606 Its Kid606 time

The first decade or so of Miguel Manuel De Pedro aka Kid606's work was tremendously enlightening for me.  The squelchy, digital, fritzy anarchist punk attack at electronic music was so fresh and exciting to me.  I used to do DJ sets of all Tigerbeat6, Vinyl Communications, & Violent Turd artists back in the day, usually to the annoyance of my guests.  Here I've assembled a rather lengthy set of his early works that really stand out.  Mostly comps, aliases and rarities I believe; and a lot of fun for the patient listener.  

Yeah, I'd been holding on to this one so I could release it as my 606th mix here.

00:00  The Spacewurm - Inside the Egg (Music For Virgins Mix)

07:16  Kid606 - Damn Dre Why You Always Hating

11:13  Ariel - No One Else Can See You

12:39  Kid606 - Attn:vat!

14:40  Kid606 - While You Were Sleeping

21:13  Kid606 - Buffalo 606-The Morning After (Ricci's Pieces version)

25:11  Kid606 - Dropkick (Matmos' Theme for a Biker Movie Starring Kid606 remix)

30:38  Tigerboy - With Attitude

34:56  Kid606 - Here Kitty, Kitty

37:08  Kid606 - Punksh!t

37:20  Kid606 - War Bombs

41:52  Kid606 - Shimmyshimmy606

46:46  Kid606 - That's What I Got

52:04  Kid606 - Straight Outta Compton (remix)

55:54  The Locust - Well I'll Be A Monkey's Uncle (Kid606 remix)

60:57  Disc - Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division)

67:21  SCSI Bear - Let's NOT Get This Party Started

71:34  Solex - Another Tune Like 'Not Fade Away' (Throwing My Life Away in 3/4 time remix)

77:09  Seefeel - Spangle (rebootleg remix)

82:19  The Spacewurm with Crash Worship - Scorched Earth (Throbbing Gristle)

86:17  Lesser - Mensa Dance Squad (Don't Techno For An Answer remix)

95:13  Kid606 - Pregnant Cheerleader Theme Song

97:11  Kid666 - Take The Piss On

100:18  Kid606 - Don't Sweat The Technics Dubplatestyle

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566 The Remix According to Solex

Solex is the laptoptronica pop project of record shop owner Elisabeth Esselink.  Utilizing the records in her own record store, she assembled her music on an antique 8-track recorder, singing original lyrics over her musical creations.  Several fun albums were released, and just this handful of remixes.  Solex was also one of the artists that participated in the "In the Fishtank" series of improvisations.

This is a short one, though it is a lot of fun.

00:00  Malaria! - Your Turn To Run (Solex Remix)

03:27  Shinju Gumi - Senor Gumi (Solex Remix)

06:16  Twilight Circus Dub Sound System - Kik (Solex 'Kiks for Niks' Remix)

09:49  Rollercoaster 23 - Portatone ('Porta's & s' Remix by Solex featuring Sawman)

12:58  Grizzly Bear - Fix It (Solex)

15:46  The Submarines - Modern Inventions (Solex Remix)

18:22  Remington Super 60 and Friends - Rs60 & Solex in Space

23:48  At The Close of Every Day - The Maria Tales (Solex)

26:38  Ruby - Beefheart (Solex remix)

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I am missing these two remixed tracks, so if anyone can help please drop me a link.

The Little Rabbits - Pic Nic Boy

Blues Explosion - Crunchy

395 The Remix According To Matmos

The A-Team of Electronica, Matmos!  They are worthy of all the praise and hype.  No one else does the cut up sample based madness quite like they do.  I came across them initially via Tigerbeat6 and Kid606, then dove into their discography based on amusing and accurate song titles and themed albums.  Since the 90's I have followed their every twist and turn.  Their approach to a remix is very transformative, taking elements of the original and using them as instruments in their own creations.  You can tell what the source material is, but it is so far removed from what the original structure was.

