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Sun 9 Sep 2012

1990 909 Side B – Oscillations & Reflections

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swamp says:

September 9, 2012 at 1:11 pm

Mr Lovely – 1990 909 Side B â€“ Oscillations & Reflections

Earlier this year I posted a bleepy mix of early 1990s electronica (1990 909) that went down well on bmbx, and so I was encouraged to do side B.

Instead of just more of the same, I opted to do a Side B consisting of a selection of electronica and chillout tracks that I used to listen to at the same time, cut with a few samples from some of the artists involved.

I was a bit hampered by my vinyl being in a loft a few thousand miles away, so there may be a sequel at a later date!

This mix is dedicated to anyone who ever went to the legendary Oscillate club nights in Birmingham, where I was fortunate enough to hear many of these tracks for the first time in the perfect setting.

01. The Black Dog – Kings Of Sparta
02. Higher Intelligence Agency – Speed Learn
03. Biosphere – Cloudwalker II
04. A.P.L – Hypnosystem
05. The Future Sound Of London – While Others Cry
06. The KLF – Last Train To Trancentral
07. Hypnotone – Quasar
08. Xeper – Carceres Ex Novum
09. Aphex Twin – Ageispolis
10. Groove Corporation – Roots Controller
11. The Orb – Perpetual Dawn (Solar Youth Mix)
12. Speedy J – Symmetry
13. Barbarella – Barbarella (The Irresistible Force Mix)
Briscoe says:

September 9, 2012 at 7:21 pm

I remember well, the ambient movement spearheaded by the Orb /KLF, which was inpired by Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk, Gong, Lee Scratch Perry, etc. Some seminal albums came out of this time, and some very classic tunes. Glad to see you have collected a good number of the cream of the crop, download now.
Briscoe says:

September 12, 2012 at 1:58 am

I like that you kept the vibe in there for a house mix, and I love this vocal version of Perpetual Dawn (my fave version). Topping it off with Sven Vath’s infectious Barbarella is sweet.
lenodd says:

September 12, 2012 at 10:00 am

brilliant stuff mark – just a pity its so short, but I guess thats what happens when you recreate a tape!

Pity we never really checked out oscillate at Shambala – another time perhaps!
bong says:

September 12, 2012 at 12:28 pm

superb mix mate
brought a lot of good times back 😉

rave on
😈
mr lovely says:

September 19, 2012 at 10:35 pm

Thanks all, this is undoubtedly a specialist mix appealing to the palates of elderly gentlemen with refined tastes, so it’s a relief to find so many of you here with me.

In making this mix I was genuinely shocked to realise how many years had passed, but also genuinely moved by the music and the power it still held over me.

I’m sure most music-lovers feel the same, but I feel blessed to have come of age during a golden age of house, techno, electronic and ambient music. I hope that today’s kids feel the same, and that it’s just my age that keeps me distant from whatever they’re into.
Briscoe says:

September 20, 2012 at 2:46 am

I was listening to house/techno /industrial/etc from ’86 on, but there was a lot of early house/disco/electronic that I have only discovered years later. I have an appetite for discovering music from all modern decades/styles, and I can only hope the younger generations have a similar appetite. The thing they will miss out on is the wonder that these releases had, so fresh and awe inspiring.
shining steve says:

September 21, 2012 at 10:27 am

I loved this stuff then and I still love it now although I was already in my early 30s the first time round! Some of my favourites are on here as well as some I missed and some I’d forgotten. I think there’s still new stuff being made that’s just as good but nothing that feels as new as it did back then.
Firestopper says:

September 22, 2012 at 8:14 pm

A short, one side of a C90 tape works for me Len, ha ha ! 🙂

Now then Mr Lovely, about these “elderly gentlemen with refined tastes” ?

Most of these fellas would be thirty/ forty somethings right about now, (dependin on how early they got started dancin n that) I’d guess ?

