Best of 2014

Uk Vibe

Electro

Episode 18 | Tunes of the week

US garage, techno, House

No Love Lost

A2- Scorpio Rising EP// Sound Signature// SS051

Brainz

B1- Scorpio Rising EP// Sound Signature// SS 051

Bubble Cougar

B2- Scorpio Rising EP// Sound Signature// SS 051

I Have No Name

Watch the official 'Free feat. Emeli Sande' video here: http://bit.ly/RudimentalFREEvideo

Rudimental - Free (Roy Davis Jr. Remix)

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Free (feat. Emeli Sandé)

Free (feat. Emeli Sandé) [Roy Davis Jr. Remix]

Purchase "Montana" on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/montana-single/id799641047

Tycho "Awake" LP on Ghostly International
Release date: MARCH 18, 2014

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formats:
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artwork by:
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For nearly a decade, Tycho has been known as the musical alias of Scott Hansen, but with the release of Awake – his second LP for Ghostly International – the solo project has evolved into a three-piece band. Relating closer to post-rock than ambient soundscapes, the record is situated in the present, sounding more like Hansen than drawing from his influences. “This is, in many ways, the first true Tycho record.”

Following 2011’s Dive LP, the San Francisco-based designer toured extensively, and with a full band on stage, his sound coalesced into a percussive, organic whole. Zac Brown (guitars, bass) rejoined Scott on the road for this tour, but it was the particular addition of Rory O’Connor’s live drumming that ultimately sent Hansen back to the studio with a more precise vision. “After the tour, I decided that I wanted to capture the more energetic, driven sound of the live show on the next album,” Hansen recalls. Bringing musicians into Tycho’s creative process was a step towards expanding his own songwriting and advancing the project beyond its current sound.

In a cabin near Tahoe last winter, Zac and Scott began fleshing out the structure of the new record, but it wasn’t until they set up shop in the hills of Santa Cruz with Rory that it all fell into place. “It crystallized the vision of how the drums would come to the forefront on this record,” says Hansen. The sound was much more stripped-down and concise with more organic instruments in the fold. Songs like “Montana” and “Awake” are a departure from Tycho’s previous material – unique to the group effort poured into the songs on the new record – while “See” and “Dye” echo ideas from previous works, bridging a middle ground between the old and new. Working with Count Eldridge, who also engineered Dive, the team could fixate on the pulses that Tycho might previously layer under synthesizers and exhume them with distinct bass and guitar patterns.

Also known for his design work as ISO50, Hansen’s visual and sonic efforts have dovetailed throughout the course of his career. “This is the first time in my life I've dropped everything to focus on one artistic pursuit,” notes Hansen. Previous Tycho releases came to fruition when an amalgam of songs were nearing completion, but Awake is where music becomes the focus and true expression becomes the result.

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Montana

Klapp Klapp, the first single from the album "Nabuma Rubberband"

Available in the USA on May 13th on Loma Vista Recordings
Available in the rest of the world on May 12th on Because Music

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Amazon mp3:  http://po.st/LittleDragonAmazon

Zane Lowe's Hottest Record in the World 13.02.14

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Nabuma Rubberband

Klapp Klapp

Track off Trilla's 0121 cd hosted by Westwood produced by myself

Mr figz - Not Thinking Of Me - Trilla Feat Teresa

Taylor McFerrin - The Antidote (feat. Nai Palm of Hiatus Kaiyote)  

From the forthcoming album "Early Riser" on Brainfeeder. 

Release date: 06/03/14

Taylor McFerrin - The Antidote (feat. Nai Palm)

"Paris" the second song from the new album 'Nabuma Rubberband', as heard on BBC1 as Zane Lowe's Hottest Record in the World on April 8.

Pre-order the album on Itunes now and receive "Paris" and "Klapp Klapp" instantly- po.st/NabumaRubberband
Physical pre-order: http://po.st/littledd2c

Available in the USA on May 13th on Loma Vista Recordings
Available in the rest of the world on May 12th on Because Music

Zane Lowe's Hottest Record in the World 13.02.14

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Paris

Brownswood electr*c 4
Various Artists
[Brownswood Recordings]
Release Date: 19/05/2014


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Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood imprint dips back into the electronic melting pot to compile its fourth “electr*c” compilation in as many years. The fruits of intensive exploration of the cracks and crevices within today’s wonderfully fractured bass music movement, Brownswood electr*c 4 features exclusive music from a new crop of up and comers. Some like Frenchman Nikitch and Belgian wunderkind LTGL are fresh out of the blocks, whilst the likes of Deft, Adam Elemental, Glenn Astro, D Tiberio and B Lewis have cultivated relative online infamy in recent times, each carving out their own unique path and singular artistry.

