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Fact Mix 282 - Jamie xx

2011-09-13T00:15:00.000-07:00

Apologies for the absence of posts last week, work commitments took priority over posting.

Anyway, new mix here from Jamie xx, who i featured at the tail end of August with his awesome essential mix. You can check that here if you haven't already.

With this instalment, Jamie upholds the quality of Fact's long running mix series, putting together a stellar selection. No tracklist unfortunately, however i did pick up on some Burial, Nosaj thing, Falty DL and XX tunes, so those should pique most peoples interest easily.

Again no embedding with this Fact mix, but you can listen or download direct from the soundcloud page here >>>> Jamie xx - Fact mix 282 <<<<

Along with this mix i would like to share a couple of his solo tracks as well, as i reckon he stands firm on his own as a producer away from his band.

Enjoy!

Mary Anne Hobbs - New XFM show, Music: Response

2011-09-05T01:45:00.000-07:00

As of today Mary Anne Hobbs will be launching her new XFM schedule that will run 4 days a week. Saturdays show will still continue but the weekly ones will focus on a broader range of musical styles.

Taken from maryannehobbs.com

"TONIGHT!!! Monday 5th September, I will re-launch Xfm’s classic evening show Music: Response. The agenda: to bring the freshest multi-genre experience and the world’s most forward thinking artists to Xfm every Monday to Thursday from 8-11pm.

This is such an exciting new challenge for me, an unprecedented opportunity to paint much broader brush strokes, build on a lifetime's hunger for new music, and bring more of the artists I’m so passionate about to a primetime radio platform.

Jimi Goodwin from Doves will be my special guest on the very first show Monday 5th September 2011. Jono McCleery will deliver the first live Session Of The Week.

My primetime Saturday show will continue to break the finest young underground electronic artists 7-10pm.

This week my guests mixes come from Martyn and DjRUM both exclusively previewing brand new music.

Much love and maximum respect to Andy Ashton, Mike Walsh and all the Xfm massive."

Let’s push things forward...

So this is awesome news, only a few months after starting her show back up on XFM the response has warranted an extension to 5 days a week. If you haven't checked the show before i highly recommend tuning in and also visiting her mixcloud page for previous guest mixes.

Augusts Goth Trad mix

Goth Trad - Xfm mix 20/08/11 by Mary Anne Hobbs on Mixcloud

Rustie's British Beats

2011-09-04T00:50:00.000-07:00

Today i'd like to share a new mix from Glasgwegian wonderkid, Rustie. Just like previously featured artists Hudson Mohawke & Redinho, Rustie is part of Glasgows Lucky me & Numbers crew, who are on the frontline when it comes to pushing forward fresh, bass heavy music.

In the run up to the release of his eagerly anticipated debut album Glass swords, Rustie throws down a 30 mix of the newest u.k bass music and futuristic r&b exclusively for NPR and their Songs of the Summer series.

Rustie - All Nite (taken from Glass Swords) by Rustie

No embedding on this but the stream is only a click away and well worth it for such little effort.

Rustie's British Beats Mix <<< Mix stream

Tracklist
1. Rustie, "Flash Back"
2. Krystal Klear, "Clove Dagger"
3. Jacques Greene, "I Like You"
4. Nightwave, "Festivus"
5. Zed Bias, "Trouble in the Streets" (feat. Mark Pritchard)
6. Mele, "Mugged"
7. Rustie, "Hover Traps"
8. Skream, "Where You Should Be" (Seiji Remix)
9. Hudson Mohawke, "Foxy Boxing"
10. Turboshinboy, "Sparks"
11. Rustie, "4eva"
12. Joker, "On My Mind" (Rustie Remix)
12. Rustie, "Ultra Thizz"
13. Machinedrum, "LoveKing" (Machinedrum Edit)
14. Harvey Kartel, "Say Yes"
15. Lone, "Crystal Caverns"
16. Hudson Mohawke, "Thank You"
17. Joker, "Trancey"
18. Kavsrave, "Your Love"
19. Preditah, "New York"
20. Rustie,"All Nite"

Redinho

2011-09-03T00:33:00.000-07:00

I've been listening to this guy since roughly 2009 when i heard a few of his tracks on the Hudson Mohawke essential mix. He has so far released two outstanding e.p's, "Bare blips" and "Edge off"

What makes this dude stand out from most in the u.k bass music scene are his live shows, which have seen him play at high profile venue's like SXSW and Berlin's infamous Berghain nightclub. His sets revolve around live synths and a talkbox, and the man knows how to lay it down for the crowd, giving some of the most energetic and fun performances around.

