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the Techno croissant Updated: 2010-02-04 01:17:00 Description: Suburban Knight – “The Art Of Stalking (Deepside Remix)” Been doing a fair bit of digging for tunes off mixtapes of late- ongoing winter bringing an onset of nostalgia. This track is a remix by Ludovic Navarre from Deepside and ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD While we're at it... Updated: 2010-01-30 21:55:00 Description: Megatonk- “Belgium” Two more from the most played mix-tape from 1992- Universe at Newport, DJ Sasha with MC Joe Peng, before the term “progressive house” was invented and when everything was fresh as a daisy :)File Downlo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD One more tune! Updated: 2010-01-30 21:58:00 Description: The Diceman- “Quad (Spookys Magi Remix)” Not the Diceman as in the Aphex Twin, but as in Colin James from Meat Beat Manifesto. A lovely little dubbed out house number…File Download (6:50 min / 16 MB)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In advance of tonight's Eno documentary... Updated: 2010-01-22 07:51:00 Description: Bang On A Can All-Stars – Music For Airports 1/2 (live) I’m very excited about the BBC4 Arena documentary on Brian Eno tonight. Eno is one of only a handful of musicians (the others including Miles Davis, John Cage, Sun Ra, Richard D Ja...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Anybody for the Keith Emerson synth sound? Updated: 2010-01-21 17:08:00 Description: Like-A-Tim – It Ain’t Perfect Till It’s Perfect Strange little track, this, primarily because it combines a minimal, D’n’B-ish techno backing with a lead synth sound from an entirely different arena – prog rock. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Going way back, and also quite deep... Updated: 2010-01-20 23:34:00 Description: that kid chris – “keep on (pressin’ on) (didn’t i show ya luv)” Excuse the long break- Must be too cold to blog or something From back in the day, when a lot of tunes had titles, plus two other things written afte...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Hit the Smiths Updated: 2009-08-24 13:45:00 Description: Aaron Lacrate and Debonair Samir feat King Slixta – “Hit The Road” A quickee post of a tune from a collection of B*more tracks that’s doing it for me at the moment- it’s off of Baltimore Crack, an LP of B*more joints w...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD No Chimps Please... Updated: 2010-01-11 15:52:00 Description: Tikkle – Bubbles (Original Mix) I can’t tell you an awful lot about this tune other than it was released on Chicago-based label House Jam Records back in 1991, it has a super-warm rolling b-line and some laid-back jazzy piano going on, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD RIP Willie Mitchell (1928-2010) Updated: 2010-01-09 08:27:00 Description: Al Green – I Didn’t Know Received the sad news earlier this week that one of THE great soul producers of all time, Willie Mitchell, had passed away aged 81. Mitchell started out as a jazz trumpeter then moved into production at the M...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tracks made using more than one synth (sorry H) Updated: 2009-09-27 21:53:00 Description: Autechre- “Eutow” I dont actually know what kit was used to create this track, but I do know that Autechre know how to use whatever kit they’ve got to produce dense and satisfying soundscapes better than most. This track is off...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Still needing some warmth... Updated: 2010-01-07 12:58:00 Description: Lenny Fontana – Spirit Of The Sun (Steve Gurley Remix) Snow covers the ground and we’re in the middle of the worst cold snap in x-amount of years, but the sun is shining here in London and it is bright out there, so this tune is less u...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Merry Christmas Everybody Updated: 2009-12-24 11:06:00 Description: Brother Typewriter – Merry Christmas Everybody Now, I must let it be said here that I’m no great fan of Christmas-themed songs in general. They’re either lame tracks by artists who are usually good, or super-lame tracks by arti...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In need of a little Body Heat... Updated: 2009-12-21 17:31:00 Description: 2 As 1 & MJ Cole – Body Heat As snow falls heavily here in London and with temperatures set to plummet over the next couple of days here’s something to warm the cockles, and hopefully a few other places too… An absolutely w...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD If you're gonna be a bear... Updated: 2009-12-17 00:14:00 Description: Grizzly Bear – “While You Wait For The Others” Had to post something from these guys, as they’ve been solidly on my playlist ever since I was somewhat randomly introduced to them on Halloween, when I saw them play at the Ba...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mark Blanco Updated: 2009-12-03 17:45:00 Description: December the 4th is the three year anniversary of the death in suspicious circumstances of a very good friend of mine, Mark Blanco. There is much I could say about the loss to me and those who loved him but more pertinent is the lack of closure ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bass Oddity Updated: 2009-11-20 21:54:00 Description: David Bowie – Crystal Japan No posts for a while so I thought I’d come through with a little something for the weekend. David Bowie is a rather divisive figure among Dilate Choonz bloggers – some of us think he’s a genius, o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD "It has always been there, you just have to discover it". Updated: 2009-11-06 19:34:00 Description: Robert Leiner – Aqua Viva I’ve been transferring a bit of vinyl to FLAC & mp3 over the last few weeks and there some great records I forgot I even had. Octaves/Tremeloes by Sonic Boom is one. Visions From the Past from Robert Leiner...