Deadstock Holiday

Justin Robertson on the mix today with a 10-track, hour-long selection of tunes spanning 1990 to 2023.

 

Justin pops up a lot in my 'various artists' selections but this is only the third time he's received a dedicated post and selection. The previous ones focusing on his 21st century output and one side of a cassette compilation covering Lionrock singles and mixes from the 1990s.

This one is all about remixes of other artists over a much more ambitious time span. If it demonstrates nothing else, it's that Justin has continually adapted and evolved over the last three decades and is creating music for himself and others that excites me as much now as it did then. One to crank up loud and open the windows to!

1) Golden Triangle (Justin Robertson Dub): Cagedbaby (2005)

2) Paradise Garage (Justin Robertson Remix): Vincent Inc (2023)

3) Boss Drum (Dub) (Remix By Justin Robertson): The Shamen (1992)

4) Pesos Not Besos (Justin Robertson's Deadstock 33s Remix): Moderna y Theus Mago  (2019)

5) Bumble Rumble (Justin Robertson's Deadstock 33s Remix): Japanese Television (2022)

6) Universal Hymn (Pure Pandephonium) (Remix By Justin Robertson): Boxcar (1993)

7) Feel The Hit (Spice Remix By Justin Robertson): Mad Jacks (1990)

8) The Clichés Are True (Gentleman Thief Mix By Justin Robertson & Roger Lyons): Manchild ft. Kelly Jones (2000)

9) Fractal (Justin Robertson's Deadstock 33s Remix): Heretic & Buran (2017)

10) Skidoo (Müsli Mix By Justin Robertson): Inspiral Carpets (1991) 

 

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And for your continued entertainment, 

 

Truth In The Palm Of Her Hands (Lionrock singles and remixes 1992-1997)

Dip Your Hip (JR/Deadstock 33s tracks and remixes, 2001-2023)

Truth In The Palm Of Her Hands

Side 1 of a mixtape, compiled 13th April 1998, pairing Lionrock (Side 1) and The Grid (Side 2),

 

Justin Robertson has been a long-time favourite of mine, but very poorly served by this blog. Time to redress this unacceptable situation with a selection of Lionrock "singles".

One of my first discoveries in my forays into t'internet in the early 2000s was The Lionrock Den, latterly the Den of Lions and Thieves, a repository of discography info and links relating to Justin Robertson that predated but was ultimately made redundant by the gargantuan Discogs project. I was the happy competition winner of a Gentleman Thief CD single back in the day.

Ironically, I recorded this mixtape a month before what would prove to be the final Lionrock single, Scatter & Swing, released in May 1998. The selection also skips the previous single, Rude Boy Rock, an unexpected UK Top 20 hit in March 1998.

A core member of the 1992-98 Lionrock line up was MC Buzz B aka Sean Braithwaite, who had previously appeared solo on Channel 4's The Word with the Bruce Hornsby-sampling Never Change in 1991. I loved what he brought to the Lionrock sound and it seemed little short of criminal that none of the singles that he featured on got any further in the UK than the lower Top 30.

Lionrock released two excellent albums; only the first, An Instinct For Detection, (just) made the UK Top 30. 

 

However, Justin Robertson's reputation as an exceptional DJ & remixer has quite rightly grown over the decades, via a variety of aliases - Gentleman Thief, Revtone, Deadstock 33s - as well as solo material, all of which could justify a selection in their own right. Watch this space.

1) Tripwire (Radio Mix By Justin Robertson & Mark Stagg) (1994)

2) She's On The Train (Edit By Justin Robertson & Roger Lyons) (ft. MC Buzz B) (1997)

3) The Guide (Full Length Version By Justin Robertson & Mark Stagg) (ft. MC Buzz B) (1993)

4) Morning Will Come When I'm Not Ready (1996)

5) Call A Cab (ft. MC Buzz B) (1996)

6) Lionrock (Most Excellent Mix By Justin Robertson & Mark Stagg) (Edit) (1992)

7) Straight At Yer Head (Remix By Justin Robertson & Roger Lyons) (Edit) (1996)

8) Fire Up The Shoesaw (Vocal Mix By Justin Robertson & Roger Lyons) (ft. MC Buzz B) (1996)

9) Carnival (Are You Ready To Testify?) (Remix By Justin Robertson & Mark Stagg) (Edit) (1993)

10) Packet Of Peace (7" Edit By Justin Robertson & Mark Stagg) (ft. MC Buzz B) (1993)

11) Wet Roads Glisten (Single Version By Justin Robertson & Roger Lyons) (ft. MC Buzz B) (1997)

 

1993: Carnival EP: 3, 9

1993: Packet Of Peace EP: 10

1994: Tripwire EP: 1

1996: Fire Up The Shoesaw EP: 8

1996: Morning Will Come When I'm Not Ready (Jockey Slut promo 7") / An Instinct For Detection: 4

1996: [Progressive House Classics]: 6

1996: Project Now EP: 5 

1996: Straight At Yer Head EP: 7

1997: She's On The Train EP: 2 

1997: Wet Roads Glisten EP: 11

 

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