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HORSEPOWER ARE BACK. They have just released their new album ‘Quest For The Sonic Bounty‘ displaying some major sounds, some more familiar than others. The track that will get played on radio and probably propel this group of legends is the track with Katy B, a refix of the groups groundbreaking ‘Classic Deluxe‘. I haven’t had enough time to give this a proper listen but my early reactions are that I am going to like it. It’s a bit darker than the more housey stuff around at the moment, not a bad thing if you ask me, but most importantly it evokes the original sounds that were being played at FWD>> all those years ago and gives me that warm feeling of nostalgia. I am definitely a fan. have a listen.

PEACE&OUZO

OPEN UP YOUR EYES (CLASSIC DELUXE) FEAT. KATY B

DAMN IT
Horsepower Productions – Quest For The Sonic Bounty – “Damn It” by Tempa

EXERCISING (HORSEPOWER REMIX)
Horsepower Productions – Quest For The Sonic Bounty – “Exercising (Horsepower Remix)” by Tempa

KINGSTEP (LP VERSION)
Horsepower Productions – Quest For The Sonic Bounty – “Kingstep (LP Version)” by Tempa

MEXICAN SLAYRIDE
Horsepower Productions – Quest For The Sonic Bounty – “Mexican Slayride” by Tempa

WATER
Horsepower Productions – Quest For The Sonic Bounty – “Water” by Tempa

Katy B has taken the UK by storm with her new release, ‘Louder‘, so it is only fair that we say well done to Katy, Geeneus and the whole Rinse family, you SMASHED IT! I like ‘Louder’ as a track, not so keen on the Roska remix, but it is the flip side to this record that does it for me ‘Katy On A Mission‘ (as posted by J Money in July) but the strongest of the Katy B arsenal has to be the Geeneus record, ‘As I‘. Big riddim last year, still one of the strongest funky records about in my opinion. You have probably heard all of these tunes before (definitely in fact) but I personally wanted to pay my respects to the people we have watched come up finally blow! BIG UP.

10 Man Roll is Jammer’s forthcoming single from his album, Jahmanji. Produced by Mumdance. Summer vibes!

An interesting concept next, a music video which doubles as the trailer for a film. In this instance Rubber, directed by Quinten Dupieux, OST produced by Mr Oizo and Gaspard Augé. Very banging electro, if that’s your thing.

Aloe Blacc (signed to Stone’s Throw), has one hell of a voice and sings real R’n'B, you know RHYTHM AND BLUES.. not that shit you hear on the radio. Anyway, this is not a rant, please check him out and if you like it support it. I also love grainy films like this. I believe the album is due for release September time.

There is also this glorious LIVE version…

Anthemic Dubstep bit from Rinse artist Katy B. Benga on buttons.

More Rinse dubstep, from Skream. I quite like the old skool rave rave, hardcore samples on this beat. I know there are a lot of haters/chinstrokers out there who like to knock him, but the guy is a massive talent and when it comes to dancefloor tracks, he knows what time it is. They’ve gone for an arty Creation-story inspired video, with stop motion animation, skinny models, and stuff like that.

Last but not least, head-nod hip-hop from DELS, stay tuned, this kid could go big! Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard on buttons. Quality video.