Sunday, November 08, 2009
All Killer, No Filler
Here's more quality tuneage that you need to be hearing innit.
Claro Intelecto - Chadderton // Modern Love Buy
Killer new EP from the Modern Love stable.
Scuba - Speak // Naked Lunch Buy
One of my producers of the year. You just can't fault his productions.
Joy Orbison - Wet Look // Hotflush Buy
Hyph Mngo is undoubtedly one of the records of the year. This B side is also a killer as well.
Levon Vincent - Late Night Jam // Ostgut Buy
After Medium is The Message, this is another big record from the hot New York producer.
Hot Mixes:
Shed - Wax Treatment Podcast 003 Tracklist
Jus Wan - Hotflush Podcast 005
Two brilliant mixes in a dubtec style.
Labels: Claro Intelecto, Joy Orbison, Jus Wan, Levon Vincent, Modern Love, Scuba, Shed
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Sneaking In There
I have just come across two albums which have managed to sneak their way into my consciousness just before the inevitable end of year roundups. Albums from both Shed and Scuba had escaped my ears earlier in the year but I'm very glad I've caught up with them now.I became aware of Shed after the excellent remix he did of Substance's 'Relish' back in July, but didn't do any more digging for his other releases. Thankfully Boomkat pointed me in the right direction placing 'Estrange' as one of their tracks of the year. Upon hearing this gem I then sought out the excellent album 'Shedding The Past' which was released back in September on Berlin label Ostgut Tontrager, which when translated bizarrely means 'Ostrogoths Sound Carrier'!!? Despite the Ostrogoths being a tribe of East Germanic Goths from the Roman Empire days, this is an album of dub infused Techno and Electronica. 'Estrange' is the highlight for me with its mournful synths and future steppa drum patterns.
Shed - Estrange // Ostgut Tontrager Buy
Substance are one of the artists contributing a mixes for a series of remix 12"s of 'A Mutual Antipathy' the excellent album by Scuba released back in April of this year. Other artists brought in to mix selected tracks are Dutch Dubstep wonderkind Martyn and Berlin's Berghain resident Marcel DettmannSubstance bring's his usual deep Berlin Dub Techno style to proceedings but it is the two mixes by Jamie Vex'd and Surgeon which are the undesputed highlights for me. Vex'd goes so far leftfield on his mix of 'Twitch' that that he his positively off the chart, combining big sub bass with wonky synth work and stuttering beats, reminding me of Jackson and His Computer Band's best glitchy work. Essential. Buy
Surgeon's effort bridges the Techno/Dubstep divide like no other track I've heard. It has the pumelling beats of his best Techno work, but has the undeniable swing of great 2 Step and Dubstep. The 'Is it Techno or Dubstep?' lines have become really blurred on this one. Superb.
Scuba - Ruptured (Surgeon Remix) // Hotflush Buy
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Labels: Scuba, Shed, Substance, Surgeon, Vex'd
