CD Review - Ralph Lawson: Fabric 33

The Fabric series descends upon us once again this March. This month the CD compilation is headed up by long time Leeds and Back to Basics resident Ralph Lawson. Ralph’s sound is the result of a long and diverse career in dance music. His sound stands somewhere between electronic, deep house and live elements with splashes of funk, disco and acid. His productions with his 20:20 Soundsystem project and the output of his label 20:20 Vision is evident of this and this Fabric 33 mix is no exception. Rather than wonder down the minimal route like so many of his peers, Ralph has kept true to his sound, which is probably the reason why he’s been around for so long. This mix touches on all the classic Lawson bases. The live funk elements are noted on the 20:20 Soundsystem productions High and Radio by Drum Cult. Deep house is covered by the excellent sounds of Dennis Ferrer with Transitions and Brett Johnson Everything’s Electric. Hints of classic acid swirls are present with Joakim’s Drum Trax and the Tejada remix of Marc Romboy’s Jigsaw. So many brilliant selections, finely blended together by such an experienced dj, showing us that there is some brightness in and amongst all the darkness of the electronic sound.

Ralph Lawson: Fabric 33 is out 12^th March 2007

You can catch Ralph Lawson every other week at Back to Basics (Leeds) and will be appearing at Fabric on 24^th April

Tracklist: 18th Feb

Sascha Funke - Auf Aix
Dennis Ferrer - Church Lady (Rodamaal Dub)
3 Channels - Close Up
Marc Romboy - Jigsaw (John Tejada Mix)
Claude Von Stroke - Who's Afraid of Detroit (3 Channels Mix)
Slam - Azure
****Clatterbox - Live from Vienna****
Power Surge
Synthetic Lifeform
Peripheral Vision
Rosetta Complex
Solar Phase
Future Echos

Tracklist: 11th Feb

***Glimpse Live Set***
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Funk D'Void & Phil Kieran - Black As You Like
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**Fergie Excentric Showcase Part II**
1. Marc Romboy Vs Stephan Bodzin - Atlas [Systematic]
2. Marc Romboy Vs Blake Baxter - House Ya [Systematic]
3. Fergie - Larne Express [Excentric Muzik]
4. Salt City Orchestra - The Book 'Fergie Mix [Excentric Muzik]
5. Fergie - The Yharg [ELP]
6. Marc Romboy Vs Blake Baxter - The Club 'Fergie Edit [Systematic]
7. Fergie - Disco Brother [Excentric Muzik]

Hypercolour Launch with Glimpse and Excentric Showcase Part II with Fergie

My my, another week has passed and the weekend is here again... Last week we played host to an excellent little mix from Henry Von the resident of new label and night Excentric. We were supposed to play a mix from Fergie too, but due to some technical difficulties *ahem* yousendit *cough* we couldnt air the mix in time, for the second time.... However I've now got the mix, its on my computer and will be burnt to CD shortly, so there should be no stopping us from finally broadcasting a Fergie mix.

But first up we have a recorded live set from London duo Glimpse, whos excellent new "Talking To Girls EP" which has seen support from Magda on her Dancing Machine compilation, was the first release last week on the new label Hypercolour. Describing their sound as "future house and techno", we're very excited about this new label, with releases and remixes set from Jamie Jones, Justin Maxwell and Sebastian Bouchet; Hypercolour look set to start 2007 with a bang.....

