Archives: July 2007

• DJ Vadim Interview

  July 23, 2007 · Words: Martin S · 0 Comments
  

  The following is an interview conducted with the highly prolific and proficient DJ known as Vadim.
  Known globally for his turntable and production skills, Vadim has also made his name through work with Ninja Tune, One Self, the Scratch Perverts and DJ Krush, to name a few.
  Labels and artists have struggled adapting to the changes [...]

  
  



• Supersize Your iPod

  July 20, 2007 · Words: William Lindsey Cochran · 0 Comments
  

  Forget pocket sized. William Lindsey Cochran made something BIG for playing music on.
  I am not a pack rat, the opinions of my family notwithstanding. I’m just somebody who frequently sees the potential value in things the rest of the world would have thrown away long ago. Take old Mac computers. I was once mesmerized [...]

  
  



• Hip-Hop from the Heart & Brain

  July 13, 2007 · Words: Martin S · 0 Comments
  

  We caught some minutes with Tzarism from Floridian production / emcee duo the Heart & Brain, who just released their debut EP ‘MBodiment’, which features eight tracks of soulful boom-bap niceness, and is available for free online. We asked the producer about his and emcee Vis Major’s project, the state of hip-hop, and his work [...]

  
  



• Review: The Billy Bates EP

  July 13, 2007 · Words: Martin S · 0 Comments
  

  Billy Bates self-titled, self-released, debut EP is available now for those with a piqued interest in the deeper side of music. The Glaswegian’s intelligent music fuses middle-eastern guitar scales with highly sensitive vocals, which on opener Rawnda are quickly reminiscent of the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s aerial improvs, and help make the serene raga [...]