Whacky new one-take visual for this lovely number by the prolific producer and the kooky Swede band fronted by honey-toned Yukimi Nagano, directed by Casey Raymond and Ewan James Morris.
Whacky new one-take visual for this lovely number by the prolific producer and the kooky Swede band fronted by honey-toned Yukimi Nagano, directed by Casey Raymond and Ewan James Morris.
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(Another) New kid on the future garage block, Submerse, along with a handful of other graduated bedroom producers/DJ’s are reviving the sounds of the underground and encouraging a lil’ two step in the dance. When I listen to tracks from this everlasting pool of newbies, sometimes it can be quite exciting, like Disclosure’s offering earlier this year. Other times it can feel bland and a bit “been there, done that, mastered the skank! Listening to the 23 year old influenced by a mix of J Pop and videogames, I reach a middle ground.
Submerse ticks the boxes, by maintaining the desirable hybrid of garage, house, deep basslines and just generally music to bop your head to. With a saccharine Cassie ‘Must Be Love’ sample, shuffling beat, drums on the 1 and the 3, this could easily be early Garage Nation compilation content. All good things, but admittedly nothing new, crazy or fresh is coming out of this track. Given this is a free download, maybe Submerse is just messing about and maybe we will hear a something a bit more than an ode to ’99.

Not my favourite thing ever put out there by the masked one, but SBTRKT does his electronica dream thang on this track. Can it get any smoother?!

As you are aware, PinBoard have been ever growing fans of this young man and since using his previous two EP’s as the soundtrack to some of my winter nights in, I was happy to hear that he is completing the trilogy and is releasing the third instalment before bringing out the debut album come March next year.
I have heard this track before and still love the masculine soul that oozes out of Kiwanuka. He is a definitely a great British talent that I cannot wait to hear more from in 2012.
Home Again EP is released on the 1st December
Once again proving that British singer/songwriter/producer Clare is at his best when he’s not forcing his textured pipes to be perverted with Brostep.
Whilst riding a carousel-bound, piano-cavorting halftime structure, the blues increasingly tear through this rawer, more vocally impassioned example of his output. Skankier Black Keys vibes all up in there. Strong stuff.
Hang tight riot generation, King Krule (with equitably swaggy government name Archy Marshall) drops his latest visuals shot on home turf.
It’s a dreamy, astral cut with gravel-voiced grit, set adrift against the crimson dawn backdrop of South East London.
Earth, it has arrived.
Intergalactic (via LA) duo J*Davey’s long-awaited 11 song canvas of mind-bending musical mischief is finally available to stream. Featuring material originally set for release through Warner Bros, it will now drop via their ILLAV8R imprint, on iTunes
Get your synapses going courtesy of our Rehearsal Rooms episode with these guys first, then click here to get fully fried off that New Designer Drug.
November 22nd, mark the date.
Purchase directly here.
The last time experimental producer fLako and sensual bruva Dirg coalesced, it resulted in one of my favourite jams from 2010. It’s a wonderful chemistry that, fingers crossed, will in future herald longer collaborative efforts.
Meanwhile Carving Away in the Clay, fLako’s brilliant new 5 tracker is out via les bandcamp now.
Something about this youngling reminds me of Joe Strummer from The Clash. In fact its hard to fathom that lewd, almost intoxicated growl is coming out of a 17 year old. It’s a delivery impetuous as the age. Then there’s the generational sign-of-the-times/coming-of-age awareness in the lyrical musings that makes South London’s King Krule (former moniker of Zoo Kid) a worthily buzzed about lad who could go on to make some noticeable waves in the next few years.
His new self-titled EP dropped on True Panther last week, have a butchers.
Plus my theory is, once this #TeamUK boat sails it’s gonna be roadman guitar music or road-orientated indie (or at the very least ironic roadside pastiche indie). That’s the next industry phase, possibly.

Rihanna and Jay-Z come together once again to collaborate on another new single; This time, Hova jumps on the title track for Rih-Rih’s new album Talk That Talk.
Whenever these two join forces, it’s always a big hit – can’t say I find this their strongest pairing but like most of Rihanna’s singles, I’m pretty sure, given a couple weeks (and a sexy-as-f*ck video) it will grow on me.
When I saw Azealia had posted a new track last night I got excited, when I found out it was produced by Machinedrum I hyperventilated. However, on giving it a first few listens I have to say that the beat doesn’t do it for me. I prefer hearing Azealia over some Lunice crunk. Doubtless talent and a really exciting prospect for sure, really dig her flow. This collab however doesn’t float my boat but keeps the interest. Make up your own minds.
What’s a day off?
Bey continues to school – peep her performance of ‘Countdown’, backed by the Roots.
Newness from Mr Lau, featuring Motor City’s Guilty Simpson on vocal duties. Out November 18th on Kilowatt Music.
Some of you may not know Royce Wood Junior, but a lot of you have probably heard his work on Jamie Woon’s debut album. Having produced 5 of the 12 tracks on the Mirrorwriting, he is now turning efforts onto his solo-dolo.
‘Jodie’ features vocals from a ‘mysterious’ character named digitally as Michael McWoonald – hmm, who could that be? What’s great though, this McWoonald dude is rocking D’Angelo influences nicely; Listen out for those Stevie-style key changes too. The production is saying a lot as well – Soulful, yet Funky. Ya dig?