And so we reach the end of the year and the obligatory retrospective edition. This year we’ve opted for a slightly different format, bringing together our three regular shows – RIPL, RIRS and Rhythm Incursions – into one bumper 3h edition that looks back at our favourite music from 2011. With each of us selecting one hour of music, this end of year show features primarily music and tracks which we’ve previously aired as well as a few additions culled from releases and/or artists we’ve supported this year.

We start with the Rhythm Incursions mix presented by Laurent which features a mini feature on the label of the year which is Keysound Recordings, the London label headed by Blackdown. Despite having had a fairly quiet year in comparison to other labels, Keysound’s put out three outstanding albums from Damu, LV & Joshua Idehen and Sully, as well as a handful of 12″s that have all been featured on previous shows and been staples of many sets. As the adage goes quality not quantity and while it’s true that this has actually been a busy year for the label we feel that they really deserve the accolade. Alongside Keysound, the mix features regulars from the past year as well as our favourite releases including Om Unit, Shabazz Palaces, Slugabed, EAN, Kode 9, Yosi Horikawa (with his track from the Nihon Kizuna compilation), NastyNasty, Mark Pritchard under both his solo and Africa Hitech aliases, Machinedrum, Sepalcure and 1000Names.

Primus Luta meanwhile also showcases his favourites – many recognisable from his own 2011 shows – in his mix. A straight up one hour mix with no talking it features some of this year’s best releases from both the electronic and rap world with the likes of 2562, Busdriver, Kendrick Lamar, Blk.Adonis, Welder, Shigeto, Lorn, Siriusmo, Madlib and Dibiase, DRC Music alongside Om Unit, Sepalcure and Sully who all make additional appearances.

And as for Raid System they opted to do another top 20 countdown of their favourite tracks of the year, though this time it isn’t live. Their mix starts with a short run down of our Nihon Kizuna release as well as Broken Haze’s joint EP with B.Bravo before getting into their top 20 for the year featuring many of the artists and labels they’ve been supporting including Joker, Nino, Rustie, Hudson Mohawke, Funkystepz, Zdot, Bobby Tank, Toddska, Starkey, Daniel Haaksman, Knight Riderz, S-Type, Munchi and more.

So there you have it, 2011 the year that was. As always a big thank you to all our listeners and fans, all the labels and artists and a special thanks to everyone who has kindly donated via the Nihon Kizuna compilation we put together while in Japan in March this year. We’ll see you in 2012 with the first show of the year our new BLN.FM syndication, the first of which is curated by Raid System. It will air live on the first tuesday of each month before being podcasted both here and on the BLN.FM site. Before that though there’s one more guest mix, part of our Friends of Friends mix series dropping on New Year’s Eve – it’s a surprise one so be sure not to miss.

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Enjoy and happy new year!

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Laurent’s mix [Running time: 00:00 to 69:50]
Yosi Horikawa – Passion – Nihon Kizuna
EAN – Clever Carl – Finest Ego
Kode 9 & Spaceape – Am I – Hyperdub
Goth Trad – Babylon Fall – Deep Medi Musik
Africa Hitech – Gangslap – Warp
E.S.T – Ajar (Klic’s Unofficial 2step edit) – Unreleased
Mini Feature – label of the year ‘Keysound Recordings’
LV & Joshuya Idehen – Northern Line – Keysound
Sully – 2hearts – Keysound
Damu – Ridin’ – Keysound
Mini feature ends
Jonwayne – Progstep – Alpha Pup
The Phantom – Artic (Devil Mix) – Senseless Records
Slugabed – New Krak Swing – Ninja Tune
Andreya Triana – Far Closer (Live) – Ninja Tune
1000Names – Milky Plastic – Project Mooncircle
Pritch & Trim – Kiss My Arse – Planet Mu
NastyNasty – Jelly – Rwina Records
Jneiro Jarel – Balada45 (Brasilian Girl) – Mochilla
Mo Kolours – Biddies – One Handed Music
Samiyam – Wonton Special – Brainfeeder
Com Truise – VHS Sex – Ghostly
Om Unit vs Kromestar – Merkabah – Cosmic Bridge Records
Baobinga & Jack Sparrow – Trans-Pennine Express – Build Recordings
Danny Brown – Die Like A Rockstar – Fool’s Gold
Adam F – Circles (Phillip D Kick Footwork Jungle edit) – Free download
Krampfhaft – Spit Thunder – Saturated Records
Machinedrum – Fantastix – Planet Mu
Sepalcure – Yuh Nuh See – Hotflush Recordings
Lorn – Stranger – Hoya Hoya
Nicolas Jaar – I Got A Woman – Circus Company
Shabazz Palaces – Free Press and Curl – Sub Pop

