Utility Fog

Sunday, 26th of September, 2004

OK, well if you’re checking this out before the show to find out what’s coming up, tonight there’s a big interview with Mike Paradinas, aka µ-Ziq and the man behind the phenomenal Planet µ label. Tune in to hear a whole lot of his music as well as music from the label, and some classic influential jungle tracks as well.
Apart from that, we have the wonderful new Saddleback album, post-rock-like beauty from local chap Tony Dupé, plus the new Misplaced Pets comp on Hood-related Misplaced Music, another new Hood track, and something very limited on Morr Music!

Tunng – Suprize Me 44 [Static Caravan]
The Go Find – What I Want (Styrofoam‘s Perfect Time remix) [Morr Music]
Hood – The Negatives [Domino] {This is an unfinished track released on a cover CD with a recent NME mag}
Múm – kostrzyn [Fat Cat]
Saddleback – Nearly New [Preservation]
Pedro – Heaven And Earth Magic [Misplaced Music]
Juana Molina – El Cristal [Domino]
Boom Bip – 28:06:42:12 (his mix from the split 7″ with Daedelus), inspired by the movie Donnie Darko [Mush]
Themselves – P.U.S.H. [Rocket Racer]
Subtle – I (heart) L.A. [Lex Records]
Leafcutter John – If You Have An Enemy [Planet µ]
…Then the first part of the interview with Mike Paradinas…
Yo La Tengo – Autumn Sweater (µ-Ziq remix) [Matador]
µ-Ziq – Tango N’ Vectif [Rephlex]
µ-Ziq – Brace Yourself Jason [Hut]
…then the second part of the Mike Paradinas interview…
D’Cruze – Free Format [Suburban Base Recordings]
Version – Spice [Bassbin]
Venetian Snares – Epidermis [Planet µ]
…then part three of the Mike Paradinas interview…
µ-Ziq – Meinheld [Planet µ]
Hrvatski – 2nd Zero Fidelity Mandible Investigation [Planet µ]
Ambulance – Snakes [Planet µ]
…then the final part of the Mike Paradinas interview…
Björk – Hunter (µ-Ziq remix) [One Little Indian]
Enduser – Björk is hiding under my bed [self-released CDR]
65daysofstatic – retreat! retreat! [Monotreme]
Blackletter – Shunt [Vibragun]
Dragon Ash – Byakuya (Hood remix) [Mob Squad]
Hood – Another Year [Misplaced Music]
Sufjan Stevens – A Good Man Is Hard To Find [Sounds Familyre/Spunk]
Paso Bionic – Rusty Dawn Reprise (a remix of “A Quiet Life” by The Rectifiers) [Sensory Projects]

Sunday, 19th of September, 2004

G’day. Lots of new stuff this week, plus an interview with Greg Davis, who’ll be here in a couple of weeks for Sound Summit!

Sufjan Stevens – Seven Swans [Sounds Familyre/Spunk]
Hood – You Shins Break My Heart [Rocket Racer]
Talk Talk – New Grass [Polydor]
The Notwist – Shrink [Zero Hour]
Blastcorp – if i could change you [self-released by this excellent NT-based artist, soon to have a release on City Centre Offices!]
Junior Boys – Unbirthday [Kin]
Greg Davis – nicholas [Carpark]
…Then the first part of the interview with Greg Davis, discussing his background in contemporary composition and classical/jazz guitar, and how it might interact with his “pop” music…
Asterisk – I have a peanut butter knife and a cheese knife [Toast & Jam]
Greg Davis – birdposts [Autumn Records]
…and the second part of the Greg Davis interview (talking about his Autumn Records label, and his interest in field recordings)…
Greg Davis – field4 [Staalplaat] {under part of interview}
Greg Davis – curling pond woods [Carpark]
…and the third part of the Greg Davis interview (discussing his up-coming new album on Kranky, and also a new piece of contemporary composition for piano that was premiered recently in Boston)…
Greg Davis – clouds as edges (edit) [Grounded Records]
…and the final part of the Greg Davis interview (talking about the up-coming duos CD on Carpark with Keith Fullerton Whitman (aka Hrvatski), and also what Greg’s going to play when he plays in Sydney shortly)…
Keith Fullerton Whitman – Twin Guitar Rhodes Viola Drone (for Lamonte Young) [Kranky]
Gabriel Prokofiev – String Quartet No. 1, performed by the Elysian Quartet (Gabriel Prokofiev “Hip-Hop mix” of First Movement) [Nonclassical]
Tin Hat Trio – Compay [Ropeadope]
Juana Molina – ¡Uh! [Domino]
Daedelus – 28:06:42:12 (his mix from the split 7″ with Boom Bip), inspired by the movie Donnie Darko [Mush]
Skates – Green Vans [Unschooled Records]
65daysofstatic – install a beak in the heart that clucks time in arabic [Monotreme]
65daysofstatic – default this [Monotreme]
FRX – SLTWPN [Accelmuzhik]
Com.A feat Wicked Act – No Heathen (Ghetto Plasma Mix) [Shockout]
DJ C feat. Wayne Lonesome – Come Back Wicked (Mashit Mix) [Shockout]
Shitmat – Day O [Planet µ]
General SmatBwoy – uglyrudebwoyting in c minor [Aural Addiction Recordings]
Mouse on Mars – Mine Is In Yours [Sonig/Rogue Records]
Björk – mouth’s cradle [One Little Indian]
Mara Carlyle – Lost To Sea [Accidental Records]

