VARIOUS ARTISTS - WARP RECORDS VOLUME ONE

01. Link - Arcadian (Remixed by Global Communication)
02. The Black Dog - Raxmus
03. Aphex Twin - Acrid Avid Jam Shred
04. Red Snapper - Last One (Eaten by DJ Food and Coldcut)
05. Richard H Kirk - Lost Souls On Funk
06. Plaid - Itsu
07. Plone - Top and Low Rent
08. Broadcast - Microtronics 05
09. Mark Franklin - Release To the System (Remixed by Beaumont Hannant)
10. Red Snapper - Digging Doctor What What
11. Brian Eno - Instant Nuclear Family
12. Nav Katze - Change (Aphex Twin Mix #2)
13. Chris Clark - Diesel Raven
14. Plone - Plaything


Warp Records is an English independent record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989. The most influential electronic, ambient and experimental label of all time.

A good friend of mine has the LARGEST collection of Warp Records. Promos, white labels, flexis...some of the rarest stuff I've ever seen!

I requested a compilation. With every release at hand, I knew the resulting set would be exhaustive and of course, excellent.

Five volumes to look forward to over the coming months.

'Arcadian', remixed by Global Communication, taken from the 1994 compilation 'Artificial Intelligence II', WARPLTDCD23.

'Raxmus' taken from the 1994 album 'Spanners', PUPCD1.

'Acrid Avid Jam Shred' taken from the 1995 album '...I Care Because You Do', WARPCD30.

'Last One'. Eaten by DJ Food and Coldcut, taken from the 1996 DJ-only promo 12" 'The Last One', WAP84P.

'Lost Souls On Funk' taken from the 1995 album 'The Number of Magic', WARPCD32.

'Itsu', unreleased, audio taken from 2004 DVD 'WarpVision: The Videos 1989-2004', WARPD122.

'Top and Low Rent' taken from the 1999 album 'For Beginner Piano', WARPCD64.

'Microtronics 05' taken from the 2003 tour-only 3" CD 'Microtronics Volume 01: Stereo Recorded Music for Links and Bridges', WAP169CD.

'Release To the System', remixed by Beaumont Hannant, taken from the 1994 compilation 'Artificial Intelligence II', WARPLTDCD23.

'Digging Doctor What What' taken from the 1996 album Prince Blimey, WARPCD45.

'Instant Nuclear Family', unreleased, taken from the 2010 download-only Seven Sessions video (and remastered) available at the time of the release of 'Small Craft On a Milk Sea'.

'Change' Aphex Twin Mix #2 taken from the 2003 compilation 26 Mixes for Cash, WARPCD102.

'Diesel Raven' taken from the 2001 album 'Clarence Park', WARPCD86.

'Plaything' taken from the 1998 compilation 'We Are Reasonable People', WAP100CD.

LA DÜSSELDORF

Nova 1976

01. Düsseldorf
02. La Düsseldorf
03. Silver Cloud
04. Time

After NEU!, Klaus Dinger assembled a new band to further pursue his vision of kosmiche motorik music.

Released in 1976, the album features Dinger, Nikolaus van Rhein, Hans Lampe and Thomas Dinger at Conny's studio in late 1975.

SPACEMEN 3 - TAKE ME TO THE OTHER SIDE

Glass Records 1988

01. Take Me to the Other Side
02. Soul 1
03. That's Just Fine


The third single release from and Spacemen 3 and the final single release for Glass Records.

Both b-sides are from 'The Perfect Prescription' sessions.

CAN - MIDNIGHT

This months posts are dedicated to Jaki Liebezeit.

01. Full Moon On the Highway
02. Vernal Equinox
03. Hunters and Collectors
04. Transcendental Express
05. Private Nocturnal
06. Midnight Men
07. Ibis


Opinions differ over the 1975 offering from Can; 'Landed' certainly feels like the first album that isn't flat out great. The band made a lot recordings in 1975 and this was an attempt to assemble an alternative album from that period.

'Full Moon on the Highway' and 'Hunters and Collectors' are from the original 'Landed' album.

'Transcendental Express' and 'Ibis' are from 'Unlimited Edition'.

'Private Nocturnal' and ' Midnight Men' are from 'The Lost Tapes'.

'Vernal Equinox' is a live recording from 'The Old Grey Whistle Test', broadcast on thee BBC, 1975.

MICHAEL ROTHER - FLAMMENDE HERZEN

This months posts are dedicated to Jaki Liebezeit.

Sky Records 1977


01. Flammende Herzen
02. Zyklodrom
03. Karussell
04. Feuerland
05. Zeni


Michael Rother - Guitar, Electric Piano, Bass, Synthesizer, Organ.
Jaki Liebezeit - Drums.

Produced by Conny Plank.

HOLGER CZUKAY, JAH WOBBLE, JAKI LIEBEZEIT - FULL CIRCLE

This months posts are dedicated to Jaki Liebezeit.

Virgin 1982

01. How Much Are They?
02. Where's The Money?
03. Full Circle R.P.S. (No. 7)
04. Mystery R.P.S. (No. 8)
05. Trench Warfare
06. Twilight World

THE FEED-BACK

RCA Italiana 1970

01. The Feed-Back
02. Quasars
03. Kumalo


This record has to be my find of the year (cheer, Al). Almost a Library music supergroup; percussion by Egisto Macchi, an uncredited Ennio Morricone on trumpet, some amazing guitar playing by Bruno Battisti D'Amario and some of the greatest drums I've ever heard by Renzo Restuccia.

Avant garde happenings with supreme beats. Fantastic.

Note: there was a nice 2014 re-issue on Schema.