With a fair bit of delay due to workloads and a rather annoying ear infection, the latest edition of the Rhythm Incursions podcast is now up covering July/August and also making up for the missed June edition. Still at least the homies Primus Luta and Raid System have been holding it down while I’ve been missing shows this year so if you haven’t be sure to check their archives!

Up this month is the usual 2 hours of musical goodness and discerning selection for your ears. Plenty of new music, forthcoming releases and exclusives from the likes of Trim, Mark Pritchard, Kelpe, Om Unit and Kromestar, Pale Sketcher, the One Handed Music family with Mo Kolours and a track from Paul White’s forthcoming Rapping with Paul White album, NastyNasty, LDFD, Sepalcure remixed by Jimmy Edgar, Himuro Yoshiteru, V.C, T-Woc, Pinch, Ras G, Recloose and many more. Also in this month’s show some details of the new compilation I’ve put together for Project Mooncircle – including a preview of EAN’s track from the same compilation – as well as details of a joint series of exclusive live recordings from Japanese artists we’ll be airing alongside Percussion Lab.

As always you can download and/or stream below or simply subscribe to the RSS/iTunes feeds and get all the shows automatically when they go live.

Stay tuned for full details of the Japan State of Mind special series in association with Percussion Lab – details will go online this week with 4 exclusive live sets hosted by Percussion Lab and 3/4 hosted by our goodselves featuring the likes of KeizoMachine, Yosi Horikawa, Himuro Yoshiteru, Ken One and more.

For now though, crank up the volume and enjoy!

Download Rhythm Incursions – July/August 2011 (right click and save as)

Tracklist:
Pritch and Trim – Kiss My Arse – Forthcoming Planet Mu
Pale Sketcher – Seventh Heaven (KMS Remix) – Ghostly International
Om Unit and Kromestar – Merkabah – Cosmic Bridge Recs
Taku ft John Robinson – Confessions – Project Mooncircle
2phast – Ekkime – Unreleased
Baobinga and Gemmy – Rockfall – Build Recordings
Com Truise – Fligthwave – Ghostly International
Offshore ft Cienfuegos – Pearls and Butler – Forthcoming Big Dada
Recloose – Electric Sunshine – Rush Hour
Baron Retif + Conception Perez – Plage de Con – Musique Large
V.C – The Trick – Forthcoming Donky Pitch Records
Mo Kolours – Drum Talking – One Handed Music
Repeat Pattern – Untitled – Unreleased
Danny Drive Thru and Kelpe – Untitled – Unreleased
NastyNasty – Jelly – Forthcoming Rwina
Frank Ocean – Novacane – Self Released
Ras G – Crenshaw Bus – Ramp Recordings
Samiyam – Kitties – Brainfeeder
Paul White ft Jehst – Indigo Glow – Forthcoming One Handed Music
T-Woc – Work All Day – Unreleased
Machinedrum – Sacred Frequency – Planet Mu
Pinch – Tunnel Home – Deep Medi Musik
Howse – Porch – Forthcoming
EAN – Clever Carl – Forthcoming Project Mooncircle
King Midas Sound – Earth A Kill Ya (Mala Remix) – Forthcoming Hyperdub
Desto – Neptune – Rwina
LDFD – Outtacontrol – Magical Properties
Trim – I Am (LV Remix) – Butterz
Klaus – Tusk – Forthcoming R&S
Himuro Yoshiteru – Uhhhh Ahhhh – Blue Arts Music
Kelpe – Same New Era – Myor
Trus’me – Drilling – Fat City
Naive Machine – Afrika (Om Unit remix) – Hit and Hope records
DZA – Sea Monster (Digi G’Alessio remix) – Error Broadcast
Sepalcure – Every Day of My Life (Jimmy Edgar remix) – Forthcoming Hotflush
Instra:Mental – Aggro Acid – NonPlus
Mark E – The Day (Prins Thomas remix) – Ghostly International
Yosi Horikawa – Passion – Nihon Kizuna
Jamie XX – Far Nearer – Numbers

We return with our last regular show of the month, as always bringing you 2 hours of musical freshness and this month we waste no time with two mini features and a heap of forthcoming releases and exclusives.

