Editor’s Choice: March 16, 2013
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Michael Aniser (Contributing Editor)
Rejections – “Body Markings”
The UK’s North East seems to be the capital of post-industrial sounds these days. There is the wonderful Opal Tapes in Redcar for example and then there is Michael Hann with his label Reject and Fade run out of Teesside. Hann’s pushing the boundaries of straight up harsh noise and industrial towards a new kind of iridescent electronic music that’s so far away from all the boring EDM/trap/dubstep talk these days it’s simply beautiful. You should keep an eye on Rejections, this is gonna be big!
Squalloscope – “Bloodbaths for Birds” (Uma Remix)
UMA boil this already fragile track by Squalloscope down to its core, leaving behind a stunning skeleton of essential beat structures.
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Lisa Blanning (Online Editor)
Artifact – “Cologne Tracks”
The Bristol producer spent some time in Cologne, Germany, and came up with these footwork influenced tracks while there. Having spent 10 months there myself, I feel a kinship with this release—there’s nothing particularly ‘Cologne’ or ‘Germanic’ about it, but it obviously left an indelible mark on the artist.
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Louise Brailey (Deputy Online Editor)
Xander Harris – “Vultures of Tenderness”
The length of time between the moment “Vultures of Tenderness” gathers its lean-to, scrappy percussion into forward momentum, and the final luminescent synth trail fading away is much, much too short. I’ve calculated that I could listen to this, like, 9067 times before Xander Harris’ The New Dark Age of Love is released on Not Not Fun on April 2nd. Too much.
Les Sins – “Grind”
Chaz Bundick revisits his house guise Les Sins on Dan Snaith‘s excellent Jialong label. This is low maintenance house music featuring pitch-bent muzak synths and the sound of carefree laugher. What’s more, it coasts on a chassis of shuffling percussion that’s custom made for folk to dance-walk in their Toms to. Drink? Party’s inside!
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Moritz Gayard (Online Duty Editor)
Delroy Edwards – Ghetto Vibes. Vol. 1
Let me quote Ernest Hemingway. “With so many trees in the city, you could see the spring coming each day until a night of warm wind would bring it suddenly in one morning.” And until this happens I am getting prepared for summer feelings with listening to this rad dub mix by bad boy Delroy Edwards—another great find of L.I.E.S. owner Ron Morelli.
Violet Poison – “Voices From The Hell”
Yesterday I received a promo email saying that Violet Poison’s new vinyl-only collaborative album with Berlin-based artist Shapednoise (co-runner of Repitch Recordings) will be out later this month. To get an idea of how great this is, eat this example above. Fuck the Industry and motherfuck radio, man.
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Walter W. Wacht (Social Media Manager)
AlunaGeorge – “I Wanna Be Like You” (Jungle Book Cover)
I’ll be a monkey’s uncle, this is nuts! AlunaGeorge cover “I Wanna Be Like You” from the Jungle Book. Totally shit is bananas!
Mutya, Keisha & Siobhan – “Lay Down In Swimming Pools”
Original Sugababes members Mutya, Keisha and Siobhan are laying out their first joint comeback song over a Kendrick Lamar beat, produced by Devonté Hynes. ’Nuff said!
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Daniel Jones (Contributing Editor)
Big Makk – “Gila’s Theme”
Smooth, deep bass that makes me wish I owned a car, because this one’s perfect for riding low to.
Bratkilla – “The Killer Gene” (Gore Tech Remix)
Deathstep is one of those maybe-genres that never really had a chance, thanks to its built-in audience of fist-pumping, goatee-loving bros. Still, I do find pleasure in some of the harder, darker productions, Bratkilla and Gore-Tech being two names who’ve never disappointed.
Published March 15, 2013.