SKATEPAL

SKATEPAL are having a fund raising Christmas bash to build skate parks for kids in Palestine.

I'll be on deck at 1am. Come down and have a dance.

EVENT: Skatepal Xmas Party

DATE: Saturday 10th December

TIME: 10pm -3am

VENUE: White Post Cafe, Hackney Wick
INFO: FACEBOOK

NUM.LOCK - ##1 Versions (A3002)

"...West Norwood Cassette Library harking back to early Surgeon releases with a booming recast of 'AYac'..."

Digital only, remix EP from the Aa3 Corp label available to purchase from Bandcamp

RANSOM NOTE - Hot Air Podcast

If you can stomach an hour of me droning on to poor old Joe Europe for Ransom Note, then check out the latest in the Hot Air podcast series. 

MIXCLOUD - C.E.O

WEST NORWOOD CASSETTE LIBRARY's latest show on BALAMII RADIO from the weekend, featuring a guest mix (with the 25 minute power cut edited out!) from C.E.O is now available to stream on MIXCLOUD

WNCL029 - Hardwax

"...Swinging, grimy UKG / UK House EP"

WNCL029 now available at HARDWAX

WNCL029 - Juno

"...four rusty, rambunctious analogue constructions that work in all corners from techno to dub"

WNCL029 now available at JUNO

WNCL029 - Bandcamp

WNCL029 - the new 12", 4 track EP by DON FROTH - is available to purchase in shops today.

You can also grab the vinyl (with free mp3 bundle) from the WNCL BANDCAMP STORE

D.O.C is deadly - on it - Altern 8
5 Gold stars !! Such a colourful EP that tugs on all my most intimate receptors  - Jerome Hill
Oooh - Ben UFO
Whole release is killer ... gimme gimme - Etch
Sounding Strong - MJ Cole

WNCL029 - BBC Radio 1Xtra

MISTAJAM showing some more love for the Cassette Library cause. He dropped "Joint Loose" from WNCL029 - the new EP by DON FROTH - on his latest show. Check it HERE

BALAMII RADIO - C.E.O

SATURDAY 26th NOVEMBER

THIS SATURDAY!
Back on BALAMII RADIO. West Norwood Cassette Library and special guest C.E.O will be broadcasting from 3-5pm.

WNCL029 - BBC6

TOM RAVENSCROFT dropped "DOCs" from WNCL029 - the new EP by DON FROTH - on his BBC Radio 6 show - check it (at 2h07m) HERE

WNCL028 - Wire Magazine

 


Joe Muggs showing some love for the new BOXWORK record in the December edition of WIRE magazine

WNCL028 - BBC Radio 1Xtra

MISTAJAM dropping BOXWORK's "Remember The Freak" from the newly released WNCL028, on his latest show (at 2h17m) HERE

WNCL028 - Digital

WNCL028 now available to buy in all digital formats from BANDCAMP

WNCL029

After his recently, well acclaimed Balearic adventures as “Jane In Palma”, DON FROTH makes a welcome return to the WNCL fold. He comes out fighting with the bass and bleep heavy “HR22”, nicely juxtaposed with the equally quirky but altogether more soulful sounds on “Joint Loose”. 

Flip to the B side for more jump up adventures with "DOCs" and, by popular demand, his previously bite-sized cut “A Broad Range” gets extended into a full on acid squelch “Widescreen Mix” to close the show.

LABEL: WNCL Recordings
CAT NO: WNCL029
ARTIST: Don Froth
TITLE: D.O.C. E.P
FORMAT: 12" vinyl / digital
RELEASE DATE: 25th November / 9th December

TRACKLIST
A1: HR22
A2: Joint Loose
B1: DOCs
B2: A Broad Range (Widescreen Mix)

PREVIEW

TROY GUNNER - Dummy Mix

TROY GUNNER's mix for DUMMY mag includes a preview of WNCL028 lead cut, "Ghosts" by BOXWORK...

MIXCLOUD - Boxwork

The latest episode of the WEST NORWOOD CASSETTE LIBRARY radio show on BALAMII RADIO, featuring BOXWORK in the guest mix hot seat, is now available to stream on MIXCLOUD

WNCL028 - RA

"...hulking, drum-centric bangers."

RA's incomprehensible scoring robot awards 3.6 out of a possible 5 points for BOXWORK's new EP today...

WNCL028 - Bandcamp

WNCL028 - the new 12", 4 track EP by BOXWORK - is available to purchase in shops today.

You can also grab the vinyl (with free mp3 bundle) from the WNCL BANDCAMP STORE

The EP is impeccable - Altered Natives
Don Froth's Drum Tool. Yeah, like that a lot - Bill Brewster
All tracks are fab - Bleaching Agent
Strong release, Heavy - MJ Cole
Great release! - Tom Dicicco
Dope stuff - Norman Nodge
Dope! - Roska
10000000% support from me - Skream

WARSAW TORTURE BOYZ

"Nothing to worry about, this mix is just fat. Take a listen..."

