José James – Blackmagic (Simbad Dub)
From London based producer Simbad comes this unreleased remix of the José James track Black Magic. Available as a free download!
Build an Ark & IG Culture
As mentioned before, the Broad Casting event featuring Build an Ark and IG Culture was recorded by RBMA Radio. You can listen to them online and check out a video from the night!
Silhouette Brown – Two
It’s only a picture, but it confirms the rumours of a follow-up to 2004’s Silhouette Brown album, a production by former West London masterminds Dego and Kaidi Tatham.
Hudson Mohawke Essential Mix
Following radio appearances on Deviation and Viral Radio, Hudson Mohawke plays two hours of music on his first Essential Mix.
SNS Sampler No. 1
King Britt’s Saturn Never Sleeps giving away a free music from Ras G, Sarah White and AFTA-1 to promote an upcoming live performance.
North / South / East / West
Bleep teamed up with British photographer Shaun Bloodworth and designer Stuart Hammersley (GiveUpArt) to create a “musical and visual document”, titled North / South / East / West.
Carl Craig Mixtapes
Not one but five mixtapes from Detroit legend Carl Craig. Some for download others for stream, you’ll find them here.
Paul White – Songs from the Skylight
From Paul White’s studio “The Skylight” comes his new EP filled with psychedelic hip-hop. Put out by his label One-Handed Music, Songs from the Skylight features 19 new tracks and is available on limited vinyl and for download.
Nosaj Thing's LA Mix
Nosaj Thing, the mastermind behind this year’s brilliant Drift LP has mixed the latest in XLR8R’s podcast series, titled “LA Mix”.
Izzi Dunn – Tits & Ass
Eight years after first making an appearance on Kaidi Tatham’s classic Betcha Did and her debut album produced by the same man, Izzi Dunn reunites with the London based keyboarder for her new single.
Likwid Biskit at Co-Op 5ive
For those of us who aren’t so fortunate to attend IG Culture’s Zen Badizm Workshop tomorrow in London, I got this video to share with you.
Martyn – Fabric 50
Martyn, the man behind this year’s magnificent Great Lengths album, was asked by London’s Fabric to do a mix for their latest compilation.
A Guide to 12345678
Düsseldorf’s electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk released eight of their albums in a remastered 8-CD box set. Here’s an guide on how to get the right product.
Flying Lotus at Warp20
Apart from the box-set, Warp Records is celebrating its 20th anniversary in a handful of cities around the globe. Here is some footage from the Flying Lotus gigs in Paris and NYC.
Mixtape Monday #7
Selection of mixtapes for the new week, including sets from Kirk Degiorgio, Tokimonsta, LV, José James, Lindstrøm, Sweatson Klank and more!
Wallifornia Soul
The guys behind LDBK Radio and the Laid Back blog outclassed themselves with their latest project, documentary about Belgian crate digger Jean Roger
Mixtape Monday #6
The sixth edition of Mixtape Monday features sets from Jus Wan, Dego, Hudson Mohawke, Theo Parrish and Aardvarck.
Zen Badizm Workshop
You know the stage is on fire when the likes of IG Culture, Kaidi Tatham, Heidi Vogel, Fatima and Akwesi Mensah come together to play music. That’s what happened at the Zen Badizm Workshop back in July.
Weekly Bits 45/2009
Looks like I mostly got videos and some downloads with you to share this week. News from Mayer Hawthorne, Trus’me, Zo! and more.
o1o – Bread and Circuses EP
Oakland’s Aybee is back with a new EP under the o1o moniker. On Bread and Circuses he keeps it deep, but with a different twist than usual.
Build an Ark & IG Culture
Karen P’s Broadcasting and the Red Bull Music Academy are hosting a night at London’s Cargo, that could easily turn out to be the event of the year.
Mr. Scruff & Kaidi Tatham – Fresh Noodles
It’s always good to hear news from the man they call Kaidi Tatham, so here is a brand new track from Ninja Tunes’ very own Mr. Scruff.
More Beat Dimensions
The Beat Dimensions 2 compilation is now really in stores, I also mentioned these mixtapes from Jay Scarlett and Cinnaman before. Since then, Jay has put together some more BD mixtapes, which you can download here!
