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| Posted: 04 Nov 2008 10:33 PM CST This week sees the release of the next installment of Hospital Records’ ‘Future Sound of Cambridge’, a collaboration between brothers Dan and Matt Gresham, aka Nu:Tone and Logistics, with the Metalheadz duo Commix. We caught up with Nu:Tone to enquire further into Cambridge’s importance within the drum & bass scene, and what emerging talent we can expect to come. |
| Posted: 04 Nov 2008 09:19 PM CST Conceptual dance music is a rare breed in today's 'churn them out and start the next one' disposable music world, but King Roc is here to fix that. Music made with a storyline, 'Equilibrium' (and his previous releases on Mutual Society) are future classics, with more in mind than obvious gimmicks simply used to gain chart placement. |
| Production Master Class: Hi-hats and top-loops Posted: 04 Nov 2008 08:00 PM CST In our previous roundtables on intros/outros and kick and bass, we laid the foundations for building a groove like the pros. This week, we’re going in the opposite direction – hi-hats and top loops – and taking a closer look at the trebly stuff. Shakers, hi-hats, tambourines and related high-frequency percussion parts add the jiggle and shimmy to a track. Some producers focus on swing or shuffle, some zero in on the sounds themselves, others talk about ditching quantization entirely. The bottom line is that all of them have a slew of successes to back up their advice. Let the advising begin... |
| Franz Ferdinand ‘Ulysses’ remix competition Posted: 04 Nov 2008 06:45 PM CST Scottish indie dance group Franz Ferdinand has teamed up with Beatportal to challenge aspiring producers to remix a forthcoming track from their new album. But in a twist that the band hopes will lead to more unique and diverse remixes, the original of 'Ulysses' is not being made available to contestants as it will only be released in January. The idea is to create a hotpot of remixes that are not tainted by the direction and mood of the original version. Franz Ferdinand's lead vocalist Alex Kapranos told Beatportal that the band "want to be surprised by the geniuses out there that no one has heard of yet." As well as having their remix released on Domino Records, the winner will also receive 500€. Not bad. Click through for all the details. |
| Posted: 04 Nov 2008 04:45 PM CST To mark the passing of one of the finest UK labels in recent years, Bristol imprint Skull Disco have announced details of their forthcoming swansong compilation 'Soundboy's Gravestone Gets Desecrated By Vandals'. Acting mainly as an outlet for the works of Shackleton and Appleblim, the label has, without question, pushed the sonic envelope further than most in the last few years, brazenly blurring the boundaries between the worlds of dubstep, techno and beyond. CD1 of their round-up recalls releases SKULL006 to SKULL010 with the exception of Ricardo Villalobos' groundbreaking remix of Shakleton's 'Blood On My Hands' which appeared on the label's first compilation 'Soundboy Punishments'. |
| Posted: 04 Nov 2008 11:38 AM CST Jaydee 'Plastic Dreams', one of the biggest house anthems of all time, has been re-released on R&S. Trumpet fanfare please. It's pure jazz delight over dark repetitive tribal drums and listening to it today, it's amazing to think this beauty came out way back in 1992. |
| Posted: 04 Nov 2008 04:48 AM CST Tastemakers of the Get Physical tech house imprint are amping up to celebrate their 100th release this month. In what they are calling 'battle tracks', key players are squaring off to bring out their best work, including M.A.N.D.Y. versus Booka Shade, Italoboyz and Nôze, Heidi and Lopazz and more. Top that off with three digital-only tracks from Patrice Bäumel, Djuma Soundsystem and Tiger Stripes vs Audiofly and you've got one release that will be sure to find heavy rotation and a solid spot in plenty of DJ boxes. Full tracklist after the jump. |
| Tear You Down - Brookes Brothers Posted: 04 Nov 2008 01:11 AM CST Brookes Brothers are one the freshest crews to hit the drum & bass circuit recently. They've recently been dominating the playlists of the scene's major DJs, and have even managed to infiltrate daytime radio in the UK. Is a new era of drum & bass upon us? |
| Hooked (Remixes) - Tiger Stripes Posted: 01 Nov 2008 11:09 PM CDT 'Hooked' was one of the biggest hits to date for Hamburg tech house imprint Liebe Detail, and went some way to introducing veteran Swedish producer Tiger Stripes to a whole new audience. Now, it's time for a new lease of life for the track, via a snazzy pair of mixes from Guy Gerber and Solomun. |
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