YEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!

Spooks starts again tonight. And i only just found out.

I am OFFICIALLY the saddest lonely bastard in the land.

And Wot!

Binstep

First up is this.......



Most that know me, appreciate the difficulties i have with Binstep. I leave the house to have fun, not have my brain thrown around my skull by useless sub bass drivvel. When the odd garage, vocal laced, groove twinged roller comes along though, i lose the plot! Chefal rolled this out alot when i used to see his sets and i think it's really nice. As with most of the S.Click selections, it's pretty much just glorified F**k music.



Another venture into Binstep territory lands us in Sully Shanks-Ville!
I've been a fan of this boy's tunes for a long time now, Give it Up being one of the highlights of the past year of my life. This tune is a lowkey number. He uses dope samples, knows how to construct decent melodies and his tunes just roll the f**k out! If you've never heard of him, i'd urge you to check Give It Up first, as it's just an epic tune.



Starkey comes SO correct on this. I remember hearing this out about a year ago perhaps and it stayed in my head for about a week. It's got a slightly old Warp Records vibe to it, and that great 'Thomas the Tank Engine' noise in it...... I swear that's sad Henry's skit......!!! Big up to Sub Focus for showing me this.



Fat Freddy's are easily one of my favourite bands, and Mala and the DMZ camp are some of London's most forward thinking musicians. This was a dream hook up, i hoped..... As long as they left the dub/reggae vibe there, it HAD to work, and it certainly does. Take note, this is how to achieve a good remix. Either bring something truly original and flip the script beyond recognition, or emphasize the original tune's high points.



And lastly, a tune which has for a long time been a Dubstep anthem. Mala again behind the boards, bringing nothing put stomping vibes and a marching beat.

Obviosuly it is only my simpleton's opinion that Dubstep is in fact Binstep and Toilet Breaks. I remember hearing someone say they 'felt like you needed a degree to listen to dubstep' because all the producers and fans treat the music like gospel. Saying that, i'm the same with Jungle music, not 'Radio 1 playlist d'n'b'.

Anyhoo, enough useless rambling. Listen to these tunes and hopefully discover the lighter, brighter and ultimately sexier side to Dubstep that pioneers like El-B brought into fruition.

Housebound

My dog is really sick and i can't leave the house. I've been in since 6 last night, and won't be able to leave until midday tomorrow. It's starting to drive me insane. The walls of my room are moving towards me, if i see pesto pasta one more time i'll kill someone and i've almost run out of paper and pens.........

I want to be out in the sunset taking photo's and climbing into places like this^

On the flip side, i have spent the majority of the day booking freelance work, reading up on more cake recipies, learning about the costs of having kids so myself and Chuck can further our enquiries...... and also discovered some amazing music. Most of which i'll post in a min.

If anyone's reading this and lives near my zone, COME ROUND!!!!!!! I'M GOING CRAZY..........

Space and Time

For the girl with gold plated unicorn knees and antlers that caress her cheeks.

This beautiful tune and the amazing drop at 2:40 sum it all up!

Natural Selection

Always wanting to support good people, here's a S.Click nod to the (should be) now familiar Blu Mar Ten camp. Their fresh new album 'Natural History' has arrived and is great.

If you are around on the 12th, head to the launch and bring some good vibes.

Also, check this vid, a nice showcase of their visuals whilst album clips roll throughout.

Props to Chris & co.

Shalloween.

I'm never going to Brighton again........!

Fall

I love this time of year.

And for all you 'hardcore heads'..... here's a nice girly roller.



Still not sure about Netsky, alot of replicated styles, but still some good joints.

Smash and Grab

Is there no extent to this guys style?

Amazing book.

Smash and Appletiser = Massive.

T.K to the MAX!

When life is blue and things are getting abit on top..........

THIS is our favourite game

Big up Mos Def

When All Else Fails

In a discussion with a gyal last night, she asked if listening to Burial would make her feel better or worse. She went away and tried it and we concluded that the music just takes you to some insane vortex of time and space. It's pretty hard to allocate a Burial tune to a certain person or memory, because somehow, this guy's managed to take us into his.

Not sure about one of these tunes, but i'm posting them all. Always good to see someone hitting a new direction.

Fostercare is sickening.......

When all else fails, turn to Burial.

Galactic Beast

I hit a little trip with West's Best to help out finish his one man stonker.......

Skip over here and check the upcoming blog update for full viewings of the beast.

Big week. Big smiles.

History Lesson

Class is in session....

Classic documentary about something very close to my heart. Kool was, is and forever will be, an integral part of my musical upbringing. Feel it's a nice link from the Burial post..... He wouldn't exist without stations like this. I'm sure the same could be said for countless producers to have come out the capital. That hiss, that crackle, the desperate feeling when the signal cut out during a tune.... epic!

Out to Ders on this one.

Early Grave

Fritz has updated his blog. Wowzers, make a mess in your trousers.

Take a look at some flicks of his recent U.S trip...... here!

Love's Not A Competition.

Long Time, No Blog

Been too busy re-discovering the beauty of this album again.

Go buy 'Untrue' by Burial, if for some absurd reason you don't already own it.

If you don't own it, girls won't like you, you'll never get a job and you'll probably die alone.

Vibezzzin'.....

Rockin' Jelly Bean

When i went to Australia back in 2001, i picked up a t-shirt of a girl stradling a guitar and riding it like a cowgirl. It's probably one of my favourite purchases to date, despite the fact it disappeared a good few years ago now.

I recently discovered Rockin' Jelly Bean, the illustrator of said tee, who's character's still rock as much as they did back then.

Having worked with bands like The Mummies and labels like BAPE/BBC, he's starting to get the recognition he deserves.

Check his stuff out here.

oi!

Just in case you're watching up in Warwick

Househunting

Yeah, i think the pink one too......

Le Donk!

Shane Meadows, Warp Films and Scor......

What more could you want eh?!

Slo Mo Shon.

Great tune and great vid from the Blu Mar Ten camp.

Large and in charge!