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01/11/12
more '12
okay, so it's november. how on earth did
that happen?
still working on tracks. still making acid. still keeping it
stripped back and minimal.
soundcloud will be bearing the brunt of the musical assault
when it happens, i'm sure.
for now, i hope this year has brought you happiness. i know it
has for me.
stay well until the next update.
m.
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01/06/12
'12
so, halfway through the year. what's
happening? well, the usual things are happening, as you might
expect.
there are some new tracks on the backburner, waiting to be
fleshed out and completed. i've been on that acid tip again -
much like i was a couple of years back.
if ever there was a sound that's managed to inadvertently
define a lot of my more well-received tracks, the 303 is it.
and i'm absolutely happy with that. in fact i've never shied
away from my love of deep, flat acid basslines. i welcome them
and their somewhat random nature.
so, in essence, you can look forward to a whole lot more 303
in my next batch of tracks.
and that has to be a good thing, right?
m.
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01/01/12
new beginnings
here we are in 2012. after a year of work
overload the lack of new remote_ material has been a tad
frustrating. however, things are moving in the right direction
with a new set up, fresh inspiration and the need to be
creative once again.
one notable piece of news from 2011 was the release of a split
12" with stephen collins on the wonderful neurhythmics label.
my good friend runs neurhythmics and it was, once again, a
pleasure to work with him on putting some music out.
you can still pick up a copy of the saveur secrete ep if you
look hard enough, and you're sure to enjoy stephen's
absolutely monstrous, jacking track 'no such beat'.
and, of course, you might enjoy my tracks as well...
so, look out for updates this year and i'll wish you all a
happy, positive and strong 2012.
m.
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14/07/09
in memory...
this isn't my news, but it's an incredibly
significant and deeply sad event that i feel is completely
right to mention here.
on july 8th 2009 celer's dani baquet-long passed away suddenly
and unexpectedly. the impact that will & dani's music has
had on me and many other people is profound and in many ways
indescribable. dani's poetry and words are such an integral
part of the celer ethos and give their otherworldy
compositions a layer of warmth, enigma and humanity. on a
personal level i feel so saddened and shocked by this news and
my thoughts and love go out to will as well as both families
and dani's friends.
as i stated on the smallfish website i have felt some comfort
knowing that the music and words that dani created will always
be remembered. you can be sure that her music and spirit will
live on.
this is a favourite photo that will sent out and you'll find a
link to the celer blog with his official announcement below.
rest in peace, dani.
http://artificialcolors.blogspot.com/2009/07/loss.html
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14/07/09
remote_ - endings 3" cdr now
available from smallfish
other events have overshadowed this
release from my perspective but it seems logical to mention my
own new cdr on my own label.
having uploaded it a few weeks ago on myspace it seemed
fitting to fill in the missing catalogue number [fish8cm-11]
with something by me.
it's a hybrid of house and techno and is surprisingly groovy.
a bit like marmite, you'll either love it or hate it i reckon.
i love it personally and hope that some of you enjoy it too.
click the cover to go straight to the page on smallfish.
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27/05/09
new track on myspace
yup, i've actually uploaded something new
onto myspace. i don't know whether people will dig it, but i'm
really pleased with it and it's a sound that's very close to
my heart - big, slightly epic and as simple as it can be. it's
called acid end and will hopefully form part of a 3" cd on
smallfish in the near future.
call it house, call it techno... i don't mind, but hopefully
you'll enjoy it.
it can be found right here.
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09/03/09
march 2009
another huge gap in updating the remote_
site and i'm pretty sure you can guess exactly why that is.
yes, it's smallfish.
i've simply had no time to do anything else for the last year
and my music writing has suffered in a fairly severe way
because of it. i'm hoping that over the next few months i'll
be able to devote a little more time to it as there are still
some releases that are forthcoming, including the long-awaited
quietus cd.
i'll provide some more news as and when i get some and
hopefully add some new audio in the near future (even if it's
archive material) and get back into the swing of things. for
the timebeing, however, smallfish continues to eat up every
hour of every day. in fact it's a miracle i even got around to
doing this!
thanks for all the support and, you never know your luck, i
may start updating that twitter page once i'm back on track!
peace.
mike.
