Some favourites 2b - Rub N Tug / Dr Dunks

2b. Rub N Tug / Dr Dunks

The second is the prolific Eric Duncan, lately Doctor Dunks and half of Rub N Tug who has been quietly producing an array of dubby, funky and generally excellent tracks and mixes for ages.

I'm gonna post a link to his mix for WPS1 but I'm not sure if it works. I downloaded the mix a while ago and there's a track from it I love which I've played out a few times. Big fat bassy thing with a vocal simple from Indeep's 'Record Keeps Spinning'...

http://artonair.org/show/dj-eric-d-of-rub-n-tug

A few selections here but pick of the bunch is the 'Too Much Love' remix. I didn't like this one at first but now I 'get' it...

Some favourites 2a - Prince Language

2a. Prince Language

Joint second place goes to two NY DJs / producers, both associated with DFA, LCD Soundsystem etc but haven't reached the same heights of fame. Check out PL's mix for Fabric with an amazing mix of disco classic She Can't Love You by Chemise from, say, about 25:30 to about 32:25. I've played this one out a bunch of times. It's what PL is all about - a mix of early hip hop fresh cool, disco funkiness, some feelgood soul and house and a splash of trippy dubbiness thrown in. And his remix of Azari and III turns a very good tune into a freakin great one.

Some favourites 1 - Hot Chip

I was gonna make a best tracks of 2012 compilation but gave up so instead I'm gonna talk about some of my favourite artists right now...

1. Hot Chip

The most fun, creative and cool band on the planet right now. They both remix and get remixed very well and there's a bunch of cool side projects going on like The 2 Bears.

M/M (Paris)

My gf loves M/M (Paris) and I'm starting to too!

Jazz cats

Just wanted to post this avatar from Jazz-nekko, a jazz blogger out there.

A Downtown Affair

Prince Language has been one of my favourite remixers and producers for a year or so now and his latest mix on Soundcloud is utter genius.

BJM

After years of passing interest I'm now a full on BJM (Brian Jonestown Massacre) fan, despite their somewhat tasteless name. Always intrigued, watching the documentary DIG! recently converted me to fandom. Was thus delighted to see Anton (who more or less is the band it seems) is uploading weird and wonderful things on Youtube. Check it out here.

Here's a trailer for DIG! and a choice cut from Anton's Youtube.

Hot Chip - I Feel Better

I have just completely fallen in love with this song. The official video is unwatchable but I love this home video style one.



And here they are on fire in a live session for KCRW in California.

Joe Moran

Joe Moran, listed on Wikipedia as a social historian, wrote a lovely book called Queueing For Beginners which I came to after reading a piece on commuting he wrote for The Guardian. I see he has a blog now which is full of witty, interesting, pondersome observations on the minutae of everyday life. Check it out here and here is a small sample on the death of Ceefax.

'Ceefax’s go-to pages were well known to initiates: 102 for news, 302 for football, 400 for weather, 430 for train timetables, 888 for subtitles – good for watching Top of the Pops if you wanted to decipher the lyrics. Some people would watch the football on Ceefax, staring at the 0-0 score and willing a goal for their team. I suspect this is more gripping than it sounds.

Anyway, RIP pages from Ceefax, little Zen moments of stillness and contemplation in the otherwise endless flow of television. We have no need of you now that television is on all the time and it will never, ever end.'

My DJ Gig

Last Saturday of every month for the foreseeable find me at the Library pub, near Highbury & Islington Tube, spinning tunes...

Mankind by Eric Gill

Just had to post a photo of this incredible sculpture by Eric Gill which you can see at the V & A in London. Weird, thrilling, proper.

David Gilmour Girls - Crimson As Murder

Upload number 2!

Am I Nothing?

Been loving Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy - commendably envelope-pushing weirdness. Also it looks spectacular. Here is a photo of his artwork shown in Soho last year which relate to ideas in the show and which I found at Programmed From Childhood.

United Future Organisation - Cosmic Gypsy remix

A momentous day friends! My first Youtube upload!!!

I'm glad it's this track cos it took years to track down and everyone who hears it seems to dig it. Enjoy!

Boing Poum Tchak!

A mix by a man called Jean-Baptiste at Boing Poum Tchak!, which is surely the best name ever for a dance music blog.

Scott Ferguson - Any day now – ElectroVox remix (deep vibes)
Norma Jean Bell - Late night show – Theo Parrish remix (funky chocolate)
Ron Trent - Pressure release (future vision)
Delano Smith – Behind closed doors (mix mode)
Tang - Devout (emphasis)
Tommy Bones – Focused energy (real tone)
Antonelli Electr. - Shrinking (level)
Roosevell & Charles - Monastery (mojuba)
The Other People Place – Sorrow & a cup of joe (clone)
6th Borough Project – Hang on (instruments of rapture)
Mike Huckaby - Disco time (deep transportation)

Fats Sadi

Wow! One of my hard-to-find faves, Belgian vibesman Fats Sadi, is on the download at the delicious-looking blog Boogieman here.

On The Beach

Antonio Giova

Really special, mellow, fresh, inspired mix from Antonio Giova of Natural Electronic System at MNML SSGS here.

Donato Dozzy - Moonlight [Mule Electronic]
Andy Stott - Passed me by [Modern Love]
Relapxych.0 - City Nightlights II [Ghost Sounds]
Neel - Snow in the tube [unreleased]
Midnightopera - Untitled [Workshop]
Madteo - Sheepdipping [Meakusma]
Stl - In my dreams (Intrusion dub) [Something]
Jouem - Drifting [Just Another Beat]
Mohlao - Luminescent [Field]
Kangding Ray - Leavaila Scheme [Raster Noton]
Mike Parker - B1 [Geophone]
Anders Ilar - Paragram [Audio.nl]
Dorisburg - Sinai Hypnosis Dub [Aniara]
Ryo Murakami - Lunch of God (Stereociti rmx) [Pan]
Dj Snotburger - Snotann [Fxhe]
Emmanuel Top - Flux [Planete Rouge]
Slop Salon - A.meet mr J [Aspeak]
Nuel - B2 [Aquaplano]

Image from Things I Save.

Space Bitches

Space Bitches. Love it.

Dave Mothersole Mixes

I remember when I was dismayed at the lack of Mothersole mixes on the Web. Now you can get tonnes from Proton Radio, which I'm linking to via the unfathomably plentiful Liveset.NL

Here's his latest from the top of the year!

01. Estroe - Duisteritis [Eevo Next]
02. Ever Vivid - Lost Love [Open Mind]
03. Rick Grant and Jack Dixon - Muted [Man Make Music]
04. Motorcitysoul - Hatohay - Moved D Mix [Simple]
05. Kevin Yost - Photo Shoot [I]
06. Maceo Plex - Stay High Baby [Ellum]
07. Freaky Disco - No Debt [Wiggle]
08. Soy Mustafa - Return Of Anunnaki - John Tejada Mix [Cinematic]
09. Pig and Dan - Stronger [Yoshitoshi]
10. My Favorite Robot - Forest Fires [Visionquest]
11. Smallpeople - Black Ice [Smallville]
12. Christian Loeffler - Undefined Season [Ki]
13. Freaky Disco - Ferell [Wiggle]
14. Swayzak - State Of Grace - Van Bellen Mix [Columbia]
15. Flybaby - You Must Admit [World Wide]