Sigha - Politics Of Dying (James Ruskin Remix)

James Ruskin is one of the most consistent producers around imo and any time I see his name against a record, I am definitely checking it out.

I’m sure most of you are familiar with this track, but I just had to post it here as it is an absolute peach.

Sigha mnml ssgs mix

Here's a link to Sigha's excellent mnmlssgs mix to get you in the mood for his set at Wax Works this weekend, he'll be playing 1am - 3am and if you're in before midnight it's free.

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Tracklist

1 - The End Of All Existence - Nowhere To Run (End Of All Existence)
2 - Psychological Scene Of The Imagination (Milton Bradley Remix) - Giorgio Gigli & Obtane (Zooloft)
3 - No Politic - The Gods Planet (The Gods Planet)
4 - Early Morning Lights (Marcel Dettmann Remix) - Sigha (Our Circula Sound)
5 - Cotton (Sigha Remix) - Cassegrain (forthcoming Mikrowave)
6 - Over The Edge - Sigha (Our Circula Sound)
7 - GT (James Ruskin Remix) - Planetary Assault Systems (Mote Evolver)
8 - Discipline - Silent Servant (Sandwell District)
9 - Finding Myself - Sigha (Unreleased)
10 - Reality Or Nothing (Silent Servant Mix) (RSB)
11 - Deep Blue Meanies (Robert Hood's Sci-Fi Mix) - Juju & Jordash (Dekmantel)
12 - Loneliness - Sigha (Unreleased)
> Light Swells (In A Distant Space) - Sigha (Hotflush)
13 - Interior - O/V/R (Blueprint)
14 - Losing My Faith - Sigha (forthcoming Blueprint)
15 - Closed TimeLike Curve (Marcel Dettmann remix) - Traversable Wormhole (CLR)
16 - Cleanser - Shifted (Forthcoming Our Circula Sound)

Wax Works w/ Sigha & Bake

Well the cat has most definitely been out of the bag for a while now, although I’ve failed to post up on here about it, but we’re pleased to tell you all that Sigha will be playing the first Wax Works party of 2012, on March 3rd. This will be his first gig north of the border, our first party in ages and you’re getting free entry before 12. What else can you want? You can get tae if you aren’t down.

Supporting Sigha on the night will be Bake from Glasgow’s All Caps crew and someone from the Wax Works camp.

Plus, after the club is shut we’ll be putting on an after party for anyone who wants to keep going until the early morning.

IF that wasn’t enough to wet your appetite then hopefully you’ll be into our guests for April, when we’ll be playing host to the talents of Kowton, Kassem Mosse & TVO

Best of 2011 from TVO

Here's TVO's selections on what's been doing it for him this year.

top5 LP (techno-ish)

Surgeon - Breaking The Frame
P.A.S. - The Messenger
Alva Noto - Univrs
Perc - Wicker and Steel
Spatial - Spatial

top5 LP (not techno)

Oren Ambarchi/Jim O'Rourke - Indeed
Hive Mind - Elemental Disgrace
Roly Porter - Aftertime
Tim Hecker - Ravedeath 1972
Demdike Stare - Tryptych

top5 EP

Leyland Kirby - Intrigue and Stuff vol 2
Mark Fell and Peter Rehberg - Kubu/Zikir
Shifted - Control
Sigha - The Politics of Dying
Emptyset - Altogether Lost

Best of 2011 Part 1

So this is the 1st part of our end of year lists, up first is yours truly followed by the choice cuts from a few of the Wax Works crew, TVO, Quail (Animal Farm) and an unidentified techno demon. We'll also close out the year with a post featuring the very best mixes from 2011.

As always, if you're into the music on here please buy it.


Albums

Soft Kill - An Open Door

I doubt this will feature on many lists and many of you probably wont be into it, but I stumbled upon them while checking out some Tropic Of Cancer tunes on YouTube and I was hooked straight away - since then I've played their album almost every day, way more than any other piece of music I own, so for that reason it has to be my number 1 for the year.

If you're into the Tropic Of Cancer stuff then I think you'll like it and I think they share a similar kind of aesthetic to Joy Division.

