I’m reviving an old music blog at the end of 2021?
Maybe it’s foolish, and maybe I’m the only one who misses the blog ol’ days, but I’m gonna give it a shot. I’ll be working on restoring some of the old content, though much of it was lost. If there’s interest, I’ll try to figure out how to safely share some more of the old remix sunday archives.
For now though, you can find all the label’s releases here, on bandcamp, or anywhere you listen to music these days. I’ve also still got copies of some of the old vinyl releases, and I’ve just released the first in a set of charitable cassette compilations to raise awareness about the continued [mis]use of broken windows policing methods.
Plus I’ve put together a playlists section with a handful of spotify lists that hopefully start to capture a [slightly] updated version of the moods we used to peddle. Give those a listen and a ❤ if you would be so kind. If people want me to put together soundcloud playlists, or something else, give me a holler.
– Haldan/Boody
Long out-of-print early nineties gem from one of Aphex Twin’s many aliases. Maybe my favorite of all. Just a dream of a song.
It’s not available for purchase or streaming anywhere, so I figured I ought to share a vinyl rip here.
Romance never dies, go kiss the one you love.
Caustic Window – “On the Romance Tip” (1992) (mp3)
Venus absorbs and tempers the masculine essence, uniting the masculine and feminine in mutual affection. She is assimilative and benign, born of sea foam, a charm, a magic philtre.
You’ve no doubt heard this Loleatta Holloway-sampling 1990 classic by the polyonymous Dutch trio composed of Eddy de Clercq, Gert van Veen, and Erik van Putten. If not consciously, then probably on a dancefloor somewhere. But it’s out of print now, and doesn’t appear to be available to stream, at least not stateside. I’ve got a few higher quality versions of this, but none sound quite as good as this vinyl rip. It’s got too much noise and crackle, but whoever ripped it had some kind of nice natural compression going on in their system that cut off the edges of the 909 in the right places and gave it the kind of heft it deserves.
House of Venus – “Dish & Tell” (Bitch Mix) (1990) (mp3)
Eamon Harkin is one of the most active dance music promoters in New York. The Irish native focuses on on bringing “classically minded/forward thinking” artists to his many events, which include Mister Saturday Night and Prime Time.
Eamon Harkin – “Lite Times” (mp3)
Last week, I went to jesperdahlback.com. There was an ascii art image of Jesper with a small link that read, “Here’s a present” – the present was five tracks. Some of the present reminds me of Luke Eargoggle, while others sound like a continuation of the path he’s been taking as he journeys back to his roots.
Jesper Dahlbäck – “Psycho 20” (mp3)
From the future: “Spagat” (Flanger) seems to have been lost to the sands of time. If anyone has it, please drop me a line.