Rhythm Incursions August 09

With September knocking at the door, it’s fair to say summer is well and truly over. And considering how strange it’s been weather wise here in the UK, I think it’s only fitting we end it with a blast of new music. Up this month we have plenty of forthcoming early autumn releases as well as a mini feature on Lorn, one of the producers we think you should definitely be keeping an eye on in the coming months.

Music comes in from all corners of the globe and all styles including Poirier, JS-1, Tiago, Ras G, Antipop Consortium, Luke Vibert, Shafiq Husayn, Milanese, Hessle Audio, Machine Drum, Lambent, Mos Def and more. You also get some previews of the forthcoming Ras G release on Ramp, as well as the new Friends of Friends EP.

The mini feature looks at the work of Lorn, someone who should be familiar to regular listeners as well as those who used to hang around scratch boards at the turn of the century. With an upcoming album on Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder label, a recent release alongside Adoptahighway, plenty of dope free remixes knocking about the internet and more collaborations in the works, I selected five tracks to showcase his work. Over the years Lorn has, for me, definitely developed a sound and approach to his music that is unique and refreshing, as you’ll hopefully hear with this short selection.

So that’s it for august and for the summer, enjoy our last summer selection and we’ll be back as usual in a few weeks for the September show. In the meantime stay tuned for more guest mixes and freebies. Enjoy!

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Tracklist:
oL – Night flight – Unreleased
DJ JS-1 ft. Aesop Rock, C-Rayz Walz and Vast Aire – Karma Killaz – Fat Beats
Thavius Beck – Part 2 – Big Dada
Afta 1 – Nightlight – Melting Pot Music
Untold – Luna – Unreleased
Tiago – Babel Fish – Rush Hour
Mono/Poly – Red and Yellow Toys – Planet Mu
Ras G – Stealth Mode – Dublab
Teeko – Easy Going – Unreleased
The Gaslamp Killer – Anything Worse – Brainfeeder
Lambent – Hook Rip – Project Mooncircle
Denka Nights – War of the Words – Unreleased
Kindred Spirits Ensemble – Ja-mil – Kindred Spirits
Mini feature starts
Omega Clash – Junior – Self released
Lorn – None An Island – Brainfeeder
Lorn – Requiem (ft. Mobb Deep) – Unreleased, download here
Lorn – Outlines – Unreleased
Lorn – Wake up Fucked Up – Unreleased, download here
Mini feature ends
Milanese – The End (Untold remix) – Planet Mu
Pearson Sound – Plsn – Hessle Audio
Terror Danjah – Zumpi Hunter VIP – Planet Mu
Joy Orbison – Wet Look – Hotflush recordings
Machine Drum ft. Theophilius London – Night Operation – Norm Rex
Depakote – Believe That – Self released, download here
Mos Def – Supermagic – Downtown Recordings
MBE – Logon To The Calling – Fullsteam Records
Luke Vibert – De Pimp Act – Planet Mu
Larytta – Promises – Friends of Friends
Poirier ft YT – Let Them Hate – Ninja Tune
Shafiq Hussayn – Rebel Soldier – Plug Research
Ras G – Lisa Bonet – Ramp Recordings
Antipop Consortium – Volcano (Four Tet remix) – Ninja Tune

Respite – Ballers second birthday mix

Our good friends up north, the Glasgow-based LuckyMe collective, are about to celebrate two years of their Ballers Social Club nights. Beffiting such a celebration they’ve got Jamie Vex’d, Darkstar, Rustie and LuckyMe’s own The Blessings together for the first celebratory party (not sure how many there are going to be however). In anticipation of all this they’ve dropped us a new mix courtesy of Respite, the man behind the BSC nights.

See below for tracklist and download link. Plenty of good stuff in there to keep those of you attending happy, and those of you who can’t attend can at least feel a little of the infamous BSC party vibes. I was going to go, but then my bank account said no.

For full details of the second birthday celebrations, tickets etc… check the Myspace. For now though sit back, light up a cigar, grab some cognac and bounce.

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Tracklist:
Respite intro
Bflecha – kosmic lovers
Mark pritchard & om’mas keith – wind it up (freak mix)
respite – pang
Zet. – assesino
Respite – wall to wall
Zomby – digital fauna
Respite – hundreds & millions
Joy Orbison – hyph mngo
Respite – ill at ease
Snd – untitled
Debruit – congo whoomp
Limonious – pommak
Force quit – third corner left
Respite – clockwork east
Tiago – never forget

Takeshi Records daily downloads – Day 3 ‘Dabrye’

We round off our daily mp3 giveaway from Takeshi Records with a Dabrye remix of Vast Aire and MF Doom.

