Reviewing Midland’s “Placement” EP I recently mentioned that dirtiest of words – prog. That EP lived and breathed on lengthy chuggers and droning snyth patterns, key elements of that sadly unpopular genre. Another track that follows in a similar vein is Jack Dixon’s remix of Ghosting Season’s “A Muffled Sound Of Voices”. Forthcoming on Sasha’s […]
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An oxymoronic offering from US newcomer Madeaux. This one’s high octane chillout, frantic percussion collapsing underneath broken-up vocals and a piano sample or several. Featuring a variety of vocal cuts, most prominently those of Little Dragon’s Yukimi Nagano, “The Space Between Us” definitely keeps you on your toes. Opening with a chilling vocal sample and […]
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Newcomer Airhead is yet another one that we don’t know too much about. So far we’ve got this: he’s the man behind this gorgeous Shlohmo remix, he plays guitar for James Blake and he’s releasing an EP so lovely that it might just break your heart. His track “Lightmeters” closed the “IOTDXI” compilation from R&S that […]
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We’re running this recommendation on minimum information. What we do know is that Vlooper is a prolific underground Hip Hop producer and part of the Quebecois Alaclair Ensemble (pictured above). Alaclair consists of a number of producers, rappers, and activists all of which remain anonymous as far as we can tell. The only other member with a […]
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Truth is, we probably should have been introducing you to Xosar a while ago. The mystery behind this emerging producer is, however, part of her charm. Breaking through in an industry that tends to focus so much on the visual when it ideally should be all about the aural can be difficult especially for a […]
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It’s rare for us to hear one track from an artist and immediately fall in love, but Adam Hodgins aka Iron Galaxy appears to be the exception. The track in question “Attention Seeker,” a melancholic and clearly machine driven house tune, made its way onto Soundcloud last weekend and may signal another bright light hailing […]
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I would really love a mini-Joe Goddard to keep in my pocket. I could take him out and wind him up, and he would make me personalized soulful house tracks. Wouldn’t that be grand? Like all the best genre-spanning electronic music, Goddard’s remix begins with a deceptively simple hook that has you reeled in before […]
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And now for something completely different – the new cut from Seun Kuti (son of Fela Kuti and therefore heir to the afrobeat throne), as remixed by the formidably excellent Spoek Mathambo. Mathambo, if you’re a little late on this, is a South African DJ and producer, and a boundary pusher par excellence. Ever heard any […]
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Today we woke up and convinced ourselves that it’d be just like any other day, but then we had to face the truth. How can you really escape Valentine’s Day? Luckily for us we found a sweet gift in our mailbox, a Valentine’s mix dropped off by a secret admirer/friend of Truants to share with […]
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When an artist gets asked to do a revered Essential mix, not only is there the highly daunting and challenging task in choosing a selection of tracks you’ll be happy to look back on in the future, but also finding the certain right tracks that will open and close the first and last ten minutes […]
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In the revivalist quagmire we’re all stewing in, hearing something as crispy fresh as Timbah’s “Can’t Live Without You” EP is like being served a plate full of tropical fruit after a decade of microwaved Supernoodles. Love it or hate it, “maximalism” is here to stay. In the quest for the elusive sound of the […]
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There’s a big chance you have stumbled upon “Fuck It Y’All Don’t Rap” or one of the other tracks from the same series of astral juke-y songs accompanied by rotating geographic shapes over the last few weeks: since these tracks were launched into cyberspace, the fairly anonymous producer behind the tracks Evian Christ revealed his real […]
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