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18/06/08
remote_ - archive series
 
a quick heads-up for you on a couple of
forthcoming releases that I haven't officially announced yet
on the smallfish website.
the archive series is a chance for me to get some of my old
tracks out into the world and, to be honest, i feel it's a
great opportunity for me to show some love to the music that
brought me to where i am at the moment.
don't expect pristine quality, or highly produced work... a
lot of the tracks are raw sounding and rough around the edges,
but they've been constant companions to me over the years and
i truly love them in their own different ways. i feel that to
tinker with them now would take away a lot of the charm they
have.
be it techno, ambient, house or even drum & bass, there's
a common theme to the sounds and i'm pleased to be able to
give people who are interested a chance to hear these vintage
works.
due in the near future, there won't be any pre-orders or
announcements, they'll just appear exclusively through the
smallfish website and each release will be a numbered edition
of just 50 copies.
keep an eye out and if you fancy it, snaffle yourself a copy!
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18/06/08
simplicity is the key - sold
out
as expected, the simplicity is the key
release featuring quantec, sven weisemann and me sold out in a
very short space of time indeed... quicker than anticipated in
fact. hopefully everyone that wanted a copy got one and
enjoyed the tracks. i know i was proud to be involved with
these two top producers.
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06/04/08
simplicity is the key -
available now
well, after a lengthy series of delays i'm
pleased to announce that the new smallfish 3" cd is finally
out.
featuring tracks by quantec, sven weisemann and me it's a deep
selection of low-key, lovingly crafted electronic music with
roots firmly in the techno and minimal side of the sound.
available exclusively here at smallfish, you'd be well advised
to snap a copy up as soon as you can!
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13/12/07
december news
well, there's some exciting news on the
horizon for me as i've been selected to be involved in the
forthcoming quietus
recordings project run by bvdub.
early in 2008 there will be a full length cdr available and
it's scheduled to be catalogue number 3 on the label. look out
for more news as and when.
thanks for your support through 2007 and i wish you a great
festive season and a wonderful start to the new year.
peace.
mike.
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15/10/07
various - simplicity is
the key - smallfish [fish8cm-18] - pre-order now
exciting news for fans
of the smallfish records 3" cdr series (and fans of great techno
in general!) as there's a rather nice split release coming in
early november.
featuring tracks by dub / deep techno hotshots quantec and sven
weisemann, it'll also feature a track by me entitled 'tracing
lines'.
the ep is called 'simplicity is the key' which really sums up
the feelings of the artists involved (and, you'll notice, it's a
prominent statement in my own biography) and it comes with deep,
melodic and dub techno par excellence.
available exclusively from smallfish records. click here to pre-order a copy for yourself now!
full tracklist:
01 | quantec-
gloaming
02 | sven
weisemann - floatation verb
03 | remote_ - tracing lines
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various - in loving
memory 3:4 - styrax [strx08] - available now
i'm extremely proud to
announce that the 3rd volume of styrax's absolutely wonderful 'in loving
memory' series features a remote_ track. you can probably
imagine how excited i am to be included on such a superb label.
the full track listing includes beautifully deep techno cuts
from personal favourites of mine quantec, atheus and bvdub as
well as my own 'reveal'.
available now from smallfish
full tracklist:
a1 | atheus
- deploy
a2 | quantec
- metamorphosed
b1 | bvdub
- alone in the crowd
b2 | remote_ - reveal
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19/08/07
remote_ - solitude -
smallfish [fish12cm-02] - available now
august 1st was another
exciting day for me as my second 5" cdr on smallfish was released.
solitude originally started life as a 40 minute electronic drone
piece but slowly mutated over time into a 3-track work featuring
deep, dub techno influences and an edited extract of the
original beatless piece.
minimal, reduced and simple, the two rhythmic tracks, 'splice'
and 'solitude part ii' are spacious and hypnotic and feature
subtle shifts in the tones and chords, whilst 'solitude part i'
delves into the world of beatless ambience.
available now in a limited edition of 100 hand-numbered copies,
you'll be advised to snap it up quickly as there are only a few
copies left.
click here to get straight to the release on the
smallfish website.
click here
for the discogs page for solitude.
