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In an effort to blog more new releases closer to the actual date they are released, thereby giving people a greater chance of actually purchasing them; here is a track that previously appeared on the Planet Delsin sampler. Whilst that particular release has become very sought after and consequently quite hard to find at a reasonable price, this is a welcome re-pressing on vinyl for Floatation Tank. Don’t hesitate too long to decide whether to click ‘Buy’ though; as with all pressings today, one thing you can be sure of is that the runs they do at the pressing plants are very small compared to say, a decade earlier. This is a fine piece of polished techno that’s fittingly titled, I doubt it’s piped into any real floatation tanks but it’s a testament to it’s smoothness that despite the techno tempo, it probably wouldn’t sound that out of place. A release by John Harvey that is up to the consistent high standard of his other productions.

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• Phonica
• Rush Hour

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I like a bit of dancehall ‘cept that I have about three records that could be described as such and I don’t tend to hear an great deal going about my day-to-day life but I heard this at a night out in Brixton, a likely place as any to hear it. Simple track, driven by the relentless half-rapped/half-sung delivery over the basic track in the background.

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Had a hard week at the office coal-face? Time to let off some steam, it’s the weekend – make like a Mod from the sixties and head out on your mirror-laden Vespa scooter down to the coast for some all-night amphetamine fuelled partying. If you happen to come across some Rockers, some trouble may ensue… Another track heard out down Brick Lane, this time at 93 Feet East; again, despite the distractions that being inebriated can bring, I managed to doorstep the DJ and note it down.

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Friday cha-cha from Cal Tjader. If you don’t know the track by name, you may do once you hear it as it was a hit in the early sixties in the States and remains a better known latin jazz composition. Originally called Gauchi Guaro (spelt slightly differently on this release however it’s a nonsensical Spanish phrase), it was given a catchier title by one of his band members who maintained that it was spicier than the original by Dizzy Gillespie.

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Don’t know anything about this artist, heard this track being played on a Sunday afternoon at The Vibe Bar a few years back. I had to don my anorak and ask the DJ what it was and remembered to put a note in my phone before I forgot, then acquired a copy online by the power of the internets. Funky blues rock, appears to be fairly sought after in it’s original seven-inch release but is also available on this compilation collated by the nice folks at Harmless, who have released some educational selections of music over the years. It’s the kind of music that would follow you stumbling out of a bar on a hot muggy moonlit night somewhere south of the Mason-Dixon line, brain soaked in bourbon.

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