The Remix According To Ashley Beedle Volume Two (2012 Future Vintage Vaults)

This is the last one before I go - Volume Two of the FVV compilation dedicated to remixing skillz of Mr. Ashley Beedle. This 23-track collection is dedicated mainly to his house music excursions so throw your hands in the air and enjoy!

101 The Other Two-Selfish (Ashley Beedle The East Village Vocal)
102 Jhelisa-Friendly Pressure (Ashley Beedle Enemy Release Mix)
103 Lisa Stansfield-The Line (Black Science Magic Vocal Mix)
104 Baby Fox-Rain (Ashley Beedle Dub)
105 D'Influence-Magic (Black Science Magic Session Dub Mix)
106 D-Note-Lost And Found (Spiritual Union Vocal)
107 Bent-Always (Ashley Beedle's Mahavishnu Remix)
108 The 10th Planet-Strings Of Life (Ashley Beedle Remix)
109 The Police-Voices Inside My Head (Ashley's Tribal Space Mix Part One)
110 Airto-City Sushi Man (New 98 Mix By Ashley Beedle)
111 The Trammps-The Night The Lights Went Out (The Black Science Orchestra Remix)
112 Byron Wallen-Winds Of Change Earth Roots (Ashley Beedle Remix)

201 Underworld King Of Snake (Ashley Beedle's Save Our Discos Re-Edit)
202 Funky Green Dogs Body (Ashley Beedle Sirius Red Hard Mix)
203 The 10th Planet Strings Of Life (Ashley Beedle Radio Edit)
204 Bent Always (Ashley Beedle's Mahavishnu Dub)
205 Black Science Orchestra Save Us (Ashley Beedle's Disco Throwback)
206 The Police Voices Inside My Head (Ashley's Tribal Space Dub Part Two)
207 Femi Kuti Beng Beng Beng (Ashley Beedle's Afrikans On Marz Remix)
208 Smith & Mighty Same (Ashley Beedle's Afroart Vocal Mix)
209 Shawn Lee Happiness (Ashley Beedle's West Coast Beach Bossa Vocal Mix)
210 The Trammps Night The Lights Went Out (Black Science NY Story, Pt. 2)
211 The Aloof Sinking (Ashley Beedle Soul Deep Club Mix)

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The Remix According To Luke Vibert (2012 Future Vintage Vaults)

...and now something for the weekend! You may know Luke Vibert under many nicknames - Wagon Christ, Plug or Kerrier District, to name just a few. His 1997 Mo'Wax album Big Soup is imho one of the best electronic releases of the Future Vintage era. This 25-track monster compilation focuses strictly on his superpower to remix anything and anyone, from indie rock to industrial, from Thurston Moore to François De Roubaix. Enjoy!

101 Aphex Twin-Ventolin (Deep Gong Mix)
102 Funki Porcini-Carwreck (Wagon Christ Mix)
103 Lamb-Godbless (Wagon Christ Mix)
104 2 Player-Extreme Possibilites (Wagon Christ Mix)
105 DJ Food-Turtle Soup (Luke Vibert Remix)
106 Tortoise-Taut And Tame (Luke Vibert Remix)
107 Meat Beat Manifesto-Asbestos Lead Asbestos (Plug Mix by Luke Vibert)
108 The Mike Flowers Pops-Freebase (MFP Chunks)
109 Osamu Sato-Face The Music (Wagon Christ Mix)
110 Stereolab-Metronomic Underground (Wagon Christ Mix)
111 Coldcut-Atomic Moog 2000 (The Bomb) (Remix by Luke Vibert)

