Sonic Sunset

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As a philosophy we try to mix the new and old, taking a longer lens on electronic music… but once a year, we look back at all the NEW records we came across that stood above the rest. Here’s a mix of our favorite slabs o’ vinyl from 2004 in one bang-up show, yee ha!

Part 1 > Matt MacQueen

Colin Zyskowski feat. Paul Randolph – Soul Concern (Below The Surface)
The Rotating Assembly – Orchestra Hall – Natural Aspirations (Sound Signature)
3 Chairs – Misty City – 3 Chairs LP (3 Chairs)
Further Details – Remote People – Volume Two (A.T.C.)
Moodymann – Mahogani 9000 – Black Mahogani (Peacefrog)
Arthur Russell – Hop On Down – Calling Out of Context (Audika)
James Duncan – untitled b2 (Le Systeme)
Metro Area – Proton Candy – 5 (Environ)
J.E.N. – Space Drums (Freestyle LTD)
Alden Tyrell – Rendezvous at Rimini (Clone)
Rong music promo – RPR 00A
$tinkworx – Manowar – Aedena EP (Delsin)
Jersey Devil Social Club – Magnifique – (Environ)
Raiders of the Lost ARP – On & On – 4 (Nature)
Unit 4 – Bodydub – (Tiefschwarz Remix) – Remixes EP (Clone)
ADJD – Bring It Back – Stocktown City Dwellers (Poker Flat)
Raiders of the Lost ARP – Funk 008 (Palms Ride) (Pigna)
Random Factor – Second Principles – LTD Album Sampler (2020 Vision)
Juan Atkins – I Love You (New Religion)
Timeline – Time Sensitive (Underground Resistance)

Part 2 > Dave Siska

iridite productions – the acceptable face of elitist techno (down low)
shawn rudiman – feel again – odds against us (technoir)
osborne – bout ready to jak [shake’s mix] (spectral)
heiroglyphic being – machines for lovers ep (spectral)
murcof – ulysses [fax remix] (leaf)
the godson – magic water – soul edge ep part 2 (still music)
ross 154 – until my heart stops (m>o>s)
claro intelecto – chicago – section ep (ai)
arctic hospital – frost castings – terminal 01 (narita)
mr shifter – ratios – machine life music (new religion)
arovane – tokyo ghost stories – lilies (cco)
gys – glo – subset echo (zer0gsounds)
monobox – realm 02 [substance rmx] (logistic)
manual with jess kahr – 1986 – the north shore (darla)
tim hecker – incurably optimistic! – mirages (alien8)

Such precious airtime… here’s a few more we loved/played a lot in ’04 but didn’t get a chance to drop this show:

Underground Resistance – Windchime / Abandoned Bldgs. in Mono (UR)
Kirk Degiorgio – 3EP (New Religion)
Kelley Polar Quartet – Rococo EP (Environ)
DJ Yoav B – Boogie Down Saturn EP (Wabi Sabi)
154 – Strike LP/CD (Delsin)
Jeff Mills – Special 7\” Series (Axis)

Classics reissued in 2004 that made us broke:

Ris – Love N Music (Relish)
Chicago Boogie – 4 x 12\” or mixed CD compilation (Eskimo/Rush Hour)
Unclassics – ongoing 12\” series or incredible mix CD (Environ)
Arthur Russell – World of Echo CD & DVD (Audika)
Arthur Russell – World of 3 x 12\” or CD (Soul Jazz)
Disco Girls CD – Paper Dolls / Catherine Miller / Kim Katrell (Tyson)
Donna McGhee – Make It Last Forever (Red Greg)
Kenny Dixon Jr. / Mike Huckaby – Picture Disk (Deep Transportaion)
Basic Channel & M label records – Ltd. clear vinyl represses from Hardwax, Berlin
Quadrant – Infinition/Hyperprism – Clear vinyl
Urban Culture – The Wonders of Wishing (Trance Fusion)
R-Tyme – Use Me (Trance Fusion)
Philus – pH (Sahko)
The Conet Project – Recordings of Shortwave Numbers Stations (Irdial)

