March 24, 2012Many years ago, heavily in to my boom-bap record collecting and short-run turntablism phase I had the pleasure of meeting DJ Nu-Mark, who was touring Oz with J5 for Power In Numbers. Here’s a brief transcript, taking place while he was signing my mixer for me. DJ Nu-Mark: So you’re in to scratching? Me: Yeah. DJ Nu-Mark: Turntablism’s dead. No…
March 23, 2012Still early days but why shouldn’t we get hyped when we get news like this? Phonica representer and long time London underground don Raimo is stepping up to the plate (quite literally) big time for 2012, launching his own label Lampuka Records. LAMPUKA001 is announced and coming from underground producer Tomas Rubeck, who’s been floating in and out of the…
March 11, 2012We’re only about a quarter of the way in but already it’s been a crazy good year for records. As soon as someone works out how to make the £9+ single 12” illegal we’ll be back in perfect stead. Firstly, any guy making techno who calls himself Hobo is alright by me. That and the stunning artwork for Iron Triangle…
March 2, 2012We’ve been staying tight on this release, but couldn’t resist giving Juno Plus a peak in ahead of the Riego Street 12″ release date. And whilst keeping this close to our chest, we’ve got digital 320s available for radio or coverage, so get in touch if you want to get a hold of them early. via Juno Plus Fledgling London…
March 1, 2012Apparently tapes are cool again, which seems a bit of a pointless regression for most, though a legitimate art form for a few. I get that it’s cheaper and novel to release a cassette nowadays, but as a preferable format it’s still not top of my list (only just above digital). That said I will always try and listen to…
February 26, 2012Too many good plates lately, but nothing’s grabbed my attention like the Mississippi Records-released titled Takamba. Recorded in the sound’s native Timbouctou there’s a 40 minute session of Takamba music, performed with an electrified ngoni to create a hypnotic fuzz sound contrasted by the acoustic and thumping rhythms played on another traditional instrument called a calabash. The occasional chanting appears…
February 21, 2012Got an email from Charity Queen about this yesterday, copied and pasted below. And although as a creature of habit I only buy wax, this brilliant concept is definitely worth a shout. As Monsta Funk put it “this could only exist in a post-vinyl world.” Incidentally if you’re still sleeping on A Chronology of Electroacoustic and Electronic Music that Charity…
February 14, 2012While we’re on the topic of recent videos that’ve caught our attention it seems only fair to shout out the brilliant Photonz plate that dropped this week. Pretty much everything that the Don’t Be Afraid label put out is heat, and the new EP from the Portugese duo is no exception. The four-track Love Spectre EP is one of those…
February 13, 2012For those that know Rob McDougall is a design and motion graphic genius. As a collaborator with Chairman Kato he was the creator for the aesthetic on Science & Romance last year. Rob’s work pre- and post- this however is equally stunning, and has constantly Clocked on to his latest offering, a short animated video for Midnight Davis, the unidentified…
January 21, 2012It’s under a year since we found out about Lapalux via Many Faces Out Of Focus, the EP he dropped in limited cassette form on Pictures Music. We were well impressed from that offering and apparently not the only ones. It’s recently been announced that the 23 year old Essex producer has been picked up by Brainfeeder, the label owned,…