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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFRIDAY FEB 7 2025 (Bandcamp Friday / Wildfire Relief)LA is the ESP Institute’s hometown. The label’s captain, Lovefingers, is a native Angeleno who has lived in 15 of its neighborhoods spanning decades. While the ESP Institute was born in 00’s New York City with an international cast of artists, the DNA of the label has always been infused with the wild sense of freedom and space that is LA. It breaks our hearts to see the city and its residents in such a difficult position today. Our home and label’s office were damaged, the grounds incinerated and fire/smoke damage right up and onto it’s walls, and although it is still uninhabitable, we consider ourselves unbelievably fortunate that the structure was spared, surviving among our many neighbors whose homes are reduced to ash. Both the Palisades and Eaton fires have left so many of our friends and family with nothing – we collectively mourn not only for their physical space, much of which is generational, but for mementos of family history, their sense of security and ability to function from a safe sense of “home.” The grief and tasks of recovery are uncharted and ongoing, the rebuilding is daunting, arduous and overwhelming, and everyday brings new challenges in the fires wake. This will take time. If there is any light that we see in this, it is the prevalent sense of community we are witnessing in real time.This is the 15th year of ESP Institute and we had an idea for a compilation planned, but, given the circumstances and the immense needs of our city and fellow Angelenos, we have decided to expand this release to 3x its initial scope and commit all of its efforts and income to wildfire relief organizations. We have initially selected the following vetted non-profit charities: CalFund, MusiCares, GiveDirectly, Global Empowerment Mission, Canine Rescue Club and plan to manually top up funds from circulating GoFundMe spreadsheets for under-represented families, commencing with those in Altadena. We anticipate a bi-weekly dispersal of funds, given the urgent and evolving nature of community needs, but will re-assess this consistently as time passes.ESP’s artists have generously allowed us to present their music for this compilation and our gratitude starts with them. It is our hope the following 90 tracks will bring you something you need, whether it be joy, catharsis, wonder or meditation.Thank you for your support from the bottom our hearts,Andrew / Lovefingers & ESP Institute..[ESP150A]ESP Institute XV - I - ActiveDosage: 30 tracks spanning fifteen years of the label’s work with a focus on physical movement and mental release.Energy level: High.Recommended: Late night / witching hours.[ESP150B]ESP Institute XV - II - PassiveDosage: 30 tracks spanning fifteen years of the label’s work with a focus on ambience, mood control and meditation.Energy level: Low.Recommended: Daytime / sunset / sunrise.[ESP150C]ESP Institute XV - III - UnobtaniumDosage: 30 tracks spanning fifteen years of the label’s work with a focus on unreleased rarities, demos and remixes.Energy level: All over the place.Recommended: For those who know. released February 7, 2025
DJ Mitsu the Beats, Takumi Kaneko - flatness problemMasakatsu Takagi - Marginalia #59Josiah Steinbrick - Full BloomMakaya McCraven - So UbujiErika de Casier - Puppy LoveYoshinori Sunahara - BalanceLynn Avery, Cole Pulice - Stained Glass SaunaAnadol - Görünmez HavaGeorge Duke, Frank Zappa - Love (Demo)Ben LaMar Gay - Mestre Candeia’s Denim HatMister Water Wet - Born to LoseLeland Whitty - Silver RainRoberta Flack - Hey, That’s No Way to Say GoodbyeDaniel ögren, Anna Ahnlund - IdagJulie Byrne - The Greatest WingsDuke Ellington - The Single Petal of a Rose (The Queen’s Suite)
https://tarteletrecords.bandcamp.com/album/medusozoa-vol-iiiIn a now annual tradition, Tartelet leans into the introspective mood of the winter months with its third compilation of downtempo and ambient titles. The artists involved on this 24-track collection include recent frontliners as well as long-standing extended family and breakthrough talents.Medusozoa Vol III offers a perfect opportunity to dig into the dimensions of the label not defined by a dancefloor beat. Here, low-slung hip-hop and RnB can sit alongside beatless reveries, head-nodding dub meditations, and nimble, meandering jazz funk alike. If there was ever a question whether the label promotes a broad church of music, here it is in abundance.The trip begins with long-time Tartelet alumni Max Graef, who makes two appearances on Medusozoa Vol III in his now signature woozy style interspersed with artful sampling. Doc Sleep follows up on her debut solo with a gorgeous foray into submerged, dubby shimmers, and Oakland-based psych-soul star ABUNAI links back up with kissingpractice for another dose of heart-on-sleeve song craft.Copenhagen-based artist Lord of the Magi takes us on a mesmerising ride of ‘60s psychedelia, perfectly extending his sound nurtured on the Soul Exchange record. And Later Version, a collaboration from Oakland duo DJML and Jerod S. Rivera, sink into an analogue bubble bath of electronic and acoustic sonics. Athlete Whippet’s accomplished, soul-informed sound slips in perfectly, adding a warm, laid back funk to the mix.While label mainstay Nelson of the East drops a surprise hit sure to get a mass of bodies moving, Space Ghost returns for another blissfully beatless excursion that’s all killer, no filler. Tartelet wizard Glenn Astro also continues to shape out his distinctive path through modern beat constructions and edgy synth snaps.Fresh label debuts include Mr. Beatnick, who lays down a sumptuous slice of cosmic downtempo boogie, while London-based producer DrumTalk brings his signature deft drum programming mood. Ciel also makes a first appearance on the label with her signature backroom dreamscapes and shimmering, tripped-out style.With its rich tapestry of mellow sounds to melt into, Medusozoa Vol III offers both a soothing backdrop and something mentally nourishing to fix your mind’s ear on. creditsreleases December 8, 20232023, Tartelet Records
https://paralaxe-editions.bandcamp.com/album/for-palestineBright Light is part of a 64-artist compilation on Paralaxe Editions with all proceeds going to Médecins Sans Frontières. This charity has been chosen as the benefactor as Paralaxe is not only familiar with their mission statement and field work, but many of their medical colleagues have directly worked with the organisation in different locations around the globe. MSF currently has doctors and staff on the ground in Gaza, and they are actively working to treat patients and get desperately needed supplies across the border.On top of the music, Paralaxe also teamed up with Oficina de Disseny to create a special print. Printed at L'automatica in Barcelona as part of a collective printing effort, 600 posters were produced in total, though a majority have been (and will continue to be) distributed freely at protests in Barcelona. A small quantity, however, are on sale on BC. Unfortunately, they are available to EU customers only. (Some additional copies will also be available at Paralaxe Editions' showcase at Cafe Oto in London on November 7.)We ask you to please donate generously to the compilation.There is no freedom until we're all free. creditsreleased November 3, 2023Curated by Dania.All tracks mastered by Rupert Clervaux except:Track 16 mastered by Daphne X.Track 37 mastered by Emre.Tracks 1, 5, 7, 12, 20, 25, 29, 30, 32, 33, 39, 40, 44, 46, 51, 53, 54, 57 mastered by Gynn Maier.Artwork by Oficina de DissenyDone in collaboration with IF Publications, L'automaticaPrinted at L'automatica, Barcelona.
After over a decade of releases, the Diskotopia label has a new sublabel - Ashigakari. The Vol Two Comp showcases designed-for-the-dancefloor music from Japan-based and global artists in their extended family.