So a fun packed show this week, with Glimpse and Fergie on the bill. We've also got some new tracks from Funk D'void and Phil Kieran plus a bit of history with all the recent Black Dog re-releases :o)

The Sub Level Sessions with Fergie and Glimpse:: Sunday 8-9pm GMT

www.urfonline.com
www.hypercolour.co.uk
www.djfergie.co.uk

9th Feb: Excentric with Fergie and Henry Von @ The Key (london)
10th Feb: John Digweed Transitions Launch @ Fabric (london)
16th Feb: Glimpse Live @ Kliks (Audio, Brighton)
16th Feb: Paul Woolford, Matt Tolfrey, Rez and Chris Wan @ Product (Stealth, Notts)

Tracklist: 4th Feb

***EXCENTRIC SHOWVCASE PART I***
Slope - Runnin
Guido Schneider - Transmission
Loco Dice - Vamos A Cali
Alex Smoke - Prima Materia (Abort Mix)
Salt City Orchestra - The Book (Fergie Mix)
***HENRY VON MIX***
1. Luciano - Afghan Birds [Cadenza Tool]
Mihalis Safras - Sabbath [Mikrowave]
2. Elektrochemie - Mucky Star [Get Physical]
3. Stephan Hinz - Ending Up Flipping Burgers [Kling Klong]
4. Andre Crom - Bodenturnen Dub [Leftroom]
5. Mike Shannon - What's Your Pleasure [Wagon Repair]
6. Marc Houle - Bay Of Figs 'Von Douched Edit [Minus]
7. Fergie - El Capitano [Excentric Muzik]

This Week!

Sub Level Sessions Prsent: THE EXCENTRIC SHOWCASE with Fergie and Henry Von

This week we bring back Fergie into the studio... After last years failure on out behalf, Fergie has been so kind to have provide us with another mix.. And this time he's bringing the whole gang down and taking over the show. Fergie and Mr Henry Von will be mixing it up showcasing what we can expect of new label and night Excentric. Excentric will be kicking off next week on the 9th Feb in the dark depts of Kings Cross at The Key... so in the words of the Ferg... "stick it out"

Brighton Heads - Ivan Smagghe @ Audio - 2nd Feb
London Heads - Villalobos @ Fabric - 3rd Feb

Tracklist: 28th Jan

1. claro interlecto - peace of mind (claro interlecto)
2. jamie anderson - time is now (radioslave mix) - (honchos music)
3. max aschenbrenner - checkin jackin (bestboy media)
4. cates & dpl - munday (morrison recs)
5. layo & bushwacka - feels closer feat. mino cinelo (olmeto records)
6. LR - star disease (leonid rudenko mix) - (best boy media)
7. plump djs - electric disco (d. ramirez rmx) - (finger lickin')
***** dave clarke live mix ****

Tracklist: 21st Jan

Depeche Mode - Sinner In Me (Ricardo Villalobos Conclave Mix)
3 Channels - What We Are Now
Samim - Radiactive
Guido Schneider - Halo
Hot Chip - No Fit State (Audion Mix)
***Luke Slater Interview and Guest Mix***
A.Mochi - Freedom
DJ Shirakura - Routine Song
Amouchi - Re:sound
Planet Funk - Its Your Time (Luca Bacchetti Remix)
Hot Chip - Colours (Jeff Samuels Remix)
Marcel Dettmann - Quicksand
X-Press 2 Feat. Rob Harvey - Kill 100 (Carl Craig)

Tracklist: 14th Jan

Gary Numan- Cars (Dave Clarke Mix)
Jamie Anderson - Time is Now (Radioslave Mix)
Toby Tobias - Dave's Sex Bits
Moby - Go (Trentmoller mix)
2000 and One - Funk That
Matias Kaden - Sinthy Looper
***Sven Vath Guest Mix***

Tracklist: 3rd Dec

Hi-Fi Rockers - Push Push (M.A.N.D.Y Remix)
Audiofly X - 4Play
Oliver Huntman & Stephan Bodzin - Fashion Show
Taedo - Dorado
Jorge Savoretti - 150 Reasons
My Robot Friend - Rapture
*** The Glimmers Fabric Guest Mix***
16 Bit - Where Are You?
Prince - Housequake
Beastie Boys - Cookiepuss
Beastie Boys - Open Letter To New York
!!! - Get Up
Herb Alpert - Bullish
KC Flight - Planet E
The Human League - Things That Dreams Are Made Of (Instrumental)
Roxy Music - Same Old Scene
Todd Terje - Eurodance
The Glimmers - Frantic
Freeze - I O U
Franz Ferdinand - The Fallen

