It’s February, the weather on this side of the world could still be primarily described as apocalyptic and the recession is still going on apparently. All of which means you need some fresh new music and aural pleasures more than ever. Fear not, we’ve got you covered.

Up this month we take a close look at Mux Mool, an NYC-based artist we first discovered thanks to Jakub at Ghostly Int and who will be releasing a new album on the label in the coming weeks. We look at some new and older tracks of his, showing his versatile approach to hip hop and electronic music. It goes without saying we’re big fans.

Elsewhere this month we’ve got lots of new, forthcoming tracks including new Big Dada and Ninja Tune releases by Infesticons, Bonobo, Jagga Jazzist and Juice Aleem, new tracks from Fulgeance, Pixelord, FaltyDL, Daisuke Tanabe, Kyle Hall, Nocando featuring Busdriver, Soul Litchfield, Rudi Zygadlo, Oh No and some tasty exclusives from Wrongtom, Om Unit, Tatsuki and Depakote which you won’t hear anywhere else (unless the artists themselves are bumping it).

So without further ado I’ll leave you for another 2 hours of musical goodness, and excuse my rather gruff tone of voice on the presenting tip but I’ve been fighting a cold (or is that man flu?) for the last week and haven’t been feeling very well. Still you can’t stop the good shit so get stuck in, sit back and crank it up to 11 on the volume dial.

As usual the playlist, see below, includes full links and details to all artists and labels pages/websites where you can buy or download the music. If you like what you hear than go support it.

See you next month for more of the same and look out for more exclusive mixes from Primus Luta and Himuro Yoshiteru in the coming weeks.

Laurent

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Tracklist:
Jay Electronica – Suckas – Unreleased
The Infesticons – Bombs Anthem – Forthcoming Big Dada
Whitefield Brothers – Gifted (The Oh Remix ft. Edan and Mr Lif) – Stones Throw
Bonobo – Eyesdown (Floating Points remix) – Ninja Tune
Prins Thomas – Uggebugg – Full Pupp
Dynooo – Fuh Real (with Naboobia) – Mac Fly
Depakote – Painful Bells – Forthcoming Highpoint Lowlife
Soul Litchfield – Throw Ups – Saturn Never Sleeps
Singing Statues – Forestry – Self Released, free download via Myspace
Clouds – Timekeeper (Dave Aju remix) – Ramp Recordings
Mini feature starts
Mux Mool – Lady Linda – Forthcoming Ghostly Int.
Machinedrum – Late Night Operation (Mux Moox remix) – Norm Rex
Mux Mool – Ladies Know (Live Edit) – Ghostly Int. (free download)
Mini feature ends
Roots Manuva meets Wrongtom – Tings Proper Juggled – Forthcoming Ninja Tune
Tatsuki – Kiyasu Breaks – Original Cultures
Om Unit – The Timps – Original Cultures
Rudi Zygadlo – The Udu and The Clave – Forthcoming Planet Mu
Eprom – Never (FaltyDL rephresh) – Surefire
Kuedo – Glow – Planet Mu
Pixelord – Quartz Boy – Error Broadcast
Four Tet – Love Cry – Domino Records
Juice Aleem ft. Serocee, Rider shafique, Charles Moopowe, Blackitude, Kosyne, TY, TheWhatSupreme, Justice Hotep – Higher Higher (revox) – Ninja Tune
Kraddy – Android Porn (Fulgeance remix) – Equinox Records
Quetzal – On The Road – Tumba Republic Records
Saukrates – Wednesday – Forthcoming
Daisuke Tanabe – Vestige – Circulations
Epstein – El Condor Deplerta (El Conjuto edit) – Asthamatic Kitty
Southpaw Chop – Sounds So Smooth – Forthcoming Southpaw Chop Music
Pretty Lights – Can’t Stop Me Now – Self released (free download)
Computer Jay – Maintain – Forthcoming Ramp Recordings
Jagga Jazzist – One-Armed Bandit – Ninja Tune
MusSck – Finding Forever – Daly City Records
Nocando ft. Busdriver – Two Track Mind – Alpha Pup
La Roux – Bulletproof (Himuro Yoshiteru remix) – Nytebug (free download)
Kyle Hall – Kaychunk – Hyperdub

I discovered Benjamin One via Soundcloud, not sure how or when but that’s where I first heard his music. At one point, listening to his new beats and remixes it became clear that he also knew people I’d known/worked with over the years from around Bristol way. So I continued to check his stuff throughout the year, liking his penchant for headnodding beats and the odd, over-the-top bass indulgence.

About 3 weeks or so ago, as I was listening to another one of new tracks I thought his music would be a perfect fit for the show – a message request later and he’d kindly agreed to do a little guest mix for us.

