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Sunday, 28 December 2025
SubVersion Stop 315: For Electronic Subverts 029, December 28th 2025
Chilling on a winter breeze - before the buyout of a frosted speaker. Quality tracks, wrapped like a snow cone, moving forward with pulsular, elegant aftertones. The type of drum n bass that reassures the soul that there is more to life, more to the dance, with fresh ideas to drum programming, cosmic uplift of a bygone era, and where 2026 may take us. Grab a warm brew and brock out as many times necessary.
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Fracture
Neptune
Retrospect
A Decade Of Fracture and Neptune
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https://astrophonica.co.uk/album/retrospect-a-decade-of-fracture-neptune
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Paradox
96 Paragons [2004 to 2024 Remaster]
Technical Freaks: Destruction Ritual Compilation[] Tech Freak label originally]
https://paradoxmusicuk.bandcamp.com/track/96-paragons-2024-remaster[]
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Polska
Haptic
Asterizm Records[]
https://asterizmrecords.bandcamp.com/album/polska-haptic[]
Here's to the 2026 New Year celebrations. New year parties in your area? Got Serato Scratch or a CD deejaying system at your next DJ booking? Check out these tracks. Happy New Year! Peace and love ~ MuttleySV.
Saturday, 20 December 2025
SubVersion Stop 314: 2025 End Of Year Charts
Another year, a cultural kaleidoscope. Email me your charts for inclusion in the blog post. Massive thank yous to those supporting me and fellow subverts this year, I couldn't have got this far without you. Whatever you do, have a safe holiday, and don't work too hard. Cheers ~ MuttleySV. [] Post Punk track of my year: Jan Linton 'Joy 2023 Remaster':
https://janlinton.bandcamp.com/track/joy-2023-remixed-remastered [] Merchandise Deal Of The Year:[]
https://glacialmovements.bandcamp.com/album/cd-bundles [] Archival releases of my year: The archive and release.
Noteable release of the past.
New release this year.
Designed per composer.
Quality past tense.
Quality present tense.
Quality future tense.
Hopefully quality always.[] #ArchivalReleaseOfMyYear
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https://www.discogs.com/release/6448220-Lawrence-Ball-Method-Music
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Lawrence Ball[]
For The Late Syd Barrett [of Pink Floyd]
Method Music: Imaginary Sitters, Imaginary Galaxies
CD 2
Navona Records
2012
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Produced by Pete Townshend of The Who band and Bob Lord. Tranquil at times, always openended, discursive, with just the right mix of unpredictable dissonance and periodical discordance. The double disc joins electronic music into space music, alight in its magic, standing out from a crowd of pathlighters without carrying a post settlement torch. []https://lawrenceball.bandcamp.com/track/firewheel-dance-2025[]
Lawrence Ball
FireWheel Dance 2025
Bandcamp DL
Name Your Price DL
Released November 28th 2025
Toby Burroughs co producer and engineer [][Netlabel of my year: Spheredelic. This internet Mp3 320kbps file download 'netlabel' publishes ambient, avant garde and experimental sound design - looking in the space between, it can 'take you away to compositionally new ways in auditory soundscapes and aesthetic compositions'. The website offers previews through its built in playback device, combined with easily found download links in the pages for each individual release. The newest release is Rikardvs with the EP 'Pluie'. Website link: https://www.spheredelic.com/en/music/rikardfvs/rikardfvs-pluie-ep-sd-140-en.html []LP of my year[] Hania Rani, Manchester Collective, Jack Wyllie, Hugh Tieppo-Brunt 'Non Fiction: Piano Concerto In Four Movements'[] Label of my year: Taalem, particularly Michael Northam 'Stochastic Embroidery'[] Track of my year [] Kae Tempest 'Breathe' from Kae Tempest Self Titled[] Lyrics of my year:
[]'Every time I wake I've got a war in my mind. I wanna get off but I keep riding the ride. I never truly thought that I would have to decide, to play someone's game, or live my own life, but now I do. I live things with you. Out of the black. And into the blue'. []
~ Lana Del Rey 'Get Free', Transmission Impossible 3CD
[] Recipe of my year: difficult to choose, but Nepalese Rezala, Homemade Tzatziki, and Fried Egg Meen Moilee with spices and herbs and sea salt were some of my less dreadful creations.[] Favourite free verse style poetry: 'One of these days I was taking a walk, thinking about the haunted places in town' ~ Mirroring [Grouper, and Jesse Fortino from the band Tiny Vipers], 'Foreign Body' LP, 2012. []Favourite gig: I only went to one gig this year, cheers to family and friends for the tip off 'Inside Number 9' was a great production, featuring Reece Shearsmith from The League Of Gentlemen. [] Favourite random moment: separating reality from the alien automata concept. [] Favourite satire of my year: 'Witney Gitzette' discusses Reiki: []https://www.facebook.com/share/1CAoEPxXR5/[]...to be continued
Wednesday, 17 December 2025
SubVersion Stop 313: For Electronic Subverts 028 Wednesday 17th December 2025
SubVersion Stop 313: For Electronic Subverts 028, Wednesday 17th December 2025
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Missives of unegoised minds.