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27/02/07
remote_ - celestion - smallfish
[fish12cm-01] - available now!
exciting news for me as
today is the official release day of my celestion cd on
smallfish records!
it's the first full-sized 5" release so far on the label and
features the original, full length version of celestion, the
edit of which was featured as the title track on the celestion
ep on meanwhile.
it's a 40 minute slice of deep, dubby techno with a relaxed,
groove-based flavour that works purely on the basis of the
filtering and live tweaking of the delays and reverbs.
in some repsects it's a similar work (in spirit, if not actual
sound) to the likes of rod modell's longer, more soundscpae
orientated pieces or even the classic tv victor cd.
fans of the berlin flavour should hopefully enjoy this release
as it gets a touch more dancefloor during the second half with a
heavier 4/4 beat and a totally hypnotic sound to the chords.
available as a limited, numbered edition edition of 100 copies
only from smallfish...
i'd advise getting over there and checking it out as quick as
you can to secure yourself a copy!
click here
for the discogs page for celestion.
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09/10/06
lengthy break from updating my
website
as a lot of you will
probably know I work at smallfish records. and as you may also
know smallfish records closed in july to concentrate on running
online.
suffice to say that the last few months have been somewhat
hectic in that regard and that's the main reason that i haven't
updated my site recently.
hopefully things will calm down over the next couple of months
and i can concentrate on bringing you some new tracks - there
are a few projects that are upcoming, but nothing i can reveal
just yet - and some new content.
meantime, thanks for bearing with me and, remember, spread the
word about smallfish
being the best damn online record store for electronica in the
whole wide world!
peace.
mike.
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16/06/06
remote_- uninstall ep -
meanwhile [mean006] - available now!
exciting news as my new
12" on london's meanwhile label is released this week.
available already from smallfish
records and having received single of the week on
boomkat's site, it's a deep, detroit-laced ep with a hefty nod
to the glacial dub-tones of berlin on the b-side.
fans of all things purist techno will hopefully enjoy the
sounds on offer so check it out at smallfish now!
look out for a new audio section coming soon with streaming
tracks and a wealth of unreleased material - i'd rather put it
here than myspace!!
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21/05/06
remote_ - changes in style -
concentrated people - cp003cd - available now!
'changes in style' has now been
released and is available from www.smallfish.co.uk and
www.concentratedpeople.com
for the very reasonable price of £8.99.
collecting together a series of tracks recorded over the last 6
years, the overwhelming feeling is of melody and groove. there
are clear nods to detroit and berlin and there's even a chance
to get the previously vinyl-only tracks 'a-tonal' and 'palestine
child' on cd.
for samples please check smallfish and in the meantime if you do
treat yourself to a copy i sincerely hope you enjoy the sounds
on offer.
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26/03/06
coming soon: remote_ -
changes in style - concentrated people recordings - cd
'changes in style' has
been mastered and is soon to be manufactured. a cd only release
on concentrated people recordings, it features tracks from the
last 6 years in a range of styles... from deep,
detroit-inflected cuts to a more dubbed-out, berlin-centric
flavour, via ambient textures and house vibes.
more information when
it's been pressed and is on sale.
