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Busy Signal
Busy Signal
(VP Records, Juke Boxx, Kingston)
Headphone Highlights
Busy Signal pon de favourite riddim. Tic toc!
Vince Clarke
Vince Clarke
(Erasure, Yazoo, UK)
Fireside Chat
Synth Pop? Vince Clarke! The groundbreaking Depeche Mode, Erasure, Yazoo man with his inside out.
Vivian Girls
Vivian Girls
(In The Red, Brooklyn, NYC)
Headphone Highlights
Sweet vocals atop noisy guitars and in love with Hall and Oates - Brooklyn's Vivian Girls rule!
Maximo Park
Maximo Park
(Warp Records, Newcastle, UK)
Headphone Highlights
Take a walk in the Maximo Park with some of their favourite songs.
Laurent Garnier
Laurent Garnier
(F Communications, France)
Fireside Chat
France's true techno hero and über-DJ reveals the breathtaking story of his career.
Picks Of The Day
Busy Signal Vince Clarke Vivian Girls Maximo Park Laurent Garnier
Live Recordings
Joe Bataan
Joe Bataan
(Salsoul, Fania, NYC)
On The Floor - Live at Broadcasting, Cargo, London
Joe "Rap-O Clap-O" Bataan saw the rise and fall of Salsoul from a front-row seat. Live and direct from Cargo, London. Not an "Ordinary Guy"!
Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne
(Stones Throw, Los Angeles)
On The Floor! - Live at Luxor, Cologne
Retro? Neo? Who cares, this is soul music on two turntables from Stones Throw's latest wunderboy.
Muhsinah
Muhsinah
(Rxlnger, New York City, USA)
Sonar Sessions 2009
Experimental sould with Muhsinah live from Barcelona.
Jose James
Jose James
(Brownswood Recordings, New York City)
Barcelona Boogie - Live at BAM, Barcelona
Dream on, dreamers! Champion crooner Jose with his contemporary take on vocal jazz.
A Mountain Of One
A Mountain Of One
(AMO, London)
On The Floor! - Live at Razzmatazz, Barcelona
This is the sound of England dreaming. Balearock in a soulful roll!
Picks Of The Day
Joe Bataan Mayer Hawthorne Muhsinah Jose James A Mountain Of One
Mixes
Silkie
Silkie
(Deep Medi, London)
Train Wreck Mix
Silkie of Deep Medi fame with an all-exclusive showcase. Dubplate pressure!
Mark E
Mark E
(Jiscomusic, Cityrhythm)
Train Wreck Mix
With Disco edits on every corner, Birmingham’s Mark E certainly sticks out with his distinct grooves and moves.
Mock & Toof
Mock & Toof
(DFA, Tiny Sticks, London)
Train Wreck Mix
London boys and remix dons Mock & Toof with some deep dub disco house.
Daz I-Kue
Daz I-Kue
(Bugz In The Attic, Uprock Recordings)
Vinyl Love - Volume 8
No compact discs after this point. Daz-I-Kue praises the black gold and the music that sounds best on it.
Ame
Ame
(Innervisions, Karlsruhe)
Train Wreck Mix
The new E-Class! Innervisions' don dadas Ame with a mix of true school House and Techno.
Picks Of The Day
Silkie Mark E Mock & Toof Daz I-Kue Ame
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Beats It

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Beats It

The history of modern music is littered with writers trying to keep up with free-wheelin' artists – the young, the bold, and the creative, all blazing individual trails in the name of a good party. We've seen a fair few walk through the Academy corridors – out-of-time individuals forever cursed to be ahead of the years they're in. This week we take a look at those future-looking beat makers that are pushing time signatures and tonalities in search of the spangled dance floor experience.

Currently leading the charge and causing a flurry around the world are producers Flying Lotus and Hudson Mohawke. Both signed to Warp records, from LA and Glasgow respectively, these two producers are re-writing the rule book when it comes to the bass-heavy, electronic hip hop ish of tomorrow. But the west coast of the states and west(ish) coast of Scotland aren't the only places where the woozy sound of 2109 is being made. The UK's capital is renowned for bringing its own twisted style to the dance – just check the low-end theory behind Kode9’s string of releases on his Hyperdub label, or Digital Mystikz' shamen of dub Mala. There's a new London school emerging too, with One-Handed's beat-miner Bullion bringing stacks of b-lines atop a drum roll, while Lukid goes deep with his Foma LP, full of low-slung crunchy grooves on Werk.

There's also been plenty of OGs at the Academy when it comes to inspiring those off-key, other-worldly soundscapes. Among those who can take some credit for the sound of today’s melting pot of riddim is Dabrye, a sonic craftsman who goes way beyond the call of duty, as well as the man who's a whole load of trouble, Mark Pritchard, also known as Harmonic 313, and original cosmic love child Om'Mas Keith and those Sa-Ra Creative Partners, whose astrological odes to romance have seduced music lovers all over the planet.

Just a couple of weeks ago the very fine edge of these musical movements was being tripped over at Sónar, where the French new wave got vague in Barcelona. Electro cruncher Débruit set the arpeggiator to stun, while Parisien resident Onra chopped his way through exotic samples from around the world, and microKORG king kong Dorian Concept also unveiled a whole new set of uptempo cone-rockers.

This list doesn't even scratch the surface, and there's plenty of others. So take a few hours and enjoy getting lost in the radio labyrinth, where the criss-cross path of new music can only lead to a woozy dance somewhere unfamiliar.

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