Last year we wrote about The View From Above, the stunning debut EP from Portadown-born, Liverpool-based producer SertOne. He’s kicking off 2012 with a delightful release, the short but sweet “Quesadillas” EP. Inspired by and in tribute to the late J Dilla, this four-track EP is Since the young producer first came to my attention […]
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Somewhere deep in the uninhabited tundra of northern Finland, there exists a secret underground fortress where a mysterious figure channels the powers of ice crystals to craft a strain of cold, dark dance music under the moniker Desto. Okay so maybe those details are a little bit inaccurate, but there’s no doubt that Desto has been […]
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Last year London based Deadplate Records inaugurated the start of the label with a release titled “Booty Call”‘ from Cardiff producers Lung & Maxx Roach. Backed with a remix from Randomer, it propelled the young label ran by Synamatix into one of the most prosperous new additions to look out for in 2012. Support from the […]
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Peverelist’s Punch Drunk label has, until now, been one of those labels you can always count on for a certain level of quality without putting itself right in the spotlight. The Bristol-based imprint had a growth spurt with a handful of releases in 2011, most notably with Kahn’s “Like We Used To / Helter Skelter,” […]
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One of the most sorely under-represented labels in the crowded mass of 2011 year end lists was Unknown to the Unknown, which was started just last year by DJ Haus from Hot City. Specializing in straight-up dancefloor killers that draw from all varieties of weird, Unknown to the Unknown has been putting out new releases […]
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With releases under at least half a dozen different monikers, including Xenogears, OCP, Appointment, Lucretio and Marieu, The Analogue Cops are experts at bringing life and a human element out of machines; this record only adds to their “cop-on-site” discography. The latest addition, “The Purple EP“, is more of the raw stripped down House they have […]
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Y’All Know The Name. Acid Bagg. Revolting Joks. Joking Victim. And now this. J0T5. For their fifth release on Fool’s Gold, Canadian noise-merchants Jokers of The Scene have crafted a five-track EP that is overflowing with ideas that help push their well honed sound in new directions. From spoken-word samples and classic drum breaks to […]
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One of the inherent difficulties with music writing in the post-everything landscape is that artist comparisons have become one of the most reliable ways to describe producers’ sounds. This is pretty sticky territory – comparisons certainly make it easier to pin down elements of a song that don’t translate well into words, but on the […]
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We all love free music, but isn’t it great when that music is brilliant enough to make you want to spend your bitterly-earned cash money on it? Scottish producer and DJ DFRNT‘s Cut Records started out this time last year with the admirable objective of releasing high quality music without insisting on pecuniary compensation. Even […]
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Bridging the gap between hip hop, ambient music, and the all-encompassing bass music, Leeds based duo, Loftmind, seem to be carving their own sound in a world of recycled and re-hashed R&B vocals. The pair’s newest ep, INTP, has an almost live feel to it, comparable to Mount Kimbie; every addition builds off the other, […]
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Dekmantel, the Amsterdam-based events company, record label and artist agency, is celebrating its first five years with a series of releases from its roster of family and friends. With tracks from acts who’ve released on the label and played at the group’s parties, it promises to be an intriguing collection of house and techno goodies. […]
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Sometimes mystery is a good thing. Irish producer Faws has appeared online with little fanfare, even less background information, and a gorgeous five-track EP that sets the benchmark high for other new acts this year. The Antonym EP landed with little fanfare on Christmas Eve, but it is just starting to pick up momentum right […]
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