The Raid System duo returns from Tokyo with a selection that starts on a mellow tip before moving to more banging numbers. Forthcoming and exclusives mixed alongside recent favourites from the likes of Eskmo, XLII and Broken Haze, El-P, Onra, Kelpe, Skream, Terror Danjah, DZA, Reso and more. It’s tasty as always and perfect for Friday moods whether you stay at home or go out this weekend.

XLII and Broken Haze have also opted for a lighter show this month with one selection each instead of their usual two. Be sure to let us know what you think in the comments, is less the new more or is more still the better more?

The show is available to download and stream below and regular subscribers should have it on their computers or on its way right now. Remember our iTunes and RSS feeds are the surest way to get your hands on the shows without having to move more than a few fingers.

Stay tuned for our final guest mix of the month next week from My Dry Wet Mess, latest signings to Daedelus’ label, and then we round off the month with our regular show next friday.

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Tracklist:
XLII Selection
Eskmo – Cloudlight – Forthcoming Ninja Tune
Skream feat. Sa – Where You Should Be – Hydra Records/Tempa
SBTRKT & Sampha – Break Off – Ramp Recordings
El-P – I got this (El-P Remix) Redux – Gold Dust Media
DJ Audace – Trash (XLII Remix) – Forthcoming Musou Production
Kelpe – Margins – Forthcoming Black Acre / Team Acre
Onra – The One (Another Wajeed Remix) – All City Records
Pixelord vs Onyx – Free Download
Pretty Lights – Hot Like Dimes – Pretty Lights Music, Free Download

Broken Haze Selection
Dirty Vegas – Days Go By (MiMOSA REMIX) – Free Download
Freestylers feat. Belle Humble – Cracks (Flux Pavillion Remix) – Never Say Die
Nit Grit – Grit Shifter – Free Download
DZA – Eskimo (Demokracy Remix) – Error Broadcast
Terror Danjah – Bruzin VIP – Hyperdub
KASTLE – Better Alone (Starkey Remix) – Seclusiasis
Reso – Technetium – Audio Phreaks
Broken Haze – CODE – Made In Glitch
La Roux – In for the kill (Slugabed rekindle) – Numbers

Stepping up first as always this month is Primus Luta with RIPL. Slight change this month as he takes the occasion to look over the first half of the year and highlight favourites and must buys. I’ll leave the explaining to him but one eye over the tracklist and you’ll see Rhythm Inc favourites everywhere including All City records, Alpha Pup, Flying Lotus and Brainfeeder, Ghostly and more.

So this month as the summer nears end I decided to do an early reflection on the year and highlight some of the standout work I’ve heard throughout the year. So we’ll call this the RIPL Mid-Year Report with the very special RIPL Mid-Year Awards. Overall the selection gives a good picture of just how much ground is being covered by producers in 2010. With categories ranging from the “Wobble the Bass” award, the “Ultimate Break Beat” and the “Dr. Dre’s Detox” award, well lets just say it’ll put a smile on your face.

All of this in prep to actually do some sort of award thing for the end of the year. If not for the dope music and occasional vibes, check this out to see where my head is about ‘awarding’ the beat scene and fall through with some comments to let me know if there’s awards I got wrong, ones you really like, or ones you think I missed.

So that’s it. As the man said comments are much welcomed, let us know what you think!

As always show is available to direct download and stream below alongside full tracklist. Or just sign up to the RSS/iTunes feeds and never miss a show. Stay tuned for a guest mix from B-Ju next monday, RIRS August next friday and a very special guest mix from My Dry Wet Mess, the latest signing to Daedelus’ label, the following monday. It’s gonna be a good end of summer trust us.

