Hi everyone. I’m in one of those moods where I’ve lost motivation a bit as sometimes putting mixes up without being enmeshed in a local scene (& I never have been) feels a bit like screaming into the void. But here’s one I’ve just uploaded that I did a couple of months ago at the beginning of lockdown when everything felt a bit apocalyptic. Which as those of you who know Shackleton’s music will know, works quite well with his tunes. I’m hoping to get back on the horse and do some more upbeat mixes soon. At least one garage mix before the summer’s out hopefully.
"Another mix as tribute to one of my favourite producers, initially known for dubstep but who quickly started making uncategorisable strange mystical psychedelic music. I was going to wait until a darker time of year to put this out as some of it is quite moody, but I’m finding the heat oppressive so I think it’ll work ok now.
Shackleton is well known for doing Ableton DJ sets of entirely his own productions, and as they conjure up such a unique sound world I think they work best together (even though they can work very well in other contexts). So this is my attempt at doing a mostly-Shackleton mix, with a few bits from his Skull Disco labelmate Appleblim and affiliated artists like T++ and Peverelist."
Appleblim - Vansan
Shackleton - Dipping
Shackleton - Massacre
Shackleton - Untitled (2005)
Shackleton - Mountains Of Ashes
Shackleton - I Want to Eat You
Shackleton - New Dawn
T++ - Voices No Bodies
Shackleton - Naked
Shackleton - Tin Foil Sky
Shackleton - Let Go
Shackleton - You Bring Me Down (Peverelist remix)
Shackleton - Wish You Better
T++ - Anyi
Shackleton - Blood on My Hands
Appleblim & Peverelist - Over Here
Appleblim - Gold and Silver
Shackleton - You Make Me Cry
Nisennenmondai - A’ (Shackleton Remix)
Appleblim - Mystical Warrior
Shackleton - Paper Throne
Shackleton - Katyusha
Shackleton - Deadman
Shackleton - Shortwave
Shackleton - Moon Over Joseph’s Burial
Shackleton - Cast The Die
Shackleton - Freezing Opening Thawing
Shackleton - Test Tubes
Pinch & Shackleton - Rooms Within a Room
Shackleton - Beat His Command
Shackleton - White Flower with Silvery Eye
Shackleton - Blood on My Hands (Ricardo Villalobos’ Apocalypso Now mix)
Shackleton Vs. Kasai Allstars - Mukuba Special
Shackleton - Something Has Got To Give
Shackleton - Death Is Not Final
Shackleton - The Branch Is Weak