It's April and you know what that means: 2 tracks with A-side energy! ‘Matcha’ is full steam ahead, while ‘Step on It, Snakey’ is a bit more versatile...the people's breaks track, if you will. Both tracks are club-ready and approved by Jack Murphy.Mastering: João MeloPhoto: Balloon Man at Rest - Graham, Washington 2022https://docsleep.bandcamp.com/album/step-on-it-snakey
It's April and you know what that means: 2 tracks with A-side energy! ‘Matcha’ is full steam ahead, while ‘Step on It, Snakey’ is a bit more versatile...the people's breaks track, if you will. Both tracks are club-ready and approved by Jack Murphy.Mastering: João MeloPhoto: Balloon Man at Rest - Graham, Washington 2022https://docsleep.bandcamp.com/album/step-on-it-snakey
Eps 02 of Sidetrack aired on @refugeworldwide from 8-10 pm CET Dec 20th, 2022 (following a set from my Beats Unlimited mate, @glenn_astro). This episode of the show is a soundtrack to the flora and fauna of Berlin, and a general shout out to green spaces, city parks, and clearing your head with a long walk. Expect: 😶🌫️, 🎸, 🎙, 🦆, 🌿, 🎷, 🏞, 🥾,🎹, 🌦,🎻,🛶,🌅,🐿,🔮,🍂, 📴,🌺,🚶🏻♀️Tracklist:Hey - Low - Hey WhatFour Directions in Flowers - Liai - PomeOoooooooo - Joy Helder - BlurtSparrows - Djrum - Portrait With Firewoodwoods / 羅山風景區, Fuli Township, Hualien County Wu,Tsan-ChengWhen I Try, I'm Full - Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - EARSSpiral - Glenn Astro - Medusozoa III Must Soon Quit the Scene - american analog setToucan Ocean - Jon Hassell - Vernal EquinoxSunset Village (Blood Orange Remix) - Beverly Glenn Copeland - Keyboard Fantasies ReimaginedThe Accident - Eli Keszler - IconsAtmos-Spheres - Androcell - EfflorescenceFluresence - Spacetime Continuum - Fluresence EPyyyyyy2222 - Space Afrika - Honest LabourFall Again ft. Lil Silva & Melanie Faye - Duval Timothy - HelpLow - Fly - Double Negative2much - Ben Bondy - edits and reworks vol 1Loro - Pinback - s/tWake Up Song - Sunfear - OctopusSpace 6 - Nala Sinephro - Space 1.8Man Against The Sun - Michael Claus - ArrivalLow - Especially Me - C'monDean Blunt - as long as ropes unravel fake rolex will travelBirds Fly By Flapping Their Wings - Biosphere - DropsondeExpressa - Montage - Out Of PerspectiveLow - 2-Step - Secret Name
Collectibles first remix is for none other than @juneunitCollectibles is Doc & @fashionfleshOut now on @silvaelectronics
juneunit - zeniquin (Doc Sleep's Cat Lady Remix) - Silva Electronics (SE14) by Doc Sleep
New psychedelic downtempo track on @tartelet-records 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝘂𝘀𝗼𝘇𝗼𝗮 𝗩𝗼𝗹 𝗜𝗜 compilation.
The comp features 20 introspective, ambient, and deep listening zonerz, including work from the Bay (Space Ghost and Abunai), Zopelar, Athlete Whippet, and the other half of Beats Unlimited, Glenn Astro.
Pick up the comp on BC, link above
Alongside previously unreleased material by Space Ghost, Zopelar, Glenn Astro, Max Graef and Uffe, the album also features recent signings the likes of ABUNAI, Athletic Whippet, Brynjolfur, Doc Sleep and Sans Merit (a new project by Francis Inferno Orchestra), plus a few classics from the back catalogue courtesy of Henry Wu & Tito Wun, among others.
Sidetrack ~ Eps 1
https://refugeworldwide.com/radio/sidetrack-doc-sleep-and-bezier-20-oct-2022
Hour 1 ~ Bezier (hosted at @bezier or refugeworldwide.com) Hour 2 ~ Doc
Tracklist sunfear - believers space ghost - 4am michael claus - renee’s track jerod s rivera - supra cahl sel - routine pistol pete - esqpads dan curtin - she thinks she’s so smooth prozak - get up ciel & ali berger - mise-en-scene collectibles - free energy velocette - am.in.d force placement - warmest color lubin - forever it was (edie)
Joined Christa Belle's Bubble World takeover at Refuge Worldwide alongside:
Como La Flor, Trouble Pictures, Martyn Bootyspoon, Craig Schüftan, KMRU, Felisha Ledesma, Gordo and Data Plan
TRACKLIST Excellent Birds - Laurie Anderson ft. Peter Gabriel California Bum Out - Doc Sleep (out Nov 22nd on Tartelet Records) TB-SB - Jorg Kuning It's Not About Your Pleasure - Scape One Dreaming of Packard- Thomas Fehlmann & Terrence Dixon Wedge - DJML Open World - Jerod S. Rivera Chain Net feat. OSAGIE - Zopelar Afterglow (Original Mix) - Titonton Duvante Damn Skippy! - Ciel & Ali Berger Paranoia - Cahl Sel Elysian Sky - Michael Claus The Queen - Santiago Salazar
Live guest mix aired from 11 pm - 1 am on @RefugeWorldwide June 17, 2022
Tracklist on the way...
My guest on Jacktone Radio #57 is up and coming Oakland by way of Minneapolis producer, @burnet207. Since I first heard his music randomly on SC about 4 months ago, I've been hooked. This new mix features originals and collaborations recorded on a recent trip back to Minneapolis. The tracks swing from electro and IDM to leftfield experiments and glitches. I hope you like his music as much as I do - you'll also be seeing more from burnet207 and @jacktonerecords in 2016.
Michael Claus - What I’ve Learned (Jacktone - out Sept 2016) Aphex Twin - XMAS EVET1 N - (Warp) DJ Stingray - Temporary Bond (Rush Hour) Machine Woman - Friday Night (Where To Now?) Lena Willikens - Howlin Lupus (Comeme) Cottam - Harsh Side Effects (Machine Records Inc.) LA-4A - Network (Delft) Lag - Kontrola (Bas Mooy Remix) (Mord) Isabella - Ominate (Unreleased) (Album out 6/22 on Jacktone) Orphx - Drowning for You (Sonic Groove) Young Male - I Choose Anger Edit (Allergy Season) Doc Sleep - Geospatial (Detour) Delta Funktionen - Redemption (Delsin) Stefan Vincent - I Would Give Anything to Feel Nothing (Stockholm Ltd) Jann - Projection (Land of Dance) Lavender - Paper Planes (Jacktone)
Support and purchase with @diskotopia: diskotopia.bandcamp.com/album/beats-unlimited
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San Francisco native Melissa (Doc Sleep) met Ninja Tune affiliate Konstantin (@glenn-astro) after she moved to Berlin and teamed up with Konstantin for a Hypno Discs release on her label, Jacktone. Following this, the two collaborated for a set of three Motoko & Myers remixes on Future Times. The pair continued to work together, and Beats Unlimited is the result of a couple of years of connective alliance during the period of global isolation.
The mini-album is an organic dub-infused modern reinterpretation of circa-2000 electro-acoustic minimal techno and microhouse. Empty space plays just as much crucial importance in the mix as the intricate percussive pieces and crystalline melodic elements. The circuit-bent rhythmic manipulations and textural imperfections add additional warmth and a 3D sense of depth. There is a clear singular sound with this release, and the moments of warped introspective late-night narcosis sit comfortably alongside the raw glass-techno slammers packed to the brim of slow-release dancefloor energy.
Think along the lines of Aoki Takamasa, Akufen, To Rococo Rot, and Matmos & Matthew Herbert's work on Vespertine, etc., captured through the lens of Kassem Mosse and Shackleton, re-programmed on an MPC, and then run through guitar pedals. We really fucking like it and think you will too!
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"A deep and sumptuous trip" - Bandcloud
"Combining Astro's love of textures with Doc Sleep's punchy club manoeuvres, it features jerky drums cutting through layers of static while floaty synths rise and fall in the background." - RA review of 'Chrome Loops' ra.co/reviews/34130
"The joint effort on Beats Unlimited produces a collection of entirely provoking and innovative pieces of loopy techno and dubbed out propulsive IDM. The sonic aesthetics of the album fuse influences from microhouse and minimal techno motifs, synthesized into texturally rich and times out right weird interpretations of club music." The Playground
Credits: Beats Unlimited is Glenn Astro and Doc Sleep Mastered by Nick Barron Artwork by Matt Lyne
Support and purchase with @diskotopia: diskotopia.bandcamp.com/album/beats-unlimited
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San Francisco native Melissa (Doc Sleep) met Ninja Tune affiliate Konstantin (@glenn-astro) after she moved to Berlin and teamed up with Konstantin for a Hypno Discs release on her label, Jacktone. Following this, the two collaborated for a set of three Motoko & Myers remixes on Future Times. The pair continued to work together, and Beats Unlimited is the result of a couple of years of connective alliance during the period of global isolation.
The mini-album is an organic dub-infused modern reinterpretation of circa-2000 electro-acoustic minimal techno and microhouse. Empty space plays just as much crucial importance in the mix as the intricate percussive pieces and crystalline melodic elements. The circuit-bent rhythmic manipulations and textural imperfections add additional warmth and a 3D sense of depth. There is a clear singular sound with this release, and the moments of warped introspective late-night narcosis sit comfortably alongside the raw glass-techno slammers packed to the brim of slow-release dancefloor energy.
