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Surgeon remains one of electronic music's most consistently thrilling performers. Hugely influential in techno circles since the mid nineties, his productions and DJ mixes point to constant evolution in his sound and a steady absorption of new influences. Last year's Breaking the Frame, his first album in over ten years, struck a curveball at all those anticipating a pummelling set of textured techno tracks, instead distilling some of his listening habits of recent years — the likes of Alice Coltrane, Eliane Radigue and La Monte Young — into a very personal document, one that searched for, as he put it, 'the deep spiritual essence that lay behind the surface structures of their individual music'. This set was recorded in October 2011 in London, when Surgeon performed as the mystery guest at a showcase night for the Blackest Ever Black label. Given Blackest Ever’s brooding trajectory, the event’s line-up struck a suitably shadowy tone, featuring label mainstays Raime, William Bennett's formidable Cut Hands project, and long-time Surgeon collaborator Regis (with whom Surgeon performed a surprise closing set under their British Murder Boys guise). As Surgeon himself said, there was a rather strange, tense atmosphere in the club throughout the evening, due no doubt to hosting a bill of such intensely disturbed music in the heart of London's hip Shoreditch, and this tension probably comes across on this recording from the night. This is the last set to be hosted on Spannered for the foreseeable future. Many thanks to Tony for passing the recording to us and for giving his support to the site since day one. Tracklisting: John Coltrane - Dearly Beloved Surgeon - We Are All Already Here Roly Porter - Corrin Cub - CU1 Inigo Kennedy - Scatter Surgeon - Exhibit Karenn - Chaste Down Xhin - Teeth (Surgeon remix) Swarm Intelligence - Fighting Talk VIP KiNK - Machines Don't Cry Surgeon - Presence Scorn - The Palomar Surgeon - untitled Blawan - Coronation Inigo Kennedy - Cloudless Regis - Guiltless Surgeon - those who do not Universal Indicator - Red Kraftwerk - Its More Fun To Compute (Surgeon Remake) Aphex Twin - Digeridoo (Surgeon Remake) Emptyset - Return Tomohiko Sagae - Deburring (Paul Damage + Makaton Wasps mix) Ed Rush, Optical + Fierce - Alien Girl Raudive - Over Listen to Surgeon's For Dog Faces Only mix, recorded for Spannered

We've been trying to squeeze a mix from Lawrence (aka agent2) of London's Rebel Intelligence collective for some time now. Le Orme (meaning footprints) rocks out the kind of lush electronic tackle you'd expect from this exceptional connoisseur of early Chicago house, Detroit techno and deep dancefloor electro. If you've ever caught one of Lawrence's flawlessly programmed DJ sets, you'll be all over this. The fledgling Rebel Intelligence label has a couple of great electro 12"s out by Matt Whitehead. Snap them up if you haven't already.   Tracklisting: Submersible Machines - Blue Hole Steve Summers - Dreaming in Color DJ Sprinkles (Kink & Neville Watson Remix) - Masturjakor Perseus Traxx - Remake 508 Murphy Jax Featuring Mike Dunn - It’s the Music Steve Summers - Lucid Fingers Kink & Neville Watson - The Long Wait Elec Pt.1 - Sky 13 Risque Rythum Team - 122 House Kink & Neville Watson - City 2 City Virgo Four - In a Vision Snuff Crew - Slam it Surburban Knight - The Groove Conforce - Black Stroke

Ralph Cumbers describes his latest release as "an open love letter to underground dance music culture". Out earlier this month on Magic and Dreams, Inner Space Break Free harks back to ye olde days of hardcore and rave, with influences not so much worn on its sleeve as emblazoned across the back of a friggin' great fluoro jacket. The album is available on cassette only ("I’m releasing it on tape because I adore them, and all my music is made on a cassette 4-track, so it feels kind of right"), and is dedicated to "the tunes, DJs, soundsystems, noisy neighbours and pirate stations that have inspired me and repeatedly turned my head inside out over the last two decades", says Cumbers. Rave on, we say.   'Inner Space Influences' mixes up many of the classic dance tracks that influenced Inner Space. If you've not checked out Mr Clef's other mixes on Spannered, we recommend you seek out his excellent dub mixes here and here, and last year's tremendous African mix here. You can also read Spannered's interview with him from 2006.   Tracklisting:  David Shrigley - What There Is Autechre - Inhake 2 Hashim - Al-Naafyish (The Soul) Nexus 21 - Real Love The Beatmasters - Hey DJ / I Can't Dance Tricky Disco - Tricky Disco Betty Boo - Doin' the Do (remix) A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray Technotronic - Pump Up the Jam Altern 8 - Real Time Status KLF - What Time Is Love? Inner City - Let It Reign (Altern 8 You Know the Score mix) Plaid - Anything Orbital - Chime (Ray Keith mix) Sabres Of Paradise - Chapel Street Market 9am Da Posse - In the Heat of the Night Altern 8 - DJ Nex's Break Rachel Wallace - Tell Me Why Hackney Hardcore - Dancehall Dangerous 2 Bad Mice - Hold It Down Inky Blacknuss - Drumulator AFX - Untitled Inky Blacknuss - Desolator David Shrigley - What There Is ^ Inner Space Break Free (cassette + download code) is out now.

