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Romanthony // let me show you love
Very sad to hear this morning of the early passing of a true legend. Singer, song writer and producer, Anthony Moore, known to fans as Romanthony, reportedly passed away at home in Austin, Texas, on May 7. Cause of death is yet to be confirmed. Though known across the world for his famous Daft Punk collaborations, his own solo recordings are what made us fans in the first place. Let Me Show You Love, and both versions of Bring U Up, are forever classics. Whilst a loss for music, our thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time.
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Manny Zambrano aka Optigram recently paid tribute to the ever influential Rephlex Records label with a 2 hour radio show on London’s NTS Radio. Including cuts from Baby Ford, D’Arcangelo, μ-Ziq, AFX, and Drexciya, to name a few; Manny’s mix is a brainy trip through the label’s archives. This one will surely bring some good memories to old followers of the label, as well as inspire the less-familiar to dig deep into the Braindance movement.
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Interview: Quasimoto illustrator/Madlib art director Jeff Jank talks to Pitchfork’s Nothing Major
Stones Throw illustrator and art director, Jeff Jank, interviewed on Pitchfork
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Industrial designers Ronan + Erwan Bouroullec are currently celebrating 15 years of creation with a retrospective exhibition/installation at the Parisian Les Arts Decoratifs museum. Titled ‘Momentané’, the exhibition highlights their textile and texture experiments spread across 1000 square-metres. We’d definitely check this out if we were in Paris.
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OFFICIAL NIGHT SLUGS MIXTAPE # 3 mixed by GIRL UNIT
01 - IKONIKA - Mr Cake (Hyperdub)
02 - DJ TECHNICS - Nights In Egypt (DSG records)
03 - DJ BOOMAN - Ha Ha
04 - P.O.L. STYLE / MATRIXXMAN / VIN SOL - Sexual Convo
05 - DJ HOOK - Jay Desean Vogue Theme
06 - DJ J-HEAT - NJ Transit Anthem
07 - HYSTERICS - Pleasuredrome (Night Slugs Club Constructons)
08 - BLEZT / DJ J-HEAT - Tw3rk
09 - DJ SPOOKY - Missy Hot Boys Refix 06 (Party Package)
10 - L-VIS 1990 - Space Drips (Night Slugs)
11 - KINGDOM - Viper XL (Fade to Mind)
12 - BOK BOK - And Dancin (Night Slugs)
13 - JAM CITY - Pink Snow
14 - GIRL UNIT - Praise Dance
15 - BRANDY - Paint This House (RCA)
16 - CIARA - Body Party (Instrumental) (Epic)
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Vinyl manipulator and sound tinkerer Haroon Mirza is currently part of a group exhibition running at Tate Modern’s The Project Space through June 24th. The installation, titled ‘Cross Section of a Revolution’ 2011 , is a three-piece acoustic ensemble made up of looped drummers, an old radio and a light bulb, and a political speech from who knows where. Haroon will also be exhibiting at London’s Lisson Gallery between May 17th and June 29th.
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PINCH AND ADRIAN SHERWOOD - LIVE SESSION STREAMING
Fact magazine drops an exclusive live set excerpt from Adrian Sherwood and Pinch, each a dub pioneer in their own right, but from different generations. Whilst Pinch has been a figurehead of Bristol’s significant dubstep scene, founded one of the genre’s most important record labels in Tectonic, and pushed the genre’s boundaries with his own productions; Sherwood is considered one of the chief pioneers of UK dub and has helmed the brilliant On-U Sound label since the early 80s.A joint 12”,Bring Me Weed, and a live show at Sonar Barcelona next month, is set to follow. For now, enjoy this rehearsal exert from rehearsals earlier this year; and if it leaves you wanting more, check out this high quality video of the boys in action in Tokyo last month. (props to Fact).
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Nu Era // The Third Adam
4hero’s Marc Mac returns to his Nu Era vehicle (used to showcase his more Detroit techno influences and originally a 4hero outlet) for the first time since 2003’s Some Think Electronic. Whilst it’s still steeped in the history of classic techno from the D, Marc’s background in broken beat, jazz fusion and soul is never far away. For now, you can enjoy this five-track sampler, and pre-order the full album, which will available digitally and as a limited CD on May 20 through bandcamp.
Tracklist:
01. Microchip Angel
02. Four Days Earlier
03. The Third Adam
04. Dye Menshun
05. Robot Moves
06. Dream Frequency
07. Swing Machines
08. You In The Strobe Light
09. Jacob’s Looking Glass
10. Project Eve
11. Eighty Seven
12. Sweet Tweets
13. Warped Soul
14. Semiconducting
15. Arcadians
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A few photos from last night’s Boom Music 01 at Shutterbug London. Some great vibes all around and a wonderful set of african rhythms by Iñigo Ugarteburu.
