Me and Oldsy have been discussing the possibility of an exclusive Box Musique mix series since the beginning of time. Seriously, we sat there on the council with Zerb, Vultar and the Great Creator and theorised spicing up the annual Gods meet with a bit of funky music, but just never got round to it. Well, the time has finally come and I am now proud to present the first installment in our long-awaited series, compiled (like a boss) by Astor Bell head honcho Socket Science. Dubbed the Elegant Decay Mix, it comprises just over an hour of minimal goodness that, right from the slightly unsettling vocal snippets of the introduction, will have you glued to it like you were actually glued to something. From the euphoric landscapes of Max Cooper’s ‘Heresy’ through the quirky bounce of Klatraum’s ‘Lenny’ to the melancholic vibes of Ryan Davis and Transistor’s ‘Nature is The Law’ and the genius of Pig & Dan’s ‘Haai Jack’ remix, Elegant Decay is an orgy of lush, rhythmic indulgence that you should download immediately. If you don’t I’ll tell Vultar and you know what he’ll do, I mean, look what he did to Betamax and Enron. Exactly.
To check out more Socket Science, and offerings from the rest of the Astor Bell crowd head over to their official site and be patient, for new releases are on the horizon. Also, keep your eyes open for Socket’s upcoming collaboration with Giuseppe which should surface in the next couple of months and will certainly appear here at some point.
Listen to mix via Mixcloud below or download it here. The tracklist lies after the jump.
In order to attract the bass music masses to their Facebook page — which includes you mr/mrs/master/ms/miss reader — London night Triangle is offering up a download of an hour long mix from Manchester’s xxxy. There’s no tracklist provided so you’ll have to head into the affair blind, armed only with my assurance that it’s a rather delightful listen. Of course, I have steered you wrong before, remember that time I told you to go through a door because I had “accidentally” forgotten I’d left a bucket of flour above it? OOPS [insert laugh track].
To get it, just “like” the Triangle Facebook page and click the “xxxy DJ Set Free Download” link in the left-hand column. I suppose you could have figured that one out yourself really…
Compiled exclusively for Dubstep For Deep Heads by Milton Keynes chill merchants Versa and Rowl, this one is loaded with profound bass, lush synths, and generally soft vibes, interrupted only by the occasional surfacing of a raspy bassline. It’s also an hour and a half long. Yeah, like half an hour more than a hour. It’s rather pleasant. I mean…er…it’s safe mate, an absolute beast, proper nang.
Not really sure if that header there is working for me right now. Got some sort of lonely Jesus looking down on my post, judging my every move. God, just leave me alone! So Apparat has turned in a sterling mix for Groove magazine, probably to semi-promote his new album The Devil’s Walk. But if he’s only going to ‘semi-promote’ his latest long player and not fully commit to blatant promotional whoring then I’m afraid I can’t justify banging on about the mix and/or the album. Everyone’s a winner. Tracklist after the jump…
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The last day of February saw Kahn’s first release on Punch Drunk and, characteristically for the seminal Bristol label, it was breathtaking. I reckon it might have even been better than one of the latest acts on Britain’s Got Talent and they’re like pretty good aren’t they? I thought the woman singing opera with her dog was amazing…or maybe, maybe I tried to kill myself halfway through. Anyway, the pistol from Bristol — as I shall call him, just this once — has compiled a mix for the folks over at Sonic Router and it’s a great listen. Progressing from chilled out to sinister then easing back to serenity, the 30 minute sojourn largely comprises Kahn’s own original tunes and remixes with a few choice additions from Peverelist, Zhou and Sorrow. The remix of Superisk’s ‘Find Your Way’ rears its powerful head as the undoubted highlight about halfway through and will surely have you cycling back to the drop every couple of minutes until your hair goes grey. If your hair is already grey, grab a Werther’s and lose your shit in the study while your grandchildren make muffins in the kitchen. I’m looking forward to when I can do that.
I wasn’t planning to post this — mainly because I think it’s already been pimped in every possible orifice of the internet today — but due to the fact that it contains a Hall & Oates track, I decided it deserved a little extra exposure. Jamie XX b2b with Oneman was always going to be a bit special and the choices here are as inspired as you would imagine, starting off with a selection of retro tunes and progressing onto the likes of Boddika, Joy O, DJ Zinc and Girl Unit. The mixing however is another story and proves a little bit dodgy in a few places, really letting the whole thing down, but I can barely stir sugar into my tea properly, so who am I to moan?
I am literally as tired as it is possible to be right now and this acted as a great soundtrack to the last hour and a half of lying face down on my bed, so I suggest you slap it on and zone out in a similar fashion. If I was energetic enough to dance…well, I wouldn’t have, because I’m too damn cool.
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