Stardancer is one of those that’s almost too exciting to listen to sometimes, like when I have to do anything but pretend to fly a starship powered by chair dancing. probably where the title comes from tbh.
― sound of scampo talk to me (El Tomboto), Monday, 21 September 2020 17:12 (three years ago) link
gotta dodge the asteroids!!
get the compilations in this order:nocturbulous behavior mix - suburban knightdepth charge 1 - v/arevolution for change - underground resistance
aztec mystic mix - dj rolandovibrations - dj rolandointerstellar fugitives - underground resistanceLBH-6251876 - the martiandepth charge 2 - v/a
the first three i can't recommend enough. the nocturbulous mix is rough, jacking, militant, scary and uplifting. depth charge 1 has the cream of the mid-period UR tracks, when mike started to go a bit jazzy and they started to incorporate a bit of a ghetto-tech sound. likewise, the "revolution" comp has all the great early tracks, which are a bit dated and samey compared to the tracks on the other comps but still awesome.
the rolando mixes are also quite good, they get a little bit more spacey/deep in parts than the suburban knight mix but they also drift a bit and can lose some momentum. the "vibrations" mix is squelchy breakbeat techno and electro so your mileage will vary on how much you crave/dislike the 4/4. the "fugitives" comp is a bit too gloomy and monochrome for my taste, the "martian" gets a bit goofy with the afromystic positivity. depth charge 2 delves into trancey acid techno, you may like it quite a bit if you like belgian techno (paramatrix, r&s, etc.)
though i'd say that'd make a pretty good 7cd box set.
also: depth charge vols 3-5 are great but not 100% UR, frankly the non-UR stuff steals the show a bit.
― vahid (vahid), Sunday, 15 February 2004 06:52 (sixteen years ago) bookmarkflaglink
This is an OTM post though I would rank the Aztec Mystic mix ahead of Revolution for Change - but I agree all of those 7 are insanely good. Obviously the Galaxy 2 Galaxy comp now belongs in the list.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 22 September 2020 01:25 (three years ago) link
Aztec Mystic is still my fave and would be my definitive entry point recommendation for someone who’s never heard URI have to say, DJ Dex’s 2006 “Invisible Show Case Vol. 01” mix that’s Spotify (it’s split into Part One and Part Two releases) is wildly insanely breathtakingly good, it is v hard and v fast and has quickly become my #2 fav UR mix
― vision joanna newsom (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 23 September 2020 00:41 (three years ago) link
I have to say, DJ Dex’s 2006 “Invisible Show Case Vol. 01” mix that’s Spotify (it’s split into Part One and Part Two releases) is wildly insanely breathtakingly good, it is v hard and v fast and has quickly become my #2 fav UR mix
― vision joanna newsom (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 23 September 2020 00:41 (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
This is fantastic, thank u steve! I knew DJ Dex's KMS Records mix but this is new to me and I love it.
OMG at Mr De's "On The Floor"!
― Tim F, Thursday, 24 September 2020 01:17 (three years ago) link
holy fuck, I'm working my way thru the Happy/Happy Soul material and these beats hit so hard, this is such an immaculate perfect intersection of Underground Resistance and house music, I cannot believe this is real!!!!!!!!
― vision joanna newsom (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 25 September 2020 17:16 (three years ago) link
yeah they need to reissue all that shit
rolando did a mix CD in 2003 of all happy / happy soul records called SWEAT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDMi13F7mC8
https://img.discogs.com/4DOS6WUsDeqCd8sp-sSYDVSY0so=/fit-in/500x438/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-131961-1391503462-6635.jpeg.jpg
https://www.discogs.com/DJ-Rolando-Sweat-Volume-One/release/131961
― the late great, Friday, 25 September 2020 18:00 (three years ago) link
one of the best mix CD cover arts of all time IMO
davina "don't you want it" has been in print and the marc pharoah just got reissued but the good ones on that label (mad mike's "happy trax" series, the aaron carls, etc) routinely go for $30+
― the late great, Friday, 25 September 2020 18:03 (three years ago) link
OH SHIT THANK YOU!! He did a cassette mix in 1995 that looks SO GOOD but it's nowhere to be found online (he's uploaded so many of his other mixes to Soundcloud I almost want to like... email him and ask if he has this one too??)
https://www.discogs.com/DJ-Rolando-The-Mix-Of-Happy-Soul-Its-A-House-Thang/release/690861
― vision joanna newsom (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 25 September 2020 18:05 (three years ago) link
i've never heard that. please do
― the late great, Friday, 25 September 2020 18:06 (three years ago) link
that is an extremely tantalizing link.
aztec mystic remains one of the most 'special' records to me.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 4 October 2020 22:49 (three years ago) link
Dex is one of the UR crew that really just gets the aesthetic and does amazing work, his mixes and productions as Nomadico are all incredible.
ALSO I have been bumping this one a lot recently, it's been filling my deep desire for aggressive, ominous electro. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkJmCD2j09g
― healthy cocaine off perfect butts (the table is the table), Tuesday, 10 November 2020 02:20 (three years ago) link
W H E W
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR9F5puJE1o
― Warmed Regards, (Stevie D(eux)), Sunday, 19 September 2021 02:31 (two years ago) link
like HONESTLY ppl, oh my god
― Warmed Regards, (Stevie D(eux)), Sunday, 19 September 2021 02:32 (two years ago) link
They're doing some stuff in New York soon at the New School, sort of hard to find good info about it but I might try to go up for it!
https://veralistcenter.org/network/underground-resistance
― I'm a sovereign jazz citizen (the table is the table), Sunday, 19 September 2021 15:00 (two years ago) link
https://www.bam.org/crowdI saw this this year and this opens the show. Went on heavy rotation for the rest of the yearhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz0npX_ajzc
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Friday, 27 January 2023 22:54 (one year ago) link
yeah, dj dex aka nomadico is greathttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq_2VK3R9HM
― CerebralCaustic, Saturday, 28 January 2023 07:08 (one year ago) link
Used to throw that one into live sets all the time, great track
― Goose Bigelow, Fowl Gigolo (the table is the table), Saturday, 28 January 2023 16:00 (one year ago) link