September 17, 2017Having moved about 4000 records to a third house in three years I’m getting ready to concede that there is a possibility that my wife and parents are right, I’m never going to listen to them all again. And that’s sad, because although I’d consider myself equal parts collector and selector, records are meant to be played. Like a lot…
September 14, 2017Stoked to be presenting the second instalment of Jimmy Monsta Funk’s 2016 wrap-up. Drawing on his record purchasers from last year exclusively he’s handed us a five hour vinyl rundown split across four parts. If you missed the first part last week you can check it out here: https://awkmo.co/jmfs-you-asked-for-it-part-1-paid-the-cost/ Episode 2 is ‘Stranger Things Have Happened‘ – appropriately kicking off…
September 8, 2017Hazar! The Dead Albatross Music Prize has officially rolled around for 2017! The season for the award show launched on Wednesday night with Paul Ackroyd aka Kamikaze announcing this year’s shortlist inside a three-hour special on Reel Rebels Radio. For the uninitiated the Dead Albatross Music Prize was kicked off by Paul in 2013 to recognise the best records to…
September 1, 2017We’ve been sitting on this for way too long. Back about two months ago Jimmy Monsta Funk delivered us over five hours of 2016 records, split across four mixes. Well worth the wait though, as he’s on point as always with curation and skills. You Asked For It is drawn for JMF’s own collection of vinyl purchases across 2016, and the sectioning…
August 18, 2017When it’s all too hectic I can usually find some solace in field recordings. My favourite forms of these manipulations sit somewhere between a podcast and musique concrete, able to hit on the startling familiarity that you might find in hearing another’s voice in discussion with you versus audio treats made from unexpected sources. I recently picked up MTS, a…
August 9, 2017Anyone else sick of the pre-order hype? With the exception of Akira, who’s label have said that they’ll ensure there’s enough for everybody incidentally, I’m well over being pimped bs”limited” and “pre-order necessary” records that seem to make their own labels nervous. If you’re a record label you should be able to back yourself and your roster on release, just…
July 31, 2017Dropped back in May I’ve only just gotten around to listening to this cassette from Rap Vacation and can’t believe there’s still some left at their store. One side to Ahnnu and one to Ohbliv, 15 minutes a piece, the beatsmiths turn out some incredibly dope tuneage. Neither producer let’s a tune play for long, but as you’d expect they…
July 27, 2017Akira has always been somewhat of the gift that keeps on giving. Released in 1988 I didn’t first see it until the mid-nineties as a feature, part of a regular anime season on network TV (shout outs to SBS), and when it returned a year later I had enough sense to tape it. One of the first anime’s I ever saw…
July 21, 2017Killer drop from Berlin label Kashual Plastik here, continuing to put quality over quantity with just their fourth wax release in as many years. It’s a a path trodden by the likes of Firecracker in their early release days, and one that tends to pay dividends when you’re looking back on a near perfect catalogue as some do. A Weird…
July 15, 2017The 8- and 16-bit games that soundtracked my 90’s youth have been going through a revival the last few years, with the likes of Koji Kondo and Hip Tanaka getting the long overdue status they deserve across a more mainstream audience. LP releases from Konami Kukeiha Club, an increase in 8-bit sampling and the brilliant Diggin’ In The Carts series…