Mike Mignola's Hellboy

Hey Look!

Hey look! It's another blog post. Out now in shops and online is a celebration of 5 Years of Hyperdub. This compilation (vinyl and cd) features all the key Hyperdub artists such as label boss Kode9 & Spaceape, Burial, Ikonika, King Midas, Zomby, Darkstar and a few friends/supporters of the label such as Mala, Flying Lotus and myself. I was honoured to be asked and submitted "Mega Drive Generation" for this album. I put a clip of it on my space. On the remix tip, I've just finished a remix for London based band The Detachments. The original song "Circles" and my remix will come out on ThisIsNotAnExit Records. More info about that soon + a clip on myspace.

Fever Ray and other stuff

I'm not even going to apologize for being out of touch on this blog anymore really, so I will just give you a quick update of what's happening at the 3024 HQ. Fever Ray's debut album is one of the most impressive and otherworldly albums I've heard this year so I was very happy to be able to do a remix of her track "Seven". The track is out as a digital download for now but the vinyl will hit the shops on 5 October 09 and includes other mixes by Marcel Dettmann and Seth Troxler.

I also finished a remix for Warp Records band Maximo Park. Their track "Cloud of Mystery" will be their next single, release date 26th October. The remix is named after the stunning bronze statue just outside their hometown of Newcastle called "the Angel of the North", which made a big impression on me when I played there a good while ago.

Besides touring I have also spent a lot of time on a mix CD for Fabric, it's near completion now. It will be filled with new stuff (including remixes by other artists of my album tracks), a few old favourites and tracks that I have been playing a lot at gigs over the last few months. Release date is set for 11th January 2010 - and it will carry the milestone number 50! More info about the mix and future 3024 releases very soon ...

Mind Yourself.
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The Count's Secret Planet

Many many apologies for being out of touch on the blog here, but I promise better times!!! I just finished a podcast for Brainfeeder called "The Count's Secret Planet" (see above for title explanation) and click here to download!

From the Old Hat...

Dave from Lower Depths retrieved two 4x4 mixes from early 2007, one by me and one by my friend Micky who runs the Naked Lunch label. Check them out here: LINK LINK LINK.

01 dimensions 6 - living in the sunshine ame ohio dub
02 franck roger - warriors
03 inner soul - culture club
04 hemman & kaden - corroboree
05 ame - rej pastaboys dub mix
06 guido schneider - halo
07 franklin de costa - edgy
08 jackmate & oz - short live
09 luciano - bla bla bla
10 marcus hartmann - wolkenbruch
11 onur ozer - orion
12 ray valioso - get the strings?
13 wighnomy brothers - hankkofloppe
14 zander vt - dig your own rave
15 dachshund - your bitch
16 rob mello ft. stella - critical dub mix
17 rob mello ft. stella - critical vocal mix
18 ame - basic track
19 bang goes - danser
20 wighnomy brothers & robag wruhme - 1974

At least ONE post in May...

Apologies for being slack on the blogging action, but after quite an extensive tour through the EU I'm back home now trying to find my groove in the studio. On the release front, things have been going well ; my album has been out for about a month now and I'm happy to see people are enjoying the music. Also, my two remixes of Efdemin's "Acid Bells" have been released on a very pretty little coloured vinyl 10" thingy on the Belgian Curle label - grab it while you can because these are limited! Then there are two tracks of mine on Aus Music's compilation CD "All Night Long", namely "For Lost Relatives" and "Electric Purring", the latter will have a vinyl release very soon. Check my space for a clip of it.. And make sure you check Tectonic's superb "Tectonic Plates volume 2" CD, which features serious music by the likes of Pinch, 2562, me, Mala, Fly Lo, Peverelist etc etc..

Anyway, time for some gifts... My good friends at LowerDepths made three short radio mixes available for you to download and pod, I recorded these in the studio for Gilles Peterson, Rob Da Bank and James Mountain's shows a few weeks ago - enjoy!