I started this one out with their humor side, from the NWA tribute remix album "With Attitude" which features every associate of Kid606 that he could gather.  This isn't an NWA remix in any sense of the word, though it was a standout track on that compilation.  Next is my perennial cocktail hour music, Tipsy, and this one of many excellent tracks from their "Remix Party."  People Like Us is Vicki Bennett and she's the queen of plunderphonics and runs an excellent weekly podcast on WFMU called "Do or DIY."  This track was from a split 12" that never materialized, so thank the internet for getting these files out which are now readily available from Ubuweb or Archive.org.  Slag Boom Van Loon is a wonderful side project of Jochem Paap (Speedy J) and Mike Paradinas (u-Ziq).  Its as wonderful as you would expect, and the remix companion album is even better (Boards of Canada, Leafcutter John, Horse Opera, Four Tet, Pole, Coil and of course Matmos).  This Labradford track is from the Wire Tapper series, and takes a beautiful track of shimmering bliss and acoustic ambience and turns it into a glitch filled noisy wild ride.  I'll write up more about this track in a subsequent mix I already have planned on influential tracks in my life.  The Bjork, which of course I have to include because of their stint as parts of her entourage.  Instead of including tracks they contributed to, I went with the two on this mix to showcase their contributions and remix skills.  The Kid606 track I included here was the one that opened my eyes and ears to Matmos so many years ago.  Her Space Holiday is a group I only knew from a split EP with Bright Eyes.  The more I dig into their discography, the more I like them.  

Next up is Current 93 (first of two appearances).  Of course I'm a lifetime admirer of David Tibet's work, and this remix EP split between Foetus and Matmos is quite the anomaly in their history - and it stands out because of that and how amazing each and every track is on it.  Liars, June of 44 and Erase Errata are all noisy, math rocking, punks which seem to appeal to Matmos as their remixes really shine with this kind of source material.  I'm particularly fond of the wordplay on the June of 44 track, which references Matmos' album "A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure."  Chiara String Quartet and Phoenecia are ones that I found only when researching this mix so not much to say on them.  Pluramon is another artist I found via Kid606, though not on his Tigerbeat6 label.  Slicker is a related glitchy artist, though more pop oriented, and fun anecdote, is the son of film maker John Hughes.

This mix is painful at points to get through, but therein lies the reward.  Hope you enjoyed the ride on this one.

00:00  Matmos - Great White Entertainers (NWA)

00:19  Tipsy - Schatzi a Go Go (remix)

03:13  People Like Us and Matmos - Work-All-Day

08:15  Slag Boom Van Loon - Moon Base Alpha (remix)

12:52  Labradford - So (Matmos remix)

17:59  Bjork - Alarm Call (Rhythmic Phonetics mix)

23:15  Kid606 - Dropkick (Matmos Theme For A Biker Movie Starring Kid606)

28:42  Her Space Holiday - Tech Romance (Matmos Remix)

33:31  Current 93 - The Beautiful Dancing Dust (remixed by Matmos)

39:03  Liars - No.1 Against The Rush (Matmos Remix)

44:20  June of 44 - A Chance to Cure Is a Chance to Cut Your Face (Matmos Remix)

49:13  Erase Errata - Other Animals (Matmos remix)

53:39  Chiara String Quartet - Matmos Remix No.1 (A Bruit Secret Mix)

58:56  Current 93 - Black Ships Ate The Sky (Remixed by Matmos)

64:40  Phoenecia - Odd Job (The Climatic Battle Scene With Rom & Josh Version)

70:49  Bjork - Where is the Line (Matmos Rubber Band Mix)

74:35  Pluramon - Hintergrund (Pluramonthermatmos) (Matmos Remix)

84:25  Slicker - Confidence In Silver (Matmos Remix)

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341 Top 11-25 LPs

Yes, I did top 30 EPs and only top 25 LPs, but that's because EPs are shorter... or something like that.   Here are the rest of my best LPs ever and its a bit of a wild ride.  Opening with the remix compilation from Third Eye Foundation, when I bought this I didn't recognize any of the artists names.  The music is so wonderfully strange, and not at all danceable electronica, well except for the last track I suppose.  Matt Elliott's style is in full effect here, showing how diverse and broad his range is.  Coming from appearances with bands like Flying Saucer Attack, Amp, and Hood, his solo project TEF was just mind-blowing and unexpected.  Then his solo work under his own name is sublime, dark acoustic songs.  Next up is Kid606 and the album that captured my attention the most when I first heard it, "Down With The Scene."  His other work at this time (Don't Sweat the Technics, and GQ on the EQ++) are a bit inconsistent, but have their great moments, its Down with the Scene that has the best album feel to it, and plenty of variety in his styles in anarcho-punk take on electronic music.  I always loved his puns as track titles.  The bonus track on this album (is it really a bonus if its on every edition?) is a welcomed glitchy Ragga/Drum N Bass workout from Hrvatski.  

