Right then, it’s been a busy beginning of 2012 here at Rhythm Inc towers so busy in fact we couldn’t deliver this show in time for January. It more than makes up for the delay however by showcasing a plethora of producers/artists/labels which we think are going to have a good 2012 and who you should definitely keep an eye out for.

Titled the 2012 Watchlist, we opted to do an entire show focused on these new talents rather than a shorter mini feature – so everything in this month’s show aside from a couple of oldies is 100% approved by us as being hot shit for 2012. We’ve got bags of music from new and upcoming talents including the likes of ENA, MNLTHM, Youngteamm, Darkhouse Family, EAN, Danny Scrilla, Beat Inc, Ssaliva, Tehbis, Sweatson Klank, Memory9, Homeboy Sandman and Soosh – some of these names you might recognise as they’ve been grafting for a few years, others are recent additions to our ‘quality’ index. Label wise the likes of Hessle Audio, Astro:Dynamics, Keysound (who were our label of 2011), Ninja Tune, Sonic Router, Brainmath and 7even Recordings all get a look in – some are established others brand new, but all of them are likely to make an impact this year. And as mentioned we’ve also got classics and new music from established heads like Downliners Sekt, Machinedrum and B-Ju. I don’t know about you but I think it’s going to be a good year.

As always you can download and/or stream the show below, or simply subscribe to our Newsletter, RSS or iTunes feed and never miss anything.

We’ll be resuming regular broadcasting schedules this month with new RIPL and RIRS shows as well as our new monthly BLN.FM residency – the February edition of which goes live tomorrow and will be archived here later in the month. We’ve also got a bag of new guest mixes coming – including plenty of the people in our 2012 watchlist – so watch out for these.

So without further ado, enjoy, crank loud and have a good week!

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Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – Spottie – Free download
Infine – These Days (Downliners Sekt remix) – Cubenx
Makoto – Different Rhythm – Forthcoming 7even Recordings
Jay Electronica – Exhibit C – Decon
ENA – Sign (170 rework) – Unreleased / 7even Recordings
MNLTHM – Rugged Like Rwanda – Forthcoming
Youngteamm – Season Deux – Free download
EAN – Aulderkincher – Forthcoming
Danny Scrilla – Street Sound – Unreleased
The Steoples – Even So – Forthcoming
Spiders – Spiders – Forthcoming Brainmath
Darkhouse Family – Tartan Paint – Forthcoming Earnest Endeavours
Gangrene – Dump Truck – Decon
Danny DriveThru – Moonlighting Remix – Unreleased
Ssaliva – RZA – Vlek Records
Beat Inc. – Primitive Fire – Forthcoming Original Cultures
Objekt – Cactus – Forthcoming Hessle Audio
Goth Trad – New Epoch – Deep Medi Musik
Memory9 – Fractals and Blades – Forthcoming Mnemonic Dojo
Soosh – Changing Spheres – Fremdtunes
Bonobo – All In Forms (Letherette remix) – Forthcoming Ninja Tune
Wiley – Money Man – Big Dada
Tehbis – Fletcher Munson – Unreleased
Aleph – My Sad Story – King Deluxe
Crackazat – Loop de Loop – Forthcoming Astro:Dynamics
ASAP Rocky – Been Around The World (Sweatson Klank re-rub) – Free download
Desto – No Sleep – Forthcoming Rwina Records
Plug – Drum N Bass – Ninja Tune
Adlib – Lorwdamercy – Melting Pot Music
Slugabed – Rockin U – Forthcoming white label
B-Ju – Seduction – Error Broadcast
Deft – New York’s Finest (Ruff Nekz Get Ruff) – Unreleased
Homeboy Sandman – Unforgettable – Stones Throw
Torus – Knocks – Sonic Router
Machinedrum – What U Wanted 2 Feel – Forthcoming The Index
LHF – Supreme Architecture – Forthcoming Keysound Recordings

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.

You can download and/or stream the show below or simply subscribe to our RSS/iTunes feeds to get every show automatically to your computer.