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Tracklist:
Primus Luta – Oscar et al… – Unreleased
The Young Jazz Rebels – Forces Unseen – Stones Throw
Negrosaki – You And Me Part 2 – Self released
Houseshoes – Newports – All City Records
Exile – In Tune Static (Mike Gao Remix) – Dirty Science, free download
Ill Cosby – Hold On Dub – Car Crash Set
Pale Sketcher – Tiny Universes (Interstellar) – Ghostly International
Shigeto – After the Smoke – Ghostly International
RJD2 – The Stranger – RJ’s Electrical Connections
Onra feat. Walter Mecca – To The Beat – All City Records
Himuro Yoshiteru – Bold Lines – Murder Channel
Take – Horizontal Figuration – Alpha Pup
Jahcoozi feat. M. Saayid – Powerdown Blackout – Bpitch Control
Leonard Dstroy – Bubblin Hot – Innate Sounds
Lorn – None An Island – Brainfeeder
Free the Robots – Global Warning – Alpha Pup
Flying Lotus – Pickled! – Warp
Jimmy The Hideous Penguin – Blue – Nozl
Daedelus – The Finishing of a Thing – Brainfeeder
Ras G – Dak Leaver Mix – Leaving Records
Robert Hood – Think Fast – M-Plant
Mono/Poly – Antibodies – Tasteful Licks
Tokimonsta – Lucid Walking – Art Union
High Tone – Dub What – Jarring Effects
Nerve – Squobbler – Self released
Ramadanman – A Couple More Years – Hessle Audio
Sepalcure – Every Day of My Life – Hotflush Recordings
Scuba – So You Think You’re Special – Hotflush Recordings
Guido feat. Aarya – Beautiful Complication – Punch Drunk
M.I.A – Space – XL recordings
Slugabed – Clunk Clunk – Astro:Dynamics, free download

We roll into the summer with another RIPL show from our man on the East Coast, Primus Luta. With the heatwaves blasting on all continents (well unless you’re south of the hemisphere I guess) he comes correct with 85 minutes of audio delicacies including new and recent releases from the likes of Oriol, FaltyDL, 1000 Names, Machinedrum, Eccy, Mux Mool, Throwing Snow, Darkwan, Erik L, Teebs & Jackhigh, Kuedo and many more.

He also takes time this month to shine a little light on Free the Robots, with an extensive mini feature that works as the perfect primer for anyone not familiar with this Californian producer. A favourite of Rhythm Inc since his first self-released EP 3 years ago, his official debut on Alpha Pup earlier this year has been in heavy rotation since it dropped and Primus Luta shines a light on this releease mainly with a seven track selection that will definitely leave you a fan by the end of it. Free The Robots’ ‘Ctr Alt Del’ is out now on Alpha Pup.

So that’s about it for this month, don’t think you need much more to convince to get on this so I’ll leave you in the capable hands of Primus Luta and stay tuned for guest mixes from Mr Beatnick, Draco and our FoF mix series later this month as well as the usual shows.

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Tracklist:
Oriol – LW – Planet Mu
Falty DL – Because You – Planet Mu
Machine Drum – Mean Mean – Forthcoming LuckyMe
1000 Names – La Boheme – Forthcoming Svetlana Industries
Beautiful Swimmers – Touch Base – Future Times
Hudson Mohawke – Snapdragon – Warp
Gold Panda – You – Ghostly
Say Uhns – A-Team – Say Uhns
Mux Mool – Goblin Town – Ghostly
Qua – Circles (Deru Remix) – Mush Records
Darkwan – JahWon – Tectonic
Africa Hitech – One Two – Warp
LennySlitz – Middle Management – The LennySlitz Project
Black Milk – Welcom (Gotta Go) – Free download
Throwing Snow – Cronos – Forthcoming Ho Tep
Free the Robots Mini-Feature
Free the Robots – Listen to the Future – Alpha Pup
Free the Robots – Turbulence – Alpha Pup
Mochipet – Complex Players (Free the Robots Remix) – Daly City Records
Free the Robots – Jupiter – Alpha Pup
Free the Robots – Word to your Mothership – Alpha Pup
Free the Robots – Lonely Traveler – Alpha Pup
Free the Robots – The Eye (feat. Ikey Owens) – Alpha Pup
Mini-Feature ends
Eccy – Refuse – Slye records
Take – Warm Ruin – All City Records
Teebs & Jackhigh – Comes To Mind (Josip Klobucar Remix) – Svetlana Industries (free download)
AEED – Perfect Flashing (feat Railster) – Error Broadcast
Erik L – Freaky Deaky – Soularp
Arp 101 – Dead Leaf – Eglo
Kuedo – Glow – Planet Mu
Slugabed – Quantum Leap – Planet Mu
Shlohmo – Tomato Smash – FoF Music
Blackpocket – Ura A Sta (Dbridge Remix) – Exit Records
Afta1 – The Time in Between Suite – LOVE
James Blake – I’ll Stay – R&S

