Download: Sinjin Hawke Bootlegs
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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Review: Brenmar – Let’s Pretend
This year has been a non-stop affair for Bill Salas, the Brooklyn based artist who goes by the name Brenmar. With an EP apiece on Discobelle and Sinden’s Grizzly, a video of the much loved “Taking It Down” and an endless stream of peerless mixes – there was even time to contribute to a certain […]
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Recommended: Arp 101 – U
The North-London based Eglo Records imprint, which is ran by Rinse presenter Alexander Nut and producer Floating Points, has had the steady habit of releasing a unique soulful hybrid of smooth house, hip-hop, dubstep and many other influences from the very beginning of their label two years ago. Setting everything in motion with two releases […]
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Interview: Martyn
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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Recommended: Offshore
Londoner Offshore cuts quite an elusive figure against his Big Dada compatriots. Alongside the likes of Roots Manuva and Wiley headlining the bill and youngsters like Dels gaining the majority of attention, he’s happily doing what he does best. With 2 EPs already released to the label, one on Numbers, one on the inventive Disboot […]
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Review: L-Vis 1990 – Neon Dreams
L-Vis 1990 has always been an exciting producer to follow. As co-founder of Night Slugs and slightly different from his family there in terms of collaborations and associations outside their familiar circles, it seems like a logical and much-anticipated step for him to be one of the first from the NS subdivision to come out […]
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Interview: Nightwave
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 […]
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Recommended: Krampfhaft – Makin’ Magic
Hailing from the label’s homeland, Krampfhaft has been making waves with support from the likes of Mary Anne Hobbs, Om Unit and Daedelus. His newest EP on Rwina Records features 4 tracks, ranging from ostensibly Dubstep-influenced ‘I Needed You’ to the upbeat garage tempo ‘Hyper Dreaming’, through to the heavy rolling crunk-infested ‘Makin’ Magic’ that defies […]
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Download: Fade To Mind Mix 001
Ever since its formation earlier this year, Fade to Mind, the Los Angeles-based collective/label founded by Kingdom and Prince William, have been enshrouded by an extreme tight-lippedness that has made it somewhat difficult to follow, if not outright frustrating. It’s very much a take-what-you-can-get label, considering the scarcity of information about forthcoming releases, events, and […]
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Download: {Unclassified}
Earlier today, the cable television network Adult Swim (who have been running the Single Series in the past where they gave away unreleased cuts by people from Brooklyn rapper El-P to the metal outfit Mastodon) and the more logical dance music platform Scion A/V teamed up to give away a compilation of “eighteen rare or unreleased” tracks for free. By no […]
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Download: West Norwood Cassette Library
Photography: Georgina Cook. Chances are you’ve seen West Norwood Cassette Library’s name springing up all over the place, including a recent interview in Dummy Mag and a visionary mix for Modifier. A remarkably gifted DJ/producer, as well as the founder of WNCL Recordings, WNCL (born Bob Bhamra) recently gave away a new track entitled “Drop.” […]
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Recommended: dBridge – City of Lonely Runaways
With his recent Boiler Room mix echoing praise unanimously around the world and his own label Exit Records constantly pushing the boundaries of forward thinking productions from the likes of innovators such as ASC, Synkro and Joe Seven, it’s not surprising that his first solo 12″ of 2011 on Skream’s Disfigured Dubz should come with a […]
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