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DJ, producer and sound-recordist — and curator of the Sambacana Brazilian music archive here on Spannered — Maga Bo seems to be on a lifelong intercontinental cultural exchange programme.   Outras Terras features collaborations with artists from a dizzying array of locations, including Jahdan Blakkamoore (Brooklyn), BNegão (Rio de Janeiro), Ghislain Poirier (Montreal), Filastine (Barcelona), Pacheko (Caracas), Fletcher (Cape Town), Dr. Das (London), Matona (Zanzibar), Abena Koomson (NYC), Teba (Cape Town), Xuman (Dakar) and Speed Freaks (Rio de Janeiro).   Cultural building blocks in the mix range from ragga, hip hop, dub and breakcore through to kuduro, cumbia, crunk, coco and samba. Trip over to Bo's blog for detailed descriptions of all the tracks and some cool cover art.   Tracklisting Coco Raízes de Arcoverde - Ê Boi (Maga Bo Remix) (Unreleased) Sonar Calibrado (Maga Bo and Filastine) - E Daí feat. Speed Freaks (12" Shockout) F

This live set was recorded in London for Spannered in September 2009. You can read more about Armando's music and the history of Alpha 606 here. Recent releases include the widely acclaimed Electrónica Afro-Cubano EP for Interdimensional Transmissions and inclusion on the 2009 Touchin' Bass compilation Geometry. ^ The debut Alpha 606 album is out on Interdimensional Transmissions early next year.

Dublin resident Ed Devane makes, as he puts it, 'bass-heavy weird dancefloor music, to ambient noise, to more "musical" music with a zither'. He's released on Touchin' Bass, Mantrap Recordings, Spacebar Sentiments, Kontakte, and Belfast's recently resurrected Takeover Records, and is shortly to appear on Dublin's !Kaboogie Records.   Mixed up by !Kaboogie resident Redmonk, this selection of new and forthcoming material is part of a showcase pulled together by the Dublin-based crew to mark the launch of their second label release. You can grab artwork to accompany the mix here.   Tracklisting: Dubcore Maximus (!Kaboogie) Underflux (Mantrap Records) Predicament (Stasis Records) Saca (Takeover) Frozen Backpackers (Fothcoming Mantrap Records) Doomtime, Baby feat. Scurvy Lass (Fothcoming Mantrap Records) Brain Your Melt? feat. Scurvy Lass (Fothcoming Mantrap Records) Playtime (Forthcoming !Kaboogie)

ForceFed is Dublin-based DJ/production duo, A-Force and Bluefood. Earlier this year they joined forces as a live dub/electronica act, playing their first gig in a sweaty cavern in Italy. Both have released music separately on AlphabetSet and !Kaboogie.   Gotham Tropical is part of a showcase for Spannered of audio from Dublin's !Kaboogie camp. You can grab artwork to accompany the set here.   No tracklisting.

Emptyset was born in 2005 when James 'Ginz' Ginzburg (30Hz, Joker collaborator, and co-founder of Tectonic Recordings) met art curator and DJ Paul Purgas (the man behind last year's excellent We Can Elude Control release) through Bristol's music scene.   The duo embarked on a production project to explore their musical commonalities, such as low frequencies, sound design and rhythm. The results — a nervous-sounding strain of minimal techno, fortified by bone-rattling subbass — first surfaced in 2007 with a pair of sought-after EPs for Future Days. A third EP appeared on Julian Smith's Caravan Recordings in 2008, paving the way for the label to release Emptyset's eponymously titled debut album last month.   Clocking in at just over 37 minutes, the album is a buzzing opus of lumbering rhythms, creeping distortion, bleeps, hums and warm bass tones. 'We wanted to create situations where the music came alive from its own side by finding the points within signal chains where distortion begins

Portuguese brothers Leo (Dizzycutter) and Bruno (Mushug) have been working on their respective musical projects for over a decade, but it was only last year when they were asked play a show in their home city of Lisbon for local crew Conspira that they joined forces to form live/production outfit Octo Push. Since then the duo have found themselves increasingly in demand, remixing the likes of Jahcoozi, Buraka Som Sistema and DJ C, gigging from Glade Festival to Fabric, and even catching the ear of Thom Yorke with their highly kinetic blend of garage, techno, IDM, Afrobeat and bashment.   Octa Push made their vinyl debut this summer, launching Monkey Steak's Steak House imprint by way of a split EP with fellow Lisbon resident Mr Gasparov. This month sees the release of a white-hot three-tracker for Lisbon/Barcelona-based Iberian Records featuring the vocal talents of Cape Verde's Toni Clean and Panamanian-born MC Zulu, as well as the inclusion of their track Quebu Sabe on Soul Jazz Record's Steppa's

