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Trailer Trash Tracys - Dummy Mix

noreply@blogger.com (Simon) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:52:44 PST

We're big fans of the East London four piece band the Trailer Trash Tracys and their LP 'Ester' is a worthy buy. Dummy magazine prised this mix out of them and generated this post-LP release interview.

Dummy Mix 105 // Trailer Trash Tracys by DummyMag

Moderne Vers l’Est
Strawberry Switchblade Since Yesterday
Daf Der Mussolini
The Motels Total Control
Moondog Down is Up
King Diamond Black Horsemen
Suede She’s not Dead
Goblin Witch
Dennis Parker Like an Eagle
Harry Belafonte y Nana Mouskouri Try to Remember
Les Rallizes Denudes Strong out Deeper than the Night

Andrew Weatherall - OZ Promo Mix Jan 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Simon) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:56:54 PST

Lord Sabre appears to be on his hols, that is to say Mr.Weatherall is on something of a busmans holiday touring the land down under - we hope he makes it back in time for February's ALFOS. Anyway the Picnic Crew (?) have kindly posted a mix celebrating his Antipodean adventure - Happy Australia Day!

Blondes - Water (Bicep Remix)

noreply@blogger.com (Andy) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:33:43 PST

You may be wondering what ingredients make up an "Ice House" remix. Well, in Bicep's case it's Juno 6, MPC, 909, Korg M1 an' a whole lotta muscle. It's a beautiful, beautiful track - glacial vocals riding on a techno rhythm and building towards the stabbing finale that just loops over and over and over and over.

A place to get well and truly lost.

Out Feb 7th on RVNG International. Full info here: http://igetrvng.com/shop/115

Tumblack - Chunga Funk

noreply@blogger.com (Simon) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:49:54 PST

Heavy percussive afro disco from the very rare 1978 LP by Tumblack. It's worth grabbing a copy of the recent reissue as it's full of drum heavy tracks looking for the right dancefloor... and check that artwork!

Tumblack - Chunga Funk

DJ Pierre Tribute Mix - The Acid Grandads

noreply@blogger.com (Simon) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:51:44 PST

We very much like the tremendous Acid Grandads blog, it's a treasure trove of acid house ephemera so keep an eye on their output. In honour of Mr.Nathaniel Pierre Jones, aka DJ Pierre, gracing these shores to drop some acid tracks they made this mix and we thank them.

'In celebration of the forthcoming arrival of ‘the man who invented Acid House’ (Society presents DJ Pierre, 10/2/12), the Acid Grandads have put together a mix in honour of the legend that is DJ Pierre. Featuring original tracks and remixes from throughout his career, plus a couple of sneaky re-edits by the Acid Grandads. Enjoy!.'

DJ Pierre - Tribute Mix by The Acid Grandads on Mixcloud

CCC ft. Shay La Rey - Acid Snow (Mugwump Basement Remix)

noreply@blogger.com (Andy) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:20:18 PST

Always been a fan of Geoffrey Mugwump's slowed down, deep, dancefloor grooves and here he is in full-effect dropping the remix of CCC's 'Acid Snow'. Deep, dirty, sexual basement music for deep, dirty, sexual basements.

Joe Gibbs & Errol Thompson - Idler's Rest

noreply@blogger.com (Simon) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:47:49 PST

The mighty Joe Gibbs was one of the most influential producers in Jamaica around the 70s and 80s. Gibbs worked consistently with his sound engineer Errol Thompson and the two became know as the 'The Mighty Two' releasing multiple chart busting tracks. This track is taken from the 'African Dub All-Mighty Chapters 1 & 2' LP.

Joe Gibbs & Errol Thompson - Idler's Rest

Organs of Love - Facefuck

noreply@blogger.com (Andy) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:18:08 PST

Organs of Love are Glasgow duo James McKinven (organs, love) and Alicia Matthews (vocals, love). Having served time in a string of Glasgow bands, such as the legendary One Dove, they're now focussing their energies on Scotland's 'must-see' band - Organs of Love.

Released through the ever-reliable Optimo Music, the 'Bone EP' features four tracks of scuzzy electro sleaze that sound like Suicide being put through a blender with Mazzy Star.

This track is called 'Facefuck'. I think that says enough.

