ROLLER #2: Sonic Router Mixes #126: Alex Coulton [Idle Hands

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This month’s Sonic Router column for theQuietus focuses on the work of Russian producer, Kontext. After releasing a set of solid EPs, an impressive vinyl only album called Dissociate and, consequently, a 2 CD collation of his work to date on the Immerse label, he talks about his working environment and dicusses his music, providing the 91st mix in our ongoing mix series as an accompaniment.

“BPM was never important for me to be honest. I’m more concerned that the speed or rhythm is in harmony with the basic idea.” – Kontext

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Tracklist:
01. Kontext – Inracranial Vintage Radio (Immerse)
02. Kontext – Thaw (Subtle Audio)
03. Kontext – Soyuz-Apollo [instrumental] (Immerse)
04. Dissident feat. Liza Gotfrik – Ketaminechick (Dub)
05. Dissident – Stumble, Please! (Respect)
06. Kontext – Jumping into the Void (Dub)
07. Kontext – Egosurfing (Immerse)
08. Kontext – Strangelet (Dub)
09. Kontext – Daphnia Pulex (Immerse)
10. Kontext feat. Liza Gotfrik – Kukla klone klown (Dub)
11. Kontext – Cabbage Bugs (Dub)
12. Kontext – The Night of the Sweaty Knives (Dub)
13. Cyberworm feat. Kontext – Jenna (Audioboutique)
14. Kontext – Hometown Swamp [Remix] (Immerse)

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Wifey is an East London club night and I’m assuming here that it’s a similar labour of love as this site is to me, for one of its core duo, Ralph LTF. With the offer left open for a Wifey contribution to our mix series we’re happy to be able to present the 91st Sonic Router mix, just in time to shout about their latest party. Set for the 15th July at Alibi in Dalston it features Spatial headlining alongside grime/bassline producer and fellow De Ja Vu DJ, Eastwood with Manchester duo Swing Ting holding down the support slots…

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Tracklist:
1. Julio Bashmore – Batak Groove
2. SCB – 28 5
3. Kingdom – Hottest In America (Dub)
4. Joy O – Wade In
5. Breach – Fatherless (T. Williams Remix)
6. Benjamin Damage – Run and Bounce
7. Beneath – Send
8. Jacques Green – Holdin’ On
9. Jacques Green – Sorted
10. Blawan – Bohla
11. Boddika – Breezin
12. NKC – The Pyramids
13. Berghson – ACID
14. Photek – UFO (Addison Groove’s Almost Headhunter Remix)
15. Pangea – Won’t Hurt
16. Mister Tweeks – Cross That Line (Tweeks remix)
17. Voltron – Be For Real (Nguzunguzu Remix)
18. James Fox – Put It Back (Ramadanman Remix)
19. Fiedel – Doors To Manual

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Tracklist:

Kerri Chandler & Monique Bingham: In The Morning (Lost Love Dub) [Bigga Sounds 2006]
Shackleton: Blood Rhythm (Grievous Angel Edit) (2011)
Jamie Woon: Night Air [Ramadanman Remix] (Grievous Angel 130 Edit) [Candent Songs 2010]
Zander Hardy: Attack [Deep Teknologi Records 2010]
Oddyssey: Use It Up and Wear It Out (Grievous Angel Edit) [RCA 1980]
Unknown Soulja: Killing Kong [Unreleased 2010]
Don Morris: Amiga [Deep Teknologi Records 2010]
Grievous Angel: Kleer [Unreleased 2011]
DJ Gregory: Don’t Panic [Faya Combo 2009]
T.Williams: Drumstrumental [Deep Teknologi Records 2010]
DiscoKaina: Click Me On (Grievous Angel Remix) [Unreleased 2011]
DJ Gregory & Gregor Salto: Con Alegria (Solo ‘More Cowbell’ Remix) [Defected 2009]
Grievous Angel Vs Kalbata: Reload [Unreleased 2011]
Grievous Angel feat. Rubi Dan: Move Down Low VIP [Soul Jazz 2010]
Wiley: Electric Boogaloo (ROLLER EXPRESS RMX) [One Love 2010]
Delphic: Halcyon. (L-Vis 1990 Remix) [Chimeric Records 2010]
Felix Da Housecat: Kick Drum [2009]
Grievous Angel: Lush Vibes [Unreleased 2010]
Shackleton: Blood Rhythm (Grievous Angel Funky Remix) [Unreleased 2011]

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Tagged on his soundcloud as ‘melty,’ a great adjective given the graceful slop of the sounds that spill out from under the drum beats, Samoyed’s deprecated character, as well as his array of musical approaches, struck a chord with our operation and in the pursuit of knowledge we caught up with the Scottish musician to find out a little more and reignite our mix series with the 94th instalment.