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Teenage Genius Updated: 2009-10-31 11:35:00 Description: Daniel Pemberton – Phoenix A nice slice of ambient here to ease us into November, from Daniel Pemberton, who was just 16 years old when Pete Namlook’s Fax label released his debut LP Bedroom in 1994. The album was recorded in Pemberto...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD "Synth Britannia" tribute Updated: 2009-10-21 07:51:00 Description: The Human League – Flexi Disc This post was inspired by the BBC4 documentary “Synth Britannia” which aired last Friday (still available on the BBC iPlayer for UK residents) – a good documentary on the late 1970s and early 19...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Seasonal Problem... Updated: 2009-10-15 11:19:00 Description: Lego Feet (Autechre) – Leaves On The Line Continuing Hal’s Autumnal theme, here is a track taken from the very first release (in 1991) on the Manchester-based SKAM Records label from Lego Feet, an early alias of Rob Brown and Sean Bo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD suitably autumnal Updated: 2009-10-13 09:30:00 Description: Beaumont Hannant – Mind Colours Many apologies for chronic lack of postings over the last few months – been totally, completely hectic, but starting to come out of it now. Here’s an ambient effort with a rather autumnal feel from ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Goldie sounding edit Updated: 2009-10-10 17:40:14 Description: sbtrkt- “Timeless” A cheeky little lift off mad decent- and a tidy reworking of Goldie’s Inner City Life by up and coming local producer subtract one or sbtrkt for short. Keeping the soaring strings and ominous bass and adding a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Breakbeats and Pianos Updated: 2009-10-05 13:50:00 Description: Unity – Unity (Future Sound Of London Mix) I recently downloaded the original version of this track over at Work It To The Bone – a real blast from the past ‘91 uplifting house track that I hadn’t heard for ages. Highly reco...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Doing complete tracks using only one synth - (2) Updated: 2009-08-19 21:27:00 Description: Benge- 1973: Roland SH2000 For the second instalment of this series we turn to Ben Edwards, aka Benge, the founder of experimental electronic label Expanding Records. Last year Benge released “Twenty Systems”, a CD packaged in...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Shot like this could never miss! Updated: 2009-08-18 08:43:00 Description: Dr S Gachet & MC GQ – Live @ AWOL, November 1993 A special treat for you here – over an hour of top quality ‘93 uplifting hardcore from the man like Dr S Gachet. This was one of my favourite tapes back in the day and I was go...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Groovy Acid Updated: 2009-08-12 10:12:00 Description: Paisley Sq. – Transitional Phase I’ve recently been listening through some old acid compilations (as you do), and was struck by how un-dated this track sounds for something over 20 years old – although this could just be because t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dear-ly beloved Updated: 2009-07-29 20:45:00 Description: Audion – “Kisses” This track is pretty cool- reflecting the heavier end of the new “minimal” scene. It’s by Audion- an alias of Matthew Dear- who previously graced the virtual pages of DC when Squeaker posted ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Doing complete tracks using only one synth - (1) Updated: 2009-08-05 08:46:00 Description: The MS Series (Pino and Wildjamin) – Monochill This is the first in a very short series of posts exploring electronic musicians who have stripped electronic music back to its essentials, by not just using only electronic instruments to make t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Shatner's Bassoon Updated: 2009-07-23 22:29:00 Description: Roy Budd – “I Think I’m Being Followed” Following Squeaker’s Post of Goodbye Carter off Roy Budd’s soundtrack for “Get Carter”, I was reminded of how extremely groovy that soundtrack is, and resolved...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD You have to talk clearly, cos I am... Updated: 2009-07-23 23:09:00 Description: Mos Def – “Quiet Dog” A very welcome return from the very talented and nice Mos Def. The mighty Mos has been one of my favourite MCs, since I first heard him on De La’s Stakes is High LP and he continued to delight with...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Global Groove Updated: 2009-07-09 07:53:00 Description: Global Communication – The Groove (Modwheel Mix) We’ve had a request in from one of our regulars for this track, on the back of the recent Middleton/Pritchard postings (the “Mod Wheel” here is Tom Middleton). I’m more...