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ToListen 07 – 10/6/2014

Functions of the Now: http://truantsblog.com/tag/FOTN/
Artwork: Joe Jackson @ http://deadgoodshit.com 

Functions Of The Now is a mix series charting modern developments at the innovative edges of dance music. Originally conceived in 2013 to shine a light on the once-again fertile grime production scene and its influence, the remit of the series quickly widened to incorporate all manner of interesting manipulations of existing club modes. Whether it's Air Max 97's "oblique club trax", E.M.M.A.'s baroque grime or DJ NJ Drone's hyperkinetic take on Jersey Club it all has a home in Functions Of The Now. We hope to draw connections between these often disparate forms. 

Functions of the Now

Kollektiv Turmstrasse July 2013 Mix - Listen & Download NOW!! 

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Tracklist: 

1. Nicolas Jaar - Materials (Original Mix) 
2. Rennie Foster - Devil's Water (Miquell Santos Remix) 
3. Cristian Paduraru - 1st Class Sharing (Deep House Mix) 
4. Norman Zube - Aivioli (Hanne & Lore Mix) 
5. Cassius - The Sound Of Violence (Franco Cinelli Remix) 
6. Hunter Game - Blue Earth
7. Stimming - Cherry Blossom
8. Philip Arruda - Seeds Of Brooklyn (&me Remix) 
9. Ferrein - Meeting Sea (Robag Wruhme's Wolser Schelek NB Remix)
10. Yoko Duo - Close These Curtains (Stimming Remix) 


Kollektiv Turmstrasse - Mix July 2013

Pre-order on 12" - http://toughloverecords.bigcartel.com/product/tlv067-girls-names-the-next-life-12-limited-edition-white-vinyl

Buy on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/projektions-factory-floor/id673670761

Belfast four-piece Girls Names released their critically acclaimed second album, The New Life, in February and it marked a new direction for the band altogether. That directional shift is emphasized even further by Gabe Gurnsey from Factory Floor, who has remixed album track 'Projektions', adding FF's characteristic dance floor focus to Girls Names' motorik groove.

The track is taken from forthcoming EP, The Next Life,  a collection of remixes that will be released later this year on Tough Love (Europe) and Slumberland (US). Alongside Factory Floor will be interpretations of tracks taken from the album by David Holmes, Locust, The Soft Walls and Optimo.

Buy The New Life - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-new-life/id582840781

Girls Names will also be playing a host of European festival dates, as below. More tour dates to be added soon.

August
4th - Castlepalooza, Tullamore -
16th - Soundrive Festival, Gdansk
17th - Green Man Festival, Glanusk, Wales
September
13th - Debaser, Stockholm
14th - Phonofestival, Bergen
27th - The MAC, Belfast
28th - Pacrock Festival, Brussels

Girls Names - Projektion (Factory Floor Gabe Gurnsey Remix)

Since 2006 Brian Shimkovitz spreads undiscovered music treasures from Africa through his cult followed blog Awesome Tapes From Africa. For Carhartt WIP Radio he introduces more unheard music from South of the Sahara ranging from Hiplife Gyil and Highlife sounds to African traditionals, Pop, and electronic music.

Tracklist:
Abou Diouba Deh Et Le Jaaré N'Genndy - Les Lions
Cheb Mimoun El Oujdi - Unknown Title
Almaaz Tafarraa & Warquu Gurmesa - Unknown Title
Alhaji K. Frimpong - Koforidua Nsuo
Mekele - Unknown Title
Hailu Mergia - Hebo Lale
Brenda & The Big Dudes - It's Nice To Be With People
Jean Claude Bamogo - Panaki Panazoe
Umaree Alii Faaraaha - Allaaha Suma
Bola - Makamiba

