Mary Anne Hobbs to quit radio

Some sad news on these shores: Mary Anne Hobbs has hosted her last edition of the BBC Radio 1 Experimental Show (formerly the Breezeblock Show) after 14 years. It seems the show will continue without her but it's a collossal understatement to say she'll be sorely missed, not just by the music world, but also by the artists she supported.

She has left the show and radio altogether to become the Media Development Coordinator at Sheffield University. It's no secret the part Hobbs played in the breaking of countless artists: pretty much every dubstep artist you've ever heard of; perhaps most notably Kode9 and Burial, the creators of the mix posted below.

Here's the last edition of the Experimental Show cooked up by the lovely Kode9 and Burial.

Download: Burial & Kode9 - Mix for Mary Anne Hobbs Final Show

Starkey featured on Radio 1's "Building The Beat"

Philadelphia's very own Starkey has been featured on Mary Anne Hobbs's new segment "Building The Beat". Basically, she challenges producers to write and record a track completely from scratch using samples contributed by Radio 1 DJs, artists and listeners. Oh, and they have to do it all in just 2 hours during a live show recorded at BBC Maida Vaile.



He was joined by vocalist Anneka and percussionist and dubstep producer Reso to build the ultimate dubstep track, all within the confines of a two hour show. Download the results below and check out the pics on the Radio 1 website as the track unfolds.

Finally, listen below to hear his unbelievably ace new track 'CoRoT-9b' taken from the 'Universal' EP. The new EP remains something of a mystery but will be available in full for free on Amon Tobin's website as of August this year. So keep checking back there!

CoRoT-9b by Starkey

Download: Starkey - Building The Beat