Mix:16: TechNoise

Ever since Surgeon played Whitehouse on Rodz Konez I have been fascinated in 'noise music.'

How far can the human mind go in terms of sound?

Noise music is extreme in every way, it isolates the listener, there is no compromising here. Like alot of music that is made to comfort us, noise music sets out to do the opposite. Very few people want to be challenged in this way.

Noise personally is a cathartic experience for me. To combine noise with techno has been something I have been interested in doing for some time and thanks to 'Smear' for releasing 'Corrupted Veins' one of the most groundbreaking noise-techno crossover tracks since British Murder Boys' - Learn Your Lesson. Smears track has really inspired me to do this by showing me the potential that can come from the marriage of two extreme styles of music.

01 - iNSTITUIT - dESTROY tHEIR oRGANISATIONS
02 - eXIUM - tRADITIONAL mEANS oF cOMMUNICATION
03 - sMEAR - cORRUPTED vEINS
04 - kARL o'cONNOR, pETER sUTTON & iAN j. rICHARDSON - dEATH hEAD sAID
05 - tAKKAKI iTOH - cLENCH yOYR wENCH (a1)
06 - sVARTE gREINER - wHERE aM i?
07 - aNDARIEL - wHAT dO yOU wANT fROM mE?
08 - wHITEHOUSE - kILLING hURTS gIVES yOU tHE sECRETS
09 - cHRIS lIEBING - tOO mUCH tALK
10 - mERZBOW - cYCLE pART 2
11 - mAKATON - bLOOD oN MY hANDS
12 - bRETHEREN - tURN tHE oTHER (bUTT) cHEEK
13 - tHE cIVIL sERVANT - cORRUPT
14 - mORDANT mUSIC - bLACK aDVANCE
15 - dELUSUONS - hUMAN mISTAKES
16 - tEST dEPT. - fIREDANCE
17 - dJ bOSS - mANGO fINAL
18 - iNIGO kENNEDY - bOND rETURNS (b2)
19 - pETER gUAL - qUI sAP qUAN
20 - aDAM x - sHIFTED gEARS/pAN sONIC - cORRIDOR
21 - tEST dEPT - sWEET sEDATION
22 - cONFIG.sYS - aPPARATU
23 - s.k.e.t. - lUNA (iSOLATOR 4 eDIT)
24 - eINSTUDERZENDE nEUBAUTEN - pROLOG

Run Time: 1:00:45

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Mix 15: It's War (Redux)

A redux of Mix 2

Apocalypse Now - Intro
Orphx - Teletai
P.A.L. - Gelobnis
Makaton - Last Wish Of A Dying Man
Exium - Dummies
Vandross - Hurt Me, I'm Waiting (Ian J. Richardson Remix)
Carlos Rios - No More Rock and Roll
Tuomas Rantanen - Bionic Paratroops
Riotbot - Battlefields
Ian Lehman - Cataphract
Gunjack - Outlands (B1)
Glenn Wilson - Defence (Chris McCormack Remix)
Gunjack - Outlands (A2)+(B3)
Oscar Mulero - Routine Operations
Christian Wunsch - No Mans Land (Part 2)
Takaaki Itoh - We Are The Attack (Gunjack Remix)
Planetary Assault Systems - The Battle
Fixmer & McCarthy - Destroy
Ulterior - The Death Of Everything
Surgeon - Over Kosovo
Ben Sims - Encounter (Max Duley Remix)
Surgeon - Force & Form (Remake 1)
Apocalypse Now - Outro

Run Time: 49:32 mins

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Mix 13: Guns

Some beats are so vicious they sound like guns going off. Some sounds are so brutal they capture what I would believe it to be like if I was standing in the middle of a war zone. We all know how bad war is yet it seems that our race will never learn, violence appears to be a part of our natural behaviour. Guns for me are phallic instruments designed by man to replicate the sexual act through violence. There has always been a fine line between the two.
This mix is a raw statement against this brutality however I am ashamed to admit that I loved making it as much as I love listening to it. Go figure.

