Some sad news on these shores: Mary Anne Hobbs has hosted her last edition of the BBC Radio 1 Experimental Show (formerly the Breezeblock Show) after 14 years. It seems the show will continue without her but it's a collossal understatement to say she'll be sorely missed, not just by the music world, but also by the artists she supported. She has left the show and radio altogether to become the Media Development Coordinator at Sheffield University. It's no secret the part Hobbs played in the breaking of countless artists: pretty much every dubstep [...]
Mumdance is set to release his first solo effort on the mighty Mad Decent, simply titled 'Mum Decent'. The EP is out this Monday in the UK and Europe and Tuesday in the US and the rest of the world. The video for the lead single 'Forget Me Now' features Esser and is to premier on Pitchfork the day of the US release. You can preview the EP at Mad Decent . Check out the bonus track 'Battle' featuring Esser below: Download: Mumdance - [...]
Renowned record hound, LP compiler, international DJ and co-founder of Finders Keepers Records, Doug splits his time between his label duties, involvement in the seminal globetrotting club night/collective B-music and manning his fitful pocket empire Battered Ornaments. Catch him upstairs at Hyem bar playing exclusive tracks from his forthcoming debut mixtape 'Dedicated Swallower Of Fashion' - a cacophony of syncopated psychedelic ...madness that draws from his enviably expansive record collection and challenging DJ sets, dusting off handpicked fuzz-ridden-break-heavy platters from as far and wide as Malaysia, France, India, Germany, USA, Russia, Spain, Columbia, Italy and Indonesia. [...]
Mustard Pimp have released a brand-spanking new EP called 'Rock Paper Scissors'. Including the Cherry/Kiwi Remix EP, this is their fourth on Dim Mak and sixth overall. And for your listening pleasure, you can stream all three tracks or you can download the first track 'Rock' featuring the talents of Hot Pink Delorean in shining 320! Rock Paper Scissors EP by Mustard Pimp Download: Mustard Pimp [...]
New York ravager of parties Udachi has a new EP out on Palms Out Sounds featuring the knob-twiddling wizardry of his old Staten Island pal iBeat. The EP is called 'Swagger' and came out yesterday with remixes from Baobinga , AC Slater , Tactic , Deathface (of Guns N' Bombs fame) & Andreas Bygdell . Throwing elements of tropical, new york heavy bass, kuduro and good old fashioned rave into the mixing pot, with a storming 808-filled bounce from Baobinga. But as ever when he's on the remix [...]
The artist formerly known as B.Rich has set himself up for a promising year with this instant classic. Barrett " Kastle " Richards has taken on a dubbier sound with an almost housey edge to it. It used to be that the UK had the monopoly on bass, but recently America, mainly the east coast, has started to take over. Artists such as Drop The Lime, AC Slater, Udachi and of course B.Rich stormed the scene with massive bass-heavy "choons" and "club-bangers". Naturally, it seems appropriate to post a track featuring two of the biggest names [...]
London natives King Midas Sound are to release their new single on Kode9, 's imprint Hyperdub . The release, which XLR8R described as "soulful and lovelorn", comes out on September 7. The b-side is the equally haunting b-side 'Frequencies'. King Midas Sound is a dubstep project of Kevin " The Bug " Martin and London & Trinidad poet Roger Robinson featuring vocalist Hitomi. Having released their first 12" release 'Cool Out' and debut album 'Waiting For You' Hyperdub. Under this guise Martin's music takes [...]
I can't decide whether this is funny or depressing.
Last week I told you about the new free Hostage EP. Today I bring news about the latest Alan Parley project (not to be confused with The Alan Parsons Project). His new guise Wira is a departure from the usual Hostage territory and is to be released via the brand new label Phuturelabs (brought to you by the guys behind Nerve Recordings). This new persona has only really been described as an "elusive" producer from the UK, though with Alan Parley's picture on the Facebook page the mystery begins and ends there. [...]
Our good friend in the north Alan "Hostage" Parley has put out another stonking EP on Nightshifters and it's absolutely free! It's good to see him branching out from the sidechain electro/wobble templates and trying something a bit different. Here big Al bridges the gap between dubstep and funky with an incredibly wobbly drop and the trademark funky drum pattern. Hostage - Roll from Nightshifters on Vimeo . You should also totally check out the new look Nightshifters page. It's [...]
