Today's #303day so it is very fitting that TIL about Charanjit Singh's Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat; a 1982(!) album of classical Indian ragas entirely performed on #TB303, #TR808 and a #Jupiter8 synths.
It was pretty much forgotten everywhere -- including in India -- until re-discovered around 2010, and then credited as the first Acid House record, since it predates Phuture's Acid Trax by five years!

I've listened to it twice in a row today, grinning all the way through it! ​​

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHEWnFgUCwM

I put down the whole track list (16 tracks) of the mix I posted last week (recorded back in Montreal in 1989). That was (mostly) an acid house mix:

#house #acidhouse #techno #chicago #detroit #tr707 #tr808 #synths #dj #mix

https://www.mixcloud.com/fdion/dj-francois-dion-acid-mix-1989-le-dormeur/

Been trying to find the earliest mention/hype of the 808 for bass in a rap song and this is the earliest I think: 1986 T La Rock/Mantronik “Bass Machine”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmiSOfhslMI

#TR808 #Roland #HipHop #DrumMachines

CF Premiere: Omicron – Memory Hole

From Perth, Australia, we introduce Omicron, who returns with a new single titled Memory Hole, a release that stands out both for its sonic proposal and for its highly suggestive visual artwork, filled with trippy and introspective elements. The project inhabits a space where memory, perception, and time intersect, with its imagery already hinting at an emotional and mental exploration that directly dialogues with the track itself.

https://soundcloud.com/clubfuriess/cfp-omicron-memory

Sonically, this piece stands as one of our favorites within the Electro spectrum. Power, electricity, and attitude are combined with remarkable precision, embedding halos of nostalgia that do not remain trapped in the past, but instead unfold into temporal projections toward possible futures, built upon previously lived pessimisms. The track develops with clear talent, featuring layered sound design executed with great skill, resulting in a perfectly assembled structure from start to finish.

All of this leads to a sonic synthesis that seamlessly blends every element into a cohesive whole, allowing the track to settle and expand across space and time. Memory Hole is not merely heard—it inhabits the environment, seeps into the atmosphere, and lingers, like a persistent echo that refuses to fade, becoming eternal both in sound and in the sensory experience it creates.

Artist: Omicron
Title: Memory Hole
Label: Self-released

Release Date: January 30th, 2026
Support & Buy: Bandcamp

Omicron

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It was too late last night to post it, but I still managed to record #Jamuary day 29: Cue was "Protest" & involved social network graphs. So I went to social media (Mastodon) hours before I would start recording and asked:

"My next #jamuary track should use how many drum machines"

Choices were 1, 2 or 4. Two won the poll, but a few wondered about doing something with more than 4. I'll have to revisit that...

#music #electronicmusic #jamuary2026 #drums #tr808 #cr78

https://soundcloud.com/francois_dion/protest-x29-social-network-t2?in=francois_dion/sets/jamuary-2026