Thanks to everyone who came to the Lock Tavern on Thursday - was alot of fun after the chaos that was the beginning of the night.

Here's a list of records that got played by myself....

First set...

Panda Bear - Take Pills (Paw Tracks)
Hatchback - Closer Together (Thisisnotanexit)
Art Of Noise - Moments In Love (ZTT)
OMD - Talking Loud And Clear (Extended Version) (Virgin)
Farah - Law Of Life (Italians Do It Better)
Lindstrom - Let It Happen (Azuli)
Binary Chaffinch - False Energy (Dissident)
Dolly Parton - Jolene (Peter Visti Edit) (Mindless Boogie)
The Belle Stars - The Clapping Song (Stiff)

Second set...

Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough (Live)
ME - Rnb Junkie (Golf Channel)
Trusme - Nards (Stilove4music)
Fleetwood Mac - Tusk (Warner Bros.)
Jonathan Richman - Egyptian Reggae (Beserkely)
Jonathan Richman - Roadrunner (Beserkely)
The Monks - Monk Time (Israphon)
Chairmen Of The Board - Everybody Party (All Night) (Invictus)

Also there is now a new Thisisnotanexit Records myspace page - and now has a music player. I'll be previewing new material on there so get yourself over there and friend the label up as I'll be updating that page rather than the old one from now on...

http://www.myspace.com/thisisnotanexitrecords

Tonight Thisisnotanexit presents.... a night of musical entertainment at the Lock Tavern in Chalk Farm London. Its free entry and will feature the marvellous live talent of They Came From The Stars I Saw Them along with DJ sets from Sculpture and Horton Jupiter from the band and Simon A. Carr from Thisisnotanexit. Did I mention it was free?

Also, this week has seen an absolute flurry of amazing records hit the shops, here's what damaged my bank account this week (and which you should all check out straightaway!).

1. Osborne - Outta Sight (Spectral) 12"

Todd Osborne returns to Spectral with this little beauty - stuttered vocals, a disco bassline, and paradise garage piano. A groove and a half. And if the original doesn't hit you the remix by Luke Vibert will!

2. Skream - Sub Island (Souljazz White Label) 12"

Dubstep continues to surprise. Skreams album didn't do too much for me but this THIS is seriously good. There's not too much to it - a transmat early 90s melancholic piano fades in and out of the mix and a sub bassline shakes the speakers to absolute bits! The most exciting dubstep record - dubstep go minimal and oh my if Villalobos isn't wetting himself over this one he will be!

3. Dissident 12" promos

Little is known about these but three releases by Dissident Distribution sloped into the shops this week - apparently the work of Chrome Hoofs drummer - and super limited to 100 copies of each. Cue a mass online free for all. The first by Binary Chaffinch takes inspiration from !!!'s Me and.... and grooves along for 10 minutes. The other two by Gatto Fritto and Giorgio Carpenter are quality italo influenced disco. All 3 of them are worth hunting out. Don't sleep.

4. M E - R N B Junkie (Golf Channel)

Another limited to 100 copies record - this is a re-edit of a Janet Jackson tune as featured on the Lindstrom & Thomas essential mix. So yes its good. I know its JJ but seriously this is killer.

5. Firecracker EP

Picked up and raved about by Piccadilly and Yermam this is a funky boogie disco tune with stop start vocals. Picking up on pieces of Escort and Metro Area mixed with Theo Parrish this sounds like sunshine (if the sunshine hadn't disappeared again....)

Anyways I'll be playing these tonight probably so if you come down its a little taster of stuff I'll be playing....

The talk around town this weekend has been the mention of the Prins Thomas Discomiks of Hatchbacks White Diamond which was in Fridays Film & Music Section of The Guardian! Unbelievably it was featured in the weekly F&M playlist by Alexis Petridis - and for those that don't know he is a bit of a harsh critic and known for basically not liking, well, not alot really. Anyways here's what it said:

"Just when you despaired of ever hearing a 17 minute long Norwegian blissed out cosmic disco epic, remixer Prins Thomas takes on the debut single by Californian producer Hatchback with deliriously exciting results."

So there you go Thisisnotanexit Records releases are now being talked about in the national press. Never thought it'd happen with a 17 minute remix but there you go...!

Hatchbacks mate The Sorcerer also gives a mention to the White Diamond release in this weeks One Week To Live magazine so slowly but surely the White Diamond message is spreading.

I went record shopping and picked up the new record by OSBOURNE on Spectral - definitely worth checking out (plus there's a Luke Vibert remix on there too). I also grabbed the Al Usher release on Ewan Pearsons new label, the Padded Cell remix of Future Loop Foundation, the two new Clone releases - one featuring a Prins Thomas remix and the other being the new Bangkok Impact track Missionary On Mars - both absolutely killer tracks.

Weekend listening has been around sorting my record box for this Thursdays DJ Set at the Lock Tavern - but on the stereo has been some old DFA (Black Dice - Endless Happiness (EYE Remix) @ 33rpm!!!!!) plus the new Bo'tox track which has been licensed to DFA - BABYLON BY CAR (seriously good it is), Rubies - The Keys (Studio Remix), The Mute Audio Documents Box Set, Scotty Coats - Doublefisted (forthcoming on Rong), Stateless - Prism (Prince Language Dub Remix), the new King Kong Foo releases (which I'm gonna write about in more detail in the next few days as the next 2 releases are really REALLY good), Robag Wruhmes - My Gloomy Head (jazzy minimal balearic??!!!), the Monolake remix of Surgeon, and finally David Morales remix of Shabba Ranks - Mr. Loverman! SHABBA!

Well, I did tell you they were limited. There may be some tears from people over the next few days as the 50x Hatchback 12"s that were on sale at Phonica have SOLD OUT! Yes, in the space of 3 days they've all been snapped up. An additional 15x copies will be going into Phonica on Thursday - and I have the final 5x copies sat here. So, if you want one you best be quick!!!

Thisisnotanexit got a little mention in this months hip US Music Magazine Xlr8r - you can download it for free or I've included the feature below. Its illegible but you can just about make it out.... head over to here and download it eh?

http://www.xlr8r.com/topstories/2007/07/xlr8r_109_now_on_sale.php



Over and out - and remember the space rocket of future music leaves soon.

A quick one - but there are 100 very limited white label 12" promos of Hatchbacks White Diamond (featuring the Prins Thomas Discomiks) now available! How do I get one I hear you ask? Well, one of two ways:

1. From the rather marvellous Phonica record shop in London:

http://www.phonicarecords.co.uk/detail.aspx?ID=23055

2. Or alternatively directly from Thisisnotanexit HQ - I haven't had the chance to get these up on the official site as there aren't many available - so instead email me at simon.thisisnotanexit@gmail.com to reserve one and I'll then tell you how to pay for it. First come first served!

The official release date isn't until September so if you want one before everyone else then jump to it!!

Oh yeah and if you own an mp3 from one of the blogs that leaked it make sure you now buy a copy as the tracks have now been mastered and sound great LOUD!!!

I've been rather busy recently - and my laptop is on holiday at the moment so I have no computer access at home. I will be back blogging full time next week honest - hopefully the Thisisnotadisco mix is keeping you busy.

In the meantime I have bits and pieces of news:

1. Kid 606 is going to remix the Sculpture single SCRAM which is due out later this year - good news!

2. I may also be able to announce a couple of new things that will be added to the release schedule - both killer - you'll just have to wait a little bit longer for me to give you the full details...

3. Hatchback White Labels available THIS WEEK! Phonica will have 50x copies later this week so watch out for that. There'll be an additional few available directly from the Thisisnotanexit webstore too. Either or get one fast before the official release in September. As Ewan Pearson says in his new chart "Fuck me this is special.."

Over and out until next week when service will be resumed.

I finished a mix a couple of weeks ago which you can download from here:

http://www.zshare.net/audio/2322478d5e9ca9/

THISISNOTADISCO MIX (84 mb 90 Mins 58 Seconds)

1. Hatchback - White Diamond
2. Lindstrom & Solade - Let's Practice (Wade Nicholls Dub)
3. Frank Helby - Tuislangboogie
4. Indeep - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (Mirage Remix)
5. Ilija Rudman - UMMA
6. Faze Action - Stratus Energy
7. Emperor Machine - Who You?
8. Prince - Controversy
9. Front 242 - Circular Motion (The Delicate Genius Edit)
10. Zombi - Sapphire
11. Efdemin - La Ratafia
12. Pantha Du Prince - Saturn Strobe
13. Polmo Polpo - Requiem For A Fox
14. The Field - Over The Ice
15. Gui Boratto - Beautiful Life

ENJOY!

Professor Genius has been overplayed by myself via myspace recently after discovering him via the Italians Do It Better page (as they've signed him). Across The Spree is an awesome track and I was expecting to have to wait AGES to get hold of a copy but it turns out the Prof. Genius has made a CD compliation of his tracks available via his Tropical Computer System page - at £6.26 to get a copy to the UK its a total bargain! I'll report back once I've heard the cd (as I only ordered it today!) but judging by the myspace material its gonna be special. Deep 70s goblin / emperor machine / italian disco - tasty.

Professor Genius - La Grotta (Demo)

http://www.sendspace.com/file/am0dj1

CD available to buy from here:

http://www.tropicalcomputersystem.com/

There's a nice feature on They Came From The Stars I Saw Them in this months FACT Magazine - its free so go and get a copy! Hatchback is mentioned in the singles section (again) too.

