#Junktion

[mixamorphosis]

This mix wasn't initially meant to be a guest mix for anyone, it was just a mix that I did for fun, but I shared it and was asked by Simon Cox at Saturo Sounds if they could use it for one of their shows, which I was happy for them to do.

One of the things I'm enjoying about this process of updating the blog with older mixes is that I'm listening to them as I go and rediscovering some of the tunes I've used through the years. I've got a huge library of music, in both physical and digital format, so it's really easy to lose track of things and forget what's there through the course of time. There's some great house tracks on here, and that is something else I'm finding, a fresh enjoyment for some genres I've listened to less in the last few years. Not that I lost my love of house, but it's nice to reacquaint myself.

The title came from a post I saw on social media of someone that had lots of cool and interesting tattoos, 'Vide Cor Meum' was one of them and it was done in a really nice, ornate font, which caught my eye. When I looked it up I learned that it meant 'See My Heart'. It stuck in my mind and pairing it with music and a photo of my turntable seemed like a good match.

Tracklist

01. Closed Paradise - Tunnels (Kolour Ltd) 02. Frank Booker - Sugar (Sleazy Beats Black Ops) 03. Saine - Scrabble (Sleazy Beats Black Ops) 04. Harvey Sutherland - Rosebud (Voyage Recordings) 05. Caserta - Ricky (Kon Remix) (Shadeleaf Music) 06. Mark E - Horn Jam (Merc) 07. MermaidS - III (Goodship Records) 08. Junktion - Sidewalk Salsa (Diggin' Disco Deep) 09. Otherlover - Backchat (Razor 'n' Tape Reserve) 10. Daniel Leseman - Time To Go (Outplay Records) 11. Luvless - Balance On A Beam (Sleazy Beats Black Ops) 12. Henry Rodrick - Daybreak (Omena) 13. Joe's Bakery Band - Turkish Delight (Macadam Mambo) 14. Journey Reverse - Soy Beans (Long Weekend Records) 15. Saine - Worker (Sleazy Beats Black Ops) 16. Buzz Compass - Waiting For You (Diggin' Disco Deep) 17. Mannmademusic - Rough Times (Shadeleaf Music) 18. Marvin & Guy - Dimension (Hivern Discs) 19. Ugly Drums - Don't Let Life (Passing By) (Fifty Fathoms Deep) 20. Tim Zawada - Deep Space (Tugboat Edits) 21. Unknown - Hop On Down To Petland (Massimiliano Pagliara Rework) (Cocktail d'Amore Music)

[omanxl1]

Love Underground #31 | Deep House Mix | Carlos Grau

Digital  Crate Digging Continues as we come through with this Flashback Friday  / Fabulous Friday edition. The saga / struggle continues during this critical stage of development, the devil and his advocates are operating on a higher level of devilment, so how are we living?  They were fronting!! said things would get rough like  the DOGE Squad promising austerity making the homeland a hostile…

[piranya]

mitch grassi for haunt

[ryan-sometimes]

Btw I’m not lying about Concrete Junktion

One of the biggest revelations I’ve had in my life recently is about my height. I’ve spent the last 8 years convinced I was 5’2. I didn’t have any reason to doubt that, apart from my family occasionally telling me I’ve grown since I moved abroad 3 years ago. I thought they were just saying that. And then in November, I went to a party called Concrete Junktion at which people wore hard hats and brought random tools. This one guy brought measuring tape and started measuring everyone. He measures me and the reveal is that I am actually 5’4.

[bumblebeehug]

ooooo @bluedragneel guess what this wip is about (hyq spoilers below the cut!)

It was late when they finally arrived in Magnolia. They’d travelled for days, to Natsu’s and Wendy’s terror, and none of the members of Team Natsu felt like stopping by a loud, drunken guildhall. They walked the last bit before they arrived at the junktion where they’d split ways so many times before. Walked in silence, just breathing in the familiar air around them. They’d stopped by the guild a couple of times during the quest, but nothing really compared to this sensation. Rewards in their pockets, sore muscles after months of fighting. It had almost been a whole year since they’d gotten the OK to go on the quest, yet here they now were – finished. Done. Finito.