201 Nobukazu Takemura-The Lake Of Winter (Wagon Christ Mix)
202 Ken Ishii-Extra (Wagon Christ reMix)
203 Howie B.-Hopscotch (Wagon Christ reMix)
204 Nine Inch Nails-The Perfect Drug (Plug Mix)
205 Meat Beat Manifesto-Radio Babylon (Luke Vibert mix)
206 Pitchshifter-Genius (Luke Vibert mix)
207 Thurston Moore-Root (Luke Vibert Remix)
208 Mandalay-This Life (Wagon Christ reMix)
209 DJ Mink-Hey Hey! Can U Relate (Luke Vibert Remix)
210 April Stevens-Do It Again (Wagon Christ reMix)
211 Yoko Kanno-Tank! (Luke Vibert Remix)
212 Moloko-Lotus Eaters (Luke Vibert‘s Plug Mix)
213 David Sylvian-Godman (Wagon Christ Mix)
214 François De Roubaix-Piti Piti Pas (Luke Vibert Remix)

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The Remix According To Mr. Scruff (2012 Future Vintage Vaults)

Today's Future Vintage Vaults release is dedicated to yet another mancunian deejay and producer - Mr. Scruff. No need to introduce this man of many virtues, you can find snippets of his genius scattered all around this blog. This two-disc special includes the most part of his lovely playfull remixes from the Future Vintage era, ranging from roots dub to FM pop. Enjoy!

101 The Sabres Of Paradise-Wilmot Meets Lord Scruffage
102 Nightmares On Wax-Gambia Via Vagator Beach (Scruff Mix)
103 Dub Syndicate-Mafia (DJ Scruff Remix)
104 Manasseh-Rasselas (Scruff Manasseh Mix)
105 Bobby Matos-The Creator Has A Master Plan (Mr. Scruff Remix 1)
106 Bim Sherman-It Must Be A Dream (Mr. Scruff Mix)
107 Moloko-Fun For Me (Mr. Scruff Instrumental)
108 Lamb-Gold (Mr. Scruff Mix)
109 Crustation-Purple (Mr. Scruff Mix)
110 Mono-Silicone (Mr. Scruff Remix)

201 Bobby Matos-The Creator Has A Master Plan (Mr. Scruff Remix 2)
202 The Peter Nice Trio-Harp Of Gold (Mr. Scruff Remix)
203 Yoko Kanno-Cat Blues (Mr. Scruff Remix)
204 Aquasky-Manmade Symphony (Mr. Scruff Remix)
205 Mulu-Desire (Mr. Scruff Remix)
206 Moloko-Fun For Me (Mr. Scruff Vocal)
207 Yam Yam-The Spectacle (Mr. Scruff Remix)
208 Red Snapper-Thomas The Fib (Mr. Scruff mix)
209 Statik Sound System-Dr Wheeler (Mr. Scruff Remix)
210 Glen Brown & King Tubby-Father For The Living (Mr. Scruff Remix)

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A Reminiscent Drive - Side Effects (Rare Tracks 1996-1998) (2012 Future Vintage Vaults)

Here comes a very special (at least for me) Future Vintage Vaults extra - 76 minutes of dreamy downtempo soundscapes by Jay Alansky AKA A Reminiscent Drive. These 16 blissfull tracks were collected from long time unavailable EPs (all except for Inédits EP) and compilations and include hard to get material from his Mercy Street era; because he's never been so good again. The package includes an original cover made by me, a pastiche of the minimalistic design line common for all ARD early releases. All the tracks were previously released on the mighty F Communications label, of course. Hope you'll have as much fun listening to it as I had while putting it together. Stay tuned!

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The Remix According To Ashley Beedle Volume One (2012 Future Vintage Vaults)

If there was a Museum Of Dance Music, Ashley Beedle would surely have a big hall just for himself. The enormous amount of remixes by this many-faceted individual could feed a blog of its own. Because I'm such a lazy lizzard, I'm loving especially his non-house and downtempo line of work which is contained on this fine double disc collection. And yes, there will probably be a sequel dedicated to his four-to-the-floor work sometime in the near future (if there will be any), so don't bother asking ;-)

Stay tuned!

