TL/DR: Mat is possibly an all powerful evil entity searching for a long lost mixtape.
OK, so I'm kind of buzzing right now.
35+ years ago a dear friend, who is still a dear friend, gave me a mix tape of contemporary techno and electronica he put together. He introduced me to so much music but this tape in particular was a touchstone for me in my musical taste formation as an 18 year old. I must have listened to it hundreds and hundreds of times, so many good moments, stoned or tripped out, after clubs and parties. It is in my DNA. But I never had a tracklist.
Sadly, in the mists of time this was lost, like the One Ring. I have been trying to reconstruct this tape over the last 20 years or so. Whenever I stumble across a track (I always know instantly if I hear one) I immediately seek out a vinyl copy. It's a genuine obsession of mine. Like rebuilding a classic car, but without a blueprint.
So about 6 months ago, another dear friend**, from back then too, said he found a tape cassette in a box in his parents attic. One side was some of the KLF, Chill Out album, the other was labelled Beepy Bits. This struck a chord with him as I'd gone on about the lost tape called Beepy Bits so he mentioned it. He's an audio mastering engineer and music producer, but didn't have a tape deck. Until now.
He's sent me the audio, it's incomplete, but is the first half of the tape, and frankly when I played it the Proustian rush of hearing this relic from my past was quite incredible. He's managed to fill in a number of gaps for me and just transported me to 18 year old Mats bedroom.
The search for the One Ring* continues, but fate has brought it much closer.
* Sauron was the good guy right?
** My mate doesn't look like Gollum but does have an Elvish quality
Mat B
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