Download: Sandwell District - Where Next? (farewell mix)

According to the imprint's blog, one of our favorite techno labels of last year Sandwell District is no more. You can download their goodbye mix featuring the likes of Sandwell District themselves and label mates Regis and Raime, as well as Aphex Twin and others.  Download here.

Raime - FACT mix

Joe Andrews and Tom Halstead, aka Raime, whose lengthily titled EP we posted recently, just delivered an interesting mix for FACT revolving around 93' - 94' era jungle (d&b wasn't even a term back then).  On what could only be described as an influence-based mix from the otherwise techno duo on the Blackest Ever Black roster, Raime demonstrate how Detroit and more recently Berlin, were not the only influence on the modern industrial techno sound.  Early UK-based jungle productions played a huge role on this side of the Atlantic in codifying the urban life into electronic soundscapes.  Despite certain ragga influences that crept in the scene in the 90s, it was the mid-90s that put the concrete back in Jungle.  If you're still puzzled by Raime playing out old school Dillinja and Doc Scott records, listen beyong the breaks and focus on the sub bass, the drone pads and general atmospherics and it will make a lot more sense.  Listen to FACT mix 292 by Raime or download it for free directly at this link.

Raime - "If Anywhere Was Here He Would Know Where We Are" EP

UK duo Raime just put out a re-press of the second, long sold-out, release on Blackest Ever Black, which was originally printed in December 2010. On the title-track A-side they demostrate their heavy industrial sound, in the vein of Shackelton's work. Also check out check out B-Side, "This Foundry", a brilliant track reworked by Red Cup favorite by Regis, who is also performing soon on our shores under the Sandwell District monicker.

Raime - If Anywhere was here he would know where we are (SHORT CLIP) by Blackest Ever Black
  

This Foundry (Regis Version) [SHORT CLIP] by Blackest Ever Black