Diskono

Drums and drones. A few song-like moments. Mostly concentrating on "natural" sounds, as opposed to synthetic. One take, no overdubs or edits. Lots of layering, so good luck following the tracklist. Enjoy.

Litüus - 10212016_2700_001

Anthony Child - Farthest Known Object

Richard Youngs & Simon Wickham-Smith - Sark

Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy - White Nile

Carla dal Forno - Dry In the Rain

Tarawangsawelas - Kecemasan

Yoko Ono - Head Play

John Cale - Stainless Steel Gamelan

Michele Mercure - The Intruder

JASSS - Danza

Marco Shuttle - Thebe

Nigel Shipway - Pagan Ritual

Black Merlin - Sepeda Kumbang

Ashtray Navigations - Wren Became a Wimpy Bar

Stereloab - Percolations

Don't DJ - Disparata 69

RAMZi - Safe

Laurie Spiegel - Drums

A. Goodman - Empty, Abandoned and Free

Aphex Twin - Btoum-Roumada

Richard Youngs & Simon Wickham-Smith - Dream Song

Янка Дягилева [Yanka Dyagileva] - Печаль моя светла

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Moebius & Plank - News [1979]

Cabaret Voltaire - Do the Mussolini (Headkick) [1978]

Robert Rental - Paralysis [1978]

Cabaret Voltaire - Seconds Too Late [1980]

R.N.A. Organism - Yes, Every Africa Must Be Free Eternally [1980]

Moebius & Plank - Missi Cacadou [1979]

Holger Czukay - Fragrance [1981]

The Flying Lizards - The Window [1979]

Muslimgauze - Death of Saint Jarnaii Singh Bindranwale [1985]

Joy Division - Autosuggestion [1979]

Front 242 - Deceit (Behind Your Face) [1984]

Stoffwechsel - Fly, Fliege, Fly [198?]

Annie Anxiety - Third Gear Kills [1983]

Holger Czukay, Jah Wobble, Jaki Liebezeit - Twilight World [1981]

Zerox Dreamflesh - Squids Can Fly [1982]

The Dreams - Sick Palm Dub [2011]

Modern Art - Tropic of Cancer [1982]

The Mothmen - Afghani Dub [1981]

Sir Horatio [A Certain Ratio] - Abracadubra [1981]

African Head Charge - Off the Beaten Track [1985]

Creation Rebel & New Age Steppers - Earthwire Line [1981]

New Age Steppers - Observe Life [1981]

Lifetones - Travelling [1983]

Steel an' Skin - Afro Punk Reggae (Dub) [1979]

Lizard - Sa Ka Na [1980]

The Flying Lizards - Steam Away [1981]

Family Fodder - Organ Grinder [1980]

Throbbing Gristle - Distant Dreams (Part Two) [1980]

Holger Czukay, Jah Wobble, Jaki Liebezeit - How Much Are They? [1981]

Fad Gadget - State of the Nation [1980]

The Upsetters - Red Hot [1970]

King Tubby, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, The Upsetters - V/S Panta Rock [1973]

Dub Specialist - Pepper Roots [1975]

The Congos - Congoman [1977]

Anthony Red Rose / King Tubby - Tempo [1985]

Dub/Reggae influenced Post-Punk, Industrial, Experimental, etc. from the late 70s and early/mid 80s. A huge influence of the era, especially in England (see Public Image Ltd., The Slits, The Pop Group etc.). There's also some representation here from Japan, Germany, Belgium, and Australia. Some of my all-time favorite tracks bear this influence, from Cabaret Voltaire's "Seconds Too Late" to Holger Czukay, Jah Wobble, Jaki Liebezeit's "How Much Are They?", amongst a handful of others here.

I tried to maintain a nice upwards arc in the tempo/funkiness, but also made sure to have some interesting ups and downs, with an ear to similarities in sounds, for segues and sound compatibility. The beginning of the mix just happens to feature some of the earliest dated tracks I chose. The On-U Sound suite here wasn't intentional actually, but just happened to work out that way when sequencing the tracks. Funny how that happened, but makes complete sense. There are also some songs towards the end with only a vague dub influence (see Fad Gadget, TG), but are some of my favorites and worked nicely. The Upsetters track is more funk than dub so… That takes us to the end, with a suite of particularly unique, authentic dub/reggae/dancehall(!) tracks that showcase a nice range of styles.

Noteworthy… I finalized the track selection for the mix just a couple days before the death of Holger Czukay. The legend himself appears on a whopping four tracks here; the three bearing his name, and Moebius & Plank's "Missi Cacadou". So, in a way, this is also a farewell ode to the immensely inspiring Mr. Czukay. Surely his deeply psychedelic interpretation of the dub sound was influential in itself. Rest in peace.

Image: Prince Jammy at King Tubby's mixing console.

Volume II here:

https://soundcloud.com/diskono/dub-influence-vol-ii-post-punk-etc-1978-84

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Chintzy drum machines and electronics, homemade electronics, lo-fi aesthetics, outsider artist idiosynchrasies, private press smash hits, and painfully earnest vocal performances.

Asmus Tietchens - Energie-Dossier

Olivia Neutron-John - 16 Beat

Suicide - Shadazz

William Onyeabor - When the Going Is Smooth & Good

Spontaneous Overthrow - Money

Deborah Washington - Shortest Lady

Roland Kirk - Go Away

Lida Husik - Hateful Hippy Girls

Rich La Bonté - White Magician

Cabaret Voltaire - Kneel to the Boss

Tinga Stewart - Dry Up Your Tears

Suicide - Girl [Early version]

Mammane Sani et son Orgue - Bodo

Max Guld - Den Sorte Prins

Gerry & The Holograms - Gerry & The Holograms

R. Elizabeth - Season of Error

Richard Youngs & Simon Wickham-Smith - Fischer Mix

Milan W. - Capella

Karen Marks - Cold Cafe

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Althea and Donna - No More Fighting

New Age Steppers - My Love

Sinéad O'Connor - I Am Stretched on Your Grave

Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)

Mariah - 心臓の扉

Nico - One More Chance (Version)

Marianne Faithfull - Broken English

Q Lazzarus - Goodbye Horses

Cath Carroll - Beast on the Streets (12" mix)

Laura Branigan - Self Control

Gina X Performance - No G.D.M.

