The Science of Telephony

Here's something a little different from the House of Colatron. Originally intended to be on the forthcoming Tenebrism album, I've decided not to include it, as it doesn't quite fit with the ambient vibe I've got reaching across the album currently.

But as everyone knows, I love me some dubstep.

A humorous semi-biographical look at the world of telecoms; 911 operators aside, I come across these call centre loons every single day of my working life.

Mr. B.T., I salute your persistence.

The Science of Telephony

Mike Lennon - When Science Fails (Rusko remix)
911 calls - various samples
Blondie - Call Me
British Telecom Customer Services - sample
Ella Fitzgerald - Putting on the Ritz

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Be warned folks, the poor git on the end of the phone to BT, gets a little irate and a few naughty words pop out! If your easily offended, don't pick up the phone!

Sleeping In Space

Well I've been away for a few weeks, busy constructing new tracks for the forthcoming Tenebrism album. What began several months ago as a dubstep album, has changed drastically, to now encompass ambient, reggae, dubstep, pop etc. The good news is, there's 7 or 8 other new mashes made for the album. The bad news is, it's still some weeks/months away from completion.

As a taster for the album, here's a little ode to dreaming whilst floating through the cosmos...

Sleeping In Space

Vocal excerpts from the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery for the STS-120 mission
Morcheeba - Sleep On It
David Bowie - Space Oddity
John Foxx - Return to a Place of Remembered Beauty
NASA radio recordings from Saturn's rings
NASA Voyager radio recordings from Uranus
NASA radio recordings of EarthSounds from Sputnik 1 satellite (1957)
Sounds from Oscar 1 satellite (1961)

God in the Mirror

A mash for the self-concious lovers out there...

God In The Mirror

Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror
Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight

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Don't Upset Timbaland

Ridiculously obvious and cheesy party banger #43....

Don't Upset Timbaland

The Noisettes - Don't Upset the Rhythm
Timbaland (feat. Keri Hilson + DOE) - The Way I Are
Timbaland (feat. Nelly Furtdao + Justin Timberlake) - Give It To Me



I promise I'll get back to the serious stuff soon!

Hotel F.E.A.R.

Classic Americana meets classic Manc genius. The result is a disturbing night in a hotel that you'll never forget...

Hotel F.E.A.R.
Ian Brown - F.E.A.R.
The Eagles - Hotel California
Burial - Untitled



Right, now where did I leave those colitas....

Home Baked Pie

A hint of nostalgia. Yearn for the days when hair was big, clothes were spandex and the guy with the most eye-liner got the girl in the tiny denim shorts?

Splicing glam hair metal classic Cherry Pie, with local guitar heroes (local to me at least; several friends were at school with these guys!) and friends of Oasis, The Enemy - a good old fashioned slice of rock n' roll for you all, featuring my first ever mashed guitar solo! Now grab me the glitter hairspray.....

Home Baked Pie

The Enemy - Silver Spoon
Warrant - Cherry Pie


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Air guitar frenzy for this one!

A glimpse of the light...

...and of things to come.


TENEBRISM

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!

Head on over to
Summer Booty 2009

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!