Monthly Archives: June 2012

Royal-T to release album on Rinse

It’s that time of year again when all of our favourite artists announce plans for their autumn releases. Just yesterday I announced the release of Deadbeat’s new album ‘Eight’ and now I bring news of the debut album from Royal-T.

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New Deadbeat album in the pipeline

Dub techno legend Deadbeat (aka Scott Monteith) has announced he will be releasing his new album on Kompakt sub-label BLKRTZ. The eight-track album (shouldn’t that be a mini-album or EP?) has been imaginatively titled ‘Eight’.

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Review: Chrissy Murderbot – Friendship EP

At first listen you might thing that Chrissy Murderbot‘s Friendship was a departure from his tongue-in-cheek take on juke and footwork, making our feet skit and our sides split. Taking cues from the worlds of downtempo house and minimal techno, you’d be forgiven for thinking Chrissy had gone all serious on us. That is, until you take a look at the tracklist.

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Listen to a Reso remix from the new Om Unit EP

As David Quantick once said, “pop will eat itself”. And it has, but that doesn’t have to be a bad thing. While some find it frustrating that the history of music is circular, history isn’t necessarily “doomed” to repeat itself.

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Kid606 announces details of his new EP

A while back I posted a new Kid606 track ‘I Want Her Wings’, an unreleased track leaked in the buildup to a the new Kid606 release. Since then details have emerged of the mysterious new EP from the Tigerbeat6 chief and it turns out ‘I Want Her Wings’ is to feature on the EP, and you’ll be pleased to hear the rest of the EP follows suit.

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Listen to a track from the new BD1982 EP

What with all the delirium, elation and tedium in the weeks surrounding the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, a lot of people might have missed the release of this little beauty. It’s called ‘Iron Trees’ and sees BD1982 make his B.YRSLF debut with his trademark brand of disfigured bass music.

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Senseless Records release Synesthesia #3

You may remember my sycophantic warblings about the last volume of Senseless Records‘s Synesthesia series, well apparently they managed to improve on that formula. And the magic ingredient? Poirier.

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KOTJ Radio | Episode 33: Legowelt

Hot on the heels of the utterly bizarre Memphis Rap Mixtape comes Legowelt‘s magnificent techno onslaught. Though it’s dominated by Legowelt productions (most of which are unreleased), there are a few select tracks from the likes of Actress, Aphex Twin under his Polygon Window alias and Xamiga.

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