Review: The Analogue Cops – The Purple EP
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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Introducing: Bobby Champs
It’s safe to say that Pictures Music was one of the best labels of 2011, with an appallingly well-curated roster of artists like Dauwd, Lapalux, Koreless, Seams, Chairman Kato, Dark Sky and Rudi Zygadlo. It remains a small label with a trademark polish and a certain je-ne-sais-quoi feeling under every track. It’s that complexity that […]
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Recommended: Jacques Greene – Arrow (ft. Koreless)
Featuring Koreless? What exactly does that mean, ‘featuring’? We were hoping we’d hear Koreless’ dulcet tones providing an exclusive rap verse mid-song with many-a nonsensical adlib, in the style of a Timbaland guest verse. However, no such interlude appears, so don’t get your hopes up. No, instead it seems that Koreless is bringing his mastery […]
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Review: Jokers of The Scene – J0T5
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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Introducing: South London Ordnance
When South London Ordnance recently bemoaned his lack of public relations skills on Twitter, we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to introduce him to you. The elusive 23-year-old producer’s Soundcloud had caught our attention with an endearing lack of biographic detail allowing the music to speak for itself. He’s one of the newest […]
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Recommended: Lianne La Havas – Forget (Shlohmo Remix)
Lianne La Havas was an unexpected addition to the singer-songwriter panorama last year, but nonetheless a welcome one, with her gratifying balance of silken delicacy and uninhibited edge. This remix from Shlohmo is also a very welcome surprise, with the LA producer bridging the gap between himself and La Havas by focusing on what the […]
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Preview: Ifan Dafydd – Treehouse / To Me
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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Chronicles: Introducing Perrion
If you ain’t H.O.M.E., you’re homeless. The internet has supplied us with a constant stream of new artists for years. It has given burgeoning MCs a place near side of estabilished acts as a most significant advancement within music, the lines between eminence and priority being blurred and especially over the last three years, a lot of […]
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Download: Rain Dog – See Hear EP
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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Recommended: Loftmind. – INTP
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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Recommended: Dekmantel Anniversary Series Part 1
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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Vault Review: J Period Presents.. The [Abstract] Best
In the history of Hip Hop there is one artist in particular who has quietly shaped an entire generation of MCs and producers, and that’s Kamaal Ibn John Fareed, better known as The Abstract himself Q-Tip. From Los Angeles born Brooklyn residing mixtape king J. Period comes “The Abstract Best”, self-released in 2009 as a ninety minute […]
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