We love West Norwood Cassette Library. The London-based producer and DJ grata who goes by the name of Bob Bhamra has had a lot on his dubplate this year, mainly keeping himself busy with his own imprint (West Norwood Cassette Library Recordings) putting out releases by Ultramarine, Milyoo, Don Froth and himself – and soon, […]
Read moreWhen we first came across the sounds of the twenty-two year old West County based producer Tessela in the form of his All City released debut “Slugger” EP in June, it was immediately evident that it was going to be one of those releases that’s in it for the long haul, losing none of its […]
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The classification barriers in contemporary club music have been blurred for quite some time now and you’ll be hard pressed to find a prolific dubstep producer who hasn’t made at least one foray into the timeless 4 x 4 template, some even dedicating their whole studio time to this end. On the other hand, you […]
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R&S Records, the influential label that originated from Belgium in the early 80’s, has continually been a precursor in all junctions of electronic music, being at the helm of putting out paramount classics by the likes of catalysts Aphex Twin, Kenny Larkin, Joey Beltram and Human Resource, to name only a few from their overwhelming […]
Read more“Don’t leave your girl ‘round me, heartbreaker for life.” Murs’ vocal chops over the still unreleased track “Don’t Leave Ur Girl Round Me” remain chiming in our ears almost over half a year after we were first introduced to the Bristol newcomer we’ve come to know as Abiel Bailie, better known as Riffs. Combined with […]
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Sinjin Hawke is a #blessed individual with an ear for binding emotions within hip-hop and R&B. With an extensive output through the waves of his Soundcloud he’s a producer that is versatile to say the least, drawing his inspiration from a range of mixed sounds from mainly R&B, rap and hip-hop to the further likes of […]
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The regression towards the mean, the second album syndrome seems to be an obstacle for a lot of artists who reach that point in their lifework, and so it was quite plausible that Dutch producer Martyn (Martijn Deijkers) could’ve been prone to this sophomore blues after releasing his much acclaimed debut album, “Great Lengths” in […]
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London city-based producer and DJ Maya Medvesek can look back at a rewarding year. A name change from 8Bitch (the moniker under which she released her debut almost exactly one year ago) to Nightwave became fact in the Spring, to prevent any possible commotion that came with the old alias. Armed with this new epithet she […]
Read moreStraight lean, Helix, patron. There are a lot of planetary and mathematical puns one can apply to Georgia-based producer Beau Thigpen, known under his moniker Helix. Such as, no wonder he likes loops, or, his tracks are like smooth space curves, or, something about how many parsecs he’s away from Berlin. “I mean, I’m Helix?” is […]
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Over the past few years there has been a real surge of beatmakers and emcees who have taken the DIY approach like so many before them, but in a bid to be different they have contributed to some of the most interesting hip-hop we’ve heard for a long time. We owe a lot to the […]
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TJ Hertz has become one of the most admired artists of the year under his moniker Objekt, after the release of his first white label in January; two delectable slabs of techno-infused dubstep – wild, gurgling progressive works that build and grow from the simplest sounds to points of unimaginable intensity. This was furthered with […]
Read moreFor our twenty-eigth installment of the Truancy Volumes series, we are proud to have the Brighton based Guy Andrews in the mix, a producer who seems to have mastered the craft of filling the spaces in between his mesmerizing beat patterns with a soulful type of ambience, that stay embedded with your emotions for the […]
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