I’m not going to dwell on Flying Lotus for too long, as everyone probably already knows just how interesting and varied his productions are and has no doubt seen him live at some point in the last few years, if not I highly recommend checking out his shows.

…continue reading A Decade of Cali beats

It doesn’t surprise me that the UK produces some of the best experimental and ambient artist’s coming out these days, Burial, Four Tet, Autechre, Square Pusher, Boxcutter, Ceephax, Aphex Twin, Plan B and Floating Points to name a few…

…before I go on here’s a tune to keep you going… (Press Play Now!)

Walking around London the last few weeks I’ve come to notice something…. a void that surfaces during the winter months and seeps from grey skies, the short days and the cold, dirty post war buildings. Sometimes when you just sit and watch I find you drift off into this void amoungst the hustle and bustle, the sirens and the preoccupied faces you detach from everyone and everything and feel alone in a kind of urban mediation…

I think it is this feeling of being alone, lost and drifting in a giant busy city that helps us connect with something else…. an energy, a life force or even just the motivation to create something to express ourselves, what ever you want to call it.
…continue reading Driftin’ thru ……

It’s not every week I come across an album that I really love, not just because every track is great, but because you can tell that a lot of thought went into the project as a whole. Too many artists these days tend to rush their work resulting in releases that seem to be
a mish-mash of contrasting, generic or somewhat unfinished ideas.

“Suicide Beauty Spot” is the name of the latest studio release from a young producer called Point B on Combat records. He is currently residing in Brixton, no doubt taking a lot of his influences from its multicultural neighbourhoods.
…continue reading “Itchy deep-step”