April 19, 2017Along with the rest of the music world we’re saddened to hear of the passing of Mika Vainio. It was Paul Ackroyd / Kamikaze who introduced me to him many years ago, and he remained a constant in our shows and records we’d play each other. Paul’s put together a fitting three hour tribute to the Mika, may he rest in…
January 26, 2017Jimmy Monsta Funk never stops blowing us away. Last year’s live sets, rave year tributes (1991) and insane levels of record appreciation across the board showed why he remains as our favourite DJ. We’ve been sitting on this for way too long, and will or won’t be adding to it to complete the track lists on the last three sections…
January 13, 2017If you locked in to Awkward Movements on NTS last weekend you would’ve caught Paul Ackroyd aka Kamikaze giving tribute to the artist’s death toll of 2016. You can’t fit it all in a two-hour show however, with the original being over four hours covering 43 artists. Paul’s words and tribute show below. 2016 was not kind to the music…
January 3, 2017Lists of things to buy and check out are always good provided they come from the right people, and Jimmy Monsta Funk is still top of that list. He’s dropped some proper heat on us this year and we’re still sitting on about six hour of mixes comprising of wax from 2015 that’ll be up shortly. A lot of good…
December 31, 2016Looking back at the records and tapes I shouted at last year and it’s pretty spooky how many artists and labels came back again. Maybe I’m getting old, not playing out as much and listening at home instead, or maybe it’s just the couple of big boxsets breaking the record budget, but the most noticeable shift was towards albums over…
December 16, 2016For those who might not be tuned in to Mt. Druitt News on Facebook you may’ve missed them posting this battle between a graffiti writer and the council worker responsible for this particular patch of building maintenance. Start on the top left hand corner then scroll along the gallery. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]
December 15, 2016Well happy to have discovered Radio Garden (Radio.Garden) today, a web app that connects you to radio all over the world. An international research project from Transnational Radio Encounters, directed by Golo Föllmer at Martin-Luther University Halle in collaboration with other universities across Europe, it’s a simple concept brought together by great design and intentions. The interface lets you scroll across…
December 11, 2016Brand New Noise aka BrandNewNoise is the online shop for handmade music gadgets from Richard Uphill, shipped from his workshop in Brooklyn, NY. You’ve got a love anyone that’s turned a home hobby in to a full time business, and when the product’s are this good it’s even more exciting. Uphill’s original offering was a simple voice recorded in a…
November 14, 2016Last weekend we had the pleasure of handing the Awkward Movements Show on NTS over to Jimmy Monsta Funk. Drawing from his own record collection he put together two hours worth of tunes released in 1991 The first 80 minutes are pure UK independent record labels too with the last 40 mixing in US, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy and Canada, still…
October 31, 2016I love Dead Albatross season. Living with a curated list of albums surrounded by a constant stream of radio and commentary while you decide which one’s are your top releases of the year is an absolute pleasure, mostly due to the quality of contributors. From the brain of Paul Ackroyd, what started as an alternate Mercury Prize has morphed in to it’s own…