9 in 1 (51)

Been sitting on these for a while, as the last 9 in 1 was over two months ago. Strong possibility I've forgotten where I came across these, a journey for us both to share.

Electric Company - Siamang

I think this is on an old Tigerbeat6 Compilation, gimme a sec... yep, track 16 on this.

Tidy, glitchy early-naughts electronica. Plus, you've gotta love an 11-year-old YouTube video with 700 views.

Breach - Fatherless

Heard this on so many mixes over the years. Maybe I should put this later in the list.

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio - Careless Whisper

It's a moody cover of George Michael's Careless Whisper on a selection of organs. What more do you need in life? I think I heard this on Radio Alhara.

Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield

I definitely know where I was for this one. A couple of pints deep in the White Hart. Absolute 80s Banger.

Larry Heard - Galactic Travels Suite

Yeah, not a clue on this one. Super spacey proggy techno for the 23rd century from Chicago in 1996.

Earl Sweatshirt - Tourmaline

It's a gemstone.

ddwy – Stars Stars

This duo seemed to get a lot of support from NTS a couple of months back. Not Welsh despite the name, but we can forgive, laid back motorik 90s chillout vibes, with a bit of Islet to it.

Kevin Saunderson - Detroit (Homage Mix)

Bit of doof doof as we head to the exit. Touch of Teachers to it but with the focus on Detroit Techno.

The Jets - Crush On You

I know we had Pat Benatar earlier, but this is somehow even more 80s. Incredible. The video is also a treat, bordering on parody. Then the bit that Alan Braxe and Fred Falke sampled for Intro just drops from nowhere. Top top stuff.

Original image: Musée Saint-Raymond, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

We have arrived eventually

I'm a little behind on my podcasts, as I'm not running much at the mo (got an issue with my new daps), so I've only just got around to No Tags 53. It's an interview with Holly Dicker about her book, Dance Or Die: A History of Hardcore, which delves into the earlier years of the scene in Germany and the Netherlands.

Dicker mentions Mescalinum United's We Have Arrived as v. important in the pod, and this absolute stomper, often regarded as the first hardcore techno track, is still a joy. I was more familiar with Aphex Twin's remixes of it on his Classics comp, but the original's rawness is something to behold.

There are newer versions uploaded to YouTube, but I had to go with this crunchy version with the throwback rave graphics...

And Dance or Die is in the basket, I just need to get around to finishing Butter by Asako Yuzuki first.