We continue June’s installments with our new regular Rhythm Incursions x Raid System show aka RIRS. Presented by the dynamic duo of XLII and Broken Haze from the depths of the Tokyo undergound, or more accurately the comfort of the former’s rather nice studio in the Tokyo suburbs, RIRS June continues the good work they started last month by delivering over 60 mins of new and recently released tracks peppered with exclusives and remixes from their vaults.

For those who weren’t here last month when we announced our new shows, RIRS is presented in both English and Japanese by the Raid System crew and follows our regular show format with a tracklist of recent releases, favourites and forthcoming tracks going out every 3rd week of the month. Each month they’re joined by Primus Luta for the RIPL show (second week of the month) and ourselves for the regular Rhythm Incursions show (last week of the month).

As usual direct download links and stream below, and if you don’t want to have to download each time why not grab our RSS or iTunes feeds?

For now though sit back and enjoy another fresh selection which includes newness from Tokyo Dawn, Africa Hightech, Ital Tek, Soul Litchfield, Starkey, UpMyAlley, Steve Spacek, Himuro Yoshiteru, Poirier, Oilworks, Hessle Audio, Roska, Guido, Rustie, Freddy Todd and many more.

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Tracklist:
XLII’s selection
Swede:art – Wonkybikez – Tokyo Dawn
Ital Tek – Babel – Forthcoming Planet Mu
Slugabed – Titans – Planet Mu
Swede:art – I’m a R.O.B.O.T feat. Blaktroniks – Tokyo Dawn
Soul Litchfield – Myers – Saturn Never Sleeps
Africa Hightech – One Two – Warp
Funkineven – She’s Acid – Eglo records

Broken Haze’s selection
Big Gigantic – Get Your RowDY ON – 1320 Records (free download)
JSBL – The Flu (Dorian Concept Remix) – Affine Records
Blackpocket – Ur A Sta (dBridge Remix) – Exit Records
Lapti – Ghost With Motor (Demokracy In The Shell Mix) – Unreleased
fLako & Berghem – Put Chur Hand Up – Up My Alley
RLP – bits n .dots. 1 – Oilworks
Himuro Yoshiteru – Pay For What – Bedroom Research (free download)
Ramb Camp – B-Boy Shit (Tommy Wealth Remix) – Ramb Camp

XLII’s selection 2
Loops Haunt – Dusk Mechanics (Samoyed Mix) – Fortified Audio
Poirier – Enemies feat. Face-T (Sticky Remix) – Ninja Tune
Poirier – Gyal Secret Pictures feat. MC Zulu (Baobinga Remix) – Ninja Tune
Roska – Squark – Rinse Recordings
Virus Syndicate – Me and my ghetto blaster (Starkey Radio Edit) – Contagious Music
Jammer feat. Skepta, JME, C Gritz & Frisco – 10 Man Roll – Big Dada
Joe – Claptrap – Hessle audio
High Tone – Ollie Bible – Jarring Effects
Guido – You Do It Right – Punch Drunk
Mochipet – Turbo Thizz Petnation (Mindelixir) – Daly City Records

Broken Haze’s selection 2
RQM – Color Fade (Broken Haze remix) – Forthcoming Baby Sumo
Ikonika – Look(Final Boss Stage) – Hyperdub
Mr.Rodgers – Bird Box (Starkey Remix) – Innerflight
8Bitch – G41 (Rustie Remix) – Slit Jockey
Flux Pavillion – Normalize – Circus
Freddy Todd – Exponential Time ft.Rihanna – Bootleg
Passion Pit – Sleepyhead (Borgore Remix) – Passion Pit Jams
The Infesticons – Bombs Anthem (Kraddy Remix) – Big Dada

Primus Luta returns for the latest installment of his RIPL monthly show, and once more it’s a killer selection with 100 mins of fresh new sounds and recent favourites.

