dj cosmo & ashley beedle

darkstarr mix - by cosmo & ashley (78.20mb, 56:56mins)
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this week we've got a classic mix from a couple of dance heavy hitters who've come together under the banner of darkstarr to create an unstoppable disco behomoth: dj cosmo & ashley beedle.

cosmo describes herself as dj, broadcaster, producer, remixer, record label owner and party host who doesn't play safe, which is putting it mildly. with her wide ranging delectable dj sets, her monthly radio show cosmodelica (check it out on the ever brilliant samurai fm), wild rumpus- her coloboration with former beefheart guitarist gary lucas and her role as co-director of the lucky sound system collective (which brings david mancuso to these shores four times a year) cosmo is a key player in the current dance scene and rightly so.

mr beedle is no slouch himself of course with a career now entered in its fourth decade which has taken in the a djing in the heady days of acid house, classic productions with black jazz chronicles, the ballistic brothers, and x-press 2, countless remixes and no less than three labels. cv's like that do tend to make you feel a little lazy.

the pairs mission as darkstarr is to "put the funk and soul back into the party" by reviving celebrated new york / london traditions, bringing the vibe to dancefloors across the uk and beyond.

this mission continues with the start of a regular darkstarr party at holloway road's horatia on march the 13th which serves well as a launch party for the release on their remix of ashley's new project mavis ft candi staton (check it out on the mix). the limited 10" comes out on cosmo's own bitches brew label on march 15th with silk screened jackets and hand stamped label. just another example of the love and dedication these two put into all their musical endevours including this mix.

afrikanz on marz – “the road we travel (suspension)”
wild rumpus ft, cosmo & gary lucas – “kazan” (bitches brew)
black crows – “i ain’t hiding” [ashley’s mavis edit] (cdr)
salvador santana – “don’t do it” [darkstarr mix] (giant step /bitches brew)
paul weller – “no tears left to cry” [leo zero remix]
mavis ft. candi staton – “revolution” [darkstarr mix] (k7 /bitches brew)
rare earth – “smiling faces” [ashley’s darkstarr edit]
phenomenal handclap band – “testimony” [cosmodelica dub factor] (tummy touch / bitches brew)



as hinted at last week this month sees the start of something new for us as we team together with our long time allies from 20jazzfunkgreats to bring you a new regular party YOUR TURN TO RUN.

starting on saturday 27th march we'll be taking over the big chill house in king's cross every couple of months to bring you a night of detroit techno, chicago house, berlin cold wave and more electronic dance music archaeology. as well as allez-allez and xxjfg dj selections we intend to bring you live sets from some of the key purveyors of this sound starting this month with a rare outing from legowelt and his fuzzy analogue synth jam.

the night is free before 10 and for the non-early birds door tax is a very reasonable £5. we're very excited about this night and can't wait to see you down there.

but back to this week. tomorrow night brings the latest installment of border community's fabulous corsica studios residency, as always it's an impeccably selected line up including dj sets from label boss james holden, fuck buttons's andrew hung, avus, kate wax and petter, and live shenanigans from falling from cloud 9 and ed chamberlain. we played at the opening party there and have been down to several of the subsequent ones, and all have been memorable, magical nights, so we urge you to go along and get involved - if you haven't been out raving for awhile, this could be the night to dust off those dancing shoes and get involved!

on the topic of mixes, we strongly advise you to head over to the we fear silence soundcloud page, where there are some stonking exclusive dj mixes from the aformentioned buttons of fuck, and bc's avus amongst others. its all waiting for you here.

and finally, if you're looking for something to do on saturday night, sam will be playing on his second ever walls show at cargo for the lovely people at upset the rhythm. stage time is 8:45pm we believe, but it'll be well worth sticking around also for the headline act who goes by the name of kria brekken (pawtracks), aka kristin anna valtysdottir formerly of icelandic electronic charmers mum. more details here.

clement meyer

allez-allez mix - by clement meyer (83.10mb, 60:27mins)
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this week we're treated to a selection by the self-proclaimed defender of 'spooky house and cursed techno', clement meyer.

clement has been making a strong name for himself for some years now as part of the get the curse family. gtc started life as an excellent blog that is home to podcasts and playlists from the great and good of this dance thing of ours. contributors include solomon, lo soul, ivan smagghe and our good selves. online life leaked into the real with the launch of get the curse parties in paris that saw clement and his pals joined by the likes of andrew weatherall, superpitcher and francios k.

