It starts with the sound of motorbikes revving courtesy of Serpent Throne and the opening track of their soundtrack to an imaginary biker movie, and as a bonus has Satan in the title twice. Next up are Greek stoners 1000mods with the title track from their latest 7”. Hot on their heels are With from Leeds, currently unsigned this track is one of three from their debut demo that you can download for free, details on their Myspace. I love a lengthy metal workout and at 15 mins or so this is a corker. Then it’s time to pick the pace up a little with some classic sounding doom from the USA’s Egypt, the LP has amazing artwork and definitely worth picking up if you can find it. Following is more pharaoh themed fun from Shrinebuilder, Pyramids on the Moon was a definite highlight when I saw them live just before Christmas. It wouldn’t be a stoner/doom metal mix without Sleep so here they are the classic Dragonaut. Soundgarden’s version of Sabbath’s Into the Void replaces the lyrics with a protest by Chief Sealth arguing in favor of ecological responsibility. And finally perhaps my favourite Kyuss song, Freedom Run. Even in the years when I favoured other music over metal Kyuss were a band I constantly listened to and remain firm favorite. Should they ever reform properly (no Holme, no Kyuss) I’ll be down the front.

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LUBRIKATE YOUR LIVING ROOM
Episode 2 - 'Remember Yesterday' by Ilan (Night City Life)

WORDS FROM ILAN
"Didn't Time Sound Sweet Yesterday" - Scott Walker

WORDS FROM CASPER
'Remember Yesterday' is a pensive, at times almost elegiac selection of home-listening beauties which have been carefully put together and mixed (with vinyl only) by a dab-hand selector who I've had the pleasure to know for quite some time. Ilan has become known more recently for his synth-driven 'Night City Life' compilations of forgotten and obscure gems, distributed via the Spacetalk label, but we first met on or around the dancefloor of his erstwhile Hypnotic Tango events in various London basements, which he ran alongside my close friend Olly Fas. He's quietly developed a reputation over the years as somebody that goes the extra mile to source weird and wonderful music of a generally upbeat nature, which is befitting of the weird and wonderful chap with a generally upbeat nature that Ilan undoubtedly is.

As with all of the forthcoming mixes in this series, please give it a chance and listen without prejudice. There's no tracklist this time around.

💦LYLR 2💦 Remember Yesterday by Ilan (Night City Life)

Hey y’all! We’re back! This one has been a long time coming. I’m extremely excited to present to you the latest Idle Cellars mix, made by Melbourne’s Jazz-Funk-Cosmic-Disco masters Mildlife! A bit of a hail-mary pass, it was a dream to ask these guys to give us a mix for the series and I’m so happy they said yes! Kev McDowell, who sings and plays synths, put the mix together on the heels of re-starting their excellent Very Fantastic Radio podcast (which you should go subscribe to immediately) and he’s handed in a stone-cold-killer of a mix, a 90-minute journey through more genres than you can count. Which is well-Balearic in our book! 

I have been a staunch advocate of this band since hearing their defining single “The Magnificent Moon” back in 2017. Their music has been a revelation to me and, after seeing them something like five times I can safely say they are one of the best live acts in the world at the moment. Do not sleep on them, and if you haven’t heard their albums Phase, Automatic or Chorus, get thee to a record shop, stat!

Many thanks to Kev for creating a fantastic mix for us and Mildlife management Benny & Will for making it happen! 

Mike Bee
San Francisco 
July 2025

https://www.mildlife.com.au/
@mildlife


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Mr. Scruff - Live at Jaeger 05/09/2025

A one-hour trip, off the grid, drifting through the shadows.

In The Shade

01. Go Kurosawa - Autowalk 
02. Bison - Traveller
03. Torch Song - Ballad of Pearl and John
04. Hybrid Man - Eternal Nightglow
05. Alex Kassian - Trippy Gas
06. Psychederek - Thinkin’ Bout U Pt.2 (Venus)
07. ddwy - Stars Stars
08. Feater - Running Out
09. Now Always Fades - Into The Doldrums
10. Saint Etienne - Carnot Sleep 
11. Durutti Column - Nina (No Guitar Solo Edit)
12. The Verve - A Man Called Sun 
13. Ash Ra Temple - Day-Dream

In The Shade [Mix/Oct. 2025]

HYPER x KCHUNG: EP#8 feat Thomaas Banks, Privacy

Nauty boy drops 70 mins of L8 nite bruk rituals

MOURNING HAS BROKEN  vol 1.

• INTRO MEDASI  - CHILDREN  (ACAPELLA)
• SPACEK - WAKE UP
• BLAKAI  FT DEGO & BLU -  BRING IT TO ME 
• SEAN ESCOFFERY & MDCL  - NOTHING COMES EASY
• GRUDGEMONKEY & 2000BLAK FT LAINE - HAUNTING ME
• IVS / LADY ALMA - HOLD BACK
• SOS - SHINE YO LAZER
• MDCL - LOVE IS THE KEY / 
• KABUKI - TEMPEST / ANGIE STONE- I WISH (ACAPELLA)
• SIMBAD  - COME JOIN IN (ACAPELLA) / BRUK EYE - BRUK WILD
• SEIJI - LOOSE LIPS / QTIP BREATHE & STOP (ACAPELLA)
• PUPA NAS T - WORK (BOOTS)
• BUGZINTHEATTIC - ZOMBIE / IZZI DUNN - FIRE / AMIRI BURAKA - • BOODEEDA (ACAPELLA)
• MEDASI  - CHILDREN 

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Ilan is a London-based record collector, best known for curating a compilation called Night City Life, released last year on Spacetalk and the notorious Hypnotic Tango parties. He can often be found posting the artwork of obscure and under-appreciated 80s vinyl from his collection on Instagram. Whilst social distancing, Ilan has put together a vinyl-only mix for Bordello A Parigi to help ease the covid blues!

Ilan:
https://www.instagram.com/ilancitylife/

Night City Life vinyl:
https://bordelloaparigi.com/shop/vinyl/various-artists-night-city-life-compiled-by-ilan-pdahtzur-lp/

Night City Life digital:
https://spacetalkmusic.bandcamp.com/album/night-city-life-compiled-by-ilan-pdahtzur

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