Rhythm Incursions / Raid System aka RIRS – May ’10

We start the last week of what has been a very busy month here on Rhythm Inc with the first show from our second new team of presenters all the way live (well sort of) from Tokyo, Japan. Following the debut of Primus Luta last week with his new regular RIPL show (peep it here if you missed it) we’re very happy to welcome XLII and Broken Haze to the Rhythm Inc family for a new monthly podcast under the banner of their Raid System label and collective. Seeing as how I’m feeling highly inspired for names, we decided to take Primus’ idea of RIPL and make this new show RIRS. Bit more of a mouth full that’s for sure but hey. If you have a better idea answers on the back of a postcard in the comments below please.

Regular listeners will remember Raid System from a series of guest mixes we aired earlier this year featuring Broken Haze, XLII and Ken One. Following this we got talking with XLII and much like happened with Primus Luta it felt like a very logical thing to invite the guys on board for a regular show. So every month the dynamic duo of XLII and Broken Haze will be bringing you some fresh new music, exclusives and more from their label, friends and artists worldwide alongside some light hearted banter and presentation styles in English and Japanese. Considering that Japan is now our third biggest country for visits it’s only right for us to rep a show for the Japanese massive. 日本人のみんなさんよろしくおねがいします！

As with Primus’ first show, this is a test run of sort while we iron out all the kinks before officially launching our new schedule in June and over the summer. So please do let us know of any feedback in the comments section.

XLII and Broken Haze have put together a selection of new and forthcoming releases for you this month. Each show will feature segments presented by each of them, going back to back. This first show features a selection of new music from many of our favourites like Starkey, Paul White, Planet Mu and Lorn alongside many new artists who we haven’t featured in the past.

So without further ado please welcome our latest presenters to the Rhythm Incursions family – XLII and Broken Haze. As usual direct download link and stream are below. If you don’t want to miss a show please subscribe via our RSS or iTunes feeds (links in the sidebar).

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Tracklist:
XLII’s selection
Decepticon Bootleg Machine – Orbit162 – Juslikemusic (free download)
Pretty Lights – Fly Away Another Day – Self Released (free download)
Paul White – Marshen Signals – One Handed Music
Janet Jackson – Discipline (Remix)

Broken Haze’s selection
Shlohmo – My Neck My Back (Khia Remix) – My N3ck My B4ck Remixes (free download)
Rihanna – Rude Boy (Hovatron remix) – Self Released (free download)
Krazy Baldhead – The 4th Movement (The Glitch Mob Remix) – Ed Banger
Alex B – Nothing is Always Something – Elm & Oak
Jneiro Jarel – Space Balls – Label Who?

XLII’s selection 2
Dub Gabriel – Luv & Liv (Ming Vs Subatomic Soundsystem Remix) – Destroy All Concepts
Datsik – Gizmo – Forthcoming
Brown & Gammon – Painkillers – Circus Dubstep
Nego – Tayutafu (XLII Remix) – Dub Phalanx
Starkey – Murderous Words feat. Cerebral Vortex – Planet Mu
DB1982 – Shotta Pon De Corner feat. 77Klash – Seclusiasis
Kidkanevil – ZoOOOOOP!!! feat. Oddisee – Juslikemusic (free download)

Broken Haze’s selection 2
Rudi Zygadlo – Resealable Friendship (Starkey remix) – Planet Mu
Lorn – Cherry Moon – forthcoming Brainfeeder
Numbernin6 – Nebulous – Absolve
Nero – Innocence (Original Mix) – Electron
Swindle – Airmiles – Planet Mu
B.Bravo – Swing my way Remix – Free download
Ital Tek – Moment In Blue (Ikonika Remix) – Planet Mu
Flying Lotus – Satelllliiiiiteee – Warp

Raid System special pt.3 – Ken One

We conclude our special on the Raid System label and collective with a mix from their latest member and close friend of the Rhythm Inc and Turntable Radio family, Ken One. Regular listeners will remember Ken from the many live sessions we did with him on Turntable Radio and more recently the Skratch Evolution special we ran at the beginning of the year featuring exclusive live sets from the man himself and the cream of the Japanese underground. If you missed them you can catch all 4 of them here and the rest of them on Turntable Radio.

For the first two parts of our Raid System special, featuring Broken Haze and XLII respectively, click the following links – part 1, part 2.

A short introduction to the man runs something like this… Ken is without a doubt for me one of the most interesting and underrated scratch DJs to come out of the Japanese scene in the last ten years. A true underground soldier he did his thing in the battle scene, like most scratch DJs, before moving on and focusing on both his own music and working with various other underground Japanese musicians and labels like MC Kan, Olive Oil, DJ Baku, Back to Chill or the Pop Group and Steppin’ Ahead label. A quiet person he’s always found at events around Tokyo both on stage and in the crowd. His music has primarily been focused on the scratch end of things but married with his love of hip hop and electronic music, resulting in rather unique productions that bridge from the insular scratch music niche to more experimental sounds. In fewer words, he’s a dope DJ and producer you need to check. Find more on him at his myspace and over at TTR where you can listen to his music and the many specials we organised together while I lived in Tokyo.

For this mix Ken put together 22 minutes of absolute fire covering many of our favourites here at Rhythm Inc tower, all mixed and cut up in an absolutely flawless style. This is a great taste of his live sets and the perfect way to round up the Raid System showcase. Look out for more from him, XLII and Broken Haze on the label in the coming months.

Now though, sit back, crank up the volume and take a trip through the Tokyo underground.

