Here is a re-post of the Bad News and Plastic Culture EPs by Hit Parade. The downloads are in FLAC or 320kbps mp3 format so just grab whichever one you want.
Hit Parade was Dave Hyndman from Belfast, with occassional assistance by members of Crass on backing vocals but mostly it was Dave. The Bad News EP was released in 1983 on Crass Records and rather than guitars, bass and drums it uses drum boxes and samplers. There is also a second EP, Plastic Culture which was released in 1984 that contains extended versions of a couple of tracks. In fact Media Song is basically an extended version/remix of Bad News from the first EP.
(text from Southern Records)
This record exposes the tyranny of the British Government's attacks on Northern Ireland. Borrowing from Outta Control: Paper of the Belfast Anarchists, the record sleeve/poster details the atrocities of prisons in which "political criminals" are locked up for speaking out against the unjust, violent sectarian state which has long ignored outcries from its inhabitants. The sleeve/poster pictures those who died in peaceful demonstrations and hunger strikes, specifically, the "H Block" hunger strike. "Britains role in Northern Ireland, both on the streets and in legislative methods is clearly repressive and designed to keep in check a rebellious section of the population...which seeks to take control of and responsibility for its own future.
AS LONG AS POPULATIONS ARE UNABLE TO TAKE A UNITED STAND AGAINST ALL FORMS OF OPPRESSION, THEY WILL REMAIN SUBSERVIENT TO IT.
Here's the tracklistings...
BAD NEWS EP
01) Here's What You Find In Any Prison
02) More Faces
03) Bad News
04) H Block
PLASTIC CULTURE EP
05) Product Of The Troubles
06) Media Song
Here is a couple of EPs on the Wonka Beats label. Included is a copy of the Aquastep remixes 12" which was composed by Koenie van Immerseel, Sebastien Kalonji & Sven Van Hees and was released in 1993. There is also a copy of the Traveller II 12" which was originally realeased in 1992. This EP consists of Remy Unger, Lip Goodpeople & Sven Van Hees who are 3 belgian techno DJs/producers.
These two EPs are some classic belgian techno/tribal house with a nice and slightly odd 'carnival' feel to it.
THE TRAVELLER II EP
Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Tribal Journey
02) Lip's Endless Loops (Live At Dawn)
03) Sudden Impact
04) Nativity (For You)
AQUASTEP REMIXES EP
Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Carrousel (Remix)
02) Oempa Loempa (Travelling At Full Moon Remix)
03) Oempa Loempa (Original Mix)
Here is a two disc download of some remixes of the classic Gong album, You. It's got all the bands you'd expect on a Gong remix album, like System 7, The Orb & Youth. There's also some tracks from other well known artists like Graham Massey (808 State) & The Shamen. It's got some really nice remixes of the tracks & if, like me, You is one of your favourite Gong albums then this is definitely worth hearing.
Here's the tracklisting (256kbps)...
DISC 1
01) Thoughts For Naught (Flute Salad Remix) [Moodswings]
02) A P.H.P.'s Advice (Gong With The Wind) [The Orb]
03) Master Builder (Shamen Remix) [The Shamen]
04) A Sprinkling Of Clouds (Full Length Edit) [Youth]
05) Perfect Mystery (Mystery Trip-Acidpunk Mix) [Electric Skychurch]
06) Isle Of Everywhere (Total Eclipse Mix) [Total Eclipse]
07) You Never Blow Y'r Trip Forever (Or Wilja Mix) [Astralasia]
08) You Are I And I Am You (Wild Mix) [Orlando]
DISC 2
01) Sprinkling Of Clouds (Belly Dance Mix) [System 7]
02) Master Builder (Ishtar Now Mix) [Mad Stof]
03) Magick Mother Invocation (Infinite Possibility Mix) [Glo]
04) Isle Of Everywhere (Perfect Isle Mix) [Global feat. Dublehead]
05) Master Builder (Have A Cuppa Tea Edit) [Gregario & Stephen Budd]
06) Master Builder (Eye Mix) [Yamataka Eye]
07) Isle Of Everywhere (Massey Mix) [808 State]
08) You Never Blow Y'r Trip Forever (Gong But Not Forgotten) [Doof]
Here's an excellent little dubstep mix by DJ Hoolio. I met Hoolio a few weeks back & as well as being a proficient DJ he is also a producer & engineer, running his own studio. He also runs drumstepuk.com, a web based radio station for all the bass-heads out there. As well as streaming non-stop Drum & Bass, Dub Step & House there is also live DJ sets most evenings. You can either listen on-line or use the free app so go check it out now.
