Bigg Taj FT Dj Bunty - All The Years

We've always loved Bigg Taj, so there's much love for this collab with DJ Bunty. 'Nuff Said.

Professor Elemental - This Is My Horse

 

I am beginning to think that perhaps Professor Elemental is becoming more and more unhinged (if such as thing is possible), but either way, here's him rapping about horses, in what's definitely one of the more interesting pieces of topical humour to come out of the whole "oh god, we've eaten named animals" crisis.

Sunday listening

A short compilation of dark ambient / drone / microhouse generally disquieting music for lazy days, hangover days, and those times when the world needs to be shut away. Thanks to various sources for the recommendations.

1. Sigha - Light Swells in Distant Space - Hot Flush
2. Burial - Forgive - Hyperdub
3. The Radiation Line - Brandishing the Light Eternal - Little Rock Records
4. Roly Porter - Kaitan - Subtext
5. Murcof - Maiz - Leaf 
6. Stonemaker - Slow Death - Bandcamp
7. Mark Ward - From Sea To Sierra - Soundcloud
8. Plastikman - Okx - Novamute
9. Fantômas - Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me - Ipecac
10. Plastikman - Drp - Novamute
11. aTelecine - Stardream (Shitpump mix) - Pendu Sound
12. Down - Jail - Elektra
13. Pink Lillies - Track 03 - Bandcamp
14. .at/on - Lost Things - Complementary Distribution 
15. Ø -Viimeinen Monni (The Last Catfish) - Sähkö
16. Cappablack - Tokatonton (ft Emirp) ~scape
17. Monolake - Television Tower - Imbalance
18. Murcof - Unison - Leaf
19. Monolake - Bicom - Imbalance
20. Prefuse 73 - Point to B - Warp 
21. Felix Kubin - Hello - A-musik

Hector Bizerk / Solareye - Tonight

Going to See Hector Bizerk with Solareye (Stanley Odd) in support tonight in Bloc. Free. Starts 9pm. Dig it. Solareye's new single, available as a free download from Stanley Odd's bandcamp. Support some local music.

Loki - Omnilash

You need this in your lives.

We got a sneak preview of this in the studio a few months back, but here's the finished version. Lyrically dense and with a sickening flow, the instrumental just makes it even more sick.

Bigg Taj Freestyle videos

 Bigg Taj pinged us over a couple of videos, well worth checking.

Shallowrave Radio Show 5

Shallowrave's monthly radio show features a mixtape from in-studio guest Asthmatic Astronaut, who talks hip-hop, 80s synth music, and his forthcoming live shows. Plus, brand new tunes from Guy Andrews and Aural Sects, and some techno from Horizontal Ground.

1. CUR$ES - Hemisphere - self released 

Asthmatic Astronaut 20 minute mixtape

1. Lapalux – Gutter Glitter - Brainfeeder
2. Holy Other – Know Where - Tri - Angle
   
3. Com Truise – VHS Sex - Ghostly
   
4. Om Unit – C66 JAM - Bleep X Sonar
5. Misel Quitno – A Fancy Friendship - Ehstrawlogy
   
6. How to Dress Well – Lover’s Start - Tri - Angle

1. Louis Jordan  - I'm Gonna Leave You on The Outskirts Of Town - Decca
2. Cotf - Organisation - deeplimit
3. Young Hunting - A list of Indignities - Blackest Ever Black
4. Tom Caruna - Hunting Season - Tea Sea Records
5. Boards of Canada - Diving Station - Warp
6. Blue Daisy - Descend - Black Acre
7. The Haxan Cloak - Burning Torches Of Despair - Aurora Borealis
8. 1.01 - Horizontal Ground - Horizontal Ground
9. Snakes Cave - Horizontal Ground - Horizontal Ground
10. Das Racist - I don't want To Deal With Those Monsters - МИШКА
11. Isolée - Do Re Mi - Playhaus
12. Oneohtrix Point Never - Live at Primavera Sound pointnever.com
13. Fifty Grand - Rabid Mastiff auralsects.bandcamp.com
14. Funerals - Boo Sra mishkanyc.bandcamp.com
    
15. Ritualz - Rhythmic Release - mishkanyc.bandcamp.com
16. Ian Curtis Wishlist - cute-sexy auralsects.bandcamp.com
17. Aparition X Spz Chaote ft. BLAM LORD - 8-Bit Sorcery auralsects.bandcamp.com
    
