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youdonotrespond: Rustie - Surph (feat. Nightwave) An edited...

Tue, 22 May 2012 04:47:28 -0400

Rustie - Surph (feat. Nightwave)

An edited version of one of the tracks off Glass Swords, new and improved with additional production and vocals from UK songstress Nightwave. Definitely my favorite version of Surph, I love the added R&B elements included in this remake.

Mediafire: http://www.mediafire.com/?enylsxrnjchm959

Zippyshare: http://www14.zippyshare.com/v/99282401/file.html

James Blake - Love What Happened Here - (R & S Records) A...

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:38:00 -0500

James Blake - Love What Happened Here - (R & S Records)

A return to the electronic underground scene for James Blake after his Mercury Prize nominated debut album got his name out in the big ol’ world of commercial music, and also after his somewhat dull and dry, bass-heavy Order release on Hemlock, the label that gave him his first (and in my opinion best) release, Air & Lack Thereof.

Love What Happened Here sounds like something James Blake could have released between CMYK and Klavierwerke. It has the trademark use of his own voice as part of the music, but unlike Klavierwerke, here he only uses very brief snippets, distorted and not distorted.
Some very calming synths that wouldn’t sound amiss as a bonus track from The Bells Sketch and more of the amazing James Blake rhythms that were sorely missed from his album, apart from maybe on Unluck, make this a sort of return to form for James Blake, in the sense he is making weird and wonderful music you can still dance to.

The other tracks on the EP are a bit heavier, and bassier than Love What Happened Here, and are certainly much more danceable, and are both good in their own rights.
Definitely worth checking out the EP as a whole. You can pre-order the physical release here, and buy the digital here.

Lando Kal - Rhythm - (Stillcold Records) Lando Kal’s 1st...

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:24:17 -0400

Lando Kal - Rhythm - (Stillcold Records)

Lando Kal’s 1st of two huge releases in the past few months, the other being Maneuver, which completely switches up Robin S’ Show Me Love into a deep, pitch bent club track instead of the brilliant 90’s tune that it is.

On Rhythm, Lando Kal, who also makes up one half of Lazer Sword, takes another brilliant 90’s dance track and makes it his own. Corona’s Rhythm Of The Night is turned into a bassy, jukey monster, with the vocal samples being used brilliantly throughout.
Released on the very young Stillcold Records, as a white label release (probably due to dodgy sampling), the B-Side, Opinwide is from an unheard artist, Stillcold Mysteres. They may be mysterious, but the track they’ve produced is solid, and provides a nice laid-back contrast with Lando Kal’s heavier Rhythm.

Snag this white-label 12” on Bleep or Red Eye while you still can, there’s no digital available.

Vondelpark - Hipbone - (R&S Records) From the same label...

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:26:00 -0400

Vondelpark - Hipbone - (R&S Records)

From the same label that brought you James Blake’s post-dubstep/future whatever CMYK EP, and the more recent What You Do With What You Have acid-bass effort from Blawan, comes a really lovely ambient EP from Vondelpark, at first a one-man jobby from Surrey, now a London trio. They make very nice ambient music, and just look at the dog on the cover. It’ll make you smile

From the NYC Stuff And NYC Bags EP. Buy the 12” here cos it’s a bargain at £6, or be a cheap bastard and buy the digital here.

à la dance-n-think: SBTRKT - Wildfire (Objekt remix) Objekt...

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:26:00 -0400

à la dance-n-think:

SBTRKT - Wildfire (Objekt remix)

Objekt really do a great job on tearing the original to shreds, and reworking it as something that’s refreshingly different after having played the original to death over the past few months.

From the brilliantly named SBJEKT EP. Buy the physical release here or here.

Lone - All Those Weird Things - (Wigflex) Freaky and funky vibes...

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:02:00 -0400

Lone - All Those Weird Things - (Wigflex)

Freaky and funky vibes from Lone, furthermore trademarking his own very distinct strange sound. Despite it’s wonky as fuck intro and seemingly out of place sample of a little girl describing what sounds like her packing her bags (???) this track will have you coming back for more. I know I’ve played it enough in the past couple of days.

This is the 5th release off relatively young label Wigflex, and was celebrated with a single sided 12” with this track on one side, and a very nice lazer sketch on the flip. This one was out in August so stocks are pretty much out on a lot of sites, so the Vinyl lovers might want to head here for the physical release, or here for the digital.

Rustie - Surph - (Warp) With Rustie’s debut Glass Swords...

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:24:00 -0400

Rustie - Surph - (Warp)

With Rustie’s debut Glass Swords hitting the shelves on October 10th, this Glaswegian producer doesn’t need any more hype for this upcoming album. But ah sure, it can’t hurt.

With some seriously delicious tasters from the album having been released in the past few months, Rustie has built up some well deserved exposure. Seriously, this record will have you smiling and dancing upon it’s release. It’s a shame it didn’t arrive at the start of Summer, because it’s one of the best feel good electronic albums I’ve heard in a long time. There is Daft Punk levels of joy in this album. Remember when you first heard Justice’s † or Soulwax’s Nite Versions? That is what you should expect from this debut.

On Surph there are some funky vibes, some tasty vocoded vocal samples and some 80’s sounding synths that really shouldn’t work, but oh God they do. Oh, and the album cover has some really nice artwork.

Glass Swords is out October 10th/11th, depending on where you are. Pre-order here

Radiohead - Lotus Flower (SBTRKT RMX) - (Ticker Tape Ltd.) From...