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NOT Blanche, Rose, Sophia & Dorothy! Updated: 2009-06-25 09:23:00 Description: Golden Girls – Kinetic (David Morley Remix) This tune is tenuously linked to my recent Global Communication posting (in my mind at least) in that back in the day I had both tracks on a tape made up from my favourite tracks from the Narcosi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Barbed wire style Updated: 2009-06-25 23:00:00 Description: Major Lazer- “Can’t stop now [feat. Mr. Vegas & Jovi Rockwell]” Halfway through posting this up, the screen on my PC went purple and all crashed out…”the blue screen of death” I’d heard of, but the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD It's kind of dancehall, but it's kind of not... Updated: 2009-06-25 23:18:00 Description: Major Lazer-”Pon de floor [feat. VYBZ Kartel]” Wanted to share a second track off the Major Lazer album, and something about this one grabs me. I think it’s the drums :) Go buy it! major lazer myspace :: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Here's one for the Glasto kids Updated: 2009-06-25 23:24:00 Description: The Fall – Two Steps Back I know at least one of our intrepid bloggers is at Glastonbury this year so I wanted to post something topical – this track by The Fall is the nearest I could find. The relevant line is: “Take a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Truth & Soul of Lee Fields Updated: 2009-06-26 14:23:35 Description: Lee Fields and the Expressions- “Honey Dove” “Wow” was what I first thought when I heard this. I thought I’d heard em all, but this guy passed me by. Lee Fields has a voice pitched perfectly between the raw emoti...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Brazil from Belgium Updated: 2009-06-27 06:30:00 Description: Spectrum – Brazil Following on from the David Morley mix of Kinetic, here is one of Morley’s early productions for R&S (in conjunction with Renaat Vandepapeliere, who is somehow my “friend” on Facebook), from 1990 and...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Shades of Grey? Updated: 2009-06-28 06:30:00 Description: “E.E. Barnard’s photo of the North American Nebula, taken on September 4, 1905, illustrates what astronomers call “dark nebulosity” and what I am here calling “white darkness”. Is the phenomenon seen here the re...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bleep - the Final Frontier Updated: 2009-06-29 10:09:00 Description: Xon – Dissonance Following on from White Darkness, here’s some more from that man Richard H. Kirk, and yet another track from an old compilation LP. This is comes from 1990’s Bio Rhythm 2 LP, a compilation of bleepy techno on Net...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Chunky slice of Summery lushness Updated: 2009-06-19 09:55:00 Description: Florence and the Machine – Rabbit Heart (Leo Zero remix) I’m loving this maybe even just a little too much at the moment! I should probably know better, but its bog-standard approach of quirky female feel good vocals and liberal splash...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Drum sounds - time to roll yer own. Updated: 2009-06-20 10:00:00 Description: Reload – The Enlightenment/Event Horizon Here’s a real gem from 1993. Reload was Mark Pritchard and Tom Middleton, who have both appeared under many other guises. The USP of this project, which appeared on Infonet records, was th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mystical Communication Updated: 2009-06-22 10:32:00 Description: Mystic Institute – Ob-Selon-Mi-Nos (Global Communications Mix) Following on from Hal’s posting of Reload, here we have a track that brings together two of of Mark Pritchard and Tom Middleton’s “many other guises” &#...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Movie Soundtrack Masterpieces (3)- Dead Man's Shoes Updated: 2009-06-24 10:20:00 Description: Smog- “Vessel in vain” Not quite in keeping with the previous two postings in this vein, as these tracks were not written specifically for the movie, but near enough to give me an opportunity to put out some stuff I’ve enjoyed li...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Movie Soundtrack Masterpieces (4)- Dead Man's Shoes Updated: 2009-06-24 10:27:00 Description: Aphex Twin – “Nannou 2” This track comes at the end of the movie- difficult to say much about it without spoiling it, so I wont try, except to say that it is a very very beautiful and sad piano piece. Has anyone got as broad a ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Soundtrack for a bad day Updated: 2009-06-04 08:36:00 Description: Angelo Badalementi – I’m Hurt Bad The first in (hopefully) a series of soundtrack-related postings from me over the next two weeks. This is taken from the second CD of music from the TV series Twin Peaks which was released in the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Papa's got a brand new flu strain Updated: 2009-05-03 07:41:00 Description: Pigbag – Papa’s Got A Brand New Pigbag The recent outbreak of ‘swine flu’ had me thinking about pig-themed tracks and to be honest, I couldn’t think of many good ones. Pink Floyd’s “Pigs (Three Diffe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Pig Flu - It's Had A Remix Updated: 2009-05-04 08:16:00 Description: Sorted – Papa’s Got A Brand New Pigbag (7” Edit) Following on from Hal’s posting… There was a rave muzak cover version of Papa’s Got A Brand New Pigbag, from none-hit wonders Sorted on PWL International. Not ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sending Out A Ravesignal... Updated: 2009-05-01 16:24:00 Description: CJ Bolland – Horsepower (Original Mix) On the mighty R&S, from 1991, here we have a big Belgian Techno Anthem from the man C.J. Bolland. This tune grabs you right from the opening hoof-pounding beats, like Black Beauty galloping to the re...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD You're Just Poppin A Pill Updated: 2009-04-30 03:27:00 Description: Digital Underground – Packet Man Sex Packets were these amazing mythical pills we all believed in and wanted to get our mits on back in the early nineties when we first read the inner sleeve of Digital Underground’s “Sex Packet...