[Video] Kyle Hall Hustles Harder
A little while back Alex from On Point stayed at mine in London one night after missing his train back to Brussels. In the morning we got some food and discussed this and that somehow ending up chatting about Kyle Hall, I think because he’d just played the week before in London alongside Floating Points and I’d briefly met him at a chat Kode 9 gave for the Wire that same week. That’s when Alex brought up the fact he’d done an interview with him in 2009 when he’d spent the summer in NYC. Being a fan of Alex’s video interviews I was curious to see it. A few weeks later he put it online but I slept on it until a tweet from Alex reminded me to check for it.
So here it is, a lengthy and entertaining chat with a seriously gifted young producer who at barely 19 years of age (I think) is obviously showing a serious potential for the future. I think the interview brings across Kyle’s youthful enthusiasm and passion really well, something I picked up on during my brief chat with him when he was in town.
I haven’t aired a lot of Kyle’s stuff on the show up till now but I’ve been really getting into it more in recent months as I’ve discovered his music through recommendations and others and so I’m gonna try and do a little feature on him next month. In the meantime enjoy this great little interview and be sure to check Alex’s original post for a link to Kyle’s set from the party he played at in NYC last summer. Oh and if you haven’t checked his other videos than fix up, some great ones including Flying Lotus, Dorian Concept, Mayer Hawthorne and Dam Funk among others.
For a taste of Kyle’s music check this mix he did for BBC Radio 1
Kyle MF Hall on Mary Anne H by KMFH
[MP3] Pale Sketcher – Plans That Fade (Faded Dub)
When I lived in Japan a few years ago I had the pleasure to meet and become friends with Kevin Martin, aka The Bug, and undoubtedly one of the most fascinating producers to emerge out of London in the last ten or so years. Getting to know Kevin also meant that I got acquainted with (sometimes re-acquainted) his past work, including his work as Techno Animal alongside Justin K. Broadrick. That led me to also explore Broadrick’s work especially as Goth Trad was also a big fan and put me onto a bunch of Justin’s own solo and group work.
So it was a nice surprise to get an email from Ghostly the other day announcing that Justin would be releasing a new album on the label next month under the Pale Sketcher moniker. This new release follows and is based on his work as Jesu, a metal project he started a few years back. Here’s the low down on the album, Pale Sketches Demixed, from Ghostly:
Pale Sketcher didn’t begin to manifest until the 2007 Jesu release Pale Sketches, which compiled an album’s-worth of tracks that didn’t quite fit the Jesu mold—skeletal, synthesizer-laced compositions that relied more on subtlety and atmosphere than guitar-based sturm und drang. Broadrick continued to tinker with these songs, “de-mixing” them until they barely resembled their originals, forging a sound that was unlike anything in the Broadrick universe.
Interestingly, as Broadrick has moved from more traditional signifiers of heaviness (aggression, guitars, volume) towards their opposites (melancholy, computers, texture) his music has only gotten deeper and more affecting. In that way, Pale Sketcher may be Broadrick’s heaviest work to date.
Having had a chance to check an early preview of the album I can say it’s definitely one of the more interesting releases we’ve had this year with hints of dub and an eerie atmosphere that is strangely fitting to the current weather and mood here in London. It’s also a project which I’m sure will trigger curiosity from fans of Justin’s previous work as well as make some new fans along the way.
We’ll be airing tracks from the album in the July and August shows but in the meantime Ghostly have very kindly given the following track away for promo download, it’s called ‘Plans That Fade (Faded Dub)’ and as always you can just download it and stream it below.
Pale Sketches Demixed comes out August 24th on Ghostly in digital, CD and limited vinyl run. Full tracklist as follows:
01. Don’t Dream It (Mirage Mix)
02. Can I Go Now (Gone Version)
03. Wash It All Away (Cleansed Dub)
04. The Playgrounds Are Empty (Slumber Mix)
05. Tiny Universe (Interstellar)
06. Supple Hope (2009 Mix)
07. Dummy (Bahnhoff Version)
08. Plans That Fade (Faded Dub)
Download Pale Sketcher – Plans That Fade (Faded Dub)
[MP3] Ceschi – The One Man Band Broke Up megamix
Ceschi – The One Man Band Broke Up Megamix by phonatic by Equinox Records
Equinox Records are about to release Ceschi’s debut album, produced by label head Scientist. We’ve already aired a few tracks from this in previous shows but in case you weren’t following Phonatic has put together a megamix of the album which you can stream above and download below.
‘The One Man Band Broke Up’ is one of the freshest rap LPs we’ve heard all year and another great example of why Equinox are a top label you should be familiar with. And that’s not mentioning the killer artwork they put out with each release, this one being no exception.
The album drops June 29th and you can head over to the label’s website to get your pre-order on or check your nearest physical or digital purveyor. Enjoy!
