A few years have passed by whilst this artist’s success has been bubbling on the underground circuit. Now it looks as though January is set to be a huge marker in the timeline that is Maya Jane Coles’ ascent to the forefront of the UK dance scene. She has been making massive headway recently since the recent release of her What They Say EP on Real Tone Records in September 2010, coupled with a tornado of hot press. Aiding a smooth start to 2011 was the release of her latest EP Humming Bird at the start of December last year on Hypercolour and a new podcast for Resident Advisor last week, warming us up for a handful of UK appearances on the horizon.
After an excellent 55 minute crash course in what Maya Jane Coles has to offer, the closing three tracks do it for me; Greenville Massive’s Lost, Axwel Boman’s Naomi and her very own, superb take of none other than Joni Mitchell in Stardust. Get a piece of the action by throwing these dates in your diary:
Kuluki at Sankeys, Manchester – 15th January 2011
The Breakfast Club, Bristol – 22nd January 2011
Hypercolour at Fabric alongside Tiefschwartz & Axel Boman – 29th January 2011
Rob Shields – Slum Room
DC Salas – Peru – Doctor Vinyl Records
Axel Boman – Depression
Maya Jane Coles – Run with the Wild
El_Txef_A – See It All (Edit)
Maya Jane Coles – Protect Them
Youandewan – Eidolon – Magicbag Music
Julian Perez – Nelipot – Recycle Records
Rhythm & Sound ft. Jennifer Lara – Queen In My Empire – Burial Mix Records / Funman, Kick Da Joey & Vansam – Get Down – VectoRecords 2.0
Miss Kittin – All I Need (Gesaffelstein Remix) – Mobilee
The Timewriter – Wasteland – Neurotraxx Deluxe
Rhythm & Sound – Why / T. Williams & Terri Walker – Heartbeat – Local Action / Asad Rizvi – Me Tangare (MJC Edit) – Reverberations
Luca Albano – Calinda (Francesco Bonora Remix) – High Definition Records
Greenville Massive – Lost – Soul Sheep Music
Axel Boman – Naomi
Joni Mitchell vs. Maya Jane Coles – Stardust