Scion - Emerge

I always thought this was Maurizio, but no, it's another couple of dudes who are also Vainqueur (who I also thought was Maurizio - get with the program ya fud). Must be the same studio gadgetry then, as there's definitely a similar sound to them all.

This was the first release on the Basic Channel offshoot, Chain Reaction. A nice stiff single brown cardboard sleeve here, with grainy bits on it. These things MATTER.

Right. Time to go and put my face on before braving the bus through to Edinburgh...



A - Emerge0
B1 - Emerge1
B2 - Emerge2

Buy it here

RT - States EP

aka Cajmere and Ron Trent, redoing Altered States as the imaginatively titled "Realtered States".

Never really went beyond the original Altered States and this EP as far as Ron Trent was concerned. Saw him at Pure one time and he was dreadful, didn't read the crowd at all. They voted with their feet and he was politely told to 'get tae fuck', allowing Twitch to step up and save the day.

Cajmere on the other hand, what a fucking legend. This EP is all killer, no filler - check out the two B-sides, especially the trippy house of 'Magic Woman'.

Oh, this record has been played rather a lot so there's a nice 'warm' crackle or two along the way...



A1 - Realtered States 1
A2 - Realtered States 2
B1 - Magic Woman
B2 - Can We All Just Get Along

New link as requested below.

Buy it here

Purveyors Of Fine Funk - Space Is The Place

"This is a track that'll make you jack" - so went the riff on track A2, which I played to fucking death.

An excellent EP from Dan Curtin and some Japanese dude called Tatsuro Hayashi. Didn't know who he was so just googled him, and the first page gives a Facebook link (as well as his Discogs link). Surely there can't be that many of them. Clicked on the Facebook one and the cunt now works for Microsoft. NO!!! Dan Curtin is still knocking 'em out, prolific as hell, while he is spunking his soul to the enemy. Oh well, as long as he enjoys it...

This is quite minimal for Dan Curtin, each track really works on its own. My tips are A2 & B2. Another great Peacefrog EP, and a nice purple sleeve to boot! Go check it out:



A1 - Space Is The Place
A2 - This Is A Track
B1 - They Are Among Us
B2 - Intombe

*EDIT* - links now removed

Today I got a very nice myspace message from Dan Curtin:

hi,

Thanks for the kind words in your blog about my PFF project and release. Can you please remove those links in your blog?
I'd appreciate it since we are right now planing the vinyl re release of this project, and until now nobody has ripped the vinyl and we'd like to keep it that way!
Once you rip it and put it in a blog its all over, it just gets everywhere, especially on the Russian mp3 sites!!!


Thanks
Dan

So, I replied with:

Hi Dan

Sure thing! That's the link down now. When I get home from work I'll C&P your message in by way of explanation if that's OK...?

Keep up the sterling work.

- moggieboy

He then replied:

Thanks very much for your cooperation!
and...you have the best myspace avatar ever!

sure, you can use my text as an explanation :-)

take care
Dan
PS.

you mentioned my old partner Tatsuro Hayashi in your blog, I checked it because I have completely lost touch with him and sadly that is not the correct Tatsuro...actually, Tatsuro Hayashi is about as unique as John Smith!

What a nice man! If you downloaded the rip, please keep it to yourself...

Buy it here

Alter Ego - Luke Slater & The 2 Lone Swordsmen Decode The Hacker Myth

Way before the 'heavy rotation' of the Rocker track from FIVE years ago (WTF - how old does that make you feel?), Alter Ego had an album called Decoding The Hacker Myth. Not a collaboration with The Hacker *sigh* but still a no' bad release. I never had it but heard it about, only got this one due to the remixes if the truth be told.

The Luke Slater mix is suitably 'bangin' with lots of mental noises over the top - ie just what you'd expect. The two TLS mixes could have fitted into their own releases at that time as well. Remixes by numbers for cash? Surely not...



A - Lycra (The Dinosaur Mix)
B1 - Mescal (2 Lone Swordsmen Remix)
B2 - Mescal (2 Lone Swordsmen Dub)

Buy it here

51 Days - Paper Moon / Tracktion / Squeeze

Paper Moon is a great deep-house set-builder that is faster than you think it is. I didn't realise it was so long (nearly 12 mins) until I ripped it just there, which is kinda weird. Must just have taken me so long so get the beats matched that it seemed like a normal length tune...