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

We wrap up the summer with a special ‘live’ show recorded last weekend during one of our Maisonette Electronique Ustream shows. The session features both XLII from Raid System, who was over in Europe for the summer from Tokyo, and Om Unit who co-hosts the Maisonette Electronique Ustream show we’ve been doing since the beginning of the year.

So this podcast is a combined Rhythm Inc and RIRS session with Om Unit dropping in a short selection towards the end of the show. It features a wide selection of new music and recent favourites from all of us including Thundercat, Danny Brown, Darkhouse Family, Touchy Subject, Zed Bias, Damu and Sully on Keysound Recordings, Shlohmo, Dizz1, Walton, Cardopusher, Prison Garde xxxy, Kuedo, Goth Trad, Throwing Snow, Jonwayne, Krampfhaft and more.

The first hour is mixed and presented by XLII with the second hour presented by myself with Om Unit joining in for the last 20 minutes. Full tracklist is below and as always you can stream and/or download, or simply subscribe to the RSS or iTunes feed to receive all the shows directly.

And remember to check out the Maisonette Electronique Ustream channel from which we broadcast at least once a month now with guests which have in the last few months included the likes of Lorn, Kid Kanevil, Daisuke Tanabe and Kutmah! You can also check all the archived streams here.

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Tracklist:

XLII selection
Danny Brown – Scrap or Die – Fools Gold, free DL
DJ Diamond – Burn Dat Boy – Planet Mu
Darkhouse Family – Where is Everyone – Project Mooncircle
V.C. – Kind of Bad – Donky Pitch
Naive Machine – Robot Ramifications – Hit and Hope
Pritch & Trim – Kiss My Arse – Planet Mu
Touchy Subject – Family Traditions – Unreleased
Johnny Faith – Funkzilla (XLII Remix) – Forthcoming Civil Music
Prison Garde – Zero – Free download
Frandomeda – Catch Me Now – Free download
Pickster & Melo – EL Bumper – Free download
Noha – Pijama (Mendez vs Melo Remix) – Free download
Photonz – Lamborghini Funk – One Eyed Jacks
Martyn – Viper (London’s Arches Edit) – Brainfeeder
Sepalcure – Every Day of My Life (Jimmy Edgar Remix) – Hotflush
Dynooo – Tropical Thighs – Surfkill
Raffertie – Twitch (It Grows & Grows) – Ninja Tune
Zed Bias – Phoneline fear. Rosco Trim (Maddslinky Remix) – Tru Thoughts
Sepalcure – Love Pressure (Lando Kal Remix) – Hotflush
Dizz1 & Royalston – Decay (The Dickhead Riddim) – Forthcoming Black Acre
Kuoyah – Convex Gravity (Desto Remix) – Frijsfo Beats
Cardopusher – Tu Bizcochito – Enchufada
Schlachthofbronx – Backup Run – Enchufada
Walton – Aggy – Forthcoming Hyperdub
Admiral Bailey – Jump Up (Terror Danjah Vocal Remix) – Harddrive
Damu – Karolinas Magic J – Keysound Recordings

Laurent selection ft. Om Unit
Shlohmo – Places – Friends of Friends
Dabrye – We’ve Got Commodity – Ghostly
Flash Bang Grenada (Busdriver and Nocando) – Beat My Bitch (prod. by Nosajthing) – Hellfyre Club
Thundercat – Boat Cruise – Brainfeeder
ichiro_ – one4c – Oilworks
Danny Brown – Die Like A Rockstar – Fools Gold, free DL
B. Lewis – Code(x) – Juslikemusic
Jonwayne – Murderface – Free download
Lunice – Glow – LuckyMe
Sully – Scram – Forthcoming Keysound Recordings
Krampfhaft – I Needed You – Rwina
Instra:mental – No Future (Consequence Remix) – Free download
Sarantis – Scanner Riddim – Forthcoming Senseless
F – Slow Down – Forthcoming 7even recordings
xxxy – Body Movin’ – Infrasonics
Goth Trad ft. Max Romeo – Babylon Fall – Forthcoming Deep Medi
Sully – 2Hearts – Forthcoming Keysound Recordings
Roots Manuva – Get The Get (Breakage Remix) – Forthcoming Ninja Tune
Blackwax – Offkey – Forthcoming Tube10
King Midas Sound – Goodbye Girl (Kuedo remix) – Hyperdub
LDFD – Twerk It – Magical Properties
Visionist – Survive – Diskotopia
Touchy Subject – Wicked Act – Forthcoming Numbers
Arkist – Fill Your Coffee – Applepips
The Phantom – The Phantom (Devil Artic mix) – Senseless
Throwing Snow – The Luck Without – Nihon Kizuna
*Secret Track* – World premiere

