When you have the likes of Sugabed and Daedelus singing your praises, regular radio plays by the likes of Huw Stephens/Rob Da Banks/Annie Mac/Zane Lowe/John Kennedy/Mary Anne Hobbs, and serious label interest, you know you must be doing something right. This is the situation Bobby Tank is in, and it only takes 15 seconds of 'LionStar' to understand why. In a 'getting to know you' move, we decided to get Mr Tank to talk about 'Maximalism', a style firmly at the heart of his music. He also put together his [...]
Clearly influenced by UK dubstep, glitch-hop and 80s boogie, Bobby Tank's sound is buzzing with nostalgic synths, soulful, blenderized cut-ups, woven leads and atmospherics, thick with heavy bass pressure. His latest output, a neon-like 4-tracker, the 'Afterburn EP' is available on iTunes . You can also stream it below.
Before the iPod and shuffle, the only option if you wanted to flit randomly between musical styles was a compilation CD or a multi CD changer, a machine that once stuffed with your favourite discs would seamlessly blend from one album to another with only a great clanking noise to hint at the switch. The only other choice was the "producer" album or to give them their official name "faceless producers". In the late eighties and early 902s they were everywhere, Coldcut, Bomb The Bass, S'express, Beatmasters, and later Leftfield. The music critics hated them, sniffing that their albums [...]
We tried out skipping individual write ups last week, but the response was that you wanted to hear our insightful commentary (or mindless blathering), and as we're such obedient bloggers they're now back in all their glory! We go pretty hard this week, with a slew of gigantic tunes which will turn your world into a party - go, go, go! One of the recent trends in dance music has been a move away from spacious, minimalist productions and a resurgence in popularity for maximal, schizophrenic, 4 minute sensory overloads that can almost be too much for our [...]
Our latest installment of Substitute Teachers comes from Bobby Tank , one of our favorite producers in London's at the moment. I asked him a few questions after listening to his mix. When did you start recording music as Bobby Tank ? I would have to say it was probably around the end of November 2010. I had been involved in various music projects before, playing drums, bass and guitar with various bands (not all at [...]
Bobby Tank has been everywhere since we last heard from him, and we got a rip of "Afterburn" from Zane Lowe 's show this week. His Afterburn EP will be out on MofoHifi Records May 14.
"Vector Beach" evokes the more maximal sounds of Hud Mo and Rustie but with a wild focus on the boogie that sets Bobby Tank apart. MofoHifi Records just threw it up for cheap on iTunes and Beatport .
ahead of his Afterburn EP Bobby Tank released two tracks the EP will be out in April via MofoHifi
An interesting release from ever impressive UK label MofoHifi , this Bobby Tank's first track from his debut EP that's set to come out in April. It's not your usual dubstep deal; think Hudson Mohawke on steroids and you're somewhere close! You can pick up 'Vector Beach' right now on Beatport, and MofoHifi have kindly put up 'Circles' as a free download. Cool stuff, look forward to an EP review from us next month.
Plus frustrants que les mises en garde, les aveux qu'on ne révèle qu'a posteriori.Falcons - Nigeria (Bobby Tank Remix)
Honestly, it's very hard for me to express myself when i listen to experimental or chillwave music. In my opinion this is brilliant. I have never heard Falcons before and i have met BobbyThank trought the latest blog post Joel wrote about him. Check out above the info about this release! After Indian Summer and Remixxes Vol. 1, the American-Canadian duo unveil their first single to be released on Juicy. Nigeria is a dark track, a solitary noctural trip through the buildings of a deserted town. Mingling uptempo juke rhythms, R&B, and [...]
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Tweet Skrillex : ruining dubstep for everyone since 2010. I'll put my hands up and admit that I did enjoy him on my first couple of listens, but it's quickly become clear that his repertoire consists entirely of abrasive wobble-bass. Thankfully, while the explosion of mainstream dubstep sounds pretty stale, there are still some artisan producers out there taking it in a more innovative direction. London-based James Blake springs to mind, and London-based Ben Ash ( Two Inch Punch ). Now we have [...]
In my constant search for new, different and rich sound experiences i usually surf around the web or the huge list of demos that artists send us in my free time hoping that something arouses my full attention. This week, i would like to highlight a search by my own, BobbyTank . BobbyTank - Apollo Jest I've been sneaking around his soundcloud for a while, like a " shy ninja ", listening to whatever he puts off. And must i say, he regularly delivers new stuff, always very [...]
Bobby Tank vuelve a estar en el ajo. De nuevo con un tema retrofutufunk, con sonido acaramelado pero muy muy pistero que da por la patiller en su souncloud. Hasta [....]
Bobby Tank es uno de esos grandes valores del nuevo funk. Ya nos cansamos del Dreamwave, Chillwave y todo eso, así que vamos a llamar a las cosas por otro [....]
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