The Amen Break is the most successful drum loop in musical history, featuring heavily in hundreds of breakbeat, hip hop, drum and bass, jungle and ragga tracks. The six second loop was originally performed by Gregory Cylvester “G. C.” Coleman in the 1960’s in soul and funk outfit The Winstons
Lets face it, none of us want to wait another three months to decant our troubles into big plastic bottles and get the festival season started. Luckily, as if it were delivered as a gift from the Gods of Getting Down, there’s a Bulgarian boutique retreat tucked away at the
Mistress Recordings, a bi-product of DVS1‘s Hush label, have announced that they will be releasing a new EP series on February 24 under the name Mistress 05. The EP will be made up of three separate 12 inch records; The Blonde, The Brunette and The Redhead and will all feature
Yeti Love are an acoustic-Folk act that comprises of Peter Hamilton (Vocals/ Guitar) and Dave Sears (Guitar) and together they have created a unique sound that offers something fresh to the scene. Peter spent many years drumming for successful Rock bands and touring across Europe, after a while he found
An illusive Soundcloud user, user487363530, has uploaded what appears to be a series of early Aphex Twin demos. Aphex Twin, real name Richard James, is often associated with strange behaviour (living in a former HSBC building and driving a tank, for example), which may be why most seem to be
Don’t Panic offer exclusive premiere of Thriftworks’ ‘Pearly Whites.’ The new track features on Thriftworks’ new upcoming album ‘Fadest.’ LINK
Warp Records have confirmed the sad news that electronic musician Mark Bell passed away last week “from complications after an operation.” Bell rose to prominence through the late 80s and early 90s as one half of the pioneering duo LFO, who brought the bleep-n-bass sound out of North-England and into
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FACT Magazine present the exclusive video premiere for Nuage’s “Prints Of You.” “Prints Of You” LP is out now via Translation Recordings. LINK
DJ, producer and co-head of San Francisco’s Soo Wavey record label Vin Sol is the latest to share a mix with The Playground, throwing “classics, new joints and some weirdo stuff for good measure” into his hour-long offering. We also caught up with Vin to chat about his apprenticeship-style introduction
Manchester producer, DJ and Hoya:Hoya night founder Illum Sphere has been handed the mixing reins for Fabriclive 78, the latest instalment of Fabric’s mix series. Hoya:Hoya has been hosting takeovers of the London venue’s Room Two every few months recently, and Illum Sphere’s varied – but invariably strong – selections
