Monthly Archives: April 2012

Illum Sphere announces new remix EP featuring Om Unit, Ikonika and some other chaps

Illum Sphere will drop a new collection of guest remixes at the end of next month on Fat City, the label who played host to his debut EP ‘The Incoming’ and all but two of his subsequent releases. The package promises an impressive collection of artists from the world of downtempo house, garage and bass music.

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Hype Williams give away free album

Scottish/German duo Dean Blunt and Inga Copeland, aka Hype Williams, recently gave an interview with the Guardian in which they announced the release of a new 33-track collection. This comes ahead of their new studio album ‘Black Is Beautiful’ later this month.

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Jackmaster & Ben UFO mix it up for Oki-Ni

Here we have a brand new mix from Ben UFO and Jackmaster, an ode to the art of the warm-up set. Here are a few words from Ben about his work with his cohort:

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Video: xxxy – I Know This Can’t Be Love

Jai Paul returns with Jasmine

Equal parts Prince and Four Tet, Jai Paul‘s productions have been sparse if nothing else. Having heard nothing from the young producer since he kicked open the blogosphere with more than a little support from the BBC, his Soundcloud page appears to indicate he’s back in the game with this new demo.

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Video: Addison Groove – Bad Things feat. Spank Rock

Listen to Biblo’s new album in full

Istanbul’s Biblo has been causing quite a stir over the past 12 months; her static-laden downtempo house music earned rather a large following at last year’s Red Bull Music Academy. Her latest album, ‘Projection’, has just been posted to her Bandcamp page and is currently the toast of blog-town.

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Supreme Cuts give us Lessons of Darkness

To describe Supreme Cuts as a duo that simply put a new spin on juke and footwork would be somewhat dismissive. Their new album ‘Whispers In The Dark’ is a densely packed, immersive album full of painstakingly tweaked soundscapes that cascade and soar with a rare intensity; footwork merely influences rather than controls the sound of this record.

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