Ninja Tune
Track: Nathan Fake – Sunder
Nathan Fake has revealed the title track from his new EP, out via the ever brilliant Ninja Tune label on 23rd February on 4-track 12″/Digital release. “These four tracks are like snapshots captured in a single moment. They were all recorded on an old Marantz tape deck, Jupiter 6, broken Akai drum machine and a …
EP: Helena Hauff – Have you Been there, Have you seen it
Ninja Tune have dropped a new EP from master DJ Helena Hauff, titled ‘Have you been there, Have you seen it’, which finds her building on what she has achieved in the last two years, which, at her core is her commitment to, and innate talent for, the craft of DJing. Acclaimed for her skill …
See: Romare releases live video of Come Close to Me
Boasting the sort of beats and gluey synths that most producers would prostitute themselves for, Romare has long encaptured us at Backseat Mafia with this ability to build delicious slices of disco house and 80s electro. Alongside the announcement of his largest headline show to date – he’s at Koko in London on November 11th, …
Track: The Bug Vs Earth – Snakes vs Rats
What happens when you put two artists – namely Kevin Martin and Dylan Carlson, aka The Bug and Earth, respectively, both explorers of everything….heavy, together. Well, you’ll have some idea if you picked up the Boa/Cold EP, made during the sessions for The Bug’s ‘Angels & Devils’ album back in 2014, but, taken from their …
Track: Romare – Je ‘Taime
Previous single ‘Who Loves You?’ Was the first glimpse of the new album from London based producer Romare, and he’s now dropped another insight in the shape of Je’taime ahead of the release of Love songs: Part two via Ninja Tune on November 11th. Je’taime opens with this insistent, bubbling guitar line, accompanied by fizzing …
See: FaltyDL releases new video for “The Ah Track”
Out last week on the brilliant Ninja Tune label was the new 12″ from Brooklyn-based DJ and producer Drew Lustman, aka FaltyDL. It follows on from his recent Rich Prick Poor Dick 12″, and featured two tracks, The Ah Track and Visceral. He’s now released a video for the former track, a real dancefloor filler …
EP: Florian Kupfer – Explora
Rising German producer / DJ Florian Kupfer produced something of an instant classic when he released his debut track, 2013’s Lifetrax, and he followed it up with a slew of releases on labels such as L.I.E.S., Russian Torrent Versions and Willie Burns’ W.T. Records as well as a white label edit of Sade which blew …
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 …
Meet: Beat Spacek
Beat Spacek is the latest solo incarnation of UK vocalist and producer Steve Spacek. Having invited much attention at the turn of the century with his broken soul project, Spacek, as well as numerous collaborations with the likes of J.Dilla and Mark Pritchard (as one half of Africa HiTech ), Spacek now finds himself exploring …
Track: Portico – 101 feat. Joe Newman, plus UK tour dates
Now minus the quartet, London trio Portico return with a new album ‘Living Fields’, out on 30th March (a week earlier than originally planned) through the constantly brilliant Ninja Tune label. The three piece, Duncan Bellamy, Milo Fitzpatrick and Jack Wyllie aren’t treating the album as a continuation of their work as/in a quartet, rather …