix series, we are super hyped to present this hour-long electronic adventure from @Plaid. Since the early 90's, Plaid has consistently released a stream of mind-expanding LPs for @warp-records, yet for their Bleep mix they offer us a very rare opportunity to experience the sounds that inspire, influence and rotate inside their studio station. From the up to the minute breakbeat techno of Skee Mask, to the euphoric glow of Jon Hopkins and into the outer-reaching wormholes of @richarddevine's most outer-reaching submissions, Plaid cross all genres with a strong knowledgeable style, one that has arguably made them such a historically important artist within both the UK and worldwide electronica scenes.

Bleep Mix #50 - Plaid

I recorded this mix on my recent All Night Long party at Phonox in London in November. 

The full mix is available in the members Download area of my site - if you haven't already, sign up at https://maxcooper.net/#join and you'll get access to other exclusive music and mixes as well, and first news.

There’s some more ANL dates in the diary for March in case you want to join me for another extended genre exploration (I’ll make some more recordings too).

1 March - Paris, Rex Club
2 March - Amsterdam, Shelter
16 March - London, FOLD

All Night Long

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All Night Long - London - 29.11.18

On Cue is our flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their local scenes and beyond.  Next up is legendary UK duo and Warp affiliates, Plaid, who deliver an hour of cinematic, experimental techno and jolting electronics to celebrate the release of their epic tenth album, Polymer...

Interview & tracklist: https://dj-m.ag/31JGMUh

On Cue: Plaid

As the owner of one the finest electro-centric labels operating today it seems only right that we ask CPSmith to contribute a mix to coincide with our recent round up of the best electro 12”s of the year so far: link.bleep.com/Best-Electro-12s-of-2019

The CPU boss goes straight in from the first record and traverses a range of moods over an hour which provides an intriguing insight into his distinct taste.

@cpurecords
@cpsmith

Best Electro 12"s

Bleep Mix #70 - CPSmith

BOOMIN BEYOND YOUR AREA

1 Kwartz – A Tragic End - PoleGroup
2 D&S – Land Of The Fallen - ARTS
3 Roundhouse Kick – Run - Paraiso
4 Inland – Lifeline – Counterchange Recordings
5 Bonka – Pootek - Inta
6 Galaxian – I Can Do Everything – Doppelganger Records
7 Truncate – Good Morning v1 - Truncate
8 Gëinst – Moonwind - ARTS
9 Murky FM – Love Is Pain – Murky FM
10 Yan Cook – Levitate - ARTS
11 Third Son – Speaking In Tongues - Polymath
12 ASC – Interphase – ARTS Transparent
13 Conforce – Quantum Phaser - Delsin
14 Ryan James Ford – Dames Shmidt – Clone Basement
15 Ten Years Lost – Hunting For Glory – Apartment Records
16 System Efe – Untitled 1 – Maintain Replay
17 A Sagittarian – Life Is The Illusion, Love Is The Dream
18 Stojche – Rebellion – 2529 KM
19 Shawn Rudiman – Last Light On – Pittsburgh Tracks
20 Artefakt – Undulations - Semantica
21 Plant43 – Neon Vista – CPU Records
22 Univac – MC's Street – Moustache Records
23 ALPI – Average Absorptivity – Children Of Tomorrow
24 Sleeparchive – Frost - Tresor
25 LSD – Process 7 - LSD
26 Sekhon – Spirit Temple - Children Of Tomorrow
27 Ryan Elliott – Paul's Horizon – Ostgut Ton
28 Private Press – Risky – Oblique Music
29 Echologist – The Dream Thief – Anemone Recordings
30 Jump Source – Slip -  Jump Source
31 Ada Kaleh - Chemare Cosmică - R&S
32 30drop – Disharmonic Gait – 30D Records

Ryan Blackman - Galactic Harmonies

1 Stanislav Tolckachev – Like No One Is Watching - Semantica
2 Diego Zorzi – Orbit - Mindgames
3 Boyd Schidt – South Winds – 2529KM
4 Steve Bicknell – Undue Identification - 6dimensions
5 Rhomb – Open Road – RMB
6 Solvognen – Coolant -  Solvognen
7 HD Substance – Exo Worlds – Newrhytmic 
8 Norbak – Katu – Edit Select
9 Rhyw – IRL - Seilscheibenpfeiler
10 Bodyjack – Crime Spree - Bodytrax
11 John Hester – Return – Transmat
12 Æmpty – G.F. Experience – Illegal Alien
13 Reeko – Methodical – Warm Up
14 DJ T-1000 – Ne Plus Ultra – Pure Sonik
15 LSD – Process 9 - LSD
16 Steve Menta – Enone – Unknown
17 Forgotten Grave – Cocoon Of Thoughts - Unknown
18 Private Press – Into The Circle – Oblique Music
19 Memorial Home – Pursuit - Flyance
20 Celestial Rituals – Tao - Informa
21 DJ Bone – Freestyle – Subject Detroit
22 Inland – Cosinaxis – Black Crow
23 Nullptr – Alopex - Fanzine
24 M-Twelve – All The Things - Electrix

