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Goatlab Indoor Festival Rave!!!

Trippmatic
Poland's Biggest Breakcore DJ makes his UK debut @ the Goatlab! Trippmatic has been organising gigs and playing at virtually every breakcore gig in Poland for the last two years! He did a wicked mix for Peace Off called "Break Beathoven Got Heroin" and used to live in Bristol! Check out some of his mixes here: www.myspace.com/trippmaticsk.

War Against Sleep
Goatlab brings the outdoor vibes to the back room of The Croft with a special set from local festival favourites War Against Sleep. Expect a psychedelic audio-visual feast with a goaty twist.

Michael J Rocks
As the 1manarmy collective continue to push the boundaries of live electronica, one act stands out from the rest for both the most intense live experience and for having the best comedy name. Prepare to Rock. To Michael J Rock. s.

+ all the regulars
Fri 20th June 08
@ The Croft, Bristol
10pm - 4am
£5 Entry

Labels: Flyers, Gigs, GoatLab, Gusset

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Photos from Friday's Goatlab here

I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a gig so much. Thanks to everyone who came down.


Toecutter's Dick Joke
Originally uploaded by gusset.

I particularly like the above shot as it caught Lou (Syntheme)'s reaction to Dave (Toecutter)'s dick joke and she looks like she's about to spit beer everywhere.

Labels: Flickr, Gigs, GoatLab

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GoatLab at The Croft tonight, don't forget!

Goatlab Radio April 2008 with Anakissed, Parasite & special guest DJ Lumpy [62MB MP3]
Tracklisting:
DJ Rainbow Ejaculation - Hot Cock From Acid [DJ Anal Erection Baltimore Breaks Mix] (Death$ucker/Cock Rock Disco)
The Beatbox Saboteurs - MF Knees Up
Le Jad - A Princess On My Horse (Peace Off)
Bernard Cribbins - Hole In The Ground
Johnny Poi & His Orchestra - Ola Nika Loa
DJ Rainbow Ejaculation - Ronald McShitmats Two Room Circus (Death$ucker/Cock Rock Disco)
DJ Lumpy - Starship Nothing
DJ Donna Summer - Sweet Assed Child O Mine (dub)
The Regents - 7teen
Shitmat - Cripplefight (Wood)
DJ Nono - Supercalifragibreaks
Damian Jr. Gong Marley - The Mission
Plus-Tech Squeeze Box - Sabotage

goat vs mirror [video]

Paul Finn of Fitzroy & Finn Design Partnership "takes you on a journey through London streets sharing his passion for typography. [5MB MP3] Broadcast on BBC Radio 4's Saturday Live on 9th August 2007."
[thanks Jules]

The Tone Generation: Great podcast on early days of electronic music
10 part documentary on early electronic music. Part one out now is on the UK with the rss here.
A video mentioned on the blog regarding the careers of David
Cockerell, Peter Zinovief and Tristram Cary and their combined effors
regarding the EMS company called How the Furture Sounded is available
in three parts on our old friend youtube 1 2 3.
[thanks Ted]

Labels: GoatLab, MP3

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Syntheme (Planet Mu / WeMe)
Lou Wood make's her Bristol debut with her phenomenal fucky acid. If you liked the The Doubtful Guest's acid rinse out at the last Goatlab you don't want to miss this. Another Planet Mu newcomer shows us how it should be done. Rumours abound about her true identity. Want to know more? Come and see for yourself.



Toecutter (System Corrupt / V/VM) - Australia
All the way from Australia, Toecutter is the original breakcore mentalist. And it's been a long time since he was last in Bristol. Having shared a house with Candi Hank in 99 and taken his name from the character in Mad Max, the desert sun must have got to him as he became the most frightening and original thing to mash it's way across musical styles in memory. Or is it just "Progressive Progressive Progrsv House"? Either way, he's a long way ahead of the rest of the game. With releases on System Corrupt, V/Vm Test, Digital Vomit, Bruchstellen, Mutant Sniper, and Death$ucker you know this must be quality.

