ABM Mixes

London-based DJ and performance artist Rachael Williams, aka Ambient Babestation Meltdown, compiles an hour of obscure TV samples and leftfield techno, rave and '80s German punk for the Fresh Kicks series

Interview here: https://djmag.com/features/fresh-kicks-160-ambient-babestation-meltdown

Fresh Kicks 160: Ambient Babestation Meltdown

Ambient Babestation Meltdown is a DJ, producer and vocalist whose EP with JBS 'Who Goes There' came out on Optimo Music last year and her next EP with Club Glow’s Borai is set to be released on Man Power’s Me Me Me imprint. Behind the decks you can find her playing everything from techno to electroclash via italo and other flavours of outsider dance. A true multi-genre DJ, she loves digging for lost classics and making people viscerally lose their minds on the dance floor.

Follow artist - https://soundcloud.com/ambient-babestation

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zikzak mix 9 - Ambient Techno 1991 - 1996

More details and full download can be found at zikzak.substack.com

Double Muffled Dolphin - "Floating Clock Frequency"
Daniel Pemberton –  "Antartica"
Atmolieb  "Koyaanisquatsi"
Mali Rain - "Koan" (Dark Mix)
Human Mesh Dance - "Dahlia"
Dream Dolphin  - "L.E.A. (Mirror Codinale Mix)"  Remixed By The Heavenly Music Corporation
Heavenly Music Corporation - " Energy Portal"
Young American Primitive - "Sunrise"
Afrotrance -  "Flying Dreams"
Biosphere - "Tranquilizer"
Synthetix - "The Tao Of Dub"
Amorphous Androgynous - "Mountain Goat"
Solitaire - "In Out"
Higher Intelligence Agency -"Speedlearn" (Reformed By The Irresistible Force)
Jam & Spoon - "N.A.S.A. Nocturnal Audio Sensory Awakening"
Solar Quest - "Save The Whale"
Aedena Cycle - "The Travellers' Dream"
Subsurfing - "The Number Readers (Ambient Mix)"
Yoshihiro Sawasaki - "Magic Dome"
David Morley - "Evolution"
Meditation Y.S. - "Frozen Road"
Global Communication – "8:07"
Akio/Okihide - Phoenix At Desert
Keiichi Suzuki - Satellite Serenade (The Orb Trans Asian Express Mix)
New London School Of Electronics - "Voices Of The Rain Forest (Live At The Erotica, Paris (Blackout Mix)
James Bernard - "Lost In It"
Pressure Of Speech - "Surveillance"
Sideral - "Mare Nostrum"
The Rapino Brothers -"Go Ahead London - Glouchester Ave Mix"
Offworld Communication Systems - "Net"
Pentatonik - "El Amor"
Optic Eye - "The Listening"
Palomatic - "Flutter"
Reload - "Le Soleil et la Mer"
Fugue - "Contrapoint"
Trans-4M - "Dencity" 
Yennek -  "Emperical Reality (Fake Piano Mix)"
Luke Slater - "Expectation No.1"
Beaumont Hannant – "T 60160293"
Phenomyna - "Earthfall"
Sandoz - "Chocolate Machine"
Rising Sun - "Ocean View"
Baby Ford - "Monolense"

zikzak mix 9 - Ambient Techno 1991 - 1996 (5 hours)

For Viscera 104 we welcome Ambient Babestation Meltdown to the series!

For those that are unaware, Ambient Babestation Meltdown is a producer, DJ and vocalist who has released with the likes of Optimo Music and Ritual Poison, with more poetic productions on the way. Her mixes travel through Techno, Tech House, Electroclash, Hardcore and more giving off relentless energy and we're delighted to have her involved.