Grace Jones - Pull Up to the Bumper

Yoko Ono - Walking on Thin Ice

Charlie - Spacer Woman

Donna Summer - I Feel Love

Whitney Houston & Kraftwerk - I Wanna Dance with Numbers

Electra - Feels Good (Carrots & Beets)

Lipelis - Weirdshit Xu Paelk

Unknown - Unknown (Sublime Frequencies 011)

Lora Logic - Brute Fury

The Flying Lizards - Her Story

Yoko Ono - Kiss Kiss Kiss

Miharu Koshi - Mademoiselle Juju

Yazoo - Bad Connection

Stereolab - Op Hop Detonation

Broadcast - Still Feels Like Tears

Cocteau Twins - Garlands

Björk - Come to Me

Around 10 years ago now, when I started a regular DJ night at Heathers in New York City, I had the idea to observe Women's History Month (the month of March). The idea was simple -- to play songs from only female artists (or vocalists at least) for the entire evening. It went on for a few years, to little fanfare, but it was a lot of fun and I thought it was meaningful, and hadn't seen or heard of anyone doing such a theme elsewhere. We even donated our paltry DJ earnings to a local non-profit, RightRides for Women's Safety.

So, I had the idea of recording a mix with this theme. I think it came out pretty ​great​, if I may say so. It's representative of what I'd play out, and contains some of my personal favorites. There's a bunch of legitimate well-known classics in here, but it's not intended to be a "most important female artists" list. It's a mix of songs I would​, and have​ DJ​'d​ out. It’s fun. A bit dark at times, but mostly fun. So​,​ don​'​t get too huffy that there's no Nina Simone, Patti Smith, Bikini Kill, or Beyonce ;)

Enjoy! And, happy Women's History Month.

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Instrumental, 124 bpm edit of Big Black's "Passing Complexion". An ode to both ‪Steve Albini‬ and ‪Powell and their recent dust-up. Cos this is one of my all-time favorite tracks, and I've made it into something I could imagine Powell making, or DJing, or releasing on Diagonal. Heavier Bass. Extra skree. At a disco tempo. If you dare...

A continuation of, or part two to the previous Silver Dream Mix. I had this grand idea, but thought it made more sense to split it up into two mixes. The ambient/drone part, and the beat part. Here's the beat part. Enjoy...

Cluster - Umleitung

Yoko Ono - Greenfield Morning...

Hans-Joachim Roedelius - Regenmacher

Nuel - Cause and Effect

Professor Genius - Alamut

Muslimgauze - Caste the First Stone

Craig Leon - Donkeys Bearing Cups

Gunnar Wendel - 578 - Omar S. Rude Boy Warm Mix

Autechre - Dael

Coil - Further Back and Faster

Tzusing - Khi-Tang

Actress - Caves of Paradise

Aphex Twin - Actium

Aleksi Perälä - UK74R1514020

Richard H. Kirk - The Feeling (of Warmth & Beauty)

Seefeel - Extract

Actress - Xoul Particles

Polygon Window - Quino-Phec

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Ambient / drone mix. ​Target audiences: opium den dwellers, yogis, voodoo practitioners, restaurants on E 6th St. in Manhattan, lucid dreamers, the hungover, the sleep deprived, and adventurous listening types.​ One take, no over-dubs or edits.

Messages - Fragment One

Circuit des Yeux - KT 5

Rene Hell - Nightlife '73

La Monte Young & Marian Zazeela - 82 VII 15...NYC

Vibracathedral Orchestra - Wearing Quid Frock

Dennis Young - Space Reserved

Catherine Christer Hennix - The Electric Harpsichord

Voigt & Voigt - Akira

Edward Larry Gordon - All Pervading

Vox Populi - Opium

Hototogisu - Untitled [Floating Japanese Oof Gardens]

Youngsbower - Welding the Sea

Cocteau Twins - Beatrix

Throbbing Gristle - Weeping

The Knife - A Cherry on Top

Burning Star Core - Inside the Shadow

Ikue Mori - Agate Amulets

John Hassell / Brian Eno - Delta Rain Dream

NwG - Valley of the Calls

Cube - The Gates

Sunroof! - Silver Zero

Aphex Twin - Cliffs

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Kraut/Industrial/Post-Punk Electronics, a bit of Ambient, into mutant Techno/Acid/House. One take, no over-dubs or editing. Tracklist...

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Moebius - Transport [Sky, 1983]

Duet Emmo - Heart of Hearts (Or So It Seems) [Mute, 1983]

Chris & Cosey - Jink Jive [Third Mind, 1983]

Grauzone - Film 2 [Off Course, 1981]

Caroline K - Animallattice [Earthly Delights, 1987]

Pye Corner Audio - Recrypt [PCATS, 2011]

Ross 154 - Until My Heart Stops [MOS, 2004]

Heatsick - Déviation [PAN, 2012]

Alex O Smith - Ultra Fine Two [FXHE, 2010]

Gladio - Calligula [Bunker, 2003]

Craig Loftis - Yes I'm Right [1989?]

San Laurentino - Somewhere Under the Stars [Robert Johnson, 2012]

Jorge Velez - Under the Sea [MMT, 2012]

Polygon Window - Portreath Harbour [Warp, 1993]

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