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A Happy Heavenly Day

Today marks a special day in the history of us all. And me being an astrophysicist (it's true!), I couldn't resist making this to mark the day.

Originally made for Welcome To My World, then finding it's way on to Ministry of Mashed Sound's excellent compilation (as found down below), what better way to musically celebrate, to my mind, the most important event in humankind's evolution, than a good old Colatron mashup....

A Happy Heavenly Day

Apollo 11 radio broadcasts
Orbital - Halcyon + On + On
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
Opus III - It's A Fine Day

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Now go Space Farers and venture into the beyond!

Summer Booty '09

The days are long, the sun is high in the sky, and a fire is started in my heart. It can mean only one thing....it's Summer!

And in what is now becoming tradition for this time of year, the fantastic DJ Useo has once again compiled an amazing collection of some of the best producers on the scene, to give us all his Summer Booty '09 collection. Featuring the likes of DJ Zebra, DJ Spider, ThC, The Reborn Identity, CjR, Voicedude, Eddie Pedalo, Useo himself, and many many more, it's a double CD full of sunshine and fun, so be sure to grab your copy now.

And yeah, I'm on there too with a sultry little number, my first mash in French!

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and kick off the summer in style

I Decided On Marvin

I finally decided on Marvin, if only because I couldn't quite master the troublesome Martha and the Vandellas "(Love Is Like) A Heatwave" pella, which this track was originally supposed to be made with (the resemblance stood out like the proverbial sore thumb when I first heard Solange's track all that time ago).

A toe-tapping-whistle-along-dance-like-it's-a-Friday-night-catchy-as-hell tune for the summer, and the first of what I hope to be many, many collaborations with the incredibly talented Louise Annette Smart


I Decided On Marvin

Solange - I Decided (part 1)
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (a)


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Also, a big thanks to Envision from the Ministry of Mashed Sound, for supplying the instrumental. Cheers fella.

Bring on the Summer people!

Forthcoming attractions....

Yep - pencil the 22nd June in your diaries. That's the day another installment of the fab Summer Booty album, presented by the finestkind DJ Useo, is released, and this year, I'm on there somewhere with a little summery number.

To promote it, DJ Mashup has posted this rather wonderful track featuring the gorgeous Jordin Sparks throwing it down with those old stalwarts of the disco....the Bee Gees. A great taster of things to come (and yep, more details to be posted closer the time)

Bitter Bridge Symphony

Need an iconic tune to finish the night off, whether it be a party or a DJ Set? Hell, why not use two.....

Bitter Bridge Symphony

The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony (i)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge (a)
Richard Ashcroft - Bittersweet Symphony (excerpt)

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Two of the greatest songs ever written, rolled in to one

The Unisex Diner

The Summer starts here people, with my foray in to providing a feel good upbeat summer tune for 2009. Classic laconic Americana everyday life meets uptempo feel good vibes, courtesy of the UK's 'The Rumble Strips' (their tune incidentally featuring in the surprisingly good and highly recommended teen romance flick, "Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging" - well worth a watch).

Dedicated for many reasons to the lovely Louise Annette Smart, who inspired this through our conversation on there not being enough handclaps in popular music these days, and who kickstarted my summer with the most excellent of weekend breaks in North Wales. This one's for you me lovely.

The Unisex Diner

The Rumble Strips - Girls and Boys in Love (i)
Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner (a)





Put on your sunnies and head down the beach....it's gonna be a hot one

Orson IX

What happens when two mad men get together to make a soundscape of epic proportions? This happens....

My good friend Alan Black had an itching to create an ambient movie based tour de force of sound and emotion as his latest project, and I was fortunate enough to be asked to come along for the ride. After one month of Trans-Atlantic collaboration, here is the result. It's slightly warped.