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The High And Mighty
Spotify Premium Stream Releases
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Went to Truck Witney on a Sunday afternoon just outside of Christmas, picking up a double vinyl copy of The High And Mighty on wax. According to the track credits of some of these digital streams, which merge techno with instrumental hiphop effortlessly, the group have managed to rein in big hiphop names like Mad Skillz, The Alchemist, and the infamous Eminem. Their newest LP on Spotify is 'Sound Of Market', released 6th June 2025, their newest EP being 'The Rose Bowl', a 28th March 2025 collaboration between The High And Mighty, The Alchemist, and Your Old Droog. 'Home Field Advantage Instrumentals' is a 2x12' of a 1999 record, raps removed, showcasing straightfoward sonics.
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https://dub-one.bandcamp.com/album/bleeding-whispers-ep
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Dub One
Bleeding Whispers
Scientific Wax label
Genres: jungle, drum n bass
Released December 5th 2025
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Dub One is the jungle and drum n bass project of Oliver 'Dub-One' Harmer, 'butcher of breaks, lover of cakes, dnb producer for Scientific Wax' according to Dub One X.com account. Dub One has historically provided many tracks and been given airplay by DJs on the high website traffic source www.jungletrain.net. Subtle Audio Recordings jungle and drum n bass label - not to be confused with the Subtle Audio techno label - included a vinyl exclusive track titled 'Speechless' for the 'A Decade In Breakbeat' CD, DL and Artwork Vinyl compilation. 'Bleeding Whispers EP' is the newest www.bandcamp entry, which showcases Dub One solo material in 2025.
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https://www.juno.co.uk/search/?q%5Ball%5D%5B%5D=Nebula&solrorder=relevancy&hide_forthcoming=0
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Nebula
Submerse
ASC
Jesta
Future Retro label
Genre: drum n bass
Released 28th November 2025
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The Future Retro label showcases four tracks of experimental jungle and drum and bass that fit in a wide range of DJ sets.
[]Subversive electronic music releases reviewed here every 7 days on average. Have a fantastic warming up for Christmas. Love and respect to all. Much appreciated ~ MuttleySV
Tuesday, 9 December 2025
SubVersion Stop 312: For The Electronic Subverts 027 10 12 2025
SubVersion Stop 312
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For Electronic Subverts 027 10 12 2025
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Searching blends taking back seats.
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https://opposide.bandcamp.com/album/oppop25-untitled-jam-jah
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Sonic Art
Kayaman
Untitled Jam
Jah
Untitled Jam Dissident Remix[]
Opposide Records []
Released October 23rd 2025[]
New depths at 160bpm.
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https://farwarmth.bandcamp.com/album/momentary-glow
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Farwarmth
Momentary Glow
Planet Mu
Released 2020
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Mentioned for fans of Formication, featured in Subvert Central Volume 3.
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https://davidtagg.bandcamp.com/album/cold-spring-harbor-ep
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David Tagg
Cold Spring Harbor EP
Magnaminous Records
Released 2008[]
Mentioned for those who enjoyed reading the Subvert Central thread 'Looking for slow, drone-like compositions'.
