FULLSCREEN: Onoe Caponoe says “Funk M.A.F.I. Run Gashy.”
FULLSCREEN is a series of videos to be viewed at the highest res your rig can handle. Here’s Onoe Caponoe. They’re hip hop from the UK who don’t do grime. They’re on that rewind, something like Rodney...
View ArticleTraktion – Mission ASCII EP
When we’re young, we try to be like the older kids. We wanna feel like they feel, do what they do and live the free lives they lead. Traktion‘s jam “Snatch and Run” feels like age nineteen in an mp3....
View ArticleSkream – Birthday Bash Mix (SKREAMIZM TURNS 26)
Need a reason to lose your head? He’s a hurricane in the world of bass and a godfather of dubstep. Croydon UK’s Skream gifts us with a mix monstrosity for his own 26th birthday. How nice is that?...
View ArticlePoint.B –“Golden”
Point.B sends you an evergreen. We can’t take “Golden” for granted. As we quickly browse, open and close tabs, download files, delete files and upload some to our iPods while forgetting others, we...
View ArticleAirhead –“Pyramid Lake”
I spent the first thirty seconds of this post going hammer. You didn’t know that because I was ten feet away from the keyboard. Airhead makes a lot of new sounds in “Pyramid Lake” because he likes to...
View ArticleOm Unit – Aeolian EP &“Old English”
Om Unit flexes wise weight on Aeolian EP. Jim Coles is known by a few names. He was already a staple in the London scratch DJ community when he went by the pseudonym 2tall. In the interview below,...
View ArticleMala –“Cuba Electronic” and Havana’s Brush with South London Bass Weight
Mala‘s minimalist beat for “Cuba Electronic” has already sent shockwaves through Cuba. In the video, Mala uses footage of his 2011 visit to the country. His whole new album Mala in Cuba was recorded...
View ArticleStinkahbell vs. Mai Khalil –“Boy at the Bus Stop” (Remix) & Film Noir EP
I’m kinda falling in love with London duo Stinkahbell, and it seems Mai Khalil has her eye on “the boy at the bus stop.” I guess it’s not really a love triangle. Mai and I can each have what we want,...
View ArticleAlunaGeorge –“You Know You Like It” (Bobby Tank Remix) and “Watching Over...
A sadfaced barrier lies between myself and the UK. :( Because I don’t get their TV or radio. I don’t receive their culture until I go looking for it. It’s true, English characteristics are embedded in...
View ArticleStray –“Follow You Around”
Stray‘s foray into downtempo bass music is a potent dose of romantic melancholy. Normally the Leeds UK man does faster tempo drum ‘n bass; refer to the track’s b-side “Contact” for progressive, murky...
View ArticleLokiboi –“Natt”& LOÖSE EP
There are stacks upon stacks of “house/garage” DJs in South London today, but what’s the point of saying so? There is only one Lokiboi (real name Vladimir Strabykin), and his talent will make your head...
View ArticleArtful Dodger –“Please Don’t Turn Me On” (Disclosure Remix)
Pause for applause. Disclosure dropped this for free at full 320kbps quality. Usually, from up and coming premier acts like Disclosure, we’d get a “free” track at half the sound quality. Artists do it...
View ArticleJessie Ware –“Running” (Disclosure VIP Remix) and poledancing VIDEO for...
None of Jessie Ware‘s remixers have handled her correctly–until Disclosure. But even when I heard the do-no-wrong-duo Disclosure (who’ve found their way into the BBC‘s good graces this year) release...
View ArticleCloaka & Boxwork –“Toppin’ Up” Brings Much Needed Shade
I’ve written several posts today. I thought I was spent. It can’t be. I’m playing catchup, posting music that’s spilled out of my bookmarks since before the holidays. I have to remember why I pressed...
View ArticleMikky Ekko –“Pull Me Down” (T. Williams Remix) makes sure every girl gon’...