Think along the lines of Aoki Takamasa, Akufen, To Rococo Rot, and Matmos & Matthew Herbert's work on Vespertine, etc., captured through the lens of Kassem Mosse and Shackleton, re-programmed on an MPC, and then run through guitar pedals. We really fucking like it and think you will too!
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"A deep and sumptuous trip" - Bandcloud
"Combining Astro's love of textures with Doc Sleep's punchy club manoeuvres, it features jerky drums cutting through layers of static while floaty synths rise and fall in the background." - RA review of 'Chrome Loops' ra.co/reviews/34130
"The joint effort on Beats Unlimited produces a collection of entirely provoking and innovative pieces of loopy techno and dubbed out propulsive IDM. The sonic aesthetics of the album fuse influences from microhouse and minimal techno motifs, synthesized into texturally rich and times out right weird interpretations of club music." The Playground
Credits: Beats Unlimited is Glenn Astro and Doc Sleep Mastered by Nick Barron Artwork by Matt Lyne
Support and purchase with @diskotopia: diskotopia.bandcamp.com/album/beats-unlimited
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San Francisco native Melissa (Doc Sleep) met Ninja Tune affiliate Konstantin (@glenn-astro) after she moved to Berlin and teamed up with Konstantin for a Hypno Discs release on her label, Jacktone. Following this, the two collaborated for a set of three Motoko & Myers remixes on Future Times. The pair continued to work together, and Beats Unlimited is the result of a couple of years of connective alliance during the period of global isolation.
The mini-album is an organic dub-infused modern reinterpretation of circa-2000 electro-acoustic minimal techno and microhouse. Empty space plays just as much crucial importance in the mix as the intricate percussive pieces and crystalline melodic elements. The circuit-bent rhythmic manipulations and textural imperfections add additional warmth and a 3D sense of depth. There is a clear singular sound with this release, and the moments of warped introspective late-night narcosis sit comfortably alongside the raw glass-techno slammers packed to the brim of slow-release dancefloor energy.
Think along the lines of Aoki Takamasa, Akufen, To Rococo Rot, and Matmos & Matthew Herbert's work on Vespertine, etc., captured through the lens of Kassem Mosse and Shackleton, re-programmed on an MPC, and then run through guitar pedals. We really fucking like it and think you will too!
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"A deep and sumptuous trip" - Bandcloud
"Combining Astro's love of textures with Doc Sleep's punchy club manoeuvres, it features jerky drums cutting through layers of static while floaty synths rise and fall in the background." - RA review of 'Chrome Loops' ra.co/reviews/34130
"The joint effort on Beats Unlimited produces a collection of entirely provoking and innovative pieces of loopy techno and dubbed out propulsive IDM. The sonic aesthetics of the album fuse influences from microhouse and minimal techno motifs, synthesized into texturally rich and times out right weird interpretations of club music." The Playground
Credits: Beats Unlimited is Glenn Astro and Doc Sleep Mastered by Nick Barron Artwork by Matt Lyne
Support and purchase with @diskotopia: diskotopia.bandcamp.com/album/beats-unlimited
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San Francisco native Melissa (Doc Sleep) met Ninja Tune affiliate Konstantin (@glenn-astro) after she moved to Berlin and teamed up with Konstantin for a Hypno Discs release on her label, Jacktone. Following this, the two collaborated for a set of three Motoko & Myers remixes on Future Times. The pair continued to work together, and Beats Unlimited is the result of a couple of years of connective alliance during the period of global isolation.
The mini-album is an organic dub-infused modern reinterpretation of circa-2000 electro-acoustic minimal techno and microhouse. Empty space plays just as much crucial importance in the mix as the intricate percussive pieces and crystalline melodic elements. The circuit-bent rhythmic manipulations and textural imperfections add additional warmth and a 3D sense of depth. There is a clear singular sound with this release, and the moments of warped introspective late-night narcosis sit comfortably alongside the raw glass-techno slammers packed to the brim of slow-release dancefloor energy.
Think along the lines of Aoki Takamasa, Akufen, To Rococo Rot, and Matmos & Matthew Herbert's work on Vespertine, etc., captured through the lens of Kassem Mosse and Shackleton, re-programmed on an MPC, and then run through guitar pedals. We really fucking like it and think you will too!
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"A deep and sumptuous trip" - Bandcloud
"Combining Astro's love of textures with Doc Sleep's punchy club manoeuvres, it features jerky drums cutting through layers of static while floaty synths rise and fall in the background." - RA review of 'Chrome Loops' ra.co/reviews/34130
"The joint effort on Beats Unlimited produces a collection of entirely provoking and innovative pieces of loopy techno and dubbed out propulsive IDM. The sonic aesthetics of the album fuse influences from microhouse and minimal techno motifs, synthesized into texturally rich and times out right weird interpretations of club music." The Playground
Credits: Beats Unlimited is Glenn Astro and Doc Sleep Mastered by Nick Barron Artwork by Matt Lyne
Support and purchase with @diskotopia: diskotopia.bandcamp.com/album/beats-unlimited
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San Francisco native Melissa (Doc Sleep) met Ninja Tune affiliate Konstantin (@glenn-astro) after she moved to Berlin and teamed up with Konstantin for a Hypno Discs release on her label, Jacktone. Following this, the two collaborated for a set of three Motoko & Myers remixes on Future Times. The pair continued to work together, and Beats Unlimited is the result of a couple of years of connective alliance during the period of global isolation.
The mini-album is an organic dub-infused modern reinterpretation of circa-2000 electro-acoustic minimal techno and microhouse. Empty space plays just as much crucial importance in the mix as the intricate percussive pieces and crystalline melodic elements. The circuit-bent rhythmic manipulations and textural imperfections add additional warmth and a 3D sense of depth. There is a clear singular sound with this release, and the moments of warped introspective late-night narcosis sit comfortably alongside the raw glass-techno slammers packed to the brim of slow-release dancefloor energy.
Think along the lines of Aoki Takamasa, Akufen, To Rococo Rot, and Matmos & Matthew Herbert's work on Vespertine, etc., captured through the lens of Kassem Mosse and Shackleton, re-programmed on an MPC, and then run through guitar pedals. We really fucking like it and think you will too!
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
"A deep and sumptuous trip" - Bandcloud
"Combining Astro's love of textures with Doc Sleep's punchy club manoeuvres, it features jerky drums cutting through layers of static while floaty synths rise and fall in the background." - RA review of 'Chrome Loops' ra.co/reviews/34130
"The joint effort on Beats Unlimited produces a collection of entirely provoking and innovative pieces of loopy techno and dubbed out propulsive IDM. The sonic aesthetics of the album fuse influences from microhouse and minimal techno motifs, synthesized into texturally rich and times out right weird interpretations of club music." The Playground
Credits: Beats Unlimited is Glenn Astro and Doc Sleep Mastered by Nick Barron Artwork by Matt Lyne
Support and purchase with @diskotopia: diskotopia.bandcamp.com/album/beats-unlimited
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San Francisco native Melissa (Doc Sleep) met Ninja Tune affiliate Konstantin (@glenn-astro) after she moved to Berlin and teamed up with Konstantin for a Hypno Discs release on her label, Jacktone. Following this, the two collaborated for a set of three Motoko & Myers remixes on Future Times. The pair continued to work together, and Beats Unlimited is the result of a couple of years of connective alliance during the period of global isolation.
The mini-album is an organic dub-infused modern reinterpretation of circa-2000 electro-acoustic minimal techno and microhouse. Empty space plays just as much crucial importance in the mix as the intricate percussive pieces and crystalline melodic elements. The circuit-bent rhythmic manipulations and textural imperfections add additional warmth and a 3D sense of depth. There is a clear singular sound with this release, and the moments of warped introspective late-night narcosis sit comfortably alongside the raw glass-techno slammers packed to the brim of slow-release dancefloor energy.
Think along the lines of Aoki Takamasa, Akufen, To Rococo Rot, and Matmos & Matthew Herbert's work on Vespertine, etc., captured through the lens of Kassem Mosse and Shackleton, re-programmed on an MPC, and then run through guitar pedals. We really fucking like it and think you will too!
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
"A deep and sumptuous trip" - Bandcloud
"Combining Astro's love of textures with Doc Sleep's punchy club manoeuvres, it features jerky drums cutting through layers of static while floaty synths rise and fall in the background." - RA review of 'Chrome Loops' ra.co/reviews/34130
"The joint effort on Beats Unlimited produces a collection of entirely provoking and innovative pieces of loopy techno and dubbed out propulsive IDM. The sonic aesthetics of the album fuse influences from microhouse and minimal techno motifs, synthesized into texturally rich and times out right weird interpretations of club music." The Playground
Credits: Beats Unlimited is Glenn Astro and Doc Sleep Mastered by Nick Barron Artwork by Matt Lyne
2017 remix for CM-4's (@cm-4) 'Earth People' cassette on Outpost, a Bay Area label and party founded in 2014 by Nackt & CM-4, and later joined by Woo, Michael Claus and Teeyam.
