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.
Carlos Niño & Friends – With A Little Help From
There is no way I could summarize the work of Carlos Niño in just one paragraph. The Los Angeles based producer, arranger, composer and musician is involved in Build an Ark, Ninja Tune’s AmmonContact, The Life Force, What’s The Science? or Hu Vibrational.
Quiet Storm Mixtape
The Quiet Storm mixtape is a selection of soft soul 7-inches, mixed by Kindred Spirits founder KC The Funkaholic. Maybe just what you were looking for on a day like this.
Machine, the Design of Kindred Spirits
Dutch label Kindred Spirits has been among my favourite labels ever since the first Rednose Disktrikt longplayer came out. It’s not only their versatile catalogue making them special, but also the beautiful artwork that comes with each…
Dorian Concept – When Planets Explode
It might seem a little that Dorian Concept is taking over this blog. Well, I won’t let him take it over entirely, but I think this boy deserves all the support he can get. His label Kindred Spirit has just posted this mini-website, where you can listen to full-length previews from the upcoming LP When Planets Explode.
Interview with Dorian Concept
Today, I had the pleasure to talk with Dorian Concept, a young talent from Austria who gained a lot of attention last year. Since his download-only Seek When Is Her from 2006, he added
Dorian Concept Remixes
His name is Dorian Concept, his album When Planets Explode is due on January 29 on Kindred Spirit’s Nod Navigators label. Until then, here is a give-away from the label – four remixes made by Dorian.
Dorian Concept – The Fucking Formula
The new Kindred Spirits sub-label Nod Navigators has just dropped The Fucking Formula from Dorian Concept, a 12-inch preceeding the young beatmaker’s debut album When Planets Explode, which is set to be released in January 2009. The single’s title track was already coined a classic on Benji B’s Deviation show and it’s accompanied by two tracks, that will not be on the album.
Dorian Concept at Elevate Festival
Austrian beatmaker Dorian Concept has been featured heavily this year by the likes of Benji B or Gilles Peterson. There was a digital EP on Domu’s TrebleO label, a first vinyl record has been…