So after a two month hiatus partly due to earthquakes and other natural disasters we’re back with a regular Rhythm Incursions podcast, unsurprisingly shock full of new music and exclusives as I try and work my way through the backlog accumulated in the last two months.

Over two hours we cover a lot of ground this month with new and forthcoming music from Machinedrum, Cardopusher, Anti-G, Mr Beatnick, Neon Jung, Mark E, Downliners Sekt, Tom Trago, Jon Wayne, Africa Hitech, Shabazz Palaces, Com Truise, DZA, Eliot Lipp, LV and Joshua Idehen, Ossie and much more. We’ve also got some sneak peek exclusives from NastyNasty, Machinedrum’s Juke/Footwork project, our old friend from Amsterdam Coco B, Klic and a few others. Also on this month’s show a preview of the forthcoming Greensleeves dubstep remixes, with The Bug and Goth Trad. As I said a lot to showcase and a varied two hour ride into the freshest sounds we’ve been blessed to receive recently.

As always full tracklist and details are below as well as download and stream options. Or simply subscribe to our RSS/iTunes feed and receive the shows directly in your inbox.

Stay tuned for details of forthcoming guest mixes including live audio from our recent adventures in Japan. Also coming up in June are all our regular podcasts from Primus Luta, Raid System and myself as well as DDay One who’ll be back for one of his sessions. Oh and stay tuned to our Ustream channel for some surprise shows this week and next month!

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Tracklist:
Reprazent – New Forms (MD Juke edit) – Forthcoming
Cedaa – Glen Close – Car Crash Set
Chrissy Murderbot ft. Rubi Dan – New Juke Swing – Planet Mu
NastyNasty – Bleeding – Forthcoming
Young Montana? – Sacre Cool – Alpha Pup
Slugabed – New Krak Swing – Forthcoming Ninja Tune
Jon Wayne – Time Trial – Alpha Pup
fLako – Sun Ba – Project Mooncircle
Exile – Distopian Utopia – All City Records
Airliner – None She Is – Self Released
Kan Sano ft. Repeat Pattern – Oops Hops – Circulations
Co.Fee – Kali – My Hollow Drum
InfinitiRock – Glass Balloon – Asthmatic Kitty
Letherette – Hold Close – Ho Tep
Coco B – Date Theory – Unreleased
Throwing Snow – Pyre – Unreleased
Brotto – Grasslands (Railster Remix) – Tea and Cake Records
Ossie – The Power of Love – Forthcoming Hyperdub
LV & Joshua Idehen – Melt – Keysound Recordings
Downliners Sekt – Locked Faces – Self Released
Mark E – Quatro – Ghostly International
Cuthead – The Sinner – Uncanny Valley
Tom Trago ft. Ommas Keith – So Cold – Rush Hour
Mr Beatnick – Synthetes (Architeq Remix) – Forthcomin Don’t Be Afraid
Neon Jung – Just Can’t Leave It Alone – Magic Wire
Medlar – Terrell – Forthcoming Wolf Records
E.S.T – Ajar (Klic Unofficial 2step Edit) – Unreleased
Eskmo – We Got More (Loops Haunt remix) – Ninja Tune
Maga Bo – Ransom – Senseless Records
Ding Dong – Badman Forward (The Bug ft. Flowdan Remix) – Forthcoming Greensleeves
Pampidoo – Synthetizer Voice (Goth Trad Remix) – Forthcoming Greensleeves
Kansas City Prophets ft. Linton Kwesi Johnson – Cams – Kaboogie
Bass Clef – So Cruel – Forthcoming Punch Drunk
Foreign Beggars – LDN (Prod. Alix Perez) – Forthcoming Dented Records
Shabazz Palaces – Free Press and Curl – Forthcoming Sub Pop
Africa Hitech – Gang Slap – Warp
Gucci Mane – My Chain (Jon Wayne’s Basement mix) – Free Download
Machinedrum – Sacred Frequency – Forthcoming Planet Mu
Drive Me Home – Don’t Play Around With That – Forthcoming Citinite
Com Truise – VHS Sex – Forthcoming Ghostly International
DZA – Softgram (Planet Soap remix) – Forthcoming Error Broadcast
The Midnight Eez – Digging In The Crates – All City Records
Eliot Lipp – Baby Tank (Leo123 remix) – Brolabs
Anti-G – Inspiration Meets Bubbling – Forthcoming Planet Mu
Lando Kal – Further – Hotflush recordings
Skyfish ft. Rumi – Judgement (Skyfish 808 remix) – Unreleased
Depakote – Jacob’s Ladder – Fly Definition
Cardopusher ft Juakali – Nice Up – Forthcoming Tigerbeat 6

