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DD0616 Dusk Dubs - Ink Project

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Podcast: Dusk Dubs
Artist: Ink Project
Title: DD0616
Style: Beats, Bass, Funk, Synth-Pop, Industrial, Dub, House, Downtempo, D&B Electronica, Techno
Time: 127 Minutes
Date: 2020-01-19

Dusk Dubs returns with another incredible journey through sounds. As always, our guest provides us with music that has a special place in their memories and in their souls. Music that moves them, that invokes images of sunrises, sunsets, good times and good people. We then play each record, in full, giving it breathing space and allowing it to shine.

This week we invite the Ink Project to the Dusk Dubs family.

Ink Project are a live electronic/soul collective run by multi-instrumentalist/producer Jez Lloyd and feature guest vocalists Coreysan, FiFi Rong and Mel Dymond amongst others. Since 2011, they’ve released two albums and 4 EP’s and have also played live shows around Europe with the likes of Dorian Concept, Dreadzone, Sorceress, iBibio Sound Machine and many more. They’re currently finishing a third album due for release sometime in 2020.

DJ-wise, Jez plays regularly around the UK and recently held a residency at Brighton’s Patterns nightclub playing his own style of ‘alien funk’ - a sublime mix of groove-based down-tempo/electronica, dub, leftfield disco, breaks, electro, house, techno and more.

Jez also runs Brighton’s Blind Colour label releasing music from Ink Project, FiFi Rong, Black Square, Rounds, Nate Connelly, Gongkreeper, The Left Rib and more: blindcolour.com

"I've always been into many different kinds of music from around the world and this collection of tracks is a mix of old and new that have inspired me or influenced my Ink Project music production style in some way, shape or form" [[ Jez Lloyd ]]. 

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Tracklisting

1) Dead Can Dance - The Carnival Is Over

I’ve been a huge fan of Dead Can Dance since my late teens and my favourite albums of theirs are probably ‘Spiritchaser’, ‘Into The Labyrinth’ and ‘Towards The Within’. It’s incredibly expressive, spiritual, world music with substance and Brendan Perry comes across as a kind of gothic Frank Sinatra with his warm vocal tones. Seeing them live is always a real treat.

2) Depeche Mode - Higher Love

Another major influence on me musically and probably my favourite cult band of all time. ‘Songs Of Love, Faith And Devotion’ being a particular highlight in terms of the songwriting and overall atmosphere, with Flood, Alan Wilder, Martin Gore and Dave Gahan really hitting the perfect balance between electronica, rock, soul and gospel. The whole album is an absolute masterpiece which I always come back to again and again.

3) Nu Guinea - Prelude

This is really interesting, melodic, jazzy Afrobeat funk and features Tony Allen who I’m a big fan of and saw play with Jeff Mills once. It even reminds me a bit of Miles Davis’s ‘On The Corner’ album from his experimental jazz/funk phase.

4) Rahsaan Nova - Sundiata

Modern, experimental, instrumental hip hop beats and funk at its best. Rahsaan’s latest album is brilliant and I play it a lot.

5) Flying Lotus - Tea Leaf Dancers

After first hearing her collaborate with Bonobo, I’ve always loved Andrea Triana’svoice. Her ethereal vocals on this track, floating over Flying Lotus’s amazing production make it a stand-out slice of soothing, modern, electronic soul at its best. I also love the use of sidechaining!

6) Burial - Shell Of Light

The moods and feelings Burial is able to bring through in his music are sublime, making him such an amazing and unique vibe merchant. This is one of my favourite tracks off his classic ‘Untrue’ album.

7) Second Hand Satellites - Orbit 1.3

I first heard this played out by the legendary Eddie Richards, at 3am during an infamous Wiggle party in London. The atmosphere was smoky and hazy so hearing the samples ‘beautiful’ and ‘strange’ over the soundsystem had everyone hypnotised. It’s no wonder that this is now an bonefide electro classic that I still own a vinyl copy of.