Primus Luta’s mix [Running time: 69:50 to 123:00]
Om Unit x Lorn – Obsidian – Free download
Kuedo – Truth Flood – Planet Mu
Raffertie – Twitch (It Grows & Grows) – Ninja Tune
The Black Dog – Greedy Gutter Guru – Dust Science
Siriusmo – Feromonikon – Monkeytown Records
Sully – In Some Pattern – Keysound Recordings
2562 – This Is Hardcore – Doubt
Sepalcure – Breezin – Hotflush Recordings
Helixir – Cooly Groove – 7even Recordings
Blk.Adonis + Rizzla – GO STR8 vs SO FINE – Self-released
Eligh & Amp Live ft. Busdriver – L.A. Dreamers – Legendary Music
Kendrick Lamar Ft Busta Rhymes – Rigamortus (Remix) – Free download
Dibia$e - Deep Winter – Self Released
Adrian Younge – Sirens – Wax Poetics
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Deep – Stones Throw
Small Professor – Chappelle Show Back – Self Released
DRC Music feat. Ewing Sima of Tout Puissant Mukalo – African Space Anthem (A.S.A.) – DRC Music
Shabazz Palaces – Swerve… The reeping of all that is worthwhile (Noir not withstanding) – Sub Pop
Blue Daisy ft. Stac – Only For You – Black Acre
Welder – I Still – Weldersounds
Shigeto – Self Compassion – Ghostly

Raid System’s Top 20 of 2011 [Running time: 123:00 to end]
1. Nino – Buio Omega – Donky Pitch
2. Rustie – Ultra Thizz – Warp
3. Zdot – Fire Bars (Remix) – Catapult
4. Taz – Hedge your bets – Rwina Records
5. Opiuo – Moose Tooth – Additech
6. Kavsrave – Your Love – Tighten Up
7. Daniel Haaksman – Bomba feat. Roxxxy Bione (NEKI Edit) – Free download
8. Virus Syndicate – Your Life (Funkystepz Club Dub) – Safe and Sound
9. Knight Riderz – Drop This – Seclusiasis
10. S-Type – Found (ACP Remix) – Free download
11. Drums Of Death – Cold Lazarus (Starkey Remix) – Civil Music
12. Hudson Mohawke – Thank You – Warp
13. Toddska – Cowboy – Girl’s Music
14. Bobby Tank – Needing Me – Vermin Street
15. Munchi – Paperchase – Rotterdam Juke
16. Rustie – Hover Traps – Warp
17. Baobinga & Hyetal – Anything for now – Build Recordings
18. Schlachthofbronx – Backup Run – Enchufada
19. Joker – Lost – 4AD
20. Blawan – Bohla – R&S Records

Our man on the US East Coast returns with his mid-year report and awards for the July show, looking back at the first six months of the year to showcase the cream of the crop of sounds that have impressed him most.

Tune in for an hour of the freshest sounds so far in 2011 taking everything in from Bjork to 2562, Om Unit and Lorn’s facemelting collaboration to Dego’s much awaited return, footwork reworks and flavours to deep sub assaults. It’s as always a hell of a ride punctuated by Primus’ own comments on each tracks and why they’re worthy of your time, money and attention.

You will find a full tracklist below and as always you can download and/or stream below as well. You may also want to consider subscribing to our RSS/iTunes feed to get all the shows directly to your inbox.

So sit back and enjoy the best moments of 2011 so far with Primus Luta’s mid-year awards!

RIPL July 2011 – mid year awards (right click and save as)

Tracklist:
Om Unit x Lorn – Obsidian – Free download
Mophono – Cut Form Crush Jam – CB Records
2562 – This Is Hardcore – When In Doubt
Dego – Late Night Fright – 2000Black
Siriusmo – Feromonikon (Original Mix) – Monkeytown Records
Munchi – Mamajuana – Self Released, free download
Gremino – Face It – Car Crash Set
Drexciya – Hydrotheory (Phillip D Kick Footwork edit)
Digi G’Alessio – Gretsch Blackhawk vs Space Invaders – Fresh Yo
Chris Brown & Busta Rhymes – Look At Me Now [Monolithium Look At Busta Re-Up] – Free download
Freddie Gibbs x Mexicans with Guns x Bun B – Highway To Hell (Ridin Dirty 7″ Mix) – Friends of Friends
Na’Tee – Back 2 Da Block – Na’Tee
Small Professor – Chappelle Show Back – Self Released
Santigold – Go – Roc Nation
Alison Carney – Off with her head – Free download
Barbara Panther – Empire (Lorn Remix) – Free download
Laurel Halo – Aquifer – Hippos in Tanks
Björk – Crystalline – Forthcoming
Blk.Adonis – So. Fine – Free download
Venetian Snares – The Identification Circles Levitate – Planet Mu
Matthewdavid – Today, Same Way – Brainfeeder
Junip – Always (Prefuse 73 Remix)
Old Apparatus – ?? – Deep Medi Musik
Demdike Stare – Desert Ascetic – Modern Love
Hiatus – Insurrection – Hiatus
Nicolas Jaar – I Got A Woman – Circus Company
James Blake – I Never Learnt To Share – Universal
AFTA-1 – Tuesday – LOVE
Africa Hitech – Light The Way – Warp
Prefuse 73 – The Only Hand to Hold (feat. Shara Worden) – Warp

Primus Luta returns for the May instalment of RIPL after skipping the April edition due to our recent hiccups. Once more he steps up with a deep selection that goes across the board taking in a lot of recent and forthcoming releases.