As announced earlier, this month’s regular podcasts are all cancelled aside from RIPL which will drop on Monday. Despite having been kept busy by our work on the Nihon Kizuna compilation, we’re starting to get back into normal mode here in Tokyo and I’m finally starting to be able to enjoy the holiday and get stuck into the shows I had booked, which are no longer getting cancelled as the city returns to life after a couple of interesting weeks.

This mix was originally going to be a promo mix for the Mo’ Fun party I’m doing next month. Then it also became a mix to promote the Nihon Kizuna release before the work on that kept us too busy and the success proved that additional promotion probably wasn’t that much needed, especially not when we had so much to do. And so it went back to being a mix to promote Mo’ Fun vol.12 though by then it had become a love letter to Japan, a country I feel spiritually connected to and which I have a tremendous amount of love and respect for.

A lot of the music in this mix reminds me of Japan, with many tracks – old and new – having a direct link to the country and its people. For example the Skeng remix which closes it features samples recorded by The Bug and Kode 9 in Kyoto in 2007 when they were visiting/touring. The Baku megamix of Poison Dart was recorded shortly after that same tour. Cut End was a long standing anthem at BTC before Mala released it on Deep Medi. While Yosi Horikawa’s tracks always transport me to Japan whenever I listen to them. Alongside these tracks there’s a bunch of new stuff I’m feeling and the whole thing is joined together and interspersed by recordings I made on the streets of Tokyo in 2008, namely in Ogikubo, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku and Kiyose.

Mo’ Fun vol.12 is going down on April 9th, at Heavy Sick Zero in Nakano, Tokyo. Full details can be found on the Facebook event page. Many thanks to KK-san for inviting me to play.

If you enjoy this mix then please make a donation to the Japanese Red Cross, or alternatively buy a copy of the Nihon Kizuna compilation – all proceeds from which go to the Japanese Red Cross.