Intro - Hino Nacional (texto: Carlos Drummond de Andrade/voz:Antonio Abujanra) DJ 440 - Sem esperança Waltecno - Cyberanda DJ Dolores - Salvo (the preacher) DJ Tata Aciolly - Guanabara Orquestra Contemporânea de Olinda - Tá Falado Negroove - O Incrível Homem de R$9,14 B Negão e os Seletores de Frequência - Dorobô (Part.Sabotage) Júlia Says - Hey Man Curumim - Guerreiro DJ Farrapo & Yanez - Pirasamba (DJ Lucio K remix) DJ Lucio K - Ritmo Bom De Leve - Pra Ser Feliz

This mix includes dense aural fogs and deep soundscapes of clarity from the likes of Mika Vainio, Deathprod, CoH, field recordist Chris Watson, and the majestic Delia Derbyshire. Coldfall is inspired by the now-fragmented ancient woodland of London and its perseverance throughout the centuries. It also owes much to erratic weather patterns deluging London with downpours during the time of its conception.   Originally broadcast on Ill FM, August 2009.   Tracklisting: Mark Pritchard - ? Burial - Untitled Arovane - Blacksoil Mercof - Ulysses (Deathprod mix) Monolake - Layer 02 Aphex Twin - Gwely Mernans Monolake - Wasteland Mika Vainio - Unien Holvit Nine Inch Nails - 2 Ghosts I Sunn O))) and Boris - N.L.T. Radian - Vertigo Whirling Hall of Knives - 2-Bar Heater and Smoke Thomas Fehlmann - Scheben Chris Watson - Cima Verde Deathprod - Cloudchamber Chris Watson - Soffi di Vento Coil - The Gimp (Sometimes) Oren Ambarchi - Gene

With hellodoctornamecontinueyesterdaytomorrow, aka Spannered's 10th Oddcast, Datassette takes us through a wild and wonderful set of library music and various treats of the analogue world. Space out 70s style and enjoy a kaleidoscopic array of wibs and wobbles, blips and bloops, clicks and whooshes, and other mysterious sounds of the spheres. If this collection were a van, it would have carpeting all over the inside, swivelling seats, and an 8-track player. Since it's an Oddcast, you're stuck with listening to it. Just be sure you have your seatbelt on. Datassette, also known as Datashat, has releases on Echoecho, Ai Records, and other labels, and recently remixed Royskopp's Happy Up Here on Wall of Sound. The most excellent Handsette Recordings, which Datassette also has a hand in, has a new release out as well. Datassette has kindly supplied some truly cosmic artwork to enhance your experience (especially effective if you stare at it intently while listening).   Take it away Datassette!   T

'Burning Man 2008 saw over 49,000 participants revelling in the Black Rock Desert, working together to create the magic metropolis that is Black Rock City. The week was bookended by vicious dust storms, between which Mother Nature graced our encampment with gorgeously placid weather, allowing participants to enjoy the artwork, community and broad expanses of the playa. The Man, standing atop an obelisk bedecked with the flags of all nations, spoke of our American Dream, which is truly a global dream. Saturday's dust storms broke their stranglehold on the city in time to allow the community to gather to watch the Man burn late that night. On Sunday evening, Shrine and Tuktuk's "Basura Sagrada" temple burned before a silently reverent audience, taking with it our community's missives to the great beyond. All told, it was a very successful Burning Man event, however, trying to explain what Burning Man is to someone who has never been is a bit like trying to explain what a particular colour looks like t

