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Ayshay - Warn-U

2011-09-22T23:21:00.004+01:00

After a bout of quite inexcusable laziness thought I better post something up sharpish before this blog falls off utterly everyone's radar into the never-regions of the net. Had a couple of mates actually comment that we had failed to post for a very very long while, which was quite a flattering surprise as I had mostly considered this blog as a way for me and Moleman to share tunes and witter at each other ineloquently. But now I shall think of you the (by this point dwindling to the point of extinction, but yet from word on the street still extant) fanbase.

...so without further a verbose ramble, we have Ayshay:

Ayshay means "whatever", which seems somehow in keeping with a nostalgic nonchalance that pervades this tune, but which simultaneously belies a meditative serenity which subverts a 'whateva' attitude.

Ayshay is a New York City-based artist/DJ born in Senegal and raised in Kuwait who builds music entirely from her own pitched and layered vocals.

...and for the ruder boys & gals amongst ya here's the jungle remix courtesy of Nguzunguzu:

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Appleblim and Ramadanman - Void 23

2010-12-02T19:06:00.007Z

Dear sweet baby Jesus, son of Mary, but not of Joseph... this is a release and a half.

Appleblim has been one of my absolute favourite DJs since the release of the phenomenal Dubstep Allstars Vol. 6 which I have listened to again and again (and to anyone who hasn't I strongly advise you to remedy this posthaste via link).

I believe it was the excellent Brighton DJ HertzProductions (from whom I have a stellar mix waiting in the wings) who first drew Appleblim's collaboration with Ramadanman, a sterling producer in his own right, to my attention. The pair initially released Jusitfy, not a bad tune by any measure, but with Void 23 the partnership comes of age. As Mole in his infinite wisdom remarked, the synergy you have between the two producers is such that you're unable to tell whose responsible for which elements, as is often written so clearly across big name collaborations.

The tune opens well with atmospheric textures of rustled wind chimes and indistinguishable mutters. Then such a sweet drop. No lairy bassline needed, just a fucking stomping kick drum. As with so many rightminded individuals the pair seem to be moving progressively towards a techy house vibe that is right up my street.

There are many clever touches throughout. The gloopy bass that slouches nastily along the bridge at 4mins30 or the iron platted snare that could cave skulls at 5mins35. That these aren't even the main hooks of the tune, but subplots emphasises the quality.

The main hook, as it should be, is the beat, the rhythm which runs through the two distinct halves. Underwater pads provide the colour in the first section while a taut but building synth line dominates the latter half.

As Resident Advisor puts it this bad boy is streamlined for 'the dark catacombs of sonic bliss beneath the pavements of London and Berlin.' However Brighton's beginning to get up to speed as shown by the massive Dubpressure 5th birthday@Life on 10th Dec with Appleblim and Shakleton that you'd be a plum fool to miss.

Ramadanman & Appleblim - Void 23 (Carl Craig Re-Edit)

The tune deservedly gets a famous remixer for the B-Side. I am a big fan of Carl Craig, even if he does need to show a little more restraint when it comes to expressing his enthusiasm viz. grunting over mixes like a neanderthalic sexpest. That said I am hardly in a position to criticise exuberant verbal expression of musical pleasure. Though I hope I am a touch more articulate.

Carl does what he does best re-editing the tune into a straight up techno killer, more pacy but maintaining the funk and swing of the original.

Bring on the tenth of December.

2010-11-12T18:05:00.004Z

Nightmoves 13th November Jambar Brighton by NightmovesBrighton

New night in Brighton. Trying to resist its summons as have early appointment in Notting Hill upon the Sunday morn. But with the draw of 'the bumpiest slowjams and the freshest upfront house and funky cuts, 1980's Miami decor and vodka watermellons' my resolve is already beginning to buckle.

Can't say for sure as this is their first outing but if mix and my knowledge of the DJs excellent ears is anything to go by - which it is - Saturday should be swelling with soul and full of funk, so come swing your sexy hips.

Saturday 13th November
Jam Bar, Middle St, BN1 1AL
11-4am
£5/4NUS/£3 before 11
18+

[Fabric 55 brings the Shack Attack]

2010-10-27T13:05:00.001+01:00

Some recent news that many people (including myself) are rubbing their sweaty hands in anticipation of is the imminent arrival of the next installment in the illustrious Fabric mix series. Fabric 55 has none other than former Skull Disco label boss and current stable-member of the legendary techno label Perlon, Shackleton.

Shackleton has applied the Ricardo Villalobos formula to his mix, creating a composition of his own trademark middle-eastern dub-tec beats over the mix's 22 tracks. Expect a slew of unreleased material when the release drops on December 6th 2010, but get in there quick because some of these tracks will never see the light of day outside this mix, as Shackleton explains: "Some of the tracks are re-jigged versions of older material, some of them are new. Some of them will never see a release in any form aside from this. Some of them are not even tracks just coincidental parts merging with each other between tracks. Those are the best bits actually."

Here's Shackleton's acclaimed Three EP's to get your juices percolating, while you wait for what is sure to be a landmark in a mix series with 100+ installments to date.

[Sine/Square/Saw TV]

2010-10-08T14:55:00.013+01:00

In our bid to rule the online world I'm in the process of creating a sine/square/saw Youtube channel. This will feature our favourite music promos, interviews and other video-related curious and will soon be coming to a digi-box near you hopefully replacing that rubbish shopping channel (the one that's not QVC) or at very least the slot currently occupied by 'Dickinson's Real Deal' on weekday afternoons.

Any suggestions for suitably interesting/funny vids pop them on the Facebook page

[Toothsayer @ Volks 12/10/10 and a few words with Danglo]

2010-10-07T19:27:00.050+01:00

Getting daily more excited about the upcoming Toothsayer night. Almost worringly so, if my anticipation goes on to build in this exponential manner it might just rupture something vital. One of my housemates gets so excited before we put on a houseparty that by the time people begin to arrive 4 hours later than invited, she has exhausted herself, has a little cry and has to go to bed. So if you see me bedewing the Volks with me tears cut me some slack. Mole's even promise to get time off the day job to be my date (we shall see).
As well as the legendary Action Jackson, Steve 412 (don't ask what the numbers mean I did) you can catch Danglo and High Rankin underneath the 'world's oldest operating electric railway' .

