There’s been strong demand from the underground for more from the reclusive mixologist, Vidda Vein and his unique take on the dance music who’s pulse we all share. Well the wait is over my fellow Foundationers! Vidda has dropped another flow that’s hot like lava, rolls at you funky, indie and glam all at once, but I digress… Let’s here from the man himself:
This one has a great flow combining the best of what you expect to hear with all the usual tweaks, moody twists and turns that satisfy that urge for the unheard and inspired. A couple of my absolute essential favs you need to listen for is “Tigers in the Fire” (will make you shiver), “Staring at the Sun” has a mind blowing TV on the Radio sample from their first album, “Float Away” has been out for a bit but I finally have been able to properly work it into a set at just the right moment you need it. Hope you enjoy this ride as much as I did!
So without further ado, download this mixset of Bassline, Disco Punk, and Indie Dance, and be sure to leave some love in the comments below!
The Foundation Proudly presents:
Vidda Vein – ElecTweak Muse
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1. “Dance Me” – (Original Mix) – Superpose
2. “Somebody” – Michell Phunk
3. “Don’t Lose Control” – (Headman Remix) – Cassette Jam
4. “Crimes” – (Luke Solomons Rhythm Ace Dub) – LDOE
5. “The Bismarck” – (Knife Machine Remix) – Lost Valentinos
6. “Tigers In The Fire” – (Martin Peters Death At The Disco Mix) – Love Grenades
7. “Dead Body” – (Monsieur B Rien-A-Voir Remix) – Mike Cortez & Poldee presents Livin’ So Fast
8. “Staring At The Sun” – (Jansen Remix) – Jansen
9. “Float Away” – (Gabriel & Dresen ReEdit Mix) – Robbie Rivera
10. “Closer” – (Original Mix) – Lee Mortimer
11. “Brave New World” – (Nick Bridges Stripper Mix) – Bodyrox/Luciana featuring Nick Clow
12. “Faxing Shoreditch” – Black Russian vs Catz
13. “Grande Coracion” – (Original Mix) – Alejandro Lopez, Jandroide
14. “Uplift Me” – Lex Larden
DJ Spyhunter sounds like a character out of something Ian Fleming would’ve written, and though a UK native, the only thing this cat has a license to kill is the dancefloor massive! I first encountered a Spyhunter mixtape, as in tape cassette…, back in the mid 1990’s and even then he was pioneering the blend of styles such as trance, progressive and funky breaks, that is his signature today. At the time he was breaking in the Hawaii club scene and has since relocated to San Francisco where his modern day incarnation has incorporated more of the electro house movement.
I ran across quite a tasty set of his recently called “lectropo” that is a must download! With cuts from the likes of Black Daniel, Alex Metric, Digitalism, Sneaky Sound System, Teki Latex, and Daft Punk, “lectropop” is guarunteed to make you want to pop and lock. In Spyhunter’s own words :”strobing white vocals, blinding neon filters, held together with pixelated hooks. this is the party that goes on in the alley between the breaks club and the indie pop dive. just watch out for the cops! ”
The Foundation proudly presents:
DJ Spyhunter – lectropo
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1. Kap10kurt – Dangerseekers (Shinichi Osawa Edit)
2. Black Daniel – Gimme What You Got (Alex Metric Remix)
3. Digitalism – ZDRLT (Rewind)
4. The Young Punx – Rockall (Phonat Mix)
5. Danger – 11h30
6. Alex Metric – Deadly On A Mission (Dub)
7. Karton – Mugstar
8. Sneaky Sound System – Pictures [KMFX vs Tonite Only Remix]
9. Teki Latex – Les Matins De Paris (Surkin Remix)
10. Buy Now – Bodycrash (Streetlife DJs Remix)
11. The Subs – Papillon (Shinichi Osawa Remix)
12. Bitrok – Slipping Through (Philipe De Boyar Remix)
13. Daft Punk – The Prime Time Of Your Life (Para One Remix)
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The Rhythm In Theta
First of all “Made In Theta” is not going to make you sleep. Not by a long shot. In fact, it sucks at making anyone sleep.