101 Marden Hill Come On (Ashley Beedle Mix)
102 Ski (Ain't Gonna) Justify (Short Trip To Space Mix)
103 Sacred Spirit Gitchi Manidoo (Geronimo Lessons Part 1 and 2)
104 D*Note The Garden Of Earthly Delights (Ballistic Barrio Boom)
105 Renegade Soundwave Positive I.D. (Ashley Beedle Saturday Night In Soho)
106 Jodeci Feenin (The Delta 70 B Boy Classic Mix by Ashley Beedle)
107 Manic Street Preachers Roses In The Hospital (51 Funk Salute Mix)
108 The Aloof Sinking (Ashley Beedle Nautical Cosmic Break Mix)
109 Ryuichi Sakamoto Salvation (Ashley Beedle's Heaven & Earth)
110 DJ Food Consciousness (Ashley Beedle Cosmic Consciousness Mix)
111 Moloko Lotus Eaters (Ashley Beedle's Funk In Your Neighbourhood Mix)
112 Baby Fox Jonny Lipshake (The 360° Drunken Master Soundboy Special)
113 The Aloof Wish You Were Here... (Postcards From the Edge Mix by Ashley Beedle)

201 Marden Hill Thelonious (Ashley Beedle Mix)
202 Indian Vibes Mathar (Ballistics In Traffic Mix)
203 DJ Food Consciousness (Ashley Beedle Unconscius Dub)
204 Mono Slimcea Girl (Fat Boy Vocal)
205 Lisa Stansfield The Line (Ashley Beedle Pure Funk Radio Edit)
206 David Holmes Gritty Shaker (Our Latin Thing Remix)
207 St. Germain Alabama Blues (The Black Science Philly Phunk Remix)
208 The Aloof Bittersweet (Lemon In the Honey Domestic Mix by Ashley Beedle)
209 Manic Street Preachers Roses In The Hospital (O.G. Psychovoval Mix)
210 Shawn Lee Happiness (Ashley Beedle's Secret Beach Bossa 7'' Mix)
211 The Brand New Heavies You've Got A Friend (Ballistic Brothers Mix)
212 Heaven 17 Let Me Go (Ashley Beedle Remix)
213 Renegade Soundwave Positive I.D. (Ashley Beedle Soho Groovement)
214 The Aloof One Night Stand (Ashley Beedle The Long Night And The Samba Remix)

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The Remix According To Rae & Christian (2012 Future Vintage Vaults)

Never did I imagine that my famous last words would cause such an avalanche of comments and emails with words of love and support! Therefore I've had no option but to spend Christmas time compiling and recompiling some more juicy FVV releases for you my folks out there. So here comes another fine Future Vintage Vaults release, the double load of remixes by Manchester's beloved sons Mark Rae and Steve Christian.

101 Nightmares On Wax What I‘m Feelin‘ (Rae & Christian Mix)
102 The Blue Boy Remember Me (Rae & Christian Remix)
103 Lamb All In Your Hands (Rae & Christian Remix)
104 M People Just For You (Rae & Christian Remix)
105 Visit Venus Space Nazis Must Die (Rae & Christian Rmx)
106 Bebel Gilberto Bananeria (Rae & Christian Remix)
107 Ybu vs Rae & Christian Soul Magic 98
108 Brooke Russell So Sweet (Rae & Christian Remix)
109 Only Child Pourqoui? (Only Child Meets Rae & Christian On Tib St. Mix)
110 Rae & Christian Spell Bound (Dub Instrumental)

201 Dinah Washington Is You Is Or Is You Ain‘t My Baby? (Rae & Christian Remix)
202 Moby Bodyrock (Rae & Christian Remix)
203 Funky 4+1 That‘s The Joint (Rae & Christian Remix)
204 The Pharcyde Runnin‘ ft Mark 1 & Funky Fresh Few (Rae & Christian mix)
205 Jeru The Damaja Me Or The Papes (Rae & Christian Remix)
206 Red Snapper Image Of You (Rae And Christian Remix-Vocal)
207 Bushy Don‘t Mind If I Do (Rae & Christian Remix)
208 Aim ft Kate Rogers Sail (Rae & Christian mix)
209 Emiliana Torrini Baby Blue (Rae & Christian Remix)

