Who the fuck said Sunday was a day of rest? Rad Sauce Resident Snifit and East London’s infamous Wobble Squad’s head honcho Sai join forces to bring you MUTATE @ The Alibi with special guest DJs monthly.
 
Join us for the second installment of MUTATE, last month Blawan, DJ3 and Sai tore the Alibi to pieces, this one is gonna be bigggggg!
…continue reading MUTATE 002 : Snooks (BM Soho) + drX (LDN DC)

 
In a world of crystal clear digital sound, remastering, re-edits and HD visuals its easy to get carried away … Often I find it’s the imperfections in the detail that make something special, in the words of some french disco freaks we are human after all, aren’t we? We all make mistakes, nothing is perfect and even if you think it is, it doesn’t take long to have a closer look and realize everything and everyone is flawed in there own little way, but that’s what makes us special. Right?
…continue reading Lofi chaotic melodramatics

Now I know this blog is dedicated to experimental electronic beats, but with this in mind I think there’s always a bit of room for a bit of decent hip hop here since it all stems from hip hop, loops and beats in the purest sense.
 
Now while American commercial club rap has been taking a machete to Hip Hop for a good while now, UK and Aussie Hip Hoppers and producers seem to have always kept the soul and spirit of Hip Hop alive since the early 90s. Which is where this amazing new album I stumbled across on the book of face comes into it. It’s not that often I hear hip hop these days that knocks me back, but a duo from the small isolated city of Perth, Australia Coin & Taku have brought back the soul, funk and word play that got me into hip hop from the beginning, pure simple and beautiful. Be warned you’ll be thinking summer couldn’t be here sooner after listening to this bad boy. On the Free DL, enjoy.
 

San Francisco the little brother to Los Angeles in the Californian Beat-Movement may never be as big, but what it lacks in size it is making up for in creativity. Today I’d like to share a Brainfeeder podcast and a freebie track from SF based producer Eskmo breaking new grounds in cross genre hybriding. Although he’s been making music for the better part of a decade Eskmo’s latest works have seen him touring Europe and the States for the last couple of years. With releases on Planet Mu, Warp, his own label Ancestor, and his track Hypercolor being placed in the top 100 tracks of 2009 by Bleep.com Eskmo is definitely one too look out for in 2010.

His “genre-less” approach to bass music sees the formation of dark and emotive tracks that utilise a sea of uniquely recorded cracks, snaps and percussive elements. You could almost believe his beats were living breathing entities or sonic trees snapping and creaking in wind.
…continue reading I Heart SF

Much has been written about Kyle Hall in recent months, and with good reason. After his debut single on FXHE garnered support from the likes of Theo Parrish and Omar S, the Detroit native’s breakthrough came in the form of his brilliant remix of Darkstar’s “Aidy’s girl is a computer” on Hyperdub last year. Kyle has followed this up with a solid EP on the same label as well as a few on his own, cheekily named Wild Oats (geddit? Hall, Oats? ah nevermind). It is his unconventional, almost naive take on making music that gives one the sense that Kyle has thrown out the template and makes his own rules in the studio. Warm, noodly keys layered on top of drunken drum patterns shows the rest of us that electronic music needn’t always be about perfectly sequenced patterns and rhythms. This loose approach gives his music a somewhat live, DIY feel. Stomping all over the definition of what might be considered UK Funky, Dubstep, Deep House or Techno, Hall’s broken rhythms are a breath of fresh air into the world of pre-packaged beats and throwaway grooves. Oh and did i mention he’s only 18! …continue reading Omar says yeS

Huess is an up and coming UK talent signed to Inaudible Answer and he’s sure to make a big splash with his latest release, I’d rather be hunter. We’ve been lucky enough to grab a preview track from this release to share with everyone! Radiating similar vibes to other up and comers like Bullion with his multi layered, swung tempo compositions and skillfully mutilated vocals you can expect many comparisons to hip hop heavy weights like Flying Lotus and J Dilla.

Huess – I’d rather be hunter

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Just had to share this new Nike ad with everyone, featuring a live performance by Hifana a Japanese breakbeat duo know for their experimental and creative live performances. Clever editing? Advanced technology or combination of both? Its hard to tell at this point, but let us know what you think? Amazing stuff!

For those of you lucky enough to be in Dalston tomorrow night Slugz & Boyson are fronting a huge ware-step party called Highly Blessed (thats a dubstep warehouse party….If everyone else can make crossbreed abbreviations i can too!) We’ve been privileged enough to receive a 30min promo mix for the night and its sounding pretty hot, in a rip your head off and spit down your neck kinda way… and I definitely want to share that kinda of sonically graphic experience with you. Enjoy.

Check the mix here
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As I’m sure a lot of you already know the Redbull Music Academy is in London this year and runs for 5 weeks between 7th Feb – 12th March. For those of you in the dark The Redbull Music Academy has been going since 1998 and is hosted by a new city each year.

Every year there is an intake of the most promising up and coming producers from around the world and an all star cast of electronic music greats giving lectures on production techniques and tips and tricks that have got them where they are today. Not only is it an opportunity for pupils to work one on one and collaborate with their hereos it also breathes life into the city that hosts it. Over the next few weeks London will be showcasing some amazing gigs and workshops that run in line with Red bull music academy.
…continue reading Horns and Hithats

Hailing from Brittany in France but now a London Local dÉbruit is a talented french producer banging out some of the best wonky, electro synth soaked beats this side of the globe. In his words “I’m dEbruit, synth breeder, beat baker and rhythm keeper. I make music in styles you can’t name and a genre that doesn’t exist…”

Combining elements of 80s hip hop, west coast electro funk and a huge array of world music into a disjointed groove dÉbruit really is a head of the curve even in the newly emerging “wonky” scene. He’s part of the Musique Large crew which is also home to Fulgeance who pumps out slighty more bass heavy grimey “un-steady hop”.

Now here’s one of dÉbruit’s earlier stand out tracks that will have you groovin’ all the way to the movies Bang’s style.

dÉbruit – I’m Goin’ Wit You Featuring Om’Mas Keith

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