Posts Tagged "techno"

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 [...]

Renaat’s R&S Records Classics Mix

R&S was originally founded way back in 1984 and continues to this day to release exciting new electronica. While their back catalogue is absolutely packed with anthems, Radio Scorpio invited label founder Renaat Vandepapeliere to put together a mix of his favourites from the label’s ’90s output. Fire it up below and take in the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Phuturelabs – Session Three – Jan 12

Well it took us nearly a year to get Session One recorded and now we’ve put two together in two months, they’re like techno buses. The latest installment features fresh new beats from Scuba, Objekt, Model 500, Pusherman, Deadstock 33s, Cooly G and more. It could quite possibly be 40 of the best minutes of [...]

Objekt – Porcupine/Cactus EP

One of the best upcoming producers of 2011 was Objekt. Storming the scene with some self released bombs that covered 2 step, garage, techno, house and more, big things were predicted. Moving into early 2012 and Hessle Audio were quick to snap up this prickly EP. “Porcupine” brings some future funk and techno to proceedings [...]

Artifact – Archaic Line

Our first experience of Deadplate Records was the excellent debut EP from Lung. Maxx Roach and Randomer. This time they’ve recruited Bristol producer Artifact to the party. The EP is a quirky look at garage and 2 step with some infectious production. These is also a floor smasher from Graphics. Title track “Archaic Line” is [...]

Hostage – Listen EP

Edinburgh producer Hostage has been unleashing his unique brand of rave fuelled house, dubstep and electro for the past few years now, picking up a BBC Essential Mix along the way and Dj’ing across the world. His latest outing sees him hook up with London label Black Butter for a 6 tracker packed to the [...]