Then we come to Skinny Puppy, and I had a lot of internal conflict choosing between "Ain't It Dead Yet" and "Last Rights."   The live album won out because it was one of my first cassettes I'd bought from them, and their live presence and reworking of tracks is incredible.  Seeing them perform live twice has been on my top concerts ever list as they never disappoint.  I'm sad I missed their farewell tour this year.  I kept the industrial vibe going strong by selecting In Slaughter Natives for the next track.  I came across them via the "Absolute Supper" compilation, which will be featured in the upcoming Top Compilations mix.  This is some powerful industrial neo-classical stuff here and the whole album has this sinister and evil vibe to it.  Their performance on the Mort Aux Vaches series is worth checking out.  Still in the industrial vein, Scorn makes their second appearance on my top lists, this time its the album "Evanescence."  I first bought the "Silver Rain Fell" single because of the Meat Beat Manifesto remix on the B-Side, and realized how incredible this project of ex-Napalm Death members was.  This album and it's sister remix album "Ellipsis" represent a perfect moment in time where magic happened.  The samples they used are diverse, everything from The Residents, Zoviet France, The Human League, Spacement 3, Barry Adamson, Onyx, Monte Cazazza, Urban Dance Squad, to the Incredible Bongo Band.  Nothing else quite like this album, in its blend of illbient, dark ambient and industrial music.  What industrial section of a "best of" mix would be complete without Cabaret Voltaire?  Sure, this might not be on anyone else's top list, but for me this was one of my introduction points and the one I listened to the most.  I know, its a compilation and not an official album.  The tracks are great representations of their early years, and covers both the raw noisy stuff, the electro funk, and hints at the more subdued electronica that was to come later.

Not too much of a shift with moving to the second album from the Talking Heads.  Of course I knew all their hits from growing up with MTV, but this album was quite a surprise when I bought it from one of those dollar-a-CD clubs back in the 90s.  Quirky, funky pop music that was undeniably catchy.  "Psycho Killer" might be my favorite track, but this is my favorite album start to finish.  Sonic Youth and Daydream Nation, what can I say... was my favorite of theirs as a teen (Evol and Sister are tied for second place).  I used to listen to this cassette on road trips, and one time my Mom asked what I had on my walkman.  So I handed her the tape and the whole family listened to this album as we drove across Missouri.  That was one of the last times I was asked to share what was in my walkman.  Then we get to Aesop Rock, and his album "The Impossible Kid" is near perfect start to finish.  I rarely skip any track when I put it on.  He has certainly earned his place in hip hop royalty for having the largest vocabulary of any currently recorded MC.  

Tortoise is another band I came to via Brainwashed.com.  Their unique blend of post-rock and jazz was a welcomed freshness to my collection when I found them.  This CD has the the epic Djed, which I left off because of its length, and the rest of the album ebbs and flows with such dynamic range and energy.  The list of members are a who's who of the Chicago area post-rock community and near every side project and solo effort is worth looking into.  Kid Koala came to me from some punk friends, and they were right to show appreciation, he is a great turntablist and has some excellent choices of samples and source material.  "Scratchcratchratchatch" is a joy, start to finish and I've even got my kids to appreciate it, through the "Dinner with Yoda" and "Tricks N Treats" tracks.  As for Spiritualized, I knew it was one of the guy's from Spacemen 3, and I had seen them open for Siouxsie and the Banshees on their Pure Phase tour.  Not what I expected opening for a Queen, so it took a year or two before I picked up this album.  Glad I did, the opening track is one of my all time favorites, with the layers upon layers of vocals.  The rest of the album is an epic rock display, and when I saw them again in 2004 I was an avid fan and thoroughly enjoyed every second of that show.  

