Originally planned for the third of Objekt’s white labels hand stamped series, this was quickly snapped up by his friends, Pearson Sound, Ben UFO and Pangaea. This track is essential!
‘Cactus’ also appeared on Ben UFO’s Rinse FM mix CD, in the autumn of 2011.
A: Cactus
B: Porcupine
Hessle Audio 019
Release date : 6th Feb 2012
It has just been announced that Pangaea is going to be dropping the next release on Hemlock with ‘Hex / Fatalist‘. The release channels the spirit of jungle and hardcore through murky dubstep atmospheres and snapping rhythms. ‘Hex‘ also has one of the rudest basslines i have heard in a long time.
He may keep a low profile, but he is a producer not to be messed with.
This single is due to drop on 12th Sept.
Curated by the imprint’s three co-founders – Ben UFO, Pangaea and Pearson Sound (AKA Ramadanman) – the CD version is comprised of 12 brand new tracks tracks, with contributions from every single producer who’s previously released a 12″ on Hessle Audio, plus other guests, and a second disc collecting previously released highlights from the catalogue.
Brand new tracks from Pangaea and Pearson Sound but also Blawan, Joe, Elgato, Untold, Cosmin TRG, Peverelist, James Blake and Addison Groove, and a couple of unexpected treats – such as D1‘s never-before-released archive cut ‘Subzero’ and a killer from the hitherto little-known Randomer. Most of the tracks on Disc 2 are modern dancefloor classics, and hardly require any introduction – among them Martyn’s eerily suspended, deeply affecting remix of TRG’s ‘Broken Heart’, Untold’s none-more-livewire ‘I Can’t Stop This Feeling’, Pangaea’s ‘Why’ and James Blake’s ‘Buzzard & Kestrel’ (a track he’s arguably yet to better).
The new tracks will be on the vinyl edition of 116 & Rising, which is a 3 x 12″; with beautiful artwork on both CD and vinyl editions is by Will Bankhead.
The Hessle gang are also having a launch party at London’s XOYO club on Friday 13th May.
Tracklisting below:
CD1
01. Elgato – Music (Bodymix)
02. Untold – Cool Story Bro
03. Blawan – Potchla Vee
04. Pearson Sound – Stifle
05. Joe – Twice
06. Randomer – Brunk
07. Pangaea – Run Out
08. Cosmin TRG – Bijoux
09. D1 – Subzero
10. Addison Groove – Fuk Tha 101
11. James Blake – Give A Man A Rod (Second Version)
12. Peverelist – Sun Dance
CD2
01. Pangaea – You & I
02. Untold – Test Signal
03. Blawan – Fram
04. James Blake – Buzzard & Kestrel
05. Untold – I Can’t Stop This Feeling
06. Joe – Rut
07. Ramadanman – Blimey
08. TRG – Put You Down
09. Joe – Level Crossing
10. Pangaea – Why
11. TRG – Broken Heart (Martyn’s DCM Remix)
12. Ramadanman – Don’t Change For Me
A man I rated very highly a couple of years ago, someone I still rate now, has come out of the wilderness with some real fire. Pangaea returns on Hessle Audio with this 2 track single which is quite dark and techy but also has the stamp of other classic Pangaea tracks. ‘Inna Daze‘ is my favourite of the two, using skippy drums, air horns, a nice cut up vocal and a Berghain influenced bass line. Maybe he’s been listening to Dark Arx, who knows? ‘Won’t Hurt‘ is a much more classic Dubstep track, it’s a solid piece of production but not necessarily an exciting one. None the less, as I said, I am still a fan of his, mostly for his 2009 and pre 2009 productions and hopefully this is the first of many more releases from Pangaea this year. Have a listen to the release plus a couple of my past favourites.
Won’t Hurt
Won’t Hurt by pangaea
Inna Daze
Inna Daze by pangaea
Memories
Pangaea – Memories by pinheads
Why
Pangaea – Why by lovvi
Router
Beacause Of You
Here are my top 5 producers from the last twelve months, listen and enjoy…
PEACE&OUZO
PARIAH – ORPHEUS
Nice nod to a soul classic by Thelma Houston ‘please don’t leave me this way’, great vocal, great sample, great producer.
DUNCAN POWELL – CAME INTO VIEW
Love this guy! I think Duncan Powell used to be on of MJ Cole’s sound engineers, he obviously picked up a few things along the way…
VVV – BACK TO LIFE
Another great producer with a nod to the old school. The thing that is most interesting about this guy is that he is from Austin, Texas. The Us is definitely doing it right now…
XXXY – SING WITH US
Hailing form Manchester, XXXY (pronounced EXY?) has managed to fuse Funky, Dubstep, 2-Step and house and is one to watch over the next twelve months too…
Sing With Us
PANGAEA – BECAUSE OF YOU
I really think this guy is one of the most underrated producers around. This track is from a colossal EP called the ‘Pangaea EP’ and is a belter. I could have filled this whole list with Pangaea productions, more of the same please…
I have been a huge fan of Scuba’s for a while now and not just for his deep, Dub-Tenchno sound but also for his label(s), Hot Flush. They have really been pushing the boundaries in the last year or two with releases from Pangaea, Sigha, TRG & 2562, Untold, Mount Kimbie and most notably, Hot Flush gave us the debut Joy Orbison record, Hyph Mngo.
Scuba has himself released a string of EP’s in the twelve months, my favorite being “Nagative’ for the “Speak EP’. Have a listen:
I think that the new album ‘Triangulation’ is a real step forward for Scuba. It feels like there is a lot more energy in these tracks and that he has introduced some new styles of production on this, his second album. Overall I think the album is great, tracks like ‘Minerals’ remind me of early Four Tet (something straight out of ‘Rounds’) using samples of running taps to create some atmosphere in the intro of the track. ‘Lights Out’ has a sound of it’s own, nodding firmly to warm, early, house mixed with a dash of Dub-Tenchno and total rhythmic genius. The track below, ‘You Got Me’, is a great example of Scuba’s work and is one of the best at creating a hypnotic rolling sound along side people like Pangaea, Peverelist, 2562 and Martyn.
Scuba – You Got Me by Hotflush
I have a lot of time for this album and think you should give it a go. You can check the album out digitally or on vinyl out here: http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=285258.
PEACE
I have thrown a little mix together for January, check it out! Hope you like it…
PEACE&OUZO
TRACKLIST
1: Binary Sequnce – 66/31
2: José James – Blackmagic (Joy Orbison’s Recreation)
3: Four Tet – Love Cry (Joy Orbison Remix
4: Hanuman – Bola (Atki2 Remix)
5: Hot City – If That’s How I Feel
6: Antonio – Hyperfunk
7: Martyn – Friedrichstrasse
8: Hyetal & Shortstuff – Ice Cream
9: Pangaea – Because Of You
10: Martyn – Hear Me (Zomby Mix)
11: Sia – Little Man (Exemen Remix)
12: Pangaea – Why
13: Headhunter – Prototype (Modeselektor’s Broken Handbrake Remix)
14: Mosca – Nike (Club edit)
15: Quarta 330 – Sabacco
16: Martin Kemp – Aztec
17: J-Treole – The Loot (Sully Remix)
18 Hyetal – Neon Speech
19: 2562 – Lost
20: Ikonika – Sahara Michael