The label is now retired, but you can pick up a CM-4 tape and other Outpost releases on Discogs: www.discogs.com/label/1207067-Outpost-R-T
If you'd like the digi of this, send a message :)
A collab'd track between me, rRoxymore, Violet for the DCYY / Bully Magazine Home Fitness Compilation Vol. 2 to raise funds for Covid relief.
Purchase/donate: https://dcyy.bandcamp.com/album/home-fitness-vol-2
"We've raised £1640.88 in total from this compilation and donated the money to charities including Black Legal Action Centre, Arts Business Collaborative, Movement For Black Lives, BW Speak, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, SEEBRÜCKE, CEAR, The Black Curriculum, Black Women Speak, Native Women of Canada, Gay and Lesbians Living in a Transgender Society, Jawni Vidal Family Fund, Go Fund Me: Justice For Ejaz, Downtown Eastside Women's Center and participated artists who needed the portion for their self use."
All tracks mastered by Duppy Artwork by BULLY & Kevin Dang
Doc Sleep's latest EP, "Your Ruling Planet,” debuts on her own label, Jacktone.
The EP is her 3rd overall and 1st on her home label. Working through moods and atmosphere across several genres, the EP is also her most introspective.
Thematically, the tracks act as both soundtrack and narrative signposts through a maze of hazy memories, self-created mythologies and realities. Instruments and samples were chosen intentionally to support the larger themes, each carrying a weight of familiarity and meaning. Rather than working to execute functional peak time tools, the goal was to create a universe of personal meaning and significance.
The artwork is by the Sonja of Labareda, mastering by Joao Melo/Mind Safari.
All proceeds from the compilation go to the artists and Black Trans Youth Fund: bit.ly/blacktransyouth All songs mastered by George Horn, June 2020 Cover art designed by Eloise Leigh released July 3, 2020
From FT Bandcamp: https://futuretimes.bandcamp.com/album/big-day-plover-whimbrel-remixes
All proceeds from this compilation will be divided between a host of aid groups via ActBlue, selected by the artists: secure.actblue.com/donate/ab_mn
Motoko & Myers are back on FT with a surprise remix album, stretching their Plover b/w Whimbrel 7” (FT052) into 14 tracks by handing over the binoculars to a host of remixers.
“Plover” in particular is taken to techno heights only hinted at in the original by many of the producers, its beautiful melody acting like pure dance information, moldable into shape. Perko, Unknown Mobile and Davis Galvin get super busy with it for all the deejays, Doc Sleep & Glenn Astro (collaborating together) encase the collection in a 3-song suite of a remix, Ali Berger houses it down, Category goes off the dub deep end, and Flora FM goes full Dave Angel ravelife in amazing fashion.
The drowsier “Whimbrel” gets shlazed, low-slung mixes from TMC and Jack Murphy as well as breaksplorations from Gag Reflex and DJML. Bass Clef combines both songs for a complete trip.
A major pack, and survey of some of our music’s finest new producers too. Tip!
From FT Bandcamp: https://futuretimes.bandcamp.com/album/big-day-plover-whimbrel-remixes
All proceeds from this compilation will be divided between a host of aid groups via ActBlue, selected by the artists: secure.actblue.com/donate/ab_mn
Motoko & Myers are back on FT with a surprise remix album, stretching their Plover b/w Whimbrel 7” (FT052) into 14 tracks by handing over the binoculars to a host of remixers.
“Plover” in particular is taken to techno heights only hinted at in the original by many of the producers, its beautiful melody acting like pure dance information, moldable into shape. Perko, Unknown Mobile and Davis Galvin get super busy with it for all the deejays, Doc Sleep & Glenn Astro (collaborating together) encase the collection in a 3-song suite of a remix, Ali Berger houses it down, Category goes off the dub deep end, and Flora FM goes full Dave Angel ravelife in amazing fashion.
The drowsier “Whimbrel” gets shlazed, low-slung mixes from TMC and Jack Murphy as well as breaksplorations from Gag Reflex and DJML. Bass Clef combines both songs for a complete trip.
A major pack, and survey of some of our music’s finest new producers too. Tip!
A set of 3 remixes from me and Glenn Astro for Motoko & Myers on Future Times.
From FT Bandcamp: https://futuretimes.bandcamp.com/album/big-day-plover-whimbrel-remixes
All proceeds from this compilation will be divided between a host of aid groups via ActBlue, selected by the artists: secure.actblue.com/donate/ab_mn
Motoko & Myers are back on FT with a surprise remix album, stretching their Plover b/w Whimbrel 7” (FT052) into 14 tracks by handing over the binoculars to a host of remixers.
“Plover” in particular is taken to techno heights only hinted at in the original by many of the producers, its beautiful melody acting like pure dance information, moldable into shape. Perko, Unknown Mobile and Davis Galvin get super busy with it for all the deejays, Doc Sleep & Glenn Astro (collaborating together) encase the collection in a 3-song suite of a remix, Ali Berger houses it down, Category goes off the dub deep end, and Flora FM goes full Dave Angel ravelife in amazing fashion.
The drowsier “Whimbrel” gets shlazed, low-slung mixes from TMC and Jack Murphy as well as breaksplorations from Gag Reflex and DJML. Bass Clef combines both songs for a complete trip.
A major pack, and survey of some of our music’s finest new producers too. Tip!
New track from 'In Search of Hope' Compilation on No Suit Records @nosuitrecords Release Date: May 01, 2020 Mastering: Aimee Portioli Percussion sample: @hugoparismusic
Guest mix for @room4resistance takeover of @huntleyspalmers on @rinsefm. The R4R special also included mixes from gayphextwin (@odi_me) and @edgeslayer.
Tracklist Pascäal - Skeletal Drip (Forthcoming Dreamtone) @pascaaal gayphextwin - jam band (Forthcoming @jacktonerecords) @odi_me Brain Cleaner - Turtle Tower (Unreleased) @austincesear Richard Holhburn - Just Stare (Cross Street) @richard-holhburn SUDS - Shuttlecock Fanfare (anno) @eelburn Abby Echiverri - Nyctinasty (Bunker) @echiverri Sandoz - Chocolate Machine (intone) Brooks Mosher - CS-137 (Dolly) @brooks-mosher Klon Dump - Sashay Crabwise (A Colourful Storm) @mark-u-ton-acs Pugilist - Undulate (Whities) @pugilistmusic Accuraat - Le Croissant (Air Texture: place) @accuraat SFV Acid - Westfield Topanga (Ekster) @sfvlegacy Novio Dub Tribe - Kakiuchi Dub (Yoyaku) Chris Korda - Ra Bayi (Perlon) A Psychic Yes - Delicated (Tech Startup) @techstartup
Th Sonic Resistance compilation was put together by @kashev-tapes and @oramics to support the feminist movement in the autonomous area of Northern Syria. All proceeds from the digital sales will be sent directly to the ‘Foundation of the Free Woman in Rojava‘ (Weqfa Jina Azad A Rojava) which is one of the last women’s organization in the area.
Support: https://kashevtapes.bandcamp.com/album/ksh03-sonic-resistance-a-compilation-for-rojava
Release date: Feb 10, 2020
Motif was made in 2014 and mastered By Johnny Igaz in 2015. RIP.
I contributed to Roche's new record label, AGIYNI, with "We Left At Dawn", a dystopian rave jammer from 2014 with layered pads, MiniBrute textures and a snappin open hi hat punctuating throughout. The track is accompanied by two incredible remixes from the guy himself, Roche.
Roche's Far West Remix features pitched down pads, a simple driving acid bass line and many layers of percussion. It's somewhat reminiscent of sci-fi electro but more washed out. Roche's Zen Center Remix is a more contemplative, long foggy night drive through the city and into the woods, kind of track. An ode to smoking joints and listening to youtube playlists curated by Bleie on a barely visible Highway 1. IT IS EPIC, tbh.