On August 23 The Count & Sinden will be releasing a new LP on Domino . As such the first single 'After Dark' (which features the Mystery Jets) has already been released. The LP boasts a broad range of styles: from House to Bassline to Funky to Baltimore as well as the vocal talents of B'more star Rye Rye and Londoners Katy B and Bashy. You can stream the whole thing at FACT magazine for 10 days from today and in the mean time you can download 'After Dark' below. [...]
Another exciting podcast comes to us from Philadelphia resident Gair "Dev79" Marking . Starkey and he control Seclusiasis and Slit Jockey with El Carnicero . Dev79 has been bangin' out the underground sounds for years. I first heard his music back in the days when he was producing harsh noise-influenced hip-hop and breaks on the Sonic Terror imprint. Today his music retains the hip-hop and glitch influences along with a new dub and heavy bass streak. His recent remixes for Gobs The Zombie , [...]
Kanji Kinetic has released an EP on Chrissy Murderbot 's label Sleazetone . The release promises to be the biggest for the label so far, with remixes coming from Krazy Fiesta (of Trunkfunk/Turboweekend fame) and upcoming bass or, to coin a wanky term, "post-garage" superstar Kingdom (Night Slugs, Fool's Gold, Mad Decent, Acéphale). Here's what Sleazetone had to say about it: "We here at Sleazetone are really hyped about this one—an EP from one of the biggest names in forward-thinking bass music right now, Kanji Kinetic. He's released work [...]
There's another Sketches party tonight at the Tyne Bar. Not only is it the last Sketches party at the Tyne, it's also the last ever club night at the Tyne now the local idiots have learned to use phones. Anyway, I'm reliably informed they will be moving to another club in October so it won't be the end of Sketches and it promises to be a spiffy night with the usual musical shenanigans and the return of the art walls in which anyone and everyone can draw penises or 'LOL' on them or whatever it is the young [...]
Scion A/V and Sound Pellegrino have put together a lovely little compilation. The new compilation features efforts from Para One, Renaissance Man, Momma's Boy, and Bart B More & Harvard Bass. Download: Scion A/V presents Sound Pellegrino [ZIP]
Terror Danjah , the lovely bugger, has decided to kick off August with another free release. It's hardly been a week since 'Shock To The System' was released, and now the legendary grime MC has lined up 'Hardstrumentals', featuring 29 instrumental tracks from his unreleased repertoire. Download: Terror Danjah - Hardstrumentals [ZIP] ! Download: Terror Danjah - Shock To The System [ZIP]
Nightshifters always brings out the best in people it seems. Take this for example: a reedit of DJ Donna Summer 's "Fighter" with an acapella from Gucci Mane by Brooklyn's own Jimmy2times . And that is an awesome name for a DJ. Download: DJ Donna Summer - Fighter
My genuinely good friend Alec "Spalec" Wilkinson informs me there will be another Sketches party this Friday at The Tyne Bar and the best part is it's free! Shim Capo Ultra Spalec feat. MC Drop Dead Fred Veshch Edmondson 06/08/10 6-11pm
Rockabilly is apparently the way forward according to Diplo and Drop The Lime . Recently Drop The Lime announced the formation of a new band: Bad Lupo Grande (that's Big Bad Wolf to you). The first single 'Rockabilly Fever' comes out on August 17th on of Scion. Not sure even with Luca's backing if rockabilly will really take off but it's a interesting effort at a time when everyone seems to be playing it pretty safe. Leave it to Drop the Lime to shake things up, keep things wild, and show off some well-versed creativity. [...]
Sub Philo boss Thrills has a new EP out called 'Friday' and it's been storming the beatport charts recently. Of the two original tracks on offer it's the resonating thump of 'Next Friday' that impresses most, with retro junglist vibes melded to the punishing bass. Plenty to choose from on the remix front but rising London outfit Tomb Crew impress most. Download: Thrills - Friday You can buy it at Beatport , Juno and what have you.
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