[Adam's Top 10 of 2008]

...[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]

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]

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]

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

Bare jokes...

[Update]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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...]

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]

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]

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)]

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]

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)]

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)]

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]

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]

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.

[Peverelist-Junktion]

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)]

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...]

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...