Orson IX

tracks:-

various electronics and radio tuning
Boards of Canada: “In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country”
Vangelis, Blade Runner OST: “Deckard Meets Rachel”
Josh Wink: “Don’t Laugh”
Vangelis, Blade Runner OST: “One More Kiss”
Alberto Ginastera: “Malambo: Danza final”
John Williams, Star Wars OST: “Main Title Theme”
Skinny: “The Bus Song”
Underworld: “Kittens”
The Venus in Furs, Velvet Goldmine OST: “Baby’s on Fire”
Bernard Hermann, Psycho OST: “Murder”
Muse: “Blackout”
unknown: “I Want Jesus to Walk with Me”
DJ Shadow: “Transmission 3”
Goblin, Suspiria OST: “Sighs”
John Barry, Midnight Cowboy OST: “Midnight Cowboy”
The Rocky Horror Picture Show OST: “Super Heroes”
This Mortal Coil: “Song to the Siren”
Burial: “Prayer”
The Rocky Horror Picture Show OST: “Science Fiction / Double Feature (reprise)”
Vangelis, Blade Runner OST: “Wounded Animals”
Muhr: “Le Second”
Bloc Party: “Signs”
Antonio Pinto, Collateral OST: “Car Crash”
Mike Patton, A Perfect Twist OST: “A Perfect Twist”
The Beatles: “Come Together”
John Murphy, Sunshine OST: “A Star Within a Star”
Nine Inch Nails: “The Beginning of the End”
DFRNT: “Surface”
Burial: “Pirates”
Burial: “Untitled”
Pink Floyd: “Is There Anybody Out There?”
Burial: “Etched Headplate”
Boards of Canada: “In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country” [again]
The Shamen: “Re:Evolution”
Burial: “Untitled”
Ennio Morricone, Cuore di Mamma OST: ”Ninna Nanna Per Adulteri”
Vera Lynn, Dr. Strangelove, or... OST: “We’ll Meet Again”
Vaughan Williams, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World OST: “Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis”
Edith Piaf, La Vie en Rose OST: “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien”
John Zorn: “Kiev 2” and “Kiev 3”
Radiohead: “My Iron Lung”
Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind, The Shining OST: “Theme from The Shining”
Vangelis, Blade Runner OST: “Tears in Rain”
Davies/Gordon/Tognetti, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World OST: ”Full Circle”
Szvorák Kati: “Szépen szól egy harang”
Brian Eno: “An Ending (Ascent)”
Richard Strauss, 2001: A Space Odyssey OST: “Also Sprach Zarathustra”
spoken excerpts:
Orson Welles: Citizen Kane
Orson Welles: It’s All True
Orson Welles (and “Hotel Martinet” excerpt): “War of the Worlds”
Kevin Eldon: “Black Books”
David Lynch: “Twin Peaks”
Ben Kingsley: Sexy Beast
Paul Dano and Daniel Day-Lewis: There Will Be Blood
HAL-9000: 2001: A Space Odyssey [multiple times]
Woody Allen: Manhattan
Brian Cox and Nicolas Cage: Adaptation
Helen Vendler: Shakespeare’s sonnets
Tim Curry: “Sweet Transvestite”
the quinine advertisement
Starcrash movie trailer
HAL-9000: 2010: Odyssey Two [multiple times]
Barry McGovern: Joe Versus the Volcano
Keir Dullea: 2010: Odyssey Two
Rutger Hauer: Blade Runner
Darth Vader: Return of the Jedi
George Innes: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Tom Hanks: Joe Versus the Volcano
Benicio Del Toro, Stephen Baldwin, Chazz Palminteri, Pete Postlethwaite, and Gabriel Byrne: The Usual Suspects


Please do visit Alan's website to download here

Alan Black feat. Colatron - Orson IX

and be sure to visit the rest of his pages to expand your mind with his completely unique style of mind-melting mash, and also his incredible work on movie scripts.

Turn out the lights, and enjoy...

Ministry of Mashed Sound

Well, it seems like an age since I posted anything, and to be honest, I've been focusing on other things aside from mashing, but do not fear - I shall return to business shortly, bigger and better than ever with a couple of projects I've been working on/shall be beginning soon.

In the meantime, I contributed a track to the forthcoming album from Envision at the Ministry of Mashed Sound. It's not due for release for a few months on here yet, but you'll be able to hear it as a part of Envision's cracking new album, of which you can hear a brief preview of here

Ministry of Mashed Sound

Featuring such fellow luminaries as The Reborn Identity, Mash2Mix, MadMixMustang, G3RSt, mARKYBOY, and Envision himself, this promises to be the hottest compilation of the month if not the first half of the year. Be sure to grab it as soon as it comes out.

Epic Thinking

Hot pop princess gets an Epic makeover. 'Nuff said


Epic Thinking

Katy Perry - Thinking of You (i)
Faith No More - Epic (a)


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I'd kiss that girl, and I'd like it....