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high-energy Balkan, ska, dub and rave out material with a huge WOMP of gypsy dub-step for pudding
Hello! This week i am posting a track by an electronica newcomer called Mimosa. Producing deep dub heavy sounds, glitches and cuts with emphasis on the melodics, its a cinematic trip and shows a producer who looks to be differentiating himself from the now slightly tired and conventional dub-step thats cluttering the blogosphere.
Its been while since we heard from Mr Manuva. Now he has joined forces with a producer by the name of WrongTom to release a new project entitled Duppy Writer. The album features reworked tunes from Roots lengthy back catalogue with each track covering a different era of reggae. In true Roots style the album is filled with (admittedly electronic) dub reggae vibes of the highest order. And despite the nature of the material there is a freshness that makes it better than merely a remix album.
Now here something really cool – ‘Girl Crisis’ an all-female troupe with a twist. The idea behind it was to a) name themselves as a joke on Boy Crisis b) exist only in web-video form featuring c) an essentially revolving cast of indie Brooklyn sirens that d) have nothing for sale and will not play live shows but e) are a “long-term” project that records covers of classic songs. All songs are preformed in a Greenpoint living room of one of the singers on Super 8mm camera. Wicked!
September 04, 2010 Hainault Forrest
We had to write about this, it is one of the best festivals out there, mixing a distinct and radical mix of critically lauded acts with brand new, hotly tipped, emergent bands. They are paired so well, that you can see where a lot of the new bands get their inspiration from!
Its not too big – you can get there on the tube – and it has a psychedelic sports day – what is there not to like?
Well you cant complain about the line up
MYSTERY JETS | LIQUID LIQUID | MALE BONDING | KAP BAMBINO | BO NINGEN | ATARI TEENAGE RIOT | CARIBOU | THESE NEW PURITANS | CHROME HOOF | MONOTONIX | PULLED APART BY HORSES | JOHN & JEHN | WETDOG | FACTORY FLOOR | TEETH!!! | MOUNT KIMBIE | ESBEN AND THE WITCH | ANNA CALVI | CONNAN MOCKASIN | LA SHARK | GRAFFITI ISLAND |
It’s starting to look like my most played on my ipod!
Purchase ticket here