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Proving that experience doesn’t mean repeating ideas, real-deal UK underground legend Warlock comes strafing into the PM+ series with some wild new styles for your hard-jacking pleasure. As Warlock, Jason Alexander has been pushing his own deep-rooted take on rave since the 90s with a particular slant towards electro, breaks and bass, but his pirate radio credentials reach back to the late 80s when it was all kicking off. 

Warlock would get a pass for just sticking to the squat-friendly, moody n’ mischievous gear he’s rolled out for years - it’s consistently excellent, after all. But here he demonstrates a razor-sharp sidestep into modernist forms which take the premise of bass and bleeps into fresh rhythmical territory. 

From the pointillist arps and nimble drum machine flaring of ‘Stinger’ to the brutally managed bass throb and spine-tingling high frequency ticklers of ‘Rush Rush’, Warlock’s gutsy sound passes through a measured amount of minimalism, nodding in the skittering patterns to footwork futurism and yet still sounding wholly schooled in the dimly lit, graffiti-caked climes of parties on the fringes of society. The unique spot where Alexander lands this fresh approach is right in the orbit of PM+ - an alarmingly natural fit for such brilliantly unnatural music. 

Written & Produced by Jason Alexander
Artwork by Håkan Ullberg
Mastering by Isle Audio

Warlock - Rush Rush [PM+ 8]

Warlock - Stinger [PM+ 8]

Warlock played on the notorious Pulse FM in the early 90s but started his pirate radio career before that by starting his own station from his university halls of residence. The main reason I wanted to talk to him was that he was involved in a studio raid in which the police and DTI broke down the studio door and confiscated his records. He’s an amazing archivist that holds memories close to his heart but is also always looking to the future for the next sound with excitement and intrigue. Back in the 90s he was lucky enough to get a test press of Rufige Crew’s seminal Terminator and we discuss what it was like playing it on Pulse FM and the interaction with the listeners. A really wonderful conversation with loads of stories and anecdotes. He’s still active and makes amazing forward thinking hardcore and techno influenced music as Hooverian Blur.

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0860.fm INTERVIEW #14 Warlock

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Warlock opened up NYE with a treat of set! Bouncing around from Garage to breaks. Wicked set to bring in the New Year! Check it!

Warlock -WCHC NYE23

Volume 4 of Warlock's 1993 series of Studio Mixes. The A Side concentrates on the dark breakbeat sound while the B Side delves into the harder techno style he was known for.

Tracklisting 

Side A

Unknown Artist ?? 0:00
Jack Smooth & Spencer T - Tell Me Something
Jack N Phil - Punishment
Tango & Fallout - Intrigue
Force Mass Motion - Esthisis
Frank De Wulf - Magic Orchestra (CJ Bolland Remix)
Bribe - Rocky
Citadel Of Kaos - Ceasefire
Scott & Keith - Deranged (Part II)
MC Lethal - Prince Of Darkness (Raw Mix)
DJ Hype - The Chopper
DJ Solo - Darkage
Liquid Aliens - Are You Sure I'll Be Ok
Defender - Feel It (Bass)
DMS - Mindwreck (Fusion Remix)
Subject 13 - Armageddon Countdown
The Possessed - Black Blood

Side B

Leo Anibaldi - 1972
Pilldriver - Impossible X-T-C
C-Tank - Holomania
Icons - K.I.C.K.
Vinyl Countdown - Paroles 1 - Dialogue Parole
Arpeggiators - Express Yourself
Mark NRG - I Like B.K.
Program 1 - Betrayer (Pow!)
KAA - Emphasis (Roadrunner Mix)
Vitamin - Alice In Donderland
Terragon - Party!
P.S.M. – Wonderland (Which Mix ??)
Tellurian - My Name Doesn't Matter
Front 242 - Religion (The Prodigy Bass Under Siege Mix)
Alien Factory - Big Brother (Vegetable Rmx)
German Division - Concerto Grosso

Warlock - '1993 Volume 4' Studio Mix - 1993 - Side A

Warlock - '1993 Volume 4' Studio Mix - 1993 - Side B

Wicked set of Hardcore, Jungle and Gabber from DJ Warlock.
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Collectors' Cuts w/ Antek featuring Warlock - 28/02/2025

I've been a fan of Warlock's productions and DJ Sets for a long time, so when I was thinking of guest mixes for BRAWLcast 400 he was at the top of my list.  A massive thanks to Jason for supplying the mix and to Roland for his persistence in making it happen.