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No tracklist given but it's great. Try it.

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He’s been a little quiet of late, reportedly working on a full length LP, but we got wind that he’s playing at the Deviation Carinval Special taking place at Paradise on Monday 29th August, alongside people like EZ, Zinc, Alexander Nut, Lil Silva and the whole bottle of rum magician himself, Benji B. He’s long been a discussion topic as well as a mix target for us, Scratcha’s older productions sum up a period of time last summer that all seemed to roll into one long cluster of basements and vibes perfectly; so without further ado, Sonic Router is overjoyed to present SR Mix #95 by Scratcha DVA.

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Tracklist:
Jamie Woon – Shoulda (DVA’s Soule:Power Remix)
Shy One – Spring Romance
Cooly G – Sunshine (Simbad Remix)
Presk – Love Again
Kingdom ft Naomi Allen – Take Me (Instrumental)
Kingdom ft Naomi Allen – Take Me
Muhsinah – Stop & Go
Walton – Aggy
Fireworks ft Bounty Killer, Ghetts, Shystie & Trilla – Limb By Limb (Accapella)
Doc Daneeka – Murdah Strings
Instra:mental – Pyramid
Cardopusher – Everybody
Joss Ryan – Melancholy Dreams
Shy One – Pastel Requiem
DVA – The Flute Tune
Archer – Night Train

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This Friday, Déjà Vu celebrates the Bank Holiday weekend with Square Biz, a station showcase across both rooms of Clerkenwell’s Fluid Bar. Sets come from DJ Dlux, Mikey Futuristic, Joshua Jones, Tommy Sparks, Phil Bliss and Jammin in Room 1, while the rawer Room 2 features Eastwood & LR Groove, Rudimental, Weeksey, Smoove Kriminal, Local Action resident DJ Laizi, Tallman Stretch and Wifey’s Ralph LTF and RK. To cement the occasion in internet folklore, Déjà DJs Eastwood (pictured) and LR. Groove have split mix duties, both providing a half hour insight into the blend of flavours you can expect from their show, The East & Groove Show, and from the general 4×4 arm of the station.

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LR. Groove section tracklist:
1. Andy Jay & S-Tee – Spiralling
2. Hagan – God Bless House
3. LR.Groove – Bush Man
4. DJ Trizzy – Bamboo Groove
5. LR.Groove – Quick
6. Vandalism & Angger Dimas – She Got It
7. Razzlerman – Renk Dread (Taza Refix)
8. LR.Groove – Child’s Play
9. LR.Groove & Razzlerman – Cyber Link
10. LR.Groove – Deep In The Bush
11. LR.Groove- Over Come
12. LR.Groove & DJ Young One – 1st Step
Eastwood section tracklist:
1. DJ Eastwood – Me nah ave no name but m heavy u zimmie
2. T.williams – Hearbeat (Paul Woolford remix)
3. Naughty Raver – Bass Slave
4. DJ Eastwood – Toilet Blocker
5. Jook10 – Hazard
6. Formula Music – Trapped
7. Alpha27 – Cannon Fodder
8. Mosca – Bax
9. Lil Silva – Cheese n bun
10. Redlight – Source 16
11. Zander Hardy – In The Deep
12. Formula Music – Bass Killer
13. Ill Blu – Monsta
14. Shay N Sinista – Car Jack
15. Shortstuff – What mickey talking about
16. Ill Blu – Meltdown
17. DJ Eastwood – Oh Yh
18. DJ Eastwood – Piggy Bank

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We’ve always been keen to showcase artists who do things a little different and after watching the pomp apocalypse in the video for ‘Charro’ for the umpteenth time, we asked him to curate the 97th mix in our ongoing series.

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No tracklist given.

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Widely considered to be one of grime’s most exciting new producers, Faze Miyake has made a considerable impact on the genre in a little over 12 months. Alongside fellow producer Preditah, Faze manages to add polish to gritty, bass-driven instrumentals. Having worked with a bunch of emcees, he’s closely related to the Family Tree (Merky Ace/M.I.K and Ego) and has worked with Kozzie and P Money’s O’Gs, it was when he released his Take Off EP back in May, that he really got noticed.