Many thanks to all the artists and labels featuring in this mix. Dedicated to the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Tracklist:
Earthquake intro
2phast – JapaN – Unreleased
Himuro Yoshiteru – Night Shift – Unreleased
Lopez – Leviticus – Forthcoming Keep Up Records
Exile – Distopian Utopia – Forthcoming All City Records
Dilla – In The Streets – Operation Unknown
Eccy – Grease Spot – Slye Records
Krush ft KAN – Mosa – Sony
Paul White – Flying Across Tokyo – One Handed Music
Squeaky Lobster – Turkish Delight – Forthcoming Vlec
Naive Machine – Afrika (Om Unit remix) – Forthcoming Hit & Hope
Jamie Woon – Night Air – Universal
Yosi Horikawa – Passion (live) – Unreleased
Coco b – Date Theory – Unreleased
Yosi Horikawa – Wandering – Unreleased
Artek – We Save Lives (Brey Red Cross Remix) – Unreleased
Daisuke Tanabe – Witch Hunt – Project Mooncircle
Ena – Sign – 7even Recordings
Goth Trad – Cut End – Deep Medi
Om Unit – Searching – Stretched Records
100 Mado – Johnny – Unreleased
The Bug ft. Warrior Queen – Poison Dart (DJ Baku skratch megamix) – Ninja Tune
The Bug ft. Flow Dan – Skeng (Kode 9 remix) – Hyperdub
Ogikubo outro

Another month, another show and we made it just in time this month despite my best intentions. To be fair I did fracture my wrist two weeks ago which is probably the best excuse I’ve had for a late show (look out for those potholes if you’re cycling around town at night!). Following beautifully from our RIPL and RIRS shows earlier in the month I’m very happy to bring another 2 hours of fresh new music and classics selected especially for you, and with the summer on our doorstep round here this month’s selection is on the slightly sunny side.

There was a lot of music to go through for the show this month, so much I had to leave about 10 odd tracks out. We have new and forthcoming bits from the likes of Mochilla and Miguel Atwood Ferguson, Kode 9, Ramp Recordings, Swede:art, DJ Nate, Mount Kimbie, Terror Danjah, Afta1, Goth Trad, Ichiro_, Africa Hitech, Andrea Triana, Skyence and many more. Alongside all this new music this month’s mini feature takes a look at the legendary Berghain nightclub, one of Berlin’s most well known clubbing institution. It’s not often we cover techno or techno related music on this show but this month I really felt some light needed to be shone on the latest Berghain mix CD which is out now mixed by Ben Klock. Along with it came three singles, a track from each of which we’ve put in our mini feature. This is an ideal way to become acquainted with what’s been happening lately on the techno side of things especially if like me you like some techno stuff you’ve heard but aren’t an avid fan. Those who know may not hear anything new but I’d be willing to bet that most of our listeners are probably not too up on their techno. Hopefully this mini feature helps to show a good selection of what’s out there with a killer track from Martyn which has been a firm favourite of mine for the last month.

As always the show is available to download and stream below and directly via our newsletter, RSS and iTunes feeds (links in the righthand column). Full tracklist below with links to all the websites and where you can buy the music.

That’s it for June, stay tuned for our regular shows in July alongside some tasty guest mixes which we’ll be announcing very soon. Oh and a long overdue site revamp!

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Tracklist:
Miguel Atwood Ferguson orchestra – Fall N Love – Mochilla
Caribou – Odessa – City Slang
Jaga Jazzist – One Armed Bandit (Sprutbass mix) – Ninja Tune
Glitch Mob – Bad Wings – Glass Air
Mount Kimbie – Field – Forthcoming Hotflush recordings
Mini feature starts
Martyn – Miniluv – Ostgut Ton
Echologist – Dirt (Ben Klock edit) – Ostgut Ton
Kevin Gorman – 7am Stepper – Ostgut Ton
Mini feature ends
Swede:art – Mosambique – Tokyo Dawn
Machinedrum – It’s That Bass – Forthcoming LuckyMe
Altered Natives – A Thousand Days of Patience – Eye4Eye
Kay Suzuki feat. Fatima – Something to Say – Round in Motion
Skratch Basterds – Violet (2phast remix) – Unreleased
D Gookin – Glad I met You (Mux Mool remix) – Moodgadget, Free download
DJ Nate – Ima Burn Him – Forthcoming Planet Mu
Electric Wire Hustle – Gimme That Kinda – Forthcoming BBE
Mono/Poly – Fireworks – Tastefullicks
SOul Litchfield – G – Saturn Never Sleeps
Aeed – Error Code (Ichiro_ remix) – Error Broadcast
Shlohmo – Spoons (Shigeto remix) – Friends of Friends
Andrea Triana – Lost Where I Belong (acoustic version) – Ninja Tune
Aupheus – Insectoid – 2600 Recordings
Mr Scruff – Pickled Spider – Forthcoming Ninja Tune
Africa Hitech – Lash Out – Warp
Foreign Beggars – No Holds Barred (Goth Trad remix) – Forthcoming Dented records
Throwing Snow – Chronos – Forthcoming Ho Tep
Desto – Lost Bits – Upmyalley
Pinch – Qawwali – Tectonic
Terror Danjah – Upton Lane – Forthcoming Planet Mu
FaltyDL – Because You – Forthcoming Planet Mu
Kode 9 – You Don’t Wash – DJ Kicks
Al Tourettes and Appleblim – Lipsmacker (Deadboy remix) – Aus Music
SBTRK and Samba – Break Off – Ramp Recordings
Skyence – Millions of Miles – Stoke
Aardvark – Tot 1 Zonder Toaster – Eat Concrete
PUDGE – Lost AngelLA – Forthcoming Ramp Recordings
Jean Jacques Perrey – Frothy – Forthcoming In Vitro
Afta1 – Become Still – Self Released

