Random XS - Y.A.M.

Another DJAX release from Random XS, one of the first acts to appear on this blog way back in January, when I had beginner's nerves and was only posting the 'TUNE' off an EP. I've gone for the full shebang this time, but the 'TUNE' is definitely B1, flange-tastic and fucks yer head about with loads of spacey noises. Another one which graced the decks at Pure on more than one occasion...



Random XS - Y.A.M.
A1 - Anxiety State
A2 - Impulsiv
B1 - Fading Away
B2 - Element

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Fudge Fingas - Ghost House

A bit of hot new local talent here, Fudge Fingas has a sound that to my ears certainly seems to be inspired by producers such as Carl Craig and UR with a large side helping of Chicago house. If you're in Edinburgh tomorrow go check him out at the mighty Club For Heroes at the Wee Red Bar in the Art School, playing alongside other guest Tyler Parks (Ingognito, Lisbon). They've got a crackin lineup over the coming months, including Truffle Club (half of Optimo remix team and 20% of Big Ned) and, er, ME! Don't worry, I'll give you plenty of notice for when Ripped In Glasgow will be hitting the decks...

Oh, while I'm on the subject of plugging things go check out new blogger Hakan's site, techtech2009 - he's so serious about doing it properly he's gone and bought a new Technics deck for the purpose!



Fudge Fingas - Ghost House

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Two Lone Swordsmen - The Third Mission

Just realised that I haven't put up any Weatherall stuff for at least a fortnight!

This sees the boys in experimental / ambient mode. Listening to it again reminds me of the time I saw Mr Weatherall DJ-ing at JD Twitch's short-lived ambient Sunday night club, Sonora. Think I've still got a poster from that one somewhere...

He's quite the talented boy, eh? Not a huge amount of stuff that sounds like this though, even by 2LS standards. Bit of a weird one - three shortish tracks on side A then a biggie (9:30) on the B-side.



Two Lone Swordsmen - The Third Mission
A1 - Azzolini
A2 - The Branch Brothers
A3 - 23rd Street
B - Big Man On The Landing

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Genetic Waste - Genetic Waste

Fuck me this is one helluva weird 12". Came out on the Ongaku label in 1993, as did this upload from last week. Took a wee notion for it after firing up that Emmanuel Top 12" below.

Side A is fucking evil, sinister, hardcore madness. Side B? A beautiful ambient piece - couldn't be more different. Dunno anything about the guy who produced it (Daniel Pommer according to sticker on the sleeve), but I'd question their sanity. He's got a track on an album called "History Of Rotterdam Hardcore" so go figure...



A - Genetic Waste
B - Untitled

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Emmanuel Top - Lobotomie / Pulsions

The A-side is a great acid track that takes a while to build. When it does, it's well worth the wait. I remember being dead excited when I found this as I'd had the name Emmanuel Top floating round in my head ever since having one of those "what the fuck was THAT?" moments round at someone's flat. It gets completely nuts at about the 8min mark and doesn't let you go till the end. Lobotomy? Aye, it gets that way...

Well worth a punt on the B-side as well, a very energetic track that's not a million miles away from this track. Intense as hell!



A - Lobotomie
B - Pulsions

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Electro CT - Metropolis Musica Part One

I have to be honest and report that I had no idea what this record was when it appeared in front of me - didn't recognise it at all. Through the magic of Discogs, I've learned that it's a French dude called Olivier Daric, "a pioneer DJ from the Paris rave scene", so there you go...

The A-side's got a great flow to it with some Clangers-style noises that sound like those things you blow into while moving the stick up and down at the bottom, then these really nice UR-style strings come in. It sounds a bit like something on the Touché label. I'm glad I picked this one out. Oh, just realised that was the B-side I was talking about. The A-side? A great pulsing techno track, bit faster than the other one, with more strings and great noises. I'm making this clear as mud, eh? Go download it and lemme know what you think...



