New Artist: The Busy Twist
At just 21, Gabriel Benn (a.k.a Tuesday Born) and Ollie Williams (a.k.a Ollie Twist) are making some impressive African/Electronic fusion and self-releasing it off their own label, The People's Ear. Although they're based in London, much of the creative work goes on in Ghana where the inspiration for their music first came about.
New Release: Four Tet – Jupiters / Ocarus
Four Tet's new track Ocarus was aired by Gilles Peterson on Saturday and today sees an official release from the man. It turns out Ocarus is the B-Side for Jupiters, which will be the 15th release on Hebden's Text label...
Top Five: Amy Winehouse Remixes
It's almost a year since Amy Winehouse's passing, so it got us thinking about our favourite tracks that have remixed and sampled her. Tracks from Flatline, Ifan Dafydd, Knxwledge, Alby Daniels and Organized Noize x Dungeon Family, and many are free to download.
Tracks You Might’ve Missed: Wiley – Energy Bubbling (Nirobi Re-Edit)
Robert Luis has been co-running Brighton's brilliant Tru Thoughts label for over ten years. He might have a good eye for talent, but judging by this re-edit of a Wiley track we came across recently, he's also a pretty mean producer, as Nirobi.
New Artist: Poo Bear (MDMA)
As a writer, Jason 'Poo Bear' Boyd has won four Grammys (including work with Jill Scott, Usher) and has also produced, written or featured on tracks with Lupe Fiasco, DJ Khaled, Kelis, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and heaps more. Turns out this guy can sing as well.
Brighton Spotlight #2: Anushka
Anushka exploded onto our radar last week when her track Yes Guess was played on Gilles Peterson's 6 Music show. Despite Peterson's claims of a summer anthem in the making, he kept quiet on any extra details so we did some digging.
New Release: Eric Lau – What I’d Rather (feat. Oddisee)
Eric Lau has worked with a range of range of respected and up-and-coming names in Hip-Hop, RnB and Electronic (Guilty Simpson, Fatima, Floating Points, Szjerdene), making him one of the go-to producers at the minute. This one is a pretty special release made for Record Store Day last Saturday...
What We’re Listening To // Vol.10
What We're Listening To Vol.10 - Chilled Beats, Easy-Listening Electroinc, Pleasant Post-Dubstep all rolled into one.
