As another year draws to a close, Ivy Lab do the honours of wrapping things up with another one of those special Ivy Casts. This Christmas episode is packed full of surprises. Seriously weighty hip-hop, some debut Ivy Lab releases and some road testing of a whole bunch of special unreleased material. Not forgetting showcasing some more previews of Critical Music presents Underground Sonics for good measure.
Track List:
(00:00:42) Gravediggaz – ‘Defective Trip’ [Gee Street]
(00:03:02) Buckshot Le Fonque – Some Shit At 78 BPM [Columbia]
(00:03:50) Funk Doobiest – ‘The Funkiest’ [Epic]
(00:05:06) Shaquielle O’Neil – ‘No Hooks Ft. RZA & Method Man’ [Jive]
(00:07:29) Mykki Blanko – ‘Join My Militia’ [UNO NYC]
(00:10:26) Beautiful Lou – ‘Running Through The Jungle ft. Heemes’ [Free Download]
(00:12:03) Al Ripkin Jr. – ‘Slap Haps’ [White]
(00:13:08) Mr Carmack – ‘Birth Control’ [Jeffrey's]
(00:14:54) Great Dane – ‘Dreat Gane’ [Free Download]
(00:16:27) Beats and Ideas from the Lab (Unreleased Material)
(00:30:52) Mutated Forms – ‘Reach You In Your Sleep’ [Blu Mar Ten Music]
(00:32:01) Sam Binga ft. Redders – ‘Lefdem’ [Critical]
(00:33:52) Alix Perez – ‘Gully Halves’ [White]
(00:35:23) Nick Modern & Crime – ‘Logic Bomb’ [Adapt]
(00:37:18) Innervisions – ‘Static Link’ [Reinforced]
(00:39:55) Boymerang – ‘Mind Control’ [Regal]
(00:42:08) Ed Rush – ‘Subway’ [Prototype]
(00:44:15) Photek – ‘The 3rd Sequence’ [Astralwerks]
(00:46:21) Vertigo – ‘The Drained’ [Droppin' Science]
(00:48:43) DLR – Sleep Talk [Shogun]
(00:51:20) Dub Phizix – The Clock Ticks [Critical]
(00:53:10) Noisia & The Upbeats – Little Fling [Critical]
(00:54:46) Lenzman & FD – Joanie’s Theme [Metalheadz]
(00:56:29) Ivy Lab – Baby Grey [Critical]
(00:59:27) Level 2 – Expressions [Liquid V]
(01:00:43) Ivy Lab – Live On Your Smile [Critical]
(01:03:39) Forren – One & Only [White]
(01:05:26) Halogenix – Shores [White]
(01:08:23) NFM – Ambush [Chronic]
(01:10:17) Photek – Presha XIII [Photek Productions]
(01:12:03) Icicle – Dumbstep [Shogun Audio]
(01:14:52) Mefjus & Inside Info – Repentance [Critical]
(01:16:29) Emperor – Foxholes [White]
(01:18:09) DLR & Break – We’ll See [Dispatch]
(01:19:25) Black Sun Empire – Breach (The Upbeats Remix) [Blackout Music]
(01:20:09) Ivy Lab & Emperor– Pepper [Critical]
(01:22:10) The Upbeats – The Proof [White]
(01:24:00) Halogenix – Voids [White]
1- Chromatic Feat. Michael Lynch - Senorita
2- Roy Green & Protone - Jazzy Pants
3- Calibre - Right Ahead
4- Boosta & Atmos T - All My Love
5- Random Movement - Domino Crude
6- Lomax - Resist
7- In Deed - Midnight Groovin'
8- Paul T & Edward Oberon - Somebody Else
9- Andrezz & L Side - Turbulence
10- The Insiders feat. Collette Warren - Wonder Why [Break Remix]
11- T & I - Crtl, Alt, Delete
12- Misanthrop - Deadlock
13- Dimension - Command
14- Konichi - Field Of Vibration
15- Mark Recoil - Value
16- DLR - Pain
17- Marcus Intalex - Cabal
18- Quadrant & Iris - Depth Sounder
19- DJ Marky - So Let It Go
20 - Marcus Intalex & ST Files - Universe
Putting the jazz back into MJAZZ and then some, Metro presents a seasonal blend of spiritual and deep jazz, some classics and a few personal favourites. Throw another log on the fire and relax. Have yourself a deep and jazzy Christmas.
Pharoah Sanders - Greetings to Saud
Chico Hamilton - Nomad
Santana - El Nicoya
Birds of Town & Country (Dawn Chorus)
Dizzy Gillespie - In The Land of The Living Dead
Kool and The Gang - Wild and Peaceful
Earth Wind and Fire - Africano (Intro)
The Crusaders - A Ballad For Joe (Louis)
Roy Ayers - The Black Five
Marvin Gaye - T Stands For Trouble
Miles Davis - Sanctuary
Gilles pays tribute to the late, great, Nelson Mandela with this extended mix from his earlier tribute on BBC 6 Music. 1 hour of carefully curated songs of hope, freedom and future.
