And we're back (?!?)

Okay peeps, sorry for the break in transmission, but sometimes life gets distracting... to that funny fucker who posted a comment about this blog not being very constant; hey, you're right - but it was never about constant posting, just about music that should be on constant rotation.

Amongst other things, I have been wowed by the pure downloading pleasure resource that is soulseek - for a while there that was pretty much all I was doing. To all those good folks sharing some really good hard to find tracks, I can't say thank you enough. It's allowed me to complete some glaring gaps in my collection and should mean a few extra goodies will get posted - I'm planning a couple of artist retrospectives to start with.

I've also been playing around in Ableton Live a bit more, especially since buying a Launchpad controller for it. I tried it all out at the last Arm In Arm party a month or so ago and remembered to record my set this time. Lots of the usual old skool nonsense, including 808 State's mental "Cobra Bora", a couple of Carl Craig bombs, and the best mix of S'Express's "Hey Music Lover" (The Red Giant Mix) amongst other things.

Download it here.

Note that I'm trying out Filesonic instead of Mediafire for a bit. Let me know of your preference, but for me it means I don't have to double wrap my files to password protect them any more. There is a different password for the Filesonic files, but the Mediafire pass stays the same as before.

There's an RSS subscriber in the right panel now, so you won't even have to check back here unless you want to - apparently you'll be notified if I post again. And soon you might find this on facebook. Or not.

Stay Tuned.

Update: Live @ Arm In Arm 5 - Tracklisting To My 2010 New Year's Old Skool Mix

OK peeps, I've had a few requests for track info for my last set post (which was a while ago, and I do plan to do more ... no really, I do.) For those who don't read past blog posts, this mix was born from a 1 hour live set I played at an old skool party late last year. It was my second outing with the laptop and ableton live (version 6). I cut all my tracks up into parts and pre-prepared for my set by arranging the parts into something that flowed with a little bit of cohesion. On the night I used a midi keyboard to trigger the parts as I deemed fit - looping and rearranging on the fly. But being a dickhead, I forgot to record it.
Coming up to New Year Eve, I sat down and re-performed the set as best as I could remember, and then cleaned it up a bit, adding a few extra effects and fine tuning some of the cuts. I also chocked on an extra half an hour of favourites.
It's a pretty pumping choice of choons from '88 to '91 and moves along at about 130bpm or so; for anyone who wants it you can find it here. As always, thanks for listening and all comments are welcomed...


Electrotête - Grigri (Remix)
Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious 5 - White Lines '89 - Part II (Short Version)
T99 - Anasthasia
Subject 13 - Eternity (Spiritual Club Mix)
The Raid - The Party
Quazar - Midsummernight's Dream
R-Tyme - R-Theme (Dramatic Mix)
Xpansions - Move Your Body (1991 Remix)
Piece - Free Your Soul (Future)
Rhythm Section - Check Out The Bass Bass
FPI Project - Going Back To My Roots (Vocal Version)
Trust In 6 - Life In Ecstasy (Instrumental Mix)
CJ Bolland - Horsepower (Exclusive Remix)
Brainstorm - Rock The House
Konzept - Hypnautic Beats (Ambient 1990 Mix)
Cubic 22 - Night In Motion (Original Mix)
The Shamen - Pro>Gen (Land of Oz)
Earth People - Dance (Club Mix)
The Melody - I Want Your Love
Frankie Bones & Lenny Dee - Hold Me, Squeeze Me (Vinyl Zone Mix)
Moby - Go (Voodoo Child Mix)
MIC - OOBE 2
Spectrum - Amplification
Mental Mayhem - Joey's Riot
Art 1 - Olympia
Altern 8 - Real Time Status
FSOM - Melodia
Inner City - Good Life (Magic Juan Mix 12")
Ramirez - La Musika Tremenda (DJ Ricci Remix)
Quadrophonia - Quadrophonia (Original)
a little bit of anti-acid house media hysteria off youtube
Neal Howard - Indulge (Club House Mix)
Tronikhouse - Multifunction (Multi-Mix)
Humanoid - Stakker Humanoid (Snowman Mix)
PKA - Let Me Hear You (Say Yeah)(Bass Bins At Dawn Mix)
Yin Yang - Oh-One (Oh-Too Mix)
S'Express - Theme From S-Express
Adamski - Bass Line Changed My Life

Coming party: Arm In Arm 5 - November 19, 2010

OK kids - been a bit slack with the posts, but I've uploaded a fair wack of trax for your attention so I just need to pass on the links with a few comments....