Carhartt WIP Radio September 2013: Awesome Tapes From Africa - Radio Show

Tracklisting

01. Le Carousel "Away" Ivan Smagghe remix (PK)
02. C-A-R "Hijck" (Kill The DJ)
03. Space Ranger "Push Button Gang" (Lovemonk)
04. Juan Soto "Magica Musica Mistica" The Bank reversion (Nang)
05. Coma "Les Dilettantes" Roosevelt remix (Kompakt)
06. Kalidasa "Molly Cules" Kalidasa's Spectrum of Love remix (Tusk Wax)
07. Squarewave "Dance Central" Javi Redondo remix (Correspondant)
08. C.A.R "Hijck" Timothy J.Fairplay remix (Kill The DJ)
09. Estroe "Out of my Comfortzone" (Eevonext)
10. Carter Brothers "Jamaica Burning" (TOBC001)
11. Coma "Cycle" Zombies in Miami remix (Kompakt)
12. No Info
13. Alien Alien "The Nights" C.L.A.W.S remix (Rocco Disco)
14. Le Carousel "Good Nights" Phil Kieran remix (PK)
15. Capri "Heart, Body, Soul" Rodion remix (Gomma)
16. Batongo "Anour" (Degustibus)
17. No Info
18. Dionigi "DM 909" (Quantistic Division)
19. Daphni "Ye Ye" (Jialong)
20. Marc DePulse ft. Debizzo "I am music" (Nicolas Masseyef dub) (Ostwind)
21.  Paris "A Shifting Drifting World" It's A Fine Line remix (Ekler'O'Shock)
22. No Info
23.  The Revenge feat. Jesse Rennix (Live Dub) "Something More" (Ruff Jamz)
24. Skatebard "Confirmation Bias" Telephones remix (Untz Untz)
25. Wired "To The Beat Of The Drum" On The Burn Mix (Zyx)
26. Fryars "Cool like Me" Tiger & Woods remix

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Geoffroy Mugwump Belgium Booms mix

Dj Tennis facebook page https://www.facebook.com/tennisdj

Dj Set recorded live at Output NYC for the NYE celebration, between 3:30 and 6:30 on the night of December 31 2013. Event promoted by BlkMarket, Resolute and Output



The set contains few Life and Death 2014 release previews....

Quality: 320 kbs

Dj Tennis 3 Hours Set @ Output Brooklyn - New Years Eve - December 31 2013

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Jacques Gaspard Biberkopf, 'image' mix

More info: http://dotheastralplane.com/2014/06/04/jacques-gaspard-biberkopf-mix-for-the-astral-plane/

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Jacques Gaspard Biberkopf Mix For The Astral Plane

After a long hiatus Functions Of The Now returns with someone who has been bubbling up with some of the most idiosyncratic soundcloud transmissions to come from the nebulous grime-ish scene we've been covering. Suitably, Sharp Veins' addition to the mix series is utterly unlike any other we've had to date, eschewing the dance floor entirely for a 45 minute introspective journey down the rabbit hole of his non-grime influences. Taking in classic ambient in the form of Gas, key influence William Basinski and some of his own noisier productions, Sharp Veins gives a hint at the building blocks involved in the construction of his unique instrumentals.

For the full interview/tracklist: http://www.truantsblog.com/2014/functions-of-the-now-ix-sharp-veins

Functions Of The Now IX: Sharp Veins

After a heavyweight entry by Bloom we now shift our gaze back down under, where Air Max ’97 has been hard at work creating new spaces and possibilities for the club. With an open-ended, exploratory process, Air Max’s work hones in on lush texture and rhythmic imbalance, on the dancefloor its felt as confronting, challenging yet undeniably fun and playful. These themes were fully explored in his label-debut ‘Progress and Memory’ on Liminal Sounds, though traces can be found in his earlier self-released material (‘Recurse’, a sleepy-eyed wake-n-bake soundtrack, is a personal favourite). On January 26 we’ll be taken deeper down the rabbit hole with his follow-up Liminal EP ‘Fruit Crush’, 3 tracks of twinkling dancefloor magic in which his unique approach fully crystalises. These dense rhythmachines are instantly recognizable as Air Max’s, they are a Galapagos island of images and iterations. Again we find only a tangential connection to grime, an admiration of its sonic and spatial magic and a knowing respect for its historic and current communities, contexts and localities. The impact of grime is felt as sonic philosophy, as process and possibility.

