{"id":5657,"date":"2024-05-13T06:59:27","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T05:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/?p=5657"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:10:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:10:56","slug":"pearsall-presents-there-back-002-february-uk-techno-2010-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/2024\/05\/pearsall-presents-there-back-002-february-uk-techno-2010-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Pearsall presents There &amp; Back 002: February, UK Techno 2010-2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image.jpeg 460w, https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mixes-upload.pearsall.workers.dev\/mixes\/thereandback\/Pearsall-ThereAndBack002_February_UKTechno2010-2024.mp3\">Pearsall presents There &amp; Back 002: February, UK Techno 2010-2024<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em>right-click, save as to download<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1820547429&#038;color=%2390c4a0&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/sonicrampage\" title=\"Pearsall\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">Pearsall<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/sonicrampage\/there-back-002-february-uk-techno-2010-2024\" title=\"There &amp; Back 002: February, UK Techno 2010-2024\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">There &amp; Back 002: February, UK Techno 2010-2024<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Recorded in Berlin, May 2024 (lol)<br \/>100% vinyl<br \/>(103:51, 250 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/mixes\/thereandback\/#:~:text=40K-,Pearsall%2DThereAndBac..%3E,-2024%2D05%2D06\">Cue file<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/mixes\/thereandback\/Pearsall-ThereAndBack002_February_UKTechno2010-2024BIG.jpg\">Big cover<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Direct link to the file:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/mixes-upload.pearsall.workers.dev\/mixes\/thereandback\/Pearsall-ThereAndBack002_February_UKTechno2010-2024.mp3\">https:\/\/mixes-upload.pearsall.workers.dev\/mixes\/thereandback\/Pearsall-ThereAndBack002_February_UKTechno2010-2024.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tracklisting:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"1\">\n<li>Pinch &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/2494476-Pinch-Croydon-House\">Croydon House<\/a> [Swamp 81]<\/li>\n<li>Boddika &amp; Joy Orbison &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/5593638-Joy-Orbison-Boddika-Trickys-Team\">Tricky&#8217;s Team<\/a> [Nonplus]<\/li>\n<li>Inland &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/11672102-Various-Co-Ops-Vol2\">Fluxus<\/a> [Counterchange]<\/li>\n<li>Drone &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/28762786-Various-1010\">No Future (Giant Swan Remix)<\/a> [Sector 7 Sounds]<\/li>\n<li>Fear-E &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/28859191-ProOne79-Fear-E-Acid-Avengers-026\">Silk<\/a> [Acid Avengers]<\/li>\n<li>Paranoid London &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/14056053-Paranoid-London-PL\">Nobody Watching ft Mutado Pintado<\/a> [Paranoid London]<\/li>\n<li>Jerome Hill &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/26175161-Jerome-Hill-Flow-Mechanics\">Walk the Plank<\/a> [Hypercolour]<\/li>\n<li>Nightwave &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/12248023-Various-Metro-Jaxx-Volume-One\">Acid Mouse<\/a> [Balkan Vinyl]<\/li>\n<li>Posthuman &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/29547418-Posthuman-ShifterRattler\">Shifter<\/a> [Balkan Vinyl]<\/li>\n<li>Mella Dee &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/15684195-Mella-Dee-Sidney-Street\">Dev Green<\/a> [Warehouse Music]<\/li>\n<li>Mumdance &amp; Logos &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/6651677-Mumdance-Logos-Proto\">Dance Energy (89 Mix)<\/a> [Tectonic]<\/li>\n<li>Mani Festo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/23993363-Mani-Festo-Sleepless-In-West-Norwood\">Sleepless in West Norwood<\/a> [Lobster Theremin]<\/li>\n<li>Om Unit &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/26570231-Om-Unit-Atlantis\">Prophecy<\/a> [Om Unit]<\/li>\n<li>Trevino &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/4029697-Trevino-Tactical-Manoeuvre-EP\">Spin Away<\/a> [3024]<\/li>\n<li>Mella Dee &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/12710857-Mella-Dee-Not-Here-To-Make-Friends\">Run That<\/a> [Shall Not Fade]<\/li>\n<li>Rob Stow &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/28230745-Rob-Stow-Homecoming-EP\">Chug<\/a> [Don&#8217;t]<\/li>\n<li>Fear-E &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/14860779-Fear-E-Grey-Skies-In-A-Dear-Green-Place\">Puro<\/a> [Dark Entries]<\/li>\n<li>Ben Sims &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/10858349-Ben-Sims-Gamma-Ray-Subway-Ep\">Rippin&#8217; &amp; Skippin&#8217;<\/a> [Deeply Rooted]<\/li>\n<li>The Advent &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/15870027-The-Advent-Klockworks-30\">Human Form<\/a> [Klockworks]<\/li>\n<li>LSD &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/14729825-LSD-Third-Process\">Process 11<\/a> [Monnom Black]<\/li>\n<li>Jerome Hill &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/27313125-Jerome-Hill-Friends-In-Low-Places\">Bunker 7<\/a> [Craigie Knowes]<\/li>\n<li>Luke&#8217;s Anger &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/13689410-Various-Songs-That-Changed-The-World\">GTO Style<\/a> [Don&#8217;t]<\/li>\n<li>Chris Moss Acid &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/13401079-Chris-Moss-Acid-Machine-Heavy\">Querida<\/a> [Balkan Vinyl]<\/li>\n<li>Asquith &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/16439058-Asquith-Love-Is-A-Mystery-EP\">Love is a Mystery<\/a> [Asquith]<\/li>\n<li>Mall Grab &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/15589261-Mall-Grab-Positive-Energy-Forever\">Positive