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In A Space Outta SoundIn A Space Outta Sound by Nightmares on Wax
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £6.43
Warmer than hip hop, cooler than dub, George Evelyn AKA Nightmares on Wax infuses this album with his own brand of deep, soulful, splifficaciously slo-mo grooveliness.
Dub Gone Crazy Vol.1: the Evolution of Dub at King Tubby's 1975-1979Dub Gone Crazy Vol.1: the Evolution of Dub at King Tubby's 1975-1979 by King Tubby
Buy used from: £17.82
King Tubby is indeed King of Dub...If you aren't familiar with his work, this is as good a place as any to start...
Rob Da Bank Presents Sunday Best: Mixed By Rob Da BankRob Da Bank Presents Sunday Best: Mixed By Rob Da Bank by Various Artists
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £9.71
Eclectic collection from known wag Rob Da Bank. Patchy...but with some real gems like the Spiritual South remix of Max Sedgley's Happy, and the ping-pongy-in-yer-headphones Daisy Daisy
De9: Closer to the EditDe9: Closer to the Edit by Richie Hawtin
Buy used from: £11.41
Smooth Techno set from the Canadian master intricately cut-up-and-rearranged-mix...great early hours listening...mesmerising.
Drowning in a Sea of LoveDrowning in a Sea of Love by Nathan Fake
Buy used from: £8.56
Imagine lying on your back on a summer's day watching the fluffy clouds float across the giant sky, feeling the earth humming through your back, and stifling a luxuriant, psychedelic yawn. mmmm nice!
70 Minutes of Madness - Journeys by DJ70 Minutes of Madness - Journeys by DJ by Coldcut
Buy used from: £21.94
Re-issued classic and timeless free-wheeling mix from the masters...stopping at Hip Hop, Dub, and all points between...mindbogglingly great mix that genuinely entertains and surprises.
Colours of Circulation [VINYL]Colours of Circulation [VINYL] by Circulation
Buy used from: £34.99
Sadly deleted double CD of melodic Tech House. All their 12 inches to 2000... all named after colours. Lovely, delicately fluid (for four-to-the -floor) arrangements for those special lunar events.
Apricot MorningApricot Morning by Quantic
Buy new: £8.34 / Used from: £3.25
Quantic (Will Holland) has made several great records, but this is probably the most consistent. Gentle funk and jazzy tinged grooves with highly infectious hooks...which go deep, and don't let go.
33 by Pole
Buy used from: £9.53
Electronic drumless dub from the floor of the Atlantic...and it doesn't get deeper than this...or darker...or more minimal...or more mysterious. The Angler Fish of Electro-Dub.
Dial 'M' for MonkeyDial 'M' for Monkey by Bonobo
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £29.07
Free thinking downtempo optimistic soundscapes from Brighton. This studio-based innovator sidesteps the obvious to find rare coves and spaces to visit.
Pathaan's Indian Sunset: a Definitive Selection of Asiatic Vibes & Downtempo Grooves/Mixed By DJ PathaanPathaan's Indian Sunset: a Definitive Selection of Asiatic Vibes & Downtempo Grooves/Mixed By DJ Pathaan by DJ Pathaan
Buy new: £29.90 / Used from: £36.13
Pathaan is a DJ whose collections are from the East looking West. Asian flavours, always sweetly scented. 2CDs, the second more clubby and dancey than the first.
FourwordsFourwords by The Vinyl Gibbon
Found this guy on MySpace. Wildly eclectic, deep and groovy, this is densely layered alien smoke-jazz of the highest order. Worth the effort to track him down.
Arrange and Process Basic Channel TracksArrange and Process Basic Channel Tracks by Scion
Buy used from: £35.00
Basic Channel best-of's represented, remixed and rearranged using Ableton Live. Where minimal fluid Techno meets Dub in a Berlin Stylee. Great for lo-grav crater-hopping.
RubyconRubycon by Tangerine Dream
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.48
This classic slice of electronica is over thirty years old, but sounds like it was made yesterday. i urge any Techno fan of the Tresor/Basic Channel persuasion to buy this and discover your heritage.
Direction CorrectionDirection Correction by Subjekt
Buy new: £2.00 / Used from: £3.67
Not House, not Techno but close. Nicely skewed and off-kilter...great production values and danceable...in a parallel universe.
Barry Myers Presents Scratchy Sounds (Ska, Dub, Roots & Reggae Nuggets)Barry Myers Presents Scratchy Sounds (Ska, Dub, Roots & Reggae Nuggets) by Various Artists
Buy new: £4.76 / Used from: £8.99
Former resident reggae DJ for punk bands of the day (The Clash et al.) Scratchy recently relaunched his career with this cracking selection of Reggae and Dub gems...worth it for Moonhop alone.
The Audience's ListeningThe Audience's Listening by Cut Chemist
Buy new: £11.98 / Used from: £5.63
Proving there is still lots of creative life left in that old breaks/hip hop dog. Fertile.
Six: RemasteredSix: Remastered by Soft Machine
Buy new: £4.44 / Used from: £5.72
Cyclic, hypnotic, compelling Brit Jazz/Rock/Systems music from the mid seventies. Ready for a revival?
Solid Steel - It Came From The SeaSolid Steel - It Came From The Sea by Various Artists mixed by Bonobo
Buy new: £9.12 / Used from: £7.99
A scenic journey through an eclectic landscape of other peoples material.... deceptively moreish, this one withstands many repeat listens
ToyToy by Toy
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Toy are a Scandinavian/British collaboration... by turns joyful and surreal. This Nintendo muzak is delightfully childlike. Is it what Super Mario would listen to if he was real, and had a day off.
UntrueUntrue by Burial
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £7.18
Hailed by some critics as Dubstep's Dark Side of the Moon...whatever that means...but what you get is beautifully produced dark, brooding, bass-heavy soundscapes with some unique dubstep beats.