Sonic Sunset

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Part 2: Right-click to download (64min 128k MP3 = 60mb)

Part 1 > Mixing Italo and Chicago grooves old and new, from Jamie Principle and Mr. Fingers to Claro Intelecto’s new take on the city that jjjack built. Brand new tracks from amazing Raiders of The Lost ARP 2xLP, fusing italo, techno and deep funk sounds that only the Nature/Pigna camp in Rome can do so well. Also new deep spooky groover from Selway and reissued KDJ gems (track built from samples of Mojo interviewing Prince in Detroit!)

Part 2 > Inspired by the thick fog laying over the city that night, downshift to a dubbed out and laid back set of electronic listening expansions from the likes of Pub, Maus & Stolle and Theorem. Ideal for one of those long spooky drives, or when you need an hour in a salt tank to just dec o m p r e s s.

Part 1 > Matt MacQueen

Ecstasy Club – Acid Chant – Jesus Loves The Acid (Swordfish) 1988
Selway – untitled A – 8 (CSM)
Daniel Wang – NYTK [1978 mix] – Crystal Plastique (Balihu)
Raiders Of The Lost Arp – Bridge – 4 (Nature)
Azoto – Anytime Or Place (Modulation) 1980
Plastic Mode – Baja Imperial (Disco Magic) 1985
Magick Edit All Stars – More Space To The Bass (Magick Edit)
Dinosaur L – Go Bang! – The World of Arthur Russell (Soul Jazz)
M.D.M.C. – How About It [Electro Mix] (High Fashion) 1983
Jamie Principle – Your Love [Club Mix] (Persona) 1986
Visual – Somehow, Someway [Dub] (Ram’s Horn) 1985
Claro Intelecto – Chicago – Section EP (Ai)
Mr. Fingers – Stars – Classic Fingers (La Casa)
Raiders Of The Lost Arp – On and On – 4 (Nature)
Antidis – Star You Star Me (Mood Music)
untitled – J.A.N.
untitled A2 (KDJ 16)

Part 2 > Dave Siska

aphex twin – tha – selected ambient works 85-92 (r&s)
el mal – laguna loon (ifach)
miles tilmann – the big swim (toytronic)
gys – pike – art d echo (component/zero g sounds)
maus & stolle – sparks (klang)
octal – nucleus | bata (mosaic)
theorem – cinder (th)
pub – film (ampoule)
tim hecker – ghost writing – haunt me, haunt me do it again (substractif)
autechre – nil – amber lp (warp)
tim jackiw – form – glaciarc ep (tundra music)

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Part 2: Right-click to download (81min 128k MP3 = 74mb)

Zach, Part 1 > We are VERY proud to host a live in-studio DJ set by Chicago’s own ‘Smoothtrack’ Zach Lubin. He has brought his quickmix \”hands on\” DJ style to Holland, Spain and Belgium to DJ alongside all-stars like Claude Young, Richie Hawtin, The Advent and Laurent Garnier. Hear Zach go nuts in a Mayday style cut-n-scratch mix of some house/disco/jackin’ favorites for a fun as hell party-style set. Quick cuts, drop-ins and rocking doubles are his specialty — hold on tight!

Matt, Part 2 > If you like your electro Detroit-style with 808’s, cowbells and deep ominous strings, go underwater for a dive with a tank full of Drexicyan and UR ionized particles, also exploring synthetic aqualife by Duplex, Electronome (I-f’s early work) and Dynarec… Slip into brand new music from Glasgow’s Iridite records and a deep Juan Atkins groove on New Religion.