Part 1 > Matt MacQueen

Prince – Gotta Stop (Messin About) – (Sire)
Afrika Bambaataa – Bambaataa’s Theme (Tommy Boy)
Double Helix – Low Key – Funxtiles EP (Rush Hour)
Aroy Dee – Glow (M>O>S)
Rydims – Rydim #2 (Version) (Nu Groove)
Jamie Principle – Your Love (Persona)
Mahogany – Ride On The Rhythm (West End)
Carol Williams – No One Can Do It (Like You) – (Vanguard)
Midnight Starr – Freak-A-Zoid (Solar)
Mark Shreve – Legion (Razor Mix) – (Jive Electro)
The X-Men – Professor X (X Files)
Two Sisters – B-Boys Beware (Sugarscoop)
2 Puerto Ricans, A Blackman & A Dominican – Do It Properly (The Original) (Grooveline)
Coco Steel & Lovebomb – Feel It – Influences (Warp)
John Foxx – Mr. No (Joakim remix) – Vanity Project (New Religion)
Baby Ford – Milky Tres (Rhythm King)

Part 2> Dave Siska

auto bahn – do you like this beat [london calling mix by chip e] (fierce)
armando presents mike dearborn – 1991 (a new age) (muzique)
the martian – firekeeper (red planet)
future/past – nebula variation (art)
derek carr – paris metro – initial transmission (digital soul)
shed – rainy day – soloaction (delsin)
cim – view – reference (defocus)
bfc – please stand by (retroactive)
black dog – aural wallpaper – parallel (gpr)
154 – apricot – strike (delsin)
mark broom – drift (mosaic)
starfish pool – bird (pure plastic)
cio – tube (episode)
damon wild – traveller – downtown worlds (kanzleramt)
spirit – spirit ep (cosmic)
seofon – locatha (visible)
leo anibaldi – fusion 1 (acv)
autechre – piezo – amber (warp)
agent cooper – LL 01
heiko laux + anthony rother – the old school street (i220)
baby ford + m-core – rok tek da city (ifach)

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Part 1 > Midtempo lovesick electronics from UK synthpop /nu wave dance pioneers and an italo disco wish by Gazebo. Low-slung post-punk funk by A Certain Ratio and delay-drenched boogie from Aurra. The System breaks down the computer love, and YMO’s video game funk ends with, what else? …an explosion.

Part 2 > after a bright start with the connective zone and ian o’brien, the snowfall takes over chicago. iceland’s yagya leads the way with snowblanket dub techno, with deepchord’s rod modell not far behind. Ghosts in the machine messed up the recording, but download one of Dave’s best sets in our new ‘Featured Archive’ section.

part 1 > Matt MacQueen

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – Dancing (Virgin)
A Flock of Seagulls – Wishing (If I Had A Photograph of You) – Long Version (Jive)
Gazebo – Masterpiece (Baby Records)
A Certain Ratio – Flight – Blown Away (Factory)
Arthur Russell – Let’s Go Swimming (Puppy Surf Dub) – (Rough Trade)
Subject – The Magic, The Moment (Pow Wow)
The System – You Are In My System (Mirage)
Aurra – Such A Feeling – Part 3 (Sal Soul)
Firefly – Love Is Gonna Be On Your Side (Unidisc)
DJ Yoav B – Hot One – Boogie Down Saturn (Wabi Sabi)
Fresh Color – Get On Up (Gold)
Wet – That’s The Game (STD)
YMO – Computer Games (boot)
Juan Atkins – Track 10 – Back to Basics part 1 (New Religion)

Part 2 > Dave Siska

connective zone – palm palm [broom and hill rmx] (uxb)
ian o’brien – tap sketch (4th wave)
convextion – niche (matrix)
yagya – snowflake 1 – rhythm of snow (force inc)
rod modell – rain – kettle point ep (echocord)
detroit diesel – railway – moto-r ep (dum)
yagya – snowflake 2 – rhythm of snow (force inc)
mark thibideau – last night (sub static)
exozz – orange-blue – rhythm method vol 2 (mosaic)
maurizio – m6 (m)
vainqueur – solanus [original] (chain reaction)
m. mayer – 17&4 (kompakt)

Part 1: Right-click to download (75 min 128k MP3 = 65mb)
Part 2: Right-click to download (80 min 128k MP3 = 73mb)

As a philosophy we try to mix the new and old, taking a longer lens on electronic music… but once a year, we look back at all the NEW records we came across that stood above the rest. Here’s a mix of our favorite slabs o’ vinyl from 2004 in one bang-up show, yee ha!