It’s with great pleasure that we kick off a new monthly series of guest mixes in conjuction with the Friends of Friends label. FoF should be no stranger to regular listeners, as we’ve been strong supporters of the label ever since it started in late 08/early 09. We’ve worked with them in supporting the releases and spreading the word, and even hooked them up with Om Unit for a forthcoming release, so when Lazy Brow who runs the label got in touch recently about starting a series of guest mixes and asked me to do the first one it was a no-brainer. Not to mention a real honor and pleasure.

Once the mix was wrapped we got chatting about how best to get it out there to as many heads as possible and so the next logical step was to do a Rhythm Inc/FoF team up. So starting this week, once a month we’ll be dropping an exclusive mix as part of the Friends of Friends mix series – each mix will be brought to you by a friend of the label. The next one in the series is already done, but we won’t give out who it is just yet. Expect to be hearing sounds from worldwide producers who are doing things we love. It’s a friend and family thing really.

Each mix will be podcast on Rhythm Inc and also available via FoF’s Soundcloud page and website.

The artwork for this one comes from a friend of FoF, of course. Photographer Oliver Kish snapped this truly incredible picture and had this story to tell regarding how it came about. It is not staged! (click it for a bigger version)

“This photo was taken during my first tip to the blooming poppy fields in Southern California. Thinking the day was over, I turned a corner and there he was, the tinman. I took a quick snap on my original Russian made LC-A, then headed home. I’ve been to the poppy fields since and have never run into the tinman again. Right place, right time, channeling the Wizard…”

As for the mix when I was asked to do this the idea of a theme for it came pretty quickly – showcase music from friends and family worldwide. People I know and have worked with over the years in various music scenes. In my 8 or so years as a music journalist and in various other roles relating to music I’ve had the pleasure to meet and work with some amazing artists, many of whom I feel lucky and honored to call friends, and quite a few who are close personal friends of mine and continually inspire me and drive me on. This mix aims to represent that by showcasing as much of the talent I feel close to – it covers scratch music, jungle, dubstep, beats, hip hop, electro and much more. The mix also reflects the truly worldwide spread of exciting music today and my own times spent in various countries, including the UK, France, Italy and Japan.

The mix itself is a pretty intense ride with 27 tracks in 45 minutes but I hope people get as much enjoyment from it as I did putting it together and that it leads to them checking out the artists and supporting them. The mix features a heap of exclusives, unreleased tracks and forthcoming releases. I have worked with every artist and/or label featured in this mix, so this is truly a snapshot of my friends and family.

So I won’t blabber on much longer and let you enjoy the music. As always embeds for stream and direct download links are below. Subscribers to the RSS or iTunes feeds will have the mix on their way to them now.

I’d like to just thank all the artists for the music but also their support over the years. It’s been a pleasure working with each and everyone of you in whatever capacity and I hope to continue to do so in years to come. And huge thanks to FoF for asking me to do this. It’s truly a pleasure!

