July 20, 2011With a change of headquarters and a stateside trip in the last month or so, we’ve not seen as much as the man as standard. His residencies on Innacity and Sub.fm have been positive signs of life, and after successfully smashing the Voodoo Rave party recently, Raynulds has re-emerged on rotation with a banging Awkward Movements Sessions #28 for…
July 11, 2011Since he started spinning at his local community centre in 1984, Jimmy Monsta Funk hasn’t stopped collecting wax or dropping tunes. Having traveled the world spinning plates off of the back of his own Simplicity night (run with four other friends) in the late 90s early 00s, he may have slimmed down the live sets since then but house music…
July 6, 2011Happening this Saturday night Voodoo Rave is returning, setting up base in The Dogstar over Brixton ways for some bass heavy joy. Considering how much he’s been name checked and dropped about in the scene it’s hard to believe that it’s the debut UK set from Gremino. The Finnish producer has been smashing it on the bass tip for a…
July 6, 2011Something special from the Melting Pot Music camp. Not that anything in their 200+ catalogue has ever been anything but, but this time they’ve outdone themselves. I’m not sure how much I would really say for an intro to those not already familiar with Olski’s label. Anyone buying wax or in to modern beats / funk / hip-hop…
July 2, 2011Big ups to DJ Andy Smith for finally dropping The Document 4, and even more so for doing it on his own terms. He’s thrown it up Mixcloud to check out for free after it having been sat at Universal Records since 2008. When I first landed in London about five years ago, Andy Smith’s free night in the…
June 29, 2011Comrade Massie aka Daojia is an absolute madman on the scene. The Scotland based producer / DJ has built up his own nights and reputation as a serious selector and one of the most entertaining characters in the scene at the moment. We’ve made no secret about him being one of our favourite emerging talents of the last few months,…
June 28, 2011Saw this mentioned in The Wire a couple of months ago, who also have a Soundcloud link (reposted below) to a Q&A with Rollo Jackson and Michael Finch. Just seen it go up for purchase on Boomkat, more soon to follow no doubt, looks like essential viewing. via Boomkat ‘Tape Crackers’ is a vital documentary focussed on one guy,…
June 27, 2011Archive now up for those that missed Chairman Kato doing it on Boiler Room last month, as part of their TFT LIVE sessions focusing on producers doing their thing live on the night. As always Kato smashed it live, even working in some sounds from the forthcoming Science and Romance release on Awkward Movements. While we’re on that tip we’re…
June 22, 2011The second Awkward Movements Sessions from Kamikaze in almost as many days. Perhaps born from the fact that the last show took a brilliantly twisted turn from what he expected to play, he’s given us another hour from the tracks that didn’t quite make it in, including joints from that incredible Andy Stott album, B and the massively heavy Sandwell District.…
June 19, 2011Going solo once more, the record machine that is Kamikaze steps on decks for the latest Awkward Movements Sessions. Showcasing a side we haven’t seen much of on the sessions for a while, he goes deep in to his dub and vintage collection, dropping in some Peaking Lights and Ras G along the way, ending on some mental Yellowman. I…