Sonic Sunset

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Part 1 > New discojack techno from $tinkworx kicks to the future/past vein, to Herbie Hancock in a dancefloor moment plus synthy boogie from Fatback draws us into Prince’s raw funk classic Let’s Work.. so let’s work on some raw electronic disco before we get Berlin and Detroit get stuck in an underwater diving bell, with only a Jamaican reverb unit to keep them company. Plus Metro Area’s b-side of flute dub deepness.

Part 2 > heavy kicks and detroit strings flow first, featuring new music from ross 154 on a 12\” that blends the raw sound of chicago’s late 80s house and the coolness of classic dutch techno. chicago’s steve tang provides the dutch-sounding atmospheric transition into electro, from the sci-fi sounds of carl finlow as il.ek.tro to the tripped out ‘nine’ from rac. spacious nighttime techno from monolake and kenny larkin takes us into saturday.

Part 1 > Matt MacQueen

$tinkworx – All Night Long – Ain’t-Chit History (Delsin)
Herbie Hancock – Ready Or Not (Columbia) 1979
Fatback – Kool Whip (Spring) 1981
Prince – Let’s Work [Extended Dance Remix] (Warner) 1982
Skatt Brothers – Walk The Night [Ara Simonian rmx] (Jasper)
The Flirts – Passion [Special Import rmx] (O Records) 1982
Black Devil Disco Club – A1 (Rephlex test)
Round Three feat. Tikiman – Acting Crazy [Club Vocal] (Main Street)
Bluetrain – Tighten Up [Special Edition dub] (Mosaic)
Model 500 – Starlight – Moritz Mix (Metroplex)
Paul St. Hilaire & Rene Lowe – Faith [Vox] (False Tuned)
Mr. Fingers – Distant Planet (Trax)
Metro Area – Evidence – 3 (Environ)
Magick Edit Allstars – Shades of Who? (Magick Edit)
Nii-Amon – The Song I Forgot To Make – This Is Your Machine (Hairy Claw)

Part 2 > Dave Siska

eerik & arvid – exformation (raw fusion)
aardvarck – cult copy mix 2 (rush hour)
dan curtin – incubate – redcrash ep (raygun)
clever & smart – filtadelic (lo-fi stereo)
ross 154 – until my heart stops… (m>o>s)
quadrant – dytiq – global technological innovations – unreleased 1 (new electronica)
steve tang – the quest – travelling down a different avenue (emphasis)
ro 70 meets move d – a1 (source)
il.ek.tro – nodes (klang elektronik)
claro intelecto – peace of mind (electrosoul) (Ai)
rac – nine – double-jointed ep (warp)
redshift – starbase – starbase ep (surface effect)
tim hecker – ghost writing – haunt me haunt me do it again (substractif)
monolake – cyan i (chain reaction)
dark comedy – solace – seven days (elypsia)
maps & diagrams – rhythm tumbler – glaciarc ep (tundra music)

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Part 1: Hip-hop from Shake, downtempo from Moodymann, a lost soul dusty from D.J. Rogers, and some Arthur Russell oblique disco and deep italodisco by Asso get it started. Moving into minimal 303 from K-Alexi and one of DBX’s finest bleepy house trax, freakout electodisco from Daniel Wang and an Archie Bell cover via vocoder by YMO?! New cuts round it out by Detroit’s Kenny Larkin, UK’s Kirk Degiorgio, and subwoofer decay deepness from JS-01.

Part 2: a chicago-to-berlin connection starts us off in the mid 90s, and we forge several years earlier into bleepier cuts, including the eerie first release on the dutch eevo lute imprint. new music from u.s. producer gys (think monolake) darkens the picture, followed by a sampling of artificial intelligence sounds from the likes of stasis (under his various monikers), cim, and b12 with a haunting piece as cmetric..

Part 1 > Matt MacQueen

Anthony Shakir – Slippin’ In – New Horizons (Seventh City)
Moodymann – The Thief That Stole My Sad Days (KDJ)
D.J. Rogers – Will You Remember Me – Trust Me (ARC) 1979
Asso – Don’t Stop (Ace) 1983
Michelle Wallace – Rhythm (Emergency) 1982
Loose Joints – Pop Your Funk (Soul Jazz)
Nouveasux Nation – It’s Just A Dream [Dub mix] (House Jam)
K Alexi – Vertigo (Transmat) 1989
DBX – Flying Saucer (Accelerate)
Daniel Wang – Disco Delay – Mood Mylar (Balihu)
YMO – Tighten Up [Special Extended Mix] (A&M) 1980
DJ Flint – Get A Job – I Owe Some People Money (Dance Mania)
Virgo Four – In A Vision (Trax) 1989
New Order – Everything’s Gone Green (Factory) 1981
Kirk Degiorgio – Idiom – EP3 (New Religion)
Kenny Larkin – Let Me Think (Peacefrog)
Rick Wilhite – Ruby Nights [Gilb-r Solo Flight remix] – Detroit Beatdown Remixes i:i (Third Ear)
JS – 01

