The ill-ec-tro-nic

It's been a while since I last posted so I thought I'd do another random roundup of what's been floating my boat recently.

First up, the best Electronica track I've heard all year. 'Maybes' by Mount Kimbie is their first official release on Scuba's label Hotflush Recordings. It's all Blade Runner atmospherics, Burial style vocal samples and plink plonk percussion. Judging by this I can't wait to hear more of their next EP.

Mount Kimbie - Maybes // Hotflush Recordings Buy

Speaking of Burial his collaboration with Four Tet was one of the most hyped records of the year. It looks like an album maybe in the pipeline but until then you'll just have to do with with this haunting slice of deep house. 'Moth' Seeing as it is impossible to buy as an MP3 I thought I'd give you a high quality version. You can still by the Limited 12" on Discogs Marketplace

Andy Stott and Miles Whittaker, aka MLZ have been putting out a series of limited 12"s under the Alias of Mille & Andrea on Daphne Records which is an offshoot of Modern Love. As you'd expect it's all Dub Techno spacial atmospherics laced with Dubstep percussive beats. The third in the series is exceptionally good with elements of 90's Junglist hardcore on 'Temper Tantrum' and Berlin style T++ dubtec sounds on 'Vigilance'

Millie & Andrea - Temper Tantrum // Daphne Buy

More on the Dubtec crossover tip now courtesy of Phonica Records. This is their first release on their own imprint and it comes from Hector and Bryant. The original mix of 'Tension' is a minimal Techno builder with Dub shards and Detroit synths towards the end. Appleblim and Al Tourettes team up to come up with a tougher take on the sound which clocks in at 130 bpm and takes its cues from the UK Funky sound and Wonky styles whilst retaining the Dub atmospherics

Hector & Bryant - Tension (Appleblim and Al Tourettes Remix) // Phonica 001 Buy Vinyl Buy Mp3

Finally you should check out the new release from Scuba. 'Klinik'. Very similar to his previous release 'Tense' it is all Berlin Metallic shards over stepper beats. Highly recommended. Buy

In fact you can hear it in all its glory on this great Dubtec mix courtesy of Brendan Moeller aka Beat Pharmacy.

Beat Pharmacy - Dubstep Mix July 09

Tracklist:

1. aardvarck - Water
2. pendle covern-MVO_Chambers
3. Martyn - all I have is memories
4. porter ricks-Redundance
5. Loefah - Rufage
6. scuba - Klinik
7. retroblast - Get Down
8. search_and_destroy-candyfloss_(loefah_remix)
9. relocate - Dot dot dash
10. Headhunter - In Motion
11. moderat - Nr. 22
12. kontext - Plumes (Ramadanman Refix)
13. Burial - Versus
14. pangaea-Bear Witness
15. Skream- Backwards
16. rod modell-Heaven Above
17. synkro - On My Mind
18. 2000F & J kamata - You don't know what love is
19. Kode9 - Stung
20. slack-elephant_step
21. monolake-Titan
22. Pink Floyd-One Of These Days

Labels: Appleblim, Beat Pharmacy, Hotflush, Millie and Andrea, Modern Love, Mount Kimbie, Phonica, Scuba

Following on nicely from Langer's genre blurring dub excursion I'm going to keep things on a similar line for today's post but while The Dubtec Mix was characterised by a sense of dark foreboding, Brendan Moeller's Beat Pharmacy project takes dub in a largely different direction.

Instead of the usual laid back style of either traditional or techno infused dub, Beat Pharmacy's Wikkid Times LP presents the reggae grooves in more unfamiliar house style territory. All bar one of the album's tracks features a guest vocalist and duties are provided by familiar names in the likes of Spaceape and the living legend that is Paul St Hilaire but while the silky vocals carry their usual resonance the end product is more of an uplifting vibe than usual.

Strangers is definitely one of the album's more downbeat numbers and if truth be told, I think the more atmospheric side of dub-tinged electronics is where my heart really lies...or maybe it's just that the template set out by Rhythm & Sound was just so damn good!

Beat Pharmacy - Strangers (feat. Spaceape) // Deep Space Media buy

Rhythm & Sound - King Version // Burial Mix buy

Labels: Beat Pharmacy, Paul St Hilaire, Rhythm and Sound, Spaceape