Tracklist: 26th Nov

Booka Shade - Darko (Booka Shade Airtube Mix)
Dan Berkson & James What - Mescaline
Blake Baxter - When A Thought Becomes U
Taedo - Motor
Lee Van Dowski & Quenum - Ultimate Desert Abassador
***Dave Congreve Guest Mix***

Traclist: 19th Nov

Dennis Ferrer - Church Lady
Riton - Vejer (Jesse Rose Mix)
Marc Houle - Kicker
Troy Pierce - Girl By The River
Ambivalent - Boite Diabolique (Heartthrob Remix)
Repeat Repeat - Why Must
***LUCIANO ESSE GUEST MIX***
uk dates:
25th Nov - Fabric (london)
2nd Dec - Zum @ Cosmobar (london)
3rd Dec - Very Very Wrong Indeed (leeds)

Tracklist: 12th Nov

Jamie Jones - Risky
Tanzmann & Stefanik - Drifting
Pier Bucci - Hay Consuelo (Samim Mix)
Lazy People - Shinjiku
Jamie Jones - Amazon
Repeat Repeat - Why Must (Gaiser's Self Explanatory mix)
Marc Houle - Kicker
***MARCO CAROLA FABRIC GUEST MIX***
Jpls - Red 20
Gaiser - Offprint 1.2
Jay La Forge - Minidiscoslicker
Pedro - Mitica
Luciano - The Tracks
Femi Kuti - Traitors of Africa
Andomat 3000 & Jan - Entr'acte Music
Daze Maxim - Simply Driving Gold
Audion - No Fit State

Tracklist: 5th Nov

Sensorama - Where the Rabbit Sleeps
GummiHz - Isolate (Sebo K Mix)
Guido Schneider - As Dry As I Can
Tanzmann & Stefanik - Drifting
Glimpse - Julia
Latex - Porcupine
***Kevin Griffiths & Bobby M ISSST AFTER PARTY MIX***
Jenny Goes Dirty - Amoureux Solitaires [Kill The DJ]
Nick Holder - Erotic Illusions (Bug & Landsky Mix) [Poker Flat]
Anja Schneider - Lilly Of The Valley [Mobilee]
Shonky - Zed’s Dead [Resopal]
Burnski - Headland Mad [Infant]
Spencer Parker - Beautiful Noise [Rekids]
Robert Babicz - Mister Head [K2]
Sideshow - Scary Biscuits (John Tejada Mix) [Aus]
Martin Buttrich - Full Clip [Planet E]
Spencer Parker - Neon (Guy Gerber & David K Mix – Version1) [Tsuba]

Tracklist: 29th Oct

DJ Fame - Name It X
Laminim & Cottenhead - Turn My Head
Lindstrom - The Contemporary Fix
Miles Caro & Frank Garcia - Far Away (Jennifer Cardini & Shonky Mix)
Selway - Solas (Tim Xavier Mix)
***Chris' Jesus Loves Echo Guest Mix Aug '06***
JPLS - Twilite 7
Tobias - Street Knowledge
Mathias Kaden - We Are Volume 6 Part B
Dario Zenker - Newbe
Delhia Marlow - Movin (Mathias Tanzmann Mix)
Marc Houle - Simpler
Audio Werner - Shiers
Barem - Opal
**END MIX**
Jim Rivers - Catch 22 (Nic Fanciulli Mix)

Tracklist: 22 Oct

Djuma Soundsystem - Les Djins (trentmoller Mix)
Rodamaal - Insomnia (Ame Mix)
Rockers Hi Fi - Push Push (MANDY Pushman Mix)
**Stanton Warriors Fabric Mix**
Wahoo - Shake It (Stanton Warriors Mix)
Claude Von Stroke - Whos Afraid of Detroit (Stanton Warriors Mix)
King Unique - 2 The Left (Stanton Warriors Mix)
Stanton Warriors - Complex
Stanton Warriors - Pop Ya Virus
Stanton Warriors feat Sway - Get Em High
** END MIX **
Content - No Refunds
My Robot Friend - Swallow (Derrick Carter Mix)
Latex - The Porcupine

