Music
Track: TWINS – You Take Two (Scott Fraser Remix)
TWINS, aka Atlanta DJ/Producer Matt Weiner, has released a new and essential 12″ called ‘Standard of Truth’ on Scott Fraser and Timothy J Fairplay’s excellent Crimes Of The Future imprint. The four track release features three originals and a deep remix from label co-boss Fraser. TWINS has previewed the remix and it’s dark, Chicago house …
Album Review: UNDERWORLD – ‘Second Toughest in the Infants’ Re-issue
Following on from the groundbreaking Underworld Mk 2 album ‘dubnobasswithmyheadman’, 1996’s ‘Second Toughest in the Infants’ just kept running with the template of hypnotic dance/rave/techno/acid house/pop its predecessor had alchemically distilled from the ether. The bold 16 minute opener ‘Juanita: Kiteless: To Dream of Love’ comes out of the trap like a greyhound, cramming a …
Live Review: 3AM & The Dead-End Alley Band, Zwolle
Every now and again, a band comes along that compels you to move heaven and earth to see them play live – 3AM are one such band. “3AM it’s the solo project of Chino Burga (La IrA de Dios, La Garua, Necromongo, Los Entierros, Black Saqras, Espira) based on riffs, loops and a lot of tremolo.” I …
See: Half Japanese release video for Hold On
Damn you, Half Japanese. Despite almost 40 years of off-kilter alt-sort-of-punk, they still manage to catch the imagination and surprise. The band have just released the new visuals for their track ‘Hold On’ taken from their forthcoming album ‘Perfect’ which comes out on 22nd January via Joyful Noise. It’s typically off kilter, passing to the …
News: Joanna Newsom announces new live dates
American singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom has added a load of new dates to her already much acclaimed tour. In a recent press release, her label, Drag City, proclaimed: With greater velocity than a meteorite-straddlin’ Kris Kringle, Joanna Newsom keeps dropping gifts on a grateful world-pop! While she’s in the midst of her first USA tour in …
Track: Young Brew – OWN
Young Brew, the North Carolina MC has released his new single, Own. Its a joint production by Raleigh’s Hydro Beatz and Montreal’s Yung Drilla, and is hosted by Atlanta DJ Lil Keem. Asked to describe the sentiment behind the track, Young Brew says that Own is about feeling “the only thing that’s stopping you or …
Track: TYGA – Baller alert feat. Rick Ross & 2 Chainz
If there’s one thug that’s definitely made it big, it’s Los Angeles rapper TYGA. Featuring contributions from Rick Ross and 2 Chainz, his new single Baller Alert its taken from his forthcoming mixtape Rawwest Nigga Alive, which drops on Friday December 18th. Built over this rolling percussive beats, eerie synths stabs and assorted sirens and …