If you haven’t already been doing so, keep your eyes peeled for pretty much any and all things Blawan. There’s little to be said that can’t be better explained than actually listening to him, so check out his mix for Fact below, and you can find his mix for Boiler Room over here.
Out Today/ Tomorrow: Martyn | ‘Ghost People’
You can now hear an an exclusive stream of the new album from Martyn, Ghost People, via the good folks with Mixmag. This is Martyn’s first full-length foray out of the world of his own label, 3024, finding the producer on Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder imprint.
As is to be expected, these tracks pretty clearly straddle that ever-dissolving line between the worlds of dubstep and techno (and even house, in this case), and sound like someone’s been listening to a lot of old school Detroit techno in the last year. As it is, there’s very little Martyn makes that doesn’t sound clearly derivative, but he does so with such skill that it would be hard to fault him for making his influences plain. This isn’t a stale-out-of-the-box throwback, but rather an incredibly refreshing rehashing of some crowd favorites that are very dancefloor-friendly.
The album is out today and tomorrow, October 10/11, depending on where you live, and is already available via Bleep (who’ve written a particularly interesting review of the album). Meanwhile, you can preview the entire release below.
SBTRKT | “Wildfire (Objekt Remix)”
We’ve made it no secret—our love for SBTRKT runs pretty deep—so to find that his stunning collaboration with Little Dragon, “Wildfire”, is already drawing out some equally strong remixes is more than just a little bit of icing on the cake. Check out the below remix from elusive artist/ label Objekt, which is soon to be released on Young Turks. It sails right out of the park.
Edit: Looks like this one is down. We’re leaving the link up for now—but it’s looking like we’re all going to have to wait until this one hits the stores.
SBTRKT - Wildfire (Objekt remix) - out 28/06/11 on Young Turks by Objekt
Free Track From Om Unit x Lorn | “Obsidian”
Channeling Dopplereffekt and Drexciya come Om Unit and Lorn with something new and free for you all. Remember how electro used to sound all hard and dark? Yeah. We do too, and this his little half-step number really brings it home. Grab it before it’s gone, gone, gone.
Events to Love: Fixup - Comma ‘Colortronics’ Release Party
This Thursday in San Francisco is officially going to be poppin’, so you may as well just plan on calling in sick on Friday, especially if you’re a bass head. 222 Hyde is hosting the final edition of Fixup, which will also be a very special release party for Comma’s Colortronics EP. (And if you haven’t already grabbed this one, you really should—you can even get a copy on a purple cassette tape!) Featuring support from DJG (Surefire), Epcot (Frite Nite), Fixup’s own Psych Tyson, and a special guest (we have our theories), this night looks set to own. Purchase tickets here—this space has very limited capacity.
And as an aside, if you were also looking forward to seeing Luke Vibert at Public Works that same night, the news looks not so good. Unfortunately his visa was delayed, and the event has been postponed. If you purchased a ticket, expect to see a refund shortly.
Preview the New Album by SBTRKT
Excellent news for all you 2step, grime, and footwork fans out there. You can now preview (and pre-order) the new self-titled album by SBTRKT (Young Turks) on iTunes, and it sounds darn good. In the meantime, pop by XLR8R to grab a copy of the track “Wildfire”, featuring Little Dragon. It’ll have to hold us all off until June 27.
Sepalcure has thus far been my most favorite project from Travis Stewart (aka Machinedrum). This one starts off the new compilation from Hotflush, Back and 4th. Definitely a proper beginning to a really solid collection of songs, for sure.