Danglo is the man putting on the night. I have never had the chance to see him play out but am loving his mixes, such as this saucy blighter below.

'THE DOTTED QUAVER' - DANGLO [BALKAN/SWING/FIDGET/AFROBEAT] by TOOTHSAYER [BRIGHTON, UK]

Headlining this motley cohort is High Rankin. Humour in credible dance music is something of a rare treat, with far too much seriousness abounding. Germany being the largest exporter of innovative tunes until recently probably didn't help much. The Germs, for all their excellent work, do tend towards a certain taut functionality that doesn't easily lend itself to lightheartedness. Not something you could say of High Rankin.

Listening to his Cut You Down EP I found myself thinking Flying Lotus might have sound like this had he been born in Brighton, of English Pop ancestry rather than American Jazz royalty and trying to ween himself of a particularly nasty addiction to penny sweets. That is a compliment from a bombast Mr Rankin. (Follow link to listen to EP in full)

A little too scatty and day-glo neon in places, but moments of great production and hopefully just the thing for a raucous school night

Here are few words exchanged between me and Danglo for your entertainment and cultural enrichment:

What was the first tune you went crazy for/made you want to make music?

I’d say the tune that got me into dance music was probably Fat Boy Slim – Right Here Right Now. When my older sister had “I’m number 1, So why try Harder?"

But maybe… ‘Full Throttle’ by Prodigy. For some reason I went mental for that when I was 10. I didn’t have a clue what I was listening to but I knew I liked it.

So your Toothsayer night, do you have an ideology/desire to change the face of clubbing forever or are you just in it for some extra pocket money?

I do it for the money and the bitches. Straight up.

Real. Everyone seems to be heading to Bucharest for their samples nowadays. What is it about the Balkan sound that is appealing?

The Balkan sound is impossible not to dance to. At first I felt it was a bit gimmicky. But it just makes sense. If you get something that impossible not to dance to, add more bass and a club friendly kick. You’re away.

Give us one of your current favourite tunes. What makes it so damn good?

My new favourite is The Martin Brothers – Steal Drums.

Everyone likes a song title with a pun in it.

It crosses that tricky line, being minimal house, but being MASSSIVE at the same time. How is that possible? Minimal but Massive.

Do you think the job of the DJ has become easier due to the internet?

It means there is loads of great tunes at your fingertips, but it also means there is loads more crap getting in our nails, my god, there is a lot of crap to sift through. My job as a DJ is to sift through loads of crap and hope to come out with a little nugget of gold. And then another nugget of gold. Until I make a massive wall of gold.

Now High Rankin has brought to our attention ‘Meow Meow’s’ penis rotting affects, what as a responsible adult would you advise the kidz to ingest with their dance music?

Cranberry Juice. It’s Healthy and sorts out the inevitable Cistitis.

You heard it here first horselords. What can we expect in the future from Toothsayer and Danglo Jackson?

I’m planning to set up Toothsayer at some Festivals next summer. Get on some stages. Play some music. That way we can put music on in the sunshine AND in the night time. Oh, and I DJed in Estonia a few weeks back, and that was great. So I’m gunna of throw a Clubnight in Estonia. I love it there, their bathroom floors are heated. Why would you ever leave the bathroom if the floor was heated?

Myself, I’m going to keep producing tracks. I had a mate come over and play some saxophone last night. I’m looking forward to chopping that up and making it groovy. I might put a kick drum, a snare drum and possibly a hi-hat over it and see how it goes. Oh, and a bassline.

Love a nice bita sax. Thanks for your time mate, looking forward to the night.

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[A landmark day in S/S/S history...]

2010-10-05T19:50:00.001+01:00

We feel it's time to spread some love across the blogosphere and will be dedicating a new feature to some worthy blogs that we've stumbled across over the years. They might be about music and culture and stuff (much like our humble site), they might be the ravings of a madman. The critera is quite loose.

That said and done, our very first pick belongs in the former category. Yardcore is a collective of four London Djs: Codeshift, Mashforcash, Rrritalin and Dj Rum. They've been playing dancefloors since 2006, as well as putting on parties showcasing their favourite producers from all corners of the electronic music scene.

They have a regular monthly online radio session on SubFM which they’ve been doing since March ’08, and you can find the archive of previous sessions on the site.

Here's the most recently blogged SubFM session for your aural pleasure:

[Download]

Tracklisting:
Mash for Cash

Milyoo – Dasein
The Mercenary – Bagheera
JFK & St Mandrew – Beehive
Zombies for Money – Sacanagem (Drop Top Remix)
Ed Royal feat. Badkat – Pussy
JFK & St Mandrew – Towel Swinger
Filthy Rehab – Old Skool Filth (Dan Thomas Remix)
Proxy – Dancing In The Dark (Dubstep Refix)
Drop The Lime – Devils Eyes (Kanji Kinetic Remix)
Party Dark – Is That You (Akira Kiteshi Remix)

———

DjRUM‘s ghetto-tek mashup featuring tracks by:

Dj Funk
Dj Clent
Waxmaster
Dj Assault
Dj Slugo
Blaxican
Jammin Gerald
Dj PJ
Dj Hyperactive
Dj Godfather

———

Codeshift – including tracks by:

Sylvain Cheveau
Lamb
Svarte Greiner
Philip Glass
Hecq
Penderecki
Jacaszek
Helios
Murcof
D’atachi
Ennio Morricone
Monster X
Trentemoller
Broken Note

Fact Mixes

2010-10-04T13:56:00.009+01:00

Fact Mix 176: Xxxy by Fact Mix Archive on Mixcloud

The only thing that Mixcloud have up their faded sleeves, with which to make even a meagre stand against Souncloud 's imminent world domination, is their Fact Mix Archive. Without it they might as well lay down arms and limp away now.

Here's the latest in a long line of essential short sets. Check out the back catalogue. There's a raw vinyl mix from Pinch, Techy House sex magic from the ever dependable dirty bird Claude VonStroke and a blinder from personal favourite Fantastic Mr Fox, who can do no wrong.

