Download Shy FX's 'Raver' EP free!

The marvellous Shy FX released 'Raver' quite some time ago but just recently, the whole release has been made available for free.

The video for 'Raver' features a bewildering number of cameos ranging from AC Slater to Peter Waterman. It's almost a game in itself, spotting people. The tune itself features Kano, Donae'o and Roses Gabor (of Gorillaz fame) as well as a whole host of remixes from the likes of Breakage, Benny Page and the mighty MJ Cole.

New Starkey EP on Civil Music

Philadelphia resident Starkey has a new EP out on Civil Music label. The 12 track release — 5 originals, 6 remixes and one narration track — is as expansive as it is ambitious. It harks back to his IDM roots with a science fiction-inspired spoken word track as well as sprawling soundscapes and cold bleeps.

It also comes with a pretty solid bunch of remixes, with Ital Tek and Rudi Zygadlo’s remixes of 'Playing With Fire' and 'Paradise' respectively outshining the others. Grab a copy of it at 7digital.

Space Traitor Vol 1 (preview) by starkey

New Jason Forrest EP absolutely free!

Berlin resident Jason Forrest has released a brand new EP under his own name, the first in six years. The new EP, entitled 'Utopia' is a noise-driven beast with more than a penchant for melody.

The new EP was born from a meeting between Forrest and Brian Miller (head of the LA-based Deathbomb Arc) when they discussed the possibility of him contributing to the Deathbomb Arc digital singles club. Instead, Jason opted to release a full four-track EP ahead of the full-length LP scheduled for 2011.

The release is a departure from his recent club-friendly bass productions. It marks a return to the more leftfield, intricate productions he cut his teeth on 6+ years ago. It's epic stuff, featuring uptempo melodies that build gradually to distorted peaks and troughs with eerie synth lines.

There's still an element of his beloved prog rock and even hints at disco, progressing the sort of sounds used in 2004's 'Shamelessly Exciting'. Preview the first track from the EP, 'Ciccone Youth', below and then download the whole thing free here.

Download: Jason Forrest - Ciccone Youth

New Sharam Jey single with Tommie Sunshine

Sharam Jey has a new single out, entitled 'The Things', which features Tommie Sunshine on vocals. It also features a huge heap of remixes, including efforts from Junior Sanchez, Cuberpunkers, Funkerman, Acid Washed and more.

It's out on King Kong and both volumes can be found at Beatport here and here.

Download: Sharam Jey - The Things feat. Tommie Sunshine (Acid Washed Remix)

Mogwai to release new LP on Sub Pop

Post Rock luminaries Mogwai are set to release their seventh full-length LP on the legendary Sub Pop. The new LP, entitled 'Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will', features the single 'Rano Pano' which is available for free download on Sub Pop's website, for the princely sum of your e-mail address.

A 7" of the single will be available January 18th. Go here to download the track and look at the artwork and tracklist.

Debut release from Talk on Nightshifters

One of the most recent signings to Nightshifters, Talk, has released his first EP on the imprint. The new EP, entitled 'Holy Mountain', came out yesterday and promises a sound described as "cinematic" and "gutteral".

As always, Nightshifters have brought out the dark and dirty side of their musicians. I know we've featured most of the NS releases on here but it's simply because they're consistantly solid. It's really impressive the way Jason Forrest and Jubilee have created this label: the striking visual aesthetics and the thoughtfully selected artists combine to inspire their DJs to create genuinely unique productions.

Talk - Burning Alive from Nightshifters on Vimeo.

The EP includes four original productions ('Holy Mountain', 'Finland', 'Burning Alive' and 'Walking Disease') as well as four remixes from newcomes Distal and Skinnz, and blog house veterans Deathface and LOL Boys.

Download the mp3 of the title track and then grab the rest of the release on Beatport, iTunes and Juno.

Download: Talk - Holy Mountain

Free Girl Talk LP on Illegal Art

The brains behind Girl Talk, Gregg Gillis, has released a free LP on Illegal Art dripping with samples. The follow up to 2008's 'Feed The Animals' is called 'All Day' and is available to download from Illegal Art here.

In support of the LP Gillis will be embarking on a massive tour. You can check the dates here.

BD1982 - Trails

Having cut his teeth back in Philadelphia, Brian "BD1982" Durr now resides in Japan. Slowly the influence of funky is starting to creep across the east coast of America, with more and more producers bridging the gap between dubstep and funky and so it reaches Brian via his pals in Philadelphia and so on.

The real star of the show is 'Magnets On My Back' with tropical drums and a Nintendo-y synth line. Always keeping his productions progressive and as far from monotonous as it's possible to get.

Gunhead makes 'Trails' into a sort of "tropical n' bass" with ravey synth lines over a heavy Tropical/UKF beat. The Jam City mix is much more of a garage/bassline affair that could just as easily be an L-Vis 1990 or A1 Bassline production, which is no bad thing (or a surprise given Jam City's work with the Night Slugs crew). The chilled out techno element gives it a real deep house edge and once more blurs the lines beyond all Venn Diagrams.