Up in this month’s show we’ve got new music from Caural, Prefuse 73, Chrissy Murderbot, Mo Kolours, Jazzsteppa, Instra:Mental, Circle Traps, Braille, LV & Message to Bears, Jamie Woon, Jon Wayne, Saul Williams, Shabazz Palaces as well as a few cuts from the forthcoming Brownswood Eclectic compilation 2 – including DJ G, Stray and Funk Ethics – as well as new music from Amon Tobin forthcoming on Ninja.

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Next this month we’ve got our regular RIRS and Rhythm Inc podcasts as well as some live sets from both the Nihon Kizuna and Skratch Evolution 3 parties – more details on these soon!

Turn up the volume and enjoy!

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Tracklist:
Caural – Sorry Underground Hip Hop Happened Ten Years Ago (For Regan) – Eat Concrete
Santigold – Go – Hypetrack
Saul Williams – Girls Have More Fun (Album Version) – Volcanic Sunlight
Chrissy Murderbot – Break U Off – Planet Mu
Barbara Panther – Empire (Lorn Remix) – Free download
Jazzsteppa ft Foreign Beggars – Raising the bar (Wascal Remix) – Rough Trade Records
NastyNasty – No Names – Forthcoming Planet Mu
Niño – Buio Omega – Forthcoming Donky Pitch records
214 – Come On – Forthcoming Car Crash Set
Machinedrum ft. Wheela – Flycatcha – Forthcoming Planet Mu
2562 – Cheater – When In Doubt
Roska – Error Code – Forthcoming Hotflush recordings
Comma – Ken Griffey Jr. – Forthcoming Frite Nite / Free download
Braille – Leavin Without You – Forthcoming Rush Hour
DJ G – Automatic – Forthcoming Browsnwood Recordings
Instra:Mental – Waterfalls – Non:Plus
Laurel Halo – Aquifer – Hour Logic
Young Montana? – Mynnd – Alpha Pup
Stray – Break Your Legs – Forthcoming Browsnwood Recordings
Eskmo – Moving Glowstream (Amon Tobin Remix) – Forthcoming Ninja Tune
Amon Tobin – Goto 10 – Forthcoming Ninja Tune
Atropolis – NYChero – Dutty Artz
Chancha Via Circuito – Puente – ZZK Records
Mo Kolours – Drum Talking – Forthcoming One Handed Music
Flying Lotus – Melting3 – Warp
Ivy Chokes – It’ll come to me – Unreleased
Shabazz Palaces – Are you… Can you… Were you? (Felt) – Forthcoming Sub Pop
Jonwayne – Trilla G – Alpha Pup
fLako – Sluggish Thing – Forthcoming Project Mooncircle
Circle Traps – Bo! Symbol – Forthcoming Opit Records
Airliner – Hush Hush – Self Released
Brotto – Grassland (Bunny On Acid Remix) – Tea and Cake Records
Spatial – 80723 – Infrasonics
Funk Ethics – Step In – Browsnwood Recordings
The Midnight Eez – New York Devils – Forthcoming All City Records
Blk.Adonis – So. Fine
Lost Twin – No es una elipse – A Future Without
LV & Message To Bears ft Zaki Ibrahim – Explode (DJ RUM’s remix) – 2nd Drop Records
Jamie Woon – Spiral – Polydor
Prefuse 73 – The Only Hand to Hold (feat. Shara Worden) – Warp
Secret Sidewalk – Depth Charge – Free download

Our first, and only, regular show this month comes from Primus Luta with his monthly RIPL installment. Delayed by our own troubles here in Tokyo, it’s the usual dose of fresh new music, recent favourites and some killer cuts.

Up this month we’ve got recent releases and new music from the Brainfeeder camp with Taylor McFerrin, Mono/Poly, Matthewdavid and Jeremiah Jae (all of which are out now/soon), more from Lopez’s excellent release for Keep Up, Shlohmo, Mophono, 2562, Mexicans with Guns, Robot Koch & John Robinson, Profisee, Damu and Downliners Sekt as well as forthcoming bits from Kode 9 & Spaceape, 1000Names, The Truth, Seefeel and Wagon Christ.

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We’ll resume normal broadcast in April, with myself and Raid System presenting a joint show from Tokyo. More details soon. We’ll also have a series of exclusive podcasts from Ken One’s recent Skratch Evolution 3 show, featuring live sets from Hifana, Ken One, Raid System, and more. Until then enjoy and remember to buy a copy of the Nihon Kizuna compilation – all proceeds of which go to the Japan Red Cross.