Sweet sweet foxy synths.

Fact Mix 161: Fantastic Mr. Fox by Fact Mix Archive on Mixcloud

Vagabondz

2010-10-04T01:14:00.008+01:00

Stenchman - all the way down by stenchman

Haven't been to a Vagabondz night in at least a year, but their sticking to their filthy guns, unfortunatley wont be making this due to the inevitable financial difficulties of those who can't be bought (and Digital's hefty ticket price, who do they think they are?) Unless the fine people there want to extend a press pass to the humble purveyors of this modest blog, always been a fan of Digital innit? Great speakers... erm...

Nah only kidding they put on as many good nights as ones that aren't to my taste and we can't all be unrelentingly idealistic, some prefer to have some pocket money for the odd pint, new t-shirt, self-respect etc.

This is certainly going to be one of the good'uns. As well as old Action spinning his magic, which should never be missed by the right-minded, those cheeky Vagabondz are shipping in the ridiculously talented and versitile Stenchman. Check out the boy's range. Couldn't pick out out one tune, so picked many.

Couldn't find a decent full length decent quality version of 'spell on you' but here's a taste, can still hear how sick it is even if it sounds like its coming to us out of a well.

Too good, man's gone take over the world.

Legendary junglist rastafarian Congo Natty is headlining with surport from good old Marcus Nasty, who is always pretty fucking decent and would be quite something if he didn't feel the need to invite every one of his mates to chat inane nonsense over his solid beats. "When it comes to the eruption, I don't need no introduction" Though we could give MC Majestic the benefit of the doubt and credit him with a sophisticate sense of irony, with which he laudable critiques bad grammar and crass sexuality in one fell swoop, lets not, and leave him sounding like a rapist. I don't think its much less than he deserves. What is it about bass music the makes decent producers give their mates (who sound as if the took far too many pills in the formative years of adolescence) free reign to their inspid thoughts or at times hilariously bad rhymes.

For an example of decent lyricism you could try and break into MF Doom's gig at Concorde 2 15/10/10, which unfortunately sold out before I got a golden ticket. Not something think Mr Majestic will be achieving without a radical change of direction.

...oh go on, one more for luck:

STENCHMAN - TOO FILLED WITH HORROR TO CRY by stenchman

Alaween

2010-10-04T00:34:00.007+01:00

Fuck Smirnoff and their fucking parties.

Long live grass roots promotion.

ALAN Summer Party 11th June 2010 from Infected Media on Vimeo.

Look out for Alaween coming soon.

For some reason it says the tune is something by somebody at the point their actually playing 'Trippin' by Mampi Swift - massive tune:

S.A.D.

2010-09-15T10:32:00.010+01:00

(All links blossom into other tabs of intrigue and wonder)

Its been something of a hard week for yours truly, with winter seeming to suddenly press in closer and the realisations that:

- In some respects I'm something of a dickhead:

- That I'm probably going to have to move to Newport as, unbeknown to me, it is obviously the epicentre of all cultural innovation. Attempting to cover cutting edge electronica from any other position in the mulitverse is surely bound to prove worse than futile:

Newport (Ymerodraeth State of Mind) from Vanessa Whyte on Vimeo.

...and cruelly, how much I fancy my mate on the eve she emmigrates to Spain. Always the way isn't it?

So here are some tunes from the bluer side of the electonic spectrum, as you try and see Autumn as poetic rather than just an unwelcomly abrupt end to summer. More bedroom listening than dancefloor destroying. Would throw a little gentle banter at the Mole encouraging him to pick up this theme as well - old rascal's bound to have some absolute gems up his sleeve. But alas, he's sunnning his fur in the south of France, so is probably still revelling in sunshine vibes and their soundtrack.

Burial's obviously the undisputed Overlord of the break-up beat, the muffled melody of melancholia, but we all know this - so I won't bother mentioning him. Anyway, some of these guys have more of a whistful side, a knowledge that sun, festivals and scantily clad girls will be with us again before we can say 'seasonal affective disorder'. (Whilst Burial seems to have never recovered from a vicious comedown, where there's no hope left for anyone, anywhere... ever again. Poor chap. Someone should let him know about 5htp.)

I've been listening to Mount Kimbie's album Crooks and Lovers so much recently. Released on Suba's Hotflush record label, it does even more for me than the label boss's Triangulation. Its not all bluetronica but certainly has a leaning that way that I really like. Before I move off stirs lethargicaly out of plucked strings reminicent of one of my favourite ambient producers ever Julien Neto, into something Bonoboesque but with deliciously cut up vocals. Blind Night Errand starts off with the nearest thing to a bit of dancefloor suitable moodiness and propulsion, but as if not able to maintain this aggression, soon fades into a more gentle tone in keeping with rest of album.

Pariah's brilliant Detroit Falls, is being compared to the work of the late great J Dilla, which is no small potatoes. It equally has another energy for the floor but the emotive soul sample gives it a a pensive depth not often discernable in typical club fare.

More to come soon, but on a more optimistic note here's the video for Mount Kimbie's Would Know, also on Crooks and Lovers but distinctly more cheerful. Tropical teenage crushdom:

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Tom Waits - Big in Japan (listen to tune in video below)

2010-09-04T18:35:00.014+01:00

Though this blog is dedicated to electronic bytes of sustenance, every really great DJ from Villalobos to Matt Edwards knows when to throw in something from outside their conventional electronic genre to give their set breadth and make a nod to a world beyond ill-lit basements.

The aforementioned Action Jackson has been known to send the dance floor whirling like a dervish with a cheeky Greek number, something like the tune that accompanies that climactic scene in Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

So here is the first of my recommendations of songs, not dance tunes in the conventional sense, that could be worked into sets. (And in doing so, I invite the seemingly hibernating Mole, to think up some too.)

Tom Waits has the voice of a crusty old pirate who’s dared to do everything you never had the balls to and then a little more you wouldn’t even want to. As Daniel Durchholz put it, sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car."

This bad boy, off album Mule Variations, has so many elements, from the rasping brass to the descending swing of the double bass, that could be cut up, sampled or whatever you clever people do, to great effect.