This month’s RIPL brings you new and forthcoming bits from Breakage, Charless Trees, 8Bitch, High Tone, Deru, Killer Mike, Lopez, Swede:art, Africa Hitech, Quest, Rudi Zygadlo, Soul Lichtfield, Ital Tek, Homeboy Sandman and more while we check in with recent favourites from Mike Slott, Ikonika, Venetian Snares, Four Tet and more. From pop-minded hip hop to heard hitting beats and disjointed electronica to sub bubblers we cover a lot of ground for an exhilarating ride.

Look out for a brand new RIPL logo and a full site revamp next month that will make it easier to follow all our new regular shows and guest mixes and in the meantime get comfy and get stuck into RIPL June 2010. Next up is the June edition of RIRS next week and then our regular Rhythm Inc show in two weeks.

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Tracklist:
Breakage – Together (f/ Elucid) – Digital Soundboy
Africa Hitech – Blen – Warp
Mexicans With Guns – Me Gusto (f/ Chico Mann) – FoF Music
High Tone – Liquordub – Jarring Effects
Quest – Wind Tunnel – Forthcoming Deep Medi Musik
Mochipet – Ghetto Puddin Pet (Lilyliver Remix) – Daly City Records
Slugabed – Clunk Clunk – Astro:Dynamics
Himuro Yoshiteru – We, Mess-Age – Murder Channel
Swede:art – Wonkybikez – Forthcoming Tokyo Dawn
Mono/Poly – Black Box Matrix Death – Tasteful Licks
Actress – The Kettle Men – Honest Jon’s
Venetian Snares – Chainsaw Fellatio – Planet Mu
Nerve – Ghost Life – Nerve
Rudi Zigadlo – Magic in the Afternoon – Planet Mu
Ki En Ra – Ghanacondor – Forthcoming Up My Alley
Ital Tek – Infinite – Planet Mu
Soul Litchfield – G – Saturn Never Sleeps
Leonard Dstroy – Latitude – Self released
Homeboy Sandman – The Essence – Self released
Killer Mike – Swimming (prod. Flying Lotus) – SMC (free download)
The Groove – Jordan Rockswell – All City
Charles Trees – Mahjongg – Musique Large
Mike Slott – Amanallah – LuckyMe
Lopez – Neon Lights – Keep Up
Ellen Allien – Dream – Bpitch Control
Subeena – Morphic Chaos – Opit
Ikonika – Psoriasis – Hyperdub
8Bitch – G41 – Slit Jockey
Jose James – Warrior (Rockwell Remix) – Brownswood Recordings
Robot Koch – Now – Project Mooncircle
Jade<3 - He Needs Me - Jade Is Music
Sonnymoon – Houstatlantavegas – Sonnymoon Music
TOKiMONSTA – Line to Dot – Ramp Recordings
Deru – Days, Then… – Mush
Justin Deremo – Blue Whale – Unreleased
Four Tet – Love Cry – Domino

Regular listeners will know that we’ve been big fans of French MPC maestro Fulgeance for a while now. Actually pretty much ever since I first heard him back in late 07 and even more after he dropped the classic ‘Revenge of the Nerds’ on All City Records 7×7 Beatstrumental series in 08. Since then the Frenchman has continued to conquer dancefloors the world over with his own brand of Low Club music – an infectious mix of instrumental hip hop, French electro, slowed down house and other club friendly music – and releases on his own Musique Large label as well as the mighty One Handed Music. And while his music bangs hard on record, he really needs to be seen live for the full effect, as he brings the roof down using 2 MPCs and making people move in ways you never thought possible using that trusty, old hip hop workhorse. He really is a showman in every sense of the word, and I don’t say that lightly.

