For our 6th podcast we are happy to welcome Sheffield producer Pete Sasqwax. Recently releasing his new EP, “Sleepers EP1”, Pete has put together a tastey mix of dark, heavy beats, underground hip hop and more. We will let the man himself tell you about it - “I’ve not done a mix like this in ages and I’d almost forgotten how much I enjoyed doing them. In the days of Rhythm Incursions, I did countless of them and this is very much in that style. It’s a load of tracks I wanted to hear mixed together, basically. Many of the tracks are by artists with whom I feel a connection to, on some level; some, I’m pleased and honoured to call friends. Most of the tracks have been out a while, some are newer than others and some probably flew under the radar of most people. I always liked having the opportunity to highlight those tracks a little on RI and I hope that more people might pick up on them and give them the attention they deserve” Enjoy!
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Thanks for your support - especially for the Sleeprs EP. It means a great deal
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Sleeprs EP1 - OUT NOW!
Sleeprs EP - preview
I’ve put the tracks from the ‘Sleeprs’ EP on Soundcloud ahead of their official Bandcamp. With a bit of luck they should all appear in the post somewhere below this text…
By the way - this page looks a mess if you’re viewing it in your Tumblr feed. I have no more idea of why that is than I have ideas of how to fix it. If you do - give me a shout (please).
[Shouts to broke for the heads up on how it looks in the Tumblr feed]
A project by Mattias Jones | madebyjones.com
Towards the end of 2012, as part of The Festival of the Mind in Sheffield, myself and a small team of technicians, coders and mathematicians developed a drawing system and put it to work. The robots drew one line pattern solutions, the shortest line possible, derived from theories on how bees fly from flower to flower. It ended up covering three walls and the floor of a twenty foot cube in one unbroken line.
Still photography of the installation at envioustime.co.uk/index.php?/projects/project-longarm
If there’s anything better than being surrounded by inspirational people, I have no clue what it is. I had the pleasure of being able to witness and experience this project first-hand and have the immense privilege of counting Mr Jones amongst my insanely talented friends.
My first release as PETE SASQWAX drops later this month. ‘Sleeprs’ clocks in at just under 28 minutes, contains 100% original, previously unreleased tracks and is currently in the process of being mastered by Pete Phillips at Analogue Fidelity. Artwork is as above.
I created this EP in the same way as I put together my ‘Gameface’ 12” and restricted myself to the same constraints. Although I have amassed many hours worth of music over the past few years, I wanted to work on the basis that I had two 14 minute long sides to fill, giving me a maximum of 28 minutes in total. I’ve always loved the 12” EP format - some of my favourite releases are 12” EPs and I feel that my strongest release so far was that Needlework 12”. There’s a succinctness to those 14 minute twins which a flabby 80 minute CD could never hope to understand. It never outstays the welcome it is given, yet can offer so much - can pack such density of sound - within those 2 vinyl sides.
It’s impossible to overstate the importance of Mr. Dibbs’ ‘231 Ways To Fry An Egg’ EP. I’m sure I’ve said it so many times that certain people are sick of hearing me mention it (much love to ya, BROKE!) but it’s not just Dibbs’ debut EP; the early Mo’Wax plates by DJ Shadow are no less important, likewise Blackalicious’ ‘Melodica’ EP, Siah & Yeshua dapoED’s EP for Fondle ‘Em, Molasses’ ‘Madness: Conversations With My Sanity’ EP on Ubiquity, the 3 EPs DJ Wally put out on his Sam’s Jointz label and many others I could list (and probably will at some point in the future). The 12” EP is a format that, when utilised to the fullest, can provide an experience that an album - despite all the extra minutes it boasts - could hope to replicate. I come from the era of the Walkman, where a pair of solid EPs would make the strongest C60 you could ever wish for. For all these reasons and more, ‘Sleeprs’ adheres to the confines of the 12” EP format, despite the fact that it won’t be pressed on the format of kings (but future releases may well do…).
Finally, the tracklisting, for those who have heard any of the works in progress, or who are just interested in knowing that kind of thing, is as follows:
SIDE A
1. Remember The Name (2:01)
2. DSMT Science (3:17)
3. LF2 (2:35)
4. Schoolyard Sass (2:53)
5. Sludge Cudgel (3:09)
SIDE B
6. Show Me (3:22)
7: Protocol (2:33)
8: Shank (2:33)
9. Zoeller (featuring John Rose) (4:56)