Tomorrow I will mainly be dancing my ass off to the robotic duo that is Daft Punk. Having never seen them (I know, the shame) I am rather excited about this. Hopefully the live show will be as exciting as the pyramid they played on across last years festivals - have had The New Wave on repeat this afternoon in anticipation. Chances are they won't play it but still, its psyching me up for the Daft guys showing Ed Banger what French techno REALLY sounds like.

Records on the turntable this weekend:

Aril Brika - Groove Le Chord 12"

Antena - The Boat (Chromatics Remix) 12"

This is Rong CD

The Liars - The Liars CD

Tigersushi Dirty Space Disco 12"

Burial - Ghost Hardware 12"

Pharaohe Monch - Body Baby (An Optimo Espacio Remix) 12"

Hawkwind - Space Ritual Double LP

OMD - Architecture & Morality LP

Antifamily - Antifamily CD

Tik & Tok - The Garden 12"

Ali Love - Secret Sunday Lover (Playgroup Vocal and Instrumental Remixes) CD

Siobhan Donaghy - Don;t Give Up (Carl Craig Vocal Remix) 12"

Have a good one people.

I read about Black Affair in the latest issue of FACT Magazine and was immediately intrigued so I headed over to the myspace page to see what all the fuss was about. I was immediately smitten with the first track Sweet and what do you know its a free download and at 192 kps too! Woohaa! I even got a bit more excited than I should have done when I relaised they were unsigned - so of course I got in touch! Anyways seems my excitement was short lived as a deal is about to be done. Anyways here's a link straight to Sweet if you're lazy, otherwise head over to the Black Affair page and check out the rest of the stuff (its one of the Beta Bands new projects so you know the quality is going to be high - think more dancefloor / Hot Chip / NYC 80s disco influenced).

Black Affair - SWEET

http://www.sendspace.com/file/sfhaba

http://www.myspace.com/blackaffair

I know everyone slags off myspace and is now registering for the rather silly facebook (brilliant I can 'poke' you and then you can 'poke' me back oh jolly capers hows about I write on your wall fantastique) but recently I've been sending out promo packs to DJs via the wonderful world of myspace - and its so simple - and guess what they actually respond within 24 hours. I salute myspace for this wonderful communication aspect!

The god of minimal Mr. Villalobos has returned this past week with another EPIC and I mean 20 minutes and 43 seconds of EPIC-ness and a track called Encuentro Latinoamericano De La Soledad. Don't know when its coming out or on what label or too much to be honest but I reckon you're gonna be hearing it alot this summer! There is also a collaboration with Jay Haze coming soon too which is apparently their 'Ibiza track' whatever that means. Still, it won't stop me being excited when I finally get to hear it. Anyways I haven't posted either of these track below but the sample Ricardo has taken for Encuentro....check it out and then imagine it spread out over 20 luscious minutes. Or google it and some other blog will no doubt be leaking it.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/g0x247

As usual on my intergalactic high speed space travel around the wonderful thing we call t'internet I've discovered stuff before it gets released in the real world. Its kinda funny that the internet appears to be a bubble that is 2 months ahead of the actual physical world. Its like we've discovered time travel and noones really mentioned it.


Anyways there's a track coming out on Rong on a super super super limited run of 250 copies and 1 sided. Apparently you can only get a copy from the Rong webstore (but thats "Coming March 2007" - again another example of time travel compadres). So anyways not sure when this beaut is coming out but you can listen to it at the following link. Its by Scotty Coats and Wes The Mes and is called "Doublefisted". Not sure about the title but its a killer disco groove and a bassline that swamps the speakers.





http://www.myspace.com/thisisrongmusic





Rong are on a roll at the moment - the new Lee Douglas 12" New York Story is aces and they're also the lucky people to be releasing the Free Blood material. I tried to sign Free Blood back when they had 23 myspace friends last year - things looked pretty good at one point but then they stopped responded to emails and then 6 months later signed to Rong in the US and Adventures Close To Home in the UK. Shame.

For all those that missed my guest mix on Roy Dank (Wurst Edits Supremo - watch out for a Lee Douglas edit on Wurst soon called Breakwind - killer bassline) Apocalypse Wow show a few months ago you can now pick up the mix without the chat from the Thisisnotanexit website:

http://www.thisisnotanexit.net/audio.htm

1. Delia & Gavin - Field Effect #4 (Unknown)

2. Noze - Remember Love (Traum)

3. They Came From The Stars I Saw Them - It's Time (An Optimo Espacio Dub Remix) (Thisisnotanexit)

4. Magazine - The Light Pours Out Of Me (Thisisnotanexit for the club edit) (Virgin)

5. X Vectors - Now Is The Winter Of Our Discotheque (OSCARR)

6. !!! - A New Name (Warp)

7. Tussle - Unknown (Troubleman)

8. Blackbelt Anderson - En Real T Jukkas (Trailerpark Recordings)

9. LSB - Highway Delight (Mungolian Jetset Remix) (Eskimo)

10. Crue-l Grand Orchestra - Spend The Day Without You (EY3 Remix #2) (Crue-l)

11. Unknown - Unknown (Shit Robot Remix) (Unknown)

12. Ronny & Renzo - Uniqorns (Quiet Village Remix) (King Kung Foo)

13. OOIOO - Uma (EY3 Remix) (Thrill Jockey)

14. The Sonics - Psycho (Re-edit) (Moxie Brakes)

15. Human Beingz - Nobody But Me (Pilooski Edit) (Dark & Lovely)

16. Blondie - Fade Away And Radiate (Betty Botox Edit) (RVNG)

We're also in the process of uploading a brand spanking new mix to the site too which should be up in the next few days. Its mostly new stuff featuring Hatchbacks White Diamond coming soon on Thisisnotanexit plus some of the best stuff from the past few months from Faze Action (Stratus Energy - one of the best disco records thsi year), Pantha Du Prince, Efdemin, Gui Boratto, Frank Hebly etc. Will let you know when it goes up.

Otherwise on the stereo this week:

Black Dice - Roll Up 12"

Hiem - Clubscene Popscene (Prins Thomas Discomix) - limited edition one sided blue vinyl 12" on Eskimo...don't sleep on this one!

Paul Rooney - Lucy Over Lancashire 12"

Paul Haig - Reason

In Flagranti - Non Plus Ultra (Black Devil Disco Club Remix)

Ralph Lundsten - Horrorscope 12"

Haircut 100 - Evil Smokestacking Baby 12"

And this newie fresh from Mungolian Jetsets psychadelic studio - a new remix of Mari Boine and a contender for best remix title ever:

Mari Boine vs. Mungolian Jetset - It Ain't Necessary Evil (A Mungs Betrayal Of The Traditional Norweigan Suoivean Idjagie Dance)

http://www.myspace.com/mungolianjetset

I've also uploaded all the old releases plus the forthcoming new stuff on Thisisnotanexit Records onto Last FM - so have a listen!

http://www.last.fm/label/thisisnotanexit

The Grinderman album has been on heavy rotation recently - and No Pussy Blues has the kind of guitar onslaught that clears your mind! I've yet to experience it live or in a club but I know a few of the more adventurous DJs are playing it. Would love to hear the guitar attack in a smoky dimly lit basement with a strobe going off...but I digress, have a look at Nick and the boys performing No Pussy Blues on Later With Jools Holland. Killer I tell you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fegwnJcXH_8

If you feel so inclined go and buy the album - investigate further - its worth it.

http://www.myspace.com/grinderman

I also picked up the new Innervision this week featuring the so massive BALANDINE (i talked about this the other week - its got a breakdown to die for) and a tasty space age techno b-side ENOI. Both great stuff. Ame have also contributed a Top 10 chart to Beatport which is as you'd expect full of things worth checking.

https://www.beatport.com/

I also got the Wild Rumpus - Musical Blaze Up 12" on Bitches Brew too. Its all about the Rub N Tug Bitches mix crazy banjo like guitars, a disco dub bassline and a wonkiness that only Rub N Tug can pull off. I first heard this on Lindstrom & Thomas' essential mix a few weeks ago and it sounds like this could be a massive summer anthem. Honest.

This week I've contributed a Top 10 of my current favourite tracks to FACT Magazine Onlines Contemporary Fix written by yer man Kiran Sande.

You can read the list alongside Kirans thoughts on various new bits and bobs of electronic music that are floating (or sinking) his boat via the following link.

http://www.factmagazine.co.uk/da/55669

Its a dam good column and you should all make a note to read it every month. YEAH!

"If any of you could just go back....."

Don't forget I'm playing at the Ditch Bar tonight in Shoreditch from midnight - should be a cracker. I've been hand delivered some choice exclusives, the most exciting of which is AME's new killer track BALANDINE which comes out soon. Absolutely incredible it is. Can't wait to play it out tonight so when you hear "If any of you could just go back...." and a big drop get ready for a killer ride....! AME have done it again. Bigger and bolder than REJ but you can guarantee BALANDINE is an absolute dancefloor destroyer!

Say hi if you come down tonight!

I'm DJing this Friday at the Modular Weekly event in Shoreditch as part of the upstairs area hosted by the friendly FACT Magazine. I'll be playing sometime between 11pm and 3am, not sure when, but if you're in the area pop down to hear me playing the usual mixture of Thisisnotanexit endorsed good stuff.