Up this month we have new and forthcoming music from Letherette, Terror Danjah, Svpreme Fiend, Prof Nalepa, Natural Self, 8bitch, Ol, Katzuma, Pale Sketcher, Christopher Willits, Guido, Hudson Mohawke, Exile, Shigeto, DELS, Wrongtom and Roots Manuva, Space Dimension Controller, Lobisomem, Ikonika, Lone, Take, Tokimonsta and more as well as a sneak preview of the new Mexicans With Guns release and a few Planet Mu and Ghostly releases. Alongside all this we’ve got some favourites from Blundetto, Mr Beatnick and O.N.O as well as two mini features.

The first mini feature looks at the recent output of the Soularp label, including releases by producer Erik L and Stray. I was put onto them by Jay Scarlett and I must admit I’ve really been impressed by the overall quality and variety on display. From beats to club bangers via 80s throwbacks, Soularp have been putting out some good stuff and this mini feature helps to shine a little light on that.

Following this our second mini feature looks at the recent Froots remixes release by In Vitro Records, which saw them give the tracks from Jean Jacques Perrey and Cosmic Pocket’s Froots album to an impressive selection of new school hip hop, electronic and skwee producers to flip. The result is a double CD which is just as demented as the original but obviously has a bit more mass appeal. We’ve picked out three remixes from Kelpe, Himuro Yoshiteru and Eero Johannes as a little taster but really you need to check the whole thing as it’s well worth your time.

As always you can direct download and stream below as well as check the full playlist. Subscribers will already have the show waiting in their RSS or iTunes feeds.

That’s it for this month, enjoy the music wherever you may be and stay tuned for the long overdue site revamp next month as well as the usual shows from RIPL, RIRS and myself alongside some tasty guest mixes from DJ Pain and Vangel among others.

Download Rhythm Incursions – July 2010 (right click and save as)

Tracklist:
Mulatu Astatke – Mulatu – Mochilla Timeless
Blundetto ft Shawn Lee – Nautilus – Heavenly Sweetness
Phat Kat – Lovely (Mr Beatnick re-edit) – Free download
Solar Bears – Crystalline (Letherette remix) – Forthcoming Planet Mu
Svpreme Fiend – Killer – Forthcoming Local Action
Onra ft. T3 – The One (Another Waajeed remix) – All City Records
Soularp Records Mini feature starts
Erik L ft Paul Mac Innes & Stray – Disharmonic – Soularp
Erik L & Illingsworth ft. Sene – Time Kills – Soularp
Stray ft 7even Thirty – Close To You – Soularp
Mini feature ends
Prof Nalepa vs INOQ – Harpoon – 1320 Records
Natural Self – Midnight Sun (Prince Fatty version) – Forthcoming Tru Thoughts
O.N.O – Struck a Chord – Rambling Records
Lobisomem – 20000 Africans in Guangzhou – Forthcoming Tall Corn Music
Cristopher Willits – Sun Body – Ghostly International, Free download
Katzuma – Reach 4 Stars – Katzuma
Space Dimension Controller – J2TCOTUS (Kyle Hall’s I’m Only Breathing remix) – Royal Oak
Bilal – Free – Free download
Hudson Mohawke, Robyn Hannibal and Myele Manzanza – Ain’t Nobody Like You – Red Bull Music Academy, free download
Guido – Mad Sax – Punch Drunk
Froots Remixes Mini feature starts
Jean Jacques Perrey & Cosmic Pocket – Fake Off (Eero Johannes remix) – In Vitro Records
Jean Jacques Perrey & Cosmic Pocket – Frothy (Himuro remix) – In Vitro Records
Jean Jacques Perrey & Cosmic Pocket – Six Froots Under (Kelpe remix) – In Vitro Records
Mini feature ends
8bitch – Heart Bit – Unreleased
Mala – Unexpected – DMZ
Terror Danjah – Bruzin’ VIP – Forthcoming Hyperdub
Mexicans with Guns – Icaros – Forthcoming Friends of Friends (exclusive)
Ikonika – Ingredients – Forthcoming Planet Mu
Lone – Angel Brain – Forthcoming Magic Wire
Take – Face the Firing Squad – Dublab, free download
Tokimonsta – Cigarette Lust – Forthcoming Proximal Records
Ol – Primitive Art – Unreleased
Shigeto – Berimbau interlude remix – Unreleased
Exile – OPERAtor – Dirty Science, free download
Baths – Plea – Anticon
Pale Sketcher – Wash It All Away (Cleansed Dub) – Forthcoming Ghostly International
Wrongtom & Roots Manuva – Jah Warriors – Forthcoming Big Dada
El-P – Honda Redux – Forthcoming Gold Dust Media
DELS – Shapeshift – Forthcoming Big Dada

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)