Fluid Japan News
This new EP collects our Fluid Japan remixes that were originally released on Intelligentsia’s 2024 album LIVE LIFE LOUD – THE REMIXES, which featured remixes from a collection of the most exciting electronic artists from the U.K. U.S., Italy, Portugal, Hong Kong, and France.
“I love the radio edit of “Live Life Loud (Fluid Japan’s Sealab Mix)”. Todd Lewis’ bass guitar playing here is more Cure than New Order. The combination of Ebow guitar, the bass guitar, and Heather Heimbuch’s vocals is amazing. It’s an experience to listen to the three versions together. The final EP is like listening to a Mike Oldfield album.” – MAY BE HORIZON, RECORDING ARTIST
“ENCRYPTION” FEATURED ON U.K. D.J. COLIN SPENCER’S RADIO SHOW
Photo: Todd Lewis (right) and Ryuichi Fujino (left) of Fluid Japan, whose song “Encryption” was featured on the show.
Here’s the full setlist of COLIN SPENCER PROGRAMME #203:
1. lonelyklown – “Big Wave 2 (Colin Spencer Intro Theme)”
2. Metronomy – “You Could Easily Have Me (Rework Adiel X Pat Alvarez)”
3. Sorrow Stories With Christopher Hall – “Too Early (Allie Frost Remix)”
4. iammilan – “Get U Down (Kerzo)”
5. lonelyklown – “Big Wave 2 (Inst)”
6. Komputer – “Looking Down On London”
7. Throbbing Gristle – “Hot On The Heels Of Love”
8. Komputer – “Looking Down On London (Metroland)”
9. Testcard F – “Giant Hashtag In The Sky”
10. Nostalgia Deathstar – “Easy Era”
11. The EMC – “Last Of My Kind”
12. Mesh – “1031030”
13. Morgan Bryan – “CS – Tune”
14. Noisenibor – “No Space But In Space”
15. Rosa Mota – “Cold”
16. Noisenibor – “Spatial Awareness”
17. Rosa Mota – “Touched”
18. Noisenibor – “Spaced Out”
19. Rosa Mota – “Sometimes Narcoleptic”
20. Logan Sky – “Blonde Cobra”
21. Penelope Trappes – “Platinum (Saint Etienne Remix)”
22. Black Boiler Featuring Bloom – “Pilot”
23. Means of Production – “Zero (Octavia Freud Remix)”
24. Rainsurfer – “Unnatrual”
25. FLUID JAPAN – “ENCRYPTION”
26. Tears for Fears – “The Way Of The Sword (DAfT Dub)”
27. Thomas Dolby – “Get Out Of My Other Mix 3 (Digitalaudiofunktheory Dub)”
28. lonelyklown – “Wave Goodbye”
LOGAN SKY INTERVIEWED ON U.K. D.J. COLIN SPENCER’S RADIO SHOW
“TRUTH (MAY BE HORIZON REMIX)” BY STEVEN JONES + FLUID JAPAN NOW ON SPOTIFY AND ALL MAJOR STREAMING SERVICES
Photo: U.K singer Steven Jones
At its heart, “Truth” is a stealth dance song, and the May Be Horizon remix maintains that magic. Despite moving at a stately low BPM, it infectiously makes you want to move and sway to the music. It’s deep night music.
Steven Jones is half of the brilliant synthpop duo Steven Jones and Logan Sky, whose music is influenced by the stylish European analog synth soundscapes of the early 80s. He has also collaborated with legendary new wave artists such as Steve Strange from Visage and Fred Schneider from the B-52’s, and electro pioneer Man Parrish.
New Release: Live Life Loud – The Fluid Japan Remixes EP
“I love the radio edit of “Live Life Loud (Fluid Japan’s Sealab Mix)”. Todd Lewis’ bass guitar playing here is more Cure than New Order. The combination of Ebow guitar, the bass guitar, and Heather Heimbuch’s vocals is amazing. It’s an experience to listen to the three versions together. The final EP is like listening to a Mike Oldfield album.” - MAY BE HORIZON, RECORDING ARTIST
“The backbone of “Live Life Loud” does indeed remind me of YMO, but then it takes a nice turn (actually two, one at the very end) that wanders off into something all of its own. These are both terrific tastes of artists that are doing some great work.” - CHASINVICTORIA, FLUID JAPAN FAN
“A celebratory Synth Rock anthem.” - MIRAI OF INTELLIGENTSIA
“A proper synth fest. A great electronic track.” - RAINSURFER, RECORDING ARTIST
“Absolutely brilliant.” - CHRIS, FLUID JAPAN FAN
Intelligentsia + Fluid Japan – “Live Life Loud (Fluid Japan’s Sealab Mix)” FEATURED ON U.K. D.J. COLIN SPENCER’S RADIO SHOW
Photo: Fluid Japan’s Todd Lewis (left), Walt Wistrand (top right), and Heather Heimbuch (bottom right).
