One act who doesn’t really partake in mixtapes is dutch funk maverick Shook – well this ends today – he’s made a mixtape of music that has influenced the music he makes. If you’ve ever wanted to know what makes him tick this is the perfect place to start.
The fine folks at Vice are hosting another one of their special engagements alongside Dell and Intel – and this one promises to be their best yet.
Oliver is the moniker of two LA producers who are making quite a splash with their funk-laden big-room disco. Compromised of Vaughn Oliver (U-Tern) and Oliver Goldstein (aka Oligee) their first EP ‘Dirty Talk’ is out today via the always on the money Kitsune.
We saw Erol Alkan at the Warehouse Project a few weeks ago and he played a new Justice remix of ‘Canon’, we can’t be sure if it’s this one or someone else’s, but it’s wasn’t brilliant. And this isn’t either.
Foxes is the alias of Southhampton-born Louisa Rose Allen, she’s another ones of these 20-something singer songwriters; impossibly pretty, amazing voice and the ability to write swashbuckling leftfield pop songs at the drop of a hat, she’s about to release her debut EP via Neon Golds Records on 7-inch vinyl Jan 16 and digitally January 29.
Mumbai Science is the brainchild of two mild-mannered Belgian’s Maarten Elen and Jonas Kiesekoms. In a previously life they were scientists and also played together in a rock band, where they covered Soulwax tracks. Now, they are the first in line to be the kings of Future techno.
Covering the many bases of electropop, indie-dance and everything in between, Parisien II – selected by Kitsuné chef Gildas Loaëc and designed by night entrepreneur / graffiti artist André – offers a lively snapshot of what is cooking up for 2012 in Paris and further afield.
Kris Menace is famed for his intelligent German bangers, but his new project Stars On 33 looks to push a disco agenda alongside Lawrence Tompson and Radical Peterson.
There’s a serious side to Ronika-ka-ka-ka-ka, (who knew?) her new track ‘Clock’ features mature vocals from Charles Washington and shows that she knows how to mix things up a bit.
Secretive Swedish trio Miike Snow will be releasing their new album in March and today you can get a preview of the first single ‘Devil’s Work’, which is a lush piano-driven piece of indie dance.
Reset’s brand of bass heavy party music has seen them become one of the most in-demand remixers and producers over the last 12 months. We’ve been banging our drum about these Milanese party starters for a while now.