Part 1 > Matt MacQueen

Colin Zyskowski feat. Paul Randolph – Soul Concern (Below The Surface)
The Rotating Assembly – Orchestra Hall – Natural Aspirations (Sound Signature)
3 Chairs – Misty City – 3 Chairs LP (3 Chairs)
Further Details – Remote People – Volume Two (A.T.C.)
Moodymann – Mahogani 9000 – Black Mahogani (Peacefrog)
Arthur Russell – Hop On Down – Calling Out of Context (Audika)
James Duncan – untitled b2 (Le Systeme)
Metro Area – Proton Candy – 5 (Environ)
J.E.N. – Space Drums (Freestyle LTD)
Alden Tyrell – Rendezvous at Rimini (Clone)
Rong music promo – RPR 00A
$tinkworx – Manowar – Aedena EP (Delsin)
Jersey Devil Social Club – Magnifique – (Environ)
Raiders of the Lost ARP – On & On – 4 (Nature)
Unit 4 – Bodydub – (Tiefschwarz Remix) – Remixes EP (Clone)
ADJD – Bring It Back – Stocktown City Dwellers (Poker Flat)
Raiders of the Lost ARP – Funk 008 (Palms Ride) (Pigna)
Random Factor – Second Principles – LTD Album Sampler (2020 Vision)
Juan Atkins – I Love You (New Religion)
Timeline – Time Sensitive (Underground Resistance)

Part 2 > Dave Siska

iridite productions – the acceptable face of elitist techno (down low)
shawn rudiman – feel again – odds against us (technoir)
osborne – bout ready to jak [shake’s mix] (spectral)
heiroglyphic being – machines for lovers ep (spectral)
murcof – ulysses [fax remix] (leaf)
the godson – magic water – soul edge ep part 2 (still music)
ross 154 – until my heart stops (m>o>s)
claro intelecto – chicago – section ep (ai)
arctic hospital – frost castings – terminal 01 (narita)
mr shifter – ratios – machine life music (new religion)
arovane – tokyo ghost stories – lilies (cco)
gys – glo – subset echo (zer0gsounds)
monobox – realm 02 [substance rmx] (logistic)
manual with jess kahr – 1986 – the north shore (darla)
tim hecker – incurably optimistic! – mirages (alien8)

Such precious airtime… here’s a few more we loved/played a lot in ’04 but didn’t get a chance to drop this show:

Underground Resistance – Windchime / Abandoned Bldgs. in Mono (UR)
Kirk Degiorgio – 3EP (New Religion)
Kelley Polar Quartet – Rococo EP (Environ)
DJ Yoav B – Boogie Down Saturn EP (Wabi Sabi)
154 – Strike LP/CD (Delsin)
Jeff Mills – Special 7\” Series (Axis)

Classics reissued in 2004 that made us broke:

Ris – Love N Music (Relish)
Chicago Boogie – 4 x 12\” or mixed CD compilation (Eskimo/Rush Hour)
Unclassics – ongoing 12\” series or incredible mix CD (Environ)
Arthur Russell – World of Echo CD & DVD (Audika)
Arthur Russell – World of 3 x 12\” or CD (Soul Jazz)
Disco Girls CD – Paper Dolls / Catherine Miller / Kim Katrell (Tyson)
Donna McGhee – Make It Last Forever (Red Greg)
Kenny Dixon Jr. / Mike Huckaby – Picture Disk (Deep Transportaion)
Basic Channel & M label records – Ltd. clear vinyl represses from Hardwax, Berlin
Quadrant – Infinition/Hyperprism – Clear vinyl
Urban Culture – The Wonders of Wishing (Trance Fusion)
R-Tyme – Use Me (Trance Fusion)
Philus – pH (Sahko)
The Conet Project – Recordings of Shortwave Numbers Stations (Irdial)

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Part 2: Right-click to download (79 min 128k MP3 = 73mb)

Part 1 > Drexciyan-themed soul melter from the Isley Brothers kicks off a show of multi-style funk, showcasing 2 ace cuts from Brooklyn’s Jneiro Jarel (forthcoming on Kindred Spirits) unique electronic grooves. Classic Blackbyrds and warm keys from a Style Council instrumental greet a 80’s Prep Detroit jam. Stellar deepness from James Duncan (forthcoming on Real Soon), while live strings from Kelley Polar Quartet greet Berlin’s Basic Channel in house mode and fogs out the room.

Part 2 > jerky techno-house from herbert and kemetic just leads up to a mixture of slower chunky industrial-tinged sounds, featuring disco r.e.m.i.x. action from rams horn and an emotive b12-ish cut from future beat alliance. an extended play of vladislav delay’s chain reaction debut smooths out into new hypnotones from detroit’s omar s, supported on the low-end with some deepchord dub.