*note: I have deliberately changed the name of some tracks*

NON - Total War
Merzbow - Degradation Of Tapes
Whitehouse - Why You Never Became A Dancer (Loop)
Institut - Black & Red
Milanese - Boss Eye
Winterkalte - Ban Depleted Uranium Weapons
NKVD - Destruktion
The Berzerker - Burnt
Evol Intent & Ewun - 8 Bit Bitch (Zardonic Remix)
Vex'd - Gunman
NIN - Man With A Big Gun
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - A Perfect Teenhood
Ministry - Grace
Nitzer Ebb - Join In The Chant
Bas Mooy, Jeroen Liebregts - Diamond Bullets*
The Horrorist - Automatic
Loktibrada - Military (Regis Remix)**
Takaaki Itoh - Bombshells***
Primal - Pressure Driven
Or - Witness For The Prosecution
Chris Liebing - The Biggest 10" I've Ever Seen! (Major Rush 'I Want War' Remix)****
Inigo Kennedy - Preliminary Statements
Techno Animal - ENDE!*****

Run Time:43:54

*Bas Mooy, Jeroen Liebregts - End (Glenn Wilson Remix)
**Loktibrada - Untitled (RSB 02)(Regis Remix)
***Takaaki Itoh - Refuse
****Chris Liebing - The Biggest 10" I've Ever Seen! (Major Rush Remix)
***** Techno Animal - Freak Fucker

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Mix 11: Castle

I - Zoviet France - Siege
II - Paul Bailey - Informational Illusion
III - The 65D Mavericks - Suffering
IV - Surgeon - Remenants of What Once Was (Ice)
V - Grovskopa - Strapped On Luka (Exium Remix)
VI - Takaaki Itoh - See Nothing
VII - British Murder Boys - Hate Is Such A Strong Word
VIII - Or - Treachery
IX - Makaton - The Awards Ceremony
X - Karl O'Connor, Peter Sutton & Ian J Richardson - Baptism
XI - Bandulu - Jester
XII - Planetary Assault Systems - Dungeon
XIII - Surgeon - Exhibit (Deep Mix)
XIV - Aphex Twin - Flaphead
XV - Oscar Mulero - 180 (Brethern Remix)
XVI - DHS - House of God (Unholy Version)
XVII - Wolf Eyes - Leper War
XVIII - Cursor Miner - Carnivore
XVIII - British Murder Boys - Don't Give Way To Fear (B1)
XIX - Damon Vallero - Pool of Fear
XX - Radial - Guillotine
XXI - Bandulu - Trinity
XXII - Oliver Ho - Close Your Eyes
XXIII - The Young Gods - Moon Revolutions
XXIV - British Murder Boys - Don't Give Way To Fear (A1)
XXV - Damon Vallero - Refueled
XXVI - Luka Baumann - Emergence Nine (Makaton Remix)
XXVII - Zoviet France - Siege Retreat

Run Time: 1:27:34

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Mix 10: Epiphany

Inspired by the Broken Saints episode of the same name. This incredible animation sets the scene for this epic mix. I wanted to get the deepest darkest techno I could find in order to symbolize the infinity of space and other dimensions as represented by the themes in the story.

Broken Saints – Epiphany
Surgeon – Shaper of the Unknown
James Ruskin – Return
65d Mavericks – Earthbound (Surgeon Remake)
Andreas Kramer vs. Kay D Smith – Dark Clouds
Max Duley – Only Nothing Is Invisible
Pacou – Tijuca
Makaton – Goat Bone (Regis & Female Remix)
Sebastian Kramer – Hunter
Smith & Selway – Offworld
Inigo Kennedy – Bend Your Ears
Percy X – By Night
Chris Liebing – Next Try
Makaton – The Eternal Host
British Murder Boys – Splinter
Event 7 – Lolas
Damon Vallero – One Step Beyond
Paul Bailey – Sawbone
Christian Wunsch – Another Day
Regis – Aftertaste of Guilt
BFC – The Evolution (Carl Craig '90 Mix)
Cari Lekebusch – Mecano
The Advent – Sketch-O-Matic
Shock System - Disco Inferno 1
Shock System - Disco Inferno 2
Inigo Kennedy - A Prime Palindrome
Regis & Female – Guiltless
Rebekah del Rio – Llorando (Crying)
Carlos Rios – The Platonic Year
Jeff Mills – Spider Formation
Bandulu – Shroud
James Ruskin – After Dark
The Young Gods – Astronomic
Scion – Arrange & Process Basic Channel
Archae & Grovskopa – Ex
Froyd – Haeppchen
Surgeon – At The Heart Of It All
Perception - Mirage

