Bobby Champs – All Night
As always, the guys from Pictures Music have an ear for a good thing. With the likes of Lapalux (about to release on Brainfeeder) and Koreless they have a knack for picking up fresh new producers and bringing them to people’s attention. They seem to have unearthed another gem in the shape of Bobby Champs. [...]
Randomer – Scruff Box / Get Yourself Together
From his brilliant early releases on Med School and Alphacut through to later work for Soul Jazz and then his recent brilliant “Real Talk” for Numbers, Randomer has consistently impressed with quality beats across a varied tempo range. Hemlock are the latest label to welcome him on board and he delivers two of his strongest [...]
Lazy Sundays: The Cinematic Orchestra – Ma Fleur
As far as albums that get played over and over and especially on Sundays, then the Cinematic Orchestra masterpiece “Ma Fleur” certainly falls into that category. The collective that make up the orchestra first got together in 1999 and gained critical acclaim for their debut album “Motion”. Their ability to blend acoustic sounds with decks, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Makoto – What Do You Want/Different Rhythm
Japanese producer Makoto is a name known to most for his classy drum n bass work on LTJ Bukem’s Good Looking imprint but his long players have always included a variety of tempos and genres. His latest outing comes courtesy of 7even Recordings and sees him deliver two slabs of house goodness with a tough [...]