So, where does that leave me at 60 ?
A prehistoric fossil who’s “gettin down wi the kids”, ha ha ? 🙂

Anyhoo, I’m lovin this mix fella, 1st class.

Some lovely tunes to stir memories, even tho I was never a club kid. (Obviously)

A gorgeous gentle groove thoughout. Really “summery” in parts ?
Listened last night n loved it, so back for more tonight.

D/l methinks. 🙂

Fanx for sharin sir.
Briscoe says:

September 23, 2012 at 6:56 pm

60? Amazing. I’m to be 40 soon, and you are my dad’s age. I got my music obsession from him, but I know he wouldn’t listen to this. Is it the culture difference in the UK vs America? Except for a few pockets scattered about, few people my age even listen to this (generally gravitate to Journey reunion concerts). Unlike the UK, we had no John Peel to broaden the horizon (closest would be Dr Demento). Since I’ve kept on this path for a while, I will no doubt remain, and glad to have company.
bong says:

September 24, 2012 at 10:42 am

three cheers to that

😈
mr lovely says:

September 25, 2012 at 12:45 pm

Wow – I love the thoughts and comments that this mix has provoked here.

@Firestopper – when I was 20 I thought that at 40 I would be too old. Now I’m nearly 40 I know that at 60 I won’t be too old. I love it that you love it.

@Briscoe – Yes, we were/are spoiled over here for electronic music, and it’s a good thing to be reminded how lucky we are. I keep hearing that the US has finally “got” electronic music, but it all sounds like stadium rave gone bad with Deadmau5 and shit. And yes, that version of Perpetual Dawn is the one I remember dancing in a field to at Glastonbury 92. Ahhhh.

@Shining Steve, yes – they managed to create soulful music from simple synths. As the laptop generation we have more sounds, tricks and fxs than ever but the soul is too often missing.

To the rest of you, thanks for listening. If off for my cocoa and a nap now. x
shining steve says:

September 25, 2012 at 12:55 pm

I don’t want to suggest that I’m down on current music, I listen to mostly new stuff and I love loads of it. It’s just that when I was first hearing ambient/prog house/techno etc. in the early ’90s it really did sound like nothing I’d heard before, which doesn’t seem to happen that often these days. I heard a new track on 6Music this morning that was described as “post-dubstep” and to me it sounded far more retro than anything in this mix. Don’t want to get into a big debate about it though. And I totally agree with you about “Deadmau5 and shit” – it seems like the American mass audience could only “get” electronic music when it lost everything that made it special in the first place. I’ll shut up now 😉
mr lovely says:

September 25, 2012 at 2:03 pm

I’m with you entirely Steve – I (try to) listen to lots of new music, but so much feels like variants, and so many remixes, re-edits, etc. Rarely does something hit me as a new sound in the way that so much did in the early and mid 90s.

Yes, a lot is down to age, but it is more than that – new music has to compete with the entire canon of old music in this “everything is one click away” age, and it’s harder for bands to find a new sound.

Most new waves in music were driven by technological innovation of some kind (electric guitars, multi-tracks, synths, samplers), but recent technical innovation seems to be more about how we listen to and share music (now that we’ve all got recording studios in our laptops). And it doesn’t feel as punk as it should.

That said, a few new albums have blown me away recently, so it IS still out there, and maybe it’s better if us old giffers aren’t down with it 😉

Check out “Clark – Iradelphic” “Swarms – Old Raves End” or “Lone – Galaxy Garden” and I hope you’ll feel refreshed.
swamp says:

September 25, 2012 at 3:50 pm

u seem to have hit a chord… hehehe

very familiar wiv just about all these artists, but not necessarily the specific trax. that xeper trak is one ov me fave black dog trax from me fave bd rekkid “bytes”
matrix says:

October 18, 2012 at 9:55 pm

What everyone else said, but with early 90s bells on.
ICEBREAKER says:

November 7, 2012 at 8:42 pm

TO THE VERY EARLY DAYS OF WARP RECORDS!! CHEERS MATE!

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