Download RIPL March 2011 (right click and save as)

Tracklist:
Mophono – Cut Form Crush Jam – CB Records
Lopez – Kongo Beats – Keep Up
Mono/poly – Punch The Troll In The Neck – Forthcoming Brainfeeder
14KT – Hard Times (Curtis Flip) – Aside Worldwide
Jeremiah Jae – $easons – Brainfeeder
Robot Koch & John Robinson – Smorgasbord – Project Mooncircle
Beans – Electric Eliminator (producer: Bumps) – Anticon
Pharoahe Monch – Shine Ft. Mela Machinko – Duckdown
Money Making Jam Boys – Day Job – 10 Deep
Freddie Gibbs x Mexicans with Guns x Bun B – Highway To Hell (Ridin
Dirty 7″ Mix) – Friends of Friends x Stones Throw (free download)
Elucid – Braking for Zombies – Concrete Sound System
Profisee – This Means (prod by Scharkz) – Phuture Labs
SMD – Apocalypse Now, The Alternative Ending ft. Leah (Prod. SMD) – Universe Keeps Revolving (free download)
Hiatus – Insurrection – Lucky Thunder
Kode9 and Spaceape – Green Smoke – Forthcoming Hyperdub
The Truth – Dreams Can Never Come True – Forthcoming Deep Medi
Damu – Skinnydipper (Jack Dixon Remix) – Silver Back Recordings
2562 – This Is Hardcore – Doubt Records
The Two. Fifteens – I Shake. Now – The Two Fifteens
1000names – Machine City – Forthcoming Svetlana Industries
XTRAH – Solitude – Proximity Recordings
Take – Quartz For Amber (Leonard Dstroy Remix Feat. Reggie B. ) – Alpha Pup
J*DaVeY – Trans – Self Released
Matthewdavid – Today, Same Way – Brainfeeder
Lyle Horowitz – Echo – Self Released
Seefeel – Making – Forthcoming Warp
Taylor McFerrin – Done For – Brainfeeder
Downliners Sekt – Lorem Ipsum – Free download
Galapagoose – Milkwood (w/ Panorama) – Self Released
Wagon Christ – Oh, I’m Tired – Forthcoming Ninja Tune
Shlohmo – Things I Lost – Friends of Friends

So with a little delay here comes the February podcast from my good self, aptly retitled to March pt.1 – expect another show end of month as usual. With the shorter amount of days last month and relentless work I’ve had to finish before my upcoming trip (more on that soon) it just wasn’t possible to get the show done in time without rushing it. Add to this the fact that this instalment is a seriously heavy affair and I felt it was only right to take a few more days and give you something worthwhile.

Putting the tracklist together I’ve just realised that out of 41 tracks in this show, 34 are forthcoming – a good reflection of the quality and amount of good music we’ve been privileged to receive in the inbox. And there were another 10 odd tracks I wanted to include. This month’s show is also a reflection of labels we’re feeling this year. Brainfeeder, Flying Lotus’ musical child, is the subject of our mini feature with new music from Mono/Poly, Taylor McFerrin, Matthewdavid and Jerimiah Jae covering the spectrum from blunted beats to smooth, modern jazz. And then we’ve also got the Friends of Friends label (close friends of ours) represented with 3 tracks from upcoming releases by Shlomho, Groundislava and Mexicans with Guns, our other good friends at Project Mooncircle are featured with two recent releases from Robot Koch & John Robinson and Long Arm and then there’s Car Crash Set who’ve sent us new music from Pixelord and John Lemmon (awesome name btw).

Elsewhere we’ve got new music from Uncle Lew & Coco B, Kode 9 & The Spaceape, Julio Bashmore, SCB, Danny Drive Thru, Lorn, Non Projects, Rick Wilhite, Austin Peralta, Subeena, Quantic, Chrissy Murderbot, Om Unit, Nicolas Jaar, Lopez, Siriusmo, Royalty, 1000 Names, Prefuse 73 and more – covering a broad range of music. I somehow feel that this month’s show really lives up to our tagline of discerning music for discerning ears. It changes and moves and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did putting it together.

As always be sure to check the artists and labels (all linked below) if you feel the music. Download and/or stream below or simply subscribe to the RSS/iTunes/newsletter to get the goodies directly in your inbox.

I’ll be back late march – live from Tokyo as I’ll be in Japan for six weeks from next week. Expect some udpates on the site in that time, guest mixes from our FoF series, Skyence and more including a mega special secret download dropping in the next two weeks. No more details but it will be worth it trust me. I’ll also be joining the Raid System boys on March 25th for a special party in Tokyo that’ll be broadcast on Ustream. More details soon.

Meanwhile enjoy, bump loud and share.