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The Action Going on With Jackson

2010-08-20T16:47:00.014+01:00

Some sweet action going on with Mr Jackson at the moment. Though he may be one of the soundest fellas I have the pleasure of knowing, I shall try not to allow any understandable bias to creep into my thoughts on his sounds. But, as I’ve just recently said to the man himself, his productions are going from strength to strength.

Haven’t heard him play out for a while. He used to spin some of the best Minimal sets around Brighton, but with many like minded people, I believe from what I’ve heard through grapevines, his new sets are now moving, from a kinda ethno-techno vibe, to the stuff showcased in these two lovely tunes. UK Funky? Not sure what to call it, but Mr Mole and I are super feeling it at the moment and will be posting more of it up soon.

So, without further ado... here are two tunes by Action for the delight of your ears:

Action Jackson - Face Food by actionjacksonlondon

Action Jackson - Mama Gets Deep by actionjacksonlondon

He has generously promised me to keep us up to date with when he’s playing out...

If you lucky enough to be hittin-up Outlook Festival you can catch him there, With other such likely looking chaps as Skream, Pinch, Scuba, Shackleton, 2562, Roska (video below), Ramadanman, Pangea, Untold, etc etc etc . Wish I could be there but prior Cuban commitments.

Otherwise watch this space for when and where Action is playing out nearer to home.

(I.E. Brighton and London)

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Outside The Box Review and Skream Retrospective

2010-08-19T18:33:00.008+01:00

After his self-titled debut rode the crest of the Dubstep wave into mainstream consciousness and daytime airplay on Radio 1 (and the high level of quality maintained with his five Skreamizm Eps), I was pretty excited at the release of the Croydon lad’s ‘difficult’ second album.

On listening to the first two tracks on Outside The Box my excitement only intensified. After the lush opener, Skream enlists LA rapper Murs on second track 8bit Baby. I wasn’t familiar with Murs, but he’s good, spitting with enough aggression to give tune an edge and pace without resorting to any gangsta posturing. The production on this tune is top notch, recognisable as the boy who virtually became ‘Mr Dubstep’ with his debut, but updated with a gloss of the sounds which are making bass music’s permutations so exciting at the moment.

I have always thought of Skream as a mere babe, as he produced the titanic, seminal self-titled debut at such a prodigious age, but on checking up on things, he has aged at a pretty normal rate and now can firmly be considered an adult. As a grown-up, however, he should know better than the excessive use of vocoder present on this album. There’s nought wrong with a little vocoder here and there, but you need to be very subtle or innovative with the effects or you end up sounding like you’re making a cultural nod to Dane Bowers.

Later in the album the gentler Fields of Emotion flows into I Love The Way You love Me, the title suggesting Skream is a little more happily settled than when he penned tracks such as Tortured Soul. Whilst Where You Should Be makes you squirm uncomfortably at its self-indulgent crooning, the beat of I Love... bumps along well, breaking into a little Jungle at the end. More the auditory equivalent of coming up with your girlfriend next to decent bass bins. The Jungle continues with first single Listenin’ To The Records On My Wall (trippy video below) showing a consideration for the album form with set movements and developing motifs.

Wibbler like no nonsense varnish does what it says on the tin, no fannying around, it’s squarely aimed at the dance floors and I imagine it’ll grace a few. The doomy Metamorphosis makes way for Finally feat. La Roux, which despite having ‘single’ rather gratuitously daubed all over it is really quite decent. Without the catchiness of the Skream remix of La Roux’s In For The Kill, it’s not going to achieve such crossover success, but pop-music would be in much ruder health with more stuff like this displacing the usual drivel inflicted upon our ears.

The ever insightful Mole remarked in passing that, though possessing that sought after pop-sensibility, some of the tunes feel a little hurried despite the polished production. Though crowded with deftly programmed beats and synths to encourage heads to nod and feet to shuffle and skip across the dance floor, on revisiting the debut, it’s clear that Outside The Box doesn’t quite live up to its predecessor or the excellent Skreamizm Eps.

Outside the Box misses some the darkness and swagger off the first album, but with any debut, all the ideas that have been brimming in a creative mind find vent, making the second album a notoriously tricky affair. Skream has gone from a young man trying to break into the scene and make his crust, to a fully paid up member of the dance music establishment. So it’s understandable that some of the anger and attitude that gave birth to Tortured Soul and burst forth in the gun shots of the anthemic Midnight Request Line has now subsided.

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2010-08-17T08:04:00.004+01:00

Stumbled across this on special person's facebook.

Genius:

Spoonbill - Feather Leather from Dropbear on Vimeo.

Playgroup Festival

2010-08-11T14:57:00.004+01:00

This is gona be sweeter than suger coated honey. Put on by the ridiculously lovely Playgroup people, grab one of the thousand tickets if there's still any left, got mine.

PLAYGROUP FESTIVAL!! from PLAYGROUP on Vimeo.

Here's their pitch:

The First Ever Playgroup Festival

Friday 13 August 2010
Saturday 14 August 2010
Sunday 15 August 2010

A secret mystery bus trip / The most beautiful spot within 30 miles of Brighton / A secret theme / Live Music / Film / Games / Art / Relaxation / Crazy dancing / Storytelling/ Night-time displays / Good local simple produce / Over 350 musicians, performers, artists and crew / A well-stocked reasonably priced quality bar / Ambushes

The first year of the Playgroup Festival is small and friendly. Not weird you out friendly, but the kind of friendly that is an excellent three-day party.

The kind of friendly where you discover a lot of great new live music. Bands you’ll really love who are playing just for you, not the TV cameras.

The kind where you see a bit of magic. The kind where silly stuff happens that makes you laugh. The kind where you join in if you want, or chill out if you want.

It really is your festival – it is being made by the goodwill and generosity of a lot of the City of Brighton & Hove.

It’s a magical mystery bus ride for a long weekend.

We have chosen to start small.

It’s going to work better that way.

So, if you want to come, snap up one of the few golden tickets now.

