( ) – Sigur Rós’s celebrated third album, and for many the most quintessentially “Sigur Rós” record, hits its 20th anniversary. The album has been remastered by legendary mastering engineer Ted Jenson at Sterling Sound. Originally released back in 2002 the CD has been reissued as a double and for...
The CD contains three originals, five traditional songs and two covers ("The Crack of Doom" by The Tigerlillies and "Too Drunk to Fuck" by The Dead Kennedys).
I woke up this morning greeted by the tracklist for Kode9 and The Spaceape’s follow-up to 2006′s seminal Memories of the Future and knowing that you’re all as geeky and obsessed with detail as I am, I vowed to post it with my usual medicated eagerness. Comprising 12 tracks, the only tune we’ve...
King Midas Sound released their enthralling debut album ‘Waiting For You’ in the fading light of November 2009. A hyper-modern nocturnal take on lovers rock, featuring delicate but sour electronic instrumentals topped with Roger Robinson's bitter-sweet falsetto and Kiki Hitomi’s fragile voice, it...
During the 1990s, “The Bristol Sound” became a global phenomenon with albums from Massive Attack, Portishead and Tricky regularly placed high in polls of the best albums of the decade or indeed of all time. But for those in the know, “The Bristol Sound” had been defined at the tail end of the...
2013 release from the South African band. John Wizards might have started in Maputo. It also might have started in Cape Town. It certainly owes a debt to Dar es Salaam. These are the three places that band leader and producer John Withers either travelled through or lived in, and he feels have had...
This special extended CD includes the best tracks from last years highly acclaimed ‘Fly Juice’ EP, which contrast well with the new material as colourful chunky techno that switches up every 8 bars, like grime, with plenty of shuffle and offbeat to counter the 4/4 drums. ‘Fly Juice’ opens with...
The sound of work. The sound of physical labor. The sound of enslavement through capitalism. These are the sounds of GOG's brilliant “Ironworks.” Recorded in a late 19th century blacksmith shop, GOG crafts a subversive ode to the death of the American dream using source sounds and atmosphere....
2013 release from the Danish musician, live performer, producer, remixer and DJ. Anders Trentemoller has risen to the heights of international success usually only connected with artists in more mainstream, pop realms. His outstanding skills and talent for heart-wrenching melodic moments, fused...
With collaborations on his new album ranging from fellow Chicagoan DJ Spinn to British producer Addison Groove, footwork pioneer and Teklife mainstay DJ Rashad is set to release his fifth full-length ‘Double Cup’ on October 22, 2013. Teaming up with Kode9 for his first Hyperdub record, you’ll be...
First ever recordings by multi platinum selling singer “Rumer” I See Stars', is the debut album from La Honda, an album of previously unreleased material from lead singer Sarah Joyce (now better known as the multi-platinum selling Rumer), song-writing guitarist Malcolm Doherty, drummer Dave Roberts...
In a few short years Laurel Halo has demonstrated an unnerving ability to question established idioms in electronic music. Throughout her body of work the Michiganborn producer has expressed musical representations of merged dualities; spirituality in the inorganic, space in the claustrophobic,...
Mercury Rising is the third studio album to be released by Rae & Christian. The duo weave together exceptional musicianship paired with a British song writing sensibility and the finest elements of studio production. Mercury Rising was created at producer/musician Steve Christian’s studio in...
Sounds from the Thievery Hi-Fi is the debut album of the Thievery Corporation, originally released in 1997. Guest vocals include Pam Bricker and Bebel Gilberto. Review: Rare-groove duo Thievery Corporation may fall under the general classification of electronica, but their album Sounds from the...
The Mirror Conspiracy is a 2000 album by the Thievery Corporation. All songs on the album were written, recorded and produced by Rob Garza and Eric Hilton, although Pam Bricker contributed vocals to “Air Batucada”, “The Mirror Conspiracy” and “Lebanese Blonde”, which was also on the soundtrack to...
Burial followed Truant almost exactly a year to the day with another mid-December EP that contains lengthy suite-like pieces. Compared to what preceded it, this is easily the producer's most emotional and story-like output. While it carries many of the expected Burial elements – scuffed-up...
This is an exclusive live recording of iconic DJ, Fatboy Slim, at one of the UKs most premiere festivals, Bestival, on 06.09.2013. Ten years since his last appearance at the inaugural Bestival in 2003, Norman Cook, returned to the stage to host the ultimate party in celebration of the festival,...
In 2014 Hyperdub is 10 years old. Founded by DJ and producer Kode9, the label has grown from its humble origins as a left-field dubstep label, and spread out to function as a cross-genre hub, absorbing sounds and ideas, keeping listeners on their toes, and refreshing itself while still maintaining...
The selection of tracks on this second chapter show a slightly different take on Traxman's abilities. Instead of bringing in concepts from other genres, he simply creates a wider variety of Footwork, made with a minimal, reduced palette. Often just one or two samples are selected and diced into...
One of the first fruits of Fhloston Paradigm rose out of the very popular ‘King Britt presents Fhloston Paradigm’ Hyperdub 12” in 2011, the name itself a fitting misspelling of the destination from the film Fifth Element, called ‘Fhloston Paradise.’ This initial EP won over many new fans with its...
