As Warp records newest signing, South London’s Kwes has a lot to live up to. Having made a name for himself with his own productions on Warp and Young Turks, he’s also found the time to work with some of the most exciting acts in music right now including The XX, Speech Debelle, Micachu and Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard.

With his new EP Meantime out in April he’s performing a string of dates across the UK  and it just so happens we’ve got a pair of tickets to give away to the Glasgow show, where he’ll be supported by top Glasgow based and Chemikal Underground signed producer, Miaoux Miaoux. All you have to do is answer the question below.

Competition

To win a copy of Miaoux Mioaux‘s Hey Sound CD single and a pair of tickets to Kwes on Saturday 25 February at The Art School Union, simply tell us what is the name of the mixtape series Kwes worked on with Micachu?

Answers in the comments box below and good luck!

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4. Competition will run until 6pm on Thursday 23 February. The competition winner will be notified by 6pm.
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Listen online, stream and download the monthly Wild Combination podcast on Radio Magnetic. Presented by one of Glasgow’s finest DJs, David Barbarossa.

Ahead of the next Wild Combination, where David Barbarossa presents Sounds of Love & Lust our lovely host creates a tribute to St Valentine (patron saint of chocolate, garish underwear & stuffed bears holding hearts). With a selection ranging from the B52s to Brooklyn Express and Raw Sex to Rita Jean Brodie it’s another Wild Combination episode not to be missed.

Apply the rhythm method.

Tracklist

1. Marc and the Mambas – Sleaze
2. Organs of Love – Facefuck
3. La Perversita – I Love you S
4. Sad City – UNKNOWN
5. Brooklyn Express – Burnin’ Hot
6. Peter Brown – Burning Love Breakdown
7. Aristocrat P Child – We’re Gonna Make It
8. Diggytal and the Numbers – If It’s Love That You Want
9. That Thing – That Thing (American version)
10. Raw Sex – Give Sheep A Chance
11. Dunkleziffer – Trailer II
12. B52s – Deep Sleep
13. Rita Jean Bodine – That’s The Kind of Love I’ve Got For You
14. Jean-Yves Labat – Matrix 16

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Download and stream a selection of recent mixes from some of our favourite DJs, producers and artists, every week on Radio Magnetic.

British Techno legend, Kirk Degiorgio provided Red Bull Music Academy with an amazing tribute to the late, great Curtis Mayfield.

We had to share this one. What a lot of people won’t realise, is that Curtis not only had a successful career as a solo recording artist, he also wrote hits for people such as Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight & The Pips amongst other soul greats. This mix showcases to both his own, and other’s classic work. Enjoy!

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Download and stream exclusive new tracks every day on Radio Magnetic.

Our free MP3 download today is an edit of a rare track from one of the most important Scottish artists and musicians since the early 1970s, the late John Martyn. Black Man At The Shoulder features as one of the previously unreleased bonus tracks on the 2004 re-issued collectors version of his seminal One World album. Edited here brilliantly by Bill Brewster who runs the estimable DJ History website

You can check out more edits, mixes and other bits and pieces on the Bill Brewster SoundCloud channel.

The Radio Magnetic blog brings you the latest gigs, clubs, festivals and music news from throughout the UK and worldwide.

Classic Album Sundays: A Communal and Audiophile Listening has been steadily building a reputation amongst festival goers and music lovers in the UK as an innovative and special way to listen to some of the greatest albums of all time. Listed as one of the top 20 trends of 2012 by London magazine ES, and featuring on BBC 6 music, NME and many more, after a handful of successful but low key CAS events at Loud & Clear in Glasgow the event concept is moving to a bigger venue and can be experienced in person in Glasgow at the Berkeley Suite on Sunday 26 February from 5pm with The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses.

CAS uses audiophile hi-fi sound systems to ensure a premium listening experience and people are asked to switch off their mobile phones and to refrain from unnecessary conversation and just listen to a complete classic LP in it’s entirety. This means the album’s story and musical contexts are presented so people can truly immerse themselves in the experience.