Fantastic Mr Fox and Rich Reason - Fall

2009-11-03T10:44:00.010Z

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While a torrent of superlatives breaks about Joy Orbison’s Hyph Mngo ( a very pleasant track, which emerges out of hazy synth, to bump along with a kinda warm nostalgia) the real gem in this nascent sound is this track. Mr Fox having come to my attention via his fantastic mix on the vital Electronic Explorations weekly radio show, I’ve been seeking out his productions since. This track with his frequent collaborator, fellow Mancunian Richie Rich is particularly lush. Strutting brass hints at Mr Fox’s past creating leftfield hip-hop whilst the twin basslines boom and wriggle respectively around the ghostly central refrain. UK Funky? Wonky? You’d have to consult the Mole but its damn good. Fantastic Mr Fox will shortly be releasing his debut E.P. Sketches on the Black Acre label who also bring to us the quality Blue Daisy whose beautiful track Detached Strings can be heard on the Fantastic Mr Fox edition of Electronic Explorations linked to above, which you should definitely check out.

(Art work by Massimo Rao)

[We Share Our Mother's Health]

2009-07-08T17:28:00.007+01:00

My love for this enigmatic Swedish duo has been rekindled after listening back to the fantastic Silent Shout after a couple of years when it was gathering dust in my bedroom. This video by Japanese artist Motomichi Nakamura is a typically mental outing for Karin and Olof and in my opinion is the baddest tune the pair have ever released. The techy bass interspersed with phat chopped-up-breaks remind me of alot of another one of my favourite electronic duos, the mighty Modeselektor...

[Some Soulful/Techno/Music]

2009-05-20T21:59:00.003+01:00

More turntable-wizardry than you can shake a stick at this week. Action Jackson of the Beat 'n' Chips posse has come up with another gem of a mix for your ears to hear.

...[Tracklist]...

1]... Pelle Buys and a Different Jimi - You Go
2]... Michael Cleis - La Mezcla
3]... Catz & Dogz - Sunset in the East (Guillaume and the Coutu Dumonts Remix)
4]... Mastiksoul - Bofe De Elite
5]... Soul Clap - Die Ente
6]... Heinrichs and Hirtenfellner - Ear Worm
7]... Chelonis R. Jones and Marc Romboy - The Beat (Marc Romboy and Dimitri Andreas Remix)
8]... H.O.S.H - The Valve
9]... Menu - Moss Eisley (Tomski & Fredboy Tarteledit)
10]... Foals - Red Sox Pugie (Henrik Schwarz Remix)
11]... Fredski & Thomas Barford - March On Swan Lake
12]... Stimming - After Eight
13]... The Detroit Experiment - Think Twice (Henrik Schwarz Mix)

[No...Not Hobnob's]

2009-05-20T21:51:00.005+01:00

But Hobnox! I figure while i'm on a music production tool-esque tip you'd be wise to check this one out too. The Hobnox Audiotool doesn't generate quite as much mirth as our previous entry but you have to admire that's some pretty nifty Flash jiggery-pokery.

[ToneMatrix]

2009-05-20T21:40:00.004+01:00

Excellent little site I've been meaning to blog for some time. Andre-Michelle the programs creator describes it as a: "simple sinewave synthesizer triggered by an ordinary 16step sequencer. Each triggered step causes a force on the underlaying wave-map, which makes it more cute." Thanks to Adotellison for this little slice of joy.

[Transmission]

2009-05-19T21:51:00.009+01:00

Hi all, havn't been arsed to write anything for a while because of shitty uni work but that's nearly over now so we are looking to the future. Talking of the the future we are hopefully going to do some futuristic new developments to S/S/S as soon as I can get Adam to do some work or good enough at photoshop to send him into the future by mocking him up as the kind of robotic/ninja hybrid he has always longed to be. Also, James is in a similar situation to me work wise and is equally if not more slack than me at this blog lark so he needs a swift boot up the behind to get anything done. SO..if all that goes to plan and if the (mild) success of the PANDAARMY night that bongers and co. prompts him to have a bash at doing a few more - there could be some decent stuff to put on here. In the mean time you'll have to put up with the first in the unofficial PANDAARMY promo mix series as created by my own fair hands...Distinctly less fluffy than the accompanying image would suggest...

...[Volume.1: Red Pandas on the March]...

1]...Kissy Sellout-This Kiss (Jack Beats Remix)
2]...The Prodigy-Take Me to the Hospital (Hostage Remix)
3]...Dave Spoon & DJ Zinc-Ghost Train (Original Mix)
4]...Passions Vs. Mathhead-Turn The Music Up
5]...Geometri-Airwolf
6]...Machines Don't Care-Junk
7]...Screwface & CTRL-Z-Stereotypical
8]...Wiley-Wearing My Rolex (Pirate Soundsystem Remix)
9]...AC Slater-BanGer (Drop The Lime Remix)
10]...M.I.A-XR2 (Silverlink Vs. Kicks Like A Mule Remix)
11]...Kid Sister-Pro Nails (Rusko Remix)
12]...Rustie-Tempered
13]...Joker-Digidesign

[Ed Rush & Optical - Sick Note]

2009-04-01T14:17:00.004+01:00

At a recent house party an old fellow dressed as Darth Vader in Lingerie got his hands on youtube in the early hours of the morning after the Djs had retired. Though his attire intially led to some doubts over whether he should be allowed free reign over the room's music policy, he singlemindedly drowned these quibbles in a flood of bass. As he rinsed out classics from the golden age of drum and bass something inside me awoke and I've been tracking down all my old favourites ever since. Doesn't get much better than this Ed Rush & Optical tune. Balanced between darkness and funk, with their signature sounds of cartoony angst ushering the biggest baddest bassline. It's not too fast as the dark stuff got later on, just a steady ominious chug. Cheers Vader.

[La Roux (Skream vs Foamo Remix)]

2009-03-26T15:45:00.007Z

Photo from here

There has been a hell of a lot of Dubstep remixes recently, which has is positives and negatives. It seems that to get your name out there (and by 'there' I mean mainstream radio) you have to do a remix of a well known tune. This I guess is standard in the dance industry but I fear it could lead to the decrease in experimentation which I so love in Dubstep. Having said all this I would like to draw you're attention to La Roux's 'In For a Kill' Skream vs Foamo remix. A jaganaut of a beat that seems to endlessly build until it reaches a beautiful crescendo. I might be able to turn the other cheek for this one.

