David Vincent Reep, who goes by the pseudonym Elephant & Castle, put together a sublime mix for M.A.H.’s Xfm show. His ethos, “Anything emotion-based is usually my favourite kind of music” really can be heard in his selection. Having lived in Colorado, Texas, London and California, his influences are the likes of DJ Shadow, Flying Lotus and Burial. One to keep an ear out for will be his debut LP Transitions slated to be released on Plug Research in 2012.
Tracklisting:
Andy Stott – Passed Me By
Joy Orbison – Ellipsis
Slowlight – Wish I Went to School
Ifan Dafydd – Miranda
Balam Acab – Apart
Matthewdavid – Truss
Beep – Mbira (Shortcircles Remix)
Crazy Bald Heads – First Born
RaveDeep – Watch It
Thundercat – For Love I Come (Lapalux Remix)
Pushing on from his Greater Lengths album back in 1999, Martyn’s second project maintains a refreshingly diverse exploration of music at 140 bpm. The Holland-born/Washington DC-based artist connects the dots from London’s bumpy garage to the mechanical grooves of Detroit, whilst holding a nostalgic sentinment that runs throughout as he titles the LP, Ghost People.
“A lot of the music and the themes behind [Great Lengths] were taken out of my daily life: my sorrows and my melancholy,” he says. “For this album, I chose things that are further away from me: the Ghost People theme. There are references to DJing in general. Not the jet-set DJ life, but the old Paradise Garage DJ life, where people want to share and play the music they really love, regardless of if it’s trendy. Nothing fancy or flashy. Just back to the roots.”
Brainfeeder will release Ghost People on October 10th, 2011.
Pre order it from Ninja Tune
Kahn has been seeing a fair amount of recognition after dropping a 12″ on Peverelist’s Punch Drunk label last month. Part of the Bristol sound alongside names such as Gemmy, Superisk and Vessel, he makes up a valued part of the Sure Skank collective. This dance-floor focused tracklist covers quite a but of ground and showcases Kahn’s versatility within the 140 spectrum. Read more about him in Sonic Router’s interview.
Mount Kimbie are feeling generous, giving away a free digital download for you to enjoy. Baves Chords is the last release from their debut Crooks And Lovers album project released last year. Expect to hear the duo’s signature stuttered beats and well versed craftmenship that has made them so likeable. If you want it on plastic it will be released on 27 June as part of the Carbonated EP.
If this ain’t enough of a fix then Mount Kimbie are also headlining Heaven this Friday (supported by Becoming Real, CREEP and Sampha). More details over in the Mount Kimbie (Live) @ HEAVEN event.
We’ve seen a few producers get in the festive spirit by giving away a few tracks and mixes. Skream has gone one better and released a 13 track album for free! A nice mix of sounds that will keep you locked from start to finish.
Skream includes this note:
Merry Christmas….. Massive shouts to everyone who’s supported me this year in any way… This album is complied of old stuff, lost dubs and some new stuff so I hope you enjoy! Here’s to 2011! Massive shouts to Mario Cvetic for the Artwork!
We interviewed quite a few people a while back for our What Is Music? project, Tasha being one of them. More widely known to play drum and bass, we asked her to drop down the BPM for an influences mix. She rose to the challenge and sent us back this mix with tracks she’s feeling at the moment outside of her usual selection. Who remembers the last one?
Berkane Sol headman, Geiom, has put together a nice selection of Funky and UK G for Planet Mu. Especially nice to hear Sunship make the tracklist, it’s been awhile!
A group of animatronics designers have made peices to inhabit a one-off event in Corsica Studios. These scaringly lifelike robots have been programmed to move in perfect sync to tracks provided by the likes of Starkey, Untold and Kryptic Minds. To add to this visionary world of sound, live footage will be edited in real-time and projected around the venue.
Jakes has been busy in the studio producing and recording his latest mix entitled HENCH Mixtape Vol. 1. The release will contain new exclusive tracks from Hench’s headman alongside those from Komonazmuk, Chasing Shadows, Lost and Giant, as well as providing a platform for debut Hench releases from Minus, Tek-One and Mensah. Read more »
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November 9, 2011 10:10 PM | 
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