Preview: Presk & Cinnaman – Sweat
They’ve already put out a release this year in the form of the limited “Fuck Yonkers” bootleg (ACLBLXXX) but this November will mark the first official release of Amsterdam-based label and party Audio Culture, and they couldn’t have thought of a better way to commence themselves than what’s coming our way. ACLBL001 will display a […]
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Introduction: Lee Stevens & The Beautiful People
There are two monikers you have to take into account when dealing with a certain Austrian who goes by the name of Stefan Schauppenlehner, they are: Burnin Tears and Lee Stevens & the Beautiful People. Both concentrate on House music, yet the Lee Stevens alias takes him into the depths of wonderful disco whereas the […]
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Preview: Two Inch Punch – Up In Your Mix
It’s been a while since Two Inch Punch self-released his captivating white label 12” in April. The West-London based producer garnered a lot of attention for his compact and soulfully approached tracks and both “Love You Up” and “Luv Luv” acted as a perfect introduction to this artist and his unique sound that he has […]
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Chronicles: Rich Boy’s ‘Bigger Than The Mayor’
Chronicles is a returning item that delves into rap/hip-hop mixtapes from the past and pulls out some forgotten treasures that still remain relevant. Released back in 2008, “Bigger Than The Mayor” was originally supposed to generate hype to lead into Rich Boy’s sophomore album. Three years later and that album is still nowhere in sight. This […]
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Download: Lucid – Walkingly Jaded (Mister Tweeks Remix)
All the way back in March of this year a little known Belgian label by the name of Pelican Fly announced their sonic intentions with their first and acclaimed release ‘Richelle – Mascotte’, and consolidated the ethos that big is better. Interest though is starting to peak again as the countdown begins towards their 4th release, […]
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Preview: Untold – Bachelor’s Delight / Little Things Like That
One of Clone’s sublabels, the Clone Basement Series imprint that has been running since late 2009, has always been a sterling retreat for good music. The start of the series administered us house and techno tracks in the main, produced by the likes of Mike Dehnert, Conforce and 2562’s moniker A Made Up Sound. Over the […]
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Recommended: Tanner Ross & Soul Clap – Shady Shores EP
Tanner Ross, New Jersey DJ and producer (who is also known as T-Rex or Prince Of E-funkdom), and mercurial Bostonian DJ duo Soul Clap, comprising of Charles Levine and Eli Goldstein (known individually as Cynce and Elyte) have teamed up to produce “Shady Shore“, an astonishing 6 track EP out now on Wolf+Lamb. The fittingly […]
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Download: James Blake’s Essential Mix
As is the custom, James Blake’s long-awaited essential mix for BBC Radio 1 aired at an ungodly hour yesterday night but since we live in times where everything is archived in the nick of time, today the showcase is available for anyone to fix in mind. Despite having gained immeasurable amounts of exposure in the […]
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Five Mixes Are Better Than One Pt. VI
1. Darling Farah – URB Burnin’ Up Mix: Darling Farah is our first love, last love, only love. Although this URB mixtape is from a while back, we couldn’t resist telling you about it for it’s already up there in our most listened to mixes – eighteen minutes of his own productions strictly, some whom have appeared on […]
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Review: left_blank 002
We wrote about Left Blank back in May when they put out their first release, Vessel’s “Nylon Sunset EP”. Now they’re back with a split release/collaboration from Lorca and Visionist. There’s not much out there about either, as each lets their music do the talking. Lorca recently dropped a freebie remix of Zero 7’s “Home”, from […]
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One On One Vol. I: Norma Jean Bell – Fun Coming On
Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths. The ‘baddest bitch in the room‘ Norma Jean Bell has played quite an observable role in the Detroit music scene, but as low-key as she is it almost seems like she’s indeed a bit of a myth. Not only a momentous vocalist, but also an excellent saxophonist and pianist at […]
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Review: SertOne – The View From Above
If you’d told me about a hot young Irish hip-hop producer a decade ago, I’d probably have laughed at you. I can definitely remember laughing when I heard wannabe rappers on radio using American accents and then talking in their normal Dublin accents in interviews in about 2002. But times have changed. Liverpool-based Portadown native […]
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