YES. I’ve just listened to Jungle‘s new single ‘Platoon’ for what’s probably the seventh time in a row. Just… Yes. Completely enigmatic and almost impossible to Google, I thought this band was going to be difficult to write an ‘introducing’ piece about. But then I listened to ‘Platoon’ and …
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Tags: AA, Chess Club, debut, drops, Jungle, Platoon, Rough Trade
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In this case, that “yours truly” does not refer to me, but to the renowned video artist. With experience in ads, music videos, and many other varied forms of filmmaking, Yours Truly was the perfect choice for a collaboration with electronic/soul/funk master Jamie Lidell. Together they’ve produced a …
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Tags: Blaming Something, documentary, film, Jamie Lidell, vimeo, Warp Records, Yours Truly
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Shoreditch’s favourite clubland venue, XOYO is due to for a night of chaotic revelry as it plays host to house maestro extraordinaire, Carl Cox, for his first UK show of the year for Intec Records.
Before heading off to Ibiza for the summer for his weekly residency at …
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Tags: Carl Cox, DJ, intec records, jon rundell, london, pure intec, remix, Shoreditch, xoyo
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Celebrating it’s fifth year in sunny Croatia (what an appealing thought), Soundwave Festival has finally announced its full lineup and what an exciting and eclectic mix it has turned out to be! You can check out the full list online, but some highlights include Bonobo, hip-hop innovator MF Doom…
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Tags: . croatia, Alice Russell, Bonobo, MF Doom, Soundwave Festival
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Jamie Lidell premiered the video for his new single ‘You Naked’ this week to high praise. Performed in a giant cube, the video is a visual extravaganza of flashing lights and real time graphics (amazingly created by the movements of Lidell’s microphone). The fact there was no tinkering in post-production …
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Tags: flat-e, Jamie Lidell, Warp Records, you naked
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We first cottoned onto Daisy Syron Russell when her delectable vocal featured alongside that of MNEK in Rudimental’s track ‘Spoons’ back in February. We’d been chasing her ever since and finally got a chance to interview her for Issue 59 of our magazine. After releasing ‘Breaking’ on Black …
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Tags: black butter records, breaking, daisy syron russell, mainline, mnek, next hype, rudimental, spoons, syron, ten snake, tips for 2013, zane lowe
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As if we hadn’t have enough of festivals already, here’s another. But it’s a more convenient one, set in Shoreditch, with a plethora of dance acts. The line-up is aplomb with acts you’re likely to find at an out of town club event, or smaller festivals – names like JJ …
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Tags: cooly g, drums of death, east ender festival, holywell car park, jj doom, mmoths, Norman Jay, Shoreditch, syron, Village Underground
Posted in Bass, Dance, DJ, Do Not Miss This, Drum'n'Bass, Electronica, Embrace the Weekend, Festivals, funky, Garage, Gigs, grassroots, Hip Hop, House, Mash Up, Music, New Age, News!, producer, Roots, Soul, Techno | No Comments »
Planet Notion’s brand spanking new B.O.T.W. Bondax released their new single this week, and to be honest, I think you should give it a listen. It’s good, don’t you think?
The 17 year old producing duo from Lancaster are emerging as quite the force to be reckoned with. Bondax have …
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Posted in Ambient, Artists, BOTW, Disco, Do Not Miss This, Featured, funky, Music, Music, News!, Remixes, rnb, Singles | No Comments »
“YOU SHOULD GO AND SEE AlunaGeorge BECAUSE THEY ARE EXCELLENT AND YOU WILL LOVE THEM MORE THAN KEL LOVED ORANGE SODA” is basically all I wanted this article to say, but through fear of getting in trouble here is a bit more information…
AlunaGeorge are a duo, made up of …
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The best albums seem to come out of nowhere – without any hype, or guerrilla marketing, or larger-than-life cartoonified television appearances. One of those albums that has recently seemed to have appeared out of the blue is Cooly G’s debut, Playin Me.
The record has a clear directon – it …
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Tags: cooly g, playin me
Posted in Album Review, Ambient, Bass, Do Not Miss This, dub, Electronica, Embrace the Weekend, funky, Garage, Grime, Hip Hop, Music, New Age, rnb, Uncategorized | No Comments »
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