Originally recorded onto cassette. Go here for Spannered's interview with Mike Dred.

Meticulously assembled then recorded down onto cassette, London producer Matt Whitehead reworks and splices together his two 30-minute sets from this year's Bloc Weekend (one performance being at Brackout, the tribute to the much-missed Ben Bracket that kickstarted the festval).   Along with material released collaboratively as Cyantific and Signal Type, Matt has two essential electro 12"s out under his own name for London's Rebel Intelligence collective.   Like his set from 2010's Bloc Weekend, this is the real deal.   Play it loud.    Tracklisting: Hollywood And The Heat - I Need You / (1988) Westside Records - 00:17 "Fast Eddie" Smith - Jack The House / (1987) Underground - 01:24 Reese - Just Want Another Chance / (1988) Incognito Records - 00:39 Julian Jonah - Jealousy And Lies / (1988) Cooltempo - 02:11 Nami Shimada - Sunshower (Original Version) / (1991) Colombia - 03:36 Fallout - Morning After (Sunrise Mix) / (1987) Fourth Floor Records - 04:07 Fast Eddie - Jack To The Sound Of The Underground / (1988) D.J. International Records - 04:54 Fingers Inc - Distant Planet / (1988) Jack Trax - 04:54 Jungle Wonz - Bird In A Guilded Cage / (1993) Trax Records - 05:33 Virgo Four - In A Vision / (1989) Trax Records - 06:59 Joe Smooth - Inside My Mind / (1988) D.J. International Record - 07:07 Rocky Jones - Choice Of A New Generation / (1987) D.J. International Records - 09:43 Risque III - Essence Of A Dream / (1987) Stride Records Inc - 11:12 Rhythm Track Tony Sineni - Rhythm Of The Beat / (Kenny Jammin Jason's Mix) (1987) Hot Mix 5 - 13:12 Rhythm Track Xperiment - Karn Evil #10 (Club) / (1987) Underworld Records - 15:00 Rhythm Track Chicago Music Syndrome - Work It / (1987) Dance-Sing Records - 15:47 Rhythm Track Risque Rhythm Team - More Than Just A Dance / (1988) Chicago Connection Records -16:26 Rhythm Track Risque Rhythm Team - The Jacking Zone / (1986) Chicago Connection Records - 17:35 Rhythm Track Mr. Lee - Come To House / (1987) Trax Records - 18:30 Rhythm Track Jackmaster Dick - Sensuous Woman Goes Disco / (1986) Trax Records - 19:31 Rhythm Track + TB-303 - 19:31 Jack Frost & The Circle Jerks - Cool Dry / (1988) Trax Records - 20:18 Rhythm Track Cool McCool - World Turns Around / (1988) Hot Mix 5 - 20:48 MDIII - Set Me Free / (1988) Underground - 21:35 Rhythm Track Maurice - This Is Acid (Original Mix) / (1988) Trax Records - 22:36 Maurice - This Is Acid (A New Dance Craze) (K&T Mix) / (1988) Breakout - 23:19 Members Of The House - Share This House (Radio Version) / (1988) ITM Records - 24:12 Rodney Bakerr presents Mystic - House Girl (Serge & Tyrell Edit) / (2007) Clone Classic Cuts - 25:37 Gentry Ice - Utilize The Beat / (1988) Westside Records - 26:23 The Housefactors - Play It Loud / (1988) Black Market International - 26:54 Phuture Pfantasy Club - Spank Spank / (1988) Low Fat Vinyl - 28:18 Maurice Joshua - I Got A Big Dick (with Hot Hands Hula instrumental) / (1988) Trax Records - 28:42 Adonis - Lost In Sound / (1988) Jack Trax - 29:50 A Guy Called Gerald - Blow Your House Down / (1988) Rham! - 30:05 MDIII - Face The Nation / (1988) Underground - 31:37 Rhythm Track + TB-303 – 32:01 Juan - Techno Music / (1988) 10 Records – 32:55 Bam Bam - Where Is Your Child (1988) Desire Records – 33:56 Rhythm Track + TB-303 – 34:27 Rhythm Track House Master Boyz And The Rude Boy Of House - House Nation / (1986) Dance Mania – 35:43 On The House - Pleasure Control (Radio) / (1986) Bright Star Records - 36:00 Kissing The Pink - Certain Things Are Likely (Garage) (1986) Magnet – 37:24 Rhythm Track Steve 'Silk' Hurley - Jack Your Body (Club Your Body) / (1986) London Records – 39:09 Rhythm Track Z Factor - Fantasy / (1984) Mitchbal Records – 39:19 Risque Rhythm Team - 122 House / (1986) Chicago Connection Records – 39:19 Rhythm Track Julian Jumpin" Perez - Jack Me 'Til I Scream (Jumpin' Mix) / (1987) D.J. International Records – 39:26 Rocky Jones - Choice Of A New Generation / (1987) D.J. International Records – 39:41 Subject - The Magic, The Moment (1985) Pow Wow Records - 40:28 Rhythm Track Ron Hardy - Liquid Love (Instrumental Mix) / (1997) Mirakkle Records - 40:36 Ron Hardy - Sensation (Dub) / (1985) Trax Records - 41:22 Rhythm Track Kevin Saunderson - Bounce Your Body To The Box / (1988) Kool Kat Music - 43:32 Farley "Jackmaster" Funk - This Acid Life / (1988) House Records - 44:18 Rhythm Track Cool McCool - World Turns Around / (1988) Hot Mix 5 - 44:34 The Party Boy - The Twilight Zone / (1988) Urban - 45:27 Farley "Jackmaster" Funk - It's You (House Mix) / (1987) D.J. International Records - 46:06 Rhythm Track Dr Derelict - That Shits Wild / (1988) Trax Records - 46:21 Rhythm Track Gene Hunt - Living In a Land / (1989) Housetime Records - 46:29 Fingers - Ecstasy / (1988) Hot Mix 5 - 47:36 Rhythm Track Mr. Fingers - Washing Machine / (1986) Trax Records - 47:54 Raze - Jack The Groove / (1986) Grove Street Records - 48:59 Justin Timberlake - Sexy Back / (2006) Jive - 49:29 Rhythm Track + TB-303 + SH-101 K. Alexi Shelby - My Medusa (1989) Transmat - 52:03 Rythim Is Rythim - Nude Photo / (1987) Transmat - 52:24 Rhythm Track Maurice Joshua - I Got A Big Dick (with Hot Hula Hands) / (1988) Trax Records - 52:54 Manuel Göttsching - E2-E4 / (1984) Inteam GmbH - 53:43 Mr. Fingers - Can You Feel It / (1986) Trax Records - 53:43 Rhythm Track Baby Ford - Fordtrax / (1988) Rhythm King Records - 54:14 Marcus Mixx - Without Makeup (Ron Hardy Mix) / (2006) Let's Pet Puppies - 54:29 Mr. Fingers - Ammnesia / (1989) Jack Trax - 55:15 Jack Frost - Cool Dry / (1987) FLEX Records - 55:46 Reese & Santonio - The Sound / (1988) Kool Kat Music - 56:09 Adonis - Rockin Down The House / (1986) Trax Records - 56:09 Rhythm Track Arnold Jarvis - Take Some Time Out (Dub / Instrumental) (1987) Fourth Floor Records - 56:24 Frankie Knuckles - Your Love / (1989) Btech - 56:40 Arnold Jarvis - Take Some Time Out (Original Club Mix) / (1987) Fourth Floor Records - 56:47 Fingers Inc. - Mystery Of Love (Club Mix) / (1986) D.J. International Records - 57:02 Mayday - Wiggin (Master Reese Mix) / (1988) Pheerce Citi - 59:34 Rhythm Track Jean Luc Ponty - Computer Incantations For World Peace / (1983) Atlantic - 01:00:06