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Something Blu... Updated: 2009-03-11 11:30:00 Description: Johnson & Jonson – “The Only Way” So here is some new hip hop that’s worth listening to. Californian rapper Blu saying something that means something over a well crafted soul inflected track produced by longtime collab...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD something old... Updated: 2009-03-11 11:45:00 Description: Lone Catalysts – “due process (ft. talib kweli & rubix)” So this is some quite old hip hop, not what I would call “old school”- that’d be Rakim, Run DMC, EPMD and Public Enemy – and certainly not pre-h...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Be careful when the mike is switched on... Updated: 2009-02-06 09:59:00 Description: Christian Bale vs Microsoft Songsmith – Nice Guy The novelty of Microsoft Songsmith is beginning to wear a bit thin for me after only a few days of experimentation (an attempt at an acid-jazz remix of Joey Beltram’s ‘Ene...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Alboy discovers the rings of jeff mills Updated: 2009-01-15 02:02:00 Description: X-103-“Thera” and“Eruption”Prompted by my weekly broadcast from HQ atTresor, on stardate 15.12.08,Probe Alboy01was plotted on a trajectory to planet ICA to collect data from the audio/visual transmission of X-102’sX102 D...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Deeds not words! Updated: 2009-01-16 17:36:44 Description: Combi–It A LateHurrah for the Climate Suffragettes!Last year, I came back quite bruised from theClimate Rushon Parliament– the 100 year anniversary of the suffragettes storming the House of Commons to demand the vote.Last Monday, I went t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Some short but danceable material for the New Year Updated: 2009-01-02 11:55:00 Description: Brother Typewriter vs Shifting Buffalo – Freq Show Happy new year kids. For the first post of the year I thought I would post a thing I was working on last month in the Burning Lodge. It’s essentially a remix of my friend a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Limb by Limb Updated: 2008-12-25 19:10:00 Description: Does the world need another Limb by Limb remix? Proabably not, but the a cappella does fit the fantastic Plastic Little (I’m not a thug) instrumental like a glove and…err…it is christmas? Part 3 in a series of 6 edits by me. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cold Rock the Party Updated: 2008-12-16 01:58:00 Description: File Download (6:12 min / 12 MB)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Diverse, Lyrics Born and Ernest Ranglin - Explosive Updated: 2008-12-18 18:56:19 Description: PT II another dilate exclusive…File Download (3:44 min / 7 MB)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fun with sci-fi samples and a feedback loop Updated: 2008-11-23 23:21:00 Description: Brother Typewriter – Spock’s Brain From the continuing monthly adventures of the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tak(ei) War, by William Shatner Updated: 2008-10-25 07:35:00 Description: The Wedding Present – Shatner Taking a chance to post some topical indie today. The Wedding Present came out of Leeds in the late 1980s combining David Gedge’s unique lyrical insights with a wall of guitar sound. John Peel was a ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD More bargain bin booty Updated: 2008-10-07 21:26:00 Description: Barbara Mason – Another Man Yet another nugget of €1 goodness from the Dutch vinyl crawl. This came out in 83 on West End records, and the backing track consists of a pulsing, metronomic electro beat, with some crazy electro-funk ke...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Black Friday (and Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday...) Updated: 2008-10-10 11:26:00 Description: Steely Dan – Black Friday As stock market indices continue to tumble, here come 70s intellectual rock-jazzers Steely Dan with a typically opaque lyric about a guy who escapes a stock market crash (“watching the grey men dive from...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A little fun with polyrhythmic 303s Updated: 2008-10-14 06:44:00 Description: Mike Dred – Oxycute First off, big props to Alboy for reminding me about Mike Dred a couple of weeks back. According to his site, Dred was described by the Rough Guide to Techno (is there really such a thing? Wow) as “the Jimi He...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD RIP Alton Ellis Updated: 2008-10-14 17:57:00 Description: Alton Ellis – I’m Just A Guy Tommy Squeaker told me today that reggae singer Alton Ellis died last week. I missed this news at the time but couldn’t let his death pass without posting a couple of his tunes as I’ve long been ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD RIP Alton Ellis pt 2 Updated: 2008-10-14 21:33:00 Description: Alton Ellis – Live & Learn Part 2 of my own small tribute. Alton Ellis’ smooth vocal tones grace another classic Studio One rhythm. A killer combination. Buy it at Selector's Choice - a reggae treasure trove. :: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ursine Sunshine Updated: 2008-10-15 14:30:24 Description: Richard T. Bear – Sunshine Hotel (just walk on in) This got a spin last Sunday at the Horse Meat Disco, and also features on Filthy Luka’s contribution to DJ History’s monthly Mystery Mix series that you can download from here....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Levi Stubbs R.I.P. Updated: 2008-10-20 20:16:00 Description: The Four Tops – If I Were A Carpenter This is part one of my little tribute to Levi Stubbs who passed away at the weekend. This is my favourite Four Tops track, released in 1967, a cover of a Tim Hardin song. The original is so beautif...