Friday, 19 February 2010
Saturday, 23 January 2010
Better late than never retrospective top ten
I know it's nearly the end of Jan 2010, but had to drop my big tunes of 2009. Just wanted the dust to settle and the mind to clear before I dropped this.
Singles
Darkstar – Aide Girl’s Computer (Hyperdub)
James Blake – Air and the Lack Of (Hemlock)
Ramadanman – Revenue – Untold Remix (2nd Drop)
Hard House Banton – Reign (Spoilt Rotten)
Joy Orbison – Hyph Mngo (Hotflush)
ScratchaDVA – God Made Me Phunky (Fantastic 4)
Mount Kimbe – 50 Mile View (Hotflush)
Headhunter – Prototype (Modeselktor’s Broken Handbrake Remix) (Tempa)
Joker – DigiDesign (Hyperdub)
Blue Daisy – Space-Ex (Black Acre)
Albums
The XX – The XX (Young Turks)
Falty DL – Bravery (Planet Mu)
Dam Funk – Toeachizown (Stones Throw)
Various Artists - Hyperdub 5 (Hyperdub)
Silkie – City Limits (Deep Medi Musik)
Hudson Mohawke – Polyfolk Dance (Warp)
Peveralist – Jarvik Mindstate (Punch Drunk)
Starkey – Ephemeral Exhibits (Planet Mu)
Kind Midas Sound - Waiting For You (Hyperdub)
Revisited album of the year:
Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown (Clocktower Records)
Singles
Darkstar – Aide Girl’s Computer (Hyperdub)
James Blake – Air and the Lack Of (Hemlock)
Ramadanman – Revenue – Untold Remix (2nd Drop)
Hard House Banton – Reign (Spoilt Rotten)
Joy Orbison – Hyph Mngo (Hotflush)
ScratchaDVA – God Made Me Phunky (Fantastic 4)
Mount Kimbe – 50 Mile View (Hotflush)
Headhunter – Prototype (Modeselktor’s Broken Handbrake Remix) (Tempa)
Joker – DigiDesign (Hyperdub)
Blue Daisy – Space-Ex (Black Acre)
Albums
The XX – The XX (Young Turks)
Falty DL – Bravery (Planet Mu)
Dam Funk – Toeachizown (Stones Throw)
Various Artists - Hyperdub 5 (Hyperdub)
Silkie – City Limits (Deep Medi Musik)
Hudson Mohawke – Polyfolk Dance (Warp)
Peveralist – Jarvik Mindstate (Punch Drunk)
Starkey – Ephemeral Exhibits (Planet Mu)
Kind Midas Sound - Waiting For You (Hyperdub)
Revisited album of the year:
Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown (Clocktower Records)
Wednesday, 6 January 2010
Saturday, 19 December 2009
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
New 2nd Drop - J:Kenzo & LD
2562 (Tectonic) - “J:Kenzo track is nice, liking the stripped down percussion n bass flavour :)”
Joe Nice (Dub War) - “Conqueror has been tearing up the dancefloor”
Diplo (Mad Decent) - “I love your label!!!”
DJ support from Caspa (Dub Police), Benga (Tempa), Untold (Hemlock/Hessle Audio) Mary Anne Hobbs (Radio One), Ramadanman (Hessle Audio/2nd Drop), Shortstuff (Blunted Robots), Reso (Civil Music), Sinden (Kiss FM), Desto (Ramp), Modeselektor (BPitch Control)
Another slick double artist 12” from the 2nd Drop camp and for this, our 9th release, Soushakerz head honcho and Kent second finest achievement after the Channel Tunnel, J:Kenzo, offers a blistering A side with Conqueror. This moody, skittish and intense bongo led firecracker that descends into a thumping bass skank out on the drop, is pure dancefloor dynamite.
On the flip sees the return of LD, who continues to take the percussive elements deeper on Derailment, adding in ravey synth line and switch up 2nd Drop that compliments Conqueror perfectly. Two tracks that will never leave the box.
As always, 2nd Drop commissions some fresh and totally bespoke artwork, welcoming back one of Portugal’s finest illustrators and guerrilla artists, Uiu, last seen on 2nd Drop 006, interprets Conqueror in his own unique style. (http://www.uiu-uiu.com/)
Joe Nice (Dub War) - “Conqueror has been tearing up the dancefloor”
Diplo (Mad Decent) - “I love your label!!!”
DJ support from Caspa (Dub Police), Benga (Tempa), Untold (Hemlock/Hessle Audio) Mary Anne Hobbs (Radio One), Ramadanman (Hessle Audio/2nd Drop), Shortstuff (Blunted Robots), Reso (Civil Music), Sinden (Kiss FM), Desto (Ramp), Modeselektor (BPitch Control)
Another slick double artist 12” from the 2nd Drop camp and for this, our 9th release, Soushakerz head honcho and Kent second finest achievement after the Channel Tunnel, J:Kenzo, offers a blistering A side with Conqueror. This moody, skittish and intense bongo led firecracker that descends into a thumping bass skank out on the drop, is pure dancefloor dynamite.
On the flip sees the return of LD, who continues to take the percussive elements deeper on Derailment, adding in ravey synth line and switch up 2nd Drop that compliments Conqueror perfectly. Two tracks that will never leave the box.
As always, 2nd Drop commissions some fresh and totally bespoke artwork, welcoming back one of Portugal’s finest illustrators and guerrilla artists, Uiu, last seen on 2nd Drop 006, interprets Conqueror in his own unique style. (http://www.uiu-uiu.com/)
J:Kenzo - Conqueror (2nd Drop Records) from Markle on Vimeo.
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Rebel Skankin - Friday 27th Nov 09
Reading stand up!
27th November 2009 @ The Venue, Reading
10pm – 4am
£3 before 11pm - £5 after
£1.50 a pint!!!!
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Dubstep / Jungle / Drum & Bass / Hip Hop / Bassline / Crack House / Dub / Reggae / Funk / Soul
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Room 1
10-11 Martial b2b Acronym
11-12 Savage Henry b2b Dub Chambers
12-01 2nd Drop Records
01-02 Dusty Lungs b2b Saine (Old School Jungle set)
02-03 Hijak
03-04 Benny Page
Room 2
12-01 Ritch
01-02 Martial b2b Acronym
02-03 Daddy Nature
03-04 Room Closed
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Hijak (Deep Medi/Tectonic/)
http://www.myspace.com/thehijak
Benny Page (Digital Soundboy)
http://www.myspace.com/bennypage1
2nd Drop Records
http://www.myspace.com/2nddroprecords
Daddy Nature b2b Pneuma (Urban Nerds)
http://www.myspace.com/audiorevolution1
Dusty Lungs b2b Saine (STEP:ONE/ Urban Nerds)
http://www.myspace.com/dustylungs23
Savage Henry b2b Dub Chambers (Tasty Bits)
http://www.myspace.com/djsavagehenry
Martial b2b Acronym (Acetate)
http://www.myspace.com/rsollydesign
Ritch (Junction)
Monday, 9 November 2009
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