Out on Monday through Optimo Music.

The Burrell Brothers Nu Groove mix by Gerd Janson

noreply@blogger.com (Simon) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:19:06 PST

New York's Nu Groove records released a string of classic house tracks between 1988 and 1992. Constantly crossing genres their output ranged from techno breakbeats to deep disco loops and their releases included such figures as Frankie Bones, Joey Beltram, Kenny Dope and Bobby Konders. Here's the blurb on the mix taken from the Soundcloud page:

'Recording under different aliases, the Burrell Brothers were the backbone of Nu Groove Records. This New York label started in 1987 and took inspiration from Trax Records, both musically and aesthetically. This compilation compiles the absolute best of the Burrell's output and in doing so is giving us a valuable insight to the much overlooked roots of New York house music.'

The Burrell Brothers Nu Groove mix by Gerd Janson by rushhourrecords

The It - Donnie (Ron Hardy mix)

noreply@blogger.com (Simon) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:32:05 PST

'And now we return to the classics...', classic material in the form of The It's 1986 release 'Donnie' and specifically the Ron Hardy mix. Larry Heard doing his thing with the music and Robert Owens doing his thing on the vocals - pure Chicago gold.

The It - Donnie (Ron Hardy mix)

Nocera - Summertime, Summertime (Hard Summer Dub)

noreply@blogger.com (Simon) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:21:57 PST

It's cold outside, but summer is just around the corner (!?) - well we can, but dream. Here's some 1986 electro-pop from Nocera produced by Kurtis Mantronik, follow the dub!

Nocera - Summertime, Summertime (Hard Summer Dub)

Stephen Hodgen - The Visitation mix Vol.3

noreply@blogger.com (Simon) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:56:25 PST

Here's a new mix from resident Beat member Stephen Hodgen created in the name of our (currently on hold) night 'The Visitation'... straying somewhat from the original music policy of the night, but keeping all the flavour (flava?). It's worth noting Stephen's skills extend beyond this mind melding mix, aside from his ongoing research into the 17 century dog milking industry that put his hometown of Gawthorpe on the map, he gives a lot of his time to the beardy bell-ringing bearmen of Vauxhall.

the visitation vol 3 by stephen hodgen

01: George Duke – Feel
02: Stone Coal White – Move Your Hand
03: Bryan Ferry – Me Oh My (Quiet Village Remix)
04: 6th Borough Project – If The Feelings Right
05: Barbara Lynn – You Make Me So Hot (Sean P Edit)
06: Beautiful Swimmers – O Yea’
07: Schooly D – Parkside 5 - 2
08: Michael Shrieve – Transfer Blue Station
09: Parlour Nº1 - Capriccio
10: Megadon Betamax – Heavy Lifting
11: Isaac Hayes – Hyperbolic (Citizen Cane edit)
12: Ghost Note II – Kapwa
13: Fink – Move On Me (Worgull Edit)
14: Findlay Brown – Losing The Will To Survive (Beyond The Wizards Sleeve Re-Animation)
15: Torn Sail – Birds (Frankie Valentine's Air Sign Mix)

Luke Abbott - Brazil (Etienne Jaumet Remix)

noreply@blogger.com (Andy) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:14:48 PST

As if 2012 wasn't starting with enough good music, we've just had this baby drop into the inbox.

'Brazil' was the highlight of Luke Abbot's 'Holkham Drones' album with James Holden describing it as "one of the most joyously utopian records ever made". So what do you do when you have a bona-fide classic on your hands? Slow it down of course! The spasm-inducing 165 BPM speed has now been dropped to a dancefloor friendly 128 BPM so there's no more speeding up the track your playing to mix it in. Unless you play gabba. In which case you were fine.

As if that wasn't enough, the good people at Border Community have also thrown in remixes by Gold Panda and, a particular favourite, Etienne Jaumet - which find the Zombie Zombie man in fine fettle slowing the track even further and adding his John Carpenter sounds to tremendously spooky effect.

Trevor Jackson - Metal Dance Promo Mix

noreply@blogger.com (Andy) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:10:10 PST

Massively excited doesn't even come close.