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Levi Stubbs R.I.P. Part Two Updated: 2008-10-20 20:34:00 Description: Billy Bragg – Levi Stubbs’ Tears For part two, I just had to post this. I know its not the usual Dilate kinda thing but I thought it was appropriate under the circumstances! I have to confess I just love Billy (BTW Hal knows all ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD "Can You Call Bill Oddie and..." Updated: 2008-05-14 11:02:00 Description: Brother Typewriter – The Sanctuary Apologies for lack of posts in the last couple of months – things have just been increbily hectic. Here’s another one in the occasional series of East Anglian-themed ambient releases fr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bit of disco, bit of climate change Updated: 2008-05-06 13:46:09 Description: Gino Soccio – You Move Me A mid paced, funked up groover from Gino’s classic 82 Face to Face album… have been relistening to this through fresh ears after it was used by Mauric Fulton to open his Future Boogie mixtape that I ha...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Acid Reign Updated: 2008-05-06 16:10:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Acid Communion Updated: 2008-05-04 04:45:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Encore: Just One More Piano Tune! Updated: 2008-04-11 15:56:00 Description: Awesome 3 – Don’t Go Due to popular demand (ta, Anthony :o) let’s have just ONE MORE TUNE!... ...and as the house lights come up on the wide-eyed and sweaty crowd of ravers, whistles are blown and hands are clapped, and the open...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD One Heck Of A Fela Updated: 2008-04-12 21:22:00 Description: Fela Kuti – Water No Get Enemy A little something from Afro Beat legend, activist and general dude Fela Kuti. This tune typifies all that is great about his music. Tony Allen’s percussion is rock solid and the horns are rip roaring. T...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A PR Job Updated: 2008-04-12 21:51:00 Description: Pete Rock & InI – Grown Man Sport A genius sampling of ‘Water Get No Enemy’ (see below). You expect nothing less from Pete Rock. This features on the album ‘Center of Attention’ which I have mentioned before on thi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Moulton gold Updated: 2008-04-14 11:40:00 Description: Loose Change – Straight From The Heart I first heard this a few weeks ago on a Maurice Fulton ‘mixtape’ (as everyone seems to be calling them these days) on Future Boogie, which is alas no longer available, but there are still ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A change is as good as a holiday Updated: 2008-04-15 11:56:00 Description: Change – Lover’s holiday Very funky, million selling, boogie tune from 1980’s Glow of Love album from Change – the Chic-influenced, Italian-American band whose other singles from the first album, The Glow of Love (which i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Finale: You Dream Of Heavenly Pianos Updated: 2008-04-11 04:43:00 Description: Sunshine Productions – Above The Clouds ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Piano That Makes You Feel Good Updated: 2008-04-11 04:44:00 Description: Bassheads – _Who Can Make Me Feel Good (Original Mix) ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Piano More Powerful Than You Can Possibly Imagine Updated: 2008-04-11 04:45:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Italian Piano [3] Updated: 2008-04-07 04:45:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Italian Piano [2] Updated: 2008-04-07 04:46:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Italian Piano [1] Updated: 2008-04-07 04:47:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The House Piano [3] Updated: 2008-04-08 04:43:00 Description: Marshall Jefferson – Move Your Body (The House Music Anthem) ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The House Piano [2] Updated: 2008-04-08 04:44:00 Description: Volcano – Let Your Body Be Free (Vocal Mix) ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The House Piano [1] Updated: 2008-04-08 04:45:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD RIP Klaus Dinger - an obituary for gonzoid rock'n'roll Updated: 2008-04-08 21:48:00 Description: A few days ago I received from Kevvy K the sad news that Klaus Dinger had died of heart failure aged 61. Dinger was half of classic ‘Krautrock’ duo Neu! with Michael Rother. Neu! played a kind of trance-rock music, in some ways similar...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Progressive Piano [3] Updated: 2008-04-09 04:43:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Progressive Piano [2] Updated: 2008-04-09 04:44:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Progressive Piano [1] Updated: 2008-04-09 04:45:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The dark side of desire Updated: 2008-03-28 09:04:00 Description: Lenny Williams – Please Don’t Tempt Me My levels of weekend excitement are mounting at the prospect of Maurice Fulton and many others playing at the Godfather of Disco after-party this Saturday. Here’s a little something height...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD More From Ron Updated: 2008-02-16 21:22:00 Description: Ron Trent – Making Love After the Double K posted ‘Altered States’ by Ron Trent a short while ago, I was moved to hunt down a vinyl copy. The original release goes for lots of money, but there’s a great double 12” rel...