Modular Weekly @ Ditch Bar
Shoreditch High Street
Friday 18th May
2100 - 0300

Upstairs hosted by FACT Magazine:
Simon A. Carr (Thisisnotanexit Records)
Baseball Furies
FACT DJs

Downstairs:
Feadz (Ed Banger)
Nadia Ksaiba (Our Disco)

£5 in all night

Track of the weekend: Studio - West Side (Brennan Green Remix) - not sure if its getting a proper release but this little white label sneaked out on Friday. Hot summer disco action from the man Brennan Green (whose remix of Andrew Allsgood on Truffle is also super hot!).

Its all about techno. The dirty word in the world of dance music - electro-house (or electronic influenced house as some people call it) and minimal are the buzz words of the day. Oh yeah and nu-rave but we don't mention that round these parts.

Sometimes you can't beat some classic detroit influenced soulful deep techno - the drifting strings, the melancholic minor key synth lines - its the sound of my ipod at the moment as out of nowhere came a bunch of stuff that just made me sit up and take notice.

The first is Efdemin aka Phillip Sollmann. The Efdemin album came out this week on Dial and is seriously deep. Standout track La Ratafia is deep enough to drown in - the rest of the album doesn't equal this (and lets be honest ridiculously high) height but is worth listening to at home or in the club repeatedly. Just let go and fall into this beaut.

http://www.myspace.com/efdemin

Pantha Du Prince is apparently from Antartica. Wherever he's from he's produced one of the killer tracks of 2007. Saturn Strobe is the kind of track that won't destroy a big club but man oh man this kills me everytime I hear it. Soaring strings underpin this piece of emotion. People say that techno is too raw - too mechanical - no feeling. I defy anyone not to listen to this and not feel ALIVE and moved. Seriously, stick it on LOUD and sit back. No messing about writing an email, reading the paper, cooking your tea, sit back and just LISTEN to this.

http://www.myspace.com/panthaduprince

Lindstrom & Thomas have reached the heady heights of being picked by Peter Tong for an Essential Mix. This went out last Sunday evening but for those that missed it there's a link below for you to go and download an mp3. There's been alot of controversy about this mix as the beards have complained that this is too HARD and not enough pure disco and prog. I say f8ck that, this mix absolutely kills it. The tracklisting is absolutely top drawer and is so chock full of exclusives its ridiculous. Highlights include Lindstrom & Solades cover of Vangelis' Let It Happen ( a beaut coming soon on Azuli ), an amazing Dettman vs. Moroder bootleg, Faze Action's Stratus Energy which is a pure disco sugar rush, M E - RNB Drunkie which is a rather marvellous re-edit of a Janet Jackson track, the NEED NEED NEED track Wild Rumpus - Musical Blaze Up (Rub N Tug Remix) and NEED NEED NEED NEED BAD will swop you a shiny foil sticker for it Still Going - Still Going Theme full of piano goodness which is apparently coming soon on DFA.

Al Usher ‘Her Today’ (Misericord)
Aeroplane ‘Aeroplane’ (Eskimo)
Lindstrøm & Solale ‘Let It Happen’ (Azuli)
In Flagranti ‘Bipolar’ (Codek)
No Theory ‘Devils Dance’ (Sin&Soul)
Lindstrøm ‘Musikal Overtones’ (Feedelity)
Sneak Thief G-String Orchestra ‘My Sullen Mistress’ (Klakson)
Ytre Rymden Dansskola ‘Kjappfot(PT Edit)’ (Full Pupp)
Runaway ‘Shadows’ (Wurst)
Max Mohr ‘Assonja Swynja’ (Playhouse)
Dettman Vs.Moroder ‘Quicksand/Utopia Mash’ (White Label)
Faze Action ‘Stratus Energy’ (White Label)
M-D-Emm ‘Get Acidic’ (Transmat)
Centrific ‘Somebody Went To Detroit And All I Got Was The Itchy Hawtins’ (Drop Bass Network)
Fleetwood Mac ‘You Make Lovin' Fun (Trailmix)’ (White Label)
M E ‘Rnb Drunkie’ (Golf Channel)
Wild Rumpus ‘Musical Blaze Up (Rub & Tug Bitches Remix)’ (Bitches Brew)
Chairmen Of The Board ‘Party’ (Invictus)
(Interlude)
Rare Earth ‘Get Ready(Live Version)’ (EMI/Motown)
Niagara ‘Sangandongo Part 1’ (White Label)
Solomun & Stimming ‘Eiszauber(Diynamic’ (White Label)
Still Going ‘Still Going Theme’ (DFA)
Lindstrøm ‘Contemporary Fix (Bjørn Torske Remix)’ (Smalltown Supersound)
Nick Chacona ‘Mariacha’ (Internasjonal)
Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas ‘Nummer Fire En’ (Short Edit)

http://www.filter27.com/archives/2007/05/emix_20070506.php

The Lindstrom & Thomas also contains new track Solomun & Stimming - Eiszauber which features on the b-side of their new 12" on Diynamic. Its the follow up to the equally great Tagesschau track which came out at the end of 2006. Deep groovy techno with spacey pads and a hint of disco. Do it. Check the Diynamic myspace page here for a sneak preview.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=78862259

Finally, I first this track on a JD Twitch Mix and had to find it. Its on the Copycats LP which is about to be reissued but this is the track you want off it - total slo-mo sleaze! What more do you want this weekend?

Johnny Thunders & Patti Palladin - Crawfish

http://www.sendspace.com/file/roug78

Also, keep your ear to the ground via the Thisisnotanexit Records website as we'll be releasing Hatchback - White Diamond (with Prins Thomas Remix), They Came From The Stars I Saw Them - Signals (Emperor Machine Remixes) and Mountain Machine - Mountain Machine (with Hot Chip Remix) as limited edition white label 12"s a good 4 - 8 weeks ahead of official release. The only way to make sure you know when they're available is to sign up to the mailing list on the Thisisnotanexit Records website...

Over and out. And remember - swimming on a Friday night....just say no.

Heads up - there's a rather wonderful interview with the man Prins Thomas up on the Fact Magazine site. A couple of mentions of the new Hatchback track White Diamond and his remix of it so its obviously worth reading!

http://www.factmagazine.co.uk/da/54168

Existing and new material that will be released on Thisisnotanexit Records is now up on my myspace page - you can listen to current releases They Came From The Stars I Saw Them - Its Time (An Optimo Espacio Remix) and They Came From The Stars I Saw Them - The Unstoppable Kite (Radio Edit) plus forthcoming tracks Hatchback - White Diamond and Mountain Machine - Mountain Machine. Get to it!

http://www.myspace.com/simonacarr

As always Beats In Space continues to be a regular weekly listen - this weeks mix is from Roy Dank (and he plays They Came From The Stars I Saw Them - Its Time (An Optimo Espacio Remix)!!!) plus a load of great tracks old and new, its been on all morning and is perfect sunshine weekend listening.

http://www.beatsinspace.net/

The new single from LSB (a collaboration between Baby G and Pete Herbert) is up on their myspace page entitled FOG. It takes a healthy chunk of Crown Heights Affairs - You Gave Me Love and turns it into a summer disco belter. Not sure when its out - all I know is its forthcoming on Eskimo but it sounds great even through the tinny myspace player and a pair of low quality headphones! There's also a remix of Ilija Rudmans After Midnight up too which is amazing - continuing on from Ilijas amazing track UMMA which came out on Infant its another record to the list of must purchases.

http://www.myspace.com/lsbsoundsystem

Sculpture is also playing at The Macbeth in Hoxton Saturday 28th April - so thats worth checking out methinks. Its a great little venue and Sculpture always brings the noise. He's got a track called SKRAM which might come out on Thisisnotanexit Records if it ever gets finished.

Sculpture is a bit of a perfectionist you see.

There is certainly method to his madness.

I'm obsessed with the soundtrack to The Fountain this past week. Mogwai and The Kronos Quartet collaborations and some truly stunning stuff on there - it was a shame the film got royally panned when it came out when it was in fact a really beautiful film. But this is the UK and we'd much rather consume rubbish than deal with anything of real substance.

Here's the track Death Is The Road To Awe from the soundtrack.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/zb6l1m

I'm also loving the new Lindstrom & Solade stuff - Lets Practice is out today on vinyl (and apparently Todd Terje has done a remix - not sure if thats true or if and when its coming out) but they have also covered the Vangelis - Demis Roussos collaboration from Earth LET IT HAPPEN which will be the exclusive track on the forthcoming LATE NIGHT TALES on Azuli. It'll be released as a tasty little 7" at some point in a few months - but if you can't wait you can listen to it on their myspace page.

http://www.myspace.com/lindstromandsolale

Yo yo yo

Its all go at Thisisnotanexit HQ - and here's what we've been listening to on the Thisisnotanexit branded boombox (a boombox with a Thisisnotanexit sticker on it) this past week.

1. Battles - Mirrored LP

Nothing gets close to the amazingness of the single ATLAS but this is a mighty fine album.

2. Glass Candy - Miss Broadway

Glass Candy cover an old french disco track by Belle Epoque and go discoball-tastic. Forthcoming on Italians Do It Better its a label to watch...plus FARAH is also signed up and her stuff sounds exciting too. Dark stalker disco.

3. Prinzhorn Dance School - Up! Up! Up!

New single from DFA signings Prinzhorn Dance School - not as good as their last single - but bodes for an interesting debut album. Already polarising people but in this day an age making people have an opinion is no bad thing.