Possibly our favourite dj of all time is set to release a compilation of New Beat/EBM/Post Punk through Tirk records in February. Featuring classics by 400 Blows, Neon, Pete Shelley, Cabaret Voltaire and Severed Heads as well as exclusive edits and some wonderfully obscure remixes (plus artwork by Jackson himself!) it's a impressive selection that anyone familiar with his dj sets will be well acquainted with.

Available soon from strut-records.com

He's also got a night at Body Talk coming up soon.

I:Cube - Transpiration

noreply@blogger.com (Andy) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:40:16 PST

Taken from I:Cube's impressive somewhat scintillating Lucifer En Discotheque EP which Versatile Records released at the tail-end of last year. It's peak-time dancefloor material alright with a steady beat offset by stabbing synths and some rather lovely early 90s bleep sounds that cast our minds right back to early Warp productions.

Transpiration by I:Cube

Available to download now.

JDH & Dave P - Live mix on 11.11.11

noreply@blogger.com (Andy) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:28:57 PST

Credit to the Fixed crew. After 7 years of throwing some of New York's most epic parties they celebrated with residents JDH and Dave P on the decks all night long. Their blend of pop/techno/dfa/disco is just perfect for dancefloors so it's great to have all that energy locked down in a mix. It's 5 HOURS LONG so you'll need to allocate some time but it's a worthwhile listen.

No tracklist but please contribute either on here or the soundcloud page.

Ronny & Renzo - Heartbreak Theme (C2 Cinermxmix)

noreply@blogger.com (Andy) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:16:34 PST

There's no point in us trying to start 2012 with an predictions for the year ahead - let's be honest this blog is more about rediscovering the old then clutching the coat tails of the new.

However, every now and again records do crop up that really knock us for six, such as last year's remix of Ronny and Renzo by none other than Carl Craig in his C2 guise. Throbbing hypnotic beats that would have been perfect for the Boccaccio dancefloor. More please!

Discodrone - Exclusive Mix

noreply@blogger.com (Andy) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 05:07:41 PST

As the season of giving is upon us it's only right we bestow a christmas gift on the world, and here it is in the form of an exclusive mix by Parisian don Thomas Di Matteo AKA Discodrone.

As always, impeccably mixed and an impeccable selection veering from mutant disco to post-punk to krautrock and back again. Wonderful stuff.

Thanks all for a wonderful year and here's to 2012.

Tracklist:

Intro - Tom
Jesse Rae - Rusha
Lizzy Mercier Descloux - Room Mate
Medium Medium - Mice Or Monsters
23 SKIDOO - Coup
A Certain Ratio - Skunk
King Crimson - Elephant Talk
Liquid Liquid - Scraper
Maximum Joy - White & Green Place
Can - Vitamin C
APB- Danceability Part 2.
Quando Quango - Atom Rock
Marquis De Sade - Cancer & Drug
The Names - Night Shift
Dunkelziffer - See It
Outro - Jerry

The Unabombers - Live in Rome mix (November 2011)

noreply@blogger.com (Simon) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:49:12 PST

Office parties never go to plan, it's either an untethered release of anarchic joy and lust or one big moan/rant to a soundtrack you'd never choose. Well here at The Beat we aim to improve things where we can and therefore we suggest slipping this on the soundsystem and dancing like you would 10 years previous. Big up the Unabombers, the lovely Manc party crafters that they are.

The Unabombers - Live in Rome mix (November 2011)

Bodytonic Podcast - Daft Punk 'Teachers' mix (House Music 1989-1997)

noreply@blogger.com (Simon) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:51:46 PST

The guys at Bodytonic have released a new mix centred around the influences behind Daft Punk and their 1997 debut 'Homework'. There's an introduction if ever I saw one, let's hope it stands up to our epic expectations... jeez check that there tracklist - blimey, let's jack!

