December 29, 2010I get slightly obsessive over drum machines. The older analogue models especially, alongside the MPCs, Grooveboxes and variety of other electronic toys, have always been my favorite form of musical creation over computer synths and plug-ins. That said, I do bug out when manufacturers properly blend both worlds for ease of work flow. Hence why I’ve been I’ve been researching…
December 24, 2010As is the season with New Years drawing closer it’s the time for us to get rating on our top records for the year. Love the fact they all came in in different formats and different styles, though Actress seems to be the most shouted out. Thanks to everyone for a brilliant year and watch 2011 for some massiveness. Raynulds…
December 22, 2010An incredible documentary directorial debut from Michael Chandler, Stay Sailing is an achievement in short film-making. There’s been a load typed on it – especially when it was originally bombed up online for only 30 days – so I’ll let the experts give the run down. via Wilderness Pictures ‘Stay Sailing’ looks at pirate radio, warts and all, providing a…
December 20, 2010Again mad props to everyone who made it down on the night to see the crew and Illum Sphere tear it up earlier in the month. Special thanks to Talking At Me and Notting Hill Arts for hosting a fun night. You know it’s been a success when you’ve got Greek gang fights being broken up by the cops waiting…
December 13, 2010Considering the epic ascension of film maker, Spike Jonze’s career over the last 25 years, it’s somewhat surprising that he managed to sneak out his latest short film practically unnoticed. The film titled I’m Here was released quietly through iTunes and is still available online for free through Absolute’s home page. And although corporate sponsorship can be sucky, I think…
December 11, 2010First up a massive thank you to everyone who came down last night and to Talking At Me for hosting ourselves with Illum Sphere for a memorable night of tunes at Notting Hill Arts Club. We’ll get the full run down up once we’ve recovered and flipped through Timmy K‘s shots. In the meantime, deep bass man DFRNT has given…
December 5, 2010I was recently able to put a name to a style, being turned on to Prop4g4nd4 aka Propaganda, who’s Picasso-esque inspiration is instantly recognisable from flyers and vectors over the last few years. To be fair, it’s a love or hate relationship with his designs, and his home page is a somewhat addictive source of unique imagery. Earlier this year…
December 3, 2010Jacked from our friends at Man Make Music who’s mailout put us on to it, Gimme 5 – Russia’s future music community – have thrown up a new mix for issue #27, and it’s a big one. Hessle Audio co-founder and don of a dj Ben UFO grabs the reins, and packs out 40 odd minutes of tune with some…
November 30, 2010Bringing the bass out West, Awkward Movements are pulling together the crew to take over a portion of Talking At Me, one of West London’s most consistently quality parties. Joined by a special guest Illum Sphere to help launch the event, this is going to be a heavy night not to be missed. Make sure you get down early doors…
November 29, 2010I’ve been rinsing the above Derrick May repress over the last 24 hours – Relics: A Transmat Compilation. The A-side, ‘MS-6’ was originally done under May’s Rhythim is Rhythim alias, circa 1987, and if possible stands out even more today than it did back then. It’s only been the last 12 months that I’ve become a massive ‘Shake’ Shakir fan…