Chrome Roots 48

 

Acid House / Deep House / House / Tech House

An hour of dubby, chugging, acid house groovers - followed by some house / deep house & into some more techy goodness.

'Can you hear? Everybody can hear?'

Lost In Translation (International Observer Meets Horace Remix) - Pitch Black (Dubmission)
Zephyr - Guy Contact & Solar Suite (Wax'o Paradiso)
Karahi King (Dub) - Jura Soundsystem (Isle Of Jura)
Morisyen Acid - Akio Nagase (Emotional Especial)
Manifesto - Shape Of Space (Shape Of Space)
Sleighride Blizzard (Andrew Weatherall Remix) - Timothy J Fairplay (Astro Lab)
Burning Down The House (Tech Support Dub Version) - Talking Heads (Tech Support)
Natural Lifespan (Acid Orchestra Mix) - Cos / Mes (ESP Institute)
Just A Daydream Away (Joe Morris Beach Breaks Remix) - Marshall Watson & Cole Odin (Shades Of Sound)
Sunwave - Hybrid Man (Wax'o Paradiso)
Keep Me Hangin' On (Hardway Bros Swamp Dub) - Dan Wainwright (Through God's Own Eyes)
Time Passage - Asa Tate (Silver Bear)
I'm Doing Fine - Moodymann (Peacefrog)
Ezio - Motorbass (Motorbass)
Dust (Melvo Baptiste & AMicity Extended Remix) - Recloose featuring Joe Dukie (The Remedy Project)
The Cure & The Cause (Dennis Ferrer Remix) - Fish Go Deep & Tracey K (Defected)
Deep Inside (Extended Mix) - Ferreck Dawn & Hayley May (Defected)
Voices (Fata Morgana Remix) - KC Flightt vs Funky Junction (Alternative Route)
Bubblebath (Omid 16B Remix) - Agent 001 (Alola)
Know What You Mean - Ambusher (Grayhound)
Mispent Years (Silicone Soul Darkroom Dub Mix) - Schatrax (Soma)
As - Klon Dump (Kalahari Oyster Cult)

On This Day - 19th of November 1988

 

19th of November 1988. Classic NME cover

ACID CRACKDOWN
PANIC IN THE STREETS OF LONDON?

I don’t have the original NME anymore (I got NME weekly for many years & the hoarder in me wishes I kept them all, but they’re long gone).
i do have this, which is a postcard that came with NME a few years later - I think maybe a set of postcards of NME covers?

Love it ❤️📷

Tune Of The Day - Halloween Special

 

Some spooky 7 inch vinyl:    

1. There's A Ghost In My House - The Fall (Beggars Banquet 1987)

I have many records by The Fall, but this was probably the last one I bought on release day. They'd put out a lot of excellent albums & singles before this, but were always singularly uncommercial. Mark E Smith in the pop charts would not have been considered possible prior, yet here they were at #30. Manchester meets Motown, splendid stuff & with a cool, limited edition hologram cover.

2. I Ain't Nuthin But A Gorehound - The Cramps (New Rose 1983)

The Cramps were so good, I think I love them ever more as the years pass, just brilliant. This was probably the first of their records I bought, live at The Peppermint Lounge, raw, groovy, punk, rockabilly with a classic sleeve, love it.

3. Spirit - Bauhaus (Beggars Banquet 1982)

Bauhaus would be considered one of the originators of Goth, but they were always more than that, definitely dark & moody but also full of funk & dub. This one came out just before their big hit (a cover of Ziggy Stardust), & is a decent, kinda Bowie-esque track.

4. Ghosts - Japan (Virgin 1982)

Loved Japan, great band, before this they'd released European Son, Life in Tokyo & Quiet Life which were all excellent. Ghosts was a massive hit, #5 in the pop charts & really just such a weird record to be so big - slow, minimal & moody, with no drums at all. Later sampled by Goldie for a Rufige Kru release that definitely did have drums :)

5. Anaconda / Phantom - The Sisters Of Mercy (Merciful Release 1983)

Anaconda is nothing special, but Phantom is one of my favourite Sisters tracks, groovy & spooky. I was very into this band, they had a great run of singles leading up to the first album, & also amazing live shows, full of dry ice & vibes. I remember being quite underwhelmed when the album came out, but I've been listening to it recently & really like it now :)

I don't buy a lot of records these days, having settled into the convenience of digital, but still love crate digging when there's opportunity. It's always a joy going through the collection & digging out gems - all these records still sound good 40+ years later. 

