Building the Beat
Philadelphia based producer Starkey was challenged by Mary Anne Hobbs to build from scratch while she is on air with her weekly radio show. Recorded at the Maida Vale Studios, Starkey, his percussionist Reso and singer Anneka managed to complete a track just minutes before the show ended.
Mixtape Monday #4
I just did my first Follow Friday, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be any more Mixtape Mondays. Here are some of the mixtapes I enjoyed recently.
Mary Anne Hobbs – Wild Angels
Mary Anne Hobbs’ third compilation on Planet Mu will be out this Monday putting the spotlight on the worldwide scene between “wonky” hip-hop and dubstep.
Mixtape Monday #3
Other websites have their Follow Friday, here you get a Mixtape Monday every now and then.
Sbtrkt – Mary Anne Hobbs Mix
A couple of weeks ago, masked producer Sbtrkt got me stunned with his recent mixtape for FACT Magazine. This week he did a guest mix for Mary Anne Hobbs.
Weekly Bits 31/2009
The first Weekly Bits in ages has free downloads from Zomby, Ahu and Jazzanova, an interview with Banksy and a teaser to Mary Anne Hobbs’ new compilation.
Weekly Bits 26/2009
New mixtapes from Robot Koch and DJ T, videos from Sónar and other news from Beyondjazz and Marvin Gaye.
Nosaj Thing on Experimental
Last week, Mary Anne Hobbs had a guestmix from Nosaj Thing on her Experimental show. The mix contains many exclusive tracks from Nosaj Thing’s upcoming debut album Drift and is now available for download from his blog.
Mary Anne Hobbs Live in San Francisco
Alright, I figure today’s mixtape will not be everbody’s favourite, but there are certainly some fresh and interesting tunes on this one. It comes from BBC Radio One host Mary Anne Hobbs, who was on a trip at the West…