Part 2 > Dave Siska

round one – i’m your brother [chicago’s twisted mix] (main street)
tuff little unit – master plan (warp)
constant ritual – hard way to come – preview (network)
the gherkin jerks – don’t diss the beat (alleviated)
florence – a touch of heaven – u.s. heritage (eevo lute)
farben – i.q./tell (klang)
gys – glo – subset_echo (zer0 g sounds)
rod modell – lama temple (deepchord)
theo parrish – saga of resistance (kindred spirits)
paul w. teebrooke – a face at the window – (peacefrog)
cim – shift – service pak (delsin)
phenonyna – got the urge (explained by stasis) – (a.r.t.)
cmetric – tribeca (b12)
alex cortex – b2 – laconic (source)
phenomyna – black rain – stasis past movements (peacefrog)

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Part 1: Part 1: From raw 808 beats by Tyree and Jesse Saunders to new jerky house from DJ Yoav B, and dark new italo/scarydance from Morgiano Geist (donning the Jersey Devil Social Club cloak). New Detroit garage from Randolph on KDJ’s Mahogani, and an uplifting classic tribute to the late DJ Ken Collier from Terrence Parker.

Part 2: Electronics for listening and deep synthetic relaxation from the Ian O’ Brien’s intelligent deserts, to Pub’s best 16 minutes yet: ‘Summer’. Ok so it’s a little early, but dave rides on the warm weather vibe with slow burners from The Timpani Waves, St. Germain and Isolee.

Part 1 > Matt MacQueen

Tony Wilson – Hanging Out In Space (Connection) 1982
Randolph – About Last Night [Dub] (Mahogani)
Karma – High Priestess [Dub mix] (Mind The Gap)
Terrance Parker – A2 – Tribute to Ken Collier (Intangible)
DJ Yoav B – Luv Iz – First Blood EP (Delisn)
Oneiro – B1 – Experimental (Blue Cucaracha)
Tikkle – Bubbles [Club Mix] (House Jam)
Tyree – I fear the night [Fear The Dub Mix] (Underground) 1987
Meikbar – Sunshine (Rush Hour)
DJ Kent – In The Bush (Bearfunk)
Prince – America – Ultra Rare 12\” Mixes (PD)
Blake – Saturday Night [Joshua’s DJ Tool] – Remixes (Ideal)
Jesse Saunders – 5A – On & On (Broken)
Neurotic Drum Band – Sexy Style (Neurotic Drum Band)
Jersey Devil Social Club – Homage at 121 BPM (Environ)
Jive Rhythm Trax Vol. 2 – 116 BPM (Jive) 1982
Millsart – Inner-Self – Mecca EP (Axis)

Part 2 > Dave Siska

closer musik – 123 no gravity (kompakt)
stewart walker – do you know me – pleasure island (persona)
benjamin brunn – solaris – laminar (ware)
the other people place – moonlight rendezvous – lifestyles of the laptop cafe (warp)
the timpani waves – lighthouse (theo parrish rmx) (oratai)
alphawezen – system1 – gai soleil (mole listening pearls)
redcell – the silicon garden – likethemes (likemind)
richard devine – from the ischemic folks comp (schematic)
aj hunter – kung pow – pressure point ep (parotic)
m>o>s feat. aroy dee – orbit – utilities #2 (rush hour)
isolee – raum einz (playhouse)
st. germain – alabama blues – from detroit to st germain (f comm)
dj sneak – summer day – polyester ep vol. 2 (henry street)
ian o’ brien – i was here – intelligent desert ep (ferox)
open house feat. placid angles – aquatic – equinox (buzz)
kirk degiorgio – b1 (new religion)
dan curtin – airport martini – art & science (peacefrog)
future beat alliance – almost human – disconnected (delsin)
pub – summer (original) (vertical form)

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Part 1 > The lights go black at a Rock Creek Park soul party but the music keeps pumpin, a pre-house illicit affair ensues to the beat of an Erotic Drum Band, and Lisa Newberry sings at the wedding. The bride and groom live The Acid Life and board an ARP-powered space pod from Chicago to Robo Motown. Spacer Woman just wants to love them before the Penguins Invasion launch a full-on Picnic Attack. (Soundtrack now available on 8-track)

Part 2 > picks up the flow from part 1 with some deep electronic house from stacey pullen and chez damier as well as herbert via recloose, followed by dense and dark techno from monolake, claude young, and decade-old speedy j as public energy. the wind-down features new ethereal dub from toronto’s deadbeat and a gorgeous 76:14-style global communication project.

