ViLLΛGE
WOW. All I can say is who the fuck is this guy? Can I get a bit of background please? The only thing I know about ViLLΛGE is that he’s a producer based in Romania somewhere and he makes the smoothest, most soulful stuff ever with glorious penetrating, stunning synths. SBTRKT fans listen up! This is...
Midland
Getting back into the groove of dance music. This one is on Midland - I was inclined to write this after listening to his Bring Joy (2012 Refix), the solid, stand out track from the More Music comp that just came out earlier on this week. I’ve been to see him a few times in Leeds and never really...
Tee Circus – Shepherdess Walk
Kinda missed writing about electronic music on this blog, it’s been mostly bands that have been gracing these posts for awhile now so thought I’d just drop this new one in by London-based producer Tee Circus. I just fancy a bit of uk garage and this is track a kinda experiment of sorts, there is no...
Disclosure
Can’t get over these guys at the moment. Disclosure are South London based brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence. They’re only 17 and 20 and they’re already making serious waves with their smooth production: a unique blend of detroit house-y beats with soulful vocals, taking you down low, real deep vibes. Also borrowing elements from UK...
Last Japan
This is the illest shit I have heard in a while. Marco Giuliani aka Last Japan has an upcoming release called Settle Down, with the title track feat Bobbie Gordon, coming out on 12″ and digitally on 19th September via Four40. Gorgeous vocals, a little bit of 8-bit and that nice warm bassline. Makes me...
Viers
Maybe it’s kinda like an omen, the rain clouds were closing in when I left today. No point having the words “commitment” and “loyalty” tattooed on your body when your body is ready for flight rather than fight. It’s a shock to the system, kinda like the first time you’ve been shot, except I bit...
opti
Since we’re on a roll with this bass / garage / dubstep niche, I’ve decided to continue bangin out more new amazing sounds from the French scene. Airflex Labs label boss, opti, has an entire 13 track ep, called The Letter D, out on Acroplane which you should check out if you like your future...
PARIAH – NYE Mix
Pariah‘s done an excellent NYE mix for VICE, and VICE wanted me to let ya’ll know about it. To be honest I don’t expect VICE to latch onto this new wave of UK garage but there you go. If you havent already, check out the track Prism from Pariah’s Safehouses EP. [Video: Pariah - Prism]...
Submerse
Cheshire based DJ/Producer Submerse strikes me as something completely unique from the current breed of future/garage revival DJs. Further digging around reveals that he has a love for J-pop (Japanese Pop) but not in a strange way – he’s managed to combine elements of J-pop, bass and garage into a totally new pioneering genre: J-Garage....
