December 17, 2015Apologies for delay on action lately, been travelling as usual. Pleased to announce however, that I’ve found my newest addiction last week in the form of Nintendo cartridge figurines from Squid Kids Ink. Squid Kids Ink is in fact primarily one person, real name Nate Mitchell who’s been sculpting since he was 19 and designing toys full time since graduating…
December 10, 2015Managing to get the archive up before the next show up makes me feel like I’ve achieved something for the week. So while you read this, two days ahead of the next Awkward Movements show on NTS, you’ll have to imagine me patting myself on the back. Paul Ackroyd aka Kamikaze was back in session for two hours, busting through…
December 7, 2015I’m assuming this one’s flown under the radar for most, otherwise we’d be seeing much more of it everywhere. Joane Skyler seemed to magically appear on the scene about two years ago with a cassette on Reckno titled Orz. Returning to the label that she debuted on (after a brief stop over on the Boomkat house label last year) she’s…
December 3, 2015The Dollop may be one of the greatest podcasts of all time. Hosted by comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds it consists of the former reading the latter a story from history of which Reynolds has no idea what the topic is. It’s generally hilarious, and if you’re looking for a starting point on it I highly recommend episode 12,…
December 1, 2015With absolutely no knowledge of ragas past or present, or even the tools to start a foundation, I’ve amused myself for hours on Puzzle Me Raga. It’s mostly just listening to the samples then pressing ‘Hint’ repeatedly until the word appears, but an incredibly addictive and enjoyable way to pass time when you should be working. So what’s a raga?…
November 26, 2015‘Original Nuttah‘ has to be one of the most and recognisable (and rewound) jungle tunes of all time. Released by Shy Fx in ’94, the tune was a major breakthrough for the ragga style of drum n bass that was coming through. And it was UK Apache, a proper pioneer in the scene, who voiced the classic track over Shy’s…
November 25, 2015I was pretty late on to Sleaford Mods, but damn I’m glad I got there. Not a lot of groups at the moment that can court a substantial fan base and press while still managing to stand for change, or even say anything at all for that matter. Sleaford Mods are hopefully inspiring a few cats to join them here.…
November 24, 2015Apologies for the delay between posts, travelling at the moment and only just catching up. Got some time on a plane to check out Fresh Dressed at long last though, and despite previously being swayed away from it from a few write-ups, I can’t recommend checking it out enough. There’s not a lot I know about fashion. Three pairs of…
November 20, 2015Just back from travels, as always apologies for the delay on this one. The Awkward Movements show on NTS radio went out last weekend, covering a lot of ground; hope you dug it and it made sense. For those that missed it you can stream below with the full track list or get in touch for the download. The radiophonic…
November 12, 2015First encounter here with DJ Boneyard in the form of an eight track cassette of proper raw house. Fans of Marcuss Mixx (where’s he been by the way?), the brutal Andy Blake plates or even the Cerberus Future Technologies stuff we’ve been loving of late should flock to this. Blown-out drum machines drive the ghetto-bass samples, pounding along at 130bpm…