now they've taken things to their inevitable conclusion with the launch of get the curse music a vinyl and digital record label and handily their first release is by none other than mr clement meyer. his 'midnight madness' is available now and is a feast of dancefloor darkness dubbed by weatherall as 'the best techno tracks i've heard this year.' get it here.

clement is a busy man over the next coming months playing at a feast of parties. london readers can catch him down the t-bar on the 5th march. this mix gives you an idea of what you can expect.

akiko kiyama - new birthday vs smoke & lung
dj kadorio , fg project - world dominations
nerve theaters - lost braincells (cesare vs disorder remix)
calculus - onyx (nico purman remix)
aswefall - nevermore (clement meyer remix)
just a groove acapella
allenmd - suhpress
claude von stroke - big n round (maetrik feel dem boobies remix)
scarlett etienne - ees elektronik
system beaters - beat the system (russ gabriel remix)
jamie stevens - keep her space
kilowatts - nocturnal sunrise

the year is moving on at a frightened pace so we thought it be a good idea to highlight a couple of dates for your diary. we're back at cargo for our residency on saturday 13th march with a four hour set from 11. and march also sees the start of a new venture at the big chill house that we've dreamed up with our best buds from 20jazzfunkgreats. we'll tell you much more next week but for now make a note that saturday 27th march is your turn to run.

bill brewster and bob blank

blank generation mix - by bill brewster (72.90mb, 30:00mins)
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this week we have a mix by living legend bill brewster made to celebrate the recent 'blank generation' compilation released by the good bods at strut and djhistory.com (bill & frank broughton's essential website).

'blank generation' is a celebration of the work of new york producer bob blank. mr blank opened his blank tapes recording studios in the new york of 1973 just in time for it to become a hub for the burgeoning artistic scene centered around manhattan. during its lifetime legend after legend passed through the studio doors including ze records royalty august darnell, christina & the aural exciters. disco genius patrick adams also cut many a track there as well as stellar outfits such as instant funk and salsoul orchestra.

blank tapes has arguably become latterly most associated with arthur russell and the disco related work he did as dinosaur l, indian ocean and felix and, most notably for blank himself, the classic 'wax the van' recorded with his wife lola. tim lawrence's outstanding biography 'hold onto your dreams' details blank and russell's colobaration in loving detail and is essential reading for anyone with even a passing interest of the music of the era. buy it.

'blank generation' collects various fine pieces of work made during bob's time at blank tapes including many of the tracks on this mix. you can pick up the compilation direct from the djhistory website and if bought before the end of february includes another extended brewster mix. go get.

rs - body to body boogie
lola - wax the van (jon's dub)
james blood ulmer - jazz is the teacher funk is the preacher
bumblebee unlimited - i got a big bee
archie bell - anytime is right
aural exciters - spooks in space
kid creole & the coconuts - darrio
the kay-gees - tango hustle
indian ocean - treehouse/school bell

this saturday is a red letter day for our very own sam willis as his project with allesio from banjo or freakout walls make their live debut for the eat your own ears gig at cargo supporting the great pantha du prince.

walls will be previewing their forthcoming self titled album (coming out on kompakt on april 26th). get down to cargo to witness the first live outing of music described by michael mayer as sounding 'like drugged out rodents'. arrive early to avoid dissappointment.

solid gold

solid gold mix - by sam (allez-allez) (71.10mb, 31:00mins)
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just a flying visit on the blog this week to fill you in on this saturday's excitement down at cargo. we're back home to continue our residency at rivington st with a six hour set: all allez-allez, all night long.

we're really looking forward to having such a long set time to play with (a rare occurrence these days) and would love to see you down there with us. we start up at 9 and go all the way through till 3. its free for the first two hours so its pays to get down early.

see you there and here's a brand new resident mix by sam to get you in the mood.

terry riley - lifespan: iv. in the summer
memo - pro.a
spiritualized - ladies and gentleman we are floating in space
international pony - solid gold
syclops - nr17
mikkel metal - microho

wesley matsell for sale

hypertropic protogateway mix - by wesley matsell (69.70mb, 60:52mins)
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we were very happy when our good border community bud wesley matsell offered us a new mix for the site - a fine fine techno selection available for you this week - and even more so when he provided his own artwork for it. and in a first for us, this piece is for sale.

wesley is offering the collage (named standing stones 1 - get a better look of it here) to any serious offers. it comes mounted in a 325mm square frame (you can get an idea of its size here).

