440 The Remix According to The Black Dog (Productions)

I am a big fan of their early works, Bytes and Spanners are incredible albums.  I first came across them via the Trance Europe Express compilation, then the Bjork remixes.  I know they splintered early on and one member left to become Plaid.  Black Dog dropped "productions" from their name and the music evolved in style as well.  I had another 20 or so remixes for this mix that I didn't include as that musical evolution seemed to subdue their wonkyness in my opinion.  So the remixes here are all showcasing the early years and the stuff that had a bit more flair than the average electronic remix tends to be.

00:00  Radiohead - Talk Show Host (Black Dog Remix)

04:07  Blondie - Fade Away and Radiate (108 BPM mix)

09:22  Bjork - Come To Me (Black Dog Mix)

14:21  Nav Katze - More THan A Feeling (Black Dog Mix #2)

20:44  The Creatures - Guillotine (Bitten by the Black Dog)

25:18  Garbage - Breaking Up The Girl (Black Dog Wounded by the Warbeast mix)

30:00  Soft Ballet - Perfection (Plaid & Black Dog mix)

37:56  Nav Katze - Never Not (Black Dog Mix #1)

44:55  Lalo Schifrin - Bullitt (Bitten by the Black Dog Cruise Control)

49:24  Bjork - The Anchor Song (Black Dog Mix)

54:06  Ned's Atomic Dustbin - All I Ask Of Myself Is That I Hold Together (No Answer mix)

59:19  Elbow - Newborn (Bitten By The Black Dog)

63:47  The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You (The Black Dog Lithium Carbonate 300mg mix)

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00:00  Anodyne - Corrosion (Bitten By The Black Dog)

09:26  Reload - Le Soleil Et La Mer (Black Dog Productions Remix)

15:41  Laurent Garnier - Crispy Bacon (Bitten By The Black Dog)

23:06  Rubens - Breaking Into Smile (Black Dog Mix)

29:20  Black Sifichi - Unsavoury Products (Bitten by the Black Dog)

34:03  Derailleur - Cognate (Bitten Deep by the Black Dog)

40:20  Alter Ego - Tanks Ahead (Black Dog Remix)

47:42  Mark Broom & Plaid - Gold Cheese (The Fairgrind Version)

52:35  Phenomyna - Into the Other World (Explained by the Black Dog)

58:43  Plan V - Tripulante 2.4 (Black Dog Remix)

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397 The Remix According To Higher Intelligence Agency

Higher Intelligence Agency were one of the first IDM groups that really stood out to me, aside from Autechre.  Mesmerized by Colourform, I was then completely blown away by Reform, the accompanying remix EP.  I had also picked up their collaborations with Deep Space Network, Pete Namlook and Biosphere, though never gave much thought to their remix side.  That was until I picked up "From The Edge" by Muslimgauze and couldn't believe it was the same group.  Many of the rest of these remixes I've included I had in my collection for years and never really paid attention to them.  My ears are wide open now and glad I've given them all the attention they deserve.

00:00  Love and Rockets - Body and Soul (HIA - Dark Side of the 12th Moon)

06:17  Pressure of Speech - Mothmath (Higher Intelligence Agency remix)

12:15  Muslimgauze - From The Edge (HIA Mix)

16:32  Banco De Gaia - Soufie (HIA Remix)

22:30  Pop Will Eat Itself - Familus Horriblus (HIA WYG Vocal Mix)

27:29  Spacetime Continuum - Funkyar (HIA Mix)

33:11  A Positive Life - The Calling (Occupants of Interplanetary Craft mix)

38:50  Biosphere - Novelty Waves (HIA remix)

45:07  Temple Rat - The Garden of Earthly Delights (HIA mix)

50:43  Freeform - Kattic (HIA remix)

57:36  Obconic - Escalift (HIA remix)

63:12  Soft Ballet - L-Mess (HIA remix)

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278 - Andrea Parker

An artist I really liked in her formative years, then she moved into solid Miami Bass type of techno which wasn't my cup of tea.  I'd heard she was adding vocals to some newer material as well, which again is not my thing.  Still, the early and abstract works are well worth the price of admission.  My introduction to her work is still my favorite, the remix of iO on the excursions series from Mo Wax, and the edit of Unconnected from the Trance Europe series.  I'd nearly forgotten about her until the reworking of Daphne Oram came up and begged for my attention.

