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Scuba’s Brighter Side

Scuba’s decided to give away a 160kbps of his contribution – in my opinion, the pick – of Sistol’s ‘Brighter Side Remixes Vol 2′. Never one to stick firmly to a dubstep template (or any, for that matter), this time

A trip to the Zoo

At the beginning of the summer we posted the now renowned Catz N Dogz edit of Bibio’s Lovers Carving. Now they’ve got another stripped back rerub that’s again goes for some simple but effective tinkering. Catz n dogz also

Caribou. Remixed.

A gentle, yet forceful momentum is provided by an unrelenting rattle of purposeful percussion, whilst snippets of yearning vocals are slotted sparingly between the slow-building drum beat. This mp3 has been thrown out as a taster for the incoming Swim

October: Pelski Highly Recommends Chart

This month’s chart is a bit of a mixed bag, ranging from ‘orchestral’ UK funky to 2-step-fixed indie to straight-up vocal house. Remember all of these tracks are available (or forthcoming) from beatport, juno or boomkat:

1. Doc

Somethin’ New

A friend of mine, Stripes, has sent over one of his first productions: an energetic, punchy drum workout with a cut ‘n looped female vocal sample. The flurrying, lively staccato beats provide some real punch; the clattering percussion faintly reminiscent

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Midland interview

Midland’s been getting some serious hype: in just half a year he’s released a slew of top-notch remixes as well as two outstanding originals on Phonica and Aus, each receiving rave reviews across the board. And, of course, we

Boston’s finest with another free EP

If you haven’t heard of Soul Clap you’ve either been living under a rock for the last year or you simply don’t ‘get’ disco (and you certainly haven’t been reading this blog – shame on you). It’s ok, I didn’t …

The Man Who Would Be King (of Detroit)

Model 500 AKA techno pioneer Juan Atkins returns with some additional members: Underground Resistance’s ‘Mad’ Mike Banks, Mark Taylor (i.e. Vintage Future) and Dj Skurge. The new Model 500′s first EP together is a stormer: Huesca serves up some big,

David and Goliath

Last week an email dropped into my inbox notifying me of a new blog run by the demi-god musical behemoth that is Fabric. And, it is, unsurprisingly, a good blog. Rather annoyingly, a very good blog.

This is good news,

Moscow Extra

Archie Hamilton co-founded the up-and-coming house label Moscow Records. The output of which has been nothing short of stellar – I highly recommend you check out Bengoa’s Make This Happen EP, a stripped-back ode to the early days of Chicago

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