Soft Kill - Feral Moans

John Maus - We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves

An album that provokes academic discussion and deep thought.. Well, that's what I've read - tbh I bought into the hype, checked it out and just really loved the tunes. Do the same.

John Maus - Cop Killer

Planetary Assault Systems - The Messenger

The only 'techno' album on the list, but it is an absolute monster of an LP. Plenty of tracks that will just destroy dancefloors, I have to think that after this album PAS must be the most exciting techno live act around. Has there ever been an artist name that fits so perfectly to the music? These are tunes that are made to soundtrack intergalactic wars and the destruction of worlds - proper techno.

Planetary Assault Systems - Rip The Cut

AraabMUZIK - Electronic Dream

So I took a bit of hassle from some of the crew for this one, but fuck them. It is Trance/Hip-Hop and probably the last thing you would expect to find here, but it is just a collection of fun, unpretentious tunes made by a guy and his MPC.

AraabMUZIK - Golden Touch


EPs

Time To Express - Labyrinth EP

There's not a single release that comes close to this one in 2011, 4 excellent tracks (although I wasn't feeling the Parker one as much as some) that will be a mainstay in my record bag for years. The pick of the bunch for me is Giusy, absolutely killer tune.

Peter Van Hoesen - Rites De Passage-Naeba Variant

Kassem Mosse - Workshop 12

Another absolutely essential record from Kassem Mosse on Workshop. A monster 14 minute long A side is the standout track for me here, check it out and buy it if you can.

Expecting big things from this man in 2012, let's hope someone brings him to Glasgow.

A Side

Burial - Street Halo EP

It was massive news when the new Burial EP was announced and rightly so, there's lots of people who imitate his sound but absolutely no one who can create the same feeling and emotion from their music. You can still grab a copy of the vinyl at Boomkat and I would recommend doing so if you don't have it already - superb music from one of the UK's most amazing producers

Burial - Stolen Dog

Sigha - Politics of Dying

Absolutely solid techno EP here from Sigha which features a brilliant original mix from the man himself, a very cool dubby-ish remix of 'over the edge' from Shifted and a remix of the title track from James Ruskin. This is a must own record for any techno DJ as all 3 tracks are of the highest quality.

Sigha - Politics Of Dying (Ruskin Remix)

* we have rescheduled the party with Sigha, he'll be at Wax Works in early 2012.

EQD #5

What can you say about Shed's music that's not already been said?
Listen to it and buy it.

B Side

Finally here's my favourite labels from 2011

Delsin/Ann Aimee
Idle Hands
Prologue
Sandwell District
Semantica

Feel free to leave your thoughts on my choices and/or what records/artists were doing it for you this year.

See you in 2012

IK

CLR Mixes

Here's downloads for the CLR mixes from both of our next guests - Forward Strategy Group & Sigha. They play in Glasgow @ Wax Works on the 7th October(FSG) & 2nd December(Sigha).
The mix from FSG features all of their own stuff and showcases their sound perfectly, whilst Sigha's mix is a perfect blend of contemporary techno.

Miller & Boex - Relevance (Forward Strategy Group Alt Remix) [Labrynth]
Forward Strategy Group - Applied Generics C [Forward Strategy Group]
Forward Strategy Group - Signal Path (Early Version) [Perc Trax]
Forward Strategy Group - Anti-Concern [Unreleased]
Forward Strategy Group - Applied Generics A Acapella [Forward Strategy Group]
Patrick Walker - Phase Linear [Dynamic Reflection]
Smear - Inert [Dynamic Reflection]
Forward Strategy Group - Use Your Delusion [Unreleased]
Adrian Ross - Forward Strategy Group Loop 14 [Unreleased]
(i)sodyne - Answer To No One [Broken20]
Adrian Ross - Forward Strategy Group Loop 13 [Unreleased]
Smear - Means Of The Now [Unreleased]
Forward Strategy Group - Signal Path (Smear Mix) [Unreleased]
Forward Strategy Group - Rundes Leder Part II [Unreleased]
Forward Strategy Group - Token Ring [Perc Trax]
Forward Strategy Group - Tayo Olowu [Perc Trax]
Forward Strategy Group - Arcnet [Perc Trax]
Patrick Walker - Alchemy [Unreleased]
Smear - Transect Acapella [Forward Strategy Group]

