
Got some choice reissues to steer you ears towards today- Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works 85-92 has been given the digital treatment. Still absolutely perfect: Aphex Twin- Xtal (Z Share) (YSI) Time to get your lino out- Wildstyle recently passed the quarter of a century mark & to celebrate the soundtrack has been re-issued with an extra bonus disc. G-Get down . Cold Crush Brothers- Cold Crush Brothers at the Dixie (Z Share) (YSI) Ace [...]

Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve have just released a handy LP rounding up their previous E.P's- Ark 1 contains all your favorite psychedelic re-edits. Also check out The Time and Space Machine , a project conceived by Richard Norris, one half of BTWS. It's one hell of a trip....Buy it here . Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve- Light Years (Z Share) (YSI) The Time and Space Machine- Zeitghost (Z Share) (YSI) Finders Keepers Records continue their [...]
The Future's dazzling in the hands of White Light Circus : New release 'Break the Circuit' continues the fine tradition of Cosmic Dance hits from the heroic DC Recordings label . The 12 is available here , or you can get it digitally here . White Light Circus- Up to Rot (Z Share) ( YSI ) Jackpot have been called one of dance music's best kept secret's : In the early 80's Italian sound artist Marco Donatello & Swedish synth [...]

Went to the Pukkelpop festival last weekend: Highlights included the astounding Chrome Hoof (Go & see them at your very next opportunity) & Sigur Ros , who rocked the main stage in a very different way. Sigur Ros- Olsen Olsen (Z Share) (YSI) Mark Pritchard recently slipped out an E.P under his Harmonic 313 guise: From it here's 'Neon', a mid-tempo bleep gem. You can get the record from all the usual digital outlets or you can get [...]

Next up in the Fabric series is Germany's Ame : They've put together a splendid blend of electronic music that span's the genres. It's also the second Fabric mix in a row to contain a Moondog track. Wonder if Freq Nasty will continue the trend? Moondog - Up Broadway (Z Share ) ( YSI ) And they finish with this Warp classic from LFO vs Fuse: LFO vs Fuse- Loop (Fuse Mix) [...]

Back in business with a bumper post: The last song my old hard drive managed to eek out was off the new Yacht release on DFA , which is FAB: Here's the Party mix of 'I'm in Love with a Ripper'. Yacht- I'm in Love with a Ripper (Party Mix) (Z Share) (YSI) That Reatard likes a good cover: Following on from his recent Deerhunter take, here he is getting grubby with Beck's 'Gamma Ray'. Jay Reatard- Gamma Ray [...]

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Free Blood have just released new E.P 'Royal Family' into the cosmos via Rong/DFA: It contains this marvelous Greg Wilson remix of 'Grumpy'. You can get the full E.P at Bleep . Free Blood- Grumpy (Greg Wilson Remix) (Z Share) (YSI) The relentless Skream has a new 12 available- You may recognize 'Heddbanger' as the lead off track from his '07 essential mix. 'Percression' is well worth your hard earned too: Both Vinyl & digital copies are available at Boomkat . [...]

Some words today from local nite legend/Media mogul Tommy Walker III - So far in '08 Tommy has had records released by Rottonrow, Dissident distribution and his new one is out now on Cyber Dance records. He also plays bass guitar in Manchester's hippest new beat combo, This Years Model . Tommy took time out of his busy life schedule to answer a few of our questions: Tell us a Lie. I am programmed to never lie Who would win in a fight between Bridget Nielson & Grace [...]

We get a lot of e-mails here from bands/DJ's telling us about their new creations and generally bigging themselves up. This is all very well (promotion is the name of the game these days), but our ears pricked up when we received a communication from Portland duo Saudade telling us that their new record, 'The Hooded One's', has been a curse since it's conception. They describe it as 'weird not ambient shoe shit gaze acousmatic noisy garage'. We describe it as fucking mint. And they're giving it away for nish at the moment, head on over to their [...]

