I’m pleased to share with Fluke fans everywhere the second release from jUSTIN cREDIBLE’s new formation, Stones can Slide. Entitled “My Healing”, it features a new addition to their lineup, “Rae Mary Jane” on vocals. Definitely worth a listen!

You can also download the track.

This is a heads-up for all Fluke fans to check out the latest project of jUSTIN cREDIBLE, in association with C-MAN: Stones can Slide.

You can check out their first track, Mindflower, here:

Furthermore, if it takes your fancy, you can download it. I hope you’ll all agree it’s a great track and will spread the word!

We have added a new album category to the audio section, entitled “Meccano Mind Extras”. This contains a few tracks that were never used on “Meccano Mind”.

The album version of “Little Love” was actually the original demo that myself (Mike Tournier), Jan Burton and co-producer Tim Gordine created. Despite having done a mix with legendary producer/engineer Dave Bascombe and another, with the fantastic Michael Fayne as engineer, the record company were insistent on using the demo. The mix in the extras album is the one created with Michael Fayne. I think it sounds more ‘hi-fi’. See what you think.

“Peace Vibration” (sometimes known as “Sandman”) was, again, created with the help on Tim Gordine. We never managed to get a good mix of the demo, but I managed to pull off a couple of remixes, which are quite entertaining. The track never made it on to the album.

“Sensation” is a bit of an oddity! Our manager rediscovered this strange little track quite recently. It didn’t make it on to the album, but we all like it for it’s quirky nature. You might recognize the opening lyrics from “Fever”. We always like to ‘recycle’ where possible!

We will be adding to this album as and when we come across interesting material. It’s amazing how many things get left behind on an album project!

If Syntax like to re-cycle, re-use, then so does our in-house mixer, jUSTIN cREDIBLE, who is proud to present, for your listening pleasure, Syntax – Peace Vibration (The JC Remix) [I think, personally, I would have called it the "No More War remix" as both a reference to Little Axe and the juggernaut-esque style of the mix]:

You can also grab the remix in MP3 format.

For those who would like a download: Shriekback.flv. Enjoy!

Edit

Tinhuviel has very kindly shared a higher quality rip of the video, which you can now download. Credit must also go to Shriekback and Barry Andrews. Thanks to all!

01 – Fluke – Groovy Feeling (Circa)
02 – Hydraulik Dogs – Shake It (Styles Kickin)
03 – Tinstar – Sunshine (U.S. V.Z.)
04 – Dan Robbins – Chanting in the Dark (Oxygen Music Works)
05 – Fluke – My Spine (Copyright Control)
06 – Spank – Don’t Stop (Kidsound)
07 – Greed – Strange World (SOG Records)
08 – Supercombo – Revolution (Twisted)
09 – Missy Elliot – Get your Freak On (White)
10 – Nat Monday – Waiting (Distinctive)

The mix seems to have been either recorded, or broacast, on XFM on the 14th July 2001 Edit: 14th September 2001, according to the handwritten CD/cover by Jon Fugler.

This has brought to light one further problematic aspect of the site here, though. While we host Fluke live performances (usually very low quality and different to the recorded versions) purely in the hope that they interest fans who have already bought the music (and are relying on Jon and the gang not to sue us!), doing the same for a DJ mix no longer seems tenable. I have, therefore, removed previous DJ mixes from the Files page and will not be posting this one. Sorry if that’s a disappointment (it’s a great mix!), but hope you all understand.

Edit: update. Jon Fugler recommended MixCloud as a service that will allow mixes to be embedded, but also one that pays royalties to artists through the PRS. They seem legit, so I have uploaded the mix there in good faith that this complies with all licensing agreements.

It’s been a while coming, but here’s some very positive news direct from Mike Tournier on the new Syntax album and associated press, Tri-Polar. http://www.syntax.uk.com/

We’re just about to launch a new website: http://syntax.uk.com

It will contain a blog, photos, lots of music and a live Twitter feed. We’re trying to keep it really simple. Everything on one page. Should be finished in the next couple of weeks.

I’m trying to get the Twitter side of things going at the moment. You can follow us @syntax_uk
It will take some time to gain some popularity, but you have to start somewhere!

I should probably own up straight away that website delays may, in part, be my fault; I had been approached to help out on this, but had to back out owing to massive work commitments and overload. Apologies to Mike and all on this front; hopefully these infrequent 2bitpie.net updates make up for this at least a bit!

Finally, jUSTIN cREDIBLE has listened to the pre-mix version of “Man” from the new album (which was incidentally featured in a US advert recently) and it’s sounding great. This track was originally a project started in collaboration with DJ Sander Kleinenberg and Steve ‘Dub’ Jones (who helped on the mixed of Fluke’s “Atom Bomb” and “Absurd”). If you heard the demo version earlier, you’re in for a treat when this finally drops as it has evolved substantially since that time.

First off, Frank has a promotional CD-R containing various mixes from Meccano Mind. I’ve labeled this, in the absence of any defining title, “Extended sampler” and it’s an 11-track entry featuring mixes of Pray, Bliss and Message.

Secondly, Frank sent me a scan of the CD and cover sleeve for the Meccano Mind Instrumentals promo, which is now available to view.

So head on over to the discography to check them out.

The remix itself is excellent, mostly because it takes the hard edge off the original. The original Pulse was utterly relentless; listening to it more than a couple of times in a row could feel a bit like banging one’s head against a table — it just didn’t give you any room to breathe. That’s not necessarily a bad thing — it was certainly Fluke’s darkest track — but this mix, instead, takes the driving bassline and gives it a harmonious and melodious counterpoint, leading to a softer, more forgiving, version of the track.

The track is also far more professionally mixed than previous work by JC, which I noticed instantly and is because, according to the man himself, he’s acquired some nice new monitoring headphones!

Without further ado, then: Fluke – Pulse (jUSTIN cREDIBLE remix) (FLAC and MP3)