Released on his own Woofer Music label the lead track has been described by The Pitch Controllers blog as this year’s ‘Woo Riddim’ who stated, “when your beat gets wheeled about 7 times in a club or every single Grime DJ spins your record on radio, you know it’s a certified banger.”

We sent Tomas Fraser from the Uncle Albert Says blog out in search of more information and he came back not only with the scoop, but an exclusive mix to boot.

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Tracklist:
Faze Miyake – Anthemic Rmx Instrumental
Magnetic Man ft. P Money – Anthemic (Faze Miyake Grime Remix)
Preditah – Overdose
Faze Miyake – Tom & Jerry
Rude Kid ft Merky ACE & P Money – Spring
Faze Miyake – Take Off VIP
Teddy Music – Grime
Kozzie – I’m Famous
Teddy Music – 85%
Ego, Shifman & Merky ACE – Match Fit
Faze Miyake – A13
Splurt Diablo – Stone Cold
Merky ACE Acapella
Faze Miyake & Flava D – Faze Miyake vs. Flava D
Preditah – Hectic
Flava D – Sickman
Faze Miyake & Preditah – Take Off vs. Gargoyle
S-X – Bricks 2
Faze Miyake – Bang Bang
Faze Miyake & Sir Spyro – Suspect

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We caught up with the Stillcold label’s main protagonist, H.U.D, a DJ whose smooth mixing style on his Bodymusik radio show has won him fans and slots at nights like Pipedown in East London, and tried to grab a little bit more understanding regarding where the Stillcold and Lethoso Protokol projects are coming from. Oh, and he also provided an excellent 50 minutes of music spun together as the 98th mix in our ongoing series…

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Tracklist:
Lando Kal – TMRW [forthcoming Stillcold Records]
Spatial – 10074b (dub) [unreleased]
Anthony Shake Shakir – Piper [Frictional]
Too Funk – Venus Fly Trap [Ferox]
M. Dettmann – Rerun [MDR Records]
Skudge – Ontic (Rolando remix) [Skudge]
Lando Kal – Rhythm Sektion [unreleased]
Oracy – Funk Advice [Mojuba]
Manik – Ditmars Blvd [Ovum Recordings]
Mosca – BAX [Numbers]
Redshape – Son Of A… [Delsin]
Presk – Headway [Ten Thousand Yen]
????? – ????? [unreleased]
Walton – Mangled Riddim
Darling Farah – Grace [unreleased]
Stephen Brown – Body Work [Indigo Aera]
Venice Calypso – Tunguska
DSL Official – Oo Aa Ee (remix)
Lesotho Protokol – Untitled (Life Is)

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The latest Sonic Router column for theQuietus focuses on Welsh producer, Ifan Dafydd. He’s the producer who’s debut 12″ release, ‘No Good’ b/w ‘Miranda’ made a massive impact upon the internet at the time of release a few weeks ago. Justly likened to James Blake and even rumoured to be him working under another alias, we caught up with Dafydd to address the mystery surrounding his being and the origins behind his music.

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SR Mix #99: Ifan Dafydd [Push & Run]

Tracklist:
Chopin – Mazurka Op. 67 No.2
Blawan – Lavender
Pedestrian – Hei Poa
Pearson Sound – WAD
Fantastic Mr Fox – If I
Gang Colours – Dance Around The Subject
Disclosure – Offline Dexterity
Koreless – MD
Joy Orbison – So Derobe
Hors x Henrik Koefod x Kilimanjaro – Fell
Mount Kimbie – Fifty Mile View
James Blake – Postpone
Addison Groove – Footcrab
R Kelly – Exit
Ifan Dafydd – Miranda
Cloud Boat – Lions on the beach
Amy Winehouse – You Know I’m No Good

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It’s also actually quite fitting for such a landmark mix that it highlights both Commodo, a producer doing increasingly interesting things within the open ended realm of 140bpm bass led music – harking back to that ‘proper dubstep’ (or ‘the reason that we started this site in the first place’) – and introduces a new member of our editorial staff; Atlanta’s own, Owen Renn.