@rochesolos
Artwork by Sonja Mastered by Joao Melo
AGIYNI : Various forms and frequencies that wander the collective consciousness
I contributed to Roche's new record label, AGIYNI, with "We Left At Dawn", a dystopian rave jammer from 2014 with layered pads, MiniBrute textures and a snappin open hi hat punctuating throughout. The track is accompanied by two incredible remixes from the guy himself, Roche.
Roche's Far West Remix features pitched down pads, a simple driving acid bass line and many layers of percussion. It's somewhat reminiscent of sci-fi electro but more washed out. Roche's Zen Center Remix is a more contemplative, long foggy night drive through the city and into the woods, kind of track. An ode to smoking joints and listening to youtube playlists curated by Bleie on a barely visible Highway 1. IT IS EPIC, tbh.
@rochesolos
Artwork by Sonja Mastered by Joao Melo
AGIYNI : Various forms and frequencies that wander the collective consciousness
I contributed to Roche's new record label, AGIYNI, with "We Left At Dawn", a dystopian rave jammer from 2014 with layered pads, MiniBrute textures and a snappin open hi hat punctuating throughout. The track is accompanied by two incredible remixes from the guy himself, Roche.
Roche's Far West Remix features pitched down pads, a simple driving acid bass line and many layers of percussion. It's somewhat reminiscent of sci-fi electro but more washed out. Roche's Zen Center Remix is a more contemplative, long foggy night drive through the city and into the woods, kind of track. An ode to smoking joints and listening to youtube playlists curated by Bleie on a barely visible Highway 1. IT IS EPIC, tbh.
@rochesolos
Artwork by Sonja Mastered by Joao Melo
AGIYNI : Various forms and frequencies that wander the collective consciousness
@deltaraindance and I did a guest mix for The Eskiturks' Dubuntu show on NTS Manchester! Included are Jacktone and Dreamtone releases from @juneunit and @sug_online, as well as Bookworms, the Cong Burn label +++
Thanks to DJ Gardener (@thomaseskiturk)for the invite.
Full show is here: www.nts.live/shows/dubuntu/epis…-26th-october-2019
Tracklist
- Ikpathua - Anxiety Support Group (Side A excerpt) (Cong Burn Tapes)
- Low End Activist - Street Level A1 (Sneaker Social Club)
- juneunit - lude (@jacktonerecords)
- Gerry Franke - Random Prime (Tax Free Records)
- Nauker & Delta Rain Dance - Excerpt Side A on Charakters (Jacktone)
- juneunit - ksjem (Jacktone)
- Nauker & Delta Rain Dance - B4 Untitled (Jacktone)
- Bookworms - Roger Strings Edit (https://bookworms.bandcamp.com/album/dyslexia)
- 2morph - Side A excerpts (Goodmorning Tapes)
- Nauker & Delta Rain Dance - Side A excerpt (Jacktone)
- Sug - Cyclic Churn (Dreamtone)
- Delta Rain Dance - Ultra (unreleased)
Techno roller from the vault on the new Cultivated Sound compilation, Special Interest Group. Pick it up here: https://cultivatedsound.bandcamp.com/
"Doc Sleep on Future Times (@future-times)! 'Mirror Lake' is way way deep, with layer after layer of rolling pianos and woven cymbals that come up from the bottom. Recalling everything from the more sci-fi Gigi Masin visions to Arovane, the Jacktone co-boss keeps us horizontal and wired in. A beautiful slice of music. Grip!"
Buy: https://futuretimes.bandcamp.com/track/mirror-lake
TOTAL SOLIDARITY - a benefit compilation for grassroots LGBTQIA+ organizations in Poland.
TOTAL SOLIDARITY is a compilation created by the Oramics collective and New York Haunted label. All proceeds from the digital sales will support Polish queer organizations: Kampania Przeciw Homofobii and Miłość Nie Wyklucza, who monitor homophobia and provide support for queer people. They will help us redistribute the proceeds throughout LGBTQIA+ organizations in smaller cities and towns of Poland, who need them the most.
https://oramicspl.bandcamp.com/
Something Has to Give - Shackleton (Perlon) Intrication - Burnt Friedman (Nonplace) Glochild Tuft - Motoko & Myers (Open Hand Real Flames)(@wonj and @the-globule) Vibes - u-Ziq (Rephlex) Cartoon - Cassius Select (Hypercolour) not tough - gayphextwin (https://gayphextwin.bandcamp.com/) lycan disco - CMD (@jacktonerecords)(@cyan-dj) Black Magic Carpet Ride - c.l.a.w.s (@squirrels-on-film)(@claws) A Steady Stream - Dan Snazelle (Jacktone)(@loss1234) Snake Charmer - Ectomorph (Bunker NY) Naga - Nihar (Jacktone) (@niharb) Operaia - Auton (Jacktone) (@auton1213) Scotch Yoke Pt I & II - Hiro Kone (Dais) (@hirokone) Simple Goddess Rite - Coarses (Jacktone) (@coarses) Frustrating Acid - Vidiian (Run the Length) (@vidiian) Run Away with My Heart - Russell E.L. Butler (Ghostly)(@russellelbutler)
Beauty Steals - DJML (@the-globule, @jacktonerecords) Rugburn - Titonton Duvante (@tduvante, Starbaby) Bun so Nude - i-iii (Livity Sound) Nothiing to Say - Freeform (Skam) J - Various (Equation) Mycetozoa - rRoxymore (@rroxymore, Don’t be Afraid) Mind Frame - 4E (@iswaswasis) Clown - Sterac Electronics (Interpersonal XP) Hel’s Reaction - Lokier (@lokier, Hakt) Anoesis - Solar (@solarsf, @squirrels-on-film) Gates of Perception - Mind Safari (@mind-safari, Jacktone) Try Again - Vidiian (@vidiian, Jacktone) Radiophone - Velocette (Parallel) Night Sweats - gayphextwin (@odi_me, @perfectlocationrecords) Is Infinity - Earthen Sea (@earthzone, Other People)
In April, we took a trip to the Rinse France studios in Paris before a Room 4 Resistance gig at La Machine. The Vibe was Chill. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Vril - CTO Dreems - Sine o the Tymes Boof - Intro to It's Sunny S Outside Space Dimension Controller - Cosmo30 Travel Duration Mystic Bill - U Won't See Me Santiago Salazar - Chicanismo James T. Cotton - Lojak Pt. 5 Roma Zuckerman - I Have a Question Photek - 101 Special Request - Redrum Fizzy Veins - Kool Down Steve Poindexter - Computer Madness Russell E.L. Butler - Shock in a Cave (Jacktone) Nackt - Balboa Park
Montreal's CMD (@c-m-d) is the latest guest on Jacktone Radio and she turned in one of my favorite mixes we've ever had on the show.
CMD (@cyan-dj) has a long-running bi-monthly radio show, modular_systems that explores the darker, outer reaches of techno. She also produces house and techno, with releases on Fur Trade, basic_sounds, Low Noise Productions and self-released on Bandcamp. In December, she contributed a beautiful remix to Experimental Housewife's Neversummer EP we released, and this Spring, she will release her own EP on Jacktone (!!). She has more releases prepped for 2017, and is working on a hardware live PA, so keep an eye on her website for updates: traktion.com.
This mix is expertly-sequenced from the get-go, hope you enjoy it. Oh, and, book her to come play your party!
modular_systems radio: traktion.com/radio-archives CMD on Bandcamp: https://cmdsounds.bandcamp.com CMD on Jacktone: jacktonerecords.bandcamp.com/album/neversummer-ep
Tracklist: Policy - A Good Run Mor Elian - Drum Vortex (Joey Anderson Remix) Cassy - Route To Thonon bpmf - Walkie Talkie Alpha 606 - 808 Trax (Original) Anthony Rother - Invader Delta Funktionen - Low Jam Planetary Assault Systems - Powwow Rubidium - They Are Watching Us Robert Hood - Lockers Audion - Traanc Voiski - Come Back! Nothing is Forgiven! (Original Mix) .noncompliant. - Ailed/Delia Rebekah - The Riddle Reinhard Voigt - Supertiel Wata Igarashi - Mood Of The Machines Part III Doc Sleep - Yr_Esq Stefan Jós - Quatermass Maxime Tanguay - what you want Aos - 11 24 France Jobin - s
Firm Tracks (@firmtracks) takes us on a tour of their recent and upcoming catalog, with some gorgeous FLARE sprinkled in (yes, Cocteau Twins). Susie and Will have a knack for finding incredibly talented up and coming producers and shepherding their first vinyl release into the world. I have a ton of respect for these two and what they're up to, don't miss any of these releases! TIP!
