Featured DJ Chart: Walls
Our latest featured chart comes courtesy of Walls, a side project of Allez Allez’s Sam Willis and Alessio Natalizia (of Banjo or Freakout fame). The two teamed up last year to throw down some tracks, the result being a wonderful little album full of fuzzy synths lost in an ambient haze, with nods to Brian Eno and krautrockers of the Neu! and Can ilk . And it seems their record bags reflect their superbly oddball taste, with some leftfield techno from Oni Ayhun and Pantha Du Prince, as well as the utterly superb Appleblim & Komonazmuk remix of Eno and Harmonia’s “By The Riverside,” released on Allez Allez’s Amazing Sounds imprint.
1.Oni Ayhun – OAR003-B (Oni Ayhun)
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“Classic, sparkling Detroit techno with a melody that could go on for ever.”
2. Caribou – Sun (City Slang)
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“Dazzling kraut / dance from the supremely talented Dan Snaith.”
3. Harmonia & Eno – By The Riverside (Appleblim & Komonazmuk Remix) (Amazing Sounds)
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“Appleblim & Komonazmuk tastefully update Harmonia & Eno for the 21st century dancefloors to stunning effect.”
4. Dan Deacon – Surprise Stefani (Luke Abbott Remix)
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“Fizzing superlative electronic revision of Dan Deacon’s original.”
5. Pantha Du Prince feat. Panda Bear – Stick To My Side (Walls version) (Rough Trade)
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“Our remix of this great track from the dream pairing of PDP and PB – we’re pretty proud of this one!”
6. The Crystal Ark – The City Never Sleeps (DFA)
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“Deep druggy South American beats from Gavin Russom.”
7. Mikkel Metal – Nepal (Kompakt)
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“A windswept hypnotic journey through Tibetan foot hills with Mikkel Metal – classic…”
8. Allez-Allez – Defeatist (Ricardo Tobar Remix) (Kickboxer)
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“Border Community’s Ricardo Tobar delivered an awesome, trippy remix of Sam’s debut release as Allez-Allez!”
9. Lithops – Swingern In Flingern (Sonig)
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“Gorgeous skittering melodic downtempo from Mouse On Mars Jan St. Werner’s side project.”
10. Aphex Twin – Icct Hedral (Phillip Glass orchestrations) (Warp)
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“Classic, haunting orchestration by Phillip Glass of Aphex Twin’s already disturbing original.”