Black Bones

In Flagranti We Trust

Mr Black and I have both shared a love for Swiss duo In Flagranti for quite some time now. A consistent force in left of centre dance floor music, that always has a driving psychedelic feel. A bit wonky, a bit trippy, a little bit sleazy disco but always with a heavy dose of funk & plenty of personality.

Here are five timeless killers from the duo and a little DUB we fashioned for our own sets. Enjoy!

à bientôt

In a world of fake popularity, spin and hype, guys like Paul Byrne we need now more than ever, it’s clear to see just how much thought and passion goes into everything he does. Big fans of his ace Apiento project and the excellent Test Pressing site. There is even talk of us getting into the studio together when things return to normal.

Fingers crossed for that but for now five I always return to…

SONIC SOUNDS FOR SUBTERRANEANS

Something a bit different this week thanks to Sonic Boom digging into what made him and Jason tick. Nothing particularly strange, startling or rare on this lp but ‘Spacelines’ is pound for pound one of the best put out and an interesting insight into a fantastic band. I normally find if you can get four tracks you really love on a comp then its pretty good, but this one is pretty much all killer no filler, just need to skip the Rolf Harris track on this gem! (no honestly)

S.B. (Simply Bicknell)

I remember getting S.B. project records as a teenager and thinking I’ll prob be able to play these handy DJ tools forever. Fast forward two decades later and I’m still playing them. Steve Bicknell, another who was light years ahead via his labels, output and club nights.

Five hypnotic S.B. project essentials below, plus a little dub  HERE  from us of what is rumoured to be his first studio output.

I Declare

Definitely a snapshot in time. I’m jealous of those that walked into a club or rave (or back room pub) and heard this stuff on a really good system for the first time, bit before my time unfortunately. It’s kind of perfect early doors music. Great programming and sampling, done with a genuine passion rather than opportunism. Then ‘Big Beat’ came and shat all over this stuff like a dodgy pigeon. I still think a lot of this cut and paste style production sounds amazing compared to the polished polite insipid soul of today.
Anyway…

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