Davis Galvin - Eik, Chant [Firm Tracks] (@davisgalvin) ??? - ??? [forthcoming on Firm Tracks] Ali Berger - Eve [Firm Tracks] (@aliberger) DJ Strawberry Shortcake - Vista [forthcoming on Firm Tracks] (@nastyknob) Davis Galvin - Tape Jam4 [Firm Tracks] Cocteau Twins - Persephone [4AD] Davis Galvin - Hearing Voices [Firm Tracks] Ali Berger - Bang It [Firm Tracks] DJ Strawberry Shortcake - Lo-Fi High Five [forthcoming on Firm Tracks] My Bloody Valentine - Sometimes [Creation Records] Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - When I Try, I’m Full (Will Martin edit) [unreleased] Will Martin - Myths of the Citizens [unreleased] DJ Strawberry Shortcake - Start Screen [forthcoming on Firm Tracks] Davis Galvin - The Falls [Firm Tracks] Davis Galvin - Dew [Firm Tracks]
Jacktone Radio #78 features 2/3 of Cleveland's In Training crew (@in-training): Kiernan Laveaux (@kiernan-laveaux) & Father of Two (@fatheroftwo). In their own words, "In Training is a monthly gathering space for people who feel disenfranchised from the mainstream gay club scene and the assimilationist values which homogenize and erase our art and culture. We play various genres of electronic music, specializing in body music such as techno, house, industrial, etc. We are setting up our own spaces and alternatives that promote a celebration of queerness through sound, video, art and music. We are committed to a safe, inclusive, consensual and positive space where people can be who they are without fear of being excluded."
The mix is just shy of 2 hours and provides a glimpse into the beautiful world In Training has created over the past few years. The residents move in and out of genres, moods and textures with ease - the journey is well worth it.
Thanks to Kiernan and Father of Two for being on the show!
For Jacktone Radio #77, my guest is Arturo Lopez, who helms the lovely Art and Artifice mix series. From the first moment I heard the mix, I loved it (and not just because he included a Jacktone artist) - varied, yet perfectly seamless in sound and intent.
In his own words:
"I thought it would be interesting to take a step back from my Techno oriented mixes and explore a range of 70s and 80s synth sounds and moods. Smooth, rough, mellow, angry, even a bit of cheese. We're hitting everything from haunting devotional Krishna music to synth pioneer Patrick Cowley's instrumental soundtracks for 80's gay porn films. We make a few Italian New Wave pit stops along the way along with modern takes on telephone hold muzak and other oddities. Hope you enjoy!"
Arturo works with several talented people curating the Art and Artifice mix series, showcasing a wide range of international selectors of Techno, House, Italo, and Ambient flavors. You can check it out at: http://www.art-and-artifice.com/
Tracklist: Alice Coltrane - Krishna Krishna [Avatar Book Institute] [1982] MarcoAntonio Spaventi – Undisclosed Intermezzo [M>O>S] [2016] Odi Mi - Three Different Crystal Therapies [@jacktonerecords] [2015] Japan - Ghosts [Epic] [1982] Midori Takada - Crossing [RCA Red Seal] [1983] Voices From The Lake - Max [Editions Mego] [2015] Trevor Jackson - 300 Words [The Vinyl Factory] [2015] Sam Kidel – Disruptive Muzak [Death of Rave] [2016] Vangelis - Wait for Me [1982] Macintosh Plus - リサフランク420 / 現代のコンピュー [Beer on the Rug] [2011] Patrick Cowley - Somebody to Love Tonight [1980] [Dark Entries] [2015 repress] Andy Stott - Butterfly [Modern Love] [2016] The Human League - Being Boiled [EMI] [1978] Eurythmics - I Did It Just The Same [Virgin] [1984] Kirlian Camera - News [Italian] [1981] Neon - Lobotomy [Materiali Sonori] [1982] YMO - La Femme Chinoise [A&M] [1979] Space - Magic Fly [1977] Propaganda - Frozen Faces [1985] Front 242 - Controversy Between [Wax Trax!] [1987] Cetu Javu - Situations [Techno Drome] [1988] Fatima Yamaha - What's a Girl to Do? [Dekmantel] [2015]
From the "RUN THE LENGTH OF YOUR WILDNESS V.1" compilation, available now: https://runthelengthofyourwildness.bandcamp.com/releases
Our most recent @jacktonerecords artist, the talented James Marrs (@jamesmarrs) from London, comes correct with this beautiful experimental mix. James has an ear for the dark arts, and this mix explores a vast spectrum, but, doesn't lose focus. Like his release with us and on earlier on Syncom Data, the occasional manipulated vocal sample makes an appearance, as well as distorted drums and bass, complex percussion and off-kilter melodies. Highly recommend this one, as well as his productions! Also, check out his label, Laura Lies In (@laura-lies-in). TIP
Extended Records founding crew member delivers an expertly-mixed house session for this week's Jacktone Radio. Terzi and the rest of the Portuguese crew are putting out one quality release after another on Extended and DJing all over Europe - don't miss these guys. TIP!
@terzi @extendedrecords
SwarJi of That's Deck (thatsdeck.com) and the Black Lodge (LA) joins us this week for an excellent eclectic mix that starts with breaks & atmospheric pads and moves through many moods of deep dreamlike house & dubs and finally into some crunchy acid and dark driving tones. Not only are these great tracks, but, they're put together by someone who has spent a lot of time DJing and dancing in all-night LA warehouses.
SwarJi and The Black Lodge host live sets from 2 Jacktone artists, Lavender & Isabella this weekend, Aug 13, in LA: https://www.facebook.com/events/1059259560825310/
My guest this week is Oakland producer, @vidiian. If you follow the label at all, you will be hearing a lot more about this guy in the next few months.
Although he's only self-released up to this point, Vidiian has already mastered his craft and is making intricate, layered and melodic techno, acid and breaks. He has two releases coming out on Jacktone this year, the first is an 11-track album called "Spatial Relations", coming out in the Fall and although the styles of the album are varied (read above), there is a common thread of beautiful experimentation throughout.
His vinyl mix for us showcases his range of influences - from broken beat-oriented tracks to dark techno, acid and ambient. We're so excited to share his music with everyone and I hope you enjoy the mix.
The homies of Machine Funk Savantage (@machinefunksavantage) are the latest guests on Jacktone Radio!
The DJ crew from Germany has a successful YT channel that's pretty much my go-to spot for quality new music (seems like 2000+ other people agree). MFS and their community have been extremely supportive of Jacktone and I couldn't wait to have them on the show. Their mix is unique and driving dark techno, it's eclectic, but, not so much so that it disregards the journey. Ace mix, thanks, boys!
Happy digging via their YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MachineFunkSavantage
FB page: https://www.facebook.com/MachineFunkSavantage
Always Human Tapes out of Minneapolis/Denver, is one of the more exciting labels in the states right now. Though they don't release one specific electronic genre, there is a common thread to the releases, giving the label a distinct sound spread across their 50+ releases (they've only started in 2013!).
The releases have inked reviews in revered spotssuch as The Quietus, and Inverted Audio, with support and plays from Karen Gwyer and the always-quality Truants podcast.
The AHT crew is at least 3-strong at the moment (Ryan Wurst aka Yellow Hyper Balls, @heckadecimal, and TML aka @toomuchlove). They've all released on the label and are active DJs and promoters in Minneapolis and Denver.
This 90ish minute mix features all releases from the AHT back catalog. It's weird, dark, interesting and very well done.
Thanks to AHT, this mix will also be available as a physical mixtape that Jacktone will be giving away with upcoming orders on our Bandcamp page (jacktonerecords.com).
High + Tight is a passionate crew of DJs taking great care to bring underground vibes to the Pacific Northwest the past 5+ years. They've hosted Cio D'Or, Margaret Dygas, Terre Thaemlitz, DJ Qu, Sandwell District, Mike Servito, Prosumer, Carlos Souffront, and Voices from the Lake, to name but a few.
Carlos Ruiz is a member of the crew and is an amazing and unique selector. His mix for Jacktone Radio is dark, weird and beautiful - just how we like them!
If you're in Seattle, don't miss a High + Tight event or opportunity to hear Carlos or any member of the crew spin.
