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)