Part 1 > Matt MacQueen

The Blackbyrds – Rock Creek Park – City Life (Fantasy) 1975
Benny Blanko – Groove No. 1 – Homestyle 4 (Playhouse)
B2 – Omar S Edit
George Duke – I Want You For Myself – Master of the Game (Epic) 1979
Erotic Drum Band – Plug Me To Death (Prism) 1978
Street Beat – Do the Flex (Coko Records)
Rydims – 18 & Under (Aah) – (Nu Groove)
Farley \”Jackmaster\” Funk – The Acid Life – No Vocals Necessary (House Records) 1988
Claro Intellecto – Chicago – Section EP (Ai)
Derek Carr – L’equipe – Berlin Detroit Westmeath EP (Emoticon)
Octave One feat. Lisa Newberry – I Believe (Transmat)
Keith Kemp – Stuck In A Web – Robo Motown EP (Ferris Park)
Raiders of the Lost ARP – Miles – 4 (Nature)
Charlie – Spacer Woman – I-Robots: Italo Electro Disco Underground Classics (Irma)
Scotch – Penguins Invasion [Hot Version] (Il Discotto) 1983
Gary’s Gang – Makin Music [Dub mix] (Radar) 1983
I:Cube – Picnic Attack (Versatile)

Part 2 > Dave Siska

forever monna (balance)
recloose – can’t take it [herbert rmx] (planet e)
gemini – psychosis (cajual)
fix – target untraceable (ignitor/submerge)
monolake – static (ml/i)
exos – a2 – u can’t stop time (statik entertainment)
claude young – angelic – fading the edges (deta)
sterac – primus (100% pure)
surgeon – a1 – dry (dynamic tension)
public energy – slumber (probe)
fumiya tanaka – in the darkness – midnight ep (torema)
afx – c1 – analogue bubblebath vol 3 (rephlex)
function – empower – reinforced (infrastructure)
tomito satori – a1 – blood rising (exhibit)
utility plastics – b2 – 2 (utility plastics)
speedjack – emma – surge (r&s)
deadbeat – head over heels – something borrowed, something blue (~scape)
arovane – torn (din)
pulusha – isolation – (evolution / universal language)

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Part 2: Right-click to download (73min 128k MP3 = 67mb)

Part 1 > Matt MacQueen

Steve Miller Band – Macho City (Capitol) 1982
Risco Connection – Ain’t No Stoppin Us Now [unreleased version] (Nuphonic)
Theo Parrish – Dance Sing – The Twin Cities EP (Harmonie Park)
C.F. Noel ii present – Noisette – Les r’aves endormis du mocha (MOTO)
Stephanie Mills – Put Your Body In It (20th C. Fox) 1979
David Joseph – You Can’t Hide (Mango) 1983
Morgan Geist – Lullaby – Super (Environ)
The League Unlimited Orchestra – Love Action – Love and Dancing (Virgin) 1981
Comtron – Bad Business – Evil System (Blacklabel)
Wet – That’s The Game [Instrumental 2] – (STD) 1983
Capricorn – I Need Love (Delirium) 1982
I:Cube – Oblivion – 3 (Versatile)
Alexander Robotnick – Dance Boy Dance (Art of Disco)
Kraftwerk – Tour De France 2003 [Version 1] (Astralwerks)
i:Cube – Tunnell Vision (Versatile)

Part 2 > Dave Siska

heiko laux – moving between lines – ornaments (kanzleramt)
grain – a1 (fat cat)
iridite productions – the acceptable face of elitist techno (down low)
scion – emerge1 (chain reaction)
jack master – bang the box – basement trax vol 1 (jack)
kenny larkin – chasers (art of dance)
partycrashers – short and sweet – buy this record (klang)
reload + E621 – ptysch – theory of evolution (warp)
urban culture – wonders of wishing (trance fusion)
luke slater’s 7th plain – doup – my yellow wise rug (gpr)
jeff mills – twilight 20 – from the 21st pt 1 (axis)
aphelion – click (defocus)
detroit escalator co – inverted man (falling) – excerpts (peacefrog)
alex cortex – a2 – ctrl (ann aimee)
boards of canada – in a beautiful place out in the country (warp)
ulrich schnauss – hidden track – in a strangely isolated place (city centre offices)
signaldrift – gradually – bremen ep (wobblyhead)
multicast – spitfire – further obliq perspectives (k 2 O)