What provoked this post was his most recent (and yet unreleased) track "stay together", which was recently played on the Benji B show by Mohawke. I was instantly blown away by this song, and i put emphasis on the word "song", as it strays from his usual beat focused tracks and feels like a properly structured and well thought out composition. It also features his talkbox stylings from his live shows as previously mentioned, which have so far been mostly absent from his released material.

I'm not going to ramble on any more about the track as it NEEDS to be heard, but i will say it is definitely a sign of great things to come from him and i can't wait for the debut album to drop.

Bonus vid of his recent boiler room mix.

TFT 01 - Redinho (live) from BOILER ROOM on Vimeo.

Jamie XX - Essential mix

2011-08-29T02:58:00.000-07:00

Quick post as it's a bank holiday today and that means only one thing, getting drunk!

So i leave you with a fantastic essential mix from XX member and double mpc wielding badman, Jamie XX.

Enjoy!

Jamie xx Essential Mix by Young Turks

Jonwayne - Thanks, bro

2011-08-27T01:47:00.000-07:00

Free beat tape here courtesy of Jonwayne. Not the actor, he dead son.

Jonwayne is a young producer/mc signed to the LA label, Alpha pup records. He released the instrumental album "Bowser" earlier this year and has recently offered up a beat tape of some older tracks for free download. His weapons of choice are no more than a laptop, an sp404 sampler and a grip of sample material (more notably videogame samples)

Here is an introduction to the mans music

What i like about his music is not only that he makes the best of limited equipment, but his beats have a certain element of fun missing from a lot of music these days. His tracks also have a wide appeal, drawing influences from not only hiphop but videogame and chiptune music.

Now on to the beat tape. The 19 tracks included in the download are some of his older works, less adventurous than his more recent output, but equally as good. I would, for comparisons sake, liken them to J Dilla's older beats, same kind of boom bap instrumental hiphop with chopped up loops from old funk, soul and soundtrack lp's.

The quote below is taken from the text file included with the download.

"I want you to have this. This download contains songs that I wanted to give you but either due to poor timing, politics or my sad attempt at quality control, never did. But here I am. and here you are. and here are these songs that I want to give you. I give them for free now because they are no longer relevant to what I'm trying to do at the moment. I am working on different sounds and trying to go to different places than the sounds and places that are presented, here. So take them. I've supplied a bit of reading material for each track, just to let you know what was going on when I made it and all that jazz."

The afformentioned reading material is a nice addition, with details of his location at the time of making the tracks and what inspired them.

And you can download the tracks here via mediafire >> Thanks, bro

Tracklist:

1. You’re Everything (jonwayne’s Rhode to Perdition)

2. Grayscale

3. Outbreak

4. Murderface

5. StruggleButDidItDo

6. SPECIAL

7. The Award

8. Innocence

9. Drums 1

10. Drums 2

11. High

12. Machine Orgasm

13. The Art of Murder

14. BB180

15. Rerev (YNQ flip)

16. Blessed

17. 4 the Buddycrack (jonwayne remix)

18. 1 for Dilla

19. For the Freestylers

FACT mix 277: Shlohmo

2011-08-26T05:09:00.000-07:00

Hot on the heels of his recent album 'Bad Vibes' comes this new mix from Shlohmo. Opening with a chopped and screwed version of 'Tears for fears' it immediately asserts itself as no ordinary run of the mill selection. Featuring tracks from Hiphop heavyweights like Nas & Three six mafia, fellow LA native Asura and Shlohmo himself. Several other oddities are included such as 'Excerpt from a dub cassette i found in a shoebox with my friend on mission st. san francisco' & 'audio rip from that adidas commercial from like 7 years ago or something' , that he has procured on his travels.