HLRTY - Ansiogeno [Pineapple Records]
Theorist - Shoot Past [Scuffed]
Tomislav Danilo & Alexander Church  - Echoes of the Fallen [Life Scripts]
Jurango - Psi [re:lax]
Perc ft. Sissel Wincent	- Static (Peder Mannerfelt Remix) [Perc Trax]
Lechuga Zafiro - Cama Rota [TraTraTrax]
COIDO - Chapalo [YUKU]
Mattia Trani ft. 051 destroyer - Extra Hacking [trip recordings]
Borez - Point of Some Return [The Trilogy Tapes]
Nikki Nair, DJ ADHD - Uhhh [Scrap]
DJ ADHD - E2 Phone Home F.K.A UFO [Scrap]
Warlock - Flash Crash
Warlock- Balaclava
Toma Kami - SP Burst [mb studio]
Simo Cell - Clapflame [TEMƎT Music]
LDS - Zipp Prompt [Tresor]
Animistic Beliefs x Flore - Mercurated Rivers [Polaar]
Coen - Ripper [Maloca]
Maganda Shakul ft. Mesenjah - Olimba [Programmed Cell Death]
Noodles 142 - Ping Pong [2020 LDN]
Marcel Dettmann - x12 (Sherelle's x160 Remix) [Dekmatel]
R-Zac - Four [Network23 Recordings]
Warlock - Long Games
Warlock -  TR8S 160
Siu Mata & Amor Satyr - Is This All Real [Wajang]
Liliane Chlela x SNKLS - Trial [Polaar]
LDS, Jean Redondo - Stadion Progg (Jean Redondo Remix) [Tresor]

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BRAWLcast 400 : Warlock - 3/1 On The Late Runner

Take Me To The Hospital (Josh Homme &amp; Liam H's Wreckage Remix)

It's been a while, but yes finally it's a new release by myself, out as of today 27th February 2012. 

Big props to ben UFO, Stagga, Blackdown, Murderbot, Whistla, Kion, The Captain, Threnody, Brockout, In The Face, Z Shed and everyone else for supporting thus far. 

More beats coming.



01 Warlock - No Half Measures (Totter 27)

Since his acclaimed album release in 2009 with ‘When A Banana Was Just A Banana’, Josh Wink has been heavily touring and working on building a new studio. Last year he produced his greatest creation to date, a beautiful baby son. After taking some time out to enjoy his newly found fatherhood, he finally got into his brand new studio towards the end of 2012. The outcome was ‘Balls’ – a ten-minute drive of pulsing intensity bating towards a huge breakdown, unlike any of Wink’s work to date… 

“I am always surprised with what happens when I go into the studio after not being in there for a while. I feel heavily inspired to make music by all the great things I hear and from personal experiences that have occurred over the past year. I didn't expect to make a techno track. However, the grooves came quickly and naturally along with the hypnotic analog pulses. Originally I came up with the foundation of my grooves using a beta version of Ableton's Live 9. And after I constructed the fundamentals of the track- I hit record, tweaked and grooved the components live for 20 minutes, and then tightened up and edited the best parts into a sequence. Then I played out, got some new ideas from crowd interaction, and re-tweaked and made improvement.

When describing the track to Matt (Ovum label manager) I was saying that I think that you really have to have balls to play this track, as it's a little different from most of the music out there right now. The track's time couldn't be edited down any further as the story and journey wouldn't be conveyed.  So, the ten minutes is DJ friendly and I'm happy that I can express my tale. The track, usual of my work, is based on aural textures and tension. The breakdowns have changed through several attempts, and are now adjusted to drive the crowds, whether in clubs or festivals.” – Josh Wink

When you’re as iconic a figure as Josh Wink, it’s not so easy to sum up a career in a few words—but there are a couple of terms that might serve to get a handle on the seminal electronic-music producer’s lifework. One of the most apt, certainly, would be longevity. A brief scan of Wink’s mammoth résumé reveals the following: Early-’80 days as an underage mobile DJ; a major role in fostering his native Philadelphia’s burgeoning warehouse scene during the house-music explosion later that decade; name-making ’90s club hits like “Don’t Laugh,” “Higher State of Consciousness” and “I’m Ready”; a label, Ovum Recordings, that’s undisputedly one of the most essential dance-music imprints; and his current position, after all these years, as one of the scene’s most vibrant and creative DJs and producers (witness the critical success of his 2009 long-player When A Banana Was Just A Banana).


Balls Big Mix (radio edit)

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01 Warlock - No Half Measures (Totter 27)

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