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Skyence – STOKE005

Monday, April 19th, 2010

I think I mentioned Stoke Audio a while back, and I’m fairly sure I mentioned that they were looking very promising indeed – and now, as if to confirm my words with a seal of approval, I present to you STOKE005 – by Skyence.

The German producer has been on my radar for a long time now, and his output is consistently excellent. This release proves no different. His work is crystal clear, fusing serene bleeps and tight beats round a mutating bassline in “Millions Of Miles” – with The Next’s remix providing a more uptempo version with extra goodness. “String Theory” is a marginally more blissed out affair, but with some great beat-work and a real groove to get yourself stuck in.

STOKE005 is a fantastic look at what the label and Skyence can offer – I’d urge you to not only check this, but previous releases and also previous work by Skyence. His gleaming portfolio of tracks demonstrate a huge ability to produce over a number of speeds, and with a number of styles.

Alex B – Moments [Album]

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

I’m going to slightly diverge from my usual content and post an album which I was sent recently. Preview below…

Alex B-”Moments” Promo Video from ELM AND OAK on Vimeo.

Alex B released Moments, a 17 track masterpiece on Elm And Oak just yesterday.

The album is a sweeping, swirling collection of hip hop and wonky beats, spangly synths and intricate percussion. It’s a joy to listen to and will likely form part of the soundtrack to my spring and summer this year. Highly recommended!

Ben Neill – Night Science [Album release]

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

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As soon as I’d heard Ben Neill had sorted himself out with an album of his twisted dubstep-jazz schmooze I was on it like an instant!

Whilst appealing to those who favour the deeper more experimental end of the dubstep spectrum, the Mutantrumpet master himself keeps things fresh with his brand of dub-jazz-step or whatever you’d like to brand it.

If you can imagine scenes from a sleazy flim-noir strip-joint scene amped up on electronics fizzing with tension, yet smooth enough to drink straight, you’d be getting close to Mr Neill’s subtle, yet powerful production work and musicianship.

If you pick up any album this month (after my own that is!) then let it be Night Science by Ben Neill. Highly recommended.

As far as I’m aware, Night Science is available now. Go find it!

Wixel – An Empty Canvas EP [FREE download]

Monday, July 13th, 2009

I’ve been spellbound this evening, by a producer who calls himself Wixel.

If you can imagine for a moment, that you’re deep in meditation. If you don’t meditate – try to imagine what it might be like. Everything is still, there’s almost silence, and a real sense of calmness.

Then slowly from out of the atmosphere – so slowly you barely notice it until it’s upon you – rises a layered chorus of filtered sound. A soft, intrigue-filled noise – with small snippets of places and feelings that drift in and out.

This is what Wixel’s “An Empty Canvas” EP sounds like. In his words “i cant say what i would compare it too, just tried to follow my own thing – even though i must admit i am heavily influenced by that burial (thread). ive been sampling youtube + beats off the grid all the time. feel free to grab it or whatever. check track 6 if you only check one track.”

Go and download this immediately!

Autopilot – Step Down EP [FREE]

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

Since Autopilot’s going to be one of the talented producers I’m selecting for the forthcoming Echodub Loves compilation, I felt it would be a good idea to mention his fresh new free EP!

Step Down is a collection of 8 tracks, which I’d describe as deep and synthy with clear influence from IDM a sprinkling of glitch and some excellent compressed crunchiness.

Download the EP here

Tentracks.co.uk – DFRNT, Gravious, Paranoise & more – 10 tunes for £1!

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

So as if the premise of tentracks.co.uk isn’t enough already (pay £1 get ten tracks) – this month’s selection from Edinburgh based Cloak & Dagger features DFRNT, Gravious, Mungo’s Hi-Fi, Paranoise, Morphy, Simba and more.

A rather healthy helping of tracks that presents electro-reggae, dub, hip hop, dubstep and drum & bass from Edinburgh & Glasgow based producers.

Get all of these tracks below for just £1

The tracks on offer:

Simba – Ndiwe
Soom T – Lying Bastards
Capitol 1212 – Everybody Move Like A Robot
Paranoise – Crystal Kingdom
Mungo’s Hi-Fi – A Few Screws (dub remix)
The Blessings – Where Is Anna
Morphy – Ruffneck (dirty dub mix)
DFRNT – Stay All Afternoon
Gravious – Polygon
Nasty P – Nettles

If I could recommend one thing for you to buy today it would be this – You can’t argue with getting all these tracks for just £1 – that’s less than the price of a pint!

Get all of these tracks here

Robert Henke / Monolake – Free track for June 2009

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

After browing my usual feeds today, this caught my eye.

I’m a big fan of Monolake’s output – and he’s giving away freebies! He’s made available a track which he reckons is from around 1992, called “Der 517. Tag der Mission” which in his words is “a loose sci-fi reference. I imagined this rusty spaceship, somehow lost far out, and things started to become a bit odd after 517 days in space. A little Major Tom moment…”

Sounds good to me. I’d urge you to check it out for some melodic synth work. Especially around the half-way mark when the blips start getting interesting!!

Check it out now