Audio quality isn't paramount here, rather the progression of the tracks and the journey Shlohmo is taking us on. The mix is a mire of pitched down beats, grooves and off kilter percussion, mirroring Shlohmo's own warped style that features heavily in his productions.

The mix is available to download or stream for the next 3 weeks via soundcloud >> Shlohmo Fact mix

No embedding on this unfortunately (will update if i find a link)

Also check Sub-Radar-Mike's sterling review of Bad Vibes here >> Shlohmo Bad Vibes

Express rising

2011-08-18T01:33:00.000-07:00

Chances are you may not have heard of Dante Carfagna, he is a record collector / dealer / archivist from Chicago and owner of Memphix records. For comparison he's kinda like Dj Shadow in the sense he has an insane record collection that is worth more than most peoples houses. As an artist he has only released one album under the name Express rising, which itself has become a rarity. I first heard of Express rising on 'The peoples champion' compilation from the now defunct Big daddy magazine and i was very lucky to get a copy of this album back in 2003 shortly after it was released.

There's nothing fancy here, no intricate sequencing or synthesis, just 13 instrumentals of chilled, hiphop inspired goodness that evoke a similar sense of nostalgia to Boards of Canada or Tycho. Normally i wouldn't promote pirating music but as a copy of the Lp would set you back $100 or more (the cd isn't much cheaper), i say download the shit out of it if you like what you hear. Enjoy!

Scuba - Adrenalin

2011-08-17T07:59:00.000-07:00

Paul Rose aka Scuba has recently announced his new e.p Adrenalin is to be released in September via his own Hotflush label. Since it's early beginnings Hotflush has been at the forefront of the Dubstep scene pushing it's boundaries and promoting some of the most talented and unique producers around. It is home to many artists i've featured on this blog such as Mount Kimbie, Sepalcure & Falty DL as well as Joy Orbison, Sigha & Boxcutter.

Scuba's own music can be described in a similar fashion, always fluid and unique productions pushing the envelope of Dubstep and it's various strains. This new e.p see's him opt for a more house/electro oriented style, complete with his trademark reverb drenched synths and filtered vocal samples.

Below is the title track Adrenalin from the new e.p and three more classic Scuba tracks, enjoy!

Adrenalin released 26th September 2011 on Hotflush Recordings

Tracklisting:
A1. Adrenalin
B1. Never
B2. Everywhere

100 followers / Throwing snow

2011-08-15T21:11:00.000-07:00

Yay 100 followers! Thanks to all who have followed and commented so far, you guys rock!

Don't let the title of this post fool you, i don't intend on throwing snow at my followers, summer isn't over yet anyway so there's no snow.

Throwing snow is actually Ross Tones from London. Since his debut release - Un vingt / Cronus, he's gone on to remix the likes of Cloud & Gold panda, all while working as an engineer / promoter for Hear No Evil. His sound is essentially a mix of the more modern side of Garage with intricate percussion, lush pads and manipulated vocal samples.

There's not a great deal of his work around yet, but below are a few of his best tracks and his featured mix on Young Echo radio. Enjoy & thanks again to all my followers.

My Panda Shall Fly - Injury (Throwing Snow Remix) by Throwing Snow

Young Echo Guest Mix by Throwing Snow

Seekae

2011-08-13T10:40:00.000-07:00

Post dubstep vibes on a Mount Kimbie tip here from Australian band Seekae. It's really refreshing when artists take influence from a certain sound and manage to put their own stamp on it rather than straight jumping on the bandwagon and rinsing the shit out of a genre.

Seekae were one of the first groups other than Mount Kimbie to take the ambient / dubstep influences onstage with an actual band, sharing duties between synths, samplers and laptops and they manage to execute it perfectly creating a unique and individual sound. Band members include Alex Cameron, George Nicholas & John hassell.

They have released two albums so far 'The sound of trees falling on people' and '+Dome' Below are three of my favourite tracks from the latter followed by the track 'My sun' from their first album.