In the meantime you can download or stream the mix below...
This is another two disc download but this time it's a collection of tracks by reggae genius Bob Marley. The first disc contains a selection of remixes from a number of artists, including bands like Cypress Hill, Sheep On Drugs and Astralasia. The second disc is made up of the original versions of the tracks on disc one and there's even a few bonus songs thrown in for good measure. You can't really go far wrong with a bit of Bob Marley but it's also good to hear some different versions.
Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
REMIXED
01) Soul Rebel [Pistel Remix]
02) Don't Rock My Boat [Sheep On Drugs Remix]
03) African Herbsman [Cypress Hill Remix]
04) Fussing And Fighting [David Harrow Remix]
05) Riding High [Fear No Art Remix]
06) Keep On Moving [Interface Remix]
07) Brain Washing [Filter Section Remix]
08) Put It On [Astralasia Remix]
09) Mr. Brown [Electric Sky Church Remix]
10) Kaya [Remixed By Kevin Haskins From Love & Rockets]
11) Sun Is Shining [Silverbeam Remix]
12) Don't Rock My Boat [The In Dub Remix]
13) Mr. Brown [Spahn Ranch Remix]
14) African Herbsman [Weeks Remix]
UNMIXED
15) Soul Rebel
16) Don't Rock My Boat
17) African Herbsman
18) Fussing & Fighting
19) Riding High
20) Keep On Moving
21) Brain Washing
22) Put It On
23) Mr. Brown
24) Kaya
25) Sun Is Shining
26) Lively Up Yourself [Bonus Track]
27) Rainbow Country [Bonus Track]
28) Small Axe [Bonus Track]
29) Natural Mystic [Bonus Track]
Here is a two disc download of some remixes of the classic Gong album, You. It's got all the bands you'd expect on a Gong remix album, like System 7, The Orb & Youth. There's also some tracks from other well known artists like Graham Massey (808 State) & The Shamen. It's got some really nice remixes of the tracks & if, like me, You is one of your favourite Gong albums then this is definitely worth hearing.
Here's the tracklisting (256kbps)...
DISC 1
01) Thoughts For Naught (Flute Salad Remix) [Moodswings]
02) A P.H.P.'s Advice (Gong With The Wind) [The Orb]
03) Master Builder (Shamen Remix) [The Shamen]
04) A Sprinkling Of Clouds (Full Length Edit) [Youth]
05) Perfect Mystery (Mystery Trip-Acidpunk Mix) [Electric Skychurch]
06) Isle Of Everywhere (Total Eclipse Mix) [Total Eclipse]
07) You Never Blow Y'r Trip Forever (Or Wilja Mix) [Astralasia]
08) You Are I And I Am You (Wild Mix) [Orlando]
DISC 2
01) Sprinkling Of Clouds (Belly Dance Mix) [System 7]
02) Master Builder (Ishtar Now Mix) [Mad Stof]
03) Magick Mother Invocation (Infinite Possibility Mix) [Glo]
04) Isle Of Everywhere (Perfect Isle Mix) [Global feat. Dublehead]
05) Master Builder (Have A Cuppa Tea Edit) [Gregario & Stephen Budd]
06) Master Builder (Eye Mix) [Yamataka Eye]
07) Isle Of Everywhere (Massey Mix) [808 State]
08) You Never Blow Y'r Trip Forever (Gong But Not Forgotten) [Doof]
This is a compilation of various 'electronica' artists. It was originally released as the soundtrack to the game Wipeout XL 2097. There's a good selection of different artists of the genre, including Orbital, Leftfield, Chemical Brothers & The Future Sound Of London. The only reason I dug this CD out was because after the Sony PS3 Network was hacked they gave out a selection of free games and the new version of Wipeout was included in your choices. Anyway it's got some good stuff on it :)
Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) We Have Explosive [The Future Sound Of London]
02) Atom Bomb [Fluke]
03) Loops Of Fury [The Chemical Brothers]
04) Tin There [Underworld]
05) The Third Sequence [Photek]
06) Leave Home (Underworld Mix One) [The Chemical Brothers]
07) We Have Explosive (Herd Killing Mix) [The Future Sound Of London]