Download here

Surgeon - Whose Bad Hands Are These (Roly Vexd Remix) [Dynamic Tension]
Silent Servant - El Mar (Sverica Remix) [Symantica]
Skirt - Ikaros [Horizontal Ground]
Traversable Wormhole - Untitled [Traversable Wormhole - 06]
Marcel Fengler - Thwack (Mike Parker Remix) [Motevolver]
Mike Parker - Subterrainian Liquid [Prologue]
Lucy & Xhin - LX2 [CLR]
Sandwell District (Feed Foward Test Session Recorded Live In Berlin) [Sandwell District]
James Ruskin & Mark Broom - Hostage [Blueprint]
James Ruskin & Mark Broom - Pigeon [Beardman]
Pacific Blue - Industry Part 1 [Pacific Blue]
Traversable Wormhole - Exiting The Milky Way (Surgeon Remix) [CLR]
Samuli Kemppi - Heat Of 1000 Degrees [Perc Trax]
Mondo - Work Me Baby (Marcellus Version) [Deeply Rooted House]
Sigha - Untitled (A2) [Hotflush - HF029]
Shifted - Control [Motevolver]
Silent Servant - Untitled (A) [Sandwell District - SD17]
Ventress - Untitled (A2) [Avian - AVN002]

Download here

Black Country

Moving on from Cloutier, July is all about 1 man, Regis. Tomorrow night he will be back in the subclub, after last years performance, but this time he will be playing as Regis. With Regis you can expect uncompromising, purest techno - which, since Monox has stopped, has been way overdue in the subclub.

It's such a shame that nights like tomorrow are not the norm for the subclub, and that the majority of the time we are offered watered down house, or irrelevant has beens. It's out of touch, and it gets by based on the appeal of the club, it's repuation and the lack of any worthwhile competition.. It doesn't lead the way with forward thinking bookings like it could or should.

It's the best club in Scotland, but it could do so much more. It is so far behind the behind the leading clubs like Fabric, Trouw, Berghain and even now to an extent with places like Corsica Studios, with their adventurous line ups and up to date booking policy. I only hope that artists like Regis, Lucy & Shifted become a bit more regular, and that the DJs and artists who are leading the way in Techno and House start to frequent Glasgow a bit more often. Techno & House have a wealth of talent that just isn't respresented in Glasgow, and there's no better place for them than the subclub.

If you don't have plans for tomorrow and if you are even slightly interested in techno, then you must go to the subclub. If someone like Regis can't get a good turnout, then I'm afraid we are doomed.


And if you're up for it, Regis is back in the UK on Sat 30th July @ Fabric. We are getting a 20hour round bus trip, with the mega bus.. Which will be pretty tough going, but you can't argue when it only costs £16.

Room 2 features Terry Francis, Sandwell District & Sigha. I honestly cannot wait for it.

"Club or Country? Black Country"

What Went Wrong?

First off - sorry for the lack of info here and the delay in posting it, but we wanted to be sure that the information we had was correct.

Secondly, we sincerely apologise to anyone who was looking forward to seeing Eric, and had made plans to go and see him. We were completely gutted about what happened, but it was outwith our control.

As for the reason as to why Eric didn't play - it turns out that Eric got himself a visa for his tour, which he believed covered him for the duration of his time in Europe, but it actually only lasted 3 days. So when he arrived in Glasgow, he was detained by customs, and as the visa was not valid he was held in solitary confinement and deported the next morning.

There was nothing that we could do about it, and we didn't get a chance to contact Eric to find out exactly what happened until he was back in Berlin.


I want to say thanks to everyone who still came down, and by all accounts seemed to have a good night - we really appreciated it.

Also thanks to Animal Farm for having us down to Substanz, it was a pleasure to be playing there again, and was a great end to what had been a pretty stressful day & night.


As for what's next - we have Forward Strategy Group booked for 7th October & Sigha for 2nd December.. thankfully they're from the UK.