DERU

2011-08-12T04:35:00.000-07:00

Today i'm just relaxing in preparation for the weekend, i decided to have a dig through my record collection for some chilled beats. Thats when i pulled out a record called 'Say goodbye to useless' from a guy named Deru (real name Benjamin Wynn).

Deru is a criminally underrated beat maker from LA and has been around for a while releasing various records on the Ghostly swim, Mush & Merck labels from as early as 2003. His music is an elegantly crafted blend of Hiphop and Electronica with ambient soundscapes and chopped up breaks merged with carefully selected field recordings.

Below is a track from "Say goodbye to useless' and two of my other favourite Deru joints, 'Hello' and 'I want'.

Not only is Deru a dope musician, he works as a sound designer as part of The Track Team, notable works include sound design for The last Airbender (the series, not that shitty movie) and his company earned an MPSE Golden Reel award nomination for their work on the soundtrack.

Last but not least, the video below is a snippet from upcoming project 'Outliers' which is based around a trip to Iceland with fellow musicians and visual artists that will culminate with the release of a film, soundtrack & photobook. It's in the early stages at the moment but has promise to be something really unique.
More details can be found here > http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/scenic/outliers-vol-i-iceland

Outliers, Vol I: Iceland from effixx on Vimeo.

Tom Watson

2011-08-11T06:51:00.000-07:00

Apologies for the absence of yesterdays post, computer decided to die on me, full reinstall the lot...

Anyway, following on from my last post, todays beats come from Tom Watson. A somewhat underrated and overlooked producer hailing from Nottingham, Watson was one the first to embrace the (at the time) upcoming LA beat scene and it's influence. He first came to my attention when, under his Keaver & Brause moniker, he released his debut album 'The Middle way'. The album encapsulated the hazy and nostalgic detuned synths reminiscent of Boards of Canada, that his label mate Lone also came to be known for, although in my opinion he shows a more creative approach to percussion and sample manipulation on this album than Lone's earlier work.

Following on from the minor success of The middle way , Watson formed a collaboration with Lone in the form of Kona triangle. Releasing the 13 track album Sing a new sapling into existence in 2009, it received heavy plays from the likes of Teebs and Dublab.com. The album seemed to focus more on composition and atmosphere rather than just purely hiphop beats, some tracks having little or no percussion at all.

Which brings us to his latest effort that sees him creating a cleaner, more uptempo & percussion heavy sound for the 3rd release on Lone's Magic Wire imprint ,under the name 'Neon Jung' Still with the same hazy & shimmering synths but with a more cohesive and dance floor oriented sound, taking influences from house and grime. Personally i'm really feeling this new direction he is going in and hopefully he will be releasing a lot more in the future.

Lastly, it's pissing down with rain here, hope you're all experiencing better weather, peace.

Lone - Feral remix

2011-08-08T11:51:00.000-07:00

Matt cutler aka Lone, started off his music career as one half of the shortlived Nottingham duo Kids in tracksuits.

His second solo effort 'Lemurian' gained him widespread attention, heavily influenced by the LA beat scene, Boards of canada and artists like J Dilla and Madlib. Around the time of Lemurian he also began a side project/collab with friend Tom Keaver called Kona Triangle.

Since then he has developed a more dancefloor oriented style, switching out the contorted boom-bap beats for a straight 4/4 groove. Still maintaing his BOC influenced synths and lo-fi samples, his music has attracted attention from well respected labels such R&S as well as Alex Ridha's Boys Noize records.

His latest effort sees him taking on remixing duties of Radioheads 'Feral' alongside versions of 'Morning Mr magpie' & 'Separator' from heavyweights Pearson sound and Fourtet.

So that concludes my brief history of Lone. It's definitely worth mentioning his Magic wire label, which is mostly an outlet for his own material but has just signed artist & collaborator Neon Jung (Keaver & Brause / Kona Triangle)

Bonus vid

Plaid - 35 summers / Scintilli

2011-08-06T09:05:00.000-07:00

Long time Warp recording artists and IDM stalwarts Plaid have just announced their new album 'Scintilli' is to be released in September and have uploaded one of the forthcoming tracks '35 summers'

Plaid, are in my opinion, responsible for one of the best and most original soundtracks of last decade for the Anime TekkonKinkreet. My favourite tracks from the film linked below, also included is their contribution to the Renaissance Soundtrack 'Chasend'

And below is the video for '35 summers', more details can found via http://scintilli.com/

This would have been a longer and more detailed post but it's Saturday so enjoy the music and have a good weekend!

