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SPOTLIGHT: Narratives Music
May 16, 2012 | Adam Tiran
Narratives Music first appeared on our radar at the start of this year, introducing itself with an impressive debut 12” consisting of two slices of militant tech-jungle by label’s co-owners, Blocks and Escher. We reviewed it here. Both Sagan and … Read More
REVIEW: NotioN – The Renege
May 11, 2012 | Jack Smith
With no readily available PR or overhyped media plugging, Essex-based duo NotioN and their Clear Conceptions imprint remain something of an enigma, displaying an undiluted concentration to their ever-expanding and permanently intriguing body of work. Previous releases on CX Digital and Nu Directions suggest … Read More
UE.4: Obey
May 10, 2012 | Adam Tiran 1
Volume Four in the Urban Essence mix series comes from 19 year old Joe Stapleton, aka Obey, and coincides nicely with our first birthday! Happy birthday to us. We’ve been following Joe’s monthly Autonomic mixes for a while now and … Read More
Anodyne Industries – Nightfall EP
May 3, 2012 | Adam Tiran
It’s no revelation that in this hyper-digital age in which we live, freely available information and media has become increasingly essential for the increasingly impatient Google generation (see this interesting infographic).
Most artists are now expected to incentivise sales of … Read More
Mikal – Headbanger / The Chant
April 20, 2012 | Jack Smith
Utopia Music has become something of a haven for progressive beats since its inception in 2009. Its inexpansive yet rich catalogue has showcased artists simmering on the verge of the scene’s elite; a place to call home for one-half brothers Villem and Fields (Mute) & Mako. The … Read More
REVIEW: Fracture – Lately Remix / Tunnel Track
April 18, 2012 | Jack Smith
Texas-based label Warm Communications returns after FD’s eclectic early-2012 release and Sun & Bass favourite, ‘Blue Sky Research’ / ‘Stripped’, bringing Astrophonica’s pioneering sound to the table with a 12” of assured quality from label boss Fracture.
Fracture’s Lately revise eases the listener into its vibes with a … Read More
Skittles – Poor With £100 Trainers
April 17, 2012 | Adam Tiran
In the last couple of years, London has had to put up with numerous challenges to its position as the UK’s most forward-thinking cultural city. For a sustained period now, Manchester has been churning out cutting-edge music of the highest … Read More
Nether – Moon Dub
April 16, 2012 | Jack Smith 1
The Space Cadets collective are fast becoming the darlings of the exploratory minimal. As artists, their creative scope and versatility is praiseworthy enough; as a label, their resolutely dedicated vision has successfully bridged the gap between pre-defined sound and conceptual … Read More
Fokuz Recordings – 50 LP
April 5, 2012 | Adam Tiran
Dutch liquid label Fokuz Recordings celebrates its 50th release with a 2-CD compilation pack, and melody and harmony are very much the overriding features of the release. Whether upbeat or sombre, instrumental melodiousness reigns throughout, making for a thoroughly soulful … Read More
Med School – Blood Pressure LP
March 5, 2012 | Jack Smith
Hospital Records’ sister label Med School, managed by Ash ‘Med School’ Howard, has been upstaging its more established sibling as an advocate of quality electronic music for quite some time now. We can look as far back as at its … Read More