Ryan Blackman - SGR A*

Remix of Rip n Dip by https://soundcloud.com/dl-ms

Mastered by Alex Moralez

Dionysian Mysteries - DMC007

Buzz Kill - Rip n Dip (/DL/MS/ Remix) (DMC007)

New Split EP _ DAT POLITICS/ FELIX KUBIN
Clear Vinyl 33 rpm SOLD OUT
Hypnic Jerk 009
NOV 2019

SPLIT EP_MIXTAPE

Buy on Bandcamp

DAT POLITICS_FELIX KUBIN_SPLIT EP

mix i did for id3.fm on 12/30 check them out!! like twitch for djs, lots of sick sets on there

˹0:00˼ system shock 2 - cutscene 2
˹0:35˼ ff7 ost - those chosen by the planet
˹1:06˼ okokko - habit
˹1:42˼ swindail - c'est la vie (ft. innanet james)
˹3:13˼ okokko - press -bump- to bump
˹5:00˼ taquwami - long kigo iii
˹6:00˼ 3lo - ctrlla
˹6:58˼ kuiters - t r y
˹8:16˼ yeseo - damn
˹9:05˼ whysp x underscores - regretful
˹10:43˼ terror jr - come first (kid froopy remix)
˹11:27˼ meltycanon - bedroom
˹12:50˼ underscores - set u off (365)
˹14:27˼ leon chang - the river god
˹16:28˼ ffx ost - besaid island
˹18:05˼ ff7 ost - costa del sol
˹19:10˼ eugene cam - overworld
˹19:56˼ pold x baribal - senses
˹21:09˼ sf iii: 3rd strike ost - twilight (ibuki stage)
˹22:01˼ sf iii: 3rd strike ost - china vox (chun-li stage)
˹22:42˼ rgry - heal
˹24:32˼ jet set radio ost - electric toothbrush
˹26:08˼ cool tweens - dying to know
˹27:17˼ sonic mania ost - metallic madness zone (act 2)
˹28:11˼ happy machine - まぁいいっか
˹29:09˼ charli xcx - 1999 (nightcore edit)
˹29:50˼ taquwami - sorae7a9ba
˹30:17˼ heize - daum (ft. colde)
˹31:12˼ meltycanon - kaipo
˹32:34˼ father - we had a deal
˹33:46˼ kumachan - 買榜 (ft. julia wu, rgry)
˹35:24˼ 屁孩 ryan - 她gucci的時候眼淚總是prada prada的dior (ft. 水水mizu98)
˹36:31˼ leon chang - enoki village (slow edit)
˹38:46˼ tobi lou - game ova (slow edit)
˹40:31˼ ghosting - watercolour (ponyo)
˹41:25˼ legend of mana ost - world of mana
˹42:25˼ billie eilish - bad guy (ishitib edit)
˹43:58˼ 100 gecs - 745 sticky
˹44:25˼ quickly, quickly - always
˹46:09˼ karpe. - forest biome
˹46:58˼ summet - canyon
˹47:37˼ ff7 ost - cosmo canyon
˹49:20˼ pnk - no one is going to listen to your music
˹50:37˼ leon chang - unavailable
˹52:18˼ leon chang - unreleased

jrpgs and juice

Breezy spring beginnings give way to hot and heavy summer nights, and the mood gets suitably more nocturnal as winter closes in