Run Time: 1:57:59

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Mix 8: Shudder Tech

The manipulation of almost any sound is what techno music is all about and no one does this better than electronic pioneers Autechre. With this in mind I wanted to put a mix together that represents what they would play if they played a more dancefloor orientated techno sound.

a. Jeroen Liebregts - Keychain
b. Female - Backlash (Female Edit)
c. Grovskopa - Live @ Conecta (Brethren Edit)
d. Go Hiyama - Thought
e. DJ Boss - Cekuj Zmrde (Radial Remix)
f. Silent Servant - Murder Murder/Substance & Vainqueur - Libration
g. Trent Reznor - Life: The Hammer (Loop)
h. Makaton - 2 Jags
i. Scion - Arrange & Process Basic Channel (9)
j. Grovskopa - Built Then Burnt
k. Autechre - The Trees
l. Or & 2nd Reality - Black Bird
m. Christian Wunsch & Oscar Mulero - El Silencio Habia
n. Female - Backlash (Female Edit)
o. Unknown - Ugandan Speed Trials
p. P.E.A.R.L. - Beirut
q. Surgeon - Whose Bad Hands Are These? (Autechre Remix)
r. British Murder Boys - All The Saints Have Been Hung
s. F.S.O.L. - We Have Explosive
t. Grovskopa - Ragnarok
u. Takaaki Itoh - Like You Said
v. Damon Vallero - Dextrous
w. Inigo Kennedy - Spindelen Husen
x. Surgeon - Floorshow
y. Makaton - The Eternal Host (Inigo Kennedy Remix)
z. Chris McCormack - Angered

Running Time: 1:17:02

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Mix 7: TranscenDance/Eternal Energy

Transcend:
to go beyond a limit or range, e.g. of thought or belief.
to go beyond something in quality or achievement.
to exist above and apart from the material world.

Energy is becoming one of our country's greatest concerns. If we don't start working on energy conservation, there may not be enough energy to go around by the time I'm a parent. We're going to learn about how we can solve some of our problems through alternative energy choices. You can learn more about energy too: call your County Cooperative Extension Service for more information. Conserving energy is everyone's responsibility. Call 4-H to find out how you can do your part.

Tracklist:

TranscenDance

01---Foremost Poets - Moonraker (Acapella)
02---Marco Bailey vs Redhead - KombatöNen
03---Ra X - Kontrol
04---John Selway - Unearthly
05---Zeta Reticula - EP 2 (A1)
06---The Advent - Light Years Away
07---Vex'd - Lion VIP
08---Reeko - Emergence 11 (Part 2)
09---Anthony Rother - Red Light District
10---DJ Rolando - Mi Raza
11---Transllusion - Crossing Into The Mental Astroplane
12---David Tarrida - Horrormone
13---Chris McCormack - What Kind Of Sound?
14---Aphex Twin - Donkey Rhubarb
15---Alter Ego - Betty Ford
16---Inigo Kennedy - Jednu Dvanactku
17---Inigo Kennedy - Losing My Reflection

Eternal Energy

18---Surgeon - Whose Bad Hands Are These? (DisinVectant 'Dislocated Finger' Mix)
19---T Raumschmiere - Energiekrise
20---Surgeon - Klonk
21---Boards of Canada - Energy Warning
22---Makaton - Swarms of New Flies
23---Go Hiyama - Car 1937
24---Lift Syndrome - Internal War
25---Jamie Ball - The Machinist

Run Time: 1:15:05

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Mix 6: At The Heart Of The City At Night

The sequel to ‘At The End Of The Day’

All the animals come out at night, whores, skunkpussies, buggers, queens, fairies, dopers, junkies. Sick, venal. Someday a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets.


