Various - Excursions In Ambience 4

Various - Excursions In Ambience 4 - The Fourth Frontier (Astralwerks, ASW 6153-2, 1995) (FLAC)

01 Flying Saucer Attack – Instrumental Wish
02 Me-Sheen – Sonic Lullaby (Edit)
03 Luna Sol – D.I.A.P.O.W.
04 Ben Neill – Somnabula (Mutant Mix)
05 Far-Out Son Of Lung – Cow
06 Labradford – The Church Song
07 777 – Fay Deau Deau
08 Single Cell Orchestra – Drifting In Wire
09 Freezer – Pressure Zone (Measured At 2 Atmospheres)
10 Node - Swamp

Last of the series.

Great songs here.  Mostly hidden.  Perhaps later I'll add to this with more details.  Just check this along with the others.  Worth it.

Various - Excursions In Ambience 3

Various - Excursions In Ambience 3 - The Third Dimension (Astralwerks, ASW 6119-2, 1994) (FLAC)

01 Spacetime Continuum (Jonah Sharp) – Floatilla
02 Grain (Jimmy Johnson) – Birth .Son
03 Seefeel – Charlotte's Mouth (Avant Garde Mix)
04 Spectrum (Pete "Sonic Boom" Kember) – Pulse Drone (Neon Sigh)
05 Air (Pete Namlook) – Trip #2
06 Divination (Bill Laswell & Co) – Ancient Evenings (Najm-Al-Din)
07 Future Sound Of London – Deep Into Your Subconscious I Slide
08 Steve Fisk – Express God
09 Mike Kandel (Tranquility Bass) – Slow Boat To China
10 Aphex Twin – #19

Spacetime Continuum should be no stranger to anyone who frequents here.  Perhaps i'll post a bunch of his amazing output.
Grain is new to me (as of this posting, I've heard this song, but did not do the research on them until now)  I'm thinking about dropping $5 bucks to some guy online who wants to sell their cd.  I'd prefer to just pay the band.
Seefeel is one of my all-time faves.  These kids really know what they are doing.  I wish i could have seen them live.  That said, their new stuff has yet to grow on me.
Spectrum is an animal of one.  Sonic Boom and J. Spaceman were Spacemen 3.  There is some meaning there for some, but for others it means nothing.  Either way, this is a good representation of his stuff.  I was lucky enough to see Spectrum with Jessamine back in the day.  Good times and lots of duct-tape on the keyboards.
Air/Pete Namlook.  I'm still bummed about him not being around.  Great song.  Years before the french dudes.
Divination is Bill Laswell and his bass-booming self surrounded by killer musicians.  Seriously, what has this guy not tried?!?!  Major talent.
FSOL is one of my all-time faves.  And they are still bringing the quality.  Check their Environment releases for some incredible sounds.  'Lifeforms' is probably still my fave.
Steve Fisk is a crazy dude.  Has his hands in a lot of stuff.  I have his "999 Levels of Undo" and recognize his names on a lot of my grunge-ish cds of yore.  Reminds me of Dean Garcia/Headcase stuff.  Crazier ambient, which i adore.  I want to track down his older stuff.
Mike Kandel, who is Tranquility Bass, which also should be no stranger here.
Aphex Twin should need zero introductions.  but if you are in the dark, this is as good as any of his massive works to get acquainted.  tuck yourself into it.  immersion is kinda key.  as probably most of this comp is.

Various - Excursions In Ambience 2

Various - Excursions In Ambience 2 - The Second Orbit (Astralwerks, ASW 6105-2, 1993) (FLAC)

01 W.F.O. (Mark Van Hoen) – No-One In The World (Edit)
02 Schizophrenia (Moritz Von Oswald & Thomas Fehlmann) – Schizophrenia
03 Locust (Mark Van Hoen) – Prospero
04 Maurizio (Mark Ernestus, Moritz von Oswald) – Ploy (Battersea Was An Island Of Mud Mix by The Orb)
05 Grid, The (Dave Ball, Richard Norris) – Crystal Clear (Clear, Like An Unmuddied Lake) (Remix by The Orb)
06 Autocreation (Mark Van Hoen, Kevin Hector and Tara Patterson) – Dark Smile
07 Megatonk (Charles Webster) – Belgium (Deep Space Filter Mix Edit)
08 Material (Bill Laswell, Bootsy Collins, Sly Dunbar, Bernie Worrell, and a shitload of other great performers) – Mantra (Praying Mantra Mix Edit by The Orb)

I decided to add the band members of each "band" as half of them are one-off's or aren't completely recognized.  Please, just look at that list of players, including the remixers.  This is another no brainer.  Seriously.