The Stone Roses eponymous debut album is a truly classic album, ranking in many album charts as one of the greatest of all time. Released in 1989 it cemented the bands reputation amongst critics and is seen as a pivotal influence for large swathes of UK and Stateside indie music that followed.

The event will begin at 5pm with some of the music that inspired the Stone Roses, and also tracks from their musical contemporaries around the release of the album in 1989. Then at 7.30pm the lights will go down, the volume will be cranked up and the album will be played from beginning to end on a reference Linn Klimax System. The Audio Menu will include a Kontrol pre-amplifier, a pair of Klimax Solo power amplifiers, a Klimax DS, classic Sondek LP12 and Linn Loudspeakers for all you techies.

For only £5, Classic Album Sundays looks to be money well spent. In the setting of the Berkeley Suite we can’t think of a better way to spend a Sunday.

Free track from Graphics. Part of the Mama Grizzlies EP out now on 12′ and Digi on Made To Play, home to Riva Starr, Jesse Rose, Zombie Disco Squad and more.

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Kingdom is one of the best up and coming bass music producers in America at the moment with multiple releases under his belt including releases on the much lauded Night Slugs imprint.

His most recent EP Dreama showcases some of his darkest work to date and this darkness shines through in the two hour mix, taking you through some of the  darkest elements of techno, grime, UK funky and house intricately spliced with elements of R & B, hip hop, ghetto tech and footwork in a truly unique fashion.

Check out an interview we did with Kingdom on the night here .

The next Mixed Bizness event is a collaboration with Vitamins at La Cheetah club with Ben UFO & Mosca.

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Matthew Sweeney from Radio Magnetic and I Hate Fun caught up with hotly tipped LA producer Kingdom on the eve of his debut Glasgow performance at the tail end of his recent UK tour. They discuss the state of the American bass music scene, his new label Fade to Mind and his ongoing relationship with the much lauded UK label Night Slugs.

We recorded Kingdom’s DJ set on the night and you can listen to it here.

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After a bit of a long break, due to the Mogwai lads touring the globe, the Mogcast returns stronger than ever. This month we welcome Steev and Simon from Errors into the Radio Magnetic studio to present the new episode. It doesn’t disappoint. Music from Brian Eno, Wooden Shjips, Conrad Scnitzler, Chris and Cosey, Geneva Jacuzzi and Errors themselves in amongst the many belters. Enjoy!

Errors released their new album, Have Some Faith In Magic on Rock Action on Monday 30 January. Go buy it.

Tracklist

1. Obsidian Pond – Freedom Falling
2. Brian Eno – Silver Morning
3. Benoit Wildemann – Etre Les Lignes
4. Michael Hoenig – Sun and Moon
5. Conrad Schnitzler – Ballet Statique
6. Forma – 2.35
7. Amen Dunes – Christopher
8. Wooden Shjips – Lazy Bones
9. Psychic Ills – I’ll Follow You Through The Floor
10. White Fold – End of Now
11. Chris & Cosey – Chiron
12. Errors – Pleasure Places
13. In Afternam Vale – Give Me Your Money George
14. Robert Schroeder – Galactic Floor
15. d’Eon – Transparency
16. Andy Clark – Funk-U-Like
17. Computer Jay – Vice
18. Geneva Jacuzzi – Do I Sad?
19. Maria Minerva – These Days
20. Sun Araw – Impluvium
21. Errors – Blank Media

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The Radio Magnetic blog brings you the latest gigs, clubs, festivals and music news from throughout the UK and worldwide.

It’s that time of the year again, and as February comes around in the city of Glasgow once again so does the Glasgow Film Festival (GFF). Running from Thursday 16 February till Sunday 26 February and spanning across 16 different venues across the city, including a swimming pool and The Tall Ship, the GFF always offers many unique and exciting experiences for locals and visitors to Glasgow.