Part 1 > ‘Smoothtrack’ Zach Lubin | ZacharyLubin.com for info/booking

Willie Hutch – brothas gonna work it out- The Mack (Motown) 1973
Steve Poindexter – The Rhythm – Short Circuit (Housetime) 1989
Zachary Lubin – Warehouse Jams (promo) – (Engineer)
Todd Terry – Don’t Get Carried Away – The Unreleased Project (TNT)
Todd Terry – TNT Theme – The Unreleased Project
Patrick Adams – Disco Juice (P&P) 1976
Moodymann – Don’t You Want My Love [Long Mix] (Peacefrog)
Brother of Soul – Be Right There – Music (Guidance)
Dada Nada – Haunted House [Mike \”Hitman\” Wilson remix] (Voice) 1988
Kasso – One More Round [Frankie Knuckles 86 House Mix] (Haristol) 1986
Tropical Underworld – Citric – The Rainbow EP (Definitive)
Gemini – X – On The North Star with Gemini (Peacefrog)
Losoul – Discover – Don Disco de Super Bleep (Playhouse)
Earth People – Dance [Club Mix] (Under World)
Reese – Rock To The Beat [Mayday Mix] (KMS) 1989
Sylvester – I Need You (Re Edit) – (Coko)
Louis Bell – If You Can Dance – Can You Feel What I Feel Vol 2 (Relief)
House of Gypsies – Le Megamix – Gypsyland (Freeze)
Royal House – Can U Party – (Idlers) 1988
Parris Mitchell – Computer – The Track Stars (Dance Mania)
Chico \”Jump\” Slamm – Feelfree – Slamm Project (Cajual)
Adonis – No Way Back (Trax) 1986
The Infinity Collection – Moon Beam (Tresor)
Jungle Crew – Elektric Dance (Elektro Sounds) 1989
Stacey Kidd – Give It To Me – 15213 N Loomis (Dance Mania)
The Todd Terry Project – Jumpin – Unreleased Project Pt. 4 (TNT)
K Alexi – Medusa – The Classic K (Trax)
Metro Area – Caught Up (Environ)

Part 2 > Matt MacQueen

Utroid Machine Missions – ? – Black Hole EP (U-Trax)
Electronome – Bass Commander – Music Telex (Viewlexx)
The Advent – Audio Illusion – Interference EP (Internal)
Dynarec – The Lost Souls – Lost Souls EP (Delsin)
Unknown DJ – Basstronic (Techno Kut) 1988
Drexciya – Bubble Metropolis – Drexciya 2 (Underground Resistance)
UR – Lunar Rhythms – Soundsculptures EP (SID)
Galaxy 2 Galaxy – Journey of the Dragons (Underground Resistance)
Dark Energy – Black Strategy – Hidden In Plain Sight EP (Underground Resistance)
Electronome – ? – No Landscape (Interr-Ference Records)
Drexciya – Antivapor Waves – 3: Molecular Ehnamcement (Rephlex)
Drexciya – Hydro Cubes – 3: Molecular Enhancement (Rephlex)
Drexciya – Aquatic Bata Particles – 3: Molecular Ehnamcement (Rephlex)
The Martian – 808 [Surface Temperature Mix] – Sex In Zero Gravity (Red Planet)
Acid Jesus – Ultraviolet – Radiation EP (Klang)
Methodology – Wake Up America – Electron Music EP (Iridite)
Duplex – Motion Blur – EP 5 (Clone)
Quant – Slide – Quantical Quantasam (Dot)
Psyche – From Beyond (Transmat)
Shake – Live For Friction – Iconoclastic Diaries (Frictional)
Model 500 – Track Ten (New Religion)
Speedy J – Rise (Plus 8)

Part 1: Right-click to download (69min 128k MP3 = 63mb)
Part 2: Right-click to download (78min 128k MP3 = 72mb)

Part 1 > Matt goes WestEnd / Pal Joey era classics meets off-kilter funk from DJ Kent, Carl Craig’s infamous remix of Ultramarine, to Holly Dolly (Sharvari’s blueprint). Running into classic Chicago acid from Derrick Carter and Pierre, and then thumping Detroit house from Robert Hood (as Floorplan) and Theo Parrish vs. Vanity 6.

Part 2 > Dave kicks it up with his best set this year, the phones lit up when he dropped some Armando, and rolled on with lush technology from Sean Deason, Chicago’s own Steve Tang and UK’s Terry Brookes… essential deep techno.

Part 1 > Matt MacQueen

Coke Escovedo – What Are You Under – Coke (Mercury) 1975
Nancy Martin – Can’t Believe [instrumental] (Neige) 1982
Instant Funk – I Got My Mind Made Up (Salsoul) 1978
DJ Bigtime Fashion – Getting Too Old For Dis – The Me Me Me EP (Big Bear)
Chicago – Street Player re-edit – Super Disco Breaks Vol. 3 (Paul Raymond)
Re.doit.stone.funk.collective – P.A.G.O. – This Is Your Machine (Hairy Claw)
Ultramarine – Hooter [Carl Craig Remix] (Realsoon)
Joe Louis – Touch Me – Back to the Beginning (Relief)
Stone – Time [Instrumental] (West End) 1981
Margueritas – Margherita (Hot Edit) Unclassics #2 – (Environ)
Kano – Holly Dolly (Emergency) 1988
DJ Kent – Second Moon (Bearfunk)
Floorplan – Funky Souls [Club 246 mix] (Drama)
Zoo Brazil – We Want You – Future Chock EP (Kass)
Derrick Carter – Abstract Expressionism – Time For Techno Presents The Unknown (Housetime) 1989
Pierre’s Pfantasy Club – Dream Girl (boot)
A Guy Called Gerald – Blow Your House Down (BASS)
Earth People – Reach Up To Mars [Martian Mix] (Kool Groove)
Andres – C2 – untitled 2xLP (KDJ)
Marsellus Pittman & Theo Parrish – Night of the Sagitarius – Essential Selections Vol 1 (Sound Signature)
Vanity 6 – Nasty Girl (Warner) 1982