Download Rhythm Incursions – February 2011 (right click and save as)

Tracklist:
Austin Peralta – Ode To Love – Brainfeeder
a.d.l.r – Supreme Sunlight – Non Projects
Uncle Lew & Coco B ft. Kid Sublime – Let Me In – Unreleased
Rick Wilhite – Cosmic Jungle – Forthcoming Music4Life
Royalty – Royalty – Five Easy Pieces
Subeena – Wrong For Me – Forthcoming Opit
Quantic – Mas Pan (DJ Day Remix) – Forthcoming Tru Thoughts
Groundislava – Panorama (Clive Tanaka remix) – Forthcoming Friends of Friends
Brainfeeder Mini Feature
Jerimiah Jae – Raw Tape$ – Forthcoming Brainfeeder
Mono/Poly – Manifestations – Forthcoming Brainfeeder
Matthewdavid – Today, Same Way – Forthcoming Brainfeeder
Taylor Mc Ferrin ft. RYAT – Place in My Heart – Brainfeeder
Mini feature ends
Lopez – Kongo Beats – Forthcoming Keep Up
Danny Drive Thru – Psychedelia Smith – Unreleased
1000Names – La Boheme – Forthcoming Svetlana Industries
Debruit – Lil Zuma – Forthcoming Civil Music
Robot Koch & John Robinson – The Planet is My Canvas – Project Mooncircle
Siriusmo – Idiologie – Monkeytown Records
Prefuse 73 ft. Trish Keenan – The Only Trial of 9000 Suns – Forthcoming Warp Records
Long Arm – Dummy – Project Mooncircle
Boxcutter – LOADtime – Forthcoming Hotflush recordings
Kryptic Minds ft. Alys Be – Can’t Sleep – Forthcoming Black Box
Pixelord – Kiwi Dream – Forthcoming Car Crash Set
Take – Paper Garden (Low Limit remix) – Alpha Pup
Daedelus ft. Busdriver – What Can You Do – Forthcoming Ninja Tune
Jon Lemmon – Furrr (Coco Bryce remix) – Forthcoming Car Crash Set
Wagon Christ – Sentimental Hardcore – Forthcoming Ninja Tune
SCB – Future Unknown – Forthcoming Aus Music
Kode 9 & The Spaceape ft. Cha Cha – Love Is The Drug – Forthcoming Hyperdub
Julio Bashmore – Batty Knee Dance – Forthcoming 3024
2562 – Aquatic Family Affair – When In Doubt
Shlomho – Places – Forthcoming Friends of Friends
Profisee – Movin’ (prod by Poirier) – Forthcoming PhutureLabs
Ta’Raach – Lemonade (Guru Mix) – Forthcoming All City Records
Lorn – Stranger – Forthcoming Hoya Hoya records
Naive Machine – Afrika – Forthcoming Hit and Hope Records
SCBS – Don’t Drink The Water – CSS
Chrissy Murderbot – Braaaain – Forthcoming Planet Mu
Mexicans with Guns ft. MC Nocando – Got Me F_cked Up – Forthcoming Friends of Friends
Comma – Mezcal Hologram (Om Unit remix) – Forthcoming Frite Nite
Nicolas Jaar – Too Many Kids Finding Rain in The Dust – Circus Company

Our latest guest mix (and the 4th one this month already!) comes from London based Throwing Snow, someone you may not yet be familiar with but with whom you’ll want to get acquainted real soon. Trust us. As has happened a lot in the last couple of years the hook up came from Twitter and Four Square. Even stranger (or is it normal?) I actually first met Throwing Snow while in Plan B, Brixton, for a FaltyDL gig. I’d Four Square-d (can you even say that?) my location and as I stood there someone walked up to me and showed me my twitter profile on their iPhone before introducing themselves as Throwing Snow. Who said technology and the internet have to be impersonal eh? Big shouts to Orsii for being the connecting link between our tweets and Four Square sharing.

Following this unusual meet we kept bumping into each other at various events and got talking, especially after I’d given his Soundcloud a close listen – suffice to say I was really into what he was doing and curious that no one else had given him more shine, as I really felt the tracks deserved it. So it was only logical to hit him up and ask for a guest mix. A month or so later it’s ready for your consumption, following a computer crash and the need to pull out some unreleased tracks which he couldn’t get the ok for yet. Still it’s an hour of total musical bliss, taking in some serious ground in the process from God Speed Black Emperor to Martyn via his own productions. He joked at me that giving him free reigns for a guest mix may be a mistake, but I think this proves my firm belief that if you give someone free reigns often the results will be better than you could ever expect. This mix most definitely fits our ethos of discerning music for discerning ears to a T.

Here’s some words from the man and if you want some more background info, well do your homework as they say. We’ll just tell you that he works as head of digital and licensing for Lightsong music, co-runs a label with Will Plowman (someone else we’ve been keenly listening to on Soundcloud) and has a release coming out soon that will no doubt be big, it goes by the name ‘Un Vingt’ b/w ‘Chronos’. Stay tuned for more on that.

