Signals from Southwark #10: sUbHeAdLeSs – Subhead|2CB|FIX and related items – Mixed by Mark Hawkins

Subhead was a big big influence on my early work – Ctrl Alt Delete definitely has a bit of Subheads 11 and 18 in there. I first discovered them in 1996, and straight away they sounded original and unique, like the real embodiment the much touted techno ethic of sounding like “nothing you ever heard before” whilst enduring a real punk rock aesthetic. They were the first producers that I ever met who’s attitude, instead of holding back all but what they considered the very best of their material, was “put it all out – even if you don’t like it, someone else will!” – Not that you could really tell that by listening to their stuff. Often the reason why you might at first think a track is a dud was because you just didn’t get it!

On their sound all I’m going to say here, is “Very broad”: I have a mix of 37 trax here to show you how broad that sound really is, so the written word is no competition to that..

Personally, Subhead came crashing into my life round about 2002/2003 through mutual gigs in London, and then later, further afield in Germany – Phil & Jason were always the life and soul of any party, whether it be larging it in a freezing cold disused factory in the Elbe valley near Dresden, Gatecrashing the Tresor closing party (There were now 10 members of Subhead apparently, or so the doormen were informed as we gained free entry – and Subhead wasn’t even booked to play – Jase soon planned a Sub(head)terranian assault on the Tresor bunker – “I’m gonna steam the decks!”), Friedrichshain bar crawls with Jason after missing his flight back to the UK, to chilling at the pub in Vicky park with Phil.

Their numbers also included as resident studio monkey a certain Jamie Lidell who collaborated on the early releases. Side projects were also hatched including 2CB, Fix, X-Tras, Dot Com, and Jason’s House of Fix project which produced one of Tresor’s quirkiest releases ever.

Jason is still producing and performing around the world.
Phil sadly passed away in December 2007 – This mix is for you mate, I never did get to say goodbye to you properly – hope we’ll meet up on the other side..

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Mark Hawkins – Subheadless Mix

Track list below…

1.Subhead “7th Dimension” Subhead 10/1996
2.Subhead “Keep Calm” Predicaments 003/1998
3.2CB “Four On The Floordiload” 2CB 5/1998
4.Subhead “Bumpy Pilot” Subhead 002/1996
5.Sueme introducing Rob the Fucker â„… Noguskik “Peached Faced Love Birds” Dot Com 08/2004
6.Sueme “Blollocks” Dot Com 07/2003
7.Subhead “In the Blue Corner” Sativae 021-3/2002
8.Subhead “Untitled (Daniel Benavente Remix)” Subhead Remix 4/2001
9.Subhead “B. Right On” Subhead 6/1997
10.Subhead “Fast Gear” Tresor 178/2001
11.Sueme Presents Ukai Seiji “Daydream” Dot Com 06/2002
12.Subhead “Ed Solo” Subhead 10/1996
13. Sueme “Dragonfly” Drought 007/1999
14.Subhead “Air Guitar” Subhead 10/1996
15.Subhead “Life On The Baccus” Subhead 14/1998
16.Edit “The Sting (SubEdit Remix – Phil & Jason Subhead)” Victim 003/2004
17.Jason Leach “Postman Phatt” Fix 008/2000
18.House of Fix Feat Circa “Mind Media” Tresor 201/2003
19.Subhead “Fishfingers Chips and Beans” Predicaments 003/1998
20.Subhead “Merkabah” Subhead 004/1996
21.Subhead “Decoder”Subhead 003/1996
22.Subhead “0898 Data Bitch” Neue Heimat 03/2003
23.Subhead “Nordy Boys” Subhead007/1997
24.Subhead “Atlantic Bridge” Subhead 001/1996
25.Subhead “Atomic Wind” Subhead 002/1996
26.Subhead “Foe Man” Subhead 017/2000
27.Subhead “E-lec-tro-cu-tion” Tresor 178/2001
28.Subhead “Subsdance” Subhead 004/1996
29.Subhead “Contwotions” Neue Heimat03/2003
30.Fix “Shakoosh” Fix 001/1999
31.Subhead “Initial Force” Sativae 08/1996
32.Subhead “Horror Ball” Subhead 19/2002
33.Subhead “Ex Works” Sativae 08/1996
34.2CB “Terrapin” 2CB09/1999
35.2CB “Oup Schtand Varker Vorden” 2CB08/1998
36.2CB “3rd Light” 2CB09/1999
37,Subhead “Conthreesions” Subhead 17/2000