Part 1 > Matt MacQueen

The Isley Brothers – Voyage To Atlantis – Go For Your Guns (T-Neck)
Jneiro Jarel – Soul Starr – Three Piece Puzzle (Kindred Spirits)
The Blackbyrds – Thankful ’bout Yourself – City Life (Fantasy)
Jneiro Jarel (Feat. Dr Who Dat & Rocque Wun) – Black Cinderella – Three Piece Puzzle (Kindred Spirits)
The Style Council – Mick’s Up – Introducing the Style Council (Polydor)
The Preps – Get Smart (Prep It Up) – (Express Records)
Chip E – If You Only Knew – (Smoothe Knose Mix / Joe Smooth) – (DJ International)
R-Tyme – Use Me – D. Wynn’s Mix (Trance Fusion)
James Duncan – Yes I Can – Peoples Are Peoples (Real Soon)
Romanthony – Let Me Show You Love edit (KB 005)
Omegaman – Into the A.M. (Definitive)
Kelley Polar Quartet – Parlour Games – Rococo EP (Environ)
Maurizio – Domina – Maurizio mix (M)
Quadrant – untitled – Q1.1 (Basic Channel)
Thomas Brinkmann – Let’s Go – Soul Center (W.v.B. Enterprises/NL)
Oasis – FXHE #2
Vince Watson – Intrinsic – Lost Episodes EP (Headspace)
Theo Parrish – Dan Ryan (Feat. Jerrald James) – Roots Revisited (Sound Signature)

Part 2 > David Siska

lo:rise – 21st century blues [herbert’s give and take mix] (miso)
kemetic just presents just one – we will meet again – u&i ep (rush hour)
soultek – soultwist (kompute)
murmur – syncline – contour ep (meanwhile)
mr fingers – mystery of dub (dj international)
liaisons dangereuses – los ninos del parque (official delkom live mix) (mute)
r.e.m.i.x. from the john carpenter film – the end (assault on precinct 13) – part 1 (rams horn)
boards of canada – nlogax – hi scores (skam)
future beat alliance – void – disconnected (delsin)
mark ambrose – wall talk (crayon)
adonis presents heiroglyphic being – residue – if (mathematics)
nitzer ebb – time slips by (geffern)
greenbank – layabout – rotating the square (benbecula)
peter ford – claypool (ifach)
vladislav delay – huone (chain reaction)
omar s – 04 (fxhe)
deepchord 13 – OO – 1 (deepchord)

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This is a New Year’s Eve techno party, celebrating acid throughout the mix from across the globe and across the years. We are proud to welcome Pete Leidy to the studio, guest DJ from Crush Collision, a likeminded, long-running and well-respected radio show from WCBN Ann Arbor/Detroit, for a 2+ hour tagteam throwdown. Turn it up and hang on!

Pete Leidy + Dave Siska tag-team 2+2

Part 1 >

bandulu – new foundation (foundation sound works)
the invisible man – grip (stoopidness)
science wonder – mr. soft (nta)
vinyl countdown – animal republic (nta)
maurizio – domina [maurizio mix] (m)
robert hood – master builder (tresor)
sleeparchive – elephant island (sleeparchive)
dan lodig – fried wings, bittenschÔø?n (tension)
function – f4 – function of a bandwidth (synewave)
the subjects vs jeff mills – dark matter (undertow)
tnt – untitled/white label (tnt 01)
james cotton – bizarre carnival (spectral)
high life – slippery elm (mosaic)
sunrise society – astral travel [sterac rmx] (pacific)
slowdive – in mind / bandulu remix (creation)
unit moebius – untitled (bunker 01)
florence – exploration – u.s. heritage ep (eevo lute)
joey beltram – energy flash – beltram vol 1 (r&s)
gizz tv – shakar (temple)
mike ink – a.s.v. – dadajack (profan)

Part 2 >

mike ink – diagram – dialogue ep (trance atlantic)
scrappy – freeze [limelight mix] (zap)
ramjac corporation – cameroon massif [massif rmx] (irdial)
james jackrabbit – the last voice – son of acido (trax)
armando – world unknown (warehouse)
lil louis – music takes u away [alternative mix] (dance mania)
tyree – acid over [tyree’s mix] (underground)
dj skull – don’t stop the beat (djax)
laurent x – machines (house nation)
aroy dee – the planets (m>o>s)
killa bite #1
steve poindexter – lsd (acv)
claude young – acid wash conflict (7th city)
69 – filter king – sound on sound (planet e)
yellow house – jack my body (dance mania)
circuit breaker – creator (probe)
outlander – the vamp (r&s)