Natsu had felt an odd sensation growing within him. It seeded back when they took the 100 years quest, but only started expanding about a week ago. He felt uneasy, like he was losing his sense of direction. Because, with all of his goals cleared, what would he do now? He’d found Igneel, defeated Zeref and Acnologia, cleared the 100 years quest – what more could he possibly want? No, he knew what he wanted: he wanted a goal to strive towards. A life to look forward to, something to do with his time. The 100 year quest was the peak for his wizarding work – no mission would ever reach the same thrill. But why wasn’t he as happy as he had hoped he would be? They won. Defeated them all, pretty much reached perfection. And everyone else around him seemed happy – Erza finally got Jellal to join the guild, Gray was about to ask Juvia to finally be his girl, Wendy just seemed more excited to continue her healer-journey now that she no longer was required to fight, and Lucy was practically jumping in excitement to finally publish her new book. He felt like he was struggling to find his place, and before he could even stop himself he felt his thoughts flicker to the year he’d left for training.

No. Leaving wasn’t the solution. He knew this, but he couldn’t steer where his thoughts were leading him. Last time he’d felt this lost, the year away cleared his mind, gave him a tangible feeling to strive for. Revenge, a strive for victory. Even the guilt from abandoning Lucy had felt better than the nothingless losing Igneel had left him with. No, he shook his head. He couldn’t do that again. It would kill her – kill him.

He was brought out of his train of thoughts when he felt a cool hand slither into his. Lucy.

“You’re quiet,” she whispered. She seemed to slowly adjust their pace until they were a couple of metres behind the rest of the team. “What are you thinking about?”

Lucy. Her skin almost looked bluish pale in the soft moonlight, her hair only barely registering as a light yellow as the lights cancelled other colours out. She was cold, and he felt himself grabbing on to her, as if not to lose the anchor in an emotional storm. He couldn’t leave her. It wouldn’t be possible – not after everything, all they’d been though, all they’d promised each other. Because he had promised. To stay together forever. He just wasn’t sure what to do with that forever. He didn’t know how to fill the time.

Not wanting to leave her question hanging, he mumbled, “I dunno… Stuff.”

She was kind enough not to question him further. Instead she let herself move a bit closer as they walked, having their arms graze against each other occasionally. An entire year. Away from Magnolia, from the streets they knew so well, the people they’d taken for granted on the paths. So much was the same, like the buildings, the air and the starry skies. But here and there were small signs that the year indeed had passed – a pothole filled, a street closed for renovation, a new shop where an old one had closed. Life was continuing, people moved on. Natsu couldn’t shake the feeling that he was falling behind.

Finally at the junktion where their paths split, Natsu, Happy and Lucy lingered. They’d waved their goodbyes to Erza, Gray, Wendy and Carla, but they hadn’t quite decided on where they wanted to go. It all felt so final, so symbolic that a wrong choice could change the entire direction of their lives. And it was still just their normal crossway, where they’d walked thousands of times before.

“So,” Lucy spoke up. “Home.” A statement, and invite perhaps. Natsu felt turmoil in his stomach. He wanted to invite himself to her apartment, make sure they stuck together no matter what – if he was left alone for too long his legs might start running off without even telling her, and he couldn’t have that. But what if he stayed? Took her ghost of an invite and packed up his bag at her place. Would it be final? Would he be relying on Lucy’s sense of direction in life, never knowing what he could have done with himself if she wasn’t the one holding the reins? He almost shook his head. How stupid of him. Being with Lucy was nothing to fear – it should be obvious that they would stay together now. It was obvious, of course it was. Anywhere Lucy went, Natsu wanted to follow. He knew this, he’d known for years. Longer than she even suspected.

But his silence made Lucy grow uncertain. So when she spoke, he felt his heart drop to his stomach.