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Tuesday, 2 December 2025
SubVersion Stop 311: Dom And Roland Spotlight Mix
To coincide with the February 2026 'Dom And Friends' EP [Bandcamp DL and Void Vinyl Artwork Vinyl], featuring Mando, Kemal, Gridlok, Presha, continuing the Dom And Roland Spotlight Mix trend by www.dogsonacid member BassCast095 - with no tracks from that August 8th, 2024 mix, in this mix - and after the success of the 2003 to 2025 Vector Burn [Warm Communications, Covert Operations, Beta, Bio-Shield et al labels] Spotlight Mix, DJ Muttley is currently putting together a Dom And Roland Spotlight Mix for 2025 to 2026. Get your track requests in! Most of the tracks featured are rarities and primarily released 1997 and after. These tracks by Dom [and his Roland sampler] take a detour from the Nasty Habits 'Shadow Boxing' techstep track, that established a dance floor dnb sound from the year 1997 onwards. Current selections: 'Seed' by Dom & Kemal, 'Thunder' [from the 1990s LP 'Industry'], 'Soundwall VIP' mix [Artwork vinyl], 'Paradrenasite' [featuring Hive], 'Moulin Rouge [Karl K, Kaos & Dieselboy Mix]', 'Rhino [featuring Skynet]' [three tracks from the Dom & Roland LP 'Chronology'], 'Moodswings [featuring Gridlok]', 'Chaos Theory [featuring Hive], 'Ritual' [with Sketch], '45 Special' [three tracks on Dom & Roland Productions, Dom's own vinyl label, released 2005 and after] 'Killa Bullet' ['the bullet in the sugar killed him' vocal], [Hive Remaster], Dom & DJ Crystl [onomateopeaic [it sounds like what it is] mix samples also with those featured on the 'Can't Punish Me and 'Sky Spirits' Promo CD on the Moving Shadow label, and there may be some Outlook [Dom 1990s tech step alias, see 'New York', in The Dastardly Diaries Chapter 2], sounds as well. 'Reimagination EP' and 'Dedication', new records on Individual Recordings label, on Bandcamp in 2025, including the legendary 'Imagination VIP Mix', may also feature. From 'Code Of The Streets DVD' drum n bass from 2003 to 2025, Dom And Roland talks through some of his production techniques on 'Moodswings [featuring Gridlok]', featured in a www.dogsonacid Promotional Mix, mixed by DBridge, in 2005, where he says 'You have to f**k with a sound to make it yours', with many dnb heads gaining interest in dnb after the millenium, DJ Muttley hopes to put the amazing sounds of Dom [and his Roland] into a 2025 to 2026 Spotlight Mix for the heads, and the heads new to the drum n bass scene in the future. When the mix set is complete, I edit the post with the track list. Cheers ~ MuttleySV
Sunday, 30 November 2025
SubVersion Stop 310: For Electronic Subverts 026
Advents of subversive electronic music. These 3 records mean business.
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https://opposide.bandcamp.com/album/oppop21-gifts-from-the-grid-ep
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Sileni [posted on Subvert Central]
Coffee Break
Yeah
Beatz6
D-S-D
Gifts From The Grid EP
Released November 18th 2021
Opposide Records [Russian dnb label who signed Dissident & Fluter 'First Day Of Sorrow', featured in The Dastardly Diaries Chapter 2, 'The Morning After: Reprise, Then Awake' in 2007]
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A good enough reason as ever to unearth previously unreleased gems that can be uploaded to websites such as www.bandcamp at no monetary cost.
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Various Artists
Late Junction Compilation 1
Compiled And Mixed By Verity Sharp
BBC Radio 3
Artwork CD
Released 2002
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Connections, speeds, timing - all examples of the opposite of a late junction - at least when driving a car. BBC Radio Three's Late Junction radio program drove to fame years after compilations such as this, for example when hosted by The Wire Magazine's Anne Hilde-Neset. This is a high quality compilation featuring Goldfrapp ['Paper Bag' from 'Felt Mountain' LP, released on Mute Records in the year 2000], Mercury Rev, Plastikman [technoid dubstep] and the partly new age ambient of Michael Brook. Compiled by Verity Sharp in the year 2002, the mixing style is connecting harmonics to a dulcet, easy listening experience - at least by the style of lower case, experimental music.
