February 9, 2013It seems every time I start getting bored of new house wax Andy Blake steps up with something stupidly heavy. Andy’s output as a producer is almost as consistently dope as what he does curating labels, the best known of which would be Dissident, the ultra-limited, wax only imprint that clocked up over sixty releases in it’s short lifespan of…
February 5, 2013Wanted to get something on this asap, before they all fly out, as Sculpture output is stupidly good. Add in some damn good designs on the platter and for once it’s a record that I don’t actually mind shelling out £12 for. Sculpture as a group represents the pairing of Dan Hayhurst and Reuben Sutherland who push the boundaries like…
February 4, 2013Officially dropping today on digi and physical CD comes a compilation we’re proud to have a small part in. Resonance.fm mainstay Rita Maia is releasing Sine Of The Times, aptly titled after the radio program, released on her own Badmood Recordings label. NKC is featured on the tracklist with ‘Fading Floor‘, taken off the AWK006 12″ which dropped last year.…
January 30, 2013Every few months I get OCD about certain music, rinsing one-off projects, new artists or albums for weeks on repeat. This is exactly how I’ve lived with the new Hacker Farm release, with it currently sound tracking public commutes and the work hours, somehow calming the murderous rage that lives within me during these times. Farmer Glitch, Kek-W and Bren…
January 20, 2013Picked this up a while ago off the back of his release on Tim Sweeney’s Beats In Space Records plate – which we rinsed out on radio, club and personal tips – but only just rediscovered it and finally given it a proper listen. Secret Circuit has absolutely smashed it with this LP, twelve cuts of scattered complex house with…
January 16, 2013Reason to celebrate with a new full length from The Heliocentrics en route. Malcolm Catto has been a constant point of fascination for me, a famed introvert with amazing record knowledge and the most unique and talent drummer ever recorded in my opinion. His self-timing is just incredible; some form of laid back off-kilter beat whacked out with full intent,…
January 9, 2013Jeff Mills started off as a ‘Wizard’ in Detroit; following many nights of him DJing around the world he is the man who could be ‘King’. The first explosion of his deck skills on the world was his seminal mix CD Live at the Liquid Rooms, but unless you’d seen him DJ in the flesh, it was difficult to describe…
January 2, 2013Something about the way Madteo does his productions is just so spot-on for me – that perfect combination of what makes ‘beats’ interesting and the leftfield house that bangs the s**t out of a decent system depending on the mood. The NYC based producer and record-digger has enough of interviews across the web with his influences, techniques and background, most…
January 1, 2013In the order they were sent to me, here’s the Awkward Movements family’s breakdown of 2012. Big ups both L.I.E.S. and Pan, a lot of double up in the lists coming from two of our favourite labels who had an incredible roster of releases over the last 12 months. RAYNULDS Tunes Of The Year In No Order: Joy Orbison…
December 24, 2012Relatively new label this, but Washy Tapes are smashing it. Came across a stream of a related artist by chance a few weeks back, which led me to their site previews and as a result this tape only release from Basic House. I’m always wary of cassette releases that often get one play before sitting on the shelf, unripped, for…