In the words of Rachael:

"The mix is inspired by my recent set at Field Maneuvers so anyone who was there might recognise a few bits off it! Really went for a go big or go home festival bangers set traversing across early 2000s tech house slammers, electroclash classics and early '90s hardcore belters. And it's all very music in the spirit of early 90s hardcore haha. Enjoy xx"

@ambient-babestation

Photo Credit - Andy Edwards

https://instagram.com/paranoidandroidphotography/

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With deep roots that stretch from ambrosial Kerala to the golden coast of California, CHA CHA’s (@cha-cha-pillai) sound is inspired by purling polyrhythms from cultures beyond the West. Their devotion to tabla, djing, and modular synthesis, guides them through universal sonic spaces.

Mother and sound engineer of Corduroy Garden Soundsystem, CHA CHA organizes hi-fidelity techno-forward experiences in Los Angeles underground. They have worked with crews and curators such as New Palm, Pranks!, Printshop, Vitamin1k, FeM Synth Lab, Acid Camp and United Selector Network.

A note from Cha Cha: 
"With this mix I intend to highlight my everlasting love for cheeky, freaky productions and wormhole bass lines while exploring the mesmerizing technicalities of drum traditions from around the world. I hope to coax the listener into a twisting, off-kilter energetic experience leaving them deep inside my fast, futuristic rhythmic jungle."

FAST_CAST 013: CHA CHA

Bangers and slammers from all genres with Ambient Babestation Meltdown covering for Eclair Fifi. 
https://www.nts.live/shows/eclair-fifi/episodes/eclair-fifi-2nd-november-2023

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debut dj set at MoMa courtesy of The Lot Radio

http://www.instagram.com/ronlikehell

MoMA Nights with Ron Like Hell @ The Lot Radio 11-03-2023

Big Dyke Energy residents FAFF chart a course through headier climes in a soundtrack for reflection and introspection.

https://www.factmag.com/2023/11/13/fact-mix-faff/

Fact Mixes

Fact Mix 934: FAFF (Nov '23)

African Head Charge is a legendary psychedelic dub outfit who have recently returned to their home label On-U Sound with A Trip To Bolgatanga, their first new album in 12 years. As always it finds the peerless Adrian Sherwood at the controls and joins the dots between what the collective has done before and what they are doing now, all with a distinctly Ghanian twist. The signature drums and chants remain at the core of the album of course, as well as plenty of other thrilling new sonic concoctions on keys, guitar, percussion, strings, vocals, kologo and more. It's the latest chapter in a fascinating story that has already seen them release some 16 albums since its inception in 1981. 

This week's mix is a deep dive into the uniquely melon-twisting sounds of African Head Charge. Sherwood's mastery at the controls means sound is twisted and contorted, dubbed out and reverb-rich from start to finish. Traditional dub sounds melt away into ghoulish vocal passages, unhinged instrumentals come and go and the collective's signature sense of dark soul and mystic ritual holds the whole thing together in a spellbinding fashion.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 445 - Adrian Sherwood/African Head Charge

BLUSH 005 - @jayeward

Blush aims to help soothe the queer spectrum and focus on the well-being of the community. Queer DJs are invited to submit a mix to showcase an alternative side to their music library outside of a rave and take us on a meditative journey. ✨

Notes on the mix:

"'Finding space to be totally horizontal can be difficult, this mix is a sort of gateway to that way of feeling. Ambient but with rhythm, with peaks and troughs to keep you focussed and in the game. Lots of deep listening, lo fi textures, slow arpy funks & dense devotional synths. Log on and tune out!!'"

Back before acid house changed the world, Jaye Ward was already ploughing a unique path playing weird and wonky musics of all flavours at squat parties and industrial based do’s, she flung herself whole heartedly and without concern for her safety into the oncoming tsunami of what we would end up tagging as house, techno or the multitude of varying descriptive titles it has been given and has stayed true to ‘our thing’ ever since.