4. Pylon - Gyrate LP

Being re-released on DFA apparently. A hard to find classic from 1980.

5. Ilya Santana - Discotized

Analogue Metro Area / Daniel Wang-esque disco with a bassline that just absolutely kills on a good soundsystem. He released a track a few years ago on Balihu but this is a dancefloor bomb.

6. Beyond The Wizards Sleeve - George LP

More edits and shiznit from Erol and his best mate. Not a big fan of Erol as a remixer (a better DJ) but his Beyond The Wizards Sleeve edits are always interesting and worth a look.

7. Michoacan - 2 Bullets (DJ Harvey Masterdata Remix)

Harvey mentalism. You can guarantee that DJ History are excited as he isn't prolific - but thats living in Hawaii for you. He's also remixed the new LCD Soundsystem single ALL MY FRIENDS so keep your ear to the ground for that.

Thats it for now, busy busy busy - check FACT Magazine for a review of Hatchback's forthcoming single White Diamond as the finished remixes arrive this week....

Here's what I've been listening to this week - and what I'll be listening to this weekend.

1. Studio - Lifes A Beach (Todd Terje's Beach House Mix) [[Balearic bliss! Hate to say it but this is better than the Prins Thomas remix for me - sorry Thomas!! Just check the bassline and delayed guitars - oooooohhhhhh myyyyyyy]]

2. Human League - Rock N Roll [[Because its all about the Schaffell!!!!!]]

3. Mountain Machine - Mountain Machine (forthcoming on Thisisnotanexit Records) [[Human League Rock N Roll - CHECK Some Motorik Krautrock - CHECK Syd Barrett at the desk - CHECK Schaffelltastic rhythm - CHECK. Throw it all together and thats Mountain Machine the best band you've never heard]]

4. Hot Chip - My Piano [[New track on the new DJ Kicks mix cd - sounds like they've had Noze Remember Love on repeat to me!!!]]

5. Simian Mobile Disco - I Believe (Prins Thomas Discomiks) [[I feel kinda dirty putting a *spits* Simian Mobile Disco track in my Top 10 as they're a bit neu-rave-ed-banger synth nonsense but Prins Thomas appears to have saved this from my mp3 scrapheap]]

6. Hatchback - White Diamond (Prins Thomas Remix #2) [[may as well plug this - especially as its reviewed in FACT Magazine this issue, and its not even finished. Contender for tune of the year apparently, and who am I to argue]]

7. They Came From The Stars I Saw Them - The Unstoppable Kite [[gets better with every listen - especially with the sun out]]

8. Malcolm Mclaren - Love Will Keep Us Together [[A mix of Joy Divisions Love Will Tear Us Apart and Captain & Tenilles Love Will Keep Us Together - shouldn't work but oh my its achingly beautiful. Search your blogs and you might find it. Otherwise its featured on the new Thisisnotanexit Volume 6 coming soon]]

9. 120 Days - Come Out, Come Down, Fade Out, Be Gone (Mental Overdrive Remix) [[Forthcoming on Smalltown Supersound this is really rocking - kinda rocky but with the Scando disco dials turned up to 11]]

10. Subway - Satellites [[New on Souljazz it can't be slept on - electronic disco techno]]

11. Justine D - RVNG Mix #5 [[Turned me back onto Ministry - All Day (Remix) as featured on the classic TWITCH LP - so so so so good I can't believe I'd forgotten about it!! Aces]]

12. This weeks Beats In Space is worth downloading for the Permanent Vacation mix - featuring exclusive Todd Terje and Joakim remixes. Check it out!!]]

Thats all - just a list of good stuff this week. Maybe some free music next week if I'm feeling nice.

Here's my top tracks to listen to this weekend whilst eating chocolate easter eggs....





1. Sorcerer - Surfing At Midnight (Prins Thomas Remix)


2. DAF - Brothers (Joseph Watt Remix)


3. OOIOO - Uma (Eye Remix #2)


4. Minilogue - Elephants Parade


5. Fun Boy Three - Lips Are Sealed (JD Twitch Edit)


6. Dappled Cities Fly - Fire! Fire! Fire! (Loving Hand Remix Edit)


7. !!! - Must Be The Moon (Emperor Machine Remix)


8. Peter Visti - Jolene


9. Q Lazarus - Goodbye Horses


10. LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends





I'm looking forward to hearing the DJ Harvey remix of LCD Soundsystems All My Friends - proper wonky-tastic on all accounts.





There's a nice interview with They Came From The Stars I Saw Them on FACT Magazines online site which you can read here:

http://www.factmagazine.co.uk/da/53192

And that is a groovy photo of The Stars gig that took place last week - with special guest Sarah "The Tambourine" Sharma. Not sure is she's going to be a permanent addition to the band but watch this space - she certainly made her presence felt during a storming version of The Unstoppable Kite.

And speaking of The Unstoppable Kite - its out now! In the shops and everything! Go and buy a copy!

Happy easter!

I don't feel drunk.

They Came From The Stars I Saw Them rocked the hell out of the basement of 333 last night -so I'm feeling a bit shabby today. No excuses for not providing some musical entertainment to help you through the weekend though.

First up is Battles - Atlas. I discovered this earlier this week and its out on Warp on 12" with a DJ Koze remix. I've never been convinced by them previously but jeebus this is next level stuff. Its all about the original and its schaffel-tastic to the max and its been on repeat all week. Need to hear this out as it seriously rocks.

http://www.myspace.com/battlestheband

I've also been listening to the Soulwax remix of The Klaxons today (it was only a matter of time before the Dewale boys had a run at them) and guess what? Its disappointing. People are creaming themselves over this but its seriously disappointing. The kids love it but that doesn;t make it good does it? Do yourselves a favour and stick Battles on repeat - its a FAR FAR FAR superior musical experience.

Or alternatively boot this up and shake your thing.

http://www.myspace.com/mountainmachine

No-one knows who they are but following their first track Mountain Machine going up a couple of weeks ago - a new track TIGER has gone up today and is equally as good. I'm trying to convince them to release these tracks on Thisisnotanexit Records but we'll see.....anyways whatever happens these are seriously ones to watch and have a certain amount of schaffel about them to make me watch closely than ever....

Also worth watching out for are the EY3 remixes of OOIOO out on vinyl (£12 import prices!!! ouch) but worth every penny. Especially as you get two versions (and EY3 is a genius!). Plus The Loving Hand remixes of Wolfmother have finally landed on black plastic - worth a look and one of the best remixes The Loving Hand (aka Tim Goldsworthy) has done. Harald Grosskopf's Emphasis (from the album Synthesis) has been re-issued on the marvellous Supersound and after hearing it on the Padded Cell Beatsinspace mix its worth a listen. Finally Trevor 'Action' Jackson returns with a distinctly rave-esque sounding remix of Black Ghosts which has a hardcore drum sample that can't fail to get the kids dancing...

They Came From The Stars I Saw Them - The Unstoppable Kite EP 12" / Download (Thisisnotanexit Records 002)

Its out now - go and buy it! If you can't face leaving the house to go to a record shop then you can order one direct from us and it'll get delivered to your door in a nice 12" mailer package.
http://www.thisisnotanexit.net/label.htm

It's got live favourite The Unstoppable Kite on it! All 14 minutes of it! Carl Craig likes it! Tim Goldsworthy likes it! Tim Sweeney likes it! Plus its got Livin' On A Island on it! And Its Always Boomtime (Part Two)!

Plus the band are playing live at 333 on Thursday 29th March - so come along if you live in London (its free so what excuse have you got?).

For those luddites out there who can't figure out modern technology (yes the internet is on your computer) here's a link to this weeks Apocalypse Wow show which features a mix from yours truly.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WXPPH72O

And here's the tracklist:

1. Delia & Gavin - Field Effect #4 (Unknown)
2. Noze - Remember Love (Traum)
3. They Came From The Stars I Saw Them - It's Time (An Optimo Espacio Dub Remix) (Thisisnotanexit)
4. Magazine - The Light Pours Out Of Me (Thisisnotanexit for the club edit) (Virgin)
5. X Vectors - Now Is The Winter Of Our Discotheque (OSCARR)
6. !!! - A New Name (Warp)
7. Tussle - Unknown (Troubleman)
8. Blackbelt Anderson - En Real T Jukkas (Trailerpark Recordings)
9. LSB - Highway Delight (Mungolian Jetset Remix) (Eskimo)
10. Crue-l Grand Orchestra - Spend The Day Without You (EY3 Remix #2) (Crue-l)
11. Unknown - Unknown (Shit Robot Remix) (Unknown)
12. Ronny & Renzo - Uniqorns (Quiet Village Remix) (King Kung Foo)
13. OOIOO - Uma (EY3 Remix) (Thrill Jockey)
14. The Sonics - Psycho (Re-edit) (Moxie Brakes)
15. Human Beingz - Nobody But Me (Pilooski Edit) (Dark & Lovely)
16. Blondie - Fade Away And Radiate (Betty Botox Edit) (RVNG)


I moaned yesterday about free music and that but this next track is only available as a track on the bonus disc on the new Explosions In The Sky album called All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone and only on the first few hundred copies - so its quite hard to get hold of. Anyway its a great album and a real step up from their previous work. This is the best remix on the remix disc and sounds like classic Four Tet rather than his more recent remix work - killer pianos, post rock guitars, melancholic soundscape and mid-90's WARP esque electronics. Great remix - check it out and go buy the full album - worth it, honest.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/9o3la4

I also went and saw !!! last night at The Shepherds Bush Empire. An amazing performance from one of the best live bands around to what can only be described as a dull crowd. The crowd were rubbish - !!! are a band you can totally lose the plot to live and people just stood with arms folded and stared - WRONG!!!!! Anyway particular highlights were Heart Of Hearts, Dear Can, Is This Thing On? and a track that sounded like the bastard child of OLIO but with more OOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMPPPFFFF and a demonic 303 line straight from 1988. I don't know that this was - all I could make out was the repeated line DON'T STOP repeatedly repeatedly repeatedly.