Here’s the full setlist of COLIN SPENCER PROGRAMME #188:
1. lonelyklown – “Big Wave 2 (Colin Spencer Intro Theme)”
2. iammila Feat. Fred Skitty – “Get U Down (Donny’s Going Nowhere Mix)”
3. Darwinncd & Huguenot – “Birds Away (People Theatre Nest Remix)”
4. Means of Production – “Paper Dub (Multifari Remix)”
5. I Start Counting – “You And I (Digitalaudiofunktheory Dub)”
6. lonelyklown – “Big Wave 2 (Inst)”
7. Echoboy – “Don’t Destroy Me”
8. Moby – “Come On Baby (Crystal Method Mix)”
Photo: Intelligentsia’s Mirai (left) and Bronwen Stephens (right).
9. Echoboy – “Nearly All The Time”
10. Sorrow Stories With Christopher Hall – “Too Early (Bow Ever Down Remix)”
11. Leg Puppy 2.0 – “A Real Reprise”
12. Shardlowe – “Casino”
13. Morgan Bryan – “CS – Tune”
14. Rashamon – “Vision of Roi Castles”
15. Manitoba – “Dundas, Ontario”
16. Rashamon – “Shadowdance”
17. Caribou – “Brahminy Kite”
18. Rashamon – “Indifference Engine”
19. Caribou – “Can’t Do Without You (Extended Mix)”
20. Ghost Elektron – “Cryptolect5”
21. China Crisis – “Imperfect Shape 4 (Digitalaudiofunktheory Dub)”
22. INTELLIGENTSIA + FLUID JAPAN “LIVE LIFE LOUD (FLUID JAPAN’S SEALAB MIX)”
23. Wilfried Hanrath – “Pour Viggo”
24. JakoJako – “Hoa Dao (Colin Benders Remix)”
25. lonelyklown – “Wave Goodbye”
Photo: U.K. D.J. Colin Spencer on air and spinning the best alternative music, both new and old.
Intelligentsia + Fluid Japan – “Live Life Loud (Fluid Japan’s Psychetronic Remix)” FEATURED ON U.K. D.J. COLIN SPENCER’S RADIO SHOW
Photo: Fluid Japan’s Walt Wistrand, whose remix of Intelligentsia’s “Live Life Loud” was featured on this week’s Colin Spencer radio show.
Here’s the full setlist of COLIN SPENCER PROGRAMME #199:
1. lonelyklown – “Big Wave 2 (Colin Spencer Intro Theme)”
2. Just Hip – “Redskin Bass”
3. The Soup Dragons – “Pleasure (Revisited)”
4. Jake Shears – “Last Man Dancing (Hifi Sean Cosmic Disco Mix)”
5. Papillon De Nuit – “Frozen Charlotte”
6. Dorrr – “I Might Be Weird”
7. Cred – “Fragile”
8. lonelyklown – “Big Wave 2 (Inst)”
9. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – “Tore Up & Broke”
10. The Afghan Wigs – “Going To Town (Modern Rock Live)”
11. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – “Mean Heart”
12. Punchbag – “What’s In My Bag (Radio Edit)”
13. Donny-Phase – “Eyup”
14. The Soup Dragons – “Divine Thing (Revisited)”
15. Morgan Bryan – “CS – Tune”
16. Xxam – “From The Dark (Extended Mix)”
17. Lady Gaga – “Just Dance”
18. Xxam – “Freshly Fell (Xxam Remix Extended)
19. Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance”
20. Xxam – “Glow (Extended Mix)”
21. Lady Gaga – “Hair (Live Edited)”
22. INTELLIGENTSIA + FLUID JAPAN – “LIVE LIFE LOUD (FLUID JAPAN'S PSYCHETRONIC REMIX)
23. The Soup Dragons – “Crotch Deep Trash”
24. Means Of Production – “Golden Spike (Old Man May Remix)”
25. FM Stranger – “Absent Devotion”
26. China Crisis – “Imperfect Shape 1 (digitalaudiofunktheory Dub)”
27. Jah Wobble & Jon Klein – “Brockwell Lido”
28. One Leg One Eye – “Glistening, She Emerges”
29. lonelyklown – “Wave Goodbye”
Photo: U.K. D.J. Colin Spencer on air and spinning the best alternative music, both new and old.