General Disarray (Blunderphonics / Laptop Battle)
Matt Jackson one of Bristol's most talented up-and-coming breakcore producers! He is also one half of the Blunderphonics crew, who have organised many a good night down at the legendary Black Swan. He beat Parasite in the first round of Laptop Battle 5 only to be knocked out in the final by house favorite Defazed. His music is raw and full of energy, and he has also been known to play his live set entirely from a game pad using Max/MSP! See for yourself:


www.myspace.com/mattogdisarray

More info

Labels: Gigs, GoatLab, Gusset

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Goatlab Radio March 08, with Parasite, Dan Gusset and Tim Dub Boy [57MB MP3]
Tracklisting:

1. Tanya Stevens - It's A Pity (Stivs Remix)
2. Atki2 - Mercury (Domestic)
3. Leafcutter John - Khom?s (Planet Mu)
4. Krumble - Time To Burn (Death$ucker)
5. Dizzy Rascal - I Love You
6. Portishead - Silence (Exillon RMX) (dub)
7. Jimmy Cliff - You Can Get It If You Really Want
8. Polar Bear - Your Eyes The Sea (Babel)
9. Stivs - Unknown (dub)
10. Michael J Rocks - Arp Midi Layers (dub)
11. Rob Smith ft. Wilks - Firewalk
12. Random Bit Generator - El Barrio (Hula Honeys)

Raoul Sinier - Brain Kitchen Trailer:


V/A - A tribute to Jeremy Beadle

Labels: GoatLab, MP3

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Recorded Sets from GoatLab #6 - 15 Feb 2008
Exillon live @ Goatlab - 15 Feb 2008 [32MB MP3]
The Doubtful Guest Live @  Goatlab - 15 Feb 2008 [47MB MP3]
Pisstank Live @ GoatLab - 15 Feb 2008 [27MB MP3]
Stivs live @ GoatLab - 15 Feb 2008 [30MB MP3]
Ironside DJ set @ GoatLab - 15 Feb 2008 [45MB MP3]

New Spannered mailing list has a whole bunch of mixes
In particular I recommend the Dob Boy, Goth Trad, and El Kano selections.

The Orb - Vuja De Video:

...and...
The Orb - The Dream album trailer:

..oh, it's like 1992 again!
"Here's the Last.fm link to the full streaming The Orb The Dream.
Listen to it and leave your comments here
www.last.fm/music/The+Orb/the+Dream

Edit: New dEUS!!!
The Architect = The Funk!

Labels: GoatLab, MP3

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Just a little reminder about the Goatlab party at the Croft tonight. It's going to be a stormer.



Goatlab Radio with Parasite & Juxtaposeur - Feb 2008 [59MB MP3]

Tracklist:
1. Atiq - It Was Here (Mindtrick)
2. Gromov - Bring Da Noise (Allergy)
3. Cardopusher - Fighters Unite (Brothers in Blood)
4. Juxtaposeur - Jungle Appleseed
5. Goth-Trad - Far East Assasin (Skud Beat)
6. Celebrity Murder Party - What Time is Dub
7. Siriusmo - Wow
8. Gromov - Raving (Allergy)
9. The Doubtful Guest - Electobotz (U-Ziq's Junobotz Mix)
10. Ben 10 Theme (Juxtaposeur Remix)
11. Amon Tobin - Kitchen Sink (Clark Remix)

Related linkage:

Public Enemy on Copyright - Break it Down Documentary
Juxtaposeur's Strummer Mashup
Goth-Trad
Skip To The End
Mashup - w/ Hoonboy & Dan Gusset
Ben 10 Theme Tune - Remix it now!!!

The Goatlab Radio Podcasts have now been syndicated by Resonance FM, so you can now hear us blasting across the London airwaves (at strange random times). Exciting!

