November 23, 2012Too easy this. One email and you may get on the door for another heavy Broken & Uneven lineup. It’s happening this Saturday (ie tomorrow) at iCan Studios, with two of our favourite labels taking over a room each for Nonplus x Workshop. Kassem Mosse as well as Skudge playing live is worth price of entry alone, though not taking…
November 19, 2012Just finding out more about the American artist named Josh Keyes, who’s themes we’re constantly stoked with. His post-apocalyptic animal-survivalist concepts are done without the barren wastelands of dark, bloodied, zombie brain splatters we come to expect whenever that word comes in to play. Instead Keyes deals in re-imagined worlds that we’re big fans of, colored in with decently cheerful…
November 14, 2012Saddened to hear about the recent passing of Duke Vin, a legendary selector and hero to those who have tribute to pay for the UK sound system culture. After apprenticing under Tom The Great Sebastian, Duke Vin relocated from Jamaica to London, establishing his own sound system – The Tickler – as the first in the UK. Duke Vin’s passing…
October 30, 2012Always timely and on point Jimmy Monsta Funk steps in with a playlist for friends and fam stateside to sit out the storm. Not sure how Storm Queen got left out but the Incognito joint more than makes up for it, listen in order if you can. No gimmick here, just an opportunity for a proper electronic journey in these…
October 24, 2012When I first saw this it definitely had the vibe of a Preacher inspired art-hoax, but from what we can tell (including satellite imagery) this is 100% legit. I’d never heard of “earth-art” before the start of this year, but I’m coming to like the ideals behind it, of which one Michael Heizer seems to be the embodiment of. Heizer’s…
October 19, 2012For those London based there’s an incredible lineup on next weekend, happening at an East London secret location. It’s happening as part of The Hydra series from promoters Broken & Uneven, with Bleep stepping up for curation collaboration duties and using the occasion to launch their new label, a forthcoming 12″ done with Give Up Art and Shaun Bloodworth. It’s…
October 13, 2012Odd how everything dope in Sydney seems to be happening at the Opera House since we’ve been back. Iconic structure with amazing sound, but something still seems prematurely wrong about our new favourite venue for leftfield ideals and electronic movements being something you can buy a snow-globe model of. Come November we’re headed back there for Graphic 2012. Billed as…
October 3, 2012To be honest we generally avoid talking about Kickstarter projects. There’s so much up there worthy of funding if it doesn’t bankrupt you it’ll depress you. That said, we can’t avoid giving support to this documentary that we feel will be an essential record of an oft-overlooked area of “Music 101”. This came through to us via Jimmy Monsta Funk,…
September 19, 2012Judging by it’s title you’d be forgiven for thinking this was an East London hipster circle-jerk event. It is however, taking place at the Sydney Opera House, and on closer inspection is pretty damn amazing. The Festival Of Dangerous Ideas is in it’s third year, running during 2012 from the 28th of September to the 30th. Starting on the Friday night…
September 10, 2012Here’s a nice way to start the working week, though due to it’s length probably something you won’t finish until the weekend; a full three hour set from the one and only Derrick May, destroying the dance in Japan. Following the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami hit Japan pretty much every single artist set to tour the country cancelled their tour.…