Test Pressing Podcast

Always favoured this over the (also great) Mavis John track on the same comp. Here for you to enjoy in all its somewhat trebly, album pressing glory.

Pure Detroit Soul from Art Forrest and Eddie ‘Flashin” Fowlkes here. Class.

We have a gorgeous, expansive, long form mix from Belle Bête here. He’s one of the key protagonists of London’s finest parties (NOT clubs) – Beauty & the Beat. This selection takes in many genres but keeps the vibe psychedelic, heady and organic. Lovely stuff to get yourself lost in!  

Very leftfield private press boogie number – pretty wild stuff. A very old Pure Pleasure purchase that still doesn’t seem to have found its way onto YouTube. Enjoy! *may induce confusion*

Had this one for a minute and it’s been getting an increasing amount of attention when played. Prices seemed to have followed suite as per…. Here for you to enjoy in instrumental form.

Start of a new little series on TP. 320 files of killer music across the board that we are loving… You might hear this one down at the Test Pressing session at Brilliant Corners this Thursday (see previous post). x.

Sound Metaphors is one of the finer record stores in Berlin and has expanded its remit to include a couple of reissue labels, an under the counter edit operation and a party that aims to offer something a little different. There is a real attention to detail at play here – building their own soundsystem, […]

We’ve been a little slow of late. Laurence is off on a hill somewhere, Piers has moved house and got lost deep in his records and I’ve been hiding in the studio. But time to move and here we are… Dream Chimney is an eco system of its own making. Set up in ’97 they […]

New mixes. We don’t do a lot but those we do tick the boxes. This one comes from Fergus Clark. We asked for some words… // “Loosely assembled mix of the following! Radiophonics from Zagreb. Leftfield dub-pop coming soon on my friend Antoine’s label. German wave and mechanical grooves. Ambient Techno and cassette Tape Post […]

Here we have a Jura Soundsystem mix from label head Kevin Griffiths featuring soundtracks, spoken word oddities, slow jams and forthcoming music on Isle Of Jura and Temples Of Jura. These people are quietly doing wonderful things. Sometimes less is more. Press play.

Andy Bainbridge and Chris Stoker have the demeanour of a couple of gents who don’t take the world too seriously. This however may bely their considerable achievements and longevity in clubland. From the Bad Passion (w/ Dan Mitchell) and now onto Not An Animal, these parties have been amongst the best in London. I think that one […]

It wouldn’t be too much of an overstatement to say the Metro Area records changed my (musical) life. That siiiiiiiick drum intro from ‘Caught Up‘ will always put me right back in the Vinyl Junkies basement on Berwick Street – I can even smell the incense. This was channelling quite a different NYC to the […]

Berceuse Heroique is a label where the output is a very clear expression of where the owner’s mind is at. I’d count it alongside LIES and TTT as one of those labels where I know I’m not going to buy every release but I know each one will be interesting and always merit a listen. Boring […]

Good Block is made up of friends A.Watson, Richard Foe, P.D, Party Carter and Thomas Treasure – fans of that Ethno Beat sound though they do like it brought up to date with a side order of new and some sharp edits. They host parties with some really interesting DJs and in early August have […]

We heard about Valentina Budino from a few people but mainly from Ivan Berko – a friend of ours from New York whose musical taste and recommendations we whole heartedly trust. So who better to write some words on Valentina than the man himself… For us though its so great to hear someone young and […]