So when the lovely people at Donky Pitch hit us up about airing a mix from the man in celebration of their forthcoming 1st birthday party, it was pretty much a no-brainer. Based in Brighton, Donky Pitch have been putting parties on over the last year with the kind of line up and open musical ethos that is very much in line with us here at Rhythm Inc, I particularly like their tagline of “Whatever you wanna call it… Glitch, Wonk, Laser Bass, Crunk, Wonky, Glitch-Hop, Skweee, Purple Funk, Wonk-Hop, Experimental and or Instrumental Hip Hop, Dubstep, Electronica… it’s got us by the balls and we like it.” They’ve hosted people who’ve regularly featured on the show and they’ve also been big supporters of the Skweee sound, even hosting the UK screening of the ‘We Call It Skweee’ documentary.

So to celebrate their first candle we bring you 45 minutes of Fulgeance action especially mixed for the occasion. Scroll down for full details of the party itself, which is taking place on May 20th in Brighton, as well as all the linkage you need and amazing pictures of a very special cake made for the occasion. And a little further below for the usual direct download links, stream and tracklist for the mix.

Funny side story, I played a gig with Fulgeance a few weeks back in Italy and over dinner told him how Mr Trick had described his music to me as ‘chopped and screwed house’ the first time he heard it. Fulgeance liked the description so much he went and named a track on his forthcoming new EP after that! (you can view a live version of said track here) So this is definitely a family affair of sorts and a huge pleasure to hosts these guys on the show.

Donky Pitch’s first birthday will be going down at The Volks in Brighton on Thursday May 20th, from 10 till 3. Tickets are available online here. As for the line up, it features the talents of:
Fulgeance – Live
Randy Barracuda – Live
Slugabed
Rekordah
Ghost Mutt
Boss Kyte – Live

Expect plenty of beats, bass, skweee and live madness. And if you’re lucky maybe even a slice of this cake…

Photo by Red Fash Photography

For more on Donky Pitch check their Facebook Fan page and for Fulgeance the myspace. The man has a new EP dropping on Musique Large shortly I believe.

For now though sit back and get large in the headphones or on the stereo and I really can’t recommend enough you get down to Brighton for the party on the 20th as it’ll be one to remember for sure. And we can all do with a party by the seaside every once in a while. Oh and many thanks to David at Donky Pitch for the hook up.

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Tracklist:
01. CHARLES TREES – MAHJONGG (Musique Large)
02. FULGEANCE – GLAMOURE (Musique Large)
03. FULGEANCE – GREY BLUE (Musique Large)
04. MUX MOOL – WOLF TONE SYMPHONY (Paul White Remix) (Ghostly Recordings)
05. AD BOURKE – FLIGHT DECK (Treble O)
06. JAY DILLA – HOT SHIT (I’M BACK) – The Roots Version (Okay Player)
07. DZA – SHIFTY (JustLikeMusic & Apple Juice Break)
08. SHLOHMO – ANTIGRAVITY (Fulgeance Remix) (Friends Of Friends Music)
09. EVERYDAYZ – DYSTOPIE 1.4 (cdr)
10. LANDO KAL – FUZZY ANKLES (Numbers)
11. MISEL QUITNO – PULL IT OUT SOMEWHERE (Dimlite Remix) (Eastroke)
12. CHRIS LATUL – NEW MORNING (Eye Records)

We return to the regular broadcasts with our first show of the year, and we are starting 2010 as we intend to continue with 2 hours of fresh new music and forthcoming releases alongside some recent favourites.

It seems 2010 is starting rather well, with a slew of new releases and announced albums for the first quarter of the year. With this in mind I decided to make the mini feature a look forward at what 2010 has in stock both from artists and labels I am personally looking forward to. So I selected 10 tracks for 2010 which I think highlight this nicely. In no particular order we’ve got Om Unit, Illum Sphere, Slugabed, Shlomo, Instra:mental, Dizz1, GOD and Loops Haunt, Teebs and Jackhigh, Letherette, Lorn and labels like All City Records, Svetlana Industries, FoF and Nod Navigators.

