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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Mux Mool – Planet High School (inc. free downloads)
US producer Mux Mool’s album “Skulltaste” was one of our favourite albums of 2010 and the arrival of new album “Planet High School” was greeted with suitable excitement here at the Labs. It doesn’t disappoint and once again shows off the producers skills for adding various genres and tempos to his palette while continuing to [...]
10-20 – Magnet Marsh (exclusive free track download)
While most labels seem happy to rest on their laurels and stick to the standard current formats of digital and vinyl, Glasgow imprint Broken20 are forever looking to expand their horizons. The latest project to come from the mind of TVO and co is the launch of Broken60, a cassette based offshoot label and the [...]
Bullion – Say Arr Ee/What Does She Know
It’s been an impressive start to 2012 for those of us with a hunger for fresh electronic music and the next label out of the gates is the legendary R&S. The last few years have seen the imprint invest heavily in new talent and bring the likes of James Blake, Pariah and Blawan to the [...]
Doc Daneeka & Benjamin Damage – THEY!LIVE
Last year they brought us one of our favourite tunes in “Creeper”, a dark brooding affair with plans also announced for an album. That day is nearly upon us as Doc Daneeka and Benjamin Damage get set to release THEY!LIVE on the ever quality 50Weapons label. As you might expect the album has its fair [...]
