No need to rack up bulky kicks and ruthless bass swells to turn up the heat, ‘Shy Dancers on Bungalowdorf Beach’ is a tranquil display of power, each bullet reaching its destination effortlessly. Blawan essentialised the power of his punchy floor breakers into compact tablets, like a freeze-dried version of his ‘old’ self. Massive in all its aspects.
LabelThe Trilogy Tapes
Results40The Trilogy Tapes is a London based record label operated by Will Bankhead. Originally established as only releasing cassette releases, TTT started to release vinyl in 2011.
Samo DJ: Kicked Out Of Everywhere
Marrying the impact of gritty technoid rough drafts and well-oiled broken beat nuts and bolts, with more of an atmospheric lean there to implement psychic sideration to the fullest, Samo DJ delivers an ever dynamic assortment of straight up tumbling crescendos and brutal breakdowns.
Nathan Melja invites Ondo Fudd for Dream Real #4
After inviting the likes of Joey Anderson, Moiré, Florian Kupfer, Madteo and Coni for the previous editions of his Dream Real residency at Batofar, Parisian producer Nathan Melja welcomes Joseph Seaton for a rare appearance as Ondo Fudd on July 23rd.
Tim Hecker, Rezzett and Kara-Lis Coverale at St John Sessions
Aoife McGuinness reports on Tim Hecker’s performance at St John Sessions earlier this month in Hackney – “Introspective and opaque – Hecker’s performance in the ceremonious surrounds of St Johns circumvented conventions.”
Best Releases: March 2016
From Low Jack’s massive new LP on the ever-vanguard Modern Love to DJ Slyngshot’s debut effort out of the Yappin circle for the newborn Place No Blame, onto Suzanne Kraft’s summer-flavored ‘DJ Safety Track’ for Stuttgart’s finest Kitjen, there’s been full flocks of nuggets flying aplenty. Here’s our recap.
Ondo Fudd: Blue Dot
Flippant as it sounds, Seaton’s accomplishment in production keeps on growing to the extent where every release now comes with a “must have” status.
Coni: Imaginarium Essai EP
Putting on display a lush palette of dub accents and unflinching techno in trompe-l’oeil, the French producer goes deeper than deep with ‘Imaginarium Essai’.
Omar Souleyman: Heli Yuweli
The most interesting results of artistic collaboration often come from a willingness to tear it up and start again.
Black Atlantic x The Trilogy Tapes announce quarterly event series
Black Atlantic and The Trilogy Tapes team up to host a series of events, taking place each month in the first quarter of 2016, at Bloc’s Autumn Street Studios.
Best Tracks of 2015
It’s this time of the year again: Best of lists are back! You hate them, right? Well, don’t be such a grinch. This best tracks list’s only purpose is to dispense a tiny dose of what’s been, once again, a brilliant year for musical creation, with plenty more than just dozens of top-notch EPs and albums.
Slack DJs: Glasshouse Mountains
For their first outing as Slack DJs, French producers Low Jack and D.K. come up on The Trilogy Tapes with a beefy menu full on sliced-and-diced, tape-saturated analogue whirls and scrappy audio fragments
Black Atlantic bring Rezzett, Beatrice Dillon, Will Bankhead to Cafe OTO
Following Rezzett’s debut live performance at Dance Tunnel last month, the mysterious duo are back in Dalston for another live showcase at Cafe OTO on Thursday 26th March alongside Beatrice Dillon and Will Bankhead.
Rezzett: Goodness
Goodness won’t be much of an original complement to Rezzett’s young catalogue, but is very much another fierce musical object in the straight wake of their ‘Rezzett EP’ and ‘Zootie’.
VENT bring Rezzett (live) to Dance Tunnel
Following last years outstanding Opal Tapes showcase with Patricia, VENT return to Dance Tunnel with a very special live set from Rezzett.
Best Record Labels of 2014
From experimental to club extents, soft-tempered house material to the murkiest of techno beats and grooves, the following selection is aimed to provide you with the finest record labels of 2014.
Best Vinyl Artwork of 2014
Vinyl artwork is a conductor element in the way we perceive music, therefore here is our selection of the ten best vinyl artworks of 2014.