Tracklist: 1. Yello - Call It Love 2. Lauer - Hands & Feet 3. Maayan Nidam - Rise of the Wolves 4. Moebius Plank - Muffler A (Edward Remix) 5. Photek - 101 (Boddika’s Drum Machine Mix) 6. Fit Siegel - First Found 7. Vision Works II - Time Out (Fire Complex) 8. QY - Zord (@ 45rpm) 9. Sonic Youth - Bull In The Heather
https://www.facebook.com/highandtight.us
Experimental Housewife (@experimental-housewife) is as well known for her DJ sets that meld genres, moods and textures, as she is for her live sets, which are on the multilayered drone/sound collage end of the spectrum. She has over 20 years of experience, playing live or DJ sets at places like Decibel in Seattle and DAT Festival in Missoula, Copenhagen, Kitchener, Malmö, San Francisco, & Berlin.
You will be hearing more about ExHouse & Jacktone, but, for now check out her sound collage and experiments at: https://experimentalhousewife.bandcamp.com/
Tracklist: Nigerian Conversation Music Swayzak - Claktronic Doc Sleep - M Marie Pawas - This Way Cherushii feat. Kara Marie - Manic (Deep Version) Dendren - Who Knows Wink - New Groove DJ Sakin & Friends - Protect Your Mind (Van Bellen Remix) Tissu - Up Fugal - Continuum Archivist - Pathfinder (Eric Cloutier Remix) Adam Johnson - Changer Demain Monolake - Digitalis Rhythmic Theory - Riveted Dendren - No Balance
Jordee (@jordee-2) makes his return to Jacktone Radio with a dark & melodic techno mix that's equal parts stomper & late-night hazy atmospheric.
Jordee is currently based in San Francisco and has graced the decks at spots such as as intergalactic 3-way, pound puppy, polyglamorous, afterglow discoteque and the gays hate techno campout.
You will be hearing more from this one!
For this week's Jacktone Radio #65, I have an excellent mix from veteran PDX selector, Sappho (@sappho-presents-chingo) of Stranger Disco & Hard Yes. The hour mix expertly weaves disco, obscure dark synth, jackin house and leftfield psychedelic experiments - a perfect fit for IFM.
Sappho began her journey into the world of techno music in 1991 when she attended her first rave in Dallas. Throughout the 90s, you could find her scouring record bins looking for gems and in front of the speakers at events from Portland to Vancouver BC. Armed with her music collection, in 1999, Sappho made the jump from dancing party-goer to DJ. She’s a vinyl lover that always brings her love of forward thinking music to the dance floor.
Tracklist: Ess O Ess Cantillate - (Not an Animal) daWad & Mosik - Time to Rise House of Black Lanterns feat. Ghettozoid - Broken - (Houndstooth) Nina Kraviz - Working (Marcellus Pittman Remix) - (REKIDS) Headless Ghost - Swept Illusions (Dorisburg 808 Dance)- (Royal Oak) Cornwallis - At The Disco - (Power Vacuum) Bill Converse - Sea Berring - (Dark Entry) Sascha Mamba - I'm a Cliché Edit Serve 64 Geinoh Yamashirogumi - Requim (The Elriks Edit) The Randmer - Ha - (L.I.E.S.) Samo DJ - Leggo - (L.I.E.S.) Love is Colder Than Death -Wild World - Teignmouth Su Kramer - Magic Dance - (Telefunken) Dreems - With Shackles On (Thomash Remix)
This week's show is almost two hours of beautiful, original ambient tracks from Kemek (aka Kemek the Dope Computer aka Deeper Than Space aka Dechirico).
Kemek has been kicking around the electronic music scene since the early '90s. His first releases were on Silent Records, the legendary San Francisco ambient label, as part of The 303 Terrorists. Three full-length Deeper Than Space albums followed. In 2001 Kemek got back into music production, this time as Kemek the Dope Computer, releasing a string of nu-skool breaks 12" singles and remixes.
In 2015, Kemek released an excellent spacy motorik 7" under his Dechirico alias on our own @jacktonerecords. You can listen and purchase at jacktonerecords.com
Kemek Ambient Mix Tracklist 1. Kemek: Drone Haze (Architects + Heroes) 2. Kemek: It's For You (self released) 3. Dechirico: Before The Change (unreleased) 4. Kemek: First Frost (Muti Music) 5. Kemek: Kamakura Night Tides (self released) 6. Deeper Than Space: Space Between (Silent) 7. Kemek: Textile (Architects + Heroes) 8. Kemek: I Know Now That You're Really Gone (Architects + Heroes) 9. Kemek: Sleeping On The Other Side Of The World (self released) 10. Kemek: As Cold Inside (self released) 11. Kemek and Jürgen Dünhofen: Saga (self released) 12. Kemek: A Pageant of Ice Floes (self released) 13. Kemek: Slow (self released) 14. Kemek: Ultimately Always 3 (Architects + Heroes) 15. Kemek and Jürgen Dünhofen: Lonely Rain (self released) 16. Kemek: sf2 (self released) 17. Dechirico: The End of the World (On a Sunny Day) (unreleased) 18. Deeper Than Space: Deeper Than Love (Silent)
Ryan Scannura and his 10+ Deep Club (@deepclubdenver) crew are coming into their own. Consistently throwing some of the best DIY parties not only in Denver, but in the US since 2013, they have already hosted such acts as DJ Skurge, Gunnar Haslam, Policy, Black Madonna, Honey Soundsystem and Traxman. With the launch of their record label in 2015 and 2 vinyls already getting a lot of love, they are poised to have an excellent year in 2016.
Ryan's vinyl mix for the show comes from a set at a recent Deep Club. He shows his crate-digging abilities and skills on this one, melding everything from ambient and darkwave to acid and dubbed out techno. This really is a killer mix, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
http://www.deepclub.us/ http://www.facebook.com/DeepClubDenver/
Thanks to @physical-therapy for having me guest host Allergy Season #24 on Berlin Community Radio.
Tracklist includes mostly Jacktone Records (@jacktonerecords) + some pals.
Tracklist:: No One Left to Haunt - kit n c.l.a.w.s (Jacktone) Iodine Absolution - Lavender (@lavendersynth Jacktone) ConsolidatedarpF - odi me (@odi_me forthcoming Jacktone) Liftd - Vidiian (@vidiian forthcoming Jacktone) Multimode - Isabella (@networkerror forthcoming Jacktone) Cicada - Gescom (Skam) AXT - Roche (@rochesolos forthcoming Jacktone) Dawn - Michael Claus (@michael-claus Jacktone) Precision Monolithics - Scientific Dreamz of U (1080p) First Found - FIT Siegel (FIT Sound) Join the Future - Tuff Little Unit (Warp) Constantly My Cure (Vocal Mix) - Avalon Emerson (shtum) Wavelengths - CB-R (@cb_radio forthcoming Jacktone) Without Fear (24-44) - Russell E.L. Butler (@russellelbutler forthcoming Opal Tapes & Jacktone) Ausland - J Velez (Rush Hour) Eve - Ali Berger (@aliberger forthcoming Firm Tracks) Plasticine - Plastikman (Plus 8) Untitled - Doc Sleep Faded - Ike Release (M>O>S) 1995 - Vidiian (forthcoming Jacktone) Pacific Paradise - Route 8 (Lobster Theremin) Dirty Laundry - Vin Sol, Matrixxman (Soo Wavey) Kendal in Kalusia - Lnrdcroy (Firecracker) Sloppy 42nds (Terre's Neu Wuss Fusion) - DJ Sprinkles (Comatonse)
Glenna Fitch aka sold (@soldchicago) started DJing in NE Ohio 8 years ago with her club night, Hot Knees. She later moved to Denver, where she helped establish such residencies as Deep Club (2 current DC residents were guests on Jacktone Radio #60 - Ponyrok & Lone Dancer). She was most recently added as a resident DJ to the Chicago institution, Hugo Ball (@hugoball312), after a year of volunteering with promotion and installations. Glenna is also a collage artist and those aesthetic principles seep into her selecting style.
Glenna's mix is perfect for Intergalactic FM - it's compelling and deep in its scope - with tracks that fit very well together, sometimes unexpectedly.
Glenna will be touring in March 2016 - catch her in Santa Fe, Seattle, Portland and at Housepitality in San Francisco.