This track was originally released in December 2008 by Takeshi Records as part of their Powerful Beacon 7″ series, another track from which we showcased in day 2 of our giveaway. The series aims to reintroduce classic hip hop joints by having them refixed by modern beatmakers and producers such as Samon Kawamura and Dabrye among others. Each 7″ release features a vocal and instrumental mix, and the series will be compiled into a CD later in 2009. There are currently 3 releases in the series: a Kaman Leung remix of Doom’s Viktor Vaughn project, Samon’s remix of O.C and Dabrye’s remix of Vast Aire and MF Doom’s ‘Supafriendz’. The series features artwork from Ryo Matsuoka, a Japanese painter who has put together a rather grabbing series of paintings for each 7″ as you can see from the image above.

This Dabrye remix is a rather classic affair, but still hits the spots as Dabrye’s beats often do. Round these parts he’s definitely one of our favourite producers and it’s releases like this that continue to keep him at the top of our list. Some dubby, bugged out hip hop with samples flipped in ways you thought weren’t quite possible. For more on Dabrye peep the myspace and some of his recent releases including a contibution to the Fat City Producer series. We’re still waiting for part 3 of his album series in the meantime!

For now though enjoy the Dabrye’s instrumental mix of Vast Aire and MF Doom ‘Da Supafriendz’, out now on Takeshi records’ Powerful Beacon series. Stream it and/or download it below and stay tuned to Takeshi’s myspace for news on the next releases in the series, which I think includes a 9th Wonder remix of Digable Planets, which could be another one to watch out for if you ask us.

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Takeshi Records daily downloads – Day 2 ‘Samon Kawamura’

Day 2 of our Takeshi Records mp3 giveaway, and this time it’s Japanese/German producer Samon Kawamura stepping up with a remix of the classic O.C track ‘Time’s Up’.

This track was originally released in summer 2008 as part of Takeshi Records’ Powerful Beacon series of 7″. The series aims to reintroduce classic hip hop joints by having them refixed by modern beatmakers and producers such as Samon and also Detroit’s Dabrye among others. Each 7″ features a vocal and instrumental mix, and the series will be compiled into a CD later in 2009. There are currently 3 releases in the series: a Kaman Leung remix of Doom’s Viktor Vaughn project, Samon’s remix of O.C and Dabrye’s remix of Vast Aire and MF Doom’s ‘Supafriendz’. The series features artwork from Ryo Matsuoka, a Japanese painter who has put together a rather grabbing series of paintings for each 7″ as you can see from the image above.

You can find more info on Samon Kawamura over at his myspace and I definitely recommend you check his first two albums, released in 07 and 08 on Nesola records. You can hear previews from the album as well as a pretty DJ mix from Samon over on Nesola’s Soundcloud page.

As for the Powerful Beacon series, check Takeshi Records’ myspace where you can still purchase the first three releases and stay updated on the series’ movements. This is definitely a dope initiative helping to join the dots between some classic 90 and early 00s boom bap and the more recent revival of the producer in hip hop and the surge of electronic hip hop productions.

For now though enjoy the instrumental mix of Samon’s remix of O.C. to stream or download below. And stay tuned for Day 3 with Dabrye’s contribution to the Powerful Beacon series.

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Takeshi Records daily downloads – Day 1 ‘Kaman Leung’

We are having a daily mp3 giveaway courtesy of the lovely people at Takeshi Records over the next 3 days.

I first got in touch with Dopement, who runs Takeshi records, sometime in October last year when I stumbled across the label’s soundcloud page and found the Samon Kawamura remix of O.C.’s ‘Time’s Up’ rather nice. We spoke on myspace for a while, but with my move back to the UK in the new year and everything else I kinda lost track of the label until I bumped back into Dopement over on twitter this week. He dropped me a line with tracks from the label’s last few releases and we decided to let 3 of these out for you to enjoy over the next few days as a way to discover the label and also enjoy some rather fresh instrumental hip hop from the likes of Kaman Leung, Samon Kawamura and the rather well known Dabrye.