This mix is meant to ease you in and out, confound and con-fuddle, wake you up and send you to sleep. Showcasing a few of my favourite tunes at the moment: things that have influenced me, some from friends and some just straight classics. I wanted a bit of eclecticism on top of a few tracks from A Future Without, the label run by myself and Will Plowman, and a smattering of my own tunes and collaborations.
*Disclaimer: this mix contains folk music and music by Throwing Snow*

For more on the man hit up his website www.throwingsnow.co.uk and check his label’s site too www.afuturewithout.com. And be sure to hit up his Soundcloud for more from him, trust us it’ll be time well spent. Also look out for previews from the man in our May show.

That’s it for now though, I’ll leave you in the very capable hands of Throwing Snow for an eclectic hour-long musical ride. Download and stream links/players below as well as a very thorough tracklist with notes. Perfect for that Friday morning feeling.

Download Throwing Snow Rhythm Incursions guest mix (right click and save as)

Tracklist:
God Speed! You Black Emperpor // Moya (Part 1)
This track is best appreciated on a long train journey while looking out the window, with an imaginary post apocalyptic scene running in your head.
Manu Delago // Hang Solo
I first heard the ‘hang on a holiday to Barcelona with my ex, played behind a church by someone wearing chain-mail gloves. Since then I’ve loved it’s sound, and there is no better exponent of the instrument than Manu Delago. A Future Without is releasing a track of his on a forth coming compilation.
Baba Yaga // Circe (A Future Without)
Next up are Bristol boys, Kahn and Vessel, with their collaboration under the name Baba Yaga. This is a bewitching tune that is only the start for what will be a bright future. Should be out on A Future Without in the near future.
Dave Brubeck Quartet // Take Five
Simply the most perfectly constructed piece of music you will ever hear. Stand out track from the best year in jazz, 1959 and one of my top ten, without a doubt.
Throwing Snow // Un Vingt (Ho Tep)
New 12″ by me coming out on Alex Nut’s new imprint, Ho Tep, very soon. Featured by Subeena on her Fact Mix and by Benji B on his BBC show. Cross fingers people will like it!
TRG // Broken Heart (Martyn Remix)
Moving in to a few classics and perfect track in every way to kick it off. I remember listening to this on repeat.
Zomby // The Lie
Such a tune, probably the definition of swagger haha
Joy Orbison // Hyph Mngo (tease)
Mr Orbison is all over it at the moment and never fails to hit the mark. Unwittingly sucked in to a new genre by the recent ‘Joystep’ incident. Just a tease, as no one wants to overplay a beauty.
Throwing Snow // Cronos (Ho Tep)
The flip side to Un Vingt coming out on Ho Tep. Lightspeed travel while stumbling backwards on a conveyer belt.
The XX // Crystalise (Dark Sky Remix)
Massive, massive tune from good friends Dark Sky. Deservedly, a hot tip for this year, after their debut on Black Acre. We are both releasing EPs on the new London label, Pictures. There will be some stem swapping as soon as I get my act together.
Simian Mobile Disco feat Beth Ditto // Cruel Intentions (Joker Remix)
Bristol connection for me and a dancefloor destroyer.
2562 // Morvern
Huge delayed stabs in to what seems like a cave, another sure fire classic.
Kahn // Stalker
Watch out for this lad, I don’t quite understand why he isn’t already everywhere. Huge talent and A Future Without are lucky enough to have a truly stunning EP from him coming soon (remember the track name, Altar). This will destroy your function.
God Speed! You Black Emperpor // Moya (Part 2)
Slow motion zombie chase ending in an unlifting, blood bathed crescendo.
Petter Worland // Tibeat (A Future Without)
Enter the onset of insanity. Petter Worland’s mind is to marveled at, madness contained. The first in a mini showcase of a few of the different faces of AFW
Memotone // Half Remembered (A Future Without)
Multi instrumentalist and true gent, Will Yates, is another undeniable talent. Well known for his live performances in forests (to be found on youtube) and his, what can only be described as, bizarre fans and their response videos. His dad is also a childhood fishing legend of mine, Chris Yates… the genes is good blud.
Qman1 // Mission (A Future Without)
Prolific producer harking from the USA. Some of the most raw and forward looking sounds out there. You will hear his name again.
Zhou // Marsh (A Future Without)
Waaaahhhh Bristol boys and sub lovers, Zhou, are the epitome of laid back. Fresh to AFW with vinyl on it’s way. I cannot express how much I love the string line when it drops, it pulls my heart from my chest.
Moabi // Going West (A Future Without)
AFW’s heavy weight French connection, Moabi, crisps up and drops a dentist chair bassline. Check out his music videos online for imagery to match.
Somnambulist // Misanthropy (A Future Without)
Sit back and settle in to an armchair, maybe with a pipe. Seriously, seriously good. EP will be out for the AFW relaunch.
Daniel Dixon // Falling Asleep (A Future Without)
Some how it reminds me of Kilhope Wheel in Weardale, back home. Lethargic and melancholic folkestry (or some other equally fitting journalistic phrase).
Chewy Benson feat Non Generic // Under The Shadow of the Rose Moon (A Future Without)
Awake in a Tim Burton film. Chewy Benson is a good friend of AFW and does some of our radio shows on Samurai FM… we owe him a lot!
Will // Tic Tac Toe (A Future Without)
Will Plowman runs A Future Without with myself and he is also one of the most knowledgeable music heads I know. He’s in a band with my bro, Kabuki Mono, and he writes with me under Will It Snow. He is practically family and I owe him muchly. Big up the Stoneground massive
Prefuse 73 feat Kazu // We Got Our Own Way
Dabrye and Prefuse were waaaay ahead of the game. Not only has he moulded my music but he also collaborated with another of my favourites, The Books (check out The Lemon of Pink).
Chairman Kato // No Coincidence
Yes, yes! Next up is the man, the legend, Chairman Kato. Founder of Work:Ethic and as of yesterday (if this goes out on time) fellow collaborator. Abletron ahoy(a). He will be also releasing on Pictures, so it looks like Alex and Matt have their A&R heads tightly locked down.
Illum Sphere // Agent White
Ryan killing it again as per usual, Hoya Hoya style. Massive congrats on his new release and big up the Manc connection. PS it ends with the vocal ‘burn’ which slots nicely in to the next track, ‘The Rizla’.
Session A9 // The Rizla
Scottish folk music often finds itself automatically associated with Micheal (bloody) Flaterly. I only hope people can appreciate it for how good it is without conjuring up an image of an over grown lepracorn. I was given this CD by a boss in a brief stint working as a security guard at Wimbledon and in Glasgow during the G8, because he was so surprised I knew who Capercaillie were. I was the most unthreatening security guard in history.
Snow Ghosts // Lost at Sea (Unsigned)
To finish off is a collaboration between myself and the amazing Hannah Cartwright of Augustus Ghost (watch out for their EP soon). Sometimes a happy coincidences pay off. Apart from meeting Hannah while working for De Wolfe Music, I only finished the track only after doing this mix. The delayed string line from the Session A9 track worked so well that I ended up sampling a snippet for the final tune (please don’t sue me, I can’t afford it)

