Here’s my first chart for this year. I’d probably say playlist as it’s hard to put such good music in priority order. So from the top.
Hot Coins – You can’t pray for your soul [Untracked]
When something like this drops it makes me kinda wish I was sometimes still playing at Sankeys. When I first started playing the Redlight it was records like this that I would push early on in the evening. They wouldn’t always work first time how ever a couple of weeks in the floor would fill. Lights down low. Plenty of cigarette and machine smoke blended. Perfect recipe for a Saturday evening out. You can’t pray for your soul just hooks you in. Go listen. Loud.
Smith & Mudd – The Delivery Man [Claremont 56]
Another amazing effort from Smith & Mudd on Claremont 56. I could listen to this on repeat. Apparently there’s only 500 of these available so I’d so go get one now. Like now. As I bet this is one of those tracks you’ll hear out in a couple of years time and be all over it kicking yourself. You know … asking yourself why you didn’t buy it the first time you heard it.
American Standard – Medinas Magic [American Standard]
A more than standard edit of Olivier Newton John’s – Magic. Bee Gees on the flip though the Neutron Bomb edit wins hands down for me. Controversial? Who cares. This reminds me of the 80s in the Summer at our house. It’s one of those tracks where you think if I edited this I would do this. If I did and I probably wouldn’t; I’d loose some of that vocal. Or would I?
Rune Lindbake – Bonat Synthesizer EP [Drum Island Norway]
Rune Lindbaek delivers a swift 4 track EP with some slow burning goodness all the way through. Hard to pick a standard out track though Dudes on a Harbour just edges slightly ahead of all the rest. Seek and you will know why.
Brassica – Illness from Awareness [Dissident]
This reminds me of some weird track that LastFm would serve up when you’re tuned to the obscure post punk and synth new wave radio station. John Foxx blended with Fad Gadet. I haven’t a clue whether it’s original work or an edit though there’s something about it that hits the mark for me. Dissident deliver.
Dorothys Fortress – Silencer [Destroy All Planets]
Destroy all planets. I hope not as we probably wouldn’t get another decent EP like this from what looks like a first release on the said label. Enter Castillo is the numero uno choice on the playlist here for what I can only describe as Miami Vice like sounds running through out it.Then again that could be enough to put anyone off. Not me. Revenger Of El Santoro. Yeah you know it and love it.
Ichisan / Nakova – Alpski Disco [Pizzico Nobel]
Pilot is top of the pops on this EP. It’s got that feel good thing all the way through it and just when you think it’s going to go all offside and into Rofo’s theme it cuts back to those feel good synths. Alpski is also worth a listen for more of the same smiles. Do you think these guys have been to Naive Melody or mates with Nicky Boon?
Messalina – Slow Blow [Messalina]
OK OK I know what you’re thinking. Slow Blow. Again. I really like this re edit. Pretty well excuted to be fair. The percussion sounds nice and extended and when it does drop it’s pretty well stitched together. There’s also an Alan Parsons edit on the EP worth checking out too. I think you already know which one I’m going to say therefore I won’t type it here.
Cage and Aviary – Mag Pie Edit [Astro Lab France]
Despite my love for all things Dissident and associated artists, labels and their releases taking up a decent sized section of my record shelf; I still don’t own a copy of that TV record Wes always plays. The 10″ Mag Pie edit gets the airtime here. It’s like something you’d hear on a Hardy tape. 32 minutes in and he’s pitching something right down. You then spend the next 10 minutes of your life trying to work out what it is. I’ve got a feeling it’s blindingly obvious. I didn’t even go out last night either.
Beppe Loda – Typhoon: Portrait Of The Electronic Years
Good friend all round DJ and producer Beppe Loda paints his portrait of Typhoon. Aptly titled The electronic years which I guess means there’s plenty more to come. I hope so. It’s hard to pick stand out tracks as there’s so many. I love Ralph Lundsten – Discophrenia as that was an early doors Soap Bar favourite. I recall it costing me some till and the robot artwork on the said release is something else. Worth picking up if you see it. Crash Course in Science – Flying Turns also gets an honorable mention. Remember that Strings of Life edit a few years before the Krivit one? Check out the other side that everyone misses for an excellent re work of Crash Course. This got plenty of airplay at the Redlight early on in the evening. Loud. Go find and you won’t be disappointed.
