December 11, 2014Unless you were there it’s hard to convey the influence and importance of Koolism to the Australian music scene. Between the late ’90s and early 2000’s it was the first time that a lot of us heard a non-US or British accent on a rap. And it wasn’t just as a starting point: throughout their career Koolism remained homegrown and…
December 10, 2014Last week’s NTS show now up on archive; stream it below or get in touch for the downloadable version. As well as the usual mixture of experimental electronics and soundscapes – led by the likes of Nad Spiro and Constellation Botsu – we ventured in the rarely touched territory for the show, launching off in to bandspace for a decent…
December 8, 2014For fifteen years the Sydney monorail was an under-appreciated piece of the urban landscape. Not as noticeable or iconic as say the Opera House or Harbour Bridge, but still an appreciated piece of landscape like the mountains in Switzerland or sand dunes in Morocco. The monorail was never talked about it as a key feature, and it may not have…
December 3, 2014Free records, what?! Dubkasm? Fucking crazy. If I’m reading this right then the good folk over at RwdFwd are giving out 100 copies of a system shattering record from their online store tonight. And yes I realise that posting this may cost me my own copy, but everyone involved here is down for spreading the message, so who are we…
December 2, 2014Been a while since we heard from Timmy K aka Phomandark on the photographic tip, but it was well worth the wait. With camera in hand he headed down to shoot Afrika Bambaataa and crew on their ’40 Years of Hip-Hop’ tour, double billed as the ‘41st Anniversary of Zulu Nation‘. From djembe drummers opening the affair through a load…
December 1, 2014Film maker Rollo Jackson is so on point with what he does. Showtime! and Tape Crackers are regularly played around our place, even just as background. Both DVDs are a constant source of reference for dancehall and jungle respectively, offering exactly what we’d want musically and stylistically. Jackson has not only worked with amazing subjects but seems to almost take the…
November 28, 2014Deep as f**k show here from Paul Ackroyd aka Kamikaze, sent out via NTS radio last week for our regular Awkward Movements show on the station. Straight vibes across the whole two hours, navigating some crazy territory across the electronic spectrum and modern compositional masterpieces. The wonderful Duppy Gun Productions compilation features heavily as does a few of the new-school Hyperdub…
November 27, 2014We’ve been waiting for this one for the last decade; and thank god that someone with cash and time has managed to get it off the ground. Currently in it’s final stages and crowd-funding to get it across the line, the first proper feature-length documentary for Jaco Pastorius is looking to be released in the first half of next year,…
November 24, 2014Damn, this LP is really going to turn some heads. You know those releases that turn out to be game changers? The plates that swerve the way you start buying records, if only for a temporary time? I can recall a few; Blind Joe Death, Marcellus Pittman’s Erase The Pain 12″, The Heliocentrics, Rhythim is Rhythim and Ras G’s Ghetto…
November 22, 2014Few artists get us this excited with a new release, but then again there’s only a select few constantly peaking our interest, and a select few who’s sound remains distinctly their own with every release. Nad Spiro is Rosa Arruti, Barcelona based sonic experimentalist undoubtedly making some of the most interesting music out there. We first discovered her work through…