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…
June 27, 2011Came to the realisation that I’ve been calling out ‘interesting’ house way too much lately. This was a revelation reached within the record store Melting Point (who’s catalogue you won’t find online) whilst listening and subsequently purchasing the 2007 debut from Michal Ho; which is proper interesting house. Released on Tuning Spork – the label owned and run by Jay…
June 24, 2011Only been aware of the mystery man known as Redshape since his name appeared on the Sirko Mueller Reexplored plate as the one who mastered it; dropped last year via Wandering, side label parented by the incredible Mojuba Records. I know it’s a pretty weak connection but checking out subsequent releases has put me on to an incredible producer who…
June 16, 2011Big drop on the Firecracker Recordings sublabel Unthank, the follow up to UNTHANK001 which ushered in the name Bakey Ustl as one of the top releases for 2010. Both labels are run by Lindsay Todd aka House Of Traps who, through sheer quality of releases and care in delivering a timeless product has earned his place as an important figure…
June 14, 2011Years back Straight No Chaser ran an article on the man Roy Hargrove and a project of his named The RH Factor. The project was a side working for the jazz trumpeter / composer to explore his influences in hip-hop, soul and funk while not straying too far from ‘progressive jazz’ as it was called. A few days later I…
June 9, 2011Thought we’d share some recently dropped releases that I’ve been rinsing on my iPod but not seen much about around. Officially out on Monday, but selling now through Juno is the latest 12″ from the Wolf Music label, appropriately titled Wolf Music 8 EP. Four artists offering up a tune each, possibly the finest to date from each of the…
May 31, 2011The last Hear No Evil Presents… night delivered as expected. Now that they’ve got the sync industry in lock down I think it’s brilliant they’ve shouldered the responsibility of bringing their artists to the forefront of the live scene as well. On a night that seriously killed it with artists and DJs, an unexpected stand-out was one of the opening…
May 25, 2011Either I’ve grown up and found a new appreciation for art or it’s gotten a whole lot better in the last 24 months. Taking place at The Crypt Gallery underneath the St. Pancras Church, the exhibition is running from 26th of May tot he 3rd of June, and is the collaborative effort of Ninja Tune musician Amon Tobin and London…
May 24, 2011This is some next level packaging. Chairman Kato has just put me on to New York artist Tristan Perich and his 1-Bit Symphony release which dropped last year. Like the original 1-Bit Music from 2005, the release is a ‘circuit album’ housed in a jewel case that literally performs it’s music once switched on. The music itself never has…
May 20, 2011Going down at Visions Video Bar next weekend, our friends at Don’t Be Afraid are going to be launching records DBA004 and DBA005 – fresh tunes from Semtek and Mr Beatnick respectively. We’ve been dropping that Semtek record at every opportunity possible, and the Beatnick plate’s guaranteed to be just as good. They’ve got a proper crew out to…