"The sun's shining, I'm wearing my sombrero, and through my open window floats the gentle splosh and gurgle of folk falling into the river — all of which can mean only one thing: summer's here! So buckle on your flip-flops, crank the ghettoblaster up to eleven, pop open a bottle of 1994 Châteauneuf-du-Pape and kick back to the balmy sounds of the UNITY GAIN TEMPLE SUMMER SYNCRETASM!"   Unity Gain Temple is a full-time member of Communty (Massive Sonoral Carpets, Nefarious International Manoeuvres, Looting, Banditry, Ambushes, Car-Jacking, Physical Attacks and Killings). You can email him here.   Tracklisting: Kaija Saariaho – Jardin Secret I Denis Smalley – Wind Chimes Thomas Köner – Nival George Benjamin – Octet Brian Ferneyhough – Funerailles Gareth Loy – Nekyia György Ligeti – Glissandi Morton Subotnick – Silver Apples of the Moon Pierre Boulez – Sur incises Erik Bergman

Djalma Côrrea – Piano de cuia Luiz Cláudio Ramos – Ladeira do Tambá Robertinho Silva – Bionico Célia Vaz – Mar á tona no Leblon Nelson Ayres – Mientras Marcos Resende & Index – Macacheira Aécio Flávio & Quartesanato – Zero grau Túlio Mourão – Barro doce Octávio Burnier – Aproximação Nivaldo Ornelas – Ninfas Stenio Mendes – A barca dos homens, Aquarela do Brasil, 2001 uma odisséia no espaço, Hava nagilah

DJ Bus Replacement Serivce (pictured left) has been described by multidisciplinary artist Russell Haswell as "evil" and "like a policewoman". She has now left the UK.  MC Toilet (pictured right) has been described by Brian Eno as "a visionary, a towering ellipsis of musicality, verve, passion and lyricism". He adds cohesion and class to an otherwise challenging playlist.   This Oddcast is dedicated to Tony & William. Tracklisting: Quincy Sing-a-long Theme Black Tea - No Flow For The Hos The Legendary Stardust Cowboy - Paralyzed John "Bowtie" Barstow - Silent Night Robert Alberg - Walking Alone On The Sandy Beach Rabaue - Pizza Hut Pirahna Man - Cats In The Cradle (Not) Sabrina - Boys, Boys, Boys Loli Terremoto de Alcorcon - Hung Up Cromagnon - Caledonia Eilert Pilarm - Elvis megamix E Pak Sa excerpt

Martinho da Vila - Canta Canta, Minha Gente Vinicius de Moraes - Canto de Ossanha Paulinho da Viola - Que Trabalho e Esse? Novos Baianos - Fala Tamborim Jorge Ben - Tim Dom Dom Djavan - Aquele Um Caetano Veloso - Cavaleiro de Jorge Jorge Mautner - Maracatu Atomico Elis Regina - Fechado Pra Balanço Funk Como Le Gusta - 16 Toneladas Elis Regina - Upa Nehuinha (live) Luis Melodia - Misterio da Raça Elis Regina - Madalena Tim Maia - Descobridor Dos Sete Mares Ed Motta - Vamos Dançar Rita Lee - Dançar Para Não Dançar O Rappa e Zeca Pagodinho - Maneiras Amelinha - Cintura Fina Cabruera - Eita (live)

The third member of London's Adverse Camber crew to contribute to Spannered's Radio section (alongside El Kano and Randomoidz), Scheme Boy delivers a steamroller of a mix that oscillates between mangled 'n' mentalist breaks and squashy pumping techno (with a cupful of fidgety funk thrown in for good measure).   Scheme Boy's music has recently appeared on rambunctious record labels such as Bang-A-Rang and Ninja Columbo. When he's not scheming on his own he plays in acid 'n' break(core) duo Boep (with Randomoidz) and post-rock outfit Agent Elf. He also owns a striking collection of clothes pegs.   Sleeve art for the mix here.   Tracklisting: Vibesquad - Members Only Tom Burbank - Gnats Rustie - Pendulum Tipper - Off Kilter Twerk - Untitled Vibesquad - Jowels Speedy J & Chris Liebing - Modish Ride Trentemoller - Physical Fraction Wagonchrist - Cris Chana Tipper - Veil Lifted LFO - Tied Up Spor - Electro Funeral Noisia - Yellow Brick