Anyway I need this record more than I want it. Anyone who knows what the hell it is send me a postcard. Otherwise I presume its a newie and I await its proper release.

In other news I got the new Black Devil Disco Club / Quiet Village 12" today. I have no idea what it sounds like but I'm excited about hearing it. There's also a nice Bakazou 12" sat waiting to be enjoyed featuring a nice Reverso' 68 remix. Plus I've got a Lindstrom & Thomas remix of Roxy Music AVALON to have a listen to. Oh and Hippie Priest Bum-Out on the b-side of the new LCD Soundsystem 7" is worth checking. And my man Roy Dank sent me some new Wurst Edits by Lee Douglas which totally ROCK!!! On repeat at the moment................

"Free music, free music, free music....give us some free music."





I hear this alot around these parts.





I'm not some sort of charity dispensing free music to those in need you know - especially when you can quickly log onto a nice online record shop / download shop and purchase some music in seconds that will cost you a few pence. Jeez I give you big lists of good stuff nearly every week to go and buy. And think about it - in this day of age of blogs *whistles* and mp3s and cd swopping think about the poor artists that have worked so hard to put the music out there FOR YOUR LISTENING pleasure and you just STEAL it for free. Go and buy an mp3 and make a band happy eh?


I am though now going to point you in the direction of some free music - AHA! A CONTRADICTION!!!!


But this is ok in my mind as its MIXES and they are like clouds or something and you can't buy these. Plus there's lots of great music on these mixes that GUESS WHAT you should go and buy!


First up, is the man JG Wilkes (General of lunacy at Optimo) and a mix he did just last week for Beatsinspace. Its got some crazy stuff on there so get to it and treat your ears!

Second, is Andy Butler from Hercules & Love Affair. They're signed to DFA so this makes them cool pretty much straightaway. Anyways get over to their myspaz and listen to Classique #2 if you haven't heard it yet. Great track - needs releasing. Anyway I digress, Andy Butler, he's done a mix for Beatsinspace too. Tim Sweeners keeps getting the best guests so yep go and download this mix too.

Both mixes can be downloaded from here:

http://www.beatsinspace.net/


Thats like 4 hours of music to get through. Which should keep you busy for 4 hours. Which means I won't get hassled for mp3's for about oooooooooooooh 4 hours.

I'm off to see !!! now for some freaky dancing with, as my girlfriend puts it, MONKEY BOY and his funk troops. Heart of heart of heart of heart of heart of HEARTS.

Oh yeah and go read Kiran Sande's new Contemporary Fix column for FACT Magazine - he's loving the Prins Thomas remix of Hatchback rather too much for his own good. And its not even finished!!

The Lock Tavern

Last week me and Mr. Soft from the marvellous TAPE blog played some records and mp3s and cds down the Lock Tavern in Chalk Farm. Mr. Soft sums it much more eloquently than I possibly could so read about it here:

http://www.allsexistape.blogspot.com/

In terms of what I played here's a little list of stuff in no particular order:

Massive Attack - Protection (Quiet Village Remix)
Jamie Woon - Wayfaring Stranger (Burial Remix)
Shackleton - Blood On My Hands
Zongamin - Phibes House
Pobjednicki Cocek
Uncle Jim - Superstars Of Greenwich Meantime
Little Barrie - Cash In (An Optimo Beatless Edit)
Midlake - Roscoe (Beyond The Wizards Sleeve Remix)
Findlay Brown - Losing The Will To Survive (Beyond The Wizards Sleeve Remix)
Hatchback - White Diamond (Prins Thomas Remix #2)
Beck - Black Tambourine
Noze - Remember Love
They Came From The Stars I Saw Them - Its Time (An Optimo Espacio Dub Remix)
Kaos - Panopeeps (Shit Robot Remix)
Blackbelt Anderson - En Real T Jukkas
Love Is All - Busy Doing Nothing (An Optimo Espacio Remix)
Blondie - Fade Away

As Kiran mentioned a random girl did come and ask what the Jamie Woon track was - proof if anything that dubstep is crossing over! And a friend who was there also reckoned that the Midlake - Roscoe track sounds like Richard Marx. The track is now forever tainted by that comment. Thanks alot Sarah.

They Came From The Stars I Saw Them - The Unstoppable Kite is out on Monday. If you can't wait watch the band playing it live here:

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1347567534

From The Luminaire last year. Enjoy.

My guest mix for Roy Dank (aka My Cousin Roy / Wurst Edits) goes out tonight on his Apocalypse Wow show. And if you miss it just download it tomorrow!!

http://www.eastvillageradio.com/modules.php?name=evrshow&showid=35

Plus the new Thisisnotanexit mix will be up on the official site next week. Expect some exclusives forthcoming on the label.

Soundtrack to my head:

James Yorkston - Woozy With Cider (Quiet Village Remix)
Beck - Black Tambourine
Random Factor - Digitize (Emperor Machine Remix)
Bebel Gilberto - Bring Back The Love (Mungolian Jetset / Prins Thomas Remixes)
Mountain Machine - Mountain Machine
Dust Galaxy - Come Hear The Trumpets (Beyond The Wizards Sleeve Re-Animation)

I'll post up what I played at The Lock Tavern over the weekend if I can remember. I was a bit woozy with cider to say the least.

A date for the diary people - a last minute DJ gig for myself and Mr. Soft from the wonderful TAPE blog. Anyway next Thursday 15th March upstairs @ The Lock Tavern from 8pm until we get dragged off. Its free and we'll be playing the best psychadelic disco, techno and whatever else we like...come on down. We've got some right treats in store.

www.tape-club.com

www.lock-tavern.co.uk

In other news the mix I have done for Roy Danks APOCALYPSE WOW show will be broadcast on March 20th. For those not in the US it'll be available to download the day afterwards. Here's the link:

http://www.eastvillageradio.com/modules.php?name=evrshow&showid=35

They Came From The Stars I Saw Them are over in Ireland for the next few days on tour supporting The Unstoppable Kite EP which comes out on March 26th. The next single SIGNALS will be out in the summer and will feature a remix from hotter than hot Emperor Machine. Really excited about this one - but you'll just have to wait until the summer to hear it! In the meantime listen to some Emperor Machine here:

http://www.myspace.com/emperormachine

Worth hunting out this week on the old trusty black plastic is the new Kaos track PANOPEEPS as it features a bleeptastic remix from one of my favourite producers / remixers Shit Robot (or Poop Robot as he's sometimes known). It sounds like mid 90s techno but updated for 2007 and sounding as fresh as you like.

Also worth hunting out is the Junior Boys promo 12" with a Carl Craig remix on it - supadoopa limited but worth it. Similarly Domino are also bang on it with the new Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid promo 12" which features a remix from Holden. Total wonky brilliance. And the Carl Craig remix of Faze Action is finally available to buy from juno - totally aces this, the strings in the second half of the track are immense.

Over and out.

Ahoy. There's alot of great music out there at the moment so here's a little lowdown on what I'll be listening to this weekend....

1. Zwicker - I get my kicks at nighttime (Lexx Dub)

I missed this when it first came out (shame on me!) but got turned onto this earlier this week on a mix I heard. Headed straight over to the friendly Kompakt mp3 store and made the purchase and feel much better for spending my €1.39 on this little bass led funker.

2. Gui Boratto - Beautiful Life

Whilst I was at the Kompakt store I picked up this little beauty too. The Gui Boratto album Chromophobia is picking up ahuge amount of hype (album of 20o7 already apparently) but my tastebuds were whet by this Flaming Lips / My Bloody Valentine houser of a track. I almost bought the LP just to own this on vinyl (but went against it as there was quite a few other bits out I wanted....). Search this one out though, its great and epic and is really quite life affirming.

3. Yoko Ono - Walking On Thin Ice (Spiritualized Reversion)

All the post punk has gone. And instead all is left is a Spiritualized drone. I'm still not completely cold on this yet but we'll see....

4. Villalobos - Smokes Magical Passes

Shout out to 20JFG for this one the other week but have really become a massive fan of Villalobos recently (again - sorry - I'm late as always) but this, and his remixes of Depeche Mode and Beck really are something else.

5. Hatchback - White Diamond (Prins Thomas Remix)

Noone else has got this as it's on Thisisnotanexit Records! Prins has given me his rough mix and this is something else - nearly 18 minutes long and is so EPIC it hurts. If this isn't played all summer long I'll eat my summer hat as its so so so good. And don't sleep on the original when we put it out either - its a 10 minute balearic disco gem.

6. They Came From The Stars I Saw Them - The Unstoppable Kite EP

Test pressings arrived yesterday - and it sounds AMAZING. Its released on March 26th so get out there and buy it - seriously worth it. A record in this day and age of copycat-ism that sounds truly unique. The Unstoppable Kite has the bassline of the year by the way.