“I think it’s best we go home. Part ways.” Her big eyes seemed to analyse Natsu’s face, and he just hoped his terror wasn’t showing. No Lucy. No sharing a bed, no washing up together, no arms to feel safe in when sleep reeled him in. He’d been too late. “You alright? We’ll meet at the guild tomorrow morning for breakfast.”

He gave her half a nod, more like a confirmation that he’d heard her, than an acceptance to her invite. Her hand, which had been his safety net all the way here, slipped out of his, only leaving the cold ghost of her presence that had been comforting him just a second ago. She gave him an uncertain smile before she turned and walked away. Natsu didn’t move. His face felt paralyzed, and he knew Happy was growing worried as he saw Natsu’s emotionless reaction. But he couldn’t react. It didn’t feel right running after her after such a definite rejection, though it didn’t feel right accepting the moment and walking away either. Not yet. He still saw her, the silhouette getting smaller as her steps moved her further away. He could hear her take a shaky breath before she took the turn that brought her completely out of sight. She’d gone, parted ways with him. Not really. Not forever. But in Natsu’s fragile emotional state, she might just have.

[no-stupid-questions-official]

So i sometimes hear the phrase “not invited to the function/junktion” which i assume means smth along the lines of “theyre not welcome” in a jokey manner. But… what is a “function” or “junktion” (it seems to vary?? of maybe im misremembering it). For context: im not american nor english so maybe its some cultural thing i havent heard of before.

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[mickjonesteeth]

The Rock & Roll Public Library - Ex Libris

by Mick Jones

this album is entirely instrumental—nothing like the clash or big audio dynamite. it highly focuses on piano

tracklist:

side 1:

the ministry (m. jones)

the seventh of january (m. jones)

pretty thing (w. dixon)

side 2:

easy going man (m. jones)

spaghetti junktion (m. jones) [my personal favourite]

bad mood (m. jones)

1000 copies of this album were released in 2015 to celebrate the opening of the rock & roll public library at the venice biennale, 100 of which were signed by mick (this being one of them!)

apologies for the quality of the scans being so poor, it's unfortunately the best i can do. i was also totally clueless on how to format this post, so sorry for how long it is! i do still plan to record the songs and upload them online so stay tuned for that

[the-ant-in-amber]

What makes it even better is that the entire events of the game take place over the course of one night, meaning that it's very likely most of the citizens slept through all the craziness that happend

Every so often I remember that the plot of NSR is just showing up to random concerts, beating the shit out of the performer and just fucking leaving after, like to your house. To go make dinner or something.

[burlveneer-music]

Bound By Endogamy - s/t LP - synth-punk from Switzerland

Geneva-based duo Bound By Endogamy delivers a heavy blend of rave, synth-punk, and industrial music. Shlomo Balexert and Kleio Thomaïdes are both prominent figures in the local squat and punk scene, having been involved in numerous projects over the past decade. Following several cassette releases and a remarkable debut 7'' on Lux Records, the band presents a self-titled album that combines raw, growling basslines, crisp analog rhythms, and passionate vocals ranging from breathy to fiercely cutting. On stage, the project consists of drums, a sampler, and vocals. Shlomo handles the drums alongside sharp synthesizers, while Kleio delivers powerful vocals reminiscent of a professional boxer. Expect a fusion of DAF and Kleenex with a hardcore edge. Junktion Rivers was previously released on LUX REC :)

[wolfman-al]

I´ve been to the city of Karlsruhe yesterday. A beautyfull city in southwestern Germany around 2 hours by train from Frankfurt.Karlsruhe is the newest german city to have a subway, well an underground section of its light rail. It was opened just in December 2021 and has several underground stations under the main streets of the city center. Here we are at the station Marktplatz, which is the most inportant station. It is an underground T-junktion of the tunnel. and the two parts of the station (Marktplatz (Pyramide) and Marktplatz (Kaiserstrasse)) areserved by most light rail lines of the city.

