NEW DRONE/AMBIENT/DOOM MIXTAPE SERIES

A mate of mine has started a series of limited handmade doom, noise, drone, dark ambient mixtapes with full size A4 artwork and custom packaging.

Promo mix here:

sex lies magnetic tape - dragged into the woods - promo mix by sex lies magnetic tape

I have the first one and it is fantastic.

If you want one, send £5 via paypal to sex.lies.magnetictape@gmail.com

(this will include postage within UK/Ireland)

Music and artwork will also be available as free download.

Global Communication 14:31

This is one of those pivotal tracks in my musical education - a gateway to The Orb, Future Sound of London, Aphex Twin's SAW II and a whole slew of ambient, electronic music and eventually, drone and noise music.

I first heard it, credited to Mystic Institute and titled "Ob-Selon-Mi-Nos (Re-Painted by Global Communication)", on a fantastic compilation which did the rounds back in the day - Narcosis: A Journey Through The Outs And Ins Of Underground. The compilation was split in two - bangers made up one half and chillers the other. I must have had a 100th generation copy of that compilation. (When I found a CD copy, I was initially disappointed that it lacked the warmth -no tape hiss!- and that the tracks were noticeably faster!)

The ticking of the clock throughout the track and crashing waves reminds me of Neu!'s "Leb' Wohl".

FFWD - Suess Wie Eine Nuss

Here's a track from one of my favourite albums (yes of all time!). This is a collaboration between Thomas Fehlman (before he was a full-time Orb member), Robert Fripp and the Orb (Kris Weston and Dr Alex Patterson). Released in 1994, this album is suess wie eine Nuss!