Listen to the new project from Portishead’s Geoff Barrow
Geoff Barrow has compiled 11 “just released” and forthcoming tracks from his Invada label for free streaming via Soundcloud. Chief among them are two tracks of sci-fi synthesizer music by DROKK, the new collaboration from Barrow and Ben Sailsbury. ‘Exhale’ and ‘Justice One’ are taken from DROKK’s forthcoming debut album of “music inspired by Mega [...]
John Talabot – 'Destiny' feat. Pional
Spanish producer and Hivern Discs label head John Talabot released his debut album ƒin this week on Permanent Vacation. On the album are two collaborations with the Hivern Discs-released producer Pional (his A Moot Point EP on the label is particularly impressive). The first of these is now available to stream on John Talabot’s soundcloud. It’s [...]
Vinyl reissue of Hood’s Cold House imminent
Prolific, now defunct, Yorkshire ensemble Hood look set for a major re-evaluation. The band, centred around brothers Richard and Christopher Adams, released numerous albums through the 90s and early 2000s, exploring a broad landscape ranging from the coolly abstract through to the willfully poppy. Domino – which played host to their output from 1998 until [...]
Krystal Klear – 'From The Start'
Manchester’s Krystal Klear’s ‘Never Thought You Would Go’ released on Eglo Records last year, was a silk smooth slow jam - “r’n’b for grown folks to step to” as the label put it. He’s got a new record due now on All City Records, ‘We’re Wrong’/’From The Start’. B-side ‘From The Start’ sees him again exploring [...]
Honest Jon's to release Shangaan Shake double-CD
Honest Jon’s are set to compile their 12″ series of revisions of Shangaan Electro tracks, from the likes of Oni Ayhun, DJ Rashad, Theo Parrish and Actress, on double CD for release on 27 February. In 2010 Honest Jon’s released the compilation Shangaan Electro: New Wave Dance Music From South Africa made up of upwards [...]
Mala – ‘Enter Dimensions’
“Strides forward on biblical kick drums”
Optimum – 'Ghost House'
Up-and-coming Japanese label Diskotopia has already released some sterling material – notably Slackk’s ‘She’s a Vector’ and label boss BD1982′s ‘VHS Nite’ – and this month they’ve stepped things up with the release of a CD compilation, Diskotopia Volume 1. For us, one of the clear highlights is Optimum’s swirling ‘Ghost House’, which you can [...]
Deee-lite’s Lady Miss Kier calls out former accountants, DFA and more
“I never received one record royalty payment since 1990″
20 best: FACT mixes of 2011
This year was the best yet – we think – for our mix series. These were our favourite contributions.
Pusha T: Fear of God II – Let Us Pray
“A consistently unexceptional album from a traditionally exceptional artist”
50 best: reissues of 2011
Raiders of the lost archive: the year’s best reissues and attic finds, starring Chris & Cosey, Talk Talk, LFO and more.
New talent: SLEEP OVER
Meditation and more with Stefanie Franciotti, who just released an enchanting debut album on Hippos in Tanks