Finally we have the remixes of 'Let's Talk Math'. The first, a remix by Makumba Sound, also takes on a funky element with a very squelchy synth line splashing its way through things. The second mix and final mix is by a chap called Brey who has so far eluded our radars but this mix promises a lot and we're sure to hear from him again.

Stand out tracks: Trails (Gunhead Remix), Magnets On My Back, Trails (Jam City Remix)

Title: Trails (seclusD09)
Artist: BD1982
Out now on Seclusiasis.

Download: BD1982 - Trails

Grab your copy from Beatport, Boomkat, iTunes and Juno.

Also, look out for BD1982's mix for our podcast series out very soon!!

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

New Mumdance EP

Mumdance is set to release his first solo effort on the mighty Mad Decent, simply titled 'Mum Decent'. The EP is out this Monday in the UK and Europe and Tuesday in the US and the rest of the world.

The video for the lead single 'Forget Me Now' features Esser and is to premier on Pitchfork the day of the US release. You can preview the EP at Mad Decent.

Check out the bonus track 'Battle' featuring Esser below:

Download: Mumdance - Battle feat. Esser

New Mustard Pimp EP

Mustard Pimp have released a brand-spanking new EP called 'Rock Paper Scissors'. Including the Cherry/Kiwi Remix EP, this is their fourth on Dim Mak and sixth overall.


And for your listening pleasure, you can stream all three tracks or you can download the first track 'Rock' featuring the talents of Hot Pink Delorean in shining 320!
Rock Paper Scissors EP by Mustard Pimp

Download: Mustard Pimp - Rock feat. Hot Pink Delorean

New EP from Udachi and iBeat

New York ravager of parties Udachi has a new EP out on Palms Out Sounds featuring the knob-twiddling wizardry of his old Staten Island pal iBeat. The EP is called 'Swagger' and came out yesterday with remixes from Baobinga, AC Slater, Tactic, Deathface (of Guns N' Bombs fame) & Andreas Bygdell.

Throwing elements of tropical, new york heavy bass, kuduro and good old fashioned rave into the mixing pot, with a storming 808-filled bounce from Baobinga. But as ever when he's on the remix rosta, it's AC Slater's heavy bass remix which is sure to become a classic in the clubs.

While you wait for your copy to download, why not stream the EP below or listen to Udachi's delightful Swagger Promo mixtape? Don't expect to be welcome here if you don't. Oh, and the Baobinga remix is there for you to download as well, you ungrateful oiks.

Udachi - Swagger Promo Mixtape
01. Udachi & Mike Cash – Circadian Riddim [Unsigned]
02. Dre Skull & Juiceboxxx – Hype-a-pella [Vicious Pop]
03. Toddla T ft Wayne Marshall – Sky Surfing (Douster remix) [Ninja Tune]
04. Kry Wolf – Stand Up (Vocal Mix) [Forthcoming Party Like Us Records]
05. Lorenzo Vektor – Turn it Up (Canblaster Remix) [Silverback Records]
06. Savage Skulls ft Timbuktu – Bumps [Dubsided]
07. Udachi ft iBeat – Swagger [Palms Out]
08. Bart B More & Harvard Bass – Listen to This [Sound Pellegrino]
10. Congorock ft Mr. Lexx – Babylon [Fools Gold]
10. Nadastrom – Save Us (John Roman Nigerian Dub) [Discobelle]
11. Zombies for Money – Sururumba (Caribe Mix) [Trouble and Bass]
12. Jamal & Commodore 069 – Favela Bounce [Hot N Heavy Recordings]
13. Kastle – Better off Alone (Udachi Remix) [Seclusiasis]
14. Tony Rocky Horror – Champion Sound [Hot N Heavy Recordings]
15. Doug Surreal – Riverman Skank [Badman Press]
16. Udachi & Jubilee – Smoke-a-pella [Nightshifters]
17. FC Kahuna – Hayling (ILS Remix) [SKiNT]
18. Udachi ft iBeat – Swagger (Baobinga Remix) [Palms Out]
19. Flinch – Midnight Hustle (AC & Dell VIP) [Party Like Us Records]
20. Udachi ft iBeat – Swagger (Deathface Remix) [Palms Out]

POS020 - Udachi - Swagger feat. iBeat by Palms Out Sounds

Download: Udachi - Swagger Promo Mixtape
Download: Udachi - Swagger feat. iBeat (Baobinga Remix)

Click here to buy the whole release on Beatport.

Kastle - Better Off Alone

The artist formerly known as B.Rich has set himself up for a promising year with this instant classic. Barrett "Kastle" Richards has taken on a dubbier sound with an almost housey edge to it.

It used to be that the UK had the monopoly on bass, but recently America, mainly the east coast, has started to take over. Artists such as Drop The Lime, AC Slater, Udachi and of course B.Rich stormed the scene with massive bass-heavy "choons" and "club-bangers".