TRACKLIST

J. TIJN . Decimated #8 (WNCL Recordings)

BIZZ O.D . Magic Spot (Force Inc. Music Works)

L.A. WILLIAMS . Put Me In A Groove (Relief)

TIJN . Raw (Tijn)

MANSE . Cymbal Shudder (MNS)

CALDERA . Refuse 91 (Noorden)

MIKE DEHNERT . Star Base (Echochord Colour)

JESSE PEREZ . What You Say About My Momma (Truncate Remix) (Edible)

MICHAEL E . Give Me Vision (Star Child Ltd)

NUM.LOCK . Ayac (West Norwood Cassette Library Remix) (forthcoming Aa3)

AHZZ . New York’s Movin’ (Instrumental) (P&P)

HIROAKI LIZUKA . Drum Unit (Self Reflektion)

DJ SNEAK . What Am I (Dub Mix) (Strictly Rhythm)

SPATIAL . Lost (WNCL Recordings)

SPATIAL . Rainbow Table (Infrasonics)

U.S ALLIANCE . Box (Puzzle)

FYI CHRIS . Nightmare (Ears Have Eyes)

STAVROGIN . Signalman (3BS)

WEST NORWOOD CASSETTE LIBRARY . Say What? (Ambient Parks Reprise) (WNCL Recordings)

THE COMPLETE DAVID BOWIE

"The Next Day...also incorporated melodic elements of Brand New Heavy, a 1997 single by Paul Bateman and Bob Bhamra, a duo who recorded under the name Plastic Soul"

An updated and revised edition of this book is out now

BALAMII RADIO - Boxwork

SATURDAY 29th OCTOBER

Save the date! Back soon on BALAMII RADIO. West Norwood Cassette Library and special guest BOXWORK will be broadcasting from 3-5pm.

WARLOCK - Kool FM

WARLOCK featured WEST NORWOOD CASSETTE LIBRARY "Theme To Street Knowledge Parts 1 + 2" (forthcoming SNEAKER SOCIAL CLUB) on his legendary KOOL FM show today. Thank you!

MIXCLOUD - Don Froth

WEST NORWOOD CASSETTE LIBRARY's latest show on BALAMII RADIO from the weekend, featuring a guest mix from DON FROTH is now available to stream on MIXCLOUD

BALAMII RADIO - Don Froth

SATURDAY 24th SEPTEMBER

Back on BALAMII RADIO this weekend. West Norwood Cassette Library and special guest DON FROTH will be broadcasting from 3-5pm.

WNCL028

BOXWORK is the latest Cassette Library recruitment to run the voodoo down with tales of things that go bump and grind in the night. With remix assistance from label mate Don Froth, Boxwork's collection of spooks and thrills breaks a 3 year silence, soon to be followed up with albums for Shades and Youngbloods

LABEL: WNCL Recordings
CAT NO: WNCL028
ARTIST: Boxwork
TITLE: Spooks and Thrills EP
FORMAT: 12" vinyl / digital
RELEASE DATE: 28th October / 4th November

TRACKLIST
A1: Ghosts (Original Mix)
A2: Remember The Freak?
B1: Hot Wheels 2
B2: Ghosts (Don Froth's Drum Tool)

PREVIEW

BANDCAMP SALE

WNCL RECORDINGS BANDCAMP SALE

50% OFF ALL VINYL RELEASES

12" £4.00 + p&p + free mp3

10" £3.50 + p&p + free mp3

https://wnclrecordings.bandcamp.com/merch

OFFER ENDS 30th SEPTEMBER 2016 

SPATIAL - Juno Plus

SPATIAL in the mix for JUNO PLUS, repping the Cassette Library with cuts from forthcoming EP's by BOXWORK (WNCL028) and DON FROTH (WNCL029)...

MIXCLOUD - Spatial

The latest episode of the WEST NORWOOD CASSETTE LIBRARY radio show on BALAMII RADIO, featuring SPATIAL in the guest mix hot seat, is now available to stream on MIXCLOUD

 

BALAMII RADIO - Spatial

SATURDAY 27th AUGUST
Back on BALAMII RADIO this weekend...

West Norwood Cassette Library and special guest Spatial (aka MATT SPENDLOVE - boss man at INFRASONICS) will be broadcasting from 3-5pm.

This one's an outdoor broadcast from THE NINES (PECKHAM) so come down and say hello...