Though to be honest pretty much the whole show is a look forward to the new year and most of the artists are worthy of being ones to watch for 2010. Alongside this we’ve got new music from the likes of Mr Chop & CL Smooth, Ernest Gonzales, Bullion, Aquadrop, Jose James, Hyperdub, Lone, Robot Koch, Greymatter and more.

As usual you can download the show directly at the link below. If you want to make your life easier than make sure to subscribe and never miss a show. You can do so via email, RSS or our iTunes feed all of which are easily accessible with the fancy little icons on the right hand side.

So that’s it for this month, I’ll let you to sit back and crank up the stereo to 11. Look out for a series of guest mixes and live shows from Japan starting this weekend. And I’ll be back with another show next month with more of the same. Until then enjoy the music and if you like what you hear than be sure to go out there and support the music and artists.

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Tracklist – January 2010
Freddy Todd – Cant Fathom This (Om Unit remix) – Forthcoming Car Crash Set
Lone – Once In A While – Forthcoming Werk Discs
Mayer Hawthorne – Green Eyed Love (Aquadrop remix) – Unreleased
B Ju – Soja Extra (Benny B Blanco remix) – Forthcoming Error Broadcast
aDaD – Sky (prod. Exile) – All Natural Inc
Ghost Monkey – Octopedia Dub – Unreleased
The Q4 – One of these days – Project Mooncircle
Mr Chop and CL Smooth – T.R.O.Y (The Resurrection) – Five Day Weekend/Now Again Records
Drake – Forever (Nosaj Thing remix) – Unreleased, download free
Sun Circle – Stars Fall Down (Mr Beatnick dub) – Futuristica Music
Tapes – Hackney Dub – Jahtari
Robot Koch ft Grace – Blind – Forthcoming Project Mooncircle
Oh No vs Oneness of Juju – Juju March – Stones Throw
Analog Jones – Smog – Burntprogress
Mini Feature – 10 to watch for 2010
G.O.D & Loops Haunt – Drum Whip Collider – Forthcoming NozL records
Dizz1 – Frazzled – Nod Navigators
Teebs and Jackhigh – Rains – Forthcoming Svetlana Industries
Illum Sphere – Shadowman – Fat City recordings
Machinedrum – Late Night Operation (Leatherette Remix) – Norm Rex
Lorn – Running Ink (Om Unit remix) – Unreleased
Slugabed – Skyfire – Forthcoming Planet Mu
Shlomo – Hot Boxing the Cockpit – Friends of Friends
Dibiase – I Pity The Fool – All City Records
Instra:mental – Forbidden – Applepips
Mini feature ends
DVA – Natty – Forthcoming Hyperdub
Terror Danjah – Acid – Forthcoming Hyperdub
Rustie – Keesha Resmack – Free download
Reverse Engineering – Instant Art – Forthcoming Jarring Effects
Ernest Gonzales – Untitled Love Song – Forthcoming Friends of Friends
Ichiro_ – 66 – Eklektik records
Nocando – Hurry Up and Wait – Alpha Pup records
Freeway – Know What I Mean – Rhymesayers, free download
Greymatter – Mind Over Matter – Forthcoming Greymatter Beats
Bullion – Say Goodbye to What – One Handed Music
Jose James – Promise In Love – Forthcoming Brownswood Recordings

We wrap up 2009 with part 2 of our ‘best of’ mix. This is the last show of the year and continues to run down some of our favourite tracks from the last 12 months.

The mix starts with our second ‘Labels of 09′ mini feature looking at Ramp Recordings, a label that for me has had an incredible year and put out good music, consistently without worrying about scenes, genres and things like that. Doing eclectic isn’t necessarily hard though, doing it well however is and for me Ramp is one of those labels who managed to do just that: serve up a truly eclectic mix of releases, artists and styles and do so with a cohesion, quality control and consistency that only makes the music shine that much more. Add to this some quality artwork and an ear for snapping up producers that are bubbling under, like FaltyDL, Shortstuff or Tokimonsta, and you have a label which you need to make time for if you haven’t yet.