But first, a message from our sponsors.

Anyone in Melbourne (Australia) on November 19, is invited to the next installment of the Arm In Arm old skool parties, organised by fellow rave veteran Seth Taylor - who really does do these for love and not the money. They're small parties and everyone there is into the vibe. 

I'll be playing not too late and not too early - which means I get to knock out some pretty uptempo house and techno. I've already started picking choons, but when you've got 20,000 tracks on your computer and only 1 hour to play you can bet it will be top shelf all the way. All I can say is thank you Ableton for making it possible to cram so much into so little time. More AiA5 information here, and expect some promo mixes from me shortly there too...

Here's a little bit of info from Seth himself to get you in the mood:

This time around we are again focusing on the little things that make an old skool event feel like you’ve truly stepped back in time. The lasers are back, the strobes are back, the smoke machine will be pumping, all of which is guaranteed to give you a full acid flashback experience. So if you only go out once this year, make sure you don’t miss Arm in Arm 5. Don’t risk the pain and mental torment of thinking forevermore, “if only....?”.

Tickets are only 20 bucks - less if you get an early bird. See you there guys.


Oh, and here is me live at the last party... Live @ Arm In Arm 4

Intro, "If you haven't danced yet..."

Toxic Two, Rave Generator (Brooklyn Remix) (Dancefloor, USA, 1992)

Shi-Take, Don't Look Back In Anger (Road Rash Club) (Zoom, UK, 1994)

Avenue, Ice Cubes (Beat Box International,Belgium, 1991)

Twin Hype, For Those Who Like To Groove (Hollywood Sweat Mix) (Profile, USA, 1989)

Eddie Flashing Fowlkes, [R-t] (Tresor, Germany, 1992)

Mr. Monday, Future (Elevation Inc., UK, 1990)

Me And Jack, Viva House, Jack, UK, 1993.

A Homeboy, A Hippy & A Funky Dredd, Total Confusion (Confusion Mix), Tam Tam, UK, 1990.

Cosmic Enterprises, Tao Nonstop, White Label, Germany, 1991.

Energy 52, State Of Mind, WEA Music, Germany, 1991.

Bomb The Bass, Beat Dis, Rhythm King, UK, 1987.

Neverland, Mato Grosso (Marco Biondi Mix), Dance And Waves, Italy, 1990.

Underground Resistance featuring Yolanda, Living For The Nite (For The Feeling), Underground Resistance, USA, 1991.

Underground Resistance featuring Yolanda, Living For The Nite (For The Music), Underground Resistance, USA, 1991.

Gordon Edge, S. F. Acid Mix, Edge, UK, 1992.

New Order, Bizarre Love Triangle (Shep Pettibone 12" Mix), Factory, UK, 1986.

Frank De Wulf, The Tape (Remix), Music Man, Belgium, 1991.

E-Trax, Let's Rock, Dance Street, Germany, 1991.

Underground Resistance, Jupiter Jazz, Underground Resistance, USA, 1992.

Martin Luther King Junior, I Have A Dream, USA, 1963.

Rhythim Is Rhythim, Strings Of Life, Transmat, USA, 1987.

Wood Allen, Airport '89 (Club Mix), BCM, Germany, 1989.  

Sonz Of A Loop Da Loop Era, Far Out, Suburban Base, UK, 1991.

Shut Up & Dance, Lamborghini, Shut Up & Dance, UK, 1989.

Together, Hardcore Uproar (Boom Mix), FFRR, UK, 1990.

Together, Hardcore Uproar, FFRR, UK, 1990.

Digital Boy, OK!Alright, Trance Mission, Belgium, 1990.

Digital Boy, OK!Alright (Luca Ciberspace Remix), Flying, Italy, 1991.    

The Prodigy, Android, R & S, Belgium, 1991.

Techno Grooves, Techno Slam, Stealth, Netherlands, 1991.