[MP3] Baba Yaga – Effigy
Regular listeners and readers will no doubt remember Throwing Snow, who a few months back dropped one of our favourite guest mixes of the year so far here on Rhythm Inc. Aside from making music himself, Ross (as he is known) also co-runs the A Future Without label with Will Plowman. AFW is releasing a series of EPs this month featuring two new additions to the label: Baba Yaga and Memotone alongside Chewy Benson and Daniel Dixon. From dubstep influences to abstract beats, folk to electronica and more, the releases show the breadth of the label and its musical outlook. As an aside check the guest mix Ross did for us if you haven’t yet as it includes plenty of the label’s music.
To celebrate the occasion we’ll be featuring tracks from Baba Yaga and Memotone in this month’s Rhythm Inc show (online next week) and the guys have very kindly given us an exclusive Baba Yaga track to give away. Entitled ‘Effigy’ it’s a mellow affair, straddling hip hop and electronic music effortlessly and perfect for a sunday vibe.
You can download/stream the track at the bottom of this post and stream (as well as buy) Baba Yaga’s self-titled EP above. All the releases can be streamed and bought on Bandcamp right here and are also available in all digital shops from iTunes to Juno. The guys are also offering free label samplers on their other bandcamp page here. You can stream the latest one below.
If you like what you hear be sure to support the label and artists. We’re really loving the Memotone and Baba Yaga EPs, both of which have some truly wonderful musical moments well worthy of your time and their small prices.
For now though enjoy this exclusive freebie and stay tuned for more on them in next week’s show. Big thanks to Will and Ross for sorting this one out.
Download Baba Yaga – Effigy (right click and save as)
[MP3] Robot Koch vs Graciela Maria – Brujeria
cloud city (robot koch vs boxcutter) by robot koch
Without a doubt one of the standout artists of the year for me in 2010 is Robot Koch. The German, never-sleeping producer has already dropped a raft of exciting releases via Project Mooncircle and looks set to continue with a new LP entitled ‘Songs for Trees and Cyborgs’ due for release in October on the Mooncircle label.
With this in mind the label has given out a track from the LP for download (see below) featuring Gracelia Maria as well as put up a very exciting Robot Koch vs Boxcutter track for streaming (see embed above). The rest of the LP features the likes of Doshy, 1000names, RQM and Portable Mora all getting the vs treatment alongside 8 new productions. It’s a beast of a release and as always has this crisp sound that for me has become a standard of the man’s productions – they sound big on any system.
Look out for more previews from the LP in forthcoming shows, and if you’re not up on him yet check his site or previous shows where he’s been featured. Download is also available via Soundcloud in case ours doesn’t work.
Big thanks to Mooncircle and the family for this.
Download Robot Koch vs Graciela Maria – Brujeria (right click and save as)
[MP3] Depakote – The Gummo Album
Depakote, an L.A producer who’ve featured before on the show and the site, has just released his new album for free ahead of a more official release on the Highpoint Lowlife label later next month.
Called ‘The Gummo Album’ it uses the film of the same name as its sampling and thematic center and laces the whole thing up into 19 tracks of straight up boom bap with a couple of personal favourites such as Lylikoranic and Painful Bells.
You can download the whole thing here (Megaupload link) and be sure to check the links for more on the man and his other music.
[MP3] Natural Self – The Origin (Kidkanevil remix)
Our latest freebie mp3 comes courtesy of the lovely people at the Tru Thoughts label who offered us the pick of one track to giveaway from Natural Self’s rather excellent ‘My Heart Beats Remixes and Versions’ EP which drops in two weeks. And considering the quality of the EP it wasn’t an easy choice but we soon settled on a killer flip of the track ‘The Origin’ by Kidkanevil.
Over nine tracks the EP covers a lot of ground and shines light on both Natural Self’s work, with a take on/cover of Radiohead’s ‘Street Spirit’ and a remix of ‘All Static’, and that of the chosen remixers and versioners who take the EP into wide musical territories from space and future beats, courtesy of Kidkanevil, Eliphino and Yult, to lush reggae vibes, courtesy of Prince Fatty (whose remix we featured on the July show by the way).
As I said we chose the Kidkanevil remix for your enjoyment, a dark and brooding number with a serious neck snap to it. You can download it and/or stream it below.
Full tracklist as well as required links to purchase/pre-order follow. If you like what you hear than you know what to do. The EP drops as a digital only on August 16th.
Many thanks to Tru Thoughts and Dave for the hook up. Look out for another track from the EP in the August show too.
Natural Self ‘My Heart Beats remixes and versions’
Midnight Sun (Prince Fatty version)
Midnight Sun (Prince Fatty dub)
Street Spirit
All Static (Natural Self remix)
Midnight Sun (Jeremy Sole’s Sans Drums remix)
Midnight Sun (Jeremy Sole’s Moonstomp remix)
The Origin (Kidkanevil remix)
The Origin (Eliphino remix)
The Shock You Heard YULT’s Sub remix)
Order/Buy from Etch Shop – Prince Fatty’s version is already available to buy.
Download Natural Self – The Origin (Kidkanevil remix) (right click and save as)
[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!