I didn't buy the record for that though... When I first heard Traktion on a Laurent Garnier Essential Mix I just HAD to find out what it was. No internet in those days so it was a sneaky peek at Mixmag to get the tracks then off to Rub-A-Dub.

The third track's a nice wee builder as well (which I've only just realised!) so I've included it in the ZIP file as well.



A - Paper Moon
B1 - Tracktion
B2 - Squeeze

Buy it here

Maelstrom - Enter The Cosmos

A bit of local talent here, Glasgow's Maelstrom have had stuff out on the Eskimo label, as well as Solar Disco, where this track appeared. I'm currently getting into weekend spirits, as I'm off to the wonderful Club For Heroes in Edinburgh, where they celebrate their first birthday with this lot and Kris from Wasabi Disco guest DJ-ing. Expect some exclusive edits and some unclassifiable nonsense...

After that it'll be the first(ish) train home to attempt some sleep before a certain Mr Weatherall hits the decks at the V-Club in Sauchiehall Street on Saturday. Might stick a wee tune or two up before then to celebrate. A double-header? Hey, it's just like being in my early 20s again...



Maelstrom - Enter The Cosmos (Sankt Göran & Erik Sidung Mix)

Buy it here

LMNO / Bob And Ian - Silcock Express / Purpuss (Sabres Of Paradise / Kris Needs Mixes)

The great thing about doing this blog has been stumbling across tracks that I'd completely forgotten about. Brought another couple of boxes up to the current flat and pulled this one out just there. Fuck me, it's a belter of a Sabres mix that I recognised straight away. Happy days!

The other side's got a Kris Needs mix which is a winner as well. Both the aliases are the same guy (Colin James - me neither) - fuck knows how he got these guys to remix him when they were both on top of their game but there you go...



LMNO - Silcock Express (Sabres Of Paradise)
Bob And Ian - Purpuss (A Cat In The Litter) (Kris Needs)

Buy it here

Jack Of Swords - The Box

What's this we've got here then? A 12" with a Suicide-style Sabres logo (in yellow) which has a slow electronic backing track to John Cale reciting 'The Gift'. Jack Of Swords (half of Waxworth Industries and half of Fuzzy Logic) had previously paid tribute to Suicide on the 'VegaGod' release but seeing as how I'm in a Velvets mood this is what you're getting.

The A-side's not a dance track, by any stretch of the imagination, but a good one for Velvets (and Sabres!) completists.

The B-side has The Blackangel's Death Mix which is a whole different kettle o'fish, a great dance track which has tiny wee whispery filtery bits of Cale's vocal over a Sabres-style backing courtesy of Technova (they're all so incestuous this lot).



Jack Of Swords - The Box
Jack Of Swords - The Box (Black Angel's Death Mix)

Buy it here

The Corridor - Two Days

This is one of the best (and easily the most sinister) records I've uploaded so far, I shit you not.

The Corridor, aka Conemelt (their darker side?) produced this 12" featuring a stunning 17:30(!) A-side which has to be listened to in full. It's a great lo-fi techno builder from start to finish, where it has a lock-groove at the end (which I've put a fade on). The B-side? A truly fucking evil piece of dark lo-fi madness. The first time I heard it I very nearly shat my pants.

Fuck knows what they put in the water in Tonbridge, but I'll have some of what they had. I implore you to give up 30mins to listen to this in full. You won't be disappointed...



The Corridor - Two Days I & II <-- new linky

Buy it here

Claude Young - Nocturnal EP

I'm sure Claude Young's been 'ripped in Glasgow' a few times, as he moved here in 2002. I saw him a few times back in the 90s and he blew me away - a techno DJ playing like a hiphop DJ. Magnificent.

This EP's got four very different tracks on it, my personal favs are A2 & B1 but I've included the full thing so that you can make your own mind up. B1 is flange-tastic.

Nice blue vinyl as well - I'm a sucker for that kinda pish...



A1 - I Am Nothing
A2 - Nocturnal
B1 - Concentration Factor
B2 - The Sleeper Awakens

Zipped on ZShare

buy it here