Naturally, it seems appropriate to post a track featuring two of the biggest names in US bass: Kastle and Udachi. The original is a very mellow bassy piece reminiscent of Burial with a house twist. Now I have to warn you it does feature auto-tune. Luckily, it manages to pull it off by exercising some restraint and it does make it sound like it's underwater, which kinda fits.

Starkey adds a nice ravey horn-through-a-buzzsaw line to bang it up but it's Udachi's Funky mix that does it for me with the most awesome drum samples I've ever heard. Honestly, if you're not sure about Funky listen to this tune. A lot. Then listen to Willy Joy's Funky/soca mix or I'll slap your knees.

Under his B.Rich moniker it was more fast heavy bass drops and ghetto/hip-hop samples but with Kastle his productions have taken on a much dubbier, techy sound - lots of arpeggiated synths and handclaps. Definitely the beginning of big things for this chap.

Stand out tracks: Udachi Mix, Willy Joy Mix

Title: Better Off Alone (seclus026)
Artist: Kastle
Out now soon on Seclusiasis.

Download: Kastle - Better Off Alone (Udachi Remix)

First release on new label Phuturelabs

Last week I told you about the new free Hostage EP. Today I bring news about the latest Alan Parley project (not to be confused with The Alan Parsons Project). His new guise Wira is a departure from the usual Hostage territory and is to be released via the brand new label Phuturelabs (brought to you by the guys behind Nerve Recordings).

This new persona has only really been described as an "elusive" producer from the UK, though with Alan Parley's picture on the Facebook page the mystery begins and ends there.

The A-side is a track called 'Vloeitjes'; a slow-paced, a low-frequency piece full of dramatic tension with an unexpected bounce for such dance music. The whole package will be available in glorious 320 from the Phuturelabs website on September 13. In the mean time you can grab another tune of his 'Animals' below.

Download: Wira - Animals

New Sound Pellegrino compilation on Scion A/V

Scion A/V and Sound Pellegrino have put together a lovely little compilation album 'Straight From The Spring'. The new compilation features efforts from Para One, Renaissance Man, Momma's Boy, and Bart B More & Harvard Bass.

Download: Scion A/V presents Sound Pellegrino [ZIP]

New free Terror Danjah LP to download!

Terror Danjah, the lovely bugger, has decided to kick off August with another free release. It's hardly been a week since 'Shock To The System' was released, and now the legendary grime MC has lined up 'Hardstrumentals', featuring 29 instrumental tracks from his unreleased repertoire.

Download: Terror Danjah - Hardstrumentals [ZIP]
Download: Terror Danjah - Shock To The System [ZIP]

Jimmy2times Jimmy2times is gonna get the papers get the papers.

Nightshifters always brings out the best in people it seems. Take this for example: a re-edit of DJ Donna Summer’s “Fighter” with an acapella from Gucci Mane by Brooklyn’s own Jimmy2times.

And that is an awesome name for a DJ.

Download: DJ Donna Summer - Fighter (Jimmy2times Re-Edit)

New Drop The Lime rockabilly project!

Rockabilly is apparently the way forward according to Diplo and Drop The Lime. Recently Drop The Lime announced the formation of a new band: Bad Lupo Grande (that's Big Bad Wolf to you).

The first single 'Rockabilly Fever' comes out on August 17th on of Scion. Not sure even with Luca’s backing if rockabilly will really take off but it's an interesting effort at a time when everyone seems to be playing it pretty safe. Leave it to Drop The Lime to shake things up, keep things wild, and show off some well-versed creativity.

Click here to download the rockabilly mix Drop The Lime made for Dummy magazine.

Download: Bad Lupo Grande - Rockabilly Fever

New Thrills EP on Sub Philo

Sub Philo boss Thrills has a new EP out called 'Friday' and it's been storming the beatport charts recently.

Of the two original tracks on offer it's the resonating thump of 'Next Friday' that impresses most, with retro junglist vibes melded to the punishing bass. Plenty to choose from on the remix front but rising London outfit Tomb Crew impress most.

Download: Thrills - Friday

You can buy it at Beatport, Juno and what have you.

Daft Punk to score Tron Legacy soundtrack

News of the new Tron movie, or rather its soundtrack, has spilled all over the internet like a burst Um Bongo and as such mp3s are magically available for your aural pleasure. Sexy.

The soundtrack is being made by Daft Punk for those buggers at Disney for the sequel to the 1982 film where a guy gets kidnapped into a computer and has to do loads of challenges to get out and is helped by some trusty anti-virus software or something. Frankly I'm staggered it was ever made, but that was the 80s and they did things differently back then.

In fairness the music is amazing and these two tracks both feature prominently in the trailers. I can't honestly say if I'll actually go to see the film but I'm a big Daft Punk fan and I'm still enjoying the soundtrack.

Download: Daft Punk - Tron: Legacy Soundtrack (Track 1)
Download: Daft Punk - Tron: Legacy Soundtrack (Track 4)