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Seye - Mexicana Bounce (Bondax Remix)

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:50:00 +0100

With Bondax on the way to their first release with Just Us Recordings, they have found some time to remix former Paloma Faith guitarist and artist in his own right, Seye Adelekan (yep, Gbenga from Metronomy is his brother.)

A stomping fusion of Seye’s vocals, stabby synth and broken garage beats, Bondax accentuate the Bounce element of the track and you have to be pretty strong willed to resist the urge to tap along. Brilliant tune, proving once again Bondax’s mastery of the chopped up vocal sample and it’s great that Britains producers are keeping up the summery vibes even if the weather isn’t.

Free download below via Annie Mac.

Hudson Mohawke x Lunice with Four Tet - BBC Radio 1Xtra Mix

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:09:00 +0100

Stomping mix from TNGHT, combining crunky hip hop with their own acerbic brand of bass music all helped along by the quintessential stylings of the living legend Four Tet.

Listen to it here via BBC iPlayer, brought to you by Diplo & Friends show.

Sepia - Beneath the Clouds EP Preview

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:21:00 +0100

Big things abound for Sepia, the London based producer, and with remixes for Ollie Macfarlane and Anneka under his belt, he is quickly gaining recognition for his fundamental approach to garage and eclectic taste behind the decks.

This a preview for his new EP, forthcoming on Basslight. Get to know.

Check out his free tune Be Without U at mediafire.

Maths Time Joy - Closure (Free D/L)

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:52:00 +0100

The guys down at Back The Too Future radio show based in Plymouth have another of their delicious free giveaways, this time a blissed out garagey number from London based producer Tim Worthington AKA Maths Time Joy. Utilising his own vocals, some spacey future synth and a generous helping of everyones favourite Roland drum machine, the stuttered hits and layered instruments create a restrained and soulful mix, evoking Kahn and James Blake whilst retaining distinction.

Worth checking out Back The Too Future’s back catalogue of free downloads on their soundcloud, including Stealth Elf and Lojt, plus a subsequent Hollow Legs bootleg of Moonlight Sonata.

Download Closure below or via mediafire.

Bwana - Baby, Let Me Finish (Karma Kid Remix)

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 15:22:00 +0100

Absolute smasher by the 17 year old, free download here from Annie Mac’s soundcloud. You may remember Bwana from recent slow burner There’s Nothing Left, but Karma Kid takes their ambient and floaty take on house and steps it up through a combination of shuffling hits, piercing sine waves and some cheeky 808’s.

Forthcoming releases on Bondax’ new label Just Us, one to watch!

Egoless - Selected Works (Free Download)

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 17:45:00 +0100

Croatian producer Egoless has a free giveaway of selected unreleased tracks from over the past few years. All you have to do is give him a like on his facebook page or download it directly from mediafire here.

Hesk - Lost (Free DL)

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:43:00 +0100

Footwork pioneer and frequent collaborator with fellow Montreal producer, Paveun, Hesk has released Lost for free on his soundcloud, a half-step little footwork number with pure West Coast vibes.

Get it from Mediafire here or follow the link via soundcloud.

[EDIT: Soundcloud link taken down but the Mediafire link still works]

Wiley - Glam Freestyle

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 15:56:00 +0100

Wiley showing he’s still got it, laying it down on the seminal Battle for Middle You by one of the most exciting producers of 2012, Julio Bashmore.

Free Bloc Promo EP

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:50:00 +0100

Ahead of Bloc festival this July, the team have released a free 5-track EP, download through the link below by liking the facebook page.

Bleep / Bloc Promo EP

Slugabed - Time Team

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:35:00 +0100

A belated review, but if you have samples the album you will understand the time it takes to digest a piece of work such as Time Team… outstanding, cosmic, intelligent… I could carry on with synonyms for awesome but I won’t. The first thing a keen listener and someone custom to Slugabed will notice after a listen through, is the quota of quantised tracks. This doesn’t mean that he has tamed his sound in anyway, finding other ways to pervert the norm and deliver subversive post-dance music, though it is notable that the stand out tracks retain his characteristic swung, odd time signatures that are a no no for mixing live.

Hot Sugar - #MindControl

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:51:00 +0100

This dropped on Ninjatune last month, only just got a chance to have a listen today, glitchy little foot tapper from New York. Then I checked out the music video, which is even more cracked out than the tune itself…. NSFW, but don’t get too excited. Full review of the Moon Money EP very soon, shaping up to be very positive so far.

