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...
New Release: Booda French – 61 Grace (Prod. j57)
East Anglian rapper Booda French (a.k.a. Don't Flop battle rapper Truth) has recently released this video to accompany the audio for his track '61 Grace', off his upcoming E.P. 'Ventolin'. Set on his home turf of Ipswich, the video follows Mr French round as he raps (and sings) about his rainy hometown. The beat is...
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...
New Release: Maya Jane Coles DJ-Kicks
This time last year I must admit I wasn't the biggest fan of House Music, put off by its minimal and repetitive side. Little did I know there is much more to it than that and that a resurgence was well under way, with a bass-heavy and club-friendly variety. Maya Jane Coles is now...
New Release: El_Txef_A – Breath
Hailing from the Basque Country in Northern Spain, 25-year-old House producer El_Txef_A probably hasn't hit your radar just yet. His debut album, Slow Dancing In A Burning Room, was released this March on his own imprint Fiakun - a mecca for contemporary House music. Not being much of a dance music fan himself, El_Txef_A has...
New Release: Juk Juk – Thinking Too Much / Where The Helios
Man like Juk Juk is back with another new release on Nommos Records. The London producer has gone a bit meaner with a definite Mosca feel to the A-Side.
New Release: Jai Paul – Jasmine
XL's Enigmatic Singer/Songwriter Jai Paul has kept fans waiting since 2010's BTSTU for some new material and at last he delivers. It's a bit of a slow-burner compared to his last effort...