Tracklist: Niro - Volo Pindarico ADMX-71 - Phenomenalist Gesloten Cirkel - When It's Late Analogue Acid - B2 Mike Broers - 99_999 Jakki - Sun...Sun...Sun... (Walter Gibbons Edit) Jube - Juba Beats Revoked - Pieces (The Phoenix Mix) Nitzer Ebb - Join In The Chant (Phil Harding Remix) Evelyn Thomas - High Energy The Force Dimension - Menthol 808 State - Pacific 212 Vicious Pink - Cccan't You See (Dub) Anne Clark - Our Darkness Armando Gallop & Steve Poindexter - Blackholes Andreas Gehm - Fire Department West Die Warzau - Shakedown (Ralphie Rosario Remix)
The final Jacktone Radio of 2015 features 2 excellent live PA's from Ponyrok and Lone Dancer of Denver's DEEP CLUB crew. Since their inception in 2013, they've brought amazing acts such as DJ Skurge, Gunnar Haslam, Policy, Black Madonna, and Traxman to Denver. They also recently launched a record label and have 2 releases and counting. You will definitely be hearing more about this entire crew.
Lone Dancer's live set was recorded at 2015's GATF and features a Eurorack Modular Synthesizer, Beatstep Pro, Korg Volca Sample, Mackie Mixer + FX pedals. Enjoy - it's a burner!
This week's guest on Jacktone Radio #59 is none other than Masha (@maashaa) of Dig Deeper (@digdeeperla). If you follow the show, you may remember a few weeks ago, I had the OTHER half of Dig Deeper, Alison Swing (@alisonswing)on Jacktone Radio #56. Both mixes have been excellent and you can see why so many people are drawn to the vibe set by these two at their Dig Deeper events. Masha and Alison's sound complement one another very well, yet they both remain unique selectors. Masha moves through lot of territory in this mix, from jackin' and classic-sounding house with warm analog pads to spaced out and dark leftfield experiments - they all work together and propel you along as she weaves in and out of genres and moods seamlessly.
Since the inception of the Dig Deeper parties only a year ago, the two have hosted DJ Sprinkles, The Black Madonna, Eamon and Justin of Mister Saturday Night, Lone, Heidi Lawden, Axel Boman, Suzanne Kraft, Magic Touch, Tom Trago, and Lovefingers. They've held events in warehouses, clubs and on hotel rooftops, fitting the lineup with its appropriate atmosphere - they pay attention to the details, not only with the location and decor, but, most notably with their DJ sets.
The next Dig Deeper is 12/19 with guest, Tom Trago.
https://www.facebook.com/DigDeeperLA/ https://www.facebook.com/mashadjs/
I first met @tonyfairchild when I played Columbus in 2014 (at the venue I will never forget due to secret intel that informed me the club was formerly a lesbian bar that used to hold hermit crab races). I was immediately struck by his seamless and "like butter" vinyl mixing and excellent track selection - it was a pro-level warm-up set. Since then, I've been following the success of his Midwest Fresh marathon parties and the Grey Area event space. It's no secret the Columbus scene is rich with talent and these events continue the city's longtime vibe of keeping it truly underground and HAM. Tony recently made the move to Pittsburgh and trust that you will be hearing A LOT more from this guy in the coming years.
This mix is a stunner and covers all of my favorite things, moving between genres and vibes with amazing nrg: acid, deep dubby filter-sweep techno, classic vocal house, breaks, darkwave and so on.
Go find him in Columbus & Pittsburgh!
Jacktone Radio #57 is a mix of recent originals and collaborations from up and coming @burnet207 of Oakland. burnet207's experiments are interesting and fresh, and this mix - although short & sweet - covers everything from IDM to classic electro, ambient to glitch.
I'm a huge fan of this guy and his music, you'll be hearing more from him and Jacktone Records in 2016.
Anyone following the LA scene the past year has taken note of Dig Deeper (@digdeeperla). The party is thrown by two excellent DJs - Alison Swing (@alisonswing) and Masha Martinovic(@maashaa) - and since the party's inception (did I mention - only a year ago!) have hosted DJ Sprinkles, The Black Madonna, Eamon and Justin of Mister Saturday Night, Lone, Heidi Lawden, Axel Boman, Suzanne Kraft, Magic Touch and Lovefingers. They've held their events in warehouses, clubs and on hotel rooftops, fitting the lineup with its appropriate atmosphere - with location, decor and their notable opening sets.
For Jacktone Radio #56, 1/2 of Dig Deeper - Alison Swing - gives us a vinyl mix of bumpin' first-rate house - moving from current to classic - and a taste of the excellent music you'll find at their events - enjoy!
Jacktone Radio #55 features an impressive live set of unreleased jams from Nackt (@nacktmusic) & CM-4 (@cm-4). Both are residents of Outpost (@outpost-sf) in SF, and Nackt is fresh off his well-received 100% Silk cassette, Virex, with much knob twiddling from CM-4 throughout.
In this 30ish-min live set, they move from a more upbeat house jam feel to a darker, more complex acid vibe. It all fits together perfectly and flows really well - in short, it's a great listen. Surprisingly, this is the duo's first few months performing live sets out in the world, can't wait to hear what's next.
Check out Nackt's Virex release: https://soundcloud.com/100percentsilk/nackt-virex-silk088 https://midheaven.com/item/virex-by-nackt
Jacktone Radio #54 features recent PDX (by-way-of SF) resident, David Sylvester (@davidsylvester). David is a DJ and producer, co-owner of Friends with Benefits Records (@fwbrecords)and 1/2 of Two Dudes in Love (@twodudesinlove).
David and I DJ'd on the same bills and danced together through the years in SF, comparing notes on favorite tracks and artists. He has always been extremely passionate, knowledgeable and a talent who is ready to find his true voice.
This fantastic mix shows his darker, edgier, techno side, with tracks like "Switchblade" by Matrixxman, EQD's "10" from Equalized #111, and the Trus'Me remix of Pastaboys' Musique.
Check out David's projects on SC: David Sylvester: @davidsylvester FWB: @fwbrecords Two Dudes in Love: @twodudesinlove
FB: https://www.facebook.com/davidsylvestermusic https://www.facebook.com/fwbrecords https://www.facebook.com/twodudesinlove
For Jacktone Radio #53, we have Rachel Aiello (@rachel-aiello) of VX. I have great respect for Rachel and the work she does in the Bay Area techno scene, not only through the thoughtful curation of the VX events, which bring artists such as Regis, Shifted, and Civil Duty to the West Coast, but, also her compelling DJ sets and burgeoning music projects.
When I approached Rachel about the idea of recording a mix with Halloween in mind ("Halloween adjacent", let's call it), she didn't hesitate, nor did she fail to deliver. Not only does the mix provide a great soundtrack for what some of us think of as the best week of the year, but it provides perfect context for VX, and, shows off Rachel's depth of knowledge and excellent programming skills.
This 2-hr mix is a dark and noisy, sometimes (in)tense, consistently beautiful journey through the industrial and experimental edges of ambient and techno. You will hear tracks and experiments from CHRA, Roly Porter, GREBENSTEIN, Peder Mannerfelt, Vainio & Vigroux, Alexander Lewis, Alberich, and OAKE.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
For those in California, the next VX event is Friday, Oct 30 and features a live set from Civil Duty: http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?756266
One of my most frequent and interesting guests, @dreamlogicc, returns for Jacktone Radio #52. Never content to rehash old material, dreamlogicc is constantly updating his live sets, experimenting with bpm, percussion, texture, and genre.
For episode 52, he has given us 2 hours of live improv recorded at his beautiful Oakland studio, Main Drain.
You can hear dreamlogicc live PA's or djing as dj lgcc on his weekly Saturday livestream, Wax n Cats. You can also hear dreamlogicc releases on his own label, Main Drain, as well as on Chicago's Kimochi Sound.
Links: http://chew.tv/WaxnCats https://www.facebook.com/dreamlogicc/ https://www.facebook.com/MainDrainStudios/ https://www.facebook.com/DJLgcc
A recent live PA from @jacktonerecords artist, @lavendersynth. You can purchase his cassette, Mystique Youth, on our Bandcamp page: jacktonerecords.com
Mastered by @nacktmusic
"Here’s an absolutely hypnotic track by Doc Sleep, titled “Jim_J.” It’s a deep techno thumper that lets all of the pieces roll out in a seemingly suspended slow-motion. A dark bassline rolls as a kick slowly lifts out of the murk and is followed, in due time, by other hushed elements. Hisses and thunks bounce through the mix, while peripherally emotive synths chime. Even at its full capacity, this track stays like a whisper in the wind. And yet, even this stripped-down, all of the elements have a catchy feel to them, giving the whole thing a very body-moving vibe. If you’re looking for music to play at the party after the after-party, this sure is it." - Insomniac https://www.insomniac.com/media/5-rhythmic-dance-tracks-scuba-cut-hands-doc-sleep-savage-grounds-and-lee-gamble/3