Rhythm Incursions – June ’10

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!

Download Rhythm Incursions June 2010 (right click and save as)

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

Rhythm Incursions – March ’10

We return with another 2 hours of musical goodness, in time for Spring’s first glimpses too. Well I say that but now the weather has turned bad again here in the UK so maybe we spoke too soon. Still you can find solace in this month’s show thanks to a rather tasty line up of new and forthcoming music as well as a few exclusives thrown in for good measure.

This month we take a closer look at the All City Records label, a long time favourite here at Rhythm Inc towers. This year they’ve really stepped up their game with a follow up to their 2008 Beatstrumental 7″ series in the shape of the L.A 10×10 series (more on that here including some freebies) as well as a string of LPs, 12s and 7s from worldwide artists that reads like a who’s who of people we like: Onra, Devonwho, Muhsinah, and more. All of which warrants a mini feature and no doubt you’ll continue to see the label in our tracklist throughout the year (and most likely in our best of 2010 as well).

Alongside this we’ve got music from James Blake, Tom Trago, Bonobo, Free the Robots, Funki Porcini, Himuro Yoshitery, Mweslee, Shigeto, Mux Mool, FaltyDL, Gonjasufi and many many more. Oh and we’ve also got the world premiere (no lie) of the Shigeto remix of Om Unit’s ‘The Corridor’ a truly beautiful number that should see light of day in a few months as part of the digital release for the EP of the same name.

For now though, sit back, grab the pipe and slippers and settle down for 2 hours of some of the best music around in glorious 320 quality. As usual you can stream and/or download the show below. And may we take this opportunity to also suggest you subscribe to our iTunes, RSS or email newsletter so that you can get the shows directly to your inbox. Find the full tracklist and links to where you can buy all the music below as well.

And stay tuned for some very special guest mixes coming up including Throwing Snow, Himuro Yoshiteru, another Japan special courtesy of Raid System and a couple others I can’t just say right now.

Peace!

Download Rhythm Incursions March ’10 (right click and save as)

Tracklist:
2phast – Dubbisticapplicata – Unreleased
Tom Trago – Voyade Direct (Sotu The Traveler Remix) – Rush Hour
James Blake – Give A Man A Rod – Hessle Audio
Scuba – So You Think You’re Special – Hotflush recordings
O.N.O – Forest Glow – Rambling Records
Rahel – Hope – Free download
Aloe Blacc – I Need a Dollar – Stones Throw
Mini feature – All City Records
Take – I Miss My Brains – All City Records L.A 10×10 series
Knxwledge – Wait – All City Records
Devonwho – Stile – All City Records
Muhsinah – Always Smile – All City Records
PUDGE – Blips Ahoy – All City Records L.A 10×10 series
Mini feature ends
Bonobo – Kong – Ninja Tune
Tranqill – Deadly Wintaz – One Handed Music
Deceptikon – Tokyo Burning – Daly City Records
Paul White – My Guitar Whales – Forthcoming One Handed Music / Now Again
Mweslee – Far Loop Era – Forthcoming Nod Navigators
Om Unit – The Corridor (Shigeto remix) – Forthcoming Terrorhythm (World Premiere)
Shigeto – Eternal Life – Forthcoming Ghostly International
Duke Spook – Dark Rites – Myuzik (free download)
Brain Damage – Tower to Eternity – Jarring Effects
Dokkebi Q – Black Vomit – Forthcoming 3q Records
Vex’d – Out of the Hills – Planet Mu
Mark Pritchard – Heavy as Stone – Deep Medi Musik
Joker – Tron – Kapsize
Rossi B and Luca ft Killa P – Police Ar Come Run (E10 Riddim) – Planet Mu
Altered Natives – Rass Out – Fresh Minute Music
FaltyDL – Discoko – Rush Hour
Take – Crystallia – Forthcoming Alpha Pup
Gonjasufi – Advice – Warp
Andrea Triana – Where I Belong – Forthcoming Ninja Tune
Mux Mool – Death 9000 – Ghostly International
Free the Robots – Sci-Fidelity – Forthcoming Alpha Pup
Funki Porcini – This Ain’t The Way To Live – Forthcoming Ninja Tune
Pursuit Grooves – Whisper – Forthcoming Tectonic
Himuro Yoshiteru – I Wanna Show What I’m seeing – Murder Channel

Dibiase & PUDGE – Smoke It Over

We’ve been waiting for this one for a while now. The excellent Dublin-based All City Records are starting a new series of vinyl releases for 2010, following from their acclaimed 7×7 series back in 08 which saw them release 7 (well actually 8 as they did an extra one in 09) 7″s featuring tracks from producers that had been bubbling under and a few of which went on to receive greater acclaim and fame in 09. These included Hudson Mohawke, Onra, Mike Slott and Fulgeance to name a few.

For 2010 the label returns with a similar concept this time the 10×10 LA Series. The concept couldn’t be simpler: 10 10″s from LA producers featuring one producer on each side and artwork from the mighty B+ of Mochilla fame. Simple concept maybe but packing an almighty punch especially when it’s that well executed.