[eppujensen]

A neat way to pretty up some tealight holders. I immediately started wondering if you could make them from fabric and ribbon instead of paint and hot-glued ribbon - why not, as long as you use a battery-operated candle. Tutorial by Kathy Owen at Petticoat JUNKtion.

[mixamorphosis]

This mix is from December 2015 and is just an off the cuff mix; one of those hit record and see what happens. One unique thing about this mix is that is was given a play by Bill Brewster, the man who is not only a well established DJ but  co-authored 'Last Night A DJ Saved My Life' and also the long running website DJHistory.com. He's also a man who hails from the town of Grimsby, a town I've had a genuine affection for since I was young as I have family that live there and I spent many a summer holiday there. Having said all that, I don't know how much he listened to, whether he loved / hated / felt indifferent about it. I'm just going to pretend he loved it and keep the feather in my cap! I don't think I've had any other well know listeners, though I guess you never know!

Tracklist

01. Jascha Hagen - Soldier - (Stamp Records) 02. Junktion - Visions Of You - (Razor n Tape Reserve) 03. Kejeblos - Autobahn Dub - (Phantom Island) 04. NY*AK - Laid - (Karakul) 05. Khotin & Dane - IMHO - (Common Edit) 06. Throwback Zack - Coolin' Out - (Star Creature) 07. Yse Saint Laur'ant - Crying Woman - (Whiskey Disco) 08. Todd Terje - Preben Goes To Acapulco (Prins Thomas Remix) - (Olsen) 09. Andy Gibb - Across The Floor (Deadly Sins Rework) - (Giant Cuts) 10. MermaidS - I - (Goodship Records) 11. Keyboard Masher - Astral Playground - (KM Editions) 12. Mugwump - Until You're Worth It (Andrew Weatherall Remix) - (Subfield) 13. Basso - Sorry Richard - (Joe's Bakery) 14. Eirwud Mudwasser - Ziggurat - (Balearic Social Records) 15. Gryningen - Från Andra Hand Till Stränderna I NIce - (Aficionado Recordings) 16. The Loose Control Band ft, Ray Stevens II - Doin' It - (Golf Channel Recordings) 17. Napoleon Cherry - Morning Song - (Music From Memory)

[thegiglist]

02/07 - Mistress/ Decimate/ Out for Blood - Birmingham Flapper And Firkin

03/07 – Arnocorps – Birmingham Flapper And Firkin

11/07 – Bring Me The Horizon/ Mistress/ State Of Serenity – Birmingham Barfly

21-22/07 – Supersonic 06 – Isis/ Mistress/ - Birmingham Medicine Bar

23/07 - Agnostic Front/ First Blood - Nottingham Rock City Basement

25/07 – Guns N' Roses/ Bullet For My Valentine/ Sebastian Bach– Birmingham NEC

27/07 - Guns N' Roses/ Bullet For My Valentine/ Sebastian Bach – Nottingham Arena

03–05/08 – Wacken Open Air 2006 – Motörhead/ Ministry/ Whitesnake/ Aborted/ Amon Amarth/ Carnivore/ Celtic Frost/ Danko Jones/ Emperor/ Fear Factory/ Morbid Angel/ The Scorpions/ Six Feet Under/ Soilwork/ Soulfly/ Tourettes – Wacken, Germany

09/08 – Whitesnake/ The Answer – Birmingham NIA

13/08 - Cryptopsy/ Gorerotted/ She Said Destroy/ Sylosis – Nottingham Rock City Basement

25-27/08 – Leeds Festival – Slayer/ Pearl Jam/ Body Count/ Send More Paramedics/ Municipal Waste/ Placebo/ Feeder/ Wolfmother/ Dizzee Rascal/ Sick Of it All/ King Blues – Braham Park, Leeds

03/09 – Meltdown Metalfest – Viking Skull/ Lazarous Blackstar/ Mistress/ Slit/ Godsize – Birmingham Barfly

