FACT 56 A Factory Video

 

FACT 56

A Factory Video

Factory Records compilation video featuring:

Section 25 / New Order / A Certain Ratio / OMD / Cabaret Voltaire / Durutti Column / Kevin Hewick / The Names / Crispy Ambulance / Stockholm Monsters

Released August 1982.

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I played some tunes at the beautiful opening event for Heart Space Copa last week, & this is a home-made version similar to what I played on the night. Chilled & strictly good vibes 😊

Wishing all the best to Sal & the very cool space she's created 🧡

'The warm current of love'

Cathedral Oceans - John Foxx (Metamatic)
Kothbiro - Ayub Ogada (Worldly Music)
Appa - Badmarsh & Shri (Outcaste)
Plains - Tycho (Ghostly International)
Weed & Tings - Protoje & Zion I Kings (In Digg Nation)
Chant At Dusk - Mista Savona & Rootbound System (Elefant Traks)
Milk & Honey In My Dub - Prince Fatty (Mr Bongo)
Strictly Rubbadub (Slow Country) - Gorillaz Vs. Spacemonkeyz (Astralwerks)
The Sea - Morcheeba (Indochina)
Angel Eyes (Layo & Bushwacka Mix) - Ella Fitzgerald (Verve)
Levi Rhythm - Manasseh (Roots Garden)
Free Da Minds (Original Cut) - Dark Angel (aka Mowty Mahlyka) (Roots Garden)
Simple Heart - Natacha Atlas (Mantra)
Until The Morning (Rewound By Thievery Corporation) - Thievery Corporation (Eighteenth Street Lounge Music)
The Infinite Variety - Alucidnation (One World Music)
Sumeru - Islandman (Music For Dreams)
Sanatan - Niraj Chag (Outcaste)
Give It Away - Zero 7 (Ultimate Dilemna)
Amnesia (Instrumental Mix) - Radio Slave & Cagedbaby (Rekids)
Karahi King (Dub) - Jura Soundsystem (Isle Of Jura)
Honey (Funky Lowlives Dub) - Tosca (G-Stone)
Snappiness (Sweet Instrumental) - BBG (Hi Life)
Let Me Love You - Bunny Mack (BBE)
This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) - Talking Heads (Sire)
I Feel (Pete Herbert Dub) - Totem Projects (Totem Projects)
Deeper Love (Peza Edit) - Peza (Peza)
Open up Your Heart - G. Wayne Thomas (Warner)
Sit Around The Fire - Jon Hopkins, Ram Dass & East Forest (Domino)

On This Day - 1st of December 1987

On this day... 37 years ago.

1st of December 1987. LL Cool J at the Brighton Centre, supported by Public Enemy & Eric B & Rakim.

This gig was a revelation for an indie kid from Sussex - tabloid moral panic scaremongering about hip hop, so there were metal detectors on the door to stop weapons getting into the venue, a real feeling of danger & that anything could happen. Of course, in reality there were no weapons or bad vibes 😆

Public Enemy in full militant mode with the Security of the 1st World, LL Cool J appearing on stage via a giant ghetto blaster, amazing stuff!

Artist Of The Day: Depth Charge

Listening to these today 🔥 🔈

RIP J.Saul Kane

Bounty Killers blew me away when it came out in 1989 - what a brilliant record, still love it today, a treasured 12" 🧡

Shaolin Buddha Finger was a massive tune a few years later & really the whole album is excellent

Limited selection on Spotify, so you need to hunt down physical media to hear some of these 😀 

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Sounds for a sunny afternoon 😊

An hour or so of Balearic / Reggae / Hip Hop / Trip Hop followed by some spacey dub house disco. 

'The music we don't hear on the radio' 

Amnesia (Instrumental Mix) - Radio Slave & Cagedbaby (Rekids)

When She Smiles She Lights The Sky - Plant Life (Easy League)

Icy Girl - Saweetie (Warner)
Weed & Tings - Protoje & Zion I Kings (In Digg Nation)

Mek A Menshun (feat. Protoje) - Akae Beka (Zion High Productions)

Pass Da Blunt (feat. Timbaland) - Missy Elliott (The Goldmind)

101 FM feat. Spragga Benz (Toddla T Remix) - Little Simz (Age 101)

My Selecta - Reggae Roast & Gappy Ranks (Reggae Roast)

Tempo Bye Bye - Jstar (Jstar)

Other Skies (Hardway Bros meet Monkton Uptown Version) - Electric Blue Vision (Higher Love)

Lessons (Coyote's Deep Dub) - Statues (Eclectics)

Heart On Fire - Little Simz (Forever Living Originals)

Thinking Of Omara - Nightmares On Wax (Warp)

Dancehall Scenario - DJ Shepdog (Vibe)

On The Beach (Chaser Remix) - Marcel (Nuphonic)

Strut - Metro Area (Environ)

Wichita Lineman (Flying Mojito Bros Refrito) - Cowboy Simple (Flying Mojito Bros) 

I'm Doing Fine - Moodymann (Peacefrog)

Downtown Science - Black Science Orchestra (Junior Boy's Own)

Late Night Jam - Sixteen Souls (Glasgow Underground)

Dancing Is Life feat. Diamondancer - Massiande (Freerange)

The Future Of The Future (Stay Gold) - Deep Dish Feat. Everything But The Girl (Deconstruction)

Devices - Tycho (Ninja Tune)

Baby - Four Tet (Text)

Can't Do Without You (Tale Of Us & Mano Le Tough Remix) - Caribou (City Slang)

Universe - Vhyce (Correspondant)

Happiness - Crooked Man (DFA)

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Still feeling inspired by the BSS Spring Bounce last weekend, beautiful Bouddi location, top tunes & good vibes 😊

This is a home made mix from the same tunes I had at the party, loving this sound at the moment - beautiful deep, groovy acid house 😍 🔈

Acid House / Techno / Progressive House / Tech House / Trance

'A great adventure'

Look Into The Mind - Guy Contact (Craigie Knowes)
Intense Affectionate (Paramida Remix) - Massimiliano Pagliara (Permanent Vacation)
The Art Of Noise - Evans (Bedrock)
Goliath - Hardt Antoine (Correspondant)
Euphoria Simulator - Guy Contact (Haws)
Ultraviolet Freqs - Guy Contact (Craigie Knowes)
Alternate - Nathalie Capello (Hot Haus)
Spa Down - Rambal Cochet (Space Lab)
Lido - TB (Permanent Vacation)
Fascinated (Endrik Schroeder Rework) - Company B (Correspondant)
Don't Hide It (Alexkid's Vocal) - Alexkid featuring Lissette Alea (F Communications)
Forever - Vhyce (Correspondant)
Silver Rutile Quartz - Vhyce (Vhyce)
Ephemeral Eyes - Whitesquare (Correspondant)
Young Narratives - Vhyce (Correspondant)
Transcendence - Jeku (Haws)
Energy Obsession - Guy Contact (Craigie Knowes)
House Music Pt.3 (Cedric Gervais 2.5 Club Remix) - Eddie Amador (Yoshitoshi)
Read My Lips - Paramida & E-Talking (Phonica)
Transfer Learning - Sohrab (Kalahari Oyster Cult)
Quantum Mechanics - Mahkina (Correspondant)
Novara (Progressive Fantasy) - Fantastic Man (Basic Spirit)

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Mix made on a recent trip to the mountains

Some of my current favourite tunes. I played a lot of these at the splendid Bouddi Soundsystem parties this winter. Look out for the upcoming Spring Bounce party 28/09/24

House / Acid House / Tech House / Techno / Trance

'Going back to the mountains'

Miracle - King Ben (Ouie Circle)
Swept (Tale Of Us Remix) - Kiasmos (Erased Tapes)
Anzu (Hardway Bros Remix) - C.A.R. (Ransom Note)
Obsidian Order - Nhar (Internasjonal)
Rise - Emotive Technology (Cyphon)
Future Memories - Estiva & Lake Avalon (Spectrum)
Espacio Galactico - Ricardo Baez (Correspondant)
Fascinated (Endrik Schroeder Rework) - Company B (Correspondant)
Silver Rutile Quartz - Vhyce (Vhyce)
Elusive Framework - Vhyce (Correspondant)
Ephemeral Eyes - Whitesquare (Correspondant)
David (Darren Emerson's Underwater Remix) - GusGus (Underwater)
Newendam - Human Space Machine (Kalahari Oyster Cult)
Forward Motion - Nathalie Capello (Permanent Vacation)
Quantum Mechanics - Mahkina (Correspondant)
Fitzroy Garage Party (Tjade Remix) - Cleanfield (Correspondant)
Epidemic (Straight From Heaven Mix) - Exit EEE (Vision Soundcarriers)
Love Loop (Club Mix) - Benjamin Fröhlich (Permanent Vacation)
Forever - Vhyce (Correspondant)
House Music Pt. 3 (Cedric Gervais 2.5 Club Remix) - Eddie Amador (Yoshitoshi)
Necessary Genius (Phil Kieran Remix Vocal) - David Holmes (Heavenly)
Necessary Genius (Phil Kieran Remix Dub) - David Holmes (Heavenly)