First up is Kaman Leung, with a track called ‘Await’ taken from the album ‘Lacrimal’ released in the spring of 09 by Takeshi records. I vaguely remembered the man’s name from somewhere but it wasn’t until I checked the press release that I realised where that was. Kaman, a Swedish/Chinese producer, had a track featured on Krush’s legendary ‘Code 4109′ mix back in 99. Since then he’s been busy doing his own thing, and this latest album showcases his own, rather intriguing production style with dubby, melancholic instrumentals that have more than a hint of originality. Below is some words on the man written by Amar Patel from Straight No Chaser:

To date, Kaman Leung, Swedish/Chinese but residing in Oslo, has had minimal output: a track selected for Krush’s ‘Code 4109’ mix from 1999, an acclaimed EP out on Swedish label ‘A PMS Plan’ and a few 12s on his own imprint Lacerated Recordings. His sound is very outer-dimensional and moody, in a Krush state of mind, but slightly more dubwise with gritty and industrial sound glitches beckoning you in. The beats definitely drop but it’s the simplicity and subtlety that warms you from the most austere of places (track three especially). Sure, the likes of Dabrye and Prefuse are doing it like this, and with even more warped tempos, in the ‘06 but Kaman has that all-important word – vibe. There’s been a few years of turmoil in getting this out but it deserves to be heard. Music for beat heads who like to bed in with an unknown being.

We can get down with that last part of the quote, and we hope you will too. Check Kaman Leung’s ‘Await’ below, stream it or download it and stay tuned for Day 2 tomorrow featuring Samon Kawamura’s remix of O.C’s ‘Time’s Up’ and then Day 3 which will feature Dabrye’s remix of Vast Aire and MF Doom’s ‘Supafriendz’.

You can buy Takeshi Records releases via the links on their myspace page and you should also be able to find them in all decent physical and digital shops. And you can also check Takeshi Recs on Samurai FM with a regular show on the station.

Till then 音楽聞いて下さい！

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Matt B – In the mix

A last minute guest mix dropped in our inbox earlier this week from Tokyo-based Matt B, one half of Bass Science and a good friend of ours. Matt’s been busy this summer touring Europe and America, and is now returning to Tokyo I believe where he is running the Made in Glitch nights and associated label, among other things.

Matt put together a short 30 minute mix, originally for Sub FM, and dropped us a copy. After a listen it was obvious we needed to share this with you all. Taking in quite a few of our own favourites from recent times, alongside some exclusives from his own label and friends it’s a rather good little musical trip. Perfect for the summer in fact, and we hope you’ll agree.

So sit back and enjoy the ride. As usual you can download the mix below directly, or grab it from the RSS, or even better subscribe to the iTunes feed and get every show and download automatically everytime.

Look out for more from Matt and Bass Science in coming months and in the meantime check the myspaces for tour and release info. And stay tuned for more guest mixes very soon too.

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Devon – Truth Alphabeta (Version)
Bullion – Get Familiar (Original Mix)
Hudson Mohawake – Ooops _ LMWB
Debruit – Gros
Joker and Ginz – Purple City
Mussck – Don’t Sell Your Dreams (Mattb Remix) _ MADE IN GLITCH
EPCOT – Grav I BE (Dubplate)
FIne Cut Bodies Baever Blink OOAH
21TFK & Stray – Soles Sweat (Reso Remix)
Kraddy – STeppin’ Razor _ ALPHAPUP
OQTO – Dark Side Of The Sanctual _ MADE IN GLITCH
Bass Science – Invaders _ BANKAI AUDIO
Eskmo – Red Fog _ MADE IN GLITCH
Salva – American Grime _ MADE IN GLITCH
Lorn – None an Island
Landtrum – Rotten _ COMBAT RECORDINGS
E.A.R.L. – Downstairs
BAR9 – Submerged (Original Mix)
Debruit – Congo Whoomp
EPCOT – Ode To Warm Flares (Promo)
Debruit feat. Om’Mas Keith – I’m Goin’ Wit’ You (Octa Push Remix)
Major Lazer- Hold The Line (The Unik & Tambour Battant Remix)
Major Lazer- Hold The Line (Robot Koch Remix)
Hudson Mohawake – Jelly n Jam (Instrumental)

Omega Clash – Straighter Metal

Omega Clash is a project consisting of Adopahighway and Lorn. I discovered them last night when Lorn tweeted about the digital release of their first EP via bandcamp. I promptly got on it and was very pleasantly surprised. Fitting nicely with Lorn’s recent output, and forthcoming LP (check previous shows for previews of that), Omega Clash’s EP1 is a short but intense musical journey into twisted beats, hip hop and electronica with hints of ambient and metal. And that’s not even doing it any ‘real’ justice.

I got in touch with Lorn shortly after all this and the guys have agreed to let us give away a track from the EP – so see below where you can download ‘Straighter Metal’ which is possibly my favourite track on there, a wicked, metal-inspired number.

And if you like what you hear than hit up the Omega Clash bandcamp where you can buy the EP in high quality for 6$ onwards. I heavily recommend it! And look out for a mini feature on Lorn in the August show. For now crank it up and throw your metal hands in the air.

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