08) Firestarter (Instrumental) [The Prodigy]
09) V Six [Fluke]
10) Musique [Daft Punk]
11) 2097 [Source Direct]
12) Titan [Photek]
13) P.E.T.R.O.L [Orbital]
14) Afro Ride [Leftfield]
Time to chill things out a bit so here's a mix of some ambient music I did a little while back. It runs for just under 80 minutes and contains very few actual beats so it's pretty chilled. There's a number of different artists included though there's quite a few tracks from the Aphex Twin, but that's only because he's a favourite of mine (now there's a shocker ;)
You won't be playing this in the middle of a party but come six in the morning when the drugs are wearing off and Captain Comedown is gibbering in your ear then let this mix take you gently into unconsciousness. For me this is a nice little journey down memory lane to all the chill out rooms when the 'rave' era was in full flow :)
You can stream it here...
There are other music streams available on this site. Either choose the page from the Music Streams section on the right or just click here.
This download is a live show by Leftfield that was recorded at The Homelands Festival on the 27th May 2000. The copy was taken from a radio broadcast so the quality is excellent for a live show. Both of their albums are well represented with half the tracks from their first album Leftism and the rest from the second album, Rhythm & Stealth.
Leftfield are a British duo of electronica artists and record producers, namely Paul Daley (formerly of The Rivals, A Man Called Adam and the Brand New Heavies) and Neil Barnes, who formed in 1990 in London, England.
Here's the tracklisting (192kbps)... 01) Dub Gussett 02) Double Flash 03) Chant Of A Poor Man 04) Black Flute 05) Storm 3000 06) Inspection (Check One) 07) Africa Shox 08) Song Of Life 09) Phat Planet
This is a copy of the Aquastep remixes 12" on the Wonka Beats label. Original tracks were composed by Koenie van Immerseel, Sebastien Kalonji & Sven Van Hees and was released in 1993. This is some classic belgian techno/tribal house with a nice and slightly odd feel to it.
This is a copy of the Traveller II 12" on the Wonka Beats label. This EP consists of Remy Unger, Lip Goodpeople & Sven Van Hees who are 3 belgian techno DJs/producers. It was originally released in 1992 and is some nice and chilled techno/tribal house with a slightly odd 'carnival' vibe to it.
Hit Parade was Dave Hyndman from Belfast, with occassional assistance by members of Crass on backing vocals but mostly it was Dave. This EP was released in 1982 on Crass Records & rather than guitars, bass & drums it is anarcho-dance!?!, using drum boxes & samplers. I've also included a rip of the Plastic Culture 12" EP, which was released in 84.
(text from Southern Records)
This record exposes the tyranny of the British Government's attacks on Northern Ireland. Borrowing from Outta Control: Paper of the Belfast Anarchists, the record sleeve/poster details the atrocities of prisons in which "political criminals" are locked up for speaking out against the unjust, violent sectarian state which has long ignored outcries from its inhabitants. The sleeve/poster pictures those who died in peaceful demonstrations and hunger strikes, specifically, the "H Block" hunger strike. "Britains role in Northern Ireland, both on the streets and in legislative methods is clearly repressive and designed to keep in check a rebellious section of the population...which seeks to take control of and responsibility for its own future.
AS LONG AS POPULATIONS ARE UNABLE TO TAKE A UNITED STAND AGAINST ALL FORMS OF OPPRESSION, THEY WILL REMAIN SUBSERVIENT TO IT.
I got a request to post up some Eat Static so here it is.