Playlist
1 - Simphiwe Dana - Zundiqondisise
2 - Dollar Brand - Ishmael
3 - Sathima Bea Benjamine - Music
4 - Hugh Masakela - What Is Wrong With Groovin
5 - Harmonius Serenade Choir - Lyo
6 - Gil Scott Heron - Johannesburg
7 - Letta Mbullu - Mahlalela
8 - Protest Meeting - Amandla
9 - Hugh Masakela - Stimela
10 - Miles Davis - Big Time
11 - Miriam Makeba - Soweto Blues
12 - Maze featuring Frankie Beverley - Mandela
13 - Abdullah Ibrahim - Did You Hear That Sound?
14 - Vusi Mahlasela - Kuzobenani Na?
15 - John Wizards - Jabu Ley
01. flatliners - raw fi dub
02. calibre ft. chimpo - start again
03. fracture ft. dawn day night - sick wid it
04. noisia ft. joe seven - hand gestures
05. mark system - sound man
06. dlr - trading places
07. technimatic - bristol
08. un-cut ft. future cut and jenna g - midnight (m. intalex and st files remix)
09. jubei and marcus intalex ft. mc drs - tip the scales
10. need for mirrors and hlz - smudge
11. alix perez ft. foreign beggars - dark days v.i.p.
12. spectrasoul - bugsy
13. acid lab - stainless
14. dbridge and skeptical - move way
15. lynx ft. kemo - global enemies (mtwn unofficial remix)
16. redeyes - forgotten notes
17. technicolour and komatic - daydreamer
18 clarity -dreams within dreams
"I fell in love with techno in Warehouses on otherwise bleak industrial estates. I’ll never lose my fascination with the sound of a kick drum echoing around a huge concrete space. Hopefully this mix captures a little bit of the otherworldly vibe I stumbled across back then.” – Sigha
Track list:
01 - Roly Porter – Giant – [Subtext]
02 - SNTS - HG016 3 – [Horizontal Ground]
03 - Peter Van Hoessen - Challenger – [Tresor]
04 - Shifted - Pulse incomplete – [Bed Of Nails]
05 - Robert Hood - Alarm – [M-Plant]
06 - Sigha - Hard lines soft skin – [Our Circula Sound]
07 - Mutate - Circle 1 (Drumcell Rmx) – [Blank Code]
08 - Rødhad - patient zero (function remix) – [Dystopian]
09 - Sigha – A Better Way Of Living
10 - STRNGTHS DDR – [Avian]
11 - Peter Van Hoessen - Axis Mundi – [Ostgut]
12 - Phase – Distracted – [Token]
13 - Sleeparchive - 5 – [Tresor]
14 - Front 242 work N.off is N.off – [Wax Trax!]
15 - Oscar Mullero - Electric Storm (Sigha remix) – [Pole Group]
16 - Lag - Sama Doma (forward strategy group Rmx) – [Mord]
17 - James Ruskin – Slit – [Blueprint]
18 - Arcing seas – Gauntlet – [Our Circula Sound]
19 - Roly Porter - Giant – [Subtext]
1. Dabs - Sniper (Eatbrain Dub)
2. Lockjaw - Big System
3. State of Mind & Black Sun Empire - Unconscious (Blackout) [Eat the Rich LP]
4. Misanthrop - Greed of Gain (Neosignal)
5. The Voss - Insect
6. Gridlok & Prolix - Riot (Project Trendkill)
7. State of Mind - Where you at (Blackout Dub) [Eat the Rich LP]
8. Black Sun Empire & State of Mind - Tripel VIP (Blackout Dub)
9. Mindscape - Brightness (Eatbrain)
10.Borderline - Colossus (SOM)
11. State of Mind & Percieve - Mr Cover Up (Blackout Dub) [Eat the Rich LP]
12. Borderline & State of Mind - Square One (SOM Music Dub) [Flashes of the Future LP]
13. Wilkinson - Redemption (Ram Records)
14. Quadrant - Depth Sounder
15. State of mInd & MC Dino - Ghosts (Blackout Dub) [Eat the Rich LP]
16. Kantyze - Hollow Body
17. Borderline feat Bailey - Feelings (SOM Music) [Flashes of the Future LP]
18. Basher & Frankee - Weep (program)
19. State of Mind - Bigger, Faster, Stronger (Blackout Dub) [Eat the Rich LP]
65 episodes in and the latest Subvert HQ podcast delivers more 170BPM themed high drama and intense melancholy in one tidy package. Featuring music from men of the moment Machinedrum, Om Unit and Etherwood to the always reliable ASC and Blu Mar Ten, we hope you enjoy this selection as much as we do.