Electro CT - Metropolis Musica Part One
A - Elevator
B - Le Géode (La Porte Des Etoiles)

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Paperclip People - 4 My Peepz

"This one's 4 my peepz"...

One of the last Carl Craig records I bought (from 1998), this sees him in Paperclip People mode (always a favourite pseudonym round these parts).

Quite a slow tune, it toddles along nicely for upwards of 12 mins, loads of great noises going on, and some of those trademark sudden changes of drum sound that he tends to fire into PP releases. Great remix on the flip as well, before this insane metallic sounding bonus track that's a bit nuts.

I had a laugh there when checking the stats for the blog - some Greek deviant had stumbled across the site by googling (on google.gr) "grandmothers fuck in shower" --> try clicking it, R-i-G comes up second! Hey - at least he ended up with a great Red Planet track to listen to while tugging himself off...



A - 4 My Peepz (Shot)
B1 - 4 My Peepz (Stabbed)
B2 - Untitled

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Suicide - 23 Minutes In Brussels

I guess not every Belgian is as musically adventurous as Telex from yesterday.

As infamous gigs go, this is up there with The Stooges' Metallic KO in the madness stakes. Suicide were supporting Elvis Costello (!) in 1978, and the crowd was not happy at having to wait to hear their 'hero'. Ghost Rider to start off with and it's all downhill from there. They get booed to fuck afterwards but that's just the beginning...

You get an "Elvis! Elvis!" chant after Rocket USA, booing and whistling throughout the fourth track, Dance. By the time they get to Frankie Teardrop, things are getting ugly. Someone in the audience steals the microphone, forcing the promoter to come out and demand it back or the show will be cancelled. Alan Vega subsequently begins to tell the crowd (or one person in particular) to "shut the fuck up - this is about Frankie!" and as the tape cuts, a full-fledged riot has broken out. Vega gets his nose broken, the club is torn up and the Suicide legend begins. Magnificent!

Now when the fuck is Peaches' cover of Jonny coming out?



Suicide - 23 Minutes In Brussels
Ghost Rider
Rocket USA
Cheree
Dance
Frankie Teardrop

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Cosmic Baby - Loops Of Infinity (Remixes)

I remember buying this double pack 12" on Logic for about £15 one Friday from Tower, years ago (overpriced as hell - no wonder it shut down). I'd met up with a mate at lunchtime, and we'd started things off early. Think I'd just got a student loan or something so felt flush and ended up in Tower fucked, spending over £100. Woke up with a wallop about two days later, and found the same four tracks on a single 12" in Virgin for £1.99! Fortunately I knew a few of the folk who worked in Tower so was able to go in with tail between legs and got most of the cash back, thank fuck...

The mixes? Two from the 'Baby himself, both mighty fine, but the highlights for me are the ones by Arpeggiators (Harthouse brigade) and Jam & Spoon, who go all Age Of Love on us. Well worth a punt - great to stick on as we ease into the weekend.

Oh, I've done a Spotify playlist of the stuff that first got me Ripped In Glasgow (idea stolen from The Quietus' Horrors Playlist). Get it by clicking the green icon over there on the left.



Cosmic Baby - Loops Of Infinity (Remixes)
A1 - Impressionistic
A2 - Arpeggiators Remix
B1 - Expressionistic
B2 - Tripomatic Fairytales Remix

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Telex - Moskow Diskow (Remixes)

Originally a single in 1979 for Belgium's premier exponents of electronic disco pop (now THERE's a sentence I never thought I'd say), these 1998 remixes see Carl Craig take to the helm for an excellent 69-style remix (and dub), as well as a pumping Jay Denham mix complete with 'choo choo' effects...



Telex - Moskow Diskow (Remixes)
A - Moskow Diskow (Carl Craig Remix)
B1 - Moskow Diskow (Jay Denham Remix)
B2 - Moskow Diskow (Carl Craig Dub)

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