Stamp Mix #6: Henry Krinkle
Although Henry Krinkle stands some 4,000 miles away from what is considered…
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Artist Spotlight: 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.
Preview: Golden Down Festival 2012
Golden Down is a three-day boutique festival launching this year with an absolutely stella line-up including Four Tet, Ghostpoet, Mount Kimbie, Lee Scratch Perry and Roots Manuva. Tickets just £90 + bf. See inside for more details.
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…
Live Review: Tricky @ O2 Academy Bristol – 26 April
Luke Swann reports back on Tricky’s homecoming show at Bristol’s O2 Academy where he performed his critically-acclaimed debut album, Maxinquaye, in full plus some other favourites.
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.
Preview: Big Beach Bootique Brighton 5
Returning for its 5th year, Fatboy Slim’s Big Beach Bootique is set to be Brighton’s biggest party of the year. Since attracting some 65,000 people in it’s first year, BBB has quickly become notorious around the world, with people flocking from all sides of the globe to rave it up. In 2009, an estimated 250,000 (that’s right, a quarter of a million) dance-music fanatics descended on Brighton beach in what was supposed to be a 35,000 capacity event, that quickly became headline news worldwide (you can watch live footage of the event here).
Stamp Mix #5: Alphabets Heaven
Alphabets Heaven is the alias of Brighton-based experimental beatmaker Jonny Wildey…
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 at the forefront of this resurgence making her a perfect candidate for the latest instalment in the DJ-Kicks compilation series.