00:00  Steve Reich - The Four Sections (Andrea Parker remix)

06:12  iO - Libre (Andrea Parker remix)

16:27  Andrea Parker - Unconnected (edit)

23:10  Ryuichi Sakamoto - Grief (Andrea Parker remix)

28:54  Andrea Parker - Melodious Thunk

36:07  Miki Nakatani - Superstar (Andrea Parker remix)

41:08  Andrea Parker - Elements of Style 

46:07  Secret Frequency Crew - Miami Eyes (Andrea Parker remix)

52:29  Mira Calix - Skin with me (Andrea Parker remix)

58:27  Andrea Parker & David Morley - After Dark

66:36  Andrea Parker - Clutching At Straws (It's Straws Remix)

70:50  Andrea Parker - Exclamation Mark!

72:49  Andrea Parker - Empty Words

77:40  Daphne Oram Reworked and Interpreted - Ghost Hamlet

86:56  Daphne Oram Reworked and Interpreted - Under the Sand (interlude)

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229d/e Autechre Remixes Overview

Second post, this time focusing solely on their remix work.  Autechre is one of those remix artists where they obliterate the source material and put their trademark sound on the output.  Its interesting hearing the original track, as in most cases I heard the remix first and can pick up on the bits and pieces that bleed through their process.  

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229d Autechre Remixes pt1

00:00  Gescom - Keynell

08:53  Palm Skin Productions - Evolution of The Beast (Autechre Mix)

16:43  Slowly - On The Losse (For Internal Use Only mix)

23:13  Silvania - Un Bosque En La Memoria (Autechre Mix 2)

30:43  The Higher Intelligence Agency - Speech3 (Conoid Tone Reformed By Autechre)

37:02  Gescom - Viral Rival (Rmxd Be Ae)

44:30  Squarepusher - Two Bass Hit (Ae mix)

48:28  Mari Hamada - Aire Kaaiya

53:12  V - Vliezwei (Vleeigenbos Morning Reproduced By Autechre)

61:54  Earth - Coda Maestoso In F(Flat) Minor

229e Autechre Remixes pt2

00:00  Kinesthesia - Sanq (Autechre Mix)

08:21  Gescom - Mag 3.1426(Rmxd By Ae)

13:47  DJ Food - Sexy Bits (Autechre Ae 9v mix)

20:50  Lamb - Gold (Autechre Mix)

28:20  Scorn - Falling (Autechre FR 13 mix)

38:19  Schaft - SKF10047

45:36  Merzbow - Ecobondage [Ending] (Ae Remix)

56:58  Stereolab - Refractions In The Plastic Pulse (Feebate Mix)

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P229a/b/c - Autechre Overview

A five mix overview of another longtime favorite of mine.  I fell hard for the unique sound of Autechre when I purchased the Basscad EP when it first came out.  That and the Tri Repetae++ double CD remain permanently in my desert island albums list, and yes I think I did end up including nearly every track from Tri Pepetae++ across these mixes, or most of them.  They have such a distinct sound that developed over their career.  Even the early days of WARP IDM, Autechre stood out from the crowd.  The subsequent albums kept diverging further and further from anything that could ever be considered dance music.  Eventually ending up doing collaborations with Hafler Trio show just how far they push boundaries of contemporary electronica.  

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229a Autechre Ambient

00:00  Krib (Cichlisuite)

03:00  Autechre Play Weissensee Against Im Gluck (Neu!) (Splitrmx12)

10:57  Rsdio (Tri Repetae++)

18:59  Basscadet (Basscadubmx) (Basscad EP)

27:47  Bronchusevenmx24 (Tri Repetae++)

36:26  Vietrmx21 (Tri Repetae++)

43:55  Seefeel - Spangle (Autechre Remix)

54:42  Yulquen (Amber)

60:23  Overand (Tri Repetae++)

P229b Autechre Early Era

00:00  The Egg (Artificial Intelligence)

07:00  Chatter (Artificial Intelligence II)

13:49  Bcdtmx (Basscad EP)

20:20  Lanx 3 (Volume 08)

25:36  Lowride (Incunabula)

32:14  Inhake 2 (Peel Session)