Bodytonic Podcast - Daft Punk 'Teachers' mix (House Music 1989-1997)

Carl Craig (69) - Sound on Sound (Planet E) 1993
Mike Dearborn - Raw Acid (Djax Up Beats) 1995
DJ Hyperactive - Tilt (Sm:)le Communications) 1996
Baby Pop - U Know What I'm Sayin' (Relief) 1995
Boo Williams - Flashback (Relief) 1995
DJ Funk - House the Groove (Dance Mania) 1993
DJ Pierre/Roy Davis (Photon)-Give A Little Love(Wild Pitch mix)(Strictly Rhythm)1992
Mike Dunn (MD Xpress) - God Made Me Phunky (Solo) 1994
DJ Sneak - Sounds From The Pipe (Cajual) 1996
Motorbass - Ezio (Different) 1996
DJ Tonka - Give It Up (Force Inc.) 1995
Daniel Wang - Unhouse (Balihu)
Lil Louie Vega/Tony Humphries (Hardrive) – Jus’ Believe (Strictly Rhythm) 1993
Parris Mitchell/Jammin' Gerald - Ghetto B**ty (Dance Mania) 1994
Idjut Boys - Schlamm Me (U-Star) 1996
Nick Holder - Get It Up (DNH) 1994
Joey Beltram (Code 6) - Quad II (Nu Groove) 1991
Todd Terry - Bounce To The Beat (Freeze) 1994
Todd Edwards - Push The Love (i Records) 1997
Boo Williams - Cloudburst (Relief) 1995
Paul Johnson - Y'all Stole Them Dances (Relief) 1994
Mousse T - Everybody (instrumental) (Swing City) 1996
Kenny Dope Gonzales/Lil Louie Vega (Kenlou) - The Bounce (MAW) 1995
Cajmere - Electric (Cajual) 1997
Armand van Helden - Break da 80s (Strictly Rhythm) 1994
Drexciya - Water Walker (Submerge) 1994
Glenn Underground – Beyond (Cajual) 1995
DJ Slugo – Drum to Drum (Dance Mania) 1995
Armando - Confusion's Revenge (Muzique) 1989
DJ Deeon - Ping Pong (Dance Mania)
Neil Landstrumm - Scratch'n'Sniff (Peacefrog) 1996
Waxmaster - Ride the Pony (Dance Mania) 1997
Cajmere - Horny (Horny Toad mix) (Cajual) 1995
DJ Rush - Crusing (Dance Mania) 1991
Robert Hood - The Pace (Axis) 1994
DJ ESP - Ab Fab! (Volume) 1995
Richie Hawtin (Robotman)-Do the Doo (Plastikman Acid House remix) (Definitive) 1993
K Alexi (K.A Posse) - Stick Music (D.J International) 1990
Hardfloor - Mahogany Roots (Harthouse) 1994
Mad Mike Banks/Davina - Don't You Want It? (Happy) 1992
Brian Wilson - 'Music is God's Voice'
Laurent Garnier/Shazz/Ludovic Navarre (Choice) - Acid Eiffel (Fragile) 1993

John Forde - Stardance (Extended Version)

noreply@blogger.com (Andy) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 10:00:24 PST

Here be cosmic disco of the most literal variety. John Forde's 1977 ode to interstellar love is a remarkable piece of work - it's spectral sound uses deep, bubbling 303 sounds a good 5-years before the 303 was even invented!

John Forde - Stardance (Extended Version)

Rickster - Night Moves (Night House mix)

noreply@blogger.com (Simon) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:31:05 PST

We're dining at house music's top table here, released in 1988 'Night Moves' was mixed by the legendary Steve 'Silk' Hurley - that's Mr.Jack Your Body kids. So this really is an apple pie moment, pure perfection.

Rickster - Night Moves (Night House mix)

Lola – Wax The Van (Junior's Awesome Edit)

noreply@blogger.com (Simon) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:19:07 PST

'Wax the Van' was written by the late great Arthur Russell, but this is the 1987 edit by Mr.Ego himself, Junior Vasquez. It's especially good for both their input. Put it on and repeat, repeat, repeat.

Lola – Wax The Van (Junior's Awesome Edit)

Gettovetts feat Rammellzee - Gangster Lean

noreply@blogger.com (Simon) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:39:15 PST

Rammellzee is the real deal; musician and all-round artistic visionary. This 12" single released in the same year as the 2 Much single below, 1988, is testament to his talent and the pioneering edge to hip-hop at the time.

Gettovetts feat Rammellzee - Gangster Lean

2 Much - Wild Thang

noreply@blogger.com (Simon) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:22:31 PST

We don't post much hip-hop nowadays, but this track was on my mind and deserves a post for the Grace Jones sample, the lazy (lazy meaning good) delivery and the er... climax.

2 Much - Wild Thang