We reach the last but one show of the year with yet more exclusives and brand new music for your listening enjoyment. In addition, the mini feature this month is part 1 of a ‘Labels of 2009′ feature as I couldn’t just choose one label this year so instead decided to shine a light on two labels who both deserve it in my opinion.

Music wise we’ve got some exclusive previews of music from Om Unit, Loops Haunt, Debruit, Leatherette and Ernesto Gonzales, all of which will be dropping in the first quarter of 2010. Alongside these we have the usual fresh music from a host of artists and labels including Hyperdub, Ramp Recordings, Tectonic, Dutty Artz, the amazing Mr Chop release on Now Again/Five Day Weekend, the psychedelic new Edan release, Madlib and Strong Arm Steady, Non+Herrmutt Lobby, SA-RA, DJ Food, Ben Sharpa and many more.

As for the mini feature, well part 1 of the ‘Labels of 2009′ shines a light on One Handed MUsic, the London-based independent headed by Alex Chase (also responsible for Stones Throw in Europe). Despite, or most likely because, its small roster of artists, 2009 has been a good year for the label release wise with the Paul White debut album, another 2 EPs from the prolific London beat-maker, an EP from Bullion the label’s other, hugely promising London artist, and an amazing EP from Fulgeance, the French MPC master who does ‘chopped & screwed house’ (as Mr Trick called it) like no one else can. The releases aren’t just the reason why I choose OHM as a label of the year – it’s everything else, like Alex’s obviously on point A&R and the artwork and attention that has gone into every release, whether physical or digital (anyone who’s seen the hand-sewn pillow cases for the Paul White album will testity). So I’ll let the music do the talking with a selection of five tracks from this year’s releases. Look out for OHM to continue their rise in 2010 with more Paul White, a long-awaited Tranquill EP and more.

Part 2 of the mini-feature will be coming next month, looking at Ramp Recordings, which ironically Alex Chase pointed out was also run by someone from Suffolk, that is Tom@Ramp. So looks like Suffolk had it on lock for ’09 then – who would have thought. The December show will most likely be similar to the one I put together last year, ie. a best of 09 mix with the label mini feature included in there. Look out for details soon, it’ll drop just before xmas in time for the seasonal overload.

For now though, sit back, crank up the volume and enjoy. And remember check the tracklist for full details of websites and where to buy the music and go out and support if you like what you hear!