Thundercat - Shenanigans pt.1 - Mixed by Flying Lotus

2011-08-05T06:26:00.000-07:00

New mixtape from Flying Lotus consisting of tracks that have featured the Brainfeeder artist Thundercat.

Mix available > here <

If you don't know Thundercat, he is somewhat of a bass virtuoso who has come into his own recently, he was the bass player for LA thrash group Suicidal tendencies and more recently he was signed to Flying lotus' Brainfeeder label. Since then he has gone on to collaborate with Mr Lotus on his Cosmogramma L.P, most notably on the track 'MmmHmm' and in a few weeks (Aug 29th) his debut solo album 'Golden age of the Apocalypse' drops on wax and digital release. Linked below are two of the tracks from his forthcoming Lp 'for love i come' & 'Daylight'.

New Fourtet single - Locked

2011-08-04T01:42:00.000-07:00

Last month details emerged of Kieran Hebden's forthcoming FabricLive CD which features a mixture of old and new tracks plus exclusive Fourtet productions made specifically for this release intertwined with field recordings taken from nights at Fabric.

The track 'Locked', which is featured on the mix, is now available for streaming via his soundcloud page and is a slow breakbeat laced groove with shuffling percussion and melancholic synth lines. Coming in at over 8 minutes long it's definitely a slow burner but gives a good taste of whats to come on the full mix.
Locked (TEXT011) by Four Tet

Fabriclive 59 details and clips here , due out in September.

Sidenote: His Future music interview and producer masterclass is also well worth checking out and proves there are some good producers that use Pro tools, jokes.

Upcoming releases

2011-07-31T13:47:00.000-07:00

Thought i'd post some new - soon to be released shit - that i'm currently feeling , all on a similar tip.

First up, Due to be released August 15th, Sepalcures debut e.p 'Love pressure' gets an all star remix treatment from U.S producers Falty DL, Jimmy Edgar, XL, Daedelus & Lazer swords Lando Kal. Taster below.

Tracklisting:

1. Love Pressure (XI Remix)

2. Love Pressure (FaltyDL Remix)

3. Every Day Of my Life (Jimmy Edgar Remix)

4. Down (Daedelus Remix)

5. Love Pressure (Lando Kal Remix) [digital only]

Next up is from Scotland's Akira Kiteshi in the form of 'Transmission' forthcoming on the afterglo label in September i believe. I first heard this on Fantastic mr foxes Vice Mix, available here and kinda forgot about it until last night on Mary anne hobbs Xfm show, available here. Needless to say, it's a banger.

Lastly Martyns e.p on Flying Lotus' brainfeeder label drops tomorrow on digital release, available on vinyl in september & his debut album drops October, can't wait! Set rip of 'Masks' from the e.p below.

Dark Sky XLR8R mix

2011-07-29T10:01:00.000-07:00

Another quick & lazy post here but SO necessary. This mix comes from Londons Dark Sky, a production trio consisting of Tom Edwards and Matt Benyayer of Boogaloo Crew and Classmate Carlo Anderson.

If you don't know Dark sky...

The mix Includes such highlights as Burials 'Street Halo' , a taster from Martyns forthcoming album on Brainfeeder in the form of 'Masks' plus several cuts from the mighty Boddika and Dark sky themselves.

Nice summer vibes on this one

Mix download & stream available here!

