Monthly Archives: November 2011

Throwing Snow to release new single on Local Action

Earlier this year Ross Tones aka Throwing Snow released the stunning ‘Shadower’ b/w ‘Sanctum’ single to great acclaim. Since then, he’s been preparing a new three track EP for London label Local Action.

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Caribou puts together ATP mix

Ahead of the All Tomorrow’s Parties festival, Caribou has put together a mixtape of some of his favourite tracks to get you in the mood for the Nightmare Before Christmas party. The festival is to be curated by three artists: Les Savy Fav will curate Friday, Battles take Saturday and Caribou Sunday.

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Maribou State announce a slew of new releases

Fat Records have announced that the incredibly nascent Maribou State will be releasing ‘Got Me Down’. The new single is backed up by a number of remixes, including one by OhMan which you can download below.

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Champion to release yet another EP

UK Funky’s prodigal son DJ Champion has announced the release of his new EP ‘Sensitivity’, mere weeks after the release of ‘Rainforest’. The new EP on Formula Records sees Champion explore a melodious sound, allowing Ruby Lee Ryder’s (whom you may recognise from her work with Terror Danjah) guest vocals to blossom and soar.

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Teebs follows debut LP with ‘Collections’

You may remember Teebs releasing a spectacular debut album recently in the form of ‘Ardour’, well he’s back with a new project ‘Collections’. The new series of releases is designed to be a well-rounded aesthetic assault, featuring original productions, sketches and hopefully nothing odorous.

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Planet Mu release followup to Bangs & Works

In light of the explosion of Juke/Footwork and its countless subgenres, bastardisations and interpretations, Planet Mu are once again showcasing Mike Paradinas’ pick of the genre. Featured on the album are DJ Spinn, RP Boo, DJ T-Why, Traxman, DJ Rashad and DJ Gant-Man.

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Listen to a revision of L-Vis 1990′s ‘Feel The Void’

I reviewed this album a while back and though it certainly had its moments, it never quite kicked off. So it’s pleasing to see L-Vis 1990 return to one of the tracks (a collaboration with Sound Pellegrino‘s Teki Late and Para One) to give it a dirtier, Grimier edge.

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AC Slater puts the bass back into Brooklyn

AC Slater has got a hell of a back catalog. Whether it’s those early Hardcore releases in the early 2000s or the new Hip-Hop-infused Funky and Garage, his music has always added a bombastic flare to the scene.

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Rude Audio – That Dirty Echo [Review]

With members from Newcastle and London, their disparate hometowns inform an eclectic, varied sound from Dub to Acid and just about everything in between. Rude Audio are a collective of producers, DJs and vocalists drawing together a colossal array of influences and passions.

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Mike Skinner and Ghostpoet team up for RizLab

The second most-retired man in Hip-Hop after Jay-Z, Mike Skinner has teamed up with Grime’s latest Head Boy, Ghostpoet. The two MCs are collaborating as part of Rizlab‘s series of experimental recordings between artists that both contrast with and complement one another.

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