Two new freebies from Cock Rock Disco:

Labels: GoatLab, MP3

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Goatlab Radio with Dan Gusset, Ana Kissed and special guest James Binray - Jan 2008 [60MB MP3]
Tracklist:

• Robot Ninja Dinosaur Bastards - Come and Get Demented with the Dino Bastards (Wrong Music)
  
• Bernard Cribbins - Gossip Calypso
  
• Datach'i - I'm Not Afraid To Watch You Die (Planet Mu)
  
• Frog Pocket - Heavy Grunts (Planet Mu)
  
• Jimmy Soul - If You Want To Be Happy For The Rest of Your Life
  
• Bogdan Raczynski - Lowlands (Rephlex)
  
• Portishead - Machine Gun (ATP bootleg)
  
• The Tuss - Shiz Ko E (Rephlex)
  
• Lily Allen - Smile (acoustic)
  
• Hot Roddy - Crust Mantle Hell (Wrong Music)
  
• Phthalocyanine - Breakfast Beer (Planet Mu)
  
• DJ Lumpy's Penis Song (title not known)

I was feeling ill for this one so it's a bit more downbeat this month. Sorry to Chris Cook (Hot Roddy) who I couldn't remember what other artist name he went by, as his Same Actor work eluded me temporarily.)

WoBcast Unplugged - The return of the West of Bastard podcasts with DJ Lumpy, Andrewherring and Juxtaposeur. Worth the download for The Bony King of Nowhere from Bagpuss, Maypole (the oldest song in the English language, as heard in the Wicker Man soundtrack) and Destroying Something Beautiful's beautifully fragile acoustic version of Word Up.

Grimonmbiet: The best of 2007 mix [direct download and torrent]

CERN Poscast
Thanks to Bristle for pointing this out in the comments to the previous post. A chat-show style podcast of people visiting the CERN Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, including the likes of Dean of Guildford Cathedral the Very Reverend Victor Stock, comedians Kevin Eldon and Simon Munnery, and Torchwood / Shark Attack 3: Megalodon star John Barrowman. I think this is about as internet as it gets. Even the greatest of the surrealists never dreamt of shit like this.

If you're interested in what's going on with Addict Records (as I mentioned in the Goatlab radio show) have a listen to Meatsock's interviews with Dan Doormouse [70MB MP3] and Billy Stunt Rock [51MB MP] he recorded for the whus.org show.

New net-lab releases "available to download today for zero pennies..."

NL35 - X&Trick - Planes, Trains and Highways
X&Trick on top form presenting his unique blend of Drum ‘n’ Bass, Industrial, Hardcore and Breakcore with plenty of fantastically obscure noises, thick bass and dischordant synths. Introduced by a collaborative track with Chevron, “Brighton”, each track on the release is recorded in a different location around the world and named accordingly. Dark, hard hitting and at times definitely summarising the euro/belgium scene, the release is also quite diverse, with the more melodic starting track through to “Dubai”, which is reminiscent of an Evol Intent / Current Value style dark drum and bass, and then completed by the pounding techno of “Gent”

NL36 - Mully - Dalston 2066
A collection of delicate pieces constrasting Mully’s previously heard style of work, each track an amalgamation of flowing melody, micro-beats, and ambience. Many of the tracks have a warm, contemplative feel, though also with a melancholy vibe throughout. “Icelandia” and “Beach” are definite first listen favorites, with tracks like “She Will Lose” that take a few more listens to really appreciate.

Labels: GoatLab, MP3, Physics, Sci-Fi, science

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The flyer for the Feb 15th Goatlab @ The Croft, Bristol is below. However, please note that The Doubtful Guest has unfortunately had to cancel. Flyers and posters had already been printed and we are awaiting confirmation from a replacement artist. News here when we get it. More information about who is playing on thegoatlab.com



I've also just agreed to play a one hour Death$ucker mash-up vs set with (against?) Hoonboy at New Born @ The Cooler on Park St, Bristol on Feb 28th. Finalised flyer to follow.

Labels: Death$ucker, Flyer, Gigs, GoatLab, Gusset

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goatlab - goat xing
Originally uploaded by gusset.


Photos from the Goatlab party at the Croft on Friday now online.
Mine here and Em's here.

