So I was lucky enough to catch up with an up and coming producer by the name of Bobby Tank, pushing the boundaries of glitch hop with his post dubstep hybrids. I smell big things cooking for him in 2011 Watch this space and enjoy the interview…..
 
Lil Wayne – Fireman (Bobby Tank Remix) by BobbyTank
 
So where does the name Bobby Tank come from?
 
Ahh yes well ‘Tank’ is my surname (actually spelt Taank, see what i did there..ha!). ‘Bobby’ is my nick name that was given to me at birth, due to my cranium being slightly excessive in proportion 2 the rest of my body, It seemed fairly unstable and would ‘Bob’ around ha. ha. The rest im sure u can work out though i can assure you that (he that shall not be named) who nick named me, him and i do not share the same ‘creativity’ gene…
 
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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?
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I’ve been meaning to post about this stunning video and soundtrack for quite sometime, but it has been left on the back burner, so here goes. Another outstanding Los Angeles experimental hip hop producer Dr Strangeloop recently had a mix featured on Mary Anne Hobbs experimental show on the BBC Radio 1 a few months back, Strangeloop has also released an outstanding video project called “2010: [or] How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Technological Singularity” to accompany it, memorizing stuff!! You can still grab a limited edition signed DVD from the Institue for cinema Studies for only $15.

Rumour has it that Dr Strangeloop was actually the first artist to teach Flying lotus how to make electronic music on a computer back in art school and was a huge influence in his early works. He’s currently working on an album under the Brainfeeder stamp too so expect some more amazing stuff from Strangeloop soon.

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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.
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Much like yourselves I’ve been eagerly awaiting the release of the latest Flying Lotus album Cosmogramma, and it has been a well worth the wait. Just from opening the LP sleeves of Cosmogramma I can immediately tell a heck of a lot of love and time has gone into this release. The exceptional multilayered compositions and loosely swung cracks and claps of the signature Flylo drums are back again only this time it seems his music has matured ten fold. Unlike the fuzzed out cyber hip hop of his last work Los Angeles, the depth of influences on this work is what makes it such a diverse and beautiful album. Expect a journey through psychedelic cosmic disco, avant jazz, electro funk and soul. …continue reading Sensual cosmic ear fondle

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!

Came across this the other day on youtube, absolute genius!

They’re called The Trons and they are made from old bits of junk and electronics. They’re from New Zealand and have been touring the world for the past couple of years and infamous for they’re sexy drug crazed parties in Berlin. If you dig their chunky riffs hit them up on their myspace maybe even buy a t-shirt!

In the build up to festival season this coming wednesday Fabric London is hosting some of Californian label Brainfeeder’s best artists (and a few UK ones to top it off) . The Line up is huge and I hope to see you all down there. Here’s a few mixes to hype you up for your next midweek explosion.
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I don’t know about you but I’ve been waiting quite some time for this album to be released and it’s been in hot anticipation by critics the world over. Ever since James Pants was signed to Stones Throw Records at the beginning of the naughties and when Stones Throw head honcho Peanut Butter Wolf announced James Pants to be the “next big thing” a buzz has been stirring.
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A mate of mine sent me this link of some wikid experimental live beat making. Apparently it took 2 weeks of practice and 7 hours of recording to get a good take.

You can buy a mastered copy of the track here if your interested and
you can also check out more of Julian Smith’s videos here.

This style of beat making isn’t particularly new but its always interesting to see someone else’s take on percussion and sampling. Here’s a couple of other videos that sprung to mind when I saw “Techno Jeep”.
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