Why? Because it’s Vidda Vein returning to The Foundation with this astounding amalgamation of deep-electro-tech-funk awesomeness that takes the listener from floor-filling mosh mayhem to vivid dream-like introspection and hypnotism. And then blowing the roof and most of your clothes / brains off.
Fellow Foundation Editor Raj, aka No. 4, gets us ready for the weekend with:
This mix is Fifty minutes and Dirty seconds of funked out, electro, tech and idm-infused straight beats that are just perfect for an early morning pleasure fest!
This is definitely the kind of set that I’d want to hear out at about 1am as the opening track by Skwerl invites you to get the party stated, then the precision tight mixes leads you from funk to the tech minimal sweetness of Melt and Virtualismo. The set gets deeper and sexier with a foray in to the tribal styles of Superchumbo feat. Celeda, and finally the killer ending of Slyde and Felix Da HouseCat.
Raj, nice work on this for sure… You need to start playing out!
The Foundation proudly presents
No.4 – Lilith -tracklisting-
1. Skwerl – All Woman (No Dolls Remix)
2. Speculum – Nympho
3. Lissat & Voltaxx feat. Betty Bizarre – Enlarge My Penis Size
4. Tomboy – Flamingo (Trentemoller Remix)
5. Melt – Go Get Gone
6. Virtualmismo – Mismoplastico (Andrea Doria Remix)
7. Oscar Garcia – I Feel It
8. Saeed Younan – It’s Time (Dj Wady Remix)
9. Superchumbo feat. Celeda – Dirty Filthy
10.Slyde – Vibrate To This (Trouble Soup Remix)
11.Felix Da HouseCat – Watching Cars Go By (Cyberwhore)
Foundation KL, I have been searching high and low to bring you some fresh blood from deep in the Underground. Vidda Vein hails from the Beaches of Florida and has evolved from the vinyl-slinging, warehouse-rave days of the 1990s into a Digital Dynamo pioneering everything from drum n’ bass, to breaks, to house and various sundry bleeps, blips and bass squelches that make the body quiver with excitement.
“Something in the Air” is a sample of his diverse music catalogue and focuses on the indie dance music and electro house styles. Featuring some of the most cutting edge producers of our present time such as Le Castle Vania, T2, Digitalism and Coburn, “Something in the Air” is an aural aphrodisiac designed to seduce you onto the dirty, grimy, sticky floor. Can you find the “V for Vendetta” sample? Vidda Vein is new to FoundationKL, and presented here exclusively for you, so give him a warm welcome!
Foundation KL presents:
Something In The Air – Vidda Vein
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1. Le Castle Vania – “Trouble in Daylight” (Young Americans Envy Mix)
2. D Ramirez and James Mowbray – “Time Fades Away”
3. Bloc Party – Flux (Punk Soundcheck “Tenebrae” Remix”)
4. Digital Memory – (Aysam Remix)
5. Meat Katie and D Ramirez – “Stop The Revolution” featuring Odissi
6. T2 – “Heartbroken” (Filthy Rich Remix)
7. Digitalism – “Pogo” (Mentalism Remix)
8. Digitalism – “Pogo” (Album Version)
9. Shiny Toy Guns – “Le Disko” (Boyz Noize Fire Mix)
10.The Black Ghosts – “Any Way You Choose To Give It”
11. Le Castle Vania – “Trouble” (La Remix)
12. A1 – “Moan” (Trentemoeller Remix)
13. Coburn vs. Dumb Blonde – “Sugar Lips
When my fellow FKL editor Raj, aka No. 4, aka Static Itch decides to do a mix, I never know what to expect, but I always know that it will challenge my sense of musical programming, and inspire with the coscienceness of his track selection. “Buried Beneath the Plastic Sheen” plays like a mixtape and has the feel of a soundtrack… And in the same way, it will imbue whatever you’re doing while listening to it with that sense of surreal intensity that only a great soundtrack can.
It starts off meditative with Jim Johnston’s interpretation of The Undertaker, winds through the mind with Massive Attack and Bong Ra, and suddenly you realize it’s too late as the aural trip nectar drives through your senses with Marco Beltrami vs. Marilyn Manson! The pathway of the programming is cutting and hypnotic, all at once sharp and sensual, as it goes from the blazing brain-bleeding bass of IDM to down-tempo groovin’.