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28/02/06
february / march news
for those of you that
didn't make it down to smallfish for the level in-store show,
you missed out on a great night... more importantly you missed
out on getting a free cdr sampler of polymorphic music including
tracks from hal, level, impossible flower and, of course,
remote_.
you can, however, skip
merrily over to polymorphic
music and download all of the tracks for free. now that's
a bargain... even if you don't get matt's lovely artwork!
other news is that my
next meanwhile 12" has just been cut and i'm expecting a
test-pressing back sometime this week. it's been rescheduled for
a later release than march 27th, which is a shame, but it won't
be long until it hits the shops.
i've also finally got
myself a myspace page which can be found over at http://www.myspace.com/remoteunderscore
why not join in the fun, add me to your friends list and drop me
a message!
finally, i'm dj'ing on
march 7th at the old blue last on curtain road in shoreditch.
i'm playing for highpoint lowlife and other attractions for the
evening will be live performances from calika, marshall watson
and stendec... should be an excellent night. kicks off at 7.30pm
and costs £4.00 with a flyer (which you can pick up from
smallfish) or £5.00 without a flyer.
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04/02/06
updated reviews on remote_ thoughts
there are 3 new reviews
on remote_thoughts
so please feel free to have a browse and don't be scared to
leave those comments!
they include two new
releases on expanding by modern institute and miller + fiam,
plus richard chartier's wonderful 'tracing' on non visual
objects.
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24/01/06
welcome to 2006
as i think a lot of
people have found, the beginning of 2006 has been rather quiet
on most fronts. that's not to say there aren't things in the
pipeline though as there are.
firstly there will be a
track on a free polymorphic
music cd being given away at smallfish on thursday 26th january during
level's
in-store show / album launch. should be a great evening if you
fancy coming on down. smallfish can be found at 329 old street,
london, ec1v 9le.
secondly, there will be
a new meanwhile
release a little later in the year. scheduled for a march
release the 'uninstall' ep will feature 4 tracks and has a
slightly more detroit-esque flava on the a-side with the
customary deep, dubbiness on the flip. exciting times indeed as
meanwhile continues to be one of the most pure and underground
techno imprints around at the moment. just check out murmur's
fantastic 'section ep' that's just been released... awesome
stuff.
on the blog front, i
have a heap of things to add including some serious minimalistic
electronica sounds. as soon as they are up on the site i'll link
straight to them.
so, plenty to look
forward to... here's to a happy and fulfilling year for
everyone!
peace.
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31/12/05
happy new year to you
all!
i just wanted to quickly
wish everyone a happy and safe new year and to thank those that
have supported me since i launched the website.
2006 promises to be a
great year so make sure you come back and see me as i'll be
updating the downloads section on a regular basis and adding
many more reviews to the remote_ thoughts review archive.
peace to you all.
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11/12/05
updated reviews on remote_ thoughts
i've just updated remote_
thoughts with a couple of new reviews. mark clifford and
simon kealoha's 'running taper' on polyfusia, steinbrüchel's
'opaque (+re)' on room40 and pliiant's 'soothe the
wound' on ampoule's talent offshoot.
follow the link above or
hit the 'music review archive' button to check them out.
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08/12/05
remote_ drops his new website
welcome to the new version of
remote-underscore. finally there's a proper domain name and i'll
be updating regularly with a series of downloadable tracks, news
and images to go along with them.
the remote_ thoughts blog is still linking
from this site so please feel free to check out the latest
reviews of contemporary electronic music or, if you fancy, check
out the archive which takes you to any page you want.
hopefully you'll find something
to entertain you for a few minutes!
Peace.
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09/11/05
remote_ joins the polymorphic music website team
i'm excited to say that
i'll be helping out the guys who run the excellent
polymorphic
music website with some reviews and general music related
input.
for those of you that
haven't checked it out yet you should drop on over there
to listen to some fantastic net releases from the likes of hal,
level
(album due
on spekk in
december) and impossible flower.
as well as these
releases there are a number of dj mixes featuring a sparkling
array of electronic sounds to soothe and challenge.
beautifully put together
and with a nice intuitive interface, this is an excellent
place to discover great new music and i'm thrilled to be
involved.
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14/10/05
new release
remote_ - piano_sequence [pp2_seq]- mp3 -
term. [term.12]
available as a free download from www.12k.com
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16/08/05
new release
remote_ - celestion ep - 12" - meanwhile [mean004]
available from smallfish
records and other record shops
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