Anyway enough of the lofty talk check the tune out!

[Zinc vs. Dave Spoon - Ghost Train]

2009-03-24T16:31:00.008Z

As you may have already become aware we are quite fond of ghosts and the undead on this blog. Imagine my joy when I opened this months issue of iDJ to discover that two legendary producers have teamed up on a track called 'Ghost Train'. This shit demands a listen, Zinc returns to his rolling breakstep-garage styles ala 136 Trek and Spoon tweaks the production into 2009 with sum neat rave stabs and breakdowns. One to tear up the dance with...

[Joker-Digidesign]

2009-03-05T16:59:00.004Z

Joker is blowing up the Dubstep scene with his insanely synth-heavy 'space-step'. The young Bristolian finally gets a release on the coveted Hyperdub label, home of heavyweights Burial and Kode 9 and its one of the biggest tunes I've heard in a long time. Digidesign's fluttering 8-bit sounds and lush sweeping harmonies all wrapped up in a grimey rawness give the track an overall sound a bit like an astronaut being butt-raped by an Atari...but nicer. I await the full length Joker LP with extremely baited breath...

[Amadou et Mariam - Sabali]

2009-02-24T18:54:00.007Z

An outside contender for 2008's album of the year, which was sadly overlooked by many, is Amadou et Mariam's technicolour 8th album "Welcome to Mali". The couple who have been married since 1980 are both blind yet, like many blind musicians, they seem to have a wonderful abandon in their playing. This is an album full of really cheerful afro-bluesy rhythmns that have had my friends and I dancing about non-stop since discovering it. 'Sabali' features none other than Damon Albarn on production duties giving proceedings a little electronic flava which though a welcome addition is less prominent as the album goes on to cover slightly more traditional but no less entertaining ground.

[Cannons & Mash]

2009-02-06T19:46:00.005Z

Electro-pop nutters the Karoshi Bros have a new single coming out called ‘Vive La Difference’ that features two unknown French vocalists called Anne and Camille.

The single will be released on Kitchenware Records on 2nd March and contains remixes by Loose Cannons, Dmerit and House Surgeons. The release also includes a special mash-up mix of their original version, the Loose Cannons Vocal Mix and the beefy Loose Cannons Midnight Dub which they have kindly allowed you to download.

[Strange Fruit]

2009-01-30T16:27:00.005Z

After listening to the Switch and Sinden Fabric mix I fell in love with the track 'Strange Fruit' by Zomby. Zomby creates experimentally rave inspired minimal house with over laying arpeggios, melodies and a beautiful use of delay. The track 'Strange Fruit' conjures up images of evil scientist labs, zombies and all things dark. Of course the name 'Strange Fruit' maybe a reference to a darker times in American history but that might be me reading too much into it. Have a listen to the tune and make your own mind up.

[The United States of Drum 'n' Bass]

2009-01-26T23:32:00.010Z

I heard recently that Barack Obama is in fact a massive raver - whether or not this is true or not remins to be seen, but I reckon he's in to better music than George W. In commemoration of Obama's potential awesomeness here is a mix of quality D'nB to watch out for in 2009 mixed flawlessly on 3 decks by my man in Georgia - DJ Culprit...

Tracklist

Artificial Intelligence - Days Of Rage

Xample & Lomax - Contra

Phace - Cold Champagne

Subterra - Steppaholic

Lynx Vs Hellrazor - Shady Pastimes

Calibre - New Cons

Break - Destiny Comes Ringing

Break - Is This What You Want?

Noisia - Stigma

Chase & Status - Smash TV

Noisia - Crank

Icicle - Infectious Funk

Ed Rush & Optical - Pacman (The Upbeats Remix)

Marcus Intalex - Instrumental (For Change)

Spectrasoul - Alibi

Spectrasoul - Peninsula

Shy FX - Plastic Soul - (D-Bridge Metal Soul Remix)

Peshay - Don't Think About Me

Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar (Brookes Brothers Remix)

Sonic - Jigsaw

J Majik & Wickaman - Space Invader '08

D.Kay - Forgive Myself (Illskillz Remix)

Kid Cudi Vs Crookers - Day & Nite (TC Remix)

Sigma - Masai

Gridlok - Downer

Break - Lead The Way

Digital & Spirit - Phantom Force (T Power '07 Remix)

Syncopix - Fade Away (Commix Remix)

Commix - Underwater Scene

[Ghost's and Dead Mice]

2009-01-09T11:04:00.009Z

Well I don't know who's band wagon I'm jumping on here but Deadmau5 is an electro house producer from Canada that I was first introduced to by a monitor speaker salesman, but was happily reminded of last night when listening to the radio. His debut album 'Random Album Title' is an interesting progressive house mix, but the best tune isn't to be found on it. The single 'Ghost's and Stuff' ticks all the right boxes for me with it gritty compressed bass line, organ synth and building strings that could be mistaken as the lost track from Justice's last album. Maybe this is why I like it, its familiarity, is this a bad thing? That said it is a well produce track and I look forward to hearing what Mr Deadmau5 does next.

[Adam's Top 10 of 2008]

2008-12-30T19:05:00.008Z

...[Albums]...

Late of the Pier ‘Fantasy Black Channel’
TV on the Radio ‘Dear Science’
Friendly Fires ‘Friendly Fires’
Holy Fuck ‘LP’ (Came out in 2007)
Daedelus ‘Love to Make Music to’
MGMT ‘Oracular Spectacular’
Laura Marling ‘Alas, I Cannot Swim’
Bloc Party ‘Intimacy’
Chase and Status ‘More then A lot’
Vampire Weekend ‘Vampire Weekend’

...[Singles]...