7. Padded Cell - Face Of The Forest

As good as the a-side Moon Menace don't forget to flip the 12" for the b-side Face Of The Forest and a skronking sax-tastic James & The Contortions-esque track that apparently has been played by JD Twitch for the past 2 months. And what better recommendation than that, eh?

8. Force of Nature - To The Brain (Prins Thomas Remixes)

This isn't out until 20th April on Mule Musiq but managed to snag a copy in my local second hand store for a baragin £4! Also forthcoming on Mule is a nice little Optimo Walkabout 12" sampler with exclusive Naum and Twitch edits (ker-ching!) and a 12" from Tim Sweeney and Tim Goldsworthy under the name TNT featuring two tracks called Don't Stop and Endless Flight. Out in May so watch out for that,

9. Partial Arts - Trauermusik

Slow on this one too but purchased FINALLY today - great track, and all about the original mix for me. Deep and emotive techno.

10. Hercules & Love Affair - Classique / Athene

Forthcoming on DFA I can't stop listening to these two tracks - even if it is through the annoying myspace link. Check 'em out. Probably won't be out for 6 months so you'll just have to do what I do and keep the link in your favourites. Great tracks, seriously.

http://www.myspace.com/herculesandloveaffair

Finally, the mix I've done for East Village Radio will be broadcast on March 20th - make sure you listen in:

http://www.eastvillageradio.com/modules.php?name=evrshow&showid=35

Neu-pish

Things that annoy me:





1. Anyone DJing using Ableton and who doesn't actually do anything inventive with it. You know mixing some Ed Banger B-sides and some Kitsune tracks at the push of a button is quite literally F*CKING BORING. Ableton allows you to do some really incredible and interesting things - and guess what you can play tracks with LIVE drums in Ableton with a bit of warping - who'd have thought!?! Lazy djing is back in vogue.



2. Neu-rave. Justice. The Klaxons. Ed Banger. Simian Mobile Disco. Kitsune. Just because. Oh and because the kids are wearing "Crazy dayglo outfits on the streets of East London".......

......all I have to say to that is I remember the kids wearing crazy day glo outfits and dancing to big synth sounding music at Gatecrasher in Sheffield a few years ago ( I didn't go - but I read about it).

Neu-rave = trance. Not good.

3. Having flu.

4. People on ebay not sending me the things I've bought - the last two things! And both had loads of positive feedback!

Over and out - this week I'm mainly listening to the new Emperor Machine 12"s, the new Carl Craig remix on Planet E, the Padded Cell mix from Beatsinspace, the BTWS remix of Findlay Brown, The Lotterboys Naum Gabo remix, Max Mohr - Trickmixers Revenge and They Came From The Stars - The Unstoppable Kite; so good even Tim Goldsworthy and Carl Craig like it.

David Lynch

A couple of weeks ago there was a screening of Inland Empire with a Q&A with David Lynch at the NFT - I missed out on tickets but you can read the transcription of the Q&A here:

http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,,2011369,00.html

Engrave March 9th into your arm with a compass as thats when Inland Empire will finally hit UK screens...

I

cannot

wait

Gucci Soundsystem - Acarpenter (Joakim Remix) on Death From Abroad. How good is this?! The best remix from Joakim, like, EVER!

This weekend I will finally be finishing the mix for Roy Danks show - have put together a couple of exclusive edits for it so it'll be worth the wait!

Soundtrack to this weekend:
Beck - Cellphones Dead (Villalobos Remix)
Switches - Lay Down The Law (Naum Gabo remix)
They Came From The Stars I Saw Them - Signals
John Forde - Stardance
Psychic Ills - Dins
OOIOO - Uma (EY3 Remix)
Link Wray - New Studio Blues
Sculpture - Flossy

And whatever I pick up from the record shop on the way home!

Here's a track from Beirut's debut LP 'The Gulag Orkestar' which was one of the unsung great albums from 2006. A genuine exciting and different sounding album.

This is a track called 'Scenic World' which should hopefully make you go and buy their album! You won't regret it. Honest.

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=2B7A2F742981E6BE

There I was bemoaning the lack of good music in January and then suddenly a load of good stuff appears worth spending your hard earned money on.

First up is Kotey Extra Bands (featuring Chas Jankel) cover of Giorgio Moroders 'Sooner or Later' which is an incredible piano disco track on Bear Funk and featuring Chicken Lips remixes on the b-side. Its all about the a-side for me.

Also worth tracking down is the Quiet Village remix of Gorillaz 'Kids With Guns' - starts off sounding like Burundi Black and then turning into a slow techno epic this is an immense track! Shame it never saw the light of day but what looks like bootleg white labels of this are floating around. Seriously good.

Also out this week is the double header from Booji Boy High on DFA/EMI on limited 7" and even more limited promo 12". Devo references - check. Hot Chip-esque vocals - check. Crazy off kilter production - check. If this isn't Hot Chip in disguise i'll eat my hat but DFA/EMI are not telling anyone! Ha! Have a listen for yourselves.

LCD Soundsystem are also back with North American Scum which is in some specialist shops on nice promo 12" - otherwise its out in February if your search reaps no rewards.

And I've just got a nice Flying Rhythms remix cd in the post - ah life is good.

Over and out.

January is rather slow for music isn't it? There's hardly anything out thats worth buying at the moment - but things worth looking out for are Shit Robots new remix forthcoming on cool as f8ck Japanese label Mule Musiq. You can listen to a section of it on Shit Robots myspace. I've heard the full 12 minute version and it really rocks. It will no doubt feature on the mix I'm doing for Roy Danks Apocalypse Now radio show so watch out for that...

http://www.myspace.com/shitrobot

There are some interesting albums out in the Spring and all eyes are on LCD Soundsystems 2nd LP Sound Of Silver (which someone leaked). The first single North American Scum is out soon and comes backed with a Kris Menace Remix (and yep thats leaked too). The Kris Menace remix is how shall I put this not very DFA, its very hands in the air. Maybe the version I've heard isn't even the right remix but a fake track - I can't hear any of the original track in there!!

There's also !!! Myth Takes and tracks from this are leaking all over the net like wildfire - the track you want to hunt out is A New Name. Mindblowing.

They Came From The Stars I Saw Them are threatening to break up / stop making music / gigging etc so jump on their myspace and tell them not to. The single 'that might never be' The Unstoppable Kite is seriously good and now may be stuck in the vaults forevermore. Carl Craig likes it. Zonagamin likes it. Tim Goldsworthy likes it. Tim Sweeney likes it. Optimo like it. IT NEEDS TO BE RELEASED AND BE AT NUMBER 1 FOREVER (or at least a week). Go on, go and pester the band, I dare you.

http://www.myspace.com/theycamefromthestarsisawthem

Inland Empire is also out this year. The return of David Lynch. Its already tattooed on my brain. Watch the trailer and get excited here:

http://www.inlandempirecinema.com/

Hopefully this means the second Twin peaks season will finally get released on DVD as he was gonna finish it once Inland Empire was done.

Tomorrow i'll post up a remix from Maurice Fulton that hasn't been getting enough exposure. And maybe next week my own re-edit of The Stooges - I Want To Be Your Dog as inspired by Optimo.

Happy New Year!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcRRDv22dEc

.....its 1 minute to midnight at Optimo on New Years Eve.....and then what wafts through the air but They Came From The Stars I Saw Them ITS TIME acapella style...."This is the time!" indeed. High five to the person who videoed the moment on their mobile phone!

Anyway - we're off into the studio soon to master the next single due out in the Spring. Hold onto your hats for this one.

Oh and if you live in a country other than the UK (ie the rest of the world) then ITS TIME will be in your local record shop real soon.

Happy Christmas one and all!

No posts for a while as I've been so dam busy. But hey ho here's some news.

Firstly, the first release on Thisisnotanexit Records is now available from your local independent record store on 12" and cd. Go and buy it! And if they haven't got a copy tell us as record shops are useless at keeping track of us independent record labels.

Its also available via the digital world and can be found on itunes (along with older They Came From The Stars I Saw Them releases). If you don't fancy lining Mr. Apples pockets then you can suport the digital independents Rough Trade Digital and Juno Download. Get to it you won't be disappointed! Don't believe me? Well Jame Murphy likes it, Optimo like it, Tim Sweeney likes it, Prins Thomas likes it, Jon Galkin likes it, Steve Lamacq likes it, John Kennedy likes it.......what else do you need to know.

Watch the official site for a new mix i'm putting together - downtempo weird stuff and weird disco - and also keep your ears peeled in New York as I'm doing a guest mix for My Cousin Roys Apocalypse Wow show on East Village Radio. Should be sometime in the new year so watch out for that.

I'm also in the process of starting a regular monthly Sunday night event with Need No Water Records to showcase new music we like and bands on our labels. More news when it all gets sorted (it'll be in East London is all I can tell you).

The next few releases on the label are pencilled for March / April time - once I have the remixes back I'l have a better idea of timings but there will probably be 3x releases before the summer...keep 'em peeled.

