September 24, 2010For those that recall, despite the epic struggle with the UK plant, we’d still managed to keep the same September 27th send out date for Dodger Man‘s debut on wax. Well, unfortunately the plant struck again. Managing to get the records out at the right weight to the distributor the day they were needed, it wasn’t till after the weekend…
September 23, 2010To give props where they’re due, I just saw this link on the Burnt Progress blog, when I was checking out the details of their CDR night collaboration next month, but more on that another time. This is essentially a guide to duplicating records in to other records (if that makes sense), all from the comfort of home. I searched…
September 19, 2010For bass music, the RBMA Culture Clash earlier in the year has been the stand-out event since that 2007 Sonar set. Four stages, four sound systems (yes, there’s been a tonne of argument about how some participants weren’t actually ‘proper sound systems’ blah, blah blah…NOT THE POINT!) competing for the crowd, with Metalheadz led by Goldie walking away crowned kings…
September 16, 2010Massive email from Kamikaze, who’s thrown up some words on each of the records Kamikaze DJs dropped on the last Awkward Movements Sessions for Samurai.fm, which, if you’ve slept on to date, you can get at below. DVA/Fatima – Just Vybe (Soule Power Mix) [Hyperdub] Back at the front end of this year, DVA dropped the killer dance hit Natty, and…
September 15, 2010If the above looks strange to you then it raises the question: how do you not know about Shook? Raised from the ashes of Straight No Chaser, Shook magazine has taken it’s place as the beating heart of the underground scene, stretching it’s wings from London to the States and now South Africa, and pulling together some of the finest…
September 14, 2010Hip-hop chameleon, multi-instrumentalist producer and soul singer Aloe Blacc smashed back on the scene bigger than ever this year, with ‘I Need A Dollar’ taking things to the next level. Recorded with members of The Expressions and El Michels Affair in session, the tune not only bridged the gap between the heads buying hip-hop and the collectors on the modern soul…
September 13, 2010Like most, I struggle to define Matthew Herbert, as he constantly reinvents himself and his music, seemingly enjoying what he’s doing the whole time. His creative output ranging from minimal house through musique concrete to polemical, protest pop and is probably the only underground artist to have had his music presented at such venues as the Royal Court Theatre, on…
September 12, 2010I know we were recently posting about the man for Phonica’s 7th Birthday, but damn, can’t believe this took me a week to get to (what can I say, blatantly not cool enough for Fact Mag anymore 🙂 ). Kieran Hebden aka Four Tet has pulled out the top mix of the moment, filled as always with forthcomings and exclusives.…
September 11, 2010This white just dropped on my doorstep, literally, though I’m not sure who from. Someone local who’s promo list I’m fortunate to be on, which rules out Summer Dawn, being based in Italy, and I don’t believe The Raah Project or Cessa have sent me anything previously. That said, I am really feeling what’s coming out of their camp at…
September 10, 2010I just got put on to a company to ease vinyl heads about their expiring time on earth. And Vinyly or R.I.V. (Rest In Vinyl) are a European based business that offers a package to let you live on in the medium of vinyl records. Once cremated they will use your ashes to press a short run of records.…