Minnie Riperton – Adventures in Paradise
Every Saturday we take a look at some quality funk, soul and disco here at the Labs. Wether it be old or new, we’re digging it and feel the need to share. This week it’s Minnie Riperton with the brilliant “Adventures in Paradise”. Known to most for her 1975 single “Lovin You”, she was one [...]
Alan Braxe & Fred Falke – Intro
French based house duo Alan Braxe & Fred Falke brought a sense of relaxed euphoria with their 2000 club hit “Intro”. Sampling “Crush On You” by The Jets, the funk bass line that underpins the whole track has an infectious groove and the vocal is one that always brings a big smile to the face. [...]
Krystal Klear, Broke One & Ghosts On Tape – You Said You Loved Me – free download
The Red Bull Music Academy brings together the world’s finest new musical talent and gets them together tith industry types to learn more about the business. Its influence reaches far and wide and this track gives a taster of the talent that goes through its doors every year. Krystal Klear, Broke One and Ghosts On [...]
GoldFFinch – EP#1
We first came across GoldFFinch when the Numbers crew out out the tune “Red Mask” late last year. We heard that they were about to ramp things up with more releases in 2012 and thanks to Saigon Recordings we can now enjoy their latest work. “Funky Steppa” is driven by percussion, with sharp rim shots [...]
Top Tunes – January 2012
As we reach the end of the month we though it’d be good to give you a wee rundown of our favourites from the past few weeks. In coming months we’ll also have charts from our favourite DJ’s, shops and clubs but for now it’s all about our choices. It’s been such a stellar month [...]
Phil Weeks – Raw Instrumental
With 2011′s brilliant “Love Affair” album behind him, Phil Weeks has been busy working on the follow up, entitled “Raw Instrumental”. Once again it’s Weeks’ with his beloved MPC cutting up samples on the fly and creating some truly wonderful house music. The album has a real live feel and at times feels like a [...]
Fau & Deam – Life Act EP
US label Dubporn have been impressing of late and the recent Imaginary Friend and Innana releases showed a label with an ear for new talent. The latest to join their roster are Fau & Deam, a new name but one that’s sure to be making it’s mark in 2012. Across the EP’s six tracks, elements [...]
Scuba – The Hope
His much lauded new album has been gathering rave reviews from industry insiders, his label Hotflush is going from strength to strength with a string of quality releases and his new EP “The Hope” is garnering airplay across an eclectic mix of radio stations. It’s a good time to be Scuba. He’s come a long [...]
Profisee & Starkey – Hold Up EP
Edinburgh’s Profisee has a history of quality beats with the Scotland Yard Emcees, The Great Ezcape and guest vocal work for the likes of Neil Landstrumm and Hexstatic. He also delivered a brilliant EP in the shape of “Logan’s Run” for our Phuturelabs label. 2012 however is the year where he stands at the forefront [...]
Lazy Sundays: William Basinski – Variations : A Movement In Chrome Primitive
I usually don’t hold much trust in music recommendation sites but one producer I discovered a few years ago thanks to Last.FM’s “you like this dude, you might like this dude” system was the brilliant William Baskinski. A quick dive into his discography unveiled a collection of quality modern classical music, left of centre electronica [...]