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Hania Rani
Manchester Collective
Jack Wyllie
Hugh Tieppo-Brunt
Non Fiction: Piano Concerto In Four Movements
Released 14th November 2025
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It is okay to draw a line through something - but in classical music, experimentalism is naturally encouraged. The music theorem of this particular release is a woven tilt of the simulcra of modern classical music - however the combination of styles here is closer to Dmitry Shostakovitch than any improvised barnstormer. Though, the release works in different angles that do not predominate a fixed direction. The strings loosen not abrade. The chords build a flustered sound at times. The release benefits from moments of lucid genius, put even stronger together by its understanding of pizzicato playing style, slowed down into a classical version of today's hauntology.
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Advents of electronica. If subversive music was more popular, I'd buy us all stocking fillers. Peace and love ~ MuttleySV.
Friday, 28 November 2025
SubVersion Stop 309: This 10 Weeks: September 10th to November 28th 2025
This 10 Weeks: September 10th to November 28th 2025.[]
[]I really hope you all will have a fantastic Christmas.[]
New listens by: Eternal Meadows, Deison, Mingle, Christopher Willits, Daniel Avery, Demen, Mark Pritchard, Enya [remastered], Deison [piano versions], Marina, Weyes Blood, Grimes, Nicole Dollanganger, St.Vincent, Wulven, Rebecca Foon & Patrick Watson, Kelly Gaelle, Human Is Alive & Warmth, Pigeon Pit, TLC, Zhane, 36, JMS, All Is Worth, Starski, Nucleus & Paradox, Mala, Nunc Stans, JLM Productions, ASC, Chronicle, Rie Nakajima, David Toop, Ananda Project, Gaelle, Wamdue Project, Aya, Blue Six, Dave Boonshoft, Catherine Russell, Blue Six, Lisa Shaw, Al Stewart, The Specials, Active Child, Vector Burn, Erik Wallo, Fontaines DC, Stephen Conning, Lady In The Radiator, Good Weather For An Airstrike, Subfocus, Dimension, Jessica Williams, Eddie Henderson, AtomTM, Croatian Amor, [Various Artists] Cultivated Electronics [featuring Point 7, see '15th Of July' in Muttley 'Eternal Sands' mixtape], Yujun Wang, Joni Mitchell, Billie Eilish, Skott, Apocryphos & Penumbral Aether, Nabiha Iqbal, The Contours, Bill Evans & Bonobo, Madsi, Fanusamurai, Anonymi, Holistic Synthesis, F.Ampism, Griot Galaxy, Charlie D Diaz, Majik Deep, Deep House Cyphers [South African label], Outliers Volume 1 [www.fluid-radio.co.uk reco, 2011-2012], Sheriff DJ, Dawn Nicole, Various Artists 'Dub Compendium', Primitive Relaxing Music label [3 ambient LPs from 1969, in an Ambient Series style I think], Witchwire, Ryuichi Sakamoto & Illuha & Taylor Deupree on 12k label, Ezekiel Honig, Triangular Ascension, Mint Julep, Janis Lago, Potential Badboy & Troublesome MC, Mr Quest, Johnny Dubs & Paul Ibiza, Ibiza Records label 1990, Mark Van Hoen, Scheidner Serries [Dirk Serries], Mexican Rare Groove, Samba Toure, This Mortal Coil on www.discogs, Stereolab, Pale Blue Eyes, Mel & Kim, Applefish, Simon James French mailing list [and his www.substack subscription letters from Kyoto, Japan], Shonen Knife, Garda, Dark Tranquility [melodic death metal], Bronski Beat, Nation Of Language, Haircut100.. [3 track mix favourite] 1 [https://www.discogs.com/master/184569-Goldie-Timeless]
Goldie
Sea Of Tears
Timeless
Metalheadz
1995
Genre: dnb
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[]https://www.discogs.com/master/16590-Paradox-Aries-Maze-Reykjavik
Paradox
Aries Maze
Paradox Music
2002
Genre: dnb
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[https://www.discogs.com/master/291108-Fanu-Siren-Song]
Fanu
Siren Song
Subtitles Music
2005
Genre: dnb
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Still working on TDD11:The Eleventh Hour Fanzine: Cyborgian Consequences compilation, chowing on some []vegan meat every week from the local supermarkets[]. Readers of SV Stop 298: []Vector Burn Spotlight Mix[], the mix is complete, email me if you want a permissible CDr as non profit, and completely sound collaged.[]
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