39:54  C/Pach (Tri Repetae++)

44:27  Milk DX (Peel Session)

50:08  Are Y Are We? (We R Are Why)

56:07  Rotar (Tri Repetae++)

63:50  Dael (Tri Repetae++)

69:53  Lost (Anti)

76:58  We R Are Why (We R Are Why)

P229c Middle Era

00:00  Inhake 3 (22 Class A Tracks)

05:05  Medrey (Tri Repetae)

09:05  Gelk (Peel Session 2)

17:20  Goz Quarter (Envane)

26:59  Second Scepe (Tri Repetae++)

33:21  Second Peng (Tri Repetae++)

43:10  Tilapia (Cichlisuite)

48:19  Recury (Chiastic Slide)

57:43  Second Bad Vilbel (Tri Repetae++)

67:06  Cipater (Chiastic Slide)

76:02  Stop Look Listen (We Are Reasonable People)

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228b - Mellow Early IDM

Last part of these "early IDM" mixes for now.

00:00  Underworld - Second Hand

08:17  LFO - Helen

14:33  Speedy J - Fill 3

17:26  Single Cell Orchestra - Transmit Liberation

26:06  B12 - Telefone 529 (Dub mix)

29:09  The Orb - Plateau (Of Normality)

42:21  Locust - Prospero

50:32  The Higher Intelligence Agency - Speedlearn (Reformed by The Irresistible Force)

58:52  Spooky - Hypo-Allergenic

64:51  Cabaret Voltaire - Invisible Generation

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228a - Mellow Early IDM

Further exploration of the last two mixes, this time in more ambient and chillout zone.

00:00  The Higher Intelligence Agency - Influx

05:59  Children of the Bong - Underwater Dub

14:04  Logik Freaks - Mother Acid Collective (Seefeel Dub remix)

21:03  Coil - The Snow (Driftmix)

23:25  Susumu Yokota - Kavano Hotorino Kinoshitade 1998

25:46  Plat - Blindfold 

31:22  Demdike Stare - Haxan Dub

35:56  Muslimgauze - HIA Mix

40:10  Susumu Yokota - Illusion River

46:23  Gripper - As Usual (version)

53:55  Kim Hiorthoy - Doktor Watson-Trisket

57:16  Mouse On Mars - Chagrin

63:18  Susumu Yokota - Purple Rose Minuet

66:40  The Bug - Seduction and Betrayal

70:26  A Small Good Thing - El Mariachi Loco (The Siesta)

72:28  Kim Hiorthoy - Door Opens Both Ways

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227b - Semi-Detached Early Warp Style IDM

Part two, more variety here with some classics.  I put the whole side of the Orbital peel sessions 12" on here as its one of my favorite pieces of electronica ever.

00:00  Orbital - Semi Detached / Attached

14:29  B12 - Scriptures

21:19  Sven Vath - An Accident in Paradise (William Orbit & Spooky remix)

27:22  F.U.S.E. - Train-Trac (The Day After [MV's mix])

30:51  Coil vs The Eskation - Nasa Arab

41:02  Speedy J - The FUN Equations

45:30  Polygon Window - If It Really Is Me

51:48  Spooky - Land Of Oz (Poppyfield Mix)

59:07  Sonz Of A Loop Da Loop Era - Breaks Theme (Part 1)

62:31  The Prodigy - Fire (Burning Version)

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227a - Early Warp Style IDM

Early 90's IDM, heavy on the Autechre and Aphex Twin.  

00:00  Autechre - Eggshell

08:17  The Higher Intelligence Agency - Conoid Tone

13:47  Slag Boom Van Loon - Poppy Seed (Boards of Canada Remix)

20:03  Autechre - Keynell (Mix 1)

28:38  Nav Katze - Ziggy (Aphex Twin Mix #1)

34:23  Polygon Window - Bike Pump Meets Bucket

40:05  Slag Boom Van Loon - Moon Base Alpha (Matmos remix)

44:31  B12 - Infinite LItes (Primitives Mix)

49:04  Speedy J - Fill 4

50:52  Aphex Twin - D-Scape

58:39  Not Breathing - Birth of Rotorhead

64:10  The Higher Intelligence Agency - Speech3 (Conoid Tone Reformed by Autechre)

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