Global Communication - Fabric 26

[Mr Do 71]

Here's the latest in the Fabric series of CDs, which is out on January 16th. You can read more about the Global boys here:

http://www.fabriclondon.com/label/release.php?item=fab26/glo Plus soon you'll also be able to hear samples of the songs listed below, at the same site.

It looks like another great compilation, ranging from downbeat to techno.

One track I'm glad is included (and I'm sure Afterbirth is as well), and that is Balil's Flux. It's such a great track, and deserves to be heard by a wider audience.

1. The Return Of The Returner - Intro

2. Dabrye - No Child Of God - Instrumental

3. Wajeed - Starz

4. Tableek - Serene Vision

5. Steve Spacek - I’m Glad

6. Harmonic 313 - Arc Light

7. Maspyke - Lightly Anxious

8. Danny Breaks - The Octopus

9. MED (Feat. Dudley Perkins) - Now U Know

10. Trickski - Sunshine Fu*k Part 1

11. Genre - Too

12. Jeremy Ellis - 86 (Verbs)

13. Kirk Degiorgio Presents As One - Rumours

14. Motorcitysoul - Aura

15. Solid Groove - Flookin

16. Audiomontage - Vision 2 Vision

17. Vince Watson - The Way It’s Meant To Be

18. Shur-I-Kan - Living Inside

19. Soul Mekanik - Robots

20. Artec - Sweet Music

21. Balil - Flux

22. Tom Middleton presents AMBA - Margherita

[sofasurfer]

My sub copy should be on the way.Well..they charged me for it last week and it usually turns up a week later.

Looks like it might be a cracker of a mix as well from some of the tracks that I have heard.

[sofasurfer]

Mine turned up this morning and will give it a play this afternoon.

[Mr Do 71]

I think I'll to join up you know, as I'm enjoying Rob Da Banks so much

I'd like to know what you think of Balil's Flux, if you've never heard it before?

[blackplastic]

Mine turned up this morning and will give it a play this afternoon.

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Ditto.

[Mr Do 71]

You can sample the tracklisting now, at the above link. Although some are dead.

Soul Mekanik - Robots is nice, as is Tom Middleton Presents AMBA - Margherita. Nice and chilled.

[Guest]

I've got a track that's labelled as The Black Dog - Flux. Would that be the same thing? Either way it's awesome.

[Mr Do 71]

I've got a track that's labelled as The Black Dog - Flux. Would that be the same thing? Either way it's awesome.

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Yeah, I should think it's the same track. Especially if it features a quiet middle section, where it goes quite ambient and dark.

Here's the 12"... http://www.discogs.com/release/4617

[Dimahoo]

Can't say i can remember the name of my head....but i'm sure I've got it somewhere though.

Certainly not one the springs out as a Balil classic off my head....

...And thats most odd.

Oh and yeah...its Black Dog Productions (when they were 3), rather then the Black Dog himself (whom i not a big fan of would you believe!!).

Balil is actually Plaid and i'm not sure if the Black Dog was involved in any of their tracks as Balil.

[sofasurfer]

I think I'll to join up you know, as I'm enjoying Rob Da Banks so much

I'd like to know what you think of Balil's Flux, if you've never heard it before?

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Never heard Flux before and it really is a beautiful track.

The whole CD is a fantastic mix though just as we would expect.One of the best Fabric CDs in a long time.

[Farley]

I can't wait for this. I've got it on pre-order with the 76:14 reissue...

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

[hub2]

For those interested I bought the Carl Craig mix (Fabric 25) over Christmas and it's fantastic as well. I've heard a good few of these Fabric compilations now and they've all been excellent.

[acidbearboy]

Well I shall be getting this. You get a free back catalogue cd when you join Fabric (I want the Akufen one) so I thought I might as well join. You can cancel anytime apparently. Not sure how to get my free cd yet though........

