house/techno
Track: Seven Davis Jr – Good Vibes feat. Julio Bashmore
With his album, Universes, due out on 24th July via Ninja Tune, things are hotting up for future soul producer Seven Davis Jr, a man who had appeared on the pages of Backseat Mafia before. As a further taster of the album, he’s teamed up with Bristol beatmaker Julio Bashmore for the album cut Good …
Exclusive: Backseat Mafia Podcast 005 – Web Sheldon
Web Sheldon is an electronic singer, songwriter and producer originally from Sheffield, now based in London. With a long history of acoustic singing / song writing, the music he writes has a strong emphasis on vocals and lyrics, with rhythmic flows and harmonies sung over beats and influences from hip hop and world music through …
Album Review: Jamie xx – In Colour
In Colour is a great title for the debut record by producer Jamie xx. It’s crisp, tight, brimming with hues, shapes, and various shades of light. It doesn’t feel like a producer showing his programming chops off. It’s not a Mark Ronson-like spectacle where Jamie xx is bringing in all of the famous pals he knows …
News: Kompakt spreads its wings to Ibiza and Glastonbury this Summer – Full details
There’s not many things that legendary label Kompakt hasn’t done, but its going about filling any gaps in its impressive CV this summer. Its almost incredulous to think that a label that has been at the forefront on electronic music for so long hasn’t held a residency in Ibiza, but not only is it true, …
Track: Jean Tonique feat. Dirty Radio – What you wanna do
Taken from the forthcoming Partyfine labels 2nd compilation is a new track, titled ‘What you wanna do’, from Paris DJ/Producer Jean Tonique. Making his mark remixing the likes of Lana Del Rey and Outkast, he’s been a regular in the Hype Machine top ten with his classic slices of funky house. What You Wanna Do …
Track: L/F/D/M releases the minimal bleepy acid of Heavy Clouds, from forthcoming EP Psychopaths Eating Jelly
Following on from a slew of brilliant releases, including EPs for Optimo Trax and Clandestine Traxx and an album for Kompakt’s Ecstatic imprint as well as a couple of EPs for Diagonal alongside former Factory Floor Dominic Butler under the moniker Bronze Teeth, comes a new EP from Richard Smith, aka L/F/D/M. Called Psychopaths Eating …
Premiere: Flunk – Queen of Underground (Drive Remix)
Oslo quartet Flunk, aka Anja Øyen Vister, Jo Bakke, Ulf Nygaard, Erik Ruud, have always had an eye for a remix, and ten years into their musical adventures they’re about to release an(other) remix album in the shape of ‘Deconstruction Time Again. Taking vocals from their 2012 album ‘Lost Causes’, a host of remixers stretching …
Track: XYPO – Attracted (Free Download)
Latvian born, London residing DJ and producer XYPO, aka Janis Dzenis is back with a new track, Attracted, available to grab for free, gratis, if you like your house music funky and (slightly in this case) deep. It follows the similarly funky and decidedly old school Can you Feel, that dropped back in February. Attracted …
Track: Wiley – From The Outside (Special Request VIP mix)
Grime superstar Wiley has just released a new mix of From The Outside, taken from his latest album Snakes and Ladders. It comes hot on the heels of fellow Ninja Tune/Big Dada stable artist, Actress. This time Special Request aka Paul Woolford has taken hold of it, and injected it with a little bit of …
Track: Danny Darko – My Favourite ft Jova Radevska
Taken from his upcoming album ‘Sensations’ comes a new single from DJ and producer Danny Darko. He’s proved over the last few years that he’s adept across a whole range of electronic styles, from being known as the Starchaser producer who’s ‘Love will set you free’ hit the UK and MTV Dance charts, to receiving …