Tag: electronica
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Beat Box: A Drum Machine Obsession book – Joe Mansfield
Many DJs and producers will be salivating over this coffee-table book that details the history of the humble beat box Book Beat Box: A Drum Machine Obsession (Get On Down) Websites Get On Down Gary Land Recently on the Facebook page of nu jazz DJ/producer Kay Suzuki, he posted a plea for a Linn […]
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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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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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Masterpiece album review – various artists (Gilles Peterson)
Among jazz/nu jazz DJs, Peterson is perhaps the most recognizable on the planet, which means you’ve probably heard him deejay. Not only does busy Peterson broadcast from the UK’s second most popular station, Radio 1, but he has syndicated shows in Japan and Europe. But if for some baffling reason you’ve never heard a Peterson […]
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LateNightTales album review – various artists (The Cinematic Orchestra)
Anyone assembling a compilation that includes folksy guitarist Nick Drake, minimalist composer Steve Reich and MOR crooner Burt Bacharach should be carted off to an asylum. There’s no way these acts belong on the same playlist but that’s exactly what Jason Swinscoe, the man behind The Cinematic Orchestra, has done — and done well, it […]
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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 […]