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James Gormley presents Adventures In Sound And Music: Opal X special

October 2023

The 12 October edition of The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured a special guest mix by London producer Opal X, plus tracks by Deena Abdelwahed, Camila Nebbia, M Takara, and more

Darius Jones
“Rainbow”
From fLuXkit Vancouver (i̶t̶s̶ suite but sacred)
(We Jazz/Northern Spy)

Secret Pyramid
“Out Of The Sky, Into The Ground”
From A Vanishing Touch
(Ba Da Bing Records)

Otto Willberg
“Shadow Came Into The Eyes As Earth Turned on It’s Axis”
From The Leisure Principle
(Black Truffle)

MANAS with NR Safi
“Alone We Are Alone As Far Down As the Sediment” (excerpt)
From Alone We Are Alone As Far Down As the Sediment
(Cardinal Fuzz/Ramble Records/Radio Khiyaban/Feeding Tube)

M Takara
Part 7” (excerpt)
From Live At 3XR
(Edelfaul Recordings)

Camila Nebbia
‘Ruinas’
From Una Ofrenda A La Ausencia
(Relative Pitch)

Deena Abdelwahed
‘Six As Oil ستة زيت:’
From Jbal Rrsas
(InFiné)

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Opal X guest mix

Pump
“Falling From Grace”
From Sombrero Fallout
(Plague Recordings)

Zara
“q”
From Messages From The Melting Prism

Raed Yassin
“The Rain Prophet”
From Archeophony
(Akuphone)

Diamanda Galás
“Deliver Me From Mine Enemies: IV. Ε Ξελόυ Mε [Deliver Me]”
From The Divine Punishment
(Intravenal Sound Operations)

Depeche Mode
“Uselink”
From Ultra
(Mute)

Sisters Of Mercy
“Lucretia My Reflection”
From Floodland
(Rhino)
Diamanda Galás
“Double-Barrel Prayer”
From You Must Be Certain Of The Devil
(Intravenal Sound Operations)

Daughter Produkt
“Direction Asymmetry”
From Dreamy Harbour
(Tresor)

Tuxedomoon
“What Use (Heinrich Mueller Technik Remix)”
From False Vacuum
(WéMè)

Elizabeth A Baker
“Lateral Phases & Beat Frequencies”
From Quadrivium
(Aerocade)

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