Take a listen and enjoy the ride!
FoundationKL presents:
No. 4 – Buried Beneath The Plastic Sheen
Tracklisting
1. Jim Johnston – The Undertaker
2. Massive Attack – Karmacoma [Portishead Experience]
3. Bong Ra – Woody Strode
4. Marco Beltrami & Marilyn Manson – Seizure Of Power
5. The Vanishing – Still Life [Hanin Elias Remix]
6. Atari Teenage Riot – Midijunkies
7. Ambassador21 – Light My Fire
8. Converge – First Light
9. Saul Williams – Black History Month
10. 16 Volt – Cables & Wires
11. Cyanotic – Order Out Of Chaos
12. Depeche Mode – Barrel Of A Gun
13. Switchblade Symphony – Clown
14. Charlie Clouser – Losing
15. Nine Inch Nails – Ruiner (Version)
Inspired by Howard Dully’s quest to discover the human causes behind his lobotomy as a child, this mix is an ambient / electronic / dub / art-rock retelling of the fear, catharsis, and terror.
Or – I’m talking out of my ass and I just want to fuck with you. You decide.
A fine blend with various audio sources, simple mathematical effects, and logical (?) cuts – be prepared for a headscrew thats gonna leave you bleeding from your eyes.
Dub-freaks would enjoy the mashup of Richie Spice with DarkFarmer complemented by Howard’s confrontation with his father.
Not for the boring of tastes:
john.kuan – retrophrenology
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1. My Lobotomy – Howard Dully (Introduction)
2. I am not a human – the solvents
3. Smog – Sonicasy
4. Counting From Ten – Michael Montoure (Read by J.C. Hutchins)
5. Private Armies – Vivien Goldman
6. USA – Quiet American
7. Silent Street – Maximum Joy
8. The Talking Asshole from William S. Borough’s Naked Lunch (Nova Convention 1978 – Read by Frank Zappa)
9. Future Language – VON LMO
10. My Lobotomy – Howard Dully (Dully confronts his father)
11. Filament – Darkfarmer
12. Marijuana (Mad Squad dubplate version) – Richie Spice
13. Hare Krishna – Placebo
14. Wierd Nightmare – Charles Mingus
15. No No No – Dawn Penn
16. Change Something (Pier Bucci Remix) – Jay Haze
17. Wanted Dead Or Alive – 2pac & Snoop Dogg
16. Hindenberg Disaster Newsreel – Read by Herb Morrison
17. Good Night – Barney
Preamble: To everyone who thinks that DJ’s spin only fengtau music. You can download this. I also recommend reading – you might learn something.
A delicate blend of heartfelt progressive and indie sounds, found and field recordings as well as overlaid commentaries from various enlightened sources. A meditative compilation for exausted ears and quiet minds.
No effects were used during the production of this mixtape to retain the integrity of the music / sounds from the artists presented.
Dedicated to the elderly woman at the ground floor elevator shaft staring at cars drive by. I’m sorry no-one else cares.
FoundationKL.org presents-
dementia innocence (cr-mixtape001)
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ON HER PATH – Pear
HE COLLECTS DUST – Seafood
I CHOSE HORSES – Mogwai
VARIATION 16 – The Quiet American
- NOVA E=MC2 (PBS) – Commentary by Dr. Lene Hau
DISAPPEARING BREAKTHROUGHS – Clarke and Ware Experiment
- GOSPEL acc. to JOHN – Unknown (from found CD in garbage)
GOLDEN – Red House Painters
- KWAJER – Hardmoon
COMFORTING SOUNDS – Mew
- EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF NOW – Read by Eckhart Tolle
YOU, WHO DO YOU HATE? – Mansun
STEREOLAB vs NURSE WITH WOUND – Stereolab and Nurse with Wound
- MARIJUANA AND ALZHEIMER’S – Science Friday Podcast
DISTRESS YOUR BOWELS – Hardmoon
DRUM MODE – Gray
BLUE AMERICAN – Placebo
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