READ MORE: http://truantsblog.com/2014/functions-of-the-now-xi-air-max-97/

Functions Of The Now XI: Air Max '97

In Hour 2 it's a mix by Rob Sevier from Numero Group, the record label that digs deeper than most to lovingly reissue rare and long forgotten gems. The mix starts with their latest treasure, Universal Togetherness Band and moves through some ultra rare soul from the likes of Aged in Harmony, Morris Lewis, Everyday People, Broken Glass, James P Taylor and 'Try Me' by Wee that was also reissued by Numero Group. We touch on Latin with Larry T & the family, the mighty Harlem River Drive and Traffic Sound, before closing on a psych tip with Sir Stanley and Muse. Check out their full catalogue at http://www.numerogroup.com

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PART 3 + 4  -	Numero Group https://twitter.com/numerogroup
				
Universal Togetherness Band	_	Ain’t Gonna Cry	_	Numero Group
Aged in Harmony	_	You’re A Melody	_	Mor-Tones
Amethyst	_	Midnight Rendezvous	_	Shar-Shia
Morris Lewis	_	The Enzchantress	_	C.J. Records
Relatives	_	More Time (To Explain)	_	Archway Records
Everyday People	_	Life	_	Encore
James P. Taylor 	_	Transcendental Soul	_	Jemkl
Broken Glass	_	Rather You Than Me	_	Citysound Records 
Universal Togetherness Band	_	Saturday Night	_	Numero Group
Nightchill	_	Hop Skip & Jump	_	Tra-Sand Records
Wee	_	Try Me	_	Numero Group
Larry T & the Family	_	Moving On	_	LET Music 
Harlem River Drive	_	The Seed of Life	_	Roulette Records
Traffic Sound	_	La Camita	_	Mag 
Mavis John	_	Use My Body	_	Kalinda 
Bill Spoon	_	Love Is On The Way	_	Hense Forth Music Co.
Pat Stallworth	_	Questions	_	Fly-By-Nite Records ‎
Sonics Band	_	Nickel Bag	_	Black Beauty
Creations Unlimited	_	Crystal Illusion	_	Soul Kitchen 
Sir Stanley	_	I Believe	_	Saru ‎
Muse	_	Sunshine Road	_	Nova Records



Solid Steel Radio Show 6/2/2015 Part 3 + 4 - Numero Group

Storming session from Melbourne club producer @AirMax97 that implodes halfway through before reconstructing itself.

Read more (including tracklist and interview): http://www.dummymag.com/mixes/dummy-mix-250-air-max-97-mix-and-interview

Tracklist

Dummy Mix 250 // Air Max '97

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Jacques Gaspard Biberkopf, 'Video' (2015) mix

Soundcloud: @r-i-p-dj
Artwork: Joe Jackson @ deadgoodshit.com
Read More: http://truantsblog.com/2015/functions-of-the-now-xiv-dj-nj-drone

DJ NJ Drone has been occupying precarious borderspace for some time, tip-toeing around genre in his production of frantic, hi-speed abstractions. Overdriven, overloaded, NJ Drone is like déjà vu, an anomaly simultaneously familiar and distant. Travelling through his ‘mind club’ at 150+ bpm gives the sense of breaking through space-time, of continuous momentum accompanied by bizarre vocal incantations that affect the mind like the hideous but kinda cute soundworld of Fitch and Trecartin. But at the end of the day, we break through the mind to find a body lurking beneath, we find embodied ritual beyond weltschmerz, beyond acidic regurgitations of technological positivism. While NJ Drone’s speed may lend itself as a metonym for accelerationism’s privileged desires for cyber-disembodiment, ultimately we are directed towards a firmer politics of the body as resistance in real space (that some of the more optimistic amongst us might hope to find on the dancefloor). In the words of Laboria Cuboniks: “no more futureless repetition on the treadmill of capital, no more submission to the drudgery of labour, productive and reproductive alike, no more reification of the given masked as critique.” Rediscover yr bod with DJ NJ Drone!

