Shallowrave. Show One, Year One

Shallow Rave awaken the groundhog and welcome in spring with a selection of techno, electronica and experimental noise. Twisted machine funk, malfunctioning electronics, and some screwy samples make for the usual mixed bag.

1. Lakker – Death Mask – Love Love Records
2. Albert Van Abbe – Sugar Lobby Series 9090 – Curle
3. Raime – Told and Collapsed – Blackest Ever Black
4. Tropic of Cancer – The One Left – Mannequin Records
5. Alan Backdrop – PDST – Motoguzzi Records
6. Mike Shannon – Made in Belgrade – Exone
7. Lakker – Numb – Love Love Records
8. Mike Shannon – Sidewinder (Exercise One Remix) – Exone
9. Yves De Mey – Whispering Strokes – Sandwell District
10. TM404 – 02 303 303 303 303 606 – Kontra Music
11. Konx Om Pax – Twin Portal Redux – Planet Mu
12. Sandwell District – Immolare (Function Version) – Sandwell District
13. Kode 9 – Black Sun (Partial Eclipse Version) – Hyperdub
14. Stephen Brown - Mini Mood – Skudge
15. Energy 52 – Cafe Del Mar – Eye Q Records
16. Kresy – Crupier en Celo (Delete Remix) – Multi Vitamins
17. FRAK – Pulse Crack – Musika
18. Zomby – Spliff Dub (Rustie Remix) – Hyperdub 
19. Mark Pritchard & Om’Mas Keith – Wind It Up (Original Mix) – Hyperdub
20. The Host – 3AM Surfing – Planet Mu
21. Walton – Mangled Riddim – Hyperdub 
22. The Immortals – The Ultimate Warlord – RCA
23. J Dillah – Fuck The Police – Up Above Records

Shallow Rave: Year One, Show One by Radio Magnetic on Mixcloud

2012 favourites Tropic of Cancer - I Feel Nothing

As every magazine starts compiling the inevitable end of year lists and arguing over the best releases, best live acts, most influential singles etc, I realised I'd never given any time on the blog to the bloody excellent Tropic of Cancer, who I've really been digging this year. With releases on Downwards and a forthcoming long-player due on Blackest Ever Black, there's a strong technoid influence running through their work, with hints of Raime, Throbbing Gristle and Regis all apparent, despite the slower tempo and gnarlier sound palette. Tropic of Cancer's work finds the middle ground between the syrupy psychedelia of hynagogic pop and the bleached emptiness of Witch House, carefully nurturing the space at the edge of sound to create unsettlingly beautiful atmospherics around dark gothic pop songs.
For me, their releases were some of the best stuff of 2012, and appealed to both my love of electronica and techno, and my long-standing love of doom metal. Yeah, I said it, they're doom. Deal with it. Bandcamp here.

Tropic of Cancer - M.U. Podcast #31 (December 2011)  by Mundo Urbano on Mixcloud

Slam - Atlantis Mix

Despite their undeniable influence on both Glasgow's club scene and house music in general, I've never been the biggest fan of Slam- on the other hand, when they back-to-back with Harri as Atlantis, it's generally pretty awesome. The Atlantis Boat Cruise, this saturday therefore comes pretty highly recommended, as Glasgow starts to come alive for three weeks and pretend Summer's actually a thing we do. Tickets still available, from various sources.

Voltergeist - Bad Sekta Promo Mix

VOLTERGEIST - Bad Sekta Promo Mix (August 2011) by Microrave Records
Voltergeist, to promote his forthcoming Burnt & Buried album, has put together a fairly epic mix for the Bad Sekta record label, taking in calypso, dub, reggae and the usual technoid weirdness. Available on mixcloud as well.