Various - Excursions In Ambience

Various - Excursions In Ambience (Caroline Records, CAROL 1733-2, 1993) (FLAC)

01 Tranquility Bass – Mya Yadana
02 Future Sound Of London, The – Calcium
03 Higher Intelligence Agency, The – Solid Motion (Black Hole Mix)
04 Ultramarine – Saratoga (Upstate Mix)
05 Psychedelic Research Lab – Tarenah
06 Psychick Warriors Ov Gaia – Obsidian (Deconstructure Edit)
07 777 – Mia (The Fishermen Mix)
08 It's Thinking – Afterglow
09 Banco De Gaia – Desert Wind (El Ahram Mix)
10 Sub Sub – Past

It's hard to believe this is twenty years old.  No review should be required.  This is solid.

RIP Pete Namlook

this is really rough news.  one of the biggies.  the guy did a lot of amazing stuff.

that said, i'm thinking about upping the quality around here.  along with (maybe) the frequency.  school/family are commanding a significant portion.  

firstly, goin flac.  cuz i'm most interested in posting out of print shit.

so, here's what i'm thinking (by the end of the year)...

 - the four ExcursionInAmbient comps.  which are some killer comps there.

 - maybe the FeedYourHead comps.  they were pretty good, if i remember rightly.

 - lsg-intodeep has recently been making regular re-rotations in my mp3player.

 - gel-sol's k8ema needs some representation here at some point.  i've also been revisiting that one of late.

i think that is a lofty goal for this blog's recent high rate of blogpostingability.  let me know if you are interested in these.  (i'm not really interested in reupping a bunch of old shit, unless you got a real decent reason, or filestube doesn't work in your vicinity.)

now, go appreciate a album by the label that starts with "fax" and ends with a whole bunch of numbers that noone can remember.  i'm goin for 'From Within' right now, later 'Fires From Ork'

Wish FM - 4 DJ Mixes

Wish FM - 96.1: The Progressive Electro Revolution (Mixed by Wish FM) (Domestic Recordings, DMT 10001-2, 1996) (320)

01 W – The Velvet Hammer

02 Symbiosis – Dream Light

03 Nigel Richards – Morefunkyshit

04 Sideshow Bob – Kentucky Swivel

05 God Within – The Phoenix (Rabbit In The Moon Remix)

06 School Of Thought – Rocket Science

07 Jonah Sharp, Ed Handley, Andy Turner – Soon

08 Timeshard – Crystal Oscillations

09 Irresistible Force, The – Symphony in E

10 Butterscotch – Licorice

Wish FM - 97.1: West Coast Drum & Space (Mixed by Wish FM) (Domestic Recordings, DMT 10005-2, 1997) (320)

01 Infinite Posse – Blue (Sweet Heat Remix)

02 Sound Patrol – Rising And Falling (Naive Mix)

03 Little Wing – Monkey Junction

04 Grain – Son Of Birth. Son

05 W – Redheadedstepchild (Symbiosis Remix)

06 DJ Cash Money – Analog Butter Water

07 W – The Velvet Hammer (Westside Chemical Remix)

08 Westside Chemical – Celtek

09 Symbiosis – Spiritual Technology (Oneiric D&B Mix)

10 Heights Of Abraham – The Cleric

Wish FM - 98.1: Live At La Belle Epoque (Mixed by Wish FM) (Sunburned Records, SPF 19004, 1998) (320)

01 Terra Deva – Fresh Start (Deep Blue Remix)

02 Jason Mouse – Organix

03 DJ Abstract – Blue Keys

04 Crib – Requiem (Remix)

05 Westside Chemical – Hardway

06 Westside Chemical – Chocolate

07 Symbiosis – Los Ovnis

08 Westside Chemical – Phibsborough (Mike Bee Remix)

09 J. Davis – Proper Things

10 DJ Fyvestar – Brass Steppa (Live On Lower Haight Remix by Wish FM)

Wish FM (W) - Jet Set (Live & Direct From Ground Control, Los Angeles, California) (Domestic Recordings, 1996) (320)

1A Cabaret Voltaire – Exterminating Angel

1B Symbiosis – Modus Operandi

1C Trailmix – Tequila Sunset

1D Space DJz – Celestial Funk

2A Grain – Ocean

2B Fila Brazillia – Slacker

2C Astral Matrix – Tranceport

2D School Of Thought – Drift Apart

3A DJ Z-Trip & Tom C – Phaser

3B Shaheen – Rhythm & Fire

3C DJ Food – Spiral

3D Bandulu – Now

shakeup

my mediafire account got suspended. and my rapidshare files have been fading for months.  so, virtually no links work here now.

this is no shock to anyone, what with all the file-upping services goin to shit.  i got 2 removals on mediafire in the past four years. that's it.  i do like them, as they are free, and cool with multiple d/l's, unlike pretty much everybody else out there right now.  i do miss fi1es0nic and meg@upl0ad.  so it goes.

so, i could reup the files, or start anew elsewhere.  i could do the password/mediafire thing like others.  not sure right now.

i'm obviously not doing anything with any rush around here, as noticed by everyone, i'm sure.  i do have a ton of stuff that i think is missing on the web-o-net and should be heard by some more peeps.

i'll get back to you soonish.
Taco