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GHOST ASSEMBLY

Fresh from beasting the end-of-year charts with her ‘I Miss Your Love’ remix project, Ghost Assembly, aka Manchester DJ and writer Abigail Ward, is back with a double A-side: RESIST! / I Keep on Making the Same Mistake.

RESIST! (Extended 12" Mix)

Laid down quickly and angrily after attending a demo in Manchester city centre, RESIST! aims to capture the galvanising spirit of protest and put it on wax. A 111bpm acid chugger that will leave dancefloors of an ALFOS or Optimo persuasion begging for more, this is uncompromising machine funk at its crudest.

Duelling 303s twist around each other whilst a taut, snaking 707 groove underpins unexpected blasts of Arabic rhythm, almost as if DJ Pierre had remixed ‘Get UR Freak On’, relocating it to the Middle East. As a stuttering Harper Hay vocal sample urges us to RESIST!, the track climaxes with an ice cold acid house string coda banged out on a disobedient synth. Please note: the sub on this record may trouble your duodenum.

RESIST! (Utter Kunt Mix)

The Utter Kunt mix is a sparse and daring Sleng Teng-inspired avant-dub affair strictly for discerning dancefloors only. Improbably combining hints of the Mission Impossible theme, Les Négresses Vertes’ ‘Zobi La Mouche’ and the rough-hewn sampling of ‘Duck Rock’, this is a radiant obstacle in the path of the obvious. Warning: collectors of On-U, EBM and New Beat could experience a spate of nocturnal emissions upon purchasing this record.

The A-side closes with a BONUS BEATS version of the Utter Kunt Mix: a must-have DJ tool.

I KEEP ON MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE

Picking up the pace to 120, ‘I Keep on Making the Same Mistake’ sees Ghost Assembly returning to her string-drenched sad banger comfort zone, pairing a chilly breakbeat with a bass riff reminiscent of Joey Beltram having a gutwrenching cry wank. Keening vocals supplied by Hazel Grove are chopped up, tormented and eventually hurled down a K-hole as the strings build and the drama escalates. When the credits roll on this cinematic masterpiece we hear a wistful French lesbian talking about 'borrowed bliss'. A future comedown classic; also sounds good slowed down to 33rpm.

The E.P. signs off with a stunning string-a-pella that will linger long after the needle hits the run-out groove.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: One of Manchester's favourite new producers returns with a follow up to the superb 'I Miss Your Love' on Ruf Kutz alll the way back in 2023. This time we get the thumping, resonant synth stabs and skittering drum machines of classic acid, chugging percussion and floating pads. Another heavy hitter, like you'd expect anything less.

TRACK LISTING

A. RESIST ! (Extended 12" Mix)
A. RESIST ! (Utter Kunt Mix)
A. RESIST ! (U.K Bonus Beats)
AA. I KEEP ON MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE
AA. STRING REPRISE

One of the smash hits of last year, Ghost Assembly's more-garage-than-garage burner 'I Miss Your Love' is back for 1993 with a pair of deadly remixes and another world-building insert to break your heart.

Also known as one of Manchester's finest DJs/curators/all round top humans Abigail Ward, her debut release (!), the original Ghost Assembly 12", dropped a year ago, sold out almost instantly and is yours off discogs right now, for £100+.

But wait - we've got some shark repellent here in the form of a brand new 12 featuring the all-important club mix together with 2 phenomenal remixes that take things in very different directions.

After Abigail wowed all her mates with her hitherto-unheard production GENIUS, her more eager pals were quick to hit her up for some stems so they could have a go at a remix. Abs is better connected than most and has better taste than us all so it's no surprise that we got some top-shelf efforts returned to us.

Keen to elaborate on the world she'd expertly created with the first 12 - and its accompanying insert, masterfully telling the story of a queer club in 80's Manchester; a more brutal time, long before the Pink Pound - we now fast forward 5 years and who better to capture the vibe of the North in 93 than Red Laser's hardcore OG...DJ ABSOLUTELY SHIT who teleports us from the Jive Club to Bowlers with 2 double doves straight up the bum and earns himself the prime A1 position on the record, cut loud and heavy for maximum impact.

Flip over and you get the classic Club mix once more and then there's a B2 for the ages - double legends BRIAN NOT BRIAN and PIERS HARRISON team up with a load of hardware and dub everything right out creating a bonafide Red Seal Roller, channelling On-U to bring a remix that if it actually dropped in 93 might have saved us all from Trip Hop.

Don't forget the insert - sealed with a loving kiss is a letter that will make you cry. It's not addressed to you though, so will you be a nosey parker and crack it open or will you leave it be so you can shark the whole thing on Discogs (trust me no amount of money you get for doing this will match the value of opening the letter).

This is strictly limited again, it's gonna be the hit of the year yet again, just be grateful you didn't have to wait five actual years for it...!!

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Second lap for one of the biggest records of 2023. Now with added remixes from DJ Absolutely Shit and Brian Not Brian & Piers Harrison who each impart plenty of character into their individual tangents.

TRACK LISTING

1. I Miss Your Love (dj Absolutely Shit Remix)
2. I Miss Your Love (original Club Mix)
3. I Miss Your Love (brian Not Brian & Piers Harrison Disco Dub)


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