Electronic music old and new
Inspired by Laurence's recent blog post showcasing some recent favourites, here are just a few of the records, plucked from the pile next to the turntable, that have been floating my boat over the past few months. I took a breather from doing mixes this summer, but picked up the baton again in November and… Continue reading Winter Warmers 2020
Whatever the downsides, lockdown has certainly been good for rediscovering the joy of recording mixes. I've managed eight since March, and there are another couple in the pipeline, which is more than I managed in total during the previous decade. Here are the most recent additions. Down The Stairs mix for 2Sox I was delighted… Continue reading Four more mixes
I'm notoriously slow when it comes to recording DJ mixes, but over the past few months I've been unusually productive by my usual standards. Aside from the Drum & Space Redux mix that I posted at the weekend, here's what else is available now: Origin Podcast These guys from Slovenia reached out after hearing my… Continue reading Some recent mixes
Just in the nick of time for 2018 comes this virtually flawless collection of electro tracks by one of the most consistent cats in the game, Gerard ‘Convextion’ Hanson in his E.R.P. guise. It’s not reinventing the wheel by any means - it sounds like it could have been released at almost any point in… Continue reading 18 for 2018, #18: E.R.P. – Afterimage
It’s always great to discover a new artist that’s on your wavelength, and the first two EPs from Taylor Hawkins’ Flora FM project are right up my alley. Taking the current trend for breakbeats and 90s ambient house influences, and adding a slightly tougher Detroit sensibility, these hardware-driven tracks manage to sound simultaneously old-school and… Continue reading 18 for 2018, #8/9: Flora FM
I dunno, you wait three years for a follow-up to a brilliant album and then two beautifully packaged 12”s turn up at once. This year we were blessed with new music from the mighty Linkwood after an extended radio silence following the 2015 Expressions LP, and it was well worth the wait. The Night Theatre… Continue reading 18 for 2018, #3/4: Linkwood
Welcome back to Nothin’ But Magic; it’s been a while. For various reasons I haven’t been writing much for the past couple of years, but a particularly energising few weeks on the music front - releasing a new record, throwing some parties and doing some radio - have inspired me to blow the dust off… Continue reading 18 for 2018, #1: Turner Street Sound – Bunsens Vol. 1
Here’s an epic slice of British electro from 1999, released on Bitstream’s own short-lived Signal label and now a bit of a collectors’ item. This is one of those rare tunes that works just as well on the dancefloor as it does on headphones or while late-night driving, with a serious bass flex and sharp… Continue reading Bitstream – Monolith
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