The spirit of fun (and perhaps some other substances) must have been in the air when Matthew Dear and DJ duo M.A.N.D.Y. recorded “Buddies.”
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DJ Duke, Summer Madness
July 15, 2011 – 12:01 AM
DJ Duke’s been relatively quiet of late, and Summer Madness, on the German Self Defence label, marks his return.
Beaumont, Blush Response EP
July 14, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Beaumont separates himself from the pack of 80’s revisiting producers with the Blush Response EP for Boxcutter’s Kinnego imprint.
Redshape, In Trust We Space
July 13, 2011 – 10:01 AM
In Trust We Space finds Redshape returning the sounds of his first few EPs while teasing out some of the ideas first initiated on his debut album.
Sigha, HF029
July 13, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Sigha’s self-titled EP for Hotflush may leave you thirsty for something that distinguishes its tracks as James Shaw’s own and more of the label’s sound signature.
Margaret Dygas, Margaret Dygas
July 12, 2011 – 10:01 AM
Margaret Dygas builds on the success of her previous Perlon release and last year’s How Do You Do? album for her newest Perlon outing, a self-titled doublepack.
Chicago Skyway & Dcook, Lager
July 12, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Lager is a varied and inventive release that finds Chicago Skyway, Dcook, Obsolete Music Technology, and Aroy Dee at the top of their game.
Ricardo Miranda, Urbanism EP
July 1, 2011 – 12:01 AM
“Urbanism” was an obvious standout of Rick Wilhite’s Vibes – New & Rare Music, so Ricardo Miranda astutely decided to repackage it with remixes and a new original for his own imprint.
Sigha, The Politics of Dying
June 30, 2011 – 12:01 AM
The Politics of Dying further solidifies Sigha’s sound into an intriguing hybrid of continental efficiency and classic UK brutality, miles removed from the “bass music” associations from which he first emerged.
Shaun J. Wright, Forever More
June 29, 2011 – 12:01 AM
For the third release on his Mr. INTL imprint, Hercules & Love Affair’s Andy Butler recruits vocalist Shaun J. Wright and Aérea Negrot, who features on remix duty.
Venetian Snares, Cubist Reggae
June 28, 2011 – 10:01 AM
Venetian Snares resurfaces on his longtime label with Cubist Reggae, four tracks of throwback dub reggae that is strangely pretty at times.
George FitzGerald, Silhouette EP
June 28, 2011 – 12:01 AM
The Silhouette EP, brings together a growing talent of UK house, George FitzGerald, and another fan of asymmetric house, John Roberts.
Aera, The Third Wave EP
June 24, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Arguably sharing more with the new wave of bass-oriented UK house music than anything from his hometown of Berlin, Aera further develops his sound on The Third Wave EP.
Marvin Belton, Love Will Find A Way
June 23, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Containing two remixes from 2003 and 2007, as well as undated “Dark Dub,” Love Will Find A Way provides perspective on how tastes and production styles have shifted during its 8-year gestation.
Oliver $, Doin’ Ya Thang
June 22, 2011 – 12:01 AM
The most audacious example of riding Moodyman’s coattails is undoubtedly Oliver $’s Doin’ Ya Thang, a record that swiftly admits it has nothing to offer besides extended samples of a Moodymann DJ set.
Virgo Four, It’s A Crime Remixes
June 21, 2011 – 10:01 AM
One of the clear highlights from Virgo Four’s Resurrection LP, “It’s A Crime” receives its own 12″ with remixes by Caribou and Hunee.
AnD, Horizontal Ground 09
June 21, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Horizontal Ground continues to defy expectations with its ninth edition by AnD.
Eduardo De La Calle, Disco 006
June 17, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Six releases into his Disco catalog, De La Calle has been delivering on his mission statement to give free rein to sampling, fusing together classic tracks and samples with one another to brilliant effect.