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Hey remember me?  Its been around 12 months since the last podcast, but the desire has never wained, just too much other stuff going on. To kick things off for this year, I’ve dusted off an old podcast from last year which was never actually published.

I stumbled across track 4 last year by an outfit called Ultraviolet. As soon as I saw their name a huge smile beamed across my face. I fondly remember buying a fairly obscure Ultravoilet 12″ called “Kites” from Summit Records back in 1990. 6 years later it appeared on Sasha’s first “Northern Exposure” project.

The podcast ends with a doubled up track from Fluke - another mainstay band over the years for me who have done some great albums and remixes.

In a world where music production is getting very sophisiticated, I’m not sure I have enough spare time to switch my production to Ableton Live, so for now I’m carrying on with MixMeister. It’s simple, quick and easy. Enjoy. 

• Lovebreak - Phonique
• X-Attack - Phonique
• Fast Freeze - My My
• Hello San Francisco - Ultraviolet
• Sweep - Blue Foundation
• Lightsonic - Groove Armada
• Chucknology vs Lets Be Young - 16 Bit Lolitas vs Quentin Harris
• Thought Line (Original Mix) - Trafik
• Argie Bargie - Graham & Blades
• We Are Your Friends - Justice vs Simian
• Philly - Fluke

 

 Standard Podcast [49:32m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Hey folks. Sorry for the delay. My podcasting has gone something like the Albion - was looking fine around Christmas and has just stuttered since. Life is busy nowadays, so I’ll probably do casts every few months or every quarter. Hey, maybe less frequency will mean higher quality?

I had podcasters block for quite a while with this one, though eventually settled on the following selection. This podcast has been influenced by the recent two Audio Therapy sampler albums - go check them out. Also, if you like this podcast then you’ll also like the Sequential compilations by Hernan Cattaneo, and Balance compilations by Jimmy Van M and James Holden.

If you enjoy the cast then don’t forget to leave a comment in my iTunes profile!

1. Beastman - Bushwacka!
2. Estrange - Dousk
3. Lion Steps - The Timewriter
4. Royal House - De Stijl & Gui Boratto
5. Wrong - Jamie McHugh
6. Its Automatic - Zoot Woman
7. Outhouse - Nathan Fake
8. Easy - Kubic & Trick feat. Valeska
9. Dirtbike - Loafer
10. Unplugged - DJ Remy

 

 Spring 2007 Podcast [54:15m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Not much to say about this months cast folks, other than I switched from MixMeister 6 to MixMeister Fusion for this one, which enabled me to extend the Madonna track with Fusions new looping. I was lovin the track so much that I didnt want it to fade out, so I looped an extra 10 bars onto the end of it, and ended up with a monster 5 minute mix into the final track. I can only speak for myself, but it sounds pretty damn fine from here! Enjoy….

1. Dub Trees - Buffalo (Kick Inside RMX)
2. Last Rhythm - Last Ryhthm (Martijn Ten Velden Remake)
3. The Drum Club - Sound System (Underworld Remix)
4. Gorillaz - Dare (Soulwax Mix)
5. Stylophonic - Baby Beat Box (Audiofly Remix)
6. Bent - As You Fall (Micah Remix)
7. Charlie May - Seal Clubbing (Sasha Mix)
8. Madonna - Jump (Massimiliano Abramo Vocal Dub)
9. Audiofly ft. Priscilla - Circles

 

 November 2006 Podcast [53:11m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The opening 2 tracks by The Shamen take me back to the turn of the 90’s when I was just leaving the indie world to discover this strange new music that Martin introduced me to, called House. It was bands like The Shamen and remixers like Weatherall and Steve Proctor that bridged the two genres for me, remixing various indie artists such as Mock Turtles, James, Primal Scream and That Petrol Emotion. Before I knew it, I had swapped my Dr Martens and James t-shirts for trainers and Michiko Koshino.

The first dance compilation I ever bought was Warehouse Raves 4, which contained the brilliant Brazil - Spectrum, and here I’ve used it in an unsuspecting mash up with Duran Duran.

I’ve finished this cast with the brilliant title track from the recent Hybrid album, though I have to say I was very dissapointed with the remainder of the album.

1 Make It Mine - The Shamen
2 Make It Mine - The Shamen
3 It’s Good For You To Meet Pepople Like Us - Golden Boy with Miss Kittin
4 Initiation - Orbital
5 Brazil - Spectrum
6 All She Wants Is - Duran Duran
7 Moisture - Headman
8 Encore Les Oeufs - The Egg
9 Times Square (Phonebooth OST) - Harry Gregson Williams
10 Too Much Information - Duran Duran
11 Hayling - FC Kahuna
12 I Choose Noise - Hybrid

 

 September / October 2006 Podcast [41:09m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

For those of you reading this in iTunes, check out the tracklisting and full comment at http://scootville.blogspot.com.

Its August, the football season kicks off, and Im back in seat 52 for another sweet ‘n’ sour season of entertainment at the Hawthorns. The Baggies are 8 points closer to safety already and the month isnt over yet. With Kevin Phillips snatched under the noses of Sunderland just 6 days before we go down to the Stadium Of Light, I don’t see Mr Quinns lads wanting to make that 11 points for the month. A 33 year-old striker on a 2-year deal? Sounds like Kevin Campbell all over again, though apparently he was a good talker in the dressing room. Expensive words.

A big thank you to all the lovely staff at Sandwell General, who made my day trip to “Newton 2″ a good trip. They put two of those wristbands on me, though I couldn’t seem to find any big rides to go on. According to the red wristband, there was a ride called penecillin somewhere.

General anasthetic. Wow, that’s good stuff. I don’t know what was in it, but it was great. The first thing I remember when I came round was the hospital DJ asking if I wanted anything playing. I could hardly string 2 words together, let alone have a meaningful conversation, so after a few gurns, I managed to construct the words “The Who - Won’t Get Fooled Again”. He didnt have it, and was just relieved to be on his way to Hernia John opposite me. John had come down off the ceiling an hour before me, so the DJ got more constructive dialogue out of him.

I really had “mixers cramp” doing this podcast. Really struggled to put stuff together, so I’m not sure what I think of this one. It won’t go down as one of my faves, but hey, you’re not paying for it so what the hell. That said, theres a few gems still on here. “Silver City - Shiver” is a great builder. Doesnt do a great deal but does it great. Later on the podcast peaks around some great tunes by Spiller, Lostep (wow this rocks) and finishes on a modern rework of the classic “Take Me Away”. Yeah the rework is a bit cheesy, but you wait till the piano breaks and make your mind up after!

1 Take Me Away - Final Cut ft True Faith.
2 Fine Day (James Holden Remix) - Opus III.
3 Shiver (Ewan Pearson Remix) - Silver City.
4 Mango - Kooler.
5 Moltobelt - Neverdogs.
6 Why Should I Think About The Rain (Chocolate Puma Remix) - Dutch ft Lisa Fischer.
7 Acid House Memories - Greyson Shipley.
8 Jumbo - Spiller.
9 Little Peaking - Lostep.
10 Take Me Away (Stonebridge Remix) - Haji & Emanuel.

 

 August 2006 Podcat [64:48m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download