We featured Eine Kleine Nachtmusik's German themed mixtape a few weeks back: The album has just come out on Modular records & it's a corker. You can purchase it here . Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Ertrinken (Z Share) ( YSI ) And whilst we're in the area here's a couple of Kraut rock hits: First up is Musiccargo : [...]

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Koushik is getting ready to release his debut LP 'Out My Window' on Stones Throw records this September: 'Lying in the Sun' is as Summery as eating Strawberries & Cream whilst watching Wimbledon in the pissing rain. Koushik- Lying in the Sun (Z Share) (YSI) Stereolab are back with their ninth studio album, 'Chemical chords': From it here's the Kraut hopping 'Pop Molecule (Molecular Pop 1)'. They are on tour with Atlas Sound in the U.S, check the tour dates section of their [...]

AR: Vietnam has land borders with Laos and Cambodia and which other country? Contestant: (after long pause) America. AR: Which month in the Gregorian calendar is named after Augustus Caesar? Contestant: June. Oblio- A Radical Change in Orientation (Z Share) (YSI) AR: What name is given to the field of medicine that concerns the health of women? Contestant: Womenology. AR: A pain in the muscles or bones of the lower legs, often suffered by sportsmen is known as Shin...? Contestant: ...dler's List. Eden Express- [...]

8otto are amongst Japan's premier indie rockers: Morgan Geist sprinkles oodles of disco dust over 'Counter Creation' and turns the whole thing into a very distinguished dancefloor charmer. 8otto- Counter Creation (Morgan Geist Instrumental Remix) (Z Share) (YSI) We heart Deerhunter loads round here: They've just released a split 7 with Jay Reatard , with each covering one of the others songs. Deerhunter have a crack at 'Oh it's such a shame', whilst Jay Reatard gets scummy with 'Fluorescent Grey' & lays down a Cor [...]

A couple of very decent compilations celebrating the music of Nigera to tell you about: Nigera 70- Lagos Jump is the second in the series from Strut records & celebrates the Afro beat rhythms that reflected the politically charged times. You can purchase it here . From it here's Sir Victor Uwaifo & his Melody Maestroes . Sir Victor Uwaifo & his Melody Maestroes - Dododo Ekassa No.1 (Z Share) ( YSI ) [...]

Last nights Hidden Depths was a roaring success: Unabombers warmed up beautifully, playing lots of quality Disco cuts. The Glimmers were next up and they expertly blended party hits from a plethora of genre's. The special guest was Grandmaster Flash : The Hip Hop legend scratched and cut classics from the likes of The 45 King, White Stripes, Incredible Bongo Band, Nirvana and, of course, a couple of his own joints. The baying crowd lapped it up: Total throw down. There are more events planned later in the summer, check the website for details. [...]

Did you know that the Beach Boys released a Disco tune? 'Here comes the Night' was originally part of their 1967 LP 'Wild Honey' and was later reworked into a Disco tune in 1979 as Nite fever gripped the U.S. Here's the full 10min + version: Beach Boys- Here Comes the Night (Z Share) ( YSI ) Cassette Boy has once again been plundering popular culture and presents new album 'Carry on Breathing'. 86 tracks of cut and paste japes. No one is safe. Here [...]

Following on from last years successful launch, Hidden Depths returns this summer with a series of one-off events in London & Manchester. Each event is curated by a different host and the line up is not revealed until the actual night. This Thursday (10th) the excellent Glimmers host the second of this years event at Joshua Brookes in central Manchester. To register for tickets head on over to San Miguel . I've had a peek at the line up & you will not be disappointed. Total Word Up: See you there. A couple of totally [...]

A few tunes today that would have fit nicely on Riton's Krautrock mix tape from a couple of French electronic revolutionaries : Zanov's 'Green Ray' is an epic cosmic odyssey from composer Pierre Zalkazanov. Zanov- Green Ray (Z Share) (YSI) Richard Pinhas was part of the influential Heldon, who combined electronics with 'diabolical guitar work'. His solo work has spanned the last 30 years and he continues to record & tour the globe. Here's the sublime 'Ruitor'. Richard Pinhas- Ruitor (Z Share) [...]