1. Thomas Bangalter – Rectum
2. Burial – Night Bus
3. Monolake – North
4. Joy Division – Twenty Four Hours
5. DJ Shadow – Changeling
6. Cannibal Ox – Stress Rap
7. Animals On Wheels – Build A Church With Your Fear
8. DJ Food feat. Ken Nordine – Ageing Young Rebel (Gentle Cruelty)
9. Surgeon – Whose Bad Hands Are These? (Roly Vex’d Remix)
10. Suicide – Super Subway Comedian
11. Tricky – Strugglin’
12. Zoviet France – Music For A Spaghetti Western
13. Underworld – Tongue
14. The Young Gods – She Rains

Run Time: 1:12:23

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Mix 4: At The End Of The Day

Inspired by Amon Tobin's track. I was on my way home from work in Belfast one early evening and I was listening to this particular song and I thought it captured the feeling of the cold city at twilight so well. It's when everything is winding down from a day and people are rushing home, on trains, cars or on foot. There is a real desire in the air, to get home, to get away from the madness, only to start it all again the very next day. I wanted a collection of songs that captured a similar feeling of busy cities. Sounds that echoed the skyscrapers and alleyways, people, vechiles and the city descending into darkness.

01...Clark - The Autumunal Crush
02...The Aloof - Stuck On The Shelf
03...Massive Attack - Man Next Door
04...Adam Beyer - Dissolve
05...Plaid - Zeal
06...Speedy J - Borax
07...Surgeon - Whose Bad Hands Are These? (DisinVectant Dislocated Finger Mix)
08...Meat Beat Manifesto - 1979
09...Orbital - Philosophy By Numbers
10...Mr. Sliff - Child's Play
11...Adam Beyer - Ignition Key
12...Amon Tobin - At The End Of The Day

Run Time: 1:03:34


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Mix 3: Our Future Sound

A perspective on how the current wrongs of the world have implications not only on the future generations but also on our journey to the afterlife.

01. Makaton feat. George W. Bush - Slush Fund
02. Ulterior - Weapons
03. Autechre - V-Proc
04. Milanese - Peggy Flynn III
05. ScanOne - Reckless
06. Meat Beat Manifesto - Cancer
07. DisinVectant - Concrete Ethereal Filter
08. Whitehouse - Killing Hurts Give You The Secrets
09. Innasekt - Archetype
10. Vex'd - Angels
11. Speedy J - Patterns (Remix)
12. Pelican - Angel Tears (Justin K Broadrick Remix)

Run Time: 70:58 mins

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Mix 2: It's War!

One of my first experiments with Ableton software.
Pounding Techno bombshells for your scarred mind...Shit, I'm still only in Saigon...


Tracklist:

Makaton – Last Wish Of A Dying Man
Exium – Dummies
Vandross – Hurt Me, I’m Waiting (Ian J. Richardson Remix)
Paul Bailey - Cosmic Dust
Thomas Rantanen – Bionic Paratroops
Ian Lehman - Cataphract
Gunjack – Outlands (A2)
Gunjack – Outlands (B1)
Oscar Mulero – Routine Operations
Christian Wunsch – Vengeance
Takaaki Itoh – We Are The Attack (Gunjack Remix)
Ben Sims – Encounter (Max Duley Remix)
Chris McCormack – The Sirens Of Atlantis

Run Time: 40 mins

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Mix 1: Father Is Dead

This is a dedication to my father who died in 2006.
BPM:140
Running Time:64:54 Minutes

Tracklist:

1. Ryuichi Sakamoto - End Of Europe
2. Steve Bicknell - Why & For Whom? (Surgeon Remix)
3. Regis & Female - Untergang
4. British Murder Boys - Father Loves Us
5. Swans - Time Is Money (Bastard)
6. Alexander Kowalski - Emtec (Deconstructed by the British Murder Boys)
7. British Murder Boys - Splinter
8. Makaton - The Eternal Host
9. Public Information Film - Here & Now
10. Veil - Blindfolded
11. Nine Inch nails - Reptile
12. Techno Animal - Blood Money
13. Aphex Twin - Come To Daddy
14. Archae & Grovskopa - Murdered Angel
15. Paul Bailey - Battery Girl
16. Exium - No Frontiers
17. DJ Boss - Kombacha
18. Damon Vallero - Trial By Fury
19. Vandross - Hurt Me, I'm Waiting (Female Remix)
20. Regis - White Stains
21. Makaton - Last Wish Of A Dying Man
22. Avro Part - Cantus In Memory Of Benjamin Britten

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