8) The Black Dog - In The Light Of Grey

Talking of electro classics, some of the early Black Dog productions are well worth checking out, with this track taken from their classic ‘Temple Of Transparent Balls’ album which is an absolute masterpiece.

9) Dexter Wansel - Life On Mars

Classic, sci-fi themed jazz/funk/soul on Philadelphia International Records. The musicianship on this track is second to none and it’s probably the most played funk record in my DJ sets that I can back to again and again.

10) Grace Jones - Use Me

I love how Grace takes reggae and gives it her own, unique stamp. This is a stand out track for me on her excellent ‘Nightclubbing’ album.

11) Original Rockets Meets The Groove Corporation - Stoned (Gold Seal Mix)

The Doors meets acid house and dub. The perfect combination!

12) House Of Gypsies - Change Is What We Need

The dub side of the famous Todd Terry house classic. It sounds very Neneh Cherry who I’ve always been a big fan of, and mixes in well with tougher house records.

13) Love From San Francisco - Keep Rockin (Thumpin House Mix)

Charles Webster has always been one of my favourite deep house producers and this is one of the many tracks he’s made that flew under the radar when it was first released. It’s also worth listening to a lot of his Presence material if you haven’t heard it before. Funky and smooth as hell.

14) Mission Control - In Your Soul (Trans Mix)

Meditative, ambient, old school house that used to get played a lot at acid house raves in London.

15) Urulu - Flight Pattern

One of my favourite tech house producers right now, I love his quirky, creative use of sci-fi sound design over funky as hell, swingy rhythms.

16) Ex-Terrestrial - Urth Man

I've been loving Ex-Terrestrial's releases of late. This one is a lush mix of breakbeat, funky 303 and soothing ambient. this track really gets the dance floor and any afterparty or chill out session going. Very colourful music.

17) Fukutomi & Future Homosapiens - Peg (Landslide Off-Beat Dub)

I’ve always been a big fan of the West London broken beat sound and am really glad it’s made a resurgence of late. This track bring one of my faves from down the years. Seriously funky and amazingly programmed!

18) Prince - Erotic City

It’s obviously hard to choose one stand out track from his genius back catalogue but this is probably my favourite Prince song of all time.

19) Nine Inch Nails - That’s What I Get

I’ve always been a big fan of Nine Inch Nails and Trent Reznor’s ability to fuse rock and electronics together so well. This track is one of my favourites off their classic ‘Pretty Hate Machine’ album.

20) Sleaford Mods - Tied Up In Nottz

Like Marmite, it seems most people either love them or hate them, but there’s no denying these guys are a powerful duo that manage to convey the frustrations of British society so well in their music. It’s so raw, honest, insulting and aggressive and to me, they are like a modern-day Sex Pistols. I’m a big fan.

21) Lamb - Lusty

This was the first track I heard in the 90’s drum and bass era that inspired me to want to start a live electronic project with vocals - and a few years later, Ink Project was born. I’ve always been a huge fan of Lamb!

22) djRum - Blue Violet

djRum is one of my favourite, newish producers and this track is a pure work of art from start to finish. The synth programming, violin, beats and bass - just beautiful and full of depth, funk and emotion!

23) Squarepusher - Cooper’s World

Genius musicianship channelled via machines. Unique drum and bass funk/soul/boogie from the inimitable Tom Jenkinson. One of my favourite Squarepusher tunes that had a big influence on me!

24) Aphex Twin - Carn Math

If it wasn’t for Aphex Twin, there would probably be no Squarepusher and when I first bought his ‘Richard D James’ album from Beggar’s Banquet in the 90’s, it completely revolutionised music for me and opened my ears to what was possible with electronic music- even if a lot of people at the time dismissed it as ‘weird’ and a bit too ‘out there’. I loved it so much, I used to blast it in my car driving down the motorway to college everyday and to this day, it’s one of the most influential album’s I’ve ever bought.