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Posted on January 27, 2012 by Minnie

2012 is going to be the year of Digital Delight, starting on 31 January when they release their tenth EP X, a thirteen-track tonne of hot new talent featuring Death on the Balcony, Miguel Puente, Sishi Rösch and Will Crawshaw.

Their brand of ‘music for adults’ began in 2010 and was honed throughout 2011 by releases such as Rebel‘s Grass Roots EP and Lati & Jonny Cruz‘s storming Up In Smoke, complete with the magic ingredient to any nu-sleaze-bass package, a remix by Miguel Puente. Only fitting, then, that the tenth release should be a collaboration between their wider family, new and old, such as Wildkats joining with The 112.

Catch their guest-mixed podcast series here, and their Barcelona, UK and Mexico parties here, and preview the release below.
Digital Delight “X” by Digital Delight

Good Children Make Bad Grown Ups

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Emily

Kornél Kovács @Marie Laveau 02/09/2011 (www.levepr.com)

Kornél Kovács is one of the three driving forces behind the Swedish Studio Barnhus label, alongside the excellent Axel Boman and Petter Nordkvist. Last year was the real breakthrough year for the trio, with Axel Boman signing his Nattsud EP to Jesse Rose’s digital imprint Play It Down, dropping two well-received EPs (Europa and BARN 003) on his own Studio Barnhus label and his 2010 hit Purple Drank (Pampa Records) being played everywhere by everyone. In addition, Kornél Kovács released his name-making solo hit Down Since ’92 in October, a Studio Barnhus follow-up to his 2010 debut Baby Step.

Studio Barnhus has been releasing records since October 2010 when they launched with a joint EP, Good Children Make Bad Grown Ups (which featured Baby Step and Axel Boman’s Modern Fluids). Releases quickly followed with EPs from Shakarchi & Straneus, Acid Andy, Ex-Pylon, HNNY, Jesper Dahlback and, most recently, Radioactive Orchestra (a unique Axel Boman collaboration with nuclear physicists, Bo Cederwall and Torbjorn Back, and media artist Kristofer Hagbard, based on musical algorithms and models of radiation emitted from various isotopes!).

As is often the case these days, their sound is somewhat indefinable; another reason why Kornél Kovács’ new mix for DJB is well worth a listen. From the man who regularly uses samples from his childhood Casio keyboard, this mix takes on a well-worked fusion of two-step, acid, Detroit, his cheeky Swedish personality and everything in between…

Kornél Kovács – Mix for DJB

Detroit In Effect – ‘Shake a Lil Faster’ (M.A.P.)
Willie Burns – ‘Windows Down’ (Crème Organization)
STL – ‘Death Proof’ (Something)
Remute & Riley Reinhold – ‘Jah Wobble’ (Trapez)
Knowing Looks – ‘Listen to My 45’ (WNCL)
Bjørn Torske – ‘Langt Fra Afrika (Todd Terje’s Enda Lengre Miks) (Fra Afrika Altså)’ (Smalltown Supersound)
Mu – ‘Let’s Get Sick’ (Output)
Neil Landstrumm – ‘DS Attack’ (Peacefrog)
Marcus Mixx – ‘U Blow Girl (Mouth Mix)’ (Unknown To The Unknown)
Funkineven – ‘Iron Cloud’ (Apron)
I:Cube – ‘Transpiration’ (Versatile)
KiNK featuring Rachel Row – ‘Freakuency’ (Sharivari)
Mary J Blige – ‘Searching For Some Real Love (Jacques Renault Edit)’ (On The Prowl)
Pachanga Boys – Time (Hippie Dance)
Shakarchi & Stranéus – Jamison (Studio Barnhus)
Scala & Kolacny Brothers – I Touch Myself (PIAS)

Hot Since 82

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Minnie

Ever since Let It Ride stormed its way on to my musical radar from the sultry depths of the Noir label, Hot Since 82 seems to have been everywhere. Noir himself agrees, adding the Hot Since 82 remix of Toky’s About You to the top of his January DJ chart, while Jaymo and Andy George played new track Untitled on their In New DJs We Trust Radio 1 show last Thursday. The Leeds-based producer is said to be currently in the studio working on a whole host of remixes and new tracks for 2012. Characteristically dark and sexy, the tracks are huge on epic basslines and drops, with ominous melodies and vocals – here’s a great example:
Superfunk ft ron carroll – lucky star – hot since 82 remix (Noir Music) by Hot since 82

Hot Since 82 is pretty forthcoming with his extended mixes too, having recorded live podcasts for Mute Manchester, as well as uploading a monthly mix to soundcloud. Here’s the latest:
Hot Since 82 – Live set Cut ( 2 hours ) by Hot since 82

Infinity

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Minnie

We wrote about the collaboration between Luca C and Ali Love that spawned Infinity Ink back in November when Lee Foss included it on his Spybar DJ Mag covermount CD, and we were very excited when a certain vocally-bassy-goodness caught our ears while listening to Damien Lazarus‘s set from Burning Man this year. it seems Games isn’t the only track we can expect from the pair, although it might be a little wait on this next one Infinity, after Games was just released this week on Hot Creations‘ Post Summer Sampler.

Check it out at 1hr 21minutes into this excellent mix.
Damian Lazarus on the Robot Heart Bus – Burning Man 2011 by Damian Lazarus

Eats Everything for DJ Mag

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Minnie

We had to interrupt this Friday’s Woody’s Roundup broadcast with a new mix from Eats Everything from our friends at DJ Mag. Two in one week, both absolutely brilliant and totally different, this one is packed full of old school house and disco and makes you want to grin at everyone (I listened to it on the tube, with consequences).

