PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: LIFE AT 140 - DJ MILKTRAY

In my latest 'Life At 140' column for Clash Music, I caught up with edit maestro DJ Milktray about city-centric grime movements, Boxed and the story behind the name..

Read in full at Clash here: http://www.clashmusic.com/features/life-at-140-dj-milktray-interview

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT - PRINCE RAPID

Was given the chance to chat to Ruff Sqwad's Prince Rapid about grime and his new EP, 'Turning Point', for Sonic Router recently. Interesting to note the change in attitude, from both fans and artists, towards grime and how it's represented and discussed.

Read up in full at SR here: http://www.sonicrouter.com/2014/03/a-bit-more-natural-balance-prince-rapid-discusses-turning-point/

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: LUNE - 'FALLING' (MAO REMIX)

I was given the opportunity to choose Track of the Day over at Clash Music again today and opted for Mao's atmospheric rework of Swedish songstress Lune's new single 'Falling' - it's gully.

Listen / Read up at Clash here: http://www.clashmusic.com/news/track-of-the-day-183-lune

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: PICK YOUR OWN - FEB '14

I plucked for tracks from JT The Goon and stellar new talent G.S One in February's staff picks for Hyponik - few gems from the rest of the team too.

Read up in full here: http://hyponik.com/features/pick-february/

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: PARJO01 - SHADOWS

Fledgling imprint Club Soda Records, whose inaugural transmission comes from the intriguingly named 'parjo01', offer up a slice of stellar dance floor fare across four tracks here. 

Buoyant title track 'Shadows', which also features a dub mix as well as remixes from Mella Dee and DFRNT, glides along with bleepy rhythms, steely percussion and a inescapably catchy vocal loop, all of which give it plenty of dance floor charm. 

Mella Dee works his signature brand of darker, altogether grittier, garage-led sounds on his stomper of a remix whilst DRNT draws in the atmospherics on his tech-layered re-edit. The dub mix is pretty good value too, with parj001 opting for a far harder, thugged-out rework that seems to do-away with the niceties and subtle groove of the original. 

Not an obvious Uncle Albert choice, but one that should certainly raise a few eyebrows. Props.

Out now on Club Soda Records.

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: KORMA - BOOTLEGS EP

Stateside imprint Hush Hush, home to the extraordinary, weightless talents of Kid Smpl, have looked to bootlegs for inspiration on their latest release from promising beatsmith, Korma. 

Resisting the temptation to chop and screw in keeping with similar, contemporary grime-themed edits, Korma instead chooses to layer more complex compositions over original vocals from the likes of Ashanti, Ciara and Destiny's Child across seven impressive bootlegs. From the down-tempo 808 bangs on his rework of Kelis' 'Bossy' to the sino-grime leanings on a refix of Aaliyah's 'Are You That Somebody?', Korma showcases a rich and diverse palette of sounds. Whilst the concept may be a popular one, it's the unique approach and delicate craftsmanship on offer here that really stands out. Tip!

Out now on Hush Hush Records.