18. Ron Hardly - The House Sound Of Chicago II auralsects.bandcamp.com
19. UV POP - Sleep Don't Talk uvpop.bandcamp.com
    
20. Vandalaze - Capsulated witch-house.bandcamp.com
21. Liars - A Ring On Every Finger Mute
22. LetKolben - In Blanco E Nero Arcobaleno soundcloud.com/letkolben
23. Texture - Face Melter (Asthmatic Astronaut Remix) blacklanternmusic.com
    
24. Guy Andrews - Shades Hemlock
25. Scuba - Reverse Hot Flush
26. Vivek - Roots Deep Medi
27. Orphan 101 - Tribtek pt. 1 Saigon Rec
28. Guy Andrews - Hands in Mine Hemlock
29. Orphan 101 - Barraca Saigon Rec
30. Monolake - Atlas Imbalance Computer Music

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So Long, Mixed Bizness

So... Nine years of parties and it's drawing to a close, with some of the promotions mainstay performers turning up to rock it one last time. The poster says all you need to know. Goodbye and thanks.

Shallow Rave Show 004

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Radio Magnetic are proud to present the Shallow Rave podcast, bringing together members from Black Lantern Music, Little Rock Records (currently on hiatus) and a number of other projects. With a heavy focus on experimental and Net Audio releases, Shallow Rave covers everything from hip-hop and experimental music to dub and straight-up techno.
Their first for Radio Magnetic, and fourth experiment so far, this episode features a guest mix of stately dark electro and dream-pop from hip-hop witch house producer BLACK CEILING (Aural Sects / I Had An Accident / Black Lantern), and an extensive interview with Scottish hip-hop legend Loki who talks about his work with Volition, an organisation using rap to transform the lives of young Scottish people, upstaging Shakespeare and his experiences in the battle rap scene.

Tracklist

1. Death Grips – I’ve Seen Footage – Epic / Thirdworlds
2. Loki – Malady - Volition
3. mmpsuf – The Sailors - mmpsuf.lt
4. 808 State – Quincy’s Lunch (Testa) - 808state.com
5. Gravediggaz – Today’s Mathematics – Empire / BMG
6. Verseomega – Killface Feat. Loki - soundcloud.com/verseomega
7. Gasp – Boy Meets Girl - gasp.bandcamp.com
8. Loki – Wall of Silence - Volition
9. Spell Hound – I Challenge You - Aural Sects
10. Deadbeat & Dannel Tate – Lazy Jane - BLKRTZ
11. Mungo’s Hi-Fi – Indian Sun - Scotch Bonnet
12. Nina Kraviz – Ghetto Kraviz - Rekids
13. Bass Clef – Hackney-Chicago-Jupiter  - Punch Drunk

BLACK CEILING – CHLOROPHYLL MIX

1. Desire – Part II
2. White Ring – Eternia
3. Cosmetics – Soft Skin
4. L.A. Vampires – Instrumental
5. Geneva Jacuzzi – Clothes On The Bed
6. V O I D – Beta tape Warp
7. Stoned Boys – Ship Of Bones
8. Clark – Future Daniel
9. S. Maharba – Pianomouth

1. Ghūl - Stonewish
2. Asakusa Jinta – Teppen

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Hector Bizerk

Brain Activity

We like a bit of Blue Daisy on this blog.  His ear for massive noise-scapes lifts his music out of the trip hop genre and into something futuristic and comfortingly dystopian; like William Gibson doing yearn-core.

The new shit? Well, it turns out that shit's fuckin' awesome as well.






Follow him on twitter, where I found the above excerpts.

DâM Funk, trying something new

This just got posted on his twitter feed, and he's looking for feedback. And why not? I met him when I saw him play a while back for Optimo; it was great, he was lovely. If this is a sign of a new direction, I think the next time might even better.

Hope you're well, Mr F.

Church When The Church Hits The Fan - Under The Last Dust

Under The Last Dust from harlequinade on Vimeo.Played it as part of the new Shallow Rave radio, just found this rather awesome video in my email backlog. Shallowrave likes Harlequinade

KARIBU YA BINTOU

BALOJI with KONONO N°1 - KARIBU YA BINTOU from BALOJI on Vimeo.


(Thanks to Seth, and I suppose a sort of grudging gratitude to Royal Mail for fucking up delivery of his new album so it got mentioned)

Blue Daisy @ FACT

Last night's crash out listen was a ghostly mixture of sounds brought to me by FACT magazine, and mixed by Blue Daisy. Perfectly suited to my mood, the only thing missing was a spliff the size of my arm.

Click click.

