The Bootleg Tapes | Vol. X
Why is this mix series titled “The Bootleg Tapes”? I have been pondering this question… Wikipedia describes a “bootleg recording” as “an audio or video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority.” The article goes on to explain that “the process of making and distributing such recordings is known as bootlegging.” To be honest, I did not pay for any of these tracks, and some of them have not yet been released by their respective labels. I did not receive permission from the “copyright holders” to re-distribute this content, (as SoundCloud’s copyright infringement detection software pointed out to me when I tried unsuccessfully to upload the mix the first couple times.) In short, these mixes are conceived and distributed in contravention of music copyright law. For this reason, it would seem that the title of the series is fitting.
For this tenth episode, I put together a special two-hour mix comprised of an eclectic selection of house, techno, UK garage, and soul. Most of the tracks are contemporary, but you will hear a handful of classics from the likes of Fingers Inc., Rhythim Is Rhythim, Inner City, and Carl Craig.
Special thanks to the other Low-Life staff-writers who helped me find a great deal of this music–as well as to our followers.
TRACKS
Cirrus - Bonobo [Ninja Tune]
Harm In Change - Toro Y Moi [Carpark]
You Give Me Fever - Romare [Universal]
Whatnot - Machinedrum [Innovative Leisure]
Everything - Justin Jay [Southern Fried]
Turns Turns Turns (Blue Hawaii Flüchtig Mix) - Majical Cloudz [Arbutus]
Elegante - Squarehead [5AND7]
So Submissive - Citizen [MadTech]
Reykjavik - Brolin [Double Denim]
Guuurl - Lapalux [Brainfeeder]
Local Traffic - Wolfey [White]
The Variable - Wolfey [White]
Can You Feel It? (instrumental) - Fingers Inc. [Trax]
Something We All Adore - Solomun [Supernature]
Desire - 69 [R&S]
Brazil (slow version) - Luke Abott [Border Community]
Sandstorms - Carl Craig [Planet E]
The Fallout - Dark Sky and Breach [Naked Naked]
Tenderly - Disclosure [Make Mine]
Good Life - Inner City [Virgin]
Soul What (Boddika Remix) - Boddika [Swamp 81]
Sunshine (Uto Karem Remix) - Tomaz & Filterheadz [1605 Music Therapy]
Sad - Jerome LOL [Self-Released]
Phosphor (Norman Nodge Remix) - Onmutu Mechanicks [Echocord Colour]
Tomorrow Belongs To Us - Booka Shade [Defected In The House]
Beam Me Up (George Fitzgerald Remix) - Close [Aus Music]
Energy Flash - Joey Beltram [R&S]
Positive Education - Slam [Soma Quality]
Defiant Order - Birdy Nam Nam [OWSLA]
Loose Your - Günther Lause [Laut & Luise]
Mask - Pedestrian & Maribou State [Catz N' Dogz]
Closer - Lulu James [Sony / RCA]
Distant Shores - Petar Dundov [Music Man]
Ford Trax - Baby Ford [Virgin France]
Strings Of Life - Rhythim is Rhythim [Transmat]
Retrograde - James Blake [Republic]
Love,
Wolfey
Maribou State & Pedestrian | Mask
Forthcoming on the Friends Will Carry You Home Too compilation on Pets Recordings , here is Maribou State & Pedestrian ‘s “Mask”.
“Mask” is bittersweet melancholic ballad drenched in shimmering atmospherics. The producers integrate organic textures–warm piano chords and bass guitar–into a rhythmic framework that draws primarily on UK Garage.
Wolfey
Submotion Orchestra | Blindspot (Maribou State Remix)
Once again, Maribou State have come forward with a sensational rework, just one month after they offered out their interpretation of Post War Years ‘ “Glass House.” This time around, the UK-based duo have tweaked and twiddled with Submotion Orchestra ‘s “Blindspot,” transforming the tune from a jazz-flecked, more simplistic listen into a charged yet emotive, head-bobbing masterpiece. Listen and download below.
See previously: Post War Years | Glass House (Maribou State Remix)
alh
Post War Years | Glass House (Maribou State Remix)
London-based production duo Maribou State started working together, under the current moniker, just over a year ago. However, the two have already made a splash with their Native EP, released via Southern Fried .
The boys, who first met at the tender age of 13 when one sold the other a skate ramp (and later burnt it when he never received payment), have a tendency to gravitate towards the lighter, breezier side of electronica. So, it was a pleasant surprise to hear the duo experimenting with a darker, more ominous atmosphere on their most recent pieces. Maribou State ‘s rework of Post War Years ‘ “Glass House” follows up Native , once again leaving a particularly good taste in our mouths.
alh