Thats all for the moment - watch out for the new Chemical Brothers track Electronic Battle Weapon #8 as its blowing up dancefloors at the moment, the new Whatever , We Want edits 12", My Cousin Roys Bobby's Back on Wurst Edits is worth shelling out for, Carl Criags remix of The Brazilian Girls should be out soon, Villalobos remix of Depeche Mode finally sees the light of day this week on vinyl, James Holdens LUMP makes my insides wobble, LSB Origial Highway Delight is disco of the highest order, NAUM (aka Johnny Wilkes from Optimo) has remixed Snow Patrol (???????????) and the new LPs by LCD Soundsystem and Joakim are stonking. I've also heard that Shit Robot has done a remix of a track by Kaos, judging by the stuff he did this year I cannot wait to hear it. Oh and Grindermans No Pussy Blues is mind blowing - Nick Cave back on the highest form.

Enough rambling, merry christmas all xxx

Well. The launch party on Friday was beyond belief. Thanks to everyone who came and made it - and I quote Bardens owner here - "the biggest, friendliest party we've ever had" - so give yourselves a pat on the back. I did a nice warm up job (I would say that) but They Came From The Stars, I Saw Them tore the place apart - ITS TIME was incredible! And then JD Twitch came on and played a 2 hour set of epic proportions - I can remember jumping up and down to Soft Cell, Talking Heads, Banbarra, Ram Jam, Jonathan Richman, LB, and then an epic finale of Richie Havens - Back to my roots into the Optimo Remix of ITS TIME! And boy did the place go crazy!

Here's my playlist for those that were there early:

Balanescu Quartet - Autobahn
Twin Peaks - Night time
Alternative TV - Facing up to the facts
Tones on Tail - The rain
Neu! - Seeland
Spacemen 3 - Walkin with jesus
Robert Wyatt - Biko
Suicide - Cheree
Judy Nylon - Jailhouse rock
Devo - I can't get no satisfaction
Tesco Bombers - Break the ice at parties
Sculpture - Untitled
Jonathan Richman - Egyptian reggae
Ciudad un revolution zapista - Nasty sex
Silver Apples - Walkin
801 - Tomorrow never knows
Material feat. William Burroughs - Seven souls
Teletron - What time (Instrumental)
Arthur Russell - Springfield (DFA Remix)
Art of Noise - Beatbox
Quiet Village - Circus of horrors
Johnny Thunders & Patty Paladin - Crawfish
Prince - Hot thing (Extended version)
Billy Thorpe - Steamulation
Wide Boy Awake - Slang teacher
Hot Chip - Over and over (Maurice Fulton Vocal Remix)
TJ Kong & Nuno Des Santos - Circus Bells (Spacemuffin dub)
The Units - High pressure days
A Certain Ratio - Do the du
Pink Floyd - See emily play
Jarvis Cocker - Running the world
The Passions - In love with a german filmstar (Dave Clarke remix)
Can - I Want More

Thisisnotanexit Vol.5 now available to download!

http://www.thisisnotanexit.net/audio.htm

Its the ITS TIME launch party this Friday! Get excited people! JD Twitch (Optimo) is looking forward to it and has said that he's looking foward to "freaking out" whatever the hell that means!

I'll be keeping it sedate from 8pm so turn up early if you want to hear music from the far reaches of my record collection.

And to get you all excited for Friday you can listen to the new Optimo Radio 1 Essential Mix here:



Click Here to hear it.




Tracklisting:
Jesse Jackson - Intro
The Jellies - Jive Baby on a Saturday Night
Prinzhorn Dance School - You Are the Space Invader
The Bar Kays - Holy Ghost
The Staple Singers - Slippery People
Chic - Good Times
Troublefunk - Drop The Bomb
Prince - Sign 'O' The Times
LCD Soundsytem - 45.33 part 1
Altz - Max Motion
Unknownmix - The Siren (Lo Soul edit)
Dondolo - Dragon (Shit Robot mix)
The Gossip - Standing In The Way of Control (Playgroup dub)
Depeche Mode - The Sinner in Me (Ricardo Villalobos Conclace remix)
Ricardo Villalobos - Fizheuer Zieheuer
Hansepferd - BismarkE
Saint Ibot - White Night
Marc Houle - Bay of Figs
Paul Johnson - Rubber Band
Sparks - Beat the Clock
Kenlou - Sensational Beats
Bumblebee Unlimited - Lady Bug
Lindstrom - The Contemporary Fix
Hot Chip - No Fit State
The Rapture - Get Yourself Together
X Vectors - Your Love
Love Is All - Busy Doing Nothing (An Optimo (Espacio) remix)
Divine - Shake It Up
Bobby O - She Has a Way (Glimmers edit)
Yello - Bostich (Reese Uptempo mix)
Mala - Left Leg Out
Neu! - Hallogallo (Mary Hill rework)
Grauzone - Eisbar
Crass - Bloody Revolutiions
The Celestial Choir - Stand on the Word

Blackstrobe have made their transition from the Output fallout to Playlouder Recordings with the release of Shining Bright Star today. Its a track thats been kicking about for a while and does everything a Blackstrobe track normally does. Its a bit like this that was on the so rare it hurts 5x12 Puma boxset that came out as part of the Miami Festival a couple of years ago.

I got my copy at an Output Records night and have treasured ever since as I believe there was only 100 made - but it had exclusive stuff from Output, Diplo, DFA etc on it. Anyway here's Blackstrobe doing their big ballsy electro techno house 'ting. Enjoy.

Blackstrobe - Pins and needles

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Myself and They Came From The Stars, I Saw Them mastered Twitch's remix of ITS TIME yesterday entitled ITS TIME An Optimo Espacio Remix. Its out in a few weeks as the first release on the label and is rather marvellous. A proper good twenty five to six tune.

It might be up on They Came From The Stars, I Saw Them's Myspace page if you can't wait....

Thisisnotanexit Volume 5 will be up on the official site shortly - tracklist below:

Thisisnotanexit Volume 5

1. The Liars - The Other Side Of Mt. Heart Attack
2. Alejandro Escovedo - Sex Beat
3. Jonathan Richman - Egyptian Reggae
4. Prinzhorn Dance School - Monsters (Demo)
5. My Sister Klaus - Privateer
6. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Vegetable Man
7. They Came From The Stars, I Saw Them - IT'S TIME (gay masters extended discomix)
8. The Fall - Blindness
9. Dondolo - Tetanus Crisis (Hot Chip Remix)
10. The Rakes - Binary Love (The Loving Hand Remix) (Thisisnotanexit Dub Edit)
11. Arthur Russell - Springfield (DFA Remix)
12. Jah Division - Dub Disorder
13. Blackdown - Crackle Blues (Burial Remix)
14. Kate Wax - Beetles & Spiders
15. Mongrel Wireless - You And I
16. Yo La Tengo - I Feel Like Going Home

Should be up over the weekend.....

In regards to the forthcoming first release on the label make sure you all come to the launch party we're doing - it shold be a good 'un.

They Came From The Stars, I Saw Them IT'S TIME Single Launch Party
Friday 17th November
Barden's Boudoir, 38-44 Stoke Newington Road, London, N16 7XJ

Featuring:

JD Twitch (Optimo)
They Came From The Stars, I Saw Them
Simon A. Carr (Thisisnotanexit)

Doors 2000
£5 entry all night
First 100 entrants will receive an exclusive limited edition CD featruing the unreleased An Optimo (Espacio) Dub Remix of IT'S TIME

Directions for Bardens Boudoir:
The nearest overground is Dalston-Kingsland (two stops from Highbury & Islington tube), Bardens is then a five minute walk up Kingsland Road. Buses 67, 76, 149 and 243 stop on the doorstep. Buses 149, 243 and 76 operate all night. Buses 242, 30, 38, 56 all go to Dalston Junction which is a five minute walk up to Bardens. Buses 38 and 242 operate all night

I put together this little re-edit of The Rakes Binary Love (The Loving Hands aka Tim Goldsworthy of the DFA remix) at the weekend as I'm not a huge fan of The Rakes singers vocals. I've therefore got rid of them....

The Rakes - Binary Love (The Loving Hands Remix) (Thisisnotanexit Dub Edit)

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Here's some early shambolic and live Mark E Smith. These are so so good. Raw as hell.

The Fall - Industrial Estate (live) (One ofthe best Fall tracks ever)

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=B335D6F870B72D28

The Fall - Louie louie (live)

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Here's the playlist from yesterdays DJ set @ The Lock Tavern - apologies for the technical problems to begin with but it worked out in the end.....

Jah Division - Dub Disorder
Annie - Helpless Fool For Love (JD Twitch Optimo Remix)
Arthur Russell - Springfield (DFA Remix)
Blackdown - Crackle Blues (Burial Remix)
Misty In Roots - Man Kind (LIVE)
Fun Boy Three - The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum
J. Richman - Egyptian Reggae
Stereolab - Solar Throwaway
Altz - Maxmotion
Prinzhorn Dance School - Monsters (Demo)
Deborah Evans - Side A Side B Side
Can - I Want More
The Persuader - Slussen (Go dub mix by Erot)
GUNSHOTS Jamaican Dancehall sample
They Came From The Stars, I Saw Them - IT'S TIME (gay masters extended discomix)
Pink Floyd - See Emily Play

I'm DJing at The Lock Tavern in London this Sunday afternoon - sometime around 4ish for 70-80 minutes - come on down if you're around, I'll be playing a no doubt mixed bag of stuff. I'm currently finishing Thisisnotanexit Vol.5 so I may well play a few bits and pieces off that.