Wax Stag ‘Folk Rock’ (Bibio Remix)
Caspa and Rusko ‘Cockney Thug’
The Cool Kids ‘Black Mags’
Friendly Fires ‘Bring Out Your Dead’ (Clark Remix)
The Chemical Brothers ‘Hey Boy, Hey Girl’ (Soulwax Remix)
Bjork ‘Dull Flame of Desire’ (Modeselektor Remix for Boys/Girls)
DJ Fresh ‘Gold Dust’
T.I., Jay Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne ‘Swagger Like Us’
Diplo ‘Diplo Rhythm’
Fake Blood ‘Mars’

[Mole's Top 10 of 2008]

2008-12-28T22:33:00.011Z

Update: These charts were supposed to be mammoth posts with download links to all the tunes. Sadly, blog support didn't approve of our copyright theft...On this occasion you'll just have to find the torrents instead...mwah ha ha...

...[Singles]...

Hercules and Love Affair 'Blind'

Fake Blood 'Mars'

Booka Shade 'Charlotte'

La Roux 'Quicksand'

Friendly Fires 'On Board'

Andy George 'Big Dipper'

Yeasayer '2080'

Joker 'Gullybrook Lane'

Minilogue 'Hitchhiker's Choice'

Santogold 'Creator'

...[Albums]...

MGMT 'Oracular Spectacular'

Roots Manuva 'Slime and Reason'

Neon Neon 'Stainless Style'

Minilogue 'Animals'

Benga 'Diary of an Afro Warrior'

Laura Marling 'Alas I Cannot Swim'

Ellen Allein 'Sool'

Vampire Weekend 'S/T'

Flying Lotus 'Los Angeles'

Hot Chip 'Made in the Dark'

bish, bash, bosh, there you go...enjoy!

[Dj Medhi-Pocket Piano]

2008-12-17T18:31:00.006Z

OK, here's part two of the Kitsune/EdBanger post as promised. The inimitable Dj Medhi hits us up with a more melodic excursion to the usual EdBanger fare with his new tune 'Pocket Piano' and its much appreciated thank you very much. Medhi excels at this kind of slow-burning track which manages to keep the dancefloor rocking in an altogether more restrained manner, without resorting to fuzzy bombastic breakdowns...The artwork today comes courtesy of So Me, who does all the EdBanger stuff and makes a few tunes when he's got the time. Check out his video for Justice's DVNO - it's nice...

[Soviet Breakdance]

2008-12-16T00:04:00.001Z

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

Bare jokes...

[Update]

2008-12-15T21:27:00.005Z

Check out the new mp3 player I've embedded at the bottom of the page - pretty snazzy huh? We'll gradually be adding more songs to the playlist (it allows up to 200)so you can listen to some choons while you look at this picture by Mr Tom Fewings.

[Etienne De Crecy et Monsieur Jo-Hannukah]

2008-12-14T14:54:00.010Z

Those of you who know me are probably aware of my penchant for 'lairy' electro as Jimbo would label it... So, i've decided to spite him and post some tunes from the new Kitsune Maison 6 and Ed Rec. 3 compilations. First up from the Kitsune sampler - Etienne De Crecy , one of the veterans of French electro. While the quality of Kitsune's output is somewhat less consistent than maybe a year ago, its always advisable to check out their new releases as they still pop up with the odd gem like this acid-horror-disco number.

[1st Ave Machine]

2008-12-12T10:15:00.007Z

Check out the website of 1st Ave Machine, 'a visual design and story telling outfit' from New York with some of the most interesting videos I have seen since the late nights I use to stay up to watch 120 minutes on MTV 2 (those where the days). On the projects page make sure you watch Saturn (Directors Cut) an epic electro tune (Kavinsky) play out to the birth of an android. Also have a butchers at 'I wasn't made for fighting' by the band Woodhands. Lemons and circular objects. Adam.

[BeepLowTech]

2008-12-10T20:00:00.005Z

This month sees the final BLT of the year and it's shaping up to be a good one. Sadly I won't be there this time, but lets hope everyone gets in the festive spirt enough to shake their little xmas bootys down to the ground. As standard, please congregate at the Jazz Place at 10pm on the second Thursday of the month (thats the 18th for those who can't be bothered to work it out) for some techy-goodness...

[Mr Bounce]

2008-12-07T19:44:00.009Z

This is my first post on sine/square/saw and I have hijacked it for a beautiful game and all round sexy website from independent game developer Andreas Zecher. Zecher has worked with music producer Martin Snuggles on this neon lit, retro joy which rewards you with a new layer to the musical score each level you complete. Have a look, have a play just don't push the turnip to far in.

[Minilogue-Hitchiker's Choice]

2008-12-06T18:08:00.007Z

I recently came across this unofficial video for that tune off the Carphone Warehouse ad. You may be aware of Minilogue, he's from the Canadian Wagon Repair records stable along with the likes of Cobblestone Jazz The video is directed by Swedish animator Kristof Erstrom and never fails to raise a smile with me, how does he think up this stuff? The brilliant Minilogue album Animals is out now, download the sample track above then buy the album here if it pleases you to do so...

[Adam Ellison]

2008-12-06T15:24:00.006Z

In an effort to improve the aesthetic of the blog, heres some lovely artwork from our Romford based designer and all-round nice chap Adam. See the link for his homepage and portfolio of artistic delights.

[Mux Mool-Night Court]

2008-11-27T19:00:00.008Z

This track is great, there's not much more to say apart from listen to it. It's taken from the recent Ghostly Swim compilation; an alluring collaboration between Ghostly Recordings and our favourite animators Adult Swim. Its a thoroughly enjoyable jaunt through leftfield funk and hip-hop territory, which left me gagging for more of those crazy offbeats...Fan's of Stones Throw records take note...Download the whole album and artwork free here!

[It's that BeepLowTech time again...]

2008-11-17T19:43:00.009Z

Evening bloggers. It's that time of the month again when everyone's favourite dirty tech-house event comes around...So soon u say! I know, exciting isn't it... This month all your favourites will be there to shake the insides of the Jazz Place once again. Remember it's only £2 to get in and as a special added bonus this month you can follow the link to download the most recent 8hz podcast provided by the enigmatic Mr. Simon Green...

[Beat 'n' Chips]

2008-11-17T19:01:00.010Z

So then, a group of Sussex undergrads have started up this night, havent been before but the feed back has been positive, the inimitable Action Jackson is playing, for which we would go alone. Have heard rumours that he is celebrating his birthday tonight, so should be good. Me and the Mole will be heading down and throwing out all our sleekest moves and cracking onto students, which is a second very good reason to come (Moley has a fairly unique dancing style). If your unlucky enough not to be unable tonight it occurs twice every month at a cost of only £3 to get in and there's cheap drinks to boot.