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Tracklist – November 09
2562 – Dinosaur – Tectonic
Jahdan Blackamoor ft Klash77 – She Said – Dutty Artz
Pinch ft Yolanda – Get Up – Tectonic
Dub U – Delia – Unreleased
SA-RA ft Ta’ Raach and Jay Electronica – Love Czars II – Ubiquity/Serato
Touchy Subject – The Kind – Unreleased
Mr Chop – Shut Em Down – Five Day Weekend / Now Again
Dynamites – Kingston Dub Town – Pressure Sounds
Lewis – Mandy’s Uh – Unreleased
Foreign Beggars – Don’t Dhooow It (Machine Drum remix) – Dented Records
Loops Haunt – Huarache – Forthcoming Fortified Audio
Stoney Jackson – Cheeba Cheeba – Stones Throw
Om Unit – Lightgrids – Forthcoming All City Records
Take – Chrome in the Clouds – Powershovel Audio
Mini Feature starts / Labels of 09 pt 1: One Handed Music
Paul White – Synth March – One Handed Music
Bullion – Young Heartache – One Handed Music
Paul White – Vs the BBC – One Handed Music
Paul White – Dream State (Dam Tales) (Extended Version) – One Handed Music
Fulgeance – Ann Arbor – One Handed Music
Mini Feature ends
King Midas Sound – Goodbye Girl – Hyperdub
Debruit – Nigeria What? – Forthcoming Civil Music
Gemmy – Shanti Riddim – Planet Mu
Willie Isz – The Grustle (LV remix) – Unreleased
Alix Perez ft Foreign Beggars – The Cut Deepens – Shogun Audio
Ben Sharpa ft Wordsworth – Why – Jarring Effects
DJ Food ft DK – Sentinel (Shadow Guard) – Ninja Tune
Ernesto Gonzales – Falling Asleep to the Glow of the – Forthcoming Friends of Friends (exclusive premiere)
Ernesto Gonzales – Etchasketch Trees (Yppah Remix) – Friends of Friends
Desto – Disappearing Reappearing – Ramp recordings
Lone – Karen Loves Kate – Werk Discs
Leatherette – Clip Your Wings – Forthcoming Norm Rex
Edan – Echo Party sampler – Five Day Weekend
Mike Slott – 40 Winx – LuckyMe
Non+Hermutt Lobby – Save That Shit – Catune

We return to the more ‘regular’ Rhythm Incursions shows this week, and with both Trick and Waxfactor unfortunately otherwise engaged and unable to step up as they normally do (real life’s crazy like that!) I’m strapping on my presenter goggles and bringing you an hour of fresh new music. Considering it’s been about 2 months since the last show, there’s quite a few bits to get stuck into from the likes of Mochipet, Mighty Joseph, Uncle Lew, Nosaj Thing, Mweslee, Dilla, Samiyam and Free The Robots. Oh and we’ve got a mini-feature on the excellent Various Production too.

I was lucky enough to be travelling for the last couple of months, and the contents of the show reflect that to some extent, with quite a few tracks from people I hooked up with during my travels. Same goes for the Various Production mini-feature, with a taste of things to come from them as well as a look at some of their recent releases. Elsewhere we’ve got a brand new track from the recent ‘One Year and A Day’ compilation on Equinox, a track from the excellent 7×7 series on the Irish All City Records, Samiyam on Kode 9′s ever evolving Hyperdub label and RI favourite The Bug with another track from his recent ‘London Zoo’ album which we really can’t recommend enough.

The show comes to you in glorious high-quality 320 mp3 as always, with a direct download link below for those not subscribed (and let’s face it, what are you waiting for?!). Check the tracklist and links for more info on all the artists and releases. Enjoy!

1. Intro
2. Pattie Blingh – Brother (2562 remix) – Ramp Records
3. Mochipet ft. Dopestyle, Humanbeings and Casual of Hieroglyphics – Mr Malase – Daly City Records
4. Mighty Joseph – Legend – Urchin Studios
5. Dilla ft Ghostface Killa and MF Doom – Sniper Elite & Murder Goons – Stones Throw
6. Free The Robots – Times Like This – Equinox Records
7. Eliot Lipp – The Machine and the Wind – Mush Records
Mini-feature starts
8. Various Production & Gerry Mitchell – Idiot Box – Fire Records
9. Various Production – Chief – Various Production
10. M.I.A – Bird Flu (Various remix) – Various Production
11. FOOL – Real Thing (Various remix) – Huw & Haw
Mini-feature ends
12. Nosaj Thing – Coat of Arms – Unreleased
13. Mweslee – Chandal 500 – All City Records
14. Uncle Lew – Angry – Unreleased
15. Samiyam – Trick Platform – Hyperdub
16. Vex’d ft. Warrior Queen – Take Time Out – Planet Mu
17. The Bug ft. Ricki Ranking – Judgement – Ninja Tune

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