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Harvestman – Clouds are Relatives (The Bug – ‘Amtrak Mix’)

I went for a walk down by the river, to a place where ancient rock formations meet the cold concrete of the motorway that cuts through the landscape. It’s not for everyone, but I love it. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the tension between the ancient and the modern, and this track—Harvestman: Triptych Part Three by Steve Von Till, brilliantly dubbed by The Bug—feels like the perfect soundtrack.

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Angélica Salvi, Ece Canlı, João Pais Filipe e Pedro Augusto – Side A

16 and a bit minutes of mind-melting psychedelic joy from the ever-excellent Lovers and Lollypops. Gorgeous harps, spectral moans, roaring bass filters, and top-drawer drumming from João Pais Filipe. Shades of Jah Wobble, Can, Klaus Schulze and all that good stuff… what more could you want on a Tuesday morning?

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Devon Rexi – Human Snax

Back to school, feeling weird. Let’s have some Liquid Liquid-esque dubbed-out funk from Amsterdam’s divine Devon Rexi.

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5 Tewns Vol.4

compilation of album covers featuring plant43 Neuntage Alt Tortoise

Read Time: 2 mins

Sorry kittens, I was away last week, visiting fantasy island for the first time in nearly a decade (long story). A long weekend on the flagshagger-friendly east coast, complete with utterly depressing Stop the Boats union jacks and roundabout twattery. If that’s your bag, you’re a cunt, sir, and most certainly barking up the wrong digital tree with this blog — so off you fuck!

If you aren’t a little Ingland fascist, here are five tunes I’ve been bumping while staring at the clouds over the mountains.

Plant43 – Anthropomorphic Algorithms, Plant43 Recordings


Arpeggiated visions of hazy dystopian futures from one of the finest contemporary electro producers, Plant43. Taken from the latest album, Feeding the Machines, on Plant43 Recordings.

Neuntage Alt – March, Tapetopia


Ice-cold industrial post-punk from DDR outfit Neuntage Alt, lovingly reissued on Tapetopia / aufnahme + wiedergabe, Berlin.

Tortoise – Layered Presence, International Anthem

Nine bloody years since the last Tortoise album! A collective that has, more than most, become an intrinsic part of my personality. I’m over the moon about this one.

Insides – Skinned Clean, Fundamental Frequencies


Taken from the latest Telepathic Fish compilation: Trawling the Early 90s Ambient Underground and originally released on Geurnica, this gorgeous Steve Reich-esque bubbler has been soundtracking my misty morning walks for a while now.

Blumes – Wondering Why, Mangel Records


Beautiful, honest-to-God lo-fi pop music from Leipzig’s Blumes. It makes me smile from ear to ear.

Don’t forget to remind your local Anglo-Saxon that they’re not indigenous to Britain.

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Oh Sees – Poisoned Stones, Castle-Face Records, 2019

It’s Friday, and I’ve woken up with this psychedelic afro-rock inspired mind melter by the wonderful OH SEES rattling around my neural network. Taken from 2019’s Face Stabber record! It’s a certified belter!

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The Orb – Towers Of Dub – Mad Professor Remix, 1992

It’s a beautiful day here: Atlantic mist cloaks the mountains, and a soft autumnal breeze drifts through the valley. I’ve been down the river with the dog, and all is righteous. With that in mind, it’s time for some dreamy, dog-bark-sampling dub from The Orb, remixed by the legendary Mad Professor.

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CLMT: Mutti

Back in 2020, when Cambrian Line was still active, we asked the reclusive, Munster-based space cadet Mutti to put together a mixtape for us, along with a short interview as part of our now-defunct CLMT mix series. Some of those mixes are still up on the old YouTube, if you fancy a browse. Mutti delivered a gorgeous selection of electro and IDM, featuring tracks from Marco Lazovic, Ghostwerk, Shedbug, Vort, and others.

A photograph of electro dj and producer MUTTI. distorted and presented as a series of greay lines
Electro hermit, Mutti

Interview

How are you doing and what are you doing right now?
I’m very well. I’m sitting by the little lake in my town, in the sunshine, drinking a beer.

Where are you from, and how has that inspired your music?
I’m from a small town in Niedersachsen called Munster. It’s a quiet place with a river running through it. I guess I’ve always liked very futuristic-sounding music, which is funny because my town isn’t modern at all.

In the ’90s, there were a lot of British soldiers in Munster, and around Niedersachsen in general, and I grew up listening to BFBS (British Forces Broadcasting Service). It was very cool — my friends and I would drink beers, smoke, and listen to The Steve Mason Experience.

It sounded like the music of space, and I wanted to go to space.

What was the first record you remember buying?
I think it was KLF’s 3AM Eternal. It was always on MTV, and I was in love with the bleeping noises in that track. I really wanted to ride in their car as well.

What setup did you use when recording the mix?
I’ll sound like a very boring old man, but I used two Technics 1210 turntables and a CDJ, mostly for samples, loops, and effects.

Did you have any concept for the mix?
The mix was recorded during lockdown in Germany. I felt pretty alone, with just my pet rabbits for company, and thought it might be cool to make a mix about a space mission going wrong — maybe using some old NASA documentary samples I had lying around.

I don’t know, I was watching too many sci-fi films at the time. 

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