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD You're mine, you're mine you're.... Updated: 2008-02-15 15:33:00 Description: Krush – Walking On Sunshine (Trance Mix) Q. Cheesy? A. Certainly! Q. A bit weird? A. Well I think so – something about this tune disquiets me slightly. Q. O.T.T. delivery of what are frankly prett...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD My god, it's full of stars! Updated: 2008-02-07 00:09:00 Description: Sub Sub – Space Face I’ve been away for a while and there’s little good reason for it, but that’s as much dwelling as we all need so I’ll get on with the business. Earlier this week on the mighty DJ History Forum som...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Houseful Soul Updated: 2008-02-07 21:30:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Whitney with your rhythm stick Updated: 2008-02-07 22:53:00 Description: Whitney Houston – Love Will Save The Day (Jellybean & David Morales Classic 1987 Underground Mix) Although Whitney has graced these pages a couple of times in bootleg forms, I think this might be the first time we have had an entirety ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Poland's Finest Updated: 2008-01-28 21:04:00 Description: Michal Urbaniak – Atma Tomorrow To the best of my knowledge, we have never had any Polish Jazz Fusion on the DC website (in fact, I have just realised we don’t even have jazz in our list of categories). Clearly this state of affairs ca...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD One from before 'Sven' meant a dodgy football manager... Updated: 2008-01-30 22:54:00 Description: Sven Väth – Drifting Like Whales in the Darkness There are many albums from ambient techno’s halycon days of the early 90s which I was simply too poor to buy back in those college years (not being either a drug dealer or a t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rooty Tooty Rainbow Man Updated: 2008-02-02 05:44:00 Description: Rooty Tooty Manuva’s True Skool over Busy P’s Rainbow Man… Seems to be quite few French people knocking about around here these days , they love this filthy euro-electro. Well some of them. Busy P's myspace :: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bari Manitalo Updated: 2008-02-04 21:27:00 Description: Baricentro – Tittle Tattle A tasty slice of Italo goodness from 1983, with catchy synth riffs and jerky funk riffs, and poptastic vocals. Apparently this was a staple on the floors of both Zanzibar and the Paradise Garage. Its Dilated Ch...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Pure Chicago Goodness Updated: 2008-02-05 11:24:00 Description: Ron Trent – Altered States So I just spent half an hour or so sorting out a posting of the Carl Craig “East Side Mixx” of this track from 1992, wrote a whole lot of blurb about it and then finished off by saying that you should a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD "Gonna crash.... Gonna DIE..." Updated: 2008-02-05 21:07:00 Description: Loop – Rocket USA Something a little different for ya now… Loop sit close to Little Feat in my record collection, a clear case of opposites attracting. I was putting some Feat back in the rack a while back and noticed Loop’...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Son And Heir for The Double K! Updated: 2008-01-22 19:32:00 Description: LTJ Bukem – Atlantis (I Need You) I know, I know I haven’t posted in over a month and you’ve missed me. Apologies for the break in Double K service recently, but its been a busy time over at Double K Towers due to the arrival on...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #2 in the continuing 'Suffolk Ambient' series... Updated: 2008-01-23 22:53:00 Description: Brother Typewriter – Floating Off the Coast of Lowestoft Another track from the Burning Lodge speed-composition stable, following last year’s Rendlesham 1980. The vast majority of the tracks I’ve produced in these sessi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Strutting their punky stuff Updated: 2008-01-26 09:44:00 Description: Shriekback – My Spine is the Bassline A nifty new compilation has caught my eye – Strut records, who used to put out some great Africa-flavoured collections some years back, is back in business, and has kicked things off with Disco, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Something I got for Xmas... Updated: 2008-01-10 19:40:00 Description: The Black Dog – Seer and Sages Happy New Year everybody – I’m gonna try and post tunes at a slightly faster rate this year than last (i.e. more than once every 3 months would be good.) This particular track comes from a CD ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Its The Name of the Game Updated: 2008-01-10 22:03:00 Description: Raymond Scott – Lightworks I find this tune both sweet and slightly disturbing at the same time. You wouldn’t normally hear this sugary Broadway-style vocal set to electronic music, but Raymond Scott doesn’t seem to have been cons...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Madness of Markowski Updated: 2008-01-12 09:29:00 Description: Vincent Markowski – The Madness Of Moths An excellent, edgy, anxious but still very floor-friendly slice of distinctive electro-breakbeat, augmented with bongos and cowbells, that came out on the ever-excellent DC Recordings (no, nothing ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ooh I like your... Updated: 2008-01-14 11:32:00 Description: Melba Moore – Magic Touch An irresistably soaring Northern Soul cut from the 60s, that apparently didn’t see the light of day until the 80s, and one fan-site claims that was THE tune of 1986. I tracked this down after a hot tip on fav...