#MindControl…

Kahn - Angeles

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:24:00 +0100

Like many of Kahns previous tracks, Angeles takes a catchy vocal progression, cuts it up and uses it as a coagulant for his liquid synth and understated drums. Pure garage influence on this one, the level of restraint is perfect, with the omnipresence of it about to really kick off throughout the tune, and knowing what Kahn is like with VIP’s, expect a punchier reiteration in the future. A solid follow up to the recent Margeaux EP, with a stronger and accessible vibe, it is definately more dancefloor friendly, albeit in a completely different way to the recently (and limitedly) pressed, aptly named Percy.
Dropped a week or so ago digitally, vinyl also out now, release by Bristols Soul Motive. Remix by Superisk on the flip.

25degrees: SE14 6TY

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 01:00:46 +0100

25degrees:

SE14 6TY

Space Ghost - You're There LP

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 15:58:00 +0100

No, not this one.

Astro Nautico are giving away more music over at bandcamp, this time a full length from recently featured and Oakland based, Space Ghost. A selection of crunky beats and divergent synths, definately worth the hassle of clicking three links and price of nil.

More free downloads over at his soundcloud aswell.

You’re There LP by Space Ghost

Julio Bashmore - Troglodytes

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 14:50:03 +0100

Funky spaced out number from Bashmore, free download from soundcloud.

High Powered Boys - Streetwise EP

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 14:15:00 +0100

Since bursting into business a few months ago with the stampy Work EP, the tital track an inventive blend of claps and grainy shouts, the powerful match up of Bobmo and Surkin have distilled their sound into an momentous EP of contrasts. With Bobmo bringing the beats and Surkin the synth, the synergy between them creates something different all together, but it is really the restraint which characterises the release. It’s a bastard child of garage, techno and dubstep which utilises these components with some killer vocals and convential song structure to craft a stand out cross genre banger.

The Machine is a moody swinger with some serious Night Slugs action going on, Chords a floaty progression of ethereal synth but it is The Bim Bam Song which is the standout track in the collection. An underivative miasma of biting hits and a mesmerising use of vocal samples, it could be a bit too much for some people and almost evokes slowed down juke.

Progessive and catchy as fuck, it could prove to be the jewel on the crown for the EP, if it weren’t for Mind Games, a rolling foot stamper, once again utilising a vocal sample to an almost hypnotic level. Carrying on the aggressive approach to the BPM that Streetwise takes, the song pounds through to a monstrous second drop where the stabs of synth coalesce with an evolved beat and the mantra to provide a gully riddim… if you were to put it in those terms. Absolute pleasure to mix but all stand alone tracks, get it.

Kastle - Stay Forever EP

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 12:40:00 +0100

Symbols Recordings launch EP, Stay Forever is a quadruple A-side production, with none of the filler that sometimes proves customary with Kastles releases.

The haunting titular track, is a moody 100bpm slow burner which oozes with sumptuous pitch bending synths and a vocal track that some will recall from Hackmans chiming anthem Close. Don’t Look Back uses it’s hits and clicks to power a song with a sparse use of garagey vocals and sporadic wavey synths, the drum track definately being the pull in for this song, also showing a different side to Kastle’s production techniques, characterised by his wide and fully layered songs. Can’t Explain is a continuation of this theme, with the rolling hits / break formula, though a lot more colourful through the use of some xylophones and triangles, a bouncier bass line and a wider range of chords.

You Said rounds off the Symbols debut with a restrained collaboration with Miami powerhouse Austin Paul, tumbling through 808s and 80’s synth, Pauls vocals, given a treatment by Kastle, link this little stepper into something bigger than the some of it’s parts. It also has breakdowns… Brilliant release from Kastle, stimulating lofty aspirations for the artist and his label, cementing both’s credentials and putting the artist back on track after a shaky period, big things, big things…

Hudson Mohawke and Lunice - TNGHT

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:09:08 +0100

Those that haven’t rinsed out Bugg’n since hearing it, may be unfamiliar with the two heavyweights recent alliance. Shaping up to be a fully rounded release, weighing in at 5 tracks, TNGHT already look like they are going to leave a huge boot shaped stamp on the face of dance music.

Pre-order on Bleep

Mini Mix

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:50:00 +0100

Favourite tracks of the last few months.

01. Bad Autopsy - Rotpot
02. Disclosure - Whats In Your Head
03. CDBL - I Need You
04. 123mrk - Weird
05. Kastle - Don’t Look Back
06. Girl Unit - Ensemble
08. Dark Sky - Tremor
09. High Powered Boys - Work
10. Konnekt - Fortune Cookie
11. Real - Don Logal

Wrong Cops

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 16:31:00 +0100

Brought to you by Quentin Dupieux, more commonly known as Mr. Oizo and starring Marilyn Manson.

If you’ve seen Rubber, then you will know what to expect from the filmmaker, and probably will find the first installment of Wrong Cops fairly tame by the formers standards. If you aren’t customised to Quentins surreal locations, sharp dialogue and the general “meta” feel of his work, Wrong Cops is a solid place to dive in.