Tracklist

01 Jazzanova "Cyclic" (Sonar Kollectiv)
02 Burial "Street Halo" (Hyperdub)
03 Pepe Bradock "Deep Burnt" (Kif)
04 Martyn "Masks" (Brainfeeder)
05 Boddika & Joy O "Swims"
06 Cosmin TRG "Purple Lights" (Tempa)
07 Boddika "Underground" (Swamp81)
08 Pearson Sound "Side AA" (Night Slugs white)
09 Dark Sky "Armour" (Blunted Robots)
10 Dark Sky "Neon" (50Weapons)
11 Dark Sky "High Rise" (Blunted Robots)
12 Dark Sky "The Lick" (50Weapons)
13 DJ Slugo "Wouldn't You Like To Be A Hoe Too" (Dance Mania Inc.)
14 Peverelist "Dance Til The Police Come" (Hessle Audio)
15 Addison Groove "This Is It" (Tectonic)
16 MJ Cole "Hawaii" (Prolific)
17 Dark Sky "Be Myself" (50Weapons)
18 Dark Sky "Totum"
19 Holy Other "Know Where" (Tri Angle)

Revisiting Portishead

2011-07-28T12:10:00.000-07:00

Been a busy day so quick post here. Anyway, i was one of the unfortunate many that didn't get to see Portishead last weekend at ATP in london. So i decided to drown my sorrows in their back catalogue, that is when i came upon an old video of band member and Producer Adrian Utley at his studio in Bristol.

The video consists of an interview from Sonicstate talking to Adrian about his (at the time) new album 3rd. What follows is an in depth discussion about the thought process, techniques and sounds that went into making "3rd". A very interesting video for fans and producers alike and of course it contains some serious synth porn consisting of Vintage Arps, Moogs and custom Modular racks from Doepfer and Analogue systems.

And here's a vid of Cowboys from the event

Enjoy!

Mary Anne Hobbs - First new show TONIGHT!

2011-07-09T04:02:00.000-07:00

Been hella busy for the past few months but Uni is out of the way til September so i'll be regularly updating the blog and with more content focused on music production and maybe some sounds/patches and all that type of business.

Anyway, a few months ago i posted about Mary Anne Hobbs forthcoming show on Xfm. Well that show starts tonight, yay! I have been waiting a long time for this and i'm surely not the only one.

Starting off with a bang, this weeks guest mixes are from Silkie and Machinedrum!

Show airs tonight at 7pm-10pm GMT and you can listen live > here <

Vezelay - Seratonin (VIDEO)

2011-04-30T13:43:00.000-07:00

vezelay - sedative from vezelayvideo on Vimeo.

First track taken from Matthieu Le Berre's new E.P 'Lyre', forthcoming on Planet Mu. Sounding like a less hectic and more pop oriented Clark, beautifully crafted lead synths, minimal drums and haunting vocals are stitched together effortlessly. The whole E.P is dope from start to finish and you can check the rest of the tracks here

Lyre is officially released June 20th

Mount Kimbie live - NPR Radio (VIDEO)

2011-04-19T15:48:00.000-07:00

More live Mount Kimbie goodness, this time courtesy of Npr's 'Tiny desk concerts' The set doesn't have the same power and atmosphere as their Abbey road session but then again they're in a small public radio station as opposed to a legendary recording studio and it looks well cramped in there. This time however you get the added bonus of 'Ode to bear' as well as 'Maybes' & 'Fields'.

Audio download link can be found here, courtesy of Npr.

Mount Kimbie - Abbey road Debuts (reminder)

2011-04-07T10:18:00.000-07:00

I recently posted about the awesome Mount Kimbie's forthcoming Abbey road session. That session aired last night and if like me, you missed it, its now available to watch on the 4oD website.

Essential viewing.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/abbey-road-debuts/4od#3177922

Bibio - Mind Bokeh

2011-04-03T08:25:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow sees the release of Bibio's 'Mind Bokeh'. Certainly more accessible than his early albums but still riding a similar theme to that of 'Ambivalence Avenue' , 'Mind Bokeh' sees Wilkinson opt for a more poppy vibe while still retaining that technical virtuosity and creative approach that sets him apart from the average producer. The track 'Excuses' (video below) fuses Acoustic guitar with chilled Boards of Canada style synths, field sounds and switches it up between percussive loops, hiphop breaks and an 808 drum machine, all building up into a psychedelic climax of arpeggiated synth lines and glitched up spoken word loops.

Mind blowing visuals courtesy of - Michael Robinson

http://warp.net/records/releases/bibio/mind-bokeh