Hello. So many things have happened over the past few months. Poptart is currently planning to start its residency in a new venue, and things are looking great! We will hopefully bring you some big news in the coming weeks.

Also, the reports that Amy Winehouse passed away was pretty big and sad news. No matter what people think about her lifestyle, the world has definitely lost one of the best voices of our time.

So here is a Poptart mixtape I put together with mostly new tracks that have been tickling my fancy. Play it loud and serve it with a pot of really spicy curry?

Abstract Relations 33: I Died A Hundred Times
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i died a hundred times by weelikeme

Playlist:
Blonde Redhead – Elephant Woman
Washed Out- Eyes Be Closed
Death Cab for Cutie – You Are a Tourist
Givers – Up Up Up (Body Language Remix)
Battles – Ice Cream (Instrumental)
Digitalism – Stratosphere
Foster the People – Houdini
The Naked and Famous – Young Blood (David Andrew Sitek Remix)
Young Rebel Set – If I was
Angus And Julia Stone – Big Jet Plane
Architecture In Helsinki – Escapee
Twin Shadow – For Now
The xx – Night Time
Best Coast – Our Deal
Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers
Patrick Wolf – The City
Wolf Gang – Lions In Cages
Gypsy & The Cat – Jona Vark
Bag Raiders – Sunlight
Kyle Andrews – Make Me Feel Human
Amy Winehouse – Back To Black

Hi! Here’s a mini mix i made as a Poptart contribution to Fred Perry’s exhibition “The Next, The Now, The Then”. The mix features a selection of nostalgic britpop tracks, as well as some of my favourite remakes, peppered with some soundbites from movies from the 80s & 90s.

The exhibition is at the Fred Perry Laurel Wreath Collection Shop at 19 Ann Siang Road for two months from 22 April – 22 May.

NEVER LOSE THAT MIXTAPE by weelikeme

tracklist:
01 – Paul Anka – Wonderwall
02 – Cake – The Distance
03 – Nostalgia 77 – Seven Nation Army
04 – Saint Etienne – Avenue
05 – The Cure – The Love Cats
06 – Housemartins – Freedom
07 – Blur – She’s So High
08 – The Specials – Rudi, a message to you
09 – New Order – Ruined in a Day
10 – Beck – Jack-Ass
11 – Roxy Music – In The Midnight Hour
12 – Charlatans – You’re Not Very Well
13 – David Kitt – Dancing In The Moonlight
14 – Big Star – Thirteen

Local techno spartan Norman Chung just put out a new mixtape called Descendants Of The Dragon, and it features tracks from some of the best techno artists we’ve known. The mix is filled with currents and classics from techno gods Carl Craig, Ben Sims, Joris Voorn, Stacey Pullen, DJ Bone and UR. The sneaky bastard even squeezed in one of his own tracks

Listen to it. It’s fantastic pumping stuff- how techno should be.

Descendants Of The Dragon – mixed by Norman Chung
(Descendants Of The Dragon) - mixed by Norman Chung by Norman Chung

Playlist

1. Spiritualized – Tied Up (LFO Remix)
2. Carl Craig – At Les (Christian Smith Remix)
3. Argy – The Storm
4. Mark Ambrose – Calling Planet Earth
5. Carl Craig – Angel (Jerome Sydenham Dub)
6. Luis Nieva – Frecuency (Original Mix)
7. Orlando Voorn – Groovelock
8. K- Alexi – I Can Go (Tecsoul 2mix)
9. Stacey Pullen – Alive (Original Mix)
10. Joris Voorn – ???
11. Microworld – Disco Version
12. Anthony Shakir – Arise (Original Mix)
13. Ben Sims – Love
14. The Comedianz – Do It (Paul Mac Remix)
15. Norman Chung – La Funk (Alejandro Roman Remix)
16. Vamp Circus – Need You (Joris Voorn Remix)
17. DJ Bone – Thursday Night
18. Ken Ishii – Mars Buggies (Los Hermanos Remix)
19. Underground Resistance – Journey Of The Dragons
20. Carl Craig – A Wonderful Life

*BONUS POINTLESS PIC*
This is Norman and me, taken on the night before the smoking ban.