DATA 70 - Rinse FM

Nice to hear DATA 70 is still in BEN UFO's record bag. "Original Transmission" from SPACE LOOPS VOLUME ONE (Enraptured Records) opened the HESSLE AUDIO show on RINSE FM

SPATIAL - Mixmag

SPATIAL, aka MATT SPENDLOVE  aka head honcho of INFRASONICS, is interviewed over at FACT this week, talking about his latest live escapades at Mutek in Montreal. 

Watch this space - he'll also be in the guest mix hot seat later this month for the WNCL Show on BALAMII RADIO...

MIXCLOUD - J Tijn

WEST NORWOOD CASSETTE LIBRARY's debut show on BALAMII RADIO from yesterday, featuring a guest mix from J. TIJN is now available to stream on MIXCLOUD

BALAMII RADIO - J Tijn

Get your wireless ready...

West Norwood Cassette Library begins a monthly broadcast on BALAMII RADIO on SATURDAY 30th JULY from 3-5pm

Bass and Bleeps from SE27 - upfront sounds, a trawl through the Library Archives plus an "anything goes" set from special guest J TIJN

Future WNCL transmissions on the last Saturday of every month...

JANE IN PALMA

JANE IN PALMA is the new moniker of Cassette Library top dog DON FROTH. He gives the lowdown on the new project to RANSOM NOTE

RINSE FM - SoundCloud

Yesterday's RINSE FM cover show for Yasmin now up on SoundCloud. Here's the full track list...

FOREIGN LEGION . Full Time B-Boy (Instrumental) (ABB)
BYRON THE AQUARIUS . Intro (Sampling As An Art)
TENDERLONIUS . 22 Truckin (Sounds of the Universe)
FYI CHRI . Compared to What (Banoffee Pies)
MORGAN GEIST . Lullaby (Environ)
MADTEO . Voracious Culturilizer Disco Mix (M.A.D.T.E.O)
CHAOS IN THE CBD . Background Explorer (Yam)
CHRISSY . The Right to Dance With Somebody (La Misson's Edits and Beans)
ACID FILTER . Raw Sensation (Chicago Basement Trax)
BEANER . Co-Opted and Exoticized (J Choirboy Cheeky Co-Opt) (La Misson)
BEANER . Blackmouth (Live) (La Misson)
ORLANDO VOORN . Swing It (OV & Paty Pat) (Roundabout Sounds)
JAMES DUNCAN . Franklin Stop (WNCL Recordings)
BOXWORK . That's His Take (Unconditional Music)
BROTHER'S VIBE . Lonliness (Mixx)
DEGO . Save It Till Later (Neroli)
BYRON THE AQUARIUS . The Love Below (Sampling As An Art)
LASZLO DANCEHALL . Tide In (Wolf)
FRITS WENTINK . Rising Sun, Falling Coconut (Heist)
RED RACK 'EM . Wonky Bassline Disco Banger (Bergerac)
MIND CONTROL MUSIC . M.C.M (Trax)
J TIJN . Shmudge (In An Instant)
JESSE PEREZ . What You Say About My Momma (Truncate Remix) (Edible)
G MAN . Zeno (Beautiful)
MIKE DEHNERT . Starbase (Echochord Colours)
YALEESA HALL & MALIN . Lucas Three (Will & Ink)
HIROAKI LIZUKA . Primitive Spirit (Self Reflektion)
BROTHERS GRIMM . Exodus (West Norwood Cassette Library Remix) (Dubplate)
JUST JUS . Power (Misterio)
TREASURE . Wiggles (Treasure)
JKRIV & FREE MAGIC . Emmanuel (Razor N Tape)

RINSE FM - 26th June

A very last minute update for you - I'll be stepping up to cover Yasmin's show on Rinse FM this afternoon (Sunday 26th)

Expect to hear a Half Term report of my favourite new record releases and re-presses of 2016 so far, alongside a bunch of dusted down dubplates

Here's the lowdown:

DATE: Sunday 26th June
TIME: 3-5pm

LISTEN: RINSE FM

J TIJN - Updates

If the recent launch of his own IN AN INSTANT label wasn't enough, J. TIJN fans are in for a treat as there's a bucket load more updates for you here. Click the headings to get linked to the good stuff...

SUICIDE CIRCUS
The Berlin based promoters recently played host to J. Tijn a few weeks back. You can catch his live set on SoundCloud


WATCH THE HYPE
Selecting 4 tracks that have inspired his productions. Watch The Hype also had this to say about his latest WNCL release

 "...his Half Empty Half Full EP for WNCL Recordings last year demonstrated a deeper side to his production, giving light to more versatility in his music..."


STRAY LANDINGS
5 most memorable gigging experiences...plus some more kind words from the SL guys about J's WNCL EP's

"Both HEHF and his previous contribution to the imprint, ‘Flat’, present a much wider spectrum of dancefloor pursuits than you might have come to expect..."