So without further ado I’ll leave you in the very capable hands of Benjamin One, with a short but very sweet mix of work he’s done this year and things that have inspired him. A few words from the man himself before the jump…

Hip hop producer from the south west UK, inspired by hip hop culture and artists like Depth Charge, Photek, Dynametrix, Red Ninja, Dillinger, Hardnoise, Katch 22, MC Mello, Kold Sweat Records, Music of Life Records and a with very live show on my MPC sampler and beat machines that has let me share stages with Gaslampkiller, Anti Pop Consortium, Dose One and Jel, Bullion, Edan, Sole, Slugabed, Rekordah and many more both as a solo artist and as part of the Vertebrae and Root Elevation collectives

For full info and details of forthcoming releases head over to his website, www.benjaminone.com.

Download ‘Benjamin One – Digital Summary’ (right click and save as)

Tracklist:
Intro – Weather Report
Benjamin One – Realise – CDR
Stepchild – Back – CDR
John Kennedy – Space o Matic (benjamin one remix) – Organik records
Btol and Benjamin One – Four Twelve – CDR
Dobie – New Madness (benjamin one remix) – CDR
Beastie Boys – Too Many Rappers (accapella)
Benjamin One – We Can Try (26 letters) – CDR
Juice Aleem – Rock my Hologram – Ninja Tune
E.a.r.l – Gymps – CDR
Benjamin One – Bison Beat – CDR
Ernesto Gonzales – Self Awakening (Take remix) – Friends of Friends
Freestyle Fellowship – Tolerate (Awkward remix) – CDR
Dj Rogue – Dreams (benjamin one remix) – CDR
Unison – Brothers and Sisters (Awkward remix) – CDR
Harmonic 313 – Cyclotron c16 – Warp
Abacus – On Meeting – CDR

We’re back with a much delayed regular show. Apologies for the lack of updates and shows in June, but life got in the way with work, other projects and my own Original Cultures work. Still the upside is we’ve got quite a lot of stuff to get through, so this month there’ll be two regular shows, with the next one dropping towards the end of the month. In between we should also have a few guest mixes and other surprises so stay tuned to the site.

As for this month’s new show, it’s another 80 mins of fresh new sounds and older favourites taking in music from Cooly G, Awol One, Busdriver, Milanese, Om Unit, Clutchy Hopkins, FaltyDL, Mr Dibiase, SA-RA, Push Button Objects, Prefuse 73, Joker, Bibio, Ras G and many more. Full tracklist below.

This month’s mini feature shines a light on L.A. producer Take aka Sweatson Klank. Take is by far one of my favourite producers in the whole ‘beat scene’ movement, and someone who I think is quite often forgotten or underated when discussing the recent rise in popularity and attention surrounding the whole beat thing. More than that, having been around for 10+ years, Take links the old and the new as far as the beat thing goes, having helped to usher in the beat movement in L.A. alongside people like Kutmah, Eric Coleman and others. His work, like that of people like Prefuse and Dabrye, nicely shows this and this mini feature shines a little light on this acting as a nice introduction to those who may not know of him. Peep the tracklist for full details and check his myspace for all the latest release news. Also look out for an interview I did with the man coming out shortly, here’s a sneak peek.

As usual you can download/stream the show directly below and/or subscribe via RSS or iTunes so you never miss a thing.

Enjoy and catch you in a few weeks.

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Tracklist:
Cooly G – Love Dub refix – Hyperdub
FaltyDL – Human Meadow – Planet Mu
Floating Points – J&W Beat – Planet Mu
Jungle Drums – Walk – We Ain’t Music
Prefuse 73 – Overkill Choir – Warp
Flying Lotus – Camel (Mr. Dibiase remix) – Unreleased, download from here
Mr. Dibiase – Mario Galaxy –
The Clonious – Fogged Spacesuit – Ubiquity Records
SA-RA – Bitch Baby – Ubiquity Records
Clutchy Hopkins meets Lord Kenjamin – Tune Traveler – Ubiquity Records
Build An Ark – Dawn (Ras G and the Afrikan Space Program remix) – Kindred Spirits
Bibio – Fire Ant – Warp
Mini feature – Take aka Sweatson Klank
Take – Walk Away ft. Gaby Hernandes – Innercurrent Recordings
Take – The Start of our Ending – Buttermilk records
Take – Sugar – Eat Concrete
Take – Wonderman’s Flask – Unreleased
Mini feature ends
Debruit ft Ommas Keith – Going wit’ You – Civil Music
Juice Aleem – Who is He? – Big Dada
Awol One – Glamourous Drunk – Fake Four Inc
MRR-ADM – Track 1 – Stone Throw
The Gaslamp Killer ft. Gonja Sufi – Kobwebs – Milan Records
Om Unit – Cradle – Terror Rhythm
Milanese ft. Ben Sharpa – Disclosure – Planet Mu
The Heavy – How You Like me now (Joker remix) – Counter records
Mark Pritchard ft Ommas Keith – Wind it up (freak mix) – Hyperdub
Pantyraid – Beba – Marine Parade
Busdriver – Split Seconds – Anti records
Push Button Objects – Breakers delight – Chocolate Industries x Adult Swim, download compilation for free here