Quit hogging them all, Mikky. And quit helping him, T! Mikky Ekko’s original mix of “Pull Me Down” sounded like two people staring into each other’s eyes. It was a drunkenly heartfelt, earnest ballad...
View ArticleJessie Ware –“Devotion” (Distinction Refix) Wrestles You to the Ground
Bass tracks are tricky. Until a song kicks into its highest gear, it’s hard to tell if you’ll like it. In electronic music, you have to wait until about the 33rd bar. First you hear the intro, some...
View ArticleLast Japan –“Roughed Up” Has Finally Found My iTunes
I wish I heard him sooner, but I’m glad I know him now. This is one of those times when I finally discover a producer whose name has crossed my path plenty of times but who has never been placed in...
View ArticleStray –“When It Rains” Traps You Under the Umbrella
I could say I was ready for it… But I never really am. This London via Leeds producer got me stuck in the mud when I stopped to listen to “When It Rains.” Maybe Stray’s aim was to catch us looking at...
View ArticleHackman & Klic “Do Right” Reminded Me of My Accent
Tell ya what, I don’t listen to much vocal trance. These boys probably don’t either. Say it in my Boston accent though: Hackman & Klic come from the salty, grey villages of England. Their damp...
View ArticleV.I.V.E.K –“Over My Head f. Mel Dymond” did the backflip I was looking for
Wait, stop moving. I need to observe this track before I speak. I’m always writing about music I know nothing about. But usually I can put a track in context quick enough to see the angles the producer...
View ArticleLokiboi –“All Nighter” burns down the rave
Lokiboi returns with an extended clip. It’s a true house-burner. You know the classic funk phrase “burning down the house.” This is a track when, if placed correctly, would melt the wax off the...
View ArticleMighty Moe f. Stinkahbell –“Stinky (Family Outing)” is a smirking f**k you to...
Though Stinkahbell is no longer a duo, “Stinky (Family Outing)” leaves a scent. Founding producer Nutty P has been quite busy. At the beginning of 2013, he took full responsibility of Stinkahbell and...
View ArticleOwen Howells –“Riding” sounds like an aluminum parade
Howells made a house jam for the summer street. The Australian born, London based producer Owen Howells primed this one for summertime. “Riding” has a wide open, organic sound. When the DJ decided not...
View ArticleMount Kimbie f. King Krule –“You Took Your Time”&“Meter, Pale Tone” are prime...
To be fair, Kimbie have been doing a strange waltz. The “post-dubstep” godfathers are exploring traditional instruments. Certainly, expanding boundaries to include both software and analog wins fans on...
View ArticleLokiboi –“Blinded” was sent rush delivery
To be opened immediately. “Blinded” proves again that Lokiboi has the ear. In a growing sea of South London producers, Moscow born Vladimir Strabykin tweaks his samples with extra detail. Thousands of...
View ArticleBlacksmif – Splinter Foot Girl EP, Video and VIP paint a full picture
Have you heard it yet? It was my first time hearing Blacksmif, and just like every other play button I pressed that night, I was hoping “Splinter Foot Girl VIP” might press back. It was the sample and...
View ArticleT.Williams – Feelings Within EP digs a tunnel from house to warehouse
Thirty years ago, “house” and “warehouse” meant the same thing. If you went to the record store looking for ‘house music, you were looking for the records being played in the warehouse. Before wealthy...
View ArticlePaula Temple – Live Set at R&S Anniversary has the hovering presence of a...
I’m immersed. It’s one thing to string a dozen tracks together in Ableton and call it a mix but it’s another entirely to play those tracks live, reacting to the ebb and flow of the crowd and injecting...
View Article“Ilu Baje (Geode Remix)”– Biggabush
At the foundation of dance music is a simple kick, snare, two step rhythm, right? Maybe it’s more like a clap. And the first kick drum was probably a stomp (or a thud.) I’m not trying to get all Stomp...
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