joyous new endings
December 21st, 2007
…another year over and a new one just begun…
ok, a bit premature, but the yearly spirit of catharsis is in the air, whatever you want to call it. btw, santa, just in case you are passing by this way, here’s top of my wishlist (sorry, i appear to have slumped into gadget-geek mode).
so, moving on swiftly, […]
minimixes
December 11th, 2007
ok, i’ve been sitting on these for a while, so even though it’s 8 at night and the luscious french coffee has worn off, i shall post.
harry covert and fink on a summery saturday sometime back. we played around with lower bpm’s so expect some fine weirdness from the likes of Prince, Jay Wobble and […]
illegal art
October 30th, 2007
need to make a note of this while i remember. this guy came up in xlr8r recently and emoware’s anti-copyright stance stirred something in the dusky reaches of my consciousness.
illegal art is a movement headed by Philo T. Farnsworth fighting one aspect of copyright - “when it impedes an artist’s ability to interact with pre-existing […]
turntablelab: new urban mp3 music store
October 16th, 2007
if you’re not quite finding the hip hop you want on Beatport, or the dubstep on Bleep isn’t quite doing it for you, there is a new digital mp3 store available that may just have what you’re looking for.
Turntablelab is a well established US record store specialising in the urban scene that has recently […]
dj sara and dj ryusei
September 18th, 2007
is the art of turntablism infantile? those in the ‘yes’ camp have some ammo in this pair of insouciant Japanese kids scratching up a storm.
music production the fun way - mpc 1000
August 24th, 2007
spending too much time pouring over your keyboard staring at ableton? check out this crazy demo from boon doc using the mpc 1000 to create some of the most watchable beat production you can see.
Cut Chemist - master of trickery
August 20th, 2007
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 […]
the roots - nice jazz festival
July 28th, 2007
A surprise entry on this year’s Nice Jazz Festival programme was The Roots. They’ve been plying their own unique brand of live hip hop for some time now, but their energy definitely hasn’t diminished. They also have a fairly substantial bass sound going for them too. Quite a show. (Sorry about the sound quality on […]
xlr8r music downloads
April 1st, 2007
every week the seminal US dance mag xlr8r puts out some free mp3 tasters. across the board, although leaning in favour of the indie dance scene, this is a great way to get access to some of the more eccentric releases coming out of the US.
check out xlr8r downloads
check out the xlr8r podcast
Ahh Happy!
March 18th, 2007
I generated this mix because I wanted to listen to something that would put a smile on my face in a time of angry. This mix makes me smile just like Lily Allen makes me smile Enjoy!
The tracklist:
Young Folks - Peter Bjorn and John
Chelsea - Stefy
Wolf Like Me - TV On The Radio
Wraith […]