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See you in the next life

"Dood, what happened to you??? Are you okay? Do we need to bail you out of an armenian prison? Or are you joining Fila Brazillia as a roadie/stylist?", wrote Kevin and as I keep getting concerned emails and comments in very much the same vein, I think it's about time to offer you some explanation of the 7 weeks gap, unheard of even in the history of this blog, well known for it's slow pace.

You my readers know that I usually don't mix personal issues with blogging, so let's make the long story short. The year 2011 was undoubtedly the worst year in my professional career as well as in my personal life. Probably as a result of the economic crisis most of my clients went out of business or had to cut the marketing budgets drastically, which in effect turned me from moderately successful graphic designer to a penniless loser close to eviction and with limited access to the net.

Being 12 months without a proper job is something I haven't experienced in my whole life. Surely it beats an armenian prison but only barely. I'm truly addicted to work, so the lack of it really wears me out and gets me down. But whichever work the devil has found for my idle hands, it's not blogging. Not that there wasn't enough material for posting (like a couple of essential addendums to the Dorado batch) but as a result of my personal quagmire somehow I've just lost all the creative energy and drive.

Anyway if you happen to have any use for skilled and experienced graphic designer with an impressive portfolio, do not hesitate to contact me.

Recently I've put all my net money into the RS account to maintain at least some continuity but frankly, I have no idea when or if I'll ever be in postion that would allow me to post some more of the choons we all love. The Howie B. remix collection you'll find below is the last release on FVV label and this blog, at least for the foreseeable future. So enjoy this X-mas present and if you feel like some charity and want to support the author, please consider using the Donate button, the eternal blind spot of this blog.

Stay tuned!

The Remix According To Howie B. (2011 Future Vintage Vaults)

Here comes the second and probably the last of the Future Vintage Vaults releases - a double disc collection of remixes by Howie B(ernstein). There isn't much to say about this guy that you don't already know - a studio knob-twiddler who miraculously became friend to the stars while keeping his underground rep as a Godfather of trip hop and head honcho of the legendary label Pussyfoot. Of course this collection is far from complete as I've focused just on the works that fit within the boundaries of Future Vintage era. Stay tuned!

101 New Order-Age Of Consent (Howie B. Remix)
102 Bj0rk-Hyperballad (Robin Hood Riding Through The Glen Mix by Howie B)
103 Compulsion-Juvenile Scene Detective (Howie B.'s Tribute To Mr. Laudanum Mix)
104 Sacred Spirit-Tor Cheney Naha (Howie B. Left Foot Mix)
105 Tricky-Aftermath (I Could Be Looking For People Remix by Howie B.)
106 Ingrid Schroeder-Bee Charmer (Howie B.'s 7'')
107 Kensuke Shiina-Insomniac (Remix by Howie B. & Kudo)
108 Jenny Devivo-Love Is What I Live For (Hash Vibes Mix)
109 U.N.K.L.E.-The Time Has Come (Howie B. vs U.N.K.L.E Mix)
110 Leftfield-Dusted (Howie B. Instrumental Remix)
111 Luscious Jackson-Naked Eye (Muscle Shock Remix by Howie B.)
112 Bj0rk-All Is Full Of Love (Howie's Version)