As I said they’ve had a rather busy year with something close to ten or so releases so I’ve managed to fit as much as I can in this mini feature with pretty much one track from every release this year, bar one or two. If you like what you hear then check the website and catch up with some seriously good music.

Elsewhere part 2 of the best of 09 features music from the likes of Darkstar, Peverelist, Joker, Dorian Concept, Daedelus, Clutchy Hopkins, Soundspecies, Mount Kimbie, Hudson Mohawke, Floating Points, Machinedrum, Poirier, Blue Daisy, Jamie Vex’d, Quarta330 and many more.

As usual tracklist and download links below. And if you haven’t yet may we suggest you sign up to the newsletter, RSS feed or iTunes feed and this way you’ll never miss a show.

So that’s it for 2009, and the first decade of this century/millenium. Many thanks to all our listeners, all the labels and artists we’ve worked with and who’ve supported us, all our guests, our extended family, DDay One, Mr Trick, 2tall and everyone else. It’s been a great year and here’s to 2010!

Peace

Laurent

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Tracklisting:
Mini feature – Labels of 09: Ramp Recordings
Easy & The Center of the Universe – Legend of Selda – Ramp Recordings
Ras G – Lisa Bonnet – Ramp Recordings
Maxmillion Dunbar – Bare Feet – Ramp Recordings
Declaime and Flying Lotus – Lit Up – Ramp Recordings
Tokimonsta – Let Me Trick U – Ramp Recordings
Computer Jay – Distance – Ramp Recordings
Slugabed – Gritsalt – Ramp Recordings
FaltyDL – To London – Ramp Recordings
FaltyDL – Party – Ramp Recordings
Zomby – Godzilla – Ramp Recordings
Shortstuff – Stuff – Ramp Recordings
Desto – Disappearing Reappearing Ink – Ramp Recordings
Mini feature ends
Dorian Concept – Trilingual Dance Sexperience – Affine records
Starkey – Miracles (Jamied Vexd remix) – Planet Mu
Martyn ft dBridge – These Words – 3024
Pangaea – Mosaix – Hotflush
Breakage ft Newham Generals – Hard – Digital Soundboy
Sibian Mobile Disco ft. Beth Ditto – Cruel Intentions (Joker remix) – Free download
Krytics Minds – One of Us – Swamp 81
Peverelist ft Pinch – Revival – Punch Drunk
Jose James – Black Magic (Untold remix) – Brownswood
Mark Pritchard ft. Om’mas Keith – Wind It Up – Hyperdub
Quarta330 – Bleeps from Outer Space – Hyperdub
XLII – Podgy Swing – Raid System
Darkstar – Aidy’s Girl is a Computer – Hyperdub
Ben Sharpa – Off the Rails – Jarring Effects
Build An Ark – In Her Smile (Daedelus remix) – Kindred Spirits
Clutchy Hopkins – Tune Traveller – Ubiquity
Pearson Sound – Wad – Hessle Audio
Deadbeat – Lessons in Darkness – Superheadz
Blue Daisy – The Fall – Black Acre
Poirier ft Face-T – Enemies – Ninja Tune
Machinedrum ft Mickey Factz – Freshkids – Norm Rex
Aardvark – Duntit – Eat Concrete
Non+Hermutt Lobby – Saved (Cupp Cave remix) – Catune
Hudson Mohawke – Overnight – Warp records
Mount Kimbie – Serged – Hotflush
Floating Points – Love Me Like This (No Nonsense Dub) – R2
Mos Def – Quiet Dog, Bite Hard – Downtown Records
Shafiq Husayn ft Fatima – Lil’ Girl – Plug Research
Dam Funk – Kill Dat – Stones Throw
Mr Chop and CL Smooth – T.R.O.Y – Five Day Weekend
Toddla T ft Mr Versatile – Rice and Peas – 1965
Soundspecies ft Ahu – Can We Call It Love? – Burntprogress

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.