[The Tuss-Last Rushup 10 F]

Now my resit is over and done with, I can finally enjoy what's left of my summer, like I planned to. In commemoration of this excellent news i've got some absolutley-stonking-great tunes for you to dance around the room like headless chickens to. The first of which is this one from The Tuss; the mysterious new project from Richard D. James of Aphex Twin fame (allegedly). I know Jimbo posted an Aphex video a lil' while ago but that tune's from the 2001 Drukqs LP so I thought you might like to see what ol' Windowlicker is up to these days. Listening to this from the Rushup Edge LP, I really have no doubt that it is AFX unless someone has unshamedly ripped off his production techniques. The real question is, who else is involved? Answers on a postcard please...(My money's on Squarepusher)...

[Sine-Square-Saw Mixtape Vol. 1]

Afternoon all. In order to celebrate getting the download links sorted I have decided to unleash Volume 1 of the Sine-Square-Saw Mix Series on yo asses...Happy days! We're now using Zippyshare to upload mp3's as its super-quick, but sadly it doesn't give u the option to stream files before downloading them, so you'll just have to trust our judgement on the quality of tunes I spose. The mix itself is done by me on Ableton, as I have left my decks at my parents house until I move into the lush new student gaff. I have tried to dispel the myth that this kind of music lacks warmth and character with older and newer productions in there from a variety of artists....

[Tracklist]

1. Thomas Schumacher & Stephan Bodzin-Regenerate

2. Christian Burkhardt-Doubledub

3. Einmusik-Challenge

4. Cirez D-The Journey

5. Or-A Sunday Afternoon In Barcelona

6. Tigerskin-Peter's Secret Weapon

7. Alter Ego-Jolly Joker (Supermayer Remix)

8. Joe & Will Ask-Single

9. Stimming-Danke

10. Format B-2 Quite

11. Hearthrob-Signs

12. Nanorhythm-Continental Breakfast

13. Solead-Murmure

14. Stephan Hinz-Late Night Symphony

[Beep Low Tech...August 14th]

Anyone in the Brighton area stuck for something to on Thursday night should join the Bleep Low Tech DJ's for another evening of glitchy debauchery at the Jazz Place on Ship Street. It's only 2 english pounds for four hours of pure unadulterated joy, so what's stopping you, huh? Doors open at 10pm until 2am and if you require any more information simply click the link and follow the yellow-brick-information-super-highway to their facebook page. Hope to see you all there in force...

[Daedalus-Just Briefly]

zShare seems to be (I hope) temporarly offline. I'm looking into alternative/more reliable filesharing resources so this doesn't become a regular problem. In the mean time enjoy some eye and eargasms from the oft misunderstood but always creative Daedalus in this video directed by Chroma* Fresh. While you're there check out the vid for Fairweather Friends (directed by Jordan Kim) too, as i couldn't decide which I liked better.

[Aphex Twin-Nannou]

Refuting all claims against techno's musicality.

[James Holden-Lump]

I once read a review of James Holden wherein some fella expressed the thought that, whilst very creative, James tends to get a bit carried away with effects. An idiotic opinion. I don’t know what the conventional hack is in to not and wouldn't go very far to find out, but I like my sounds otherworldly and transportive. Holden was born to crush, warp and make sounds bend over backwards and he does so with aplomb. I think it's Rubber Johnny from Chris Cunningham’s brilliant short (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l48HTZUHfeQ) on vocals but we will have to confirm this with James or Johnny.

[Nutone ft. Nathalie Williams-System (Matrix and Futurebound Rmx)]

Though I had given up pinching Knowledge Mag’s cover CDs the sight of Matrix and Futurebound showcasing the future sounds of Viper and Metro labels proved too tempting.

The selection of high quality bangers and rollers is what you would expect from the boys. Their remix of Nu:tone’s System is a particularly delectable slice of summer. Nathalie Williams' vocal crescendo does the work of the overused drum-roll drop, out of which the bassline unfurls. Matrix and Shimon’s Slipstream on the great Audioporn imprint is a mid-paced squelching liquid funk number over which some lovely high notes drift. Drum 'n' Bass Pop par excellence.