GET SOME UK UK MUSIC, ART AND CULTURE

Two really awesome tunes..

Bok Bok & Tom Trago – Vector

XI & Kevin McPhee – Collab

Really feeling this mix that comes courtesy of new kid on the block and fresh Hyperdub signing Walton for Fader mag. Pyow pyow.

01. Walton – 808 Vybzin
02. Roska – Error Code
03. Spectr – Dance 4 Me
04. Ill Blu – Meltdown
05. Funkystepz – Fuller
06. Ill Blu – Chelt
07. Jam City – Aqua Box
08. Jam City – Magic Drops
09. Bok Bok – Reminder
10. Walton – Aggy
11. DJ Zinc – 138 Trek
12. Dexplicit – Bullacake
13. Terror Danjah – Minimal Dub
14. Girl Unit – WUT
15. Bok Bok – Silo Pass
16. First Born ft Recneps – Wife Beater
17. Burgaboy ft Donaeo – Wheres My Mansdem At
18. Roll Deep – Eskimo Vocal
19. Arkist – Fill Your Coffee

Cracking mix of upfront UK muisc from Lawson. You can catch this guy playing out and about in London and also holding down a radio spot on NTS.

JUNE 2011 by LAWSON

Tracklist:

Cosmin TRG – Bijoux
Julio Bashmore – Father Father
Roach Motel – Movin On
SCB – Loss
Jamie xx – Far Nearer
Lawson – Roll Over
Martyn & Mike Slott – All Nights
Hyetal – Diamond Islands (Boddika Remix)
Lawson – Chewing Gum
LV & Joshua Idehen – Never Tired
Deadboy – Here 4 U
Lawson – The Truth
A1 Bassline – Falsehood
Addison Groove – Minutes Of Funk
Bok Bok – Silo Pass

Absolutely huge new one from Bok Bok taken from his Southside EP forthcoming on Night Slugs…

Surefire Sound 003 – Distal / HxdB / Mayhem by Surefire PR

This one is on the more techy side of things but a pretty exciting EP none the less! Alex from Surefire sent this over with a little info on these guys. If you don’t know these names, Surefire Sound’s third release features three up-and-coming producers from two points on the map: Distal and Mayhem hailing from Atlanta, Georgia and HxdB from Vancouver, Canada.

Leading off the release is Michael Rathbun a.k.a. Distal, a producer in the next wave of bass music producers and founding member of Atlanta Dubstep, a collective that has been introducing dubstep’s top artists to the southeast United States since 2007. Through their events and newly founded label Embassy Recordings, Distal has established his own dynamic that integrates dubstep with Chicago’s juke sounds, and has started to make quite an impression on the global scene with a release on Soul Jazz’s Future Bass compilation, as well as Amsterdam’s Tube 10 Recordings, among others.

Collaborating on the A side is Severine Erickson, a.k.a. HxdB (short for Hexadecibel). Channeling his creative energies from his own pocket of North America, HxdB has been a hardworking DJ, producer, and promoter of the more sophisticated angles of bass music. With several 12” releases to his name on labels such as Mindset and Echodub, and plenty more coming in the new year, he is ready to make his mark on this release alongside Distal with “Typewriter Tune”. Its’ potent assault of shuffling beats and funk-infused pitch-warped synths was so well-received by their DJ mates that they amped up the energy into a VIP version with support from the likes of Bok Bok (Night Slugs, London), Ben UFO (Hessle Audio), Appleblim (Skull Disco), Dave Q (Dub War, NYC), XI (Orca) and Sepalcure (Hotflush).

Working with Distal on the flipside is Anthony Rotella a.k.a. Mayhem, a long-time stalwart of the Atlanta scene coming from the drum & bass arena. Mayhem has had recent dubstep releases on San Francisco’s Argon Records and Amsterdam’s Subway Recordings. On “Frozen Barnacles”, they deliver a high-energy, yet heady half-stepper with warm filtered synths and dub-wise horns.

In my opinion ‘Typewriter Tune VIP‘ is the standout here and worth the purchase for this track alone! Solid stuff stuff from an ever emerging and evolving US scene. Last year there were a lot of releases stateside but I think they are beginning to find a sound and draw influences from the music which is so big out there already. Juke (Footwork) was a prime example of this last year and I’m sure the limitless talent in the US will get stronger by the year. London, and the UK in general, is still leading the way, just don’t be surprised to see the rest of the world catch up in a big way, very soon.

MAJORLY FEELING THIS, BIG RIDDEM!!!!!!!!! I think that the Dub is the best version but the vocal on this version by Shadz is a bubbler for sure, check it out!

PEACE&OUZO

First up, this Friday Numbers celebrate their 7th birthday at Fabric with a stellar line up. Headlining is Baltimore legend Karizma, and playing alongside are some of the UKs finest: Roska, Ramadanman, Ben UFO, L-Vis 1990, Bok Bok and the resident Numbers DJs Jackmaster, Spencer, Nelson and Goodhand.

Here’s a link to Karizma’s fantastic 2hr set on (newly legal) Rinse FM

But that’s not all. New promoters Ballast put on their first night down at Plan B with appearances from Darkstar, Mosca, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Kavsrave and Young Montana?.

Young Montana? drops a guest mix for Ballast over on his SoundCloud.

Both nights are going to be brilliant – but which one to choose?

If you miss either of these on Friday make sure not to miss the ‘Save Area 10′ party on Saturday night down in Peckham’s Bussey Building. Alongside Young Montana? there will be sets from Girl Unit, Mr Charisma, Throwing Snow, Chairman Kato and loads more. Entry is FREE as long as you bring some sort of propaganda showing your support for the threatened Area 10 art space.

More details here

FACT Mix 163 – Lil Silva (Jul ’10)

The new Lil Silva release is an EP I can’t get enough of right now. I am a huge fan of Night Slugs and what Bok Bok and the boys have been doing over the last couple of years. With every release they drop I have a listen and can’t decide what it is I like about them, I put the tracks out of sight for a week and then revisit them just to be absolutely blown away! The new Lil Silva EP was no different, I didn’t get it immediately but ‘Gold To Get’ and ‘Pulse vs Flex’ are massive tunes and the full six tracks that are on ”Night Skanker’ are all worth a listen. BIG MIX, BIG RELEASE, these guys are taking over! Have a little listen to the tracks below and get out and buy a copy!!!!

PEACE&OUZO

I wasn’t at Sonar this weekend, but I’ve been hearing a lot of good reports about this year’s festival. I’ve heard a few people mention Girl Unit‘s track ‘Wut’ as one of those memorable, multi-rewindable tracks that stuck out from the crowd. Night Slugs have to release this track, it’d be wrong for them not to, but they’re pretty tight lipped on when it’s going to be. For now just listen to the track on youtube. Over and over and over…