MARTYN - GILLES PETERSON GUEST MIX 7 MAY 2009

Cooly G – ‘Love Dub Refix’ (Hyperdub)
Roy Davis Jr. – ‘About Love’ (Classic)
Actress – ‘Hazyville’ (Prime Numbers)
Roska – ‘Gone To A Better Place’ (Roska Kicks & Snares)
Erobique – ‘Arf Patzo’ (Mirau Music)
Martyn – ‘For Lost Relatives’ (Aus Music)
Martyn – ‘Phone Lines’ (3024)
Flying Lotus – ‘Disco Balls’ (Hyperdub)
Slum Village – ‘Disco’ (Capitol Records)
Waajeed – ‘Tron’ (Bling47)
Martyn – ‘Natural Selection’ (Flying Lotus’ Cleanse Mix) (3024)

MARTYN - ROB DA BANK GUEST MIX 20 APRIL 2009

Martyn – ‘Natural Selection’ (3024)
Kloke – ‘Basement’ (Entrada Recordings)
Millie & Andrea – ‘Black Hammer’ (Daphne001)
Uncle Bakongo – ‘Makonde’ (Roska Kicks And Snares)
Apple – ‘Seigalizer’ (Slim Ting)
Hard House Banton – ‘Reign’ (SRE)
Efdemin – ‘Acid Bells Martyns Dark Mix’ (Curle)
Martyn – ‘Elden St.’ (3024)
Karizma – ‘Groove ‘A’kordingly’ (R2 Records)
2000 And One – ‘Funk That’ (100% Pure)
Adam Marshall – ‘Rose Mountain’ (Cynosure)
Martyn – ‘Bridge’ (3024)
Goldie – ‘Truth Ft. David Bowie’ (Ffrr)
Martyn – ‘Far Away’ (3024)
Uncle Bakongo – ‘Anlo Ewe’ (Roska Kicks And Snares)
D-Malice – ‘Gabryelle Refix’ (White)
Deadbeat – ‘Incinerate’ (Wagon Repair)
Manoo – ‘Agoe’ (Earthrumental Music)
Shut Up And Dance – ‘Epileptic Martyns No Strobe Mix’ (Shut Up And Dance)
Martyn Ft. Dbridge – ‘These Words’ (3024)

MARTYN - JAMES MOUNTAIN GUEST MIX 9 APRIL 2009

jason fine - put it out 2562 mix (kontra musik)
millie & andrea - black hammer (daphne)
kode9 - black sun (hyperdub)
efdemin - acid bells martyns dark mix (curle)
radio slave - tantakatan the drunked shed mix (rekids)
brian harden - live in chicago (nite life collective)
martyn - elden st (3024)
martyn ft dbridge - these words (3024)

Great Lengths #6

It's unleashed today! Finally, it's off my chest! Vinyl, CD and Digital versions of my album are readily available. I saw a couple reviews of it, on Boomkat, Pitchfork, Resident Advisor, a little feature on Bleep.com, on the Brainfeeder blog..

I just want to use this space to thank a few people that have been of great help and inspiration in making this album a reality, since we didn't put a list of names on the CD or the vinyl sleeve: Miss3024 & Milan3024, Nel/Bart/Anouk, Erosie & Family, Micky, D_Stof, dBridge, Spaceape, Flying Lotus & Brainfeeder family, Kode9 & Hyperdub, Marcus Intalex, 2562, Mark August, Goldie, all @ ST Holdings, Stu @ Metropolis, Shawn @ Optimum, Paul & Miro @ Surefire, Marc and Daniel @ WAS, Hardwax & Berghain & Watergate & Ostgut crew, Adam Marshall, Marcel Dettmann, Ben Klock, Olaf 11, FWD>> crew, Brendon Moeller, Nils, FK, Gilles P, Laurent Garnier, InstraMental, dj Flight, Lee, Stunna, Mike Slott, GLK, Numbers crew, Rico IchiOne, Rob Da Bank, Mary Anne Hobbs, Ben Verse, Appleblim, Pinch, Pev, Dex & Santi, Hessle Audio and everyone I forgot :)

If you're interested in buying the digital format album, go to: iTunes, Beatport, Bleep, Whatpeopleplay, Dancetracks, JunoDownload or Zero" (amongst others).