Track list:
01. SKV18 - Trampolin Queen [FREE]
02. Machinedrum - 11 Over Come [NINJA TUNES]
03. Machinedrum - Stirring [NINJA TUNES]
04. Jon Convex - With You (Kid Drama Remix) [Convex Industries]
05. ASC - Impasse [AUXILIARY]
06. OM UNIT - Governer's Bay [CIVIL MUSIC]
07. Homemade Weapons and Gremlinz featuring Collinjah - Afterdark (J:Kenzo Remix) [SAMURAI MUSIC]
08. ASC - Symmetry [VEIL/UNVEIL]
09. Etherwood - Spoken [MED SCHOOL]
10. Dominic Petrie - Empire [INGREDIENTS]
11. Dominic Petrie - Soho [INGREDIENTS]
12. Sam KDC - Ascetic [VEIL/UNVEIL]
13. Machinedrum - Gunshotta (Fracture's Astrophonica Remix) [NINJA TUNES]
14. SpectraSoul - Slippin' [SHOGUN AUDIO]
15. Phil Tangent - We Don't Talk Anymore [IM:LTD]
16. Hybrid Minds - New Orleans [SPEARHEAD]
17. Pennygiles - Stories Untold [IM:LTD]
18. Blu Mar Ten - Half The Sky [BLU MAR TEN MUSIC]
19. Etherwood - Falling Out Of Consciousness [MED SCHOOL]
20. Bass'Flo and Ziyal - A Temporal Existence [COSMIC ORIGINS]
21. Method One - Biscayne [AUXILIARY]
22. Method One - Under The Same Stars [VEIL/UNVEIL]
23. Depeche Mode - Agent Orange [MUTE]
The genre defying Synkro, in fine form. Look out for his latest release Lost Here EP, out soon.
Track list:
Taylor Deupree - Negative Snow [edit]
Synkro - Fading Lights
Kid Drama - In Mind
Indigo - Volta
Synkro & Manos - Lost Here
Abstract Elements - Acid Coke
Akkord - Channel Drift
Vaccine - Irradiate
Synkro - Look At Yourself [Djrum Remix]
Taylor Deupree - Shutter
Sieren - Untitled
Graze - Ripley
Trikk - Back To Back
Edmondson - Tendency
Sieren - Escape
Troy Gunner - When It Means Something Special
Aebeloe - Manon
On DECEMBER 4th, STUNNA kicks off the month with yet another very special edition of 'THE GREENROOM' on BASSDRIVE radio. For this installment, we turn our attention to a young producer on the rise who's put together an exclusive guest mix just for this session. I introduce to you: THESIS.
Hailing from CAMBRIDGE, UK, THESIS (aka MATT ANDERSON) is an ATMOSPHERIC/LIQUID DRUM+BASS producer who's been steadily expanding and evolving his sound over recent years. Taking strong influences from film and video game original soundtracks, THESIS is one of the few up-and-coming producers in D+B who is effectively bridging the gap between the ATMOSPHERIC and LIQUID FUNK sub-genres of the music.
Having been shown the basics of LOGIC PRO by a friend at university, and since then learning to use the software largely via a combination of trial, error and intuition, in more recent years, THESIS has been learning, developing and moving forward with his productions. Already attracting the attention and support from scene luminaries such as LTJ BUKEM, LOMAX, STUNNA, TECHNIMATIC, LM1 and METHODUS, over the past couple of years in particular, THESIS has matured his production techniques to a point where he has established his own original sound: a signature sound combining beautiful and ethereal atmospheres with deep, rolling, bass lines to create truly warm productions that envelop the listener with a full range of emotions.
Now following a string of releases on prominent labels such as SOUL DEEP RECORDINGS, ROTATION UK and DNBB RECORDINGS, THESIS is confidently making his mark in the scene with his uniquely ethereal and deeply soulful LIQUID sound. He is a producer who firmly favors 'quality over quantity' - with his own music as well as that of other artists in the mix. With fresh material currently in the works, as well as forthcoming releases on labels such as ADVECTION MUSIC UK and REMINISCENCE AUDIO, THESIS is truly one of the young, talented artists of his generation to watch out for. Tune in!!
My take on 'Knuckles' by Justice and Metro, original available via www.modernurbanjazz.com. AIM: ZulSubvert E-mail: subvertmoves@hotmail.com. Hope you like it.
Zul (Subvert HQ, Singapore) has been DJing and promoting parties in the Lion City since the 1990s, performing along side the likes of dBridge, DJ Friction, Joe Syntax, Stamina MC, John B, A-Sides, Pendulum, Cyantific, Sonic, London Elektricity as well as Logistics and Hospital Records' Chris Goss. Gigs-wise, its gone from Hong Kong (he spent time with the White Label crew in 2001), Jakarta to London (playing at the legendary Hospitality parties in Shoreditch, UK) with bits of radio (MediaCorp Radio's Lush 99.5FM Clubscape sessions, to be exact) and a release on Take Off Records squeezed in between.
When not busy with his day job as a journalist in Singapore, Zul also keeps it cutting edge away from the dance floor with the Subvert Sessions Podcast (download via subverthq.blogspot.sg), blending together leftfield and idiosyncratic beats of the 170bpm variety.