As well as some of the best of global cinema, both new and old, this year will transcend the big screen to include many enticing special events in addition to various live and interactive happenings. With so much going on to choose from Radio Magnetic has done a bit of research and pulled together some of the things we are most looking forward to seeing for your browsing pleasure.

Naturally the first thing that jumps out at us on the programme is the Music and Film festival section. Called a festival within the festival there is some truly enough great stuff happening, and enough to immerse yourself in that you could quite easily dedicate your whole festival experience to this one part of the GFF. Cry Parrot presents: Umberto looks a particular highlight. Umberto is a true master of the horror soundtrack, think John Carpenter’s dark and unsettling synth-work crossed with the disturbing prog-rock of Goblin. He will be flying over from Kansas for this special performance on Saturday 25 February at SWG3, the film he will be providing the soundtrack for remains a secret, but whatever he chooses we are sure it will be a terrifying night’s entertainment. We are also excited by the performance of space and electro rock pioneers Silver Apples appearance on Sunday 26 February at Mono. Formed in the New York in 1968, Silver Apples were well ahead of their time, ignoring the psychedelic rock going on around them in 60’s New York they instead opted to create a minimalist experimental electro sound that influenced countless musicians, including Suicide and Kraftwerk. We really can’t recommend getting a ticket to this enough.

There is also a retrospective of the work of revered Scottish filmmaker Douglas Hart, perhaps best known for his cutting edge promo videos for the likes of My Bloody Valentine, Stone Roses, Primal Scream and Paul Weller. And, in 2009 Glasgow indie-pop outfit, Butcher Boy performed a live soundtrack to Scottish director Enrico Cocozza’s film Chick’s Day at Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow Short Film festival is delighted to invite the band to perform to film again, in a special event for this year’s Festival at the Berkeley Suite. Both these music related events at the film festival should be worth checking out. And, a film sure to have a fantastic a soundtrack is the Scottish screen debut of Irvine Welsh’s Ecstasy. A must-see.

Filmaticly, GFF has been offering a diverse variety of cinematic genres, styles and experiences since its inception and this year is no different. One of the best cinematic experiences you can have at the GFF is the Frightfest’s frightpass, which offers you the chance to see 11 horror films over two days. It is a truly great and unsettling happening and in our opinion there really is no better way to watch horror films than one after the other with minimal rest bite. Beginning on Friday 24 February and running right through till the following evening, it’s always a unique experience to submerge yourself in film after film in the GFT’s large cinema, breaking only to get snacks, go to the bathroom and get a quick kip before returning the following morning for further frights. Some of the creepiest highlights include the ‘found footage’ shockumentary Evidence, apocalyptic dystopian adventure, The Day and the UK premiere of chilling slasher flick Rites of Spring. The brand new strand, Crossing The Line series of experimental films also has some wonderfully bizarre looking events and films including 85A Present: Jan Svankmajer, Finisterrae and The Forgotten Space.

When a festival can lurch from the depths of horror goodness to a celebration of Weimar Republic Germany’s cabaret tradition then it’s quite obvious that it’s got some variety about it, and so it is as GFF presents Weimarvellous. Adding some glamour to the cold winter months Weimarvellous kicks off with a screening of Blue Angel in the CCA on Friday 17 February. Featuring the queen of Cabaret, Marlene Dietrich as Lola-Lola, a Cabaret performer and femme fatal who is the downfall of besotted high school tutor Immanual Rath, The Blue Angel is a true classic. With Cabaret performances in the CCA bar after the film and a chance for you to to perform in Cabaroke (Cabaret themed Karaoke) it should be a cracking night to glam yourself up and strut your stuff.

There is so much really credible and exciting stuff to see at this year’s GFF we couldn’t possibly cover it all but suffice to say that whatever you’re into, you will find something that suits you at Glasgow Film Festival 2012. The above are our top picks.

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