HARRY STEDMAN

I contributed the retro-pastiche soundtrack for HARRY STEDMAN's bash at this year's London Fashion Week. THE INSTANT PARTY - "68 Express" (albeit in edited form...)

IN AN INSTANT

Exciting news for J. TIJN fans as the producer launches a brand new label, IN AN INSTANT

The debut release features 3 tracks from the man himself - a diverse collection of cuts that push the boundaries and keep you on your toes. (A certain Cassette Librarian and his wife may have had a hand in the label design...)

Vinyl and Digital available now, directly from BANDCAMP

SONIC CITY

SONIC CITY | Philip Skoczkowski
OPENING, JUNE 2 | 8–MIDNIGHT [yes, bar]
RALLY GALLERY, 12 OSSINGTON AVE, TORONTO
Note: Exhibition open June 2-8, 2016

ABOUT THE WORK
Sonic City is photo-based a/v documentary that explores the relationships between urban development and music culture. With places and spaces at the core of the project, Sonic City aims to shed light onto music production, consumption, and dissemination across Toronto and beyond.

BIO
Philip Skoczkowski is a multidisciplinary researcher/ practitioner whose work revolves around contemporary citizen engagement, culture and development. Motivated by his background in international development and politically charged work, Philip is currently exploring the relationship between space, sound, and the importance of music culture as social capital.

LINKS 
FACEBOOK

PRMF - Video

The official video for the Peckham Rye Music Festival...

PRMF - Mixcloud

For those of you who missed it, my set at last weekend's PECKHAM RYE MUSIC FESTIVAL was recorded by BALAMII RADIO and is available to stream now on MIXCLOUD

PRMF - Shouts

"...The awesome sound that Junk Son created on stage and the ethereal beautifulness of Wyles & Simpson, were prefect punctuation for West Norwood Cassette Library and Mickey Pearce’s blistering sets..."

Shouts out to the PECKHAM RYE MUSIC FESTIVAL crew for last weekend's debut shindig. Get the lowdown HERE

PRMF

PECKHAM RYE MUSIC FESTIVAL is on. Right now!

I'll be down there on Saturday. Come and say hello!

EVENT: Peckham Rye Music Festival

DATE: Saturday 14th May

TIME: 9-10.30pm

VENUE: Level 1, Bussey Building, Peckham Rye

TICKETS

SET TIMES

FACEBOOK

JUNO CHART - May 2016

I'm getting worse at keeping up with my Juno Charts, particularly this blog review business. Which is OK because I suspect nobody's reading. But just in case...

You can listen to the whole thing HERE

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1. JAMES DUNCAN . Brooklyn Beats Vol.1 (WNCL Recordings)
Any surprises that the latest release on WNCL made it to the number one spot on the WNCL chart? I  thought not. Listen to the clips and you'll hear why...

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2. JUS JUST . Power (Misterio)
Misterio back on the mentalist gospel rant tip. One sided perfection.

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3. BYRON THE AQUARIUS . High Life EP (Sound Signature)
Run Sa on the flip is my choice and the perfect soundtrack for some live drum astral travelling

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4. BLAWAN . The Communicat 1022 EP (Ternesc)
Track 3, Lit Up Communicat, throws up a pleasantly soulful surpirse on this third insallment of Ternesc releases. My favourite in the series to date

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5. MSLWTE . E121 EP (Orbis)
I heard clips of this on Sunil Sharpe's excellent Quarterly Crate review on YouTube. Track 2 is a fine slice of heavy heavy funk.

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6. DEGO . Dego & The 2000 Black Family (Neroli)
A great schizophrenic package here. The A side's dripping with soul but it's great to hear Dego getting gnarly again with some dirt on the flipside

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7. J CHOIRBOY / BEANER . Altar Ego EP (La Mission)
La Mission clearly on a roll right now. I would have thought I'd have plumped for the rave-tastic, breaks heavy lead cut but it's actually the chunky edit that closes the EP that wins it for me this time.

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8. CHRISSY . The Right To Dance With Somebody (La Mission)
More La Mission goodies. Chrissy supplies the launch release for the Beans edit series with a seriously killer (and apt) A side cut.

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9. SIMON WEISS . Tele Vision (Voyage Direct)
Conjures up warm nostalgic feelings from the golden days of pirate radio - I could almost be listening to Fantasy FM circa 89-90

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10. J. TIJN . Half Empty Half Full EP (WNCL Recordings)
This month I couldn't quite muster up 10 brand new records that I liked enough to actually buy so I'm throwing my hat in again for the latest J Tijn release (again)

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E.G.D - MIXCLOUD

Last week's guest spot for Joe Robert's ECSTACY GARAGE DISCO show on MeatTransmission Radio is now available to stream on MIXCLOUD.