Tracklist: 15th Oct

Fish Go Deep - The Cure & the Cause
Cobblestone Jazz - Dump Track
Djuma Soundsystem - Les Djinns (My My Mix)
Repeat Repeat - Why Must
Dave Ellesman aka Microfunk - Pecan
***M.A.N.D.Y Guest Mix***

M.AN.D.Y - "At The Controls" review

German duo M.A.N.D.Y from the Get Physical stable follows James Holden in contining the “At The Controls” mix series, providing a 2 cd mix covering a wide spectrum of electronic dance music. With James setting the bar high, M.A.N.D.Y have a tough act to follow. With many options they need to consider. Do they mix something very leftfield and eclectic? Do they do the club experience? Do they make it a sit down and listen experience? James Holden went for the eclectic, sit down and listen approach. With this release M.AN.D.Y go for the club experience on CD1 with eclectic sit down and listen on CD2.

CD1 starts off mellow but with that typical Get Physical groove which is minimal in style but very musical. Djuma Soundsystem’s massive track Les Djinns making its first of two appearances on this CD is a perfect example of that Get Physical sound. Things pick up pace with classic track Collage by Spain’s Alex Under adding to the techno influence. CD1 shows off M.A.N.D.Y’s ability to craft club sets to suit different times of the night, moving easily from warm up to peak time to the more tripped out 9am affair taking in a little bit of Chicago along the way with Stacey Pullen’s mix of Catatonic by Kenny Larkin. Other highlights on CD1 include Matthew Jonson’s Sub Atomic on Underline and the Jennifer Cardini & Shonky’s excellent eerie, trippy remix of Mile Caro & Franck Garcia’s Far Away.

CD2 begins like a Back To Mine CD with an interesting Bond/Goldfinger-esque start, followed by some down tempo folk influenced electronica. Its all a bit bizarre in comparison to CD1. Things start getting back into familiar territory as Claude Von Stroke Who’s Afraid of Detroit bubbles in and sets off a flow of dark and moody tracks from the likes of Villalobos and Scsi-9 which slowly build in to Ruede Hagelstein’s mix of Chikinki’s Assassinator 13. The second CD has taken its time to burrow under my skin, but like Holden’s “At The Controls” attempt, its one of those that just grow and grows until you can put it down. This CD just works, with a great pulsating groove throughout and is perfect for those after hour sessions where you just don’t know where you are and have spent the last few hours intrigued by your own hands….

9/10

UK Tour Dates:

13.10 – Sankeys, Manchester (GB)
14.10 – Fabric, London (GB)

Silicone Soul : Save + Our + Souls Album Review

Silcone Soul return with their 3rd album of what they do best... Atmospheric, dubby electronic tinged house music. 'Damascene Moments' opens the album up, setting the mood excellently with a driving dub synth bassline and then furthermore picking up pace with the hypnotic melodies of the flute on 'The Snakecharmer'. 'Bad Machines' and forthcoming single ‘The Pact’ takes the album through to peak time with its growling acid basslines and piano loop breakdown sure to get any discerning clubber moving. And ‘Dreaming Again’ brings the soul and funk influence to the forefront with a track that wouldn’t sound out of place on the Jackie Brown soundtrack. The closing track ‘Eloge De L’Amour’ winds down with a funk fuelled bass guitar and long electric guitar stabs, tinged with electronic noises.

This album has definitely been keeping me entertained in the car for the past few weeks and is particularly suited to those long drives during an end of summer sunset. And I am intrigued in how this album will translate into a live show.

