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THE NTS Guide TO Databass

Two hours of jit and ghetto-tech anthems from one of Detroit's premier party labels.

I’m in Greece, standing at the mouth of Penteli cave. The air smells of salt and something metallic. Inside, turtles crawl along the walls and ceiling, their shells reflecting scenes from history—battles, feasts, gods laughing. One stares at me, and suddenly, I understand everything—the universe, time, why socks vanish in the wash. The ground shatters. I’m falling—no, I’m on a roller coaster, twisting through the sky. The track is made of gold and marble, looping through clouds shaped like gods’ faces, past an upside-down Parthenon floating like a balloon. The coaster dips into the Aegean Sea, skimming the surface before rocketing upward through a storm of lightning bolts hurled by an amused Zeus. A turtle in a laurel wreath appears beside me, holding a cup of ambrosia. “Drink,” it says. I take a sip—blinding light. I wake up. There’s sand in my bed, a tiny turtle-shaped stone on my pillow, and the faint scent of something ancient in the air.

EBM Minimal Synth Post Punk Dub

Optimo is JG Wilkes & JD Twitch; record label, and longstanding Glaswegian party. You can expect a lot from their new monthly slot, sure to dig up some obscurities from post-punk, new wave, EBM, house and techno. Bags of unreleased stuff, too.

Tracklist

FeonFeon
Round Earther
StrapontinStrapontin
Nervous Days
Soft CellSoft Cell
Cindy Ecstasy (DJs Pareja Version)

Beat Pharmacy Feat. MutabarukaBeat Pharmacy Feat. Mutabaruka
Wata
SaultSault
Wildfires
Further ReductionsFurther Reductions
More than just a dream
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Mark ChurcherMark Churcher
Homage to V Neck
Dave BrockDave Brock
Spirits
KeshavaraKeshavara
Zambesi (Mystical Twirl)
Marisa Anderson And Sophie TrudeauMarisa Anderson And Sophie Trudeau
Children In Cages
Pascal ComeladePascal Comelade
Again
The Soft MachineThe Soft Machine
We Did It Again
Ras Michael & The Sons Of NegusRas Michael & The Sons Of Negus
None A Jah Jah Children No Cry
Carl Bert, Carl Bert, The CimaronsThe Cimarons
Slipping Into Darkness
Janet KayJanet Kay
Silly Games
Vince Guaraldi TrioVince Guaraldi Trio
Linus And Lucy
Oliver SacksOliver Sacks
Dialogue
IsolatingIsolating
But Please
Naum GaboNaum Gabo
Raze
Black MerlinBlack Merlin
Full Denim Jacket
Ugly MoodUgly Mood
Words I Up
CardopusherCardopusher
Idol Worship
FacetsFacets
Die Zeit Der
Hudson Mohawk & Jimmy EdgarHudson Mohawk & Jimmy Edgar
Bent
Roy Of The RaversRoy Of The Ravers
It’s…The Roller!
The ActorThe Actor
Picture 210
Ana HelderAna Helder
Capicua
Kunyiuki & Marcus HenrikssonKunyiuki & Marcus Henriksson
Jakam Stream
Bxtch SlapBxtch Slap
Queen Of Hell (Intro)
Emma DJEmma DJ
Rope
DJ Holographic And Alex WilcoxDJ Holographic And Alex Wilcox
My Feels (Accapella) (JGW Edit)
Break War Scratch BandBreak War Scratch Band
Do What You Wanna Do
TracesTraces
Scub-A-Dub
Andrew WeatherallAndrew Weatherall
Ghosts Again