August 4, 2015Coming off the back of his own LP – Always Offended and Never Ashamed – which christened the label, and a cassette from Karl O’Connor that no one really heard, Kerridge aka Samuel Kerridge brings the third release on his Contort imprint to us in the form of a devastating 7″ called Sonic Instruments Of War. Kerridge has mostly worked with…
July 31, 2015Last week’s Awkward Movements show for NTS now archived for anyone that missed it the first time around. Stream below or get in touch for the download link, full track list right down the bottom. Kicked things off with a bit of a side from the new Jackie O’Motherfucker tape, followed by Beak> and Divine Interface keeping in pace. Got…
July 30, 2015Many times I’ve unsuccessfully tried to deconstruct music tastes. It always comes down to simple gut feeling, but it doesn’t stop me occasionally attempting to work out what elements of a recording appeal to me, and is there any consistency behind it. Whenever there’s new music on the decks – not just another release from our buy-on-site labels and artists,…
July 25, 2015Although we came to it well late, almost six months after it’s 2014 release date, Bébites has been one of our fondest discoveries of recent memory. The cassette was the first release on the Pygmy Animals label and introduced us to the wonderful musical world of Ramzi aka Phoebe Guillemot, Canadian based producer with an amazing knack for compacting mind-blowing…
July 22, 2015Well late as always from us, but for those that missed the live broadcast or don’t stalk the stations Mixcloud page as regularly as we do, here’s the latest show for Awkward Movements on NTS. Paul Ackroyd aka Kamikaze selecting, bumping through some classics from the likes of James Brown, Konono No. 1 (pictured above) and Sun Ra, recent favourites such as…
July 20, 2015New session work here from Jackie O-Motherfucker, and it’s motherfucking great. With their consistently inconsistent output of some thirty-odd releases since their inception in 1995, the group’s experimental and freeform nature seems to extend past their music in to group membership, with some forty-odd ex-players that have Jackie O’Motherfucker some place on their music resume. Founding member Tom Greenwood remains…
July 13, 2015Resident music and radio guru Paul Ackroyd aka Kamikaze has just kicked off a new series, exploring his peerless record collection – and bits he’ll acquire on the way – by originating region. Here we’ve got the first part – essay and radio show – digging in to the state of Georgia, co-hosted by Dandelion radio’s Lee Adcock . If…
July 11, 2015Meant to share this when the series first concluded, but totally spaced on it until earlier this week, and thought I’d get it up now for anyone that missed it as it happen. Diggin’ In The Carts is the brilliant documentary series about Japanese video game music from 8-bit to 32, covering roughly the period of Japan’s music output up until…
July 7, 2015A record so damn good that despite the hype we wanted to weigh in on quickly; finally released on wax comes occasional collaborators Kieren Hebden aka Four Tet and Steve Reid taking on seminal Detroit techno in stunning style. The two cover ‘Strings Of Life’, creating it’s most out-there, and in someways it’s most faithful, versioning in one hit. Recorded…
July 2, 2015The weekend’s Awkward Movements show for NTS now up on archive for those that missed it on the airwaves or just a fancy a replay. So many records, so little time. Probably would have cracked the 30-track mark if it hadn’t been for the lengthy masterpiece thrown up by /f, but all said and done we’re well chuffed to have…