Peace

Laurent aka Kper

Download Kper – My Friends, My Family (right click and save as)

Tracklist:
Ken One – Mind Rain – Unreleased (Japan)
Danny Breaks – Hemisphere – Forthcoming Groove Attack (UK)
Dday One – Contamined Energy – Unreleased (USA)
And – Untitled beat – Unreleased (UK)
Onra – Iron – Forthcomig Ubeat (France)
Uncle Lew – Chop Chop remix – Unreleased (Ireland / Canada)
Lorn – Running Ink – Unreleased (USA)
Tatsuki – Kiyasu Breaks – Original Cultures (Japan)
Ernesto Gonzales – Self Awakening (Take remix) – FoF Music (USA)
Othello Grey – Feeling (BJu remix) – Unreleased (Germany)
Fulgeance – Smartbanging – One Handed Music (France)
2phast – MoynaQ – Unreleased (Italy)
Paul White – Body Spirals pt2 – Forthcoming One Handed Music (UK)
Throwing Snow – Elephant Trees – Unreleased (UK)
Grems ft Foreign Beggars – Brockabilly (Machine Drum remix) – Forthcoming (France/UK/USA)
Skyfish – Heso Cha remix – Unreleased (Japan)
Om Unit – Searching – Forthcoming Stretched Records (UK)
ENA – Drop – Unreleased (Japan)
Foreign Beggars – No Holds Barred (Goth Trad remix) – Forthcoming Dented Records (UK/Japan)
Dong – Suzuran (LV + Quarta330 remix) – Hyperdub (UK/Japan)
Lone Wolf – Badman – Unreleased (UK)
100 Mado – Club Asia – Unreleased (Japan)
Jamie Vex’d – Saturn’s Reply – Planet Mu (UK)
The Bug ft. Flowdan and Killa P – Skeng (Kode 9 remix) – Hyperdub (UK)
XLII – Podgy Swing – Raid System/Fubar (Ukraine/Japan)
Om Unit – The Corridor (Shigeto remix) – Forthcoming Terrorhythm (UK/USA)

Continuing the Japanese theme we started last week with our guest mix from Olive Oil, here’s a mix from another Japanese friend and collaborator of ours, Tatsuki. Originally put together for the Original Cultures podcast series, I’m using the slow, quiet summer months to give it another push and put it out for those who might have missed it first time round.

Regular listeners might remember Tatsuki from a guest mix he did on Turntable Radio back in 06. Since then he’s been rather quiet, working R&D at Korg (he’s the man responsible for the Korg Zero4 mixer) and quietly doing bits here and there for friends. He’s probably most well known for his featuring on Krush’s ‘Decks-A-Thron’ from the 2004 Jaku album as well as his work with Danish band Blue Foundation.

This year Tatsuki is taking part in the first Original Cultures series of events, representing Japan in the field of music and for this occasion put together a mix showcasing influences and favourites. Tracklist and download links are below. For more info on the man hit up his myspace, and for more info on Original Cultures check the newly redesigned site.

Also look out for some exclusive audio from the Original Cultures pilot event in Bologna very soon featuring Tatsuki, 2tall / Om Unit and Tayone. Oh and be sure to subscribe to the Original Cultures feed and/or iTunes podcast feed to make sure you get all the mixes coming through – there’s some tasty ones forthcoming.

Download the mix here! (right click and save as)

Tatsuki – Original Cultures radio mix

1. Intro
2. Vice Verzen Instrumental
3. tatsuki* Loop 1
4. Ekaj – Enmap
5. Apes on Tapes – Grand 5
6. Goth-Trad – Acid Steps
7. Dj Baku – Element for Perfect
8. Dj Krush feat Mc Kan – Mosa
9. Dj Shadow x Depeche Mode – Painkiller
10.Dj Krush feat Tatsuki – Deck’s Athron
11.Dj Krush – Kemuri Untouchable Mix