No posts for a few weeks as I've been on holiday - plus label action is keeping me out (or in) trouble depending on how you look at it. Today we're going to go and master They Came From The Stars, I Saw Them first single for Thisisnotanexit Records with Kevin Metcalfe. It currently sounds amazing so once we've mastered it, it should sound Top 10. Its released November 13th on limited edition vinyl, cd and cassette but the band will be streaming it on their myspace real soon....and all being well should be all over the radio too...

We're having a launch party to celebrate the single release on Friday November 17th @ Barden's Boudoir (38-44 Stoke Newington Road, London) with a great line up of talent:

They Came From The Stars, I Saw Them
JD Twitch (Optimo)
Simon A. Carr (Thisisnotanexit)

Doors 2000 - 0200
Entry £5

Everyone welcome it should be a great night.

I saw The Fall on Friday at The Galtymore in Cricklewood and they ended their set with this beauty from their latest album, a 7 minute groove that sounds like The Fall covering LCD Soundsystem covering The Fall:

The Fall - Blindness

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Over and out.

No posts for a while as I've been busy working on the first release for the label - I'll post the demo up in the next few days so that you can start to get excited about the properly mastered release in November - alongside that JD Twitch Optimo remix that is about to be done. They came from the stars, I saw them supported Magnetophone on Sunday night and played an amazing set - and Sculpture who supported fried my brain also....if you get the chance check him out.

Here's a cover of Pink Floyd's Vegetable Man which was on the b-side to The Jesus & Mary Chains first ever 7" - its rather rare this, and Jim Reid has also been playing this out at his solo gigs recently.

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=0693ACE51C7FEA64

And continuing the cover versions theme here's The Cramps covering Count Fives - Psychotic Reaction from their 'Smell the female' live LP. The originals great, and this is great too. Gotta love The Cramps.

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=CA8488FF517286A4

I also now have a soundcard and audio setup that works! So expect a few rare vinyl bits and pieces over the coming weeks, plus some exclusives from They came from the stars, I saw them...

I'm still having problems with my decks - mixer - Ableton - laptop - soundcard setup so until I get it sorted here are a couple of things to tide you over.

Over at our friend George Demure's myspace page is this downloadable track but figured I would put it up here too as myspace can be so temperamental. His new track Main Attraction can be streamed there too and should be making its appearance on little black 7" plastic real soon. Go and buy it as A) its great and B) he's one of the nicest men in music, seriously. Plus its not neu-rave!

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=228012B201303CC3

And this is most definitely not neu-rave! Its a track by OOIOO called UMA (apparently it means 'horse' in Japanese). Its from OOIOO's new cd TAIGA which you can purchase via import - apparently its going to be released as part of an ep in October backed with a remix by EY3 from The Boredoms! I cannot wait. I also got the EY3 remix #2 of Crue-l Grand Orchestra last week which is worth a listen - even at £12 for an import 12".

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=A384C3F54B7422E0

Just bought the new Stereolab 7" and the best of Blurt Vol.2 which I'm looking forward to - but the Gregor Samsa LP is still on constant rotation along with Chris Carters - Mondo Beat LP, the How To Cure Dyslexia 7" and some old stuff by The Scars....plus the demos from The Sorcerer and Hatchback that they sent me - glorious electro nu-disco.

An exciting week this week. The first signing to Thisisnotanexit Records has been confirmed - a band called THEY CAME FROM THE STARS, I SAW THEM.

I've been listening to their demo cd on repeat today and believe me they are absolutely revolutionary. Live they are an incredible proposition too. Like nothing else you've ever seen or heard before.

The first release is slated for November with a remix from JD Twitch from Optimo on the b-side if all goes to plan.

http://www.myspace.com/theycamefromthestarsisawthem

And I've got to say they have a hint of early Pink Floyd in their sound - and by that I mean the pioneer that was Syd. Here's a great track from the man himself that always breaks my heart.

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=20AEC7C80EAC46AF

And speaking of breaking hearts here's a track by Gregor Samsa - a band that really has been breaking my heart since I discovered them, coming on like Mogwai, Godspeed you black emperor and Galaxie 500 all at once. Truly beautiful stuff. Go and hunt out their LP, seriously you won't regret it.

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=3F08146943EE9DD2

Following on from last weeks Wedont exclusive I also have this little beauty he's thrown together - Dizzee Rascal vs. Xenon 2. Bizarre as it sounds it works like a dream....makes me want to buy a Commodore 64 off ebay.

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=503C160741894360

Finally here's a track from New Zealand band Shocking Pinks who have been signed up by the DFA. They've also been busy signing up Prinzhorn Dance School from Brighton. Plus go and re-check out Thisisnotanexit Vol.2 if you haven't already as it features the groovy disco track ALTZ - MAXMOTION that has just been licensed to DFA for a re-release. Ahead of the curve, me.

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=260792414B9FF1F3

I finally get my decks tomorrow so next week there'll be Blackstrobes Pins & Needles posted up, along with the new Cobblestone Jazz track, an old Jonathan Richman track that everyone should own and the Optimo re-edit of Wolfmother. There should also be a new mix up on the official site.

A little exclusive for you today. Noone has got this yet. I had to steal this from my man wedont's computer! Anyway he's put together a remix of Spank Rock - Far Left which is an absolute stormer. Can I hear some Hardcore in there? Is that Hooligan '69? I think it might be... Anyway download it and play to your friends and if you're feeling fruity be wedonts friend over at myspace. He's also got a record label which will soon make its debut with a lovely little 2 tracker 7" from the lovely Catriona Irving that you can pre-order via the neednowater site link below...

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=63AD099560FE03C0

http://www.myspace.com/neednowater

http://www.neednowaterrecords.com/

And this has just gone up at The Chromatics myspace site - a demo of a track called BABY that I absolutely adore.

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=EAEC2D2831C3B748

Here's hoping the rumours they're gonna play the UK soon are true.

In other news there will be a new mix up on the official site shortly - and in a shocking twist its not been done by me but by mate Paul. More info once he tidies up the edges. A rather more poppy mix than usual though to reflect either A) the sunshine B) his talents or C) my laziness. You decide.

Thisisnotanexit Vol. 5 will return in September though so don't panic!

Also, I'm on the verge of making the first two signings to Thisisnotanexit Records. Hopefully at least one of them will be confirmed next week and YOU will be the first to find out. Promise.

Bought Cobblestone Jazz - Dump Truck on Wagon Repair last night - go and buy this record! IT. IS. AMAZING.

There's a glorious remix of Blackdown by Burial thats worth hunting out this week too.

Plus there are copies of Morgan Geists remix of Junior Boys - The Equalizer floating around on shiny black plastic which are definitely worth six of your english pounds.

Get to it people.

Here's a couple of little treats for you. Both are alternative versions of the originals...

Maxence Cyin plays Aphex Twins Windowlicker on the ol' joanna:

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And Who Made Who strip it back and play Rose all acoustically...

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Just moved into a new flat so once my records and turntables are unpacked there'll be some glorious rare tracks going up here....in the meantime check the above and The Vol.4 mix. Oh and hunt out Joakims new track DRUMTRAX from his new ep - its proper acid house business, not this neu-rave klaxons / digitalism pish thats being pushed at the moment.

Something for the weekend....

It's the weekend, and here's something to help you through it - the Major Swellings (aka Prins Thomas) remix of Stephen Malkmus 'Kindling for the master' as I know some of you REALLY want to hear this. Its pretty dam good, I just hope Domino / Stephen / Prins doesn't hunt me down for posting this......

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=4341A1C71A182F51

Thisisnotanexit Vol. 4 should be up on the official site tomorrow morning all being well *glances at website gremlins* and I hope you enjoy it, all feedback always appreciated as it means people out there are actually reading / listening / enjoying.....adios amigos.

Woe is me....

No posts for a while as my girlfriend broke up with me. Woe is me.

I have though put together the next Thisisnotanexit installment and Volume 4 should be up on the official site in the next few days for you to download and cast your ears upon. In the meantime here's the tracklist - basically for you to decide if you fancy trekking all the way to another site to download it. Its not as long as the last mix I did, does contain the new DFA remix of Hot Chip, plus is laced with an undercurrent of melancholia which I quite like....

Thisisnotanexit Vol. 4

1. Telstar Ponies - Bells for Albert Ayler / Voices for the new music
2. Burial - Night Bus
3. Aphex Twin - On
4. Juan Maclean - La Chine
5. Hot Chip - Colours (DFA remix)
6. Goat Dance - Sizzle
7. Kerrier District - Robots (Disco Nasty remix)
8. Capracara - Two headed monster
9. Akabu - Phuture Bound (Ame remix)
10. The Rapture - Get myself into it
11. Carol & Snowy Red - Breakdown
12. Ginny - Can't be serious
13. Burial - Forgive
14. Langley Schools Project - God only knows
15. Amina - Fjarikstan
16. Mogwai - Friend of the night (Acid casuals remix)

As I said it should be available on the official site real soon.....

In other news and continuing my recent Knife obsession my mate Pete supplied with me this little beauty - the Ratatat remix of the new Knife single 'We share our mothers health'....check it! Very different to the Radioslave remix I put up a few weeks ago.

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=D585258B328BDA6A

I've also set myself up for a fall by somehow agreeing to Dj at a friends party, and alongside my mates Wedont and Karlos, play 60 songs in 60 minutes. I'm currently busy on Ableton editing the hell out of stuff, but I will definitely be playing this (non-edited) beauty that Twitch mentioned to me and comes in at a blink and you'll miss it 46 seconds, lets rawk!

Minor Threat - Straight Edge
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