CCL - A Night in the Skull Discotheque by T4T LUV NRG published on 2024-01-16T13:30:30Z Available on Audio Cassette and digital download directly from the label’s Bandcamp: https://cclurl.bandcamp.com/album/a-night-in-the-skull-discotheque Side A: Bass is Eternal Side B: 2-step Mutual Dream A Night in the Skull Discotheque by the beloved underground selector CCL is the latest offering in the T4T LUV NRG label’s highly limited DJ mix series of cassettes. This immersive journey through a wonderland of proto-dubstep sounds from the late 1970s through the year 2000 is a sonic sibling to CCL’s acclaimed 2018 mix Ode to Queer Steppas. Inspired in part by Eris Drew’s use of “old records to create new styles out of fragments” on her Raving Disco Breaks Vol. 1 mixtape (T4T LUV NRG, 2019), CCL approached this recording with a parallel frame of mind. Created with 3 CDJs, one Turntable, and a Boss Digital Delay 200, the tracks included in the mix are deconstructed from their whole, and constituent parts are intertwined, sampled, and dubbed out while being further stretched beyond their physical limits. CCL mixed many tracks at the 'wrong speed', pitched beyond their original recognizable tone; others are recontextualized through imaginative layering. With a solid nod to seminal mixtapes of the early 90s, CCL references the namesake for Side A, Bass Is Eternal, an unreleased 1992 mixtape by influential Bristolian producers Smith & Mighty, an important sonic fulcrum amongst the musical tributaries of the hardcore continuum that continues to reverberate to this day. CCL experienced the after-effects of this ‘proto’ sound genesis in 2008, while living in Bristol, by which point its emergent whispers had coalesced into what became known as dubstep. Tracing a rich history of reference through the samples, basslines, moods, and drum patterns emanating from Bass Is Eternal while looking for connections that predate it became a long-term fascination for CCL. The result is a DJ mix that connects the oft-forgotten dots between proto eras and modern developments in bass and dubstep. For the resulting sonic ride on A Night in the Skull Discotheque, CCL leads us to a fantastical place of timeless surreality – a majestic haunted dancehall soundtracked by a giddy rush of steppers and dubbed-out delights. Subs rattle through syncopated percs, and moody synths glisten in macabre glory. Fantastical dancers wriggle in wispy eternity, liberated from their corporeal forms in all their greatest spiritual wonder. Both extravagant and dusky, A Night in the Skull Discotheque is a world of seductive in-betweens, a place caught between the moodiest depths and the highest exuberance – A love letter to one of the most impactful formative sounds of the last decades. *************************************************************************************** A portion for the proceeds from this release will go to fundraiser "SUPPORT PALESTINIAN SOLIDARITY IN EUROPE!". You can also directly donate via: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-palestinian-solidarity-in-europe *************************************************************************************** Tape design: Nina Muro Mastering: TJ Hertz Additional tape mastering: Eris Drew Photography: CCL Linear notes: Nevan Jio Genre Dubstep Comment by Charlie Catley Sickkkkk blend babyyyy 2025-02-27T08:51:43Z Comment by Gard. Is'nt it only fair to the artists used in the mix the credit and list the tracklist's? 2025-02-24T21:13:22Z Comment by lennie . 2025-02-03T21:26:17Z Comment by lennie . 2025-02-03T21:23:25Z Comment by ana ! 2025-01-06T14:19:38Z Comment by Nicol Killer remix 2024-12-22T11:39:20Z Comment by PR∃IRA ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 2024-12-15T07:23:09Z Comment by unie 11:11 yeye banging ....... 2024-11-02T11:52:43Z Comment by Stephin Shaju 🤾♂️ 2024-10-15T09:57:58Z Comment by matthew grosswendt 🐌🪼 2024-10-12T00:16:00Z Comment by matthew grosswendt 🪼 2024-10-11T14:57:58Z Comment by Volast inspiring !!! 2024-10-03T19:33:36Z Comment by WooJ 🚀 2024-09-28T20:36:59Z Comment by hue & saturation tremendous 2024-09-18T16:08:45Z Comment by sport incredible mix🤯♥️ 2024-07-26T09:20:10Z Comment by Wrong Lover Yo @ccl-url id pretty plz <3 2024-07-24T07:40:04Z Comment by Scott Saajz Hopkins sooooo cool to hear this in a mix... I used to play this out heaps :) 2024-07-11T14:12:05Z Comment by 𝒛𝒊! incredible 2024-07-11T04:08:11Z Comment by Josua daaaamn 2024-07-09T12:56:54Z Comment by caressmyfaith what iss 2024-07-06T21:10:02Z Comment by Natz Nicolaeva wow id pleaseee 2024-07-01T07:49:45Z Comment by Natz Nicolaeva id?? 2024-07-01T07:46:40Z Comment by mani this is gold!! id pls <3 <3 <3 2024-06-27T20:14:51Z Comment by CCL @koboldcremazie: <3 2024-06-27T13:08:50Z Comment by kohwi oooowee! 2024-06-18T04:48:36Z Comment by kalahari thank you CCL 2024-06-14T07:58:32Z Comment by Hector Tza 好how? 💘 2024-06-12T08:48:39Z Comment by Hector Tza мэджик 2024-06-12T08:45:09Z Comment by D-Fault Mode Sounds like a smith & mighty production 🤌 2024-06-07T15:46:29Z Comment by Sark ave maria 2024-06-07T11:05:01Z