Intelligentsia + Fluid Japan – “Live Life Loud (Fluid Japan’s Sealab Mix Radio Mix)” FEATURED ON U.K. D.J. COLIN SPENCER’S RADIO SHOW
Photo: Our good friend Rainsurfer, whose incredible song “Waveforms In Transit” was featured on the program.
Here’s the full setlist of COLIN SPENCER PROGRAMME #198:
1. lonelyklown – “Big Wave 2 (Colin Spencer Intro Theme)”
2. Just Hip – “Spring”
3. Liquid 1nc – “Ride Again (Rogue FX Remix)”
4. Means Of Production – “Black Light”
5. Means Of Production – “Black Light (Mothloop vs MOP Fading Fast Mix)”
6. lonelyklown – “Big Wave 2 (Inst)”
7. Peach – “On My Own”
8. Luke Slater – “Nothing At All”
9. Peach – “On My Own (Shape Navigator Dub)
10. Luke Slater – “Take Us Apart”
11. Peach – “On My Own (Shape Navigator Trance)”
12. Luke Slater – “Doctor Of Divinity”
13. Dorrr – “What’s Going On”
14. The Hidden Frequency – “Pulse”
15. Morgan Bryan – “CS – Tune”
16. Microvolt – “Moonlight Blooms”
17. Billy MacKenzie – “14 Mirrors”
18. Blueonsilver – “Secret Sect”
19. Billy MacKenzie – “Baby”
20. Blueonsilver – “Fomalhaut”
21. Billy MacKenzie – And This She Know”
22. Microvolt – “Golden Haze”
23. China Crisis – “Imperfect Shape 2 (Digitalaudiofunktheory Dub)”
24. INTELLIGENTSIA + FLUID JAPAN – “LIVE LIFE LOUD (FLUID JAPAN’S SEALAB MIX RADIO EDIT)”
25. Rainsurfer – “Waveforms In Transit”
26. Positronic – “Andromeda”
27. lonelyklown – “Wave Goodbye”
Photo: U.K. D.J. Colin Spencer on air and spinning the best alternative music, both new and old.
“TRUTH” BY STEVEN JONES + FLUID JAPAN NOW ON SPOTIFY AND ALL MAJOR STREAMING SERVICES
“The big one this year was the joining of Steven Jones with Fluid Japan for the highly compelling “Truth” single. With two great tastes that taste great together, it’s vibe and poise was immaculate and breathtaking.” - POST-PUNK MONK, MUSIC REVIEWER
“What a great song and production “Truth” is! Steven Jones’ voice is sounding as good as ever!” - GARY BARNACLE, SAXAPHONIST FOR VISAGE, KIM WILDE, THE CLASH, SIMPLE MINDS, DAVID BOWIE, PREFAB SPROUT, MIDNIGHT OIL, ABC, LEVEL 42, CHINA CRISIS, P.I.L., PHIL COLLINS, PET SHOP BOYS
Photo: U.K singer Steven Jones
At its heart, “Truth” is a stealth dance song. Despite moving at a stately low BPM, it infectiously makes you want to move and sway to the music. It’s deep night music.
Steven Jones is half of the brilliant synthpop duo Steven Jones and Logan Sky, whose music is influenced by the stylish European analog synth soundscapes of the early 80s. He has also collaborated with legendary new wave artists such as Steve Strange from Visage and Fred Schneider from the B-52’s, and electro pioneer Man Parrish.
“Here is a song that has all the smoky power of Bryan Ferry from his “Boys + Girls” period, but with callbacks to New Order from the same era.” - POST-PUNK MONK, MUSIC REVIEWER
“The sound of “Truth” is brilliant.” - TONY VISCONTI, PRODUCTER FOR DAVID BOWIE (“HEROES”, SCARY MONSTERS”, LOW, LODGER, THE NEXT DAY, YOUNG AMERICANS, HEATHEN, REALITY, THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD, BLACKSTAR)