Flamingo #28 (24/03/21)
March's Flamingo is a synth- and electro-heavy show, though not without its more contemplative moments in between. There are new releases from Heels & Souls, Jam Dem Sounds, Bella Ursa, Casa Voyager and The Ghost, plus several things that were released by the artists themselves through Bandcamp. I've included links in the tracklist below, should you wish to follow things up.
Two releases deserve a special mention. The first is the debut release on Spotlight Records, run out of LA by Chris Cruse, who I'd like to thank for sending me this package. 'Latex Love' was the lead-off track from Drance's 1991 album and was performed by them at the Hollywood gay night Club Fuck!, where they appeared alongside people like performance artist Ron Athey. Athey provides an inspiring text for the liner notes of the release, which has clearly been put together with much thought and love. I play the Kris Baha version, but all of them - the original, instrumental and a remix by Chris Cruse himself - are great.
The second is a compilation from FuFu Records called '88 - Double Happiness', which aside from featuring one of my favourite electro producers of the moment, Go Dam, is also a way of supporting an NGO called One Tree Planted in their efforts to reforest the habitat of critically endangered species worldwide.
Thanks to Patrick from Heels & Souls, Eric from Jam Dem Sounds, Chris from Spotlight, and Josh & James from The Ghost for sending me promos this month.
Blancmange - John [London, 1985]
Stereolab - Fiery Yellow [Elektra, 1994]
Ikonika - 435 [Hyperdub, 2017]
Mrs Jynx - Extrafusion [Planet Mu, 2010]
The Soundstealers - Steal It An Deal It (Sahara Dub) [Heels & Souls, 2021]
David Cassidy - Romance [Arista, 1985]
Khan - Give Me More [Direct Drive, 1994]
Ease Up George - Blazin’ For Freedom [Jam Dem Sounds, 2021]
Evano - Instramental 5 (Ticola Emperica) [Self-released, 2021]
Lloyd Stellar - Stepping Into Chaos [Bella Ursa, 2021]
Sven Väth - Harlequin Plays Bells (Alter Ego Mix) [Eye Q, 1995]
Wayne Adams - SYS55 5 [Self-released, 2021]
Duckett - The Asian Songbird Crisis [Self-released, 2021]
Go Dam - Dusty Voice [FuFu, 2021]
Ceephax Acid Crew - Capsule In Space [Self-released, 2021]
IN THE MIX
Galaxy - Come On Down To Love Street [Parlophone, 1988]
Drance - Latex Love (Kris Baha Dub) [Spotlight, 2020]
Paul Hardcastle - The Wizard Pt. 2 [Chrysalis, 1986]
Plus Device - Body Heat [Hefty, 2006]
Glass Domain - Hiccups [Clone Aqualung, 2016]
Escaflowne - Memo (Huey Mnemonic’s Subnautic Remix) [Self-released, 2020]
OCB - Dataworld [Casa Voyager, 2020]
Max D - Shoutout Seefeel [1432 R, 2020]
DJ Pipe - Lifestyle Guru [The Ghost, 2021]
Garneau - M&P [Indexlife, 2020]
Future Sound Of London - Calcium [Jumpin & Pumpin, 1992]