It took me a while to give Zola Jesus a try.  I'd seen her albums on several websites with glowing reviews, and I guess I assumed it was more pop and not likely my style.  I don't know why, but one day I just bought Taiga and Versions on vinyl and immersed myself in her glorious voice for a few days.  Needless to say I was wrong on my initial assumptions and glad I gave her a chance.  Such a powerful voice and songwriting, now I'm happy to share her music with anyone I can.  Next I took it back to the mid 90's and some straight forward electronic music with the compilation "Delusions of Grandeur."  Yes a compilation, but most of the album are Hardkiss aliases, so that's why I lumped in here instead of my top compilation mix.  It was the Rabbit in the Moon tracks and remixes that jumped out the most here.  That Tori Amos sample is fantastic and really adds to the climax.  I loved seeing RITM at a rave where they put on a fantastic performance with professional dancers and yes, the guy in the bunny suit.  

Lastly, the undeniable creativity and humor of Vicki Bennett aka People Like Us.  I saw an advertisement saying she worked the merch counter at the Coil Presents Time Machines concert.  Since I loved anything and everything related to Coil, I bought her most recent album, the 2CD version of "Hate People Like Us" which has an elite roster of bonkers remix artists.  The ridiculous samples and splicing make for quite a humorous listen.  There was a time all her work was available for free at Ubuweb; even so, I've bought several of the CDs and a couple on vinyl because they are fun additions to my library.  I chose this one because Negativland did such a good job and turned some short samples into quite a nice full song, retaining much of the humor of the source material.  Then I added one more Kid606 track to close this out, hey its less than 15 seconds and is an awesome closer.

00:00  Tarwater - To Describe You (3rd Eye Foundation Remix) (I PooPoo on your Juju)

04:41  Kid606 - Buffalo606 - The Morning After (Down With The Scene)

07:57  Skinny Puppy - Addiction (Ain't It Dead Yet)

14:01  In Slaughter Natives - To Mega Therion (Enter Now The World)

18:28  Scorn - Silver Rain Fell (Evanescence)

25:50  Cabaret Voltaire - Sluggin Fer Jesus (Part One) (Eight Crepuscule Tracks)

30:49  Talking Heads - With Our Love (More Songs About Buildings and Food)

34:12  Sonic Youth - Teen Age Riot (Daydream Nation)

40:56  Aesop Rock - Rings (The Impossible Kid)

44:41  Tortoise - Glass Museum (Millions Now Living Will Never Die)

49:57  Kid Koala - Emperors Crash Course In Cantonese (Scratchcratchratchatch)

54:00  Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space (Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space)

57:37  Zola Jesus - Dangerous Days (Taiga)

62:00  Rabbit in the Moon - Out of Body Experience (Burning Spear) (Delusions of Grandeur)

70:49  People Like Us - What's Music? (Negativland) (Hate People Like Us)

76:13  Kid606 - Punkshit (Down With The Scene)

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273 - Tigerbeat6

Around 1999 I fell in deep with the glitchy, squelchy, punk fueled world of Kid606 and his labelmates.  I even recorded a 30 songs in 30 minutes DJ set from my living room during a party where all I played was Kid606 Cds/mp3s.  Many interesting releases on a slew of labels from Violent Turd, Vinyl Communications, Ipecac, 555, V/VM, and then their own lable Tigerbeat6.   Amazing stuff, all around and glad this crew were so tight night and all did guest appearances on each others albums.  Twenty plus years ago I had a field day researching and seeking this all out.  What is missing from this mix?  Matmos of course, and I think I had intended to do an all Matmos mix when I was compiling these tracks...we'll see if that ever materializes.  Not surprised that about half of these tracks aren't on spotify or youtube, so grab the download to enjoy the sounds of hard drives crashing.

