Chew The Fat’s 12th Birthday
Chew The Fat’s 12th Birthday Party is here with three rooms of eclectic sounds, all rather on the banging side: With Herve, Trevor Loveys, Riva Starr and Doorly in the main room and Marcus Nasty, Spyro and the Urban Nerds …
Djemba
Julius Sylvest – an 18 year old from Copenhagen, with a penchant for drums – sent me this exclusive track last week: a subtle and elegant slice of minimal tech-house. A rising pattering of conga-like percussive beats lead into some …
Minimal & Maximal
I think it’s safe to say on a universal front, that at some stage in our lives we have all at one point changed our minds or position in some shape or form. Whether it’s vinyl to mp3, boxers to …
Bang that drum one last time
Tropical, carnival… even tribal. These words are in unrelenting blog rotation right now. And it also seems customary, when writing about this music, to talk about the weather. “As the sun comes out, here are some summery tunes to …
Afford the Round Table Knights’ latest EP
Round Table Knights are my hotly tipped duo for 2009 (and beyond) – but it doesn’t take a genius to work out they’re going places. They’ve just been signed to Mowgli’s ‘Deadfish’ label, have succesfully dabbled in all sorts of …
September: Pelski Highly Recommends Chart
September’s hottest releases. Remember to check out the April, May, June, July and August charts, with some choice tunes still smashing it. Buy all listed tracks from beatport, or hold tight for the forthcoming releases this …
I Bit the Big Apple and Liberty Slapped Me…
So she left a nasty sting on my cheek, but it’s the kind of nasty you go back for; and like everyone else I’m just going to have to wait in line, as I’m not the only “Englishman in New …
Swedish Style
One of my favourite tracks of the last few months was Style of Eye’s cheery and upbeat tech-houser ‘Grounded’. From ‘Pieces of Eight Records’, the release comes equipped with a horns remix – pick it up at beatport and be …
Exclusive Round Table Knights Remix
You probably associate The Round Table Knights with chirpy electro-pop thanks to their brilliant singalong anthem ‘Hold Me Back’ of last summer; or perhaps you associate them with their blogged bmore mashups, ‘Freak For Desire’ and ‘Baltimore Clock Rock’. But …