See the tracklist here → crackm.ag/Yaeji-Zzn-5

Yaeji Season: Yaeji's All Seasons Mix

buy there : https://www.juno.co.uk/products/aimes-a-star-in-the-sky-ep/766583-01

Label boss Aimes returns to his home base with a double track ep of chugging acid-tinged left-field techno. Both tracks implore multi-dimensional existiliast lyrics combined with cosmic leaning production.  
 A1 is the title track of course, describing an out of this world existential experience. The track is bouncy, fun, and slightly odd, but certainly danceable. 
 On A2 (which is offered up only on vinyl), Aimes takes the original song and turns it into a club-ready slow-burning stomper with a full on repetitious acidic bassline fit for any sleazy techno set.  
 The remix on A3 comes courtesy of Sean Johnston aka Hardway Bros (member of A Love from Outer Space with Andrew Weatherall) who turns the original into a dark and brooding version with a punchy bassline and cosmic synths.  
 Aimes’ second original on the EP, We Are Eternal, is a massive slowed down acid burner that reiterates the eternalness of humanity. Incredibly psychedelic in nature, the pulsing bass and bubbling acid line is prime for a dark and sweaty rave.  
 B2 comes courtesy of Panorama Bar resident Massimiliano Pagliara who submits a cosmic, dubbed out flip of the original, taking the listener on an extended spatial journey. 
 On B3 Japanese producer Que Sakamoto and his production partner NT ramp up the bpms for a dark disco rendition of the original.

LISTEN ON YOUTUBE

PREMIERE : Aimes - We Are Eternal (Que Sakamoto & NT Remix)

Street Fighter KOP Edits (Chun Li Theme)

It's been 6 years since Frankie Knuckles transitioned to another plane.
His music is still with us, and still unique: an emotional, ever so delicate balance, between sadness and joy. 
This new tribute to the Godfather features a very personal selection of mostly downtempo songs, including some of Frankie's lesser known remixes and productions.

Playlist:
(All tracks remixed/produced by Frankie Knuckles)

1/Sounds of Blackness - The Pressure Part 2 (Lullaby Mix)
2/Donna Gardier - Ill Be There (Mo' Better Horn Instrumental)+(Classic Club)+(FK and Judy Dub)
3/David Peaston - We're all in this together (We're All Clubbing)+(We're All Dubbing) 
4/En Vogue - You Don't Have To Worry (Frankie Knuckles Club Remix)
5/Emanuel Rahiem - Sweet Love (Sweet Reprise)
6/Alexander O’Neal - All True Man (Big House Instrumental)
7/The Pasadenas - Movin in the right direction (Classic Instrumental)+(Classic Club)
8/Loose Ends - Hanging on a String (Classic Reprise)
9/Womack & Womack - MPB (Missin' Persons Bureau) (12'' Kinda Feeling)+(Dubstrumental Feeling)
10/Azizi - Don't Say That It's Over (Classic Club)+(Classic Factory)
11/Eve Gallagher - Love Is A Master Of Disguise (Classic Club)+(Master Suite Mix)+(Deep Mix)
12/Chanté Moore - This Time (Bomb Mix)
13/Lisa Stansfield - Change (The Misty Dub Mix) Acapella Intro
14/Tongue N Cheek - Tomorrow (Orchestral Reprise)+(Warehouse Mix)

6th Anniversary Tribute To Frankie Knuckles

SPND20 Mixtape by Miss Kittin

Anthemic Italo House from @enterplanetdust boss Donald Dust. Out on @blaq-numbers.

Read More & Buy: http://www.stampthewax.com/2020/04/02/premiere-donald-dust-sky-patrol-ii/
Listen on Youtube: bit.ly/SkyPatrolII

Mouth Feel [WHYTENUMBERS007]

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Donald Dust - Skyway Patrol II (STW Premiere)

Manchester's Skam Records have earned something of a cult status over the last 30 years. Helmed by Andy Maddocks, the label has become synonymous with names like Gescom, Jega and Shadow Huntaz and built a huge family of producers who've returned to release on the imprint time and time again.

In the latter half of the 90s they became one the first labels to sign Boards of Canada and go on to release two of their early EPs; Hi Scores in '96 and Aquarius in '98. More recent movements have seen Skam keep it local, including Afrodeutsche's celebrated debut in 2018 and a second 12" from North Manc Beds, while last month saw the release of a They Can't Be Saved, a new album from James Ruskin & Mark Broom's Fear Ratio project.

Off the back of the release, Andy takes the reigns for today's mix to give us a taste of the label, past and present...

Skam: The Flavour of the Label Mix

Yeah You (Robert's Mix)
Testfour
We Are Back
Clonk
Sal
Aftermath
Track With No Name
A Case Of Funk
I'm For Real
Track 4
Aftermath (LFO Remix)
Hey! Hey! Can U Relate?
LFO (Leeds Warehouse Mix)
Join The Future
Biofeedback
Groovy Distortion
Mentok 1
Dextrous
Yeah You

Warp Bleep Era Tribute Mix

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