Part 2 > Dave Siska

kelley polar quartet – rhythm touch – recital ep (environ)
armando – land of confusion (secret mixes and fixes)
326 – just like heaven [armando’s dub mix] (muzique)
spacetime continuum – kairo [carl craig remix] (reflective)
convextion – niche (matrix)
micronism – steps to recovery ep (nurture)
drumkomputer – munk [john tejada rmx] (itiswhatitis)
sean deason – meltdown – preludes & nocturnes (headspace)
tang – nightfall – nightfall (emphasis)
monoder – a1 – ikikierio (statik entertainment)
detroit diesel – a1 – metal ep (i220)
kit clayton – packet loss – unreliable networks (cytrax)
analog man – jack doff – fulfilled ambitions (djax)
mion – reloop pt 1 – salsabreak (music man)
terry brookes – mindmachine – breaking cycles (deepart)
vince watson – spectral emotion – 2nd innovations (rotation)
chateau flight – frontal funk (versatile)
urban tribe – eastward [4th wave straight 40’s reconstruction] (mo’ wax)
subtonal – harc – dark distortion lp (electrolux)

Part 1: Right-click to download (67min 128k MP3 = 62mb)
Part 2: Right-click to download (78min 128k MP3 = 71mb)

Begin in a NYC roller rink: boogie basslines & funky synths, nylon yellow warm-ups and crackin’ claps. Then a detour to darker Chicago warehouse sounds with creepy Black Devil Disco Club, Maurizio and Farley… and a new (unearthed) Ross 154 track that almost reminds of Mr. Fingers. After landing us squarely in Detroit, we bridge to UK/313-style techno. Kick off Part 2 with a red-hot new 12\” from Claro Intelecto, techno icon Ken Ishii (as Flare), Stacey Pullen and Claude Young remixing Rue East keeps things tough yet funky.

Part 1 > Matt MacQueen

Daniel Wang – In The Street – Afroasiantechnubian (Balihu)
Whatnauts – Help Is On The Way (Harlem Intern’l) 1981
Willesden Dodgers – 112 bpm – Jive Rhythm Trax Vol 2 (Jive) 1982
Dr. Boogie & Free – Don’t Wanna Lose Your Love [instrumental] (Injection) 1985
World premiere – Share The Night [Breakdown mix] (Easy Street) 1983
Strafe – Set It Off [instr.] (Jus Born) 1984
West Phillips – (I’m Just A) Sucker For a Pretty Face [Instr.] (Quality) 1983
Tom Tom Club – Wordy Rappinghood – Tom Tom Club (Sire) 1981
Rappinghood edit (Music Box)
Visual – Music’s Got Me [Mastermix] (Prelude) 1983
Black Devil Disco Club – b2 (Rephlex)
Maurizio – M6 (M)
A1 – Omar S edits (AOS)
Yellow House – Jack My Body (Dance Mania) 1987
Ross 154 – Till My Heart Stops (M>O>S)
Musicology – Telefon 529 (B12)
Rhythim Is Rhythim – The Dance (Transmat)
Model 500 – No UFO’s (Metroplex)

Part 2 > Dave Siska

claro intelecto – mono – section ep (ai)
cim – accent 2 – 011 (a.d.s.r)
phenomyna – objectives – past movements (peacefrog)
rainfield – (un)respire – the climb ep (chair)
luomo – synkro – vocal city (forcetracks)
x-asp – terra firma #2 – terra firma (rephlex)
the advent – funkage – new beginnings (ffrr)
flare – curved sunburst – grip (sublime)
aqua regia – peano – age of aqueous (irdial) (1989)
drexciya – undersea disturbances – harnessed the storm (tresor)
kosmic messenger – soundscape [intricate mix] (trance fusion)
the invisible man – grip (stoopidness)
as one vs. ian o’brien – contours [ian o’brien mix] (ubiquity)
surgeon – a1 – east light (dynamic tension)
rue east – remove [claude young remix] (pure plastic)
neil landstrumm – sniff and destroy – inhabit the machines (peacefrog)
a nite life thang – feel my m.f. bass (dance mania)
purpose maker – la force – force universelle (purposemaker)