201 Leftfield-Dusted (Howie B. Vocal Mix)
202 µ2-Discotheque (Howie B. Hairy B Mix)
203 Placebo-Pure Morning (Howie B. Remix)
204 Sofa Surfers-Container (Howie B. Remix)
205 Redboy-Out Skirts (Butter Mix) (Remix by Howie B.)
206 Bj0rk-Jóga (Howie B. Main Mix)
207 Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin-Ballade De Melody Nelson (Howie B. Remix)
208 Luscious Jackson-Naked Eye (Muscle Shock Remix Instrumental by Howie B.)
209 Jean-Claude Vannier & Serge Gainsbourg-La Horse (Howie B. Remix)
210 Kid Loco-A Little Bit Of Soul (Howie B.'s A Wee Bit Of 'B' Soul Remix)
211 dZihan & Kamien-Ford Transit (Howie B. Remix)
212 Steve Reich-Eight Lines (Howie B. Remix)
213 Bj0rk-Bachelorette (Howie Spread Mix)

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The Remix According To Nightmares On Wax (2011 Future Vintage Vaults)

A selection of 14 early remixes by DJ E.A.S.E. AKA Nightmares On Wax.

01 La Funk Mob-Ravers Suck Our Sound (N.O.W. Mix)
02 The Sabres Of Paradise-Bubbles & Slide (Nightmares On Wax Mix)
03 Tek 9-Is It On (Nightmares On Wax Mix)
04 Olive-You're Not Alone (Nightmares On Wax Remix)
05 Loophole-Closer To Reality (Nightmares On Wax Mix)
06 Adamski's Thing-One Of The People (Nightmares On Wax Dub)
07 Faithless-Killer's Lullaby (Nightmares On Wax Mix)
08 Bush-Letting The Cables Sleep (Nightmares On Wax Remix)
09 Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five-It's Nasty (Nightmares On Wax Remix)
10 Shirley Bassey-Easy Thing To Do (Nightmares On Wax Remix)
11 Ennio Morricone-Chi Mai (Nightmares On Wax Remix)
12 Bent-Always (Nightmares On Wax Mix)
13 Ian Brown-The Gravy Train (Nightmares On Wax Instrumental Remix)
14 U2-In A Little While (N.O.W Remix)

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Welcome to Future Vintage Vaults!

Sorry about the recent gap. I had to take some time off to recover from my birthday weekend and to learn to cope with the fact I'm not thirty something anymore. And as the stat counter showed the 200.000th happy customer, it was also a good time to gather my thoughts about the future of the Future Vintage.
What really got me started was an unwanted b-day present in the form of this stupid "compilation" of tracks all stolen from my blog by certain Vrec. No taste, no design, no shame, no nothing. Gosh, he'd even had the guts to steal my box! An not a word about my blog, of course...

I've been thinking about some improvements for some time and this piece of shit finally made my thought lego click. Fact 1/ my own compilations and mixes are the most downloaded files. Fact 2/ I've got a passion for good remixes and those bottomless boxes to choose from. Click!

So let me introduce Future Vintage Vaults, my own bootleg netlabel, specialized in remix collections and all things unusual. Shortly, the FVV releases will be something that could never have happened in the real world due to licensing problems. Because I'm that soo 90's guy, the releases will come in the form of classic 80 minutes CDs, will contain material that roughly fits into Future Vintage timeframe, will be gathered from quality sources and will include original artwork in high resolution.

First two volumes are ready to go and about 10 more are in the making. I hope you'll like the first release in the post above and will come back to me with some usefull feedback.

That doesn't mean I will stop posting regular records from my collection, so don't worry about your requests. The fact is that it gets harder to post something really outstanding, new blogs and download sites pop up everyday and many albums I've prepared for Future Vintage happened to appear elsewhere before I had the chance to post them.

Stay tuned!

Skalpel - Polish Jazz EP (1999 promo CD-R)

No need to introduce Skalpel, the polish DJ couple that helped Ninja Tune to maintain the rest of the real Ninja sound with their 3 albums of dark breaks and samples from Polskie Nagrania series Polish Jazz, obscure to the world outside Poland until then. I'm not sure about the dating, Discogs say 2000, the felt tip on the disc says 1999. Given to me in May 2000 by DJ Vadim's tour manager, he had a box full of them, so it's no surprise that one of those found its way on Ninja Tune's A&R desk. I've added my favourite Sculpture videoclip for your viewing pleasure.

