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No surprise that I'm posting this new gem of a remix from a new Mice Parade EP recently released on Bubblecore as both artists have been featured on scissorkick in the past. Kim Hiorthoy gives "Milton Road" ( a track from last year's Obrigado Saudade some of the happy we are looking for as spring rolls into town and enough of the Smalltown Supersound treatment to satisfy the IDM-monster hungering inside you. Circular percussion ans string stabs give way to a heady break reminiscent of less noisy Four Tet but with the same swagger as Hebden in his [...]

Brand new track from an import deluxe edition of Beck's new Guero record. I am not sure if this is available inthe states but in addition to a second disk DVD, the deluxe edition features remixes from Royksopp, Octet and Dizzee Rascal as well. Since we are really enjoying Mr. Hanson's latest, it is a real pleasure to see one of the record's best tracks remixed by the Boards duo. This is a really nice marriage of BoC's lazy, organic ambience and Beck's slowly-paced Gordon Lightfoot-esque drawl. Although BoC hasn't delivered new original material in a while, this [...]

Here you go. This is what happens when virtuoso guitarists try and take things to another level. This may not be a dancefloor banger, but this is definitely gonna find its way onto some 'Acoustic Breaks' mix tape some day soon or at least be notable for sounding like a more powerfully laid-down version of the main riff in Beck's "Loser." For those who aren't familiar with Leo Kottke however, this track is definitely not representative of the guitarist's forte. To make a long, interesting story short (and boring), Kottke is a folk guitar phenomenon who plays [...]

We do what we do not out of competition but out of passion. For some it's all about being first, but for most, we dig through filthy crates and mine racks, magazines and MP3 blogs simply for the transient electricity of that new discovery. One of the benefits of helping out with a label is that scissorkick gets to listen to its fair share of demos and white labels and as a result gets to spread deserving and relatively unknown music to like-minded listeners. A great example is the recently stumbled upon site for UK producer Scarf Face [...]

Sometimes, the idea of hype as a tangible concept is lost on me. The press (myself included) generally tend to swarm over the albums that deserve praise but more interesting to me is how an artist gains notoriety with only the most minimal press, hijacking the underground circuit with an intelligent mix of well-timed vinyl remixes, retrospective albums and new material. One such artist is the UK's Pedro who should not be confused with Pedro the Lion (look out for some stuff from Headphones, David Bazan's new project later next week), Pedro Martinez or President Pedro of [...]

If you've been to scissorkick in the past, you probably know that Norway's Jaga Jazzist is one of our absolute favorite bands currently churning out the unclassifiable tunes. So it is with great pleasure that today's post is a track from their upcoming record What We Must to be released on Ninja Tune later this season. What will surely be regarded as a perfectly timed Spring release, the new album features seven epic tracks crossing countless genres but what will stick out most noticeably to fans is the heavy presence of guitars. Some stretches sound as [...]

Huge chunk of dance floor groove today that would fit perfectly in a set of bangers featuring Fort Knox, All Good Funk Alliance and Dynamo Productions comes via the new Malente remix compilation out on Unique Records . While a lot of the material on here has been released by the German producer with a couple of full-lengths under his belt, nothing scorches with more heat than this burner remixed by the man of the hour, Dr. Rubberfunk that simply continues the good Doctor's winning streak of pure funk fusion for an open crowd. With [...]

Although its been referred to as "The Dub Night" or "Return of the Dub" I hijacked the party for the flyer and renamed this upcoming Saturday jam Dub Attack because you will not find better live and DJ'd dub anywhere in the city this weekend. Both live bands, Dub Nomads and Dub Trio should be listed among NYC's most compelling live acts, weaving intricate layers and textured ambience over taut breaks. Every party at the BPM space is an event and the closes vibe I have experienced since the burgeoning leftfield club days back [...]

A little nugget today in celebration of a beautiful first Spring day. Those of you familiar with the West London Broken Beat scene surely know Dego McFarlane (4Hero, 2000 Black) and Kaidi Tatham (Bugz, Agent K). Their new Silhouette Brown project teams the established producers with two of London's most talented vocalists -- Deborah Jordan and Bembe Segue -- and makes a legitimate argument for the guys at Other Music or Satellite to start a Broken R&B section. I remember thinking years ago that Broken Beat would be the perfect bridge to get Americans into more [...]