00:00  Max Tundra - Mastered By Guy At The Exchange

02:25  Cex - Ad Nauseam

06:58  Lesser - Samen Dance Squad

08:09  Marumari - Untitled

12:25  Jayrope - ImpressionistBoogieFreeze

14:23  Dwayne Sodahberk - Devoiced (edit)

17:46  Lesser - Voice O'Reason

21:06  Stars As Eyes - Northern Waste

26:14  Solex - One Louder Solex

29:38  Cex - Cex

35:37  Cul De Sac - Needlepoint (DJ Rupture's Needlepoint mix)

39:10  Electric Company vs Lexanculpt - The Bilingus Cufflinks

44:25  com.a - Delusion Parade

49:29  DJ Ruputre - Track 03

54:41  Christoph De Babalon - appetite4destruction

56:04  Marumari - som 1-01

59:39  Stars As Eyes - Golden Experience

63:45  Solex - Pick Up

66:37  Colongib - The RecorVoc is Not Safe, Miss

70:58  DJ Rupture - Track 06

75:43  Stars As Eyes - More Difficult

80:23  Stars As Eyes - Retarded Future

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Episode 155 - Coil & Associates

This mix is focusing on the later period of Coil's music, less industrial and more glitchy and ambient.  They were always forward thinkers and ahead of their peers.  I've included a lot of contemporaries and groups related to them in one way or another.  The Coil remixes of Scorn are some of the best works from either camp.  I remember my shock when I picked up the California Rhinoplasty EP from Matmos and found the Coil cover on it.  It has always piqued my interest on how the MBM track "hello teenage America" is so similar to Coil's "teenage lightening"; they both came out around the same time (89/90) and in my opinion the coincidences are too many to ignore.  When Coil started performing live, I heard that Vicki Bennett from PLU was working their merch counter.  The collaboration with COH man Ivan Pavlov resulted in some superb works under the SoiSong name.  The Threshold House was a nice post-Coil project from Sleazy too.  And then there is the deluge of unreleased tracks in the last few years, which while I enjoy hearing anything and everything they've created,  only some of it is really up to the standards of their 'released' material.  

00:00  Coil - The Snow (Answers Come In Dreams II)

05:52  Scorn - Dreamscape (COIL unstable sideral oneiroscopic mix)

10:59  Matmos - Disco Hospital (Coil)

13:23  Meat Beat Manifesto - Hello Teenage America

15:18  Point Loma - Snow (Coil)

19:29  Kava Kon - Build Your House Underground

21:54  Coil - Teenage Lightening (sketches)

26:54  So Percussion - Flame

31:14  Faust - Du WeiBt Schon

33:54  People Like Us - Music Alone

37:15  SoiSong - Dtorumi

44:43  The Threshold House - Be Happy

52:29  Coil - A Cold Cell in Bangkok (exclusive mix by Peter Christopherson)

56:35  The Threshold House - Part Five: 'As Doors Open Into Space'

63:20  COH - Silence is Golden

67:56  Coil - Paranoid Inlay

74:14  ELpH - Outtake (Wormsongs)

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Episode 126 A - Ambient Americana (electronics)

A bit of a loose interpretation of the genre, but a fun mix nonetheless.  I love the idea of the genre, evoking a soundtrack of the old west through a modern lens.  These (more are forthcoming) were played dozens of times as my background music while working.

00:00 DREAD - Blood Into Dub

07:02 Matmos - Action at a Distance

09:30 People Like Us and Wobbly - Tremble Peady

12:58 Hank & Slim - Gas Food Trailer Park

15:40 Polmo Polpo - Requiem For A  Fox

25:54 Matmos - Sun on 5 at 152

35:52 A Small Good Thing - Saloon Dreams

39:33 People Like Us - Scott Slim

42:09 Shinjuku Thief - Preacher's Ghost

46:07 Calexico - Untitled 3 (Virus Style Mix)

49:45 A Small Good Thing - A Mighty Stillness (Remix)

54:20 People Like Us - Oh No

55:13 Hank & Slim - Suitcase on the Highway

58:21 People Like Us - Stand By Your

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Episode 85 - Dark Electronica

A darker/noisier themed mix, while still very accessible.  The Bomb the Bass track would be right at home on any Meat Beat 90's era album.  This Scorn track is probably my favorite from their early period, making excellent use of a Residents' Vileness Fats sample.  Elvis Costello?  Sure, I think it fits the vibe all too well. The residents doing what they do best, I wish they'd played this when I saw them love, but they did "Six More Miles to the Graveyard" which was quite a pleasure.  Next up is some tape loop madness courtesy of Severed Heads, which I was lucky enough to pick up in the dollar bin at a local record store - they didn't know what they had, such as the other 1$ purchase of the VG+ original pressing of 20 Jazz Funk Greats.  Moving along in the mix to some more modern laptoptronica, noise rock, industrial classic, and a darker piece from On-U family. Ending with my favorite of the V/VM relations making a classic into nearly intolerable noise.

