October 4, 2011Still boast so much love for FBi Radio in Sydney. And not least of all due to the massive debt I owe them in my musical discoveries, and more importanly giving me the chance to share them with a wider scene. I’ve not seen any FM station world over doing what they’re doing, and the fact they’ve gone from strength…
September 19, 2011I’m not sure what people are calling his music now but Ekoplekz has been donning the electronic scene for the last 24 months. As well as his own limied digital series’ and cassette releases (and a forthcoming remix on Awkward Movements) Ekoplekz has made a home for himself with some stunning plates on Mordant Music and Punch Drunk. His latest…
September 7, 2011Last year Honest Jon’s (on their usual worldwide underground tip) released a compilation titled Shangaan Electro: New Wave Dance Music From South Africa and exposed the world to the South African dance and music movement known as Shangaan Electro. Floating around 180 bpm and based around marimba instrumentation, it’s a somewhat mad genre that I find preferable to footwork or juke, if…
August 31, 2011Out to Robert Luis of Tru Thoughts fame for getting in early on tracks from the forthcoming Science & Romance EP (AWK004) by Chairman Kato. Dropping in October, watch this space for more info as it comes, but for the time being we can reveal the full track listing for the vinyl. 1. Pressure Differential 2. Low Rises (Andres Detroit…
August 24, 2011If only there there could be a new Firecracker Recordings record each week. Alas, with the time and care they put in to making each release such a high standard, we’re not sure if they’ll ever be able to break free of their “about one a year” release schedule. Firecracker dropped their seventh release this week; produced by Fudge Fingas…
August 16, 2011Just bombed up the new RA chart for the month, loads of notable mentions in there including the double-sided track from Cobblestone Jazz, Dark Sky and the new drop on Cratesavers International (a four track compilation 12″ worth picking it up sooner rather than later), but there’s a handful of joints on the darker side of electronic music that are…
August 10, 2011Dropped this week through our friends at Jus Like Music comes a new EP from San Francisco based producer B.Lewis. First time I’ve clocked on to him myself, but evidently the man’s been turning heads in California and US scenes for a while, and his earlier beat tapes and associated projects are well worth checking out. Titled Plug EP, it’s…
August 7, 2011Our favorite scratch and battle master, DJ Dizar of Invincible Armour fame, has recently hooked up with Left Step Band, just in time to be doing the festival circuit with them this summer. As it happens the hip-hop / soul four piece band dropped a new single last month, which you can check out below. It’s the live show…
July 14, 2011So many good records this week & month, particularly for a genre that was in danger of going stale. Full chart up on RA (with extra honorable shouts to the incredible Objekt remixing Sbtrkt’s ‘Wildfire ‘on the Sbjekt #1 plate and also the new Seiji double header No Other / Easy) but here’s the stand-out from the week – and I’m not…
July 12, 2011I was bed ridden recently, and started rinsing the hell out of Soundcloud. Thought I’d share some of the highlights. LetKolben is hands down one of the most interesting artists I’ve come across lately. Ages ago I got ent a promo from one of his labels, and after downloading it it got lost the virtual depths. Accidentally came across it…