New Caspa mix on Dub Police

Dub Police head honcho Greg McCann aka Caspa has released a new mix on his own label today called 'My Style' as part of their new mix series. As well as the CD a DVD will be available with exclusive material from Dub Police artists.

The mix features a range of artists from well-known faces to relative unknowns with tracks old and new, including Joy Orbison's amazing debut 'Hyph Mngo' and Caspa's remix of 'I Remember' by Deadmau5.

01. The Others – Gravity – Dub Police *
02. Deadmau5 – I Remember (Caspa Remix)
03. Subscape – Nothings Wrong – Dub Police
04. Emalkay – Crusader – Dub Police Dubplate *
05. Skream – Clap Your Hands – Tempa *
06. Caspa & Subscape – Geordie Racer – Sub Soldiers *
07. Doctor P – Bad Man Sound – Dub Police *
08. Trolley Snatcha – Pass Me By – Dub Police Dubplate *
09. The Others – Get Outta Here – Dub Police Dubplate *
10. KGB – Ghetto Blasta – Caspa Special – Dubplate *
11. Caspa – Terminator (Trolley Snatcha Remix) – Sub Soldiers
12. Subscape – Screw Up – Dub Police Dubplate *
13. Distinction – So Sick – Dub Police Dubplate *
14. Matty G – My 808’s – Dub Police *
15. Joker – Tron – Kapsize *
16. Emalkay – When I Look At You – Caspa Special – Dub Police *
17. D1 – Bleeps To Broadway – Dub Police Dubplate *
18. Subscape – Think About You – Dub Police Dubplate *
19. Benga – Man On A Mission – Tempa
20. Caspa – Back For The First Time – Sub Soldiers *
21. Subscape – Just becoz – Dub Police Dubplate *
22. The Others – Vertigo 909 – Dub Police Dubplate *
23. Joy Orbison – Hyph Mngo – Hot Flush*

You can grab the download from Beatport. Do it!

Four Tet - There Is Love In You

Four Tet's fifth album was always going to struggle to follow 2005's 'Everything Ecstatic'. In the end, it looks as though he's produced a surprisingly solid release. Whether it consistently meets those demands is not always so easy to argue.

Hebden first began his music-making journey in 1997 with the post-rock/electronica band Fridge. Around 2001 the group informally parted ways, allowing Adam Ilhan and Sam Jeffers to attend college while Hebden focused on his own solo material. With his fourth album, 'Everything Ecstatic', everything exploded for him as his music began appearing in adverts and even Quantum Of Solice - not that anyone actually saw that film.

And he has the Radiohead seal of approval, having remixed 'Scatterbrain' from 'Hail To The Thief' ad supporting them on their 2003 European tour. Since then, his collaboration with Burial opened dubstep fans up to the possibilities of life after bass, whilst earning him an infinite number of cool points.

Tracks like 'Love Cry' blend the percussion-based melodies of his earlier work with the dark, techy melodies of 'Everything Ecstatic' to create a truly introspective release that flirts with everything from folk to techno to italo without becoming derivative. What's impressive is this blending of sounds and styles never detract from his own signature glitchy sound. His music is so removed from what is going on in the mainstream that it retains relevance and uniqueness across the years.

Unfortunately, Hebden only touches on the brilliance that went before, struggling to balance technical prowess with palatable melodies. Some tracks like 'Plastic People' manage it perfectly, but others get swallowed up by the skippy, glitches he puts in for almost no reason at all. Despite that, however, it is still a solid album and much better than 'Dialogue'. If you're expecting an improvement on 'Everything Ecstatic', then keep looking. Otherwise, tuck in and try to listen to this on its own merits, rather than in relation to its predecessor.

Stand out tracks: Love Cry, Plastic People, This Unfolds
Download: Four Tet - Love Cry (Joy Orbison Remix)

Title: There Is Love In You (wig254)
Artist: Four Tet
Out now on Domino

Joy Orbison - She Dressed In Her Best (Video)

I'm glad to be able to show you why Joy Orbison is so good, instead of showing you on of his remixes. It really reminds me of those great records by Four Tet or Amon Tobin. You can hear the influence of Aphex Twin's squelchy acid synths as well in what is a well balanced blend of dubstep, acid and IDM.

DJ Oneman Winter 2009 Mix

This tasty little mix from DJ Oneman has already reached a heady 1800 in the two days it's been on Soundcloud. But then, this sort of thing is par for the course with ol' Steve; he remains (to the best of my knowledge) the only DJ to appear on Mary Anne Hobbs' Radio 1 show without a single release to his name.

The Winter mix is a real mix of styles, incorporating old favourites like Shackleton and Burial as well as some new peeps to check out like Joy Orbison and Bisweed. It also draws in elements of downtempo d&b and some light techno for good measure and makes for a mix that reminds you of frosty winter nights.

If you check out his Soundcloud and Mixcloud pages there's a tonne of his mixes to download and delve into. Anyway, here's the tracklist:

01. South East Soul - Lust
02. Four Tet - Love Cry (Joy Orbison Remix)
03. Deadboy - Heartbreaker
04. Dusk & Blackdown - Dasaflex
05. Blackpocket - U'Re A Sta (Martyn Remix)
06. Point B - Fossils
07. Shackleton - Blood On My Hands
08. Peverelist - Roll With The Punches
09. Digital Mystikz - I Wait
10. Skream - Sweetz
11. Kissy Sellout - This Kiss (Synkro Remix)
12. Faltydl - Lay
13. Bisweed - You're In Love
14. Burial - Etched Headplate
15. Kamikaze - Ghetto Kyote
16. Desto - Skyline
17. Shackleton - Naked
18. Burial - Endorphin

Download: DJ Oneman - Winter 2009 Mix (click to download)