QUICKIES…
DJ Sneak Rekids Revolution
Back In The Box
Rekids
NRK
Supperclub Ashley Beedle & Spyro
A classic without categories Jealousy
King Britt
Rinse:07
Filter disco heaven
United Recordings
Southport Week-
Tempa
Like all classic labels, it has always been
ender
“House is a feeling!” once remarked a disco
impossible to pin a genre on Radio Slave’s
Another sumptuous sin suSU Music An underground educa-
evangelist, and if that’s the case then DJ
Rekids. On the fi rst two tracks of this
tion
Sneak has that love sensation running
The Supperclub is a global
triple disc celebration, we’re fi rst lost in the
Impeccable tastes
through his marrow. Taking it back to the es-
institution. Listen to the lat- Occasional producer, full-
cybernetic samba of Radio Slave’s ‘Bell Clap
sence, Sneak’s shtick is the funkin’ bump and
est in its Nine Sins Series and
Dance’, only to be lulled into the classic deep
The series just keeps getting
time urban tastemaker and
mood ta swing of Chicago house and garage,
you understand why. Mining
house and tribal infl ections of Kenny Hawkes
better and better. Ashley
master of the quick-mix,
but with a healthy dose of cut-up disco, fi lter
the deeper side of dance
& David Parr’s ‘Gemini’ — which itself morphs
and Britt’s Southport mix, is
‘Sir Spyro’ expertly bashes
FX and booty wiggling bass.
and downbeat, from artists
into a brooding soar of dark techno chords.
pretty much the weekender
through 30 tracks of mucky
On this latest edition of NRK’s retrospective
like Henrik Schwarz and The
Then we’re treated to Runaway’s blend of e-
incarnate, capturing its
soca shake-outs (Lil Silva’s
house-focused series, he returns to the late
Black Dog, it’s full of brilliant
uphoric pianos and ‘90s Tenaglia tribalism as
personality to an absolute
‘Seasons'), dutty nu skool
’90s prime period when the idea of techno
new musical discoveries.
well as ocean’s deep gems from Luke Solomon
tee as well as exhibiting
hip-hop, vintage sub-low ga-
dominating Ibiza or anywhere else would
and Toby Tobias — the only disappointment
Joe Roberts their impeccable taste in all
rage (see D.E.A.’s ‘So High’),
have seemed absurd.
being the omission of JJak Hogan’s sci-fi
things soul, funk, house and
classic grime (Dizzee’s ‘I
Retaining a cohesive sunshine groove over
hip-hop.
disco. Dan Kinasz
Luv U’) and off-kilter urban
the course of two CDs, Sneak’s skill is keeping
experiments.Allan McGrath
A second disc of remixes from Slam, Josh
you moving with fresh selections, some of
Wink and Boola, also sees Prins Thomas craft
which are familiar, but which never divert into
nu-disco gold and ‘that’ Dubfi re remix whilst
the realms of the fromage. Cajmere, Global
the third steps Spencer Parker at the plate for
Communication, Johnny Corporate and Daft
a hypnotic label mix.
Punk are all present and correct.
A defi ning sonic document from one of this
Don’t sleep on this scorcher. Ben Murphy
era’s defi ning labels. Allan McGrath
Kung Fu presents DJ Rough Trade Shops Five Years Of Great
Gone
Counter Culture
Stuff
Sin City
2008
Great Stuff Recordings
Kung Fu
V2/Cooperative Music
Solid round-up
Honest UK hip-hop
Diverse retrospective
Offending none and pleasing
Given the corporate many, Great Stuff present
Like the late John Peel,
Soma Beta
Hervé
malaise that infects most the big-room names at their
Rough Trade has always em-
US hip-hop, our UK spitters most underground and the
Soma
Ghetto Bass
bodied a diverse anti-com-
are striking with increased cooler cats at their most
Music Response mercial idealism. Everything
Beta-testing new talent
venom these days — as accessible.
from garage rock to dubstep
this mix-tape captures. But And, whilst seldom ground-
Master of the bass
and cosmic disco features
Never let it be said that Soma is a label
whilst cuts from Richie Rich, breaking, on tracks like
here but — like Peel’s show
content to put out music by the over -familiar
Million Dan and Teef are M.A.N.D.Y.’s ‘Push Push’
Who wouldn’t want to be Hervé? The leading
— you still have to endure
faces. Their new label Soma Beta has been
grained with underground remix they’ve still netted the
producer of bass-heavy club music, as a
impenetrable guitar thrash
conceived purely to showcase new production
authenticity, not one of the odd contemporary classic
remixer he is as sought after as Fatboy Slim
before unearthing gems
talent and, in the main, this fi rst collection
29 stands out as a true clas- along the way.
was back in the ‘90s and even seems to be
from Flying Lotus and 2562.
impresses.
sic. Allan McGrath Allan McGrath
challenging old Norman for aliases with The
Allan McGrath
Most tellingly, the producers that shine
Count and Voodoo Chilli just two.
brightest are those who ignore current trends
The fi rst CD of his debut mix highlights the
and go their own way. Let's Go Outside deliver
energetic sound he’s best known for with
'I See You Dancing' which is a breathlessly
REPEATTHE LPS WE CAN’T LEAVE ALONE...
speaker busting remixes of the Chemical
atmospheric post-club composition, Gary
Brothers and Kidda sitting alongside French
Beck's 'Restoration' is a master class in how
electro from Mr Oizo and Justice and rave
to make heavy yet uplifting club techno and
infused house from Jack Beats and Rico
the rich chord-heavy house groove of Sui
Tubbs. As if to take the piss at how easy this
Generis' 'Bergheim' is both seductive and
Diplo presents Sinden The Rapture
is, the second disc sees him turning his hand
stellar.
to dubstep and bassline, taking in Skream,
Decent Work For Fabriclive 43: Get Tapes
While the compilation could have done with-
Benga and Zomby in similarly high octane
Decent Pay Familiar
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out the banging, one-dimensional minimal of
fashion.
Big Dada Fabric
Mr Copy's 'Derive' and Audofi llia's 'Eazy', it's
Both big and clever, it’s the perfect
A plethora of NY under-
hard to criticise an established label cultivat-
introduction to the UK’s hottest sounds and
A collection of rare tracks
UK dubstep fi lth from
ground classics from
ing new acts in recessionary times. Lest we
shows why, when they fi nally do explode
and remixes, sees Diplo
Skream, Mujava’s ‘Township
across the decades, as The
forget, it is such brave actions that often
overground, Hervé will be leading the way yet
rewire Bloc Party, Kano and
Funk’, Buraka Son Sistema’s
Rapture’s genre segueing
cause cultural revolutions.
again. Joe Roberts
M.I.A. into booty-shaking
kudoro rave and more unite
selection keeps the mix-tape
Richard Brophy dancefl oor bombs.
on Sinden’s mix.
alive.
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