Eat Static is an electronic music project from Somerset, England formed in 1989 by Merv Pepler and Joie Hinton. They met as drummer and keyboard player (respectively) for the Ozric Tentacles, a long-standing psychedelic space rock band from Somerset. Although Ozric Tentacles incorporated elements of electronic music, Pepler and Hinton were drawn towards the rave oriented dance music. In 1988 they collaborated on a project under the name of Wooden Baby which hinted at early rave and techno sounds as well as numerous other styles, and by 1990, the project had evolved in to Eat Static. They've covered most of the different rave genres, from psychedelic trance to drum & bass and the latest album (Back To Earth) has a definite latin feel to it.
Discography (1992) Prepare Your Spirit [Alien Records] (1993) Abduction [Planet Dog Records] (1994) Implant [Planet Dog Records] (1997) Science of the Gods [Planet Dog Records] (2000) Crash and Burn! [Mesmobeat Records] (2001) In The Nude! [Mesmobeat Records] (2007) De-Classified [Solstice Music International] (2008) Back to Earth [Interchill Records] (2009) Revisitation (Singles Collection) [Planet Dog Records]
* Note: These are only the albums, they released plenty of EPs & singles etc. Check their wiki page for a complete list.
Well it was just a matter of time... here's a collection of some of the tunes I've written. I'm not really sure how to class it, there's some drum & bass, a couple of techno tracks and some other dance/electronica songs. A bit like The Prodigy, Orbital, stuff like that. Whatever it is, all the tracks are by me from around 2000/2001. Normally Im not that bothered about you leaving comments (tho' I'd rather you did :) but after listening to this I would really appreciate any comments you can give me :)
I'm an old hippy at heart and I have a definite soft spot for the music of Steve Hillage. As well as playing in bands like Gong, Khan & Arzachel he also released many albums as a solo artist. Not only all that (and also his production work) he and Miquette Giraudy also started up System 7, a dance/electronica group similar in vein to The Orb & Eat Static but with his own style. This is a collection of some of my favourite System 7 tracks. They have a new(ish) album out which you should go and buy :)
Discography 1991 System 7 [Released as 777 in the US] 1993 777 1994 Point 3: Fire Album 1994 Point 3: Water Album 1996 Power Of Seven 1996 System Express 1997 Golden Section 2001 Seventh Wave 2002 Mysterious Traveller 2004 Encantado 2005 Mirror System 2006 Live Transmissions 2008 Phoenix
All the above CDs are available from the A-Wave Webshop (and other good stockists :)
Here's the tracklisting (192kbps except 777 which is 320kbps)... 01) Sunburst [from System 7] 02) Miracle [from System 7] 03) 7-7 Expansion (Conspiracy Mix) [from 777] 04) Desir (Ghost Mix) [from 777] 05) Sinbad [from 777] 06) Quest (Moon Mix) [from 777] 07) Sirenes [from Point 3:Fire Album] 08) Coltrane (Fire Mix) [from Point 3:Fire Album] 09) Jupiter! [from Point 3:Fire Album] 10) Mysterious Traveller (Dust Devils Mix) [from Point 3:Water Album] 11) Gliding On Duotone Curves (Cascade Mix) [Point 3:Water Album] 12) Interstate [from Power Of Seven] 13) Good Morning [from Power Of Seven] 14) To The Power Of Seven [from Power Of Seven] 15) Hangar 84 [from Power Of Seven] 16) Chicago Indian [from Power Of Seven] 17) Mektoub [from Power Of Seven]
Well I've just got back from a week's holiday in Shropshire and whilst I was away I met an old friend of mine in Ludlow (Hi Marc & Cath). We were chatting and he made a request for an album so here it is. It's a classic electronica punk album by Suicide from 1977. Suicide were comprised of Alan Vega on vocals and Martin Rev on synthesizers.
Note: Listening to Frankie Teardrop whilst tripping is not recommended for the faint of heart ;)
Here's the tracklisting (256kbps mp3)... 01) Ghost Rider 02) Rocket USA 03) Cheree 04) Johnny 05) Frankie Teardrop 06) Cheree (Remix) 07) Keep Your Dreams 08) Girl 09) Che
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Here is a re-post of the Bad News and Plastic Culture EPs by Hit Parade. The downloads are in FLAC or 320kbps mp3 format so just grab whichever one you want.
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