Ok, storytime... gather round chidlings and wax addicts. This little piece from the vault was originally released in September de '06. I've made no alterations to the audio... and didn't dare molest the precious album art. You can see it above... seriously... that's it. At the time, it was one of the very first mixes in the revolution that even had art. As you can see, it was also one of the first tracks to have a title--"Wonderfulmadness". The modern title pays homage to the original. Whereas many a mix has simply not aged well with the years, this one is a head nodder every single time... altho u'd think the ending could use some cleaning. Can't have everything. Some more notes on the archaic aspects to the mix. When I salvaged it out of cold storage, the file was still named "01b [8:27] ADHF - The ADHD Revolution.mp3". Any longtime followers of the revolution should get a laugh about the dust the filename has gathered. Ah... the past. Anyways... moving on... .

*A note on "Bongo Bong": Remixes have been dropping like flies for a year now... and finally the death nail may be apoundin. The song "Bongo Bong" has been replaced on both Amazon and the iTunes Store with some one-minute thingy that is very much not the right song. I don't know what's going down, but this song could be on its way out for some reason. If you can find a real copy for sale, grab it before it's gone.

Review: The quote kicking off this mix continues the theme of machine logic versus human insanity (both with their own pros and cons), whirring immediately into "Terapolis Nightclub Fantasy" by the infinitely talented Ugress. The complex beat, clicks and switches in Terapolis easily mix into "Dorset Perception", the opening psytrance track from Shpongles second album. For those not in the loop, Shpongle has recently released their fourth album. We've yet to raise the funds to check it out, but it'll happen. Never has Shpongle let down an ear in waiting. Moving on, with a bit of pitch work, "Dorset Perception" bursts into the slow section of "Weird on a Monday Night" by Younger Brother (a very Shpongle-related side project). Almost all the "Alice in Wonderland" quotes are native to this track, with only a few additions made during the mixing. Finally, two different remixes for "Bongo Bong" by Manu Chao. While hitchhiking in '06, I was continuously trying to find out what this song was. I had heard it while at the Taos equinox rave but wasn't able to get the track name from the DJ. Finally, at Burning Man much later that year, I heard a fishing boat passing with it playing. I ran to catch up with the boat and got the name from the driver. I purchased it just a week later. The full cut of the song covers three different languages, never straying from the incredible signature instrumentation that Manu Chao has become known for. Enjoy!

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