Dancing wildly at dirt box, the mutoid waste parties, the hacienda, ministry of sound, tonka, moist, sabresonic set her up for the ‘90s where, while Jaye was behind the counters of a number of soho record shops during the day and doing the ambient ‘creamy meat’ show as bish on the legendary chillin’ FM pirate radio, she was often found behind the decks at the legendary WANG parties, the back room at Golden in Stoke on Trent, her residency at London’s sadly defunct END with the ‘for your pleasure’ crew and numerous long gone all nighters and late into the night dark room parties. Getting her second wind at the start of the 00’s via the ‘softmachine’ parties she ran alongside George ‘black merlin’ and Kyle & Johnny from ‘land of light’ she’s been playing regularly across the country for numerous nights such as LOVE MUSCLE & COSMIC SLOP in Leeds, HOMO BLOC & KISS ME AGAIN in Manchester and further a field as a resident at the KALA festival as well as Field Maneuvers, Love International and dimensions in Croatia. She is also the resident at long running & fiercely loyally supported Bristol party PLU, alongside Ranks which has carved out a name for interesting left of centre guests and a distinctly gnarly music policy.

As well as a bi-monthly ambient tinged ‘starmaps’ show of MUTANT RADIO Jaye also runs the long running weekly sunday night ‘Magical Real’ show on Netil Radio, from which she broadcasts a monthly dose of all things dub, disco, psychedelic, Balearic, and more.

Jaye has just released the 2nd release from DJ BSH on her own FIBS record label here >> https://fibs.bandcamp.com/

BLUSH005 - Jaye Ward

GETME! Guest Mix number one hundred and forty two comes from Ambient Babestation Meltdown, the DJ, producer and vocalist. Her EP with JBS 'Who Goes There' came out on Optimo Music last year and her next EP with Club Glow’s Borai is set to be released on Man Power’s Me Me Me imprint. Behind the decks you can find her playing everything from techno to hardcore via Italo, Electroclash and other flavours of outsider dance. A true multi-genre DJ, she loves digging for lost classics and making people viscerally lose their minds on the dance floor.

Track listing :

1. Faze Action - In The Trees (Carl Craig C1 mix) 
2. Puccio Roelens - Caravan (Panorama Channel edit)
3. Le Dust Sucker - Mandate My Ass 
4. Wind - Luxury (Juan Soto edit)
5. Phonique - The Red Dress (Tiefschwarz remix)
6. Mondee Oliver - Make Me Want You (Club Mix)
7. Artist Unknown - Deviant (DJ Bullsheet remix)
8. Heartthrob - Baby Kate
9. Ambient Babestation Meltdown & Borai - My Heart My Motherboard (unreleased)
10. Junito Perez - The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress
11. Moving Still - Haram Odyssey (VIP mix)
12. Quartzlock - No Regrets (Muscular mix)
13. Freeform Five - Perspex Sex (Ewan’s Hi-NRG mix)
14. Rework - You’re So Just Just

GETME! Guest Mix 142 : Ambient Babestation Meltdown

Lena Willikens and Moopie at A Colourful Storm, Berlin

The Phantasy Sound producer Daniel Avery joins NTS for a power hour on a late Tuesday afternoon each month. Stay tuned...
 
https://www.nts.live/shows/daniel-avery/episodes/daniel-avery-23rd-february-2024

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While the other, perhaps more well known figureheads in the first wave of Detroit techno spent the 1980s inventing new worlds to teleport to, Blake Baxter kept it down and dirty. 1988's "Sexuality", a sweat-bathed  machine funk tool, featured Baxter himself whispering as if into the ears of a potential partner on the dancefloor. It was the blueprint for Baxter's trademark style, and the blueprint for a thousand stylistic imitators. 

LDLDN compiles the best of Baxter's sensual strain of house and techno...  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/in-focus/episodes/in-focus-blake-baxter-1st-march-2024

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Central American born Silent Servant has performed worldwide in clubs from LA, Berlin to Osaka. A chance meeting with Karl O'Conner in 1999 would establish a friendship that would open the door to the Sandwell District label in 2006. Silent Servant's sound is a reinterpretation of early '80s post-punk electronics, paired with the deep, metallic sounds of Basic Channel and Downwards.

Silent Servant - Live at Honey Soundsystem [4-21-13]

multi genre weirdo dj and producer
music on @optimo-music and @ritualpoison
new ep with @borai 'human material' out on optimo music 12th april 2024
@ryewaxlondon creative director

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