August, 2007   

Podcast 10 - Dubsworth - Dueling Dubstep vl. 3 - July 19th, 2007

Dubsworth (known as one half of The Sons of Liberty) has delivered a formidable challenge back to our first two contributors to the Dueling Dubstep series with this, the third in the series. An electronica/IDM tinged Dubstep selection.
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Pirate radio DJs risk prosecution to fight gun and knife crime - Times Online

The Times carries a story linking the crime that affects parts of the UK’s inner cities to pirate radio stations, even though it’s a group of station DJs that have stood up against gun crime. This is surely one of the more tenuous links between the media (or music) and the ills that afflict the […]

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Jibby Jabrone - Garage Dubstep Sessions Volume 2 - 2007

Jibby Jabrone - Garage Dubstep Sessions Volume 2 [66MB, 192 kbps]. Check out drum and bass mixes straight out of Germany.
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Northern Lights IV - A Cowboy in Sweden

You may have heard that Lee Hazelwood, the man behind ‘These boots are made for walking’ and several productions with and for Nancy Sinatra, sadly passed away earlier this month. You may not have heard the ‘Cowboy in Sweden’ album he recorded with Nina Lizell for Swedish television in 1970. And if that’s the case, […]

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Cut Chemist - master of trickery

the art of yoga teaches a young jedi about the discipline of flexibility and balance. but what’s this got to do with the hip-hop portion of the Pantiero festival on a friday night? well, it’s this yogic combination that comes to mind when watching the legendary Cut Chemist in action.
it’s been said that the Jurassic […]

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who is Herman Düne?

french? swedish? who cares.
there’s a grizzled crazy-throat on lead guitar, with the power to turn flamenco into driving country music. in contrast, the drummer has that poster-boy appeal and there’s a doctor on the bongos who ever so judiciously injects wafts of horn in and out of a few numbers.
my ignorance means little in the […]

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The Rakes - a one-song rip-off band?

“open book” seemed to be plastered all over the radio a year ago. and quite rightly so - the riff was one of the catchiest of the summer. their dead-pan delivery and lyrics for the common man could frame The Rakes as a modern-day Pulp.
unfortunately, on the strength of this concert, this is where the […]

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the minimal unfoundsound

unfoundsound is the netlabel spin-off of US-based found sound records. that means they get to tap from their pro roster that includes the likes of barem, seph and dot, as well as feature newer artists looking for distribution.
perhaps it’s because a number of artists hail from argentina, but this brand of minimal techno generally foregoes […]

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all time top 100 - 10 Aug

Stop press - we thought this was Guy Barton, but apparently it’s not. If anyone knows who the hell this is, let me know!

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