No Pain In Pop

End of a Sentry

Jah Pat has been eaten by machines. He liked it, though - conveyor belts reeled him in grinning, tireless rubbery tongues delivering him unto a belly of cogs, cables and tiny lasers made huge by the chewing of him into blissful invisibility. Busy and supremely well-oiled, NPIP004 is the greatest mix Pat’s offered up yet - the ever-reliable bassland sentry going deeper, darker, seeing more than ever before.

Taking in Darkstar, George Fitzgerald, Daniel Wang, Joy Orbison and Deadboy, the full tracklist can be found after the jump.



MP3: Jah Pat - NPIP004

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Leaving Portmeirion

Here are two new productions probably from Zomby. I guess he wants you to hear them.



MP3: Zomby - Vertigo

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ZOMBY COMING

The video for the relatively sedate, near-beatless ‘Mercury’s Rainbow’, as shot by the man/woman/beast himself. It was originally posted by Ramp, so you’d imagine it might come out through them at some point.

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NPIP + FACT = WKND

…And it’s heavy. But no standing there with licked finger to the air trying to catch our drift. Go see the magi collective over at FACT magazine for a download link, tracklist after ‘the jump’.

Enormous thanks to the gentleman Jah Pat for a mix that hulks and struts and swells and rattles and bounces and baulks the best. Thanks too to FACT for asking after us.

Enjoy your weekends’.



MP3: Jah Pat - FACT Mix 36: No Pain In Pop

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2OO8 ≠ 32

Photo: Tom King

It’s hard not to feel berk or beast when attempting to cram 12 months into 700 words, so we won’t even try. This late in the day there’s going to be omission to an extent that outstretches the impatient collateral of memory loss, especially as the mind wanders back to recall a year of live music that’s without peer in my 23 on this earth.

So, there’ll be no divvying up of 2008 between movements and moods here. Just a necessary trawl through the shipwreck, flotsam fished from choppy waters and beacon buoys twinkling in the ocean of our terrible collective memory.

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