First up are two producers who we’ve been following keenly for a while – Dibiase and PUDGE. I saw PUDGE in November when he played the Ramp party in London, and must admit his set was a pleasure. I’d known of him but not that well and the live set was a perfect introduction. As for Dibiase, he’s someone whose music, or more accurately beats, I’ve been hunting over the last year ever since I discovered him on a video with Ras G back in 08. As Take, another LA producer, put it when I saw him in the summer, Dibiase is a sort of unsung producing hero on the LA beat scene, a local Dilla with an incredible knack for the most catchy headnodders.

To celebrate the launch of the series, All City have given out one track from the first 10″ entitled ‘Smoke It Over’ and featuring both producers. See below for download link and stream.

Here’s some blurb from the press release regarding both and also tracklist for the first 10″.

Dibiase – Representing HollyWatts in South LA, Dibiase has been making a name for himself beneath the surface over the last few years. Now coming overground he’s recently dropped 45s on Detroits OTW label plus Fat City.
P.U.D.G.E – Originally from Jamaica, Queens now residing in L.A producer and MC P.U.D.G.E has released on Ramp and most recently on the Beat Dimensions 2 LP.

LA Series 1 – Dibiase & PUDGE – BUY IT HERE

• PUDGE – Intro
• PUDGE – Satta MariJuana
• PUDGE – Blips Ahoy Mate
• PUDGE – Afrilude
• PUDGE – AwnMyDawn
• PUDGE – ArabIncense
• PUDGE & Dibiase – Smoke It Over
• Dibiase – wtf
• Dibiase – Thrilla Time Slime
• Dibiase – Spacely Sprocketts
• Dibiase – I Pity the Fool
• Dibiase – Axel Bop

Download Dibiase & PUDGE – Smoke It Over (right click and save as)

Alongside this new series All City are also starting 2010 with a 7″ from Om Unit, who regular listeners of the show will know by now. The release, Lavender b/w Lightgrids, has been on rotation in our shows for a few months now as we’ve been lucky enough to get the early heads up on it and we’re very happy to see it finally come out. For my money, Lightgrids is the joint and it’s been getting some serious support from the likes of Martyn, Benji B and Mark Pritchard as well as being featured on XLR8R’s website.

The 7″ is out now, and you can buy it here. Comes with some beautiful artwork too.

Lastly Om Unit has also done a 30 min mix of All City material past, present and future. It’s the perfect addition to both releases and a great way to catch up with the label’s output, or if you aren’t new to it, reminisce on the good stuff. You can download the mix here.

Nov 25th – Ramp Recordings @ The Lightbox, London

Early heads-up for those in/around London: on November 25th, Ramp Recordings will be hosting their first official event at the Lightbox in Vauxhall, London. As you know we don’t usually do too many event related news round these parts, but suffice to say that if you can make one party this month in London, or possibly even this winter, I highly recommend it’s this one. Nevermind it’s midweek, these guys have laid on a serious line up that reflects the label’s amazing year.

Started around 4 years ago, Ramp Recordings have been working at it slowly over the years, releasing music from a variety of artists, most notably Count Bass D, Kan Kick and Georgia Anne Muldrow, but 2009 has really seen the label hit a more than respectable cruising altitude with an output that as so far, for me, made them one of the labels of the year by a long mile. By combining quality control, diversity and art they’ve achieved what a lot of labels wish for, and still managed to keep their integrity and a low-key profile, though hopefully that last one might change as people realise what they’ve been missing. To give you an idea, in 2009 the label has released music from Flying Lotus & Declaime, Shortstuff, Ras G, FaltyDL, Zomby, Slugabed and a collaborative compilation with Flogsta Dancehall showcasing Skweee music. And there’s a lot more in the pipeline.

Back to the point, Ramp are having their first party in London this month and for the occasion they’ve brought in some special guests all the way from L.A. alongside some of their own artists. Full details are below and stay tuned for a freebie from TOKiMONSTA, one of the L.A. artists that will be playing at the gig, to celebrate this fine event and her forthcoming release on the label. From the email we received this morning:

It’s been a long time coming, and with a roster that most other labels would pawn their offices for, RAMP Recordings are set to hold their first official event at the Lightbox in Vauxhall, London. Championed nearly weekly by Mary Anne Hobbs, and heavily backed by Gilles Peterson, L.A. resident and newly signed Tokimonsta makes the flight all the way from L.A. for an exclusive London show. Recently accepted to the RBMA 2010 in London, back home Toki rolls with Flying Lotus and fellow RAMP label mate Ras G, and is readying her “Cosmic Intoxication” EP, which is set to drop soon. Next to step up, and with a debut live PA show no less, is SBTRKT & Sampha, performing amongst other future garage joints, the highly anticipated RAMP single ”Break Off”, currently being battered by Annie Mac & Sinden, and highly tipped for huge success next year. Joining Toki from the planet’s current hot bed of talent that is L.A., P.U.D.G.E follows his astounding session for Mary Anne Hobbs with his European debut show, dropping knowledge from his upcoming “Idiot Box” LP. The RAMP contingent is in full effect, with funky/garage monkey Shortstuff, A.D.H.D. riddled problem child Slugabed, and the big boss man, Tom@RAMP, a.k.a. The White Suge Knight, firing bullets from behind the decks.

So all that’s left to say is get your tickets in and mark the date in your diaries. You can find more details on the Facebook event page, as for tickets I haven’t got any link information at hand unfortunately but will update soon as I do. Or keep an eye on their myspace.