10/09 – FCW Wrestling/ Godsize – Dudley Jbs

11/09 – Enslaved/ Zyklon/ 1349 – Birmingham Academy 2

12/09 – WASP – Dudley Jbs

15/09 – Satyricon/ Keep Of Kalessin/ Insomnium – Birmingham Academy 2

24/09 – The Cult – Birmingham Academy

26/09 – Soilwork/ Lyzanxia/ Exit-Ten – Birmingham Academy 2

27/09 – Jurassic 5 – Birmingham Academy

29/09 – The Misfits – Birmingham Academy

06/10 – Disturbed/ Nevermore – Birmingham Academy

08/10 – Lacuna Coil/ Devildriver – Birmingham Academy

10/10 – Public Enemy/ Broken Minds – Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall

12/10 – Susperia/ Grimfist/ Red Harvest/ Slit – Nottingham Rock City Basement

16/10 - Susperia/ Grimfist/ Red Harvest/ Slit – Dudley Jbs

23/10 – (Hed)pe/ Opm/ Weapons – Birmingham Academy 2

27/10 – Lordi/ Turisas – Birmingham Academy

30/10 – W.A.S.P./ Mcqueen/ House Of Games – Nottingham Rock City

01/11 – Slayer/ Inflames/ Lamb Of God/ Children Of Bodom – Birmingham NEC

02/11 – Exodus/ Biomechanical/ Deadfall – Junktion 7 Nottingham

05/11 – Entombed/ Unleashed/ Dismember/ Grave – Dudley JBs

06/11 – Exodus/ Biomechanical/ Deadweight/ Dementia – Wolverhampton Civic Bar

08/11 – Opeth/ Paradise Lost – Birmingham Academy

09/11 – Motörhead/ Clutch/ Crucified Barbara – Birmingham Academy

18/11 – Neurosis/ Made Out Of Babies – The Forum London

19/11 – Slayer/ Inflames/ Lamb Of God/ Children Of Bodom – Brixton Academy London

20/11 – Slayer/ Inflames/ Lamb Of God/ Children Of Bodom – Brixton Academy London

23/11 – Mistress/ Narcosis/ Bee Stung Lips/ Raucous – Scruffy Murphys Birmingham 01/12 – Tool/ Mastodon – Nottingham Capital FM Arena

02/12 – Electric Eel Shock/ 7 Seconds Of Love/ Mcqueen – Birmingham Academy 2

12/12 – Iron Maiden/ Trivium/ Lauren Harris – Birmingham NEC

14/12 – The Berzerker/ Miksha/ Nekkrosis/ Bazooka – The Palace Tamworth

15/12 – Tenacious D/ Neil Hamburger – Birmingham NEC

18/12 – Cradle Of Filth/ Sabbat/ Deathstars – Birmingham Academy

Date Unknown - Lake On Fire/ Deadweight - Sunflower Lounge Birmingham

Date Unknown - Battle Of The Bands - Lake On Fire/ ??? - Birmingham Academy

[sonicasura]

Spectrobes/ Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's

Spirit World Battles

Beginning

-Starlight Junktion

-Ursartic Big Dipper After Completion

-Rescue- Ace HQ - Boss Snake-Eyes Flamberge Dragon

After the First boss is beaten Phos and other people can travel into the Spirit World too help

Intermediate

-Vendread Nights

-Grand Spellbook Tower After Completion

-Therion Discolosseum - Boss Gladiator Beast Gaiodiaz

Final

-Symph Amplifire

-Mount Sylvania After Completion

-F.A. City Grand Prix - Boss Chronomaly Crystal Chrononaut

That's honestly the best list you came up with. I imagine Vendread Nights being the biggest trip for the resident monsters. Like they are already being sieged by almost unstoppable undead with Revendread Slayer as their only ally.

Cue the confusion and awe when the Spectrobes tear into the Minus Curse Vendread like their tissue paper. I also see monsters from liberated areas or the potential next area popping up in the Lab System from time to time. Happy to lend their assistance to Phos should they ever need it.