Soundcloud: Six of the Best

 A cheeky little six-track selection from Texture, showcasing his picks from this week's Soundcloud uploads.

DEATH COAST - GET ROUGH by . :DE▲th▲Co▲ST: .

Golden Axe - 'MOON OF PEACEFUL PLANET' - Liquid Bacon - 2011 by AMDISCS

Geometric dreams (Quick edit) by ASTHMATIC ASTRONAUT

timeWEL - Call me the mayor by †imeWEL

Pretty colors (download for FREE, if you like this sort of stuff) by egozot

You Bore The Fuck Out Of Me by [SF]

Juggalos = Gang Threat

Brilliant.

It's getting spun out of proportion a little bit, but there is truth to the story that Insane Clown Posse fans, Juggalos, have been included in the F.B.I.'s annual Gang Threat Assesment. Rolling Stone has the story here.

I'm fairly certain that the ICP don't need a great deal of introduction, so to sum up briefly; sex-and-violence-spewing clown-masked rappers, who's love of Dark Carnival imagery, professional wrestling, high-sugar soda and extremely black humour makes them equally adored and reviled by the mainstream press, and beloved of teenage boys everywhere. Last year, they admitted to being devout Christians. Their fans call themselves Juggalos, and if you need any more information, just google a few images - it will tell you all you need to know.

And now their fanbase are classified as being responsible for gang-related activities in the states of Arizona, California, Pennsylvania and Utah. The thought of them in any way cohesing stoned teenagers into active gangs is about as daft as the whole Judas Priest 'suicide messages' fiasco. The only difference is that we're slightly less knee-jerk than we were in the 80s, and Rob Halford could actually sing. Hell, if anything, kids listening to ICP are less likely to get involved in gangs - they're far too busy hepping themselves up on Faygo, hitting mosh pits and scrawling rude slogans on their school books. ICP offer all the fun parts of childhood in one go, plus a few cluster F-Bombs along the way to make it edgier. For about six weeks in 2001, they were all I needed.

I used to live next to The Philadelphia

Those were the fucking days.
Fat fucking days, sure, but days, you know?

Special School - Wilbur & Orville (free download)

Special School - The Album

Brighton's finest, MC Elemental, busts out another album of completely ludicrious steampunk/ fantasy / pulp crime inflected hip-hop backed up with solid beats and a totally screwy sense of humour, this time teaming up with Jon Clark and DJ Maxwell under the Special Schools moniker. Its.... well, hard to properly describe. Essentially, if you think that any one narrative is instantly and constantly improved by the gratuitous addition of zombies, monkeys, insanely humongous giant mecha, doomsday devices, crumpets, jam, cigars, aliens, mustache wax, pseudo-history and references to really awful 80s action movies, this will probably keep you entertained for a good while.

You can buy the album for a mere £5 over at Elemental's homepage, or for those a little uncertain what they're getting into (who they? - Ed), you can download Wilbur and Orville from This Link to give you a taste of what to expect.

Lukid - Spitting Bile

Lukid - Spitting Bile (Glum Records, out now)

It's a rare joy, when writing about and analysing music on a near-constant basis, to come across something that causes you stop dead and say "I have no idea what the hell this thing is". Lukid's popped out a couple of these in his so-far-short career - his first 12" on Glum might, if you squinted and gave it the benefit of the doubt, look a bit like house, and his previous majestic efforts for Werk are best filed under "sort of instrumental hip-hop, with more bleep but also some Theo Parrish". So how then to discuss his second 12" for Glum, a four-tracker brimming with ideas and new styles?

Opening with My Teeth in Your Neck, there's shades of Madlib and Dr Octagon, but also a fair heft of wonky house that nods to Moodymann or Shake Shakir; a kick drum beats out a solid 4/4 at 120ish, whilst the hi-hats and claps shuffle about in the mix like a nervous tic. Pitched in some ungodly register, the lo-fi synth channels a bit of Manitoba/ Four Tet wonk, to further confuse the matter. It gets no easier to pigeonhole for the remainder, with Park it Low retreating into more recognisably broken structures a la Onandon, and Dragon Stout heading for 8-bit gameboy territory. Title track Spitting Bile is yet even more WTF?-inducing, building a shuffling breakbeat, throwing in a 4/4, then obliterating it all with a saw-edged synth just as it's starting to build to something, then working its way back down again.

More than just being 'wonky' or experimental, Luke Blair has managed to make something that just feels, well, wrong - the rhythms, key signatures, dynamics and arrangements all push the limits of accepted convention to make a weird geek of a record. And yet, it's somehow very right and very cool.