03. Only Music Survive (Rayko re-edit) [K-Effect Master]

Moral Support - Living With Passion

Coming out in Jan 14 on el Diablos Social Club Recordings.

DJ Rocca and Chris Massey-Drug Chug ( Craig Bratley Remix)

Mach Mich Nicht An, Mann (Flemming Dalum & Steen Gjerulff DUB Remix)

Music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msn1ZJKWDRk

Retro Love

Enjoy my mix of @moonbootica ´s anthem and alltime classic `june` :-)

Moonbootica - June (Italo Brutalo Remix)

Moscoman's debut album, A Shot in the Light, is premiering right here on our SoundCloud. More info here: http://bit.ly/MoscomanPremiere

Listen to the album in full now and grab it on vinyl and digital via ESP Institute on 23 September

[ESP033] A Shot In The Light

A1 - Nineteen Eighty-Two

Behold, the first edit from Spec. 

Some of you may know us from our previous incarnation Geek Chic Soundsystem, but we figured geek chic is everywhere now, so time for a reboot.
New Facebook and website stuff to come soon, but in the meantime hit us up on twitter.com/we_are_spec

- TECH. SPEC. -
Peek-a-Boo has long been a favourite. I remember the first time I heard it thinking "this is nuts...", but it somehow managed to remain really accessible, almost poppy.

Part of the oddness is down to the way the track was put together, being a re-edit itself. Budgie essentially reversed, chopped and edited a loop of the brass and drum parts from "Gun", a John Cale cover they'd recorded the year before (1987). this was used as the basis for the track, with additional drums, guitar and accordian layered on top. Siouxsie's lyrics were then recorded using a selection of microphones, giving the vocal a distinctive disjointed sound. Naturally this sort of thing could be rolled out much more easily today with the average DAW setup, but the old-school approach and attention to detail mean the song still stands up today.

So why re-edit it? Basically, I wanted to be able to play it in a Spec. set, and while it kinda would've fitted as it stands it really needed a bit more oomph to sit alongside the production style of the rest of our playlists. Plus the beat needed tightening up a little to keep it crisp on modern PA systems, and a more DJ-friendly structure would be handy. Along the way it seemed to then morph into some sort of Italo-Goth-Disco hybrid. But I guess there are worse genre meldings in existence.

Hope y'like it, hope y'play it, and feedback below would be great.

- Nuff Spec. Ian


Siouxsie & The Banshees - Peek-a-Boo (Spec. Edit.)

REVIEW
After nearly a decade in the game, Andrea Rucci's Cosmic Sumo release their first-ever 'best of' compilation. Unsurprisingly, cosmic and Italo-disco vibes predominate: you won't find many cowbells, handclaps or female multi-part vocal harmonies here (though there are some). But if it's Carpenter-esque synths, druggy Afro-inspired beats, bleepy electro flourishes and a distinct whiff of mid-80s Europe you're after then you're in the right place, because here all of the above are provided in spades by the big-hitting likes of James Rod, Tulioxi and, perhaps most signficantly, Italian founding father Alexander Robotnick himself.

James Rod - Guateke Dreams (Original Mix) !!!OUT NOW!!!

DC Promo Tracks #564: "Kontemplasjon" by @boblebad1 is part of the release "The White Collection" on Eskimo Recordings @eskimorecordings  

Buy Now:  https://fanlink.to/TheWhiteCollection
Release Date: April 3rd, 2020

Ending the compilation on a sweet, sweet blissful high Eskimo turn to another Nordic star in waiting, Boblebad. Built around a simple yet instantly addictive acoustic guitar refrain and sympathetic beat, 'Kontemplasjon' subtly builds as new elements, swirling synths, softly caressing strings and additional guitar parts, glide in and out of the mix gently melting away all your troubles.

Eskimo Recordings:
https://www.facebook.com/eskimorecordings
http://www.eskimorecordings.be/
https://www.beatport.com/label/eskimo/1085

DC Promo Tracks #564: Boblebad "Kontemplasjon"

INFO: https://www.clubbingspain.com/mp3/2020/premiere-sauco-italian-stallion.html

Something Special EP

Italian Stallion

+ INFO

PREMIERE: Sauco - Italian Stallion [Espacio Cielo]

One half of Spec. (the half that doesn't go out as much, and makes tunes instead, although I can still bring it when I have to on the DJing front..)

Previously a brief flurry of internet notoriety as mashup and bootleg remixy types Lionel Vinyl and FakeID. Most recently 50% of Spec.'s previous incarnation: Geek Chic Soundsystem.

I have two hamsters.