Ian Lawton 
Aggressive saxophone, hard hitting punky drums and deep electronic bass mark an impactful start to a new chapter in the musical development of Brighton based Leroy Horns. As his live work as a swing musician fizzled into nothing this past year and a half Leroy retreated to the studio and … read more
Relative newcomer Recut Music wasted no time generating serious measures of heat with their two previous disco-fuelled releases, and the latest four-track instalment, as expected, represents nothing less than a dance-floor guarantee. On the controls once again is the mysterious but eminently talented one they call Recut … read more
Copenhagen-based musical adventurer Ground Plane Aerial returns with the latest instalment under his recently birthed moniker – this time launching his very own Theorama label project with a typically expressive ‘Elusive Maneuvers’ EP. Ground Plane Aerial is the latest incarnation of the mysterious man behind the highly regarded … read more
These are the big new releases and reissues emanating from the 1BTN bunker this month. Spotify playlist at the bottom of the page. Shy FX & Breakage Rastafari feat. Ras Haile Malekot (Digital Soundboy) Pure jungle vibes taken from the Darker Than Blue EP. Turn it up…. Kris Venum … read more
These are the 1BTN DJ recommendations going into the month of May. Spotify playlist at the bottom of the page. Tom Caruana feat. Skuff Also (Tea Sea) Hard to choose just one track off of the excellent Brewing Up album but this is one of my faves; great beats, … read more
These are the 1BTN DJ Selections going into the month of April. Spotify playlist at the bottom of the page. Floating Points Promises feat. Pharaoh Sanders & London Symphony Orchestra (Luaka Bop) Like most people, when I heard that Floating Points was releasing an album with Pharoah Sanders and … read more
About a year after the drop of his latest studio effort Roses and Aliens on EMTY, Swedish producer Emotional Ty follows up with a new four-tracker, Purest Blue EP, due out for release in the spring. Working in the gap between spaced-out abstraction and no-nonsense floor dynamics, Edgar Ariza has … read more
These are the go-to tracks, albums and reissues of the 1BTN massive as we head into the month of March. Spotify playlist at the bottom of the page. Keith Mansfield Crash Course (Be With/KPM) From the Vivid Underscores album (1977), a driving 5/4 rhythm, beautifully written brass parts, super-tight beats. … read more
After a very busy year in which Astigmatic Records made its debut as a label looking for lost, never before released musical treasures (Renata Lewandowska, “Dotyk”), the time has come for more attempts to deal with the history of Polish popular music. The seven-inch single “Monika / Fun in Darkness” … read more
‘Poetic Justice’ is the new release from south-east London’s rising contemporary soul and funk purveyor Joel Culpepper produced by Tom Misch, taken from his forthcoming debut album ‘Sgt Culpepper’. The accompanying video is directed by London based interdisciplinary artist and poet JulianKnxx. The soulful offering features Prince-like vocal flourishes … read more