to make an offer simply contact wesley at his myspace page. whilst there you can preview his remix for new allez-allez track 'weird science' (more news on this very soon) and view other examples of his collages many of which are also for sale.

popul vuh - aguirre 1 (haswell & hecker remix)
wesley matsell - 5bgen
jackmate - manray
datasette - running away
2am/fm - poison dart
chris liebing - oktober (ben sims remix)
james t cotton - the dancing box
matthew jonson - spanish (hrdvsn remix)
drexciya - waterwalker
2 dollar egg - untitled
claro intelecto - tone
the black dog - tunnels ov set (crookes mix)
expylon - newcaledonia
terrence fixmer - ghosts in love
dynarec - white consumption
armando - downfall
a guy called gerald - escape ii
808 state - flow coma
railway raver - land of conclusion

steve's heading down brixton this friday to play at hotspot plan b alongside publicist & get shakes. full details here.

and remember our residency at cargo continues on saturday the 13th february. more news on that next week.

space weather sounds

music for spaceports mix - by space weather sounds (118.50mb, 60:49mins)
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this week we return once again to one of our favourite places to visit - the varied and inspiring world of lo recordings' jon tye. this time round we're shining a light on jon's work with artist pete fowler on the mirco-label space weather sounds whose mission statement is to be "a micro-psychronesial label set up to release esoteric material by various artists and fried guises." accordingly the labels first release (by jon & pete under the moniker monster at work) was a soundtrack to zombie movie they have yet to see issued on a extremely limited run of forty c60 cassettes.

the second release has recently escaped into the world under the name of 'illusion ship' and is made up of four extended pieces and described as "like whitehouse meets early tangerine dream." there are only 50 of these rare beasts in existance so we'd hop you can hunt them down. here's the wonderful 'music for spaceports' mix to soundtrack your search.

boards of canada - dandelion
space weather sounds - space creeper
skyramps - dripping water hollows out a stone
stag hare - oz
sean mccann - sway1
seahawks - omega man
james ferraro - clear pt2
space weather sounds - reflections in a cracked mirror
oneohtrix point never - computer vision
steve hauschildt - no way of knowing
space weather sounds - silver clouds 2
ducktails - beach point pleasant
stag hare -holy quinn
the present - africanized beatniks
oneohtrix point never - provenance
belbury poly - caermaen
emeralds - overboard (off the deep end)
klaus schulze - study for terry riley
james rutledge - out the magic window
space weather sounds - song for wulf
stella om source - the oracle
mark mcguire - let us be the way we were
vodka soap - reactionary meditations within the chandelier of our head
monsters at work - zombie ost clip3
michael stearns - m'oceans
the present - space meadow
space weather sounds - risers

next thursday we're heading down to the ever reliable pure groove record shop for something a little different. we've been invited to take part in their 'not so silent cinema' night.

steve will be djing a new soundtrack for the classic german "horror" film 'der golem'. the film starts at 8 and you can get all the details here.

scuba

influences mix - by scuba (98.10mb, 71:26mins)
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this week we have a brilliant wide ranging mix from the curator of hotflush recordings - scuba. hotflush was one of the original dubstep labels and was responsible for some of the key releases during the genre's early days.

scuba (real name paul rose) took the well trod path from london to berlin a few years back, a move which influenced the sound of his acclaimed debut mutual antipathy (keep an eye out for the new scuba album 'triangulation' arriving at the end of march) and his house/techno alter ego SCB.

the city also hosts his phenominally succesful SUB:STANCE night at the home of techno berghain where alongside paul fowler he has been preaching from the pulbit of bass since 2008. the night is set to release its first mix cd 'sub:stance 01' on ostgut ton next week - get the full info here. until monday though this mix will take to the furthurest reaches of what makes scuba tick.

toumani diabate – bafoulabe
orbital - i wish i had duck feet
fleetwood mac - brown eyes
nine inch nails – piggy
prince - computer blue
joy division – disorder
pet shop boys - i want to wake up
pete lazonby - sacred cycles
plastikman – glob
aphex twin – tha
autechre – bike
ali farka toure - allah uya
photek – conciousness
roni size - change my life
shimon & andy c – quest
roots manuva – inna
aaliyah - rock the boat
wookie – battle


we're very excited to be off on our first foreign excursion of the year and our debut trip to sweden this saturday where we're playing a 3hr set at the slow blow in stockholm. you can get full details here.

hope to see some of you there.