00:00 Bomb the Bass feat. Jack Dangers- Fire

03:40 Dead Voices on Air - Geong G'uma

08:34 Scorn - Automata

14:36 Elvis Costello - When I was Cruel No. 2

21:32 The Residents - Jambalaya (Hank Williams Sr.)

26:10 Severed Heads - Gashing the Old Mae West

32:01 Pulseprogramming - Within Orderly Long Distance Life (Kohn remix)

38:15 kid606 - Together

42:43 A Place To Bury Strangers - I Know I'll See You (Clapp remix)

46:26 Ministry - Smothered Hope (Skinny Puppy)

50:53 African Head Charge - Hold Some Version

54:14 The Residents - Love Leaks Out (Live in the Studio)

55:18 Rank Sinatra - Take On Me

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Episode 60 - Befuddled with looming darkness

Dark ambient, and uneasiness abounds in these tracks.  A few sprinklings of stability and light peek through before closing with some aggression.  Despite the majority of their work, the Ozrics can really knock down some dark atmospherics.  Mt Fuji/Kilimanjaro drive it home with the doom jazz, along with Lech Jankowski (who scored most Brother's Quay films).  Keeping it more light with Isan, Accelera Deck (don't remember the name of this track), and a rarity from Autechre.  Some Laptoptronica to keep it quirky, and ending with some grimy dirty drum and bass.  Overall a fun and diverse mix, even if focusing on darker sounds throughout.

00:00 Ozric Tentacles - Toltec Spring

02:33 The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation - Strange Dreams

06:50 Calexico - Untitled III (Two Lone Swordsmen remix)

10:46 Ozric Tentacles - Ethereal Cereal

12:43 Julianna Barwick - Prizewinning

17:40 Desaccord Majeur - Noun

26:01 Lech Jankowski - Tarnow 01

27:22 The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - Horns of King David

29:35 Isan - Ampule

33:18 Accelera Deck - ?

38:47 Autechre - Konlied Mx

41:53 Thurston Moore - Root 16 (remix by Third Eye Foundation)

45:55 Matmos - Freak N You

50:46 Girl Talk - My Last Days as a Teenager remixing Solex

53:44 The Locust - Well I'll be a Monkey's Uncle (remix by Kid606)

58:48 Ponga - Pick Up The Pieces of Saturn (Amon Tobin Mosh remix)

65:21 Funki Porcini - Pete Pete Pete

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Episode 45 - The Definitive Third

Mix title pulled from Fellini's biography.  Bookended by the Dust Brothers (when they were still called that), and then filled with some fun, groovy, wonky electronic tracks.  That is one of my favorite Bjork remixes, its straightforward and not nearly as weird as most of her music gets.  This is the first Electrelane song I ever heard and fell in love with their style.  A recent announcement of a new This Immortal Coil album has be all abuzz again.  I think listeners will soon figure out that I try to work nearly every track from the Brain in the Wire compilation series into my mixes.  That and my fixation on the early era of Autechre tracks.  Hope everyone enjoys this one.

00:00 The Dust Brothers - If You Kling to Me I'll Klong to You

05:18 Pulseprogramming - Oh Halo (1984 Penny for your loafer mix)

08:34 Boards of Canada - Smokes Quantity

11:40 Bjork - Isobel (Motorbass remix)

17:22 Electrelane - I want to be the President

22:05 This Immortal Coil - Chaostrophy (Deadverse Remix)

28:18 Cex - Ad Nauseum

32:46 Jah Wobble - Car Ad Music 6

37:14 Core - Haunted Dub

44:26 Xploding Plastix - Sports, Not Heavy Crime

49:06 Mira Calix - Khala

56:34 Autechre - Carni

63:52 The Dust Brothers - One Too Many Morning

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Episode 36 - Open-Minded Eclectic

Quirky leads to bonkers, to some tolerable and straightforward music and back again.  I never would have come across a few of these songs had it not been for the superb Wire Tapper series, Tigerbeat6, and some friends with equally diverse taste.