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Tracklist:
1. OLV Sound Cuts / DJ KEN-ONE
2. Sambap Ho / Soloal One
3. Radiant Industry / Jamie Vex’d
4. Nylon Polymer / Daddy Kev
5. Unknown Beat from Ricci Rucker’s Japan Limited Mix
6. Rebuild – Machinedrum remix / Broken Haze
7. Terror In Dub / D-styles + Mr Henshaw
8. Oh Jesus / Himuro Yoshiteru
9. J-RAP / Tamaki Roy
10. Podgy Swing / XLII

Raid System special pt.2 – XLII

We roll on with our new series of guest mixes from Japanese label and collective Raid System. Following last week’s firing shot with Broken Haze (catch it here if you haven’t yet) we continue with XLII (pronounced schlee), a Tokyo-based European expatriate whose music we’ve featured in previous shows and who was also part of the Skratch Evolution special earlier this year.

As I mentioned previously, XLII is a Ukrainian-born producer, MC and engineer extraordinaire (man has golden ears trust us) currently living in Tokyo after a stint in the UK. In the time he’s spent in Japan he’s settled himself in the Tokyo underground releasing on his own label and elsewhere as well as engineering and gigging left, right and center. We first hooked up via some mutual friends when I was living in Tokyo in 07/08 and it was actually XLII who introduced me to Raid System after they picked up his last album for release alongside his own Fubar label. XLII has definitely been instrumental in helping our continuous links with the Tokyo underground since I left, so it’s nice to be able to have him on the show for a proper guest spot.

Here’s what he had to say on the mix and Raid System:

I am the lighter & rougher bastard of the bunch, so I probably bring you the lighter and rougher mix in this 3 part Raid System series. Lighter in a way that I’d play anything so long as it kicks & bumps & makes me drool (or laugh or giggle… Think Flo Rida or the mental Run DMC orchestra stab twitchout), rougher in a way that I’m not into long arse dragged out DJ transitions. So my mix style is: “Now you see it, now you… WTF?!” So, in the immortal words of Cheech (from Cheech & Chong): “We play everything from Santana to El Chicano, man.”

Which is a pretty accurate description. Whereas his first guest appearance was for his live show, for this one XLII has cooked up an exclusive mix of his own beats alongside stuff from people he’s picked up on tour and other favourites, all mixed and mashed up live in Ableton. It gets crazy, but in a good way.

XLII’s latest album, ‘Ego Friendly’, is out now on Raid System and Fubar Recordings and we definitely recommend you get a copy if you haven’t yet. It’s available worldwide via digital release. Check the promo video below and the website for details of where and how to buy it. You can also buy the album directly from iTunes right here (iTunes link).

But for now though sit back and enjoy a 30 minute ride into the mind of a true world citizen and talented producer. And stay tuned for part 3 of the Raid System special dropping next week!

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Raid System special pt.1 – Broken Haze

Following our Skratch Evolution special at the beginning of the year (catch up with that here if you missed it) we start a new series of guest mixes from Japan, this time looking at a recently set up label and artist collective called Raid System.

I first caught wind of it last year while I was helping XLII with his bio and other bits in the run-up to the release of his LP, jointly put out by his own label, Fubar Recs, and Raid System. It’s at that point that I also came across Keisuke Ito aka Broken Haze, the man behind the label. One thing leading to another we all got chatting and following the SE2 special earlier this year I was keen to do some more features on the ever buzzing Japanese underground scenes which is how XLII and I came up with the idea to do a series of guest mixes with Raid System artists.

This series includes three mixes for now (but a fourth one is TBC very shortly) featuring Broken Haze, XLII and Ken One, a long time friend of ours and the most recent signee to the label/collective. These will be going out weekly starting today.

First up is Broken Haze, fitting as he’s the label head really. While he’s only been releasing music officially for a few years, he has managed to create his own unique blend of electro and future hip hop and made a name for himself in Japan in a relatively short time as not just a producer to watch out for but also a live performer worth catching. Filled with cut up melodies, chopped up drums, digital glitches, dark moods and at times quite heavy and industrial, his music echoes with the likes of The Glitch Mob, Prefuse 73 or Clark. His debut album was released in April 2008, entitled ‘Raid System’. He also forms half of Nerdz Era, a Japanese duo that makes full on, dancefloor friendly electro.

For this guest mix he’s chosen to showcase his own work and that of his friends, a perfect snapshot of his sound and a mix that deserves big speakers and a big sound for the full effect. Be sure to check his myspace and the Raid System site for more on him. He’s also got a track forthcoming on Jus Like Music‘s ‘Oscillations’ compilation. And if you like what you hear tune into the monthly Raid System Radio sessions, broadcasted on Ustream live from the legendary Jar Beat Records shop in Kichi Jyoji.

You can buy Broken Haze’s debut album on iTunes as well, click here (iTunes link).

Stay tuned for the rest of the series including guest mixes from XLII and Ken One. Next up is XLII.

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Tracklist
Intro. upon the 49th day / Ernest Gonzales
01. broken haze / block
02. mimosa / dead like me
03. la roux / bullet proof(broken haze remix)
04. joker & rustie / play doe
05. starkey / 11th hr
06. reso / armored core
07. slugabed / skyfire
08. matty g / west coast rocks (the glitch mob remix)
09. broken haze / velvet feat. buddy leezle
10. xlii / euphoric states (broken haze remix)
11. broken haze / boom it feat. LMNO
12. broken haze / reality feat. buddy leezle
13. slugabed / the system
14. broken haze / code
15. kraddy / android porn (mochipet remix)
16. b.bravo / midnite (broken haze remix)
17. broken haze / untitled