As usual we run the full gamut of styles, skipping from searing hypercolour hip-hop/bass hybrids; through ever so slightly wonky deep house; furious footworkin’ D&B that recalls vintage Metalheadz cuts circa ’96 (but somehow sounds steadfastly futuristic); awesomely drunken R&B; wrecking ball 808-driven bangerz; and introspective emo bumps… It’s a cluttered, chaotic, hyperactive kaleidoscopic trip – no doubt – but we wouldn’t have it any other way.

Founded by Alex “Patchwork” Stevenson (Patchwork Pirates / Earnest Endeavours) in 2010, the aim of this series was very simply to replicate the ethos of Peterson’s much loved Brownswood Bubblers series and provide a platform for new, up and coming artists starting to make waves in the worldwide underground. It’s an approach that has characterised Gilles’s approach to DJing, broadcasting and music from the very beginning of his career and it lies at the very heart of his accidental slogan: “Searching for the perfect beat”.

The inaugural Brownswood electr*c in June 2010 provided a compelling snapshot of the dance music underground’s greyer areas, rounding up then newcomers (now major players) Shlohmo, Rockwell, 16bit, George Fitzgerald, Mosca and Mount Kimbie. Subsequent volumes burrowed deeper into the warren-like electronic landscape uncovering hidden treasures from Ta-ku, Koreless, Synkro & Indigo (these days known as Akkord), Stray (one third of Ivy Lab) and highlighted underground anthems by the likes of Dub Phizix and Krampfhaft, in addition to a whole raft of exceptionally talented newcomers.

Brownswood electr*c 4

01. Louis Futon - Shoulda Known (GANZ Remix)
02. Nikitch - Radiated Light
03. Monk' - “L”
04. Glenn Astro - We Killed Our Probation Worker
05. Deft - Breakdown
06. Adam Elemental - Green Eyes feat. Ravdeep Singh
07. NorvisJr - do kNo that…
08. LTGL - Hat To The Back (Brownswood Edit)
09. Feral - Rollercoaster
10. B Lewis - Four Days Alone
11. D Tiberio - All That's Torn feat. Natasha Agrama
12. Brrd - Youth Group

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Radiated Light (OUT NOW on Brownswood)

Dopplereffekt / Objekt
Hypnagogia
Leisure System
LSR012

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Available as double-sided 12″ vinyl and high quality download in all popular physical and digital stores September 1st, 2014

A1. Dopplereffekt - Delta Wave
B1. Objekt - Ganzfeld

Borne of mutual inspiration, legendary duo Dopplereffekt and sonic adventurer Objekt present Hypnagogia, a split 12" on Leisure System, with each transmission derived from a shared journey into extrasensory perception and subconscious thought.


Objekt - Ganzfeld

Funkineven Feat Jay Daniel - Abyss (Apron13)

Drum & bass-remix of Minnie Riperton´s "Inside My Love" 

Inside My Love (DnB-remix by Maxgalax)

PARIS DUB 1

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To remix or work with this track, email eric (at) luakabop dot com

Javelin - Nnormal

Remix by Kaytranada
Taken from the Body language EP

(Beverlay)Typically her (KAYTRANADA EDITION)

Graphics remix of Headlock by Mr Fogg.



Headlock (Graphics Remix)

Video: http://youtu.be/9lSp7IW1vco
Revised by Andre Power

Sango is one of the most diverse artists worldwide and we are blessed to have him on the team. The thing about Sango is that he understands the game quite well and he knows how to consistently put out non-stop heaters at a gradual and respectable rate. It's all about staying consistent and relevant in this competitive music world.

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#NORTH LP coming soon on Soulection

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Video revised by AndrePower!
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Sango - Nujabes Juke (Free DL)

We told you that Congo Natty aka Rebel MC was more than a legend and now it's time to prove it. For your listening pleasure the one and only Uncle Dugs (Rinse FM) has compiled a mix that takes the listener all the way through Mikail Tafari's career, from the early Rebel MC & Double Trouble days right up to the last few years. 

Seventy eight minutes charting the birth and development of Jungle, the mix works as a perfect taster for the forthcoming Congo Natty opus, "Jungle Revolution." With the buzz around first single "UK Allstars" still very much in the air and a record to follow which delivers on Tafari's reputation as a pioneer, a fearless social commentator and a righteous Rastaman, this potted history of his career  should be the perfect taster. Get it now before we take it down again - the wickedest sound!

<b>UK Allstars</b>
Download "UK Allstars" on iTunes - http://glnk.it/234
Watch "UK Allstars" on YouTube - http://bit.ly/1a6oxWl

<b>Jungle Revolution</b>
Download 'Jungle Revolution' on iTunes - http://smarturl.it/CongoiTunes
Buy 'Jungle Revolution' on Ninjashop - http://bit.ly/17uBEDJ

Congo Natty Mix by Uncle Dugs

Some of the old sounds that shaped what you're getting today

Funkineven Feat Jay Daniel - Abyss (Apron13)

Steven Julien