Weekly Bits 22/2009
My favourite track this week actually dates back to 2007, but it was posted by the Red Bull Music Academy only a couple of days ago. It comes from Mark Pritchard‘s latest project Africa Hi Tec.
Onur Engin – Garden of Buddha
Ubeat Records is a young label founded in 2008 by Beat Dimension mastermind Jay Scarlett and Monotape radio-host Onur Engin.
The Brain Stays Fed
I just mentioned Los Angeles beatmaker Take in the last weekly bits and two days later Brainfeeder posts his latest mixtape. It features a wide selection of styles and many names you have read about here before.
New Floating Points on Planet Mu
On June 6th, Planet µ Records will release one of the two upcoming records from Floatingpoints. It contains my personal favourite K&G Beat, which you might be familiar with from his SoundCloud or MySpace pages.
Weekly Bits 21/2009
Either I was sleeping or there’s simply not much I can write about this week. I’m afraid the former is true, but hopefully there are some interesting bits in for you.
Domu – Springbreak EP
To get you in the mood for Domu’s upcoming compilation One Offs, Remixes and B-Sides, Tru Thoughts is releasing the Springbreak EP on vinyl, first copies are already available.
Tardy Bits
There were quite some things worth mentioning in the previous week, but once again I was away for the weekend. Rather than waiting for the next weekend, let me give you an update today.
Harmonic 313 – Battlestar Remix
Mark Pritchard’s album When Machines Exceed Human Intelligence is without a doubt among best releases this year. Warp Records has just posted the video to the upcoming new 12-inch.
Paul White and Bullion Mixtapes
The Fader was speaking with two uprising producers from London, both releasing on the One-Handed Music label. They go by the names of Bullion and Paul White, the latter is about to release his debut album this month.
Domu – One Offs, Remixes and B-Sides
As previously reported, Tru Thoughts is going to release a collection of rare Domu tracks and remixes this June. That’s much closer than it might sound to you, time to give you an update.
Resident Advisor Podcast with Moonstarr
Kevin Moon aka Moonstarr will be playing at the Resident Advisor party this year’s MUTEK, hence he was asked to do a mix for the latest RA Podcast.
Weekly Bits 19/2009
Another week has passed, here are mixtapes from Fluid Ounce, Dorian Concept and Future Vintage. Music to give away comes from Paul White and Brownswood hosts a remix contest.
Aybee – East Oakland Space Program
Here comes a new album from Deepblak founder Armon Bazile. Actually it’s his debut album for the Aybee moniker. I was lucky to have received a copy minutes before leaving the city, as I was about to travel through the countryside.
Ramadanman – Humber
Laurie Osborne, better known as Appleblim, is the mastermind of the still young Apple Pips label. With only five releases it has already established the reputation of being among the most interesting dubstep labels.
Soul Power
Zaire 1974. Former world champion Muhammad Ali challenges George Foreman to regain “his” title in a fight known as the Rumble in the Jungle. Hugh Masekela and Stewart Levine convinced boxing promoter Don King to combine this event with a music festival of epic proportions.
Weekly Bits 18/2009
I have been traveling for most of the week, time to catch up on a few of the things that happened in the last couple of days. Plenty of free downloads, like a free compilation and some fresh mixtapes.
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