Northern Lights and beyond
September 17th, 2008
Here’s a random collection of stuff, including some interesting Icelandic tunes by FM Belfast, Seabear and a brand new single from Emiliana Torrini. Plus that irresistible Mummers-track ‘March of the dawn’ – not that they are from anywhere near Iceland, but the song most definitely has a strong affinity with Bjork so I […]
northernlightsandbeyond - listen now
Luscious dancehall courtesy of The Heatwave
September 13th, 2008
As always happens, one search on the web dragged me further than I initially anticipated. In this case, it all turned out OK in the end: I wondered across some wonderful tracks that the UK’s Heatwave posse have shrewdly made available.
A veritable cornucopia of official remixes and “cheeky party-starting bashment/hip hop refixes or mashups”. Pulling […]
theheatwave-shineeyegalremix - listen now
theheatwave-rubidan-itsontonight - listen now
UVX at Beat-Herder 2008
August 9th, 2008
Beat-Herder is a boutique festival in Lancashire, UK that grew out of the Northern Soul scene and has been running as a “proper” festival for the past three years.
The organisers invited myself and my friend Luke Boucher to play Beat-Herder this year in the guise of our mid-90s electronica project UVX, the Ultraviolet Explorer.
This was […]
It’s Business Time
July 5th, 2008
Thug Wife is back. In reply to Doc comes this mix featuring old and new tracks from across the indie/hip hop spectrum.
White Palms - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
I Got Mine - The Black Keys
Sing Songs Along (Hot Chip Remix) - Tilly And The Wall
Silent Shout - The Knife
Machine Gun - Portishead
Killing - The Rapture
Hummer - […]
FlightoftheConchords_BusinessTime - listen now
thuggie_not_business_time - listen now
Doc’s latest
July 5th, 2008
Doc is back with a new mix showcasing some of the best indie from either side of the Atlantic. Look out for some stellar moments from the likes of The Ting Tings, Death Cab and that track from MGMT. Enjoy.
Pork and Beans - Weezer
Great DJ - The Ting Tings
Ghosts - Ladytron
Always Where I Need Be […]
docs_n_indie_rock_whore - listen now
Calling Sussex-based dubstep producers
June 1st, 2008
A UK-based A&R guy is looking for dubstep artists and producers. Apparently sound engineers and studio space is there for the taking.
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Dubstep Digest #1 from Electrorash
May 29th, 2008
Electrorash, a brashly designed muso blog features these six tracks with neat, compact reviews:
Burial - Shell of Light
The Others - Bushido
Zomby - Mush
Ikonika - Simulacrum - Original Mix
Darkstar - Need You
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Mechant - dubstep on Ruszud
May 29th, 2008
I haven’t had a chance to check this out, but if you are interested in picking up some guilt-free Creative Commons dubstep, check out this offering from Mechant.
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The Bomb Squad now droppng dubstep!
May 29th, 2008
I guess it does make sense, but not exactly what I expected. The Bomb Squad, the original production team behind Public Enemy’s seminal output in the late-eighties showed up in Dublin and rocked the bass bins with an hour-long dubstep mix. Vue Weekly does a great job of explaining the link between early hip hop […]
Whighzeguy dubstep mix on Expansion Broadcast
May 27th, 2008
Every time I visit this site I end up leaving with a wry smile. Not sure if it is the puffy clouds or the cartoon impressions of the cast. Kicking off with the ‘Strong on ya’ dubby number that really seems to be doing the rounds at the moment.
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