8/10

New Mix!!!!: Jesus Loves Echo Aug 06 Mix

Its been a while. to keep you tied over the summer have done a little mix, that will fit nicely on a CD! get it at: http://www.sendspace.com/file/iattvi

Tracklist:
Agraic - We Are Volume 6 Part A
Martin Landsky - 1000 Miles (Loco Dice Remix)
JPLS - Twilite 7
Tobias - Street Knowledge
Mathias Kaden - We Are Volume 6 Part B
Dario Zenker - Newbe
Delhia Marlow - Movin (Mathias Tanzmann Mix)
Marc Houle - Simpler
Audio Werner - Shiers
Barem - Opal
Luca Bacchetti - Freakish Flowers
Marek Bois - Got Good Ash (Andre Kraml Mix)
Plastikman - Spastik
Heartthrob - Baby Kate
Gaiser - Pan Drip
Mossa - Black Banannas (John Tejada & Justin Maxwell mix)
Loco Dice - Carthargo
Peace Division - Club Therapy
Petter - Some Polyphony

enjoy! :o)

Tracklist: 8th June

Claude Von Stroke - Beware of the Birds

Cristian Varela - Lunarwave

Silicone Soul - The Future Uncertain

Funk D'Void & Phil Kieran - Worm Of Mouth

Koljah - My Room

Deliha Marlow - Movin Matthias Tanzmann Mix
**Cristian Varela**
Tracklist to follow....

Winners of the Competition - Gordan from London and Greg from Nottingham

No Sub Level Tonite :o(

Unfortunately there will be no Sub Level Sessions tonight. Tim will be covering with the House Selection.

Next Week will be the last show for the year. And No Doubt the sessions will be back with more tunes and mixes :o) As for next weeks show not sure what 's going to be on yet, but will keep you posted!

As for the weekend....

Fri:

Stompaphunk @ Audio (brighton) with James Holden

Spectrum @ Stealth (nottingham) with Krafty Kuts, A.Skillz and DJ Food

Eargasm @ Fabric (london) with Plump DJs, Meat Katie, Stanton Warriors, Rennie Pilgrim

Sat:

Big Heavy @ Concorde 2 (brighton) with Atomic Hooligan and a custom built 30k Soundsystem

Nottingham University Summer Party @ University Campus (nottingham) with Plump DJs, Layo And Bushwacka, Motor (live) and Jools Holland

until next week......

Tracklistings: 25th May

Silicone Soul - The Snake Charmer
Claude Von Stroke - Seven Deadly Sins (Patrick Chardronnet Mix)
Trentemoller - Killer Kat
Tiefschwarz - Damage (M.A.N.D.Y Mix)
The Separatists - Shake You Down (Percy X Mix)
**Ellen Allien Guest Mix Recorded Live**
No Tracklisting Available..

Out And About!!

Fri 26th May:

FourFront Tour @ The Beach (brighton) with Roni Size, Andy C, DJ Marky and Zinc

Dig Deeper @ The End (london) with Danny Howells

Sat 27th May:

Fabric @ Fabric (london) with Ricardo Villalobos, Dave Clarke, DJ 3000, Suburban Knight

Together @ Turnmills (london) with Felix Da Housecat and Nic Fanciulli

Stealth Vs Rescued @ Stealth (london) with Lee Burridge, Claypoleogy and Matt Tolfrey

Sun 28th May:

High Tide Boat Party @ Some Boat (Southampton) with Lee Burridge and James Zabiela

Circo Loco @ The End (london) with Loco Dice, Clive Henry, Cirrillo, Tania Vulcano

Adam Freeland @ The Ocean Rooms (brighton) TBC

Tracklistings: 18th May

Tiefschwarz - Damage (M.A.N.D.Y Dub)
Claude Von Stroke - Deep Throat
Trentemoller - Nam Nam
Extrawelt - Drehfehler
Deliha Marlow - Movin (Matthias Tanzmann Mix)
Marc Asken - OIO
Alex Smoke - Never Want to See You Again (Slam Mix)
Nathan Fake - The Sky Was Pink (Holden Remix)
Alex Smoke - Prima Materia