00:00  Plaid – Fly Wings

03:58  Nav Katze – More than a feeling (Black Dog mix #2)

10:15  Max Tundra – Mastered by Guy at the Exchange

12:42  Meat Beat Manifesto – Cancer

17:10  Kid606 – Catstep/My Kitten/Catnap (Vatstep DSP remix by Hrvatski)

22:33  Lesser – MENSA dance Squad (Don’t Techno for an answer remix by kid606)

31:31  Pan Sonic – Kierto

36:28  Rapoon – Ours Was

37:51  Unknown – BLRR lp cover tr 39 excerpt

38:18  Brigitte Bardot – Contact

40:29  Can – Pnoom

40:57  Pulseprogramming – Blooms Eventually

45:42  Download – Toooly Hooof

50:12  Front 242 – Tragedy (For You)

54:41  Meat Beat Manifesto – Psyche Out (12” mix v2)

60:31  Kid606 – Tomorrow

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Episode 20 - Hodgepodge of Greatness

A mishmash of tunes leftover from previous posts. That doesn’t mean these are second rate by any account.  These are actually essential listening in my world.  

00:00  Rosebud
00:13  Tipsy – Cinnabar (Hairsprayed Ways – Optiganally Yours mix)
04:44  Lesser – Voice O’Reason
08:06  Rapoon vs. Kinder Atom – ?
13:28  Future Sound of London – Still Flowers
18:40  Holly Herndon – Chorus
24:26  Can – Pnoom
24:51  Evolution Control Committee – Rebel Without a Pause
26:17  Andrew Liles – All Doors Open (By Colin Potter)
29:03  Bonnie Prince Billy – Take Care
33:33  Blue – Smallbones
37:53  Future Sound of London – Smokin’ Japanese Babe
43:22  Cypress Hill & Sonic Youth – I Love you Mary Jane
46:39  His Name Is Alive – Michigan’s Finest #10
48:57  My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult – Confession of the Xpress
50:29  My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult – X Xpress
54:38  Maryland, That Means Good
55:02  Bomb the Bass – Bug Powder Dust (Kruder & Dorfmeister Session)
59:12  GusGus – Oh (Extended)
62:35  Solex vs The Hitmeister – One Louder Solex

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Episode 6 - Good Quirky Fun

A good mix of fun tracks.  I really loved making this mix (summer 2015) with some oddball tracks that fit together so well.  This is a very good representation of my musical taste in my college years.  Another track from the excellent Macro Dub Infection comp, the Mo Wax Excursions series, a Matmos track and the Novy Svet track that sampled it (quite the unexpected combination), a track from This is Home Entertainment, another leftover from Fridge.  I take every opportunity to include Broadcast in a mix, and ending with some laptoptronica and plunderphonics.

00:00  Micro:Mega Annex 1 vs. Yann Tiersen – La Dispute (Third Eye Foundation Remix)

05:55  Venetian Snares – Senki dala & Ongyilkos vasamap (Bong-Ra Remix)

08:51  DJ Spooky & The Freight Elevator Quartet – Osmose

12:34  DJ Spooky & Scanner – Uncanny (edit)

15:30  Laika – If You Miss (Laika Virgin Mix)

19:56  iO – Libre (Andrea Parker Remix)

23:00  Matmos – Last Delicious Cigarette (edit)

24:04  Novy Svet – The World

26:32  Novy Svet – ARKESTRAnimal

27:53  Sub Dub – Dawa Zangpo

30:45  DJ Wally – Bitchley’s Kow Korn

35:40  DJ Spooky – Seefeel – Is It Real?

37:40  The Album Leaf – Spinning Makes Me Dizzy (edit)

40:28  Fridge – Surface Noise and Electric Piano

43:55  Broadcast and The Focus Group – The Be Colony…

46:05  Coil – Paranoid Inlay (edit)

50:05  kid606 – nobody wants to be a star anymore (toss it)

53:19  kid606 – for when yr just happy to be alive

56:31  People Like Us and Wobbly – Tremble Peady

60:00  Tipsy – Schatzi a Go Go (Matmos Remix)

62:52  V/VM – One For Tricky Ricci

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Photo Credit: Mi amigo Pablo, some plants heavily filtered/treated.