DJ Weekly Podcast 65: Eats Everything by djmag

Noice!

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Minnie

Alex Nagshineh is releasing his EP How I Escaped My Certain Fate on Noice! on 14 December, and it’s a very tasty number from a new producer I didn’t know much about before. It turns out he’s learnt from the best, becoming a protege of Martin Dawson after meeting in a club in 2007, and since then has been putting his spin on the classics, such as Und’s Fox In The Box.

Alex is now part of the Lo*kee collective and his remixes for James Teej, Marc Ashken and Penguin Prison are all gaining widespread support from industry heads and receiving specialist radio play on the likes of Capital FM and Pulse.

The EP includes a remix from Culprit Label owners, Droog, as well as the excellently dark B-side Buy One Get One 3: have a listen here:
Buy One Get One 3 (original mix) by Alex Nagshineh

He’s also giving away his remix of Azari & III‘s Manic (DJ Mag gave it 8* and called it ‘haunting disco-noir’) as a free download here:

AZARI AND III – MANIC – ( Alex Nagshineh remix) by Alex Nagshineh

Visionquest mix Fabriclive 61

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Minnie

In celebration of Monday 5 December’s release of Fabric61, the latest in the legendary compilation series, mixed by Visionquest, Fabric are giving us a little taster video.

Take a Visionquest with fabric 61 from Fabric London on Vimeo.

Visionquest founder member and Detroit techno pioneer Shaun Reeves is in the houuuuuse this Saturday, playing alongside Brandt Brauer Frick, and the Life and Death showcase with Clockwork and Thugfucker. They’ll also be streaming the entire night on Awdio for your re-living pleasure.

Have a listen to Shaun Reeves’ Visionquest podcast here.

WildKats

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Minnie

When I think of the WildKats I feel like that little boy in the John Lewis advert. There’s this amazing gift all wrapped up and ready to give (although a lot of people have been saying the parcel in the advert is a suspiciously similar size and shape to a certain sinister present in Se7en) but it can’t be shared until the right time. It’s been a long wait but since last year when Edinburgh’s Stuart Sandeman and Scott Dickie met US visitor Corey Baker in East London there’s been a buzz of under-the-surface activity, honing re-edits and basslines, getting noticed by the movers and shakers at the right labels and the press that follow them. Making sure everything is ready. In fact, one of my favourite tracks Your A Freak has been on soundcloud for nearly a year now without a release date.

Your A Freak by WILDKATS
System Crank- Russ Yallop & Wildkats by WILDKATS

Well Christmas is here, and we have not one but three very special presents. Your A Freak is to be released later this month on Hourglass Records, the mighty System Crank with Russ Yallop is coming in December on Hot Creations, and the smooth WildKats & Tboy To Be EP (with a Miguel Puente remix just to put the icing on the cake) was released last week on Neim.
Wildkats & Tboy – To Be EP – Neim Records by WILDKATS
And that’s not the only Miguel Puente link – both artists were rightly picked for Hot Creations’ Hot Waves 2, released yesterday, Puente for After Midnight in Your Bed and WildKats for the N.W.A.’s Express Yourself sampling Perpetrating.
Wildkats – Perpetrating – Hot Waves Sampler Vol 2 by WILDKATS

On top of a whole host more releases on labels including Akbal Music, Stranjjur and Lower East taking us well into 2012, there are a few gigs to get yourselves down to, including the Hourglass Records showcase at a secret East London venue on 16 December alongside Puente & Rosch, and all-terrain promoter legends Fresh Out the Box‘s Gottwood warm-up at Basing House 20 January 2012. Unleash the WildKat!

Second Chances and New Romances

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Minnie

This EP series from Denmark’s Noir Music just keeps on getting better. In fact, they’re generally releasing some shit hot stuff with some heeeeavy basslines at the moment. Started by DJ René Kristensen in 2007, better known as Noir, and now boasting some of the most forward-thinking (and darkest) artists out there, including Danny Daze, Maceo Plex and Huxley. And let’s not forget Noir himself, whose collaboration with Haze on Around has been everywhere since the summer after some finishing touches from Solomun, and whose album is also set for release in early 2012.

Second Chances and New Romances Vol 3 was released last Monday, and includes the mighty Larse with the follow up to For Real and The More I Want, entitled So Long.
Larse – So Long (Snippet) by Larse

Also noteworthy is newcomer Den Ishu’s New Luv BAAASSSSSSSS!!!
Den Ishu – New Luv (snippet) by Den Ishu

Bowski Winter Mix

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Minnie

We’ve been writing this blog for two-and-a-half years now so hopefully you might have a bit of an understanding of what artists we just implicitly trust, and which ones never fail us. So much so that when they do a new mix we post it, and you download it. You don’t even really need any words from me. Bowski is one of them.

Bowski – Winter Mix

Tracklisting:
Sleep On – Bowski
Heimat (Robag’s Turmkolle Rekksmow) – Kollektiv Turnstrasse
Take Me Away (Schatrax Remix) – Matthew Burton + Nick Lawson
Touch Me – Hunter_Game
Brooklyn Bullets – Neuroxyde + Aki Bergen
Signa – Kaiserdisco
Krambambuli – Animal Trainer
Hold On – Florian Blauensteiner
Twilight – Patlac
Braumstig (Rodriguez Jr Remix) – Joachim Pastor
Stranger In The Night Ft. Tom Cowcher – Bowski
Dayz – Mathew Jonson
Faking Jazz Together (Michael Mayer Remix) – Connan Mockasin

He’s been busy on the production front too, so he’s shared a little preview minimix here:
Upcoming tracks by Bowski

Hot damn I can’t wait to see him at The Warehouse Project on 2 December…

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