Category: Electronica
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Nick And Astro’s Guide To The Galaxy album – Potatohead People
Smorgasbord of big beats and hip hop stylings from Canada’s boom ‘n’ bap masters Big Luxury, this duo’s 2015 album, was a masterclass in how boom ‘n’ bap grooves should be done. Nick And Astro’s Guide To The Galaxy continues where their debut LP left off: a smorgasbord of big beats and hip hop stylings. […]
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Beacons EP – Werkha
The rhythmic electronica of the Beacons EP is a terrific follow-up to Werkha’s appearance on a Gilles Peterson album Werkha is DJ/producer Tom A Leah. Although he was born in Manchester in north-west England, he spent much of his childhood further north in rural Cumbria where, as he recalls, you needed to “find ways to […]
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Laptop Suntan album – Paper Tiger
The debut LP from a Leeds-based six-piece is an electronic journey with a distinct UK flavour Anyone that produces a track entitled David Starkey – he’s a UK historian, by the way – deserves credit, but there’s more to this six-piece than cheeky references to an Oxbridge annalist. While the music of this Leeds-based outfit […]
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Memory Flux EP video – Lost Midas – free music download
To mark the release of his debut EP for the Tru Thoughts label, watch the Love Undone video and download a track by LA-based producer Lost Midas The handsome chap in the video is Jason Trikakis, aka Lost Midas, a new signing to UK label Tru Thoughts. The LA-based producer has been involved in the […]
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Unreleased And Remastered album preview – Sonar Circle (Dominic Stanton)
Dominic Stanton, the man of many monikers, marks his return to making music with a drum ‘n’ bass release on his own label Dominic Stanton – aka Domu aka Umod aka… let’s just say he’s had a lot of aliases – retired from making music in 2009, and left tens of thousands of fans heartbroken. […]
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You Took Your Time video – Mount Kimbie
Mount Kimbie’s You Took Your Time video is a sombre, well-crafted depiction of life in a soulless suburb Websites Mount Kimbie Warp Records South London-based duo Mount Kimbie – purveyors of what’s been described as post-dubstep (in the mould of James Blake) – have hooked up with young rapper-singer King Krule (aka Zoo Kid aka Archy Marshall) […]
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Mesektet Extnd album preview – Flako
German beat connoisseurs Project Mooncircle have rereleased 2011’s The Mesektet by London producer Flako… but with a few extras Berlin-based label Project Mooncircle has released Mesektet Extnd, a rerelease of 2011’s The Mesektet by London resident Flako. As the “Extnd” hints at in the title, this reissue includes some new tracks that weren’t on the […]
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The Third Adam album preview – Nu Era (Marc Mac)
Previewing The Third Adam, a new electronic album by 4hero’s Marc Mac When Dego and Marc Mac pair up to form 4hero, they create an inimitable sound comprising lush strings and intricate rhythms. But apart, their solo work is quite different. Dego’s A Wha’ Him Deh Pon?, for example, leans towards soulful broken beats, while […]
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Dâm-Funk – free music download
Free track with an ’80s feel from a Los Angeles resident with a penchant for synth-layered boogie funk The ’60s and ’70s have already been revived by canny music labels, so it was only a matter of time before the ’80s got in on the act. Leading the charge is Los Angeles resident Dâm-Funk (pronounced […]
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When Planets Explode album review – Dorian Concept
With his floppy blond locks and second-hand T-shirts, Dorian Concept personifies nerdiness. You can hear it in his music. Every intro on When Planets Explode begins with, what appears to be, a jumble of blips and squelches. Then, as if by magic, those muddled noises mutate into a discernable melody. It’s all very smart, although […]