Tracklisting
01 Ice Pylons - Ascetic - [Bad Sekta]
02 Noisy Spring - Reynolds Calypso Clippers - [Frémeaux & Associés]
03 Grave Of Small Orange Bird Cannot Hold Small Orange Bird - Dave Stitch - [Bad Sekta]
04 Objectionable - Phuq - [Bad Sekta]
05 Goose Step - Agaric - [Raum Musik]
06 Wardance (Voltergeist Remix) - The Heatwave feat Serocee - [Scattermusic]
07 Void - The Abominable Mr Tinkler - [Bad Sekta]
08 Shrapnel Riddim - Kovert - [Bad Sekta]
09 Burnt & Buried - Voltergeist - [Bad Sekta]
10 Happy Cycling - Boards Of Canada - [Warp]
11 Acid Wash - The Abominable Mr Tinkler - [Bad Sekta]
12 Mollusc Dub - Intonamori - [Bad Sekta]
13 PIOBmx19 - Autechre - [Warp]
14 No News Today (Deadbeat Roller Dub) - Exercise One feat. Argenis Brito - [Mobilee]
15 Sing It To The Moon - Voltergeist - [Bad Sekta]
16 Dark - Coco Lantano - [Bad Sekta]
17 Warhead (Voltergeist Remix) - DJ Krust - [white label]
18 Get Stoated! (Randomoidz Bashout Mix) - BOEP - [Bad Sekta]
19 Release - Khanate - [Hydra Head]
20 Red Room - The Abominable Mr Tinkler - [Bad Sekta]
21 Get Stoated! (Randomoidz Bashout Mix) - BOEP - [Bad Sekta]
22 69 Psalmpled - Voltergeist - [Microrave]
23 Ventrex (intro) - Phuq - [Bad Sekta]
24 Noisy Spring - Reynolds Calypso Clippers - [Frémeaux & Associés]

Deadbeat - Reggae 7" Mix for Oki ni

Oki-ni presents SEVEN by Deadbeat by Oki-Ni on Mixcloud

Dub reggae 7" mix from Deadbeat in support of his recent album and new label. Definitely worth getting the download for.

Gutter Riddim Show #19

Jinty (aka star of FUCKNO GATR) has a new mix up on Mixcloud, in his Gutter Riddim guise. Check this kid, he's on fya and he's almost at number twenty! I love this shit - it's exactly what I wanna hear right now, washed down with some strength 5 sugary coffee - Roll Deep, Maniac, Mumdance, Terror Danjah, Team Shadetek and loads more:

Jinty Gutter Riddim Show # 19 Favorite's by Gutter Riddim on Mixcloud

Miaouxmix 10

Miaouxmix 10 by Miaoux Miaoux on Mixcloud

Miaoux Miaoux's on a roll! His new Miaouxmix (number 10) is up now and it looks a little something like this (you can listen to it above - duh):

Oneohtrix Point Never - Returnal
Ben Butler And Mousepad - Future Tent (Genuine Guy Remix)
Comtron - C64 (Tom Trago Instrumental Mix)
Cold Cave - Life Magazine (An Optimo Espacio Remix)
Datassette - Eyeballs And Elbows
Bitbasic - Fiss Fingers
Balenie 3000 - Fa Nal
Unicorn Kid - Dreamcatcher
American Men - Claude Speed (Ikonika Optimum Remix)
Joy Orbison - Brkln Clln
Liquid Liquid - Bellhead

New Mixes - Miaoux Miaoux/Ben Butler/Andy Blake

There's a few new mixes by friends of Shallow Rave/Little Rock floating around at the mo, so rather than putting up individual posts, here's one post to rule them all and bind them.

Miaoux Miaoux's latest mix (Miaouxmix 9) is up now on Mixcloud, hot on the heels of Miaouxmix 8. It covers the ground between electronica, techno and bass, and features tunes from James Holden, Autechre, Pantha Du Prince, Burial & Four Tet, Speedy J and more.



Ben Butler & Mousepad have a new mix up on Soundcloud, called "Moving Sounds Mixtape". Described by the man himself as "library bruton kpm pastoral synth cosmic weirdo". It features a bunch of people you've never heard of, but it's chock full of lush, vintage electronic goodness.



And finally Andy Blake (Dissident/Cave Paintings) has a new promo mix for his World Unknown night with Joe Hart in London, called "This Ain't No Disco For A World Unknown", hosted by the Cosmic Disco website. There is no tracklisting for this yet, but it brimming with lots of synthy-post-disco and a smattering of sleazy sax. There's a whole load more mixes at the World Unknown webiste, by Andy and Joe, and the next WU night is this Friday at a secret Brixton location (NOT the one advertised below).

Joy Orbison

We all know how highly hyped Joy Orbison is, and how the three records he's had out so far have all been pretty special, but there's not been much showcasing his DJ talents, despite his appearances at Berghain and other supperclubs. As a precursour to his appearance at Numbers next month, I asked the rub-a-dub boys to point me the way of some mixes. Sadly a few of them have expired, but this one's still accesible via his myspace and the mixcloud link. House, dubstep, the mythical beast known as UK Funky and some weirder strains. Dig it.

Joy Orbison Guest Mix: Greenmoney Radio 16.08.09 by Greenmoney on Mixcloud