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Tracklist:
Tyler, The Creator – VCR [OFWGKTA]
Pinch – Blow Out The Candle [dub]
DJG – Pressure VIP [dub]
Author – Teacher [forthcoming Tectonic]
Commodo – Uprising [forthcoming Deep Medi]
Commodo – So Clear Mkii [dub]
Jack Sparrow – Afraid Of Me [dub]
Commodo – Saracen [forthcoming Deep Medi]
Distance – Knowing [dub]
Commodo – Surveillance [dub]
V.I.V.E.K – Out of Reach [dub]
Commodo – 00 / Double Zero [dub]
Lurka – Forgotten Ones [dub]
Commodo vs Lurka – Gassin [Black Box]
Headhunter – Projector (tease) [dub]

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BOOM !!!

Just in the mix and it's already fire!



Sonic Router !!!

[johnkimble]

Thanks Commodo for restoring my faith in dubstep

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Hailing from Helsinki, V.C. is about to launch The Trick EP through Donky Pitch, a slinky, sometimes pomp driven, slice of electronic funk, complete with a remarkably mysterious video for lead track ‘Superfluid.’ There’s little information online about V.C., so with his Donky Pitch out this week and a 7” available on the Spanish Lo-Fi Funk imprint it seemed like an ideal time to chat with this exciting producer about his influences, his production and the future…

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Tracklist:
Mötem – Smells Like Randy Barracuda
1000Names – Supercali Remix
Niño – Buio Omega
Danny Brown – Blunt After Blunt
Spartan Lover – Hand of Sleigh (forthcoming Kluts)
Broke ‘n’ £nglish – Kill Em
Don Leisure – Punta Skala
Darkhouse Family – Where Is Everyone
V.C. – Deuce Dues
Coco Bryce – Dis Cam Belie
V.C. – The Trick
Hovatron – Super Soaker
Coco Bryce – Polaroid Sunset
Andre Nickatina ft. Lawrence – 1 Flight
V.C. – Silly Dope

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DjRUM’s recent suite of music released by 2nd Drop Records stood out to us for a number of reasons. Given that there’s a certain propensity within electronic dance music for stylistic shifts, bittersweet vocal chopping and super tweaked, soundsystem ready cleanliness, Rum’s three part ‘Mountains’ odyssey should stick out like a sore thumb – but it doesn’t, it caresses most categories with ease. His music is deep, layered as much with restraint as it is palpable sound, but it kicks low, hitting your gut in a similar way to the work of a lot of his peers.

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Tracklist:

Tracklist:
DjRUM – Turiya [2nd Drop]
Blackstar – Alaska Ride [Congo Natty]
The Heaven Singers – Rasta Dreadlocks [Cactus]
Dark Sky – Neon [50 Weapons]
Skudge – Surplus [Echocord Colour]
Objekt – CLK Recovery [Objekt]
DjRUM – Mountains pt.1 [2nd Drop]
Pedestrian – Hei Poa [forthcoming Push & Run]
DjRUM – Turiya [2nd Drop Records]
LV, Bears, Zaki – Explode (DjRUM’s remix) [2nd Drop]
Moloko – Sing it back [Echo]
Horsepower Productions – Fist Of Fury [Tempa]
Arkist – Rendezvous [Apple Pips]
Silent Servant – Violencia (Function remix) [Sandwell District]
Erykah Badu – On and On (acapella) [Universal]
Versa – Shadow Movement [Dub]
Sigha – Politics of Dying (James Ruskin remix) [Our Circula Sound]
Synkro – Look At Yourself [Mindset]
Shad[]wb[]x – C O [Dub]
Peter Van Hoesen – Terminal – Markov Layout [Time To Express]
Svarte Greiner – The Dining Table [Type]
Indigo – Primal [Dub]
Philip Glass – Media Weather [Sony Classical]
SP:MC and Joker – Bad Dreams [Tempa]
Ungena Za Ulimwengu (unite the world) – Friendship Train
Repeat Pattern ft. Broke (vox) – Fun and Games [Cascade]

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Tracklist:

Portishead – Silence
Graphics – Wiping The Eye [Granholme]
LV & Joshua Idehen – Primay Colours (Extended Remix)
Joy O – Ellipsis
Graphics – Colour Her Hair [forthcoming Made to Play]
xxxy – Open Your Eyes
Zomby – Natalia’s Song
James Holden – Idiot
Graphics – There’s A Way Back (Dam Mantle Remix) [forthcoming GETME!]
Graphics – Curbside (Dub)
Radiohead – Bloom (Objekt Remix)
Graphics & Hackman – There For Me [Rough Dub]
Artifact – Deserted [forthcoming Deadplate]
Lucy Rose – Middle Of The Bed
Graphics – I Don’t Wanna [Dub]