Last year we asked DJ Wrongspeed of Resonance FM's tumultuous Red Zero Radio shows to put together a rowdy mix to blow away the winter cobwebs. He describes the resulting 21 minutes, Bad Day for Owling Championships, as 'a messed up hard drive all going wrong'; he also adds that some of the track names are better than the actual music... but we'll let you be the judge of that.   Paul Holmes shot the excellent abandoned surgery photo that accompanys the mix. You can check out more of his pictures here.   Tracklisting: Henri Chopin - Respirent Pain Jerk - 'and it takes only minutes for a flock to gather on the carcass' Sully - Destroyah Torqux - Relentless (16bit remix) NoizeCreator - Pushit! (Dirty version '97) Xanopitcon - Ortext Xanopitcon - 4 hit points (Atomhead Secret Level remix) Zod 08? Robert & Chiquito - Voyage Surprise Outside Agency - Our fear Statas - Despairia Bazooka - Hardcore-Core-Mother-Fucker Synthe.Labo - We Don't Need

A warm welcome back to Tim Rayner, aka Dub Boy, who returns to Radio Spannered with a worthy sequel to last year's much-downloaded Rooted & Grounded mix.   Tim's been keeping up the pressure in Bristol with his Ruffnek Diskotek nights and related projects (such as the hotly anticipated second Monster Bass night, which takes place on the 4th of April with Scotland's number one reggae soundsystem, Mungo's Hi Fi).   Cool sleeve art to accompany the mix here.   Tracklisting: Shinehead – Billie Jean (African Love) Bounty Killer, Nitty Kuchie & Angel Doolas – Go Away (Kingston 11) Biga – Nah Buss Mi Gun Fa Nuhum (Furybass) Colonel Maxwell – Heart Attack (Furybass) Carl Meeks – Help Me Jah (Furybass) Mikey Melody – Stand Up & Chant (Furybass) Laroz & Ranking Levy – Rootsman Party (........) Zion Train ft Dubdadda – Boxes & Amps (Wadadda remix) (Universal Egg) Minoo – December (Universal E

This is a welcoming mix, as satisfying as a warm mug of deep bass and crystalline sounds after a long day lolloping over the fields and through the trees of North London. It opens and ends with classic Brian Eno tracks, extending over a broad sweep of ambience that takes in its path the breathy holds of Stars of the Lid and Coil's dense chemically inspired transcription. Room is made for the inclusion of classic synth sounds from Vangelis, as well as the very modern artistry of Burial and attenuated swoops of COH. So get out and enjoy some fresh air, then get cosy and listen to this one.   Coppice enjoys trees, air, and wild places, when not spending time in front of screens or speakers.   Tracklisting: Brian Eno - A Clearing Stars of the Lid - Apreludes (In C Sharp Major) 1 COH - I Ascend Bright With Oxygen Mask Tangerine Dream - Mysterious Semblance at the Strand of Nightmares Vangelis - 100 Metres Bohren & Der Club of Gore - Midnight Black Earth Brian Eno - Ar

With a background in punk, dub, hip hop and electro, and over 500 live shows (under various guises) behind him, David Giese, aka Joxaren, has fine credentials as an ambassador for Scandinavia's burgeoning skweee movement. Skweee, a style of stripped-down digital funk that draws influence from soul, R&B, electro and chiptune music, has been garnering kudos from blogs and forums through to the mainstream UK press over the past 12 months, helped in no small way by the first ever UK skweee showcase that took place at Ballers Social Club (LuckyMe's twice-monthly night in Glasgow) in January 2008. Joxaren will be returning to Ballers Social Club later this month for one of his acclaimed live shows ('completely hardware based, improvised and energetic'), and to promote the gig he's put together this great DJ mix that juxtaposes pop and hip hop old and new with a slew of bumping skweee jams.   Keep a look out for Joxaren's limited 7" soon to drop on Frans Carlqvist's Flogsta Danshall imprint, and the

Known in electronic music circles for his releases on Seed Records, Charles Matthews, aka Ardisson has spent much of the last few years immersing himself in music from the Indonesian islands of Bali and Java. This, the seventh installment of Spannered's Oddcast series, is a selection of music from Bali.   'This is a mix of various styles of Balinese music you can find on CD outside of Bali. Some of my friends complain that gamelan sounds a bit samey so I wanted to make sure there was a nice variety of timbres. There's a bit of genggong, gambuh, beleganjur, kecak... gamelan gambang, angklung and gong gede... it doesn't even scrape the surface though. I had fun mixing it so a couple of bits have come out a tad weird. I can't find the tracklisting right now but if you like this then a good place to start is Music From the Morning of the World on Nonesuch Recordings.' Ardisson, London 2009