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Black Gold - C'mon Stop Updated: 2007-12-27 07:48:00 Description: Black Gold – C’mon Stop Another classic track from Prelude, which came close to ruling the roost from 76 till it’s close in 86. This is prime example of the inter-genre collapsing going on in 83, with elector, disco and italo soun...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Unto them a child is born! Updated: 2007-12-31 10:00:00 Description: Noze – Remember love This goes out as a big shout out to Mrs Double K and the Double K who brought forth a big, gorgeous, bouncing, baby boy on Christmas Day. He’s a bit of a whopper at 10 lbs 5 oz at birth, and by all accounts, it was ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Edits of the year (3) Updated: 2007-12-31 10:01:00 Description: Les Edits du Golem – Pyramide If the edits in 2007 at times were a bit too profilagate, with every Tom, Dick and Harriet slapping on a beefier beat to the Salsoul back catalogue, there were the occasional flashes of brilliance of those who...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Edits of the year (2) Updated: 2007-12-31 10:14:00 Description: Jackson jones – I Feel Good Put Your Pants On (Pilooski Edit) 2007 was a big, big year for Parisian Pilooski, apart from a string of choice and very limited edits on the Dirty Edits series, masses of remix work and some original production...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Edits of the year (1) Updated: 2007-12-31 10:21:00 Description: Runaway – Ain’t Afraid To Beg (Wurst edits) So, I was compiling a mental list of what had tickled my fancy the most in 2007, and it was turning out to be all edits. I don’t know if this is testament to a) the quality of the ori...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Happy New Year Updated: 2008-01-03 10:18:00 Description: Kenny Dixon Jr – January I meant to post this last January but didn’t get round to it. Now now the time has come again and this time I’ve seized it. I’m a sucker for warm jazz chords in my House and Hip Hop and this is what ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Something's Burning Updated: 2007-09-28 21:21:00 Description: Brother Typewriter – Rendlesham 1980 Finally I’ve got my act together and managed to complete a track of ‘electronic listening music’ (well, if a treated electric guitar counts as ‘electronic’...) It ha...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Big J's Beautiful Biggie Beta Band Blend Updated: 2007-02-20 15:34:00 Description: Fuck up the party before it even start – Biggie & The Beta Band This should have been done years ago, the a cappella from Biggie’s “Bullshit and Party” was one of his early big solo tunes appearing on the “WhoR...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Massaged message Updated: 2007-01-29 22:58:00 Description: jaydee and grandmaster flash–“e = the message squared”The track on this mash up isJ Dilla’se=mc2, off the recent BBE releasethe Shining– a compilation of Dilla instrumentals. It has all his late lamented style- a bass-l...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Diva O'Riley Updated: 2006-10-18 23:09:35 Description: Not the first time The Who has been featured here on DC, but not quite like this. I’ve had this a cappella since I started DJing and I think I have finally found it’s bastard pop home. Not a finished tune, kinda en route to being a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD On All Fours - Tumblekool and the Cherrry Bbomb Updated: 2006-10-21 02:03:00 Description: So ive journeyed over to london town for the anarchist bookfair, the main attraction being that Kevvy K is taking me to It Came From the Sea tomorrow night. Im going along with an old mate of mine, Tumblekool, a resident of Dalston. Tonight he’...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rough and ready... Updated: 2006-10-05 23:43:00 Description: I haven’t done this for a while. Have a few beers, attack the old wheels of steel with drunken enthusiasm and post the results, throwing caution to the wind… The first is the DFA remix of Slide In by Goldfrapp, the second Cobblestone Ja...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD spanking lion Updated: 2006-09-22 16:22:00 Description: yabby you + smith & mighty vs spank rock & amanda blank -”bump vs conquering lion [alcapella]” The DC Homegrown productions are coming thick and fast recently, one way and another Here’s another from me… Availin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD message orbit Updated: 2006-09-19 04:06:26 Description: Sorry…no excuse for this one other than the sheer brilliance of the two tunes invoved. I don’t really need to say anything about The Message and The Double K has already introduced Speedy J’s fantastic “De-Orbit”. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Houston, we have a problem Updated: 2006-09-14 22:13:00 Description: It’s not flat beat but it’s ok – Whitney Houston v. Mr Oizo As promised the other week, here’s that Basement Jaxx inspired Whitney/Mr Oizo mashup. Flat Beat still sounds great – glad that I’ve been reminded to di...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Understanding Microphone Mathematics... Updated: 2006-09-11 13:07:00 Description: “turn the bizness up a little”- ty vs. de la soul [alcapella] Aha- the server limit has been lifted! To mark the occasion, here is a special DC homegrown creation that’s hot off my platters- a mash up of de la soul’s ̶...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Potty Mouth Updated: 2006-08-29 19:21:19 Description: Ectomorph “Parallax View” vs Amanda Blank “Bump” I’d just like to make it clear that I in no way condone this type of gutter-mouthed filth from baltimore crony Amanda Blank. I used it twice in this so you can really...