Another year has passed us by again. For the thrird time we’re gonna end the year with our very own ‘Best of 2011′. Together with Nevill and Deluge, I’ve picked out some of the finest music that was released this year. Many thanks to all our visitors and of course the artists out there making music that matters. We wish you a blessed 2012 with loads of great music and make sure you go out with a blast!!
And it’s time already for the third and final volume of the LA♥JPN♥LA series. All proceeds of the “LA♥JPN♥LA Vol. 3″ compilation series will be donated to the Japanese Red Cross and Civic Force to help those affected by the Tohoku Earthquake earlier this year. In case you missed volumes 1 and 2…check them out. Music streams from two MONO’s this time…Monopoly (Brainfeeder) and MONOm.i.c. (Japan). Grab the third and final volume of the series now via and support Japan.
Monopoly – With Grace [112kbps]
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MONOm.i.c. – Three Beat Magic [112kbps]
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“Tailor Made” will be the first single from Daedelus‘ upcoming album “Bespoke”. The single will be out on March 21st and will also contain a Floating Points and Tokimonsta remix. Now NinjaTune made Toki’s remix available as a free download..so go and grab it.
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Daedelus – Tailor Made with Milosh (Floating Points Remix Clip)
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“Drift Remixed” The companion piece to Nosaj Thing’s breakout debut, Drift. Featuring contributions from trendsetting luminaries and contemporaries alike, Drift Remixed brings together an impressive roster of electronics finest to reimagine the otherworldly compositions of Drift.
Released in June of 2009 by Alpha Pup Records, Drift was greeted with unanimous global acclaim. Next month Nosaj Thing will be touring his visual show for the first time in North America, a celebration of sorts for the release of Drift Remixed.
Nosaj Thing – Quest (Low Limit Remix)
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Twenty years ago Jon More and Matt Black, collectively known as Coldcut, made Ninja Tune. Now twenty years is a long time for anything, but for an independent record label it’s aeons. So to celebrate they decided to focus on new material, new newness in the form of a huge boxset “Ninja Tune XX”. It will include new music from Roots Manuva, The Cinematic Orchestra, Mr Scruff, The Bug, Bonobo, Daedelus, Dorian Concept, Floating Points and many others. Also it will include new remixes from Cut Chemist, Mark Pritchard, Rustie, Prefuse 73, Mala, Todd Edwards, Gaslamp Killer and many more. Full tracklist here…
The boxset consists of 3 hardback cases packed in an outer box (delivered in a bespoke transit case) and includes 6 x CD’s, 6 x 7″, 2 x posters, 20 stickers & the hardback edition of the book “Ninja Tune: 20 Years of Beats and Pieces”. This crack will hit the streets September 20th and will be a collectors item if you ask me. Just a small preview of what you can expect.
Dorian Concept – Her Tears Taste Like Pears [preview]
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Los Angeles based label Proximal Records are putting out a compilation next month entitled: Proximity One: Narrative of a City. The compilation features tracks from Dam Funk, Shlohmo, and Daedelus and is a tribute to the great music coming from LA nowadays. You can download the Dam Funk track below.
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Fat City is back once again with the second full lenght album in the Producer series, entitled “Producer 2″. This album includes exclusive beats from big names such as: Dabrye, Harmonic 313, Martyn and Daedelus as well as rising Cali producers such as Devonwho, MrDibiase, Low limit and Mono/poly. From the UK we have my man Illum Sphere, Mike Slott & Tandy Love who bring the ruckus. All in all a good collection of electronic beats with some heavy hitters on it. The tracklist can be found after the jump and the CD can be bought at Rush Hour.
Darkhouse Family – Stay Blazed
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Monopoly – Oilfields (Devonwho Remix)
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After two long days at the Red Bull Music Academy, our third day here started with a lecture by legendary UK DJ & A&R Norman Jay. Norman told the participants about his 40 year history in the music industry which spans from witnessing the birth of hip-hop in New York to founding the legendary Talking Loud label. After this we had the chance to catch some more previews of tracks being made here and in the late afternoon Kode9 stopped by to talk about his music and career as an independent label owner. The evening was dedicated to perhaps the most anticipated event of this RBMA, the Brainfeeder night in Fabric with a classic lineup of Nosaj Thing, TOKiMONSTA, Gaslamp Killer, Dimlite, Daedelus, J.Rocc, Flying Lotus, Dorian Concept, Martyn and Kode9. In between all of this we found some time to talk to some participants, as well as get some music from them for y’all to enjoy.
What has your experience at the Red Bull Music Academy been like so far?
