June 6, 2011Off the back of a recent post about Tristan Perich I got an email response from Jimmy Monsta Funk with seven or so youtube links to underrated electronic experiments from back in the day. Among them, I was reminded about this incredible documentary, which easily rates in my top 3 ever made. Funnily enough Jimmy actually supplied some of the…
June 6, 2011Another guest mix we’ve been hanging out for, this time coming from our go to photo man and long time drum n bass raver Timmy K. We were well surprised then when he delivered over 80 minutes of an ill party mix without a single amen break in sight. If you need some visuals whilst checking out the mix head…
June 5, 2011Last week saw the one-year anniversary for Tom Ravenscroft taking over the Friday night slot on BBC6, long may he reign. Tom’s one of the few left with proper underground roots in a lot of what he plays, though not excluding good tracks with a bit of promo budget, doing it for the right reasons. And while comparisons to his…
June 3, 2011Just been put on to Mitamine Lab via there latest show done by Ekoplekz, who’s featured a mix of an upcoming joint from Chairman Kato. We’ll be releasing the full ‘replekz’ version of ‘Usual Drama’ on wax later later in the year, previews going up soon, as part of Kato’s ‘Science & Romance’ EP release. The few who’ve heard already have…
June 1, 2011This is my kind of art. Not just that, it’s quite possibly the best thing I’ve seen in a while (or at least since my hand-held Genesis). I can’t believe I’ve just found out about Hand Baked Arcade, a collective of sorts that offers installations of retro-games, old-school cabinets and gaming systems. They set them up as temporary retro-arcades in…
May 31, 2011The last Hear No Evil Presents… night delivered as expected. Now that they’ve got the sync industry in lock down I think it’s brilliant they’ve shouldered the responsibility of bringing their artists to the forefront of the live scene as well. On a night that seriously killed it with artists and DJs, an unexpected stand-out was one of the opening…
May 30, 2011The same company that brought us the brilliant Bob Moog, Allen Ginsberg and Raymond Scott dolls have announced that the next in line for their form of immortalisation will be none other than The Upsetter himself. Preliminary designs only, subject to change etc. designed as always by Archer Prewitt; he of Sof’ Boy fame in the comic world.
May 28, 2011Damn. Can’t believe Gil Scott-Heron passed away overnight. Back when I was doing the funk n soul show for FBi Radio in Sydney, the guy who did the punk / hardcore / metal show before me used to always ask for some Gil Scott somewhere in the first part of mine, so he could hear it while he was packing…
May 26, 2011Spend some time with Chairman Kato as he unleashes his live show. Just to clarify not ‘live’ like triggering loops from his tracks – we’re talking ‘live’ like creating and improvising electronic music live. I’ve seen a preview of what he’s got in store and it’s not something you want to sleep on. You’ve got two chances to catch him…
May 25, 2011Either I’ve grown up and found a new appreciation for art or it’s gotten a whole lot better in the last 24 months. Taking place at The Crypt Gallery underneath the St. Pancras Church, the exhibition is running from 26th of May tot he 3rd of June, and is the collaborative effort of Ninja Tune musician Amon Tobin and London…