Ah. Those were the days!

I’m back to housey tech with this mix! A nice recent compilation of some deep dancey choons and an rocking closing track from a good mate and talented producer Norman. If you’re from a label and reading this, please sign the track!

Abstract Relations 2010-028
Mixed by Adrian Wee
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playlist:
RPO – Tokay
Amir & Butch – Nani Nani
Oliver Moldan – Backseat Dreams
Markantonio – Funky Junkie
Adam Beyer – Remainings III (Paul Ritch Remix)
Kiko & Gino’s – The Beautiful People
Ale Castro – Emission of Love (Nexus DJ & Mon Remix)
Anton Pieete – Siberian
Dandi & Ugo – Solvente
Hiroki Esashika – Kazane
Marco Bailey – Johnny Walker
Alex Niggerman & Superlounge – Mama Said (IO Remix)
Psycatron – Deeper Shades of Black (After Dark Mix)
Norman Chung – Urlife (Bussed Mix)

Hello. Here’s a new poptart mixtape that consists mostly of  some of the danciest new tunes I found over the months. I had to dig pretty deep to find a decent collection for this mix, but it’s the start of the new year and I HAVE to put up a fresh mix of tunes! So enjoy!

Abstract Relations 2010-027
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playlist:
The XX – Crystalised
Empire Of The Sun – We Are The People
Delphic – Submission
White Lies – Taxidermy
Ash – True Love 1980
Plastiscines – You’re No Good
Moke – Switch
Muse – Undisclosed Desires
Penguin Prison – a Funny Thing
Miike Snow – Animal
Chew Lips – Slick
The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition
Two Door Cinema Club – Undercover Martyn (Zdar Re-Rub)
Phoenix – 1901
Good Shoes – Under Control
Twin Berlin – Kill This Low
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Higher Then The Stars
Mando Diao – Dance With Somebody
Stars – The First Five Times
Girls – Lust For Life

Happy 2010! Let’s hope this year will bring us much joy and love, and in stereo too. Here’s a mix I’ve been wanting to do for a while- a selection of deep, jacking techno with a lot of ‘feeling’, and it gets me going!

Hope you like this one!

Abstract Relations vol. 26
Mixed by Adrian Wee
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playlist:
Intro
Beroshima – Cosmic Flight (Frank Mueller Mix)
Vince Watson – A Very Different World (Funk D’Void Remix 2)
Matthias Meyer – Infinity
Christian Smith & Reset Robot – Air Miles (2000 and One & DJ Madskillz Remix)
Swirl Peopl – Call Bert
Noir  &  Mikel Curcio – La Musica (Pirupa & Pigi Remix)
The Junkies – London (Rocha & Lewinger Remix)
Luetzenkirchen – Ghost Me
Pitto – Feelin’ (District One’s Feelin’ Techno Remix)
Guillaume & The Contu Dumonts – Peneloppe
Stephan Bazbaz – In The Redss
Pan-Pot – Confronted (Martin Landsky Remix)
Delano Smith – The Exploration
Seth Troxler – Panic, Stop…Repeat! (Paco Osuna Remix)
Malente – I Like It (Riva Starr Snatch Mix)

Hello! It’s about time Blake Baxter asked ‘ what happened?’. I’ve been asking myself the same thing lately, and at the same time, feeling good ole house getting back into my veins. If you didn’t know, Abstract Relations had a strong house/tech influence when I put out my first mixes in 2004 (I should reup those!)

So here’s a mix I’ve done with some recent finds. Hope you can feel it like i feel it.

Happy Holidays!