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Tracklist:

00: Hirlaj intro
01: Crystal Fighters – In the Summer (Shortstuff remix) [Zirkulo]
02: Orphan101 – Not in [Unreleased]
03: Zoltan – Oh Shakers [Soupu]
04: T-Polar – Hot Lips [Unreleased]
05: T-Polar – Neutrino [Unreleased]
06: Chernobyl – Balança feat. Praga (Edu K Remix) [Exploited]
07: Kid Kut – Get Sum [Well Rounded]
08: Damu – Beat of Zen [Local Action]
09: Rider Shafique – Gun Talk [Build]
10: West Norwood Casette Library – Get Lifted [West Norwood Cassette Library]
11: Jay Riordan & Spookhouse – The Theme [Takeover]
12: Raffertie – Twitch [Ninja Tune]
13: Spookhouse – Whalnut Whipper [Takeover]
14: 2 Bit Thugs – Russian Girls are Dangerous
15: Dj Nada – Die Rhythmen Ein (Si Begg remix) [Chi]
16: Whistla – Pillowtalk [L2S]
17: Don Froth – Balboa [West Norwood Cassette Library]
18: Graphics – Wiping the Eye [Granholme]
19: Cardopusher – Tu Bizcochito [Enchufada]
20: CRST – Dance (Mosca remix) [No Hats No Hoods]
21: DYP – Vocall [L2S]

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Having returned from China, where he was recording with Ten Thousand Yen artist Presk, Krampfhaft has been welcomed by a busy schedule of shows. We caught up with him after his recent jaunt to the UK to bookmark his contribution to our ongoing mix series, SR Mix #105…

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Tracklist:

01. Aphex Twin – Avril 14th
02. Krampfhaft – Hyper Dreaming
03. Distal – Boss Of The South
04. Canblaster – Clockworks
05. Salva – Policy
06. Om Unit x Lorn – Obsidian
07. Death Grips – Takyon (Death Yon)
08. Unknown – Unknown
09. Son Of Kick – Playing The Villain (Machinedrum Remix)
10. Krampfhaft – Faux Art
11. Eprom – Twerkul8
12. Krampfhaft – Carl Sagan The Man
13. Sully – Exit
14. Kuedo – Flight Path

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A week ahead of the physical release of ‘Hei Poa’ b/w ‘Led Astray’ on Push & Run, we caught up with the producer Pedestrian before he left the country to spend a couple of months overseas…

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Tracklist soon come.

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The latest edition of the SR column on theQuietus focuses on the blossoming house scene in Bristol. Centred around Hodge, one half of Outboxx, we talk about his experiences in music and the South West scene in general, introducing his music and obtaining a little knowledge from Idle Hands boss, Chris Farrell (who’ll be releasing some of Outboxx’s new material this December).

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Tracklist:
Vessel – Pentimento [forthcoming Immerse]

Crystal Fighters – Champion Sound (Outboxx Remix) [forthcoming Zirkulo]

Midik – Koh Sa [unreleased]

SHS – Til U Were Dead [unreleased]

Kidkut – Pilsbury Dance [unreleased]

October & Borai – Sticky Fingers [BRSTL]

Behling & Simpson – Politics [Futureboogie]

Larry Heard – So I Dance (Bashmore Dub) [unreleased]

 Kowton & Outboxx – Important To You [unreleased]

Hodge & Vessel – Kung Funk [unreleased]

Ultrasound – These R The Sounds [forthcoming Well Rounded Housing Project]

Martyn – Vancouver (Hackman Edit) [unreleased]

Hodge – Crush [Immerse Records]

KLIC – Arp [forthcoming Wicked Bass]

Gerry Read – Dreama That Girl [unreleased]

 Hodge – Turmoil [forthcoming Deadplate]

Kahn – Margeaux [unreleased]

Artifact – Deserted [forthcoming Deadplate]

El Kid – Hypnosis (Walton remix) [forthcoming Left Blank]

Tessela – Darlene Please [forthcoming Lo Note UK]

Kowton – Looking At You [forthcoming Keysound]