Sunday, 12th of September, 2004

Starting with some post-rock sounds, drones and strings and loveliness… By the end of the evening it’ll have morphed through Autechre and Mouse on Mars among others, to breakcore legend Shitmat‘s new gear on Planet µ and lots more.

Valley of the Giants – Claudia and Klaus [arts and crafts]
Tin Hat Trio – The Longest Night [Ropeadope]
Mara Carlyle – Baby Bloodheart [Accidental Records]
a-mo – structural intenzity [Land & Sea]
Hood – The world touches too hard [Domino Records]
Leafcutter John – Electric Love [Planet µ]
Steward – Bit Part Actor Come Good (Figurine Remix) [Blackbean and Placenta]
Tim Oxley – Weeping In Love (remixed by Isnod) [Candle Records]
Mara Carlyle – Alive [Accidental Records]
Plaid – Manyme [Warp Records]
Autechre – Second Peng [Warp]
Funckarma – Spunge [dub]
Erast – Masa [Laboratory Instinct]
Shitmat – Big Ben’s Big Breakdown [Planet µ]
Soundmurderer & SK-1 – Search and Destroy [Rewind Records]
DJ C feat. Capleton – Conscience A Heng Dem (Aaron Spectre remix) [Mashit]
Enduser – Basement [Mirex]
End – World Went Down [Ipecac]
Mouse on Mars – Repress-End [Sonig]
Mouse on Mars – Mine Is In Yours [Sonig/Rogue Records]
Björk – who is it (carry my joy on the left, carry my pain on the right) [One Little Indian]
Juana Molina – ¡Uh! [Domino]
QuasiMojo – Radio Alphabet India [Mira]
bLevin bLectum – Pelican Part One: 17 x 20 [Praemedia]
bLevin bLectum – Pelican Part Two: Head See The World [Praemedia]
bLevin bLectum – Pelican Part Three: Extinction [Praemedia]
bLevin bLectum – Pelican Part Four: Road Why Don’t [Praemedia]
Autechre – Cap.IV [Warp]
duo 505 – tsip tsap [Morr Music]
Utabi – Taolfew [ADAADAT]
Subtle – Red, White & Blonde [Lex Records]
Himuro – start play guitar [Couchblip!]
Ambulance – Snakes [Planet µ]

Sunday, 5th of September, 2004

Well it’s all over bar the fat lady singing! Nevertheless, 15 people called tonight to sign up as new FBi supporters, just in time! Had a great chat to Michael Upton aka Jet Jaguar, and half of Montano, who wa up from Melbourne for the weekend. Starting off with a very interesting cover of Nine Inch Nails by a local acoustic lass!

Kiko – Piggy [self-released demo by Ani Neradilkova]
QuasiMojo – Horse-Faced Woman [Mira]
Jet Jaguar – Stone Cat Stone Tail [Capital Recordings]
Jet Jaguar – I’ve Got A Fist Of Pure Emotion [Involve]
Montano – Like Laksa [self-released promo CDR]
Stars Like Fleas – lump. of. clay. [Praemedia]
Juana Molina – Tres Cosas [Domino]
Ms. John Soda – I & # 8217 (“Ms. John Soda works adapted by Subtle“) [Morr Music]
Subtle – Earthsick [Dose]
Subtle – The Hook [Lex Records]
Subtle – F.K.O. [Lex Records]
Wayne And Wax vs DJ C – (A) It Dat [Mashit] {This is my special edit, taking Wayne and Wax’s original dancehall tune and DJ C’s stellar ragga jungle remix, and welding them together all beatmatch-stylee, so I can play them both at once!}
Squarepusher – Tundra 4 [Warp]
Slaughter Mob – Dub Weapon [Rephlex]
CDR – Ara (Debuota Mix) [ADAADAT]
Björk – Desired Constellation [One Little Indian]
Mara Carlyle – Lost To Sea [Accidental Records]
Gauche – Butter [self-released unmastered two-track promo of forthcoming album]
Decoder Ring – Music Box [Manasoundtracks]
The Mabels – Shifting Sands (Hydroplane remix) [Candle Records]
Airto Moreira – Chicken In The Mind (Amon Tobin remix) [MELT 2000]