Abstract Relations 2009-025
Mixed by Adrian Wee
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playlist:
Alex Costa – Reverse
2020 Soundsystem – Can’t Stop The Crew (Jesse Rose Marimba Dub)
Danny Howells – Psychoticbump
Tom Middleton – Hypnotizer (Francois Duois Classy Disco Remix)
Jerome Sydenham – Brooklyn Rock
Marco Bailey & Tom Hades – On The Rocks
Mark Broom – Life
Abe Duque & Blake Baxter – What Happened? (Marc Romboy’s retro re-rub)
Shinedoe – Higher (DJ Madskillz Remix)
Butch – Justified
Joris Voorn – Sweep The Floor
Alex Under – Hemi Cuda
Dennis Ferrer – Hey Hey (Vox Mix)

I have to admit, inspiration for new mixes have been dry of late. I’ve been finding it so difficult to get turned on by  new stuff. Here’s something i managed to compile for a mix, it’s spacey discoey and groovy…I think it’s good for a mild shakin’ boogie; and the final track by Sally Shapiro- that’s pure bliss and i had to put it in! Let’s hope for more outstanding releases soon, I need!

Abstract Relations 2009-024

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playlist:
Lindstrom & Solale – Baby I Can’t Stop (Aeroplane Remix)
Munk – Back Down (Cut Copy Jackmaster Remix)
Shit Robot – Simple Things (Work It Out)
The Phenomenal Handclap Band – You’ll Disappear (Munk Remix)
Downtown Party Network – Heart Break Dancing
Laurent Garnier – Pay TV (Emperor Machine Mix)
Franz Ferdinand – No You Girls (John Disco Reversion Original Vox)
Chamboche – Feverish (The Revenge Remix)
Friendly Fires – Jump In The Pool (Wild Geese Remix)
Metronomy – Do The Right Thing (Wild Geese Remix)
A Guy Called Gerald – Voodoo Ray
Sally Shapiro – Miracle (Bogdan Irkuk Remix)

Oooh. I’m reeling with that feeling once again. Here’s another eatmepoptart mixtape, with quite a bit of oldies/goodies I’ve always wanted to put in a mix but didn’t have the chance to. I hope you like it, cos i really enjoyed making this one. Never lose that feeling!

Abstract Relations 2009-022
Mixed by Adrian Wee
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playlist:
The Sunshine Underground – I Ain’t Losing Any Sleep
The shins – We Will Become Silhouettes
The Spinto Band – Oh Mandy
Lissy Trullie – Ready For The Floor
Friendly Fires – Paris
Sam Sparro – Black and Gold
Morrissey – You’re The One For Me, Fatty
Gin Blossoms – Allison Road
Radiohead – Street Spirit (Fade Out)
The Kills – The Good Ones
Oasis – The Shock Of Lightning
Kasabian – Where Did All The Love Go?
La Roux – In For The Kill
The Arcade Fire – Rebellion (Lies)
Ghosts – The World Is Outside
The Gossip – Pop Goes The Woorld
Florence and the Machine – Dog Days Are Over (An Optimo (Espacio) Remix)
The Duke Spirit – You REally Wake Up The Love In Me
Sonic Youth – Sugar Kane
White Lies – Death

Hello. Disco rules the roost again! Here’s a 1 hour mix or some discoey classics, edits and dancefloor gems. Hope you like it.

Abstract Relations 2009-019
Mixed by Adrian Wee
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playlist:
Air – Surfing On A Rocket (Joakim Remix)
Stevie Wonder – Superstition (Todd Terje Edit)
Bomb The Bass – Beat Dis (Dub Mix)
S.O.S Band – No One’s Gonna Love You (Ilija Rudman Version)
Doves – Kingdom Of Rust (Prins Thomas Diskomiks)
Chic – Lost In Music (The Revenge Rework)
Groove Armada – The Girls Say (Greg Wilson Edit)
Franz Ferdinand – Ulysses (Disco Bloodbath Remix)
Moby – Ooh Yeah (Uncle Buck Remix)
Grace Jones – Pull Up To The Bumper (Larry Levan Garage Remix)
Ilija Rudman – Dance Disorder (Faze Action Remix)
Hall & Oates – I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do) (The Ben Liebrand Remix)