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Jamie Myerson - The Lonely World EP (1997 Sm:)e Communications)

Jamie Myerson released this double-sided single on Arista owned electronic label Sm:)e Communications in 1997. I found it while I was digging for his second album Sky City Lift Me Up (not mentioned on Discogs, wow!), recorded after his departure from Columbia. Contains four tracks of smooth drum'n'bass and breakbeats acceptable at any time.

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Dadamnphreaknoizphunk - Volume 2 EP (1997 Harthouse)

You see, Dadamnphreaknoizphunk started as a downtempo side project of acid techno freaks Oliver Bondzio and Ramon Zenker AKA Hardfloor. That's why the first results sound like Hardfloor track played on wrong speed. Can someone shift the pitch back please?

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The Starseeds - Timequakes EP (1997 Millennium Records)

When I was writing a text for The Starseeds second album There Is Enough For Everyone, I simply couldn't resist to browse into their past for this great remix EP of their trancey jazzy song Timequakes. I remember once driving in the dark through falling autumn leaves with my friend Adam while Timequakes was booming from the car stereo. Man, we were so high we felt like flying through space.

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St Germain-en-Laye - Mezzotinto EP (1994 F Communication)

Let's conclude the last days' inches galore with this batch of titles I couldn't find a good companion for. St Germain-en-Laye is of course Ludovic Navarre AKA St Germain and Mezzotinto EP is his first F Com release from 1994. Those who know his unforgettable debut album Boulevard will surely feel its roots in those six fine tracks with storming big band drums, nasty TB basslines and strong vocal samples.

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Dreadzone - Captain Dread EP (1995 Virgin)

Second Light, the second and commercially most successful album of Dread Zone (now Dreadzone and on Virgin), gave birth to five singles, Captain Dread being the most dancefloor oriented. This remix EP contains 4 different versions by a band's friend Mark Stephen Davies AKA Pylon King and one by X-Press 2 (that Ashley Beedle again).

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Renegade Soundwave - Positive Dub Mixes (1995 Mute)

Back in 1988, Renegade Soundwave didn't appear to be more than just another grebo crew doomed to perrish after first album. Somehow they persisted that period and became an icon of british club sound, call it house, big beat, dancehall or whatever you like. This remix EP contains six versions of the single Positive ID from their second eponymous album. Three of them produced RSW themselves (Positive Mindscape was also released on their final release The Next Chapter Of Dub), two were treated by Ashley Beedle, who delivered really laid-back versions, and one by french producer Bertrand Burgalat.
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African Head Charge - Touch I EP (1994 On-U Sound)

Let's continue the short-players excursion, today in a rub-a-dub style. We've already had African Head Charge on Acid Jazz, so let's start with their full blooded On-U Sound release. This EP followed their seventh (and IMHO their best) On-U Sound album In Pursuit Of Shashamane Land and contains relaxed remix of Somebody Touch I, two extra tracks and, as a surprise, remixed version of Hymn from their 1990 album Songs Of Praise. No cover art again, please don't complain. If there will be some donations, I promise I'll consider buying a scanner again.

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Neneh Chérie - Remixes (100% French Mixes) EP (1997 Delabel)

This 7-track french remix collection followed the success of the classic album Man by Neneh Chérie, oops, Cherry. Contains (as anticipated) good versions by Air, Doctor L and La Funk Mob, as well as some weak house and dance remixes by Christophe Monier and Emmanuel Top. As it seems, it was released in fancy foil pack, while my promo copy came in plane paper sleeve.

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Llorca - The End EP (1999 F Communications)

This EP by another great F Com artist Ludovic Llorca followed the success of Little Computer People EP and contains the downtempo hit The End and jazzy house track Lemonade, both in two versions.

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