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).

Great Lengths #5

Finished copies are ready! Release date: 20 april (vinyl, cd and digital) phewww! Here's a chat about it all with Barry from Bodytonic

Numbers @ BLOC weekend

Glasgow's Numbers crew hosted the Jak:Bloc room at the BLOC Weekend festival a couple weeks ago. Hudson Mohawke, Rustie, Jackmaster and myself had a great time in there, and apart from dealing with a few technical difficulties I've collected a few great campfire stories to tell friends!
In the middle of my set, the bar personnel on the other side of the room accidentally started their CD player, so while I was in the mix I suddenly heard Simply Red's "Fairground" blaring through the speakers! A 20 minute snippet of this set was broadcast on BBC Radio 1's Leftfield show hosted by Rob Da Bank. However, something went wrong in converting the sound files though, so what was played on the show was at the wrong speed!!! (the whole set was at least 10-15 bpm too slow) I decided to put the correct version online for all of you to listen to (and left the Simply Red bit in there :) all the way at the end).

Enjoy.

Great Lengths #4

Hi all! The final release date for my album "Great Lengths" is set to 20th April (vinyl/cd/digital). It's been a long time coming, but being producer, dj and the label manager all at the same time has proven to be a lot of hard work and very time consuming. Thankfully I've had great help, I'm very happy with the artwork and the mastering so I hope you will enjoy the final result!

In the meantime, my remix of Shed's "Another Wedged Chicken" on Ostgut Ton is out now, as well as "Yet" on Tectonic. I also did two tracks for a new compilation on Aus Music, "For Lost Relatives" and "Electric Purring". Both are on the CD version, while "For Lost..." will also come out on vinyl on May 18th, with Pearson Sound and Appleblim & Ramadanman on the other side. I have been working on a few new tracks and remixes so I can tell you more about those soon.

Coinciding with the album release, there will also be copies available again of 2562's "Embrace / Hijack" (3024-004). 2562 is doing a string of gigs all over Europe so make sure you check him out when you get the chance. If you're in the US of A, we're doing a "Great Lengths" party on april 17th at Cielo, NYC with myself and Brendon Moeller, and a Brainfeeder event with all the family the day before, april 16, Club Love, NYC! See you there...

"Listed" in Dusted Magazine

This is a little feature in Dusted Magazine, a rundown of 10 personal favourite records, thought you might enjoy reading it.. Thanks to Otis Hart for this.

"I recently moved to the U.S., and with my vinyl collection being far too big to ship over in its entirety, I’ve had to put myself to the daunting task of selecting some of my personal favorite records and ship them in 50 lb. boxes. Box No. 1, the first box with my ultimate selection, is all taped up and ready to be sent, so I decided to theme this Listed with 10 records that, I pray, will arrive in one piece on our apartment’s doorstep soon:

1. Talking Heads - Fear of Music (Sire Records)
One of my all-time favorite bands, and my favorite album, this was the first record I remembered being in Box No. 1. Fear of Music sees the Talking Heads in ultimate punk rock / new wave form, before they started to incorporate all sorts of other influences into their sound (world music). "Air," "Heaven,” "Mind” - it’s really just filled with great, great songs.

2. Pharoah Sanders - The Best of Pharoah Sanders (Impulse)
One of my top three biggest jazz artists. Pharoah Sanders is such an emotional player, his sax sounds like a rusty old whiskey drinking grandpa at times, but he switches it up just as easily to very light-hearted notes (sheets of sound) or just play plain texture. This album has some of his best tracks: "Thembi,” "Hum-Allah" and "Creator has a Master Plan.” Not for the faint hearted, but once you get into it, there’s no turning back!

3. V/A - Underground Anthems Vol. 1 (Sistrum)
Contains Patrice Scott – “Do You Feel Me,” one of my favorite house tracks of the last good few years – it’s slow, it’s pumping, it breathes, it’s got a rainy sadness to it, similar to some of Moodymann’s and Theo Parrish’s music. This track put Patrice Scott on the map for me, and he hasn’t disappointed since.

4. Deepchord - Electromagnetic Dowsing (the final step) (S Y N T H)
Proud owner of this powerful exercise in how dub techno should be done! Played this track out at clubs so many times and just never get tired of it. “The Final Step” version has that energy that I miss in a lot of dub techno nowadays, where it just gets a bit too ambient - I don’t think that’s what Maurizio (Moritz von Oswald & Mark Ernestus) meant it to be back in the day. Well, what do I know anyway, this is just a great record.

5. Slum Village - Trinity (Past, Present & Future) (Capitol)
I have the feeling this album gets overlooked a lot, but for me it’s one of Detroit hip hop’s greatest moments. Absolutely serious, innovative production by Waajeed on the beautiful "Star" with Dwele and T3, but it really all comes together with Jaydee on the super-deep "Hoes" and my favorite "One,” where Baatin takes the track to a whole different dimension at the end. I miss Baatin!

6. K. Alexi Shelby - All for Lee-Sah (Transmat)
Have looked for this 12" for years and eventually just shelled out a lot of money for it because I was sick of not owning it! In a dark acid sort of way, "All for Lee-Sah" is possibly among the most sexy club tunes I have ever heard.

7. Bobby Hutcherson - Happenings (Blue Note)
There are many classic jazz albums in my boxes, but this is one of my most coveted. Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson was in with a lot of the cool "cats" in the late ‘60s/early ‘70s, but this solo album is mostly his own compositions, bar a version of "Maiden Voyage" by Herbie Hancock – who appears on all the tracks, as well as drummer Joe Chambers. While the album is quite a relaxed jazz album, it’s "The Omen" all the way at the end which leaves you with a real uneasy feeling – very dark, very sinister. Oh and the sleeve art on the album is worth whatever you need to pay for it.

8. Anthony Shake Shakir - Assimilated (Natural Electronics)
Shake is probably THE most underrated Detroit-based producer. He has done some genius music that was far ahead of his time, combining hip hop style sampling with techno compositions. With an honorable mention for "Fact of the Matter" on Seventh City, "Assimilated" is Shake at his best. The way the track builds from many tiny little samples into a great symphony of off-key techno has been a major source of inspiration for me.

9. Kode 9 & Daddi Gee - Sine of the Dub (Hyperdub)
Just wanted to include at least one defining moment in music that is somewhat recent. "Sine of the Dub" was not only a major introduction for me to "dubstep" (altho it’s nothing like anything else that has been named “dubstep”) but (I later found out) also a cleverly done ode/reference to Prince. "Stalker" on the other side is just a cold-hearted, bass-heavy killer of a track. An essential record, this one!

10. Johan Cruyff - En un momento dado (dvd)
Not a record, but packed in my box – a little football treasure. (Almost) every Dutchman has football (soccer) embedded in his consciousness, and this movie is a must-watch. It’s an interview with Holland’s greatest player/coach/TV-pundit/businessman/philosopher Johan Cruyff, with many highlights of his career on and off the pitch. I would not know how to describe how much of an icon Cruyff is in the Netherlands to an American, but think a ‘70s football version of Miles Davis? http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8kgoJTB6cds

By Dusted Magazine