It’s gone by really fast. At first it seemed like time went by slowly…the first couple of days. But now it’s just going too fast. I don’t want it to end, it’s paradise!
Out of the participants in your term who has caught your attention the most? Ad Bourke from Rome, Space Dimension Controller from Belfast. Definitely those guys.
Has anything happened so far that will influence your music (from now on)?
Yeah. I mean I was sort of on to this a little bit before, but the common thread that all the lecturers share is that they just do their own thing. They don’t try to make a specific genre, they don’t try to create a certain sound. They just do whatever the hell they feel like doing and then that’s how they get recognition and that’s how they create new, creative, inspiring things. What I take away is…do you.
What’s the most valuable thing about Red Bull Music Academy in your opinion?
Probably just having the space for everybody to co-exist and ofcourse all the participants from around the world. Also all the studio techs, who are such amazing musicians and producers. The staff is so knowledgeable. All the lectures… everybody involved is so into music and connected in some way. They’re all part of something. It’s just great to all share the same air.
B.Bravo – Bubble Showers
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What has your experience at the Red Bull Music Academy been like so far?
It’s been really amazing man. You know getting to meet a load of people around the same age who are doing similar stuff or different stuff or people around the world. Making new friends as well. There’s a lot of people that I felt… we kinda like made friends, like who I can call up whenever I go to Singapore or whatever. Likewise for them whenever anyone’s in the UK I’m hoping they’ll come to Manchester. The food’s been wicked, it’s been fucking amazing actually… I didn’t have to worry about what to eat. The studio has been really good as well. Trying new gear and different set-ups. You know like original mini Moogs, fucking 909′s, 808′s and 303′s and blablablabla. It’s been really cool getting to know people like Benji B a bit better. Eventhough I’ve known him before, but now I can properly spend some time with him. It’s just been wicked. Really really good. None of us want to leave really.
Out of the participants in your term who has caught your attention the most? 00Genesis I think, cause I knew about his stuff before. He’s just super talented for his age. Also Juan Son who is unbelievable, I don’t know if you guys have seen him play. That guy has got a big future ahead of him definitely.
Has anything happened so far that will influence your music (from now on)?
Yeah I think that just learning about certain people’s recording techniques might change the approach that I… I can take some bits. Even the things Martyn was saying after the lecture. Like you should try and do that. So it can really benefit your sound or whatever. Getting to learn what the processes are of people like Martyn. And it’s definitely going to change how I make music for the better.
What’s the most valuable thing about Red Bull Music Academy in your opinion?
Pffff….the most valuable thing about the Academy… I think it’s just the RBMA as a whole. It’s hard to pinpoint one element of it that is the most valuable thing. The academy in itself is just insanely valuable. I haven’t even made much music since I’ve been here, but I’ve been making mixes for this, mixes for that. You know going on Benji B‘s show, playing at his night, playing at Plastic People Thursday (CDR) which will be the first time I play at Plastic People. Shit like that is all happening in a space of two weeks. That’s the kind of value that it gives you. Guys like Swede:art and Hiro… it’s the first time they’ve been in London and they play at Plastic People. They don’t even have records out. That’s amazing for them. I just think the whole things has a value that’s unmatched. There’s absolutely nothing like it. Being here is essentially the most valuable thing about it.
Illum Sphere – Incoming
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Secondhand Sureshots is a filmed experiment in creative sound recycling. Dublab directors Bryan “Morpho” Younce & Mark “frosty” McNeill sent beatmakers Daedelus, Nobody, J.Rocc and Ras G on safari into L.A. thrift stores with orders to make new music out of five finds while the cameras filmed the whole process. The result is a mini-documentary about putting new life into old vinyl. Over 2 hours of footage, music & bonus material. Stonesthrow
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Get ready for the third installment already of the “Producer No.2″ 7inch series. This release is the will consists of four singles that are set to feature Ras_G, Daedelus, Low Limit, Tandy Love and Anagram Jam, Illum Sphere, Carlos Nino and Mr. Dibiase..
San Fran based Low Limit, one half of Lazer Sword, describe their sound as “your favourite top 40 rap shit chopped up into a tronado filled with razor blades and molasses or Frank Zappa rocking the home made Lil John tank top at the rooftop party”. This pretty much sums up “Inspirational Jumpsuit”.
Straight out of Southern California, we bring you Brainfeeder’s Charles Dickerson aka Mono/Poly with electronics beats that will shake the ground you walk on. Be on the lookout for his upcoming release on Faces Records. “Oil Fields” might be an oldy, but damn it’s still on and crackin’!
Buy this release and support all these wonderfull artists…HERE.
Low Limit – Inspirational Jumpsuit
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Mono/Poly – Oil Fields
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