Labels: Flickr, GoatLab

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Goatlab Radio with Parasite, Dan Gusset & special guest Topher (aka Tophee Cheesecake) - December 2007 [60MB MP3]

iTal Tek - Deep Pools out now on Square Records, samples on myspace

Pistonsbeneath - UK Warriors Mix [sendspace]
Tracklisting

Trill Bass - Free World Steak and Shrimp [barefiles, inc tracklist]
Artwork
New Trill Bass site and myspace

Nine Inch Noëls <-- use this link if the player doesn't work

Labels: GoatLab, MP3

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Knowing you are unlikely to be low on things to do over Christmas and the New Year I though playing a gig for your entertainment was just as likely to clash and interfere with you personal calendar as it was to compliment it. To overcome this problem I have whored myself liberally across as many gigs as possible this festive season. If your winter festivities are shy on Gusset, you may wish to consider attending one of the following. And if you are hardcore enough to attend all of them the sets will be different at each.

Plummet's Bristol Breakcore Christmas Carnage @ Timbuk2, Thursday 20.12.07 – feat The Teknoist, Jay Nom, the 1manarmy residence, & Gusset Radiophonic DJ set

The Goatlab @ The Croft, Friday 21.12.07 – feat Shitmat, Binray, Kilka Serco, the lab residence & Gusset live set

HIJACK Camelot - The Knights of the Turn-Table - Medieval NYE Party @ Timbuk2, 31.12.07 – feat. Dimitri from Powys, ASBO Disco, Lyricist Hobo, Cheeba, Blazey, Superisk & Wascal, & Gusset.
"Fancy Dress Encouraged: Kings & Queens, Knights & Squires, Witchcraft & Wizardry, Dragons, Jesters and Damsels in distress... Be imaginative!"

Dan Gusset's Desert Island Disks @ (CAMRA South West pub of the year 2007) The Hillgrove Porter Store, Thursday 03.01.08

Goatlab line ups are also booked up for Feb and April but I won't bore you with that now.

Here are some pretty colours:

Labels: Gigs, GoatLab, Gusset, Hijack, Plummet

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GoatLab Radio with Dan Gusset, Anarchist606 & special guest Dr. Richard Wigglesworth - November 2007
Direct link [61MB MP3]
Tracklisting:
1. Pitchshifter - Underachiever (Earache)
2. Richard Wigglesworth - Ethereal (unreleased)
3. Microphyst - Taking Chances with Oncoming Traffic (Proboscus)
4. Gusset - Maniac Gene Time (Death$ucker)
5. Richard Wigglesworth - Hampton Court (unreleased- but was on future music cd aug 2007!!!)
6. Rabbit Junk - Start the Riot (oops!! DHR cover on DTrash)
7. AFX - Cilonen From Analord (Rephlex 2005)
8. DHC Meinof - Revolution Action (DHR cover on DTrash)
9. Gusset's slAYer MeGA miXXX!!!lol (feat. Doormouse, Duran Duran Duran, Atari Teenage Riot, John Williams, Slayer, Dokaka, Skimall)

Mary Anne Hobbs had a live session from Amon Tobin this week and also played a dubplate of the forth coming Meat Beat Manifesto on Planet Mu (a match made in electronic music heaven!), which sounds like pumped up dubstep influenced versions opf the RUOK ...in Dub material. There's a tracklisting and links to a two part rar of the show here.

Kraftwerk: We Are the Robots documentary from Radio 4 [stream]

Electronic Explorations
"Electronic Explorations is a weekly 2 hour podcast that promises totally exclusive mixes from the cream of the electronic world; deviously crafted patchworks of carefully sewn rhythms, sonic contortions and delicate melodies - dubstep, minimal electronica, techno and anything else that’s pushing the boundaries of electronic music."
Guest mixes include: Milanese and Marlow (available to download now) and coming in the future Vaccine, Tes La Rok, Herd, Datach'i, Ranking Records, Bitesize Beats, iTAL tEK, Somatic Responses, Surgeon, Vex'd, Geiom, Forensix, plaNt, Panda, Reso & osymyso.

Last Wednesday was No Music Day again, although I missed it this year. BBC Radio Scotland embraced it - didn't play any music and had loads of interviews with Drummond all day. Thanks to Taras for this recording of the interviews [Rapidshare 37MB MP3]

Terminal 11 - Birds (Eustachian Remix) [1MB MP3]

Labels: GoatLab, Gusset, MP3, Radio4

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Flyers for the next GoatLab, May the fourth be with you!