[Metronomy-This Could Be Beautiful]

2008-11-08T20:51:00.017Z

As i'm feeling quite tired this evening, perhaps the time has come to post some beats of the more chilled variety। This is one's from a couple of years back, Brighton's Metronomy provides us with some soulful electronica that pushes all the right buttons.

[Claude Von Stroke & Justin Martin- Groundhog Day (Caspa & Rusko Remix)]

2008-11-03T21:15:00.010Z

And we're back...After nearly two whole months in web hinterland, sine-square-saw is back up and running. Expect things to be moving thick and fast in the coming weeks with a redesign from our lovely design bod Mr. Adotellison and hopefully a few new additions to the team.

So what have we got for you today? How about this naughty little number from dubstep mentalists Caspa and Rusko, remixing two of my fave producers at the moment, Dirty Bird Recordings very own Claude Von Stroke and Justin Martin. You know what to expect from these two; hold on to your supper as the boys hit you up with some typically lairy bassweight nonsense...

[Action Jackson-Autumnal Mix]

2008-11-03T20:32:00.009Z

Action from the incredible Jackson, up and coming man in Brighton with a residency at Beat and Chips at Audio every other Monday. Those who havn't yet, get yer arse down there...

[Jake's Yard Party Mix (That should have been heard but never was)]

2008-09-17T02:55:00.006+01:00

There once was a yard party. It never happened in the way I intended it. To start off with I wasn't there! The rest of it could well have been a loaf of Eurotrance. Poor silly fools! (Waiting for a tracklisting for this one- Mole)

[Mr Oizo-Flat Beat (Computer Club's Fat Eric Remix)]

2008-09-05T23:23:00.005+01:00

Now, generally I find rehashes of old classics ultimately dissappointing, most of Alex Gaudino's recent releases are case in point. Fear not though, because the Computer Club have taken Mr Oizo's seminal Flat Beat and given it more beef than a crate of sirloins...It retains the shuffling groove and the scatty sub wobble, but has been dissected and distorted in to something that does the original justice yet gives it a stiff boot up the arse for the more demented of dancefloors...

[Unitz-The Drop]

2008-09-01T21:21:00.013+01:00

I recently acquired the new compilation by Radio 1's experimental stalwart, Mary Anne Hobbs. Fans of the woman who introduced dubstep to the FM airwaves will know she has impeccable taste and on first listen Evangeline doesn't disappoint. I must say some of the track choices were somewhat surprising; for example the beat-less drones of Ben Frost's Theory of Machines and Claro Intelecto's Beautiful Death. Although they do seem incongruous with the majority of the tracklist, they're stunning excursions into ambience nonetheless.

Dubstep is the order of the day for this CD and Hobbs has strayed away from the much maligned dancefloor wobblers, bar a couple of grime'd up smashers from Wiley, Magnetic Man (aka Benga, Skream and Artwork) ; and this pitch-shifting behemoth from Unitz which could quite possibly melt all your internal organs if played at a sufficiently loud volume...This tune is by no means an indication of the whole disc and I highly recommend purchasing to uncover the other gems that lie within...

[The Tuss-Last Rushup 10 F]

2008-08-27T15:50:00.012+01:00

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]

2008-08-13T13:59:00.027+01:00

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]

2008-08-12T15:52:00.011+01:00

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]

2008-08-05T16:57:00.016+01:00

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]

2008-08-04T01:46:00.007+01:00

Refuting all claims against techno's musicality.

[James Holden-Lump]

2008-08-04T01:31:00.007+01:00

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)]

2008-08-04T00:36:00.009+01:00

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.

[Peverelist-Junktion]

2008-07-30T21:30:00.014+01:00

Having returned from my yearly holiday badly sunburnt and hungry for the boundless frontiers of the internet and the new music it brings forth, I feel the need to do a mammoth post to make up for lost time.

First up a producer you may or may not be aware of by the name of Peverelist, who was first brought to my attention whilst reading the excellent ill-ec-tron-ic blog. This charming Bristolian (via Hatfield Peverel, which is where the name comes from interestingly enough) has been on the dubby-techno trip for a lil' while now, along with the more recognisable names of Appleblim and Shackleton over at Skulldisco. These enterprising fellows have been fusing minimal and dubstep to great effect and this tune is a rather tasty example. Syncopated kick drums and skeletal 2-step garage percussion punctuate rising pads and a fluttering synth line before dropping a nice wobbly/bouncy bassline to spice things up a bit and bring the dubstep flava.

[Karoshi Bros-Love The World (Magik Johnson Vox Mix)]

2008-07-17T16:34:00.013+01:00

Ok, it's taken me ages to figure out how to post mp3's but finally im there. Simply click the link above and it'll take you to zshare and preview the track then if u like it follow the download link and Bob's your uncle...

The first tune i've decided to post is from house veteran Dick 'Magik' Johnson. The man has gone under many a moniker since his days rocking the Hacienda, but thats irrelevant really since he's still busting out tunes from his studio in Auckland. This is an electro/tech remix of a tune by the Karoshi Bros that i'm a big fan of mainly cos of the squelchy synths and cool vocals done by what sounds like an 8-year old girl. The lyrics also have something of an interesting message- a rare thing in the world of dance music i think you'll agree...

[BeepLowTech...]

2008-07-16T15:36:00.007+01:00

So the second BeepLowTech night has been and gone and can I happily report that it was a roaring success compared to the last one. The frantic last minute flyering must have worked because (despite the small price increase) the sweaty basement we fondly call 'The Jazz Place' enjoyed a mini-revival. The atmosphere was really friendly (probably beacause most ppl knew each other already) and the low-down dirty tech funk and minimal house exhibited by messers Sam Batt, Stavros, Jakey and Simon Green would have destroyed even the cheesiest of dancefloors. The only disappointment was that they couldn't find a decent library to put the night on in, oh well. Stay tuned and I will try and post a mix from one of the Beep Low Tech DJ's...