May 9, 2011With Kieron still on electronic sabbatical up north, the other half of Kamikaze DJs and wax connoisseur Paul Ackroyd flew solo for Awkward Movement Sessions #21. An hour of vinyl purism that not only flows but individually can be the starting point for any number of underground tangents you choose to indulge. In other news the distributors are down to the…
May 7, 2011Our good friends over at dublab have just started their bi-annual supporter drive, and as always there’s a load of dope events and tunes accompanying. It’s been dubbed the “Turning on Tomorrow” Proton Drive and one of our favourite beat flippers and longtime labrat Teebs has been charged with creating the theme song for the event, which you can stream…
May 5, 2011For those not familiar with Create Digital Music I can’t recommend it enough. It’s pure madness. If you’ve got even a slight fetish for off the wall electronic music, analogue gear and custom-made bits of equipment then welcome to your new hangout. Most of the time I have no idea what’s going on but still find a form of schoolboy…
May 4, 2011Business is clearly booming for Hear No Evil, and deservedly so. No longer satisfied merely being on the way to monopolising the music sync game, they’re showing true style now and also bringing their expertise to the London party scene. Going down this Friday at XOYO (EC2A 4AP), it’s the first of a new series of ill nights that…
April 27, 2011Props to Paul of Kamikaze for continually putting me on to even more dope music I’d be sleeping on still if it weren’t for his dedication to sharing it. He’s outdone himself this time. I’m referring the new Peaking Lights album, which, simply put, is stunning. Titled 936 it’s been an unhealthily addictive addition to my record collection I’ve been…
April 25, 2011Apologies for the mad delay between shows this time around – it’s been all hands on deck with the recent release of AWK003, NKC‘s debut outing on 12″. Big ups to all who’ve been showing his tracks love from from around the globe, and to them who’ve gotten in touch from dropping both ‘Marie‘ and ‘Ghettotechno‘ in to their sets.…
April 23, 2011Thought I’d repost a article and some damn good advice on promos, passed on to the masses from DFRNT. Titled Dub Eitquette, it originally appeared in Modus Magazine Issue 1 and is essential reading for anyone planning on sending out tracks. As an editor, producer and label runner DFRNT continues to amaze me with his work ethic and drive for…
April 20, 2011Good Friday at Plastic People, the man known as Bullion will be headlining a psyched-out, beat heavy, bass 8-bit lineup, all on our favourite soundsystem in London. For those that slept, Bullion’s latest offering You Drive Me To Plastic was originally dropped on wax earlier in the year via the Young Turks label, who spared no expense delivering it…
April 19, 2011Update: You can now check out the full 30 minute video here: http://youtu.be/evA-R9OS-Vo Is there an award for the 10 millionth person to repost this? Let’s hope so. Finally got around to checking the new Beastie Boys tune and it’s pure fire. 16 years later (and 10+ live shows) I’m still vibing on everything these guys do, and now…
April 18, 2011I’m the first to admit that it’s only been the past 18 months that I really started looking to techno, and even then only really looking back. And while it doesn’t give me the authority to talk about how it used to be, there’s already been a clear distinction between the artists and DJs who’ve been championing the sound from…