Download Ceschi – The One Man Band Broke Up megamix
[MP3] Colonel Red – Inside Is Light
CCC Launch Party Compilation by laurentfintoni
This Saturday, June 19th, the Creative Control Coalition will host a launch party in London featuring 15 London acts on one stage. A new non profit project that aims to represent, connect and support independent creative organisations and individuals for the benefit of all involved, the CCC is is kicking things off with a mini festival that serves as the perfect antidote to those in the capital not going to Sonar. With the likes of Rhythm Inc favourites Om Unit, Jay Scarlett, Dave de Rose, Subeena, Morgan Zarate and more all on the line up, it promises to be a great party and hopefully a worthy start for the project.
Here’s a little more about what the CCC does:
The shared mission of the coalition is to work together and grow stronger in order to keep on loving what we do so that we can keep on doing what we love. Artists and labels who make up the CCC are concerned with creating, promoting and selling their work but have made an informed decision to do this independently of the confines and compromises that relinquishing creative control of their work would inevitably bring.
To celebrate the mini festival and the artists featured the CCC is giving away a mini 8 track compilation with advance tickets. You can stream the compilation above via Soundcloud and we’re giving away a free track from it, Colonel Red‘s ‘Inside Is Light’, with download and stream links below. The track is taken from Red’s forthcoming second album on the Ruff Language label.
Full line up for the event is:
Amalgamation of Soundz (Axed Productions)
Chima Anya (Phoenix)
Colonel Red (Ruff Language)
Dave de Rose (Silent Lash Recordings)
Duchy (Good Noyz)
Grems (Grems Industry)
Jay Scarlett (Ubeat/Beat Dimensions/Ampsoul)
Kay Suzuki (Round in Motion)
Morgan Zarate (Spacek)
Omunit (Allcity/Fabric)
Simon S (Futuristica Music)
Son of Kick (Way Way Records)
Souled (Fresh Minute Music)
Subeena (Opit Records)
United Vibrations (12 Tone)
You can buy tickets for the CCC party here, and at 10 pounds it’s a steal!
Find out more on their website. For now enjoy the music and see you on Saturday as we’ll be down there repping for Rhythm Inc and Original Cultures.
Download Colonel Red – Inside is Light (right click and save as)
[MP3] Kraddy – Luda Sebastian Mash
This freebie from ex-Glitch Mob member and full-time party smasher Kraddy dropped in our inbox this morning, brightening up a rather dull summer day in London. Last seen on Equinox Records where his ‘Android Porn’ anthem got a hefty remix treatment from the likes of Mochipet, Fulgeance, Si Begg and more, Kraddy has apparently been hard at work on a solo album which will see light of day on Alpha Pup later this year and should be a nice addition to the label’s ever expanding roster of forward thinking electronic and hip hop producers.
Until then the man is releasing a series of free mash ups over the coming weeks starting with this: a mash up of Luda and Sebastian which takes the whole thing into dancefloor smashing territory by making the most of his typical chopped up style and injecting a serious dose of lazers in your ears. Ideal to hype you up for a night out or brock out in your living room, or at your desk.
You can download or stream below and for more info on the man, as well as live dates, downloads and the likes be sure to check his website. And if you haven’t yet check our archives for more from Kraddy in previous shows and guest mixes.
Download Kraddy – Luda Sebastian Mash (right click and save as)
[Video] Numaads – Now
We’re very happy to bring you another little Project Mooncircle exclusive on this fine Friday. Following our airing of one of the tracks from the forthcoming debut EP by Numaads on last month’s show (here if you missed it), Mooncircle is dropping the video premiere for the EP’s title track ‘Now’, featuring both the original version and the Robot Koch remix. The EP also includes a J-Rawls remix of the track. You can view the video above, or directly on Youtube.
Numaads are the latest addition to the Mooncircle roster, bringing a rather fresh take on the classic hip hop sound many of us have grown up with. Both the EP tracks and the remixes have been on heavy rotation at Rhythm Inc tower and we’re looking forward to more from them.
The ‘Now’ EP, by Numaads, drops on Mooncircle today, June 4th. Available worldwide via all the usual outlets. Click here to buy it at HHV.de.
Much love and thanks to Gordon at Mooncircle for the hookup and look out for more Numaads and Mooncircle on forthcoming shows.
[MP3] Teebs & Jackhigh – Tropics remixes
The good people at Svetlana Industries have just released some free remixes for their latest EP on Bandcamp. The remixes cover two tracks from the rather excellent Teebs & Jackhigh ‘Tropics’ EP which dropped earlier this month. Regular listeners will remember we featured the release and the label in our ‘Ten to watch in 2010′ feature in our January show earlier this year.
For the occasion they’ve roped in some Eastern European talents, first Josip Klobucar who has released on Eklektik in the past and been on our radar for a while since we came across his beat tapes last year. And then they have Auditory Ossicles, a band from Bulgaria who we’ve never heard of before but we will definitely be checking more from them.
The EP is out now and available to buy from their Bandcamp page here. A limited edition with hand painted covers from Teebs has now sold out.
You can grab the free remixes via the Bandcamp embed above or directly here. Look out for more from the label in coming months.