[Dimahoo]

I wasn't overly keen on C. Craigs mix. The intro was lovely (well when the chords come in), as was Bar A Thym (some nice filtered techno). The only other track i liked was Kenny Larkin's "Good God".

Love 2 Love started off nice, dubby and funky - but doesn't hold out for me.

The rest was meh.....but i am a fussy b'stard.

Nothing really hit the spot much for me.

[CJPH]

Must pick this up.

Carl Craig can be a bit hit and miss sometimes.

[cubeadvance]

I'm really loving this, I love the gradual change of pace over the mix. It's amazingly subtle and good mixing too. Not as good as High Contrast, but then again, not a lot is.

[acidbearboy]

This came today. Very enjoyable on the first listen. Excellent mixing, so good you barely notice it. The one place I can fault it is the mix from 13-14. Shame really, as I'm loving that Rumours track. Gonna try and find an unmixed copy somewhere.

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for Mr Do: Balil is very nice

[Mr Do 71]

This came today. Very enjoyable on the first listen. Excellent mixing, so good you barely notice it. The one place I can fault it is the mix from 13-14. Shame really, as I'm loving that Rumours track. Gonna try and find an unmixed copy somewhere.

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for Mr Do: Balil is very nice

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[Dimahoo]

Acidbearboy - if you've not already got it - buy Plaid's Trainer and Black Dog Productions "bytes".

You must have those surely?

Won't get a finer collection of Balil tracks then on those.

(he says listening to the unheard/unpostedabout Balil track that is Glass Duel)

[Boozy The Clown]

This goes really well as a Ridge Racer 6 soundtrack.

[a big boy]

What are the best Fabric CDs? I've got the John Peel one and I *heart* it.

[Ben]

I'm extremely fond of the Diplo CD at the moment, the mix between The Cure's Love Song/Outkast - B.O.B./Le Tigre - Deceptacon is pure joy.

[superfunk]

The Meat Katie one is great. Top notch breaks galore.

[acidbearboy]

I own and enjoy Global Communication, Akufen, Michael Mayer, Craig Richards (tyrant) and Halo & Hipp-e.

[blackplastic]

I've got *almost* all of them and would really recommend:

Hipp-E and Halo

Radioactive Man

Swayzak

Michael Mayer

Andrew Weatherall

Ivan Smaaghe

Rob Da Bank

James Lavelle

Jacques Lu Cont

Bent

Bugz in the Attic

DJ Spinbad

Adam Freeland

Aim

Joe Ransom

Scratch Perverts

High Contrast

The best ones are Hipp-E and Halo, Swayzak and Jacques Lu Cont. Essential.

[cubeadvance]

Both the Fabio and Grooverider ones are amazing. Fabio is a much sweeter, soulful sound, whilst Grooverider's Live mix contains some, frankly unnerving bass.

[Ben]

What's the difference between Fabric and FabricLive? Are the FabricLive CDs recorded straight from a Live Mix at the club?

[acidbearboy]

Fabric Live is Friday night at the club. It's basically 'urban' music of all speeds from hip hop to breakbeat to drum n bass. Saturdays at Fabric is the more 4/4 orientated music night featuring house and techno and the like. The 2 different cd series try and reflect this difference I believe.

[blackplastic]

Fabric Live is Friday night at the club. It's basically 'urban' music of all speeds from hip hop to breakbeat to drum n bass. Saturdays at Fabric is the more 4/4 orientated music night featuring house and techno and the like. The 2 different cd series try and reflect this difference I believe.

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Correct, but the FabricLive CDs are not necessarily 'urban' - see John Peel's or Jacques Lu Cont's. The FabricLive CDs tend to be a bit more in your face and accesible. The Fabric CDs are deeper and usually have more of a techno feel (but not always - see Swayzak's, Radioactive Man's, Rob Da Bank's or The Amalgamation of Soundz's offerings, any of which could have been Live releases).

[Hoodedclaw]

this is great fabric CD , felt the series went off the boil for a while but this is spot on