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No news today, but I came across an interesting interview with dubstep goon Cotti and thought I'd share it with the world...or at least, the small portion of it that reads the old musique rag. So, on tunes, names, influences and the future, I present to you: Cotti. Enjoy.
Posted by David | May 2, 2008 9:28 PM |
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Remember the recently posted Winter Almanac mix from TimmyDutch? Well he's been raping vinyl again and produced what seems to be a 45 minute fulmination of drum & bass debauchery featuring the faculties of Original Sin, D Minds, DJ Hazard and Jonny L, to name but a few. Take the jump and experience the..uhh..drop...oh, and catch him at DQ after Valve Soundsystem in Sheffield tomorrow.
Posted by Oldsy | May 1, 2008 12:24 PM |
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''A GYDGET is an embedded file that anyone can paste into their own website, myspace, facebook, blog, etc... It keeps you and those you know up to date with all of Amon’s happenings. As the information is updated on this end, it is immediately updated on your end.''
I love Amon Tobin with a worryingly intense passion but I don't like this one bit. It's just too... shit. On a lighter note, Tobin's new project Two Fingers seems to be going well because I don't know much about it at all and the LP samplers have been taken off MySpace.
Posted by David | April 30, 2008 11:28 PM |
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Yeah, they released another Hospital podcast the other day and it contains the usual brand of liquid goodness including tracks from DJ Zinc, Calibre, Danny Byrd and Apex, amongst others. Get it on iTunes or the official Hospital Records site.
Posted by Oldsy | April 29, 2008 2:16 PM |
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Jamie Lidell, Warp's soul spawn, has a new album out and it goes by the name of 'Jim'. It is basically pure soul music, no messing. All the experimental computer wizardry that comes to mind when Lidell's name is mentioned has disappeared and been replaced by what old folk call 'proper music', for example there's an appearance by Gonzales (think Solo Piano). For your eyes/ears only: samples via Bleep and a video after the jump, man we spoil you.
Posted by Oldsy | April 28, 2008 3:57 PM |
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Out June 23 (U.S. July 8, suckers), the next in the long line of DJ Kicks compilations will be mixed by none other than Burial, the South London producer who makes music darker than your gran's basement. Burial's last album 'Untrue' received rave reviews from pretty much everyone so let's hope the-artist-formerly-known-as-whatever-he-was-known-as was still riding high on praise when he set about mixing things up for !K7.
P.S. Wikipedia claims to know Burial's name but who cares.
Posted by David | April 28, 2008 2:50 PM |
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These are exciting times in Sheffield, we've got a slew of ridiculous gigs to attend and countless sets to trip out to. Tomorrow sees 'urban philosopher' Roots Manuva gracing The Tuesday Club at Sheffield Uni and Saturday welcomes Valve Soundsystem which has, as is customary, been blessed with a rather incredible line-up featuring the imperious talents of Dillinja & Lemon D, LTJ Bukem, Skream, Sub Focus and more besides. If you haven't got tickets to both yet, then you should probably start wearing leather and pick a fetish because you ain't welcome round here anymore son. Yup.
Posted by David | April 25, 2008 12:12 PM |
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Both upcoming albums from G-Unit and The Game have had their release dates pushed back from June 24th and this time, they're not clashing. T.O.S. (Terminate on Sight) is now set to hit shelves on July 1st whilst Los Angeles Times will drop on the 8th. The situation looks a little grim for The Game, especially considering G-Unit's last release, Beg for Mercy, outsold Doctor's Advocate in the US by a ratio of over 2:1. That said though, The Game can spit, whereas 50 Cent is a toddler with an oversized body. Los Angeles Times here I come then...
Posted by David | April 24, 2008 2:16 AM |
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Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner has revealed that the indie foursome from [right here in] Sheffield will be starting work on a third album this summer. Speaking to BBC 6Music Turner said "We’re going to take it easy and start practising over the summer and doing new stuff. We did a little thing in January and it was almost tempting to go again ‘cos it was dead exciting but we thought, 'No, take it easier, chill out a bit and consider'.” Regarding release dates, there seems to be no plans for the record to hit shops this year, but it's likely that we'll see it in 2009. Reet, nice one.
Posted by David | April 15, 2008 6:06 PM |
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The 55th Hospital Records podcast is now available for download via iTunes and the official Hospital site. This instalment gifts us with the company of Jamie Pullen aka Mistabishi. As usual it contains some decent tunes and remixes, many of them from Mistabishi himself with Danny Byrd, High Contrast and - curiously - Fleetwood Mac, all making appearances too. Yep.
Posted by David | April 10, 2008 2:28 PM |
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Kanye West has just been announced as the headline act for this year's Global Gathering, which sees him lining up alongside the likes of Moby and Mark Ronson for what promises to be the festival's biggest year ever. Apparently with Kanye will come a ridiculous live show designed by some of the industry's leading figures including the pair who orchestrated the lights for Daft Punk's awesome pyramid shit.
Global Gathering runs from 25th-26th July, get your tickets folks.
Posted by Oldsy | April 10, 2008 10:28 AM |
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Local Drum 'n' Bass fiend and all round nice guy TimmyDutch has got a spangly new '10 minute winter mix' (hearby known as the Winter Almanac) on his spangly new MySpace. The mix draws from all corners of the D'n'B globe and is as varied and eclectic as Jon Snow's tie collection. Think of something new you bought recently and this is basically going to create the musical equivalent of all that excitement you felt when unwrapping afore mentioned new purchase. Give it a listen on MySpace and don't forget to come experience it all live at Asylum in Sheffield on May 8.
Posted by David | April 4, 2008 5:43 PM |
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The Mars Volta, The Go! Team and Grinderman have been added to the bill for this year's Latitude festival, adding to the likes of Death Cab For Cutie, Sigur Ros and MIA. Latitude takes place at Henham Park in Suffolk from July 17-20th.
For more info head over to Latitude's official site.
Posted by David | April 3, 2008 9:32 PM |
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Calvin Harris is a moron. The fools at Heathrow's new Terminal 5 have lost his laptop which just so happens to contain the only copy of his new album...yeah, no back-up exists, what a clever guy. "He has lost the only copy of the new album," a label spokesperson told the BBC. "It is a big cause for concern – months of work have gone into that." Yeah, whatever, he lost his new album which he'll no doubt claim was destined to reinvent '90s pop, big fucking deal. I'm sure he'll get over it by wearing a bright hoodie and prancing about like a retard next to a keyboard he's barely even touching. He probably lied about ever having made the album, he always seems to be swooping around like a magpie and clasping his greasy little claws around anything that glints in the sun anyway.
Oh well, Heathrow have offered him £750 compensation...would that have been acceptable in the '80s? Piss off, I had to slip it in somewhere.
Posted by David | April 1, 2008 2:24 AM |
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It took me hours (literally) but I finally managed to snag myself a few tickets to this year's Leeds festival, yeah...the one Rage will be at, damn straight. The whole line-up was announced earlier this evening and both the Reading and Leeds bills are available on their respective official sites.
Good confirmed acts so far: Rage Against the Machine, Queens of the Stone Age, Biffy Clyro, Serj Tankian, Dizzee Rascal, Babyshambles, Justice, Bloc Party, Metallica, Tenacious D, Slipknot, The Cribs and Pendulum. Not bad considering there's more to come eh?