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD one milkshake (amerie vs. kelis) Updated: 2006-08-14 23:00:00 Description: “one milkshake” – kelis vs amerie [alcapella] I’m prompted to post this little mash-up of mine by my colleague kevvy k’s one thing version earlier this blog. It may be a little old hat and a little off key in places,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Strictly Jazz. Nice. Updated: 2006-06-29 17:14:00 Description: GU – “S.J.U.” GU is Glenn Underground, another of those big fellas out of Chicago. This is a mid nineties second wave release on Cajual, the label set up and run by Cajmere (AKA Green Velvet in non-Green haired maniac performance ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What's the time, Mister Wolf? Updated: 2006-06-14 15:59:00 Description: Squeaker – “Mister Wolf” Another rough and ready production from the squeaker studios. This was cobbled together a good few years ago now. I really need to get the equipment up and running again. The best thing about this is the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Four for one (and one for all) Updated: 2006-06-05 17:00:00 Description: Here’s a little medley of some recently purchased tunes that I did at the end of last week. Rather than post stuff separately, thought I’d give you a taste of a few together, seamlessly mixed for your pleasure. ;-) The first is the Tom ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Gas Giant - The Soul Mines of Jupiter Updated: 2006-05-15 11:27:00 Description: …………It has been known since the earliest journeys to the outer realms, that Jupiter contained vast quantities of funk in thick seams deep beneath the storm clouds we see from earth. Scientist have since discovered that, when e...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Non-stop ticking just like a timebomb Updated: 2006-04-24 01:03:00 Description: Walk like a champion. Buju vs Four Tet vs Madvillain. Jesus, it’s taken me 25 attempts to get this posted, not at all sure it’s worth the effort. Somewhat cathartic getting this tune out of my head and up here on this here board. I...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wouldn't mind to see you get nudie Updated: 2006-04-24 01:35:00 Description: Get Low – Four Tet vs Elephant Man More of the same, actually more Four Tet, this time “as serious as your life” is the instrumental and the vocal is the lispy elephant man, so called because his nose is actually over a foot long....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Scoobie-snacks... Updated: 2006-04-29 01:47:00 Description: DJ Shaggy- Rhode Island Here’s a fine drum n bass outing from dilated choonz associate DJ Shaggy- nicely detuned but melodic synths, fat breaks, snappy drum lines and obligatory rolling bass, it’s a quality production all round! Shag...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Like a fool I'm in a cage Updated: 2006-05-02 12:39:00 Description: Trapped All Over – Colonel Abrahams vs 3 Chairs Just a bit of fun, courtesy of me. 80s soulboy Colonel Abrahams over the top of a 3 Chairs tune, All Over which is on the flip of the EP featuring 3 Chairs Theme as posted on this blog way back....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Non-stop ticking just like a timebomb Updated: 2006-04-24 01:03:00 Description: Walk like a champion. Buju vs Four Tet vs Madvillain. Jesus, it’s taken me 25 attempts to get this posted, not at all sure it’s worth the effort. Somewhat cathartic getting this tune out of my head and up here on this here board. I...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wouldn't mind to see you get nudie Updated: 2006-04-24 01:35:00 Description: Get Low – Four Tet vs Elephant Man More of the same, actually more Four Tet, this time “as serious as your life” is the instrumental and the vocal is the lispy elephant man, so called because his nose is actually over a foot long....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Another Alcapella... Updated: 2006-04-20 13:00:00 Description: “fuck you, liquid swords…” – gza vs pharoah monche mash up [alcapella] “Liquid Swords” by GZA is the track throughout, from his 1995 album of the same title- I left in the intro (from Shogun Assassin), cos itR...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD to smoke or not to smoke... Updated: 2006-04-16 23:10:00 Description: “get em high/stop smokin that shit”- kanye west, talib kweli & mos def vs kmd quick mash up for ya… fantastic (if slightly slack) synchopated flow from the boys, fat backtrack from the legendary kmd- and an amusing coincid...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD We're All Winning Updated: 2006-04-07 07:12:00 Description: While we’re on a rocking out tip… I got an e-mail this morning from a mate called Joel who I shared a flat with about 14 years ago – he’s in a band and they’ve recorded a World Cup Anthem. This isn’t the kind o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Don't you wanna dance? Updated: 2006-04-03 21:30:13 Description: leftfield vs whitney- “not forgotten (that you want to dance with somebody)” [alcapella version] Right then- if we’re gonna be posting from the damn 1980’s all the damn time, let’s have a bit of Whitney! Actually thi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sonic Battery Alpha Updated: 2006-02-21 16:00:00 Description: After leaving the trans-audio‘hyper-realm’ the crew of SSS Dilate discovered they had warped into an uncharted section of the galaxy. Audio range scanning revealed an intricate web of sentient dark energy had ensnared the tune-travellers...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD |
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