Functions Of The Now XIV: DJ NJ Drone

Tracklist/Interview: http://truantsblog.com/2015/functions-of-the-now-xv-e-m-m-a
Soundcloud: @oiiemma

For the fifteenth edition of Functions Of The Now we're extremely pleased to present a long time Truants favourite: E.M.M.A. Although E.M.M.A’s release schedule has slowed since her debut album Blue Gardens landed, her Functions Of The Now mix hints at the wealth of dubplates waiting to be unleashed, including the exquisitely titled Magna Kanye. Elsewhere, E.M.M.A finds common ground with producers on the dreamier end of grime: rising star Iglew, Gobstopper Records label head Mr Mitch and Coyote Records affiliate Tom E. Vercetti (solo and together with his production trio Silk Road Assassins) all make an appearance.

Functions Of The Now XV: E.M.M.A.

Soundcloud: @Rushmore
Full interview/tracklist: http://truantsblog.com/2015/functions-of-the-now-xvi-rushmore

For Functions Of The Now XVI we tapped up House Of Trax/Trax Couture boss Rushmore, who ably supplied us with a potent mix of percussive heaters. Today sees the release of the latest edition of Trax Couture's World Series: a singular set of inventive rhythm tracks from Malaysian producer Moslem Priest. Rushmore's mix taps into the same energy, with upfront material from the extended World Series family as well as the man himself.

Functions Of The Now XVI: Rushmore

Rinse FM Podcast - Boxed w/ Logos - 15th November 2015

Tracklist/Interview/Download: http://truantsblog.com/2015/functions-of-the-now-xvii-malin
Soundcloud: @malinss

For the seventeenth edition of Functions Of The Now we travel to Sweden to meet Evolver co-creator Malin. After a series of incredible mixes for Rodeo, Sister and Tobago Tracks we were desperate to get her on board for FOTN, and we're thrilled with what she came through with. Malin's mix taps into an aesthetic that's been sorely missing from the series so far, joining the dots between Quantum Natives’ noisy abstractions, the more deconstructed end of Non Records and the sound art of E. Jane and plus_c’s SCRAAATCH project - and of course, a hefty helping of dark ‘n’ doomy club tracks for good measure.

Functions Of The Now XVII: Malin

Tracklist + Download + Interview: http://truantsblog.com/2015/functions-of-the-now-xviii-dj-haram

Soundcloud: @djharam

For the final Functions Of The Now of the year we travel to Philadelphia to meet Jersey club experimentalist DJ Haram. Splitting her work between the DJ Haram and Abdul Kadir aliases, her music encompasses everything from noise to club bangers, via fiercely political collaborative work and Middle Eastern bootlegs. Excitingly her mix is one of the wildest we’ve had, with lots of new DJ Haram/Abdul Kadir productions, a collaboration with Fade To Mind rising star Rizzla and mind bending noise from exciting new face N-Prolenta.

Functions Of The Now XVIII: DJ Haram

Rinse FM Podcast - Grandmixxer w/ YGG - 8th March 2016

w/ General Courts, Boylan, Kid D, Oil Gang, Mr. Mitch, Tarquin, Trends, Slimzee, Slackk, Grandmixxer, Logos & Loom

Rinse FM Podcast - Boxed w/ Slimzee, Trends, Grandmixxer, Courts, Loom + more - 20th March 2016

Rinse FM Podcast - Keysound - 18th April 2016

Rinse FM Podcast Boxed w/ Logos - 24th April 2016

Für die Ewigwachgebliebenen zum Feierabendbier, für die Frühaufsteher als Seelenfutter zum Wochenbeginn: Montagssorbet mit Laut & Luise. Alles erlaubt, was gut tut und Gedanken kreisen lässt, nur der Name ist Programm: cremig, fluffig und ganz schön weich. 
Diesmal mit Mira, Prinzessin vergangener Bretterbuden und felidaer Feierkultur an der Spree. Auf Wanderssohlen in Fernost das einzige Stück Schmusik von ihr in diesem Monat, gerührt auf zweieinhalb Stunden. Frei nach dem Motto: Wer bummelt läuft länger.
(Ansage: Thilo)

#010: Mira - Montagssorbet mit Laut & Luise

Boiler Room w/ Awesome Tapes From Africa.

[Broadcasted on 15th June 2013]

Tracklist & video at boilerroom.tv

Awesome Tapes From Africa 80 min Boiler Room mix

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