There's something very satisfying about vinyl, that digital can never have - the memories, cover artwork, even the ring-wear on the sleeves & dusty crackles are all part of the magic.

Chrome Roots 47

 

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

Still feeling the post BSS Spring Bounce glow – a very welcome return to playing tunes & dancing in beautiful Bouddi – a stunning location, great music & good vibes

This is pretty similar to what I played at the party, with a few extras that I could have played – deep, groovy, spacey sounds 😊

Big up to all the BSS crew

‘more freedom than you’ve ever felt before’

Sometimes Feel Like - Nuage (House Of Youth)

Dancing Is Life (feat. Diamondancer) - Massiande (Freerange)

Foreign Nature - Vhyce (Vhyce)

Love You Got (Club Edit) - Kelly Lee Owens (DH2)

Meteors - Scuba (Last Night On Earth)

Euphoria Simulator - Guy Contact (Haws)

Fever - Command D (The Vibesmith)

Entropy & Ecstasy - Mooglepuff (Shades Of Sound)

Into Dust (Still Falling) - Four Tet (XL)

Close To You - Boys' Shorts (Correspondant)

Hot Life - Retromigration (Edits From The Function)

Monte Kali - mpeg (Haws)

Far Away Places - Escape Artist (Craigie Knowes)

Sunscreen (Live Mix) - Spriitzz (Punctuality)

Reward Chemicals - Sleep D (Kalahari Oyster Cult)

To The Edge - Spencer Parker (Trick)

Artist Of The Day: Blancmange

 

Listening to Blancmange today.

Wonderful early 80's electronic pop. Loved these records then & still love them today.

From the moody electronica of Running Thin & the excellent I've Seen The Word, to the dancefloor with Feel Me (best heard in Greg Wilson / Derek Kaye version) & Blind Vision (12" extended mix). Sitars & tablas on Top Of The Pops for Living On The Ceiling, & the Mange Tout album is just full of highlights (+ the 12" versions of the singles). 

All brilliant stuff :)

Top marks for the artwork as well, particularly on the first three.

RIP Stephen Luscombe

Blancmange Spotify Playlist

Chrome Roots 46

 

House / Tech House / Progressive House / Techno / Trance

Friday night dub house disco | Deep spacey goodness :)

Look out for BSS Spring Bounce, coming to a lush Bouddi location 04/10/25

'This cosmic journey'

Bansuri Breeze (Extended Club Edit) - Mooglepuff (Mooglepuff)
Lose Your Love (Andrew Weatherall Remix) - Le Carousel (Phil Kieran Recordings)
The Hope (Recondite's Nocturnal Car Ride) - Scuba (Hotflush)
Eternal Thing - Nhar (Azzur)
Samarkanda (Zombies In Miami Audio Guide Remix) - Cannibal Ink (Rotten City)
Astra (Sasha's Daydream Mix) - Sasha & Super Flu (Last Night On Earth)
Animatronic - Scuba (Last Night On Earth)
Spa Down - Rambal Cochet (Space Lab)
Close To You - Boys' Shorts (Correspondant)
Planet Love - Boudi & Boy Boogie (Work Them Records)
Sort Of Like A Dream (feat. Anunaku) - Avalon Emerson (Dead Oceans)
Virtual Flight - Solar Suite (On Rotation)
Forward Motion - Nathalie Capello (Permanent Vacation)
Invoke Hysteria - Tifra (Haws)
Reward Chemicals - Sleep D (Kalahari Oyster Cult)
Remembering - Escape Artist (Phonica)

On This Day - 11th of September 1991

 

On this day… 34 years ago.

11th of September 1991. Flowered Up at The Event, Brighton. Support from Soul Family Sensation & DJ Terry Farley.

Saw Flowered Up a few times, great band, always very vibey. Good times 🔈

It’s On & Weekender (+ Weatherall remixes) are still top tunes 🔈
The Flowered Up album was reissued last year with extra tracks & some new remixes - all good stuff, go check it out 😊
Had a listen to the Soul Family Sensation album earlier, for the first time in many years, enjoyed it 😊

@flowered_up_official @terryfarley