Set times:

Room 1 - Main Room:
10:00 - 11:00 Gusset
11:00 - 11:30 cDatakill
11:30 - 12:00 Geisha
12:00 - 12:45 Gareth Clarke
12:45 - 01:45 Soundbites
01:45 - 02:15 Microphyst
02:15 - 03:00 Hoonboy
03:00 - 03:30 Blam
03:30 - 04:00 Parasite

Room 2 - Front Room:
10:00 - 11:00 Nim Chimpski
11:00 - 11:45 Punksi
11:45 - 01:00 Jay Nom
01:00 - 03:15 Dub Boy b2b Ironside
03:15 - 04:00 DJ Ruk

Room 3 - The Lab (Access via far end of Main Room)
12:00 - 01:30 Descend
01:30 - 03:00 Gusset - Mrs P's 7 inch Collection Set!!!
03:00 - 04:00 DJ Goat Bot

Labels: Flyer, Gigs, GoatLab, Gusset

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Flyers for the next GoatLab, May the fourth be with you!

Labels: Flyer, Gigs, GoatLab, Gusset

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The GoatLab 3 gig last Friday went well. Well, went OK at least. My photos have been added to this Flickr set. (Also includes GoatLab 1 from September).

Once again I played so early in the evening there was no-one there at the start of it and when asked to extend it as the place filled up I dropped some of the early material in again. I don't think the recording is going to sound very good.

Hunting Lodge provided a hilarious does of guitar based noise. They were tight, their guitarist was good, their bassist kept trying to trash his base but forgot that it was attached to his neck, the vocals were unsurprisingly unintelligible, but their drummer made the band. Wielding nothing but two sticks, his underpants, and a sweaty hairy beer gut full of attitude, he stole the show. This is male bonding music. As long as the bonding consists of pushing and shoving, shouting and generally trying to intimidate and embarrass your mates.

Acrnym lived up to the sales pitch of sounding like "Venetian Snares on crack." At least, I'll buy that description, without having ever taken crack. His three quid CDR was a bargin too. Incidentally, I noticed a poster advertising the film Outlaw this morning. The quote from lads rag Nuts called it "Football Factory with guns!" Yeah, because any film can be improved by adding guns to it, can't it? At least it makes a change from the tired journalistic cliché of simply adding "...on drugs" to the end of everything. The above adage only proves that promoters are just as guilty of falling into the same literary hole.

Mad EP played a great, dark and heavy hip-hop influenced set. It seemed to throw people again, in the same way Milanese did at the same venue. What is it with Bristol breakcore fans and there 300bpm ears? Sometimes it's good to slow down now and again. Maybe just not slap band in the middle of the evening I guess.

Patric C / Candi Hank was one of the founders of the breakcore scene, back in the Digital Hardcore days, but someone I knew embarrassingly little about. His set showed he is still at the top of his game. It much harder (and with less Germanic rapping) than the example set I linked to last week. The most impressive thing about it was that huge chunks of it were played live out of a GP2x handheld Linux console (link) and an old Commodore Amiga running a tracker that was projected onto a giant screen. Best crowd reaction of the night too.

Jason Forrest played a thumping happy hardcore tinged DJ Donna Summer set, which seemed to keep everyone happy. I think would have preferred a live set of his own prog-rock influenced disco madness personally. The inclusion of the Beastie Boys Girls made me smile in particular. Like his DJ set I linked to here some of the material looses its intensity and starts to sound silly when played that fast. Am I getting old?

Ironside finished off with a one-deck Final Scratch DnB DJ set that was only marred by me rummaging through cables behind the booth and accidentally cutting his power. Sorry about that.

Unfortunately technical problems – failed sound system – in the back room means the eagerly anticipated 'Mrs P 7" Collection' DJ set didn't happen. I'll keep that for the next GoatLab on 4th May. Also playing at the next one will be Hecate*, Cdatakill, Soundbytes (of Prodigy mash-up fame), and Gareth Clark.

Let's hope having Hecate and Gusset on the same bill doesn't curse the night. We've been booked to play with Rachel twice in the past and both times the night has been cancelled. Really looking forward to actually seeing her live finally. Third time lucky, eh?

Labels: Gigs, GoatLab, Gusset, Review

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