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:16:49 -0400

Radiohead - Lotus Flower (SBTRKT RMX) - (Ticker Tape Ltd.)

From the last release in Radiohead’s remix series, which has featured some amazing artists, including Jacques Greene, Four Tet, Blawan and Modeselektor, to name but a few. The series of remixes of songs from their latest album The King Of Limbs, has spread over seven 12” singles, with nineteen remixes in total. These are all getting released together on a double CD, entitled RADIOHEAD TKOL RMX 1234567. Catchy as hell.

A lot of people have been complaining of Radiohead and Thom Yorke after the release of The King Of Limbs. Many of these complaints stemmed from the fact that the album was their shortest, at only 8 songs in total. But I think that through this remix collection it breathes a new life into their tracks, and gets the name out there for a lot of producers whose main fanbase wouldn’t be in the same camp as Radiohead’s. Will we end up with forty year old dads listening to Nathan Fake and Pearson Sound?
No, obviously not. But at least we get more Radiohead and more lovely clever electronic music.

The entire RADIOHEAD TKOL RMX double album will be available on double-CD in mid October and to download now. Buy here

Dark Sky - High Rise - (Blunted Robots) Well, I’m seeing...

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:22:13 -0400

Dark Sky - High Rise - (Blunted Robots)

Well, I’m seeing Dark Sky play in Decoy in Dublin tonight, so I can’t resist posting one of their tunes. High Rise, slowly sucks you in with some sexy synths, lets things all drop off, then delivers an tribal-drum bass onslaught.

This track is right up Blunted Robots’ alley. They’ve delivered some serious bass beats from Martin Kemp, Shortstuff and Brackles. This change of direction on the High Rise / Armour single for Dark Sky towards a more aggressive bass sound works out seriously well for them, and adds a certain finesse to a genre that can sometimes seem repetitive and plain.

From the High Rise / Armour single. Buy here

C.R.S.T - Need You - (Well Rounded) A lively upbeat tune from...

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:37:00 -0400

C.R.S.T - Need You - (Well Rounded)

A lively upbeat tune from the Welsh quartet of C.R.S.T. These guys have some quality EPs and singles but don’t seem to be getting the recognition they respect. With their second release on Deep Thrills just released this week, I felt it necessary to post some of their earlier stuff before digging into their new EP. Need You’s got a lovely diced up sample, some cheeky horn-like synths, it’s bound to brighten anyone’s day.

From the Revival EP. Buy here

Pangaea - Hex - (Hemlock) Some deliciously warped bass music...

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:43:31 -0400

Pangaea - Hex - (Hemlock)

Some deliciously warped bass music today, Pangaea brings a repetitive Reggae/Dub sounding vocal sample persistent throughout the track before cooling down with some nice soft synths, followed by an emphasis of the heavy bass.

A bit of a Marmite sound to this track, some will love it, some won’t. Then again, that’s just true with some tracks.

From the Hex / Fatalist single. Buy here. Go for the 12” while it’s still around.

Presk - Jump (Refix) - (Soul Motive White) Glitchy and messy,...

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:00:55 -0400

Presk - Jump (Refix) - (Soul Motive White)

Glitchy and messy, this track seems to be all over the place but still manages to work. This rework of the deliciously 90’s track of the same name by Kriss Kross is on the first release from Soul Motive White.

From the Jump / Secrets - Soul Motive White 1. Buy here

Outboxx - Brighten My Day (Feat. Naomi Jeremy) - (Well Rounded...

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:44:07 -0400

Outboxx - Brighten My Day (Feat. Naomi Jeremy) - (Well Rounded Housing Project)

Smoothly soft house track off of Well Rounded’s house only sister label.

From the Blueberry Lemon EP. Buy here

James Blake's BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 12:02:00 -0400

James Blake's BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix: Two hour mix featuring a to be released Blawan track, an...

Lil’ Wayne - A Milli’ (James Blake Harmonimix) -...

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 11:51:00 -0400

Lil’ Wayne - A Milli’ (James Blake Harmonimix) - (Not on label)

From the Harmonimix white label release. Buy here

MonoLithium - Swag Equity - (Error Broadcast) From the Simon...

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 13:22:00 -0400

MonoLithium - Swag Equity - (Error Broadcast)

From the Simon & G-Funk EP. Buy here

Photomachine - Technicolour - (Super) From the Technicolour EP....

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:01:00 -0400

Photomachine - Technicolour - (Super)

From the Technicolour EP. Buy here

Hudson Mohawke - Pleasure - (The Pleasure Principle) Remix of...

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:25:55 -0400

Hudson Mohawke - Pleasure - (The Pleasure Principle)

Remix of Janet Jackson’s The Pleasure Principle From the Pleasure EP. Buy here

Big track, Fell from Danish producers Hors, Henrik Koefod &...

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:59:00 -0400

Big track, Fell from Danish producers Hors, Henrik Koefod & Kilimanjaro.

Very Mount Kimbie influenced with scattered percussion, wonderfully diced vocal samples and soft synths. A must download, especially seeing as it’s free off their Bandcamp.

Gongon & Bad Autopsy - Mag - (Well Rounded) From the Ca$h...

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:20:44 -0400

Gongon & Bad Autopsy - Mag - (Well Rounded)

From the Ca$h Antic$ Vol. 2 EP. Buy here