In 1999 techno/trance producer Joshua Ryan created ‘Pistolwhip’ a monster of a track that quickly became an underground classic getting plays in dark, dank warehouses around the globe. But ‘Pistolwhip’ didn’t stay underground for long. In 2001 the track was re-released on NuLife Recordings & grabbed the 29th spot on the UK pop charts it’s first week.
Since then Joshua has stayed busy releasing a slew of his own works & producing many others. I was happy to discover that Joshua is still actively producing, mostly under the handle ‘The Brothers‘ with his sibling Eric. Most recently they’ve produced !!!’s ‘Myth Takes’, Professor Murder and Radio 4.
Aside from being a production virtuoso he’s a cracker jack Dj as well and was kind enough to bestow upon us his latest mix filled with his own personal remixes & edits of some of todays best songs. Enjoy.
Joshua Ryan - May Mix Tracklist
Steve Reich - It’s Gonna Rain
Pop Group - 3′38″
Harmonia - Watussi
Zongamin - Bongo Song
Nighttripper - Megatone (Excerpt)
Laszlo Beckett - Guitar Beat Track Parts 1 & 2 (Live Mix) (Edit)
Vaughn Mason - Rockin’ Big Guitar (JR Dub/Edit)
Constellation Orchestra - Funk Encounter (JR Acid Encounter)
Simian Mobile Disco - Tits & Acid (JR Edit)
Joakim - I Wish You Were Gone (JK Dub)
G.A.N.G. - Incantations (JR Re-rub)
Kavinsky - Testarossa Autodrive (SebastiAn Remix)
Digitalism - Pogo (Mentalism Version)
Whitey - Two Face (Glimmers Edit)
Snitzer & McCoy vs. Humate - O.M.D.I.L.Y.
AWeX - The Plasticmen Are Coming
Pop Group - 3′38″ (Revisit)
Chemical Brothers - Hot Acid Rhythm
TC’95 - Just Get Up And Dance (Sure Is Pure Remix)
King Unique - Sugarhigh
Visit Joshua’s newly revived website & watch out for future mixes & possible original works?! Also, check out The Brothers myspace page if you are in need of some production for your next project.
Everyone’s talking new rave this & new rave that. Can’t help but be reminded of old rave, or as I like to call it actual rave. I partook in my fair share of parties & even had a short term career in the field of street pharmacy, which ended up with a brief stay in the big house. I have since reformed my ways, got rid of anything I owned that glowed in the daylight & stayed as far away from dark, damp warehouses as possible. However I still kept all my old vinyl, & every now & then I take a trip (ha, trip) down ‘what I can remember’ lane. Here’s a few cuts that were in every dj’s arsenal back in the day.
(these are vinyl rips, the needles are pristine, but some of the vinyl isn’t. If you hear some cracks & pops. My bad.)
Joshua Ryan - Pistolwhip (a.k.a Fragrant #11) (Download) Josh doesn’t shy away from laser noises in this cut. The track is long, but the break is the shit.
Bassdropper - Lovin’ You (Land of Oz #9) (Download) Appropriate name for an artist who does just that all over this track. Drops bass.
Prezioso - Raise Your Power (TEC T) (Download) Remember the Mortal Kombat soundtrack? This shoulda been on there.
As with most old dance records you have a few option as to where you can get them, old collectors, dig through crates for hours or spend a little dough on shipping & get them shipped to you from the source of dance music; Europe. Best sites to obtain records like this: HTFR, Juno, Satellite, Humpty & Dance Records. If those links fail you hit up ebay.
So, in your opinions which is a better musical movement, old rave or new rave, or no rave? Let’s discuss.
Everyone’s been asking how the Ed Banger party was, but needless to say it was nothing short of outstanding. Words could not even describe the events that took place that night. Our parents have Styx tickets forever framed in their scrapbooks, our generation will have yellowing Justice ticket stubs to show off to our grandchildren.
Here’s a video clip from the night that will live on in infamy. Video by Peter Noble of TheGentleKing.com who is SF’s premier dance party videographer.
The fabulous frenchies played insane re-edits of all the Ed Banger classics & dance faves like Gossip & Green Velvet. Then they dipped in to some old school cuts, such as Rage Against the Machine which had everyone in the crowd chanting ‘This is for the people of the sun’! Then they pulled out all the stops & threw on some old school rave cuts. I was pretty toasty by this time, but I swear they played 1995’s ‘Are Am Eye’ a.k.a. NOOM 13.
Anyone else remember this track?! It was either this or Nuclear Hyde or an Ed Banger re-edit of one of the two?!. If it was in fact this track, The EB’s brought the track in at the break around (4:15)
This shit is mad old so might have to dig in some crates to find it, or find a record collector who has one (like me!). Sometimes copies pop up on ebay. If you have a copy that you want to sell HTFR.COM will buy it off you.