Energy Forever<\/a> [Looking for Trouble]<\/li>\n<li>Pearsall &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/20426293-Pearsall-Squat-Rocking-EP\">Underground Sound<\/a> [Sonicrampage]<\/li>\n<li>Division One &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/17441215-Various-Syntax-Error-002\">Pitch Invasion<\/a> [Syntax Error]<\/li>\n<li>Dax J &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/12248066-Dax-J-No-Redemption-EP\">No Redemption<\/a> [Monnom Black]<\/li>\n<li>Bad Boy Pete &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/7391301-Bad-Boy-Pete-Dub-Signal-I-Love-Drugs-Biri-N-The-Geezer-Remixes-\">Dub Signal (Biri n&#8217; The Geezer Remix)<\/a> [Planet Techno]<\/li>\n<li>Chris Liberator &amp; Sterling Moss &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/2024027-Chris-Liberator-And-Sterling-Moss-Acid-Wah-Wah-Wah\">Acid Techno Wah Wah<\/a> [WahWah]<\/li>\n<li>Chris Liberator &amp; Sterling Moss &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/29200510-Various-303-23\">Rocksteady<\/a> [Stay Up Forever]<\/li>\n<li>Perc &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/20926678-Perc-Greed-Dance\">240 Volts<\/a> [Perc Trax]<\/li>\n<li>Dynamo City &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/22025047-Dynamo-City-Urban-Free-2021-Remixes\">Urban &amp; Free (Perc Remix)<\/a> [Stay Up Forever Remix]<\/li>\n<li>EDMX &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/4046841-EDMX-153-Mission-EP\">153 Mission<\/a> [Ship Wrec]<\/li>\n<li>Pearsall &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/20426293-Pearsall-Squat-Rocking-EP\">Crossbones<\/a> [Sonicrampage]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Back in January I <a href=\"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/2024\/01\/pearsall-presents-there-back-001-january-rolling-drum-n-bass-1994-1996\/\">announced a new project<\/a> for this year: a monthly crate-digging session where I dug into my massive record collection to make a new mix of interesting stuff.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That was then and this is now \u2026 May?<\/p>\n<p>So things didn\u2019t really go to plan \u2026<\/p>\n<p>For reasons not worth getting into, I\u2019ve found it hard over the last few months to get back into recording, which was maybe a bit of a hangover from moving last year.<\/p>\n<p>Anyways, finally, three months late, here is the mix I had planned for February. And it\u2019s a bit of a monster!<\/p>\n<p>The series concept was to do mixes of around one hour, but this one is, uh, longer. Once I started working on it it kept sprawling and sprawling and getting bigger and bigger! It turned out to be impossible to keep this one to only an hour.<\/p>\n<p>This mix started with a very simple concept in my mind, more of a question really, \u201cI\u2019ve bought a bunch of modern techno on vinyl in the last ten years or so, wouldn\u2019t it be cool to do something with it?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To make it a bit easier to narrow things down, I decided to focus only on UK techno, because \u2026 well, why not? I used to live there for many years, am a dual citizen, and I do love the country. So sure, UK techno, let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n<p>That then led to the question of how to define UK techno &#8211; would it be only people who are actually British? What about non-British people working in Britain? Or what about Brits who were based outside of Britain? In the end, my approach was, let\u2019s get real, this is just a mix, I\u2019ll make the theme but I\u2019m not going to be like an insane person about the fine lines of it. Hence why this mix has tracks from Mall Grab, a London-based Australian, Nightwave, a Glasgow-based Slovenian, and, uh, me (two tracks from my 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/2021\/10\/pearsall-squat-rocking-ep-plus-my-self-interview\/\">Squat Rocking EP<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>When thinking about the &#8216;meaning of UK techno&#8217;, I decided that there isn&#8217;t really one distinct sound, but really a variety of sounds united mostly by a British sensibility, i.e. a bit more playful and less serious than, say, German or Dutch techno, and that therefore the only way I could do justice to a UK techno mix would be to attack it from all angles. In practice this means that the mix starts off pretty stripped-down and minimal, then goes through some chunky modern acid house (yes, not techno, I know), then into some bass-heavy dub and jungle influenced techno that could only come from the UK, some more loopy hardgroove-style stuff, then steadily more banging and intense, right up to some classic London acid techno, modern industrial techno from Perc and, finally, my own extremely uncompromising track \u2018Crossbones\u2019!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a journey!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks again for listening, now that I\u2019ve got my mojo back I plan to try to catch up quickly. If you enjoy this, check out my 4 hour epic from a few years back, <a href=\"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/2020\/10\/pearsall-presents-fake-berghain-in-my-spare-room-an-epic-4-hour-techno-journey\/\">Fake Berghain in my Spare Room<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A massive 35 track mix of modern UK techno on vinyl, featuring tracks by Dax J, Chris Liberator, Jerome Hill, Mall Grab, Ben Sims, Asquith, Om Unit, Mella Dee and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,263],"tags":[10,261],"class_list":["post-5657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mixes","category-there-back","tag-techno","tag-there-and-back"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5657"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5921,"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5657\/revisions\/5921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}