May 2012
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Skudge006 - Arriving
With a deep breath and stamp of the approving foot, Skudge006 is on the way, tba.
In their own words Skudge are a Swedish duo who make music with an ‘exceptional sense of loops and unexpected detail in their productions’. I can’t say I particularly notice loops in music; I guess it’s either a subconscious ignorance, or a deliberate attempt to avoid picturing DAWs and...
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Dimensions Launch
Just booked Dimensions flights. On one leg we’re doing some crazy route involving Paris, Venice and quite a few incidences of public transport … but man am I excited! Meanwhile, the organizers have found time in their busy schedules to set up a launch party this coming Friday in London which looks ridiculous (currently at an unknown venue, but deets should be revealed in the next few...
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In Flux: Albert Swarm Interview and Mix
Late last year a little-known producer called Albert Swarm released an EP on Ceremony recordings. Held came snug in the reviews of Resident Adviser, bestowed with a 4.5/5 rating and some brightly, glowing words. Its cover was adorned with interwoven dandelion leaves (or perhaps Georgian handkerchiefs), shadowed in the middle and blooming on the edges. It was complex, fluid.
The magical art proves...
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Pawas Who Is In / Mano Le Tough Take It Back
Two long tracks for you, quickly.
First up is my choicest cut from the latest Jack Dixon mix: ‘Who Is In’ by Pawas. Well, Pawas, I fucking am. Because this is the smoothest piece of house beat work since I saw Axel Boman play on a cloud in my dreams. As readers will know, I really like simple things done well, and this track could be a case study. The bassline is TWO NOTES varied in...
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Jack Dixon xlr8r podcast
Call me a loser, a loner, or socially anaemic - indeed wat-evaa yo want - but there are few more delightful things in the morning than getting a Class A podcast delivery. We’ve had some pretty sweet mixes this year from the likes of Lapalux, DJ Rum and Objekt, but Londoner Jack Dixon has just added his name to the mix (aww) with a beauty for...
Off the scale Dimensions
This summer’s festival bill has one outstanding line-up: Dimensions in Croatia.
Brought to danceheads by the team behind Outlook, Dimensions will be rocking from 6-9 September in an abandoned Croatian fort. Quite simply it’s a straight-up, no frills, extraordinary line up festival, with the best range of acts I’ve ever seen. And, as a gift in the last few hours, they’ve added DJ...
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Live drums, football, and the City of No...
In the dank depths of February I used LV’s xlr8r mix as a mid-afternoon shockwave. It was an alternative to the caffeine-induced plummet at 6pm, and simultaneously opened my ears to all kinds of new musical incarnations. Amidst the juke, grime, and off kilter rhythms of the mix I found a really interesting drum pattern from an artist called Fenbred.
Fenbred, it turns out, is Mr Benjamin Gardner...