One good example being the final clash with the Dark Signers when there's all those Earthbound Immortals rampaging across the Satellite. There is one other aid from Phos for this insane clash. Before they escaped their home galaxy, one last gift was given to young Spectrobe User by their family.

They discovered it to save them but it could protect Phos from the Krawl Swarm. Fulvina of the Thunder Geo.

[beansonbread2]

BEANSONBREAD AWARDS 2024 - BEST GIG

AWARD NO.4 - BEST GIG OF 2024

PAST WINNERS

2023 > Self Esteem @ Green Man Festival - 19/8/23 (see full list HERE)

2022 > Kendrick Lamar @ Glastonbury Festival - 26/6/22 (see full list HERE)

2021 > Self Esteem @ Green Man Festival - 22/8/21 (see full list HERE)

2020 > Hannah Diamond @ The Exchange, Bristol - 4/3/20 (see full list HERE)

2019 > Black Midi @ Fiddlers, Bristol - 20/6/19 (see full list HERE)

2018 > Kero Kero Bonito @ The Village Underground, London - 11/9/18 (see full list HERE)

2017 > Richard Dawson @ Fiddlers, Bristol 23/6/17 & Richard Dawson @ Green Man Festival, Wales 17-20/8/17 (see full list HERE)

2016 > Death Grips @ Simple Things Festival, Colston Hall, Bristol - 22/10/16 (see full list HERE)

2015 >Super Furry Animals @ Green Man Festival - Wales 21-23/8/15 (see full list HERE)

2014 > FKA Twigs @ Trinity, Bristol - 9/10/14 (see full list HERE)

2013 > These New Puritans @ Simple Things Festival, Bristol - 12/10/13 (see full list HERE)

2010 > Francois & The Atlas Mountains @ Fence Homegame, Scotland - 11/3/10 (see full list HERE)

2009 > Wild Beasts @ The Thekla, Bristol - 3/10/09 (see full list HERE)

2008 > Animal Collective & Atlas Sound @ Koko, London - 22/5/08 (see full list HERE)

2007 > King Creosote & Fence Collective @ Glastonbury Festival - June 07 (see full list HERE)

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Note - Hardly went to anything this year!

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THE RUNNERS UP (in date order)

Los Campesinos! @ Troxy, London (17/2/24)

Gruff Rhys @ Strange Brew, Bristol (23/2/24)

Danny Brown @ 02 Academy, Bristol (24/5/24)

Jockstrap @ 02 Academy, Bristol (25/5/24)

Beak> @ Green Man Festival (16/8/24)

Mermaid Chunky @ Green Man Festival (16/8/24)

Pictish Trail @ Green Man Festival (18/8/24)

Richard Dawson @ End Of The Road Festival (29/8/24)

Jockstrap @ End Of The Road Festival (31/8/24)

The Lemon Twigs (covers set) @ End Of The Road Festival (31/8/24)

Yo La Tengo @ End Of The Road Festival (1/9/24)

Cornelius @ End Of The Road Festival (1/9/24)

Tara Clerkin Trio @ End Of The Road Festival (1/9/24)

Nourished By Time @ Strange Brew, Bristol (7/9/24)

Eva May @ The Exchange, Bristol (19/9/24)

Qu Junktions 20th Birthday Party @ Strange Brew, Bristol (28/9/24)

Geordie Greep @ The Fleece, Bristol (22/10/24)

Spectres @ Rough Trade, Bristol (31/10/24)

Trust Fund @ The Exchange, Bristol (19/11/24)

Bonnie Prince Billy @ Rough Trade East, London (1/12/24)

Beak> @ SWX, Bristol (14/12/24)

James Yorkston @ Jam Jar, Bristol (16/12/24)

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THE TOP 3 GIGS OF 2024

3. Nourished By Time @ End Of The Road Festival (31/8/24)

2. Bonnie Prince Billy @ End Of The Road Festival (29/8/24)

1. Oneohtrix Point Never @ Royal Festival Hall, London (5/4/24) - VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS