So this week's mix is relatively gentle and - in places ...oooo.. some might even use that annoying word 'quirky'. But don't panic, it still goes a bit 'souless electro' towards the end.


Merf vs Forward-Thinking Tam - Artificial Selection





PLAYLIST:

Ellen Allien – trashscapes (Raz Ohara remix) [Bpitch Control germany]
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E.R.P. – vox automaton [frustrated funk]
Beanfield – tides (Carl Craigs movement 1 mix) [Compost Records]
The Emperor Machine – yes no egg [DC recordings]
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Architecture in Helsinki – do the whirlwind (Hot Chip rmx) [moshi moshi]
Simon Bookish - Terry Riley's disco [Playlouderecordings]
Etienne De Crecy – fuck [XL]
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Ilija Rudman- After Midnight (L.S.B. Remix) [Love is War]
Erik & Fiedel – Donna [MMM]
Paperclip people - Jerry Lewis [planet E]
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Anthony Rother – adam n eve [Datapunk Germany]
Dada Life – vote yes [Prestel]
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Now, the usual RANDOM RECOMENDATIONS:


Erik & Fiedel – Donna [MMM]



Its just unreasonably cool, as you will notice when you listen to the mix - ADDTOCART!


Dempsey - ODP on the run (Tomas Almgren's Kobra mix).



Before the rather abrupt disappearance of The Switch Chart (and after what he was saying the other week, i'm laying bets that poor ol' Johnny Holloway's body will be 'mysteriously' found floating down the thames next to the BBC headquarters sometime soon!) we were left with the sage advice to go check out some Lopazz tracks. Which i duly did and was suitably delighted with 2 Fast 4 U [original] (it's just cute!) and Fuck Me! (it's just rude!).
En route though, this ear-pleasing Dempsey remix cropped up complete with vocoder action and a surprise cuss-word - excellent!


Beanfield - close to you (feat Ernesto - Maurice Fulton remix) [Compost Germany]



It's all a bit incestuous, really, this music business. No sooner had i found myself getting all dewy-eyed over Merf's Carl Craig remix of 'Tides' (3rd track into the mix, its bee-yoo-ti-ful!) than a completely unrelated indie search turned up some Maurice Fulton stuff via !!! and unexpectedly brought me right back round to Beanfield again.

Anyway, the good thing about this is the way it starts off fairly innocuous - if slightly dark - then periodically dissolves into these guitars and strings and finally vocals that are sweet as..

Definitely one to lay in bed on a sunday morning hugging your girlfriend to.
Or your boyfriend.
Or failing that, your housemate.
Or your dog.
Or your goldfish.

Actually, maybe don't hug your goldfish.


Peabody/Sherman/Steve Fisk - Wow! (Steve Fisk Ballard Throwdown - P&S re-edit) [Super Bro US]



Hysterical Man yells about something over funky old-skool beats.
What's not to like, you crazy fool?


Meat Katie/D Ramirez - stop the revolution" (Bassbin Twins remix) [Lot 49]



Ooooh, yes!





Btw, if you've not visited his solo mix page of late, you should swing by and catch Merf's latest offering:



'Slo-Mo Space Wave' includes tracks from Talking Heads, the dubiously named 'Skatt Brothers' and My Bloody Valentine - so props to him and his obscure indie tendancies!

And finally, fellow compulsive vinyl-strokers, a parting word of warning: it's difficult to mix with bloody stumps for hands.